>>36818122>>36818143You are both incorrect, time to get BTFO
Comparing BW1's early game Pokemon availability to BW2, DP (No Platinum), and the gameboy version of Gold and Silver (no Crystal)
Pokemon available by the time of the first gym:
BW1:
One Starter
Unova Route 1 gives you Patrat and Lillipup
Unova route 2 gives you Purrloin
Dreamyard gives you one elemental Monkey (Grass is blocked off until after your first gym battle)
Only 5 Pokemon available to you at this point, not even enough to make a full team without duplicates.
GS:
One starter
Route 29 gives you Pidgey, Rattata, Sentret, and Hoot Hoot
Route 46 just off to the side of route 29 gives you Spearow, Jigglypuff, and Geodude
Route 30 gets you Caterpie OR Weedle, Spinarak OR Ledyba
Route 31 gets you Bellsprout
Violet City has an in-game trade where you can get Onix for a Bellsprout
Dark Cave gets you Zubat and Dunsparce
Sprout Tower gets you Gastly
Ruins of Alph give you Unown but I’m not counting that because it’s useless
14 Pokemon available by the time of the first gym match
DP:
Starter
Route 201/Lake Varity gets you Bidoof and Starly
Route 202 gets you Kricketot and Shinx
Early access to the old rod in Jubilife City gives you Magikarp
Route 203 gives you Abra
Route 204 gives you Zubat and Budew
Ravaged Path gives you Psyduck and Geodude
Route 207 gives you Machop
Oreburgh Mine gives you Onix
13 Pokemon available by the time of the first gym
BW2:
One starter
Route 19 gives you Patrat and Purrloin
Route 20 gives you Sunkern, Pidove, and Sewaddle
The ranch off of Route 20 gives you Psyduck, Mareep, Azurill, Riolu, and Lillipup
11 Pokemon available by the time of the first gym
Every other game has around double of what BW1 offers at this point.
