>>37343042>>37343036>>37342877I don't know if this helps or supports either side of the argument but I want to copy/paste this just in case:
>DPStarter
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
That's 13 Pokemon available by the time of the first gym, 5 of which are new.
Route 205 gives you Pachirisu, Buizel, and Shellos
Route 205 also has your first Honey Tree, where Aipom, Heracross, Wurmple, Burmy, Combee, and Cherubi can be found, Munchlax may also be available to the player but it’s randomized and you have to jump through hoops to get it even if it does end up being an earlier tree in the game so I’m not counting Munchlax
Valley Windworks gives you Drifloon
Eterna Forest gives you Murkrow OR Misdrevous, and Buneary
Old Chateau gives you Gastly
Route 211 gives you Ponyta, Hoothoot, Meditite, and Chingling
That's 18 (17 likely) pokemon available on top of 13. So that's a total of 31 Pokemon available to you at this point, 15 of which are new.
Mt. Coronet gives you Cleffa and Clefairy
Route 206 gives you Bronzor
Route 209 gives you Bonsly OR Mime Jr and Chansey
That's 5 more Pokemon available on top of 31 for a total of 36 Pokemon available, 17 of which are new.
