I get that that's what GF was going for, and it was a neat idea in theory. However, it was pretty poorly implemented. It stops mattering after the second Gym, and it stops mattering even earlier if you catch a Grass type or a Pikachu.
>>41465354What? I do that every time. Seriously, just buy a couple Potions and an Antidote and you'll be completely fine. These aren't difficult games.
>>41465589He also just spammed Ember, which is one small step above the mindless chimp approach of spamming Tackle. If he used Growl while Onix used Bide (which he probably will do at some point), he'd have been guaranteed his victory. I'm not going to dispute that Charmander has a tougher time with Brock than the other two, but it's still not that bad.