>>52295476Even then Johto being unfair to grass types is misleading, (see here
>>52294793), Also keep in mind, you have to go to fight everyone in Kanto in this game too. The biggest issue is that Grass types in general was build differently from other starter types, compare their strongest moves back then
Fire: Fire Punch (75 BP), Flamethrower (95 BP), Fire Blast (120 BP) Fire punch you can get before the 3rd gym
Water: Waterfall (80 BP) Surf (95 BP), Hydropump (120 BP), You get Surf after 4th gym.
Grass: Razor Leaf (55 BP) , Giga Drain (60 BP) , Solarbeam (120 BP). Giga Drain is very late game, and Solarbeam is a two turn move outside of Sun, and Sun makes you more vulnerable to fire types.
Grass were mainly used for utility and support back then, but its just simpler and more intuitive for players to just slap on the strongest coverage moves you have and just do damage as fast as you can.
