>>54481424>SilphCan see him waiting before even setpping off the teleporter
>Pokemon TowerYou literally have to walk up to him to initiate the fight
>Nugget Bridge fair, that's another one
>left of Viridian twiceFirst one is entirely skippable, second one also fair, but the fact that you're going here after having already completed every major objective means you're incredibly likely to have already heled up your mons, significantly dampening the impact of the "ambush".
That's like 3 ambush encounters out of his 7 battles (SS Anne, Nugget Bridge, Route before Victory Road), hardly common enough to have become one of his defining traits
