• PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk
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    1 month ago

    Misty in Pokémon Blue

    It’d be easily fixed with a new save, a more balanced approach, and four hours… but fuck that, I’ve spent two summers grinding to beat her but nope

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      1 month ago

      Just go catch a Pikachu. Won’t take 4 hours. A pickachu from viridian leveled against Mt Moon zubats for 10-30 minutes would wipe the floor with the whole gym.

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          1 month ago

          That’s not a bad plan, but it will require a new save. Once you enter Cerulean City, all the ways back to Viridian are blocked until after you beat Misty.

          If you want to beat Misty without starting a new save, your best bet is probably to go north of Nugget Bridge and catch a Bellsprout. That should be about as effective as a Pikachu against Misty. If anything it might even be slightly better. Grass and Electric attacks are both 2x against Water types, but Water attacks are ½x against Grass types and 1x against Electric types.

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            1 month ago

            I forgot Bellsprout had vine whip early and you couldn’t go back. Oddish on red with absorb by comparison is a monumental pain in the ass. Absorb sucks. At least Pikachu is fast with thunderwave and can help you catch an Abra for your I win button.

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                  I was golden. I even had the Bellsprout ready to go. The targetted levelling of that and the Pikachu made short work of Misty.

                  I’m not a Pokémon expert - my introduction was Pokémon Go - and I’ve soon learned that type effectiveness outweighs brute force and ignorance!