Help with a Team (RED)

Hey guys.

So I dug out my old GBC and I'm playing the 1st generation pokemon red again and loving it. I've reached Vermillion city and I'm starting to really think about the team I'm going to develop but need a little help.

Just so you know, its just for playing the game and having fun. I've got no one to play or compete against. I just want a fun but able team with most things covered.

I'll list the pokemon I have and the move's I'm planning on having for them:

1) Venusaur
- Sleep Powder
- Poison Powder
- Leach Seed
- Mega Drain / Solar Flare

2) Pikachu
- Flash
- Quick Attack
- Thunder Wave
- Thunder

3) Farfetch'd
- Fly
- Cut
- ??
- ??

4) Pokemon for Surf ??

5) Open Slot (for catching)

6) Open Slot (for MetTwo)


So, for Venusaur which move do you think will be better? Mega Drain fits his tactic of long drawn out combats better but Solar Flare is a good finisher.

For Farfetch'd what do you think his last 2 moves should be? I'm fond of him but I know he's not the best so I'm just using him as a mini HM slave, but how can I make him useful in battles too. Also, he always earns 'boosted' Exp in battles, why?

Any other comments on the team? What pokemon has surf but can also fill in any holes in the team?

All C&C welcome.

- Ga.

Nothing guys? I could really do with some help here??

Hamani said:

So, for Venusaur which move do you think will be better? Mega Drain fits his tactic of long drawn out combats better but Solar Flare is a good finisher.

For Farfetch'd what do you think his last 2 moves should be? I'm fond of him but I know he's not the best so I'm just using him as a mini HM slave, but how can I make him useful in battles too. Also, he always earns 'boosted' Exp in battles, why?

Any other comments on the team? What pokemon has surf but can also fill in any holes in the team?

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• Solar Flare isn't even an attack lol. But yeah, Venusaur will crit 255 times out of 256 with Razor Leaf because Red is a buggy game.
• Farfetch'd can't really do much. You might as well slap Sleep Powder on Venusaur and put Toxic on Farfy if you want Farfetch'd to do anything. Farfetch'd really can't do anything.
• Of course, I'd suggest Dragonite, but I forgot that Gen I was retarded and didn't give him Fly or Cut.
• Farfetch'd gets boosted EXP because you got him in a trade, i.e. the only place to get him.
• Rhydon can learn Surf lol but he has bad SPC. Amnesialax and Slowbro are good surfers too... But why don't you just get a surfing Pikachu?

Sydian said:

I would put Toxic on Saur instead because of the Leech Seed/Toxic combo glitch. If the opponent is Toxiced and seeded, the Leech Seed will take more HP each turn and Saur will regain what Toxic was supposed to take away. idk how to explain, but just trust me, the glitch is worth exploiting.

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Oh yeah. I forgot about that one haha

Help

In my opinion I would catch a starmie to do Surf

Hhmmm ok, I didn't know about the Toxic / LL combo. I'll change that then. I'm a fan of Quick Attack though, its good for getting that last little bit of damage in before they have a chance to do anything. Also, I've been thinking about Snorlax for surf and to use as a special sweeper. How about this:

1) Venusaur
- Sleep Powder
- Toxic
- Leach Seed
- Solar Beam / Razorleaf

2) Pikachu
- Flash
- Quick Attack
- Thunder Wave
- Thunder

3) Farfetch'd
- Fly
- Cut
- ??
- ??

4) Snorlax
- Surf
- Amnesia
- Psychic
- Fire Blast

Is there anything I'm really missing and won't be able to deal with?

Thanks for all the input so far guys.

- Ga.