1st Gen Pokemon Yellow "Starters"

[Balalaika]

Pikachu, tail whip and quick attack, it actually worked pretty quickly too.

 

[tolanator]

I leveled up my pikachu till it was like lv 40....lol

 

[Rucario]

I caught a Caterpie and raised it to level 10 where it became a Butterfree and it learned Confusion. Then I used Confusion on Brock's Pokemon and knocked them all out. It was actually pretty easy once you get Butterfree.

 

[jujuju]

I always liked using Nidoran as it was a better pokemon later on in the game than Butterfree. Nidoking was one of the best pokemon in rby and usually had a place on my team.

 

[Ernest]

7 year old me's solution:

• Grind Pikachu to level 20
• Teach it Slam
• Continue grinding until it can take out Brock
• ???
• Profit!

Modern day me would probably catch a Mankey, Maybe a Nidoran or two for backup.

I used the same solution as you did. Level up Pikachu and teach it Slam. Just keep fighting and stay as long as you can to win the match.

 

[Gundisalvus Kuno]

Nidoking all the way. I just could never get past Mankey's unbelievably weak defense. Also, Nidoking complimented the rest of my future team nicely, which usually included the three starters and something like an Alakazam

 

[Yuoaman]

When I was young I would just catch a Pidgey and grind it to level 20 or so, evolving it on the way, then wipe out Brock. I then kept using that Pidgey exclusively for the entire game. By the time I beat the Champion I would have a level 90+ Pidgeot, haha.

 

[Shadow Ball]

I used a Nidorina against Brock. Her attack was a bit lower than the males, but I think her defense was higher, so I decided on her. Worked pretty well, I don't think she lost a single hit point. XD I kept her all the way through the game, too. I think I ended up teaching her some beast moves... earthquake, bubblebeam, icebeam and toxic or something like that. She was awesome, lol.

 

[Ace Trainer Jessie]

I usually caught a Mankey, but I remember once or twice using Butterfree.
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[jmacz008]

I wanted to be just like Ash, so I went in with a Butterfree and a Pidgeotto. My Pikachu was like level 24 lol. The other two were around level 18.

 

[BLK]

I caught a nidoran to use against Brock, my strongest pokemon in yellow now is my nidoqueen, beating my pikachu by 30lvls

 

[Professor Cactus]

I did what I do in the versions after Crystal, catch something better and ditch the starter. OR I would sometimes trade it asap, evolve it and use a TM on it, then trade it back.

 

[vaporeon7]

I only used a Pikachu. I just had to train it to like Lv22 to beat him.

 

[DNZGames]

I took out Brock with my Metapod and Kakuna (believe or not), as I only had 3 Pokemon. Although, whatever happens, I always get a Jigglypuff in ANY Gen-I (and Gen-III Kanto) games because when it is a Wigglytuff, and you find the TM Mega Punch, it can take out an entire party of 6 Pokémon that are all 10 levels higher than it by itself. If only both Jigglypuff and Moon Stones where found before Pewter :/

 

[Annuhh5]

for some reason, i'd never catch a pidgey, but look around for ages in viridian forest looking for a pidgeotto.

 

[Cascade.]

I caught like, three Nidoran's to try and beat him, but it was actually my Pikachu that did it when it learned quick attack!

 

[Lord Varion]

Mankey.
But with all due respect
you can beat brock with pikachu
i've you train really hard >,< it learns quick attack ;D

 

[Sesen]

I was new to the world of Pokemon when I got Yellow...and I do believe I trained up my Pikachu to learn quick attack in order to beat Brock. xD But I also recall having a Butterfree to help battle the rocky terror that's Geodude!

 

[Ghostie]

I used various different Pokemon. When I was little, I'd grind Pokemon like Rattata and Pidgey up to level 14 or so, then I'd abuse Tail Whip and Sand Attack, and then I'd use Tackle and Gust to win.
When I figured out that Fighting type is super effective against Rock, I went and caught Mankey. It took FOREVER to level though, and back then Karate Chop was a Normal type attack. :/
You know what I read in a gaming mag once? There was a guide for Pokemon Yellow in it, and it said not to go toward the Pokemon League until you had all your badges because there was nothing worth catching there! (You know, that patch of grass where Nidoran male, female, and Mankey all are)

 

[KitKat13]

Same goes for me, I trained a Nidoran and evolved it and defeated brock. XD;