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Whitney's darn Miltank. Its Stomp took me by surprise with how much my Pokemon were flinching from it, and it annihilated my team effortlessly. That was the only battle I lost. On the second try I used an Onix and several potions to wear out its Stomp PP and won easy from there.
It was on Red for me. Charizard was there for sure, with a retarded moveset (Strength, Cut, Hyper Beam, Mega Punch...can't hit Ghosts). I remember Kadabra and Flareon, but not sure if they were with me for the first.
I see the character as me, and for something to be played and invested for hundreds of hours, I'd rather my sprite display to be of my gender. Exception to this is for some games with 3D models in which case I'd rather stare at the back of the opposite gender and because males are usually ugly.
I used it all the way to the Elite Four and getting all Kanto Badges. Until I begin serious team building, it will be boxed. Right now it is just a HM slave.
I catch them with a plain Poké Ball. I just paralyzed it, dwindled its HP to red, and reduced its accuracy. I don't soft-reset for a shiny and I don't plan on using a legendary in any battle.