1st Gen How to beat the game like a man!

[withheld]

There is plenty of stuff your opponents never do during the
battle for whatever reason. Therefore, to make things fair,
start a new game and finish it forbidding yourself to do those
things...
-Don't use SHIFT battlestyle. Change it to SET before the new
game.
-Don't use legendary pokemon (besides, your 'future' self in
Gen2 is implied not to have used any either).
-Don't use healing items to any pokemon other than the
one which is already out fighting.
-Don't use more than 2 healing items per battle.

 

[strangerhypno]

I always switch to SET mode at the start of any game. Healing is tempting all the time when gym leaders or E4 spam their potions

 

[withheld]

I always switch to SET mode at the start of any game. Healing is tempting all the time when gym leaders or E4 spam their potions

Sorry, 'pre battle' was a typo, i meant 'don't use more than 2 items per battle',
because nobody uses more than 2 during a battle. Before the battle, you can
use anything to restore your pokemon.