GOOD: -0.5 slightly fewer heals for cerulean -28 better misty gym -5.5 more bridge/route 25 red bar (and control over your time) -1.0 better mega punch pp -0.4 L20 for caterpie -0.9 L20 for nidoran-f -0.9 L20 for rattata -0.3 L21 for nidoran-f -1.2 L23 for machop -0.4 L24 for pidgeys -1.3 L24 for spearow -3.3 L26 for kadabra -0.2 L27 for pikachu -2.5 L27 for raichu -0.2 L28 for venonat if split exp -0.4 better flexibility if dead to raichu TOTAL: -47 BAD: +3.0 more heals after misty/after bill +0.4 teach bide instead of tossing it and teaching sing +8.0 cerulean movement +15.5 extra IT trip (for rival 2) +11.2 worse rival 2 fight +1.0 slower cerulean candy pickup +15.0 worse silph/koga due to lack of cerulean candy TOTAL: +54.1