GOOD (compared to Squirtle): - Skip Cerulean Center 2 -17.0 - Don't teach Dig -12.5 - Much better S.S. Anne Rival -20.0 - Much better Surge -11.0 - Much better Route 9 -12.5 - Much better Rock Tunnel -13.0 - Much better tower -27.0 - Skip X Attacks -2.5 TOTAL 115.0 BAD: - Get + use Ether +7.0 - Catch Dugtrio +60.0 - Get Body Slam +45.0 - Extra Pokemon to deposit +1.8 TOTAL 113.8 - Maybe skip Moon candy (so buy Escape Rope) - Don't teach Bite? - Get Ether - Skip Cerulean Center 2 - Catch Dugtrio ASAP (red bar catch?) - Get Body Slam (Dig the Nidoran) and teach it - S.S. Anne Rival: BS x3, Dig - Surge: Dig, BS, Dig - 4-turn Thrash: BS x4 - Bug Catcher: BS x3 - Ether Body Slam on Repel menu - Pokemaniac: BS+BS, BS+BS - Pokemaniac: BS+BS - Oddish girl: BS x2 - Hiker: Dig x3 - Jr. Trainer: BS x3 - Gambler: Dig, BS - Take Celadon Center - Lavender Rival: BS+BS, BS+BS, BS x2, Dig (tricky fight; can get Sand-Attack or die to Gyarados) - Learn Slash - Channelers: Dig - Rocket: BS x2, BS+BS - Rocket: Dig, Slash - Rocket: BS x2, Slash, BS - Catch Nidorino