The Unknown Hype
The One
you were pretty much putting the game on hard mode until you found some better pokemon. plus that yellow version back in the day was bullshyt with that pikachu that never wanted to take a thunderstone
Leaf was easy mode.
CHIKARITA WAS WOAT GRASS TYPEI only lasted about 1 day with chikarita in crystal.
bulbasaur was so shytty to me I can see how he would be good against the first bosses but later on leaf was just so weak in general. I could deal with the fire and water cuz the damage was good and they looked cool. oh and at yellow making me have to actually go and train a bug pokemon to get passed the first gym