Pokemon GSC speed run

[vicawoo]

I'm not actually interested in the whole recording yourself business, but I thought it would be fun to do it quickly and efficiently. A quick google search turned up some nice results, and basically the way most people do it is to just play through the game with your starter, namely totodile.

Aside from the problem of that being incredibly boring and unimaginative, I thought there must be more efficient methods; after all pokemon players have come up with incredibly exploitative ways to win battles.

So here's my outline so far: pick say chikorita), catch geodude in the dark cave, then coast through falkner (rock throw > birds) the bug master (rock throw > bugs) rival (rock throw > typhlosion) and even miltank master (defense curl to max against clefairy, then magnitude her to death).

Next catch your end game pokemon. Heracross works well (counter beats steelix and fighting), has great stats and in the long run you can endure/speed item/reversal sweep. Plus you can catch south of ilex forest, is a top tier pokemon has great stats, one of the best attack ratings in the game, if you can get to 55 has a 120 power bug attack... Poliwags also a thought, bellydrum should sweep everything if you survive the setup, and you have STAB surf as a backup.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[Lade]

Is it really satisfying to plan a game before you play it, then do things exactly as you planned?

 

[GVBN]

Only if you can do something like this in G/S/C

Link to video.

 

[vicawoo]

The RB runs are pretty dumb, you just power your squirtle or charizard to the end, then X accuracy/X speedfissure/reload your way through the elite 4. I was very disillusioned.

And actually, civ is one of the games where you plan most of what you do before you do it. Along with most rpgs, diablo, etc.

Edit: Hey, they catch a nidoran, that's different! Oh wait, plow through and fissure the elite 4.

 

[azzaman333]

Is it really satisfying to plan a game before you play it, then do things exactly as you planned?

What exactly is unsatisfying about having a gameplan to win and pulling it off successfully?