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It was my first time playing the JP-only Green version, and I actually ended up using a couple of Pokemon that I've rarely (or possibly even never) used in a playthrough before. Beyond what I have listed here, I also used the Mew Glitch to catch a Mew to use as my HM mule for Cut, Fly, and Flash, but aside from that I didn't use any other major glitches like item duplication or stuff like that. Here's the team I used:

Blastoise = Surf, Ice Beam, Strength, Withdraw
Clefable = Double-Edge, Psychic, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave (I replaced Psychic with Blizzard before Lance in the E4)
Victreebel = Razor Leaf, Body Slam, Swords Dance, Sleep Powder
Ninetales = Flamethrower, Dig, Quick Attack, Confuse Ray
Dodrio = Drill Peck, Tri-Attack, Hyper Beam, Agility
Sandslash = Earthquake, Rock Slide, Slash, Sand-Attack

I can't remember a single time that I've ever used Victreebel or Dodrio in a playthrough before, so those two were both brand new for me. Holding off on evolving Weepinbell until level 38 (so it learned Razor Leaf) and Vulpix until level 35 (so it learned Flamethrower) was annoying for a bit, but it paid off in the end. Sandslash was added to the team really late in the game (as in, I literally caught it on the route leading to Victory Road) so I went through most of the game with only the first 5 Pokemon and my HM mule Mew at the bottom of my team.

Calwings posted...

I also used the Mew Glitch to catch a Mew to use as my HM mule for Cut, Fly, and Flash, but aside from that I didn't use any other major glitches like item duplication or stuff like that. Here's the team I used:

I never thought the mew glitch would work on green. For some reason I think of it as vastly different. I imagine missingno can be done as well then.

badjay posted...

I never thought the mew glitch would work on green. For some reason I think of it as vastly different. I imagine missingno can be done as well then.

Pretty much any glitch that works in English R/B works in Japanese R/G too. The Japanese games also have their own unique glitches (none of which I used or experienced in this playthrough) that were fixed in the international releases.

Calwings posted...

Pretty much any glitch that works in English R/B works in Japanese R/G too. The Japanese games also have their own unique glitches (none of which I used or experienced in this playthrough) that were fixed in the international releases.

I do know if you evolve your pokemon before the pokedex with oak you never get a pokedex. So if you grind a ton in the grass outside you can be pokedexless.

badjay posted...

I do know if you evolve your pokemon before the pokedex with oak you never get a pokedex. So if you grind a ton in the grass outside you can be pokedexless.

Yep, that's one of the worst of the Japanese version glitches. It can straight-up softlock your game and force you to restart.

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No hydropump?

Victreebell was a fucking monster in gen 1

Victreebel is really good in gen 1 and just a broken exclusive compared to Vileplume

MrResetti posted...

No hydropump?

too inaccurate :(.

MrResetti posted...

No hydropump?

kingdrake2 posted...

too inaccurate :(.

Pretty much. I don't like using moves below 90% accuracy unless I absolutely have to, and since Surf was an option, I didn't have to. EDIT: In case anyone wants to mention Blizzard, it had 90% accuracy in gen 1 (broken as shit lol) and was nerfed to 70% in gen 2.

CountDrugula posted...

Victreebell was a fucking monster in gen 1

DKBananaSlamma posted...

Victreebel is really good in gen 1 and just a broken exclusive compared to Vileplume

I never realized it back then and only heard about how good it was recently. I know I heard it on YouTube somewhere, can't remember what video though.

Probably Scott's Thoughts or J Rose, one of them recently did a Victreebel vs. Vileplume video

Victreebel just has overall better stats and a better movepool. I think the only thing Vileplume has over it is like 5 more defense

CountDrugula posted...

Probably Scott's Thoughts or J Rose, one of them recently did a Victreebel vs. Vileplume video

I've never heard of the first one you mentioned (I'll check him out later) but Jrose did back-to-back Oddish and Bellsprout solos last year and Bellsprout did really good. He used Growth boosting Mega Drain in his run though, which I didn't.

The only reason to play Green is to use the pokemon with the worst, jankiest sprites.

So like... chameleon, mew, gengar, Montreal, dragonite, and fearow

DarkBuster22904 posted...

The only reason to play Green is to use the pokemon with the worst, jankiest sprites.

I used Mew as my HM mule and its Green sprite is jank as hell. Seriously, the thing looks like it has a brain tumor.

https://i.imgur.com/q5n4SSN.png

I did have another reason to play Green specifically though. In addition to doing the actual playthrough, I had the side goal of catching some Japanese Dittos so I could move them up to Bank/Home and use them for Masuda Method breeding in more recent games.

Mew literally looks like an aborted fetus lol. I'm so glad they fixed most of the sprites in Japanese Blue / American Red & Blue

CountDrugula posted...

Probably Scott's Thoughts or J Rose, one of them recently did a Victreebel vs. Vileplume video

It was Scott. And, spoilers, Victreebell has the overall fastest time out of any pokemon (although he hasn't ranked Mewtwo yet)

DKBananaSlamma posted...

Mew literally looks like an aborted fetus lol. I'm so glad they fixed most of the sprites in Japanese Blue / American Red & Blue

Pro-lifer here

Scott's Thoughts > Jrose

fight me

DKBananaSlamma posted...

Scott's Thoughts > Jrose

fight me

Nah, you're right. Jrose is the OG for sure, but Scott seems to actually have passion for it, and his runs are so much better put together and fun to watch.

Sounds like I really need to start watching Scott's Thoughts videos at some point. Thanks for the recommendation.

Played this not too long ago

My team was venusaur, alakazam, machamp, snorlax, chansey, and tauros

Calwings posted...

Pretty much. I don't like using moves below 90% accuracy unless I absolutely have to, and since Surf was an option, I didn't have to. EDIT: In case anyone wants to mention Blizzard, it had 90% accuracy in gen 1 (broken as shit lol) and was nerfed to 70% in gen 2.

I never realized it back then and only heard about how good it was recently. I know I heard it on YouTube somewhere, can't remember what video though.

Not only was blizzard 90% accurate in RBY, in Japanese Green/Red it had a fucking 30% chance to freeze, which in gen one is just deleting your opponent

Lordgold666 posted...

Played this not too long ago

My team was venusaur, alakazam, machamp, snorlax, chansey, and tauros

I don't have a way to locally trade, so using trade evolutions like Alakazam or Machamp is off the table for me unless I feel like going out of my way to use the Mew Glitch to catch them, which I usually don't.

KTG2 posted...

Not only was blizzard 90% accurate in RBY, in Japanese Green/Red it had a fucking 30% chance to freeze, which in gen one is just deleting your opponent

That's even more insane.