Quote Originally Posted by OracleofWuffing View Post
I'll go with Gold/Silver/Crystal or HeartGold/SoulSilver, but I'll also agree that "challenge" isn't really a thing Pokemon does without some outside guidance. The biggest reason why I'd say that is the spike in level increase after clearing Johto, as well as the Red fight being one of the highest-levelled, not-scaling fights I can think of (albeit a basic lineup). There's also stories about Whitney's Miltank, though I can't remember her giving me trouble way back when.

Definitely use Set mode, and probably consider not using items during trainer battles or limiting yourself to two items during trainer battles.


I think it's random selection for wild pokemon, but I remember Twitch Plays Pokemon somehow ended up exploiting Gen 1's AI. They had a level 36 Venomoth take out Lance's Dragonite with mostly poison damage and Gen 1 Leech Life, because Dragonite only used Psychic-type attacks (Agility and Barrier) against a poison/bug type.
Yea, gen 1 "good" ai will always go for a move that is super effective based on type, even if it's not a damaging move.