Gipsy Danger
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What's the best way to catch Pokémon in the Safari Zone? Trying to get Exeggcute, Tauros and Chansey but no combination of bait and rocks can net me one before it runs away.
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Luck and persistence probably? Never had much issue with Exeggcute though myself (at least in the original carts)
Try throwing 1-2 rocks, then spamming safari balls. Bait sucks.
Alternatively, you could leave the safari zone and fly to Cinnabar Island, then surf along the coast next to the gym. You should encounter Safari Zone pokemon there.
The Shadow Knight
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If you walk around in an area in the safari zone for a bit and then fly to Cinnabar the strip of water where Missingno. appears will have the encounters of that area IIRC.
I don't remember exactly but I think bait makes them less likely to run but they're harder to catch and rocks do the opposite. If you do both they basically cancel each other out. I almost always just go for the poke ball right away.
Sandbro is best bro. It gets Slash pretty damn early, and while it's not quite the crit machine that Persian is, it still gets them pretty consistently. The moves it learns kinda sucks otherwise, but throw Dig on it until you get Earthquake.
And Sandslash is just cool looking. Still my favorite line in Gen 1.
Sandslash is right now my MVP thanks to Slash, Dig and his high defense. He tanks selfdestructing Voltorbs like a champion. I feel like a find newfound appreciation for a different pokemon everytime I start a new game and this time is Sandslash's time to shine.
They wanted you to use your TMs back then. They're a lot more optional in modern games.
SoundPulse
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Don't worry, it learns Poison Sting! ... At level 27.
Ground types were kinda screwed first gen. There are five ground type moves, two of which are exclusive to the Cubone line and one is a OHKO move, leaving Dig and Earthquake to everyone else. They could have made Sandslash learn Earthquake at like level 40 like the Diglett line, at least.
You'll need a lot of patience and luck, unfortunately. And money. If you can hit Chansey with like two rocks, you should be able to get it. Or maybe not. It'll take a while, especially with the rarer Pokemon.
I found it to not really be worth the trouble as a kid, but then again, I never really cared about the Pokedex.
Gipsy Danger
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Thanks for the info guys. I'd rather just do it legit even if it is a massive chore so I'll just keep chucking rocks at them until they obey.
The Shadow Knight
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But Aerodactyl can't even learn Rock Slide from a TM. It makes no sense!
Lots of types were screwed in the first gen. Poison, for example. And what's up with all the two-turn moves? Razor Wind, Sky Attack, Skull Bash... ugh.
Gipsy Danger
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Ah right. That could be a shout.
So are Exeggcute, Tauros and Scyther/Pinsir the only SZ exclusives?
The Shadow Knight
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Kangaskhan and Rhyhorn(Unless Playing Yellow) too.
You can buy Scyther/Pinsir from the Game Corner along with Dratini. All three are only catchable in the Safari Zone though.
I actually think they play pretty speedily; faster than modern gens, which drag for me. Anyway, I believe Shizuka was able to beat one of the games in around ~22 hours, and it seemed like he/she was running through the game (based on posts). I'm at about 14 hours in Fuchsia City.
Gipsy Danger
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Is there any advantage to catching them over buying them or is the RNG the same?
You won't get stat advantages from either method. Game Corner prizes cost a lot of money though so if you're not glitching cash you're probably better off saving for Porygon.
Cool. Thanks. Maybe I'll hop in one of these days and give it a go. If I get bogged down, I'll just glitch some rare candies and sweep sweep sweep away.
SoundPulse
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Completely forgot the Safari Zone route. Managed to get to the Secret House right as my time expired. 
bennywhatever
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Wiz
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Yeah, really don't get why he can't learn dig. But at least he can use Earthquake.
Spinosaurus
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Nope. Minigame is available without it in this release though.
Nope. Still Stadium only.
Does badge level cap really matter if the pokemon wasn't traded? I've never had a pokemon disobey in any game I've played unless it was traded.
bennywhatever
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Absolutely does. I had many issues when I was little just mega-grinding my starter to the point that they'd ignore me.
Gotcha. I thought it might come up in this playthrough since I literally had two Pokemon until I got to Celadon, but nope, no issue at all.
Dark Orchid
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Not having the right badge only causes traded Pokemon to not obey. This mechanic was added in to make it so you couldn't just steamroll with some other kid's level 100 Mewtwo. If it were that your own Pokemon could hit the cap, nobody's starter would obey them until Misty after level 10.
Dark Orchid
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That's... odd. It's entirely possible you just got the 1/256 miss chance multiple times in a row, but you shouldn't be missing that much unless you were hit with Sand Attack first.
Sheriff_Battlesnake
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Sandbro is best bro. It gets Slash pretty damn early, and while it's not quite the crit machine that Persian is, it still gets them pretty consistently. The moves it learns kinda sucks otherwise, but throw Dig on it until you get Earthquake.
And Sandslash is just cool looking. Still my favorite line in Gen 1.
I think I agree. He is just too rad looking. Maybe Teddiursa for Gen 2.
I wasn't and I missed like 6-7 times. It could use String Shot just fine though. I'll finish the battle with Brock and check it again...
Edit: Nevermind, I think I found my answer. http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/907714-pokemon-blue-version/49578794
Junahu
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I actually experienced something similar with an Oddish missing absorb every single time against a Weepinbell that used Growth to boost its special.
I think that if a pokemon uses a stat boost to increase its defenses, it can reduce damage below the normal 1 hp minimum and force a miss.
I think...
I honestly don't know
edit: nevermind.
This makes me wonder if newer gens handle it the same way and call it a de facto miss, or if it gives a but it failed or a nothing happened instead.
balladofwindfishes
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I had this happen as well. +6 defense Geodude kept making my Poison Sting from Nidorino miss way back at Mt Moon.
I just wanted to poison it so I could do some damage...
Either that or they just round the damage up to 1, maybe?
Pretty sure I completely fried a Pokemon Red cart doing this, it screwed up my save and when I tried to start a new game as soon as Professor Oak appeared on screen it would freeze up while various sounds, like Gastly's cry, the sound effects for Surf and picking up an item, and several different music tracks, would all try and play at the same time. Never could fix that cartridge.
Did it go from Level 9 to Level 11? If so, there's a glitch in Gen 1 where if a Pokémon levels up twice and goes over the level it should learn a move, it doesn't learn it.
balladofwindfishes
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That's a nice glitch to have in a game with no move relearner...
Spinosaurus
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Special stat gave me a special Gyarados, so it's alright in my book.
also chansey
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