I'm going to be doing a run for Pokémon: Go Play With Six Critters - Johto is Garbage Edition, a side event for the Four Job Fiesta, supporting Trans Lifeline. In it, I am given a random team that I have to use to go through the game.

I figured it'd be fun if I shared my progress through the game on Mastodon as I play. I haven't done a challenge like this before, so it's really exciting!

If you want to try too, check it out here: https://www.fourjobfiesta.com/pokemon/

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This is the team I have to work with:

Starter: Totodile

Water HM Chauffeur: Poliwag

New Bark to Union Cave: Pidgey

Azalea to Goldenrod: [Slowbro/Exeggcute]

Pokemon obtained before getting Surf: [Koffing/Magmar]

Post obtaining Surf: Jynx

Kanto Post-Game 7th Pokemon: Kangaskhan

This team puts me in a bit of a dilemma. The options in brackets exist so I can choose any version, but whatever I choose, I lose something.

If I play GS, I can't get a Leaf Stone for Exeggcute until Kanto, so I'd have 3 water-type.

If I play Crystal, Magmar isn't found in the wild until Mt. Silver, so I either use Koffing or soft reset the Odd Egg until I get a Magby, which will come unevolved and at a much lower level.

If I play HGSS, I lose the elemental punch TMs I need for coverage.

Since Johto doesn't have any grass or electric specialists for major fights, and I'm not planning on playing through to Kanto, I'm choosing to play Gold Version. Pidgey and Magmar will provide coverage against the rival's Chikorita, anyway. Barring anything major I've overlooked, this run should be really smooth.
Help, I'm stuck already.
I've decided on Krawk, at least for the time being!

Rival 1 down!

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I totally forgot this potion was here

There. This name isn't stupid at all.

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Having your mom save your money in the Johto games was such an odd feature. It wasn't ever that useful, but I always use it anyway.

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Ah, I just checked a guide and saw it's too late in the day now to catch a Pidgey. I guess this run kicks off in full tomorrow, then.