Hey,
how do you guys manage to progress through the game ? i feel like i'm so slow at doing anything. For the 4th gyms and the following ones, I had to reach the maximum level limit for all my mons, and still i struggle to beat the leader. It feels like my main issue are the moves. Foe example my charizard is with amber cuz I can't find any other special fire type attack. I have to ice mons for the dragon gim, they both are physical attackers, and no physical ice move is available. I also have a ampharos and a magneton, and they generaly feel extremely week, loosing almost every battle they get in, even against water type pokemon. If you could help me with the move problem that would be cool, and if you have more general ideas, that would be great !
The beginning is quite hard. An alakazam with psybeam was my first trusted pokemon in my team, a little squichy but his speed with his special attack wipe almost everything.
But before that, i changed 2/3 mons in my team for some other who the gym leader was weak and push them to the lvl cap too.
The game will come easier once you hit mahogany town and the move's eraser, and beat some more gyms for better moves.
Try to seek for mons with a lot of speed, they will attack sometimes twice before the first attack from the others mons. (Dugtrio, electrode, scizor, ninjask, etc...). Or mons with nice def/spe def with moves that heal them (fire punch, giga/mega drain, etc)
Yes, I bought it. I just don't remember if this was a tm selled in only one city or if it was in all with after some badges.
But you already have access to some powerful move, in olivine city iron head is great, in ecruteak there are fire/ice/thunder punch who're also very good, especially for that dragon gym with your physical ice mons.
You also have good move in the casino, in goldenrod city.
The really good moves will come in shop a bit later, but when you'll get those, the challenge will be a bit off until you reach the third part of the game.
I rolled on every kanto's gym leader with dugtrio earthquake(available in shop at a moment) and Alakazam psychic (which was given by a PNJ).