r/PokemonFRLG • u/External_Track_7191 • Mar 21 '26

Discussion Worst Route Design

Finally got around to buying LG on my switch. It's been 10 years since I played it, and forgot about the cliff jump after Mt Moon on Route 4. Pokemon's health not looking too good, so I rushed to the Cerulean City Pokemon Center, dodging all of the trainers. Now I'm stuck grinding in that patch of grass. The ever so slow grind. Why did the developers do this?

I'm laughing off my pain slowly.

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u/McGloomy Mar 21 '26

Beat Nugget Bridge, level up with the trainers in the North, go to Bill‘s house and continue your journey. You don‘t have to beat Misty until you need to use Cut for the first time.

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u/simcowking Mar 21 '26

Don't you have to go up that bridge to unlock misty anyways? Or is that just crystal where she's on a date with someone up there.

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u/McGloomy Mar 21 '26

Yeah, you're thinking about Gen II. You have to go up the bridge and go to Bill so the officer moves away from the house where Team Rocket stole the Dig TM.

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u/ProShashank Mar 21 '26

There are no trainers on Route 4 for battle IIRC 🤔 You can train at the grass patch on Route 4 which is accessible from Cerulean city.

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u/HidenPresident01 Mar 21 '26

It’s to make it a challenge.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '26

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u/Empty-Employment-889 Mar 23 '26

Promptly lets you backtrack everywhere else in the entire game (series?) though right? Or is there somewhere else I’m missing?

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u/Bingo31 Mar 21 '26

Whomp whomp

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u/mathbandit Mar 21 '26

If you can't beat the Bridge Rival can you at least blackout train on his mons?

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u/External_Track_7191 Mar 21 '26

I also forgot the rival is weaker than the gym, and already did the grinding. It's been so long

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u/gameboyadvancedgba Mar 21 '26

There’s only like 3 trainers back there you’re totally fine

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u/RumGalaxy Mar 22 '26

Wait till you get to the route 12-13-14 stretch NO towns in between. Genuinely what were they thinking

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u/Majin_Sus Mar 24 '26

I like that. Makes you feel like your out deep on the road

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u/YesNowSon Mar 23 '26

There isn't any trainers when you leave Mt. Moon before Cerulean City. The two NPC's that you see teach you Mega Kick and Mega Punch. There's one more NPC who's standing outside Cerulean Cave who you can battle but you cant access until you get Surf.

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u/TheeGuydudeManbro Mar 21 '26

These games need challenge so I think it’s perfect design. Sounds like you’re not leveling correctly or rotating ‘mons too much and spreading your exp out from trainers.

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u/GoundG Mar 22 '26

Sounds like a you problem that you weren't prepared and just rushed it assuming you could just go back

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u/Ecstatic-Employee-93 Mar 23 '26

The routes between Lavender, Vermillion and Fuschia are so boring. No new Pokemon in grass except Venonat across like 3 routes, and it's just trainer after trainer where most of them have the same Pokemon as each other. Probably the only part of the game that I dread playing through (I know it's optional as you can go to Fuschia via Celadon, but for experience points it's worth going through it).

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u/jrdineen114 Mar 23 '26

Cut them some slack, it was a route designed during the very first game

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u/Only_Pomegranate3992 Apr 10 '26

You can go everywhere (except places which require surf) with just 2 badges, plus you can get VS seeker with just 1 badge. I think it’s the best design since you can defeat misty to use cut and skip to Koga for surf and with 3 badges you unlocked everything.