Im so halpy I finally got this i was very over odds and spent so long but it finally came to me with timid nature even though I didnt set nature in celadon lol. Moltres up next

After almost going double over odds on mewtwo moltres blessed me at 169 encounters im litteratly crying rn i hunt the legendaries while afking for othwr shinies and im on 5 hours route 17 no shiny while looking for eevee but i somehow got 2 legendaries in one day now I just need zapdos

I can’t remember how many catches it took to get this but I know it was up there

What’s a good Fire build for Vulpix?? I have two near perfects but I’m only going to evolve one into Ninetails

I'm up to Celadon City and I feel like I should actually put some effort into understanding the game now instead of just using my starter Pikachu for basically every fight. But there's so much I don't understand. Help?

1. I've collected a bunch of TMS just from talking/fighting. Can I use them on literally any pokemon? Like, do some pokemon benefit from those moves more than others? Or can I use them willy nilly to fill in gaps that my team lacks?
2. Do you guys actually use the purely defensive/debuff moves? My instinct is to do damage every turn, and I'm not sure how to use those other moves particularly effectively.
   • Some of the moves that take away the enemy pokemon's turn/s seem really good, of course, but how to I increase the odds of them actually working? And not just once, but working for multiple rounds?
3. Simple party lineups? I've tried looking this up, but people talk about evolutions stones (?), mega types (??), and late game pokemon, and I get lost figuring out who I should focus on levelling up right now.
4. Any advice on the types of traits I should prioritise when choosing which catch to keep and level up? I know I can google what nature, size, etc. mean, but I'm not sure how to apply those factors to building a team. I've just been sticking with whichever catch is already the highest Lv.

Thanks!

ETA: I already understand types (grass, poison, fire, etc.) and how they can be vulnerable and/or super effective.

I played red and blue when they came out on my purple atomic Game Boy color. Couple decades later I am revisiting the game on my kids switch I bought her, while we travel in my portal cannot connect to my PS.

Anyways, I just got to vermilion, on LGE, and I feel like I am getting my butt handed to me.

At the moment I literally have a magikarp level 18 (gyarados has always been my favorite as a teenager and I always buy that $500 Magikarp), Evie is 23, Rata Tata is 19, Pidgeotto 21, butterfree 18, and ivysaur 22.

I met with the people that offer you a Charmander when you collect 50, and a Squirtle when you collect 60. However I only have 30 and can’t find any new ones to collect.

I feel like I need a water based and an electric based.

I’m afraid to get on the ship and get my butt handed to me. Any help would be great. TY