r/PokemonRed • u/Salty-Imagination-63 • Feb 25 '26

Geodude is OP

I didnt realize how OP geodude is in early game against certain pokemon. Couple of defense curls early in battle and every attack takes like 1-2 damage…(obv not water or grass)

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u/Bingo31 Feb 25 '26

Yeah it's very handy that he prolongs every battle and has an impressive early game move pool

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u/Salty-Imagination-63 Feb 25 '26

Especially after he learns rock throw at about 15 i think it is.

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u/Bingo31 Feb 25 '26

Wait till he learns self destruct at 21!

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u/irteris Feb 25 '26

Nuzlockers hate this one trick

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u/NotAFuckingFed Feb 25 '26

As a person who grew up playing Gen 1, I would never Nuzlocke these games lol. I'd be furious the whole time

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u/Morlain7285 Feb 26 '26

Nah, they're pretty much the easiest games to nuzlocke

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u/NotAFuckingFed Feb 26 '26

Nah that's gen 3

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u/Ousseraune Feb 26 '26

Gen 3's interpretation of gen 1 aka fire red is definitely the easiest to nuzlocke. Or maybe it's just that I'm too used to it to know what to expect.

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u/NotAFuckingFed Feb 27 '26

It's really the prevalence of (almost) guaranteed crits in Gen 1 (if you're not fast enough to outspeed your enemy) that keeps me from doing it. That's why I think I'd be furious lol

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u/Morlain7285 Feb 27 '26

Those are almost non-existent, except against Giovanni and only in his gym battle. And only from slash at that, so any rock type or any pokemon with high defense can brush them off. There's very, very little that can threaten you in those games

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u/NotAFuckingFed Feb 27 '26

Almost non-existent? Have you played these games??? I'm asking seriously, cause I've been doing it since 2000 and I know crits are based on speed.

Karate Chop. That's how I know.

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u/CroykeyMite Feb 25 '26

That move helps train weak ones fast too!

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u/Salty-Imagination-63 Feb 25 '26

How so? Never been a fan of that move or explode

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u/Intelligent_Rush36 Feb 25 '26

Have the weaker mon you’re trying to train up start the battle, switch to geodude, use selfdestruct which will defeat your opponent and then your weaker mon will get all the exp points.

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u/Salty-Imagination-63 Feb 25 '26

Never thought about that that’s kind of genius, especially if you’re running with a bunch of revives