[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Dragonstrike]

Of course, they went ahead and gave Onix BOTH (28 base HP, 4 base vitality, 8 max Vitality), so...yeah, Brock is pretty brutal in games that follow Red's journey through Kanto to the letter.

If Brock's Oynx is that buff, I'm absolutely terrified by Red Pokémon team. If he can overcome that type of colossus earlier on, yikes!

This was actually a concern brought up by a DM who'd set up that exact situation for his players.  Almost the exact situation Red would have been in if a Pichu had been his starter instead of a Pikachu.  Heck, with Pikachu, he would have probably gotten destroyed.  Pichu, though?

The writers responded with a 'hold my beer' type response, where they found a way for the Pichu to brutalize that Onix, despite its only damaging move being Thundershock.  Sweet Kiss and Charm OP, yo.  Brock's lv 14 Onix wasn't able to touch that Pichu.

A few rules have changed since then, but that scenario is still rather relevant regardless of a few mechanical changes.