Teh_Tiltyu posted...From: Dark_Einherjar | #025
No Safari Zone?
but that was literally the only thing gen 2 kanto did right
I was fine with the Safari Zone.
Back in Gen I, I think Kangaskhan and Tauros were the only two Pokémon you couldn't find anywhere else, so these two and the HM03/Gold Teeth were the only reason you had to ever go there.
In all subsequent games, not only did they remove all of the mandatory stuff from the Safari Zones, but you could also cheat on the step count by using Sweet Scent or "moving in place" by lightly tapping the D-pad in order to change the direction your character is looking at (that doesn't count as a step for the Safari Zone's counter, but will still trigger random battles). You could do the latter in Gen I as well, I think.
Therefore, you were only limited by the amount of Safari Balls.
No, I had no problems with any of the Safari Zones, except for one afternoon when I was particularly unlucky and spent hours looking for a Chansey in FR/LG.
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