Good 'tool' Pokemon for Fire Red

[FallenJellyDoughnut]

So I have recently picked up Fire Red and just want to know whats a good (early) Pokemon that I can give Cut, Flash, maybe Surf and something else, keep in mind that I've only just beat Misty and got Cut from the Captain.

Also, my current pokemanz are:

Charmeleon - Lvl 30
Pikachu - Lvl 30
Drowzee - Lvl 19
Pidgeot - Lvl 17

 

[SantoUno]

I never played Fire Red but if it's almost the same as the original Red/Blue/Yellow then Venonat can learn most of those HM's. I haven't played Pokemon in a while so my memories of it are dusty.

 

[FallenJellyDoughnut]

Where would I find Venonat? According to his Pokedex thingy he spends his time in trees.

 

[Flying-Emu]

First off, get rid of the Pikachu. It's a terrible Poke.

Second, Rattata and Tauros are your friendly neighborhood HM slaves.

Don't bother with Flash. Give it to a junk poke (like a butterfree), take it with you through an area you need Flash for, and then shove it in the box for later.

Where would I find Venonat? According to his Pokedex thingy he spends his time in trees.

Down near Fuschia city.

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

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Odd that you say that, because I got through the entire Elite Four in SoulSilver using Pikachu as a primary, who later went on to become my Raichu, who is superior.

OT: If you can manage it, capture a Staryu. It can learn both Flash and Surf. Your Charmeleon can take Cut.

 

[Flying-Emu]

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Odd that you say that, because I got through the entire Elite Four in SoulSilver using Pikachu as a primary, who later went on to become my Raichu, who is superior.

OT: If you can manage it, capture a Staryu. It can learn both Flash and Surf. Your Charmeleon can take Cut.

I'm talking about competitive Pokemon. Hell, you can beat the Elite Four using nothing but the Bidoof family and a Victreebell if you wanted to.

The Pikachu family is slow, and not particularly beefy, so it falls apart in the revenge-kill heavy, speed-centric metagame. Can't hit fast enough to OHKO, and can't survive enough hits to justify being a tank. I call it the Shinx effect.

*EDIT*

Don't give your real team HMs. Use HM slaves. HMs take up valuable move slots with subpar moves.

 

[XSA37]

I recommend using the Ratatta. It's weaker, not likely to be useful anyway, and it can learn most of them. It would probably be your best and most useful choice.