Editing Misty (section)

== In Red/Green/Blue/Yellow ==
Possessing only a Level 18 Staryu and a Level 21 Starmie, Misty's team is quite weak compared to the other Kanto Gym Leaders. However she is one of the most challenging fights of the generation because of how early in the game she appears. Normally the player's Pokémon will be at teenager levels at best after leaving Mt. Moon. 

Her Pokémon have no physical weaknesses<ref>Starmie has a Bug-type weakness, but there are only three Bug-type moves in Gen 1 that deal damage, two of them suck mondo balls, and the last one, Pin Missile, isn't practically accessible at this point in the game.</ref> and Misty will routinely buff them with X Defend, making Special moves the natural strategy, but her Pokémon have great Special and can shrug off those moves too. Offensively, her Pokémon are very fast and very strong, and her Starmie can slow down the player even more. The only good way to beat her is to pummel her with Electric-type and Grass-type moves, but as soon as you enter Cerulean City you are trapped inside until you defeat her, severely limiting your ability to rebuild your team.

Misty along with [[Brock]] are the two best reasons why Charmander is the least optimal starter in Gen 1 and why Bulbasaur is the most optimal. For many young gamers she may be the first opponent they struggle against in an RPG, and she ranks among toughest battles in all the mainline games.