Just learned of this challenge. Playing original red. Wanted to know if the new area rule means map areas or do different levels of the same cave count as different area
>>27396009
Different levels of the same cave is the same area, so only one capture in that cave.
Thanks!
Every new route, cave, city, what have you, is a new area. For example, route 1 is an area, same with route 2. Mt. Moon is ONE encounter, same with Rock Tunnel, and Victory Road. Every new area is one encounter.
Also things like the Magikarp you can buy in the pokemon center before mt moon, that counts as an event pokemon. You can take it if you'd like, no penalties. Same with the Dojo in Saffron city.
>>27396058
I've just gotten to Celadon is firered and passed on the prize pokemon. Is it considered legit to be able to buy one?
>>27396009
one by route
one by cave
one by sea
one per town
it's the big lines, then again it's a personal challenge, you're free to do whatever you like, some people for example won't use pokemons gifted in the story or won't buy them from the casinos.