Pokemon RBY Speedrun

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Up + B INKREESEZ TEH CAPTUR RATE!!!!!@!!11111

WTF L0L N0 T3H C4PTUR R4T3 1NCR34535 WH3N Y0U H0LD L 4ND R 4FT3R Y0U THR0W T3H BALL N00BZ0RZ!!!!!!1111oneoneleven

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OK, no it doesn't. Just felt like tossing that in.

Incidentally, I wanna try out this Speedrun, but I don't have Yellow anymore - the closest game I have to RBY is Fire Red. Could I use that up until the Elite Four? They are basically the same up to that point...