Last Post: 8:58:56am, 10/14/2018
I sacrificed my save file in Red to help my brother get the other two starters in his Blue, and also helped out with other Pokmon. He did finish the Dex, but not until Silver came out and I was able to catch a Tauros on the route between Ecruteak and Olivine. It was the last Pokmon he needed, and could never catch one in the Safari Zone. He tried for dozens of hours. So it was both of our efforts.
I've never really cared since then. I catch everything I see as I play, but once I finish the game, I stop caring. And I haven't played any games since Y, nor do I plan to. I do still kind of want to play the Gen 3 remakes, but Nintendo games never drop in price so I may never do so.