its a smaller tree, why doesnt he just crawl under the branches. and its not like the trees are seriously that close that people cant fit through the gaps. -facepalm- nintendo logic!!
My first thought seeing this was not "That is so true."
It was "What trope is this called", "Does it already have a picture?", and "If so, is this a better example so I can replace it and not have an Edit War over it?"
...Wait, do you need Strength to get to him? If so, do any of his 'mon have Strength (or any other HM moves needed)?
I don't think so. And for the lack of memory from GSC, I'll just say that in HG/SS, you need Rock Climb to get to him more often than anything else... and I don't recall having to need anything else.
Those trees are the bane of my existence. Every time I come across one of those, it just so happens to be a time when I don't have a Pokémon with CUT. And don't get me started on those damn rocks and ROCK SMASH.