Based on Exarion & LoveSickHero's routes, with additional input from Xminiblinder Things you'll need: General knowledge of Pokémon Red, preferably also knowledge of Red speedruns Mt. Moon manip - Full Moon: https://pastebin.com/jnj9j47S NOTE: you will only do this manip until the ladder above the first floor hiker Route 3 Manip + Poy Manip - https://pastebin.com/tggXpQRC (go straight into the ladder next to the hiker) Note: You can also use a select ball with pidgey as the lead pokemon to skip Poy manip https://pastebin.com/7kcZu3g4 NOTE: With Charmeleon, you can catch Paras with a normal yoloball Surge Cans Manip - Optimal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pa2f2WxCe4 Pallete Cans: https://youtu.be/_tWhfBITf_g Settings are Fast/Off/Set Charmander manip - This route does not require a manipulated Charmander, but this an FFFF Charmander makes the route much safer. Note that this is one of the hardest manips in the game. https://pastebin.com/Exg6HbF9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ7165is9Vg Brock: Get PC Potion Get a Charmander (Stats 11/X/12/11 at Lv5) Rival 1 - Scratch spam Fight a level 2 or 3 route 1 encouter (low attack is a range to 3 shot lv 3 pidgey) OPTIONAL: Viridian mart (2 pokeballs, 2 antidotes) Catch a flyer in the grass before Viridian Manip: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=1#54/146/UUUUUARRRRAU BC1 - Scratch spam, heal at 3 (or 4 if poisoned) BC2 - Scratch spam weedle, swap ember to slot 1, ember the rest BC3 - Ember (+ scratch) Pewter Mart (2 pokeballs, 8 potions, 2 antidotes) Brock - Ember spam, growl bides Mt. Moon: Take the Pewter Center BC1 - Ember x 3 Shorts guy - Ember x 2, Ember x 2 BC2 - Ember x 4 BC3 - Ember x 2 (Charmander evolves after this fight) Catch a flyer if you need one, then do either full moon manip or route 3 manip into POY. NOTE: Reminder that paras yoloballs normally with charmeleon Teach mega punch (TM01) over growl Rocket - Ember x 2, Ember x 2 Super Nerd - MP x 2, MP + Scratch, Ember x 2 Bridge: Potion to full for rival 2 Rival 2 - MP x 3, MP, Ember + Scratch, MP x 2 + Scratch * You can switch out on pidgeotto if you get 2 sand attacks Head back to Cerulean and take the center Get IT from the bike shop Get the hidden rare candy BC1 - Ember, Ember Lass1 - Ember x 2, Ember x 2 Youngster - MP (+ Scratch), Ember x 2, MP (+ Scratch) Lass2 - Ember x 2, MP + Ember MankeyGuy - MP + Ember Rocket - Ember x 2, MP + Scratch Bill: Bottom Hiker - Ember x 3 Lass1 - Ember x 2, Ember x 2 JrTrainer (top) - MP, MP (+ Scratch) Lass2 - Ember, MP, Ember Get the hidden Ether Talk to Bill, get the SS Ticket Misty: Candy twice Escape Rope back to cerulean Take the center Dig Rocket - Ember x 2, MP + Scratch PidgeyGirl - MP, MP, MP JrTrainerM - MP, Ember x 2 Vermillion Mart - Buy 8 Super Potions, 2 Para Heals, 3 Repels Get on the boat Go through the door below the walking sailor on the left, fight the youngster Youngster - MP Pick up TM08 (Body Slam) Before Boat Rival: Swap Repels to slot 1 Teach Body Slam over MP Swap Super Potions to slot 5 Teach Dig over Leer Heal to 30+ Boat Rival - BS x 2, Dig (+ scratch), BS, Dig x 2 Gentleman - Dig, Dig Exit the boat, get the bike voucher, and return to Cerulean Goldeen Girl - BS x 2 Heal to full Misty - Dig, Dig x 2 (+ Scratch) Surge: Exit and get the bike Swap bike to slot 2 Teach HM01 to Paras Toss TM11 Use bike Go south to Vermillion Cut the tree in front of Surge's gym, do cans manip Surge - Dig, BS, Dig Fly: Leave the gym, go to the clubhouse Ether Dig Dig back to Cerulean Jr. Trainer - Dig, BS, Dig, BS Bug Catcher - Ember, BS, Ember Repel after 1 step in tunnel Pokémaniac - Ember x 2, Dig + BS (+ scratch) Pokémaniac - BS x 2 + Scratch Oddish Girl - Ember + Scratch, Ember + Scratch Repel shortly after oddish girl and right before hiker Hiker - Dig, Dig, Dig NOTE: Dig may not kill after a Defense Curl. Selfdestruct will do 36-42 from Geodude and 39-46 from Graveler. Heal before is optional. Jr. Trainer - BS, Ember x 2, BS Get Max Ether from the rock east of the tunnel exit Gambler - Dig, Dig Get Underground Elixer Shopping: 10 Super Repels Pokédoll Fresh Water 6 X Acc 2 X Atk 2 X Spec Bike to fly girl Poké Flute: Menu: Swap Super Repels up to Slot 2 Use Super Repel Swap X Accs to slot 4 Teach Fly Fly to Lavender Rival - X Atk x 2, BS, BS, BS, BS, BS Channeler - Dig, Dig Teach Slash over Ember Take both hidden elixers, use the heal pad Channeler - Dig Channeler - Dig Pick up Rare Candy During Poké Doll menu, swap super potions up to slot 3 Rocket - Slash, Slash, BS + Slash Rocket - Dig, Slash (+ BS) Rocket - BS, BS, Slash (+ BS), BS Talk to Fuji and leave, get Flute Giovanni 1: Fly to Celadon, take center Walk up to the fifth floor Pick up the elixer hidden in the tree Rocket - Dig + BS Pick up the card key, then walk back to the warp [ad at the top right of the floor Go up around the rocket and pick up TM03 (Swords Dance) Go to Silph Rival Before the fight: Heal to full Candy to Lv 36 (You evolve) Teach TM03 over Slash Rival - SD x 3, BS All (BS x 2 Blastoise and crits) Note: Alakazam will outspeed you without 15 speed DV. His max damage output is 79, and Confusion and Psybeam are both 10% to confuse Get Lapras Rocket - SD x 2, BS, BS, Dig Giovanni - SD x 2, BS, Dig (+BS), Dig, Dig Erika: Dig and bike to snorlax Super Repel Swap candies to slot 5 Poke Flute Get Cycling Road Candy Bike around to Safari Zone Super repel inside, bike Get gold teeth, HM03 Dig and bike to Celadon Gym Beauty - Slash (+ BS) Erika - SD, Dig, BS, Dig Exit and fly to Fuchsia Koga: Max Ether BS Juggler - BS All Juggler - SD, BS, Dig (+ BS) Koga - SD x 2, Dig, Dig, Dig, Dig Blaine: Bike to warden's house, get HM04 (Strength) After leaving, fly to Pallet Town Menu: Super Repel Elixer Charizard Candy Charizard Toss an extra item Teach HM03 to Lapras Teach HM04 to Lapras Get the mansion candies and Secret Key Dig out and fly back to Cinnabar Bike to the gym Quiz answers: A B B B A B Blaine - SD, BS, BS, Dig, Dig Sabrina: Dig out of the gym, bike to Saffron gym Gym puzzle: Top left, bottom left, bottom left Sabrina - SD, BS, BS, Dig, BS NOTE: BS is an 83% range on Venomoth Giovanni 2: Take the warp pad and then dig out Fly to viridian, teach Fire Blast over Slash, bike to gym Cooltrainer - SD, Dig Blackbelt - SD, FB, FB, FB Giovanni - SD x 2, Dig, BS, Dig, Dig, Dig Lorelei: Walk out menu: Super Repel Teach Fissure (TM27) over Dig Bike to the west Rival - X Acc, XSpec, FB (+ BS), Fissure, Fissure, Fissure, Fissure, Fissure Go through Victory Road Deposit pokes, center heal Buy as many full restores as possible, enter E4 Lorelei - X Acc, Fissure x 5 Bruno: Note: Heal as necessary on the upcoming fights Elixer before fight Bruno - X Acc, Fissure, FB, FB, Fissure, Fissure Agatha: Elixer Use 4 candies Agatha - X Acc, SD, Fissure, FB, Fissure, Fissure, Fissure Teach Fire Spin over FB Lance: Elixer Heal to max Optional Save Lance: Gyarados: SD Turn 1 If not hit by pump: SD Again If still not hit after 2SD: BS x 2 If hit: Fire Spin While Gyara is trapped: Heal to full, BS x 2 after release If hit before you can BS, FS again Dragonair: Heal when below ~55 (60 with bad defense), SD twice, BS Spam Champion: Heal if necessary Champion - X Acc, SD, BS x 2, Fissure, Fissure, Fissure, Fissure, Fissure Hall of Fame: Mash fast