VIRIDIAN CITY - Buy 4 Poke Balls and 2 Antidotes ***NIDO-M MANIP: 2nd intro, 1 A press*** - Get Tree Potion VIRIDIAN FOREST - Skip Antidote PEWTER CITY - Early mart: Buy 7 Potions ROUTE 3 - Take center if necessary (minor time loss) - Fight standard 4 - Catch flier MT. MOON ***MANIP: Heal + save on second tile; 2 A presses*** ***BACKUP MANIP: Two tiles above Bug Catcher; 1 A press*** - Get the following items: > TM12 > Rare Candy > Escape Rope > TM01 > Moon Stone - Fight Rocket as L14 Nidoran - Before the Super Nerd: > Use Rare Candy > Teach Water Gun over Tackle > Use Moon Stone > Teach Mega Punch over Leer - If you see an encounter, kill it for exp ROUTE 4 - Get hidden Great Ball CERULEAN CITY - Take center - Get Rare Candy NUGGET BRIDGE - Don't use too many Mega Punches ROUTE 25 - Fight Onix Hiker (WG) - Get Ether - After Bill cutscene: > Use Potions if necessary (slot 3) > Swap slot 2 item with Great Ball > Use Escape Rope (up 2) CERULEAN CITY - Head to Vermilion (delay Misty) - Rocket: Teach Thrash over MP ROUTE 6 - Get hidden Full Restore VERMILION CITY - Shopping: Buy 4 Repels ROUTE 11 - ***SANDSHREW MANIP: Change text speed to Medium; M/M (red bar); F/M (no red bar); name "JACK"*** - ***DUGTRIO MANIP: Switch Sandshrew to front; 1 A press; F/M; name "D"*** - Switch Dugtrio to slot 1, and change text to Fast S.S. ANNE - Get Body Slam (Scratch+Scratch Nidoran) - One tile after exiting Body Slam room: > Swap Repels to slot 1 > Teach Body Slam over Growl - Rival: BS x3, Dig VERMILION CITY - Get Bike Voucher, then Dig out and walk to the Cerulean gym CERULEAN GYM - Jr. Trainer: BS - Misty: BS, Dig(+BS) CERULEAN CITY - Get bike - After exiting bike shop: > Swap slot 2 item with Bicycle > Teach Cut to Sandshrew > Teach Dig to Sandshrew > Get on bike - Bike to Vermilion ROUTE 6 - Use Repel when you get outside VERMILION CITY - Swap Sandshrew to slot 1 on Cut menu - ***CANS MANIP: Get off bike below bush; A+Start intro; left can*** VERMILION GYM - SURGE: Dig spam VERMILION CITY - Walk to Bike Voucher house and Dig out CERULEAN CITY - Bike to Route 9 - Switch Dugtrio to slot 1 on Cut menu ROUTE 9 - Jr. Trainer: BS x4 - Bug Catcher: BS x2, Dig (Scratch+Scratch Caterpie if short 1 PP) ROCK TUNNEL - Pokemaniac: BS+BS, Dig (if Cubone hits Growl, finish with Dig) - Pokemaniac: Dig(+Scratch) - Jr. Trainer: BS x2 - Hiker: Dig x3 - On menu after Hiker: > Use Repel > Use Rare Candy (teach Slash over Scratch) > Use Ether on Body Slam - Jr. Trainer: BS x3 ROUTE 8 - Gambler: BS x2 - Get underground Nugget (not Elixer) CELADON MART - 2F: Sell 3 TMs and Full Restore; buy 5 TM07s, 8 Great Balls and 8 Super Repels - 4F: Buy 1 Poke Doll - 6F: Buy 1 Fresh Water - 5F: Buy 6 X Accs, 5 X Specials and 16 X Speeds CELADON CITY - Fly menu: > Swap slot 2 items with Great Balls > (Heal Dugtrio to 73+ HP) > Use Super Repel > Teach Fly to flier > Fly to Lavender LAVENDER TOWER - Rival: Slash, BS+BS, BS x2, Slash - Channeler: Dig x2 - Get Elixer item ball - Channeler: Dig - Channeler: Dig - On Ghost menu, swap slot 3 item with Super Repels, then use Poke Doll - Rocket: BS x2, BS+BS - Rocket: Dig, Slash - Rocket: BS x2, Slash, BS LAVENDER TOWN - After getting Poke Flute, Fly to Celadon CELADON CITY - Take center - Bike to Snorlax (but don't repel) - On Poke Flute menu, swap slot 4 item with X Speeds FUCHSIA CITY - Bike to Safari Zone (Cut path) SAFARI ZONE ***RHYHORN MANIP: Second tile, walk to highest tile before sign*** - After catching Rhyhorn, get on bike ***NIDORINA MANIP: Change text speed to Slow; save on corner tile*** ***TAUROS MANIP: Keep text speed o Slow; save on tile after shrub*** - Get Gold Teeth and HM03, then Dig out CELADON CITY - Change text speed to Fast - Fly to Fuchsia and bike to the gym FUCHSIA GYM - Juggler: Slash x2, BS, Slash - Juggler: Dig, Dig+BS - Before Koga: > Switch Rhyhorn to slot 1 > Swap slot 5 item with X Accs > Teach Horn Drill to Rhyhorn (up 4) - Koga: X Speed x3, X Acc, Drill x3, X Speed, Drill FUCHSIA CITY - Walk to the center - Deposit Rhyhorn and Nidoking (slot 3) - Bike to get Strength, then Fly to Pallet PALLET TOWN - Upon arriving: > Swap slot 6 item with X Specials > Teach Strength to Sandshrew > Teach Surf to Squirtle > Toss Rare Candy > Bike to the right side of the water - Switch Squirtle to slot 3 on Surf menu ***TENTACOOL MANIP: Save on first tile of water, then watch NPC; zigzag; name "AAAAAA"*** ROUTE 21 - After catching Tentacool, switch it to slot 1 and use a Super Repel - Surf to the mansion CINNABAR MANSION ***VULPIX MANIP: One tile after door; 1 A press*** ***PONYTA MANIP: Same tile as switch; 2 A presses; double back twice*** - Get Secret Key, then Dig out and Fly to Cinnabar CINNABAR ISLAND - Bike to the gym CINNABAR GYM - Teach Surf to Tentacool on a down tile - Blaine: Surf, X Speed, X Spec, Surf x3 - Dig out CELADON CITY - Bike to the gym - On the cut menu, switch Vulpix to slot 1 CELADON GYM - Beauty: Flamethrower - Erika: X Spec, Flamethrower x3 - After exiting, Fly to Cinnabar CINNABAR ISLAND - Enter the PC, and deposit the first 4 (Vulpix, Pidgey, Squirtle, Dugtrio) - Walk to the water and do the following: > Use Super Repel > Switch Tentacool to slot 1 > Use Surf ROUTE 20 ***DEWGONG MANIP: Change text speed to Medium; M/M*** - After catching Dewgong, bike to floor 5 ***GOLDUCK MANIP: Change options to Fast/On; 1 A press*** ***KINGLER MANIP: One tile left; change options to Medium/Off; 1 A press; F/M; name "WWWWWW"*** - After catching Kingler: > Use a Super Repel > Switch Kingler to slot 1 > Use Strength ***ARTICUNO MANIP: Change animations to On; M/M; name "B"*** - After catching Articuno: > Change options to Fast/Off > Switch Articuno to slot 1 > Dig out CELADON CITY - Bike to Silph Co. SILPH CO. - Go to 5F - Rocket: IB - Rival: IB, X Spec, IB x4 - Rocket: IB x3 - Giovanni: Blizzard x3, IB - After defeating Giovanni: > Switch Dewgong to slot 1 > Dig out and bike to the Saffron Gym SAFFRON GYM - Menu on down tile: > Teach Horn Drill to Dewgong > Teach Fly to Articuno > Teach Surf to Golduck - Sabrina: X Speed, X Acc, Drill, X Speed, Drill x3 - Dig out CELADON CITY - Switch Articuno to slot 1, then fly to Viridian and bike to the gym VIRIDIAN GYM - Cooltrainer: Blizzard - Before Blackbelt, toss Great Ball and use Elixer on Articuno - Blackbelt: IB, Peck, IB - After re-entering gym, switch Golduck to slot 1 - Giovanni: X Spec, (X Speed), Surf x5 VIRIDIAN CITY - Switch Articuno to slot 1 on Super Repel menu - Rival: IB, X Spec, IB, Blizzard, IB, Blizzard, IB ROUTE 23 - Get Max Ether INDIGO PLATEAU - Go to PC: > Deposit: Dewgong, Golduck, Tentacool > Withdraw: Top 3 (Ponyta, Tauros, Nidorina) - Buy 5 Full Restores - Before entering E4: > Teach Horn Drill to Nidorina > Teach Horn Drill to Tauros > Teach Horn Drill to Ponyta > Teach Fissure to Tauros > Switch Ponyta to slot 1 ELITE FOUR - Lorelei: X Speed, X Acc, Drill x5 - Switch Nidorina to slot 1 - Bruno: X Speed x2, X Acc, Drill x5 - Switch Tauros to slot 1 - Agatha: X Speed, X Acc, X Speed, Fissure, Drill, Fissure, Drill, Fissure - Switch Articuno to slot 1 - Lance: X Speed, Blizzard+Blizzard, Blizzard, IB x3 - Switch Kingler to slot 1 - Champion: X Speed x2, X Acc, Guillotine x2, Max Ether, Guillotine x4 ----- Seafoam good floors: 2: Dewgong (4%), Kingler (1%) 4: Kingler (4%), Dewgong (1%) 5: Golduck (4%) 6: Kingler (4%), Dewgong (1%) ----- Manip-less route: http://pastebin.com/5PZ1Brdz Manip checklist: [x] Nidoran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znTCTSNOGq8 [x] Mt. Moon [x] Sandshrew [x] Dugtrio [x] Cans [x] Rhyhorn [x] Nidorina [x] Tauros [x] Tentacool [x] Ponyta [x] Vulpix [x] Dewgong [x] Golduck [x] Kingler [x] Articuno ----- By fight: Brock Nidoran + Squirtle Misty Dugtrio (L31) Surge Sandshrew (L15; use as Cut slave) Koga Rhyhorn (L26) Erika Vulpix (L35) Blaine Tentacool (L40) Sabrina Dewgong (L38) Giovanni Golduck (L39) Lorelei Ponyta (L34) Bruno Nidorina (L33) Agatha Tauros (L28) Lance Articuno (L50) Champion Kingler (L39)