EARLY FLIER
- catch pidgey on route 1
- skip spearow on route 4
- teach charizard cut over mp
- teach pidgey fly
- teach sunny day over toxic & fire blast over ember
- can cut zubats and rattata in post game
- need to elixer/ether flamethrower in post game
- cubone can live cut in lavender tower
- venonat, drowzee live cut in berry forest

- need 11 max repels
- 13 ultras and 10 hypers on island 3
- can catch spearow on island 1 and trade for dux before the research lab (loses time to extra flies and pc management)



ALTERNATIVE ROUTE
- 74 exp from encounters
- fight route 3 bug catcher
- fight hiker on route 25 (ember x4) [first geodude is 9/16 and kills with rock throw)
- candy twice before misty
- fight right trainer in erikas gym

pros:							cons: 
saves a rare candy				needs more early exp (often doesnt matter)
always blaze for nidoran		added risk on route 25 (approximately 10% chance to die)
								more dangerous boat rival fight
								requires boat heal
								slower erikas gym