MIMIEN - Moveset: > Confusion/Barrier/Substitute/Thief > Confusion/Magical Leaf/Substitute/Thief > Confusion/Magical Leaf/Psybeam/Thief > Shock Wave/Magical Leaf/Psybeam/Thief > Shock Wave/Psychic/Psybeam/Thief - Same early-game exp. route as Ch'ding%, but no bottom Hiker on Route 25 - Get Thief TM in Mt. Moon - Get Great Ball - Save for Abra (only have 1 Great Ball) - Catch L11 Abra on Route 25 > Use Repel strats (L9/L10/L11 Pokemon) if possible - Get to Vermilion, then trade Abra for Mr. Mime - Deathwarp to Cerulean? - Fight Misty immediately (split exp.) - Fight some optionals that are weak to Confusion - Boat rival (L17-19): Confusion+Confusion+Confusion, Confusion+Confusion, Thief, Confusion+Confusion - Delay Surge - Erika: Psybeam, X Special, Psybeam x2 - Giovanni 1: ML x2, Psybeam+Psybeam+Psybeam - Surge: X Special, Psybeam x3 - Lavender Rival: No setup (Pidgeotto range) - Get L42 for Koga's gym (2HKO Drowzees at +2, and get Psychic off first Koffing) - Do Blaine before Silph - Blaine: +3 - Silph Rival: +1, 2HKO Alakazam - Giovanni 2: +1 - Sabrina: +2 (possible Kadabra range because of Calm Mind) - Giovanni: No setup - Viridian Rival: +1, 2HKO Alakazam - Lorelei: +3, 2HKO Lapras and Jynx - Bruno: +1 - Agatha: No setup - Lance: +2, 2HKO Dragonite - Champion: +2, 2HKO Alakazam THIEF USES - S.S. Anne Rival Kadabra - Celadon Gym Exeggcute (if left side) - Lavender Rival Kadabra - Lavender Rocket Drowzee - Juggler - Silph Rival Alakazam - Silph Rocket Drowzee - Viridian Rival Alakazam - Sabrina - Jynx - Champion Alakazam