Variation of: http://pastebin.com/BNCSWJ7w -------------------------------------------------- Estimated Time Save: too much Time Saves: - Have instant text for rival 2 - last Oddish before Bill. - Combine Rare Candy + Bill menu. Time Losses: - Get and teach Mega Punch = - Get and teach Water Gun = - More Mt. Moon encounters = -------------------------------------------------- **RISKS AND BENEFITS** - http://pastebin.com/1trjQqcu - still 30 for oddish with no moon exp - Recommended to have 13+ speed (lower risk), but can be done with any speed. -------------------------------------------------- **Having a Paras or Spearow is strongly recommended for this strat.** MT. MOON: - Get Water Gun - Fight Magnemite Super Nerd - Get Rare Candy + Escape Rope - Determine appropriate strat here: ************************************************* **(RISKY) With 13+DV Attack AND 13+ DV Speed (can try with 11-12DV (speedtie with Starmie)):** - SKIP Oddish Lass. - Get 64/103 exp (lvl 4/lvl 3), or 71/110 exp to be level 20 for Bridge Youngster's Zubat. > Level 4: Kill any Geodude/Paras/Clefairy, any combination of 2 Zubats, or a level 9-12 Zubat. - Level 20 for Zubat: Same except for **level 10-12 Zubat** > Level 3: Kill a level 9-10 Geodude, a level 12 Paras, a level 12 Clefairy, level 7 + 8 Zubat, any 2 non Zubats, or any Zubat + a non Zubat. - Level 20 for Zubat: Same except for **level 8 + 8 Zubat** **With 0-15DV Attack AND 13+ DV Speed (can try with 11-12DV (speedtie with Starmie)):** - Fight Oddish Lass and get 175/134 exp (standard Moon exp strats for lvl 3/lvl 4 nido respectively) - Teach Water Gun right away (over Leer). - With bad Attack (0-5DV?): Consider evolving early to Nidoking early. > (Teach Water Gun over Leer), Evolve to Nidoking, teach Mega Punch over Tackle. **With 0-15DV Attack AND 0-12 DV Speed:** - Fight Oddish Lass and skip exp. ************************************************* - Get Mega Punch + Moon Stone - Before Rocket: (Teach Water Gun over Leer), Evolve to Nidoking, teach Mega Punch over Tackle. - Fight Rocket (Rat + Zubat): MP (+ PS), MP + PS/HA (HA if bad MP range). > Rattata (@ lvl 15): - (2 shot %): 1-3DV = 75.0164%, 0DV = 18.8034% - Speed DV required to speedtie: 14 > Zubat (@ lvl 15): - (2 shot %): 14-15DV = 99.7370%, 8-13DV = 88.8889%, 4-7DV = 38.3958%, 1-3DV = 1.9066%, 0DV = 3 shot. - Speed DV required to outspeed = 4, 1 to speedtie - Evolve if you haven't yet: (Teach Water Gun over Leer), Evolve to Nidoking, teach Mega Punch over Tackle. - Super Nerd: HA x2, HA + PS (or MP + PS with 13+ DV Attack), HAx2 (or HA + MP if bad HA range) NUGGET BRIDGE - BILL: - Take the Cerulean Center after Mt. Moon. - Walk to the Bike Shop from the right, activate instant text, leave and walk to the left. - Get the hidden Rare Candy. - Rival: MP + HA + HA/MP (MP if bad HA range), HA, MP, HA + HA/MP (MP if bad HA range or Growl) > Consider switching on Pidgeotto if on good pace. - Bug Catcher: MP x2 - Lass: MP, HA x2 - Youngster: HA, MP, HA (or MP) - Lass: MP, HA x2 - Jr. TrainerM: MP + PS - Rocket: MP, HA - Bottom Hiker: WG - Lass: MP, HA x2 - Jr TrainerM: HA, MP - Lass: MP, HA, MP - Pick up Ether - Determine appropriate Bill + Misty strat here: ************************************************* **No Lass + exp:** - (Heal now or red bar Goldeen), Escape Rope, go straight to Misty. **Lass + exp:** - Potion to 60+ HP, Rare Candy to level 25, Teach Thrash over Water Gun, Escape Rope. - Set up IT and beat misty (Trash goldeen and trash misty). - Level 26 after Starmie, level 27 for Pidgeotto, level 28 for Voltorb. **Lass + no exp:** - (Heal now or red bar Goldeen), Escape Rope, go straight to Misty. ************************************************* MISTY - Heal and Escape Rope from Bill's house, proceed to Misty. - Goldeen: HA + HA/MP (MP if bad HA range) > If level 25: Swap Thrash to slot 1, use Thrash. - Teach Thrash over Water Gun - Rare Candy to level 25, heal to full. - Misty: Thrash (KevinTurtle) > Swap Thrash to slot 1 if you haven't VERMILION CITY - Yolo until cut menu. > Fight Pidgey + Rat trainers before looking for an Oddish. - MUST shop after SS Anne. - SS Anne Rival: HA x2, MP (or Thrash), Thrash, Thrash. - Shop: Sell Antidote if you have it. - Trade for Dux (if needed). - Lt. Surge: HA/BB (or Thrash), Thrash, Thrash. > Voltorb (BB 2 shot % @ lvl 27): 13-15DV = 98.9481%, 10-12DV = 86.9822%, 6-9DV = 58.3169%, 2-5DV = 19.7239%, 0-1DV = 1.2492%. - Get Bike Voucher. FLY - Teach Thunderbolt over Horn Attack - Oddish Girl: MP + Thrash - With 0-4 DV Special (+ if you have red bar): Can choose to delay using a Repel in Rock Tunnel to kill an encounter. This will give you level 31 for the 2nd Slowpoke. > If you don't have red bar: Consider healing and try to manipulate red bar off of the 2nd Slowpoke with BB + TB. CELADON CITY - Teach Rock Slide over Mega Punch, teach Horn Drill over Bubblebeam. LAVENDER TOWER - Rival: > With Safe HP: X Acc, Drill x5 > With Low HP: TB, TB, X Acc, Drill x3 > Swap Horn Drill to slot 1, then sweep. **Proceed as normal** -------------------------------------------------- Mechanics (current understanding): - Can't open the menu in the overworld. - Can't access Pokemon menu or items menu in battle. > Switching Pokemon in battle ends effect. - Can run from encounters. - Works with red bar. - Works with leveling up. - Leveling up out of red bar does not end the effect.