EARLY GAME: - Stat thresholds: Mild or Rash | 5 HP, 20 Attack, 12/0/0 Defense, 0/0/30 Sp. Atk, 0/0/0 Sp. Def, 0/0/20 Speed > 20-22 Speed: 2 Carbos (22 can get 1 Carbos + 2 extra Speed EVs) > 23-24 Speed: 1 Carbos (24 can get 4 extra Speed EVs) - Get 74 experience early - Take Pewter Center - Pewter Mart: Buy 2 Poke Balls, 6 Potions, 1 Antidote and 3 Repels - Make room for Abra - Cerulean Mart (after Misty): Buy 4 Super Potions, 6 Escape Ropes and 4 Repels MIDGAME: - Get both Elixers and the Cycling Road Max Elixer - Midgame order: > If 3-4 Pokemon in party, get Eevee > Erika > Game Corner (Abra + Clefairy) > Tea > Celadon Mart > Lavender Tower (Teleport) > Surge (Silph first if you outspeed Alakazam at L43) > (Eevee) > Charcoal > Safari > Silph Co. (evolve 1st bug) > SILPH PC: Charizard, Ch'ding, Abra | second bug, Nidoran-M, Exeggcute > Sabrina (plus Nido trade) > Koga > Get Strength > Fuchsia Mart > Pewter > Power Plant > Mom heal > Blaine > ONE ISLAND PC: Charizard, Ch'ding, Nidoqueen, Venonat, Pikachu, Ponyta > LAB PC (AFTER TRADES): Charizard, Ch'ding, Nidoqueen, second bug, Exeggcute, Gloom/Oddish > Viridian (evolve 2nd bug) - Celadon Mart (after Hideout): > 4F: Sell all TMs ($5500), 2 Nuggets and 2 PP Ups | Buy 2 Fire Stones, 1 Thunderstone and 1 Leaf Stone > 5F: Buy 3 X Defends, 3 X Speeds, 29 X Specials, 3 X Accuracy and 1 Guard Spec. - Fuchsia Mart (after Koga/Strength): > Sell Protein and Carbos > Buy 4 Great Balls, 18 Ultra Balls, 2 Super Potions and 3 Max Repels (IF NEED CARBOS FOR CHARIZARD, SELL 3 TMs) - Get mansion Calcium for Charizard LATE GAME: - E4R1 PC: > 2 candy pokes, Gloom, Exeggcute, Growlithe, Clefable > Charizard, Ch'ding, Intimidate slave, Nidoqueen, Tentacool, filler - E4R1 Mart: Buy 5 Full Restores and 4 Max Repels - Elixer on Rocket Warehouse Escape Rope menu - Try to skip E4R2 Mart - E4R2 fights: > Lorelei (in Blaze): Overheat, Max Revive, X Special, FT x2, Overheat, FT > Bruno: FT, FB x2, Overheat, FT - IF YOU MISS ON HITMONS OR MACHAMP (INCLUDING RANGE): Send out Intimidate slave, Max Revive, X Special, FT all > Agatha: FT x3, FB, Overheat > Before Lance: - Switch Ch'ding to slot 1, Intimidate slave to slot 2, and Charizard to slot 3 - Heal to 125-150 HP - Use an Elixer > Lance: Sacrifice Ch'ding, X Speed, X Special x2, Full Restore, X Special, FB, DC x2, FT, DC > Champion: Heal to full on slave turn, X Defend, X Special x6, X Acc, X Speed, FT, FB, Overheat, FB, DC, FB ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- (Obsolete) EARLY GAME: - Stat thresholds: Mild or Rash | 5 HP, 20 Attack, 12/0/0 Defense, 0/0/30 Sp. Atk, 0/0/0 Sp. Def, 0/0/20 Speed > 20-22 Speed: 2 Carbos (22 can get 1 Carbos + 2 extra Speed EVs) > 23-24 Speed: 1 Carbos (24 can get 4 extra Speed EVs) - Get 74 experience early - Make room for Abra - Pewter Mart: Buy 2 Poke Balls, 6 Potions, 1 Antidote and 3 Repels - Cerulean Mart (after Misty): Buy 3 Potions, 4 Super Potions, 6 Escape Ropes and 4 Repels MIDGAME: - Get both midgame Elixers (one for E4R2, one for backup) - Midgame order: > Erika > Game Corner (Abra + Clefairy) > Tea > Celadon Mart > Lavender Tower (Teleport) > Surge (Silph first if you outspeed Alakazam at L43) > Eevee > Charcoal > Safari > Silph Co. (evolve 1st bug) > SILPH PC: Charizard, Ch'ding, Nidoran-M/F, Abra, second bug or Magikarp, Eevee > Sabrina (plus Nido trade) > Koga > Get Strength > Fuchsia Mart > Pewter > Power Plant > Mom heal > Blaine > ONE ISLAND PC: Charizard, Ch'ding, Nidoqueen, Venonat, Pikachu, Ponyta > LAB PC (AFTER TRADES): Charizard, Ch'ding, Nidoqueen, second bug, Exeggcute, Gloom/Oddish > Viridian (evolve 2nd bug) - Celadon Mart (after Hideout): > 4F: Sell all TMs ($7000); buy 2 Nuggets, 2 PP Ups and Calcium | Buy 2 Fire Stones, 1 Thunderstone and 1 Leaf Stone > 5F: Buy 3 X Defends, 3 X Speeds, 29 X Specials, 3 X Accuracy and 1 Guard Spec. - Fuchsia Mart (after Koga/Strength): > Sell Protein and Carbos > Buy 4 Great Balls, 18 Ultra Balls, 2 Super Potions and 3 Max Repels (IF NEED CARBOS FOR CHARIZARD, JUST BUY MORE GREAT BALLS) - Get mansion Calcium for Charizard LATE GAME: - E4R1 Mart: Buy 5 Full Restores and 4 Max Repels - Try to skip E4R2 Mart - E4R2 fights: > SAVE FOR LORELEI > Lorelei: X Special, FB (64%), X Acc, FT/FB (75/64%) - IF TURN 1 SURF: FT, die, Max Revive, X Special, FT (then FB Lapras) > Bruno: FT, FB x2, Overheat, FT - IF YOU MISS ON HITMONS OR MACHAMP (INCLUDING RANGE): Send out Intimidate slave, Max Revive, X Special, FT all > Agatha: FT x3, FB x2 > Before Lance: - Switch Ch'ding to slot 1, Intimidate slave to slot 2, and Charizard to slot 3 - Heal to 125-150 HP - Use an Elixer > Lance: Sacrifice Ch'ding, X Speed, X Special x2, Full Restore, X Special, FB, DC x2, FT, DC > Champion: Heal to full on slave turn, X Defend, X Special x6, X Acc, X Speed, FT, FB x2, DC x3 ----- GENERAL NOTES: - Pewter Mart: Buy 2 Poke Balls, 6 Potions, 1 Antidote and 3 Repels - Save for Rival 2 - Get L26 after boat rival (Route 3 Bug Catcher + Route 25 bottom Hiker + some wild exp.) - Candy to 27-28 for Misty (if 28, take right side in Erika's gym to get 5 Special Attack EVs) - Cerulean Mart (after Misty): Sell TM03, TM28 and TM39; Buy 3 Potions, 4 Super Potions, 6 Escape Ropes and 4 Repels - Save for Misty - Get Abra first, Charcoal later - Celadon Mart: > 4F: Sell all TMs ($7000); buy 2 Nuggets, 2 PP Ups and Calcium | Buy 2 Fire Stones, 1 Thunderstone and 1 Leaf Stone > 5F: Buy 3 X Defends, 3 X Speeds, 29 X Specials, 3 X Accuracy and 1 Guard Spec. - No Toxic - Candy from 39-->41 for Surge/Silph Co. - Fuchsia Mart (after Koga/Strength): Sell Protein (and maybe a Carbos) | Buy 8 Great Balls, ~16 Ultra Balls, 5 Super Potions and 4 Max Repels - +4 FT Viridian Rival (+3 FB if you can and must) - Teach Sunny Day and FT for E4R1 (Dragon Claw over Ember before Lance) - Candy from 52-->55 for E4R1 - E4R1 Mart: Buy 6 Full Restores and 4 Max Repels - Lorelei: Normal Sunny Day strats - Bruno: FT, FB x4 - Agatha: FT x5 - Lance: +3 (Gyarados range) - Champion: +3 and X Acc - Teach Overheat over Sunny Day on Waterfall menu - Moveset: > Ember/Growl/Scratch/Metal Claw > Ember/Mega Kick/Scratch/Metal Claw > Ember/Mega Kick/Scratch/Brick Break (skip Mega Punch) > Ember/Flamethrower/Scratch/Brick Break > Ember/Flamethrower/Scratch/Wing Attack > Ember/Flamethrower/Fire Blast/Sunny Day > Dragon Claw/Flamethrower/Fire Blast/Sunny Day > Dragon Claw/Flamethrower/Fire Blast/Overheat - Weakening: Vs. Blastoise > Caterpie/Weedle: Scratch Better > Pikachu: Scratch/YOLO ball Same > Spearow: Scratch (unless L6) Worse > Zubat: Scratch/MC Same > Geodude: Ember/MC Better > Rattata/Ekans: Scratch/MC Same > Voltorb (?): Scratch Better > Gastly: YOLO ball Same > Cubone: Scratch Better > Diglett: YOLO ball Same > Power Plant: Eevee strats Same > Growlithe: Scratch/WA Worse > Koffing: Scratch/WA Worse > Raticate: Ember/WA Same > Grimer: Scratch Same > Oddish: YOLO ball/Scratch Same > Gloom: Scratch Worse > Pidgey: YOLO ball/Scratch Same > Pidgeotto: Ember/WA Same > Venonat: Scratch Same > Meowth: YOLO ball/Scratch Same > Psyduck: Scratch Same > Drowzee: Scratch Same > Ponyta: Scratch Same > Geodude: YOLO ball Same > Fearow: Ember/WA Same > Psyduck: YOLO ball/swap Same > Mankey: YOLO ball/Scratch/swap Worse > Ekans: Scratch Same > Fearow: Ember/WA Same > Machop: Scratch Same > Geodude: YOLO ball Same > Zubat: YOLO ball Same E4R2 (Charizard) - Lorelei: X Special, FT (75% acc), X Accuracy, FB (64% acc), FT x2, FB, FT > If turn 1 Surf, FT and die, then Max Revive and X Spec when you re-enter > Similar fight to Surge (around 50% to get a fast fight, 40% to get a very slow fight, and 10% to die) - Heal to full - Bruno: FT, FB x2, Overheat, FT - Agatha: FT x3, FB, Overheat - Heal to 120-140 HP and switch to Ch'ding - Lance: 1: Die to Hyper Beam 2: X Speed (recharge) 2: X Special (Thunder Wave) 3: X Special (Dragon Dance) 4: Full Restore (Hyper Beam into Blaze) 5: X Special 6: FB 7: DC 8: DC 9: FT 10: DC - Heal to full, and switch Intimidate slave to slot 1 - Champion: 1: Sacrifice Intimidate slave 2: X Defend (Rock Tomb) 3: X Special (Counter) 4: X Special (Counter) 5: X Special (Counter) 6: X Special (Counter) 7: X Special (Counter) 8: X Special (Counter) 9: X Accuracy (Counter) 10: X Speed (Counter) 11: DC 12: FB 13: FB (88% range); can Overheat to guarantee 14: FB 15: DC 16: DC RIGHT SIDE CELADON GYM (5 EVs) BENEFITS: - 36-->47% Onix - 94-->100% Rhyhorn - FB-->88% Hitmonchan - FB-->88% Hitmonlee - FB-->88% Onix - 82-->88% Machamp CALCIUM BENEFITS: - FB-->88%-->94% Hitmonchan - FB-->88%-->94% Hitmonlee - FB-->88%-->94% Onix - 88-->88%-->94% Gyarados - 82-->88%-->94% Machamp - 88-->94%-->94% Tyranitar