Pokémon Gold Any% Glitchless Manipless
Condensed notes that requires knowledge about the run/route
(proceed with caution, there may be some mistakes in these notes that may or may not be related to the fact that most of this was written at 4 AM)

Set time to default (10:00 AM)
For races/no Reset runs it might be better to set time to somewhere around 5:30 PM for option to delay cutter to Ilex forest

Take Toto with 12 x 10 10 x or better
(Going for really good times, might be better to reset for 12 x 10 11 x)

*Defeat any wild encounter before union cave to get watergun for russel
(2 lv3, lv2 + lv4 encouter give you lv before Abe)
Get the hidden Potion
Get the Berry if you don't go for lv8 before abe

Rival:	Leer, Spam Scratch
on lv6:	Reset 13 ATK or 11 11 SPC		at worst 9 ATK 10 SPC DVs
or lv7:	Reset 12 12 SPC				at worst 9 ATK  9 SPC DVs
Scratch + Ball Sentret

Mikey:		Switch Rage to s1 and rage 
or			Scratch spam

Avoid don, give berry to toto (heal if needed) and call mom
[Don:		Scratch spam]

Get Bitter berry
Equip the bitter berry in any of the heal menus

Abe: 		Rage
Rod: 		Rage
Falkner:	Rage


BUGSY SPLIT

Scratch + Ball Bellsprout if no Cutter

Albert:		Scratch/Rage at 15 ATK
Get Hidden Super Potion for safety
Ralph:		Leer, Scratch spam

Scratch + Ball Sandshrew if no Cutter
[Daniel:	WG]
Russel:		WG
[Bill:		WG]
Ray:		WG, Scratch
Avoid Anthony

Azalea Mart: 
			5 super potions (3D)
			4 repels (2D)
			3 antidotes (1D)
			1 para heal (1D)

(Get the Full Heal behind well)

Rocket1:	WG
Rocket2:	WG
Rocket3: 	Rage Spam/ WG if you don't one shot last Zubat
Rocket4: 	WG

Amy&May: 	Fight right twin if no bitter berry and left one otherwise
			Ledyba:		Scratch
			Spinarak:	WG

Don't heal poison yet. Go left and fight Josh.

Josh:		Leer, Scratch/ just Rage if poisoned
[Benny:		WG, rage on Beedrill?]
Bugsy:		Rage


WHITNEY SPLIT

1 tile before rival 2
Menu:
		Equip Przcureberry
		Super Potion
		Repel
		Teach Fury cutter over Rage

Rival 2:	WG, FC, WG
	
On first repel menu teach cut
Get HB and teach it to toto over Leer on second repel menu.

Get bike. Menu: Assign bike and use it. 

Carrie:		HB
Whitney:	FC
If you don't defeat miltank in 1 hit (14DV ATK or less) and she uses rollout, HB if the roll was good. Otherwise Fury Cutter again.(Milk drink exists!!!)

Miltank defeats you with 21 HP (0 DV DEF) to 19 (15 DV).

Teach Bite over Fury Cutter.

MORTY SPLIT



Get SquirtleBottle
Get Kenya!!!
Go to underground on the top entrance and fight both guys on the top.

Donald:		Bite
Teru:		WGx3, HB

Get Coin Case (and Super Potion)
Go to game corner and buy 50 chips 4 times, buy abra

Goldenrod Mart:
		2nd floor:	Sell Mud Slap and Attract
					Buy 	1 xSPD
							1 xSPC(1D)
							2 xATK (2D)
		1rst floor:	Buy 	5 Escape Ropes(2D)
							3 Full Heals (3D)
							1 Poke Doll (1D)

Exit mart and use abra's TP
Enter the center, deposit Croco and egg, withdraw Croco
Go to sudowoodo, switch cutter with croco and use sqrtlbottle on menu

Greg:		HB, Scratch

Kimono Girls:
Flareon:	HB x2
Espeon:		HB, Bite
Umbreon:	HB, HB, HB (+WG)
Vaporeon:	HB x2 (+Bite)
Heal if less than 45 HP
Jolteon: 	HB, Scratch

Get Surf
Menu: Teach Surf over Scratch and use bike.

Swap Surf and Bite
Ping:		Surf
Jeffrey: 	Bite x2 (Bite + WG if 15 DV SPC)
Martha:		Surf, Surf + WG (Bad Special might want to go for Bite t1?), Surf

Heal if needed before Morty

Swap Surf and Water Gun when you attack Ghastly.
Morty: 		xSPD, xSPC, Bite (WG if curse), Surf, Bite + Bite, Surf


CHUCK SPLIT 

Go get poliwag/poliwhirl
	- Poliwag decision chart:
    	> L15-16: Water Gun
    	> L17-23: Bite
    	> L24: Headbutt
    	> Poliwhirl: Headbutt

Repel on route 38
Olivine Mart:
		1 Super Potions (2 if no calciums)
		11 Super Repels (7D)

Alfred:		HB+Surf
Preston:	WG
Connie:		HB+Bite

Avoid Ernest:	Surf, Surf, HB+Bite

After Jasmine, get Rare candy and do menu
Menu:
		Super Potion
		Toss antidoes and para heals
		Super repel
		Candy croc to feraligatr
		Move super repels to top 
		Escape rope
get Strength

Buffer Kaylee and teach strength over water gun
		Strength x2, HB+Bite

Yoshi:		HB+Strength
Lao:		HB+Strength
Nob:		Surf, Strength x2
Lung:		Strength x4
Chuck:		(2)X ATK, Strength, HB+Strength (2Strength


Chuck ranges:
14 ATK -> 76.92% Primeape | 81.66% Poliwrath (two-shot)
15 ATK -> 89.74% Primeape | 81.66% Poliwrath (two-shot)


PRYCE SPLIT

Get Fly and talk to potion guy

Menu:
		Super Repel
		Teach Fly to Kenya
		Fly to Ecruteak (3 down)

Avoid Benjamin: Bite x3
Use Pokedoll on Gyarados
Talk to Lance and fly to Mahagony (2 down)

Rocket #1: Strength x2
Rocket #2: Bite, Strength, Bite
Scientist: Surf x3

PP Route Start
Swap Strength and HB
							HB	Str	Bite	Surf
Rocket3:	2 HB					13	15	25	15
Ross:		2 Surf					13	15	25	13
Rocket4:	2 HB					11	15	25	13
Mitch:		HB					10	15	25	13
Rocket5:	HB					9	15	25	13
Rocket6:	3 Bite					9	15	22	13
Rocket exec:	HB, Strength, Surf			8	14	22	12
Rocket exec:	Surf, Strength, Strength		8	12	22	11
Electrodes:	3 Surf					8	12	22	8

Menu:		Protein
		Escape rope

Pryce:		3 Strength, Surf			8	9	22	7

Fly to Olivine (4 down)
Get Ether in Lighthouse,  talk to Jasmine and Escape rope

Jasmine:	3 Surf					8	9	22	4

Fly to Goldenrod (4 Up)
Mart
Get Return and Buy Tm33 (2 Calciums if 10-12 SPC or 13 SPC with 8-12 DEF or no Biter berry)

F3:		Buy:	6 SPC
			11 ATK
			3 SPD (2 if SPD DV >10)
			Guard spec
			3 Acc

Rocket1:	2 HB					6	9	22	4
Rocket2:	2 HB					4	9	22	4
Rocket3:	4 HB					0	9	22	4
Rocket4:	Bite, Str, 2 Bite			0	8	19	4
Scientist1:	3 Surf					0	8	19	1

Menu:		Ether Surf
		(Calciums)
		Teach IP over HB
							IP	Str	Bite	Surf
Scientist2:	Surf+Bite				15	8	18	10
Exec.:		Surf, SPC, (Acc), 2 Bite, Surf, 2 Bite	15	8	14	8

Rival4:		If bitter Berry SPC on Bat
		If Przcureberry SPC on Magnemite
		Else SPC on Meganium
		IP, Surf, IP, IP, Surf			12	8	14	6			

Swap IP and Bite					Bite	Str	IP	Surf
Rocket1:	Bite					13	8	12	6
Rocket2:	Surf, 2 Bite				11	8	12	5
Rocket3:	Bite, Surf				10	8	12	4
Eddie:		Str, Bite				9	7	12	4
Duncan:		2 Bite, Str				7	6	12	4
Rocket4:	2 Str					7	4	12	4
Rocket5:	IP, Str					7	3	11	4
Rocket6:	Str, IP					7	2	10	4
Rocket7:	2 Bite					5	2	10	4

Teach Return over Bite and rope out			Ret	Str	IP	Surf

Rocket1:	Ret, IP					19	2	9	4
Exec1:		IP					19	2	8	4
Exec2:		Surf, IP, Ret				18	2	7	3
Exec3:		Ret, IP, Surf				17	2	6	2

Get Pink Bow
Radio Card YYNYN
Fly to Mahagony (2 down)

Vance:		2 Str					17	0	6	2

Repel 4 Steps in
Get HM07

Menu next to Sign	(Heal)
			Repel
			Pink Bow
			HM06
			HM07
Paul:			3 Ret				14	0	6	2
Fran:			2 Ret				12	0	6	2
Cody:			3 Ret				9	0	6	2
Lola:			Ret, IP				8	0	5	2
Claire:			3 IP, 2 Ret			6	0	2	2

Get Dragonfang, Repel, and rope

Blake:		Surf, Ret, Surf				5	0	2	0
Richard:	Ret					4	0	2	0

PP Route End


Heal at heal house
Avoid Joyce:	Strength x3
Gaven:		Return x4
Jake:		Return x3
Beth:		Return (Or Surf if ATK DV < 13)

Rival:		xSPC, Return, Surf, IP, Surf, IP, IP
Meganium is a 94.87% range with 10 SPC DV or 13 with no calciums

E4 Mart: 	Buy 3 Max Repels and 12 Full Restores

Will: 
	Xatu:		xSPC, Surf (Full Restore or Full Heal if confused)
	Exeggutor:	IP
	Jynx:		Strength
	Slowbro:	Return x2
	Xatu:		Surf


Koga: 
	Ariados:	xSPC, xACC, Surf (xACC)
	Venomoth:	Surf
	Forretress:	Surf
	Muk:		Return + Surf
	Crobat:		IP

Bruno: 
	Hitmontop:	xATK x2, Return (If he detects return him and xATK on Hitmonchan)
	Hitmonchan:	Return
	Hitmonlee:	Return
	Machamp:	Return
	Onix:		IP

Karen: 
	Umbreon:	xSPC, (heal), (xACC), Surf x2
	Vileplume:	IP
	Gengar:		Surf (92% range with 10 SPC DV)
	Murkrow:	Surf
	Houndoom:	Surf

Heal
Lance:
	Gyarados:	Return, xSPD if Gyara used Hyper Beam, Strength
	Dragonites:	IP (67, 79, 79, 79/92, 92, 92)% range on lvl50 Dragonite
	Aerodactyl:	Surf
	Charizard:	Surf


KANTO SPLIT

Talk to ELM
Fly to Olivine (5 down),

Stanly:		Return x3

Super Repel + Fly to Vermillion City (1 up)
Go to rock tunnel

Jim:		Return

After Rock Tunel, enter the center and Exit and go to the power plant 
Fly to Saffron (1 down), Go to Erika

Jo + Zoe:	Return x2
Tanya:		Return (IP if ATK DV < 12)
Julia:		Strength x3
Erika:		IP, Return, xATK, Return x2


Fly to Saffron (1 down) and go to Sabrina
Gym:		UP, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN
Avoid Rebecca:	Return x2
Sabrina:	Return x3

(ATK DV        :    9,    10,    11,    12,    13,    14,  15)
(Espeon Ranges: 69.23, 82.05, 82.05, 89.74, 94.87, 94.87, 100)
(Need 5 SPD DV to outspeed Alakazam)


Exit: RIGHT, UP, UP, DOWN

Enter and Exit Misty gym
Do Nugget Bridge

Dudley:		Strength
Ellen:		Surf x2
Joe:		Return x2
Laura:		Strength x3
Lloyd:		Return
Shannon:	Strength x3
Pat:		Return

Fly to Cerulean (1 up)

Misty:		Return, xATK, Return, Return x2 (+Strength)


Use Super Repel + Teleport and go to Power Plant
Fly to Lavender (Cursor on PKMN, 1U -> 3 down), get Expn Card
Fly to Vermillion (2 Up) and go to gym

Gregory:	IP x2
Surge:		Surf, Surf, Return, Strength x2


Go to Snorlax
Use Super Repel + Tune PokeGear Radio to 20 + Run from Snorlax, go through Diglett s Cave

Jerry:		Return (IP if ATK DV < 13)
Brock:		Surf x5


Get Max Ether, take a step left after exiting viridian forest 
Bike South to Pallet Town, Max Ether on Return, Max Repel before Grass on Route 1
Surf South to Cinnabar + Talk to Blue.

Blaine:		Surf, Return, Surf

Go Fuchsia Gym

Janine:		Return x5


Fly to Viridian (2 up), bike to Gym.

Blue:		xATK x2 (x3 if ATK < 12), (xSPD if SPD < 11) Return x5, Surf
		ATK DV: (  9,  10,  11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Exeggutor is a range: (100, 100, 100, 64, 64, 69, 74)
Chance to use an X Item on Exeggutor (if 12+ ATK)


Fly to Pallet Town (1 up)
Talk to Oak
Use Max Repel + Fly to Viridian (2 up)
Do Mt. Silver

Red: 	Guard Spec., xATK x2 (x3 if ATK < 11), xSPD, (heal if thunder hits anytime), Return spam.