PALLET TOWN - Stat thresholds: > Modest, Mild or Rash nature > Minimum IVs: 5 HP, 20/4/0 Attack, 7/0/0 Defense, 0/0/30 Sp. Atk, 0/0/0 Sp. Def, 0/15/0 Speed - Rival 1: Tackle spam ROUTE 1 - Get the Potion - Kill one encounter - Catch a Pidgey if you see it VIRIDIAN FOREST - Get the Antidote - Weedle Guy: (Swap Tail Whip to slot 1), Tail Whip, Tackle x5 - Get the Potion unless high HP and didn't use first Potion PEWTER GYM - Minion: Bubble spam > Sandshrew damage: 0-3 Mild: 7-9 4-25 Mild: 6-8 26-31 Mild: 5-7 0-3 Rash: 6-8 4-31 Rash: 5-7 - Brock: Bubble spam (low Torrent usually not worth the risk) > Onix Rock Tomb damage: 0-6 Mild: 11-13 | 7-9 7-31 Mild: 10-12 | 7-9 0-6 Rash: 10-12 | 7-9 7-31 Rash: 8-10 | 5-7 > Onix Tackle damage: 0-6 Mild: 5 | 4 7-31 Mild: 5 | 3 0-15 Rash: 5 | 3 16-31 Rash: 4 | 3 PEWTER CITY - Shopping: Buy 5 Potions, 3 Antidotes, 3 Paralyz Heals, 4 Awakenings and 4 Repels ROUTE 3 - Water Gun spam - Catch a flier if you don't have one MT. MOON - Menu a few steps in: > Register the TM case > Use a Repel - Get Bullet Seed TM - Fight 4 optionals (Bug Catcher, Super Nerd, Hiker, Rocket spinner) - Get Rare Candy and Escape Rope - Get Revive - Rocket: WG spam - Super Nerd: WG spam (learn Bite over Tackle) ROUTE 4 - Get Great Ball - Teach Mega Kick over Withdraw CERULEAN CITY - Take the center - Get Rare Candy NUGGET BRIDGE - Rival 2: Bite+Bite+Bite, MK+Bite, Bite, WG (need Torrent or close to it) > Bulbasaur usually does 17-20 or 15-18 - NB1: Bite x4 - NB2: Bite, MK, Bite - NB3: WG x2 - NB4: WG x2 (ranges) - NB5: WG/MK - Rocket: WG x2 ROUTE 25 - Get Elixer - Bottom Hiker 1: WG - Picnicker: WG x2 - Bottom Hiker 2: Bite x3, WG - Lass: MK x2, Bite - Get the Ether (use on MK whenever) CERULEAN CITY - Rocket: WG, MK ROUTE 6 - Get the Sitrus Berry and Rare Candy - Camper: Bite, MK > Raticate QA damage: 0-31 Mild: 7-9 0-10 Rash: 7-9 11-31 Rash: 5-7 - Catch L15/16 Oddish with Great Ball (it's OK to die or get poisoned) VERMILION CITY - Go straight to the boat S.S. ANNE - Take early bed if needed for HP/PP - S.S. Anne Rival: Bite+WG, Bite(+Bite)+MK, MK, Bite - Take late bed VERMILION CITY - Get the Bike Voucher, then run back to Cerulean CERULEAN CITY - Shopping (before Misty): Buy 5 Super Potions, 4 Escape Ropes and 5 Repels CERULEAN GYM - Menu before Misty: > Press Select to teach Cut to Oddish > Teach Bullet Seed to Oddish (over Sweet Scent) > Swap Oddish to slot 1 > Give Sitrus Berry to Oddish > Rare Candy Oddish to L16 (skip if caught L17) > SAVE - Misty: Bullet Seed spam, healing or Absorbing as needed CERULEAN CITY - Get the Bicycle, then menu: > Swap Wartortle to slot 1 > Teach Water Pulse to Wartortle over Bubble > Register the Bicycle > Bike to Route 9 ROUTE 9 - Picnicker: MK, Bite(+Bite), MK, Bite - Bug Catcher: WG x2, Bite+Bite (WP in Torrent) - Get Rare Candy ROUTE 10 - Get Super Potion if low ROCK TUNNEL - Pokemaniac: WP, Bite+Bite - Pokemaniac: Bite+Bite - Get Revive if you used the first one - Picnicker: Bite+Bite, MK - Hiker: WG - Hiker: WG x3 - Picnicker: WP x3 - Use the Elixer on the last Repel menu - Hiker: WG x3 - Picnicker: WG, Bite, WG ROUTE 8 - Gambler: WG, WP CELADON CITY - Get Eevee - Get the PP Up (Cut) - Bike to Rocket Hideout ROCKET HIDEOUT - WP all (MK Raticate if not in Torrent) - Get the PP Up, Nugget and Calcium - Get the Net Ball only (left of Giovanni) - Giovanni: WP spam - Get Silph Scope, then Escape Rope out CELADON CITY - Get the Tea, then bike to the mart - Shopping (5F): > Sell 2 Nuggets, 2 PP Ups and Calcium > Buy 29 X Attacks, 6 X Defends, 9 X Speeds, 21 X Specials, 4 X Accuracy and 3 Guard Spec. - Bike west to get HM02 (Fly) - Bike to the Vermilion Gym VERMILION GYM - On first bag manip: > Teach Fly to flier > Heal Wartortle to ~54 HP - Gentleman: WP - After Gentleman, swap Eevee to slot 1 - Surge: X Attack, QA, X Attack, Super Potion, QA, QA, QA+QA > If QA does less than half to Voltorb, go to +3 - After exiting: > Swap Wartortle to slot 1 > Fly to Lavender LAVENDER TOWER - Lavender Rival: (Guard Spec.), X Special x1-2, WP, Bite+Bite, Bite+Bite(+Bite), WG/Bite, WG > You should end this fight in Torrent! - SKIP the Elixer - SKIP the heal pad - Channeler (5F): WP - Channeler (6F): WG - Channeler (6F): WG - Get Rare Candy - Marowak: WP(+Bite) - Rocket: WG x2, WP - Rocket: WP, MK - Rocket: WG x3, WP - After exiting, Fly to Celadon and bike to Cycling Road CYCLING ROAD - Get Rare Candy FUCHSIA CITY - Bike to the mart - Shopping: Buy 6 Ultra Balls and 11 Max Repels (need $500+ remaining) - Bike to the Safari Zone SAFARI ZONE - Before grass in Area 1: > Swap Eevee to slot 1 > Use a Max Repel - Get Max Potion and Full Restore - Catch Doduo before leaving Area 1 - Catch Nido whenever you see it (name it "A") - Once Doduo is caught, continue with Eevee in front until Nido is caught - If Nido is caught early, swap Blastoise to slot 1 immediately - Get Gold Teeth and Revive - Get HM03, then menu: > Teach Fly to Doduo > Teach Surf to Blastoise over Water Gun > Swap Blastoise to slot 1 > Fly to Celadon and bike to the gym CELADON GYM - Beauty: Bite x2 - Beauty: Bite - Swap Doduo to slot 1 - Erika: X Attack x2, Full Restore, Fly x3 > If Victreebel doesn't paralyze turn 1, go for +1 Fly range - After exiting: > Swap Blastoise to slot 1 > Fly to Fuchsia and bike to the gym FUCHSIA GYM - On first spinner bag manip: > (Candy Nidoran-M to L31; check Sp. Atk) > Use the Moon Stone on Nidorino > Teach Shock Wave to Nidoking in slot 1 - Juggler: Surf x4 (MK Drowzees when not in Torrent) - On second spinner bag manip, swap Nidoking to slot 1 - Koga: X Defend, X Special x4-6, SW spam > Can 2HKO Koffing at +1/2 or OHKO at +4/5 > Selfdestruct does ~78 FUCHSIA CITY - Get Strength from the warden's house - Menu before Strength boulder: > Use a Max Repel > Teach Strength to Blastoise over Mega Kick - Get the warden candy - After exiting, Fly to Pallet and Surf to the mansion ROUTE 21 - (Weaken + Ultra Ball Tentacool if you see it) CINNABAR MANSION - Swap Blastoise to slot 1 immediately - Fight the Scientist (Torrent WP, Surf, WP) - Get Rare Candy - When the repel wears off: > Use another Max Repel > (Heal Blastoise to 32+ HP) - Catch Raticate (WP, or Surf if 73+ HP) - Get Full Restore - SKIP Elixer - Get TM14 (Blizzard) - Get Secret Key - Menu after getting everything: > Teach Blizzard over Water Pulse > Use the Max Potion on Blastoise (skip if dead) > Escape Rope out - After exiting, Fly to Saffron SAFFRON CITY - If Blastoise died to Raticate, take the center SILPH CO. - Go straight to Silph Rival (no menuing needed) - Silph Rival: X Special x2, X Acc, Surf, Blizzard, Blizzard+Bite, Surf x2 - Get Lapras - Minion: Surf x3 - Giovanni: X Special, Surf x4 > X Special on Kangaskhan in high Torrent - After beating Giovanni: > Get the Master Ball > PC: Move Raticate to slot 1, move Blastoise to box and then slot 3, deposit Oddish + Eevee + Doduo > Return to 3F, then take the stairs to 7F to get Bulk Up TM > Take the stairs to 10F to get Rare Candy > Teach Strength to Raticate over Hyper Fang, then Escape Rope out and bike to the gym SAFFRON GYM - Sabrina: X Attack x2, Strength x2, X Speed, Strength > Full Restore if confused - After beating Sabrina: > Use a Max Repel > Escape Rope out > Swap Nido to slot 1 > Fly to Fuchsia FUCHSIA CITY - Bike/Surf to Seafoam (hug left side of beach) SEAFOAM ISLANDS - (Weaken + Ultra Ball Tentacool if you see it) - Bike to B3F to complete Strength puzzle - After falling to B4F, catch Articuno immediately (name it "A") - Bike back and forth to catch L32+ Psyduck/Golduck and L34+ Seel/Dewgong > If L32 Psyduck is caught first, candy it to L33 and swap it to slot 1 - After catching all 3: > Escape Rope out > (Swap Seel/Dewgong to slot 1) > Fly to Cinnabar CINNABAR ISLAND - Enter the center to use the PC: > IF GOLDUCK IS IN PARTY: Move Dewgong to slot 1, box heal Golduck, deposit Pidgey + Raticate + Nidoking > IF DEWGONG IS IN PARTY: Move Golduck to Nidoking's slot, deposit Raticate + Nidoking, box heal Dewgong, deposit Pidgey - Bike to the mart - Shopping: Buy 7 Hyper Potions and max Ultra Balls CINNABAR GYM - Menu before Blaine: > Candy Seel and Psyduck if needed > Teach Fly to Articuno over Mist > Teach Surf to Golduck over Disable > Teach Surf to Dewgong over Growl - Blaine: X Speed, X Special x3, Surf, (X Special), Surf x4 > Use a 4th X Special if Sp. Atk will be less than 56 on Arcanine - After exiting: > Say no to Bill > Swap Articuno to slot 1 > Fly to Viridian and bike to the gym VIRIDIAN GYM - Blackbelt: (Swap IB to slot 1), IB x3 - Cooltrainer-M: IB x5 - Before Giovanni: > Swap Dewgong to slot 1 (Golduck instead if Dewgong isn't in EQ range) > Swap Articuno to slot 2 > (SAVE) - Giovanni: Guard Spec., X Defend, X Speed, X Special x2, Surf x5 - After exiting, bike to the center VIRIDIAN CITY - Enter the center to use the PC: > Deposit Dewgong, Articuno and Golduck > Move Articuno to slot 1 ROUTE 22 - Before rival: > Use an Elixer on Articuno > Use a Max Repel - Viridian Rival: X Special x2, IB x2, (Agility/X Special), IB x4-5 - Bike to Route 23 ROUTE 23 - Before the grass, swap Blastoise to slot 1 - Catch a L42/L44 Fearow (Surf to weaken) - If you see Primeape, catch that too (Surf to weaken) > Also candy Primeape to L43+ on the next repel menu - Get the Sitrus Berry - Before Victory Road, swap Articuno to slot 1 VICTORY ROAD - Get the Rare Candy - After entering 2F, swap Blastoise to slot 1 (or Primeape if you have it) - Grind on 2F for these Pokemon: > Primeape (Surf to weaken) > L48 Onix (Bite/Seismic Toss x1-2 to weaken) > Machoke OR Golbat (Surf/Seismic Toss to weaken) - L48 Onix repel strats (only if you have Primeape): L45-46 Primeape/Fearow/Machoke/Golbat - Machoke or Golbat repel strats (only if you have Primeape): L45-46 Primeape/Fearow (must teach AA to Fearow first) - After entering 3F, swap Articuno to slot 1 - Teach Double-Edge to bad Attack Fearow over Pursuit INDIGO PLATEAU - Get Lum Berry - After loading the Fly point, Fly to Fuchsia FUCHSIA CITY - Teach Substitute to Onix over Dragonbreath - Fly back to Indigo Plateau INDIGO PLATEAU - Use the PC to withdraw Lapras over Blastoise - Use the center - Shopping: Buy max Full Restores (4) - Big menu before E4: > Use all candies (generally get L45 Primeape, L45 Fearow and L50 Onix) > Teach Strength to Primeape over Rage > Teach Bulk Up to Machoke over Submission (OR Giga Drain to Golbat over Confuse Ray) > Teach Earthquake to Onix over Sandstorm > Teach Rock Tomb to Onix over Slam > Teach Aerial Ace to Fearow over Fury Attack > Equip Lum Berry to Fearow > Equip Sitrus Berry to Machoke/Golbat ELITE FOUR - Lorelei: Perish Song, Body Slam x2, switch to Primeape, X Attack x5-6, X Accuracy, X Speed, heal, CC, Strength+Strength, CC x3 > Kill Cloyster on the turn hail ends (sometimes this means risking a Slowbro 3HKO) - Swap Golbat/Machoke to slot 1 - Bruno (Golbat): X Defend, X Special, Giga Drain, X Defend, X Attack x5, X Speed, WA x3, Giga Drain (heal as needed) - Bruno (Machoke): Bulk Up x2, X Acc, Bulk Up, CC, Bulk Up x2-3, X Speed x2, CC x4 (heal as needed) - Swap Fearow to slot 1 - Agatha: X Speed, X Attack x6, AA, DP, (X Attack), DP/DE, DP x2 - If Fearow won't bait Hyper Beam, swap Articuno to slot 1 - Lance: Agility, X Special, IB, X Special, IB, IB x4 (heal as needed) - Swap Onix to slot 1 - Champion: Guard Spec., X Defend x2, X Speed x2, Substitute, heal to full, X Acc, X Attack x2, RT+RT+RT, EQ(+EQ), EQ+EQ, RT+RT, EQ x2 > Pidgeot ranges depend on stats; can sometimes go for RT+IT+X Attack+RT > Must always have a Substitute up and at least 3/4 HP for Rhydon