NOTE: This route assumes you have a +Sp. Atk nature and 28-31 IV. You can easily run worse Squirtles, but you will need to buy more X Specials and make other tweaks to fights. If you plan to run worse Squirtles, I recommend studying the other routes on speedrun.com in addition to this one.

INTRO/RNG MANIPULATION
- Start timer when you select your trainer name
- Natures: Modest, Mild, Rash
- Stat parameters:
    > HP: x
    > Attack: 9/x/x
    > Defense: x/x/x
    > Sp. Atk: x/x/28
    > Sp. Def: x/x/x
    > Speed: x/18/x
- Min frame 4050, max frame 4400
- Select Squirtle at listed time + 0.13 seconds

PALLET TOWN
- Rival 1: Tackle spam (Tail Whip turn 1 with Modest)
 
ROUTE 1
- Get Potion from mart guy on second trip (first trip if it will kill turn frame)
- Kill any Lv. 2/3 for experience (don't kill L3 Pidgey with <a/21/x)
- Catch Rattata and Pidgey if you see them (Tackle once to weaken)

VIRIDIAN FOREST
- Get Antidote
- Get hidden Potion on far-left tile if necessary (same row as Weedle Guy)
- Weedle Guy: Tail Whip, Tackle spam
- If poisoned, get to 5-7 HP, then use Antidote

PEWTER GYM
- Minion: Bubble x1-2, Bubble x2-3
- Brock: Bubble x1-2, Bubble x1-2
- Learn Water Gun over Withdraw

PEWTER CITY
- Sell Rock Tomb
- Buy 4 Potions, 4 Antidotes, 2 Paralyz Heals, 3 Awakenings and 6 Repels

ROUTE 3
- WG everything
- If no Torrent for 14, get Torrent off second L10 Caterpie; if no Torrent for 15, get it off L11 Caterpie
- Catch Pidgey/Spearow if you didn't catch Pidgey
- Get Persim Berry before the center

MT. MOON
- On first repel menu, register TM Case and equip Persim Berry first
- Get the Rare Candy
- Fight the Hiker (Bubble x3)
	> NOTE: Fighting the Rocket spinner may be better if you have high Torrent and can survive Hyper Fang (x/15/x takes 11-13 dmg)
- Rocket: WG x2, WG x2 (can save 1-2 turns if in Torrent)
- Super Nerd: WG spam 
- If no Paras, grind for one at the very end (WG to weaken)

ROUTE 4
- Teach Mega Kick over Bubble

CERULEAN CITY
- Buy 4 Super Potions
- Heal to full and candy to 19 (learn Bite over Tail Whip)

CERULEAN GYM
- Misty:
	> With good Attack: MK+Bite, Tackle+Tackle+Bite+Bite
	> With average Attack: Bite+evaluate roll, Tackle+Tackle+Bite+Bite
	> With bad Attack: Tackle+Bite+Bite, MK+Bite+Bite

CERULEAN CITY
- Consider center if low on Mega Kicks, low on Super Potions and/or x/x/29+ Sp. Atk
- If no center, heal to 25+ HP for rival
- Get hidden Rare Candy

NUGGET BRIDGE
- Cerulean Rival: WP+WP, Bite+MK, WP x2
- NB1: Bite x4
- NB2: Bite, MK, Bite
- NB3: WP x2
- NB4: WP x2
- NB5: WP
- Rocket: WP x2

ROUTE 25
- Get hidden Elixer
- Get the Pecha Berry
- Hiker: WG
- Lass: WP x2
- Jr. Trainer: WP x2
- Do NOT get the Oran Berry (candies are enough for Koga)
- Lass: MK x2, Bite
- (Get Ether if need at least 2 MKs for Drowzee/Raticate/Ivysaur/Raticate)
- Get S.S. Ticket, then run back to Cerulean and enter the Dig house

CERULEAN CITY
- Rocket: WP, MK

ROUTE 6
- Get the Sitrus Berry and candy (consider skipping Sitrus with good HP/Sp. Def/Speed)
- Use 2 candies to reach L27, and use the Ether if you got it
- Jr. Trainer: WP, MK (or WP x2 in Torrent)

S.S. ANNE
- If in Torrent, 2+ MKs and out of Vine Whip kill range, skip free heal 
- S.S. Anne Rival: WP+Bite, Bite+MK, MK, Bite
	> If exiting fight at high HP, save at least 3 Mega Kicks for Surge
- If low on Mega Kicks or skipped first free heal, take free heal on the way out

VERMILION CITY
- Press Select to teach Cut and Dig to Rattata/Paras
- Cut the bush to enter the gym

VERMILION GYM
- Gentleman: WP
- Menu AFTER Gentleman:
	> (Equip Sitrus Berry)
	> (Heal to full or near full)
	> (Heal paralysis)
- Surge: WP x2, WP+MK

VERMILION CITY
- Get the Bike Voucher, then run back to Cerulean

CERULEAN CITY
- Get bike, then register+use it
 
ROUTE 9-10
- Jr. Trainer: MK, Bite, MK, Bite
- Bug Catcher: WP x3
- Get hidden Rare Candy after Hiker walker

ROCK TUNNEL
- Use Elixer on a Repel menu as necessary for Mega Kick PP. No need to delay for Water Pulse PP
- Pokemaniac: WG, Bite
- Pokemaniac: Bite+Bite
- Jr. Trainer: MK x2
- Hiker: WG
- Hiker: Bite, WG, Bite
- Jr. Trainer: WP x3
- Hiker: Bite x2, WG
- Run manip the spinner
- Jr. Trainer: Bite, MK, Bite

ROUTE 8
- Gambler: WG x2

CELADON CITY
- Go to Game Corner
- Rocket: MK, WP (or WP x2 if in Torrent)
- Go to Rocket Hideout
 
ROCKET HIDEOUT
- Get the candy BEFORE the Lift Key
- Use 2 candies to reach L35
- Go to the Lift Key guy (WG x2)
- Get Lift Key
- Take elevator to B4F
    > Rocket: Bite, WP x2
    > Rocket: WP, Bite, Bite+WP (WP Arbok if in Torrent)
    > Giovanni: WP x5 (consider MK on Kangaskhan in a pinch)
    > Get Silph Scope, then Dig out

CELADON CITY
- Bike to the mart
- Shopping:
	> 5F: (Sell Nugget), buy 7 X Attacks, 4 X Speeds, 14 X Specials, 5 X Accs and 3 Guard Spec. (6/4/15/5/2 if X Special on rival)
	> 2F: Buy TM31, 9 Super Potions and 8 Super Repels (alternatively, don't sell Nugget and buy 2 Supers)
- Bike west to get Fly
- Teach Fly to bird, use a Super Repel and Fly to Lavender

LAVENDER TOWER
- Rival: Guard Spec., X Acc, X Attack, WP, MK x2, WG x2
	> Alternate strat: X Spec, WP, Bite+Bite, Bite+Bite, Bite, WG (remaining PP: 5/6/0/16)
- Do NOT get the Elixer
- Channeler (5F): WP
- Channeler (6F): WG (switch WG to slot 1)
- Channeler (6F): WG
- Get Rare Candy
- Marowak: WP (MK/Bite to stall if not in Torrent)
- Rocket: WG x2, WP
- Rocket: WG, WP
- Rocket: WG x4 (remaining PP: 1/6/0/9)
- After exiting, Fly to Celadon

CELADON CITY
- Get the Tea
- Bike to Snorlax

CYCLING ROAD
- Get the candy and Max Elixer

SAFARI ZONE
- Use a Super Repel before the grass in the second area
- Get the Full Restore
- Get the Gold Teeth and HM03, then Fly to Fuchsia and bike to the gym

FUCHSIA GYM
- On first spinner bag manip, teach Surf over WG, heal/candy to safe HP and equip Pecha
- Juggler: Surf x4
- Koga: Surf x5 (assumes L42 for Weezing; better to Bite+Surf if not)
    > At 60+ HP: Surf, X Spec, Surf x2, Surf, Bite+Surf (if Muk hits into Torrent, Bite+Surf, then OHKO Weezing)

FUCHSIA CITY
- Get Strength
- Use a Super Repel, heal/candy for Speed if necessary, then Fly to Pallet and Surf to Cinnabar

CINNABAR ISLAND
- Go to the mansion (approach from left coast)
- Get the Elixer and TM14
- Get the Secret Key, then Dig out and bike to the gym

CINNABAR GYM
- Blaine: Surf x4 (NOTE: You MUST have Torrent by the time you hit Arcanine)
- After exiting, say no to Bill, then Fly to Celadon and bike to the gym

CELADON GYM
- Beauty: Bite x2
- Teach Blizzard over Mega Kick and heal/candy to 30+ HP (should have no candies after this)
- Beauty: Bite
- Erika: Surf, Bite, Blizzard
- After exiting, Fly to Celadon and bike to Silph Co.

SILPH CO.
- Take elevator to 5F
- On spinner bag manip, use the Max Elixer and heal so 3 Wing Attacks = Torrent
- Silph Rival: X Acc, X Spec x2, WP, Blizzard x2, Bite, WP
- Rocket: WP x3
- Giovanni: Surf x3, WP
- Dig out, then bike to the gym

SAFFRON GYM
- Sabrina: Surf x2, X Speed, Surf x2
- Dig out, then Fly to Viridian and bike to the gym

VIRIDIAN GYM
- Blackbelt: Surf x3
- Cooltrainer: WP x5
- Giovanni: WP x2, Surf x3
- After exiting, bike to Route 22

ROUTE 22
- Before the grass, use a Super Repel and use the Full Restore
- Viridian Rival: X Acc, X Spec x2, Surf, Blizzard, Bite, Bite+Blizzard, X Speed, WP, Surf

VICTORY ROAD
- On Super Repel menu, teach Strength over Water Pulse and Brick Break over Bite

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Do NOT get the Lum Berry
- Box heal and deposit slaves (from "Move" menu)
- Buy max Full Restores

ELITE FOUR
- Lorelei: X Attack x6, BB x2, Strength+Strength, Strength, BB, and try to end fight with ~90 HP
	> With <a/10/x: Strength x2 Cloyster, and can finish setting up on Slowbro
- Bruno: Guard Spec., X Spec x2, Surf x5
	> If you heal, use a Super Potion for Torrent manip
- Heal to ~35-50 HP (high Torrent)
- Agatha: X Speed, X Spec, Surf x5
	> If you heal, use a Super Potion for Torrent manip
- Heal to full
- Lance: X Acc, X Spec, Blizzard+(Strength)+Blizzard, Blizzard x3, Surf
- Heal to full and use the Elixer
- Champion: Guard Spec., X Speed, X Spec x3, Surf, X Acc, Blizzard, Surf x2, Blizzard+Blizzard, Surf
	> If Pidgeot gives you Torrent, skip the third X Special, then heal on Gyarados