No lottery manip Pick Chikorita Grind for L4 Poliwag and L5 Bellsprout Rocky won't obey during Bugsy split, but nothing kills you Ecruteak --> Lighthouse --> candy to 33 --> Chuck --> Jasmine --> Rocket Hideout --> Pryce --> Ice Path --> Goldenrod shopping Don't actually need any candies to complete route, but it should be worth getting 5 Experience matters most for Chuck's gym (L33), Clair (L52+, depending on Return's power), and Lance (L60+) Moveset progression: - Tackle/Mud-Slap/Rock Throw/Screech - Headbutt/Mud-Slap/Rock Throw/Screech - Headbutt/Mud-Slap/Rock Throw/Dig - Headbutt/Strength/Rock Throw/Dig - Iron Tail/Strength/Rock Throw/Dig - Return/Strength/Rock Throw/Dig - Return/Strength/Rock Throw/Earthquake Major fights: - Falkner (second-worst fight): X Defend and PP stall Pidgeotto, then switch out - Bugsy: X Attack (OHKOs Scyther) - Whitney: ??? - Morty: Dig spam, X Speed on Gengar (can maybe finish Gengar with Mud-Slap or Rock Throw) - Rival 3: X Attack (can maybe skip) - Vaporeon (L30 needed): HB+HB/Dig - Chuck (worst fight): X Attack x5, Strength x2, die to Surf, Revive, Strength (if low roll, try to Leer with Kenya) - Jasmine: X Attack x3, Dig, Dig+Dig, Dig - Pryce: Guard Spec., X Attack x2, X Accuracy, Strength, RT, Iron Tail - Clair: X Attack, Return, Hyper Potion, X Attack, Hyper Potion, X Attack, Return x3 - Will: X Attack x3, Return x4, EQ - Koga: X Attack, X Accuracy, Rock Throw, EQ+EQ, Rock Throw, Strength+RT, EQ - Bruno: X Attack x2-3, EQ x5 - Karen: X Attack x3, EQ, Return, EQ, Return x2 - Lance: Return/RT, die to Surf, Max Revive (always Hyper Beam), X Attack, Return, X Attack, RT, Hyper Potion, X Attack, RT x3, Return (only 1/4 to get L50 Dragonite, which is only bad if you don't crit the Blizzard Dragonite AND Blizzard hits... in which case you should die and try again) - Blue: kill all 3 slaves, X Attack x4-5, X Speed, Return x3, EQ, Return x2 - Erika: X Attack x1-2, Return x4 - Misty (L68+): EQ, X Attack, Return, EQ, Return - Red: Guard Spec. X Speed, X Attack x5, Return, EQ, X Attack, EQ x3, Return X Attacks: - (Rocket Shorts Guy) - (Rocket Shorts Guy) - Grunt-F - (Grunt-F) - Grunt-M - (Grunt-M) - Koffing Guy - Bugsy - Whitney - (Whitney) (Goldenrod Mart 1) - Rival 3 - (Rival 3) - (Sage 1) - Chuck - Chuck - Chuck - Chuck - (Chuck) - (Chuck) - Jasmine - Jasmine - Jasmine - Pryce - Pryce (Goldenrod Mart 2) Early Chuck: +31 Poliwrath +8 Revives +7 Revives money +4 Primeape +8 Primeape +9 Machop/Machoke +5 Hitmonchan +3 Hitmonlee +6 Noctowl +3 Growlithes +1 Marill +3 spinner turns +6 experience route TOTAL: +94 Late Chuck: +41 movement +9 extra repel uses +3 healing items +5 early money +2 Red Gyarados +5 Drowzee +4 Grimer +6 Ekans/Gloom (IT?) +3 Raticate (IT?) +8 Executive-M +7 Executive-F +3 Electrodes +2 spinner turns TOTAL: +98 Violet Mart (late): Buy 3 Potions, 2 Antidotes and 7 X Attacks? Still need to pick up 2 X Attacks for Bugsy and Whitney. Also need to Growl Falkner Azalea Mart: Buy 5 Repels (6 if you want to Repel for Route 36-37; 8-9 if doing late Chuck) Violet Mart 2 (Teleport?): Buy 7 or 10 X Attacks (early or late Chuck) Olivine Mart: Buy ~5 Hyper Potions and 4-5 Super Repels Goldenrod Mart 2: Get Return, and buy 7-8 X Attacks, 2 X Speeds, 1 X Accuracy, and 2 Proteins (can sell Nugget and TMs to buy 3rd Protein) Blackthorn Mart: Buy ~6 Hyper Potions, ~25 X Attacks and ~11 Max Repels Growl pros: - Start hitting Pidgeotto at -1 acc instead of -2 acc (maybe don't need to switch out) - Take 3 less damage (or more if Pidgeotto crits) - Gust does 1 instead of 2 - Save money - Save mart trip (sometimes) Growl cons: - Have to heal Chikorita to 19+ HP - Slow to switch out, even without SHIFT strats - Need SHIFT strats (slow) or risk Growl miss (risky) - Definitely need to pick up 2 Potions (and possibly 1 Berry) - Pidgeotto can crit Chikorita - 1 less happiness ----- Proposed candy route: - Don't buy early X Attacks for Jasmine or Pryce - 32-->33 for Cianwood Gym (requires 940 exp.; usually get it from spinners) - 36-->37 for Rocket Hideout - After Rocket Hideout, get all candies, some X Attacks for Jasmine/Pryce/Rocket gauntlet, any X Speeds/X Accs/Guard Specs. for late game, Proteins and Return - 40-->43 for Jasmine - 43/44 for Pryce (skip Guard Spec., 1 X Attack; can survive Icy Wind + Blizzard) - Buy remaining X Attacks at Blackthorn Mart, along with Hyper Potions and Max Repels ----- Most important points in route: - "Won't obey" section --> X items to reduce variance, turns, and healing - Vaporeon --> Avoiding HB+Dig range - Cianwood Gym --> Avoiding excessive heals, crit risks and death - Jasmine --> Avoiding heal loops - Pryce --> Avoiding Guard Spec., heal, crit and miss risks - Clair --> Avoiding Surf OHKO, Ice Beam 2HKO, excessive heals, and Kingdra range - Lance --> Avoiding Rock Throw miss risks and ranges - Misty --> Avoiding Golduck range - Red --> Avoiding Blastoise range ----- PP management Early Mud-Slaps (10) - Koffing - Koffing - Koffing - Koffing - Ekans - Ekans - Koffing - Koffing - Koffing - Flex Mid-early Digs (10) - Haunter - Gastly - Haunter - Gastly - Gastly - Haunter - Gengar - Haunter - Jolteon/Gengar - Vaporeon Mid-early Headbutts (15) --> CAN DOUBLE DEPOSIT AFTER GOLDENROD - Slowpoke - Slowpoke - Slowpoke - Voltorb - Voltorb - Snubbull - Snubbull - Whitney - Whitney - Whitney - Whitney - Espeon - Espeon - Vaporeon - Jolteon Mid-early Rock Throws (15) --> CAN DOUBLE DEPOSIT AFTER GOLDENROD - Slowpoke - Snubbull - Whitney - Haunter - Zubat - Quilava - Gastly - Gastly - Gastly - Gastly - Gastly - Flareon - Umbreon - Umbreon - Umbreon Take Olivine Center Mid Headbutts (15) - Noctowl - Marill - Marill - Hitmonchan - Machoke - Mankey - Mankey - Primeape - Primeape - Poliwrath - Poliwrath - Gyarados - Gyarados Mid Strengths (15) - Hitmonlee - Hitmonlee - Hitmonchan - Hitmonchan - Machop - Machop - Machoke - Machoke - Primeape - Poliwrath - Drowzee - Zubat - Zubat - Grimer - Rattata Lance heal Rocket section... Digs (??) - Koffing - Arbok - Electrode - Electrode - Electrode - Magnemite - Steelix - Steelix - (Steelix) - Magnemite ----- - Arbok - Magnemite - Magnemite - Magnemite - Koffing - Weezing - Magnemite - Muk - Weezing - Koffing Returns/Strengths - Raticate - Gloom - Seel (3) ----- - Raticate - Raticate - Zubat - Zubat - Grimer - Grimer - Muk - Muk - Grimer - Zubat - Rattata - Porygon - Koffing - Koffing - Koffing - Koffing - Sneasel - Rattata - Koffing - Muk - Muk - Koffing - Koffing - Growlithe - Koffing - Koffing - Koffing - Magmar - Gloom - Gloom - Raticate - Golbat (35) ----- - Grimer - Koffing - Koffing - Raticate - Koffing - Golbat - Golbat - Arbok - Vileplume - Murkrow - Houndour (46) ----- - Dratini - Dratini - Dratini - Seadra - Seadra - Horsea - Seadra - Seadra - Dratini - Dragonair - Dragonair - Dragonair - Dragonair - Kingdra - Dragonair - Dragonair - Dragonair - Golbat - Golbat (65) E4 (EQs) - Slowbro - Ariados - Venomoth - Forretress - Forretress - Muk - Machamp - Gengar Kanto (EQs) - Golduck (range with Return) - Sandslash - Granbull (unless late) - Vaporeon (unless late) - Nidoking (range with Return early) - Raichu (range with Return) - Magneton - Electrode (range with Return) - Electrode (range with Return) - Electabuzz ----- - Graveler - Rhyhorn - Kabutops - Omastar - Onix - Magcargo - Magmar - Rapidash - Weezing - Weezing ----- - Espeon - Mr. Mime - Golduck - Lapras - Rhydon - Venusaur - Blastoise - Snorlax