This is a rough set of notes, the route may be subject to change. INTRO - Name you and your rival "A" - Don't name Pikachu - Rival 1: Thundershock spam > Reset if you lose - Deliver Oak's parcel - Buy 3 poke balls and 6 potions - Get hidden tree potion - Do Nido Manip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNDq5e36DJU https://pastebin.com/L3qVx8Ls > save on bottom left grass tile > stop moving before pausing/saving > Start, A, Start, A > buffer down DURING PIKA CRY, A when cry ends - In the building: SWAP PIKA WITH NIDO VIRIDIAN FOREST - Walk into the sight of the first Bug Catcher - Bug Catcher 1: Tackle spam > Check stats after first level up. Reset if <12 Spc - Catch early Pidgey (Scratch to weaken) except level 8. - Heal if you have 1-10 HP - Bug Catcher 2: Swap Scratch to slot 1, spam Scratch - Heal, do flyer manip > hold start while walking to bottom left of second tree > Start, A, Start, A > If you have a Pidgey already, skip last 2 A-presses > Scratch twice - Bug Catcher 3: Scratch spam - Exit the forest PEWTER CITY - Go to center > Deposit Pikachu > Heal at center - Go to gym PEWTER GYM - Light Year Guy: Scratch spam - Toss pokeball and heal - Brock: > DK x2-3 > DK x3-4 > If Bide, use Growl > Don't heal during Bide ROUTE 3 - Bug Catcher 1: Scratch spam - Shorts Guy: DK, Scratch spam - Bug Catcher 2: Scratch spam - Bug Catcher 3: Scratch spam, Tackle if you run out - Go around the lass in the grass - Skip center - Enter Mt. Moon MT. MOON - Do Moon manip: > move up one tile, hold start, save > Start, A, Start, A - Break off manip to get TM01, Mega Punch - Before talking to Nerd, menu: > use Moon Stone on Nido > Teach TM01, Mega Punch, over Growl (slot 3) - Super Nerd: > Swap Scratch and Mega Punch > MP x2, MP+DK, MP x2 - Jessie and James: > MP x2, DK, MP x2 - Exit Mt. Moon CERULEAN CITY - Take the center - Get the rare candy above the house - Rival 2: MP+DK, MPx2 + DK, DK, DK > If you get Growl then Sand Attack x2, sac bird - Trainer 1: MP(+DK), MP - Trainer 2: MP, MP+Scratch - Trainer 3: DK, MP x2 - Use both rare candies > Teach Body Slam over Tackle (slot 2) - Trainer 4: > Swap MP with BS > BS, MP, DK - Trainer 5: BS - Rocket: BS x2 - Get Charmander at top-left (Don’t nickname) - Bottom Hiker: DK x2 - Lass: MP, BS(+DK) - Fight the boyfriend at the top, not Hiker - Boyfriend: DK, BS - Lass 2: MP x3 - Get the hidden Ether - Say yes to Bill, get S.S. Ticket - Enter the dig house - Rocket: BS+DK, BS(+DK) - Go to the underground tunnel - Get the underground full restore - Cut through the grass - Jr. Trainer F: BS x3 - Jr. Trainer M: DK x2 VERMILLION CITY - Get the Bike Voucher - Go to the mart - Sell TM34 and Nugget - Buy 3 Repels - Go to the S.S. Anne S.S. ANNE - Go upstairs, enter the 4th door - Gentleman: BS x2 - Boat Rival: BS, DK, BS+DK, DK - Get Cut from Captain - Exit S.S. Anne - Go to Diglet tunnel - Menu: > Swap slot 2 with repel > Teach TM28, Dig, to Charmander > Dig out CERULEAN CITY - Take pokemon center - Get bike - Menu: > swap slot 1 with Bike > Teach HM01 to Charmander > Use Rare Candy on NIDOQUEEN > Bike to gym - Misty’s Trainer: BS(+DK) - Misty: BS x3 - Bike to cut bush - Go to Underground - Bike in Underground - Bike to Vermillion VERMILLION CITY - Cut bush to gym - Do Cans (use image) - Surge: BS x3-4 - Bike to bush, cut it - Enter Diglett's cave - Dig out from Diglett’s cave CERULEAN CITY - Bike to bushes, cut them - 4 Turn Girl: BS x4 - Bug Catcher: BS x3 (+DK) - Enter Rock Tunnel ROCK TUNNEL - Menu: > use repel (slot 2) > Swap slot 4 with TM11 > Teach TM24, Thunderbolt, over Mega Punch (slot 3) > Use Ether on Body Slam > Teach TM11, Bubblebeam, over Double Kick (slot 4) - Super Nerd 1: BB, TB - Super Nerd 2: TB - If 1-5 HP, use potion - Oddish Girl: BS x2 (kill with TB) > if paralyzed, use FR after fight - Use repel shortly after - Use repel before Hiker - Hiker: BB x3 - Lass: BS x3 - SKIP THE MAX ETHER - Go south, then west from Lavender Town - Gambler: > swap BS with BB > BB, BS - Enter the underground tunnel - Bike, get the underground Elixer > go left - Bike to Celadon CELADON CITY - Go to the department store - 2F: > Buy TM07 > Buy 10 Super Repels and 3 Super Potions - 4F: > Buy a Poke Doll - 6F: > Buy Soda Pop > Give drink to girl for TM48 > BUY FRESH WATER - 5F: > 13 X Accuracy > 8 X Speed > 1 X Attack > 2 X Special - Take elevator to 1F and exit - Bike, cut bush - Bike to fly house, get HM02, and exit her house - Menu: > Swap slot 2 with TM07 > Use a Super Repel > Teach TM48 Rock Slide over Bubblebeam (slot 1) > Teach TM07 Horn Drill over Scratch (slot 2) > Swap slot 3 with X Accuracy > Teach Fly > Fly to Lavender Town > Hold down, hit select, down again LAVENDER TOWN - Lavender Rival: X Acc, HD x5 (slot 2) - Channeler 1: RS x2 > slot 1 > If great run and confused on first Gastly: > switch to Pidgey, use gust until dead - Get visible Elixer - Get hidden Elixer - Take the heal pad - Channeler 2: RS - Channeler 3: RS - Pick up the Rare Candy - Ghost: > Swap Slot 2 with Super Repel > Use Poke Doll - Lavender J & J: X Acc, HD x3 - Get the Poke Flute - Exit the building and fly to Celadon CELADON CITY - Use the center - Bike to Silph Co. SILPH CO. - Take the elevator to 10F - Fight the Rocket in the bottom left room - Rocket 1: X Acc, HD > Mind the lag after the fight! - Pick up TM26 (left), Rare Candy (mid), carbos (right) - Walk down the stairs - Menu: > Swap slot 4 with TM26 > Use Carbos > (slot 4) Teach TM26 Earthquake over Rock Slide (slot 1) - Go to right wall, bottom wall, then left to the teleporter - Go down to fight rocket - Rocket 2: EQ - Get the card key - Silph Rival: > X Acc > Swap slot 6 with Rare Candy > X Speed, HD x2, EQ x3 - Get Lapras and don’t nickname - Silph J&J: EQ x2, BS - Heal to 70+ HP - Giovanni: EQ, EQ+EQ/BS, X Acc, HD x2 - Dig out CELADON CITY - Take the center - Bike to Snorlax - At Snorlax: > Use a Super Repel > Swap slot 4 with X Speed > use Poke Flute - Get the hidden Rare Candy on Cycling Road FUSCHIA CITY - Use bike - Don't cut the bushes, bike around instead - Enter the safari zone - use Super Repel, then Bike - GET CARBOS IN AREA 2 - Get the Full Restore - use Super repel again in next area - Get the gold teeth - Get HM03 - Leave the secret house and dig out - Fly to Fuschia FUSCHIA CITY - Bike to Koga's Gym - Juggler 1: EQ x2, BS, EQ - Juggler 2: EQ, EQ, BS - Heal to 64+ with Super Potions > If in red bar, use Full Restore - Koga: X Acc, HD, X Speed, HD x3 > If put to sleep: > use X Speed > if 1-78 HP and 2 Full Restores, use Full Restore > Otherwise, use Poke Flute > Second Veno: if you didn't X Speed yet and 1-34 HP, heal - Bike to the Warden, get HM04 - Fly to Celadon City - Bike to Saffron gym SAFFRON GYM - Top left, bottom left, bottom left - Sabrina: X Acc, X Speed, BS, EQ, HD - Step on teleport pad, dig out - Fly to Pallet Town PALLET TOWN - Walk to Bottom Left of water, menu: > Use a Super Repel > Swap slot 6 with X Special > Use 2 Rare Candies on NIDOQUEEN > Teach HM04 to Lapras > Teach HM03 to Lapras > Toss potions > Use Surf - Enter Cinnabar Mansion CINNABAR MANSION - Get TM14, menu: > Use Super Repel > Swap slot 7 with Rare Candies > Teach TM14, Blizzard, over Body Slam (slot 4) - Get both rare candies - Get the secret key - Dig out - Fly to Cinnabar - Menu: > use two candies on Nidoqueen > use the Carbos > bike to Cinnabar gym CINNABAR GYM - Blaine's Gym puzzle: ABBBAB - Blaine: EQ, X Atk, EQ x2-3 - Dig out - Bike to Celadon gym CELADON GYM - Erika's Trainer: Blizz - Use Elixer - Erika: Blizz, EQ x2 > Tangela: If you have 3 Blizzes left, - Cut out and fly to Viridian - Bike to gym VIRIDIAN GYM - Cooltrainer: Blizz (keep at least 2, EQ if necessary) - Heal if 1-35 HP - Blackbelt: X Spec, TB x3 - Exit and re-enter gym - Before Gio: > heal above 110 HP > Save - Giovanni: X Speed > If Dig: X Acc, EQ, HD x4 > If no Dig: EQ, X Acc, HD x4 - Exit the gym - Menu: > Use super repel > [Heal to 61+ HP] > Use bike - Viridian Rival: X Acc, Blizz x2, HD, EQ x3 - Use bike after exiting building - At water, use Surf - When landing: > use super repel > bike to VR VICTORY ROAD - Go one tile up, use Strength - Push boulder onto left switch - GET THE RARE CANDY (TOP RIGHT, ITEM ON LEFT) - Before next floor: > use both rare candies > Use Super Repel - Use strength on next floor - Push the boulder below onto the switch - BIKE TO THE NORTH EDGE - On the next floor: > Use Strength again - Before dropping, use super repel - Next floor: > Use bike > use strength - Push the boulder onto the switch in the bottom-left - Bike toward where you fell down, and follow the ladders to the exit - SKIP FR INDIGO PLATEAU - Deposit all pokes but Nidoqueen - Take center - Buy 4 Full Restores ELITE 4 - Save before Lorelei - Lorelei: X Acc, (X Speed if BB Speedfall), HD x5 > X Acc is slot 2 - Menu: > use Elixer > use Full Restore if you were hit - Bruno: X Acc, (TB stall if Dig), HD x5 - Heal for agatha if 1-50 HP - Agatha: X Speed (slot 3), EQ, TB x2, EQ x3 > If paralyzed, use Full Restore immediately - Menu: > use Full Restore > use Elixer > SAVE - Lance: > X Spec, TB > (FR if hit), X Speed, X Acc, Blizz x4 - Menu: > use Full Restore > SAVE - Champion: X Speed, Blizz, EQ, X Acc, HD x4