Pokemon Gold Alt main Typhlosion route* (maniped) This assumes at least FDED Cynda manip and LID Manip Cynda Manip video+info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiqjajKM2ZE&ab_channel=Elrevolver385 for R29 Manip check the gold manipless route: https://pokemon-speedrunning.github.io/speedrun-routes/#/gen-2/gold-silver/main-glitchless/ (make sure to leave the lab on the left to make R29 manip work!!!) Sentret manip that i made for alt main meganium: https://youtu.be/Azo8MbVUR0M Be aware that this was made with chikorita in mind, so it might only work for cynda if you waste 4 steps. really rough sketch of what to do optimized for this specific Cynda (proceed with caution) * (incomplete notes until lance!!!) Hidden Potion get the Berry Exp route I liked using: defeat don + 2/3 L6shrews (if Quilava) or Substitute shrews with L6hop/sprout + Alan Don + 2 shrews =224 exp (192-224 depending on exact encounters) this gives L15 for second well rat,L16 for last well zubat and L23 for Flareon saving 1-3 turns since rat is 71% and Zubat is 46% you are expected to get at least 1 of those (15.19% to miss both) adding 1 more shrew (if 204 exp from wilds) gives 2 additional ranges (again 15.19% to miss both) Currently I'd go for the following: Dodge Don (potential Manip?) and fight the first Trainer in Sprout Tower (Nico) and fight the Trainer below Sudowoodo (alan) later. Ideally defeat 1 or 2 Sandshrews in union cave for a lot of Benefits. Manip Cyndaquil. Don't take off the berry!!! Do R29 Manip (if no manip can get exp, as Long as you Keep the berry for Rival 1) Rival1: Totodile: Leer, 4-5 tackle 9.87% 4shot Mikey: Pidgey: 2-3 Tackle 96.78% 2shot Ratatta: Leer, 2-3 Tackle 3.75% 2shot skip Bitterberry (Don): Caterpie: Leer tackle skip leer @L8 Nico: Bellsprout: Leer, 2 tackle skip leer @L8 buy 9/10 Potions before entering the gym (can get away with buying 6) Abe: Spearow: Leer, 3-4 tackle 32.98% 3shot Rod: Pidgey: Leer, 3 Tackle Pidgey: Leer, 3 Tackle Falkner: Pidgey: Leer, 2 Tackle| swap to sentret and heal, then tackle Pidgeotto: Leer, 4 Tackle Pidgeotto does 5-7 dmg, cynda outspeeds @L11 Falkner can get weird if you crit Pidgey on turn 2 or if you miss on the last turn on Pidgey. Center and get the Egg Get the Przcureberry Albert: Rattata: 2 Ember Zubat: 2 Ember Get the Super potion? Ideally fight some wild Sandshrews (1-2) Russel: Geodude: Ember spam Bill: Koffing: Ember spam Get Swift TM, teach it over Tackle (heal if you lost more than 20HP) Ray: Vulpix: Swift spam Shop: Buy: 2 Super Potion 5 Repel Grunt1: Swift spam 283/174exp to be L15, gives 71.79% 1shot Grunt2/3: Swift spam Grunt4: Ember spam Bugsy gym: Ember spam (fight Josh) heal to almost full Rival2: Gastly: 2 Ember Croc: Leer, 3 Swift Zubat: 2 Swift WG does 15-18, Bite does 4-5(6-8) Shop: Sell: MS FC Buy: 1 SPD 3 SPC 4 ATK 1 Guard spec 1 X ACC 2 Escape ropes Carrie: ember spam Whitney: Swift X SPD, 3 X SPC DS does between 6 and 20 dmg where 1 slap does 3-4 dmg (expect up to 15) Ember spam Stomp does 20-24 Squirt, Kenya Donald: Swift Teru: Ember/ Swift the ball Coin Case Abra+Masterball Alan: Ember Greg: Swift Kimonos: Swift/Leer on Umbreon Flareo->Umbreon->Espeon (rest is preference) WG does 20-24 Ping: Ember Jeffrey: Ember Can Risk being on low HP from here on bad pace if you have the PrzCureberry still, otherwise still reasonable yolo Martha: Rollout Morty: X ACC, Rollout Shop: buy: 7 Super Potion 2/3 Hyper Potion 7 Super Repel (can also buy 6 Super pots and 3 hypers if less than 12k and if you want 3 hyper potions, which can be uesefull) Tower1: Strength+Swift/Strength 2st is a good range if Growl, otherwise st+sw is 100% tower2: Strength 100% tower3: Swift 100% 2shot Rare candy If possible leave the gym with 1 st left (otherwise drowzee is 70%ish range) Hitmonlee: 2Strength 100% 2shot Hitmonchan: 2Strength+sw 2st+sw is a good range heal to full (80+ is safe) Nob: 2Ember, 2FW Machoke is a 90.27% range heal to 45+ to be safe (26+ works) Lung: Strength St+FW is 98.6% (heal) Chuck: Guard spec, 3 X ATK surf does 61-72 Strength St+Sw is 99.47% Fly,secret pot Violet Candy Grunt1: Strength,FW Grunt2: FW everything 1shots 100% except ember on grimer Scientist1: Ember PP Section start Swi(20 St(15 Emb(25 FW(25 Grunt3:* 2emb 20 15 23 25 Ross:* 2FW 20 15 23 23 Grunt4:* 2emb 20 15 21 23 Mitch:* FW(sw 19 15 21 22 Grunt5:* St 19 14 21 22 Grunt6:* 3Emb 19 14 18 22 exec1:* sw,2FW(1emb 18 14 17 20 exec2:* fw(emb,fw,emb 17 14 15 18 Electrodes:* St+Emb 17 11 12 18 Pryce:* St,2sw,FW 15 10 12 17 Jasmine:* emb,FW,emb 15 10 10 16 Shop: Buy: TM41 Tm48 21 SPC 11 ATK 2 ACC 2 Escape ropes 3 Full heals (or more) Grunt1:* 2FW 15 10 10 14 Grunt2:* 2Emb 15 10 8 14 Grunt3:* 4St 15 6 8 14 Grunt4:* 2FW,2emb 15 6 6 12 Marc:* 3emb 15 5 1 11 Swi St FP FW teach FP 15 5 15 11 Rich:* FP(swi 14 5 14 11 Imposter:* 5FW,FP(FW 14 5 13 5 Swi St FP TP teach TP 14 5 13 15 Rival3:* 2TP(swi,3FP 14 5 10 13 Grunt1:* Swi 13 5 10 13 Grunt2:* FP,2TP 13 5 9 11 Grunt3:* TP,FP(swi 12 5 8 10 Eddie:* swi,TP 11 5 8 9 Duncan:* 3 St 11 2 8 9 Grunt4:* 2 FP 11 2 6 9 Grunt5:* swi,st 10 1 6 9 Grunt6:* 2 TP 11 1 6 7 Grunt7:* 2 TP 10 1 6 5 Ether St Grunt:* swi,TP 9 11 6 4 exec1:* TP 9 11 6 3 exec2:* 3FP 9 11 3 3 exec3:* swi,FP,St 8 10 2 3 Vance:* 2swi 6 10 2 3 Paul:* 3 St 6 7 2 3 Fran:* TP 6 7 2 2 Cody:* 2 TP 6 7 2 0 Lola:* St,St(sw 5 5 2 0 Clair:* 4St(sw 4 1 2 0 Surf does 34-40 by dragonair/63-75 by Kingdra (Sw+St with Pinkbow is g 100%) Blake:* FP,St(sw,FP 3 0 0 0 Richard:* 2 sw 1 0 0 0 Take the heal house PP end [Joyce: Swft,TP] Gaven: FP,TP,St Jake: FP,TP Beth: Sw Rival 4: XSPC TP, TP, FP, FP, Sw, FP Will: TP, TP(St, TP, FP, FP Koga: FP XSPC,XATK FP, EQ, TP, EQ Bruno: XATK EQ, EQ, 2St, St, EQ(St Karen: FP, FP/X SPC, FP, EQ (FP if X SPC) FP, EQ, FP Lance: XSPC TP, TP 5/4 XSPC TP spam