not up to date has old strats like dig clefairy strats which are not used in my 3:28:46 PB honestly just watch that to see whats new idk if ill make proper notes later combine with ananan frr2 notes and frlg any% glitchless notes ch'ding skip sucks don't do it unless u know what ur doing Pokemon LeafGreen Round 2 Early Surge Exclusives FR LG ------------------ Ekans Sandshrew Arbok Sandslash Oddish Bellsprout Gloom Weepinbell Vileplume Victreebel Psyduck Slowpoke Golduck Slowbro Growlithe Vulpix Arcanine Ninetales Electabuzz Magmar ========================= PROS (from Pulse) - Weepinbell > Gloom > No Moonlight/Sleep Powder > Easier to weaken - Vulpix > Growlithe > No Intimidate - Grimer/Muk > Koffing/Weezing > No boom > Koffing sometimes dies to Bite > Muk 62% catch at 20% HP - Slowbro > Golduck > Easier to weaken - Sandshrew learns Cut + Strength > Can skip Ch'Ding - Ch'Ding skip viable with Pidgey + Shrew? > Maybe not worth if catch Spearow first - Spearow candy Poke! WOW - No Electabuzz in Power Plant (5% less) CONS (Specific to Late Surge?) - Psyduck > Slowpoke (Super effective text) - 15% Magneton instead of 10% in Power Plant ============================================ ROUTE 1 - Get the Mart Guy Potion second pass unless took damage before first pass - Only catch Lv2 or Lv3s in Torrent VIRIDIAN FOREST - If didn't get Mart Guy Potion, get tree Antidote PEWTER SHOPPING - Remember how many Potions and Antidotes you have - DONT SELL ROCK TOMB - (Need $140+ after shopping for Magikarp) - PARA HEAL SKIP SHOP: 3 or less | 4 or more ---------------------------------------------- > 2 Poke Balls > 5 Potions | 6 Potions > 3 Antidotes | 3 Antidotes > 3 Awakenings | 3 Awakenings > 1 Escape Rope | 1 Escape Rope > 3 Repels | 3 Repels - If 4+ Poke Balls and 2 Antidotes buy: > 1 Poke Ball > 5 Potions > (skip Antidotes) > 3 Paralyze Heals > 3 Awakenings > 1 Escape Rope > 3 Repels - If 4+ Poke Balls and 0-1 Antidotes buy: > 1 Poke Ball > 4 Potions > 3 Antidotes > 3 Paralyze Heals > 3 Awakenings > 1 Escape Rope > 3 Repels - If 2-3 Poke Balls and 2 Antidotes buy: > 2 Poke Balls > 5 Potions > 2 Paralyze Heals > 3 Awakenings > 1 Escape Rope > 3 Repels - If 2-3 Poke Balls and 0-1 Antidotes buy: > 2 Poke Balls > 4 Potions > 1 Antidote > 3 Paralyze Heals > 3 Awakenings > 1 Escape Rope > 3 Repels - If 0-1 Poke Balls buy: > 3 Poke Balls > 4 Potions > 1 Antidote > 2 Paralyze Heals > 3 Awakenings > 1 Escape Rope > 3 Repels ROUTE 3 - If you don't have Pidgey, find a bird: > Pidgey: Catch and do Route 4 > Spearow: Catch and skip Route 4 - If you have Pidgey, skip and do Route 4 MT. MOON - Get Revive if you can afford the steps (3 Repels max) - If Spearow in party AND 4 Pokemon, consider skipping Zubat and do center skip - If 1- Antidote, get Antidote before leaving - Consider catching Paras if no need Route 4 and 3+ Poke Balls ROUTE 4 - If have Spearow: skip Route 4 - If have Pidgey: stall for Spearow/Sandshrew (either one) - Sandshrew: Tackle + Poke/Great Ball > Sandshrew: Catch and leave with Pidgey > Nickname Sandshrew A if you catch it CERULEAN CENTER - Deposit everything except: > 1st Bug and Pidgey + Sandshrew > OR 1st Bug, Spearow - Party: > Wartortle, Pidgey, Sandshrew, 1st Bug > OR Wartortle, Spearow, (Pikachu), 1st Bug ROUTE 6 - Get the Candy before Vermillion VERMILLION CITY - Skip Vermillion Center even with Pikachu - If no Spearow, skip Ch'Ding trade VERMILLION SHOPPING - PARA HEAL SKIP SHOP: > Sell Nugget > 3 Super Potions > 3 Paralyze Heals > 5 Repels - Buy first 3 Super Potions, 4 Repels - SELL NUGGET AFTER PLEASE SS ANNE - BOAT HEAL, CH'DING TRADE - TEACH CUT TO CH'DING/SANDSHREW (AND DIG HERE IF SANDSHREW?) AND ENTER GYM SURGE GYM - Raichu T-Wave: Heal Para if SW puts you in QA range, otherwise don't - BIKE VOUCHER AFTER BIKE SHOP - Move TM Case to above Bicycle ROUTE 10 - IF PIKACHU, SKIP THIS CENTER - IF <3 SUPER POTIONS, GET THE HIDDEN SUPER POTION ROCK TUNNEL - WG first slowpoke if a hit puts you to Torrent LAVENDER TOWN - SKIP LAVENDER CENTER NO MATTER WHAT CELADON CITY - (COIN CASE SKIP STRAT IS AN IDEA??) > (WITH PIDGEY + SANDSHREW, OR CH'DING + MANKEY: SKIP COIN CASE AND HIDDEN CELADON PP UP) > (SKIP BUYING COINS AND SKIP BUYING ABRA + CLEFAIRY, GASTLY CATCH FOR NIGHT SHADE FOR PEWTER/PLANT SECTION) > SKIP SELLING SHOCK WAVE AND ROCK TOMB - If you have Sandshrew, and two extra slots, get Eevee - Pidgey + Sandshrew with one slot, delay Eevee > Buy Abra first if one empty slot left - Coin Case, PP Up like normal GAME CORNER - GET TWO STACKS OF 500 (DONT PICK UP ANY COINS) - HIDEOUT: Pick up all the items as usual > Usual early Surge hideout strats (fight right Grunt first if 30 SpA) > Ch'Ding + 2 empty slots: Clefairy + Abra - EARLY SURGE DELAY TEA CELADON SHOPPING - PARA HEAL SKIP SHOP: > Sell Dig, SW, RT > Buy usual > (PEW)MILLION SHOP: Buy 1/1/2/1 (as opposed to 2/1/x/1) - Sell Shock Wave, Rock Tomb in 4F - Buy Kick strats: 4, 5/6, 23/22, 6, 3 - Buy Spec strats: 3, 5/6, 26/25, 6, 2 FLY HOUSE - Teach Fly to Bird - (Heal to 44ish) - Fly to Lavender LAVENDER TOWER - GET THE TOWER ELIXIR - Cubone: Eevee and QA - Gastly: Switch to Pidgey + Fly/Ch'Ding + Peck > Repel after - Fly to Celadon after Flute CELADON CITY - Get the Tea NOW FUSCHIA CITY - Skip the Fuschia Mart before Safari! > We will take this after Koga SAFARI ZONE - Get everything as usual > Remember Nido odds are flipped from FireRed FUSCHIA GYM - Same Koga as FR > Have Torrent or close to Torrent after - HEAD TO MART AFTER GYM (right ledge then up) FUSCHIA SHOP - PARA HEAL SKIP SHOP: > Sell Protein > (17600+) Buy 13 Ultra Balls, 1 Full Heal, 2 Max Repels - (PEW)MILLION SHOP: > Sell Protein, Toxic > (19100+) Same buy but SKIP FULL HEAL - Sell Protein - Buy 12 Ultra Balls, 1 Full Heal, 3 Max Repels > Need 17100+ for main shopping - (Test) If you have both bugs: > Delay Protein sell > Buy 9 Ultra Balls, 2 Max Repels - Swap Eevee to slot 1, do usual Pewter/Plant stuff > If doing plant and you have Abra, Teleport there (PEW)MILLION STRAT - Fly to Vermillion, onward to Route 12 - GET SUPER ROD - Cut bush, GET HIDDEN CANDY (bike 4 tiles deep, second left column) - Route 12 encounters: > Pidgey 30%/Venonat 30%/Bellsprout 35%/Weepinbell 5% > Pidgey: Yoloball Ultra > Venonat: Bite + Ultra > Bellsprout: Yoloball Ultra > Weepinbell: Bite + Ultra - Switch Eevee to front and fly to Pallet (left) PEWTER CITY - TRADE ABRA FOR MIME IF YOU NEED IT PALLET TOWN - MOM HEAL SKIP: > Need to be faster than Rapidash in Torrent OR slower in 50-60ish HP - (PEW)MILLION: > Register Super Rod and fish > Krabby (40%): QA + Ultra > Staryu (40%): QA + Ultra ROUTE 22 - Max Repel whenever caught Tentacool, (register Bike here or in Mansion) > Swap Blastoise to slot 1 as well MANSION - Icy idea: 5 safari without Paras/4 with Paras: leave with only Grimer + Raticate > Otherwise, consider risking one more catch - GET THE MOON STONE - GET THE MANSION ZINC IN FLOOR 2 BALCONY? - Vulpix: Bite + Great/Ultra Ball > Be aware of WoW - Grimer: Bite + Great/Ultra Ball - Koffing: Bite + Great/Ultra Ball - Muk: Surf + Bite/WP x2? ONLY CATCH IF DICEY - GET THE CARBOS - Sandshrew for Ditto if bug evolved on Koga - Standard menu 1) Teach Blizz, Fire(Water) Stone Eevee, (Moon Stone Clef), (Thunderstone Pika) 2) Equip Blackglasses, (Elixir if skipped Mom heal), Escape Rope 2a) Note: Delay Blackglasses if have Persim, equip before VR Rival instead > Blackglasses does not benefit for Weepinbell > MOON STONE CLEFAIRY IF YOU a) HAVE IT and b) GOT AERODACTYL/MANKEY/SANDSHREW/JIGGLYPUFF CINNABAR GYM - WP Growlithe and Ponyta ISLANDS - Early Pony if 50-55ish and 3-5+ balls: > Slowpoke: WP > Slowpoke IS NEVER a candy mon > Spearow IS a candy mon - Very nice to have Torrent here THREE ISLAND - GET THE CUT TREE ZINC AFTER BIKERS, BEFORE MART! - (Heal earlier after Bikers if Poisoned) THREE ISLAND MART - PARA HEAL SKIP SHOP: > Sell Zinc, Carbos > 12 Ultra Balls, 6 Escape Ropes > (17900 + 1 Max Repel): 11 Ultra Balls, 1 Max Repel, 6 Escape Ropes - Sell Zinc, Carbos - Buy 12 Ultra Balls, 6 Escape Ropes > Need 17700+ to buy > Can sell TMs if you need > If you have 1 Max Repel: Buy 11 Ultra Balls, 2 Max Repels, 6 Escape Ropes (need 17900+ for this) BOND BRIDGE - (Heal) - (Pick up hidden Max Repel if <2) - Lv31 Slowpoke: WP*/Surf + Ultra Ball - Bellsprout: Ultra Ball > Can opt to WP + Poke Ball if you have any - Weepinbell: Surf*/Bite + Ultra Ball - Violet: X Special, Surf* x3 > Opt to heal to full before Berry Forest BERRY FOREST - No Spearow + Bellsprout: Cape Brink angle - Run from Hypno if youre iffy Ultra Ball count and catch count is good CAPE BRINK - Spearow: Ultra Ball > Can Candy to Fearow! - Don't leave without Bellsprout - Fly to One Island if you did Mime trade > Fly to One Island after Pony ONE ISLAND PC - Move: Pikachu, Ponyta, Venonat/filler - Party: Pikachu, Bird, 1st Bug, Ponyta, Venonat, Blastoise > If no Veno, replace with stone/candy mon CINNABAR LAB - Order: Trade Pony, fossils, (candy Seel, and/or candy/stone mon), evolve Pika, trade Raichu, (trade Veno) > Candy Seel first or evolve Pika first depending on which is closer in the bag - Fly to Celadon bike to Silph Co after leaving > Stall Route 7 if no Pidgey, Vulpix, Meowth and need higher catch count SILPH CO. - Swap Bug to slot 1 at some point during spinner passes - WP Growlithe and Cubone usually - X Spec if no Torrent for 45 - Bite Gio 2 Rhyhorn at +1 (15/16 range) - PC: - Nido 1, Nido 2, - Party: Blastoise, Bird, Nido 1, Nido 2, STRENGTH USER, 2nd Bug > STRENGTH USER WITH CH'DING/SANDSHREW WITHOUT SAFFRON GYM - POKEMON MENU, DIG AFTER SABRINA ROUTE 6 - If two female Nidos: Trade small lowest lvl NidoF - Fly to Celadon CELADON CITY - Same Erika split > Get Eevee if you haven't > ALWAYS BLIZZ VILEPLUME AT LV46 (HAPPENS IF YOU SPLIT EXP AT AN EARLIER FIGHT WITH NO EXTRA WILD EXP) > Maybe lead Bug and swap if only 2 Blizz left AND Acid puts you to Torrent (~7-9ish?) > After Erika same Warden section WARDEN HOUSE - Give teeth to Warden, in front of boulder menu: > Teach Strength to Clefairy/Strength user > Candy SMALL Nidos as needed > Moon Stone all as needed > (Super to 50-70ish) OR consider heal to full + Elixir strat with <2 Blizz or no Surfs > Get the Candy - Exit menu: > Swap Bug to slot 1 > (Take off Persim if you have it) > Fly to Viridian VIRIDIAN (PEW)MILLION: - Poliwag (40%): Yolo Ultra - Poliwhirl (40%): Switch to Nidoking + Poison Sting EXIT GYM - (Equip Blackglasses if need) - Heal to full/110 Torrent HP - (Max Repel if have Rat/Mankey + Slowpoke) ROUTE 23 - (Hidden Ultra Ball) - Slowpoke: Bite with Nidoqueen - Sandshrew: Yolo Ultra Ball - Sandslash: Bite + Ultra Ball > Candyable, evolves at Lv22 VICTORY ROAD - (Hidden Ultra Ball) INDIGO PLATEAU - (Hidden Max Elixir if you used Tower Elixir) - ENDING PC PARTY: > Blastoise, Ch'Ding/Pidgey, Clefairy/STRENGTH USER, Omanyte, Abra - Shop: > If have Max Repel and 27500+: buy 8,5 (max) > Otherwise: buy 7,6 (max) POST-GAME - Fly to Vermillion, one Island, Celio cutscene - KARATE DUO FUNNY PASS! - After Ruby menu (Pokemon): > Dig > Take off Blackglasses > Teleport - Post Waterfall menu (Bag): > Max Repel > Teach Waterfall to Omanyte > Equip Lum Berry - Post Lorelei menu (Pokemon): > Dig > Teleport - Six Island - Dotted Hole: Up, Left, Right Down - Post Dotted Hole menu (Pokemon): > Teleport > Five Island - Post Gideon menu (Bag): > Max Repel > (Pokemon) Dig > Teleport - Cerulean Cave > (Get Max Elixir if you used Tower Elixir and didn't grab Indigo Plateau Max Elixir) - Post Mewtwo menu (Bag): > Teach EQ to Mewtwo over Swift (slot 1) > Teach FB to Mewtwo over Recover (slot 2) > (Pokemon) Dig > Swap Mewtwo to slot 1 > Fly to Indigo Plateau CHAMPION 2 - Arcanine ESpeed: > 122 Def | 0 -Def: (60)61-70(71) > 143 Def | 31 -Def: (51)52-60(61) > 136 Def | 0 Def: (54)55-63(64) > 159 Def | 31 Def: (46)47-54(55) > 149 Def | 0 +Def: 50-58(59) > 174 Def | 31 +Def: (42)43-49(50) Thoughts - Wanna be able to catch Spearow earlier and trade if needed - ROUTE 3, if no have Pidgey yet stall: > Pidgey: Catch and do Route 4 > Spearow: Catch and skip Route 4 - ROUTE 3, if have Pidgey skip and do Route 4 - Necessary to teach Dig for shopping route? To afford more Ultra Balls > Skip all Ropes - Both Clefairy AND Sandshrew learn Dig, layout would look like: > Pidgey: Fly + Sandshrew: Cut + Strength + Dig > OR Ch'Ding: Cut + Fly, Clefable: Cut + Dig > OR Ch'Ding: Fly, Sandshrew: Cut + Dig - 25s getting all coins in FireRed, ~31s in LeafGreen skipping coins + picking up 120 coins + buying stacks of 50? - Teach Dig to Clefairy/Sandshrew to make up for Escape Ropes