These notes are mainly Exarions R2 Charizard Route notes with Early misty added in and the resulting effects PALLET TOWN - Stat thresholds: > Mild, Modest or Rash nature > Minimum IVs: 5 HP, 28/10/0 Attack, 12/0/0 Defense, 0/0/30 Sp. Atk, 5/0/0 Sp. Def, 0/24/0 Speed > 24 Speed: 1 extra Speed EV BEFORE MISTY, must do Lv. 55 E4 + Carbos > 25 Speed: 1 extra Speed EV If doing underleveled E4 > 25 Speed: Carbos + 3 Speed Ev's > 26-28 Speed: Take Carbos (28 can skip Carbos with 1 extra EV) > 30 Spec. Atk: +3 Spec. Atk EV's - Rival 1: Scratch spam ROUTE 1 - Get 47 experience before Brock - GET the Mart Guy Potion - Do not catch anything If you have <15 HP and 23+ Speed, it is better to have less than 47 experience for Brock. VIRIDIAN FOREST *****Weedle (40%): Scratch *****Caterpie (40%): Scratch *****Pikachu (5%): Scratch (Ember L5 Pikas if L10) - Fight first three Bug Catchers (all Embers) - Weedle Guy: Ember - Get the Weedle Guy Potion - Do not leave the forest until you have at least one bug. Don't camp more than one encounter for the other PEWTER CITY - Take the center - Shopping: Buy 2 Poke Balls, 5 Potions, 1 Antidote, 1 Para Heal and 3 Repels - Go to the gym PEWTER GYM - Skip the minion - Brock: Ember x4, Growl, MC x4-6 > Very important: Onix will only Rock Tomb if you are faster (23+ Speed if L13) or it can kill you with it > Onix RT damage at L13: - If 12-27 Mild or 0-11 Rash: 22-26 (15-18 after Growl) - If 28-31 Mild or 12-27 Rash: 20-24 (15-18 after Growl) - If 28-31 Rash: 17-20 (11-14 after Growl) > If you are L12 (<47 experience): Growl, Ember x7 (burn can save turns) ROUTE 3 *****Spearow (35%): Scratch (range to kill) *****Pidgey (30%): Scratch (range to kill) *****Mankey (10%): Scratch *****Jigglypuff (10%): Scratch if L5 or L7; run/YOLO ball/switch to Mankey if L3 - Bug Catcher: Ember x3 - Lass: Ember* x2 (If you dont have blaze can x2 Metal Claw Rat if 19+ ATK) - If in Blaze after this battle skip the bush and Repel upon entering Moon instead of after taking 8 steps - Bug Catcher: Ember x2 - Run through the grass to avoid the Lass, but do not grind for an encounter (unless you catch Mankey) - Get Magikarp from the center (but don't use it) MT. MOON *****Zubat (69%): Scratch if L7 or L8; Metal Claw if L9; Ember if L10 *****Geodude (25%): Ember - Catch Zubat before first Repel menu - On first Repel menu, register TM case - Get the Escape Rope and Rare Candy - If you caught Jigglypuff, get the Moon Stone - Get the Revive - Rocket: Ember(+Ember), Ember+Ember Rattata QA Hyper Fang Mild DMG Rash Mild DMG Rash 12+ 8-(10) 0-25 12+ 16-(19) 0-11 7-(9) 26+ 15-(18) 12-25 13-(16) 26+ - Super Nerd: Ember x6 > If in Blaze: MC+Ember, Ember x2 ROUTE 4 *****Spearow (35%): Scratch if L8 or L10; MC if L12 *****Rattata (35%): Scratch if L8 or L10; MC if L12 *****Ekans (25%): Run if it doesn't have Intimidate; otherwise, Scratch if L6 or L8; MC if L10; Ember if L12 *****Mankey (5%): Scratch if L10; Ember if L12 - Get the hidden Great Ball - Teach Mega Punch over Metal Claw - Teach Mega Kick over Growl CERULEAN CITY - Enter the center, and use the PC: > DEPOSIT all except 2 bugs (and Spearow if you have it) > MOVE Charmeleon to slot 1, and Spearow to party if it's in the PC - Get the Rare Candy NUGGET BRIDGE - SAVE for Rival 2 - Rival 2: MK+MK/Ember x3, MK+MK+Ember, MP, Ember > You absolutely need low HP exiting this fight (Blaze or close to it) > Triple Ember Pidgeotto if low first roll > If Sand-Attacked, switch out when one hit from killing Pidgeotto Pidgeotto QA and Gust do 10-(12) if Mild or 0-16 Rash, 17+ does 8-(10) Squirtle Water Gun Torrent Water Gun Rash DMG Mild/Modest Rash DMG Mild/Modest 5-8 20-(24) 5-8 27-(32) 9+ 17-(20) 0-8 9+ 25-(30) 0-8 16-(19) 9-19 22-(26) 9+ 15-(18) 20+ Rattata QA Tail Whip QA Mild DMG Rash/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12-13 10-(12) 12-18 13-(16) 0-2 14+ 8-(10) 0-18 18+ 12-(15) 3-18 7-(9) 19+ 11-(13) 19+ - NB1: MP x2, Ember x1, MP x1 (can stall for 2 damage on Caterpie) - NB2: MP, Ember, MP (can stall for 1 damage on Oddish) - NB3: Ember x2 (can stall for ~5 damage on Ekans) - NB4: Ember x2 - NB5: Ember - Rocket: Ember x2 ROUTE 25 - Get the hidden Elixer (Maybe skip) - SAVE for the Onix Hiker if you don't have your Revive - Hiker (Onix): Ember+Ember > Onix is 25% likely to use Rock Throw (15-18 damage) Onix Rock Throw Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12-13 17-(20) 14+ 15-(18) All Rash - Lass: Ember x2 - Fight the bottom Hiker instead of the male Jr. Trainer (Ember x4) > Geodude is a 59% range and is 25% likely to use Rock Throw Geo Rock Throw Mild DMG Rash/Modest 0-28 20-(24) 0-10 29+ 17-(20) 11+ - Grab Oran Berry if you used your revive - Lass: Ember x3 - Grab Ether, do Bill cutscene, then run back to the Dig house CERULEAN CITY - Rocket: Ember, MK Confusion is 7-(9) or 5-(7), Headbutt is 8-(10), 7-(9), or 6-(8) -Run down to Misty Gym CERULEAN GYM - Before fighting Misty: > Heal so you can survive 2 Water Pulses (good Sp. Def only). If you can't, heal so 1 WP puts you into Blaze (see ranges below) > Ether Mega Kick > Rare Candy Charmeleon twice to L26 > SAVE -Misty Fight (Hardest fight in the game but smooth sailing afterward) Staryu MP Starmie MK+MK/MP (MP is 89% range at 28+ ATK for Rash/Mild) Staryu Water Pulse Staryu Tackle Rash DMG Mild Mild DMG Rash 5-13 27-(32) 12-25 4-(5) 14-27 25-(30) 0-8 26+ 3-(4) All Rashes 28+ 22-(26) 9+ Starmie Water Pulse Starmie Swift Rash DMG Mild Mild DMG Rash 5-16 (42)-(50) 12-21 (11)-(14) 0-2 17-19 (40)-(48) 0-8 22+ 11-(13) 3-13+ 20+ 37-(44) 9-19 10-(12) 13-25 (35)-(42) 20+ 9-(11) 26+ Run back to Dig house and to Route 6 ROUTE 6 - Grab hidden Sitrus Berry and Rare Candy - If in Blaze fight Butterfree Trainer now (x1 Ember*). If not, fight on the way out of Vermillion - Jr. Trainer-M: Ember, MK (Blaze Ember is a 11/16 range if fought Butterfree Trainer) VERMILION CITY - Skip the mart (run straight to the S.S. Anne) S.S. ANNE - Take the boat heal -Rival 3 (MUST FORCE BLAZE LIKELY ON RATICATE) Pidgeotto Ember*/x2 Wartortle MK+(MK/MP if high Atk) If Withdraw after first Kick, Punch twice Raticate Ember*/MK Kadabra Ember*/MP Pidgeotto QA/Gust (Same Power) Mild DMG Rash/Modest 0-29 8-(10) 0-11 30+ 7-(9) 12+ Squirtle Water Gun Torrent Water Gun Rash DMG Mild/Modest Rash DMG Mild/Modest 0-8 22-(26) 5-7 32-(38) 9+ 20-(24) 0-8 8-18 30-(36) 17-(20) 9-19 19+ 27-(32) 0-18 25-(30) 19+ Raticate QA Tail Whip QA Mild DMG Rash/Modest Mild DMG Rash 12-15 10-(12) 0-22 12-18 13-(16) 0 16+ 8-(10) 23+ 19+ 12-(15) 1-15 7-(9) 11-(13) 16+ Raticate Hyper Fang Tail Whip Hyper Fang Mild DMG Rash/Modest Mild DMG Rash 12-15 17-(21) 0-22 12-18 25-(30) 0 16+ 16-(19) 23+ 19-22 23-(28) 1-3 15-(18) 23+ 22-(27) 4-15 13-(16) 21-(25) 16-26 20-(24) 27+ - Kadabra Confusion is 13-19, 12-15 if elite defense - Get HM01 (Cut), then exit the boat VERMILION CITY - Get the Bike Voucher - Trade Spearow for Farfetch'd - Teach Cut to Chi'Ding and enter Surge Gym After first can find equip Sitrus Berry and Save Gentleman Tucker Pikachu Ember* Surge Raichu AI: MP first turn, if Thunder Wave heal off and Ember*. If Shock Wave just Ember*. Voltorb Ember* Pikachu Ember Raichu MP+(MP/Ember*)/Ember x3 (MEGA PUNCH x2 is a 95% range at 20-26 IV, if you know you'll get hit into Blaze go for Ember) Raichu Shock Wave Quick Attack Rash DMG Mild/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 0-9 25-(30) 0-13 10-(12) 10-16 (23)-(28) 14+ 9-(11) 0-14 17-23 (22)-(27) 0-5 8-(10) 15+ 24+ 21-(25) 6-16 20-(24) 17-30 18-(22) 31 - Leave gym and head to Cerulean - If you didn't fight the Butterfree Trainer do so now. 25% range without Blaze CERULEAN CITY - Get the Bicycle, register it, and bike to Cerulean Shop Sell Nugget and all TM's and buy -x4 Super Potions -x3 Escape Ropes -x4 Repels Exit and head to Rock Tunnel Picknicker Alicia - all can be MP except range on second Oddish Bug Catcher Conner - Can MP Caterpie + Weedle - Get the hidden Rare Candy ROUTE 10 - Enter center then leave - Get the hidden Super Potion ROCK TUNNEL - Heal to get into mid blaze by Hiker Eric (complicated) - Repel - Pokemaniac: Ember+Ember, MK+MK (switch to Ember if Growled) Cubone Bone Club Headbutt Mild DMG Rash/Modest Rash DMG Mild/Modest 12-14 30-(36) 12-24 10-(12) 0-7 15-27 27-(32) 0-11 25+ 9-(11) 8-21 28+ 25-(30) 12+ 8-(10) 22+ Slowpoke Water Gun Confusion does (5)-(8) Rash DMG Mild/Modest 0-12 17-(20) 13+ 15-(18) 0-28 11-(14) 29+ - Pokemaniac Winston Slowpoke MK+MK Slowpoke Water Gun Confusion does 6-(9) Rash DMG Mild/Modest 0-8 20-(24) 9+ 17-(20) 0-8 15-(18) 9-19 - If you don't have your Revive, get the one here Fight Martha - Ember x2 - Fight the first top-right Hiker Eric (Ember x2-3) Machop Karate Chop Seismic Toss does 20 Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12-16 13-(16) 17+ 12-(15) 0-16 11-(13) 17+ Onix Rock Throw Screech Rock Throw Mild DMG Rash/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12 20-(24) 12 35-(42) 13+ 17-(20) 0-25 13-28 32-(38) 0-9 15-(18) 26+ 29+ 30-(36) 10-28 27-(32) 29+ - Fight the second top-right Hiker (Ember* x4) Hiker Lenny Geodude Ember* Geodude Ember* Geodude Ember* Machop Ember (technically a range) Picknicker Sofia JigglyPuff MP Pidgey MP/Ember Meowth MP/Ember Before Dudley Candy x2 to Lv. 34, teach Flamethrower over Mega Kick Hiker Dudley Geodude Ember*/FT Geodude Ember*/FT Graveler FT -Can mega punch last Picknicker Meowth and Pidgey if wanting to save Embers but not necessary - Leave RT LAVENDER TOWN - Enter the center, but don't use it ROUTE 8 - Fight the Lass (FT x2) - Bike to Celadon CELADON CITY - Get Eevee - Bike to get Coin Case then PP Up, then head to Ericka's Gym CELADON GYM - Beauty: Ember x2 - Beauty: Ember x1 - Before facing Ericka switch Caterpie to front of Party and heal out of Victreebell Kill Range - Erika: Switch, FT(Ember*), Ember, FT Victreebell Acid Giga Drain Mild DMG Rash/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12-13 18-(22) 5-6 14-(17) 14-24 17-(21) 0-7 7-14 13-(16) 25+ 16-(19) 8-18 15+ 12-(15) 0-11 15-(18) 19+ (11)-(14) 12-20 11-(13) 21+ - After evolves teach Wing Attack over Mega Punch - After exiting, Bike to get Fly - Upon exiting, teach HM Fly to Chi'Ding, switch Metapod and Charizard, and Fly back to Celadon - After Fly bike to Game Corner GAME CORNER - Get 160 coins (140 on the ground, 20 from the Scientist) - Purchase x1500 coins - Rocket: WA x2 - Enter Rocket Hideout ROCKET HIDEOUT - Get PP Up (down upon entering, bottom-right plant) - Go down the stairs twice to B3F - Run to the left on B3F to pick up hidden Nugget - Take spinners to B4F - Rocket (Lift Key): WA x2 - Get the Lift Key then go back up the stairs - Get the Rare Candy on the way out - Go up to 2F - Take spinners to elevator, picking up Moon Stone on the way - Take elevator to B4F > Get Calcium on the table to the left > Rocket: Ember, WA, FT/Ember* > Rocket: WA, Ember, FT/Ember* > Get the hidden Net Ball on the left > Giovanni 1: FT(+WA), FT, FT*/WA (Ember if low Attack) Onix Rock Throw Mild DMG Mild/Modest All (40)-(48) 0-11 34-(40) 12+ Kanga Mega Punch Fake Out Mild DMG Rash/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12-17 30-(36) 12-17 16-(19) 18-25 28-(34) 0-3 18+ 15-(18) 0-12 26+ 28-(33) 4-12 13-(16) 13+ 26-(31) 13-23 25-(30) 24+ > After defeating Giovanni: - Get the Silph Scope - Get the hidden Nest Ball - Heal to 25+ HP - Escape Rope out CELADON CITY - Bike to prizes - Buy Abra and Clefairy and Charcoal - Exit, take Calcium and equip Charcoal, then fly to Lavender LAVENDER TOWER *****Gastly (90/86/86/85/75%): Switch to Ch'ding, Peck (skip if Curse), Nest Ball *****Cubone (9%): Scratch Rival 4 Pidgeotto FT Wartortle FT* (guaranteed)/Wing Attack x2 Growlithe FT Exeggcute FT/Ember* Kadabra FT/Ember* - Get Elixer - After catching Gastly: > Use a Repel - Take heal pad - Channeler (5F): Ember - Channeler (6F): Ember - Channeler (6F): Ember - Get Rare Candy - Marowak: FT+Ember - Rocket: Ember x2, FT - Rocket: Ember, WA - Rocket: Ember x4 LAVENDER TOWN - Get Poke Flute - Fly to Celadon CELADON TOWN - Get the Tea - Bike to the mart (left entrance) - Shopping: > Take the stairs to 4F > 4F: Sell 1 Nugget and 2 PP Ups | Buy 2 Fire Stones, 1 Thunderstone and 1 Leaf Stone > 5F: Buy 3 X Defends, 3 X Speeds, 31 X Specials, 3 X Accuracy and 1 Guard Spec. - After exiting, bike to Cycling Road CYCLING ROAD - Get the hidden Rare Candy - Get the hidden Max Elixer - After exiting, bike to the Safari Zone SAFARI ZONE (9 pokes) - Get the following items: > Leaf Stone (Area 1) > TM11 (Sunny Day) > Full Restore (Area 1) > Max Revive (Area 3) > Max Potion (Area 3) > Protein (Area 2) > Revive (Area 3) > Gold Teeth (Area 3) - Encounter slots: > ENTRANCE: Nidoran-M (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Rhyhorn (20%), Venonat (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidorina (5%) > AREA 1: Nidoran-M (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Doduo (20%), Paras (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidoran-F (5%) > AREA 2: Nidoran-M (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Rhyhorn (20%), Paras (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidorina (5%) > AREA 3: Nidoran-M (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Doduo (20%), Venonat (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidoran-F (5%) - Get HM03 (Surf) from the house - After exiting the house: > Use Fire Stone on Eevee > Switch Metapod to front of Party > Fly to Celadon CELADON -Bike to Saffron then enter Silph Co. SILPH CO. - Take Elevator to 10th Floor - Fight Machoke Guy guarding the Candy, Carbos, and Ultra Ball (Switch, x1 FT) - Grab items and take Elevator to 5th Floor - On one of the spinner bag manips, switch Charizard to slot 1 and heal to full - Get the Card Key - Silph Rival: X Special x2, FT, WA+FT*, FT, Ember x2 - WA+FT* is a range > 91% for Modest 28-29 > 95% for Modest 30+ and Mild/Rash 10-14 > 99% for Mild/Rash 15-21 > 100% at Mild/Rash 22+ Pidgeot Wing Attack Quick Attack Mild DMG Rash/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12-17 26-(31) 12-24 (17)-(21) 0-1 18-30 25-(30) 0-7 25+ 16-(19) 2-19 31 (23)-(28) 8-17 15-(18) 20+ (22)-(27) 18-30 21-(25) 31 Blastoise Water Gun Rash DMG Mild/Modest 5-6 (47)-(56) 7-21 (45)-(54) 22+ (42)-(50) 0-8 (40)-(48) 9-23 (37)-(44) 23+ - Get Lapras - Rocket: Ember, WA, FT - Get the hidden Revive - Before Giovanni 2: > Heal to high Blaze - Giovanni 2: FT x2, X Special, FT x2 Kanga Mega Punch Fake Out Mild DMG Rash/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12-18 39-(46) 12-23 20-(24) 0-1 19-23 38-(45) 0-1 24+ 18-(22) 2-16 24-30 36-(43) 2-9 (17)-(21) 17+ 31+ (35)-(42) 10-16 34-(40) 17-23 33-(39) 24+ - Get the Master Ball - Silph PC: > MOVE TO BOX: Butterfree, Flareon > MOVE TO PARTY: Nidoran-M to trade (or Nidoran-F if you caught it), Clefairy > PARTY SHOULD BE: Charizard, Ch'ding, Nidoran-M/F, Weedle, Clefairy, Abra - Escape Rope out, then bike to the Saffron Gym SAFFRON GYM - Sabrina: WA, FT, Ember, FT - After defeating Sabrina: > Escape Rope out > (Bike to the Nidoran trade house if necessary) > Fly to Fuchsia and bike to the gym FUCHSIA GYM - Juggler: WA x4 - On spinner bag manip menu: > Use x2 Rare Candy on Charizard to go from Lv 44 -> Lv 46 > Use 1 Rare Candy on Nidoran-F > Use the Moon Stone on Nidorina - Koga: Ember, FT, Ember, FT FUCHSIA CITY - Bike to the warden's house - Get Strength - Teach Surf and Strength to Nidoqueen (do not overwrite Bite and Poison Sting) - Get the Rare Candy - After exiting the warden's house, bike to the mart - Shopping: > Sell all non Sunny Day TM's, Protein, and Carbos > Buy x22 Ultra Balls, x2 Super Potions, and x8 Max Repels - This allows for about 4 breakouts (more if you have the early Great Ball or get the Victory Road Ultra Balls) - After exiting the mart, switch Nidoqueen to slot 1 and Fly to Pewter PEWTER CITY - Get Old Amber - Get other Bug if you don't have both - Bike to Route 2 ROUTE 2 - Enter Diglett's Cave to catch Diglett (Ultra Ball) > If you see Dugtrio, Master Ball it - Trade Abra for Mr. Mime - Fly to the Route 10 center (Skip if you got Pikachu in Viridian Forest) ROUTE 10 - Bike/Surf to the Power Plant - Catch Tentacool if you see it > If L23 Nidoqueen: Poison Sting L5-10, Bite L11+ > If L25 Nidoqueen: YOLO ball L5, Poison Sting L6-11, Bite L12+ > If L31 Nidoqueen: YOLO ball L5-7, Poison Sting L8-13, Bite L14+ POWER PLANT *****Pikachu (25%): Bite (Poison Sting if L31 vs. L22; Surf if level difference is less than 3) (Great Ball if poisoned or <44% HP) *****Voltorb (30%): Surf (Bite if L31 Nidoqueen vs. L22 Voltorb) (Great Ball) *****Magnemite (30%): Surf (Bite if L31 Nidoqueen vs. L22 Magnemite) (Great Ball) *****Magneton (10%): Master Ball/run *****Electabuzz (5%): Master Ball/run - Get the Max Potion - After exiting, switch Charizard to slot 1 and Fly to Pallet Town PALLET TOWN - Take Mom heal, then Surf to the mansion - Use a Max Repel after 8 Surfing tiles CINNABAR MANSION *****Growlithe (15/15%): Scratch *****Koffing (30/30%): Scratch if L28, Wing Attack if L30 *****Grimer (5/5%): Scratch *****Ditto (0/10%): Switch to Weedle, Ultra Ball *****Raticate (30/30%): Ember if L32 or L34, Wing Attack if L36 or L38 *****Rattata (15/5%): Ultra Ball - Get hidden Moon Stone on rock - Get the Calcium - Get the Carbos with 25-28 Speed - Get the hidden Elixer (same row as statue, 1R of entrance) - Get the Secret Key - After getting the key and catching enough Pokemon: > Use the Calcium > Use the Moon Stone on Clefairy > Heal to survive 2 hits from Growlithe (~50 HP) > Escape Rope out > Bike to the gym CINNABAR GYM - Blaine: > IF VERY HIGH HP: X Special, FT x2, WA+FT, FT+FT > IF 2 GROWLITHE HITS PUT YOU IN BLAZE: X Special x2, FT x4 > IF 1 GROWLITHE HIT AND 1 RAPIDASH HIT PUTS YOU IN BLAZE: X Special, FT x2, X Special, FT x2 > OTHERWISE: Adapt (You want Blaze after the fight, but it's not crucial) Growlithe FB Take Down Rash DMG Mild/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 5-11 22-(27) 12-14 21-(25) 12-18 22-(26) 0-7 15-25 20-(24) 0-3 19-24 21-(25) 0-3 26+ 19-(23) 4-14 25+ 20-(24) 4-13 18-(22) 15-23 19-(23) 14-20 17-(21) 24+ 18-(22) 21-29 17-(21) 30+ Rapidash FB Bounce Rash DMG Mild/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 5-12 25-(30) 12-17 24-(29) 13-18 24-(29) 18-25 (23)-(28) 0-4 19-22 (23)-(28) 0-1 26+ (22)-(27) 5-10 23+ (22)-(27) 2-12 22-(26) 11-19 22-(26) 13-18 21-(25) 20-27 21-(25) 19-24 20-(24) 28+ 20-(24) 25+ Arcanine FB Take Down Rash DMG Mild/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 5 (42)-(50) 12-17 38-(45) 6-12 (41)-(49) 18-21 37-(44) 0 13-16 (40)-(48) 22-25 36-(43) 1-4 17-18 (39)-(47) 26+ (35)-(42) 5-10 19-22 39-(46) 0-1 (34)-(41) 11-12 23-29 38-(45) 2-7 34-(40) 13-19 30+ 37-(44) 8-9 33-(39) 20-25 36-(43) 10-14 32-(38) 26+ (35)-(42) 15-22 (34)-(41) 23-24 34-(40) 25-29 33-(39) 30+ - After exiting, say yes to Bill ONE ISLAND - After the cutscene, go to Two Island (mash A) > Do early Ponytaland if you're close to Blaze TWO ISLAND - Go to Game Corner, then go to Three Island THREE ISLAND (6 pokes) - Go up to activate cutscene (2nd Tile from the left) - Biker: Ember x2 (FT Grimer if not in Blaze) - Biker: Ember - Biker: Ember (FT Grimer if not in Blaze) - Biker: FT x2 (FT+WA Muk if not in Blaze) Muk Sludge Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12-19 (28)-(34) 20-27 28-(34) 0-8 28+ 26-(31) 9-17 25-(30) 18-27 (23)-(28) 28+ - Skip mart unless low on Ultra Balls - Go to Bond Bridge NOTE: If you caught two Nidorans but no Nidorino/a, you can't candy Oddish, so make sure you get Gloom! BOND BRIDGE/BERRY FOREST *****Oddish (20/10%): Ultra Ball (Scratch + Great Ball if low on balls) *****Meowth (10/0%): Ultra Ball (Scratch + Great/Poke Ball if low on balls) *****Pidgey (30/10%): Ultra Ball (Scratch + Great/Poke Ball if low on balls) *****Pidgeotto (15/20%): WA if L34 or L37; Ember if L40 *****Venonat (5/10%): Scratch *****Psyduck (5/5%): Scratch (Great Ball if <44% HP) *****Gloom (10/20%): Scratch *****Drowzee (0/10%): Ember (Scratch in Blaze) (Great Ball if <44%) *****Venomoth (0/5%): Ember if L40 and not in Blaze; otherwise Scratch x2-3 or Master Ball *****Exeggcute (0/5%): Scratch x2-3 or Master Ball *****Persian (5/0%): Ember - Aroma Lady: Ember x3 - Heal as necessary - Catch the Hypno (WA, or Ember in Blaze) - After cutscene, talk to the guy to get the Moon Stone, then bike up to Cape Brink CAPE BRINK *****Oddish (30%): Ultra Ball (Scratch + Great Ball if low on balls) *****Gloom (15%): Scratch *****Meowth (10%): Ultra Ball (Scratch + Great/Poke Ball if low on balls) *****Persian (5%): Ember *****Psyduck (5%): Scratch (Great Ball if <44% HP) *****Golduck (5%): FT(+Ember) *****Fearow (10%): Ember (WA in Blaze) - Get the hidden Rare Candy behind the house - Fly to One Island ONE ISLAND - Get Ponyta/others, then Fly back to One Island (Surf if no Tentacool) *****Ponyta (30%): Scratch (Great Ball if <44%) *****Meowth (10%): Ultra Ball (Scratch + Great/Poke Ball if low on balls) *****Geodude (10%): Ultra Ball *****Psyduck (5%): Scratch (Great Ball if <44% HP) *****Persian (5%): Ember *****Fearow (10%): Ember (WA in Blaze) *****Rapidash (5%): WA+Scratch - If you picked up Elixir on Route 25 and Char is in Blaze do not place him in PC - One Island PC: > MOVE TO BOX: Ch'ding, Nidoqueen, Weedle, Clefable, Mr. Mime > MOVE TO PARTY: Pikachu, Venonat, Ponyta, Gloom/Oddish, Nidoran-M*/Nidorino - Walk over to Celio to return to Cinnabar *If you want to evolve a L22 Nidoran on Lance, withdraw it at Indigo Plateau instead CINNABAR ISLAND - Bike to Shop - Buy x6 Hyper Potions x3 Escape Ropes - Go to the lab - Menu before trades: > Teach Fire Blast over Wing Attack > (If you didn't PC heal Char and have the extra Elixir use it here) > Use a Moon Stone on Nidorino (or Rare Candy + Moon Stone on Nidoran-M, if you won't candy Nidoran-F + Oddish) > Use a Leaf Stone on Gloom (or Rare Candy + Leaf Stone on Oddish) > Use the Thunderstone on Pikachu - Trade Raichu, Venonat and Ponyta - Trade fossils - Fossil room PC: > MOVE TO BOX: Electrode, Tangela, Seel, Vileplume, Nidoking > MOVE TO PARTY: Weedle (slot 1), Ch'ding, Nidoqueen, Exeggcute, Tentacool > PARTY SHOULD BE: Weedle, Ch'ding, Charizard, Nidoqueen, Exeggcute, Tentacool - Fly to Viridian VIRIDIAN CITY - If you need Rattata or Pidgey, bike to Route 1 to catch them > Don't do this if you have Pidgey and don't have Mankey - Bike to the gym VIRIDIAN GYM - Blackbelt: Switch to Charizard, FT x3 - Cooltrainer: Switch to Charizard, FT x5 - Switch Charizard to slot 1 - Giovanni 3: FT, FB, FT, FB, FT Nidoqueen Body Slam Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12-14 (23)-(28) 15-22 (22)-(27) 0 23-30 22-(26) 1-8 31 21-(25) 9-18 20-(24) 19-26 19-(23) 27+ - After exiting, bike to Route 22 ROUTE 22 - Before rival: > Use the Leaf Stone on Exeggcute > Use a Max Potion - Viridian Rival: X Special x4, Ember, FT, Ember x4 > Can YOLO Fire Blast at +3 if Pidgeot crits, but missing loses 2 minutes Pidgeot Wing Attack Quick Attack Mild DMG Rash/Modest Mild DMG Rash/Modest 12-13 30-(36) 12-21 20-(24) 14-21 (28)-(34) 23+ 18-(22) 0-15 22-30 28-(33) 0-9 17-(21) 16-30 31 26-(31) 10-19 16-(19) 31 25-(30) 20-30 (23)-(28) 31 ROUTE 23 - If you want to be safe, do not leave until you have a Pokemon with Intimidate! And don't catch a non-Intimidate Ekans. Skipping an Intimidate slave is more viable with very high HP/Defense *****Psyduck (100%): YOLO ball or switch to Nidoqueen for L20-26; Scratch L27+ *****Mankey (30%): Scratch (Scratch + Great Ball if low on balls) *****Ekans (20%): Ultra Ball (Scratch + Great Ball if low on balls) or run *****Fearow (25%): Heal out of Blaze, Ember *****Primeape (5%): Ember *****Arbok (5%): Ember VICTORY ROAD *****Machop (20/20/20%): Scratch (Great Ball if <39%) *****Geodude (20/20/20%): Ultra Ball *****Arbok (5/5/5%): Ember *****Primeape (0/10/0%): Ember *****Machoke (5/5/5%): Ember *****Golbat (5/5/5%): Ember *****Marowak (5/5/5%): Ember *****Onix (30/20/30%): Master Ball or run - Get Ultra Ball(s) if necessary - Get Rare Candy on 1F (FLEX CANDY: Can use it on Char to reach Lv.55 or on an extra Candy Poke, SKIP IF YOU WANT TO SAVE 22 SECONDS LOL) - Re-enter 1F to get TM02 (Dragon Claw) - After you have 60 Pokemon: > Use a Max Repel (you will need 2-3) > Use 2 or 3 candies on Charizard to reach Lv.54 or Lv.55 > Teach Sunny Day over Scratch > Teach Dragon Claw over Ember - Get TM50 (Overheat) INDIGO PLATEAU - Indigo Plateau PC: > MOVE TO BOX: Charizard, Beedrill, Exeggutor > MOVE TO PARTY: Charizard, Growlithe (and Ekans/Arbok if that's your Intimidate slave) > FINAL PARTY: Charizard, Ch'ding, Ekans/Arbok/Growlithe, Nidoqueen, Tentacool, (Growlithe) (make room for Nidoran-M if evolving if on Lance) - Skip shop and enter E4 - Enter E4 Lv.54 Damage Sheet: https://pastebin.com/YVddsDtP - Enter E4 Lv.55 Damage Sheet: https://pastebin.com/g6PPMUfr - Ranges below are separated as Lv.54 Range/Lv. 55 Range ELITE FOUR - Lv. 54 (Exarions notes for E4 at Lv. 55 - https://pastebin.com/0n3CEsaz) - Lorelei 1: X Special turn 1 > Dewgong does 81-110 with Mild and 88-122 with Rash > IF TURN 1 SURF: Sunny Day, Fire Blast, FT x4 > IF TURN 1 HAIL/SAFEGUARD: X Special - IF TURN 2 SURF INTO BLAZE: Fire Blast, FT x2, FB, FT - IF TURN 2 SURF INTO NOT BLAZE: Sunny Day, FT x5 - IF TURN 2 HAIL/SAFEGUARD: X Special, FT x5 > IF SKIPPED SUNNY DAY: Max Revive if turn 1 Surf - Heal to 14+ HP - Bruno 1: FT x2, FB, FT x2 > The Hitmons and are 87.5% / 93.75% ranges, final Onix is 82.5% / 93.75% - Agatha 1: FT x5 - Before Lance: > (Switch Nidoran-M to slot 1 if evolving it here) > Heal to full > Use an Elixer > Use the Fire Stone on Growlithe > Gyarados is a 87.5% range for underleveled E4 (Level 56 for this fight) - Lance 1: X Special x3, (X Defend), X Speed, FT x2, DC x3 > Hyper Beam does about 91 with Rash and 100 with Mild > You should usually X Defend when in kill range (so you get Blaze), but sometimes you need to Super Potion or Full Restore - Before Champion: > Heal to full > (Use a Moon Stone on Nidorino) > SAVE - Champion 1: Guard Spec., X Special x2, X Accuracy, X Special, FT, FB, DC, FB x4 > DO NOT USE THE THIRD X SPECIAL BEFORE THE X ACCURACY > If you don't have Blaze after setting up, Blastoise won't die. Use Sunny Day with 100+ HP to tank Hydro Pump > Aerial Ace does about 40 with Rash and 45 with Mild > Extremespeed does about 41 with Rash and 46 with Mild PALLET TOWN - After National Dex cutscene, Fly to Vermilion VERMILION CITY - Take the boat to One Island (mash A) ONE ISLAND - Talk to Celio, and bike east to Kindle Road - Use a Max Repel, then take land route - Run-into bike spinner - Bike up to Mt. Ember MT. EMBER - Rocket: DC x2 - Rocket: DC x4 - When Max Repel wears off, use another - After getting the Ruby, Escape Rope out, and Fly back to One Island ONE ISLAND - Give Ruby to Celio, then take boat to Four Island FOUR ISLAND - After rival cutscene, bike to the water on the right and enter Icefall Cave ICEFALL CAVE - Ice puzzle: URDLD - After getting Waterfall: > Use a Max Repel > Teach Waterfall to Tentacool > Teach Overheat over Sunny Day - Rocket: DC x3 - Escape Rope out - Fly to Four Island (mash A), then bike back to the boat and take it to Six Island SIX ISLAND - Run-into-bike first spinner - Combine Max Repel with second/third spinner bag manip - Cut the door open DOTTED HOLE - Drop down the first hole - Up, Left, Right, Down - Talk to the Sapphire from the right - After Scientist cutscene, bike out - Fly to Six Island, then take the boat to Five Island FIVE ISLAND - Run-into bike first spinner - Rocket: DC, FT ROCKET WAREHOUSE - Rocket: FB x2 (if you miss, Overheat the second Hypno) - Executive: DC+FT, FT x2 - Executive: FB x2, DC+(stall)+FT > Don't kill Houndoom until you have Blaze > Houndoom always uses Crunch and does about 61 damage - Scientist: DC, FT x4 - After defeating the Scientist: > Use the Max Elixer > Escape Rope out > Fly back to Five Island > Take the boat to One Island ONE ISLAND - Talk to Celio, then take the boat back to Vermilion VERMILION CITY - Fly to Indigo Plateau INDIGO PLATEAU - Buy Full Restores if you have 0-2 left ELITE FOUR (ROUND 2) - Every fight has risk, but the most likely deaths are recoverable, so saving is optional - Lorelei 2: > IF IN BLAZE AND YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD HP/SP. DEF: Overheat, die, send in Tentacool, Max Revive, X Special, FT x3, Overheat, FT > OTHERWISE: https://pastebin.com/Xy9f3xu3 > Dewgong does 113-158 with Mild and 129-176 with Rash (at L62) - Heal to 18+ HP (but not out of Blaze) - Bruno 2: FT, FB x2, Overheat, FT > Machamp is a 87.5% / 93.75% range - Agatha 2: > FT x3, FB, Overheat > Underleveled: FT x2, FB x2, Overheat - Before Lance: > Heal to 120-150 HP (a little more with bad Defense; Gyarados does 114-135 with 12 IV Mild) > Use an Elixer > Switch Ch'ding to slot 1, your Intimidate slave to slot 2 and Charizard to slot 3 > Aerodactyl is a 93.75% range for underleveled E4 (Level 65 for this fight) - Lance 2: 1: Not Peck (Gyarados kills Ch'ding with Hyper Beam; send in Charizard) 2: X Speed (Gyarados recharges) 3: X Special (Gyarados uses Thunder Wave) 4: X Special (Gyarados uses Dragon Dance) 5: Full Restore (Gyarados Hyper Beams you into Blaze) 6: X Special (Gyarados recharges) 7: Fire Blast 8: Dragon Claw 9: Dragon Claw 10: Flamethrower 11: Dragon Claw NOTE: If Gyarados uses Dragon Dance on turn 3 instead of Thunder Wave, the fight becomes very slow, but winnable - You don't need to do anything for Champion (except save if you want) - Champion 2: 1: Full Restore Charizard (Heracross kills Intimidate slave; send in Charizard) 2: X Defend (Heracross Rock Tombs Charizard) 3-9: X Special x6, X Accuracy 10: X Speed 11: Flamethrower 12: Fire Blast 13: Overheat (can YOLO 87.5% / 93.75% Fire Blast range) 14: Dragon Claw 15: Dragon Claw 16: Fire Blast (DC if you Fire Blasted Tyranitar) - Champion 2 (if no Intimidate slave): (Save before the fight) 1: X Defend (75% chance of using Rock Tomb, 80% chance of hitting) 2: X Defend (if he hits a second Rock Tomb, reset) 3-16: Same as above