Credit to Exarion's original route notes, PulseEffects and Randalleatscheese for the help and for pushing me towards Charmander Pulse's Notes:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xZ7sS1O6-Yp0ecXdSmEJRidxfP9B4h7yY7z3npXaqqs/edit Must set Charmander Parameters to at least these settings and only MILD and RASH natures - = + HP Atk 20 Def 12 Spec.A 27 Spec.D 6 Spd 25 FAVOR CATCHING A CUTTER TO A FLYER The route is the same as Pulse's current notes up to leaving Mt. Moon (would also suggest swapping scratch and Metal Claw positions before getting to this point if you want your moveset positions to be as similar as possible to the current route's) Teach Mega Punch over Scratch Teach Mega Kick Over Growl Enter Cerulean and take Center. Leave and grab rare candy Rival 2 Fight (attempt to get Blaze but not necessary) Pidgeotto Ember x3/MK+MP if high ATK (switch after second ember if Sand attacked) Squirtle MK+MK/MP if high ATK Abra MP Rattata Ember* Play as normal all through nugget and Route 25 except fight Hiker Nob (* denotes Blaze being needed) Hiker Nob (consider healing?) First Char is a range*, everything else dies to Ember* Continue on through to Dig Rocket AFTER DIG ROCKET (Optionally Shop early but wouldn't recommend) Run down to Misty gym and -Candy to Lv. 26 -Heal to Full or tank 1-2 WP -Use Elixir Misty Fight (Hardest fight in the game but smooth sailing afterward) Staryu MP Starmie MK+MK/MP (MP is 14/16 at 28-31 ATK, 10/16 at 24-27, 8/16 at 20-23) Run back to Dig house and to Route 6 Pick up hidden Rare Candy Hiker Jeff Spearow Ember/MP Raticate MK/MP if high ATK Pick up hidden Max Either below Center Get Bike Voucher Vermillion Shop - x10 Super Potions -x1 Para Heal -x5 Repels Head to Boat (Consider picking up Cheri Berry if low on Embers) If running low end ATK, grab Brick Break and use BB strats to Ericka If high ATK or want to play risky, skip Brick Break Rival 3 (Try really hard to enter in Blaze) Pidgeotto Ember*/x2 Wartortle MK+MK/BB or BB x3 Raticate Ember*/MK Kadabra Ember*/MP Get HM Cut, leave boat, and teach Cut and enter Surge Gym Gentleman Tucker Pikachu Ember Surge Voltorb Ember* Pikachu Ember Raichu Ember+Ember*/Ember x3/MK+Ember/MP+Ember* Leave and head to Rock Tunnel Picknicker Alicia - all can be MP except range on second Oddish Bug Catcher Conner - Can MP Caterpie + Weedle Take Center and enter Tunnel Pokemaniac Ashton Cubone Ember x3 Slowpoke MK+MK/MP if high ATK Pokemaniac Winston Slowpoke MK+MK/MP if high ATK Hiker Allen Geodude BB x2/MC+Ember*/MC x2 if high ATK Hiker Lenny Geodude BB/MC/x2 Geodude BB/MC/x2 Geodude BB/MC/x2 Machop Ember (technically a range) Picknicker Sofia JigglyPuff BB/MP (range) Pidgey MP/Ember Meowth MP/Ember Hiker Dudley Geodude BB/MC x2 Geodude BB/MC x2 Graveler BB x2/MC x2-3 Can mega punch Meowth and Pidgey if wanting to save Embers but not necessary Leave Rock Tunnel and fight Clefairy Girl Trainer Rich(?) Clefairy Ember x2/MK Clefairy Ember x2/MK Head to Celadon and depending on the route(BB/MC) you'll Candy twice after the first or second trainer Ericka Gym Tamia (Candy x2 after if took Brick Break strat) Bellsprout Ember Bellsprout Ember Lori (Candy x2 after if took Metal Claw strat) Exeggcute Ember Ericka (Brick Break Strats gets Charizard Evolution after fight) Victreebell Ember*/Flamethrower Tangela Ember Vileplume FT If have Charizard teach Wing Attack over Brick Break Bike to get HM Fly and then back to Celadon Shop Buy -x5 X-Defends -x2 X-Speeds (1 if Carbos can outspeed Agatha) -x22 X-Specs -x2 X-Acc -x3 Guard Spec Leave and get Tea, then do Rocket Hideout Grunt (Metal Claw Strat gets Charizard evolution after fight) Raticate Ember/MP if Zard/FT if Charmeleon Zubat Ember/MP If you get Charizard here teach Wing Attack over Metal Claw If 27-28 SPA, strongly consider taking hideout Calcium Ember everything in hideout up to Gio, can swap in some places with MP if worried about PP Gio (Try and leave with Blaze) Onix FT* Ryhorn FT Kangaskhan FT* Teach Fly and Escape Rope out Fly to Lavender Once in Lavender Bike to shop and buy -x3 Escape Rope -x7 Super Repels (x6 if you want to risk the 1% before and after Rival 6) Leave and enter Tower Rival 4 Pidgeotto FT Wartortle FT* (likelier ranges)/+WA Growlithe FT* Exeggcute FT/Ember* Kadabra FT/Ember* After fight continue through Tower SKIP HEAL PAD (need Blaze for Koga) Finish Tower and get Flute Fly to Celadon and head towards Fuschia Pick up Candy and Max Elixir In Safari Zone pick up TM Sunny Day and the Full Restore Get HM Surf, then fly back and enter Koga's gym Trainer Kirk Drowzee FT* Drowzee FT* Kadabra FT*/WA Drowzee FT* On spinner menu -Heal to tank 1 Sludge from Muk (okay if not in blaze) -Max Elixir Koga Koffing FT/Ember* Muk X-Spec, FT*, WA if not in Blaze first Koffing Ember Weezing FT Afterward leave and fly back to Celadon Bike to Saffron Enter Silph and get to Rival 5 (Same fight as current notes but with defensive badge boost kicking in) Pidgeot X-Spec x2, FT Blastoise FT+FT* Growlithe FT* Exeggcute Ember* Alakazam Ember* Get Lapras Can Ember* the Marowak Gio 2 Nidorino FT* Rhyhorn FT* Kangaskhan X-Spec, FT Nidoqueen FT Escape rope out and bike to Sabrina Same fight as current notes After fight -Teach HM Surf -Super Repel -Escape rope out and fly to Pallet Surf to Cinnabar Enter Mansion If below 30 Speed grab Carbos On last Repel Menu -Heal (usually Super) -Use Max Either on Flamethrower (Still need to save one FT somewhere, likely Gio Gym) Grab hidden Elixir Escape Rope Out Blaine Gym Blaine Fight Lead x3 X-Spec, FT* x4 Afterward exit, say no to Bill, and fly to Fuschia Give Warden his Teeth and get HM Strength,teach it, walk over to boulder and grab the Rare Candy Exit and fly to Viridian Gio Gym 1st Trainer FT, Ember, FT 2nd Trainer FT x5, can ember* Nidorina BEFORE FIGHTING GIOVANNI -CANDY x4 from Lv. 47 to Lv. 51 -Teach Fire Blast over Wing Attack -(Super Repel if your'e not risking the 1%'s) Gio Same fight, can Ember Dugtrio Before Rival 6 heal to full/3 hit range into blaze Rival 6 Lead x3 X-Spec, Pidgeot Ember* Blastoise FB* (Likelier now as get you have Lv. 52) Ryhorn Ember* Growlithe Ember* Exeggcute Ember* Alakazam Ember* Proceed as normal, you can now skip the Victory Road Candy Don't forget to teach Sunny Day on last repel menu Deposit Pokes, buy Max Full Restores, fight E4 using current strategies