Charmander Hidden Powers: - Dark (105 seconds) - Grass (100) - Dragon (85) - Ice (60) - Electric (55) - Psychic (50) - Water (50) - Fire (35) Squirtle Hidden Powers: - Electric (40 seconds) - Ice (20) - Fire (5) ------------------------------ Charmander with HP Dark 70 ------------------------------ EARLY GAME - Catch Pidgey or Spearow for Fly (option to skip and YOLO Sand-Attack on Rival 2) - Skip Mega Punch ROUTE 6 - Catch Meowth and manip HP S.S. ANNE - Skip Nido trainer and Brick Break - Teach Hidden Power - Rival 3: > Wartortle 2HKO is guaranteed with MK + HP > HP Kadabra > Ideally leave fight in Blaze - After exiting, run back to Cerulean CERULEAN GYM - Teach Cut to Meowth - Misty: HP x2 (guaranteed) ROUTE 9 - HP both Bellsprouts, Caterpie and Weedle ROCK TUNNEL - Pokemaniac: Ember+Ember, HP - Pokemaniac: HP - Jr. Trainer: Ember x2 - Bottom Hiker: HP - Bottom Hiker: HP x3 - Jr. Trainer: HP, Ember x2 (Jiggly is barely guaranteed) - Hiker: HP x3 - Jr. Trainer: Ember x3 ROUTE 8 - Lass: MK x2 CELADON GYM - Beauty: HP both Bellsprouts LAVENDER TOWER - HP Growlithe SILPH CO. - HP + FT Blastoise - HP Growlithe CINNABAR GYM - Blaine: HP Growlithe and Ponyta VIRIDIAN GYM - Giovanni: HP first two Rhyhorns (only first one if not L50) VIRIDIAN CITY - HP Growlithe ELITE FOUR - Lance: HP both Dragonairs - Champion: Can HP Rhydon at +4 (15/16) ------------------------------ Charmander with HP Grass 70 ------------------------------ EARLY GAME - Catch Pidgey or Spearow for Fly (option to skip and YOLO Sand-Attack on Rival 2) - Skip Mega Punch ROUTE 6 - Catch Meowth and manip HP S.S. ANNE - Skip Nido trainer and Brick Break - Teach Hidden Power - Rival 3: > Wartortle 2HKO is guaranteed with Scratch + HP, or Blaze Ember + HP > Ideally leave fight in Blaze - After exiting, run back to Cerulean CERULEAN GYM - Teach Cut to Meowth - Misty: HP x2 (guaranteed) ROCK TUNNEL - Pokemaniac: HP x2 - Pokemaniac: HP - Jr. Trainer: Ember x2 - Bottom Hiker: HP - Bottom Hiker: HP x3 - Jr. Trainer: HP, Ember x2 (Jiggly is barely guaranteed) - Hiker: HP x3 - Jr. Trainer: Ember x3 ROUTE 8 - Lass: MK x2 ROCKET HIDEOUT - Can do before Erika, but probably a bad idea because of Raticate > If L35, FT+FT is 99% to 2HKO Kanga LAVENDER TOWER - Wartortle is guaranteed with HP Grass SILPH CO. - Blastoise is guaranteed with +3 HP Grass, but +1 and 2HKO is probably better - If L43, can set up on Kangaskhan if not in Blaze (HP Grass Rhyhorn) VIRIDIAN CITY - Viridian Rival: Blastoise is usually guaranteed with +3 HP ELITE FOUR: - Lorelei: Can be done without Sunny Day, but usually requires 2 Cloyster Dives, which might be slower than just getting Sunny Day - Champion: Blastoise is 14/16 or 15/16 at +3