FRR2 with even more fun and routing... and Charizard is optimal! Trainer list (courtesy of Roush): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PakYxJW-rz0z98RsKn6jNNHjxPCqmkISQ4xfv14bf5E/edit#gid=894094810 STAT REQUIREMENTS: - Mild or Rash; 25 Attack, 25 Sp. Atk, ~20 Speed (Defenses barely matter) - Consider taking worse Attack or Speed GENERAL - Best places to candy: > L33-->34 (Flamethrower) > L35-->36 (Charizard) - Fast free heals: > S.S. Anne (~11s) > Rock Tunnel center > Celadon Center > Silph Co. (6s) > Mom heal (~13s) > Any PC visit > Before E4R1 - Max Elixer locations: Route 17, Power Plant, Berry Forest, Indigo Plateau, Sevault Canyon EARLY GAME - Viridian Rival is terrible even though Squirtle doesn't have Bubble > Need to catch slave(s) because of Sand-Attack and Tail Whip > 13 IV speed ties Pidgey, 28 IV outspeeds > Can Growl Squirtle once or twice to reduce damage - After that, extremely easy because you get the forest trainers for free - Catch bugs, etc. - Get Mega Punch - PP route: > Pewter Center after Brock > Mt. Moon Ether on Ember > Cerulean Center > Vermilion Max Ether on Ember (need to Metal Claw/Mega Punch a bunch of pokes) > 3 candies to L34 for early Flamethrower (saves PP, turns, then SE/NVE text when you evolve) > Rock Tunnel center (box heal + deposit) > Elixer on last Rock Tunnel Repel menu - Skip boat Brick Break - Probably use both candies around L32 so you OHKO more stuff on the boat - Do Misty late so you can OHKO everything as Charizard MIDGAME - Get Charcoal (might as well since it's free) - Order: > Celadon Center (just set Teleport) > Tea > Rocket Hideout (buy 2000 coins; will have 320 left) > Surge > Celadon Mart (Teleport; skip 2F; buy 2 Fire Stones, 2 Leaf Stones, 15 X Specials and 1 Guard Spec.) > Fly > Lavender Tower > Routes 12-15 (127 PP needed) > TEACH RETURN OVER SCRATCH > Fuchsia Mart (Ultra Balls + Max Repels) > Safari Zone > Pewter City (fossils + Diglett + trade) > Silph Co. > Box heal + get Lapras/Nidoran-M/others > 3 FULL PP HEALS AFTER THIS (THROUGH E4R1) -- PROBABLY ALL MAX ELIXERS > Sabrina + dojo > Nidoran trade > Dratini (buy 2500 coins; will have 2820 total) > Erika > Cycling Road > Koga > Strength > Routes 19-20 > Power Plant > Pallet Town (Mom heal?) > Routes 21-20 > Mansion > Blaine > Sevii Islands > Cerulean City (Paras trainer) > Giovanni 3 - Moveset: Flamethrower/Ember/Wing Attack/Scratch > Slash/Return over Scratch to avoid SE text on Oddish, Gloom, Erika's gym pokes, etc.? > Return takes 13 seconds to get - Catch stuff normally - Evolve bugs in double battles - Delay Erika so you save SE text and get more Speed EVs? - Master Ball Zapdos since you have to fight a trainer near the Power Plant anyway (and it might help double battles?) - Buy Dratini > Needs about $60000 extra > Takes 42 seconds if done late > Takes 34 if all purchases made late > Takes 92 seconds if you Fly back very late for Dratini + Scyther LATE GAME - 2 Max Elixers (and maybe E4R2 center) - Level 100 stats are roughly 300/224/180/294/201/267 > But you start E4R2 at L93-94 unless you use late candies > Candies might be worth it because you stop getting exp. gains + text (0.85s saved per poke) - E4R1 moveset: Flamethrower/Ember/Wing Attack/Dragon Claw > Lorelei: +2 > Bruno: All OHKOs > Agatha: All OHKOs > Lance: +2 > Champion: Guard Spec., +3 - E4R2 moveset: Flamethrower/Ember/Wing Attack/Dragon Claw > Lorelei: +2 > Bruno: All OHKOs > Agatha: All OHKOs > Lance: +2 (you outspeed Gyara after 2 DDs) > Champion: https://pastebin.com/rvqsy0mJ DISCARDED CHAMPION STRATS: - X Defend, X Special x3, (heal), X Speed | 6 extra turns, 2 extra buys, $1600 extra - FT, EQ+EQ, BB, FT x2, (heal), BB+EQ | 3 extra turns, 4 SE boxes, 2 sand turns, get BB, teach TMs, $3000 - FT, EQ+EQ, heal, X Attack, EQ, FT x2, EQ | 3 extra turns, 6 SE boxes, 2.2 sand turns, teach EQ DISCARDED (other): - Option to teach Fire Blast for PP/these pokes (only if Charcoal): > Lanturn > Miltank > Lorelei Dewgong (+1) > Tyranitar (+2, meh) > Blastoise (+2, meh) - Option to teach Brick Break for PP/these pokes: > Lanturn (depends on stats) > Miltank > Lorelei 2 (depends on stats) - Option to teach EQ for PP/these pokes: > Lanturn > Champion (+2 with good Attack)