(Do with 2-3 HP entering Mt. Moon; no Route 3 Lass) - Skip center - Fight Bug Catcher with Weedle/Kakuna - Skip Nerd and normal Bug Catcher - Manip the following to Rocket: > Water Gun > Rare Candy > Escape Rope > Mega Punch > Moon Stone > Caught Paras (red bar YOLO ball) - One step before Rocket: > Candy to 16 > Teach Water Gun > Use Moon Stone > Teach Mega Punch - Fight bottom Hiker with WG - (Can fight second bottom Hiker for exp, but probably not worth it) - Do early S.S. Anne > L23 Machop > L23 Drowzee > L23/24 Raticate > L24 Raticate > L25 Goldeen > L25/26 Starmie > L26 Voltorb - Either skip Cerulean Candy or use in one of several places to keep better red bar SUMMARY: skip 1.2 trainers / fewer Moon encounters / have to get WG / no early Thrash / have to do early ss anne / flex candy