---------------------------------------- Speed guide: 15 0 Carbos, faster than Gengar 12-14 0 Carbos 11 0 Carbos, tied with Rapidash 10 1 Carbos, faster than Rapidash 9 1 Carbos, tied with Rapidash 8 2 Carbos, tied with Rapidash, slower than Kadabra 7 2 Carbos, slower than Rapidash (X ATTACKS), slower than Kadabra 6 3 Carbos, tied with Rapidash, slower than Kadabra 0-5 LOL ---------------------------------------- PRE-ROUTING: - Current experience route is good with like 6+ DV Speed (including Carbos) - Current route works with Vaporeon strats - Option to skip Rock Slide (better because of freeze), but there's no use in keeping Double Kick - Can candy to 43 for Hypno/Koga (extra menu but no lost exp.) > This makes Venomoth an 83% EQ range with perfect Attack (guaranteed with Special fall) - Skip X Attacks, keep Potions with 6 or 8+ DV Speed > X Speed on Silph Giovanni (guarantee Persian with badge boost, 53-74% range on Nidoqueen) > X Acc on Blaine - Move order: > SWAP: HA/Tackle/Leer > HA/Tackle/Leer/DK > HA/Tackle/Thrash/DK > SWAP: Thrash/Tackle/HA/DK > Thrash/BB/HA/DK > Thrash/BB/TB/DK > Drill/RS/TB/IB > Drill/EQ/IB/TB ROUTE 1 TO 2 DSUM: - DSum: Equal encounter at step 2, then add 5.5 to cycle of 256 per step (so step 1 is R1E minus 5.5) > Start-of-grass-patch offsets: 42, 35, 26, 8, 3 > L6 Nidoran-M is 222 - L3 Pidgey: 25 or 203 - L4 Pidgey: 76 - L2 Rattata: 121 - L3 Rattata: 153 - L2 Pidgey: 178 - L5 Pidgey: 222 - L4 Rattata: 235 - L6 Pidgey: 247 - L7 Pidgey: 254 STANDARD DSUM: - L3 Rattata: 5 in, 37 out, 12 in, 35 out - L3 Pidgey: 32 out, 11 in, 35 out, 12 in - L4 Rattata: 23 out, 10 in, 37 out, 11 in - L4 Nidoran-M: 17 out, 9 in, 38 out, 9 in - L4 Nidoran-F: 13 out, 8 in, 38 out, 10 in - L5 Pidgey: 9 out, 9 in, 38 out, 10 in - L6 Nidoran-F: 5 out, 8 in, 38 out, 9 in - L7 Pidgey: 10 in, 38 out, 9 in, 38 out EARLY GAME: - Viridian Mart: Buy 6 Poke Balls and 6 Potions (or 5/7, Flareon strats only) - Spearow DSum: http://i.imgur.com/VFell8l.png - Kill Geodude in Mt. Moon, or do one of the following: > Candy twice after Machoke (still get L38 for Kadabra and L43 after Venomoth) > Delay candies until before Mankey, then fight top Hiker > Don't delay candies, then fight second bottom Hiker (bad) > Get Gentlemandy > Skip heal pad (bad) - Vermilion Mart: Sell Poke Balls, TM34 and Nugget (and Potions with 0-5 or 7 DV Speed); buy 8 Super Potions and 3 Repels - Cut menu: > Teach Dig > Swap Repels to slot 1 > Teach Cut > Cut the bush - Trash cans: http://wiki.pokemonspeedruns.com/index.php/Trash_Cans FIRST MIDGAME: - Center immediately in Celadon, then go to Game Corner - Celadon Mart: > Take elevator to 5F > 5F: Buy 11 X Accuracy, 5 X Special, 7 X Speed (12/4/8 with Vaporeon strats; 2 X Attacks if 0-5 or 7 DV Speed) > 6F: Buy Soda Pop, then Fresh Water, then trade, then buy another Fresh Water > 2F: Buy 10 Super Repels - Fly menu: > Swap Super Repels to slot 2 > Teach Fly > Teach Rock Slide in slot 2 > Use a Super Repel > Swap X Accs to slot 3 > Teach Horn Drill in slot 1 > Swap X Speeds to slot 4 > Teach Ice Beam in slot 4 > Fly to Lavender SECOND MIDGAME: - Gym order: Silph --> Safari --> Sabrina --> Koga --> mansion --> Erika --> Blaine --> Giovanni - Candy twice to L37 on bike-to-Silph menu - After Silph Machoke and items: > Swap X Specials to slot 5 > Teach EQ over Rock Slide (slot 2) > (Use Carbos) - Silph Rival: X Speed with <9 DV Speed - Silph Giovanni: X Speed (guarantee Persian with badge boost, 53-74% range on Nidoqueen) - Poke Flute menu: > Use a Super Repel > Use an Elixer > (Use a Super Potion) > Use the Poke Flute - (Optional: Candy once to L43 before Juggler 2) - Mom heal is optional (slower than Elixering, but allows you to E4 center skip or Drill Champion) - Menu in Pallet, not Fuchsia: > Use a Super Repel > (Use an Elixer if you didn't Mom heal) > Teach Strength to Lapras > Teach Surf to Lapras > Use remaining 1-2 candies to reach L45 - Always get both mansion candies (and use them before picking up the key) - X Acc on Blaine (Rapidash setup) with 6 or 8+ DV Speed LATE GAME: - Can X Spec on Giovanni with 5+ DV Speed - Can Ice Beam Rhydon at L50 unless terrible Special, and can EQ Nidoking - Viridian Rival: X Special (can do it on Exeggcute with very high Special) - 5 Drills after mom heal/Elixer: > Rapidash > Arcanine > Persian > Nidoqueen > Nidoking (Rhydon if terrible Special) - 5 Drills if Vaporeon strats: > Arcanine > Persian > Nidoqueen > Sandslash (could do Rhydon for safety, but seems worse) > Vaporeon - X Speed on Agatha unless 15 DV Speed (outspeed Gengar, X Special on Golbat) ----- VAPOREON STRAT EVALUATION: Rival 1: -8 Rival 2: N/A Rival 3: N/A Rival 4: +1 Rival 5: +2 Rival 6: +2 (X Acc might be better anyway because of animation) Champion: +4 (Magneton range with <14 DV)