This is an updated route that always fights Donald and Teru early and skips the Ether.

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ROUTE 30
- Always kill a second Poliwag with 14 Defense at Lv. 7, or with both 13 Attack at Lv. 6 and 11-12 Speed at Lv. 7. Favor killing it with one of Attack/Speed.

UNION CAVE
- Don't pick up the X Attack

AZALEA TOWN/SLOWPOKE WELL
- Sell TM31, then buy 3 Potions, 4 Super Potions, 7 Repels and 2 Antidotes
- Pick up the Full Heal AFTER shopping; use to heal confusion/sleep as necessary
- Favor using a Potion after Rocket Shorts Guy, but use a Super Potion if necessary (low HP, bad defense, low on Potions, etc.)
- Pick up the Super Potion

AZALEA GYM
- If you have 75+ extra experience, fight either the Paras trainer or the Caterpie/Weedle trainer
- Use 1-2 Potions or a Super Potion before Rival 2 (and an Antidote if Kakuna poisoned you)

ILEX FOREST
- Before entering, repel four tiles before the guard's sprite (unless you need a Cut slave)
- Skip the Revive, and take the north path to move Farfetch'd
- Repel + teach and use Cut on the tile before the Cut bush
- Pick up the hidden Full Heal unless you have the one from Azalea
- Don't pick up the X Attack
- Pick up the hidden Super Potion if you have 0-4 healing items (or 5 with bad stats)
- The third repel will last you through all of the Route 34 grass

GOLDENROD CITY
- Get Kenya before first spinner hell pass
- Fight Donald and Teru in the underground after getting the Squirtbottle
- Shopping:
	> 5F: Sell TM45, then buy TM33
	> 3F: Buy 1 X Speed, 1 X Special and 2 X Attack (2 X Speed if you have 13-15 DV Speed and hit Ivan+Benny; 2 X Special instead if you have 12 DV Special))
	> 2F: Buy 5 Escape Ropes, 2 Full Heals and 1 Poke Doll (6 Escape Ropes if you hit Irwin)
- Double deposit in the Goldenrod center (triple deposit if all slaves died), switch Croconaw to slot 1 on the first menu on Route 34, then progress to Ecruteak

ECRUTEAK CITY
- Need 2 Headbutt HP after the Kimono Girls (preferably 4 unless bad Attack)
- Skip the mart after the girls unless you have 0-2 healing items, in which case buy 3-4 Super Potions. Favor 3 with 12-13 DV Special, 0-12 DV Speed and <$234 extra after Goldenrod
- Don't pick up the hidden Hyper Potion
- Need 8 Headbutt+Surf PP after Morty (at least 4 must be Surfs; 6 if need to Surf Growlithes)

OLIVINE CITY
- Buy 14 Super Repels and 3-4 Super Potions. Favor 3 with 12-13 DV Special, 0-12 DV Speed and <$234 extra after Goldenrod. Also buy Paralyz Heals/Awakenings if you have 0-1 Full Heals
- Teach Strength on the Kaylee pause buffer menu if you have 0-2 Headbutt PP

ROCKET HIDEOUT
- Don't pick up the Guard Spec.
- Surf whenever it's faster, up to 1 extra Surf (can't double Surf more than one Electrode, or Arbok and one Electrode)

GOLDENROD CITY
- Use the center before Radio Tower 1
- Shopping
	> 5F: Get Return TM
	> 4F: If you have 12-13 DV Special and enough money (<$234 extra after Goldenrod, hit any spinner, have 11-15 DV Attack OR have 13-15 DV Speed), buy 2 Calciums
	> 3F: Buy 5 X Special, 8-11 X Attack, 1 X Speed, 1 Guard Spec., 2 X Accuracy (no X Speed if you bought 2 on first trip; 2 X Speed if <13 DV Speed)
- Upon exiting, use 2 Calciums if you have them, then bike to the underground

RADIO TOWER 1/UNDERGROUND/RADIO TOWER 2
- See the PP route here: http://pastebin.com/MVXVses1
- Teach Return before Escape Roping out (and HM06+HM07 to Poliwag if you got it on Route 44)
- Get Pink Bow on the way out of Radio Tower 2

BLACKTHORN CITY
- Open the menu a few steps before the house below the gym and do the following:
	> Use a Super Repel
	> Heal to 60+ HP
	> Equip the Pink Bow
	> Teach HM06 and HM07 to Poliwag if you got it on Route 30
- COOLTRAINER 1: Return x3
- COOLTRAINER 2: Return x2
- COOLTRAINER 3: Return x3
- COOLTRAINER 4: Return, IP
- CLAIR: IP x3, Return x2

VICTORY ROAD
- Don't get EQ
- RIVAL 5: X Special, Return, Surf, IP, Surf, IP, Return
	(If Lv. 48 for Golbat: Return, Surf, IP+Return, IP, Surf, Return) 

ELITE FOUR
- WILL: X Special, Surf, IP, Return, Return x2-3, Surf
- KOGA: X Special, X Accuracy, Surf x3, Return x2, IP
	(If you have X Accs, don't use one if Ariados used Giga Drain or you have <80 HP)
- BRUNO: X Attack x2, Return x4, IP
- KAREN: X Special, X Accuracy if Sand-Attacked, Surf x2, IP, Surf x3
	(Gengar can survive and use Spite. If this happens and you're left with 2 Surf PP, use an X Attack on Murkrow so you can Return it and Houndoom. If you're left with 3 Surf PP, Ice Punch Murkrow.)
- LANCE: Return x2, IP x2, Return+IP, Surf x2
- If you're out of Surfs on Lance, use IP on Aerodactyl and Return on Charizard

S.S. AQUA
- SAILOR: Return x3

VERMILION CITY/ROUTE 9-10
- Bike to the Power Plant as normal
- CAMPER: Return x2
- If you hit Heidi, Strength x2
- Fly to Cerulean, enter and exit the gym, and bike up to Nugget Bridge as normal

NUGGET BRIDGE
- TRAINER 1: Strength
- TRAINER 2: Surf x2
- TRAINER 3: Return x2 (IP, Return with 13 Attack at 6)
- TRAINER 4: Strength x3
- TRAINER 5: Return
- TRAINER 6: Strength x3
- TRAINER 7: Strength
- After the cutscene, Fly to Saffron and bike to the Celadon Gym

CELADON GYM
- TWINS: Return x2 (Strength, Return if Returning Exeggutor)
- PICNICKER: IP (Return with 152+ Attack, usually 14-15 DV)
- BEAUTY: Strength x3
- ERIKA: IP, Return, X Attack, Return x2
- After exiting, Fly to Cerulean and enter the gym

CERULEAN GYM
- Pick up the Machine Part as normal
- MISTY: X Attack, Return x4 (finish Lapras with Return)
- After exiting, bike to the Power Plant

ROUTE 9/10
- After the Power Plant, Fly to Saffron and enter the gym

SAFFRON GYM
- If you hit the spinner, Strength x2 
- To skip second spinner: Up, Left, Down, Down
- SABRINA: Return x3
- After exiting, bike to Lavender Tower and talk to the guy as normal
- If you hit Tom, Surf x3
- Fly to Vermilion and enter the gym

VERMILION CITY
- GENTLEMAN: Return x2 (use Strength or IP if you'll out of Returns)
- SURGE: Surf x2, Return, Surf x2
- After exiting, bike to Snorlax. Use a Super Repel and wake Snorlax as normal
- Bike through the cave to the Pewter Gym

PEWTER GYM
- CAMPER: Surf (if you hit Tom, IP; if you have perfect Attack, or good Attack and Lv. 59, Return)
- BROCK: Surf x4, IP (if you hit Tom, IP the Graveler and the Onix)
- After exiting, bike south to Cinnabar Island
- Pick up the Max Ether in Viridian Forest
- Use one Super Repel in Viridian Forest and another on Cinnabar Island
- Use your Max Ether on Return on the second Super Repel menu

CINNABAR ISLAND
- Bike east to Blaine's gym
- BLAINE: Surf, Strength, Surf
- After exiting, Surf east to Fuchsia and enter the gym

FUCHSIA GYM
- JANINE: Return x5
- After exiting, Fly to Viridian and enter the gym

VIRIDIAN GYM
- BLUE: X Attack x2-3, Return, (X Attack/X Speed), Return x4, Surf
- After exiting, Fly to Pallet Town and talk to Oak

PALLET TOWN
- After talking to Oak, use a Super Repel, then Fly to Viridian and bike to Mt. Silver

MT. SILVER
- Heal on the second Super Repel menu as normal
- RED: Guard Spec., X Speed, X Attack x2, Strength, Return x9