Comparison to Entei: https://pastebin.com/TAVnXkNV Routing notes: https://pastebin.com/HHjpLAUB DV chart and ranges: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fscy4udr3894162/Raikou%20DV%20chart%20and%20ranges.xlsx?dl=0 Totodile manip: https://pastebin.com/t9H4v6x2 Alternate Totodile manip (worse stats, larger window): https://pastebin.com/sRhD7MsB Early encounter manip: https://pastebin.com/yJYNnMaG Raikou manip: https://pastebin.com/J42anhYp BEFORE STARTING - Do manip stuff: > LID manip: http://forums.pokemonspeedruns.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=659 > Totodile manip: https://pastebin.com/t9H4v6x2 NEW BARK TOWN - Execute Totodile manip ROUTE 29-30 - Do not kill anything - Optionally, do early encounter manip: https://pastebin.com/yJYNnMaG - Get hidden Potion CHERRYGROVE CITY - Rival 1: Leer, Scratch spam ROUTE 30-31 - Catch a Poliwag if you see it (Scratch x2), and name it "A" - Do not kill a Poliwag for experience - Mikey: Scratch spam - Always skip the Potion - Get the Bitter Berry (consider skipping on bad pace) VIOLET GYM - Heal to 15+ HP and use/equip the Berry - Abe: Rage x4 - Heal to 10+ HP - Rod: Rage x5 - Heal to 17+ HP - Falkner: Rage x5 VIOLET CITY - Take the center and get the Egg ROUTE 32 - Get the Przcureberry - Get the Repel - Before Union Cave: > Equip the Bitter Berry > Use a Repel UNION CAVE - (Russell: Rage x8-10) - Bill: Rage x5 ROUTE 33 - If the run is good and you're looking at a bad pass, save for Anthony AZALEA TOWN - Shopping: Sell TM31; buy 5 Super Potions, 5 Repels, 2 Antidotes - Get the Full Heal SLOWPOKE WELL - Rocket 1: Rage x4-5 - Heal to 15+ HP - Rocket 2: WG x5-6 - Skip the Super Potion - Heal to 10+ HP - Rocket 3: WG x6 - Rocket 4: WG x4 AZALEA GYM - Twins: Scratch x2, WG x2 (Rage spam if you have your Bitter Berry - Bug Catcher: Rage x4-6 - Before Bugsy: > If menuing, equip Przcureberry > Heal to 30+ HP > (Heal poison) - (Benny: WG, WG+Rage, Rage) - Bugsy: Rage spam AZALEA TOWN - Before Rival 2: > Use a Super Potion > (Heal poison) > Teach Fury Cutter over Scratch - Rival 2: WG+WG, FC+FC+FC, WG+WG(+Rage) ILEX FOREST - Four tiles after entering: > Heal for Snubbull/Whitney if necessary > Use a Repel - When you reach the Cut bush: > Teach Cut over Leer > Cut the bush from the Pokemon menu - Get the hidden Full Heal GOLDENROD CITY - Get the Bicycle, then register it and bike to Route 35 ROUTE 35 - Get Kenya!!! - (Ivan: Cut x2, WG) - (Irwin: FC x5) - If you have Poliwag, deposit the egg on the way back GOLDENROD GYM - Lass: WG x3(+Rage) - Heal to 46+ HP if you can afford to - Whitney: FC spam GOLDENROD CITY - Get the Squirtbottle - Shopping: > 2F: Sell TM45 and all Poke Balls; buy 5 Escape Ropes ($7240 left) > 3F: Buy 20 X Specials ($240 left) - Get the Master Ball ROUTE 36 - Before entering the grass: > Heal to full > Use a Repel ROUTE 37 - Get the Magnet - (Greg: Cut+Cut+Rage) BURNED TOWER - Use a Repel three tiles after entering - Rival 4: Switch to Kenya, (Growl), switch back, Rage, X Special x5, WG x2, Bite+Bite, Bite > Learn Bite over Fury Cutter - After dogs cutscene: > (Toss Super Potions) > (Use/toss Antidotes) > Escape Rope out ECRUTEAK CITY/ROUTE 37 - Do Raikou manip: https://pastebin.com/J42anhYp - After catching Raikou: > Swap Raikou to slot 1 > Give Raikou the Magnet from the Pokemon menu > Bike to the Kimono Theater KIMONO THEATER - Flareon: TS(+TS) - Espeon: TS - Umbreon: TS+TS - Vaporeon: TS - Jolteon: QA(+QA) - Get Surf ECRUTEAK CITY - One tile before you must turn down toward the gym: > Use a Repel > Teach Surf to Poliwag (if no Poli, teach to Croc over Bite) ECRUTEAK GYM - Sage 1: TS x5 - Sage 2: TS - Sage 3: TS x3 (learn Spark over Leer) - Morty: Spark x4 ROUTE 38 - (Dana: Spark, QA) - (Olivia: Spark) - Pokefan: QA OLIVINE CITY - Shopping: Buy 10 Super Repels LIGHTHOUSE 1 - Gentleman 1: Spark - Gentleman 2: Spark x2 - Lass: Spark - (Ernest: Spark x3) - After talking to Jasmine: > Use a Super Repel > Swap Super Repels to slot 1 > Use an Escape Rope OLIVINE CITY - If no Poliwag, deposit the egg in the center - Get Strength ROUTE 41-42 - On Kaylee pause buffer, teach Strength over Roar - (Kaylee: Strength x3) CIANWOOD GYM - Blackbelt 1: Strength - Blackbelt 2: Strength+Strength - If you got frozen or paralyzed and have no Full Heal, get the Secretpotion now and buy 2 - Blackbelt 3: Spark x2 - Blackbelt 4: Spark x3 - Chuck: Spark x2 CIANWOOD CITY - Get Fly - Get the Secretpotion, then exit the house and do the following: > Use a Super Repel > Teach Fly to Kenya > Fly to Ecruteak (down 3) ECRUTEAK CITY - Bike to Mahogany through Mt. Mortar ROUTE 42 - (Benjamin: Strength x3) ROUTE 43/LAKE OF RAGE - Get Hidden Power - Fly to Lake of Rage (down 1) - Red Gyarados: Spark - Talk to Lance, then Fly to Mahogany (down 2) ROCKET HIDEOUT - Rocket 1: Spark, QA - Rocket 2: QA x3 - Scientist: Spark x3 - (Lance heal) - Rocket 3: QA x2 - Rocket 4 (PW): QA, Strength - Rocket 5 (PW): QA - (Grunt 6: QA x3) - Executive-M: QA, TS x2 - Executive-F: Spark, Strength x2 - Electrodes: Strength - Walk out of the hideout, then bike to the gym MAHOGANY GYM - Take one step onto the ice, then do the following: > Teach Hidden Power over Quick Attack > Save the game > Attempt to pass Douglas, and hard reset for manip if you hit him - If you have Poli, reuse the -12.07 offset (8-frame window) - If you don't have Poli, use -12.10 offset (5-frame window) - Pryce: Strength, HP+HP, Spark - After exiting, Fly to Olivine (down 4) LIGHTHOUSE 2 - (Ernest: TS x3) - After talking to Jasmine, Escape Rope out and bike to the gym OLIVINE GYM - Jasmine: Spark(+TS), Spark(+TS), HP+HP - After exiting, Fly to Goldenrod (up 4) RADIO TOWER 1 - Rocket 1: TS x2 - Rocket 2: Spark - Rocket 3: Strength x2 - Rocket 4: TS x2, Spark(+TS) - Rocket 5: TS x3, Strength - Scientist 1: Spark x3 - Scientist 2: Spark - Executive-M: TS x3, Spark, HP x2 UNDERGROUND - Donald: Strength x2 - Teru: HP x4 - Rival 4: HP, Spark, HP, Spark, HP - Rocket 1: TS - Rocket 2: Spark, TS x2 - Rocket 3: TS, Spark - Burglar 1: TS x2 - Burglar 2: TS, Spark, TS - Rocket 4: Strength x2 - Rocket 5: TS, Strength - Rocket 6: TS x2 - Rocket 7: TS x2 - Escape Rope out, then bike to the Radio Tower RADIO TOWER 2 - If you lost 3 or more PP, double deposit now - Rocket: TS x2 - Executive-M: TS - Executive-F: Spark, HP x2 > Strength Murkrow if took early double deposit - Executive-M: Spark x2, Spark(+TS) > TS x2, Strength if took early double deposit - Get the Radio Card - Double deposit on the way out - After exiting: > Switch Raikou to slot 1 > Fly to Mahogany (down 2) ICE PATH - Use normal repel + Strength strats BLACKTHORN CITY - When the previous repel wears off: > Use another Super Repel > Teach Whirlpool to Poliwag (if no Poli, teach it to Croconaw over WG) > Teach Waterfall to Poliwag if you have it BLACKTHORN GYM - Cooltrainer-M: Strength x3 - Cooltrainer-F: TS - Cooltrainer-M: Strength, TS - Cooltrainer-F: Strength, HP - Clair: HP x3, Strength+Spark - Go to the Dragon's Den DRAGON'S DEN - Cooltrainer: HP - If no Poliwag, get Dratini - After exiting the building: > Use a Super Repel > If you got Dratini, teach it Waterfall over Wrap > Use an Escape Rope - After the cutscene, Fly to New Bark and Surf east ROUTE 26-27 - (Do weird movement to time repel) - Skip heal house - (Joyce: Strength, TS) - Use a Super Repel on the second Joyce pause buffer - Cooltrainer-F: Spark(+TS) VICTORY ROAD - Rival 5: Spark, Spark(+Full Heal)+Spark, HP, Strength, HP(+Strength), TS > Finish Magneton with TS if you can > If you get poisoned, consider keeping until Koga to avoid Lovely Kiss and manip <50% HP for Umbreon INDIGO PLATEAU - Shopping: Buy 3 Max Repels and 11 Full Restores ELITE FOUR - Will: TS, Strength(+Strength), HP, Spark x2 > TS the Xatu with 14 DV Special - Koga: X Special, Spark x3, HP+HP, TS > Spark Ariados, then X Special on Forretress with 14 DV Special > If you need 73+ damage to reach <50% HP for Umbreon (you'll be L53), consider 2 X Specs on Forretress for Swift damage > You can often finish Muk with TS - Bruno: X Special x2, Spark, HP, Spark x3 > If you're on Hitmonchan and need 35+ damage to reach <50% HP for Umbreon, 2HKO it with Strength - Karen: Spark, X Special x2, Spark, HP, Spark x2, TS > You need 2 Spark PP and 3 Hidden Power PP for Lance > Don't switch if you get Sand-Attack unless Umbreon needs only one more hit > You can set up the second X Special on Gengar for less damage and a 13% paralysis chance > You can set up the second X Special on Houndoom for more damage and no chance of trolling > You can skip the second X Special and 2HKO Houndoom with Strength, or HP+Spark if you have PP > Murkrow will Quick Attack at <12 HP - Lance: TS, HP x3, Spark x2 S.S. AQUA - Sailor: Spark x2, Strength ***NOTE: PP is tight in Kanto, although 80% of runs won't have any problems. If you do run into a problem -- the main one is hitting Tom -- you can save PP by Crunching Kabutops (~70% range) and Red's Espeon (SE text), as well as in a few risky places. VERMILION CITY - Fly to Vermilion (up 1), then bike to the Power Plant ROUTE 9-10 - Camper: TS, HP - (Heidi: TS x2) - After exiting the Power Plant, Fly to Cerulean (up 1) CERULEAN CITY - Enter the gym, then bike to Nugget Bridge NUGGET BRIDGE - NB1: Strength - NB2: TS(+TS), Spark - NB3: Spark, TS - NB4: Strength x2, HP - NB5: HP - NB6: Strength x3 - NB7: Spark - After the Misty cutscene, Fly to Cerulean (up 1) and bike to the gym CERULEAN GYM - Misty: TS, HP+Strength, Spark x2 (finish Lapras with Strength if it lives) - After exiting, bike to the Power Plant ROUTE 9-10 - Super Repel three tiles after Heidi - After the Power Plant, Fly to Saffron (down 1) and bike to Lavender ROUTE 8 - (Tom: Spark x3) LAVENDER TOWN - Get the Radio Card, then Fly to Vermilion (up 2) and bike to the gym VERMILION GYM - Gentleman: Strength x2 - Surge: X Special, (Full Restore), HP x2, Spark, HP, TS+Strength VERMILION CITY - When you reach the Cut bush: > Tune the Radio Card to the Poke Flute > Use a Super Repel > Cut the bush from the Pokemon menu - Talk to Snorlax, then bike through Diglett's Cave ROUTE 2 - Load Pewter (three tiles up), then bike south to Pallet ROUTE 1 - Before the grass: > Use a Max Repel > (Heal paralysis) CINNABAR ISLAND - Talk to Blue, then Surf to the gym - Blaine: X Special, TS, Spark x2 - After exiting, Surf/bike to Fuchsia FUCHSIA GYM - Janine: TS x4, Spark > The Weezings are 1/39 to live with 11 DV Special - After exiting, Fly to Saffron (down 3) and bike to the Celadon Gym CELADON GYM - Twins: Strength, HP - Picnicker: HP - Beauty: Strength x3 - Erika: HP, Spark, HP x2 > If Bellossom lives, HP it again - After exiting, Fly to Viridian (up 2) and bike to the gym VIRIDIAN GYM - Blue: X Special, TS, HP, Spark, X Special, HP, Spark x2 > If Arcanine lives, Spark it again > If you have only 7 X Specials left, use 1 here and Strength+Spark Arcanine > Learn Crunch over Thundershock - After exiting, Fly to Saffron (down 3) and bike to the gym SAFFRON GYM - (Rebecca: Crunch x2) - Sabrina: Crunch x3 - After exiting, Fly to Pewter (up 3) and bike to the gym PEWTER GYM - Camper: Crunch - Brock: Crunch x3, Spark x2 - After exiting, Fly to Pallet (up 1) and talk to Oak PALLET TOWN - After talking to Oak, use a Max Repel, then Fly to Viridian and bike to Mt. Silver MT. SILVER - Heal to 108+ HP (105+ with 13 DV Defense) on second Repel menu - Red: X Special x6, (Full Restore), Crunch, Spark, Spark+Spark, HP, Spark x2