Big credit goes to Dabomstew who routed this game previously! I adopted his old guide and turned it into a more update version. Also big thanks to dabom for find the High special Bellsprout manip :) good squirtle is 11 attack / 10 speed / 11 special at level 5, but realistically these will be a giant pain to reset for, so you can accept 1 lower in attack or speed (preferably not both) or go for all 3 of 12 attack / 11 speed / 12 special at level 6, which is slightly lower stat requirements across the board but faster to check and should still be good enough Rival: normal red rival Mart: 2 Balls, 5 Potions, 2 Prz Heals, 3 Antidotes Enter Cave Youngster: Tacklex3, Bubblex3-4, Bubblex3 First item ball is Escape Rope pick it up to sell later Grind to Lvl 8 BEFORE PIKALASS, if an encounter is Zubat catch for Fly L4 Diglett = 46, L4 Geodude = 49 (kill 4 of these total for around 200xp want to just hit level 14 before leaving the cave.) SAVE BEFORE PikaLass: Tackle until Growled, Bubble | Bubblex4-5 unless still not Growled Bug Catcher: Bubblex3-4 | Bubblex3 | Bubblex3 Get Candy and Repel (both items near the ladder) Repel after 4 geodude/digletts killed. (sometimes end up no using the repel at all due to encounter RNG) take heal pad Hiker: Bubblex3 | Bubblex3-4 | Bubblex3 Nerd: Bubble | Bubble Learn WG over Withdraw Weedles: WG+Bubble | WG+Bubble (If you don’t hit lvl 14 after this battle grind for more xp before leaving the cave). TM34 Pick up on the way out of cave GAMBLER OUTSIDE CAVE TO SOUTH – WG (bubble), WG (Bubble) BELLSPROUT MANIP https://youtu.be/xVp53s8cd6Y (57/60 IGT) – USE CENTER AFTER LEAVING CAVE, MUST HAVE ZUBAT, FIRST 4 ITEMS ARE Pokeball, potions, Par heal, and Antidote in that order. Yoloball is normal (down+A, open items, left/right+A) IGTS – No encounter, failed yoloball, and 1 minimum spec stat Set Options to shift inside the gym GYM – Let squritle lead every fight, then swap to Bellsprout and spam VW gym trainer: VW, VWX2 Karpman: VWX1 (if not 1 shot then its IGT bellsprout) VW X3-4 (use growth during Bides) sell escape rope, buy buy 4 Repels (3 repels for next grasses, and 1 repel for Nug Bridge Set options back to set Heal Bellsprout with potion if needed before Maniac Maniac: WGX2 | Swap to bellsprout VinewhipX2 Evole into Wartortle after this fight JrTrainerF: WGX2-3 (bubble) | WGX2 (Bubble) Hiker: Bubble, Bubble Take hidden Super Potion for safety (OC misses etc) Take Great Ball Go to mart Sell Great ball, TM34 Bide, TM12 Octazooka, and TM18 Counter buy TM011 and TM08 and 3 Awakenings, can buy 2/3 pots if needing more healing items, -Teach Body Slam over Tackle, BB over Tail Whip, heal to full or close with pots SAVE BEFORE Dig Rocket: BBX2 +(bubble)| BSx2 + WG (Crit KC and Confusion each do 13-16) Teach Dig over WG and Heal before Bridge Take Center after Dig rocket SAVE BEFORE Bridge Rival: Dig+BB | BB[r]+bite/bubble | BB | BS+Dig(lr)/BS(hr), Learn Bite over Bubble. Repel right before entering the grass #1-Bugs: BB | BB #2-Lass: BB | Dig #3-Youngster: Bitex2 | Dig | BS+(bite) #4-Lass: BB[r]+Bite | Dig #5-JrTrainer: BS+BB Mankey can be faster, heal Rocket: Dig | BS or BB + Bite Hiker: BB | Bitex1-2 (bad range) Youngster: Bitex1-2 (bad range) | BB Hiker: BS (diglett can be faster and troll by digging several times) Heal up before Tangela fucker Tangela fucker: BSx3 (Bite to finish if possible) Get HM01 then talk to JrTrainer from behind JTr: Bite[r] | BS Lass: Dig | BS Youngster: BS[r]+Bite | Dig[r] Buy 6 Repels in the mart. Swimmer: BB | BS+Bite JrTrainer: Bitex2 Lily: Dig+Bite | BS until 2 attack/defense changes or out of PP, then Bite to finish Take a Center after this fight, you have 2 to choose from Use 2 repels on way back to mart Sell Nugget, Buy 1 xacc, 3 xspeed, 2 xattacks, 7 x specs, 1 guard spec After mart go east to the bottom tree Swap repels up, teach Cut, teach Ice Beam over Bite, use a Repel JRM: BB | BB Bees: Dig | Dig Starters: BB | BS[r]+BS | IB | BS Enter Cave Use another repel as you pass the crystal to your right. Go down and fight the hiker with 1. Hiker: BB Use another repel around the big 2x2 crystal. JrF: IB[r]+BS | BB(BB) Becareful not to hit the optional lass before nerd Nerd: BB | BB Use another repel after the fight, exit the cave Mart buy 5 Super Potions and 2/3 more Para Heals. Get HM02 Fly on your way through the city. Gym Lass1: Xspec IB (BB)| IB Beauty: Dig[r] | Dig[r] | IB[r]+BS | BS CTF: BS | IB | IB[r]+BS SAVE BEFORE Lois: Xspc, IB, IB, IB (pray for no Stun Spore hit basically; you have extra XSpecs)(if any IB got wasted before this fight you will be short 1) Waterfall goes over Bubblebeam. Take Pokecenter next to Lois gym DONT REPEL KILL 1 ENCOUNTER ON WAY EAST OVER TO MART Mart: Sell - TM21. Buy - Buy 12 Super Repels, 1 Beer Keg (optional more PAR heals or Super Pots) GYM First trainer in Gym can be bypassed at max range. 2nd trainer - Dig | Dig candy to 33 before gentleman and cure paralysis if needed. Gentleman - Dig (DR if growled) Cure Paralysis, heal if hit by an electric move up till now, fight Sparky. SAVE BEFORE Sparky - Dig, Switch or XAtt if growled, Xspeedx1-2 (2 unless 14+DV), Digx2 (14DV speed + low attack might cause a DR) GET INSTANT TEXT AFTER GYM, Building north of gym Go east and fight Bug Catcher. BC - BS | BS | BS (DRs on paras with not 11 attack) Youngster - BS | Wfall Skillfully dodge the lass, then yolo 5 tiles of grass. Get the flypoint for the Tower city then come immediately back and enter Rocket Warehouse. No repel necessary in here. Rocket 1 - BS | BS | IB+WF | IB | BS unless growled thrice Rocket 2 - WF (37/39, has Sonicboom, faster) | BS | BS (faster, 18-22) Heal decently before rocket on next floor. Rocket 3 - WFx1-2 (bad range) | WF+IB (Evolve into Blastoise after fight) Skillfully dodge the rocket in the civilian room. Rocket 4 - IB | Dig | WFx2 (range) Giovanni - IB (range) | IB | IB | IB/WFx2 Dig out. Swap Repels up, teach Fly to Zubat, Fly to Botan City (1down) Head south, cut bush, SKIP FIRST 2 TRAINERS THEY ONLY FIGHT IF TALKED TOO (Lass and JrM) Lass: Birds+Chou: IB | IB | BS JrM: Nido+Trio: WF | WF Take the center in this place. Enter the "Lighthouse" and use a Super Repel. Hit the first switch, ignore the right path and go up. 3F: Head up, hit switch for Elixir and turn it back off "teleport" to ground floor. Far left telepad Scientist: Dig | IB+WF Use another Super Repel after the Scientist, head for the stairs. Turn on switch in the sign, go up for another Scientist fight. Scientist: BS | IBx1-2 (30%) Get candy next to another switch and hit the switch. Get Virus Scan and dig out, fly to Botan again (1d) Enter Not!PokemonTower Mura: WF[r] | BS | Dig | IB | IB[r] Use another repel as you enter 3F. North to fight: Ch1: Channeler guarding the Card Key - Dig Take it, then go back south CH2: Ekans - BS Ch3: Dig Take TelePad Ch4: Dig | Dig (DR)finish with WF? Ch5: Dig Ch6: IB Take TelePad Ch7: Dig Take heal pad. Ch8: Dig Take Telepad Ch9: Digx3 (Misdrea DR) Kanga: WF[r]+BS Don’t Learn Skull Bash, Use Rare Candy, then take telepad Rock1: BS | IB | IB Rock2: WF | BS+BS/IB (depending on ranges) Rock3: IB | IB | BSx2 | WF Get Flute from NotFuji, West to Rocket Warehouse again. Go to 3F where the civilians are, open CK door, take bottom ball for Red Amulet, Dig. Enter Koji's Gym. Koji: XSPCx2, IB | WFx2 | IB | WF Enter forest, Super Repel, fight trainers. BC1: IB | IB YOYOYOYO: BS(WF Bfree if bad Atk) | Xspec+BS | WF Rats: WFx3 Use another Super Repel after Rats guy. Wake and run from Snorlax. Get the hidden Rare Candy in the left of the two trees here Fight the fisher guarding the Surf house. Wartortle: BSx2 Get HM03, teach to Blastxoise over Waterfall, fly to Hayward City (up3) Go straight to 5F, buy 5 xaccs, 5 xspeeds, 10 xattacks, 20 xspecs Fly to Seashore City (1up), take Mom Heal then go to the gym. SAVE BEFORE Haunter: Xattack+Dig Do the convoluted movement to avoid all other trainers, then fight Sheral XATKx4, Xspeed, Slamx2-3, Slamx2, Slamx2, Slam Fly back to Castro Valley (Down 4) Go to Castro's mart, sell one gym leader TM, buy 10 Hyper Pots Return to Castro Forest, ignore the stairs and go south Skip the Ether, but Super Repel again as you pass it BC: Beedrill - Surf Enter the Normal Gym Quiz: Yes, , No, No, Yes, No Gym Trainer: XSpec Surf Surf[R] Surf IBx2 Heal up to full before Joe. SAVE BEFORE Joe: XSpecx2, Surf, Surf (outsped), [Heal]+IB, Surfx2 (not a bad idea to xspeed for safety) DIG out of the gym, Fly to Moraga (down3). GO west until you reach Eagulou. Repel again at the start of the Eagulou cave. Ignore the switches etc, Get HM04 and then teach it over Body Slam Push the boulder in that house to get the Mist Stone (aka secret key) Fly back to Eagulou (2 Down) Enter the Gym Cave and use a Super Repel. Begin the massive boulderpush o'doom. get candy (2nd item ball you see during the massive boulderpush o'doom) CTF: xspc, surf+strx2 | surf[r] CTM: xatkx2+(Xacc), IB[bad DR] | Surf | Strx2 | Str Hold B during the spinners to make them go marginally faster. CTM2: Xattack, Xacc, StrX2-3 | Strx3 NQ: surf[r] RARE CANDY to level 54 < USE ELIXER < HEAL IF NEEDED Machamp: Surf+ib[r] NK: surf Fightings: xspc+surf+surf+str (2surf dr) | surf | surf Scytherchu: ib | dig (speed ranges) Palletpatrol: xspc surf surf ib ib+ib ib[r] Gio: xspc xspd ib ib surf ib surf[r] Dig out fly to league in jaeru city (2 up) buy 3 elixirs ($15000) + (Should still have hyperpots to heal with), Buy a few Full Heals or Full Restores teach fissure over dig and elixir Deposit 2 extra pokemon into pc? e4 red: xspc surfx5 tales/nine need 3+ speed dash needs 11 but has agility anyway typh needs 7 no overly threatening moves poison ass: xspec, xacc, xspeed, fissure, ib, fissurex3 (if Arbok gives 2 badge boosts on spec+acc turns, skip xspeed. if it gives 1, skip xspeed if 10+ DV speed) (NOTE: If Arbok Glares on the first 2 turns, and then Poison Guy X Defends as you X Speed, the speed drop is reapplied. Must X Speed again in this case.) FR, elixir agatha: xspec, xspeed, xacc, fissure, ib (IB), fissurex3 (changed order to allow for T2 crobat switch. T1 crobat switch = RIP probably) Hold B during auto movement to speed it up, FR lance: guard spec, xspecx3 [xspd if 0DV], ibx2, ib, ibx2, ib, surf FR, elixir mura: xacc, xspeed, IBx1-2[dr], fissurex5 (if locked into rage, xspc maybe)