Pokemon FireRed Bulbasaur% Notes - Wanted to make these notes a bit more readable for myself. Credit goes to Snorms for making the route. > Introduction Preferred natures? Lonely & Naughty You're looking for the following minimum stats: x/x/20+ Atk x/25/x Special Attack x/8/x Speed (can run 1 or above but dugtrio outspeeds) > Rival 1 - All Tackle. Route 1 > Kill a level 2 or 3 Rat/Pidgey. > Get Oak's Parcel. > After getting Poke balls, catch a Ratatta and Pidgey if you encounter one. Viridian Forest > Tackle Spam every bug catcher > Fight the 1st bug catcher and the bug catcher above the antidote in the forest. > Skip the Antidote on the ground. Pewter City > Take the Pewter Centre. > Skip the optional trainer in Brock's Gym. > Brock: - Geodude: Vine Whip - Onix: Vine Whip > Mart - 6 potions - 11 repels Route 3 > Bug Catcher Colton: - Tackle Spam > Bug Catcher Greg: - Tackle x3, Tackle x4-5, Vine Whip x2, Tackle x2 + Vine Whip > Bug Catcher James: - Tackle Spam Caterpie, Vine whip spam Metapod > Avoid the Lass by the grass. She walks up and down only, and has a range of 4. > Pick up the Persim berry between the rocks on the left of the Pokemon center. > Center for Vine Whip PP > Menu: - Register the TM Case to Select button. - Equip Persim Berry - Repel. > Enter Mt. Moon Mt. Moon: > Repel all through Mt. Moon. > Get the Rare Candy on Floor 1. > If you do not have a cut slave, you must catch a Paras on the last floor after the scientist. >Hiker: - Vine Whip x3 > Get the Revive on Floor 2 > Team Rocket Grunt - Ratatta: Vine Whip - Zubat: Tackle x2 > Super Nerd Miguel: - Grimer: Sleep Powder, Tackle x4-5 - Voltorb: Vine Whip x2 - Koffing: Vine Whip x3-4 > Praise Helix. Cerulean City > Take the Center. > Take the hidden Rare Candy > Candy twice to level 20 > Head to the Gym > Misty: - Staryu: Tackle + Vine Whip - Starmie: Tackle + Vine Whip x2 > Cerulean Rival: - Pidgeotto: Sleep Powder, Tackle x5 - Charmander: Sleep Powder, Tackle x4 - Abra: Tackle x2 - Rattata: Razor Leaf/Tackle x2-3 Route 24-25 (Nugget Bridge) > Bug Catcher Cale: - Razor Leaf, Tackle, Razor Leaf, Tackle + Tackle/Razor Leaf > Lass Ali: - Tackle x2 or Razor Leaf Overgrow - Tackle x2 - Tackle x2 > Youngster Timmy: - Sandshrew: Vine Whip - Ekans: Razor Leaf x2 > Lass Reli: - Nidoran M: Tackle x2 - Nidoran F: Razor Leaf x2 > Camper Ethan. - Mankey: Razor Leaf > Team Rocket Grunt: - Ekans: Razor Leaf x2 - Zubat: Tackle x2-3 > Grab the Elixer above the Hiker > Hiker Wayne: - Vine Whip > Picnicker Kelsey - Nidoran M: Tackle x2 - Nidoran F: Razor Leaf + Tackle > Hiker Nob - Vine Whip x4 > Camper Flint - Ratatta: Vine Whip - Ekans: Tackle + Tackle > Get TM Secret Power behind Flint and Teach over Tackle > Lass Haley: - Secret Power x3 > Save Bill. Get S.S. Ticket. > Head back to Cerulean. Cerulean City II > Go through Dig house. > Rocket Grunt - Machop: Vine Whip - Drowzee: Secret Power (x2) > Get Dig. Head south through Route 5, and through the underground. Route 6 > Get the hidden rare candy in the right ledge to the north. > Avoid the Bug Catcher trainer by going through the grass. > Avoid the female trainer, fight the Male one. > Camper Jeff: - Spearow: Secret Power - Raticate: Secret Power x2 or Razor Leaf overgrow Vermilion City: > Mart - Sell Water Pulse/Rock Tomb - 4 Paralyz Heals - 4 Awakening - Max super potions > Head to SS Anne. - Take bed heal - Rare candy three times before the youngster - Fight youngster. > SS Anne Rival: Need to sacrifice slave during this fight - Pidgeotto: Secret Power x2 - Kadabra: Secret Power - Charmeleon: Sleep Powder, Secret Power x3 - Raticate: Razor Leaf + Vine Whip > Take Boat heal on the way out Vermillion City: > Menu - Teach Cut/Dig to Para/Rattata > Head to the gym > Gentleman Tucker: - Pikachu: Secret Power > Surge: - Voltorb: Secret Power x2 - Pikachu: Razor Leaf - Raichu: Vine Whip, Razor Leaf x2 > Get bike voucher. Cerulean City: > Get the bicycle. > Menu - Register & use the bicycle. Route 9: > Picnicker Alicia: - Secret Power Spam > Bug Catcher Conner: - Secret Power x4 > Take the hidden rare candy > Cut the top tree Rock Tunnel: > Menu - Heal to full if not already - Repel > Pokémaniac: - Cubone: Razor Leaf - Slowpoke: Razor Leaf > Pokemaniac Winston: - Slowpoke: Razor Leaf > Picnicker Martha: - Secret Power x4 > Menu - Repel - Heal to full > (Bottom) Hiker Allen: - Geodude: Vine Whip > (Bottom) Hiker: - Vine Whip x3 > Menu - Heal to full - Repel > Picnicker Sofia: - Jigglypuff: Razor Leaf - Pidgey: Secret Power - Meowth: Secret Power > Hiker Dudley: - Vin Whip x3 > Picnicker Dana: - Meowth: Secret Power - Pidgey: Secret Power - Oddish: Secret Power x2 > Exit rock tunnel. Route 8: > Lass Julia: - Clefairy: Razor Leaf + Vine Whip - Clefairy: Razor Leaf + Vine Whip Celadon City: > Exit the gym and bike to the game corner. > Rocket Grunt: - Raticate: Secret Power - Zubat: Secret Power > Activate the stairs, B1F > Go to B3F (two stairs down) > Grab the hidden Nugget > Navigate spin tiles and take stairs down to B4F > Pick up the Max Ether > Rocket Grunt : - Koffing: Secret Power/Razor Leaf (Overgrow)(selfdestruct = 37-44) - Zubat: Secret Power > Take the Lift Key, go up to B3F > Take Rare Candy, go up to B2F > Bottom, take Moon Stone > Navigate to the elevator and go to B4F > (Left) Rocket Grunt: - Sandshrew: Vine Whip - Sandslash: Secret Power x2 - Ekans: Vine Whip > (Right) Rocket Grunt: - Ekans: Secret Power (X2) - Sandshrew: Vine Whip - Arbok: Secret Power x3 > Giovanni: - Onix: Vine Whip - Rhyhorn: Vine Whip - Kangaskhan: Razor Leaf x4 > Take Silph Scope > Dig out > Take the Tea in Mansion > Mart - Take elevator to 5F ~ 5F - Sell the nugget x2 - 28 X Attacks - 4 x defend - 6 x speed - 18 x special - 3 x accuracy - 7 x guard spec > Take elevator to 1F > Take HM02 Fly (dodge double battle) > Menu - Heal to full - Teach HM02 to flier - Fly to Lavender Town. Lavender Town: Use two repels > Rival 4: - Pidgeotto: Guard Spec, X Attack x3, Secret Power - Kadabra: Secret Power - Exeggcute: Secret Power - Charmeleon: Secret Power - Gyarados: Secret Power > Take heal pad on 5F > (Right) Channeler Tammy: - Haunter: Razor Leaf x2 > Channeler Jennifer: - Gastly: Razor Leaf > Channeler Emilia: - Gastly: Razor Leaf > Pick up the rare candy > Wild Marowak: Razor Leaf > Candy 3 times to 39 > Rocket Grunt #1: - Zubat: Secret Power - Zubat: Secret Power - Golbat: Secret Power x2 > Rocket Grunt #2: - Koffing: Secret Power x2 (Selfdestruct = 45-54) - Drowzee: Secret Power > Rocket Grunt #3: - Secret Power x4 > Take the Poke Flute > Fly to Celadon City Celadon City: > Head to Erika's Gym. > (Left) Beauty Tamia: - Bellsprout: Secret Power - Bellsprout: Secret Power > Beauty Lori: - Exeggcute: Razor Leaf + Secret Power > Erika: - Victreebel: x Attack x2, Paralyz Heal, Secret Power - Tangela: Secret Power - Vileplume: Secret Power > Bike to Snorlax Celadon City: > Bike to Snorlax. > Bag manip cue balls. > Pick up hidden rare candy (right side, 1 tile over from water in line with third sign) > Pick up the hidden Max Elixir (right of last signboard) Fuchsia City: > Bike to the Safari Zone > Max Repel before the grass > Pick up TM11 Sunny Day > Pick up Gold Teeth > Collect HM03 > Fly to back Fuchsia > Bike to the gym and bag manip the first spinner > Juggler Kirk: - X Attack, Secret Power x4 > Koga: - Koffing: Guard Spec, X Attack x3, Secret Power - Muk: Secret Power - Koffing: Secret Power - Weezing: Secret Power x2 > Give the warden the Gold Teeth in exchange for HM04 > Teach Strength over Secret Power to Venusaur - Use strength to get the rare candy > Menu - Use Full Restore - Fly to Celadon City Celadon City: > Bike to Saffron City Saffron City: > Bike to Silph Co. > Take the elevator to 5F > Dodge the walking scientist > Dodge the rocket spinner twice and grab the Card Key > Take same path as red to rival fight > Rival: - Pidgeot: Kill slaves, Guard Spec, Sleep Powder, X Def, X Speed, X Attack x5, Strength - Alakazam: Strength - Charizard: Strength - Exeggcute: Strength - Gyarados: Strength > Take Lapras. > Rocket Grunt: - Cubone: Vine Whip - Drowzee: Strength - Marowak: Razor Leaf > Rare candy twice before Giovanni > Try to get overgrow on Nidorino > Giovanni: - Nidorino: X Special x4, Razor Leaf - Rhyhorn: Razor Leaf - Kangaskhan: Razor Leaf - Nidoqueen: Razor Leaf > Heal above 95 > Dig out of Silph Co. > Bike to Safron Mart - Buy 5 Max Repels - Buy Max Hyper Potions > Bike to Sabrina's Gym > Navigate teleporters to Sabrina > Sabrina: - Kadabra: Strength - Mr. Mime: x Attack, X Speed, Strength - Alakazam: Strength x2 - Venomoth: Strength - Mr. Mime: Strength NOTE: (mrmime = 52-62, venomoth = 30-36) > Dig out of the gym > Fly to Pallet Town Pallet Town: > Take Mom Heal > Surf to Cinnabar > Go to the Pokemon Mansion - Take same path as Red - Avoid walker near the basement switch - Grab TM Solar Beam (Room below Secret Key table) - Take the Secret Key - Teach Solar Beam over Vine Whip - Teach Sunny Day over Razor Leaf - Dig out > Bike to Blaine's Gym - Sequence is A,B,B,B,A,B > Blaine: - Growlithe: Sleep Powder, X Special x2, Sunny Day, Solbarbeam O - Ponyta: Solbarbeam O - Rapidash: Solbarbeam O - Arcanine: Solbarbeam O > SAY NO TO BILL YOU IDIOT > Potion to 39 or higher > Fly to Viridian City Viridian City: > Bike to the gym > Navigate the spinning tiles to Blackbelt > Blackbelt Takashi: - Machoke: Sunny Day, Solarbeam O - Machop: Solarbeam O - Machoke: Solarbeam O > > Use Elixer + Heal above 20 > Cooltrainer Warren: - Marowak: Solarbeam - Rhyhorn: Sunnyday, Solarbeam - Marowak: Solarbeam - Nidorina: Solarbeam - Nidoqueen: Solarbeam > Hyper Potion > Giovanni: - Rhyhorn: Guard Spec, X Special, Solarbeam - Dugtrio: Sunny Day, Solarbeam - Rhyhorn: Solarbeam - Nidoqueen: Solarbeam - Nidoking: Solarbeam > Bike to the grass > Menu: - Heal to full - Use a Max Repel - Consider saving > Rival: - Pidgeot: X Defend, X Speed, X Attack x3, Guard Spec, Strength, Sleep Powder, Heal to full, Strength - Alakazam: Strength - Charizard: (Guard spec turn 1 if you ran out) Strength x2 - Rhyhorn: Heal to Full, Solarbeam - Exeggcute: Strength x2 - Gyarados: Strength Victory Road: - Max Repel (x2) when needed - Skip victory road rare candy - Take the hidden Lum Berry and Max Elixer in the puzzle after Victory Road - Take the Elite 4 centre. - Buy Full Restore's, Full Heals, and Revives > Elite 4 - Must kill both slaves during elite 4 to avoid whirlwind from Pidgeot > Lorelei: - Dewgong: X Acc, Sleep Powder, X Special x2, Sunny Day, Solarbeam - Slowbro: Solarbeam - Lapras: Solarbeam - Jynx: Solarbeam - Cloyster: Sleep Powder, Solarbeam > Menu - Heal to full > Bruno: - Onix: Sleep powder, X Special, Guard Spec, X Special, Solarbeam, - Hitmonchan: Sunny day, Solarbeam - Machamp: Solarbeam - Hitmonlee: Solarbeam - Onix: Solarbeam > Menu - Use a potion to heal above 40, use Elixer, Equip Lum Berry > Agatha: - Gengar: X Speed, Sleep Powder, X Special x5, Solarbeam - Golbat: Sunnyday, Solarbeam - Arbok: Solarbeam - Gengar: Solarbeam - Haunter: Solarbeam > Menu: - Heal to full - Lance: If Lapras out turn 1 let gyara kill with hyper beam - Gyarados: Lead Lapras, Pokeflute till Lapras dies, X Defend, X Speed, X Attack x4, Heal to full, Sunny Day, Solarbeam - Aerodactyl: Solarbeam - Dragonite: Strength - Dragonair: Strength - Dragonair: Strength > Menu: - Heal to full + Elixer - Switch cut slave to front if alive > Champion: - Pidgeot: Kill all slaves, Guard spec on last slave, X Defend, X Speed, X Attack 6, Strength x2, Sleep Powder, Strength - Alakazam: Strength - Charizard: Strength - Exeggutor: Strength - Rhydon: Solarbeam - Gyarados: Strength x2