GENERAL ROUTE (NEW) - Only take 28+ Sp. Atk and 21+ Speed (consider Charmander if lower) - Get L7 for forest - Pewter Mart: Sell TM39; buy 4 Potions, 2 Antidotes, 2 Paralyz Heals, 2 Awakenings and 8 Repels - Same Moon exp. route as Zapdos - Cerulean Mart: Buy 3 Super Potions - Enter Vermilion Center ONLY IF PIKACHU - Same route from Misty --> Giovanni 1, but: > Skip Chesto Berry unless 0 Awakenings > Skip Cheri Berry > Get Super Potion before Rock Tunnel > Get Blackglasses (don't equip yet) - Celadon Mart: > Sell 2 Nuggets, 2 PP Ups and Calcium > 5F: Buy 5 X Speeds, 27 X Specials, 3 X Accs and 2 Guard Specs. > 4F: Buy 2 Fire Stones, 1 Thunderstone and 1 Leaf Stone - Same Surge and tower, but: > Lavender Rival: Don't use X Attack, and don't use 2 X Spec strat unless you've equipped Blackglasses > Get Elixer instead of Max Elixer - Don't grind for Venonat - Skip Protein - Equip Pecha for Koga - Mom heal - Cinnabar Mart: Buy 13 Ultra Balls, 7 Escape Ropes and 9 Max Repels - Mansion (teach Blizzard on Escape Rope menu) - Erika (Blizzard, Bite, Blizzard) - Get Eevee - Pewter + Power Plant stuff - Consider healing for Silph - Silph (evolve first bug; start second if it helps Torrent) - Silph PC: (Don't heal), get Blastoise, Ch'ding, Nidoran-M, Venonat, Pikachu and Clefable - Sabrina (evolve Pikachu) - Trade Nidoran-M - Blaine - Goons (WP x2 | WP | WP | Surf, Surf+WP) - Sevii Mart: Buy ~15 Ultra Balls and ~5 Hyper Potions (can buy 16 and one fewer Full Restore if low on balls) - Evolve Nidoran-F twice and Clefairy on Hyper Potion menu - Aroma Lady: X Spec x2, Bite x3 (if Torrent, X Spec once and Surf Ivysaurs) - One Island PC: (Heal), get second bug, Blastoise, Ch'ding, Venonat, Pikachu, Clefable > If you have Ponyta, go to Cinnabar PC instead so you can trade Venonat and Pikachu first - Fuchsia 2: Get Strength + teach to Clefable + (equip Blackglasses) + get warden candy + get missing pokes (Lickitung/Good Rod/Venonat/Oddish/Pidgey) - Viridian Gym (evolve second bug on minions) - E4R1 PC: Heal/evolve stuff, then get Blastoise, Ch'ding, Clefable, Omanyte, (filler), (open slot for Mewtwo) - E4R1 Mart: Buy 4 Full Restores - Standard E4R1 fights - Teach Waterfall to Blastoise or Omanyte - Sevii Islands fights: > Rocket: Bite, WP > Rocket: Bite x4 (15/16 Sandslash range) > Rocket: Bite x2, WP > Rocket: WP, Surf (favorable Weezing range) > Rocket: Surf+Surf, Surf+Surf > Executive: Surf+X Spec+Surf, Surf, Blizzard > Executive: Blizzard, WP+Surf, Surf (if somehow Torrent, can go for Surf x3; ranges are favorable) > Scientist: Surf x5 - Max Repel on warehouse Escape Rope menu (barely make it to Mewtwo in 2 Max Repels) - Get Mewtwo - Teach FB and SW on Escape Rope menu (keep Safeguard), and register TM Case - E4R2 fights: > Lorelei: X Spec x2, SW, Psychic x2, FB, Psychic (usually favorable or guaranteed) > Bruno: FB x2, Psychic x3 > Agatha: Psychic x3, SW+Psychic, Psychic > Heal to full and use Elixer > Lance: Safeguard, X Spec x3, Psychic x5 > Teach Calm Mind over Safeguard > Champion: Psychic, X Spec x3, kill Alakazam, SW+SW, Psychic x3 (heal if necessary) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL ROUTE (OBSOLETE) - Only take 28+ Sp. Atk and 21+ Speed (consider Charmander if lower) - Pewter Mart: Sell TM39; buy 3 Potions, 3 Antidotes, 3 Paralyz Heals, 2 Awakenings and 8 Repels - Same Moon exp. route as Zapdos - Cerulean Mart: Buy 3 Super Potions - Enter Vermilion Center ONLY IF PIKACHU - Same route from Misty --> Giovanni 1, but: > Skip Chesto Berry unless 0 Awakenings > Skip Cheri Berry > Get Rock Tunnel Escape Rope > Get Blackglasses (maybe don't equip yet) - Celadon Mart: > Sell 2 Nuggets, 2 PP Ups and Calcium > 5F: Buy 4 X Speeds, 27 X Specials, 3 X Accs and 2 Guard Specs. > 4F: Buy 2 Fire Stones, 1 Thunderstone and 1 Leaf Stone - Same Surge and tower, but: > Lavender Rival: Don't use X Attack strat, and don't use 2 X Spec strat unless you've equipped Blackglasses > Get Elixer instead of Max Elixer - Fuchsia Mart: Buy 14 Ultra Balls, 2 Super Potions and 3 Max Repels - Don't grind for Venonat - Equip Pecha for Koga - Power Plant + Pewter stuff - Mom heal (consider skipping if high Torrent and faster than Rapidash) - Mansion - Sevii Mart: Sell Protein; buy ~10 Ultra Balls, ~3 Hyper Potions and 6 Escape Ropes - One Island PC: Get first bug, Blastoise, Ch'ding, Venonat, Pikachu, Ponyta - Get Eevee - Silph (evolve first bug) - Silph PC: Get Blastoise, Ch'ding, second bug, Nidoran-M, Clefable and filler - Sabrina - Erika (Surf x3 because L47) - Fuchsia 2: Get Strength + teach to Clefable + heal to full + (equip Blackglasses) + get warden candy + get missing pokes (Lickitung/Good Rod/Venonat/Oddish/Pidgey) - Viridian Gym (evolve second bug on minions) - E4R1 PC: Heal/evolve stuff, then get Blastoise, Ch'ding, Clefable, Omanyte, (filler), (open slot for Mewtwo) - E4R1 Mart: Buy 7 Max Repels and max Full Restores - Standard E4R1 fights - Teach Waterfall to Omanyte - Sevii Islands fights: > Rocket: Bite, WP > Rocket: Bite x4 (15/16 Sandslash range) > Rocket: Bite x2, WP > Rocket: WP, Surf (favorable Weezing range) > Rocket: Surf+Surf, Surf+Surf > Executive: Surf+X Spec+Surf, Surf, Blizzard > Executive: Blizzard, WP+Surf, Surf (if somehow Torrent, can go for Surf x3; ranges are favorable) > Scientist: Surf x5 - Max Repel on warehouse Escape Rope menu (barely make it to Mewtwo in 2 Max Repels) - Get Mewtwo - Teach FB and SW on Escape Rope menu (keep Safeguard), and register TM Case - E4R2 fights: > Lorelei: X Spec x2, SW, Psychic x2, FB, Psychic (usually favorable or guaranteed) > Bruno: FB x2, Psychic x3 > Agatha: Psychic x3, SW+Psychic, Psychic > Heal to full and use Elixer > Lance: Safeguard, X Spec x3, Psychic x5 > Teach Calm Mind over Safeguard > Champion: Psychic, X Spec x3, kill Alakazam, SW+SW, Psychic x3 (heal if necessary) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Celadon on: ZAPDOS - Rocket Hideout - Game Corner (Abra + Clefairy) - Shop 1 (Celadon Mart) - Get Fly - Teleport to Lavender - Lavender Tower - Bike to Surge - Fly to Celadon (1) - Tea - Safari Zone - Koga (2) - Fly to Pallet (3) - Mom heal - Shop 2 (Cinnabar) - Mansion - Fly to Saffron (4) - Silph Co. - Fly to Pewter (5) - Old Amber + Diglett + Mr. Mime - Fly to Rock Tunnel (6) - Power Plant - Fly to Saffron (7) - Saffron Center PC - Sabrina - Trade Nidoran-M - Fly to Celadon (8) - Get Eevee - Erika - Fly to Fuchsia (9) - Get Strength + candy - Fly to Cinnabar (10) - Blaine - Sevii Islands - Lab trades > Lab PC - Fly to Viridian (11) > Evolve first bug > Evolve second bug MEWTWO NOTES: - Decision comes in mansion - Need to decide whether to get Protein beforehand (but it's basically wasted if early Silph) - Decision depends on poke count (high prefers early Blaine), HP (high prefers early Silph), Speed (slower than Rapidash prefers early Silph unless the extra turn helps you get Torrent) IMPROVED AGAIN: Fuchsia Mart --> Koga --> (Power Plant) --> OPTION A: Skip Mom heal --> Mansion --> Blaine (1/2 bug evolution to take damage?) --> Sevii --> Lab --> Silph/Sabrina --> Erika (Surf) --> Hyper Potion --> Viridian OPTION B: Mom heal --> Mansion --> Erika (Blizzard) --> (Full Restore) --> Silph/Sabrina --> Blaine --> Sevii --> Lab --> Viridian ----- IMPROVED ROUTE: Koga --> Cinnabar Mart --> Mansion --> Erika --> Silph/Sabrina --> (Power Plant) --> Blaine --> Sevii --> Lab --> Viridian First route: Fuchsia Mart --> Erika/Koga --> Mansion --> Blaine --> Sevii --> Lab --> Silph/Sabrina --> NO POWER PLANT --> Viridian Second route: Erika/Koga --> Cinnabar Mart --> Mansion --> Silph/Sabrina --> Power Plant --> Blaine --> Sevii --> Lab --> Viridian (Both routes skip Protein sell but take a second mart) - Get Rock Tunnel Escape Rope - Rocket Hideout - Game Corner (Abra + Clefairy) - Shop 1 (Celadon Mart) - Get Fly - Teleport to Vermilion - Surge - Fly to Lavender (1) - Lavender Tower - Fly to Celadon (2) - Tea - Safari Zone - Koga (3) - Fly to Celadon (4) - Get Eevee - Erika - Fly to Pallet (5) - Shop 2 (Cinnabar) - Mansion - Fly to Pewter (6) - Old Amber + Diglett + Mr. Mime - Fly to Celadon (7) - Silph Co. > Evolve first bug > Silph PC: - Don't heal - PARTY: Blastoise, Ch'ding, second bug, Nidoran-M, Clefable, filler - Sabrina - Trade Nidoran-M - (Power Plant) - Fly to Cinnabar (8) - (Optional shop 3: Cinnabar) - Blaine - Sevii Islands - Lab trades > Lab PC: - Heal - PARTY: Second bug, Blastoise, Ch'ding, Venonat, Ponyta, Pikachu - Fly to Fuchsia (9) - Get Strength + teach Strength to Clefable + candy - Fly to Viridian (10) > Evolve second bug