Options: FAST/OFF/SHIFT BROCK - Get PC Potion (use vs. rival if necessary) - Train Pikachu to Lv. 8 (290 exp) to survive Pidgeotto - Viridian mart: Buy 9 Poke Balls and 4 Potions - Catch a Lv. 5 or 6 Caterpie - Catch Pidgeotto - Switch Caterpie to the front - Train Caterpie to Lv. 10 > Split exp. against 3 forest optionals > Get full exp. from Lv. 10 Caterpie (switch in Pika to weaken, let Pika die, switch back in) > Get full exp. from Diglett (solo) and Sandshrew (switch in Pika to Growl/Tail Whip/heal, let Pika die, switch back in) > If Pikachu runs low on Thundershock PP, kill stuff with Pidgeotto - Take Pewter center - Brock: Confusion x3, Confusion x3-4 ROUTE 3 TO MT. MOON - Turn on SET - Sell TM34 - Buy Potions, 4 Antidotes and 3 Paralyz Heals - Beat Route 3 with Confusion and Tackle (fight the trainer with 4) - Take Mt. Moon center - Get the Rare Candy - Fight the Hiker (Confusion x6) - Super Nerd: Confusion x7 - Jessie & James: Confusion x7 MISTY - Take Cerulean center - Use a candy on Butterfree to reach Lv. 18 - Get hidden Rare Candy - Beat rival + bridge with Confusion - Take center about halfway through bridge to restore HP/PP - After taking the center, spam Potions on Pikachu until happy, then get Bulbasaur - After completing the bridge, get Charmander, switch it to the front, and turn on SHIFT - Fight top Hiker and the Hiker with 4 - Split exp. with Butterfree until Lass, then beat Lass with Charmander (Ember) - Split exp. with Butterfree in Misty's gym (Confusion, and use Bulbasaur's Leech Seed on Starmie) SURGE - Split exp. for the first three trainers - Teach Dig on one of the heal menus between the three trainers - Buy Super Potions and 3 Repels - Get Body Slam and teach it - Fight the Gentleman for exp + Rare Candy (Dig) - Beat rival with Charmander (Dig/Body Slam) - Teach Cut to Bulbasaur - Surge: Lead Butterfree, Stun Spore, Confusion until dead, send in Charmander, Dig x2 - Get Bike Voucher - Get Squirtle - Dig back to Cerulean ROUTE 9 TO CELADON - Take Cerulean center - Beat Route 9 with Ember and Dig - Rock Tunnel and Gambler: Use Charmander for everything except Cubone (Confusion) - Get Nugget - Take Celadon center - Sell lots of stuff, then buy Super Repels, Great Balls, Revives, TM32, Poke Doll, X Attacks, X Speeds, X Specials, X Accuracies and Fresh Water (second shopping trip may be necessary) - Get Fly - Teach Fly to Pidgeotto, teach Double Team to Charmander, use Super Repel and Fly to Lavender LAVENDER TOWER - May want to use a candy or two here (Fearow damage range and Gastlies outspeeding) - Rival: X Speed, Double Team x1-2, X Attack until +4, Body Slam x5 - Dig all the Gastlies - Jessie & James: X Speed, X Attack x1-2, Dig spam - Don't teach Slash - Get Poke Flute, then Fly to Celadon ERIKA - Take Celadon center - Beauty: Ember x2 - Erika: X Special x3-4, Ember x6 - Fly to Celadon, then go to Silph SILPH + SABRINA - Go straight to rival (Dig Arbok) - Rare Candy to a level at which you outspeed Sandslash - Rival: Double Team x6, X Speed, (X Acc), Body Slam/Dig spam - Jessie & James: X Special, Flamethrower x3 - Giovanni: X Attack, X Speed, Dig x7 - Dig out, and bike to Saffron Gym - Sabrina: X Attack x3, X Speed x2, (X Acc), Body Slam, Dig x2 - Dig out, and Fly to Fuchsia KOGA - Take Fuchsia center - Juggler: X Attack, Body Slam x4 - Juggler: X Attack, Dig, Body Slam x2 - Koga: X Special, X Speed, Flamethrower x5 - Get Strength and Rare Candy - Fly to Pallet BLAINE - Surf to Seafoam Islands and catch a Lv. 27+ Krabby - Fly to Viridian - Enter Viridan center and release Butterfree - Bike to the grass before Victory Road, and catch a Primeape - Fly to Cinnabar - Enter Cinnabar center, release Primeape and withdraw Krabby - Go to the mansion and catch a Muk - Get the 2 candies and the Secret Key - Dig out to Fuchsia - Bike to Safari Zone and catch 18 Tauros - Dig out to Fuchsia and change boxes - Bike to Safari Zone and catch 11 Tauros - Dig out to Fuchsia, then Fly to Cinnabar - Use all but 1 candy on Charmander, evolving it into Charizard - Use last candy on Krabby, evolving it into Kingler - Blaine: X Attack, Dig x4 - Dig out, then Fly to Viridian GIOVANNI - Cooltrainer: Flamethrower x2 - Blackbelt: Flamethrower x3 - Giovanni: Double Team, X Attack x4, Body Slam x2, Dig x3 ROAD TO ELITE FOUR - Teach Fissure over Dig - Viridian Rival: X Acc, Fissure, Flamethrower, Fissure x4 ELITE FOUR - Take center - Buy Full Restores and Revives - Lorelei: X Acc, Fissure x5 - Heal Fissure PP - Bruno: X Acc, Fissure x5 - Heal Fissure PP - Agatha: X Acc, Fissure, X Speed, Flamethrower x2, Fissure x3 - Heal to full - Lance: Double Team once, then alternate healing/Double Teaming/X Specialing until at +6 Special, Flamethrower x7 - Heal Fissure HP - Champion: X Acc, X Special, Fissure x2, Flamethrower, Fissure x3