Advanced Yellow Route Terms: HA = Horn Attack, DK = Double Kick, BB = Bubblebeam, T-bolt = Thunderbolt, HD = Horn Drill, RS = Rock Slide, EQ = Earthquake, Blizz = Blizzard It is -highly- recommended that you read the comprehensive yellow notes and the low exp notes on speedrun.com in full for damage ranges and advanced discussion of the strategy behind the decisions in this guide. You can run Vaporeon just fine with this route Name yourself a 1-character name Name your opponent a 1-character name Don’t nickname Pikachu Thundershock spam Eevee Get Oak’s Parcel and deliver it Buy 2 poke balls and 4/6 potions on Flareon/Vape Execute Nidoran manip, don't buffer the start press to save before this manip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA2BGeMTXpg&t=560 https://pastebin.com/xFKzQtp8 Swap Nido with Pikachu in the building before the forest Bug Catcher 1: Leer+Tackle x4 Leer x2+Tackle x3 Heal if you have 10 or less HP Bug Catcher 2: Fight [this bug catcher](https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=51#30/19) from the top Metapod: Swap Leer with HA, then HA spam Caterpie: HA spam Metapod: HA spam Walk to [this tile](https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=51#30/15) and perform the [Pidgey manip](https://pastebin.com/RnTm8DB9) Save must be buffered Don't nickname Pidgey Buffer A after not nicknaming Pidgey to pick up the hidden Potion (if you do this right the Potion textbox will clear without a jingle) - Potion if below 9 HP before third Bug Catcher Bug Catcher 3: HA x3, lead Leer if Metapod hardened Center and Deposit before Brock Light Year Guy: Leer+HA Leer x2+HA x2 Heal to 25 or more HP for Brock Brock: DK x2 Leer x2, DK x2 (Leer must hit twice, does not count if bind hits you) If you get damaged at all while using Leer, you may want/need to heal mid fight DO NOT heal after using DK to avoid a quirk with bide damage Route 3 Bug Catcher 1: HA x2 HA+Tackle HA+Tackle Shorts Guy: DK HA x2 (+DK) Bug Catcher 2: HA (+DK) HA x2 HA+DK HA x2 Bug Catcher 3: HA+DK Execute Mt Moon manip - buffer the start press to save before this manip https://imgur.com/a/DAvE14v https://youtu.be/EABlPGqQGqk More info: https://pastebin.com/pspchdGU Evolve to Nidoking Super Nerd: HA x2 HA+DK HA x2 (+DK) Jessie & James: HA x2 DK HA x2+DK Get the Cerulean Rare Candy Bridge Rival: HA x2 HA x2+DK DK DK Nugget 1: HA+DK HA Nugget 2: HA (+DK) HAx2 Nugget 3: DK HA (+DK) HA Use both Rare Candies to hit Level 23 and learn Thrash (teach over Tackle) Nugget 4: Swap HA with Thrash Thrash Nugget 5: Thrash Rocket: Thrash Get Charmander (Don’t nickname) Fight Top Hiker if Vape Strats, Bottom Hiker if Flareon Strats Top Hiker: HA+DK DK Bottom Hiker: DKx2 Lass: Thrash Boyfriend: Thrash Lass 2: Thrash Get the SS Ticket Heal before Misty Misty’s Trainer: Thrash Misty: Thrash Dig Rocket: Thrash Get the underground full restore Jr Trainer F: Thrash Jr Trainer M: Thrash Sell TM34 and Nugget then Buy 3 Repels Teach Bubblebeam (TM11) and Dig immediately inside the boat Boat Rival: HA BB BB Swap BB with DK, DK Get Cut Get the Bike Voucher and go to the cut bush for Surge’s gym Swap Slot 1 with Repels, Teach Cut, use Cut Cans: https://imgur.com/gallery/3lBd4 Surge: Thrash Dig out from Diglett’s cave Get the bike Swap slot 2 with the Bike and teach Thunderbolt over Double Kick (now in move slot 3) 4 Turn Girl: Thrash Venonat Guy: Thrash (Or IB, Thrash depending on HP) Repel 1 step into Rock Tunnel Super Nerd 1: BB T-Bolt Super Nerd 2: T-Bolt Oddish Girl: Thrash Hiker: BBx3 Lass: Thrash Get the Max Ether outside Rock Tunnel Gambler: Swap Thrash with BB, BB Thrash Get the underground Elixer Enter Celadon Mart on the right and walk up once to 2F Buy TM07, 10 Super Repels, and 4/3 Super Potions on Flareon/Vape Walk up twice to 4F Buy Poke Doll Walk up twice to the roof Buy Soda Pop Give drink girl the Soda Pop for the Rock Slide TM Buy a Fresh Water Go down once Buy: 12 X Accuracy 5 X Speed 2 X Attack 3 X Special Elevator to 1F and exit Bike to cut bush, enter the bottom half of the building BIKE to fly house, get HM02 and exit her house for fly menu Swap slot 2 with TM07 Use a Super Repel Teach Rock Slide in slot 1 Teach TM07 Horn Drill in slot 2 Swap slot 3 with X Accuracy Teach Fly Fly to Lavender Town Lavender Rival: X Acc+Drill everything Channeler 1: RS RS Get both Elixers Channeler 2: RS Channeler 3: RS Pick up the Rare Candy Encounter the ghost, Menu: Swap Slot 2 with Super Repel Use Poke Doll Lavender J & J: X Acc+HD all Get the Poke Flute Exit the building and fly to Celadon Use the center Bike, give fresh water to get to Saffron, go to Silph Co Elevator to 10F Rocket 1: X Acc+HD Pick Up TM26, Rare Candy, Carbos in that order, menu: Swap slot 4 with EQ Use Carbos Teach TM26 Earthquake in slot 1 Rocket 2: EQ Get the card key After first teleport, Menu: Swap slot 4 item with X Speeds Use both Rare Candies Silph Rival: Flareon X Acc, HD HD EQx3 Vaporeon X Acc, HD EQx3 HD Get Lapras and don’t nickname Silph J&J: EQ all Giovanni: EQ EQ (TB) X Acc, HDx2 Dig out Bike to Snorlax At Snorlax: Use a Super Repel, Use an Elixer, Heal for Koga if necessary, then use Poke Flute Get the hidden Rare Candy on Cycling Road Safari Zone Super Repel, then Bike inside Safari Zone Get Full Restore and repel again after entering the next floor get the gold teeth and HM03 Leave the secret house and dig out Bike to Sabrina Sabrina's Gym puzzle: Opposite Teleport Pad, Opposite, Down Sabrina: X Acc, X Speed, EQ EQ HD Dig out Fly to Fuschia City Walk to Koga's Gym Juggler 1: EQ Thrash Juggler 2: EQ EQ+T-Bolt heal if took too much damage from Juggler 2 Koga: X Acc+HD (use x speed this turn if put to sleep) X Speed+HD HD HD Exit gym and bike to the Warden to get HM04 Exit Warden's house and fly to Pallet Town Walk to the bottom corner of the water and menu: Use a Super Repel Swap slot 7 item with X Special teach HM04 to Lapras teach HM03 to Lapras Use Rare Candy Use Surf Pick up Blizzard (TM14), then menu immediately: Super Repel Heal for blaine if necessary Teach Blizzard in move slot 4 Get the Secret Key Dig out Fly to Cinnabar Island Blaine's Gym puzzle: ABBBAB Blaine: EQ X Attack, EQx2 Dig out Erika's Trainer: Blizz Erika: Blizz EQ EQ Cut out and fly to Viridian Cooltrainer: Blizz Use an Elixer if you missed blizzard Blackbelt: X Special, Blizz T-Bolt Blizz Elixer now if you didn't before Blackbelt, Heal for Gio if necessary Giovanni: X Speed, (X Acc if Dig), EQ (X Acc if no Dig), HDx4 Exit the gym, repel, get on the bike Viridian Rival: If you're in red bar, blizz then X Acc Flareon Strats: Sandslash: X Acc, Blizz Exeggcute: Blizz Cloyster: HD Magneton/Kadabra/Flareon: EQ Vape Strats: Sandslash: X Acc, Blizz Exeggcute: Blizz Ninetales: EQ Magneton: EQ Kadabra: EQ Vaporeon: HD If you have 96+ HP, use Elixer on bike menu, then get Max Ether while surfing Do the Victory Road boulder puzzle Get V-Road FR if you need a 2nd Deposit all pokes but Nidoking INDIGO PLATEAU - Take center if you didn't Elixer ELITE FOUR Lorelei: X Acc X Speed if BB Speedfall, HD x5 Use Max Ether on Horn Drill First Bruno: X Acc on Onix if you can tank Dig 68-80 Blizz X Acc, HD x4 Heal for agatha if <27HP X Speed, EQ Blizz+TB EQ x3 Elixir + Full Restore Lance: After Gyarados, if 42-50 HP (42-51 9-10 Defense): Blizz, X Attack, EQ X Spec, TB X Attack, EQ x2 TB Blizz Heal to 159 or 163 on 9 DV Defense Champion: X Speed, Blizz EQ X Acc, HD x4