Route 3 Lass + PP Up IT-Less Race Route (randall's notes of pinkish's version of this route) HUGE shoutouts to pinkish, wsop, and the others that whipped these routes up, they have done some serious work. I only wrote this up to serve as my personal notes, please copy and paste these into your own notes if you'd like more or less detail/caps or anything else. pinkish's notes (assumes basic knowledge of the standard route, which I do not have lol): https://pastebin.com/cMtPMhJA Intro/Nido - Open this pastebin and don't close it: https://pastebin.com/HgyuMvyr - Clear save data, set options (Fast, Off, Shift) - Name self, rival, and Squirtle one character - Grab PC potion - Rival 1: Tail Whip, Tackle spam * If you do not use the potion in this fight, remember that potions will be in slot 1! (Or swap it with poke balls later) - Kill one encounter on Route 1, yolo the tiles on the way down if no exp yet * level 2-3 rat or level 2 pidgey, level 3 pidgey is worse on bad or unknown attack - Buy 4 poke balls - Do Nido manip (down A + add B if poke balls are in slot 2) Brock - If you get an extended path, catch pidgey then grab the bug catcher potion - Grab the Antidote - Bug Catcher: Tail Whip x2, Tackle spam * Heal if under 7 HP, do not heal poison during the fight * Check stats if you haven't seen your stats yet - If poisoned, swap nido and squirtle, (potion if < 16 HP,) antidote - If bad special and no pidgey yet, swap nido to the front, (potion if < 16 HP, antidote if poisoned,) do pidgey manip (if you see the npc igt, do not resave and continue on): https://youtu.be/GZQPO1iCP_I - SHOPPING: buy 8 potions - Swap nido to front (potion if < 16 HP) before Brock - SAVE if bad special AND no pidgey - Brock: * Geodude [Heal if HP < 8] - Swap to squirtle, then bubble spam * Onix [Heal if HP < 7] - Swap to squirtle when prompted * IF ONIX USES BIDE: Tail Whip x2 * If bide will kill squirtle, swap to pidgey and let it die - Bubble Spam - Set OPTIONS to Set Route 3 - Bug Catcher 1: * Caterpie: Leer + HA x2 + (Tackle) * Weedle: Leer + HA x2 - Leer + HA + Tackle if you got stringshot hit OR tackle will always kill * Caterpie: Leer + HA + Tackle - Menu: Use a potion if HP < 25 (consider saving?) - Shorts Guy: * Rat: [Heal if HP < 17] - HA x3 * Ekans [Heal if HP < 6] - Leer + HA x2 *Potion if you were bind and HP < 12 (20 if rat used tailwhip) - Bug Catcher 2: [Heal on caterpie if HP < 7] * HA Spam all pokes finish pokemon with tackle when possible - Heal to 20(?)+ HP - FIGHT THE LASS ABOVE BUG CATCHER 2: * HA spam (Heal as needed) - Bug Catcher 3: * Caterpie: PS, HA/Tackle (PS again if you crit or get stringshot hit) * Metapod: PS x2, afterwards spam HA - Kill an encounter (that isn't level 3 puff) with HA, catch a bird if you don't have one yet (aggressively damaging it if you haven't killed an encounter yet) - NOTE: Route 3 Moon manip does not work because it is not designed to work after fighting the lass Mt. Moon - Do entr moon manip: https://pastebin.com/jnj9j47S - Grab TM12, Rare Candy, Escape Rope, TM01, Moon Stone - If manip breaks and you have Poke Balls left, do Poy or Post Nerd Paras manips - MENU before Moon Rocket (the below slot numbers assume Poke Balls are tossed): * Toss remaining Poke Balls (unless you need to do post nerd) * Toss Antidote if you still have it * Use Rare Candy (slot 4) * Teach TM12 (WG) in slot 2 over Tackle (slot 3) * Use Moon Stone (slot 5) * Teach TM01 (MP) in slot 1 over Leer (slot 4) - Moon Rocket: * Rattata: MP * Zubat: MP (+PS) - Nerd: * Grimer: MP + MP/HA/WG * Voltorb: MP (+PS) * Koffing: MP + HA/MP - Finish with HA if you have a spare Nugget Bridge - Grab hidden great ball if out of poke balls and no paras/spearow - Take the center - Grab the hidden Rare Candy - Rival: * Pidgeotto: HA x3 (MP if first two HAs low roll) - Swap and sacrifice Squirtle after 2 sand attacks * Abra: HA * Rat: MP * Bulbasaur: MP + HA - NB1: * Caterpie: MP * Weedle: MP (HA is a range worse than MP accuracy) - NB2: * Pidgey: MP (+PS) * NidoranF: HA x2 - NB3: * Rat: MP * Ekans: MP * Zubat: HA - NB4: * Pidgey: MP (+PS) * NidoranF: HA x2 - Heal if HP < 15 - NB5: * Mankey: HA + HA/PS - MENU before Bridge Rocket: * Use Rare Candy (slot 5) * If you didn't teach WG in the Moon menu, teach it now in slot 4 - Bridge Rocket: * Ekans: MP (HA if punch miss and leer hit) * Zubat: HA Route 25: - Bottom Hiker: WG - Lass 1: * NidoranM: MP * NidoranF: HA x2 - Hiker: * Geodude: WG - TEACH THRASH IN SLOT 4 OVER POISON STING (slot 2 if slot 4 WG) * Geodude: WG * Machop: MP (+WG) * Geodude: WG - Lass 2: Thrash - Skip the hidden Ether - MENU after saving Bill: * Potion to 48+ if possible * Escape Rope (slot 3) Cerulean City - Take the center if 1- MPs or couldn't Potion to 48+ HP - Enter the house and fight Dig Rocket: Thrash - Jr F: Thrash - Highly recommend saving for Misty - Misty: Thrash (switch and sacrifice bird if confused) Vermillion City - Potion if low HP, teach TM11 in SLOT 2 OVER WATER GUN if doing so * If you have red bar, do this menu past the grass - Do Oddish manip if you grabbed great ball: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=1#243/158/RRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD - Jr F: Thrash - Jr M: Thrash - Heal if HP < 20? (idk HP ranges for races) - Rival: * Pidgeotto: HA x2 - Swap if sand attacked * Rat: MP (can HA + PS if high HP) * Kadabra: Thrash - Shopping: Buy 3 Repels and 5 Para Heals - MENU at cut bush: * Teach TM11 in SLOT 2 OVER WATER GUN if haven't yet (slot 7) * Swap slot 1 with Repels * Teach HM01 to Paras (or other cutter) (1 up) * Teach TM28 to Paras (or Squirtle) (1 up) * Use Cut - Do cans manip - Surge: * Voltorb: - If you have less than 21 HP Thrash, if you are ever confused swap to the bird and let it die - Otherwise BB + HA * Pikachu: - Thrash - Get the Bike Voucher then immediately Dig Cerulean City - Grab the Bike - MENU: * Swap slot 3 with Bike (slot 9) * Teach TM24 in slot 3 over HA * Use Bike Route 9 - Check this paste for how to set up redbar: https://pastebin.com/HgyuMvyr * The below notes are "Normal strats," if the paste tells you to do something differently, do that instead - 4 turn thrash girl: MP, Thrash - Bug Catcher: BB, Thrash Rock Tunnel - Use Repel one step in - Maniac 1: BB, TB - Maniac 2: TB - SAVE for oddish girl if HP < 18 - Oddish Girl: Thrash (or TB, Thrash) - Use two repels before the hiker - Hiker: BB x3 - Jr F: Thrash - Grab the Max Ether in the tree Route 8 - Gambler: BB, Thrash Underground - Grab the hidden Elixer - Grab the hidden Nugget Celadon City - Race HP thresholds for early Drill (made by pinkish) * 1-7 Early Drill, Potion turn 1 then X Acc * 8 X Acc on Growlithe * 9-15 Don't early drill * 16 X Acc on Growlithe * 17+ Early Drill, X Acc on Pidgeotto - Shopping: * Floor 2: - Sell TM34 - Sell both Nuggets - Buy TM07 - Buy 10 Super Repels - Buy 4 Super Potions (3 if early Drill) - Buy 2 Revives * Floor 4: - Buy 1 Poke Doll * Rooftop: - Buy a Soda Pop and trade it to the girl - Buy a Fresh Water * Floor 5: - Buy 12 X Accs (13 if early Drill) - Buy 6 X Specs (5 if early Drill) - Buy 3 X Speeds - Take the elevator down then get HM02 - If done frame perfectly, using bike after the guard house is a few frames faster than walking into the Fly house - MENU after getting fly: * Swap slot 2 with TM07 (slot 9) * Use Super Repel * (Teach TM07 in slot 1 over MP if early Drill YOU IDIOT - last part is directed at myself and myself only) * Teach TM48 in slot 1 over MP (SLOT 4 OVER THRASH if early Drill) * Swap slot 3 with X Accs (swap slot 2 instead if early Drill) (slot 18) * Teach HM02 to bird * Fly to Lavender Town Lavender Town - Walk to Lavender Tower - Rival: TB, TB, BB, Thrash * For early Drill X Acc where appropriate, then spam HD - SAVE if all HM pokes are fainted and you will die to Night Shade (23) - Channeler 1: RS x2 (if you die revive and sacrifice bird, squirtle if no bird) - Grab both Elixers - Take heal pad - Channeler 2: RS - Channeler 3: RS - Grab the Rare Candy - Teach TM07 in slot 1 over RS if not early Drill - MENU during the ghost encounter: * Swap slot 3 with Super Repels * Use Poke Doll (down 3) - Rocket 1: TB x3 - Rocket 2: X Acc, HD x2 - Rocket 3: TB, Thrash (TB spam if early Drill; Raticate is a good range with Thrash, bad range with TB) - Grab Flute then Fly to Celadon Silph - Take the center - Bike east and hand over the drink - Enter Silph, take the stairs to Floor 5 - Grab the hidden Elixer - Arbok Rocket: Thrash or X Acc, HD - Grab the Key Card - DON'T GO FOR SILPH BAR (the paste has details, but seriously, it's not linked in this section because you really should not go for it in a race) - Rival: * Pidgeotto: - X Acc - Swap slot 8 (S.S. Ticket) for X Specs, X Speed * If you miss swapping X Specs, just scroll to X Speed and use it, on the Fuschia menu swap slot 7 for X Specs instead of swapping X Speeds - HD spam * RS Growlithe if early Drill - Max Ether HD before the fight if HP < 78 - Rocket: * Cubone: - Max Ether HD if not done yet, otherwise X Acc - If Cubone hit you turn 1 and you need to X Acc, do so now - BB * Drowzee: - (X Acc if haven't done so yet) - HD * Marowak: HD (can BB x2 to stall if about 100+ HP) - Giovanni: X Acc, HD x2, BB, HD - Go to Floor 10 and grab TM26 and Rare Candy then Dig out Celadon City - Bike to Snorlax - MENU: * Use Super Repel * Swap slot 4 for Rare Candies * Use Poke Flute - Grab the hidden Rare Candy - Grab the hidden PP Up (7th flower under the biker looking left: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=1#127/206) Fuschia City - MENU: * Use Super Repel * Swap slot 8 for X Speeds (down 5) * Teach TM26 in SLOT 4 OVER THRASH/RS (down 5) * Use Bike - Cut the bushes - Use Bike inside Safari - Super Repel again in Area 2, grab Full Restore if you ran out of Potions, grab Revive if you already used one - Get Gold Teeth and Surf, then dig out and fly back to Fuschia - Bike to the gym - Juggler 1: EQ x4 - Juggler 2: * Drowzee: EQ * Hypno: EQ + TB (lead TB if you want to take more damage) - If you didn't Drill Marowak, then X Acc, EQ, HD instead - Koga: EQ x3, Elixer (X Spec to stall if Koga X Attacks) (elixer is slot 6, x spec 1 under) - MENU after exiting the gym: * Use all Rare Candies on Nidoking (slot 4) * Bike east to get HM04 - NOTE: if you did not die to self destruct, the same paste has notes on how to maintain redbar: https://pastebin.com/HgyuMvyr Pallet Town - MENU at the water: * Use Super Repel * Swap slot 4 for PP Up * Teach HM03 to Squirtle * Use Surf - Grab TM14 - MENU immediately after: * Teach HM04 to Squirtle in slot 1 over Tackle (1 down) * Teach TM14 to Nidoking in SLOT 2 OVER BB (1 down) * Use Super Repel (slot 3) * Use PP Up on Horn Drill (1 down) - Grab the Rare Candy, then Secret Key and Dig out Celadon City - Bike to the gym - Beauty: Bliz - Erika: EQ, Bliz, EQ - Fly back to Cinnabar Cinnabar Island - ABBBAB - Blaine: X Acc, EQ, HD x3 - Dig out, bike to Sabrina's gym Saffron City - Top left, bottom left, bottom left - Sabrina: EQ x4 - Dig out on top of a warp tile - Fly to Viridian City Viridian City - Bike to the gym - Cooltrainer: EQ - SAVE for Blackbelt - Blackbelt: X Acc, HD, HD, HD - Exit the gym, Elixer immediately once you reenter - Giovanni: EQ x4, Bliz (+Bliz) * Keep 2 Blizzards for the next fight - Consider grabbing the item ball Revive if you do not have 2 revives - MENU after exiting the gym: * Super Repel * Bike west to the rival fight - Rival: X Acc, X Speed, Bliz (+Bliz/TB), Bliz, TB, EQ, EQ, HD - Go through Victory Road (yolo the 2 tiles of grass after the water if you somehow have only 2) Elite Four - Don't deposit extra pokes - Lorelei: swap to bird (dies turn 1), send in Nidoking, X Acc, HD x5 - Elixer before Bruno - Bruno: X Acc, Bliz, HD x2, Bliz, HD - Super Potion (+Potion) to 69+ HP and use Rare Candy - Agatha: * Gengar: X Spec, EQ (If you get put to sleep use the pokeflute, and if you get confused risk it since you would need to X Spec again if you swapped) * Golbat: Bliz (If you miss Bliz, and Golbat uses Haze, Finish off golbat and use X Speed on the next poke) * EQ all remaining Pokes - MENU one step away from Lance trigger: * Elixer * Heal to 126+ HP (or just use this chart) * SAVE - Healing Chart 1 - 7: Full Restore 8 - 26: Super Potion x2 + Potion 27 - 48: Super Potion x2 49 - 56: Super Potion + Potion x2 57 - 76: Super Potion + Potion 77 - 98: Super Potion 99 - 106: Potion x2 107 - 129: Potion - Lance: * Gyarados: X Spec, (EQ if Hydro Pump missed and you absolutely need to stall for redbar,) TB * Dragonair: Bliz * Dragonair: X Speed (X Spec if you ran out), Bliz * Aerodactyl: TB * Dragonite: Bliz - Heal if needed, consider saving for Champ (savinshould not be necessary, especially with PP Up) - Champ: X Spec, X Acc, HD x6 * If Pidgeot charges Sky Attack turn 1, go Bliz, EQ, X Acc, HD x4 instead