Before starting: - Delete your save file - Fast/Off/Set NEW GAME - Name yourself and your Rival a 1-character name - Go through cutscenes - Rival 1: Thundershock x5 Eevee > If you win, you're on Flareon strats > If you lose, you're on Vaporeon strats - Go through Parcel quest VIRIDIAN CITY/ROUTE 2/FOREST - Go to Mart > Buy 2 Pokeballs and 6 Potions - Nidoran manip: https://youtu.be/sE1A4AvKAJU > Name Nidoran a 1-character name > Note if you have 22 or 23 HP > Catch Pidgey under two circumstances ~ If the manip tile produces a Pidgey (Thundershock to weaken) ~ If the manip is IGT0'd (YOLO ball, enter guard house, manip again) - Bug Catcher 1: Leer x2 + Tackle x3 Caterpie, Leer + Tackle x4 Caterpie - If bird found pre-manip, catch it and use encounterless manip - Heal if >11 HP - Bug Catcher 2: Leer + Horn Attack x2 Caterpie, Leer + Horn Attack x2 Metapod > Leer on Metapod until -1 - Greenbar Pidgey manip: https://youtu.be/nVVDPY0bPzU - Yellow/redbar Pidgey manip: https://youtu.be/t4RPrcEYXoU - Encounterless manip: https://youtu.be/tBU2UaX4i3g - Heal if >13 HP - Bug Catcher 3: Leer + Horn Attack x2 Caterpie PEWTER CITY - Heal if under 26/31 or 27/32 HP - Jr. Trainer: Leer + Horn Attack Diglett, Leer x2 (+ swap with Horn Attack) + Horn Attack x2 - Heal to 25+ HP - Brock: Double Kick x2 Geodude, Leer x2-4 + Double Kick x2 > Leer x2 is standard > Leer x3 if turn 1 Bide and >19 HP or turn 2 Bide and 23+ HP > Leer x4 if turn 2 Bide and >23 HP > Consider healing if low HP and Screech hit > Consider Pidgey switch if long turn 1 Bide ROUTE 3 - Heal if >4 HP - Bug Catcher 1: Horn Attack x2 Caterpie, Horn Attack + Tackle Weedle, Horn Attack + Tackle Caterpie - Heal if >11 HP - Youngster: Double Kick Rattata, Horn Attack x2 Ekans - Bug Catcher 2: Horn Attack Weedle, Horn Attack x2 Kakuna, Horn Attack Caterpie, Horn Attack x2 Metapod - Bug Catcher 3: Horn Attack + Double Kick Caterpie, Horn Attack x2 Metapod - Deposit Pikachu, heal at Center MT. MOON - Manip: https://imgur.com/a/XfuHr - Super Nerd: Horn Attack x2 Grimer, Horn Attack + Double Kick Voltorb, Horn Attack x2 + Double Kick Koffing - Rocket: Horn Attack x2 Ekans, Double Kick Meowth, Horn Attack x2 + Double Kick Koffing CERULEAN CITY/NUGGET BRIDGE - Grab hidden Rare Candy behind house - Rival 2: Horn Attack + Tackle/Double Kick Spearow, Horn Attack x3 Sandshrew, Double Kick Rattata, Double Kick x2 Eevee - Bug Catcher: Horn Attack Caterpie, Horn Attack Weedle - Lass 1: Horn Attack + Double Kick Pidgey, Horn Attack x2 NidoranF - Youngster 1: Double Kick Rattata, Horn Attack Ekans, Horn Attack Zubat - Candy twice to level 23, teach Thrash over Tackle - Lass 2: Thrash > Swap Thrash and Horn Attack - Youngster 2: Thrash - Rocket: Thrash ROUTE 25 - Get the Charmander - If Flareon strats, fight lower hiker; if Vaporeon strats, fight upper hiker (grab Elixer) - Lower Hiker: Double Kick x2 Onix - Upper Hiker: Horn Attack x2 Machop, Double Kick x2 Geodude - Lass 1: Thrash - Jr. Trainer: Thrash - Lass 2: Thrash CERULEAN CITY - Center, then go to the gym > If health is high enough to survive a Bubblebeam crit, delay Center until after gym - Jr. Trainer: Thrash - Misty: Thrash - Go to Dig house and fight the Rocket - Rocket: Thrash - Grab hidden Full Restore ROUTE 6/VERMILLION CITY/SS ANNE - Jr. Trainer: Thrash - Jr. Trainer: Thrash > Raticate can do up to 7 damage without a crit - Go to the Mart > Sell TM34 and Nugget ~ Keep TM34 if out of Pokeballs > Buy 3 Repels - Teach Bubblebeam over Leer on boat - Rival 3: Horn Attack Spearow, Bubblebeam Rattata, Bubblebeam Sandshrew, (swap Bubblebeam with Double Kick), Double Kick Eevee - Get Cut and leave the ship, then head to the Fan Club and get the Bike Voucher - At the tree, heal if needed, swap top item with Repels, teach HM01 and TM28 to Charmander - Cans: http://i.imgur.com/o3hG4IL.png - Surge: Thrash > 9-10 DV Defense: 20-24 MP, 36-43 MPC, 30-36 MK, 54-64 MKC > 11 DV Defense; Same MPs, 1 less on each MK - Head to Diglett's Cave and Dig CERULEAN CITY/ROUTE 9 - Get Bicycle from shop - Swap Bicycle to slot 2, teach Thunderbolt over Double Kick - Jr. Trainer: Thrash - Bug Catcher: Thrash - Enter Rock Tunnel, using a Repel one tile in ROCK TUNNEL - Super Nerd 1: Bubblebeam Cubone, Thunderbolt Slowpoke - Super Nerd 2: Thunderbolt Slowpoke - Lass 1: Thrash - Hiker: Bubblebeam Geodude x2, Bubblebeam Graveler - Lass: Thrash LAVENDER TOWN/ROUTE 8 - Grab Max Ether - Gambler: Swap Thrash and Bubblebeam, Thrash/Bubblebeam Growlithe, Thrash Vulpix > Bubblebeam Growlithe if 14-15 DV Special and satisfied with current HP - Grab hidden Elixer CELADON CITY - Bike to the left side of the Mart - Take elevator to 5F and talk to salesman from the left > 5F: Buy 11 X Accuracies, 5 X Speeds, 3 X Attacks, 4 X Specials > 6F: (If under 41 HP, buy a Soda Pop and get TM48), buy a Fresh Water > 4F: Buy 1 Poke Doll > 2F: Buy TM07 from right guy, buy 10 Super Repels and 2-3 Super Potions from left guy - Grab Fly, organize inventory > Swap slot 2 with Super Repels > Teach HM02 to Pidgey > Teach TM07 to Nidoking over Horn Attack > Use a Super Repel > Swap slot 3 with X Accuracies ~ Teach TM48 to Nidoking over Bubblebeam LAVENDER TOWER - Rival 4: X Accuracy, Horn Drill x5 > Thunderbolt the Fearow if 18-25 HP - Channeler 1: Rock Slide x1/Thunderbolt x2 all Gastlys - Grab the Elixer below, then grab the hidden Elixer on the next floor - Swap slot 5 with X Speeds, then use Poke Doll on Marowak ghost - Rocket: X Accuracy, Horn Drill x3 - Rescue Mr. Fuji, receive the Poke Flute, then Fly to Celadon SILPH CO. - Center, then bike east to Silph Co. - Take lift to 10F - Rocket 1: X Accuracy, Horn Drill Machoke - Grab TM26, Rare Candy and Carbos - Menu: > Swap slot 6 with X Attacks > Teach TM26 to Nidoking over first slot move > Swap slot 4 with Rare Candies > Use Carbos - Rocket 2: Earthquake Arbok - Immediately after fight, use Rare Candies to reach level 36 - Rival 5: X Accuracy, Horn Drill all but Kadabra (Earthquake Kadabra) > Slash does 45-55, Vaporeon does 51-64 - Rocket: Earthquake x3 > Thunderbolt Meowth if 8-12 damage needed for redbar - Giovanni: X Attack, Earthquake x4 - Dig out, bike to Snorlax CYCLING ROAD/SAFARI ZONE - Menu before Snorlax > Use a Super Repel > Use an Elixer > Super Potion at 36-71 HP/Full Restore at 25-35 HP > Use the Poke Flute - Grab hidden Rare Candy - Grab the Full Restore in Safari Zone - Dig out, then bike to Sabrina's gym SAFFRON CITY - Sabrina: X Accuracy, X Speed, Earthquake Abra, Earthquake Kadabra, Horn Drill Alakazam - Dig out, Fly to Fuchsia, bike to the gym FUCHSIA CITY - Juggler 1: Earthquake Drowzee, Thrash - Juggler 2: Earthquake Drowzee, Earthquake + Thunderbolt Hypno - Heal to 64+ HP for Koga - Koga: X Accuracy, Horn Drill Venonat, X Speed, Horn Drill x3 > Use X Speed if put to sleep on turn 1 > If you have 2 Full Restores, use it to heal sleep if dead to Psychic crit AND can't get red bar from Psychic non-crit > Psychic (first): 34-40 (64-76 crit); 35-42 (66-78) with 13 DV > Psychic (second): 37-44; 39-46 with 13 DV > Psybeam (second): 27-32; 28-34 with 13 DV > Leech Life: 22-26 (20-24 with badge boost) - Bike to Warden's house and get HM04, then Fly to Pallet Town PALLET TOWN/CINNABAR MANSION - Bike to the water and menu > Use a Super Repel > Heal to 81+ HP > Teach Surf to Lapras > Use Rare Candy on Nidoking > Use Surf - Immediately after picking up Blizzard: > Use a Super Repel > Swap slot 6 with X Specials > Teach Strength to Lapras > Teach Blizzard over Thrash - Skip all Rare Candies, Dig out after picking up Secret Key, Fly to Cinnabar CINNABAR ISLAND - ABBBAB - Blaine: X Attack, Earthquake x3 > If burned, use another X Attack > Flamethrower: 62-73; 63-75 with 13 DV > Quick Attack: 13-16 (19-23 at -1; 20-24 with 9 DV) - Dig out, then bike to Erika CELADON CITY - Beauty: Blizzard Exeggute - Erika: Blizzard Wigglywoo, Earthquake x2 - Fly to Viridian City VIRIDIAN CITY - If no need to heal (130+ HP?), Elixer on Bike menu - Cooltrainer: Earthquake/Blizzard Rhyhorn > Blizzard if no Elixer used yet, otherwise Earthquake - Blackbelt: X Special, Blizzard, Thunderbolt, Blizzard > Can Thunderbolt Machokes if Blizzard missed - Use Elixer if not used yet, heal to 106 HP - Giovanni: X Speed, Earthquake Dugtrio, X Accuracy, Horn Drill x4 > Use X Accuracy if Dugtrio uses Dig > Earthquake/Dig: 93-110 > Slash: 76-90 - Consider healing to ~60 HP if no redbar on Flareon strats - Rival 6: X Accuracy, Blizzard Sandslash, Blizzard Exeggute, Horn Drill Cloyster, Earthquake Magneton, Earthquake Kadabra, Earthquake Flareon > If Vaporeon strats, Earthquake Ninetales and Horn Drill Vaporeon > Set up on Exeggute if in redbar VICTORY ROAD/INDIGO PLATEAU - If 96+ HP, use Elixer and grab Max Ether - If Elixer not used, take Center > Buy Full Restores if things went south and time to spare ELITE FOUR - Lorelei: X Accuracy, Horn Drill x5 > Use an X Speed if Bubblebeam speedfall - Bruno: Blizzard Onix, X Accuracy, Elixer/Max Ether, Horn Drill Hitmonchan, Horn Drill Hitmonlee, Horn Drill Onix, Horn Drill Machamp > Dig does up to 80 damage; consider X Accuracy on Onix if you can tank Dig > Ice Punch does up to 36 damage - Agatha: Earthquake Gengar, X Special, Blizzard Golbat, Earthquake x3 > If 8 HP Nido and Center Skip, X Speed, Earthquake Gengar, Thunderbolt x2 Golbat, Earthquake x3 > If paralyzed, use X Speed on Golbat and skip X Special > Mega Drain does up to 28 damage > Wing Attack does up to 22 damage - Heal + Elixer/Max Ether before Lance if needed - Lance: X Special + Thunderbolt Gyarados, X Attack + Earthquake Dragonair, Earthquake Dragonair, Thunderbolt Aerodactyl, Blizzard Dragonite > Hydro Pump does up to 128 damage > Hyper Beam does up to 53 damage > If can't tank first Dragonair, Blizzard then set up on second - Heal to 162+ HP + Elixer/Max Ether if not done yet - Champion: X Speed + Blizzard Sandslash, Earthquake Alakazam, X Accuracy + Horn Drill Exeggutor, Horn Drill Magneton, Horn Drill Cloyster, Horn Drill Flareon > If Exeggutor puts you to sleep and you are: ~ In redbar: Poke Flute ~ No redbar: Full Restore