BASIC ROUTE - Exp. for Rival 1 doesn't help as much - Remove Berry - Fight Mikey if no exp.? Four turns, gives $64 (but this doesn't really matter) - Usually grind for something on Route 31 (Poli/Bellsprout/exp.) - Violet Mart: Buy 1 Potion, 6 X Attacks and 1 X Speed (can sell Poke Balls for an extra anything) ----- - Fight Ralph, Daniel, Russell and Anthony > If you hit Gordon, you get L18 for Spinarak and L19 for Scyther - Azalea Mart: Buy 3 Potions, 3 Repels, 3 Antidotes and 1 Paralyz Heal (for Rival 2) - Save for Benny/Bugsy (it's awful with 1 X Speed) ----- - Rival 2: +2 and 2HKO Zubat (kill Gastly while paralyzed) - Use only 2 Repels for Ilex - Skip Headbutt, teach Body Slam later - Get hidden Ether in Ilex - Goldenrod order: > Bike shop > Underground (Coin Case) > Spinner hell (double deposit) > Shopping > Whitney > Game Corner > Teleport to Violet - Goldenrod Mart 1 (before Whitney): > 3F: Sell TM49; buy 2 X Speeds, 2 X Specials and 1 X Attack > 2F: Buy 5 Escape Ropes, 3-4 Repels and 1 Poke Doll ----- - Get Full Restore, Rare Candy and Hidden Power, then Teleport back to Violet and do Kimonos/Rival 3/Morty - Rival 3: X Attack and 2HKO Zubat (must Mud-Slap Magnemite) - Morty: X Speed - Olivine Mart: Buy 5 Hyper Potions and 14 Super Repels - Candy from 30 to 32 in Lighthouse ----- - Get Violet candy after Chuck - Do early Jasmine - Pryce: X Special - Before Rocket section: > Candy from 38 to 39 > Use Protein ----- - Goldenrod Mart 2 (after entire Rocket section): > 5F: Get Return > 4F: Buy 4 Proteins > 3F: Buy 31 X Attacks, 1 X Speed, 1 X Special, 1 Guard Spec. and 3 X Accs - After exiting mart: > Use a Super Repel > Give Pink Bow to Meganium > Use 4 Proteins > Teach Return over Body Slam > Teach HM06 to Poliwag > Teach HM07 to Poliwag - Clair: +1 ----- - Skip EQ - Rival 5: +1 - Will: +2 - Koga: +3 and 2HKO Forretress - Bruno: +2 - Karen: +2 and 2HKO Umbreon - Lance: +4 (speedtie Aerodactyl) ----- - Kanto order: > SURGE > Power Plant 1 (enter center) > Nugget Bridge > ERIKA (+1) > MISTY (X Special) > Power Plant 2 (Teleport there) > SABRINA > Lavender (Radio Card) > BROCK > Max Ether > BLUE (+3, extra Fly) > BLAINE > JANINE > RED (Guard Spec., +6 and X Speed) ---------------------------------------------------------------- EXP MARKS - 44 to 6 for Cyndaquil - 40 (?) to 8 for Poliwag/Sprout Tower - 91 to 9 for second Bellsprout - 37 to 9 for third Bellsprout - 18 to 12 for Pidgeotto ----- - 89 to 13 for Route 32 (Goldeen, etc.) ----- - 91 to 25 for Umbreon (assuming kill Sudowoodo) PROTEIN BENEFITS - Dragonair - Dragonair - Exeggutor - Machamp (90% range at +2) - Aerodactyl (?) - Various Kanto pokes, depending on order: > Tangela > Exeggutor > Tangela > Bellossom > Espeon > Blue (+3 early) > Rapidash - Snorlax - Blastoise