TO DO: - Find a semi-consistent Entei manip (just location is OK for now) - Practice ----- BEFORE STARTING - Clear all save data - LID manip (once per 5 hours to be safe) > Instructions: forums.pokemonspeedruns.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=659 - Set options NEW BARK TOWN - Set time to 5:51 or 5:52 p.m. (YOLO scroll) - Take at least 12/11/10/11/9, 12/12/10/10/10 or 11/12/10/11/10 ROUTE 29-30 - Early exp. is still useful (1 encounter, not 2) - Don't catch Sentret ROUTE 30-31 - Consider catching Poliwag if you see it (weigh vs. value of exp. and Bubble damage) ROUTE 33 - If the run is really good, save for Anthony AZALEA TOWN - Get Full Heal if you'll give Ekans more than 2.5 turns - Shopping: Sell TM31; buy 6 Super Potions, 5 Repels and 2 Antidotes > If bad stats/low on HP, consider 3/4/5/2 (then can buy 6 Escape Ropes) SLOWPOKE WELL - Get the Super Potion if you'll need to use more than 2 Potions here AZALEA GYM - If you got early exp. AND hit Russell, fight Josh (lead Rage, and keep using it unless he misses) - Menu after Bugsy: > (Equip Przcureberry) > Heal to full or near full > (Heal poison) > Teach Fury Cutter over Rage (or Scratch if low on Rage PP) AZALEA CITY - If the following is true, lead Rage on Rival 2 Zubat: > You have <12 Rage PP > The Zubat 2HKO is not possible without a crit or 1/39 roll > Reflect is not up > Your HP on Zubat is <=50%, but high enough to tank 2 Bites ILEX FOREST - After 4 steps, heal to full, (heal poison) and use a Repel - Teach Cut over Leer - Get Full Heal - Skip Headbutt GOLDENROD CITY - Get Kenya - Do spinner hell as normal - Deposit Egg on the way back GOLDENROD GYM - Carrie: WG x3-4 > Consider leading with Rage, or finishing with Rage+Rage(+WG), if you can get to 6 PP for Rival 3 - If you get Bite here, learn it over Fury Cutter (or Scratch if before Miltank) GOLDENROD CITY - Shopping: > 2F: Sell TM45; buy 5 Escape Ropes, 1 Full Heal and 1 Poke Doll > 3F: Buy 8 X Specials, 2 X Speeds and 1 X Acc > Standard buy has $90 remaining > Buy 1 fewer X Speed if you have <6 Rages or Fury Cutters AND 7+ DV Speed - Get Master Ball ROUTE 35-37 - On Greg pause buffer, heal to at least 21 HP and use a Repel BURNED TOWER - Rival 3: Switch to Kenya, wait for Curse, switch back, (X Speed), X Spec x5-6, WG x2, Bite+Bite, Bite > If you enter the fight with <=6 Rages or Fury Cutters, use one on Haunter immediately after switching back > Don't kill Haunter unless you can survive Razor Leaf (30-36 with 14-15 DV; 32-38 otherwise) > If paralyzed, use a Full Heal after fully set up > Learn Bite over slot 1 move - Toss healing items if you want, then Escape Rope out like normal ECRUTEAK CITY/ROUTE 37 - To get Entei: > Repel + save on last Ecruteak tile before Route 37 > Bike for ~95 tiles, then turn frame for ~50 > If no Entei, hard reset + start timer > Buffer intro > Load save file after ~12.60s > Bike up and down in grass (never exit); reset if no early encounter > Use Master Ball > Swap Entei to slot 1 ECRUTEAK GYM - Sage: Ember x5 - Sage: Ember(+Ember) - Sage: Ember x3 - Morty: Ember x5-6 (Full Heal if Hypnosis hits) > X Special if you know your Special is really bad (use on Gastly if no FH, Haunter otherwise) - Learn Stomp over Leer - After exiting, bike to Kimonos KIMONO GIRLS - All: Stomp ROUTE 38-39 - Before entering the grass: > Use a Repel > Teach Surf to Poliwag (if no Poli, teach to Croc over slot 1 move) - Pokefan: Stomp OLIVINE CITY - Shopping: 21 Super Repels (10 if will need to do late Brock) LIGHTHOUSE 1 - Gentleman: Stomp - Gentleman: Stomp x2 - Lass: Stomp - Menu: > Swap Super Repels to slot 1 > Use a Super Repel > Use an Escape Rope ROUTE 40-41 - Teach Strength over Fire Spin on the Kaylee pause buffer menu CIANWOOD GYM - Blackbelt: Stomp - Blackbelt: Strength - Blackbelt: Strength x2 - Blackbelt: Stomp x3 (Strength Primeape with <5 DV) - Chuck: Strength, Stomp+Strength > Strength+Strength Poliwrath with <8 DV CIANWOOD CITY - After Fly menu, Fly to Olivine and bike to the lighthouse ---------------------------------------------------------------- RARE CANDY/PROTEIN CHART Atk Spec Get candy? Get Protein? 14-15 0-15 No No 13 0-15 Borderline No 12 12-15 No No 12 9-11 Borderline Only if skipped candy 12 0-8 Yes No 9-11 12-15 No Yes 9-11 9-11 Borderline Only if skipped candy 9-11 0-8 Yes No 0-8 0-15 Yes Yes ---------------------------------------------------------------- LIGHTHOUSE 2 - Rare Candy strats: If you get it, delay until after Pryce > If hit no spinners, use after Arbok (7112 exp.) > If hit Dana, Olivia or Grunt 6, use before Arbok (7931 exp.) > If hit Ernest or Benjamin, use after Porygon (8971 exp.) > If hit Douglas or Kaylee, use in Ice Path (9151 exp.) > If hit spinners worth 3614+ exp. AND you have 12-13 DV Speed, use on underground Escape Rope menu (12803 exp.) > NOTE: This guide assumes you skipped the candy, so adjust accordingly OLIVINE GYM - Jasmine: Ember, Ember+Ember, Ember > X Spec on Steelix if L43 and good Special - After exiting, Fly to Ecruteak and bike east like normal ROUTE 42 - Before entering Mt. Mortar, teach Iron Tail over Roar and use a Super Repel ROCKET HIDEOUT - Grunt 1: Stomp x2 - Grunt 2: Stomp x3 - Scientist 1: Ember x3 - Get Guard Spec. - Grunt 3: Stomp x2 - Grunt 4: Stomp x2 - Grunt 5: Stomp - Executive-M: Stomp x3 - Executive-F: Stomp x3 - Electrodes: Stomp x3 - After exiting, bike to the gym MAHOGANY GYM - (Douglas: Stomp, Ember, Stomp) - Pryce: Stomp, IT x2 (Stomp+Stomp Dewgong with <5 DV) - After exiting, bike to Ice Path ICE PATH - Do as normal - (Get Protein, then use it on Fly menu) RADIO TOWER 1 - Grunt 1: Stomp x2 - Grunt 2: Strength - Grunt 3: Ember x2 - Grunt 4: Stomp x2, Strength (Strength x2-3 if necessary to leave 1 Stomp PP) - Grunt 5: Ember x4 (Strength x4 with <4 DV Special) - Scientist 1: Ember x3 - Scientist 2: Strength - Executive: Ember x3, Stomp+Ember, Ember x2 (Strength instead of Ember if Atk is 5+ higher than Spec) - If you have Poliwag, double deposit on the way out. If not, take Goldenrod center ***PP management note: You have 3 extra Stomps/Strengths with perfect stats. These can help in Clair's gym (Seadra/Kingdra Smokescreen, missed Dragonair ranges, Kingdra Hyper Potion). With bad Special, you'll optimally lose 4 to avoid Ember damage ranges. You can save them back by using Ember on Meganium/Gloom/Gloom or IT on Koffing/Arbok/Dragonairs*** UNDERGROUND - Donald: Stomp x2 - Teru: Ember x4 - Rival 4: IT x2, Strength, Ember, Stomp+Strength > If you have 3 X Specials, consider using one on Haunter (need 15/11 DV at L46/47 to guarantee Meganium) - Grunt 1: Ember Grunt 2: Stomp, Ember x2 (Strength Muk with <5 DV) - Grunt 3: Ember, Strength - Burglar 1: Stomp, Ember - Burglar 2: Ember, Stomp, Ember - Grunt 4: Stomp x2 - Grunt 5: Ember, Stomp (Stomp x2 with <9 DV Special) - Grunt 6: Stomp, Ember (Strength Weezing with <6 DV Special) - Grunt 7: Ember x2 - Escape Rope out RADIO TOWER 2 - Grunt 1: Ember x2 (Stomp Raticate with <9 DV Special) - Executive-M: IT(+Ember) - Executive-F: Strength x2, IT > IT Arbok with 0-1 Attack > Ember Vileplume with <6 Attack and 11+ Special - Executive-M: Stomp, Ember, Strength > Strength Koffing with <9 Special (IT with <9 Attack or 0 Embers saved) - Get Pink Bow and Radio Card - After exiting, Fly to Blackthorn BLACKTHORN CITY - Shopping: 21 X Attacks > If you might need to heal for Clair, buy 1-2 Max Potions - After exiting the mart: > Use a Super Repel > Equip Pink Bow > (Heal if necessary) > Teach HM06 and HM07 to Poliwag (if no Poli, just HM06 to Croconaw over WG) > Bike from the menu BLACKTHORN GYM - Cooltrainer-M: Stomp x2, Strength - Cooltrainer-F: Stomp+Stomp - Cooltrainer-M: Stomp, Stomp+Stomp - Cooltrainer-F: Strength x2 > Seadra WG does 27-38 - Clair: Strength, Stomp+Strength, Strength x2 > IT Dragonairs with <6 DV > Strength+Strength Kingdra with <4 DV > Kingdra Surf does 78-108 > If learning Flamethrower, delete Ember DRAGON'S DEN - Cooltrainer: Strength - If no Poliwag, get Dratini - After exiting the building: > Use a Super Repel > If you got Dratini, teach it Waterfall over Wrap > Use an Escape Rope ROUTE 26-27 - Take heal house - Use a Super Repel on the second Joyce pause buffer - Cooltrainer-F: Strength(+Stomp) > Learn Flamethrower over Ember VICTORY ROAD - Rival 5: Stomp, FT x2, Stomp, FT x2 > Strength Sneasel with 0 DV Attack > IT Golbat with 0 DV Special and 14-15 DV Attack INDIGO PLATEAU - Buy 11 Full Restores (and 3 Max Repels if late Brock) - Will: X Attack, (Full Restore), Strength, Stomp+Stomp, Strength, FT, Stomp - Koga: FT, X Attack x2, FT, Strength x2, Stomp > If will be L53 for Crobat, consider 1 X Attack on Muk (can Stomp after Minimize, then IT Crobat; 98% range with 15 DV) - Bruno: X Spec x2, FT x5 (can Strength Hitmonlee if necessary) > If out of X Specs: X Attack x2, Stomp, IT, Strength, Stomp x2 - Karen: Stomp(+X Acc)+X Attack+Strength/IT, IT, Strength x2, FT/IT > Lead X Attack or FT on Umbreon with <10 DV Attack > Always FT the Vileplume with <5 DV Attack - Heal if below half HP - Lance: > If can tank Surf+RS: X Attack x2, Strength, IT, X Attack, (Full Heal), Strength x3 > If not: Stomp+Strength, IT, X Attack x3, Full Restore, Strength x4 (can FR at +2 on Hyper Beam) - Strength+Strength Gyarados with <7 DV if can't tank Surf+RS - Consider using 3rd X Attack on L50 Dragonite (the first L47 is a 98% range with +2 IT on 15 DV) - Use 4th X Attack or IT the L50 Dragonite with <6 DV - Gyarados Surf does 57-78 - Aerodactyl Rock Slide does 66-86 - First Dragonite Hyper Beam does 52-71 - If L50 Dragonite survives range and kills Entei, finish with Dratini Extremespeed if you have it S.S. AQUA - Sailor: Stomp x3 > Strength Machoke and Psyduck with <4 DV ---------------------------------------------------------------- EARLY SABRINA VARIANT (consider with any Entei, especially <6 DV Attack) - Fight Erika immediately - Fight Sabrina on the way to Power Plant 1 - Stomp+Stomp or X Attack on Espeon - After Power Plant 2, bike directly to Lavender from Saffron ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***PP management note: You have 2 extra Stomps if you get perfect luck. Extras would be used on Heidi (2), Rebecca (1), Misty (1), Sabrina (at least 1) and Blaine (1). You can use more 3 Stomps if you X Acc on Blue, but each one is a lost flinch chance on Red*** VERMILION CITY - Bike to the Celadon Gym CELADON GYM - Twins: Strength x2 (Stomp Victreebel with <9 DV) - Picnicker: FT - Beauty: Stomp x3 (Strength Parasect with <9 DV) - Erika: FT x4 - After exiting, Fly to Saffron and bike to the Power Plant ROUTE 9/POWER PLANT - Camper: Strength x2 (FT Sandslash with <4 DV) - Fly to Cerulean, enter and exit the gym, and bike up to Nugget Bridge as normal NUGGET BRIDGE - NB1: Stomp - NB2: Stomp, FT - NB3: FT, Strength (Strength Tangela with 14-15 DV, or with 4+ DV if L58) - NB4: Stomp x3 - NB5: Strength (FT if Strength'd Tangela) - NB6: Stomp x3 - NB7: Stomp - After the cutscene, Fly to Cerulean and bike to the gym CERULEAN GYM - Misty: X Attack, Strength x2, IT(+Stomp), Strength - After exiting, bike to the Power Plant ROUTE 9/10 - After the Power Plant, Fly to Saffron and enter the gym SAFFRON GYM - Sabrina: IT, Strength x2 - After exiting, bike to Lavender Tower and talk to the guy as normal - Fly to Vermilion and enter the gym VERMILION CITY - Gentleman: Stomp x2 - Surge: Strength x4, FT - After exiting, bike to Pewter as normal ---------------------------------------------------------------- LATE BROCK VARIANT (consider with <5 DV Attack or <12 DV Special) - Load Pewter, then bike south - Get the Max Ether - Before the Route 1 grass (or after ledges if getting candy): > Use a Max Repel > Use the Max Ether > Heal to 175+ HP - Gym order: Blaine, Janine, (use candy), Brock (Fly to Pewter after Janine) ---------------------------------------------------------------- PEWTER GYM - Camper: FT - Brock: X Attack, FT x2, IT, FT, IT - After exiting, bike south to Cinnabar Island VIRIDIAN FOREST - Get the Max Ether CINNABAR ISLAND - Consider getting Rare Candy with 12-13 Speed or terrible Attack/Special - On the second repel menu, use the Max Ether on Strength and heal to 150+ HP - Blaine: X Attack, IT, Strength x2 - After exiting, Surf east to Fuchsia and enter the gym FUCHSIA GYM - Janine: Strength, FT x2, Strength x2 > FT Crobat if you have 3 left and your X Acc - After exiting, Fly to Viridian and enter the gym VIRIDIAN GYM - Blue: (X Acc), X Attack x3, Strength, IT, Strength x3, FT > IT Exeggutor if X Acc'd > Use a 4th X Attack with 0 DV if L61 for Gyarados and Arcanine - After exiting, Fly to Pallet Town and talk to Oak PALLET TOWN - After talking to Oak, use a Super/Max Repel, then Fly to Viridian and bike to Mt. Silver MT. SILVER - Heal to survive Surf on the second repel menu - RED: Guard Spec., (X Speed), X Attack x3, (Full Restore), Strength x2, Stomp+Strength, Stomp+Strength, Stomp+Strength, Stomp+Strength > Flinch priority if low on Stomps: Blastoise, Charizard, Venusaur, Snorlax > Strength+Strength Blastoise with <9 DV at L62 > Strength+Strength Snorlax with <13 DV at L62 > Blastoise Surf does 183-248 ----- SPINNER STRATS: - Russell: Same - Anthony: Reset - Benny: Same - Ivan: Scratch, Cut, WG (very favorable Zubat range) - Irwin: Fury Cutter x5 - Greg: Cut+Cut+Scratch - Dana: Stomp x2 - Olivia: Stomp+Stomp - Ernest: Stomp x3 - Kaylee: Stomp x3 - Benjamin: Stomp x3 - Grunt 6: Ember x3 - Douglas: Stomp, Ember(+Ember), Stomp - Joyce: Stomp, Stomp+Stomp - Heidi: Stomp x2 - Rebecca: Stomp, IT - Tom: FT x3 (will need to get Elixer or IT 3 of Graveler/Rhyhorn/Onix/Weezing/Weezing/Exeggutor) ----- Cheat codes for testing: https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~jdonald/pokemon/pokemonccodes.txt