PROS:
- Faster cry from Mt. Moon to end (-25)
- Fewer useless crits (-2)
- No Nido S&Q (-20)
- No Viridian Mart (-13)
- No Route 22 detour (-20)
- Faster/safer Brock (-31)
- Skip Water Gun (-20)
- No Mega Punch overwrite (-6)
- One fewer evolution (-14)
- Mt. Moon fights/heals (-16)
- Nugget Bridge/Route 25 (-29)
- No Thrash teach (-6)
- Bill instant text (-4)
- No early Dig Rocket (-15)
- No Nugget sell (-2)
- Faster/safer Fly split (-15)
- Skip Horn Drill (-18)
- Skip Rock Slide (-28)
- Faster/safer Pokemon Tower (-21)
- Skip Celadon Center (-6)
- Skip Earthquake + candy (-53)
- Faster Erika gym (-4)
- Faster/safer Giovanni gym (-2)
- Faster/safer Lance with YOLO Blizzard option (-3)
- 3 fewer late-game PP items (-30)
TOTAL: -403

CONS:
- 8.5 more level-ups total (+21)
- Squirtle stats matter a lot more (+4)
- No forest/Weedle Guy manip without extra S&Q (+6)
- Slower Route 3 (+12)
- Sandshrew into Spearow manip (+10)
- Awful Misty gym, high loss chance even with Sing (+79)
- Ether Mega Punch (+7)
- Mega Punch Route 6 + boat rival (+13)
- Body Slam detour (+42)
- Gentlemandy (+34)
- Inconsistent Fly red bar OR very risky Surge OR very difficult Surge manip (which also requires risky boat rival) (+15)
- Psychic detour (+51)
- Need Safari Carbos (+9)
- Slower but safer Silph Co. (+3)
- Toss Nugget and TM34 before Blizzard (+5)
- Get mansion candies (+14)
- Slower/riskier Blaine fight (+20)
- Slower/riskier Sabrina fight (+5)
- Less consistent Blaine --> Bruno red bar (+10)
- Slower/riskier Viridian Rival (+11)			
- Slower/riskier Lorelei (+22)
- Riskier or slower Bruno (+2)
- Slower Agatha (+18)
- Much slower Champion (+24)
TOTAL: +437

NET TOTAL: +0:34