Cyndaquil stat ranges: HP: 18-20 (0/1/11) ATK: 10-11 (0/8) DEF: 9-10 (0/7) SPA: 11-12 SPD: 10-11 (0/10) SPE: 11-13 (0/5/15) TEST CYNDAQUIL: 10-15/15/15/10/8-9 GENERAL ROUTE NOTES: - Need either Sentret or Poliwag before Violet (for Surf) - Keep Berry on for Rival 1, and get the Route 30 Berry - Fight first Sprout Tower optional to get L9 - X Attack on Rod - Violet Mart (before Falkner): 5 Potions, 3 X Attacks, 1 X Speed - Early heals: Before Abe (+equip Berry), before Rod, before Falkner, during Falkner, before Rival 2, flex - Pick up cave X Attack - Skip Swift - Fight Bill with 7-9 DV Attack - Azalea Mart 1: 3 Potions, 5 Repels (4 Potions if fought Bill) - Get well Full Heal and Super Potion - Fight Josh unless hit Bill (then fight Al) - Rival 2: Ember, X Attack x3, Ember, Tackle+Tackle+Tackle, Tackle+Tackle - Get forest Ether if low on Embers - Get Headbutt and Rollout - Early flinch chances: Snubbull, Snubbull, Flareon, Espeon, Jolteon, Umbreon, Umbreon, Vaporeon, Vaporeon - Whitney: X Speed, Rollout x5 - Do underground and shop after Whitney - Goldenrod Mart 1: Sell 2 TMs, buy 3 X Attack, 1 Guard Spec., 3 Super Potions, 6 Escape Rope, 3 Repel, 3 Full Heal, 1 Poke Doll - Fight Tangela guy if didn't hit Ivan or Irwin - Get Route 37 Ether if low on Embers/Headbutts - Rival 3: Rollout x5 - Fight Kimonos after Rival 3 - Morty: Rollout x5 - Olivine Mart: 4 Hyper Potions, 8 Super Repels - Double deposit and get Strength before Lighthouse - Candy to 31 before Hitmonlee (89 extra exp. needed) - Late flinch chances: Noctowl, Marill, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Poliwrath, Raticate, Dewgong, Muk, Feraligatr, Houndoom, Dragonair, Kingdra, Dragonair, Rapidash - Chuck: Guard Spec., X Attack x3, (heal to full), Strength, HB+Strength - Get Violet candy after Chuck, then get Route 34 candy after shopping - Goldenrod Mart 2: TM41, TM48, 0-1 X Speed, 16 X Special, 3 X Attack (buy 1 X Acc if money) - Use 2 candies after Scientist to get Typhlosion, and teach Fire Punch - Teach Thunderpunch on Escape Rope menu - Pryce: TP, HB+TP, FP - Jasmine: FP x3 - Double deposit after Radio Tower 1 - Rival 4: TP, HB+TP, FP x3 - Get Pink Bow (skip if still have Przcureberry) - Clair: X Attack, (Full Heal), Strength x3, HB+Strength (maybe X Attack twice if no Pink Bow) - Take heal house - Get EQ and teach it over Headbutt - Rival 5: X Spec, TP x2, FP, TP, EQ x2 - E4 Mart: 11 Max Repels, 11 Full Restores - Will: TP, TP+Strength, TP, FP, EQ - Koga: FP, X Spec, X Attack, FP, EQ, TP, EQ - Bruno: X Spec x2, FP x5 - Karen: EQ+EQ+EQ, EQ x2, FP x2 - Lance: X Spec, TP x2, X Spec x4, (Full Heal), TP x4 - Kanto order: > Erika: FP x4 > Fly to Saffron > Power Plant 1 (Max Repel #1) > Fly to Cerulean > Machine Part > Power Plant 2 (Max Repel #2) > Fly to Cerulean > Nugget Bridge > Fly to Saffron and get Expn Card in Lavender > Fly to Vermilion > Surge: EQ, FP x2, EQ x2 > Diglett's Cave (Max Repel #3) > Load Pewter, then go to Cinnabar (Max Repel #4) > Blaine: EQ x3 > Janine: FP, TP x2, Strength, TP > Fly to Pewter > Brock: EQ, TP, EQ x2, TP (learn Flamethrower over Fire Punch) > Fly to Cerulean > Misty: X Spec, TP, FT x2, TP > Bike to Saffron > Sabrina: FT x3 > Fly to Viridian > Blue: X Spec x2, X Attack, FT x2, TP, FT, EQ, FT > Fly to Pallet > Fly to Viridian (Max Repel #5) > Go to Mt. Silver (Max Repel #6) > Red: X Special x4, (X Speed), FT x2, TP, FT+FT, TP, FT SPECIFIC ROUTE NOTES - Good defense is necessary for fast Rival 1 - Might be worth naming Sentret; definitely worth naming Poliwag if no Sentret - Mikey: Can 2HKO Pidgey with 15 DV Attack (always 4HKO Rattata even with Leer) - Speedtie Spearow at L9 with 11-15 DV - Saves 1 turn to X Attack on Rod - Definitely need to buy Potions (so probably skip picking up 2) - Swift: 19s movement, 15-18s to encounters, ~1 minute to fight spinner (including heal), $600 - Headbutt: 25s movement - Charcoal: 23 if after Chuck (much more to get earlier); probably not worth it - Probably get Pink Bow for +1 Clair and +1 and +3 Lance - Consider Chuck --> Jasmine --> Goldenrod mart 2 --> Route 34 candy --> Candy to 36 --> Hideout (Jasmine early helps $ and movement)