THE ROUTE - Don't kill anything in Mt. Moon - Candy from 17-->18 for Super Nerd (optional) - Get Cerulean candy ASAP - Candy from 19-->20 for Goldeen - Get Gentlemandy - Bite Spearow and Pikachu (save BB elsewhere with bad Attack) - Candy from 30-->31 for Oddish girl (or 29-->30 for Venonat guy if you're in very low red bar) - Candy from 34-->35 for Lavender Rockets - Candy to 37 normally This can be a flex route. Favor it under the following circumstances (in order of importance) - Not getting killable Moon encounters - 7-9 DV Speed - 10-11 DV Speed - Will help keep red bar through Super Nerd - 10-11 DV Special - Good Attack 7-9 DV Speed: Definitely faster 10-11 DV Speed: Likely faster 12 DV Speed: Borderline 13-15 DV Speed: Likely slower EFFECTS - don't kill stuff -16.2 - 18 for grimer -1.4 - 18 for voltorb -1.7 - 18 for koffing -2.5 - 20 for goldeen -3.0 - 23 for rattata -0.2 - fight bottom hiker -5.7 - 25 for pidgey -0.4 - 27 for raticate -1.2 - 27 for kadabra -1.4 - 27 for ivysaur -0.5 - 28 for pikachu -2.3 - 28 for raichu -0.5 - 29 for venonat -1.0 - 31 for oddish -3.0 - 31 for bulbasaur -2.0 - 31 for oddish -0.7 - lavender rival flex -0.3 - L33 good level-up -0.5 - 35 for zubat -0.4 - 35 for zubat -0.4 - 35 for golbat -5.0 - 35 for drowzee -1.2 - 35 for raticate -2.9 - gentlemandy money -1.0 TOTAL -55.4 - 16 for zubat +1.2 - moon candy menu +1.0 - early cerulean candy +3.5 - heal menu for misty +0.8 - L23 bad level-up +1.2 - get gentlemandy +40.3 - L30 bad level-up +0.5 - L31 candy menu +0.6 - L32 bad level-up +1.0 - L35 candy menu +2.8 - bubblebeam pp +0.8 TOTAL +53.7