Routing notes: https://pastebin.com/Fy9zec88 PALLET TOWN - Get the PC Potion - Reset for 19 HP, 11 ATK, 9 DEF and 11 SPC > 15 SPD helps a lot but isn't strictly necessary - Rival 1: TS x4-5 > Potion if dead to 1 Tackle but not 2 from full HP ROUTE 1 - Get at least 121 experience to reach L7 - Cut through grass as necessary VIRIDIAN CITY - Take the center - Shopping: Buy 2 Poke Balls and 9 Potions VIRIDIAN FOREST - Fight ALL optionals - Need 226 total wild experience to reach L11 (105 after L7) - If you see a Pidgey, kill it unless L11 (QA to weaken) - Lass: TS x6-7 - Bug Catcher 1: TS x4-5 - Bug Catcher 2: TS x6 - Get Potion item ball - Bug Catcher 3: TS x4-6 - Bug Catcher 4: TS x3 > Learn QA over Thunder Wave PEWTER CITY - Take the center - (If you failed to get L11 before learning Thundershock, return to Route 2 and grind) - Go to the gym PEWTER GYM - Brock: > Geodude: Growl x1-2, Tail Whip x4, QA x5 > Onix: TW x2, QA spam (can switch back to TW when he Bides) - After 2 TWs: QA does 2 - After 4 TWs: QA does 3 - After 5 TWs: QA does 4 PEWTER CITY - Shopping: Sell TM34; buy 7 Potions and 4 Antidotes ROUTE 3 - Fight Pidgey optional (TS x2-4) - If attempting center skip (depends on Potion count), use QA when possible - Bug Catcher: TS x6-8 - Youngster: TS x5 - Bug Catcher: TS x8 - Bug Catcher: TS x4-6 > Learn Double Team over Tail Whip - Catch Spearow (QA to weaken) --------------------------------------------- SPEAROW DSUM CHART L9 Mankey 30 out 14 in cycle 33/14 L8 Sandshrew 18 out 17 in cycle 30/17 L10 Rattata 13 out 17 in cycle 30/17 L10 Sandshrew 9 out 19 in cycle 28/19 L12 Rattata 7 out 19 in cycle 28/19 --------------------------------------------- - Take center if necessary MT. MOON - Get minimum ~291 exp., ideally 480 - Before Super Nerd: > Heal to full > Teach Mega Punch over Growl - Super Nerd: MP+MP, MP+MP, TS+TS+TS > Mega Punch Koffing if low on TS PP - Heal to near full - Jessie & James: MP+MP, MP+TS, MP+MP+TS CERULEAN CITY - Take the center - Go to the gym CERULEAN GYM - Fight both minions: > Swimmer: TS x4 > Jr. Trainer: TS+TS(+TS) - Misty: Double Team x3, TS x6 > If you die, try again, and candy one fight earlier > Don't heal too much; it's OK to die CERULEAN CITY - Take the center again - Get the Rare Candy NUGGET BRIDGE - Cerulean Rival: TS+TS, Double Team+MP+MP, MP, MP+MP (skip DT if L19 for Sandshrew) - NB1: TS+TS, MP - NB2: TS, TS+TS - NB3: MP, TS+TS, TS - NB4: TS, TS+TS+TS - Heal to 30 HP - NB5: MP+TS - Rocket: TS+TS, TS ROUTE 25 - Get Charmander - Hiker (bottom): Double Team until 4 badge boosts, MP spam - Jr. Trainer: TS+TS, TS+TS - Youngster: MP, TS - Lass: MP(+QA), TS, MP(+QA) - Get Ether with 0-1 Mega Punch PP - After Bill cutscene, walk back to Dig house CERULEAN CITY - Inside Dig house: > Heal to near full > Ether Mega Punch if you have 0-1 PP - Rocket: TS+TS(+TS), MP+MP ROUTE 6 - If you died to Misty, you should be L24 now. Use 2 candies to reach L26, and teach Thunderbolt over Mega Punch - Assuming you got 480 exp., you need 372 experience to evolve. Pidgeotto gives 274, so it's possible you can skip the Butterfree trainer if you encounter one - Jr. Trainer-F: TS x3 - If you're reaching L24 now, use the 2 candies, then fight the Butterfree trainer (TB) - Jr. Trainer-M: TS, TB VERMILION CITY - Shopping: Buy 8 Super Potions, 3 Repels and 3 Paralyz Heals - Go to the S.S. Anne S.S. ANNE - Get Body Slam (TB+TS Nidoran) - After getting Body Slam: > Heal if necessary > Swap Repels to slot 1 > Teach Body Slam over Thundershock - Fight Fisherman (TB x3) (bottom floor, second door from the left) - S.S. Anne Rival: TB, BS, BS+BS, BS+BS > Body Slam Spearow with great Attack - Fight Gentleman (TB x2), and get Rare Candy VERMILION CITY - Cut bush menu: > Heal to full > Teach Cut to Charmander > Use Rare Candy on PIKACHU to reach L29 > Cut the bush - Trash cans: http://i.imgur.com/o3hG4IL.png - SAVE before Surge - Surge: BS+BS+BS VERMILION CITY - Get the Bike Voucher - Get Squirtle (safety strat for Champion) - Walk to Diglett's Cave DIGLETT'S CAVE - Teach Dig to Squirtle - Dig back to Cerulean CERULEAN CITY - Skip the center unless low HP (in which case do Rocket Hideout now) - Get the Bicycle - After exiting the bike shop: > Swap Bicycle to slot 2 > Toss Poke Balls (if swapped item was Antidotes, scroll up instead) > Use Bicycle > Go north to get Seismic Toss!!! ROUTE 25 - Bike carefully to get Seismic Toss - Bike back the way you came, then through the Dig house to Route 9 ROUTE 9 - Jr. Trainer: BS+BS, BS, BS+BS, BS > If paralyzed, use Quick Attack > If poisoned, leave it - Fight Beedrill optional (TB x2) - Bug Catcher: TB x3 - Take Rock Tunnel center - After exiting the center: > Use a Repel > Teach Seismic Toss over Quick Attack > Bike to Rock Tunnel ROCK TUNNEL - Pokemaniac 1: ST+ST, TB - Pokemaniac 2: TB - Jr. Trainer: BS+ST, BS+ST > If statused, heal it after the fight - Before Hiker: > Use your 3rd Repel > Heal to full > SAVE - Hiker: ST+ST, ST+ST, ST+ST - Jr. Trainer: BS, BS+ST, BS ROUTE 8 - Gambler: BS+ST, BS+ST - Get the underground Elixer and Nugget CELADON CITY - Go straight to the mart (do NOT center) - Shopping: > 5F: Sell TM11, both Nuggets, and all Potions; buy 3 X Accs, 17 X Attacks and 17 X Specials > 6F: Buy 1 Fresh Water > 4F: Buy 2 Poke Dolls > 2F: Buy 9 Super Repels, then buy TM33 (order matters) - Bike to the Fly house - Fly menu: > Swap X Attacks to slot 3 > Use a Super Repel > Teach Fly to flier > Fly to Lavender LAVENDER TOWER - Lavender Rival: TB, BS+BS, TB, BS+ST, BS+ST - Channeler 1: TB+TB, TB+TB - Get the Elixer item ball (SKIP hidden Elixer) - Take the heal pad - Channeler 2: TB+TB - Channeler 3: TB+TB - Ghost: Swap Super Repels to slot 2, then use Poke Doll - Jesse & James: TB x5-6 - After getting the Poke Flute, Fly to Celadon CELADON CITY - Do NOT center - Go to Rocket Hideout ROCKET HIDEOUT - Rocket: BS, TB - Get the Rare Candy - Dig out, then Fly to Celadon and bike to the gym CELADON GYM - Beauty: BS+BS+ST - Erika: Double Team, X Attack x4, BS x3 - After exiting, bike to Snorlax CELADON CITY - Snorlax menu: > Swap X Specials to slot 4 > Heal to 55+ HP > Use Poke Flute CYCLING ROAD - Get the Rare Candy - STRONGLY consider getting the hidden Full Restore FUCHSIA CITY - Bike to the mart (1 Cut bush) - Shopping: Sell all Super Potions, Antidotes and Paralyz Heals | Buy 7-8 Hyper Potions (try to have <$500 left) - Bike to the Safari Zone SAFARI ZONE - Get Carbos with 9-10 DV Speed - Bike out of grass whenever possible without losing steps (avoids L36 Nidorans) - Get the Full Restore - Get the Gold Teeth and HM03 - Dig out, then Fly to Celadon and bike to Silph Co. SILPH CO. - Take the elevator to 10F - Rocket: TB+TB - Get the Carbos and Rare Candy - Go down to 9F, then take the teleporter to 5F - Rocket: TB+TB - After defeating Arbok: > Swap Hyper Potions to slot 5 (if early Rocket Hideout, swap to candy slot instead) > Use 4 Rare Candies to reach L40 > Heal to full > Get the Card Key - SAVE before Silph Rival - Silph Rival: ST+ST+ST, TB, X Attack, Double Team, BS+BS+ST, BS, BS+BS(+ST) > If dead to Slash or Swift, use a Hyper Potion > If Sand-Attacked, switch out > Heal as necessary (Flareon can hurt) - Get Lapras - Jesse & James: TB+TB, TB+ST, TB - Heal to full - Giovanni 2: Double Team, X Attack x3, (DT again with bad Attack), BS x2, ST+ST+ST, BS+BS - After defeating Giovanni, Dig out and Fly to Fuchsia FUCHSIA CITY - Upon arriving: > Heal if very low HP > Use an Elixer > Bike to the gym FUCHSIA GYM - Juggler 1: X Attack, BS x4 > If poisoned, adapt - Heal to 80+ HP - Juggler 2: BS+BS, BS+BS+BS > If poisoned, wait until Koga to heal it - Koga: X Special x3, TB x3, TB+TB > Can try 2 X Specials, but Venomoth is riskier FUCHSIA CITY - Bike to the warden's house - After getting HM04: > Teach HM04 to Lapras > Teach HM03 to Lapras > Use the Carbos on PIKACHU > Toss remaining Hyper Potions > Use Strength > Get Rare Candy - After exiting, Fly to Saffron SAFFRON CITY - Bike left to get the Mimic TM - Bike to the gym SAFFRON GYM - Sabrina: X Attack x3, Double Team (twice with bad Attack if no Flash boost), BS x3 - Dig out to the Rock Tunnel center ROUTE 9/POWER PLANT - Bike to the Power Plant - Super Repel at the water - Get the candy (and if need Carbos, use warden candy to make space for it), then Dig out and Fly to Pallet PALLET TOWN - Take Mom heal - After exiting Mom's house: > Use a Super Repel > Use candies to reach L47 > Bike to the water ROUTE 19 - Surf to Cinnabar normally (skip trainers) CINNABAR MANSION - After about 40 steps, use a Super Repel - Get the 2 candies, then use them to reach L49 - Get the Secret Key, then Dig out and Fly to Cinnabar CINNABAR ISLAND - Walk to the mart - Shopping: Sell TM46; buy 14 Hyper Potions - Walk to the gym CINNABAR GYM - SAVE before Blaine - Blaine: X Special x2, TB+TB, TB+TB, TB+TB - After exiting, Fly to Viridian and bike to the gym VIRIDIAN GYM - Heal if necessary - Cooltrainer: ST+ST+ST - Blackbelt: X Special, TB x3 > Double Team instead with great Special - After Blackbelt: > Swap slot 5 item with Hyper Potions > Teach Mimic over Double Team > Heal to 100+ HP > Teach Reflect over TB > Get Revive on the way out - SAVE before Giovanni - Giovanni: (X Special with <10 DV), Reflect, Mimic Fissure, X Acc, Fissure x5 > If Dugtrio uses Dig on the Reflect turn, don't Mimic while it's underground! X Acc instead > Hyper Potion as necessary, but not on the last setup turn > Persian is sometimes a speedtie VIRIDIAN CITY - After exiting the gym: > Use a Super Repel > Use a Hyper Potion > Teach Thunderbolt over Reflect > Bike to Route 22 ROUTE 22 - Viridian Rival: ST+ST+ST, X Attack, BS+BS, TB, BS+(X Attack)+BS, BS, BS+BS VICTORY ROAD - Use slower Super Repel timing (entrance + 3rd room) - Get candy INDIGO PLATEAU - Skip the center - Shopping: Buy 4 Full Restores and 5 Revives ELITE FOUR - LORELEI: X Special x3, TB x3, TB+TB, TB > If Dewgong goes to sleep turn 2, use the turn to heal - Before Bruno: > Heal to full > Candy to L55 > SAVE - BRUNO: ST+ST, X Special, Mimic Ice Punch, TB x2, IP, TB+TB > Machamp does ~100 with Submission or KC crit > If Onix uses Dig, use the X Special now (you'll live) - Before Agatha: > Heal to near full > Use an Elixer - AGATHA: ST+ST+ST, X Special x3, TB, TB+ST, TB, TB+TB > If paralyzed, switch out - Before Lance: > Heal to full > SAVE - LANCE: TB, BS+BS+BS, X Special x2, Mimic IB, TB, IB - Before Champion: > Revive any slaves (but don't heal Pikachu) > SAVE - CHAMPION: > Sandslash: ST (die), send out Spearow, Revive, ST (die), send out Lapras, Revive, Hyper Potion (with Lapras/Charmander), ST > Alakazam: X Special, BS+BS (can X Attack to survive 2nd Psychic if necessary) > Exeggutor: Mimic Hypnosis, Hypnosis, X Attack x3-5, BS+BS(+BS) > Magneton: BS+BS > Cloyster: TB > Flareon: BS+BS