ENCOUNTER SLOTS: http://wiki.pokemonspeedruns.com/index.php/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red/Blue/Yellow_Encounter_Slots Options: FAST/OFF/SHIFT NEW GAME - Name yourself "ASH" - Name your rival "GARY" PALLET TOWN - Get PC Potion (use vs. rival if necessary) - Give Pikachu a 1-character name ROUTE 1 - Do not get the Potion or kill Pidgeys VIRIDIAN CITY - Buy 8 Poke Balls, 3 Potions and 3 Paralyz Heals - Get the tree Potion VIRIDIAN FOREST - Encounters: Slot 1: L3 CATERPIE Slot 2: L4 METAPOD Slot 3: L4 CATERPIE Slot 4: L5 CATERPIE Slot 5: L4 PIDGEY Slot 6: L6 PIDGEY Slot 7: L6 CATERPIE Slot 8: L6 METAPOD Slot 9: L8 PIDGEY Slot 10: L9 PIDGEOTTO - Catch a Lv. 6 Caterpie (T-shock once), and give it a 1-character name - Catch Pidgeotto (T-shock once), and give it a 1-character name - Switch Caterpie to the front - Caterpie needs 33 exp. from wilds - Fight all the Bug Catchers with Pidgeotto and Shift strats > BC1: Pidgeotto x2 > BC2: Pidgeotto, CATERPIE ONLY, Pidgeotto > BC3: Pidgeotto x2 > BC4: METAPOD ONLY - Get 2 Potions (3 if used extra) PEWTER CITY - Skip the center unless low on Potions - Heal Metapod to full and Pidgeotto to 10+ HP PEWTER GYM - SAVE for minion - Minion: Tackle/Potion spam Diglett, switch to Pidgeotto, Gust spam until 1 crit from death, Sand-Attack, finish Sandshrew with Tackle - Heal to 20+ HP and turn option to SET - Brock: Switch Confusion to slot 1, Confusion x6-7 PEWTER CITY - Shopping: Sell all Poke Balls and TM34, then buy 8 Potions, 3 Antidotes and Awakenings (1 if sold 3 Poke Balls, 2 if sold 5) ROUTE 3 - Need to save 5-6 Confusions - Bug Catcher: C+C+T, C+T, C+C+T - Heal to 30+ HP - Shorts Guy: C+C+T, C+C - Bug Catcher: Confusion x6 - Bug Catcher: Confusion x5 (learn Stun Spore over Harden) - Take center MT. MOON - Get the Rare Candy - Hiker: Confusion x6 (learn Sleep Powder over String Shot) - Super Nerd: Confusion x7 - Heal to full - Jessie & James: Confusion x7 CERULEAN CITY - Take the center - Get hidden Rare Candy NUGGET BRIDGE - SAVE before rival - Cerulean Rival: Confusion spam, healing/switching as necessary - After NB2 or NB3, go back to center > After healing, spam ~17 Potions on Pikachu to get Bulbasaur - NB1: Confusion x3 - NB2: Confusion x3-4 - NB3: Confusion x4 - NB4: Confusion x4-5 - NB5: Confusion x2 - Rocket: Confusion x2 ROUTE 25 - SAVE for Charmander - Get Charmander and give it a 1-character name (rough minimums are 29/17/15/19/17 plus 1 in any stat) - Switch Charmander to slot 1, then turn on SHIFT - Fight the first three Route 25 trainers with Shift strats, healing as necessary > Top Hiker: Confusion x3-4 > Lass: Confusion x3 > Bottom trainer: Confusion x7 - Lass: Ember x9 - Talk to Bill, then walk back to Cerulean CERULEAN CITY - Early Dig Rocket: Switch to Butterfree, Confusion x2, Sleep Powder+switch+Leer+Scratches > Stop Charmander from evolving (and keep doing this as you level up) - Buy 8 Potions - Take the center CERULEAN GYM - Teach Dig over Growl - Jr. Trainer: Leer+Dig+Dig+Scratch - Heal Butterfree to full and SAVE - Misty: > Switch to Butterfree > Confusion x3-4 > Stay in for Starmie if you can take a BB, then Stun Spore > Switch to Bulbasaur > Leech Seed, then Growl once, then heal Butterfree, then Tackle spam > Send in Charmander > Switch to Butterfree > Confusion until dead, healing as necessary > NOTE: It is possible to get Charmander all of Starmie's experience, but this is not consistent CERULEAN CITY - (Take the center) - Turn options to SET ROUTES 5-6 - Get Full Restore (SKIP X Special) - Fight Weepinbell guy (Ember/Dig x3) - Fight Bug Catcher (Ember x3) - Candy once to L20 - Fight Butterfree guy (Ember x3) - Fight Jr. Trainer-M first (Ember x5; can Dig+Dig Raticate if you centered) - Jr. Trainer-F: Ember x6 VERMILION CITY - Shopping: Sell Nugget, TM45 and TM11, then buy 12 Super Potions, 3 Repels and 2 Awakenings S.S. ANNE - Go to the right to fight the optional Gentleman (Dig x2) - Get TM08 (Dig the Youngster) - Get Rare Candy (Dig x2 the second optional Gentleman) - Before rival: > Heal to full > Teach Body Slam over Scratch - S.S. Anne Rival: BS+BS, BS(+BS), Ember+Ember(+Ember), BS+BS(+BS), healing as necessary VERMILION CITY - Get the Bike Voucher - On Cut bush menu: > Switch Repels to slot 1 > Teach Cut to Bulbasaur > Cut the bush VERMILION GYM - Fight Magnemite trainer on the left (Dig+Ember) - Before Surge, heal Charmander to full and SAVE - Surge: Dig+Dig(+Dig) VERMILION CITY - Get Squirtle - Dig out of Diglett's Cave CERULEAN CITY - Take the center - Get the bike - Switch the bike to slot 2, scroll up to use the bike, then go to Route 9 ROUTE 9 - Jr. Trainer-F: Ember+Ember, Dig, Ember+Ember, Dig (switch out if first Oddish paralyzes) - Bug Catcher: Ember x2, Ember+Ember ROCK TUNNEL - On the 1st Repel menu: > SAVE first > Heal to full - Pokemaniac 1: Ember x3, BS x4 - Pokemaniac 2: BS x4-5 (maybe Dig) - Jr. Trainer-F: Ember+Ember, Ember+Ember - Use the 2nd Repel (if poisoned, also Antidote+Super Potion) - Before the Hiker: > SAVE first > Use the 3rd Repel > Heal to full - Hiker: Dig+Ember, Dig+Ember, Dig+Dig - Jr. Trainer-F: BS+Ember, Ember+Ember, Ember+BS (all Ember if Growled) ROUTE 8 - Gambler: Dig x2 - Get the underground Elixer and Nugget CELADON CITY - Take the center - Shopping: > 5F: Sell TM24, Nugget, Potions and Awakenings; buy 7 X Acc, 2 Guard Spec., 5 X Speed, 10 X Special, 5 X Attack > 6F: 1 Fresh Water > 4F: 1 Poke Doll > 2F: 10 Super Repels > Get Fly, then open the menu and do the following: > Swap X Accs to slot 4 > Use a Super Repel > Teach Fly to Pidgeotto > Fly to Lavender POKEMON TOWER - Lavender Rival: Swap X Specials to slot 5, Guard Spec., X Attack x4, X Speed, BS x5 - Channeler 1: Dig x2 - Get only the item ball Elixer - Take the heal pad - Channeler 2: Dig - Channeler 3: Dig - Ghost: Swap Super Repels to slot 2, use Poke Doll - Jesse & James: Swap X Speeds to slot 7, X Attack, X Speed, Dig x2, Dig+BS (don't learn Slash) - After getting the Poke Flute, Fly to Celadon CELADON CITY - Skip the center, Super Repel, and bike to the Safari Zone CYCLING ROAD - Get the hidden Rare Candy SAFARI ZONE - Get the Full Restore - Get HM03, then Dig out CELADON CITY - Heal to 45+, then bike to the gym CELADON GYM - Beauty: Ember+Ember - Erika: X Special x2, Ember x6, healing as necessary - After exiting, Fly to Fuchsia FUCHSIA CITY - Take the center - Get HM04 from the warden, then do the following: > Teach Surf and Strength to Squirtle > Use Strength > Toss Paralyz Heals > Get the warden candy - Fly to Celadon, then bike to Silph Co. SILPH CO. - Take the stairs to 5F - Get the Elixer - Rocket: Dig x2 - Use 5 candies to reach Lv. 38 (Flamethrower over Ember) - Go up to 7F to get TM03 - Go back to 5F and follow the path to Silph Rival - Before Silph Rival: > Heal to full > Teach Swords Dance over Leer > SAVE - Silph Rival: X Special, FT+FT, FT+FT, SD, Dig, BS, Dig (Kadabra outspeeds) - Heal to full - Jessie & James: SD, Dig x2, FT - Giovanni: SD x2, X Speed, BS x2, Dig x2 - Get the Master Ball - Backtrack to get the Rare Candy, then Dig out FUCHSIA CITY - Deposit + release Butterfree (and take center if low on healing items) - Bike to the gym, healing first if necessary FUCHSIA GYM - Using your last Full Restore is a decent play here, even though you'll get Toxic - Juggler 1: SD, BS x4 - Juggler 2: SD, BS x3 - Koga: X Special, FT x5 - After exiting, Fly to Saffron SAFFRON CITY - Consider using your last Full Restore - Bike to the gym SAFFRON GYM - Sabrina: Guard Spec., SD x3, X Speed x2, BS x3 - Dig out, then Fly to Pallet Town PALLET TOWN - Take Mom heal - Use a Super Repel, then Surf to Cinnabar Island CINNABAR ISLAND - Shopping: Sell 4 items (Guard Spec./TM46, Super Potions, Antidotes, Full Restores/TM06), then buy 8 Ultra Balls, 10 Hyper Potions and 2 Revives - Surf to Seafoam Islands SEAFOAM ISLANDS - Encounters: Slot 1: L18 ZUBAT Slot 2: L25 KRABBY Slot 3: L27 KRABBY Slot 4: L27 ZUBAT Slot 5: L36 ZUBAT Slot 6: L28 SLOWPOKE Slot 7: L30 SLOWPOKE Slot 8: L9 ZUBAT Slot 9: L27 GOLBAT Slot 10: L36 GOLBAT - On the entry floor, use an Ultra Ball to catch a L27 Krabby (Body Slam once to weaken) - Bike out, then Fly to Viridian and bike to Route 23 ROUTE 23 - Do NOT repel on the way - Encounters: Slot 1: L41 NIDORINO Slot 2: L41 NIDORINA Slot 3: L36 MANKEY Slot 4: L44 NIDORINO Slot 5: L44 NIDORINA Slot 6: L40 FEAROW Slot 7: L41 MANKEY Slot 8: L45 FEAROW Slot 9: L41 PRIMEAPE Slot 10: L46 PRIMEAPE - Use the Master Ball to catch Primeape - Use a Super Repel, then Fly to Cinnabar CINNABAR ISLAND - Release Primeape, then bike to the mansion CINNABAR MANSION - Encounters (last floor): Slot 1: L35 GRIMER Slot 2: L38 GRIMER Slot 3: L37 RATICATE Slot 4: L40 RATICATE Slot 5: L41 MUK Slot 6: L43 RATICATE Slot 7: L24 DITTO Slot 8: L46 RATICATE Slot 9: L18 DITTO Slot 10: L12 DITTO - Catch a Muk (FT x1-2 to weaken) - After catching Muk, you can Super Repel if necessary (just need to YOLO the 2 tiles later) - Get the 2 Rare Candies - Get the Secret Key, then Dig out and bike to the Safari Zone SAFARI ZONE - Encounters: Slot 1: L21 NIDORAN-M Slot 2: L29 NIDORAN-F Slot 3: L22 EXEGGCUTE Slot 4: L21 TAUROS Slot 5: L32 NIDORINA Slot 6: L19 CUBONE Slot 7: L26 EXEGGCUTE Slot 8: L24 MAROWAK Slot 9: L21 CHANSEY Slot 10: L15 SCYTHER - Catch 18 Tauros, then Dig out - Change boxes - Catch 11 Tauros, then Dig out and Fly to Cinnabar CINNABAR ISLAND - Use 2 candies to evolve twice and reach L45, heal if necessary, then bike to the gym CINNABAR GYM - Blaine: SD, Dig x3 (Arcanine can live) - Dig out, then Fly to Viridian VIRIDIAN CITY - Teach Fire Blast over Body Slam - Bike to the gym VIRIDIAN GYM - Cooltrainer: FT+FT - Blackbelt: FT x3 - SAVE for Giovanni - Giovanni: SD x3, (X Acc), FB/Dig x2, Dig x3 VIRIDIAN CITY - After exiting the gym: > Use a Super Repel > Teach Fissure over Swords Dance > Bike to Route 22 - Viridian Rival: X Acc, Fissure, FB, Fissure x4 VICTORY ROAD - Get Rare Candy (left ball) INDIGO PLATEAU - Take center - Buy max Full Restores ELITE FOUR - Lorelei: X Acc, Fissure x5 - Elixer and heal to full - Bruno: X Acc, Fissure, FB x2, Fissure x2 - Elixer and heal to 70+ - Agatha: X Acc, (X Speed with <121 Speed), Fissure, X Special, FB(+FT), Fissure x3 - Before Lance: > Switch Krabby to slot 1 > Use 2 candies to L55 (teach Fire Spin over Dig) > Use Elixer > Heal to full - SAVE for Lance - Lance: Switch to Pidgeotto, Sand-Attack until dead, send in Charizard, Fire Spin, X Acc, Fire Spin, X Special x4, FB/FT, FB x3, FT+FT/FB - Heal to full (and save if you want) - Champion: Switch to Charizard, X Acc, X Special, Fissure x2, FB, Fissure x3