BEGINNING
- 10/10/2098, 11:25 AM, 16100/71425
- ID: 17998, Fast/Off/Set/L=A
- Talk to Mom, say Yes
- Enter Apricorn house
- Pidgey: Tackle x3
- Rival 1: Leer x2 + Tackle x3 Totodile
    > Heal if necessary
- Heal at Lab if <15 HP
- Catch Sentret after catch tutorial
    > Potion if <15 HP
- Mikey: Tackle x2-3 Pidgey, Leer + Tackle x2 Rattata
- Say No to Mom
- Head to Sprout Tower
 
SPROUT TOWER
- Nico: Tackle x2-3 Bellsprout, Tackle x2 Bellsprout x2
- Chow: Tackle x2 Bellsprout x2, Ember Bellsprout
- Edmond: Ember Bellsprout x3
- Jin: Ember Bellsprout
- Neal: Ember Bellsprout
- Troy: Ember Bellsprout, Ember x2 Hoothoot
- Heal if <7 HP
- Elder Li: Ember Bellsprout, Ember x2-4 Hoothoot, Ember Bellsprout
    > Peck is 1/16 to do 7 damage
- Run to the right, pick up/use Escape Rope
- Box heal at Center (deposit Sentret), go to Gym
 
VIOLET CITY GYM
- Abe: Ember x2-3 Spearow
- Rod: Ember x1-2 Pidgey x2
- Falkner: Ember x2 Pidgey, Ember x? Pidgeotto
    > Gust does 7-10 (7/8 for 9 damage)
    > Tackle does 9-12 (3/4 for 10 damage)
 
VIOLET CITY/ROUTE 32/UNION CAVE
- Go to Mart, buy 3 Super Potions, 14 Repels, pick up Egg
- Talk to Miracle Seed guy

UNION CAVE
- Try not to hit spinners; hitting them isn't detrimental, since you have to go back and fight them anyway
- [Russel]: Ember Geodudes
- [Larry]: Quick Attack + Ember x2 Slowpoke
 
AZALEA TOWN/SLOWPOKE WELL
- Run to Kurt's house, activate Slowpoke Well quest
- Grunt #1: Ember Rattata x2
- Grunt #2: Ember + Quick Attack Zubat, Ember + Ember/Quick Attack Ekans
- Grunt #3: Ember Rattata, Ember Zubat x2
- Proton: Ember Zubat, Ember + Ember/Quick Attack Koffing
- Say No to Kurt's granddaughter, PC heal (grab Sentret), go to Gym
 
AZALEA GYM
- Al: Ember Caterpie, Ember Weedle
- Benny: Ember Weedle, Ember Kakuna, Ember + Quick Attack Beedrill
- Josh: Ember Paras
- Amy & Mimi: Ember Ledyba, Ember Spinarak
- Heal to 36+
- Bugsy: Ember x? Scyther, Ember Kakuna, Ember Metapod
- Pull blue lever, exit gym
 
AZALEA TOWN/ILEX FOREST
- Box heal at Center
- Rival 2: Ember x1-2 Gastly, Leer x3 + Quick Attack + Quick Attack/Tackle + Quick Attack Croconaw, Quick Attack + Ember Zubat
- Catch Farfetch'ds
- Get Cut, use Repel, teach Cut to Sentret, Cut tree
- Grab both Ethers
- Grab Full Heal
- Leave forest, avoid trainers

ROUTE 34
- Youngster Samuel: Ember Rattata, Ember Sandshrew, Ember Spearow, Ember Spearow
- Picnicker Gina: Ember Hoppip x2, Ember Bulbasaur
- Youngster Ian: Ember Mankey, Ember Diglett
- Skip the rest, save for later
 
GOLDENROD CITY
- Go to Mart
- Use Elevator
    > 5F: Buy TM38
    > 3F: Buy 1 X Attack, 1 Guard Spec, 3 X Sp.Atk
- Go to Bike shop, get Bike
- Teach Fire Blast over Tackle, register/use Bike
- Go to Radio Tower, get Master Ball, do Radio Card
    > AABAB
- Enter Gym
 
GOLDENROD GYM
- Victoria: Ember Sentret x2, Ember/Flame Wheel Sentret (16)
- Samantha: Flame Wheel Meowth x2
- Cathy: Ember/Flame Wheel Jigglypuff x3
    > Ember if Blaze
- Carrie: Fire Blast Snubbull
- Whitney: (X Special) Fire Blast Clefairy, Fire Blast Miltank
	> Stomp does 16-21
    > Skip X Special if in Blaze
 
GOLDENROD CITY/SUDOWOODO
- Go to Flower Shop, get Squirtbottle
- Grab Kenya from the guard house
- Use Repel, heal if <15 HP, Ether Fire Blast
    > Swap Kenya to slot 2 if Sentret still alive
- Ivan: Ember Diglett, Ember Zubat, Ember Diglett
- Try to avoid spinners; not detrimental if hit
- [Irwin]: Ember Voltorb x3, Ember/Flame Wheel Voltorb
- [Walt]: Fire Blast Magmar x2
- Arnie: Ember Venonat
- Double Beauty: Fire Blast + Aerial Ace right Pokemon until gone, then left Pokemon
- Ether Fire Blast, Heal if <37 HP, Repel
 
BURNT TOWER/RAIKOU
- Grab Ether outside of tower
- Waste two steps somewhere, turn off auto shoes if on
- Rival 3: Fire Blast Gastly, Guard Spec, Fire Blast + X Special + Fire Blast Croconaw, Ember Zubat, Ember Magnemite
- Repel should wear off one tile before release
    > Use this encounter chart: http://i.imgur.com/vTlvehh.png
        ~ Remember to Repel after second encounter before doing steps!
        ~ Remember walking towards dogs counts as the last step!
- Location manip, catch Raikou, nickname one character
- Enter Kimono house, fight Rocket (Spark)
- Head to Gym
 
ECRUTEAK GYM
- Georgina: Spark Gastly x5
- Grace: Spark Haunter x2
- Edith: Spark Haunter
- Martha: Spark Gastly, Spark Haunter, Spark Gastly
- Morty: Spark Gastly, Spark x1-2 Gengar, Spark Haunter x2
    > Gengar is a 3/8 range
- Exit gym and bike west
 
ROUTE 38
- Teach Shadow Ball to Raikou over Roar, Surf to Sentret, use Repel
- Harry: Shadow Ball Wooper
- Dana: Shadow Ball Flaaffy, Shadow Ball Psyduck
- Toby: Quick Attack Doduo x3
- Chad: Spark Mr. Mime
- Valerie: Spark Hoppip, Spark Skiploom

ROUTE 39
- Nelson: Shadow Ball Slowpoke x2
- Eugene: Shadow Ball Poliwhirl, Spark Raticate, Shadow Ball Krabby
- Derek: Shadow Ball Pikachu
- Ruth: Shadow Ball Pikachu

OLIVINE CITY/LIGHTHOUSE
- Box heal at Center, head to Lighthouse
- Alfred: Spark Noctowl
- Huey: Quick Attack Poliwag, Shadow Ball Poliwhirl
- Theo: Quick Attack Pidgey x5
- Kent: Shadow Ball Krabby x2
- Grab Ether to right of Kent
- Grab Rare Candy on the way down
- Denis: Quick Attack Spearow x2, Quick Attack Fearow
- Preston: Shadow Ball Growlithe x2
- Connie: Shadow Ball Marill
- Terrell: Shadow Ball Poliwhirl
- Roberto: Shadow Ball Machop x2, Shadow Ball Poliwhirl
- Talk to Jasmine, take elevator, head southwest towards Route 40

ROUTE 40
- Repel, use Ether on Shadow Ball
- Simon: Quick Attack Tentacool x2
- Elaine: Quick Attack Staryu
- Randall: Spark Shellder x2, Shadow Ball Wartortle
- Paula: Quick Attack Staryu, Shadow Ball Shellder

ROUTE 41
- Most trainers will be skipped here for later; head normal path but go left at fork instead of down
- George: Quick Attack Tentacool x4, Quick Attack Remoraid, Quick Attack Staryu
- Susie: Quick Attack Psyduck, Quick Attack Goldeen

CIANWOOD CITY
- Get SecretPotion, head to Gym

CIANWOOD GYM
- Yoshi: Spark Hitmonlee
- Lao: Spark Hitmonchan
- Lung: Spark Mankey x2, Spark Primeape
- Nob: Spark Machop, Shadow Ball Machoke
- Chuck: X Atk, Spark Primeape, Spark Poliwrath

CIANWOOD CITY
- Go north to fight Eusine
- Eusine: Spark Drowzee, Spark Haunter, Shadow Ball Electrode
- Teach Fly, Fly to Ecruteak

ECRUTEAK CITY
- Grab Rare Candy
- Mart: Buy 11 Full Heals, 3 Escape Ropes, max Max Repels

ROUTE 42
- Grab Strength, use a Max Repel, head through Mt. Mortar

MT. MORTAR
- Harrison: Shadow Ball Nidoking, Shadow Ball Nidoqueen

ROUTE 42
- Shane: Shadow Ball Nidorina, Shadow Ball Nidorino
- Tully: Shadow Ball Qwilfish
- Benjamin: Quick Attack Diglett, Shadow Ball Geodude, Quick Attack Dugtrio

MAHOGANY TOWN
- Go north to Route 43

ROUTE 43
- Spencer: Shadow Ball Sandshrew, Shadow Ball Sandslash, Quick Attack Zubat
- Tiffany: Spark Clefairy
- Brent: Shadow Ball Nidorina, Shadow Ball Nidorino
- Pick up Max Ether below Brent
- Beckett: Spark Slowbro
- Ron: Shadow Ball Nidoking
- Marvin: Quick Attack Magikarp x2, Spark Gyarados

LAKE OF RAGE
- Andre: Spark Gyarados
- Pick up Rare Candy
- Raymond: Shadow Ball Magikarp x4
- Lois: Shadow Ball Mareep, Spark Ninetales
- Pick up Choice Specs
- Surf to Red Gyarados, run away, activate Lance cutscene
- Surf to Hidden Power, then Fly to Mahogany and head into the souvenir shop
 
ROCKET HQ
- Grunt #1: Spark Drowzee, Spark Zubat
- Grunt #2: Spark Zubat, Spark Grimer, Quick Attack Rattata
- Teach Hidden Power over Reflect
- Gregg: Hidden Power Magnemite x4
- Grunt #3: Quick Attack/Spark/Hidden Power Rattata x4
- Third tile from right, D D L D L D D D R R U R R D D L D
- Down stairs, free heal
- Grunt #4: Quick Attack Venonat x2
- Grunt #5: Shadow Ball Golbat
- Head down stairs
- Ross: Spark Koffing x2
- Grunt #6: Spark Ekans, Shadow Ball Gloom
- Mitch: Quick Attack Ditto
- Grunt #7: Spark Raticate
- Head to stairs
- Grunt #8: Quick Attack Rattata x2, Quick Attack Zubat
- Petrel: Shadow Ball Zubat, Spark Koffing, Spark Raticate
- Run back to door at beginning
- Ariana + Grunt: Spark Drowzee, Spark Grimer, (Shadow Ball Arbok), Shadow Ball Gloom, Spark Murkrow
    > If Dragonite Thunders Arbok, clear out the right side first
- Equip Choice Specs
- Electrode x3: Hidden Power
- Head to Mahogany Gym
 
MAHOGANY GYM
- Patton: Shadow Ball Swinub x2
- Diana: Spark Jynx
- Deandre: Spark Seel x2, Spark Dewgong
- Gerardo: Shadow Ball Shellder, Shadow Ball Cloyster, Shadow Ball Seel
- Jill: Spark Dewgong
- Pryce: X Special, Shadow Ball Seel, Shadow Ball Piloswine, Shadow Ball Dewgong
- Exit gym, Fly to Cherrygrove Town

CHERRYGROVE TOWN
- Head north to Route 30

ROUTE 30
- Repel, remove Choice Specs
- Joey: Quick Attack Rattata
- Don: Quick Attack Caterpie x2

ROUTE 31
- Wade: Quick Attack Caterpie x3, Hidden Power Weedle

ROUTE 32
- Albert: Quick Attack Rattata, Quick Attack Zubat
- Liz: Shadow Ball NidoranF
- Take left path down, then right path up after Gordon
- Roland: Shadow Ball NidoranM
- Gordon: Quick Attack Wooper
- Ralph: Quick Attack Goldeen
- Justin: Quick Attack Magikarp x4
- Henry: Quick Attack Poliwag x2
- Peter: Quick Attack Pidgey x2, Quick Attack Spearow

UNION CAVE
- Ignore upper path on first go
- Daniel: Hidden Power Onix
- Russel: Quick Attack Geodude x3
- Bill: Spark Koffing x2
- Larry: Hidden Power Slowpoke
- Go downstairs
- Andrew: Hidden Power Marowak x2
- Calvin: Spark Kangaskhan
- Go downstairs
- Nick: Quick Attack Charmander, Hidden Power Squirtle, Hidden Power Bulbasaur
- Gwen: Spark Eevee, Spark Vaporeon, Spark Flareon, Hidden Power Jolteon
- Emma: Spark Poliwhirl
- Equip Choice Specs, use Escape Rope, head back inside and take upper path
- Ray: Quick Attack Vulpix
- Go downstairs
- Leonard: Hidden Power Geodude, Hidden Power Machop
- Phillip: Hidden Power Geodude, Hidden Power Graveler
- Exit using upper path

RUINS OF ALPH
- Nathan: Spark Girafarig
- Fly to Olivine

OLIVINE CITY
- Use PC to heal, head to lighthouse, head to Gym

OLIVINE GYM
- Jasmine: Hidden Power Magnemite x2, Hidden Power Steelix
- Fly to Goldenrod City

RADIO TOWER pt.1
- Do disguise nonsense
- Grunt #1: Spark Raticate x2
- Grunt #2: Hidden Power Arbok
- Grunt #3: Quick Attack Rattata x5
- Grunt #4: Quick Attack Zubat x2
- Grunt #5: Spark Grimer x2, Spark Muk
- Grunt #6: Spark Koffing, Spark Zubat, Spark Rattata, Spark Grimer
- Garett: Hidden Power Magnemite x3
- Grunt #7: Shadow Ball Zubat, Shadow Ball Golbat, Shadow Ball Grimer
- Grunt #8: Shadow Ball Ekans x2, Shadow Ball Oddish, Shadow Ball Gloom
- Trenton: Spark Porygon
- Petrel: Shadow Ball Koffing x5, Shadow Ball Weezing
- Leave the tower and head south, using the PC along the way; remove Choice Specs

GOLDENROD UNDERGROUND
- Eric: Quick Attack Grimer x2
- Issac: Quick Attack Lickitung
- Teru: Hidden Power Magnemite x3, Quick Attack Voltorb
- Donald: Hidden Power Slowpoke x2
- Rival 4: Spark Golbat, Spark + Quick Attack Feraligatr, Spark Haunter, Spark + Quick Attack Sneasel, Hidden Power Magnemite
- Grunt #9: Quick Attack Rattata
- Grunt #10: Spark Muk, Spark Koffing, Quick Attack Rattata
- Duncan: Spark Koffing x2, Shadow Ball Magmar
- Orson: Shadow Ball Growlithe, Shadow Ball Koffing
- Grunt #11: Spark Koffing, Spark Muk
- Right to left switches
- Grunt #12: Hidden Power Gloom x2
- Head to next room
- Grunt #13: Spark Raticate, Shadow Ball Golbat
- Grunt #14: Spark Grimer, Shadow Ball Weezing
- Grunt #15: Spark Koffing x2
- Take elevator
    > 3F: 1 X Def, 1 X Sp.Def, max X Sp.Atk

RADIO TOWER pt.2
- Grunt #16: Shadow Ball Weezing
- Grunt #17: Spark Raticate, Spark Koffing
- Teach Whirlpool to Sentret, put Specs back on
- Proton: Shadow Ball Golbat, Shadow Ball Weezing
- Ariana: Shadow Ball Arbok, Shadow Ball (x2) Vileplume, Shadow Ball (x2) Murkrow
- Archer: Spark Houndour, Spark x2 Houndoom, Spark x2 Koffing
- PC heal, change clock/date to 10/8/2098 + 20:xx, exit Tower, head south to Route 34

ROUTE 34
- Note: unsure of experience route from here; if Discharge somehow learned, use over Spark from here
- Todd: Quick Attack Psyduck
- Keith: Shadow Ball Growlithe
- Brandon: Hidden Power Snubbull, Hidden Power Mareep
- Surf to west
- Irene: Shadow Ball Goldeen, Shadow Ball Seaking
- Jenn: Shadow Ball Staryu, Shadow Ball Starmie
- Kate: Shadow Ball Shellder, Shadow Ball Cloyster
- Fly to Azalea Town

AZALEA TOWN
- Head east to Route 33

ROUTE 33
- Anthony: Shadow Ball Geodude, Shadow Ball Machop
- Fly to Goldenrod City

GOLDENROD CITY
- Head north to Route 35

ROUTE 35
- Kim: Quick Attack Vulpix
- Elliot: Quick Attack Sandshrew, Quick Attack Marill
- Brooke: Shadow Ball Pikachu
- Irwin: Quick Attack Voltorb x4
- Walt: Shadow Ball Magmar x2
- Dirk: Spark Growlithe x2

NATIONAL PARK
- Beverly: Spark Snubbull
- William: Shadow Ball Raichu
- Jack: Hidden Power Oddish, Hidden Power Voltorb
- Krise: Hidden Power Oddish, Hidden Power Cubone

ROUTE 36
- Mark: Spark Abra x2, Spark Kadabra
- Alan: Shadow Ball Tangela
- Go to Cut tree

ROUTE 35
- Bryan: Quick Attack Pidgey, Quick Attack Pidgeotto
- Head back to Route 36

ROUTE 36
- Tori & Til: Hidden Power Mareep + Aerial Ace Marill
- Greg: Spark Drowzee
- Fly to Mahogany Town

MAHOGANY TOWN
- Take PC heal, head east to Route 44

ROUTE 44
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ICE PATH
- Take the upper path
    > If Ether used, grab hidden Elixir
- Repel in Ice Path
- U, R, U, R
- U, L, U, L, D, L, U, R
- R, U, L, D, L, U, R, HM07, L, D, L, talk to guy
- Push boulder into top left hole, fall in top right hole, loop around right to reach ladder
- D, L, D, R, push, D, exit
 
BLACKTHORN CITY/BLACKTHORN GYM/DRAGON'S DEN
- L & & R
- [Paulo]: Hidden Power Dratini x2, Hidden Power Seadra
    > If Paulo hit, switch to high experience
- Lola: Shadow Ball Dratini, Shadow Ball Dragonair
- U & R & & R
- If on low experience, use 2 Rare Candies to get to level 50
- [Cody]: Hidden Power Horsea, Hidden Power Seadra
- [Fran]: Hidden Power Seadra
- Mike: Shadow Ball Dragonair
- L & & R & U U U & R & U U
- Clair:
    > If low exp: X Accuracy, Thunder Gyarados, Thunder Dragonair, Thunder Kingdra, Thunder Dragonair
    > If high exp: X Sp.Atk x2, Shadow Ball Gyarados, Shadow Ball Dragonair, Shadow Ball Kingdra, Shadow Ball Dragonair
- Exit gym, Repel, enter Dragon's Den
- Kobe: Shadow Ball Dragonair
- 1 1 2 1 2, use Escape Rope, Fly to New Bark Town
 
KIMONO GIRLS/LUGIA
- Get Master Ball from Elm, use PC to heal, Fly to Ecruteak
- Enter Kimono Dance Theater
- Zuki:
    > If low exp: Thunder Umbreon
    > If high exp: X Sp.Atk, Hidden Power x2 Umbreon
- Naoko: Shadow Ball Espeon
- Miki: Hidden Power Flareon
- Sayo: Hidden Power Jolteon
- Kuni:
    > If low exp: Thunder Vaporeon
    > If high exp: Shadow Ball x2 Vaporeon
- Fly to Cianwood, make your way to NW Whirl Island
- Get the Rare Candy, then go and catch Lugia
- Teach Waterfall to Lugia, use Escape Rope, Fly to New Bark
 
TOHJO FALLS/VICTORY ROAD
- Surf east to Kanto, IMMEDIATELY GO RIGHT WHEN EXITING TOHJO FALLS
- [Reena]: Hidden Power Growlithe, Hidden Power Nidorina, Hidden Power Staryu
- [Scott]: Spark Qwilfish x2, Spark Seaking
- Skip free heal unless absolutely necessary
- Gaven:
    > If low exp: Shadow Ball Victreebel, Shadow Ball Flareon, Shadow Ball Kingler
    > If high exp: Hidden Power Victreebel, Hidden Power Flareon, Hidden Power Kingler
- Jake: Shadow Ball Parasect, Shadow Ball (x2) Vaporeon, Shadow Ball Golduck
- Jamie: Shadow Ball Rapidash, Shadow Ball Flaaffy
    > If high exp and <8 Shadow Balls, use Hidden Power
- Enter Victory Road, grab Rare Candy at end
    > If low exp: Do not candy yet
    > If high exp and/or level 53: Rare Candy to 56
 
LOW EXPERIENCE RIVAL/ELITE FOUR
- Rival 5: X Accuracy, Thunder Sneasel, Thunder Feraligatr, Thunder Haunter, Thunder Kadabra, Thunder Golbat, Thunder Magneton
- Grab Rare Candy, box heal (dump Quilava and Lugia), Buy max Full Restores
- Will: Shadow Ball Xatu, Shadow Ball Jynx, Shadow Ball Exeggutor, Shadow Ball Slowbro, Shadow Ball Xatu
- Use Rare Candies to 58, teach Discharge over Spark
- Koga: Discharge Ariados, Discharge Forretress, Discharge Muk, Discharge Crobat, Discharge Venomoth
- Bruno: X Sp.Atk x1-2, Shadow Ball Hitmontop, Shadow Ball Onix, Shadow Ball Machamp, Shadow Ball Hitmonlee, Shadow Ball Hitmonchan
    > Machamp is a 9/16 range at +1
- Karen: X Sp.Atk, Discharge Umbreon, Discharge Gengar, X Sp.Atk, Discharge Houndoom, Discharge Vileplume, Discharge Murkrow
- Elixir, heal if needed
- Lance: X Sp.Atk x1-2, Discharge Gyarados, Discharge Dragonite x3, Discharge Charizard, Discharge Aerodactyl
    > Dragonite lvl 50 is a 3/4 range at +1
- Once game saves, reset for Can Manip: http://www.speedrun.com/pkmnhgss/guide/2kvuw
 
HIGH EXPERIENCE RIVAL/ELITE FOUR
- Rival 5: X Sp.Atk, Shadow Ball Sneasel, Shadow Ball Feraligatr, Shadow Ball Haunter, Shadow Ball Kadabra, Shadow Ball Golbat, Shadow Ball Magneton
- Grab Rare Candy, box heal (dump Quilava and Lugia), Buy max Full Restores
- Will: Shadow Ball Xatu, Shadow Ball Jynx, Shadow Ball Exeggutor, Shadow Ball Slowbro, Shadow Ball Xatu
    > Teach Discharge over Spark
- Koga: Discharge Ariados, Discharge Forretress, Discharge Muk, Discharge Crobat, Discharge Venomoth
- Bruno: X Sp.Atk x1-2, Shadow Ball Hitmontop, Shadow Ball Onix, Shadow Ball Machamp, Shadow Ball Hitmonlee, Shadow Ball Hitmonchan
    > Machamp is a 3/16 range at +1
- Karen: X Sp.Atk, Discharge Umbreon, Discharge Gengar, X Sp.Atk, Discharge Houndoom, Discharge Vileplume, Discharge Murkrow
- Elixir, heal if needed
- Lance: X Sp.Atk x1-2, Discharge Gyarados, Discharge Dragonite x3, Discharge Charizard, Discharge Aerodactyl
    > Dragonite lvl 50 is a 3/4 range at +1