- Candy only once before Misty - Misty: > Bite + Kick, Bite + Tackle + Tackle + Bite (+16s) > Can get away with Bite + MK + Bite or Bite x3 or Bite + WG* + Bite depending on rolls and hp - Rival 2: Can't Bite Pidgeotto (+0.3s) - NB 3: Can't Bite Sandshrew (+1.5s) - NB 4: NidoM WP/WG* 14/16 (+0.2s) NidoF WP/WG* 13/16 (+0.3s) - Always fight Nob, never Franklin (+12s) - Fight Eric instead of Allen in RT (+13s) - Skip Blackglasses - Candy x3 before Giovanni - Candy from 39 to 41 (Before Surge or Last fight in Tower) - WG*/WP always kills Raichu (-0.25s) - In Safari Fly Menu: > Heal if needed > Teach Surf > Fly to Celadon and fight Erika - Erika: > Surf, X Spec + Bite, Surf (+8s) > Victreebel is 12/16, evolve bug if miss > 50/50 to be hit by Tangela forcing a heal (+3s) - Fly to Fuschia, fight Koga, get Strength and Warden Candy (-10s) - Silph Rival: > Swap, X Acc, X Spec x2, WP, Blizz, Blizz, Bite, WP > Prob stall for torrent - Viridian Rival: > Heal to full > X Spec x3, X Acc, WP, Blizz, Bite, Blizz, Bite, Surf > Gyarados is 15/16 at 51 > X Speed Growlithe if dead to Psychic Benefits: - Skip Blackglasses (-3.8s) - Early Warden Candy (-10s) - Withdrawing + evolving one less mon (-29s) - Candy Benefits (-32.4s) - 41 for Raichu, WG*/WP always kills Raichu (-0.25s) - 43 for Muk (Better defensive ranges) - 43 for Weezing (41-->100% OHKO) (-13s) - 43 for Rapidash (outspeed with 20 speed) - 45 for Grimer (82-->100% OHKO) (-0.75s) - 45 for Weezing & Muk (6-->59% OHKO) (12-->67% 2HKO) (-1.7s) - 47 for Kangaskhan (64-->94% OHKO) (-2.4s) - 48 for Alakazam (outspeed with 27 speed (provided 2 speed EVs)) - 49 for Machokes (82-->100% OHKO) (-1.5s) - 50 for Dugtrio (outspeed with 13 Speed) - 51 for VR Gyarados (+3 strat stuff) (-4s) - 55 for Gyarados (93% Blizzard 2HKO) (-8s) - 58 for Weezing (8-9/16 -> 14-15/16) (-2.5s) - 60 for Weezing (71-->100% OHKO) (-2.3s) - 60 for Electrode (outspeed with 19 Speed) Losses: - 1 less consistently fast mon - Diglett (+27s) - Average Encounter (+35s) - 1/2 Pewter (+55s) - Early Erika (+11s) - Worse Misty/Bridge (+18.3s) - 2 extra trainer Pokemon (+25s) - 53 for Lapras, Bite x3 (99.9% -> 94.6%, 100% -> 97.9%) (+0.6s) - 31.3% heal range with Black Glasses though - Net before considering 1 caught mon: -24.3s - Net assuming Diglett: +3.3s - Net assuming Average Encounter: +11.3s - Net assuming 1/2 Pewter: +31.3s Unfortunately not enough benefits here in the candies/Erika fight to justify the extra trainer mons on Nob and Eric, as well as the 1.5-2 turns lost on average to L19 Misty.