[Gold Any%] Advanced route guide w/notes

Kylovic's guide: https://www.speedrun.com/pkmngoldsilver/guide/17z7o

Use that guide as a reference for box names and d0 glitch grinding (it also has a slightly easier TID manip, but it loses a few seconds). The notes below are improved strats for WR attempts, and also include more details on cues and technical notes.



== Route ==

Clear saves before *every* attempt (even if no save file)

TID Manip (saves several seconds by setting options pre-New Game)
	- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGMsVa_Fl8U  (paste w/info: https://pastebin.com/8Wmj4Se8)
	- Early || --- 35409 | 28617 | 59270 --- || 55785 || --- 41557 | 50571 | 00150 --- || Late
	- Offset for timed B press: 28.70 (GBP/GSR), 28.15 (GBI)
	- Alternative that gets StartSecond=1 (only if doing r29 manip; no video yet):
		- gold_intro0(lcd)_backout18_wait10(setopt)_backout11_newgame: 0xD9E9 (55785), Offset (wait): 41.016, Offset (NG): 57.41

Intro
	- Name player aaaaaaa (7 lower case a's; this is needed to maximize the chances of d0 glitch working at end).
	- When talking to Mom, set day to Sunday (default). A/B/A/A to her 4 Yes/No questions.
	- Take any Cyndaquil (stats don't matter). Do not take off its Berry.

Optional r29 Manip: https://pastebin.com/1GpQvrDK
    - Leave lab on left tile for Any% (optimal movement, and gets the right PoisonStepCount)
    - IGT success is 59/60 on average across the three frames due to the lower step count

(Run away from all encounters until you have Poke Balls.)

Rival: Leer + Tackle spam
	- Must win to continue; need Tackle to be 3rd move for ACE, so must get L6 to learn Smokescreen

(Give rival a 1 character name.)

Second r29 pass
	- Swap Smokescreen with Tackle before attacking first encounter
	- Tackle encounters a second time before throwing a ball (if the second Tackle isn't a threat to kill)
	- If you get a second encounter, damage and catch the poke (faster than making an extra clone, and you need 3 pokes)

Cherrygrove
	- Name boxes first, then Move w/o Mail to save
		- "Good" box naming reference video: https://youtu.be/5lv-F3XshvU (memorizing and practicing saves 20+ seconds)
	- In Move w/o Mail menu, move Cyndaquil to bottom of party (2nd, or 3rd w/extra catch)
	- If you need a 3rd poke: clone top poke (Sentret/Pidgey), then move cloned poke to top of party
	- Attempt bad clone (see notes below)
		- Deposit both Sentrets/Pidgeys, from top of party
		- Open withdraw menu each reset to check if you got bad clone
		- Don't bother moving new pokes into party; just deposit top 2 pokes for each attempt
	- Once successful, withdraw (bottom) bad clone
	- Walk to d0 save tile (don't bother turning to face up), swap bad clone with Cyndaquil (4th <-> 3rd), then save
		- Cyndaquil must be in 4th, and bad clone is best in 3rd because its stats/DVs are zeroed
		- This setup is guaranteed not to interfere with the ACE, which starts from end of 3rd poke's data
	- Attempt d0 glitch (see notes below)
		- When you hear bonking, go left 2, up 5, right 2, press A to talk to Red


== Bad Clone Notes ==

Timing
	- GBI hard reset: press A approx 26 frames before reset (video: https://youtu.be/6AK8Yc226fI?t=888)
		- Can use Flowtimer with a line like 440000, 440, 1000 to act as a metronome
	- GBP hard reset: press reset approx 6 frames before A  (video: https://youtu.be/TOseAPq8Pcg?t=723)
	- GSR hard reset: same as GBP, but not even possible unless there are 18 or 19 pokes in box (no subframe resetting)

Cues
	- Early = no clone, Late = clone w/normal nickname, Very Late = deposited w/no clone.
	- No nickname means you "hit the frame" (but bad clone itself is a subframe window)
	- L0 can either be a "real" or "fake" bad clone
		- Every bad clone after the first L0 is guaranteed to be a "real" bad clone (no need to check, just withdraw)
		- L0 males are guaranteed "fake" bad clones
		- If only one L0 female created, it could be real or fake (can check stats for glitched type to confirm)
		- What matters for this run is the clone has no moves (technically possible even without the glitched type)

Miscellaneous
	- First try bad clone is a ~1/24 frame window when depositing 2 pokes
	- As the box fills up, the window gets larger; with a full box, it is around a 1 frame window
	- If 19 or fewer in box, you can release pokes and retry bad clone
	- If you fill up a box to 20/20 without getting bad clone, you must switch to a new box (releasing and retrying doesn't work)
	- Many abnormal results (too many to cover) can occur if you reset at cycle-perfect times


== Type d0 Glitch Notes ==

- Mash up on move screen (ACE exits to overworld, so you can move once you hear bonking, despite the menu still being up)
- Press A or B if there is a textbox cursor to advance through
- This is an "RNG glitch" (depends on values in VRAM); it's only ~1/6 to work per reset
- Soft reset on hard locks, hard reset on crashes (playing around can get you used to what these look like)
- Can continue trying even if you get "funky colors", may need to back out of menu or reset if screen goes full white
- NOTE: Possibly manipulable on 2nd try and after (future consideration)