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- - Stat thresholds:
- > HP: 10
- > Attack: x/x/28
- > Defense: 15/x/x
- > Sp. Atk: x/19/x
- > Sp. Def: x/x/x
- > Speed: x/24/x
- - Hyper Beam is a flex strat. Everything is the same until you get Return
- - Favor Hyper Beam under the following conditions (in order of importance):
- > Lavender Rival HP
- > 31 IV Attack
- > High Pokemon count (can safely buy 22 Ultra Balls)
- > 31 IV Speed
- > 29-30 IV Speed (gets mansion Carbos)
- > High Poke/Great Ball count
- > Number of Paralyz Heals and Awakenings left
- > Lonely nature
- - Speed IV effects:
- > 31: 0 Carbos without Hyper Beam, 1 with | Ties Kadabra, faster than Sabrina
- > 30: 0 Carbos without Hyper Beam, 2 with | Ties Kadabra, faster than Sabrina
- > 29: 1 Carbos without Hyper Beam, 2 with | Ties Kadabra, faster than Sabrina
- > 28: 1 Carbos without Hyper Beam, 2 + 1 extra Speed EV with | Ties Kadabra, faster than Sabrina
- > 27: 2 Carbos, must get L54 | Slower than Kadabra, faster than Sabrina
- > 26: 2 Carbos, must get L54 | Slower than Kadabra, faster than Sabrina
- > 25: 2 Carbos, must get L54 | Slower than Kadabra, faster than Sabrina
- > 24: 2 Carbos, must get L54 and 3 extra Speed EVs | Slower than Kadabra, ties Sabrina
- - Save for:
- > Viridian Rival (bad Defense only)
- > Lance 1
- > Champion 1
- > Lorelei 2 (YOLO strats only)
- > Agatha 2
- > Champion 2 (if no Intimidate slave)
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- PALLET TOWN
- - Get the Potion unless you're aiming for an early frame
- - Rival 1: Tackle spam (heal if necessary)
- ROUTE 1
- - Skip the Potion unless you used PC Potion
- - Catch Pidgey and Rattata if you see them (Tackle once to weaken)
- VIRIDIAN FOREST
- *****Weedle (40%): Tackle x 1-2
- *****Caterpie (40%): Tackle x1-2
- *****Pikachu (5%): Tackle if L3; VW if L5
- - Fight second Bug Catcher (Tackle spam; Leech Seed Kakuna with low HP)
- - Weedle Guy: Tackle x4-5
- - Get the Weedle Guy Potion
- - Grinding for second bug is optional
- PEWTER GYM
- - Fight the Minion (VW x2-3)
- - Brock: VW x2
- > Onix damage:
- - 15-25 Lonely: 11-13
- - 26-31 Lonely: 10-12
- - 0-9 Naughty: 11-13
- - 10-25 Naughty: 10-12
- - 26-31 Naughty: 8-10
- PEWTER CITY
- - Take the center
- - Shopping: Buy 3 Poke Balls, 4 Potions, 2 Paralyz Heals and 7 Repels
- ROUTE 3
- - Bug Catcher: Tackle spam
- - Lass: VW+Tackle, Tackle x4 (switch to VW if necessary because of Growl)
- > Learn Sleep Powder over Growl
- - Bug Catcher: Tackle x3, VW x2-3 (VW+Tackle Caterpie in Overgrow)
- - Grind until you catch 1 Pokemon
- *****Spearow (35%): Tackle
- *****Pidgey (30%): Tackle
- *****Mankey (10%): VW
- *****Jigglypuff (10%): Sleep Powder if L3; Tackle + Sleep Powder if L5 or L7
- - Catch a flier if necessary
- - Get Persim Berry
- - Take the center first, then get Magikarp
- MT. MOON
- - Grind until you catch Zubat OR you catch Geodude + Paras
- *****Zubat (69%): Sleep Powder if L9-10; Tackle if L7-8
- *****Geodude (25%): Sleep Powder
- *****Paras (5%): Tackle + Sleep Powder
- - Use 3 Repels
- - On first Repel menu, register TM Case and equip Persim Berry
- - Get the Escape Rope and Rare Candy
- - Fight the Hiker (VW x3)
- - If you caught Jigglypuff, get the Moon Stone (and use it on the last Repel menu)
- - Get the Revive
- - Rocket: VW+Tackle, Tackle+Tackle+Tackle
- - Super Nerd: Tackle x4, VW x2-3, VW(+Tackle)
- ROUTE 4
- - Get the hidden Great Ball
- *****Spearow (35%): Tackle if L8/10/12 or Overgrow; VW if L12 (VW L8 if crit is very bad)
- *****Rattata (35%): Tackle if L8 or 10; VW if L12
- *****Ekans (25%): Tackle
- *****Mankey (5%): Tackle if L8 or 10 or Overgrow; VW if L10 or 12
- CERULEAN CITY
- - Take the center (box heal only if you need to withdraw Spearow)
- - Go to the gym
- CERULEAN GYM
- - Fight the Swimmer (VW x2)
- - Fight the Picnicker (VW+VW)
- - Misty: Tackle+VW, VW(+Tackle)+VW
- CERULEAN CITY
- - Shopping: Sell TM03 and TM39; buy 3 Super Potions, 2 Awakenings and 6 Escape Ropes
- - Get the candy
- - After exiting the candy house:
- > Use 2 Rare Candies to reach L23 (learn Razor Leaf over Leech Seed)
- > Use a Super Potion
- NUGGET BRIDGE
- - Rival 2: RL+RL+RL, Tackle+Tackle+Tackle, RL x2
- > If you get Sand-Attacked (likely), switch when Pidgeotto is 1 hit from dying
- > Go for ~90% Charmander 2HKO with RL + Overgrow RL if you can
- > If you get burned, die and Revive
- > Pidgeotto does 15-18 with Gust
- > Charmander damage:
- > 0 Naughty: 20-24 (27-32 Blaze)
- > 1-18 Naughty: 17-20 (25-30 Blaze)
- > 19-31 Naughty: 17-20 (22-26 Blaze)
- > 0-9 Lonely: 17-20 (22-26 Blaze)
- > 10-22 Lonely: 15-18 (22-26 Blaze)
- > 23-31 Lonely: 15-18 (20-24 Blaze)
- - NB1: Tackle x2, RL x2
- - NB2: RL(+Tackle), Tackle+Tackle, Tackle+Tackle
- - NB3: VW, RL+Tackle
- - NB4: Tackle+Tackle, RL+Tackle
- - NB5: RL
- - Rocket: RL+Tackle, Tackle+Tackle(+Tackle)
- ROUTE 25 (assumes Overgrow)
- - Skip the Elixer
- - Bottom Hiker: RL
- - YOLO pass Slowpoke spinner
- - Jr. Trainer: RL x2
- - Bottom Hiker: VW, RL x3
- - Fight the Jr. Trainer so he opens the path to Secret Power (VW, RL)
- - Teach Secret Power over Tackle
- - Lass: SP x3
- - Talk to Bill, then run back to Cerulean
- CERULEAN CITY
- - Rocket: RL, SP(+SP)
- - Run to Route 6
- ROUTE 6
- - Get the Rare Candy
- - Jr. Trainer: SP, RL
- > Raticate does 7-9 with QA
- VERMILION CITY
- - Go straight to the S.S. Anne (delay Max Ether)
- S.S. ANNE
- - Take the boat heal unless high HP and 3+ Razor Leaf PP
- - On second door from left, fight optional Fisherman (VW, SP x2)
- - Rival 3: SP+RL, SP, SP+SP, RL(+SP)
- VERMILION CITY
- - Trade Spearow for Ch'ding
- - Get the Bike Voucher
- - Teach Cut to Ch'ding, then Cut the bush to enter the gym
- VERMILION GYM
- - Gentleman: SP
- - Surge: RL(+RL), SP, SP+SP
- VERMILION CITY
- - Get the Max Ether, then run back to Cerulean
- CERULEAN CITY
- - Get the bike, then register it and bike to Route 9
- > Use the Max Ether on Secret Power if you have 8 PP or less
- > Heal paralysis (or HP for Venonat) if necessary on this menu
- ROUTE 9
- - Jr. Trainer: SP x4
- - Bug Catcher: SP x4
- - Get the Chesto Berry
- - Get the Rare Candy
- - Get the Super Potion if low
- ROCK TUNNEL
- - On first Repel menu, use Max Ether on Secret Power
- > Delay this menu for 7 steps if getting Revive
- - Pokemaniac: VW, RL
- - Pokemaniac: RL
- - Get the Revive if you used the first one
- - Jr. Trainer: SP+SP, SP+SP
- - First bottom Hiker VW
- - Second bottom Hiker: VW x3
- - Jr. Trainer: SP x3
- - Hiker: VW x3
- - Jr. Trainer: SP x3
- LAVENDER TOWN
- - Go south to get Return, and teach it over Vine Whip (or Secret Power if definitely getting Hyper Beam)
- ROUTE 8
- - Lass: Return x2
- CELADON CITY
- - Get Eevee
- - Get the PP Up
- - Get the Coin Case
- - Go to the Game Corner
- GAME CORNER
- - Get 180 coins (160 on the ground, 20 from the Scientist)
- - Buy 500 coins
- - Rocket: Return x2
- ROCKET HIDEOUT
- - Get the PP Up
- - Get the Nugget
- - Rocket (Lift Key): Return+Return, Return
- > Razor Leaf Koffing in Overgrow
- - Get the Rare Candy
- - Take the elevator to 4F:
- > Get the Calcium
- > Minion (left): RL, Return, RL
- > Minion (right): Return, RL, Return+Return+Return
- - RL+RL Arbok in Overgrow (RL+Return with high roll)
- > Get the Net Ball
- > Giovanni 1: RL x2, RL+RL+RL(+Return)
- - Heal if necessary
- - Kangaskhan Mega Punch damage:
- > 15-19 Lonely: 30-36
- > 20-27 Lonely: 28-34
- > 28-31 Lonely: 28-33
- > 0-4 Naughty: 28-34
- > 5-13 Naughty: 28-33
- > 14-24 Naughty: 26-31
- > 25-31 Naughty: 25-30
- > Get the Nest Ball
- > After defeating Giovanni:
- - Get the Silph Scope
- - Heal to ~26 HP (higher with bad Defense)
- - Escape Rope out
- ***AT THIS POINT, YOU MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO GET HYPER BEAM. THIS GUIDE ASSUMES YOU GET IT. FAVOR IT UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS (in order of importance):
- > Low Lavender Rival HP
- > 31 IV Attack
- > High Pokemon count (can safely buy 22 Ultra Balls)
- > 31 IV Speed
- > 29-30 IV Speed (gets mansion Carbos)
- > High Poke/Great Ball count
- > Few Paralyz Heals and Awakenings left
- CELADON CITY
- - Bike to prizes
- - Buy Abra and Clefairy
- - Get the Tea
- - Bike to the mart (left entrance)
- - Shopping:
- > 2F: Sell 2 Nuggets, 2 PP Ups, Calcium and both TMs; buy TM15
- > 4F: Buy 1 Poke Doll, 2 Fire Stones, 1 Thunderstone and 1 Leaf Stone
- > 5F: Buy 27 X Attacks, 2 X Defends, 6 X Speeds, 8 X Specials and 5 Guard Specs.
- - Bike to the Fly house
- - Get HM02 (Fly), then do the following:
- > Teach Fly to Ch'ding
- > Teach Hyper Beam over Secret Power
- > Fly to Lavender and bike to the tower
- LAVENDER TOWER
- - Rival 4: X Attack, Return x4, Hyper Beam
- > YOLO if you get Sand-Attack
- > Pidgeotto damage:
- > 15-31 Lonely: 17-20 Gust, 8-10 QA
- > 0-19 Naughty: 17-20 Gust, 8-10 QA
- > 20-31 Naughty: 15-18 Gust, 7-9 QA
- > Gyarados damage:
- > 15-24 Lonely: 17-20
- > 25-31 Lonely: 16-19
- > 0-2 Naughty: 17-20
- > 3-13 Naughty: 16-19
- > 14-24 Naughty: 15-18
- > 25-31 Naughty: 14-17
- *****Gastly (90/86/86/85/75%): Sleep Powder, Nest Ball
- *****Cubone (9%): Sleep Powder, Great Ball
- - Repel after you get Gastly
- - Get the Elixer
- - Take the heal pad
- - Channeler: RL+RL
- - Channeler: RL
- - Channeler: RL(+RL)
- - Get the Rare Candy
- - Marowak: RL+Return
- - Rocket: Return x2, Hyper Beam
- - Rocket: Return x3 (RL Koffing in Overgrow)
- - Rocket: Return x4
- - After getting the Poke Flute, Fly to Celadon and bike to the gym
- CELADON GYM
- - Take left side
- - Beauty: Return x2
- - Beauty: Hyper Beam
- - Erika: Hyper Beam, (recharge), X Attack, Return, Hyper Beam
- > Skip the X Attack if you're in Overgrow and have 2+ Hyper Beam PP
- - After exiting, bike to Cycling Road
- CYCLING ROAD
- - Get the Rare Candy
- - Get the Max Elixer
- > If healing items are low, skip this and take Fuchsia Center instead
- - After exiting, bike to the gym (NOT Safari)
- FUCHSIA GYM
- - On first spinner bag manip:
- > Use all 5 candies to reach L44
- > Teach Giga Drain over Razor Leaf
- - Juggler: Return x2, Giga Drain, Return
- > Giga Drain the second Drowzee in Overgrow
- > Return Kadabra if the heal isn't valuable
- - On second spinner bag manip, heal to ~120 HP
- - Koga: Guard Spec., X Attack x2, Return, Hyper Beam, Return, Hyper Beam
- > If you get turn 1 Selfdestruct: X Attack, Hyper Beam, X Attack, Return, Hyper Beam
- > If you get turn 2 Selfdestruct: Hyper Beam, X Attack, Return, Hyper Beam
- > If you miss Hyper Beam on Muk, YOLO Smokescreen on the second Koffing
- > Weezing does 28-40 with Sludge
- - After exiting, bike to the Safari Zone
- SAFARI ZONE
- - Get the following items:
- > Leaf Stone (Area 1)
- > Max Potion (Area 1)
- > Full Restore (Area 1)
- > Max Revive (Area 3)
- > Max Potion (Area 3)
- > Protein (Area 2)
- > Revive (Area 3)
- > Gold Teeth (Area 3)
- - Encounter slots:
- > ENTRANCE: Nidoran-M (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Rhyhorn (20%), Venonat (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidorina (5%)
- > AREA 1: Nidoran-M (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Doduo (20%), Paras (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidoran-F (5%)
- > AREA 2: Nidoran-M (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Rhyhorn (20%), Paras (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidorina (5%)
- > AREA 3: Nidoran-M (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Doduo (20%), Venonat (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidoran-F (5%)
- - Get HM03 (Surf) from the house
- - After exiting the house, Fly to Saffron and bike to Silph Co.
- SILPH CO.
- - Take the stairs to 5F
- - If you have 11-13 IV Defense, get the Iron on 4F
- - Get the Card Key, then get the 5F Protein
- - On final spinner bag manip menu:
- > Heal to full (1 Max Potion or 1 Super Potion)
- > Use both Proteins on Venusaur
- > (Use the Iron)
- - Get the 3F Protein
- - Silph Rival: X Attack x2, Return x2, X Attack, Return x3
- > If you get Featherdance, switch out and try again
- > Pidgeot damage:
- - 15-22 Lonely: 40-48 WA, 13-16 QA
- - 23-31 Lonely: 37-44 WA, 13-16 QA
- - 0 Naughty: 40-48 WA, 13-16 QA
- - 1-16 Naughty: 37-44 WA, 13-16 QA
- - 10-16 Naughty: 37-44 WA, 12-15 QA
- - 17-31 Naughty: 35-42 WA, 12-15 QA
- > Alakazam Future Sight does 21-32
- - Get Lapras
- - Rocket: Giga Drain, Return, Giga Drain
- > Giga Drain Drowzee in Overgrow (and Hyper Beam Marowak)
- - Get the Revive
- - Silph Giovanni: X Attack, Return, Return+Return, Return+Return, Giga Drain
- - Get the Master Ball
- - Silph PC:
- > MOVE TO BOX: All except Ch'ding (and Weedle if you don't have Nido)
- > MOVE TO PARTY: Lapras, Abra, Clefairy, Nidoran-M, Venusaur (slot 1)
- > PARTY SHOULD BE: Venusaur, Ch'ding, Lapras, Nidoran-M/bug, Abra, Clefairy
- - Backtrack to 10F to get the following items:
- > Carbos
- > Rare Candy
- > Ultra Ball (skip with high Pokemon count)
- - After getting the items:
- > Use the Protein
- > Use the Carbos
- > Use an Escape Rope
- > Bike to the gym
- SAFFRON GYM
- - Sabrina: Return x2, Return(+Return), Hyper Beam
- - After defeating Sabrina:
- > Escape Rope out
- > (Bike to the Nidoran trade house if necessary)
- > Fly to Fuchsia
- FUCHSIA CITY
- - Bike to the warden's house
- - Get Strength
- - Teach Surf and Strength to Lapras (over Mist and Body Slam)
- - Get the Rare Candy
- - After exiting, get the Good Rod if very low on pokes, then bike to the mart
- - Shopping:
- > Buy 22 Ultra Balls and 3 Max Repels
- > If low on pokes, consider buying 2 Great Balls for every Ultra Ball
- - Fly to Pewter (Route 10 first if you have both bugs but no Pika)
- PEWTER CITY
- - Get Old Amber
- - Bike to Route 2 (or Viridian Forest if you need second bug)
- (VIRIDIAN FOREST)
- *****Caterpie/Weedle: Net Ball
- *****Pikachu: Sleep Powder
- ROUTE 2
- - Enter Diglett's Cave to catch Diglett (Ultra Ball)
- > If you see Dugtrio, Master Ball it
- - Trade Abra for Mr. Mime
- - Fly to the Route 10 center (unless you have Pika)
- ROUTE 10
- - Bike/Surf to the Power Plant
- - Catch Tentacool if you see it (Sleep Powder)
- POWER PLANT
- - Get the Max Potion
- *****Pikachu (25%): Sleep Powder
- *****Voltorb (30%): Sleep Powder
- *****Magnemite (30%): Sleep Powder
- *****Magneton (10%): Return (+Return) + Sleep Powder
- *****Electabuzz (5%): Giga Drain + Sleep Powder
- - After exiting, Fly to Pallet Town and Surf south
- ROUTE 19
- - Catch Tentacool if you still need it (Sleep Powder)
- - Max Repel once you have Tentacool, then Surf to the mansion
- CINNABAR MANSION
- *****Growlithe (15/15%): Sleep Powder
- *****Koffing (30/30%): Sleep Powder
- *****Grimer (5/5%): Sleep Powder
- *****Ditto (0/10%): Switch to Nido/bug, (Bite with Nido), Ultra Ball
- *****Raticate (30/30%): Giga Drain if L34/36/38; Sleep Powder if L32 (unless you want the health)
- *****Rattata (15/5%): Ultra Ball
- *****Weezing (5/5%): Master Ball with high Pokemon count; otherwise Sleep Powder + Return
- - Get hidden Moon Stone on rock
- - Get the Carbos with any Speed IV except 31
- - If you don't have your Full Restore (or you're statused + low HP currently), get the Full Restore
- - Get the hidden Elixer (same row as statue, 1R of entrance)
- - Get the Secret Key
- - After getting the key and catching enough Pokemon:
- > Swap Ch'ding to slot 1
- > (Use the Carbos on Venusaur)
- > Use 2 candies to reach L50
- > Use a Moon Stone on Clefairy
- > Heal to ~80 HP
- > Escape Rope out
- > Bike to the gym
- CINNABAR GYM
- - Blaine: Guard Spec., Return, X Attack, Return x2, Hyper Beam
- > If Growlithe misses on Ch'ding, use a second X Attack on Ponyta
- > If you get burned, use a Full Restore
- > If you die to Arcanine, Revive and Return+Hyper Beam
- > Ponyta does 56-80 with Fire Blast
- - After exiting, say yes to Bill
- ONE ISLAND
- - After the cutscene, go to Two Island (mash A)
- TWO ISLAND
- - Go to Game Corner, then go to Three Island
- THREE ISLAND
- - Heal to so you will have ~88 HP for Weezing (occasionally can get there by Giga Draining Koffing)
- - Go up to activate cutscene
- - Biker: Return(+Return), Return
- > Giga Drain Koffing in Overgrow
- - Biker: Hyper Beam
- - Biker: Return
- - Biker: Return+Return, Return+Return
- > If Weezing uses Smokescreen, switch out
- > If Muk uses Acid Armor, you can Hyper Beam to guarantee the kill
- > Weezing does 73-106 with Selfdestruct
- - Skip mart unless very low on Ultra Balls
- - Go to Bond Bridge
- NOTE: If you caught two non-L22 Nidorans but no Nidorino/a, you can't candy Oddish, so make sure you get Gloom!
- NOTE: Route 23 is overall a poor catching area for the Venusaur route. Consider this when deciding whether to grind on the islands
- BOND BRIDGE/BERRY FOREST
- *****Oddish (20/10%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Meowth (10/0%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Pidgey (30/10%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Pidgeotto (15/20%): Sleep Powder
- *****Venonat (5/10%): Sleep Powder
- *****Psyduck (5/5%): Sleep Powder
- *****Gloom (10/20%): Sleep Powder if L35-36; Return if L38
- *****Drowzee (0/10%): Giga Drain
- *****Venomoth (0/5%): Return + Sleep Powder
- *****Exeggcute (0/5%): Giga Drain + Sleep Powder
- *****Persian (5/0%): Giga Drain if L37; Return if L40 (+Sleep Powder if it lives with 17%+ HP)
- - Aroma Lady: Return x3
- - Heal as necessary
- - Catch the Hypno (Giga Drain)
- - After cutscene, talk to the guy to get the Moon Stone, then bike up to Cape Brink
- CAPE BRINK
- *****Oddish (30%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Gloom (15%): Sleep Powder if L36; Return if L38
- *****Meowth (10%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Persian (5%): Giga Drain if L37; Return if L40 (+Sleep Powder if it lives with 17%+ HP)
- *****Psyduck (5%): Sleep Powder
- *****Golduck (5%): Return + Sleep Powder
- *****Fearow (10%): Return/Giga Drain + Sleep Powder (Return is 60% to OHKO, so only do it if Fearow is unimportant)
- - Get the hidden Rare Candy behind the house
- - Fly to One Island
- ONE ISLAND
- - Get Ponyta/others, then Fly back to One Island (Surf if no Tentacool)
- *****Ponyta (30%): Sleep Powder
- *****Meowth (10%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Geodude (10%): Ultra Ball
- *****Psyduck (5%): Sleep Powder
- *****Persian (5%): Giga Drain if L37; Return if L40 (+Sleep Powder if it lives with 17%+ HP)
- *****Fearow (10%): Return/Giga Drain + Sleep Powder (Return is 60% to OHKO, so only do it if Fearow is unimportant)
- *****Rapidash (5%): Usually Master Ball (if low on pokes, Return + Sleep Powder)
- - One Island PC:
- > MOVE TO BOX: Venusaur, Ch'ding, Lapras, Clefable, Mr. Mime
- > MOVE TO PARTY: Pikachu, Venonat, Ponyta, 2 Fire/Leaf Stone pokes (not Oddish!)
- > PARTY SHOULD BE: Pikachu, Venonat, Ponyta, 2 Fire/Leaf Stone pokes, Nidoran-F
- - Walk over to Celio to return to Cinnabar
- *If you want to evolve a L22 Nidoran on Lance, withdraw it at Indigo Plateau instead
- CINNABAR ISLAND
- - Go to the lab
- - Menu before trades:
- > Use the Rare Candy on Nidoran-F
- > Use a Moon Stone on Nidorina
- > Evolve Fire/Leaf Stone poke #1
- > Evolve Fire/Leaf Stone poke #2
- > Use the Thunderstone on Pikachu
- - Trade Raichu, Venonat and Ponyta
- - Trade fossils
- - Fossil room PC:
- > MOVE TO BOX: Electrode, Tangela, Seel, 2 Fire/Leaf Stone pokes, Nidoqueen
- > MOVE TO PARTY: Weedle (slot 1), Venusaur, Ch'ding, Lapras, 2 evolvable pokes
- - Fly to Viridian
- VIRIDIAN CITY
- - If you need Rattata or Pidgey, bike to Route 1 to catch them (Ultra Ball)
- > Don't do this if you have Pidgey and don't have Mankey
- - Bike to the gym
- VIRIDIAN GYM
- - Blackbelt: Switch to Venusaur, Return+Return, Hyper Beam
- - Cooltrainer: Switch to Venusaur, X Attack x2, Return x2, Giga Drain, Return x2
- - Switch Venusaur to slot 1
- - Giovanni 3: Giga Drain, Return, Return+Return, Return+Giga Drain, Giga Drain
- > Rhyhorn heals 70 HP; consider skipping Giga Drain on Nidoking that will be enough for Viridian Rival
- - After exiting, bike to Route 22
- NOTE: You can get Mimic now if Sleep Powder is worth less than 10 seconds in remaining catches
- ROUTE 22
- *****Rattata (45%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Mankey (45%): Switch to bug, Tackle/Poison Sting
- - Heal if necessary
- - If you have bad Defense, SAVE
- - Viridian Rival: X Attack x3, heal to full, X Attack, Return x4, Giga Drain, Return
- > If you get Featherdance, switch out and try again
- > If you're ~25% likely to die to the third Wing Attack, use an X Defend if you can afford to skip one on Lance/Champion
- > Pidgeot damage:
- > 15-20 Lonely: 52-62 WA, 18-22 QA
- > 21-24 Lonely: 52-62 WA, 17-21 QA
- > 25-31 Lonely: 51-60 WA, 17-21 QA
- > 0-2 Naughty: 52-62 WA, 17-21 QA
- > 3-10 Naughty: 51-60 WA, 17-21 QA (assumes Iron, otherwise 3-13 Naughty)
- > 11-24 Naughty: 47-56 WA, 16-19 QA (assumes Iron, otherwise 13-24 Naughty)
- > 25-31 Naughty: 45-54 WA, 16-19 QA
- ROUTE 23
- - An Intimidate slave is useful for Champion 2 if you have party space (meaning no L22 Nidoran for Lance)
- - If you caught Psyduck and you have a normal Repel, use it here
- - If you caught Psyduck and don't need anything from Route 23, use a Max Repel instead
- - Get Ultra Ball if necessary
- *****Psyduck (100%): Sleep Powder
- *****Mankey (30%): Ultra Ball OR switch (watch out for Cross Chop; it usually OHKOs Lapras)
- *****Ekans (20%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Fearow (25%): Return
- *****Primeape (5%): Return + Sleep Powder
- *****Arbok (5%): Return (+Sleep Powder if it lives with 17%+ HP)
- VICTORY ROAD
- *****Machop (20/20/20%): Sleep Powder
- *****Geodude (20/20/20%): Ultra Ball
- *****Arbok (5/5/5%): Return (+Sleep Powder if it lives with 17%+ HP)
- *****Primeape (0/10/0%): Return + Sleep Powder
- *****Machoke (5/5/5%): Return (+Sleep Powder if it lives with 17%+ HP)
- *****Golbat (5/5/5%): Return (+Sleep Powder if it lives with 17%+ HP)
- *****Marowak (5/5/5%): Return + Sleep Powder
- *****Onix (30/20/30%): Master Ball or run
- - Get Ultra Ball if necessary
- - Get Rare Candy on 1F
- - After you have 60 Pokemon:
- > Use a Max Repel (you will need 2-3)
- > Evolve any evolvable Pokemon in your party
- - Get TM50 (Overheat)
- INDIGO PLATEAU
- - Get the Lum Berry
- - After reaching the plateau, Fly to Saffron
- SAFFRON CITY
- - Teach Mimic over Sleep Powder
- - (Bike to Route 7 or Route 8 to catch stuff)
- *****Meowth (40/30%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Pidgey (30/30%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Oddish (20/0%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- *****Growlithe (10/20%): Sleep Powder
- *****Ekans (0/20%): Ultra Ball (Sleep Powder + Great Ball if low on balls)
- - Fly back to Indigo Plateau
- INDIGO PLATEAU
- - Indigo Plateau PC:
- > MOVE TO BOX: Venusaur, Beedrill, 2 evolvable pokes (unless one is Intimidate Growlithe and you're not evolving Nido on Lance)
- > MOVE TO PARTY: Pure Water type, Caterpie, Intimidate slave/L22 Nidoran, Venusaur
- > FINAL PARTY: Venusaur, Ch'ding, Lapras, Caterpie, pure Water type, Intimidate slave/L22 Nidoran
- - Buy 5 Full Restores and max Max Repels (need at least 4)
- ELITE FOUR
- - Lorelei 1: X Special x2, Giga Drain x2, Return + Giga Drain, Hyper Beam, Giga Drain
- > Use a third X Special on Dewgong if you can survive Ice Beam, then OHKO Lapras
- > Use an X Attack on Lapras if you didn't use any extras and you'll very likely get Overgrow from Ice Beam
- > If Dewgong uses Ice Beam turn 1 and you can't take a second one, Giga Drain turn 2
- > Dewgong does 71-108 with Ice Beam
- > Lapras does 81-120 with Ice Beam
- - Switch Caterpie to slot 1, and use an Elixer
- - Bruno 1: Switch to Venusaur, Guard Spec., X Attack x3, Giga Drain, Return x2, Giga Drain, Hyper Beam
- - Agatha 1: Switch to Venusaur, Mimic, X Speed, X Attack x3, Shadow Punch, Return, Shadow Punch x2, Hyper Beam
- - Before Lance:
- > If you're evolving Nido, switch it to slot 1
- > Heal to full
- > SAVE
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- - Lance 1 (no Nido, Twister): Die, send out Venusaur, Mimic, X Defend, X Special x5, (X Speed), Giga Drain x2, Twister+Twister, Twister x2
- - Lance 1 (no Nido, Bite): Die, send out Venusaur, Mimic, X Special x5-6, X Defend, (X Speed), Giga Drain x2, Bite+Return/GD+Bite, Bite x2
- > Going to +6 with Bite is rarely worth it
- > If you have Nido, swap turn 1 to a big Intimidate slave if you have it; otherwise swap to Venusaur
- > Gyarados does 72-100 with Hyper Beam (48-68 after X Defend)
- > Dragonite does 73-102 with Wing Attack after X Defend
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- - Before Champion:
- > Swap Lapras to slot 1
- > Heal to full
- > If you have 0 Giga Drain PP, teach Earthquake over Giga Drain
- > Equip the Chesto Berry if you have it
- > SAVE
- - Champion 1: Perish Song strats to face Exeggutor (see below), then X Speed, X Attack x5, (Full Restore), Return(+Return), Return x3, EQ, Hyper Beam
- > If turn 1 AA: Die, send out Ch'ding, die, send out pure Water, switch to Venusaur
- > If turn 1 Sand and turn 2 AA: switch to Ch'ding, send out Butterfree, die, send out pure Water, switch to Venusaur
- > If turn 1 Sand and turn 2 Sand: switch to Ch'ding, die, send out pure Water, switch to Venusaur
- > If Lapras has very bad Defense, lead your Intimidate slave (Revive it if necessary)
- > If Lapras has very bad Defense and you don't have an Intimidate slave, try to set up on Pidgeot (Guard Spec. on Ch'ding, then X Defend)
- > Exeggutor does 41-59 with Egg Bomb
- PALLET TOWN
- - After National Dex cutscene, switch Venusaur to slot 1 and Fly to Vermilion
- VERMILION CITY
- - Take the boat to One Island (mash A)
- ONE ISLAND
- - Talk to Celio, and bike east to Kindle Road
- - Use a Max Repel, then take land route
- - Run-into bike spinner
- - Bike up to Mt. Ember
- MT. EMBER
- - Rocket: Return x2
- - Rocket: Return x3, Hyper Beam
- - When Max Repel wears off, use another
- - After getting the Ruby, Escape Rope out, and Fly back to One Island
- ONE ISLAND
- - Give Ruby to Celio, then take boat to Four Island
- FOUR ISLAND
- - After rival cutscene, bike to the water on the right and enter Icefall Cave
- ICEFALL CAVE
- - Ice puzzle: URDLD
- - After getting Waterfall:
- > Use a Max Repel
- > Teach Waterfall to Lapras/pure Water
- > Teach Earthquake over Giga Drain if you haven't yet
- - Rocket: Return x3
- - Escape Rope out
- - Fly to Four Island (mash A), then bike back to the boat and take it to Seven Island
- SEVEN ISLAND
- - Teach Swords Dance over Mimic, then take the boat to Six Island
- SIX ISLAND
- - Run-into-bike first spinner
- - Combine Max Repel with second/third spinner bag manip
- - Cut the door open
- DOTTED HOLE
- - Drop down the first hole
- - Up, Left, Right, Down
- - Talk to the Sapphire from the right
- - After Scientist cutscene, bike out
- - Fly to Six Island, then take the boat to Five Island
- FIVE ISLAND
- - Run-into bike first spinner
- - Rocket: Swords Dance, Return, Return(+Return)
- ROCKET WAREHOUSE
- - Get Sludge Bomb before the first mandatory Rocket, but don't teach it
- - Rocket: Return+Return, Hyper Beam
- > If you get Swaggered, Return the second Hypno
- - Executive-F: Swords Dance, EQ x2, Hyper Beam
- - Executive-M: Swords Dance, (Full Restore), Return x2, Hyper Beam
- > Weezing does 41-60 with Sludge Bomb
- - Teach Sludge Bomb over Return
- - Scientist: Sludge Bomb x3, EQ x2
- - After defeating the Scientist:
- > Escape Rope out
- > Fly back to Five Island
- > Take the boat to One Island
- ONE ISLAND
- - Talk to Celio, then take the boat back to Vermilion
- VERMILION CITY
- - Fly to Fuchsia City
- FUCHSIA CITY
- - Bike to the Bug Catcher, and have him teach Substitute over Hyper Beam
- - Switch Lapras to slot 1, then Fly to Indigo Plateau
- INDIGO PLATEAU
- - If you're out of PP items, get the Max Elixer
- - Buy max Full Restores
- ELITE FOUR (ROUND 2)
- - Lorelei 2: Perish Song, switch to Venusaur, Swords Dance x3, (Full Restore), SB, EQ, SB, EQ x2
- > If Dewgong uses Ice Beam on the first Venusaur turn, heal it immediately as she switches, then Substitute on Cloyster
- - Heal to full
- - Bruno 2: Guard Spec., Swords Dance x3, EQ x5
- > Steelix does 63-90 with EQ/Iron Tail
- - Before Agatha:
- > Heal to full
- > Equip Lum Berry
- > SAVE
- - Agatha 2: Substitute, Full Restore, X Speed, Swords Dance x3, SB+SB, SB, SB+SB+SB, SB+SB, EQ
- > If Gengar uses Psychic turn 1, Full Restore and try again
- > Don't Full Restore turn 2 if Gengar missed Hypnosis turn 1
- > As a general rule, if Gengar uses Psychic, you must Substitute. This is because you usually need a Substitute to beat Crobat and the second Gengar
- > First Gengar does 102-152 with Psychic
- > Second Gengar does 112-168 with Psychic
- - Before Lance, heal to full and use your last Elixer
- - Lance 2: Substitute, Swords Dance x4, X Speed, SB x5
- - Before Champion:
- > Switch a slave to slot 1 (Intimidate slave if you have one)
- > Heal to full
- > SAVE if you don't have an Intimidate slave
- - Champion 2: Guard Spec., (X Defend), Swords Dance x2, X Speed, SB, EQ x2, SB x3
- > Heal as necessary (-1 Megahorn does about 100)
- > If your Guard Spec. runs out before your setup is complete, use Substitute to block the Speed drop
- > Gyarados is a ~15/16 range to die to the second Sandstorm hit, so it's OK to die to it
- > Heracross does 79-112 with Megahorn after Intimidate or X Defend
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