Pokemon Yellow: Pikachu's Beach% Glitchless theory/ideas/route

Stuff required for run: Pokemon Stadium, Transfer Pak, and Pokemon Yellow Cartridge

See this guide for the Stadium Cups Rental strats:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x_qTHXRLG47eYIcKvGyuHTywH_bEcDzJwaFNx3GljI/edit#gid=1187360495

Ideal Order of Events
Prime Cup R1 (Doduo GB Tower unlocked)
Poke Cup R1 (Dodrio GB Tower unlocked)
Petit Cup R1
Pika Cup R1
Pokemon Yellow Team Build
Gym Leader Castle R1
Mewtwo R1
Prime Cup R2
Teach Surf to Pikachu
Play Minigame



Rules:
- Timer starts when you either select a Cup, or start Gameboy Tower
- Timer Stops when you complete the Pikachu's Beach minigame
- No Glitches Allowed (No Mew Glitch, Ditto Glitch etc.)
- Pokedoll Exploit is allowed
- Must start with New Game on both Yellow and Stadium
- All N64 Boxes must be empty at the start
- You can transfer Pokemon using the N64 Boxes
- Dodrio and Doduo GB Tower functions are allowed
- Trading between two carts is allowed (both must start at New Game to begin the run)
> Haven't tested this for Trade evos since I don't have a second Gen 1 Cart




Strats to get L100 Pokemon:
- Trade EXP
- Pick up all available Rare Candies
- Grind Elite Four



Pokemon Yellow Strat
- Catch Pokemon wanted for Transfer Team
- Pick up Rare Candies, and needed TMs
- Go to Pokemon Lab within Stadium
- Transfer all Pokemon except Pikachu (transfer Fly, Cut, Strength, and Surf Pokes too for some Time save)
- Start New Game in Yellow, then Transfer all Pokemon back
- Use Starmie, beat Erika ASAP then battle Sabrina ASAP to get L70 Obedience vs L50
> You should have enough Money in the first game to fully EV Train Starmie
- Beat the Game, and use Elite Four to farm money for vitamins
- Use vitamins to EV Train, then train Pokemon to Level 100


Gym Order in second game:
Brock
Misty (Cut)
Erika (Level 50 Obedience) (Strength)
Sabrina (Level 70 Obedience) (Surf)
Surge (Fly)
Blaine
Koga
Giovanni (Full Obedience)


Skips in Second Game:
- Rival 2/ Nugget Bridge/ Bill
- SS Anne
- Safari Zone
- HM Pickups


Where to Catch each Pokemon
Chansey: Cerulean Cave
Starmie: Catch Staryu with Super Rod in Seafoam Islands
Mewtwo: Cerulean Cave
Pikachu: Starter


EXP Curves
Chansey: Fast
Starmie: Slow
Mewtwo: Slow
Pikachu: Medium Fast


DV Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wo8X9tTF5C-b0JRQ5H980ZZxIN8fL4Mhaw1RiMuutSg/edit?usp=sharing


Pokemon Movesets

Chansey
EV Train Special + Speed
Reflect
Thunderbolt
Ice Beam
Psychic


> Notes
- Teach all TMs in Second New Game
- Use 13 Rare candies from first game, then the 10 in the second one (Skip Cerulean Cave and SS Anne Candies)

Mewtwo
EV Train Special + Speed
Psychic
Recover
Amnesia
Ice Beam

> Notes
- Teach Ice Beam in first New Game
- Use PP UPs on Psychic and Ice Beam


Starmie
EV Train Special + Speed
Recover
Surf
Thunderbolt
Psychic

> Notes
- Catch Level 40 Staryu
- Teach all TMs in first New Game
- Buy Water Stone and evolve Staryu in first New Game
- EV Train Starmie first, due to complete Moveset, and Elite Four coverage

Pikachu
> Just the starter Pikachu (you won't be using this at all in the run except for Master Ball Prime Cup)

# Times Through Elite 4 to hit Level 100

Chansey @ Level 80: 5 Times
Mewtwo @ Level 70: 10 Times
Starmie @ Level 40: ~12 Times


TMs Needed/ locations
Reflect Tm33 x1: Purchase at Celadon
Ice Beam TM13 x2: Celedon Mart
Thunderbolt TM24 x2: Surge TM reward
Psychic TM29 x2: Mr Psychic in Saffron

ITEM LOCATION GUIDE


PP Up
> Celadon: Northeast of the cuttable tree far east of the Rocket Game Corner (hidden)
> Hideout: B1F, on the southeasternmost plant of the plants in the center of the floor (hidden)
> Route 17: Fourteen squares south of the second Cue Ball from the north on the east bridge segment (hidden)
> Route 13: On the tree south of the gap in the fence-line west of the Trainer Tips sign that hints to look to the left (hidden)
> Power Plant: On a rock north of the east indent of the two indents between the rocks, in the area east of the northwestmost area (hidden)
> Cerulean Cave: 1F, on a lone rock south of the Ultra Ball (hidden)
> Cerulean Cave: 2F, on the lone rock south of the center of the floor, accessible from the southwesternmost ladder on 1F (hidden)
> Cerulean Cave: B1F, on a rock that stands out close to the waterway to the southwesternmost plateau (hidden)

Nugget
> Route 24: Beat Rocket
> Underground Path (Lavender to Celadon): Three squares north and ten squares east of the west staircase (hidden)
> Hideout: B2F, in the northeast of the spin tile maze
> Hideout: B3F, one square east of TM10 (hidden)
> Saffron: Desk in Copycat's room (hidden)
> Pokemon Tower: 5F, in the southwest area of the floor
> Safari: Center Area (hub), on the island (requires Surf)
> Seafoam: B2F, on a rock in the south area of the floor (hidden)

Rare Candy
> Mt Moon: 1F, near the southeast corner of the floor
> Cerulean: One square south and three squares west of the northeast corner of the backyard of the Gym Badge man's house (hidden)
> SS Anne: 2F, in the fourth room from the left
> Hideout: B3F, on the east side of the spin tile maze
> Pokemon Tower: 6F, in the west area of the floor
> Silph Co: 10F, in the southwest room
> Route 17: Four squares east and two squares north of the northernmost Cue Ball, in the patch of grass (hidden)
> Fuchsia: Inside the Safari Zone Warden's house (requires Strength)
> Mansion: B1F, in the northern area of the floor
> Mansion: B1F, in the northwest corner of the area with the Secret Key (hidden)
> Victory Road: In the north area of the floor
> Cerulean Cave: 1F, near the southeast corner of the floor
> Cerulean Cave: 2F, in the west area of the floor, accessible from the easternmost ladder in the northeast area of 1F