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- The differences from the old route are listed here. Standard strats remain in the route unless otherwise noted.
- The "Etherless route" works best under the following conditions, in order of importance:
- - Double 12s at Lv. 6
- - 13 Attack at Lv. 6
- - Out of Potions when entering Union Cave
- - 11 Defense at Lv. 5
- - 12-15 DV Speed
- - 9-11 DV Speed
- - 4-6 DV Speed
- - You didn't catch a Poliwag on Route 30
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- ROUTE 30
- - Always kill a second Poliwag with 14 Defense at Lv. 7, or with both 13 Attack at Lv. 6 and 11-12 Speed at Lv. 7. Favor killing it with one of Attack/Speed.
- UNION CAVE
- - Pick up the X Attack
- (Etherless route: Don't pick it up)
- AZALEA TOWN/SLOWPOKE WELL
- - Sell TM31, then buy 2 Potions, 4 Super Potions, 7 Repels and 3 Antidotes
- (Etherless route: Change Potions to 3 and Antidotes to 2)
- - Pick up the Full Heal AFTER shopping; use to heal confusion/sleep as necessary
- - Pick up the Super Potion
- AZALEA GYM
- - If you have 75+ extra experience, fight either the Paras trainer or the Caterpie/Weedle trainer
- - Use 1-2 Potions or a Super Potion before Rival 2 (and an Antidote if Kakuna poisoned you)
- ILEX FOREST
- - Before entering, repel four tiles before the guard's sprite (unless you need a Cut slave)
- - Skip the Revive, and take the north path to move Farfetch'd
- - Repel + teach and use Cut on the tile before the Cut bush
- - Pick up the hidden Full Heal unless you have the one from Azalea AND your Przcureberry
- - Don't pick up the X Attack
- - Pick up the hidden Super Potion if you have 0-4 healing items (or 5 with bad stats)
- - The third repel will last you through all of the Route 34 grass
- GOLDENROD CITY
- - Get Kenya before first spinner hell pass
- - Use normal strats until you reach the mart after getting the Squirtbottle
- (Etherless route: Fight Donald and Teru in the underground after getting the Squirtbottle)
- - Shopping:
- > 5F: Sell TM45, then buy TM33
- > 3F: Buy 1 X Speed and 2 X Special (2 X Speed if you have 13-15 DV Speed and hit only Ivan)
- (Etherless route: Buy 1 X Speed, 1 X Special and 2 X Attack (2 X Speed if you have 13-15 DV and hit Ivan+Benny))
- > 2F: Buy 5 Escape Ropes, 2 Full Heals and 1 Poke Doll (6 Escape Ropes OR 3 Full Heals if hit Irwin or hit Ivan+Benny)
- (Etherless route: Same, but 6 Escape Ropes if you hit Irwin; can't afford 3 Full Heals)
- - Double deposit in the Goldenrod center (triple deposit if all slaves died), switch Croconaw to slot 1 on the first menu on Route 34, then progress to Ecruteak
- ECRUTEAK CITY
- - Need 4 Headbutt HP after the Kimono Girls
- - Skip the mart after the girls unless you have 0-2 healing items, in which case buy 7 Super Potions
- - Don't pick up the hidden Hyper Potion
- - Need 8 Headbutt+Surf PP after Morty (at least 4 must be Surfs; 6 if need to Surf Growlithes)
- OLIVINE CITY
- - Buy 14 Super Repels and as many Hyper Potions/Paralyz Heals/Awakenings as needed. You don't need Paralyz Heals or Awakenings unless you have 0-1 Full Heals
- - Teach Strength on the Kaylee pause buffer menu if you have 0-2 Headbutt PP
- - Do the rest of the game until Rocket Hideout as normal
- ROCKET HIDEOUT
- - Don't pick up the Guard Spec.
- - Use normal PP management from here until the end of Radio Tower 1, including coupling the Ether and Escape Rope menus in the Lighthouse
- (Etherless route: Don't pick up the Ether)
- GOLDENROD CITY
- - Do Radio Tower 1 immediately, then bike back to the center and use it. Then go to the mart
- (Etherless route: Use the center before Radio Tower 1, then do the shopping below, but always buy 5 X Specials and don't buy Calciums. Alternatively, if you have enough money ($7500 with perfect stats and Guard Spec. Karen, $9550 with normal buy), you can buy 2 Calciums.)
- - Shopping:
- > 5F: Get Return TM
- > 4F: Buy 3 Calcium
- > 3F: Buy 4 X Special, 8-11 X Attack, 2 X Accuracy, 1 Guard Spec., 1 X Speed (no X Speed if you bought 2 on first trip; 2 X Speed and buy before X Special if <13 DV Speed)
- (Buy 5 X Special if will be Lv. 39 for Rival 4, or Lv. 40 and have Bitter Berry + bad Attack)
- - Upon exiting, use 3 Calciums, teach Return over Bite, and bike (from the menu) to the underground
- (Etherless route: Don't teach Return yet)
- RADIO TOWER 1
- - Use normal PP management
- (Etherless route: See the PP route here: http://pastebin.com/MVXVses1)
- UNDERGROUND
- - POKEMANIAC: Strength x2
- - SUPER NERD: Surf x3, IP
- - RIVAL 4: IP (Surf), Surf, IP+Return, Surf, Return/Surf (depends on DVs)
- - ROCKET 1: Strength
- - ROCKET 2: Return x3
- - ROCKET 3: Return x2
- - BURGLAR 1: Return x2
- - BURGLAR 2: Strength x3
- - ROCKET 4: Strength x2
- - ROCKET 5: Surf x2
- - ROCKET 6: Surf x2
- - ROCKET 7: Surf, IP
- (Etherless route: Teach Return before Escape Roping out (and HM06+HM07 to Poliwag if you got it on Route 44))
- RADIO TOWER 2
- - ROCKET 1: Strength x2
- - ROCKET EXECUTIVE 1: IP+Return
- - ROCKET EXECUTIVE 2: Surf (Surf), IP (Return), Surf
- - ROCKET EXECUTIVE 3: Strength, Surf x2
- - Get Pink Bow on the way out
- BLACKTHORN CITY
- - Open the menu a few steps before the house below the gym and do the following:
- > Use a Super Repel
- > Heal to 60+ HP
- > Equip the Pink Bow
- > Teach HM06 and HM07 to Poliwag
- - COOLTRAINER 1: Strength x3
- - COOLTRAINER 2: Return x2
- - COOLTRAINER 3: Return x3
- - COOLTRAINER 4: Return, IP
- - CLAIR: IP x3, Return x2
- - If you get a terrible first range (<48% dmg) on Kingdra, consider using an X Attack before the second one to avoid heal range.
- VICTORY ROAD
- - Don't get EQ
- - RIVAL 5: X Special, Return, Surf, IP, Surf, IP, Return
- (If Lv. 48 for Golbat: Return, Surf, IP+Return, IP, Surf, Return)
- ELITE FOUR
- - WILL: X Special, Surf, IP, Return, Return x2-3, Surf
- - KOGA: X Special, X Accuracy, Surf x3, Return x2, IP
- (Don't X Acc if Ariados used Giga Drain or you have <80 HP)
- - BRUNO: X Attack x2, Return x4, IP
- - KAREN: X Special, X Accuracy if Sand-Attacked, Surf x2, IP, Surf x3
- (Gengar can survive and use Spite. If this happens and you're left with 2 Surf PP, use an X Attack on Murkrow so you can Return it and Houndoom. If you're left with 3 Surf PP, Ice Punch Murkrow.)
- - LANCE: Return x2, IP x2, Return+IP, Surf x2
- - If you're out of Surfs on Lance, use IP on Aerodactyl and Return on Charizard
- S.S. AQUA
- - SAILOR: Return x3
- VERMILION CITY/ROUTE 9-10
- - Bike to the Power Plant as normal
- - CAMPER: Return x2
- - If you hit Heidi, Strength x2
- - Fly to Cerulean, enter and exit the gym, and bike up to Nugget Bridge as normal
- NUGGET BRIDGE
- - TRAINER 1: Strength
- - TRAINER 2: Surf x2
- - TRAINER 3: Return x2 (IP, Return with 13 Attack at 6)
- - TRAINER 4: Strength x3
- - TRAINER 5: Return
- - TRAINER 6: Strength x3
- - TRAINER 7: Strength
- - After the cutscene, Fly to Saffron and bike to the Celadon Gym
- CELADON GYM
- - TWINS: Return x2 (Strength, Return if Returning Exeggutor)
- - PICNICKER: IP (Return with 152+ Attack, usually 14-15 DV)
- - BEAUTY: Strength x3
- - ERIKA: IP, Return, X Attack, Return x2
- - After exiting, Fly to Cerulean and enter the gym
- CERULEAN GYM
- - Pick up the Machine Part as normal
- - MISTY: X Attack, Return x4 (finish Lapras with Return)
- - After exiting, bike to the Power Plant
- ROUTE 9/10
- - After the Power Plant, Fly to Saffron and enter the gym
- SAFFRON GYM
- - If you hit the spinner, Strength x2
- - To skip second spinner: Up, Left, Down, Down
- - SABRINA: Return x3
- - After exiting, bike to Lavender Tower and talk to the guy as normal
- - If you hit Tom, Surf x3
- - Fly to Vermilion and enter the gym
- VERMILION CITY
- - GENTLEMAN: Return x2 (use Strength or IP if you'll out of Returns)
- - SURGE: Surf x2, Return, Surf x2
- - After exiting, bike to Snorlax. Use a Super Repel and wake Snorlax as normal
- - Bike through the cave to the Pewter Gym
- PEWTER GYM
- - CAMPER: Surf (if you hit Tom, IP; if you have perfect Attack, or good Attack and Lv. 59, Return)
- - BROCK: Surf x4, IP (if you hit Tom, IP the Graveler and the Onix)
- - After exiting, bike south to Cinnabar Island
- - Pick up the Max Ether in Viridian Forest
- - Use one Super Repel in Viridian Forest and another on Cinnabar Island
- - Use your Max Ether on Return on the second Super Repel menu
- CINNABAR ISLAND
- - Bike east to Blaine's gym
- - BLAINE: Surf, Strength, Surf
- - After exiting, Surf east to Fuchsia and enter the gym
- FUCHSIA GYM
- - JANINE: Return x5
- - After exiting, Fly to Viridian and enter the gym
- VIRIDIAN GYM
- - BLUE: (X Speed), X Attack x2, Return, (X Attack), Return x4, Surf
- - After exiting, Fly to Pallet Town and talk to Oak
- PALLET TOWN
- - After talking to Oak, use a Super Repel, then Fly to Viridian and bike to Mt. Silver
- MT. SILVER
- - Heal on the second Super Repel menu as normal
- - RED: Guard Spec., X Speed, X Attack x2, Strength, Return x9
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