Red Mt Moon Strategy Theorycrafting

This is being made somewhat in response to Exarion's frustrations with the current Mt Moon strategy and with using IT. I was originally trying to refine this shitty strat: https://pastebin.com/vzt1Ueha. However L24 for starmie doesn't seem that great albeit not as bad as before manip (but still bad). You don't outspeed Starmie and Thrash does 26-31 44.07-52.54% (crit: 44-52 74.58-88.14%) (Overall 2-hit Kill%: 41.1931%). So that's not great and it still doesn't seem worth considering at present. YW tecul.

Anyway, I modified the strat I was trying to fix and it seems that there are possibly more options for Mt. Moon than I thought (list on bottom). I like the idea of fighting the route 3 lass to mitigate issues with skipping nerd and paras kills in moon (rng manip issues and execution cost). Additionally the route 3 Lass seems to enable Moon center skip and eliminate the need to use 2 manips in moon.

Regarding this strat...

Instead of fighting the moon nerd and centering, this strat fights the route 3 lass and skips the center instead. The normal route catches and kills a Paras, this strat does the same but with ONE manip instead of two. Rocket with L16 Nidoking is really nice and mega punch goes in. Bridge is more or less the same until route 25. At this point the original strat revolved around being L24 for starmie but fuck that noise. So instead you fight TOP hiker, 2nd bottom hiker (L23 after), and candy to L24. From here you can fight an optional trainer, fight the lass, and then exp is basically back on track. Alternatively you could fight top hiker, 2nd bottom hiker (L23 after), and candy to L24, early dig rocket after bill, L40 after muk.

So basically this is moon center skip, one moon manip, way better moon rocket, thrash lass before bill, fight a 2 turn optional trainer.

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CANDY TO L16 BEFORE ROCKET

ROUTE 3
- Bug Catcher: 6 HA
- Shorts Guy: 4 HA
- Bug Catcher: 9 HA
    > Weedle: HA + Tackle = 2HKO
    > Metapod: HA x2 + Tackle (+HA if tackle miss)
- Lass: HA + Tackle (or HA), HA x2.
    > Rat: Horn Attack 17-20 62.96-74.07% (crit: 25-30 92.59-111.11%) (Crit one shot prob.: 66.67%)
- Final Bug Catcher: PS x2, PS x3.
    > Caterpie: Poison Sting 15-18 46.88-56.25% (crit: 20-24 62.50-75.00%) (2 shot prob.: 75.0164%)
    > Metapod: Poison Sting 11-14 33.33-42.42% (crit: 17-20 51.52-60.61%) (1 non-crit + 1 crit death prob.: 2.0381%)
- SKIP Center.
- HA count: 6 - 4 - 9 - 3 = at least 2.

MT. MOON
- Skip Center and Nerd
- Manip: Water Gun -> Rare Candy -> Rope -> Mega Punch -> Moon Stone -> L10 Paras PS Crit Kill (not a range) -> Paras Catch.
- Before Rocket: Candy -> Water Gun -> Moon Stone -> Mega Punch.
- Rocket: MP, MP (+ WG)
	> Rat: OHKO.
	> Zubat: Mega Punch 32-38 91.43-108.57% (Overall 1-hit Kill%: 61.4183%)
- Nerd: MP + HA, MP, MP + HA.

CERULEAN CITY
- Center -> IT -> Get Rare Candy.

NUGGET BRIDGE
- Rival: MP + HA x2, HA, MP, MP + HA.
- Bug Catcher: MP, MP.
- Lass: MP, HA x2.
- Jr. Trainer: MP, MP, HA.
- Lass: MP, HA x2.
- Mankey Guy: HA x2.
- Nugget Rocket: MP, HA.

L24 for Starmie: Fight bottom hiker and 2nd bottom hiker, candy to L24 after the Lass, L24 for starmie, etc., L40 after koffing.

ROUTE 25
- Top Hiker: MP, WG.
- Lass: MP x2.
- 2nd Bottom Hiker: WG, WG, MP, WG.
- Teach Thrash + Rare Candy.

Options:
- Teach Thrash over Poison Sting -> HA + WG Sandshrew guy.
- Teach Thrash over Water Gun -> Go for range on Sandshrew **OR** Thrash jrtrainerM
	> JrtrainerM = Not 30 for Oddish.

- Sandshrew guy: HA, WG.
	> Sandshrew (Scratch & Sand): Thrash 37-44 92.50-110.00% (Overall 1-hit Kill%: 67.8486%)
	> 8.39626425% to get Miss range -> Sand hit -> miss Thrash.
- Lass: Thrash.
- Talk to Bill, Heal, Escape Rope, Reactivate Instant Text.

MISTY
- Goleen: Thrash.
- Misty: Thrash.

Boat Rival: HA x2, MP, Thrash.

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NOTES

level ups: 17 after voltorb, 18 after pidgeotto, 19 after bulba, 20 after rattata, 21 after mankey, 22 after nidoM, 23 final geodude, candy to 24, 25 after staryu, 27 after pidgeotto, 27 for voltorb, 30 for oddish, 40 after muk.

83 EXP SHORT of 25 for starmie without optional after 2nd bottom hiker. Still lvl 40 after koga though.

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24 for starmie (Fight bottom hiker and 2nd bottom hiker, candy to L24 after the Lass):
- 29 for venonat
- 29 for bulba
- 40 after 2nd koffing


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This Strat:
- Route 3 + Lass -> Center Skip and Skip Nerd -> Manip L10 Paras PS Crit Kill + Paras Catch, better moon rocket, top hiker, jrtrainerM/sandshrew guy after L24 from 2nd bottom hiker.

Alternatives:
- Normal route: Route 3 no lass, center, Manip L8 paras kill, nerd, Manip paras catch.
- Normal route + Triple Paras kill: L10 kill crit + L12 kill crit x2 + Catch -> L16 for rocket.
- No Nerd + Double Paras Kill (https://pastebin.com/6Qqh2ehw): Route 3 + Lass -> Center Skip and Skip Nerd -> Manip Two L12 Paras kill with crit + Paras Catch.

Another Possible Alternative:
- Route 3 + lass + Center skip.
- Manip Water Gun -> L8 Paras catch -> super nerd = LVL: 15 EXP NEEDED: 90/500.
- Manip Rarecandy -> rope -> punch -> moon stone -> L10 Paras no crit -> L16.