FRLG Any% Race Strats

FRLG Any% Race Strats:

This is a list of possible strategies for safety in FRLG races (Squirtle route) and possibly also for PB attempts (if you're going for 2:12 or worse).

1. Fight extra poke on R1 to get L11 for Brock's Geodude (chance for OHKO sans Torrent)
2. Save for Sammy. Please.
3. Duck into Pewter Center - if you die to Sandshrew or Onix, do Lass Sally strats (https://pastebin.com/H2ZBgsAa). If you do this, recommended to duck into Cerulean Center to set a better hub point. Could alternatively save for Liam and/or Brock.
4. Buy 1 less Potion at Pewter Mart, buy one more Repel, and pick up Moon Revive
5. Duck into Mt Moon Center or save before fight if fighting spinner
6. Fight Moon Hiker, Candy once before Nerd - this gets you L18 for fight, allowing you to guarantee WG x2 on Grimer sans Torrent, Bubble* + WG* on Grimer (removes Disable issues), guarantees Voltorb and Koffing with WG*, and allows you to outspeed Voltorb with 22-31 Speed IV (tie with 17-21 Speed)
7. Pick up Great Ball outside of Moon exit if you need Cutter
8. Save for Rival 2, even with Revive (I find it's more useful to save for later)
9. Sell Nugget in Vermilion, buy extra Super Potions and X Items in Celadon

I usually get 3 extra Supers, 1 extra Repel (for Rock Tunnel and Revive there), 3 extra X Specials, and an extra X Accuracy. Can also buy some extra status items if low - 2 each of Awakening/Prz Heal, or more Supers and less X items if you prefer.

10. Save for Boat Rival, even with the Revive (not likely, but can still die even if you use it)
11. Save for cans and for Surge
12. Pick up Rock Tunnel Revive (southwest of Martha)
13. Duck into Celadon Center in case you die to Giovanni 1 (rare but can happen!)
14. Pick up Safari Revive
15. [Nob route only] Fight spinner in Silph (gets you guaranteed OHKO for both Silph Rival's Gyarados at +2 and Viridian Rival's Venusaur)
16. Save for Silph Rival
17. Save for Viridian Rival
18. Save for all E4 members depending on pace and placement in race (I tend to not save for Lorelei as you don't lose much progress if you wipe versus reset - you go back to E4 Center)
19. If available, can use a second X Acc on Lance to guarantee hits on all his Pokes
20. If you have 2+ Revives and both slaves are dead, revive one of them so you can revive Wartortle/Blastoise and not wipe (useful for Koga, for example)