Pokemon Fire Red Baton Pass% notes

PALLET TOWN
- Stat thresholds:
	> Modest, Mild or Rash nature
	> Minimum IVs: 5 HP, 20/4/0 Attack, 7/0/0 Defense, 0/0/30 Sp. Atk, 0/0/0 Sp. Def, 0/15/0 Speed
- Rival 1: Tackle spam

ROUTE 1
- Get the Potion
- Kill one encounter
- Catch a Pidgey if you see it

VIRIDIAN FOREST
- Get the Antidote
- Weedle Guy: (Swap Tail Whip to slot 1), Tail Whip, Tackle x5
- Get the Potion unless high HP and didn't use first Potion

PEWTER GYM
- Minion: Bubble spam
	> Sandshrew damage:
		0-3 Mild: 7-9
		4-25 Mild: 6-8
		26-31 Mild: 5-7
		0-3 Rash: 6-8
		4-31 Rash: 5-7
- Brock: Bubble spam (low Torrent usually not worth the risk)
	> Onix Rock Tomb damage:
		0-6 Mild: 11-13 | 7-9
		7-31 Mild: 10-12 | 7-9
		0-6 Rash: 10-12 | 7-9
		7-31 Rash: 8-10 | 5-7
	> Onix Tackle damage:
		0-6 Mild: 5 | 4
		7-31 Mild: 5 | 3
		0-15 Rash: 5 | 3
		16-31 Rash: 4 | 3

PEWTER CITY
- Shopping: Buy 5 Potions, 3 Antidotes, 3 Paralyz Heals, 4 Awakenings and 4 Repels

ROUTE 3
- Water Gun spam
- Catch a flier if you don't have one

MT. MOON
- Menu a few steps in:
	> Register the TM case
	> Use a Repel
- Get Bullet Seed TM
- Fight 4 optionals (Bug Catcher, Super Nerd, Hiker, Rocket spinner)
- Get Rare Candy and Escape Rope
- Get Revive
- Rocket: WG spam
- Super Nerd: WG spam (learn Bite over Tackle)

ROUTE 4
- Get Great Ball
- Teach Mega Kick over Withdraw

CERULEAN CITY
- Take the center
- Get Rare Candy

NUGGET BRIDGE
- Rival 2: Bite+Bite+Bite, MK+Bite, Bite, WG (need Torrent or close to it)
	> Bulbasaur usually does 17-20 or 15-18
- NB1: Bite x4
- NB2: Bite, MK, Bite
- NB3: WG x2
- NB4: WG x2 (ranges)
- NB5: WG/MK
- Rocket: WG x2

ROUTE 25
- Get Elixer
- Bottom Hiker 1: WG
- Picnicker: WG x2
- Bottom Hiker 2: Bite x3, WG
- Lass: MK x2, Bite
- Get the Ether (use on MK whenever)

CERULEAN CITY
- Rocket: WG, MK

ROUTE 6
- Get the Sitrus Berry and Rare Candy
- Camper: Bite, MK
	> Raticate QA damage:
		0-31 Mild: 7-9
		0-10 Rash: 7-9
		11-31 Rash: 5-7
- Catch L15/16 Oddish with Great Ball (it's OK to die or get poisoned)

VERMILION CITY
- Go straight to the boat

S.S. ANNE
- Take early bed if needed for HP/PP
- S.S. Anne Rival: Bite+WG, Bite(+Bite)+MK, MK, Bite
- Take late bed

VERMILION CITY
- Get the Bike Voucher, then run back to Cerulean

CERULEAN CITY
- Shopping (before Misty): Buy 5 Super Potions, 4 Escape Ropes and 5 Repels

CERULEAN GYM
- Menu before Misty:
	> Press Select to teach Cut to Oddish
	> Teach Bullet Seed to Oddish (over Sweet Scent)
	> Swap Oddish to slot 1
	> Give Sitrus Berry to Oddish
	> Rare Candy Oddish to L16 (skip if caught L17)
	> SAVE
- Misty: Bullet Seed spam, healing or Absorbing as needed

CERULEAN CITY
- Get the Bicycle, then menu:
	> Swap Wartortle to slot 1
	> Teach Water Pulse to Wartortle over Bubble
	> Register the Bicycle
	> Bike to Route 9

ROUTE 9
- Picnicker: MK, Bite(+Bite), MK, Bite
- Bug Catcher: WG x2, Bite+Bite (WP in Torrent)
- Get Rare Candy

ROUTE 10
- Get Super Potion if low

ROCK TUNNEL
- Pokemaniac: WP, Bite+Bite
- Pokemaniac: Bite+Bite
- Get Revive if you used the first one
- Picnicker: Bite+Bite, MK
- Hiker: WG
- Hiker: WG x3
- Picnicker: WP x3
- Use the Elixer on the last Repel menu
- Hiker: WG x3
- Picnicker: WG, Bite, WG

ROUTE 8
- Gambler: WG, WP

CELADON CITY
- Get Eevee
- Get the PP Up (Cut)
- Bike to Rocket Hideout

ROCKET HIDEOUT
- WP all (MK Raticate if not in Torrent)
- Get the PP Up, Nugget and Calcium
- Get the Net Ball only (left of Giovanni)
- Giovanni: WP spam
- Get Silph Scope, then Escape Rope out

CELADON CITY
- Get the Tea, then bike to the mart
- Shopping (5F):
	> Sell 2 Nuggets, 2 PP Ups and Calcium
	> Buy 29 X Attacks, 6 X Defends, 9 X Speeds, 21 X Specials, 4 X Accuracy and 3 Guard Spec.
- Bike west to get HM02 (Fly)
- Bike to the Vermilion Gym

VERMILION GYM
- On first bag manip:
	> Teach Fly to flier
	> Heal Wartortle to ~54 HP
- Gentleman: WP
- After Gentleman, swap Eevee to slot 1
- Surge: X Attack, QA, X Attack, Super Potion, QA, QA, QA+QA
	> If QA does less than half to Voltorb, go to +3
- After exiting:
	> Swap Wartortle to slot 1
	> Fly to Lavender

LAVENDER TOWER
- Lavender Rival: (Guard Spec.), X Special x1-2, WP, Bite+Bite, Bite+Bite(+Bite), WG/Bite, WG
	> You should end this fight in Torrent!
- SKIP the Elixer
- SKIP the heal pad
- Channeler (5F): WP
- Channeler (6F): WG
- Channeler (6F): WG
- Get Rare Candy
- Marowak: WP(+Bite)
- Rocket: WG x2, WP
- Rocket: WP, MK
- Rocket: WG x3, WP
- After exiting, Fly to Celadon and bike to Cycling Road

CYCLING ROAD
- Get Rare Candy

FUCHSIA CITY
- Bike to the mart
- Shopping: Buy 6 Ultra Balls and 11 Max Repels (need $500+ remaining)
- Bike to the Safari Zone

SAFARI ZONE
- Before grass in Area 1:
	> Swap Eevee to slot 1
	> Use a Max Repel
- Get Max Potion and Full Restore
- Catch Doduo before leaving Area 1
- Catch Nido whenever you see it (name it "A")
- Once Doduo is caught, continue with Eevee in front until Nido is caught
- If Nido is caught early, swap Blastoise to slot 1 immediately
- Get Gold Teeth and Revive
- Get HM03, then menu:
	> Teach Fly to Doduo
	> Teach Surf to Blastoise over Water Gun
	> Swap Blastoise to slot 1
	> Fly to Celadon and bike to the gym

CELADON GYM
- Beauty: Bite x2
- Beauty: Bite
- Swap Doduo to slot 1
- Erika: X Attack x2, Full Restore, Fly x3
	> If Victreebel doesn't paralyze turn 1, go for +1 Fly range
- After exiting:
	> Swap Blastoise to slot 1
	> Fly to Fuchsia and bike to the gym

FUCHSIA GYM
- On first spinner bag manip:
	> (Candy Nidoran-M to L31; check Sp. Atk)
	> Use the Moon Stone on Nidorino
	> Teach Shock Wave to Nidoking in slot 1
- Juggler: Surf x4 (MK Drowzees when not in Torrent)
- On second spinner bag manip, swap Nidoking to slot 1
- Koga: X Defend, X Special x4-6, SW spam
	> Can 2HKO Koffing at +1/2 or OHKO at +4/5
	> Selfdestruct does ~78

FUCHSIA CITY
- Get Strength from the warden's house
- Menu before Strength boulder:
	> Use a Max Repel
	> Teach Strength to Blastoise over Mega Kick
- Get the warden candy
- After exiting, Fly to Pallet and Surf to the mansion

ROUTE 21
- (Weaken + Ultra Ball Tentacool if you see it)

CINNABAR MANSION
- Swap Blastoise to slot 1 immediately
- Fight the Scientist (Torrent WP, Surf, WP)
- Get Rare Candy
- When the repel wears off:
	> Use another Max Repel
	> (Heal Blastoise to 32+ HP)
- Catch Raticate (WP, or Surf if 73+ HP)
- Get Full Restore
- SKIP Elixer
- Get TM14 (Blizzard)
- Get Secret Key
- Menu after getting everything:
	> Teach Blizzard over Water Pulse
	> Use the Max Potion on Blastoise (skip if dead)
	> Escape Rope out
- After exiting, Fly to Saffron

SAFFRON CITY
- If Blastoise died to Raticate, take the center

SILPH CO.
- Go straight to Silph Rival (no menuing needed)
- Silph Rival: X Special x2, X Acc, Surf, Blizzard, Blizzard+Bite, Surf x2
- Get Lapras
- Minion: Surf x3
- Giovanni: X Special, Surf x4
	> X Special on Kangaskhan in high Torrent
- After beating Giovanni:
	> Get the Master Ball
	> PC: Move Raticate to slot 1, move Blastoise to box and then slot 3, deposit Oddish + Eevee + Doduo
	> Return to 3F, then take the stairs to 7F to get Bulk Up TM
	> Take the stairs to 10F to get Rare Candy
	> Teach Strength to Raticate over Hyper Fang, then Escape Rope out and bike to the gym

SAFFRON GYM
- Sabrina: X Attack x2, Strength x2, X Speed, Strength
	> Full Restore if confused
- After beating Sabrina:
	> Use a Max Repel
	> Escape Rope out
	> Swap Nido to slot 1
	> Fly to Fuchsia

FUCHSIA CITY
- Bike/Surf to Seafoam (hug left side of beach)

SEAFOAM ISLANDS
- (Weaken + Ultra Ball Tentacool if you see it)
- Bike to B3F to complete Strength puzzle
- After falling to B4F, catch Articuno immediately (name it "A")
- Bike back and forth to catch L32+ Psyduck/Golduck and L34+ Seel/Dewgong
	> If L32 Psyduck is caught first, candy it to L33 and swap it to slot 1
- After catching all 3:
	> Escape Rope out
	> (Swap Seel/Dewgong to slot 1)
	> Fly to Cinnabar

CINNABAR ISLAND
- Enter the center to use the PC:
	> IF GOLDUCK IS IN PARTY: Move Dewgong to slot 1, box heal Golduck, deposit Pidgey + Raticate + Nidoking
	> IF DEWGONG IS IN PARTY: Move Golduck to Nidoking's slot, deposit Raticate + Nidoking, box heal Dewgong, deposit Pidgey
- Bike to the mart
- Shopping: Buy 7 Hyper Potions and max Ultra Balls

CINNABAR GYM
- Menu before Blaine:
	> Candy Seel and Psyduck if needed
	> Teach Fly to Articuno over Mist
	> Teach Surf to Golduck over Disable
	> Teach Surf to Dewgong over Growl
- Blaine: X Speed, X Special x3, Surf, (X Special), Surf x4
	> Use a 4th X Special if Sp. Atk will be less than 56 on Arcanine
- After exiting:
	> Say no to Bill
	> Swap Articuno to slot 1
	> Fly to Viridian and bike to the gym

VIRIDIAN GYM
- Blackbelt: (Swap IB to slot 1), IB x3
- Cooltrainer-M: IB x5
- Before Giovanni:
	> Swap Dewgong to slot 1 (Golduck instead if Dewgong isn't in EQ range)
	> Swap Articuno to slot 2
	> (SAVE)
- Giovanni: Guard Spec., X Defend, X Speed, X Special x2, Surf x5
- After exiting, bike to the center

VIRIDIAN CITY
- Enter the center to use the PC:
	> Deposit Dewgong, Articuno and Golduck
	> Move Articuno to slot 1

ROUTE 22
- Before rival:
	> Use an Elixer on Articuno
	> Use a Max Repel
- Viridian Rival: X Special x2, IB x2, (Agility/X Special), IB x4-5
- Bike to Route 23

ROUTE 23
- Before the grass, swap Blastoise to slot 1
- Catch a L42/L44 Fearow (Surf to weaken)
- If you see Primeape, catch that too (Surf to weaken)
	> Also candy Primeape to L43+ on the next repel menu
- Get the Sitrus Berry
- Before Victory Road, swap Articuno to slot 1

VICTORY ROAD
- Get the Rare Candy
- After entering 2F, swap Blastoise to slot 1 (or Primeape if you have it)
- Grind on 2F for these Pokemon:
	> Primeape (Surf to weaken)
	> L48 Onix (Bite/Seismic Toss x1-2 to weaken)
	> Machoke OR Golbat (Surf/Seismic Toss to weaken)
- L48 Onix repel strats (only if you have Primeape): L45-46 Primeape/Fearow/Machoke/Golbat
- Machoke or Golbat repel strats (only if you have Primeape): L45-46 Primeape/Fearow (must teach AA to Fearow first)
- After entering 3F, swap Articuno to slot 1
- Teach Double-Edge to bad Attack Fearow over Pursuit

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Get Lum Berry
- After loading the Fly point, Fly to Fuchsia

FUCHSIA CITY
- Teach Substitute to Onix over Dragonbreath
- Fly back to Indigo Plateau

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Use the PC to withdraw Lapras over Blastoise
- Use the center
- Shopping: Buy max Full Restores (4)
- Big menu before E4:
	> Use all candies (generally get L45 Primeape, L45 Fearow and L50 Onix)
	> Teach Strength to Primeape over Rage
	> Teach Bulk Up to Machoke over Submission (OR Giga Drain to Golbat over Confuse Ray)
	> Teach Earthquake to Onix over Sandstorm
	> Teach Rock Tomb to Onix over Slam
	> Teach Aerial Ace to Fearow over Fury Attack
	> Equip Lum Berry to Fearow
	> Equip Sitrus Berry to Machoke/Golbat

ELITE FOUR
- Lorelei: Perish Song, Body Slam x2, switch to Primeape, X Attack x5-6, X Accuracy, X Speed, heal, CC, Strength+Strength, CC x3
	> Kill Cloyster on the turn hail ends (sometimes this means risking a Slowbro 3HKO)
- Swap Golbat/Machoke to slot 1
- Bruno (Golbat): X Defend, X Special, Giga Drain, X Defend, X Attack x5, X Speed, WA x3, Giga Drain (heal as needed)
- Bruno (Machoke): Bulk Up x2, X Acc, Bulk Up, CC, Bulk Up x2-3, X Speed x2, CC x4 (heal as needed)
- Swap Fearow to slot 1
- Agatha: X Speed, X Attack x6, AA, DP, (X Attack), DP/DE, DP x2
- If Fearow won't bait Hyper Beam, swap Articuno to slot 1
- Lance: Agility, X Special, IB, X Special, IB, IB x4 (heal as needed)
- Swap Onix to slot 1
- Champion: Guard Spec., X Defend x2, X Speed x2, Substitute, heal to full, X Acc, X Attack x2, RT+RT+RT, EQ(+EQ), EQ+EQ, RT+RT, EQ x2
	> Pidgeot ranges depend on stats; can sometimes go for RT+IT+X Attack+RT
	> Must always have a Substitute up and at least 3/4 HP for Rhydon