Chikorita route notes

test chika: 15/13/13/11/5 or 7

****UPDATE 11/16: get some early exp + fight all sprout tower trainers except last 2. gets enough $ to tackle bugsy****
bugsy's gym:
- spinarak: tackle x2 (lose no time)
- ledyba: tackle x2 (lose ~0.4 turns)
- paras: leer, tackle, tackle (lose ~0.3 turns)
- bugsy: x attack x4, tackle x6 (lose ~2.5 turns)
CUT TIMINGS:
- lose 24s to get cut
- lose 7s to overwrite for cut
- lose 15s to get shuckle
- lose ~20s to having cut (instead of strength+headbutt or strength+body slam)
- save ~20s in bugsy's gym
- save 30s from not getting a cut slave
- save 5s from not picking up x attack
- save $150
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- absolutely need 11 attack at 5
- special might not matter?
- don't kill things for rival
- probably need berry for rival with 19-20 hp and 12 defense, but remove it with 21 hp or 13 defense
	> alternate strats: remove berry, growl once
- L7 saves a turn on pidgey but not rattata
- 40 to L8 for sprout tower
- $3364 before sprout tower
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SPROUT TOWER
- nico: L3 bellsprout, L3 bellsprout, L3 bellsprout, 54 exp, $96
	> spinner
	> generally 2HKO at L8
	> almost always 2HKO at L9
- chow: L3 bellsprout, L3 bellsprout, L3 bellsprout, 54 exp, $96
- edmond: L3 bellsprout, L3 bellsprout, L3 bellsprout, 54 exp, $96
- jin: L6 bellsprout, 108 exp, $192
- neal: L6 bellsprout, 108 exp, $192
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- shopping: 3 potions, 2 x defends, 1 x speed, 2 x attacks
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VIOLET GYM
- outspeeding spearow and pidgeotto is really nice (~15/10/6 at L12/13/14)
- can easily beat falkner at L11 with x def, x spd, x attack x2-3, tackle x5
- 20 defense for spearow makes a HUGE difference (from 11 dmg to 7 after x defend or growl)
- 24 defense + x defend gets 7 from pidgeotto (instead of 11); 23 + growl also works
- in sum: 8 dv defense + first 2 trainers in sprout tower + makes it free:
	> BIRD KEEPER 1: (equip Berry), X Defend, Tackle x4
	> BIRD KEEPER 2: (heal to 11+), Razor Leaf x6
	> FALKNER: X Defend, X Speed, X Attack x2, Tackle x2, (Growl with <24 Defense), Tackle x4
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- can get 20 for scyther and 2hko everything at +4 (would be +2 with Cut)

MORTY: Switch to Kenya, switch back, X Speed, X Attack x4, (heal paralysis), Mud-Slap x5

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sprout tower top + ER
- lose ~2:18 to cutscene+fight
- lose ~0:17 to center
- save ~0:08 to potion pickup
- save ~0:50 in optional exp
- save ~0:20 in gym
- save $320
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- charcoal is 20s to get
- x attack x2 on last sage? both gastlies are a range
- early jasmine with mud-slap x2, razor leaf x3? kinda lose a turn, but get better ranges in hideout and save 2s in movement (8 with late poliwag). also less damage for the weezing exec
- probably body slam over headbutt
- x attack x1 on rival 4?
- need hypers in olivine
- definitely +3+FR on will; slowbro is unfavorable but does nothing anyway
- +2 on karen; can save SE text on houndoom and avoid vileplume troll