FRLG Race Strats (OUTDATED)

FRLG Safety Strats (this time for Squirtle!)

These notes are additional safety strats to the Any% route that assume you know the standard and the Nob routes. I believe that some of these strats are viable in pb attempts given how hard it is to get a deathless run, but this is more focused on finishing runs with a good shot at sub 2:20 in marathon/no reset/race runs.

TO DO: rewrite this, cuz late Surge is just beautiful

Preparing Backup Save (only applicable to races)

	- Get as good of a Squirtle as possible
		* I use these requirements: 1 hp, 21/2/x atk, 7/0/x def, x/x/30 spatk, 0/0/x spdef, x/21/x speed
		* (And I'd recommend stricter stat parameters, especially in attack and mild defense)
	- Unless there's a ban on having the PC Potion, grab it and put it on your save file

Brock

	- Go to level 7 and get Bubble (especially if Modest)
	- Don't skip Potions that are on the way
	- SAVE for Sammy, Liam, and Brock
		* Saving for Sammy is unnecessary if you have Bubble and a Potion, just play safely
	- Do not yolo Brock Tomb
		* Put it this way: it's better to go to Colton without Torrent than to die to Rock Tomb

Mt. Moon

	- Shopping: 7/3/3/4
		* The 4th Repel is for the Moon Revive
	- Always grab and equip Persim Berry
	- Grab Moon Revive
		* No need to take any 1% yolo tiles, Repel starting from the entrance tile, you'll easily get to the end of Mt. Moon with the Revive
	- Do not fight Rocket Spinner!
		* My personal policy is Robby or Hiker only, but Josh is fine as well

Misty

	- If you need a Route 4 cutter, grab the Great Ball
	- If worried about Potion count, take the center instead of using Potions
	- No need to save for Misty, you have the Persim Berry and a Revive if you still end up dying

Nugget Bridge/Bill

	- SAVE for Rival 2 (highly recommended even if you still have the Revive)
	- Grab the Oran Berry
		* The Berry Pouch is already in your bag due to the Persim Berry, so why not?
	- (LOL strat) If low on Antidotes, grab the Pecha Berry west of the Elixir Hiker
	- Don't skip the Ether
	- Nob is up to you, I personally always fight him in races, but it's less useful if you're going to grab the Ether anyways

S.S. Anne

	- Grab the Sitrus Berry if low on Potions
	- Shopping: 5/3/3 or 6/2/3 if you underbought something at Pewter
	- SAVE for Rival 3, especially if you don't have the Revive anymore (hard to die if playing safely, but dying is really costly)

Surge

	- SAVE for cans
		* Up to you on if you save in front of Surge, I personally do it always regardless if my cans save already fought the Gentleman
	- Try as hard as possible to not die, the Revive isn't likely to save you due to the move called Double Team

Rock Tunnel

	- Heal before 4 turn if dead to Absorb
	- Grab the hidden Super Potion
	- Grab the appropriate Berries if needed
	- Delay Repel a few steps and grab the Rock Tunnel Revive if you used the Moon Revive
		* Not too many fights that can kill you from here to Safari, but grabbing this Revive is better than say, saving for Gio 1
	- If you sacked your party on Surge, grab the Rock Tunnel Revive and revive whatever is in slot 2 of your party
	- Keep track of your Mega Kick count
	- (Optional if you have a Revive) Save for Martha

Rocket Hideout

	- If you hit L33 after Poster Rocket, it's generally better to grab the Candy early and go 33->35
		* Gives you flexibility at Safari
	- (Meme strat, not really that good unfortunately) Grab the Calcium
	- (Meme strat, possibly useful?) If low on Kicks and you already used your Elixir, grab the Max Ether so you can Kick away Rival 4

Lavender Tower

	- Rival 4: Kick strat is highly preferred over Spec strat
		* Saving to do Spec strat is slower than grabbing Max Ether and doing Kick strat

Koga/Blaine/Erika

	- Candy 39->41 in Safari if on Nob exp route and the Candies don't take you out of Torrent
	- (Alternative strat, I like it but won't recommend it yet) Always Candy 39->41 and do Early Erika :)
	- Grab the Safari Revive
		* I personally always grab it because it's there for no extra movement, but it can be skipped, especially if you already have 1
	- Unless you need damage to enter Torrent, it's better to outspeed Blaine and give him 0 turns
		* Full Restore and X Spec if you get burned idk, most people do some Nob exp route and therefore outspeed and deny him turns
	- Save for Erika if you've somehow run out of Revives on Koga

Silph/Sabrina

	- SAVE for Silph Rival
		* Dying is really slow, and Revives aren't super helpful
	- Don't skip X Acc on these Blizzards or any others during the run!
	- There's a Silph Revive if you don't have any left, but it only could be used for Sabrina (or E4 if you do weird strats maybe?)
	- If you get confused by Venomoth, Persim Berry if you have it or Full Restore then X Spec if not at +1 already
		* TO DO: figure out what yoloing and reviving or swapping would look like if there's a spare X Speed
		* If you Full Restore the confusion, you will likely have to box heal Blastoise in Viridian, deposit stuff when you fly there to refresh Surf PP

Giovanni 3/Victory Road

	- Don't misclick, remember that some things will need to be Surfed if you don't have Torrent
	- SAVE for Viridian Rival (dying here is bad to Revive on)

Elite Four + Champ

	- SAVE for Agatha, Lance, and Champ
		* Recommended to save for Lorelei and Bruno as well, though it's unlikely they kill you, dying there is very costly
	- Aside from Agatha, it's okay to play around crits





Ideas that are probably not good that I need to give more thought to:

	- Keep an HM poke for E4 as a Revive backup
	- Equipping Sitrus Berry for Surge
	- Grabbing the Sitrus Berry before Victory Road
	- Figure out what's best for Sabrina confusion
	- Rough HP thresholds for making Spec strat okay on Rival 4?