Pokemon Blue Custom Starter (Gengar) notes

OPTIONS
- Fast, Off, Set
- Middle ball

INTRO
- Give your character and your rival a 1-character name
- Get the 6 Repels from the PC
- SKIP POTION
- don't mash on Oak's first textbox

PALLET TOWN
- Choose middle ball, and give it a 1-character name
- Rival: Swap slot 1 and 3, NS x4

ROUTE 1
- Use repel (s1) before grass
- Use repel after leaving mart
- Jump first ledge on way back

PALLET TOWN
- Talk to Oak from left
- Use repel after leaving lab

VIRIDIAN CITY
- Skip mart

VIRIDIAN FOREST
- SKIP antidote
- middle, right, middle
- Weedle Guy: Lick + NS x4

PEWTER CITY
- Go the mart
- Buy 2 Balls and 8 Potions

PEWTER GYM
- Brock: NS x5, NS x4
     > If Bide turn 1: NS once, then Confuse Ray x1-2
- TAKE CENTER

ROUTE 3
- Bug Catcher 1: Lick x12
- Shorts Guy: NS x3, Lick + NS x2
- Bug Catcher 2:
     > Lick x2-3
     > NS x2 + Lick
     > Lick x2-3
     > Lick + NS x2
- Bug Catcher 3:
     > Lick + NS x2
     > Lick + NS x2
- Walk through grass, catch bird (slot 2 ball)

MT. MOON
- Use Repel immediately
- Get escape rope and rare candy
- Use repel after top girl disappears
- GET MEGA PUNCH TM
- Menu:
     > use last repel
     > (slot 6) Teach TM01, MP
- Walk in front of rocket
- Rocket: MP x2, MP+NS
- Super Nerd:
     > MP x2 (+Lick)
     > MP+NS
     > MP x2 + Lick
- Choose the Helix Fossil

CERULEAN CITY
- Catch Sandshrew (slot 1)
- Take the center
- Go to the gym

CERULEAN GYM
- Jr. Trainer: NS x3
- Heal to full (slot 1)
- Misty:
     > Staryu: MP x2 +Lick spam
     > (Potion before killing if hit x2 or crit)
     > Starmie: Confuse Ray + NS x3
     > Heal if 1-19 HP
- Get the hidden Rare Candy

NUGGET BRIDGE
- Rival: MP x2 (+NS), MP, MP(+NS), MP+NS
     > Sac bird if Sand
     > If crit Bulba, finish with Lick
- Bug Catcher: Lick x3, MP
- Menu:
     > (s3) Use one candy
- Lass: MP, MP+Lick
- Youngster: MP, MP(+Lick), MP
- Lass: MP(+NS), MP+NS
- Jr. Trainer: Lick x3
- Rocket: MP x2
     > use Night Shades if out of MPs. Keep 2.

ROUTE 25
- Top Hiker: MP+Lick, NS x2
     > use Night Shades or Licks if no MPs
- Get Elixir
- Menu:
     > (s8) use Elixir
- Lass: MP(+Lick), NS x2
- Top trainer: MP x2
- Lass: MP x3
- GET THE ETHER
- Say yes to Bill
- After the Bill cutscene:
     > (s4) use Escape Rope

CERULEAN CITY
- Take the center
- Walk through the Dig house
- Rocket: MP+NS, MP+NS
- Go to Dig house, go to Underground

ROUTE 6
- Jr. Trainer-F: MP x3
- Jr. Trainer-M: MP, MP+NS

VERMILLION CITY
- Go to mart
- Sell:
     > TM34 (s2)
     > TM11 (s4)
     > Nugget (s4)
- Buy:
     > 3 Repels (s6)
     > 4 Para Heals

S.S. ANNE
- Enter 4th room on left
- Go down then right
- Trainer: MP+NS
- Get TM08
- Menu:
     > (s2)Use a candy
     > (s8)Teach TM08, Body Slam, over Confuse Ray (slot 2)
- Enter the 4th door on next floor
- Gentleman: BS(+Lick), BS(+Lick)
- Get the rare candy
- Rival: BS(+NS), BS(+NS), BS, BS+NS
     > sac bird if Sand
- Get HM01
- Leave

VERMILION CITY
- On the tile before the Cut bush
     > Swap slot 2 with Rare Candy
     > (1d)Teach HM01 to Shrew
     > (u4)Teach TM28 to Shrew
- Cut the bush
- Don't manip
- Surge: BS+Lick, BS, BS x2(+NS)

VERMILION CITY
- Go to the house above the gym, get Bike Voucher
- Dig back to Cerulean

CERULEAN CITY
- Get the Bicycle from the bike shop
- After leaving the shop:
     > (s2)Use rare candy ON GENGAR
     > (s2)Use Ether on BS (slot 2)
     > Swap slot 1 with Bike
     > (u1)Teach TM24, Thunderbolt, over Mega Punch(slot 4)
     > Use bike, cut the bushes

ROUTE 9
- Jr. Trainer: BS x4
- Bug Catcher: TB x3

ROCK TUNNEL
- Menu:
     > (s3)Use repel
- Pokemaniac 1: NS x2, TB
     > Try to get 10+ HP here. TB stall Cubone, Lick stall Poke
     > Cubone: 22-26
     > Slowpoke: 11-14
- Pokemaniac 2: TB
     > Slowpoke: 11-14
- Jr. Trainer: BS x2, BS x2
     > (s4)Para Heal on Bulba if necessary
- Use repel (s3)
- Use repel before the Hiker
- Hiker: NS x6
     > Consider heal if 1-12/13 HP
- Jr. Trainer: BS, BS(+Lick), BS
     > (s3)Para Heal immediately if necessary
- Skip the Max Ether

ROUTE 8
- Gambler: TB x2
- Pick up the hidden Elixer in the underground

CELADON CITY
- Bike to the mart, RIGHT SIDE
- 2F:
     > Buy 10 Super Repels
     > Buy 4 Super Potions
     > Buy 2 Revives
- 4F: Buy 1 Poke Doll
- 6F:
     > Buy 1 Soda Pop
     > Leave
- 5F:
     > 2 X Acc
     > 20 X Special (slot 7)
     > (u1)11 X Attacks
(91 left)
- Take the elevator to 1F, leave
- Bike west, cut the bush
- Bike to house, get HM02
- Upon exiting the house:
     > Swap slot 2 with X Special
     > (d2)Teach HM02 to your flier
- Fly to CELADON
- Menu:
     > (u8)Swap Super Repels with slot 3(u5)
     > (u2)Bike to Saffron

SAFFRON CITY
- Bike to Psychic house
- Get Psychic TM
- Menu:
     > (s3)Use Super Repel
     > (d1)Swap slot 4 with X Attacks
     > (d2)Teach TM29, Psychic, to Gengar over Lick (slot 3)
- Fly to Lavender (d4)

LAVENDER TOWER
- Rival: TB x2, Psychic, BS, Psychic
- Channeler (4F):
     > Swap slot 1 and 3
     > Psychic x2
- GET the Elixer
- SKIP THE HIDDEN ELIXER
- Take the free heal on 5F
- Channeler 2 and 3: Psychic
- Get the Rare Candy
- Ghost:
     > Use the Poke Doll
- Rocket 1: BS x2, Psychic
- Rocket 2: X Spec, TB x2
- Rocket 3: BS, Psychic x2, BS
- Talk to Mr. Fuji

LAVENDER TOWN
- Get the Poke Flute
- Walk out and Fly to Celadon City (d2)

CELADON CITY
- Take the center
- Bike west
- Snorlax menu:
     > Use Super Repel (slot 3)
     > Swap slot 5 with Rare Candies
     > Use the Poke Flute
- Run from the Snorlax

CYCLING ROAD
- Get the hidden Rare Candy
- Bike to the Safari Zone (cut bushes)

SAFARI ZONE
- Upon entering:
     > use super repel
     > use bike
- Get the Full Restore
- Use super repel in area 3
- Get the Protein
- Get the Gold Teeth
- Get HM03 from the guy in the house
- Walk outside
- Dig

CELADON CITY
- Bike to Saffron
- Menu:
     > (s5)Use both candies on GENGAR
     > Bike to Silph Co.

SILPH CO.
- Go to floor 5
- GET the elixir
- Rocket: Psychic
- Get card key
- Rival:
     > X Spec x2, X Atk x2
     > TB x3, BS(+TB), Psychic
- Get Lapras from the guy
- Heal to 42+ HP
- Rocket: X Spec, Psychic, TB(x2), Psychic
- Giovanni: X Spec, TB x2, Psychic x2
- Dig out
- Bike to Celadon gym

CELADON GYM
- Beauty: BS x2
     > Poke Flute if asleep
- Erika: Psychic, Psychic(x2), Psychic
- Walk out
- Fly to Fuschia
- Menu:
     > (s5)Heal to 60+ HP
     > (s6)Use Elixer
     > (u5)Bike to gym

FUCHSIA GYM
- Juggler 1: X Atk, BS x4
- Heal to 48+ HP
- Juggler 2: X Atk, BS(+TB), BS x2
- Koga: X Spec, (X Acc), TB, Psychic, TB, Psychic

FUSCHIA CITY
- Bike to Warden's house
- Get HM04
- Menu next to boulder:
     > (s3)Use Super Repel
     > (d2)Swap slot 5 with Full Restore
     > (d4)Teach HM04 to Lapras
     > (u2)Teach HM03 to Lapras
     > (u1)Use Protein ON GENGAR
     > Use Strength
- Get Warden candy
- Fly to Pallet Town

PALLET TOWN
- Walk to the bottom left of the water
- Surf
- go left one space then further south
- go right at Cinnabar Mansion, enter it

CINNABAR MANSION
- On the 3rd floor, menu:
     > (s3)Use super repel
- Hit the statue in the south room
- Hit the statue in the Northeast room
- GET BOTH RARE CANDIES
- Menu after second rare candy:
     > Use 3 rare candies ON GENGAR
- Get the Secret Key (third visible item)
- Dig out
- Bike to Celadon gym

CINNABAR GYM
- Questions: A1, B2, B1, B3, A3, B1
- Blaine: X Spec x2, TB x5
- Dig out
- (Heal to 50+ HP)
- Bike to Saffron gym

SAFFRON GYM
- Teleporters: top-left, bottom-left, down, left to Sabrina
- Sabrina: BS, X Atk x2, BS, Psychic, BS
     > If Barrier, TB Mime
- Step on teleport pad, Dig out
- Fly to Viridian
- Bike to gym

VIRIDIAN GYM
- Cooltrainer: Psychic
- Blackbelt: Psychic, TB x2
- Exit and re-enter
- Giovanni: X Spec, Psychic x5 (+NS)

VIRIDIAN CITY
- Menu:
     > (s3)Use Super Repel
     > (s6)Use an elixer
     > Bike

ROUTE 22
- Rival:
     > TB, Psychic, TB
     > X Atk x2, X Spec
     > TB, BS, Psychic
- Bike to Route 23

ROUTE 23
- Bike to the water
- After exiting the water:
     > use Super Repel
     > Bike to Victory Road

VICTORY ROAD
- Go one tile up, use Strength
- Push boulder onto left switch
- On the next floor:
     > Go to the right of the boulder below
     > Use Super Repel
     > Use Strength
- BIKE TO THE NORTH EDGE
- On the next floor:
     > Use Strength again
- Next floor:
     > Use Strength
     > ((s7)If not in redbar: Heal to 76+ HP)
     > Use your last Super Repel
     > Use bike
- Get the hidden Full Restore

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Deposit Shrew and Lapras

ELITE FOUR
- Lorelei: X Spec x2, TB x6-7
- Bruno: X Spec, Psychic, TB x2, Psychic x2
- Menu:
     > (s5)Use elixer
     > Heal to full with Super Potions
- Agatha: X Spec x2, Psychic, TB, Psychic x3 (+Psychic/NS)
     > If you get put to sleep and not damaged, use the Flute
- Lance: TB, X Spec x2, Psychic x2, TB x3
- (s4)Use Full Restore
- Champion:
     > X Atk x2, X Spec x2, TB
          > If charging Sky Attack turn 3:
               > TB early, X Spec on Rhydon
     > BS(+BS), Psychic(+NS), TB, TB+BS, Psychic(+BS)
          > If crit Arcanine turn 1, TB again