Yellow

Advanced Yellow Route
Terms: HA = Horn Attack, DK = Double Kick, BB = Bubblebeam, T-bolt = Thunderbolt, HD = Horn Drill, RS = Rock Slide, EQ = Earthquake, Blizz = Blizzard
It is -highly- recommended that you read the comprehensive yellow notes and the low exp notes on speedrun.com in full for damage ranges and advanced discussion of the strategy behind the decisions in this guide.

You can run Vaporeon just fine with this route

Name yourself a 1-character name
Name your opponent a 1-character name
Don’t nickname Pikachu
Thundershock spam Eevee
Get Oak’s Parcel and deliver it
Buy 2 poke balls and 7/6 potions on Flareon/Vape
Execute Nidoran manip, don't buffer the start press to save before this manip
	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA2BGeMTXpg&t=560
    https://pastebin.com/xFKzQtp8
Swap Nido with Pikachu in the building before the forest
Bug Catcher 1:		Leer+Tackle x4
					Leer x2+Tackle x3
Heal if you have 10 or less HP
Bug Catcher 2:		Leer+HAx2
					Leer until Metapod doesn’t harden the same turn then spam HA
Heal if necessary before saving for flyer manip
Execute flyer manip - buffer the start press to save before this manip (Don’t nickname flyer)
	https://imgur.com/a/EA74KvP
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxkQjF9Q1go
    https://pastebin.com/stf5UTF4
Bug Catcher 3:		HA x3, lead Leer if Metapod hardened
Heal to 27 or more HP for Brock’s Trainer (Light Year Guy)
Light Year Guy:		Leer+HA
					Leer x2+HA x2
Heal to 25 or more HP for Brock
Brock:				DK x2
					Leer x2, DK x2 (Leer must hit twice, does not count if bind hits you)
					If you get damaged at all while using Leer, you may want/need to heal mid fight
					DO NOT heal after using DK to avoid a quirk with bide damage
Route 3
Bug Catcher 1:		HA x2
					HA+Tackle
					HA+Tackle
Shorts Guy:			DK
					HA x2 (+DK)
Bug Catcher 2:		HA (+DK)
					HA x2
					HA+DK
					HA x2
Bug Catcher 3:		HA+DK
Deposit Pikachu and heal at the Mt Moon center
Execute Mt Moon manip - buffer the start press to save before this manip
	This is a NEW manip as of Jan 25 2020!  Advanced runners should switch to the below manip ASAP for more consistency and a 2s timesave
	https://imgur.com/a/DAvE14v
	https://youtu.be/EABlPGqQGqk
	More info: https://pastebin.com/pspchdGU
Evolve to Nidoking
Super Nerd:			HA x2
					HA+DK
					HA x2 (+DK)
Jessie & James:		HA x2
					DK
					HA x2+DK
Get the Cerulean Rare Candy
Bridge Rival:		HA x2
					HA x2+DK
					DK
					DK
Nugget 1:			HA+DK
					HA
Nugget 2:			HA (+DK)
					HAx2
Nugget 3:			DK
					HA (+DK)
					HA
Use both Rare Candies to hit Level 23 and learn Thrash (teach over Tackle)
Nugget 4:			Swap HA with Thrash
					Thrash
Nugget 5:			Thrash
Rocket:				Thrash
Get Charmander (Don’t nickname)
Fight Top Hiker if Vape Strats, Bottom Hiker if Flareon Strats
Top Hiker:			HA+DK
					DK
Bottom Hiker: 		DKx2
Lass:				Thrash
Boyfriend:			Thrash
Lass 2:				Thrash
Get the SS Ticket
Heal before Misty
Misty’s Trainer:	Thrash
Misty:				Thrash
Dig Rocket:			Thrash
Get the underground full restore
Jr Trainer F:		Thrash
Jr Trainer M:		Thrash
Sell TM34 and Nugget then Buy 3 Repels
Teach Bubblebeam (TM11) immediately inside the boat
Boat Rival:			HA
					BB
					BB
					Swap BB with DK, DK
Get Cut
Get the Bike Voucher and go to the cut bush for Surge’s gym
Teach Dig, swap Slot 1 with Repels, Teach Cut, use Cut
Cans: https://imgur.com/gallery/3lBd4
Surge:				Thrash
Dig out from Diglett’s cave
Get the bike
Swap slot 2 with the Bike and teach Thunderbolt over Double Kick (now in move slot 3)
4 Turn Girl:		Thrash
Venonat Guy:		Thrash (Or IB, Thrash depending on HP)
Repel 1 step into Rock Tunnel
Super Nerd 1: 		BB
					T-Bolt
Super Nerd 2:		T-Bolt
Oddish Girl:		Thrash
Hiker:				BBx3
Lass:				Thrash
Get the Max Ether outside Rock Tunnel
Gambler:			Swap Thrash with BB, BB
					Thrash
Get the underground Elixer
Enter Celadon Mart on the right and walk up once to 2F
Buy TM07, 10 Super Repels, and 3 Super Potions
Walk up twice to 4F
Buy Poke Doll
Walk up twice to the roof
Buy Soda Pop
Give drink girl the Soda Pop for the Rock Slide TM
Buy a Fresh Water
Go down once
Buy:				12 X Accuracy
                    5 X Speed
                    2 X Attack
					3 X Special
Elevator to 1F and exit
Bike to cut bush, enter the bottom half of the building
BIKE to fly house, get HM02 and exit her house for fly menu
					Swap slot 2 with TM07
					Use a Super Repel
					Teach Rock Slide in slot 1
					Teach TM07 Horn Drill in slot 2
					Swap slot 3 with X Accuracy
					Teach Fly
					Fly to Lavender Town
Lavender Rival:		X Acc+Drill everything
Channeler 1:		RS
					RS
Get both Elixers
Channeler 2:		RS
Channeler 3:		RS
Pick up the Rare Candy
Encounter the ghost, Menu:
					Swap Slot 2 with Super Repel
					Use Poke Doll
Lavender J & J:		X Acc+HD all
Get the Poke Flute
Exit the building and fly to Celadon
Use the center
Bike, give fresh water to get to Saffron, go to Silph Co
Elevator to 10F
Rocket 1:			X Acc+HD
Pick Up TM26, Rare Candy, Carbos in that order, menu:
					Swap slot 4 with EQ
					Use Carbos
					Teach TM26 Earthquake in slot 1
Rocket 2:			EQ
Get the card key
After first teleport, Menu:
					Swap slot 4 item with X Speeds
					Use both Rare Candies
Silph Rival:	Flareon
                    X Acc, HD
					HD
					EQx3
				Vaporeon
					X Acc, HD
					EQx3
					HD
Get Lapras and don’t nickname
Silph J&J:			EQ all
Giovanni:			EQ
					EQ (TB)
					X Acc, HDx2
Dig out
Bike to Snorlax
At Snorlax:			Use a Super Repel, Use an Elixer, Heal for Koga if necessary, then use Poke Flute
Get the hidden Rare Candy on Cycling Road
Safari Zone
Super Repel, then Bike inside Safari Zone
Get Full Restore and repel again after entering the next floor
get the gold teeth and HM03
Leave the secret house and dig out
Bike to Sabrina
Sabrina's Gym puzzle: Opposite Teleport Pad, Opposite, Down
Sabrina:			X Acc, X Speed, EQ
					EQ
					HD
Dig out
Fly to Fuschia City
Walk to Koga's Gym
Juggler 1:			EQ
					Thrash
Juggler 2:			EQ
					EQ+T-Bolt
heal if took too much damage from Juggler 2
Koga:				X Acc+HD (use x speed this turn if put to sleep)
					X Speed+HD
					HD
					HD
Exit gym and bike to the Warden to get HM04
Exit Warden's house and fly to Pallet Town
Walk to the bottom corner of the water and menu:
					Use a Super Repel
					Swap slot 7 (SS Ticket) item with X Attack
					teach HM04 to Lapras
					teach HM03 to Lapras
					Use Rare Candy
					Use Surf
Pick up Blizzard (TM14), then menu immediately:
					Super Repel
					Heal for blaine if necessary
					Teach Blizzard in move slot 4
Get the Secret Key
Dig out
Fly to Cinnabar Island
Blaine's Gym puzzle: ABBBAB
Blaine:				EQ
					X Attack, EQx2
Dig out
Erika's Trainer:	Blizz
Erika:				Blizz
					EQ
					EQ
Cut out and fly to Viridian
Cooltrainer:		Blizz
Use an Elixer if you missed blizzard
Blackbelt:			X Special, Blizz
					T-Bolt
					Blizz
Elixer now if you didn't before Blackbelt, Heal for Gio if necessary
Giovanni:			X Speed, (X Acc if Dig), EQ
					(X Acc if no Dig), HDx4
Exit the gym, repel, get on the bike
Viridian Rival:
	If you're in red bar, blizz then X Acc
	Flareon Strats:
					Sandslash: X Acc, Blizz
					Exeggcute: Blizz
					Cloyster: HD
					Magneton/Kadabra/Flareon: EQ
	Vape Strats: 	Sandslash: X Acc, Blizz
					Exeggcute: Blizz
					Ninetales:	EQ
					Magneton: EQ
					Kadabra: EQ
					Vaporeon: HD
If you have 96+ HP, use Elixer on bike menu, then get Max Ether while surfing
Do the Victory Road boulder puzzle
Get V-Road FR if you need a 2nd
Deposit all pokes but Nidoking
INDIGO PLATEAU
- Take center if you didn't Elixer

ELITE FOUR
Lorelei:			X Acc
					X Speed if BB Speedfall, HD x5
Use Max Ether on Horn Drill
First Bruno: X Acc on Onix if you can tank Dig 68-80
					Blizz
					X Acc, HD x4
Heal for agatha if <27HP
					X Speed, EQ
					Blizz+TB
					EQ x3
Elixir + Full Restore
Lance: After Gyarados, if 42-50 HP (42-51 9-10 Defense): Blizz, X Attack, EQ
					X Spec, TB
					X Attack, EQ x2
					TB
					Blizz
Heal to 159 or 163 on 9 DV Defense
Champion: 			X Speed, Blizz
					EQ
					X Acc, HD x4