Pokemon Crystal: Ursaring Route(Chikorita Starter)

Teddiursa/Ursaring DVs for testing route: Attack 10, Defense 9, Speed 12, Special 1

GAME START
- Set options (OFF/FAST/SET)
- 3:48 am, 1-letter name for the Player

NEW BARK TOWN
- Mom conversation: Thursday, no DST, yes phone
- Head to Elm's lab
- Pick Chikorita, nickname it 'A'
Male is required

ROUTE 29
- Run from all encounters
- Grab Berry from tree

ROUTE 30
- Get the hidden Potion
- Kill Poliwag for extra experience at some point before Rival
- Free heal from Mr. Pokemon
- Collect Antidote
- Collect the Berry from the tree on the way back

CHERRYGROVE CITY
- Take Berry from Chikorita
- Rival 1: Spam Tackle
- Afterward, return to Elm's Lab to name the Rival and get Balls

TO VIOLET
- Say No to the guy who wants to show you how to catch
- Catch Poliwag before morning(Tackle x2 then throw ball)
>EMERGENCY STRATS: Catch a Krabby or Corsola by fishing in Olivine. Then get the gift Dratini from Dragon's Den
- Youngster: Tackle x2-3, Tackle x3-4
- When Mom calls, say No
- Go to Dark Cave and Catch Teddiursa
	- Needs to be Male
	- YOLO Ball is recommended, (Risky strat is Scratch x1, then throw ball)
	- Save when entering Dark Cave(this should prevent you from running out of Pokeballs by resetting)
- Get Bitter Berry from the tree on Route 31
- Equip Berry, switch Teddiursa to front, Heal Teddiursa with Potion if you used an attack to catch(pick up the one next to Dark Cave)
- Battle Bug Catcher: Spam Scratch
- Use Antidote after fight if Poisoned
- Pick up Pokeball below trainer
- Battle first Elder in Sprout Tower: Spam Scratch
- Shopping trip #1
	- Sell remaining Pokeballs
	- Buy Potions(You want 7-8 total, 6 can work)
	- Buy 2 X Attacks
	- Buy 2 X Defend

VIOLET GYM
- Heal before the first fight, equip Berry to Teddiursa
- [Bird Keeper Abe]
Spearow: Use X Defend, Spam Scratch, heal if needed
- Heal up again before next fight
- [Bird Keeper Rod]
Pidgey 1: X Defend, X Attack, Scratch x2 (Range for 2HKO)
Pidgey 2: Scratch x2 (Range for 2HKO)
- Heal and equip Berry
- [Leader Falkner]
Pidgey: X Attack, Scratch x2
Pidgeotto: Scratch x3

VIOLET CITY/ROUTE 32/UNION CAVE
- Go to Center to heal, talk to scientist for Egg
- Get Przcureberry before Route 32
- Get Repel in grass
- Pick up hidden Super Potion
- Pick up hidden Great Ball above Pokemon Center
- Use Repel 4-5 Steps in
- Pick up X Attack
- [Russell]
Geodude Lv4: Scratch x3, Lick
Geodude Lv6: Leer, Scratch x3, Lick
Geodude Lv8: Leer, Scratch x4
- [Bill if you dodged Russell]:
Koffing: Scratch x3
Koffing: Scratch x3
- Grab Potion
- Go to BF1 and pick up TM39 (Swift)
- Teach Swift
- [Larry] Slowpoke:
	-Scratch x4(If fighting before Swift)
	-Swift x3(If Swift is taught)
- [Anthony]: Dodge at all costs

AZALEA TOWN/SLOWPOKE WELL
- Talk to Kurt in upper left house, then go to the Mart
> Sell TM31, and Great Ball, buy 2 Super Potions, 7 Repels, 2 Antidotes
- Go to Slowpoke Well, pick up Full Heal;
- Heal to near full health with Potion
- Grunt #1: Swift x1, Swift x1 (clean up with Scratch if it was a range with lower Attack DVs)
- Potion after Grunt #1
- Grunt #2:
Zubat: Swift x1, Scratch x1
Ekans: Swift x2
- Use Antidote + Potion if needed
- Pick up Super Potion
- Grunt #3: Swift x1 Rattata, Swift x1 Zubat, Swift x1 Zubat
- Grunt #4: Swift x4 Koffing
- After cutscene, walk to Gym

AZALEA GYM
- Amy & May: Swift x1 Ledyba, Swift x1 (Range with high Attack DV) Spinarak (Scratch is a 2HKO on both if Attack DVs are lower)
- Al: Swift x1, Scratch x1 Caterpie, Swift x1, Scratch x1 Weedle
- Equip Przcureberry (and heal if necessary) during Benny pause buffer
- [Benny]: Scratch x1 Weedle, Swift x1 Kakuna, Swift x1, Scratch x1 Beedrill
- Don't learn Fury Swipes
- Heal before Bugsy
- Bugsy: Swift All (Scratch if opponent is at low health)

AZALEA TOWN/ILEX FOREST
- Deposit Egg at Pokemon Center, Deposit Teddiursa, then withdraw Teddiursa.
- One tile before Rival 2, use Repel, then switch Teddiursa to first in party
- Rival 2: Lick x2 Gastly, Swift x1, Scratch x1 Zubat, Swift x2, Scratch x1 Quilava
- Chase Farfetch'd using the top path, not the right (Revive) path
- Get Cut, use Repel, teach Cut to Chikorita, cut tree from the field
- Grab hidden Full Heal
- Grab X Attack
- Grab hidden Super Potion
- Grab Ether
- Grab hidden Ether
- Get Headbutt TM, teach over Scratch on next Repel menu
- Leave forest, avoid trainers, go to Bike Shop in Goldenrod

GOLDENROD CITY/SPINNER HELL
- Leave Bike Shop, heal Teddiursa to full health, then register Bicycle and use
- Grab Kenya in guard house
- YOLO Ivan on first and second pass, pause buffer Irwin and use a Repel while buffering
> [Ivan]: Swift Diglett, Swift Zubat, Swift Diglett
> [Irwin]: Lick x1 (Lv2), Swift x3 Voltorbs (Lick if Voltorb lives on low health)
> [Walt]: Headbutt both Magmars (Lick if Magmar is low health)
- Get TM28 (Dig)
- Talk to Floria, Repel, Teach Dig over Leer, then get TM04(Rollout)
- Arnie: Headbutt x1, Swift x1 Venonat
- Head back to Goldenrod


EARLY UNDERGROUND
- Go to underground early and fight Donald and Teru
- Donald: Swift x2 Slowpoke, Swift x2 Slowpoke
- Teru: Swift LV7 Magnemites x2, Headbutt LV9 Magnemite, Swift Voltorb

GOLDENROD GYM
- Carrie: Headbutt x2 Snubbull
- Heal to full if at low health(45 HP or above is fine) before Whitney
- Save before this fight
- Whitney:
Clefairy: 2 X Attack setups, Headbutt x1
Miltank: Headbutt x2(2HKO range @ LV 19 with good attack)
	NOTE: In my testing, Stomp and Rollout can both happen at any point. Be careful at <25 HP, Stomp can kill at that HP.
	NOTE: if Rollout stacks more than 3x, switch out until Miltank misses.
	NOTE: Miltank may either use Milk Drink or Attract at very low health.(Big oof)

- Go to Flower Shop, talk to blue girl then red girl for Squirtbottle

GOLDENROD / SPINNER HELL
- Deposit then withdraw Teddiursa at Center, go to Mart
> 3F: Sell Antidotes and TMs(Except Rollout), then buy 4 X Speed, 8 X Attack, 2 X Accuracy
> 2F: Buy 2 Super Potion, 2 Repel, 1 Poke Doll
- [Ivan]: Swift Diglett, Swift Zubat, Swift Diglett
- [Irwin]: [Irwin]: Lick x1 (Lv2), Swift x3 Voltorbs
- [Walt]: Swift both Magmars
- Use Squirtbottle on Sudo, then run
- Get the Hard Stone from Arthur
- [Greg]: Headbutt x1, Swift x1 Drowsee (Range @ LV 20 with Good Attack)
- Bike to building directly above Center

KIMONO GIRLS/BURNT TOWER
- Naoko: Headbutt, Swift Flareon
- Sayo: Headbutt, Swift Espeon
- Use Super Potion if needed
- Zuki: Headbutt x2, Swift x1 Umbreon (If Sand Attack hits, you can Swift instead)
- Kuni: Headbutt x2 Vaporeon
- Don't learn Faint Attack
- Miki: Headbutt x1, Swift x1 Jolteon
- Get Surf from old man, then exit building
- Repel, heal to full, bike to Burnt Tower
> Get hidden Hyper Potion
- Mash through Eusine cutscene, walk to center of floor and fight Rival 3
- Rival 3:
Haunter: Switch to Poliwag, Use Bubble until fainted, then switch back to Teddiursa, then Dig
> If you haven't caught Poliwag, use Chikorita, then Growl
Magnemite: Dig x1
Quilava: Headbutt x2
Zubat: Headbutt x1
- Use Dig after the cutscene, then bike to Gym

ECRUTEAK GYM
- Ping: X Attack, Lick x5 Gastly
- Avoid second trainer by walking right twice, up twice, left to third trainer's vision
- Jeffrey: Lick x2 Haunter
- Use Super Potion to heal
- Medium Martha: X Attack, Lick Gastly, Lick x2 Haunter, Lick x2 Gastly
> Ideally Gastly will Mean Look turn 1, then Haunter will use Curse which makes that a OHKO, then Gastly is 2HKO @ LV 25
- Use a Super Potion, give Teddiursa Hard Stone, teach Rollout over Lick, then teach Surf to Poliwag before Morty
- Morty: X Attack, X Speed, X Speed, X Accuracy, use Rollout.
> LV 21 Haunter is a range when Teddiursa is LV 25, use another X Attack if you don't want to risk Hypnosis
- Exit gym and bike through Route 38 and Route 39 to Olivine City

ROUTE 38/ROUTE 39
- Take the upper or lower path depending on spinner situation
> If spinnerless, take the bottom path and use a Repel during a pause buffer
> If 1+ spinners, take the top path (a Repel should already have been used)
- [Toby]: Swift Doduo x3
- [Dana]: Swift Flaaffy, Swift Psyduck
- [Olivia]: Dig x2 Corsola
- Ruth: Swift Pikachu (Pikachu does ~5 HP damage with Quick Attack @ LV 27)

OLIVINE CITY/LIGHTHOUSE 1
- Bike to the Mart
> Sell Repels, Sell Shadow Ball, then buy 14 Super Repels, 3-4 Super Potions
- Go to the Cafe left of the Center, grab Strength
- Bike to Lighthouse, Heal Teddiursa, Teach Strength over Headbutt
- Alfred: Strength, Swift Noctowl
- Preston: Swift Growlithe x2
- Connie: Strength Marill
- Drop from the left, Grab Ether
- [Ernest]: Strength, Swift Machop, Strength Poliwhirl
- Talk to Jasmine, then drop to the right for Rare Candy, Super Repel after
- Use Bicycle, Surf to Cianwood

ROUTE 40/41
> Generally speaking, if you are level 29, just use the Rare Candy, and head to the Gym. Use these two fights to get to Level 29.
- [Kaylee]: Swift, Strength Goldeen, Strength, Swift Seaking (recommended if Teddiursa is LV 27)
- Bike straight to Suicune when out of water, heal to full health before fight(Use Hyper Potion if needed)
- [Eusine]: Strength Drowzee, Dig Haunter, Strength x2 Electrode
> Don't learn Rest
- Bike to Gym, heal to full health, use Rare Candy to get to Level 30 and evolve

CIANWOOD GYM
- Yoshi: Strength Hitmonlee (Swift if range)
- Lao: Strength Hitmonchan (Swift if range)
- Use Super Potion(If you took damage from Hitmonlee), and Ether on Strength
- Nob: Strength Machop, Strength Machoke (Swift if range)
- Lung: Strength Mankey x2, Strength Primeape
- Use Super Potion to heal if needed
- Chuck: X Speed, X Attack x2, Strength Primeape, Strength Poliwrath

CIANWOOD CITY/SHINY GYARADOS SEQUENCE
- Get Fly from Chuck’s wife outside Gym
- Get Secretpotion from house next to Chuck's wife
- Teach Fly to Kenya, Fly to Ecruteak (3 down), then head right to Mt. Mortar
- Super Repel in cave, get through and head to Mahogony Town
- [Benjamin]: Swift x3
> Do whatever conserves the proper PP
- Bike north along left side of grass, Surf north, and bike to Lake of Rage
- Use Poke Doll on Shiny Gyarados, talk to Lance, Fly to Mahogony (2 down)

ROCKET HIDEOUT
- Enter Team Rocket Hideout, mash through cutscene
- Grunt #1: All Swift
- Grunt #2: All Swift
- Jed: Strength Magnemite x3
- Activate switch on computer, Grab Guard Spec, Grab Hyper Potion, Grab Nugget, head downstairs, talk to Lance
- Grunt #3: Swift Venonat x2
- Grunt #4: Swift Ekans, Swift Gloom; talk after for password
- Grunt #5: Swift Raticate; talk after for password
> There is a Protein on the far left, use it if your Attack DVs are not ideal.
- Head up the stairs in the upper right hand corner
- [Grunt #6]: Swift x3
- Take the stairs down, ignore the second staircase, head to door, mash through cutscenes
- Executive #1: Swift Zubat, Swift Raticate, Swift Koffing; talk to Murkrow after
- Head back to the room where you acquired the first two passwords
- [Grunt #6]: Swift x3
- Take the stairs that lead back to the Lance heal, pick up Full Heal in the way
- Open the door and mash through cutscene
- Executive #2: Swift Arbok, Swift Gloom, Swift Murkrow
- Knock out the three Electrodes Swift x3
- Mash through Lance cutscene, then Dig

MAHOGANY GYM
- Ice puzzle: left of statue, Up, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Right
- [Douglas]: Strength Shellder, Strength, Swift Cloyster, Strength Shellder
- Pryce: Strength Seel, Strength, Swift Dewgong, Swift, Strength Piloswine
- Ice puzzle: Left, Down, Left, Down, exit gym, Fly to Olivine

OLIVINE LIGHTHOUSE 2/GYM
- Bike to the Lighthouse, go through it like normal
- [Ernest]: Swift Machop x2, Swift Poliwhirl
- Give SecretPotion to Jasmine, Dig out, bike to gym
- Jasmine: X Attack x2, Full Heal, Strength Magnemite x2, Dig x2 Steelix(Spam Dig on steelix)
- Exit gym, Fly to Goldenrod (4 up)

RADIO TOWER 1
- Use the Center, then bike to Radio Tower
- Grunt #1: Swift Raticate x2
- Head upstairs and walk into trainer's vision
- Grunt #2: Swift Arbok
- Ignore lower trainer, walk to upper trainer
- Grunt #3: Swift Zubat x2
- Grunt #4: Swift Grimer x2, Strength Muk
- Head upstairs and talk to upper trainer
- Marc Strength Magnemite x3
- Grunt #5: Swift Koffing, Swift Grimer, Swift Zubat, Swift Rattata
- Head upstairs, avoid rotator
- Rich: Strength Porygon
- Head upstairs
- Executive #1: Strength Koffing x3, Strength, Swift Weezing, Strength Koffing, Teach Slash over Swift, Slash Koffing
- Leave Radio Tower and bike to the Underground

UNDERGROUND
- Walk to the right of Teru and use the key on the door, then head downstairs
- Rival 4: Strength Golbat, Slash x2(crit kills) Magnemite, Dig Haunter, Strength Sneasel, Strength Quilava
- Grunt #1: Slash Rattata
- Grunt #2: Slash Muk, Slash Koffing, Rollout Rattata
- Grunt #3: Slash Koffing, Slash Muk
- Hit the switches in this order: 3, 2, 1
- Eddie: Use Rollout
- Duncan: Use Rollout
- Pick up Full Heal before Grunt #4
- Grunt #4: Slash Gloom x2
- Grunt #5: Slash Raticate, Rollout Golbat
- Pick up Max Ether
- Grunt #6: Strength Grimer, Slash Weezing
- Grunt #7: Slash Koffing x2
- Get Card Key from Director, walk back to staircase to use elevator to 3F
> 3F: Sell TMs, and Nugget
> Buy 10 X Accuracy, 31 X Attack, 12 X Speed
> Consider investing in a few X Defends if you have low defense DV

RADIO TOWER 2
- Use Card Key on 3rd Floor
- Grunt: Slash Raticate, Slash Koffing
- Executive #1: If LV 43 use Strength(Might be Range), LV 42 use Slash x2(Hope for crit) Golbat
- Executive #2: Strength Arbok, Strength Vileplume, Slash Murkrow
- Executive #3: Slash Houndour, Slash Koffing, Strength Houndoom
- Mash through cutscene, head to lobby
- Take Radio Card Quiz: Y, Y, N, Y, N
- Leave Radio Tower
- Fly to Mahogany

ROUTE 44/ICE PATH/BLACKTHORN CITY
- Bike east, take lower path
- Use Ether on Strength, use Max Ether on Slash and use a Super Repel upon entering Ice Path
- Ice Puzzle #1: L, U, L, D, L, U, L, D, R, D, R
- Ice Puzzle #2: R, U, L, D, R, HM07, L, U, R, D, R, U, R, D, L, D, L
- Use a Super Repel when needed
- Strength Puzzle: Push top boulder into hole, fall down second hole, U, R
- Ice Puzzle #3: D, R, D, L, U, L
- Pick up Protein if bad attack
- Exit Ice Path and head towards the Mart
> Buy 5 Hyper Potions, and 2-3 Max Repels(safety)
- Head to the Gym

BLACKTHORN GYM
- Paul: Slash Dratini x3
- Fran: Slash x2(Crit OHKO) Seadra
- Cody: Slash Horsea, Strength Seadra
- Lola: Slash Dratini, Strength Dragonair
- Clair: X Attack, Full Heal if Paralyzed, Strength Dragonair x3, Strength Kingdra
> Rollout strats: X Accuracy, 4 X Attacks, Full Heal if Paralyzed, Rollout
- Super Repel, Teach HM06 and HM07 to Poliwag, Leave gym, Surf to Dragon's Den

DRAGON'S DEN
- Daren: Slash Dragonair
- Pick up Max Elixir below the Twins
- Surf to the Dragon Shrine
- Test: 1, 1, 2, 1, 2
- Mash through cutscenes, and Dig out
- Mash through phone call, Fly to New Bark Town

TOHJO FALLS/VICTORY ROAD
- Go east and Surf, going through Tohjo Falls
> When exiting cave, move down two and bonk into the tree, then pass rotator
- Bike east and north, avoiding trainers along the way, and grab the free heal
> When leaving house, walk to Joyce, mount bike to buffer first time
- [Joyce]: Slash Pikachu, Strength Blastoise
- Beth: Slash Rapidash
- Super Repel, navigate Victory Road, Pick up earthquake
- Rival 5: X Accuracy, X Speed, 2 X Attacks, Rollout, Slash Typhlosion

ELITE FOUR
- Buy 11 Full Restores
- Will: X Speed, X Accuracy, 2 X Attack, Rollout(Heal if at low health when setting up)
- Koga: X Speed, X Accuracy, X Attack x2, Rollout
- Heal before Bruno, teach Earthquake over Dig
- Bruno: X Attack x2, Earthquake everything
- Karen: X Attack, X Speed, X Accuracy, Heal if Confused, Strength Umbreon, Strength Vilepume, Earthquake Gengar, Rollout Murkrow, Rollout Houndoom
> Umbreon is a range @ LV50, you can use Slash and go for the crit
- Heal to full health
- Lance: 2 X Attack, X Speed, X Accuracy, Strength Gyarados, Strength Dragonite x2, Rollout Aerodactyl, Rollout Charizard, Rollout Dragonite (Rollout will takeout the last three Pokemon)
> If needed, heal when setting up on Gyarados. You will outspeed everything once you start attacking
- Sit through credits

SS AQUA
- Bike to Professor Elm and get the S.S. Ticket
- Fly to Olivine (5 down), get on the boat
- Go right and down the stairs, talk to guy blocking you, go back upstairs
- Go in 3rd room on the top from the left
- Stanley: All Slash
- Go back downstairs, and head left to the Captain
- Leave the ship, Fly to Vermillion (1 up) and bike north to Saffron

POWER PLANT QUEST 1
- Bike north to Cerulean, then bike east to Power Plant
- Dean: Slash Golduck, Slash Sandslash
- YOLO first pass on Heidi, pause buffer and Super Repel second pass
- [Heidi]: Rollout Skiploom x2
- Surf to Power Plant, talk to red guy, Fly to Cerulean (1 up)
- Go to Gym, mash through cutscene, leave Gym
- Bike north to Nugget Bridge

NUGGET BRIDGE
- Dudley: Slash Oddish
- Ellen: Slash Wigglytuff, Slash Granbull
- Joe: Slash Tangela, Slash Vaporeon
- Laura: Slash Gloom, Slash Bellossom, Slash Pidgeotto
- Lloyd: Slash Nidoking
- Shannon: Rollout Paras x2, Rollout Parasect
- Pat: Slash Porygon
- Interrupt Misty’s date, Fly to Saffron (1 down), bike left to Celadon Gym

CELADON GYM
- Jo + Zoe: Slash Victreebel, Slash Vileplume
- Fight the left trainer
- Tanya: Strength Exeggutor
- Julia: X Accuracy, Rollout
- Erika: X Attack, Strength Tangela, Slash Jumpluff, Strength Victreebel, Strength Bellossom
- Exit gym, Fly to Cerulean (1 up), bike to gym

CERULEAN GYM
- Walk right around the gym and Surf to Misty
- Misty: X Attack, Strength Golduck, Strength Quagsire, Strength Lapras, Strength Starmie
- Grab Machine Part in upper left hand corner after fight, exit gym

POWER PLANT QUEST 2
- Bike east towards Power Plant
- YOLO first pass on Heidi, pause buffer and Super Repel second pass
- [Heidi]: Rollout Skiploom x2
- Surf to Power Plant, talk to red guy, Fly to Saffron (1 down), bike to gym

SAFFRON GYM
- Teleport puzzle: Up, Left, Down (go around), Down (go around)
- [Rebecca]: Strength Drowsee, Strength Hypno
- Use Full Restore
- Sabrina: X Speed, X Attack, X Accuracy, Rollout
> Espeon is a 2HKO, heal if you won't survive a Psychic
- Teleport puzzle: Right, Up, Up, Down
- Exit gym, bike right to Lavender

POWER PLANT QUEST 3
- [Tom]: Slash Magnemite x3
- Talk to guy in Radio Tower, Fly to Vermillion (2 up), head to gym

VERMILLION GYM
- Gregory: Slash Pikachu, Slash Flaaffy
- Lt. Surge: Slash Raichu, Earthquake Magneton, Strength Electabuzz, Slash Electrode x2
> Use Strength instead of Slash if out of PP
> Use Ether if you hit too many Spinners
> Need 8 Earthquakes for the next 2 Gyms
- Bike east out of Vermillion, use Super Repel, tune to 20, run from Snorlax
- Go through Diglett’s Cave, head to Pewter gym

PEWTER GYM
- Jerry: Strength Sandslash
- Brock: Earthquake x5
> Don't learn Thrash
- Exit gym, bike south towards Viridian Forest

VIRIDIAN FOREST/ROUTE TO CINNABAR ISLAND
- Super Repel when exiting Forest
- Stay to the right when exiting forest, then stay left after bonking trainer
- After Viridian City, go right of cliff, head straight down
- Surf south to Cinnabar, using a Super Repel
- Talk to Blue, Super Repel when starting to Surf, then Surf east to Seafoam Islands

CINNABAR GYM
- Walk up to gym
- Blaine: Earthquake x3
- Exit gym, surf right/up to Fuchsia City

FUCHSIA GYM
- Janine is the trainer in the middle-left of the gym
- Janine: X Attack, X Accuracy, Rollout
> If Supersonic hits, heal
- Exit gym, Fly to Viridian (2 up), head to gym

VIRIDIAN GYM
- Heal using remaining Super Potions(Full Restore is you don't have any), and use Max Elixir
- Blue: X Speed, X Attack x2, Strength Pidgeot, Earthquake Rhydon, Strength Alakazam, Strength Gyarados, Strength Exeggutor, Strength Arcanine,

- Exit gym, Fly to Pallet (1 up)

MT. SILVER
- Bike to lab, talk to Professor Oak
- Use Super Repel, Fly to Viridian City (2 up), bike west to Mt. Silver
- Heal when next Super Repel is needed
- Red: Guard Spec, X Attack x5, X Speed x2, X Accuracy, Rollout, Earthquake Blastoise
> Pikachu needs to use charm, or miss Thunder
> Heal if Thunder high rolls over half health
> You can survive a crit Thunder