Crystal Any% Glitchless Raikou Route (2022)

LID Manip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_erIWoNblYs
TID Manip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIwlTq10SrY
Totodile Manip: https://pastebin.com/hiAqN8fm
Route 29 Manips: https://pastebin.com/3XBwNWUg
Post Mikey Manip: https://pastebin.com/wSSKweRN
Post Mikey Manip with Bitter Berry https://pastebin.com/AGfFZ7nw
Route 32 Manip: https://pastebin.com/Lpbre9aF
Raikou Ranges: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uv672oxsRXVJNdeXsrQbErAXTfxl7Lp1nrJVTUxruhg/edit
Raikou Manip: https://pastebin.com/kHsktuhT
Douglas Manip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g70sHXud0-o&feature=youtu.be

Perfect Step Count is 221 (assumes picking up the bitter berry on Route 31, perfect squirtbottle girl, magnet girl, no spinner hits, and hop ledge after kurt house only once)
Bad Step Counts: 225-226, 229-236, 239, 245, 254

BEFORE STARTING
- Do LID manip then either setup Start Second 0 (press new game at 0:52.45 on start second timer) or do TID manip (optional, saves 3 seconds in Rival 3 and includes SS0)
- Set Options to Fast, Off, Set, Stereo, (any Print option), Off, Type 6 (Fast Options plus set the frame to type 6).
- Set clock to 10:01AM

NEW BARK TOWN
- Execute Totodile manip

ROUTE 29-30
- Go to save spot and take off Berry
- Do R29 manip
- Get hidden Potion
- Don’t kill Hoppips

CHERRYGROVE CITY
- Rival 1: Leer, Scratch spam

Name your Rival A

ROUTE 30-31
- Do 2nd R29 Manip
- Mikey: Scratch spam
- After Mikey go to the manip tile and buffer pause, Equip Berry (potion if under 16hp), call mom then do manip

VIOLET GYM
- Abe: Swap Rage to Slot 1 then Rage x4 (Scratch last turn if spearow is red bar)
- Heal to 10+ HP
- Rod: Rage x5
- Heal to 16+ HP (both totos get a +3)
- Falkner: Rage x5

VIOLET CITY
- Take the center and get the Egg

ROUTE 32
- Optionally can pick up Przcureberry
- Save for R32 Manip
- Equip Bitter Berry then use Repel on tile 1 left and 1 down from center entrance to get an Anthony Repel buffer

UNION CAVE
- Pick up X Attack
- If you hit Russell (rage spam) then skip Bill
- Bill: Rage x5

ROUTE 33
- Consider saving for Anthony (you will die if you hit him)

AZALEA TOWN
- Shopping: Buy 3 Super Potion, 5 Repel, 4 Antidote, 3 Paralyz Heal
- Skip the Full Heal

SLOWPOKE WELL
- Rocket 1: Rage spam (finish 2nd Rat with Scratch if you can)
- Heal to 14+ HP
- Rocket 2: Water Gun spam
- Pick up Super Potion (can consider skipping)
- Heal if need to heal for koffing no matter what
- Rocket 3: Water Gun spam
- Heal if <11HP (<16hp if wanna be safe)
- Rocket 4: Water Gun x4

AZALEA GYM
- Twins: Scratch x2, Water Gun x2
- Al: Rage x4-6
- Heal if under 30HP (+ Antidote)
- (Benny): WG, WG + Rage (Rage), Rage
- Bugsy: X Attack + Rage spam

AZALEA TOWN
- At any time before Rival 2:
    > Use a Super Potion
    > (Heal poison)
    > Teach Fury Cutter in slot 3
- Rival 2: WG+WG, FC+FC+FC, WG+WG (+Rage)
  - If have 8+ Rage then use Rage on zubat

ILEX FOREST
- Four tiles after entering:
    > Heal to 50+
    > Use a Repel
- When you reach the Cut bush:
    > Teach Cut over Leer
    > Cut the bush from the Pokemon menu
- Skip the hidden Full Heal

GOLDENROD CITY
- Get the Bicycle, then register it and bike to Route 35

ROUTE 35
- Get Kenya unless you know you hit TID 01001 (late Kenya saves time if Whitney uses Metronome into Rage/Whirlwind)
- (Ivan: Cut x2, WG)
- (Irwin: FC x5)
- It is half a second faster on average to cut the grass next to squirtbottle girl
- Deposit the Egg on the way back down to Irwin and Ivan
- Walk to Irwin and wait at least 4 frames and a good spin and then buffer bike

GOLDENROD GYM
- Lass: WG x3(+Rage)
- Heal to 50+
- Whitney: FC spam

GOLDENROD CITY
- Get the Squirtbottle
- Shopping:
    > 2F: Sell Attract and Mud-Slap; buy 5 Escape Ropes
    > 3F: Buy 21 X Special
- Get the Master Ball

ROUTE 35 PASS 2
- Get Kenya if you didn't before
- Dodge Ivan and Irwin again

ROUTE 36
- At any time before the grass
    > Heal and toss remaining healing items
    > Use a Repel

ROUTE 37
- Get the Magnet
- (Greg: Cut+Cut+Rage)
Bad Step Counts: 225-226, 229-236, 239, 245, 254
- If step count is over 224 then go to either step count 227/228 or 237/238
- (if you absolutely must heal, get hyper potion and use it on burned tower repel menu, loses 10 steps)

BURNED TOWER
- Walk left 3 tiles then menu and use Repel
- Rival 3: Switch to Kenya, (Growl), switch back, Rage, swap Paralyz Heal to below X Special, X Special x5, WG x2, Bite+Bite, Bite
    > Teach Bite in slot 1 over Rage
- After dogs cutscene:
    > (Toss any remaining Potions/Super Potions if you haven't already)
    > (Use/toss Antidotes)
    > Escape Rope out
    > Bike to the save spot without wasting any steps(if you do then waste 2 more)

ECRUTEAK CITY/ROUTE 37
- After catching Raikou:
    > Bike to the Kimono Theater
  On tile next to first Kimono Girl:
    > Swap Raikou to slot 1
    > Give Raikou the Magnet from the Pokemon menu

KIMONO THEATER
- Flareon: TS
- Espeon: TS
- Umbreon: TS+TS
- Vaporeon: TS
- Jolteon: QA(+QA)
- Get Surf

ECRUTEAK CITY
- One tile before you must turn down toward the gym (or one tile after turning if the NPC took a step to the right):
    > Teach Surf to Croconaw in slot 1
    > Use a Repel

ECRUTEAK GYM
- Sage 1: TS x5
- Sage 2: TS
- Sage 3: TS x3 (Teach Spark over Leer)
- Morty: Spark x4

ROUTE 38
- (Dana: Spark, QA)
- (Olivia: Spark)
- Pokefan: QA

OLIVINE CITY
- Shopping: Buy 10 Super Repels

LIGHTHOUSE 1
- Gentleman 1: Spark
- Gentleman 2: Spark x2
- Lass: Spark
- (Ernest: Spark x3)
- After talking to Jasmine:
    > Use a Super Repel
    > Swap Super Repel to slot 2
    > Use an Escape Rope

OLIVINE CITY
- Get HM04 Strength

ROUTE 41-42
- On Kaylee Pause Buffer:
    > Teach Strength to Raikou in slot 3
- (Kaylee: Strength x3)

CIANWOOD GYM
- Blackbelt 1: Strength
- Blackbelt 2: Strength + Strength (if frozen you just have to hope for defrost, more likely if you get fire punch after being frozen)
- If you were paralyzed and don’t have any Paralyz Heals left grab the secretpotion right now and buy 2 Full Heals
- Blackbelt 3: Spark x2
- Blackbelt 4: Spark x3
- Chuck: Spark x2

CIANWOOD CITY
- Get Fly
- Get the Secretpotion, then exit the house and do the following:
    > Use a Super Repel
    > Teach Fly to Kenya
    > Fly to Ecruteak (down 3)

ECRUTEAK CITY
- Bike to Mahogany through Mt. Mortar

ROUTE 42
- (Benjamin: Strength x3, if you’re burned this is very very bad)

ROUTE 43/LAKE OF RAGE
- Get Hidden Power
- Fly to Lake of Rage (down 1)
- Red Gyarados: Spark
- Talk to Lance, then Fly to Mahogany (down 2)

ROCKET HIDEOUT
- Rocket 1: Spark, QA (Strength if burned)
- Rocket 2: QA x3 (Strength x3 if burned)
- Scientist: Spark x3 (can also Strength these)
- (Lance heal)

*Note your ending PP will be 1 TS and 1 HP and you ideally want that 1 TS in case you miss the Houndoom range so adjust accordingly

- Rocket 3: QA x2
- Rocket 4 (PW): QA, Strength
- Rocket 5 (PW): QA
- (Grunt 6: QA x3)
- Executive-M: QA, TS x2 (Spark Raticate w/ 14 special)
- Executive-F: Spark, Strength x2
  After talking murkrow go back and pass the spinner again
- Electrodes: Strength
- Walk out of the hideout, then bike to the gym

MAHOGANY GYM
- Take one step onto the ice, then do the following:
    > Teach Hidden Power in slot 4
    > Teach Whirlpool to Croc in slot 4
    > Save the game
    > Attempt to pass Douglas, and hard reset if you hit him and set offset 12177 (5 frame window)
- Pryce: Spark, HP+HP, Spark (TS Seel with 14 special)
- After exiting, Fly to Olivine (down 4)

LIGHTHOUSE 2
- (Ernest: TS x3)
- After talking to Jasmine, Escape Rope out and bike to the gym

OLIVINE GYM
- Jasmine: Spark(+HP), Spark(+HP), HP+HP
- After exiting, Fly to Goldenrod (up 4)

RADIO TOWER 1
- Rocket 1: TS x2
- Rocket 2: HP
- Rocket 3: Strength x2
- Rocket 4: TS x2, Spark(+TS)
- Rocket 5: TS x3, Strength
- Scientist 1: Spark x3
- Scientist 2: Spark
- Executive-M: TS x3, Spark, HP x2

UNDERGROUND
- Donald: Strength x2
- Teru: HP x4
- Rival 4: Spark, Spark, Spark, Spark, HP
- Rocket 1: TS
- Rocket 2: Spark, TS x2
- Rocket 3: TS, Spark
- Burglar 1: TS x2
- Burglar 2: TS, Spark, TS
- Rocket 4: Strength x2
- Rocket 5: TS, Strength
- Rocket 6: TS x2
- Rocket 7: TS x2
- Escape Rope out, then bike to the Radio Tower

RADIO TOWER 2
- If you lost 3 or more PP, use the PC in the top left depositing Raikou and then withdrawing it and then swap it back to slot 1
- Rocket: TS x2
- Executive-M: HP (TS if double deposit)
- Executive-F: Spark, HP, Strength
- Executive-M: TS x2, Spark (+TS) (Strength (Strength) if double deposit)

- Get the Radio Card (Yes, Yes, No, Yes, No)
- After exiting:
    > Fly to Mahogany (down 2)
- Take Mahogany Center unless you did deposit strat

ROUTE 44
- Stop for at least 1 frame to avoid the rotator

ICE PATH
- Use Super repel 4 tiles in
- In 2nd Room use Super repel 2 tiles in and then use strength from menu

BLACKTHORN CITY
- When the previous repel wears off, use another Super Repel

BLACKTHORN GYM
- Cooltrainer-M: Strength x3
- Cooltrainer-F: TS
- Cooltrainer-M: Strength, TS
- Cooltrainer-F: Strength, HP
- Clair: HP x3, Strength+Spark
- Go to the Dragon's Den

DRAGON'S DEN
- Cooltrainer: HP
- 1, 1, 2, 1, 2 for questions
- Get Dratini
- After exiting the building:
    > Teach Waterfall (down 4) to Dratini in slot 1
    > Use a Super Repel
    > Use an Escape Rope
- After the cutscene, take one step down (if doing Joyce repel buffer), Fly to New Bark, and Surf east

ROUTE 26-27
- Do this movement to get a perfect Repel buffer for Joyce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX_0sl3AvAo&feature=youtu.be
- Skip heal house
- (Joyce: Strength, TS)
- Use a Super Repel for the 2nd Joyce pass
    > If you hit Joyce on the first pass or she gets stuck, use the Super Repel on the tile below Cooltrainer-F
- Cooltrainer-F: Spark(+TS)

VICTORY ROAD
- Rival 5: Spark, Spark (Paralyz Heal) +Spark, HP, Strength, HP (+Strength), TS
    > Finish Magneton with TS if you can (about 33% hp needed)

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Shopping: Buy 3 Max Repels and 11 Full Restores

ELITE FOUR
- Will: TS, Strength(+Strength), HP, Spark Slowbro, TS Xatu

- Koga: Spark, X Special, Spark x2, HP+HP, TS
    > Spark Ariados, then X Special on Forretress with 14 DV Special
    > If full HP then setup X Special x2 on Forretress for Swift damage
    > You can often finish Muk with TS (about 45% HP to kill with TS)
    > If used 2 Special then Spark Muk (finish with TS if miss range) and TS Forretress

- Bruno: X Special x2, Spark, HP, Spark x3
    > If you're on Hitmonchan and need 35+ damage to reach <50% HP for Umbreon, 2HKO it with Strength
    > If turn 1 Detect from Hitmontop then kill with Spark, HP onix, Spark Hitmonlee, use 2nd special on hitmonchan
    > If double Mach Punch from Hitmonchan wont give you under half hp then Strength Hitmonlee instead (if swagger heal it off with full heal and then you can strength hitmonchan to save a spark due to +2 in attack)

- Karen: Usually Spark, X Special x2, Spark, HP, Spark x2, TS; see below for all strats
(You need 2 Spark PP and 3 Hidden Power PP or 1 spark with 4 Hidden Power for Lance)
    > Umbreon Turn 1: Spark
    > Umbreon Turn 2+:
        > If crit Spark, >50% HP, and not Sand Attacked: Spark
            > Vileplume: HP
            > Gengar: X Special (heal Paralysis), Spark
            > Houndoom: (HP, Spark) or (X Special, Spark) or (Strength x2 (Strength if Max Potion)) depending on PP
        > Otherwise if >50% HP: X Special x2 (heal Confusion, play through accuracy drops), Spark
            > Vileplume: HP
            > Gengar: Spark or HP (depending on PP)
            > Houndoom: Spark (or Strength x2 (Strength if Max Potion) if need to save PP)
        > If <50% HP and Sand Attacked with no X Specials set up: Swap to Kenya and let it faint, swap back to Raikou
        > If <50% HP and not Sand Attacked: (heal if you would die to a Faint Attack), X Special
            > If you would die to a Faint Attack (while +1 x spec): Spark
                > Vileplume: HP
                > Gengar: X Special (heal Paralysis), Spark
                > Houndoom: Spark
            > Otherwise: X Special (to +2), Spark
                > Vileplume: HP
                > Gengar: Spark
                > Houndoom: Spark (or Strength x2 (Strength if Max Potion) if need to save PP)
    > Murkrow: (heal if <12 HP), TS (Spark if >3 Spark PP)

- Lance: TS, HP x3, Spark x2
    > Spark Gyarados if have 3 Spark
    > Hidden Power Aerodactyl if only have 1 Spark

After the game saves soft reset

NEW BARK TOWN
- Bike to Elm's Lab
- After exiting fly to Olivine (down 5)

S.S. AQUA
- Sailor: Spark x2, Strength

VERMILLION CITY
- Fly to Vermillion (up 1), then bike to the Power Plant

ROUTE 9-10
- Camper: TS, HP
- On Heidi pause buffer use a super repel
- (Heidi: TS x2)
- After exiting the Power Plant, Fly to Cerulean (up 1)

CERULEAN CITY
- Enter the gym, then bike to Nugget Bridge

NUGGET BRIDGE
- NB1: Strength
- NB2: TS, Spark
- NB3: Spark, TS
- NB4: Strength x2, HP
- NB5: HP
- NB6: Strength x3
- NB7: Spark
- After the Misty cutscene, Fly to Cerulean (up 1) and bike to the gym

CERULEAN GYM
Optimal Misty gym movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZp20u5ceuo&feature=youtu.be
- Get Machine Part
- Misty: TS, HP+Strength, Spark x2 (finish Lapras with Strength if it lives)
    > Swap Spark with TS when using TS
    > Swap HP with Strength when using Strength
- After exiting, bike to the Power Plant

ROUTE 9-10
- Super Repel on this tile after passing Heidi https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/377233761013727234/717058835155517470/unknown.png
- After the Power Plant, Fly to Saffron (down 1) and bike to Lavender

ROUTE 8
- If the Tom repel buffer was set up correctly, the Repel should wear off on the last tile before doing the third pass
- (Tom: Spark x3, then Crunch Kabutops, Omastar and Red Espeon)

LAVENDER TOWN
- Get the EXPN card, then Fly to Vermilion (up 2) and bike to the gym

VERMILION GYM
- Gentleman: Strength x2
- Surge: X Special, (Full Heal/Restore), HP (Strength), HP, Spark, HP, TS+Strength

VERMILION CITY
- Cut the bush then on this https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/377233761013727234/721892727872159814/unknown.png
    > Use a Super Repel
    > Tune the Radio Card (make sure to not exit the radio frame-perfectly or the music won't play)
- Talk to Snorlax, then bike through Diglett's Cave

ROUTE 2
- Load Pewter (three tiles up), then bike south to Pallet

ROUTE 1
- Before the grass:
    > Use a Max Repel
    > (Heal paralysis)

CINNABAR ISLAND
- Talk to Blue, then Surf to the gym
- Can yolo the spinner to save 3.5 seconds
- Blaine: X Special, TS, Spark x2
- After exiting, Surf/bike to Fuchsia
    >(If burned menu next to water and use full restore + surf from menu)

FUCHSIA GYM
- Janine: TS x4, Spark
- After exiting, Fly to Saffron (down 3) and bike to the Celadon Gym

CELADON GYM
- Twins: Strength, HP
- Picnicker: HP
- Beauty: Strength x3
- Erika: HP, Spark, HP x2
- After exiting, Fly to Viridian (up 2) and bike to the gym

VIRIDIAN GYM
- Blue: X Special, TS, HP, Spark, X Special, HP, Spark x2
    > If you have only 7 X Specials left, use 1 here and Strength+Spark Arcanine
    > Teach Crunch over Thundershock
- After exiting, Fly to Saffron (down 3) and bike to the gym

SAFFRON GYM
- Entering teleporters: Up, Left, Down, Down
    > Walk one tile left in the last two rooms to avoid the spinners' vision
- (Rebecca: Crunch x2)
- Sabrina: Crunch x3
- Exiting teleporters: Right, Up, Up, Down
- After exiting, Fly to Pewter (up 3) and bike to the gym

PEWTER GYM
- Camper: Crunch
- Brock: Crunch x3, Spark x2
- After exiting, Fly to Pallet (up 1) and talk to Oak

PALLET TOWN
- After talking to Oak, use a Max Repel, then Fly to Viridian (up 2) and bike to Mt. Silver

MT. SILVER
- Heal to 105+ HP on second Repel menu
- Red: X Special x6, (Full Restore), Crunch, Spark (Crunch if only 4 Sparks left), Spark+Spark, HP, Spark x2
     > If you are at 105-107 HP then stop setting up after getting to +4
     > If you need to save time you can use 5 x specials and risk snorlax range (36%)
     > Can also setup to +4, saves 20 seconds with turn 1 Snorlax crit