Pokémon Yellow - Pikachu% (slightly modified)

Copy-pasted from Chauzu_VGC's one with some modifs (link : http://pastebin.com/tynpRgFK)

Newer notes :
> Can Pidgeotto manip with only 93 overall extra exp (3 L4 Pidgey)
> Brock :
	> Geodude : 5-10DV Atk = 5TW + 5QA / 11+DV Atk = 6TW + 4QA
	> Onix : 5-10DV Atk = 6TW + 8QA / 11+DV Atk = 5TW + 8QA






TO-DO : Rewrite more friendly if continuing to grind this after marathon

Pokémon Yellow COMPLETE Checklist

PALLET TOWN :
- GRAB Potion from PC
- MISC
	- Get 11 Atk & Spec (possibly 15 Speed)
	- Max are 20, 12, 9 (9.5), 15 (15.5), 11 (11.6).

- Rival :
	* Eevee L5 : TS spam

ROUTE 1 (3 trips) :
- EXPERIENCE
	- Grind 121 experience to L7
	- Grind to ~140 if possible (need 224 total to L11)

VIRIDIAN CITY :
- HEAL at Pokemon Center to replinish PP
- BUY (more Poke Balls is recommended to make Pidgey more consistent)
	- 3-5x Poke Balls (1st)
	- 7-8x Potions (2nd)
- GRAB Potion after old man

VIRIDIAN FOREST :
- MISC
	- Grind 80-103 exp (Metapod or Pidgey)
	- Catch a Pidgey (TWave or QA) & remember its level
- (left) Lass : TS spam

- GRAB Antidote in tree
- Bug Catcher : TS spam
- Bug Catcher : TS spam

- GRAB Potion on the road
- Bug Catcher : TS spam

- GRAB Potion on the bottom right dead-end
- GRAB hidden Potion before last trainer
- Bug Catcher : TS spam


PEWTER CITY :
- Brock :
	* Geodude: 1-3x Growl, 6x Tail Whip, QA spam
		(Growl until Tackle deals 4)

	* Onix: 1x Growl, 6x Tail Whip, QA spam
		(Potion if Bind, switch if -2 Def or lower)

- HEAL at Poke Center in Pewter
- SHOP
	- Sell :
		- TM34 (3 down)
	- Buy :
		- 8 Potion (1 down)
		- 2 Antidote (3 down)

ROUTE 3 :
- NOTE : ALWAYS kill with QA
- Lass :
	* Pidgeys : if L4 Pidgey, switch to Pidgey then to Pika
				TS spam

- Bug Catcher : TS spam

- HEAL before Short's Guy
- Short's Guy : TS spam

- Jump ledge and fight Yougster : TS spam
- Bug Catcher :
	* Caterpie : TQ + QA
	* Metapod : QA + TS
	* Weedle : TS + QA
	* Kakuna : QA + TS

- Lass : TS spam
- Bug Catcher : TS spam

MT MOON :
- EXPERIENCE
	- Grind ~500+ exp (550 if shared exp with Pidgey)
	- If short on exp, fight 1st Rocket on Scientist floor (~300 exp)

- GRAB TM12 to the left of the entrance (TO-DO : from here)
Rare Candy to the right
TM 12 to the left
TM 01 in the basement level
- MENU before first fight
Heal up to full HP
Teach TM 01 instead of Growl (5 down)
- FIGHT vs Super Nerd
Grimer: If perfect attack (12 when you recieved Pikachu), Mega Punch x2. Otherwise Thundershock x3 if enough PP. If not enough PP, Mega Punch x2 and Quick Attack or Mega Punch, Thundershock and QA kills. If Thundershock crits turn 1, go for Mega Punch turn 2.
Voltorb: Mega Punch turn 1, if Screeched or disabled QA otherwise another Mega Punch
Koffing: Mega Punch x2-3, Thundershock to finish off if PP left or QA if in range. If no Thundershock PP Tail Whip turn 1.
- MENU before 2nd fight
Heal up to full HP
- FIGHT
Mega Punch spam for the most part. If Ekans Leer you, you can Thundershock turn 2 vs Meowth. If Leer'd and low HP, you can switch out to reset stats and make healing better. If you get Growl'd once by Meowth, Tail Whip Koffing. If more than once and Leer'd or low HP, just sack Pidgey.

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MISTY/BILL
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- SPLIT
is after you heal before leaving the town
- MENU
Switch options back
- HEAL
at poke center as you enter town
- SHOP
Sell:
TM 12 (3 down)
Poke Balls if you need Antidote (1 ball = 1 Antidote)
Buy:
Potions x4-6 (1 down)
Awakening x1-3 (scroll to bottom, 3 up)
Antidote if needed
How many potions you buy depends on how many you have. If you didn't have to use that many against Brock or if the rng has been decent, you have enough, and buying a few more Awakening is a nice insurance for shit rng.
- FIGHT
Do Misty gym.
- GRAB
Bulbasaur.
Rare Candy.
- FIGHT vs Rival
Spearow: Thundershock x2
Sandshrew: Tail Whip into Mega Punch x2. If Spearow used Growl, switch out to Pidgey after first Mega Punch. If Sand-Attacked twice before hitting Mega Punch, switch out to Pidgey also. If only sanded once, kill and switch out to Pidgey against Rattata.
NB #3: Heal to full HP before fight
NB #4: Mega Punch Nidoran
NB #5: Heal to full HP before fight. Mega Punch and then Thundershock
- GRAB
Charmander
TM 45
- FIGHT
Onix! Heal to full HP if needed. Tail Whip x5, Mega Punch. Switch to Charmander if needed
Do Slowpoke trainer if severely lacking experience or if you defeated Misty already.
Nidoran trainer: Mega Punch female Nidoran.
- GRAB
Ether
- FIGHT
Misty! Heal to full HP before. Nothing special, switch out if in danger to heal.
- HEAL
After fight and split afterwards. If Early Misty you heal here after Bill and split.

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LT. SURGE
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- FIGHT
Rocket! Pray to Mega Punch Gods. If in danger vs. Machop switch to Bulbasaur to heal. Use Awakening vs. Drowzee if it trolls.
- GRAB
Full Restore and X Special in the tunnel
- FIGHT
Raticate trainer! Heal to full HP before fight if you have potions left, otherwise use Full Restore if in danger. Mega Punch spam vs. rat. If you take damage in fight and have potions left use them.
- SHOP
Sell:
Remaining Potions (keep 1 if no Poké Ball - you want one Poke Ball or Potion left to switch with Bicycle. If you have 2 or more potions, you can keep 1-2 to heal after Nidoran trainer)
TM 45 (6 down, Nugget)
TM 11 (8 down, SS Ticket)
Buy:
10x Super Potions (1 down)
4x Repel (scroll to bottom, 1 up)
2-3x Paralyz Heal
0-1x Awakening (if you have none left)
- GRAB
TM 08
- MENU
Switch item #2 (Antidote) with Super Potion (X Special)
Scroll to buttom and up to TM 08, replace with Mega Punch
Heal if needed
- FIGHT
Rival! Just spam Body Slam. Kappa
- GRAB
HM 01 and Rare Candy (fight Gentleman)
- FIGHT (THUNDERBOLT vs. Tentacool and Staryu ONLY)
(Rival's floor)
3rd room from right : Fisherman (TS, TB, TS) on the way back
Entrance floor (2 last rooms) : the two gentlemans.
Upper floor: room 2 + item, room 4 + item, room 3.
- GRAB
TM 44, Ether, Max Potion (ONLY if Full Restore is used)
- MENU before Cut
Super Potion to full HP (1 down)
Switch item #3 (Rare Candy) with Repel (10 down, Antidote)
Teach HM01 to Bulbasaur (two down, two down)
Use Ether (8 up, SS Ticket) on Body Slam (two up, down)
Use TM 28 on Charmander (two down, one up)
Use Cut with Bulbasaur (b, up, a, up)
- LT SURGE PUZZLE
BOTTOM LEFT - right
BOTTOM MIDDLE - upper left
BOTTOM RIGHT - up
MIDDLE RIGHT - up
UPPER RIGHT - left
UPPER MIDDLE - upperleft
MIDDLE LEFT - up
UPPER LEFT - right
- FIGHT
Lt. Surge! Spam Body Slam. Switch out if injured and heal.

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ROCK TUNNEL
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- GRAB
Bike Voucher
Squirtle
- MENU
Dig with Charmander in tunnel (1 down, a spam)
- GRAB
Bicycle
- MENU
Switch Item #1 with Bicycle (scroll to bottom and up)
Throw away switched item
Heal if needed
Get on the bicycle
- MENU for Cut:
up, a, up, a spam
- GRAB
TM 19
- FIGHT vs 4 Grass mons trainer.
Body Slam spam, pick off Oddish with QA. If para'd, heal vs. Bellsprout using Wrap. Otherwise after fight.
Remember Beedrill trainer and then spam Thunderbolt vs. bug trainer to reach LEVEL 30.
- MENU before Rock Tunnel
Use Repel
Switch item #4 (Helix Fossil with X Special (6 down, Full Restore)
Teach TM 29 to Pikachu instead of Thundershock (scroll to bottom, one up)
Use Ether on Thunderbolt
- FIGHT
Cubone trainer! Seismic Toss x2, Thunderbolt. Heal after match if hit by Bone Club
Grass trainer! (Body Slam > Seismic Toss) x2. Heal potential status after match.
- MENU
Heal to full HP if needed
Heal potential status if needed
Use Repel
Use another repel just before KAPOW trainer
- FIGHT
KAPOW trainer! Seismic Toss spam. If hit before Selfdestruct switch out and try to let them explode on other pokes. If bad defense impossible to survive Graveler explosion without Growl.

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SHOPPING
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- GRAB
Elixir (bottom, count to 8 - 35 steps)
Nugget (2nd from top, count to 3 - 15 steps)
- SHOP #1
Sell:
Remaining Awakening (4 down, X Special)
Nugget (4 down, X Special)
Full Restore (5 down, SS Ticket)
Remaining Antidote (6 down, Helix Fossil)
TM18 (when buying Poke Doll)
Buy:
Revive x1
Super Repel x11
TM33 x1
Poke Doll x2
- GRAB
TM 18 from store clerk
All vending TM's
Fresh Water
- SHOP #2
Sell:
All TM's except 44, 24 and 33
Buy:
5 X Accuracy
34 Special (scroll to bottom and up)
14 X Attack (2 up)
-GRAB
HM 02

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POKÉ FLUTE
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- MENU
Switch Repel with Super Repel (11 down, TM 33)
Teach HM02 to Pidgey (scroll to bottom and up)
Toss Repel
Heal Pikachu to full HP (down, up, a)
Use Super Repel
- FLY
To Lavender Town (3 down)
- FIGHT
Rival! Thunderbolt Fearow
Switch item #6 (Helix Fossil) with X Accuracy (Fresh Water)
Switch X Attack with item #5 (SS Ticket)
Set up 2 X Attack vs Magnemite
- FIGHT
2x Gastly trainer! X Special x1
General note for fighting Gastly's: we are tight on Super Potion and later Full Heal. Don't waste Super Potions here to yolo through Confusion, just switch out to something not Pidgey.
- GRAB
Elixer
HP Up
Elixer
Rare Candy
- MENU before Rocket fight
Heal to full HP
Throw away Prz Heal
- FIGHT
Rocket! Set up 2x X Special vs Meowth. Spam Thunderbolt.

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ERIKA
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- FLY
To Celadon City (one down)
- MISC
Enter Poké Center. Heal if low on Super Potions (you want at least 1 left)
- COMPUTER
Deposit Helix Fossil (6 down, X Accuracy)
Deposit HM01 (7 down, Rare Candy)
Deposit SS Ticket (12 down, Fresh Water)
Deposit HM02 (scroll to bottom, 3 up)
- FIGHT
Erika's gym grunt! Body Slam vs. Exeggutor 1-2 times, Seismic Toss after that or if Reflect
- MENU
If only 1-3 Super Potions left, switch them with Rare Candy
Heal to full HP
Teach Rest TM 44 to Pikachu over Quick Attack (down and a spam when healing)
Rare Candy x2
- FIGHT
Erika! Set up X Special x1 and X Attack x3 vs Tangela. Then Body Slam sweep. Rest if paralyzed, always wake up with Poke Flute

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SILPH CO
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- FLY
To Celadon City (1 down) - head towards Saffron Mart
- SHOP
Sell:
Remaining Super Potion (except so you can heal to full HP)
TM 21 (scroll to bottom and 1 up)
HP Up (scroll to bottom and 2 up)
Buy:
9 Hyper Potion (1 down)
2 Revive (scroll to bottom and 1 up)
3 Full Heal
- MENU
Switch Item #2 (Rare Candy) with Hyper Potion (scroll to bottom and 3 up)
Switch Poke Flute with TM24
Use the remaining Super Potion / Heal to full with Hyper Potion
Bicycle
- GRAB
Carbos
Rare Candy
- MENU
Switch Super Potion with Revive (ONLY IF YOU HAVE SUPER POTION LEFT)
Rare Candy x3
- HEAL
To almost full HP at least and heal any status after Arbok trainer
- FIGHT! Rival!
Sandslash - Seismic Toss x3. If Slash turn 1, switch out to Bulbasaur to heal. After two Seismic Toss, switch out to Bulbasaur to heal if low health. If you die, yes, switch to Bulbasaur.
Cloyster - Thunderbolt. Make sure you aren't low on HP since it is a roll.
Magnemite - Body Slam followed by 2x Seismic Toss. Switch out to Pidgey / Squirtle if you need to remove confusion before killing blow or need to heal.
Kadabra - X Attack followed by Body Slam. If you get confused you can try to yolo or otherwise switch out, but you have to use X Special instead of X Attack then. If low on HP, use Hyper unless you are already low in numbers.
Flareon - Body Slam spam, make sure to heal espescially if 0-1 Revive left
- TAKE Lapras
- MENU
Hyper Potion
Elixir
- FIGHT
Final Rocket! Set up X Special x1 vs. Weezing, spam Tbolt.
- HEAL if needed
- FIGHT
Giovanni! X Attack x 3 vs. Nidorino. Seismic Toss vs Rhyhorn. Keep Pika healthy.

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KOGA
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- FLY
to Celadon City and head for Snorlax.
- MENU
Heal Pikachu to full health
Super Repel
Poké Flute
- FIGHT
Ok, so we need 3 extra battles for the experience route.
First is the PP Up biker (TB + ST)
Then when arriving in Fuschia use Super Repel and fight the two left trainers in the grass area.
- GRAB
Rare Candy
Gold Teeth
TM 32
- FIGHT
Drowzee & Kadabra trainer! Set up X Attack x 1, Body Slam sweep
Hypno trainer! Set up X Special x 1, Thunderbolt / Seismic toss
- MENU
Heal to full HP before Koga
- FIGHT
Koga! Set up 2x X Special and 1x X Accuracy. Full Heal if Poison'd turn 1 only and do an extra X Special. Use Rest to heal up otherwise after finishing boosting or in danger. Poke Flute to wake up; Full Heal removes the X item boosts. Thunderbolt sweep.

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BLAINE
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- GRAB
HM 04
Rare Candy
- MENU
Teach HM04 to Lapras (scroll to bottom, 1 up, 1 up)
Teach HM03 to Squirtle (2 up, 1 up)
Throw away Prz Heal if still in bag, otherwise scroll to top of menu
Use Strength with Lapras
- FLY
To Pallet town and mom heal
- MENU
Use Repel
Teach TM33 Reflect over Rest
Bicycle, drive to water
Surf (3 down)
Super Repel again before Carbos
- GRAB
Carbos
Rare Candy x2
Secret Key
- DIG
- FLY
To Cinnabar (2 up, 2 down)
- SHOP
Sell:
Carbos x2
Buy:
7x Hyper Potion (2 down)
11x Revive (scroll to bottom, 1 up)
2+x Full Heal
- FIGHT
Blaine! Seismic Toss x3 vs. Ninetails. Switch out to Pidgey to heal up to full. Reflect and X Special x2-3 vs. Rapidash. It is recommended you only go for more than 2 X Special if you get locked into Fire Spin; crit chance isn't worth boosting anymore. Thunderbolt spam.

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SABRINA
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- MENU
Full Heal if needed
Use two Rare Candy
Teach TM 32 instead of Reflect (hold down and spam a during 2nd Rare Candy usage)
Dig out
- FLY
to Fuschia
- GRAB
TM 31 from upper left house
- MENU before Sabrina
Heal up to full HP
- FIGHT
Sabrina! X Special x1, X Attack x3, X Accuracy x1. One Double Team then Body Slam spam.

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GIOVANNI
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- DIG
- FLY
to Viridian City
- HEAL if most of the team is fainted, if only a few not needed
- FIGHT
Giovanni Trainer #1! Seismic Toss spam.
Giovanni Trainer #2! X Special x1, Thunderbolt spam.
- MENU before Giovanni
Switch Pikachu with Pidgey
Teach TM 31 instead of Thunderbolt
- FIGHT
Giovanni! Yeah. Sand-Attack as much as possible. If you get at least two Sand-Attack in, just switch to Pikachu directly, and if you get hit, go to Pidgey to revive - this means you don't have to wait for another mon to faint. Otherwise, sack a filler mon to revive Pikachu. Double Team and switch places between Double Team and Mimic. Mimic Fissure. X Accuracy. Fissure spam.

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VICTORY ROAD
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If you don't have any X Accuracy left due to bs RNG you need to fly to Celadon and buy more.
- MENU
Switch Pidgey with Pikachu
Heal Pikachu to full HP
Super Repel
Revive to have at least 4 mons alive
Teach TM 24 instead of Double Team (which should be in top)
Bicycle
- FIGHT
Rival! Seismic Toss Sandslash to death. Switch out to Lapras if needed. Body Slam Exeggutor. Switch out to Pidgey if needed to heal up. Set up X Special x4 vs. Cloyster. Heal up before Thunderbolt spam.
- MENU as you enter gate to Victory Road
Revive fainted mons if needed (only if you took Viridian Center; if you did and only have 1-3 mons fainted you can skip Elite 4 center.
- MENU with last Super Repel
Use Strength with Lapras
Hyper Potion Pikachu if needed
Super Repel
Switch Super Repel with Revive
Throw Super Repel
Bicycle
- HEAL
Before Elite 4 UNLESS you healed at the Center before Giovanni and you have a fully revived team.
- SHOP
Sell:
The 3 TM's in the bottom if you need to buy Revives (you need like 8+ with fully healed party)
Buy:
Revives if you need some
Rest Full Restore

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ELITE 4
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- FIGHT
Lorelei! Seismic Toss Dewgong. X Special x2-3 (2 if Dewgong rests turn 1, otherwise 3). Thunderbolt sweep.
- MENU
Heal before Bruno
Switch Bicycle with Full Restore
Use the remaining 2 Rare Candy
- FIGHT
Bruno! Seismic Toss Onix. Mimic Ice Punch, X Special x2 and X Accuracy if needed.
- MENU
Heal before Agatha and use Elixir
- FIGHT
Agatha! Mimic Substitute from Gengar and use it. Set up X Special x4-5. Spam Thunderbolt.
- MENU
Heal before Lance
- FIGHT
Lance! Thunderbolt Gyarados. Seismic Toss first Dragonair. Heal up to full for 2nd Dragonair. Set up X Special x2 and Mimic Ice Beam while staying healthy. Switch out if Bubblebeam speed drop.
- MENU
Revive all pokes
Elixer before Champion
- FIGHT
Champion! Seismic Toss x3 vs. Sandslash, switch out to Pidgey, Squirtle and Lapras to heal. Set up X Special vs. Alakazam and spam Body Slam. Mimic Hypnosis and X Accuracy vs. Exeggutor, switch out if Leech Seed'd. Set up X Attack x2. Keep all opponents asleep and just attack.