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- In Pokemon Red, the "risky strat," as I like to call it, involves skipping the two Rare Candies in Cinnabar Mansion. This works with 13-15 DV Speed (and 12 in very rare cases). This is usually faster, but it is riskier because you have less HP for Black Belt and are a lower level for the Elite Four. Here are the basic steps:
- - Buy 11/4/4 (but need 5 X Speed and 2 fewer X Specials if using one on Viridian Rival)
- - Get the PP Up
- - Thrash the Machoke in Silph
- - Rare Candy 0-1 times before Hypno (not twice, as it makes Black Belt much riskier)
- - Save 6-7 EQ for Hypno
- - Elixer after Hypno
- - EQ Koga's first three Pokemon
- - Teach Strength in Pallet Town before using the first three Rare Candies
- - Go the mansion as normal, but skip the two Rare Candies. Get the Carbos if you have 13 DV Speed.
- - Fight Erika first (EQ, IB, EQ) (can IB Vileplume with 15 DV Special)
- - Fight Blaine next (X Acc strats)
- - Fight Sabrina last (EQ x4; Venomoth is a range with low 15 Attack)
- - Use X Acc strats on Black Belt
- - Elixer after Black Belt
- - Use normal Giovanni strats, but note that Nidoqueen is a range with low 15 Attack
- - X Speed on Viridian Rival's Pidgeot (or X Special twice -- once on Pidgeot and once on Growlithe -- and TB Growlithe). Alakazam is a range if you don't X item on Growlithe unless 13-15 DV Attack. X Special strat is ~2 seconds faster with decent Special (Pidgeot is a range on anything but 15 DV Special)
- - E4 strats are basically the same, but faster because you Drill Jynx and Alakazam. Also riskier because less HP, crit IB doesn't always kill Golbat, Haze creates a speedtie with Haunter on 14 DV Speed, first Dragonair is a range unless 12-15 DV Special, and Aerodactyl is a range unless 8-15 DV Special. X Speed on the second Dragonair.
- Detailed notes below.
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- Risky strat time save Save Added risk Notes
- - 14 DV Speed
- o With good Attack and 15 DV Special 7 sec. 6-12% L40 for Hypno (RC x1)
- o With good Attack and 8 DV Special 5 sec. 6-12% L40
- o With good Attack and 7 DV Special 6 sec. 7-13% L40; Aero range
- o With good Attack and 4 DV Special 4 sec. 6-12% L40-41; 2 XSpec Lance
- o With average Attack and 15 DV Special 13 sec. 5-11% L40-41; 2 XSpec VR (no range)
- o With average Attack and 8 DV Special 9 sec. 5-11% L40-41; 2 XSpec VR (range)
- o With average Attack and 7 DV Special 10 sec. 6-12% L40-41; 2 XSpec VR (range)
- o With average Attack and 4 DV Special 7 sec. 6-12% L40-41; 2 XSpec VR (range)
- o With average Attack and 0 DV Special 7 sec. 6-12% L40-41; 2 XSpec VR (range)
- - 13 DV Speed See above, but +6.5 sec.
- - 15 DV Speed See above, but +2 sec. (+3 with 13-15 Special)
- NOTE: 7 EQ for Hypno is preferred to Lv. 41, but do what is necessary to survive Headbutt (use Potion if HP is 50ish)
- Risky strat approach
- - If strat is possible at Brock, buy 8 Potions (8-9 if Hiker strats)
- - With 12 DV Speed, can do strat with Carbos if kill 3 Zubats + 15 stat exp. from Route 6 (or 2 Zubats, a Paras and 50 stat
- exp. … or Spearow and 2 Zubats)
- - If strat is decently likely entering Vermilion, plan NOT to Rare Candy swap
- - Buy 11/4/4 in most cases (11/2/5 if not enough money and committed to it; 11/3/5 if average to bad Special; 11/4/5 if enough money)
- - With good Attack, commit to strat after splitting for Poke Flute
- - With average Attack, commit to strat after splitting for Koga
- - Always go for it with 6-8 Attack, 14 DV Speed and 7+ DV Special
- - Never go for it with 13 DV Speed and 0-6 DV Special
- - If anything else, depends on 1) time you need to save, and 2) HP/DEF DVs for Black Belt
- - Double X Special on Viridian Rival unless good Attack and average to bad Special and bought 5 X Speeds
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