Updated Crystal Notes

LAST UPDATED 2015/11/26

BEGINNING
- 5:50 PM, Sunday, No DST, Yes Phone
- Totodile: Male 12-13/11/10
	> 13 Attack is 15 DV
- Potion on bottom left flower outside Mr. Pokemon's House
- Berry on the way back
- Rival 1: Leer + Scratch
- Check Stats at level 6: 14/12/12
	> 12 Speed is 15 DV
- Catch Sentret (Scratch x1)
- Catch Poliwag (Scratch x1-2 depending on ball count)
- Mikey: Scratch x2 Pidgey, Scratch x3 Rattata
	> 26 HP is 15 DV
	> 16 Defense is 15 DV
- Check Defense; 15 = 25 HP, 14 = 33 HP
- Check Speed; 13 = Outspeed Blue's Alakazam
- Equip Berry and call Mom
- Grab Potion + Bitter Berry

VIOLET CITY GYM
- Abe: Rage x4 Spearow
	> Swap Scratch and Rage
- Use Potion, equip Bitter Berry
- Rod: Rage x3 Pidgey, Rage x2 Pidgey
- Potion if under 17-19 depending on Defense
- Falkner: Rage x3 Pidgey, Rage x2 Pidgeotto
	> 18 Sp.Def at 10 is 15 DV

VIOLET CITY/ROUTE 32/UNION CAVE
- Go to Center to heal, talk to scientist for Egg
- Get Przcureberry before Route 32
- Catch Bellsprout if no Sentret (Scratch x1)
	> Consider taking bridge and yoloing spinner if no Bellsprout needed
- Get Repel in grass
- Take the Center if a Gastly statused
- Use Repel one tile diagonal from cave corner
- [Russell]: All Rage
- Bill (Skip if Russell hit): All Rage
- [Anthony]: GG nub

AZALEA TOWN/SLOWPOKE WELL
- Talk to Kurt in upper left house, then go to the Mart
	> Sell TM31, buy 3 Potions, 4 Super Potions, 7 Repels, 2 Antidotes
- Go to Slowpoke Well, pick up Full Heal; 28 HP needed
- Grunt #1: All Rage
- Potion after Grunt #1 if it will heal for full 20 HP
	> Super Potion if poor Defense/HP
- Grunt #2: Water Gun x2-3 Zubat, Water Gun x3 Ekans
- Use Antidote + Potion if needed
- Pick up Super Potion
- Grunt #3: Scratch x2 Rattata, Water Gun x2-3 Zubat, Water Gun x2-3 Zubat
- Potion if lower than 19 HP
- Grunt #4: Water Gun x4 Koffing
- After cutscene, walk to Gym

AZALEA GYM
- Amy & May: Scratch x2 Ledyba, Water Gun x2 Spinarak
	> Do not heal confusion or poison
- Al: Water Gun x2 Caterpie, Water Gun x2 Weedle
- Equip Przcureberry (and heal if necessary) during Benny pause buffer
- [Benny]: Water Gun Weedle, Water Gun + Rage Kakuna, Rage Beedrill
- Bugsy: Rage All

AZALEA TOWN/ILEX FOREST
- One tile before Rival 2, use a Repel, (equip Przcureberry), teach Fury Cutter over Leer
- Rival 2: Water Gun x2 Gastly, Fury Cutter x3 Bayleef, Water Gun x2-3 Zubat
- Chase Farfetch'd using the top path, not the right (Revive) path
- Get Cut, use Repel, teach Cut to slave, cut tree from the field
- Grab hidden Full Heal
- Grab hidden Super Potion if 4 or less healing items
- 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, 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]: Headbutt Diglett, Headbutt Zubat, Water Gun Diglett
	> [Irwin]: Headbutt Voltorb x4
- Arnie: Headbutt
- Talk to Floria, enjoy Spinner Hell for a second time, head back to Goldenrod gym

GOLDENROD GYM
- Carrey: Headbutt x2-3 Snubbull
- Heal to full before Whitney, equip Berry if still available
- Whitney: All Fury Cutter

GOLDENROD CITY/EARLY UNDERGROUND/SPINNER HELL
- Go to Flower Shop, talk to blue girl then red girl for Squirtbottle
- Go to underground early and fight Donald and Teru
- Donald: Headbutt/Bite Slowpoke, Headbutt/Bite Slowpoke
	> Favour Bite if available, Headbutt is a range otherwise
- Teru: Water Gun Magnemite x3, Headbutt Voltorb
- Double deposit at Center, go to Mart
	> 5F: Sell TM45, buy TM 33
	> 3F: Buy 1 X Speed, 1 X Special, 2 X Attack
		~ (2 X Speed if 13-15 DV Speed and hit Ivan + Benny; 2 X Special if late underground)
	> 2F: Buy 5 Escape Ropes, 2 Full Heals, 1 Poke Doll
		~ (6 Escape Ropes if Irwin hit or if 2 Full Heals still in inventory)
- [Ivan]: Bite Diglett, Headbutt Zubat, Headbutt Diglett
- [Irwin]: Bite Voltorb x2, Headbutt Voltorb x2
- Use Squirtbottle on Sudo, then run
- [Greg]: Bite x2 Drowsee
- Bike to building directly above Center

KIMONO GIRLS/BURNT TOWER
- Finish Kimono Girls and Rival 3 with at least 2 Headbutt PP (4 preferred)
- Naoko: Headbutt x2 Flareon
	> Water Gun if Sand-Attack + Headbutt miss
- Sayo: Headbutt x2 Espeon
	> 40 Speed is a speedtie, 41 outspeeds
- Zuki: Headbutt x3 (+ Water Gun) Umbreon
	> Use Water Gun to finish unless first 3 Headbutt ranges were low
- Kuni: Headbutt x3 Vaporeon
	> Headbutt x2 + Bite with good ranges
- Heal if under 45 HP, equip Przcureberry if available
- Miki: Headbutt x2 Jolteon
	> Heal if a non-crit will kill (should only happen if you are crit turn 1)
- Get Surf from old man, then exit building
- Repel, heal to full, teach Ice Punch over Rage, teach Surf over Water Gun, bike to Burnt Tower
	> Skip hidden Hyper Potion unless only 0-2 Super Potions left
- Mash through Eusine cutscene, walk to center of floor and fight Rival 3
- Rival 3: Surf Haunter, Surf Magnemite, Ice Punch x2 Bayleef, Ice Punch Zubat
	> If no Przcureberry, Magnemite range failed, AND paralyzed, switch to a slave(s) and heal
- Use an Escape Rope after the cutscene, then bike to Gym

ECRUTEAK GYM
- Try to finish with 8 of Headbutt and Surf combined
	> 4 must be Surf, 6 if poor Attack
- Ping: Ice Punch Gastly x5
- Avoid second trainer by walking right twice, up twice, left to third trainer's vision
- Jeffrey: Bite x2 Haunter
- Medium Martha: Surf Gastly, Surf Haunter, Surf Gastly
	> Bite + Ice Punch Haunter if poor Special Attack
- Use a Super Potion before Morty
	> Repel in this menu if at least one spinner was hit
- Morty: X Speed, X Special, Ice Punch Gastly, Bite everything else
- 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]: Bite Doduo x3 (untested, may have to Ice Punch instead)
- [Dana]: Surf/Headbutt Flaaffy, Headbutt Psyduck
	> Surf or Headbutt depends on PP situation
- [Olivia]: Bite + Surf Corsola
- Ruth: Ice Punch Pikachu

OLIVINE CITY/LIGHTHOUSE 1
- Bike to the Mart
	> Buy 14 Super Repels, 3-4 Super Potions, [Paralyze Heals/Awakenings if 0-1 Full Heals]
- Bike to Lighthouse
- Alfred:  Headbutt + Surf Noctowl
	> Lead with Ice Punch if Headbutt needs to be saved
- Preston: Headbutt Growlithe x2
	> Use Surf if bad attack or if Headbutt needs to be saved
- Connie: Headbutt + Bite Marill
- Drop from the left, skip Ether
- [Ernest]: Surf Machop x2, Bite Poliwhirl
- Talk to Jasmine, then drop to the right for Rare Candy
	> Pick up even if level 30, use late candy strats instead
- Use Rare Candy if needed, use Super Repel, swap Super Repel to top, Escape Rope out
- Go to the Cafe left of the Center, grab Strength
- Use Bicycle, Surf to Cianwood

ROUTE 40/41
- Teach Strength while pause buffering Kaylee
	> Do not teach if 3+ Headbutt
- [Kaylee]: Strength/Headbutt Goldeen x2, Strength/Headbutt + Bite Seaking
	> Use whichever move you have
- Bike straight to gym when out of water

CIANWOOD GYM
- Yoshi: Strength/Headbutt + Ice Punch Hitmonlee
	> Use whichever move you have
- Lao: Strength x2/Headbutt x2 Hitmonchan
	> Use whichever move you have
- If Strength has not been taught yet, teach it now, heal if needed
- Nob: Surf Machop, Surf x2 Machoke
- Lung: Strength Mankey x2, Strength x2 Primeape
	> Ice Punch Primeape to finish if short on Strength + Surf
		~ Need 8 PP total after Chuck, 3 MUST be Surf
- Heal, equip Bitter Berry if available
- Chuck: X Attack x2, Strength Primeape, Strength x2 Poliwrath
	> If Poliwrath hits Dynamic Punch, sacrifice a slave

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]: Strength/Bite Diglett, Bite Geodude, Strength/Bite Dugtrio
	> 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 Surf
- Grunt #2: All Strength
	> May have to Surf depending on Surf/Strength PP; 3 Surfs are needed after this fight
- Jed: Surf Magnemite x3
- Activate switch on computer, head downstairs, talk to Lance
- Grunt #3: Surf Venonat x2
- Grunt #4: Surf Ekans, Strength Gloom; talk after for password
- Grunt #5: Strength Raticate; talk after for password
- Head up the stairs in the upper right hand corner
- [Grunt #6]: All Bite
- Take the stairs down, ignore the second staircase, head to door, mash through cutscenes
- Executive #1: Surf Zubat, Surf Raticate, Surf Koffing; talk to Murkrow after
- Head back to the room where you acquired the first two passwords
- [Grunt #6]: All Bite
- 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: Surf (+ Ice Punch) Arbok, Ice Punch Gloom, Surf Murkrow
- Knock out the three Electrodes (use Surf + Ice Punch on all three)
- Mash through Lance cutscene, then head upstairs to the teleporter, leave and head to gym
	> If 5 Escape Ropes were bought, use an Escape Rope instead

- IF POLIWAG STILL NEEDED, DO JASMINE FIRST, THEN PRYCE, THEN POLIWAG, THEN ICE PATH -

MAHOGANY GYM
- Ice puzzle: left of statue, Up, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Right
- [Douglas]: All Bite
- Pryce: Strength + Bite Seel, Strength + Bite Dewgong, Surf Piloswine
- Ice puzzle: Left, Down, Left, Down, exit gym, Fly to Olivine (4 down)

OLIVINE LIGHTHOUSE 2/GYM
- Bike to the Lighthouse, go through it like normal
	> Skip the Ether again
- [Ernest]: Ice Punch Machop x2, Bite Poliwhirl
- Give SecretPotion to Jasmine, Escape Rope out, bike to gym
	> Use Rare Candy if no spinners on late candy strats
- Jasmine: Surf Magnemite x2, Surf Steelix
- Exit gym, Fly to Goldenrod (4 up)

RADIO TOWER 1
- Use the Center, then bike to Radio Tower
- Grunt #1: Strength Raticate x2
- Head upstairs and walk into trainer's vision
- Grunt #2: Surf Arbok
- Ignore lower trainer, walk to upper trainer
- Grunt #3: Strength Zubat x2
- Grunt #4: Strength Grimer x2, Srength + Ice Punch/Bite Muk
	> Bite only if high Strength roll
- Head upstairs and talk to upper trainer
- Grunt #5: Ice Punch Koffing, Strength Grimer, Bite Zubat, Bite Rattata
	> Bite Koffing if level 38
- Walk below, avoiding other trainer's vision and talk to scientist
- Marc: Surf Magnemite x3
- Head upstairs, avoid rotator
- Rich: Surf + Bite Porygon
- Head upstairs
- Executive #1: Surf Koffing x3, Surf + Bite Weezing, Ice Punch Koffing x2
- 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: X Special, Ice Punch Golbat, Surf Magnemite, Ice Punch Meganium, Bite/Ice Punch Haunter, Surf Sneasel
	> Bite if no extra Bites were used in Radio Tower 1, otherwise Ice Punch
- Grunt #1: Bite Rattata
- Grunt #2: Surf Muk, Bite Koffing, Bite Rattata
- Grunt #3: Bite Koffing, Surf Muk
- Hit the switches in this order: 3, 2, 1
- Eddie: Strength Growlithe, Bite Koffing
- Duncan: Bite Koffing x2, Strength Magmar
- Grunt #4: Strength Gloom x2
- Grunt #5: Strength Raticate, Strength Golbat
- Grunt #6: Strength Grimer, Ice Punch Weezing
- Grunt #7: Bite Koffing x2
- Get Card Key from Director, walk back to staircase to use elevator to 5F
        > 5F: Get Return TM from lady behind counter
        > 4F: Optional: Buy 4 Calciums
		~ 12-14 DV Special
        > 3F: Buy 4 X Special, 8-11 X Attack, 1 Guard Spec., 2 X Accuracy, 2-3 X Speed
		~ 1 X Speed if you bought 2 on first trip; 3 X Speed if <13 DV Speed
- Use Calciums if bought, teach Return over Bite, teach HM06/07 if late Poli strats, then bike to Radio Tower

RADIO TOWER 2
- Use Card Key on 3rd Floor
- Grunt: Return Raticate, Return Koffing
- Executive #1: Ice Punch + Return Golbat
- Executive #2: Surf (+ Return) Arbok, Ice Punch (+ Return) Vileplume, Return Murkrow
- Executive #3: Return Houndour, Ice Punch Koffing, Surf Houndoom
- Mash through cutscene, go down one floor, grab Pink Bow from Mary, head to lobby
- Take Radio Card Quiz: Y, Y, N, Y, N
- Leave Radio Tower, and Fly to Mahogany (2 down)
	> Use a Super Repel and Fly to Blackthorn (1 down) if late Poliwag

ROUTE 44/ICE PATH/BLACKTHORN CITY
- Bike east, take lower path
	> If Poliwag needed, Surf for one; Ice Punch Poliwag, Bite Poliwhirl
- 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
- Exit Ice Path and head towards the gym
	> If late Poliwag strats, Fly to Goldenrod (4 up)
- Use Super Repel when above Center, equip Pink Bow, teach HM06 and HM07 if early Poli strats
	> Heal if below 90 HP

BLACKTHORN GYM
- If late Poliwag strats, let Paul see you
- Paul:  Return Dratini x3
- Fran:  Return x2 Seadra
- Cody: Return Horsea, Return x2 Seadra
- Lola: Return Dratini, Ice Punch Dragonair
- Clair: Ice Punch Dragonair x3, Return x2 Kingdra
	> Use an X Attack if first Return range was low

DRAGON'S DEN
- Leave Gym, Surf to Dragon's Den
- Daren: Ice Punch Dragonair
- Surf to the Dragon Shrine
- Test:  1, 1, 2, 1, 2
- Mash through cutscenes, Super Repel and Escape Rope out
- Mash through phonecall, 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
	> Before entering house, bike two tiles right then enter
	> When leaving house, walk to Joyce, mount bike to buffer first time
- [Joyce]: Return Pikachu, Return x2 Blastoise
- Beth: Surf Rapidash
- Super Repel, navigate Victory Road, SKIP EARTHQUAKE
- Rival 5: X Special, Return Sneasel, Surf Magneton, Ice Punch Meganium, Surf Golbat, Ice Punch Haunter, Return Kadabra
	> If level 48 for Golbat, skip X Special, Ice Punch + Return Meganium, Ice Punch Golbat, Surf Haunter

ELITE FOUR
- Buy 11 Full Restores
- Will: X Special, Surf Xatu, Ice Punch Exeggutor, Return Jynx, Return x2-3 Slowbro, Surf Xatu
	> Ice Punch Xatu on poor Special Attack
- Koga: X Special, X Accuracy, Surf Ariados, Surf Venomoth, Surf Forretress, Return x2 Muk, Ice Punch Crobat
	> Skip X Accuracy if >80 HP
- Bruno: X Attack x2, Return x4 until Onix, Surf Onix
- Karen: X Special, Surf x2 Umbreon, Ice Punch Vilepume, Surf Gengar, Surf Murkrow, Surf Houndoom
	> Use X Accuracy if Umbreon uses Sand-Attack
	> Heal if under 40 HP
	> If Gengar survives and uses Spite:
		~ If 0-2 Surf PP, X Attack on Murkrow and sweep with Return
		~ If 3 Surf PP, Ice Punch Murkrow, Surf Houndoom
- Heal if lower than 120 HP
- Lance: Return (+ X Speed) + Return Gyarados, Ice Punch Dragonite x2, (Return +) Ice Punch Dragonite, Surf Aerodactyl, Surf Charizard
	> X Speed on Gyarados if he uses Hyper Beam
	> If 1 Surf PP, Return x2 Charizard
	> If 0 Surf PP, Ice Punch x2 Aerodactyl, Return x2 Charizard
- 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 Return
- 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: Return Golduck, Return Sandslash
- YOLO first pass on Heidi, pause buffer and Super Repel second pass
- [Heidi]: Strength Skiploom x2
- Surf to Power Plant, talk to red guy, Fly to Cerulean (1 up)
- Go to gym, then bike north to Nugget Bridge

NUGGET BRIDGE
- Dudley: Strength Oddish
- Ellen: Surf Wigglytuff, Surf Granbull
- Joe: Return Tangela, Return Vaporeon
	> Ice Punch Tangela if 13 Attack at 6
- Laura: Strength Gloom, Strength Bellossom, Strength Pidgeotto
- Lloyd: Return Nidoking
- Shannon: Strength Paras x2, Strength Parasect
- Pat: Strength Porygon
- Interupt Misty’s date, Fly to Saffron (1 down), bike left to Celadon Gym

CELADON GYM
- Jo + Zoe: Return Victreebel, Return Vileplume
	> Strength Victreebel if 14-15 DV Attack
- Fight the left trainer
- Tanya: Ice Punch Exeggutor
	> Return Exeggutor if Strength was used on Victreebel
- Julia: Strength Paras, Strength Exeggcute, Strength Parasect
- Erika: Ice Punch Tangela, Return Jumpluff, X Attack + Return Victreebel, Return 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, Return Golduck, Return Quagsire, Return x2 Lapras, Return Starmie
	> Take note if two Returns were used on Lapras
- 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]: Strength 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
- Sabrina: Return Espeon, Return Mr. Mime, Return Alakazam
- Teleport puzzle: Right, Up, Up, Down
- Exit gym, bike right to Lavender

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

VERMILLION GYM
- Gregory: Return Pikachu, Return Flaaffy
	> Use Strength or Ice Punch if only 1 Return PP left
		~ 2 Return PP if 15 DV Attack
- Lt. Surge: Surf Raichi, Surf Magneton, Return Electabuzz, Surf Electrode x2
- 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: Surf Sandslash
	> Return if 15 DV Attack, Ice Punch if Tom was hit
- Brock: Surf Graveler, Surf Kabutops, Surf Omastar, Surf Onix, Ice Punch Rhyhorn
	> Ice Punch Graveler and Onix if Tom was hit
- Exit gym, bike south towards Viridian Forest

VIRIDIAN FOREST/ROUTE TO CINNABAR ISLAND
- Pick up hidden Max Ether in Viridian Forest, use Super Repel
- Stay to left of grass patch, right at cliff
- After Viridian City, go right of cliff, head straight down
- Surf south to Cinnabar, using a Super Repel and Max Ether on Return
- Talk to Blue, then Surf east to Seafoam Islands

CINNABAR GYM
- Walk up to gym
- Blaine: Surf Magcargo, Strength Magmar, Surf Rapidash
- Exit gym, surf right/up to Fuchsia City

FUCHSIA GYM
- Janine is the trainer in the middle-left of the gym
- Janine: All Return (x5)
- Exit gym, Fly to Viridian (2 up), head to gym

VIRIDIAN GYM
- Blue: (X Speed +) X Attack x2, Return Pidgeot, (X Attack +) Return Exeggutor, Return Alakazam, Return Gyarados, Return Arcanine, Surf Rhydon
	> Use a 3rd X Attack on Exeggutor if bad Attack
	> Use X Speed if 133 or less Speed
- 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 Speed, X Attack x2, Strength Pikachu, Return x2 Venusaur, Return Espeon, Return x2 Snorlax, Return x2 Blastoise, Return x2 Charizard
	> If fully setup but Pikachu hits Thunder, fight until Snorlax then heal
	> If low on Returns, prioritize using one to two Strength on Charizard, one on Venusaur
	> Use an X Attack if first Return range on Snorlax was poor
	> Surf Charizard if burned
- Hold B at credits, Save for time