Raikou Route Crystal Notes

LID Manip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UopjtT-F3W0&feature=youtu.be
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 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 setup Start Second 0(press new game at 0:52.45 on start second timer)
- 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 22+
    > 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
- (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

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 4: 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 havent 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:
    > 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
- 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
    > 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
- 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

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
    > Teach Whirlpool to Croc in slot 4

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 2)to Dratini in slot 1
    > Use a Super Repel
    > Use an Escape Rope
- After the cutscene, 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
- 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: Spark, X Special x2, Spark, HP, Spark x2, TS
    > You need 2 Spark PP and 3 Hidden Power PP or 1 spark with 4 Hidden Power for Lance
    > Heal off confuse with a full heal or full restore
    > If you got Sand Attacked on under half hp before setting up an X special then swap to Kenya
    > You can set up the second X Special on Gengar for less damage and a 13% paralysis chance
    > Gengar dies to +2 Hidden Power
    > You can set up the second X Special on Houndoom for more damage and no chance of trolling(does 43-51)
    > You can skip the second X Special and 2HKO Houndoom with Strength, or HP+Spark if you have PP
    > If you crit Umbreon turn 1 and have over 50% HP and didnt get Sand Attack then kill it and HP Vileplume at +0.
    > Murkrow will Quick Attack at <12 HP

- 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
- Misty: TS, HP+Strength, Spark x2 (finish Lapras with Strength if it lives)
- Get Machine Part
- 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
- Video for how the Tom pass should look with the repel wear off https://streamable.com/ia12q1
- (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
- 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
- (Rebecca: Crunch x2)
- Sabrina: Crunch x3
- 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