Red/Blue Custom Starter: Tauros

RED/BLUE TAUROS CUSTOM STARTER
For use with Red/Blue custom starter ROM developed by PoY/Arcaseriam. IPS patches can be downloaded at https://github.com/Arcaseriam/pokered-custom-starter
In this route, 1/39 ranges are not shown. Just know that for every range of HP listed, there is a very small chance the attack could do 1 more HP of damage.

BEGINNING
Version: Red (An encounter needs to be killed for EXP somewhere around Mt. Moon. Blue version has 100% Sandshrew on Route 4, which take longer to KO.)
Options: Fast/Off/Set
Species: Tauros
DVs: 15/15/15/15
Starter Ball: Right

BROCK SPLIT
Name yourself and your rival one-character names
Withdraw Repels from PC, then Potion
Choose the right Ball and nickname Tauros a one-character name
Rival 1: Spam Tackle
Use a Repel on Route 1
Do Oak's stupid fetch quest and head back to the mart
Use another Repel right before the required grass coming back to Pallet
Buy 3 Pokeballs and 2 Antidotes
Grab the Tree Potion
On Route 2 (either side), catch both a Pidgey (HM pal) and a Rattata (Tail Whip harbinger); do not nickname them

Grab both Antidotes and both Potions in Viridian Forest
Weedle Guy: Spam Tackle. Do not heal poison until after battle.
Go to Pewter Mart and stock up on 8 more Potions; you will need them
Enter the Gym and challenge Brock
Brock
	- Geodude: Spam Tackle, heal if at 7 HP or below
		    (Tackle does 6-7)
    - Onix: Use remaining Tackles and Struggle
			When Onix uses Bide, switch to Rat and Tail Whip until dead, then switch in Tauros
            If Screeched twice, switch in Pidgey and switch back to Tauros
            Tauros needs to get the full EXP; if Pidgey is swapped in it must be sacked eventually
            (Tackle does 5-6, 9-10 with crit)
            (Tackle w/one Screech does 9-10)
            (Tackle w/two Screeches does 15-17)

MISTY SPLIT
Visit the Pewter Center to replenish your cow
Spam Tackle against all Trainers on Route 3, healing when at very low HP. If you get decent luck, you won't need to Potion at all. Tackle is a pitiful move (one might even call it bull) and I do not advise going for redbar here, or anywhere until Misty.
			(Shorts Guy Rattata does 5-6 with Tackle/QA)
If Wrapped by Shorts Guy, heal on Wrap's first turn if it would be worth using a precious Potion
Heal at the Route 4 Center because Tauros only has so many Tackles
Enter Mt. Moon and use a Repel
Grab the Cave Candy and Escape Rope
Repel by the Lass, but don't fight her
Repel again in the hallway before B2F (eliminate the turn frame)
Moocket: Spam Tackle and hope things don't get too out of hand
			(Rat does 5-6)
Moonerd: Spam Tackle. If you get disabled, sack your Rat.
Choose the Helix Fossil
After Repel wears off, catch a Paras as your second HM chum
Kill an encounter either in Mt. Moon (preferably) or in the Route 4 grass to get Stomp for Misty
Grab the TM04 item ball on Route 4 for some extra cash
Go to the Cerulean Mart
	- Sell: TM34, TM04
    - Buy: 6 Potions, 3 Repels
Take the Cerulean Center
Steal the poor old man's hidden Lawn Candy
Throughout this whole section, heal when at low HP
Rival 2: Spam Tackle. If Sand-Attacked twice by Pidgeotto (or once and Pidgeotto is within KO range), sack your rat. If you're on Rattata and you were Sand-Attacked, consider sacking your rat still (Tackle PP is precious)
			(Pidgeotto does 8-9, 15-17 with a crit)
            (Rat does 12-14 with Hyper Fang, 20-23 with a crit)
Spam Tackle against the first four members of the bridge cult
			(3rd guy's Rat does 10-11 with Hyper Fang)
Take a baby trip back to the Center and ponder why Game Freak didn't give Tauros any good moves until later on
Spam Tackle against Mankey Boy and the Nugget-dealing Rocket
			(Mankey does 13-15 with Karate Chop crit)
Fight the TOP Hiker and spam Tackle against him
			(Machop does 9-10 with Karate Chop crit)
            (Geodude does 4)
Plunder his Elixir
Spam Tackle against the Lass, then fight the Jr. Trainer (top, opposite the Hiker)
Spam Tackle against him and the final Lass with the two Oddish
			(Rat does 8-10 with Hyper Fang, 15-17 with a crit)
            (Both Oddish do 3 with Absorb)
Pick up the hidden Ether
Help Bill with his predicament, then accept the S.S. Ticket
Use both Rare Candies and Escape Rope, then take the Center
Enter the Gym and fight Goldeen Girl
Goldeen Girl: Switch Stomp to slot 1, Stomp, Tackle
			(Peck does 4)
Misty
	- Staryu: Stomp (Tackle)
    		(Stomp is a 28/39 range)
            (WG does 8-9)
    - Starmie: Stomp x2 (Tackle)
    		Starmie does:
            5-6 with Tackle (9-10 with crit)
            13-15 with WG (23-27 with crit)
            21-24 with BB (36-42 with crit)

SURGE SPLIT
Turn animations on
Go fight the crooked Dig Rocket
Dig Rocket: Stomp (Tackle), Stomp (Tackle)
			(Machop is a 10/39 range)
            (Karate Chop crit does 9-10)
            (Drowzee is a 32/39 range)
            (Confusion does 10-11)
Pick up the wimpy baby Full Restore
Pidgey Girl: Stomp x3
Pidgey Girl's Boyfriend: Stomp x2 (Tackle)
			(Raticate is a 26/39 range)
            (Hyper Fang crit does 18-21)
Get on the S.S. Anne and go left four cabins
Fight the boy guarding the item ball
Nido Boy: Stomp
Pick up TM08 Body Slam
Rival 3
	- Pidgeotto: Stomp x2
            (Gust/QA does 5-6, 11-12 with crit)
    - Raticate: Stomp
    		(QA does 5-6, 10-11 with crit)
    - Kadabra: Stomp
    - Charmeleon: Stomp, Tackle
Get HM01 from the sickly old man
In front of the Surge Tree:
	- Switch slot 1 with Fossil, heal to nearly full, teach HM01 to Paras, teach TM08 to Tauros, then teach TM28 to Paras
Cut the tree, check the same can twice, and fight Surge
Surge: BS x2, Stomp x2
            (Pikachu QA does 4, 5-6 with crit)
            (Thundershock does 13-15, 25-29 with crit)
            (Thunderbolt does 30-35, 57-66 with crit)

FLY SPLIT
Get the Bike Voucher and Dig back to Cerulean, then get the Bike
Menu: Switch slot 1 with Bike, teach TM24 to Tauros, use Ether on Stomp, then use the Bike
4-Turn Thrash Girl: Stomp x4
Bug Catcher: Stomp x2, BS
Repel normally through Rock Tunnel
In your first Repel menu, turn animations off
Pokemaniac 1: Stomp x2, TB (x2)
			(If you get Growled, BS)
			(Bone Club does 10-11)
            (Slowpoke is a 28/39 range)
            (Confusion/Headbutt does 8-9)
Pokemaniac 2: Stomp, TB (TB x2 if you somehow have 2 or less Stomps)
			(Confusion/Headbutt does 10-11)
Oddish Girl: Stomp (Tackle), Stomp (Tackle)
			(Oddish is a 14/39 range)
            (Bulbasaur is a 26/39 range)
            (If para'd, use Full Restore)
Heal to 52 or more in the last Repel menu before the Hiker
Hiker
	- Geodudes: BS x3 each. If they Self-Destruct, don't worry. Just heal if you're in range to be KOed by another.
    - Graveler: Use your Full Restore if you are below 35 HP, then stall with TB until it kills itself
    	- (If you already used it, switch in HM friends and sacrifice them)
        - (If you are above 35 HP stall with TB, then use Full Restore if you go below 35)
        	(Geodude SD does 26-30)
            (Graveler SD does 29-34)
Jr. Trainer: BS x3
			(Pidgey QA does 5)
Grab the hidden Max Ether in the bush outside Rock Tunnel
Gambler: BS x2
			(Vulpix QA does 4)
Grab the hidden Elixir and Nugget in the underground
Relax and take a nice trip to the Department Store
- Sell: Both Nuggets, TM11
- Buy: TM07 Horn Drill, 8 Super Repels, 6 Super Potions, (3 Antidotes if you used all of them earlier), Pokedoll, Fresh Water, 14 X Accuracies, 4 X Specials, and 2 X Speeds
Get HM02 Fly

FLUTE SPLIT
Menu: Switch slot 2 with X Accs, teach HM02 to Pidgey, Super Repel, teach TM07 to Tauros over Tackle, then Fly to Lavender and go inside the spooky tower
Rival 4: X Acc, Drill x5
	- Do not learn Tail Whip
    		(Pidgeotto does 7-8)
Channeler 1: TB x2-3 for both Gastly
Grab both Elixirs
Take the heal pad
Channeler 2: TB x2-3
Channeler 3: TB x3
During the Ghost fight, swap slot 4 with Super Repels then use Pokedoll
Rocket 1: BS, BS, Stomp x2
Rocket 2: Stomp x2, BS
Rocket 3: BS x4
Get the Pokeflute

KOGA SPLIT
Fly to Celadon, take the Center, then bike to Snorlax
Repel and use the Pokeflute, then run from the corpulent beast
Pick up the hidden Rare Candy and PP Up on Cycling Road
Bike to the Safari Zone, then once inside:
Walk 3 steps, Super Repel, use PP Up on Horn Drill, then Bike
Grab the Protein (Super Repel after) and the Gold Teeth, then go into the Secret House to get HM03 Surf
Dig out and bike to Silph
Get the hidden Elixir on 5F
Arbocket: Stomp, BS
			(Paralysis kills the run lmao)
Rival 5: X Acc, swap slot 3 with X Specials, X Speed, Drill x5
			(QA does 13-15)
Get Lapras, your final HM friend
Use an Elixir, then use the Protein
Rocket: X Acc, Drill x3
			(Bone Club does 12-14)
Use another Elixir, then use/toss all remaining Potions (if any)
Giovanni: X Acc, Drill x4
			(HA does 13-15)
            (Fury Attack does 4 per hit)
Go back down to 10F to get Silph Candy and TM26 Earthquake, then Dig out
Fly to Fuchsia and bike to the Gym
Juggler 1: BS x4
	- Do not learn Leer
Ball Dropper: BS (Stomp), Stomp, BS
			(Drowzee is a 37/39 range)
            (Hypno Confusion does 25-29)
Koga
	- Koffing: X Acc, EQ (BS)
    		(Koffing is a 12/39 range)
            (Sludge does 17-20)
    - Muk: Drill
    - Koffing: EQ (BS)
    		(Koffing is a 12/39 range)
            (Sludge does 17-20)
    - Weezing: Drill

ERIKA SPLIT
Exit the Gym, use all 3 Rare Candies, then Bike to get HM04 Strength
Fly to Pallet and go to bottom of water
Menu: Super Repel, teach HM03 + HM04 to Lapras, then Surf
Enter the Pokemon Mansion
Get TM14 Blizzard
Menu: Super Repel, teach TM14 over Stomp
Get the Mansion Candy, the other hidden Corner Candy, and the Secret Key, then Dig out and Bike to Celadon Gym
Egg Woman: Blizzard
Erika: BS, Blizzard, Blizzard (BS)
			(Vileplume is a 34/39 range)
            (Mega Drain does 12-14)

BLAINE SPLIT
Fly to Cinnabar, use Elixir, then Bike to Cinnabar Gym
Answers: ABBBAB
Blaine: X Acc, EQ, Drill x3
			(Take Down does 18-21)

SABRINA SPLIT
Dig out and Bike to Saffron Gym
Path: Top-left, bottom-left, bottom-left
Sabrina: BS, X Acc, Drill x3
			(Confusion does 20-23)

GIOVANNI SPLIT
Dig out and Fly to Viridian
Menu: Max Ether Horn Drill, Bike
Cooltrainer: Blizzard
Asshole: X Acc, Drill, BS(x2), Drill
			(Machoke's Low Kick does 35-41)
            (Machop is a 22/39 range)
Exit and re-enter the Gym
Giovanni: X Spec, X Acc, Blizzard, BS, Drill x2, Blizzard
			(Stomp does 16-18)
            (Fury Attack does 5 every hit)

ENDGAME
Once outside the Gym: Use Super Repel, teach TM27 Fissure to Tauros over Body Slam, then Bike to Rival 6
Rival 6: X Spec, Blizzard, X Acc, Blizzard, Fissure, Drill, Fissure, Drill
	- Do not learn Rage
			(QA does 15-17)
Go through Victory Road, repelling normally
Use Elixir on the last menu of Victory Road
(Cool big boy strats: If you're at 54 HP or above, instead use Elixir on Lorelei turn 1, then X Acc turn 2)
Grab hidden Full Restore
Deposit all of your HM buddies (and your filthy rat) into the PC
Lorelei: (Elixir if going for redbar), X Acc, Drill x5
			(Aurora Beam does 45-53)
Bruno: X Acc, Fissure x5
			(Slam does 16-18)
Heal to 113+ HP, use both Rare Candies, and Elixir
Agatha: X Spec x2, EQ everything but Golbat, which you Blizzard
			(Night Shade does 56)
            (Arbok is a 34/39 range; Blizzard if you miss it)
            (Bite/Acid does 19-22)
Use your Full Restore
Lance: X Acc, Drill, X Speed, Fissure x2, Drill x2
			(If Gyara uses Hyper Beam, X Speed there instead)
			(Hydro Pump does 90-105)
            (Dragonair Hyper Beam does 43-50)
            (You can just barely survive a max roll non-crit Hydro Pump and Hyper Beam)
            (Do not learn Take Down)
Heal if under 24 HP
Champ: X Acc, Drill, Fissure x3, Drill x2
			(Wing Attack does 20-23, 40-47 with a crit)