(WIP) Pokemon Gold Alt Main Red Gyarados Route

Lembox's notes until Morty: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oHssbVsEB1Q3JrdG55UmVIZFU/view
	If you need additional references, this guide has useful images to help you
	This guide was adapted from Sizzle's pastebin guide.

PokeWorld Links for items not in guide. Note that Pokeworld is based off Crystal, not Gold. The items I say are what they are in Gold.

CURRENTLY A WIP: Guide is mostly complete. Further testing on the late PP route section needed to verify it works.
	More precise calculations to come.

HM Pokémon: Totodile (HM 01 Cut, HM 03 Surf, HM 06 Whirlpool), Goldeen/Seaking (HM 07 Waterfall), Kenya (HM 02 Fly)
	Gyarados will also be using HM 03 Surf and HM04 Strength

Brief Toto DV Helper for those not doing Toto manip/playing on JPN ver: https://imgur.com/a/UJrvj8n

TL;DR of it:
	Take only 12+ x 10+ x x.
	If 9 Spd and high encounters before Mr Pokemon, consider resetting
	If you don't have 14 atk and 12 spdef at level 6, reset as well.
	Can accept less than ideal stats as Toto will only carry to Morty.

Do not fight any extra trainers/wilds before Morty if possible. You do not need extra EXP on Toto/Croc

LID Manip is strongly recommended to run this route, though it is technically not necessary.
	Gyarados is ~12% to get in from full HP with the Route 42 Ultra Ball.
	Gyara has fully fixed DVs of EAAA.

==================== FALKNER SPLIT ====================
Pick the potion on the way to Mr. Pokemon's house

Rival: Leer, Spam Scratch

Catch a sentret if you encounter one in route 29

Mikey: 	Spam Scratch
		Switch Rage and Scratch

Avoid Don. Buffer him and give berry to Toto. Call mom.
Get Bitter Berry.

Bird Keeper Abe: Rage

Heal if 11 or less HP. Equip Bitter berry if you do.

Bird Keeper Rod: Rage

Heal if 21 HP @ LVL9 (or 18 HP @ LVL10). Equip Bitter berry if you do.

Falkner: Rage

==================== BUGSY SPLIT ====================

Go to Pkmn Center and heal. Talk to scientist and get the Egg.

Get Przcureberry.

Youngster Albert: Spam scratch

If used both potions at Falkner consider picking the super potion in route 32.

Always pass Daniel aggressively. If you hit him use Rage/Water Gun.

Hiker Russel: Rage/Water Gun

Avoid Bill. If you hit him use Water Gun.

Firebreather Ray: Water Gun, Scratch

Avoid Anthony. You can buffer him healing with potion if it heals to full or close to it. If you are burned heal later.
Go talk to Kurt.
Azalea Mart:
	- 5 super potions (3D)
	- 5 repels (2D)
	- 2 antidotes (1D)

Get the Full Heal behind well if burned.
Heal with potion to full or if no potions delay heal until after 1rst rocket if 21+ HP.

Rocket #1: Water Gun Spam

Rocket #2: Water Gun Spam

Rocket #3: Rage Spam. If you don't get hit by ratata and zubat switch to water gun.

Rocket #4: Water Gun Spam. Don't heal poison because Kurt will heal you.

Twins Amy & May: Fight right twin if no bitter berry and left one otherwise
				 Ledyba: Scratch x2
				 Spinarak: Water Gun x2

Don't heal poison yet. Go left and fight Josh.

Bugcatcher Josh: Leer, Scratch x2-3. Spam Rage if you are poisoned.

Avoid Benny. Buffer him if you need to heal poison/paralyz or HP.

Bugsy: If you are Croconaw already water gun metapod once and them spam Rage.
	   Otherwise spam Rage

==================== WHITNEY SPLIT ====================

Go out to 1 tile before rival 2 and do the menu.

Menu:
	- Equip Przcureberry
	- Super Potion
	- Repel
	- Teach Fury cutter over Rage

Rival 2 is one of the hardest, if not the hardest fights in the game. If you are not pushing for a good time, consider saving.

Rival 2:
	- Gastly: Water Gun x2 (if you get hypnosis hit I'm sorry but you are going to have to endure it)
	- Bayleef: Fury Cutter x3
	- Zubat: Water Gun x2-3 (unfavorable range to 2 hit)

Do Ilex puzzle. In front of tree, teach Cut to Croc over Leer
Get headbutt (HB) and the Ether
Get bike. Menu: Assign bike and use it.

Lass Carrie: Cut spam, if charmed Water Gun.

Whitney: Fury Cutter Spam.
If you don't defeat miltank in 1 hit (14DV ATK or less) and she uses rollout, Cut if the roll was good. Otherwise Fury Cutter again.
Miltank defeats you with 21 HP (0 DV DEF) to 19 (15 DV).

Teach Bite over Fury Cutter.

==================== MORTY SPLIT ====================
Get SquirtleBottle.
Get Kenya
Go to underground on the top entrance

Pokemaniac Donald: Cut/Bite

Leave Super Nerd Teru for later.

Pick up coin case. Get super potion if low on supers.
Head to Radio Tower, deposit Croco and egg, withdraw Croco.
	Get Master Ball first iff LID Manip
Go to game corner and buy 50 chips 4 times. Buy abra.
Exit and use abra's TP.

Violet Mart:
	- Sell Mud Slap and Attract.
	- Buy 5 Escape Ropes(2D), 2-3 Awakening (3D), 3 xATK (2D), 4 xSPD (1D)

Go to sudowoodo, switch Kenya with croco and use sqrtlbottle on menu. Run from Sudo.

Psychic Greg: Cut spam

Sage Ping: Bite x5

Sage Jeffrey: Bite x2 (+WG)

Sage Martha: Bite, Bite x2, Bite

Heal if needed before Morty

Morty: Swap to Abra if Gastly curse
	Gastly: Bite (+ xSPD, WG)
	Haunter: Bite, xSPD, Bite
	Gengar: (xSPD if haven't) Bite, Bite, Bite/WG
	Haunter: Bite x2

==================== GYARA SPLIT ====================

Exit Gym

Kimono Girls:
	- Flareon: WG x2
	- Espeon: Bite x2
	- Vaporeon: Cut x3
	Heal to at least 60 HP
	- Jolteon: Cut x2
	- Umbreon: Cut x3 (+WG)

Get Surf.
Menu: Teach Surf over Scratch and use bike.

Head EAST to Route 42
Grab Ultra Ball if not manipping master ball

Do NOT Repel here. Get Goldeen/Seaking -- USE POKEBALLS
	- Goldeen decision chart:
    	> L15: Water Gun
    	> L16-18: Cut
    	> L18-24: Surf
    	> Seaking: Surf

Repel at some point after entering Mahogany but before entering the grass at Lake of Rage.
Save before Gyara if playing safe. Chuck ultraball/masterball and check Gyara's attack for 86+ (1 in 2 chance)
Gyarados is ~12% to get in from full HP with the Route 42 Ultra Ball.
	Gyara has fixed DVs of EAAA

==================== CHUCK SPLIT ====================

Talk to Lance.
Menu:
	- Teach Headbutt over Dragon Rage
	- Teach Surf over Leer
	- Swap Gyara to front
	- Use Abra's TP

Grab Rare Candy here in Violet before heading off to Route 38: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld2?map=1#235/131

Unless you're really going for max risk or an unbeatable time, it is STRONGLY recommended you fight Sailor Ernest and Swimmer Kaylee when you get to them.

Repel on route 38
Olivine Mart:
	- 2 Super Potions
	- 11 Super Repels (7D)
Go to Lighthouse.

Gentleman Alfred: Thrash/HB

Gentleman Preston: Thrash

Lass Connie: HB

Fight Ernest: Thrash / Str x3

Talk to Jasmine, get Rare candy, move super repels to top, and escape rope

Go get Strength

Teach Strength to Gyara over Bite, then fight Kaylee
	- Thrash / Str x3

Blackbelt Yoshi: Thrash
Blackbelt Lao: Thrash

Blackbelt Nob: Thrash (3-turn risk)

Blackbelt Lung: Thrash (3-turn) OR HB, Thrash (completely safe)

Chuck: X-Atk, Thrash (3-turn risk)
	If you don't have Bitter Berry and/or want to play safe X-Atk, Str x3 works too.

==================== PRYCE SPLIT ====================

Get Fly and talk to secret potion guy.

Menu:
	- Teach Fly to Kenya
	- Fly to Cherrygrove (2 up)

Head west, surf, get Mystic Water: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld2?map=1#257/228

Menu:
	- Give Mystic Water to Gyara
	- Fly to Mahogany (2 down)

Rocket #1: Thrash
Rocket #2: (HB,) Thrash
Scientist: Surf x3
Grab X-AQ, Hyper Potion, and Nugget
	https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld2?map=349#21/12
	https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld2?map=349#27/6
	https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld2?map=349#14/15

If you fought only Ernest (or no trainers), consider fighting trap floor Voltorb: Strength
    Go one tile left of stairs, up 1, then right 1

Use brain for now. PP route is being ironed out
PP #s will show max usage scenario
-------------------- PP Route Start --------------------
(Str) (HB) (Ret) (Surf) = use move if 3-turn fail OR use before Thrash if not risking 3-turn

ROCKET HIDEOUT                                      Thr     Str     HB/Ret  Surf
- Rocket #3: Thrash                                 19      15      15      15
- Scientist Ross: Thrash                            18      15      15      15
- Rocket #4: Thrash                                 17      15      15      15
	Talk to Rocket after
- Scientist Mitch: HB                               17      15      14      15
- Rocket #5: HB                                     17      15      13      15
	Talk to Rocket after
	Grab Full Heal nearby (left of trees)
- Rocket #6: Thrash (HB)                            16      15      12      15
- Rocket Executive:  Thrash (Str)                   15      14      12      15
  Talk to Bird after +Grab the protein on way back
- Rocket Executive: Thrash (HB)	                    14      14      11      15
- Electrodes: Strength x3                           14      11      11      15
	94.35% OHKO chance on each w/o Protein. (@ L34)
    If you dont wish to risk it, use the protein before fighting. (now it's 98.1%)

Menu:
	- Teach Whirlpool to Croc over Bite
	- Use Protein on Gyara (if not done already)
	- Escape Rope

Save for Douglas.

GYM                                                  Thr     Str     HB/Ret  Surf
- Pryce: Thrash (HB), Surf Piloswine                 13      11      10      14
	If Thrash wears off on Dewgong, KO with HB
		Can use Full Heal/Bitter Berry before KO if playing safe

==================== JASMINE SPLIT ====================
Leave and fly to Olivine (4 down).

Go back up to lighthouse. Pick up Ether, deliver potion and escape rope.

GYM                                                  Thr     Str     HB/Ret  Surf
- Jasmine: Surf x3                                   13      11      10      11
    Steelix should be OHKO range, but I need to confirm that
    Strength+Surf on Steelix is guaranteed

==================== RIVAL 4 SPLIT ====================
Leave Gym and fly to Goldenrod (4 up)

RADIO TOWER 1                                        Thr     Str     HB/Ret  Surf
- Rocket #1 : Thrash                                 12      11      10      11
- Rocket #2 : Thrash                                 11      11      10      11
- Rocket #3 : Strength x2, Thrash                    10      9       10      11
- Rocket #4 : Strength (x2), Thrash                  9       7       10      11
- Scientist: Surf x3                                 9       7       10      8
- Scientist: HB x2                                   9       7       8       8
- Executive: Surf x6 (+HB)                           9       7       7       2

UNDERGROUND                                          Thr     Str     HB/Ret  Surf
- Super Nerd Teru: HB x4                             9       7       3       2

If you would like some additional safety, give Gyara a haircut before continuing
	Recommend saving+resetting to get "delighted" (10% odds)

Decision on Ethering Surf+Thrash
    - If you miss Rival 4 Haunter range (L38), Ether Surf + Surf again
    - Else, Ether both after fight only if Str and HB PP are at 5 and 2 (min values)
    - Otherwise, ether both after getting Card Key

- Rival:
	> Golbat: xATK, Strength                         9       6       3       2
	> Magnemite: Surf                                9       6       3       1
	> Haunter: Surf                                  9       6       3       0
		This is a range at L38 (84.6%)
	> Sneasel: Thrash                                8       6       3       0
	> Meganium: Thrash (HB)                          8       6       2       0

==================== RADIO TOWER SPLIT ====================

UNDERGROUND                                          Thr     Str     HB/Ret  Surf
- Rocket #1: HB                                      8       6       1       0
- Rocket #2: Thrash (HB)                             7       6       0       0
	HB is ONLY if you don't 3-turn
- Rocket #3: Thrash	                                 6       6       0       0
- Burglar Eddie: Thrash                              5       6       0       0
- Burglar Duncan: Thrash (HB/Str/Surf)               4       6       0       0
	HB if you have any left, else Str if >5PP, else Surf
- Rocket #4: Thrash                                  3       6       0       0
- Rocket #5: Thrash                                  2       6       0       0
- Rocket #6: Thrash                                  1       6       0       0
- Rocket #7: Thrash                                  0       6       0       0
Get Card Key, Use Ethers on Surf + Thrash (if not done already), Escape Rope

RADIO TOWER 2                                        Thr     Str     HB/Ret  Surf
- Rocket #1: Thrash                                  9       6       0       10
- Executive #1: Thrash                               8       6       0       10
- Executive #2: X-ATK, Strength, Thrash              7       5       0       10
   If you have any HB left, use it in place of Strength
- Executive #3: Surf x3                              7       5       0       7

==================== CLAIR SPLIT ====================

Get Pink bow. Get radio card YYNYN.

(OPTIONAL but very safe: Bike south and get candy here?: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld2?map=1#148/248)

Mart:
	Floor 5: Swap Croc to front, Get TM27 Return, Swap Gyara back
	Floor 4: Sell all TMs except (16 and) 27, Antidotes, Nugget, Pokeballs; Buy 2 Calcium + 2 Protein
	Floor 3: 3 xSPD, 15 xATK, 2 xAQ

Some safe Strats:
	After mart, Bike and Surf south to get extra candy here: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld2?map=1#148/248
	Here (assuming no Icy Wind Lax) Strats at play, you will need to make a decision:
		With the Extra Candy, and using none until before Red gives you just one Mt Silver Encounter shy of getting L64
			This guarantees Pikachu is a OHKO with Return (it is 95% otherwise @L63)
		There are other close ranges earlier on that an early candy would help with, but this will sacrifice the above
			If you use a candy early, NOW is the time to do so. You will have just

Fly to Mahagony (2 down)
                                                     Thr     Str     HB/Ret  Surf
- Bird Keeper Vance: Thrash                          6       5       0       7

Repel 4 tiles in, in ice path. Get Waterfall.
    If you have only fought Ernest for extra EXP, Surf a Golbat before repelling

Super Repel at the Sign + Super Potion if needed
Use Vitamins(/Equip Pink Bow), Teach Return over HB + Teach Waterfall to Fish

GYM                                                  Thr     Str     HB/Ret  Surf
- Cooltrainer Paul: Thrash (Return)                  5       5       19      7
- Cooltrainer Fran: Return x2                        5       5       17      7
- Cooltrainer Cody: Thrash                           4       5       17      7
- Cooltrainer Lola: Thrash                           3       5       17      7
- Clair: xATK, Strength x3, Thrash                   2       2       17      7

==================== WILL SPLIT ====================
Go to dragon's den and get dragon's fang. Super repel, Re-equip Mystic Water, escape rope, and Fly to New Bark

(Safe Strat for Red: Get Master Ball from Elm before heading to Kanto.)

- Cooltrainer Blake: Surf, Thrash                    1       2       17      6
     (Magneton might be 95% range)
- Psychic Richard: Thrash                            0       2       17      6

-------------------- PP Route End --------------------

Heal at heal house.
Avoid Joyce: Thrash

Cooltrainer Gaven: Thrash, (Full Heal + Return), Surf
	Return if on Kingler and confused
	Full Heal is strongly recommended but not needed (use when Confused).

Cooltrainer Jake: Thrash

Cooltrainer Beth: Surf

If you're going to use a Candy early, fight a wild in Victory Road before repelling

Rival 4:
	Sneasel: Strength
	Golbat: Return x2
	Magneton+Haunter: Surf (Magneton might be 95% range)
	Kadabra+Meganium: Thrash (Return)

E4 Mart: Buy 4-5 Max Repels and 10-12 Full Restores. Don't center.

Will:
	> Xatu: xATK, Strength (Full Restore or Full Heal if confused)
	> Jynx: Return
	> Slowbro: Strength x2
	> Xatu: Thrash
	> Exeggutor: Thrash (Return [x2 if full restore])

==================== KOGA SPLIT ====================

Koga:
	> Ariados: xATK, xAQ, Strength (xAQ due to Double Team)
	> Forretress: Surf x2
	> Muk: Return x2
	> Crobat: Surf, Thrash
	> Venomoth: Thrash

==================== BRUNO SPLIT ====================

Bruno:
	> Hitmontop: Return, xATK, Strength
	> Hitmonchan: Strength
	> Onix: Surf
	> Machamp: Thrash
	> Hitmonlee: Thrash (Return)

==================== KAREN SPLIT ====================
Heal to full and Equip Pink Bow

Karen:
	> Umbreon: xATK, Full Restore(if confused), xAQ (if Sand-Atk), Return x2
	> Gengar: Surf x1-2
	> Murkrow: Thrash/Return
		Defo risk 3 turn if no Curse
	> Houndoom: Thrash
	> Vileplume: Thrash (also Thrash if no 3 turn)

==================== LANCE SPLIT ====================
Heal before lance if not full health

Giving Gyara the Mystic Water is an option.
	You trade the L50 Dragonite guaranteed OHKO for Aerodactyl OHKO
	But you also lose any shot of 3rd turn thrash OHKO on Aerodactyl
I wouldn't do it, but you might think it's worth the tradeoff

Ranges shown for both Pink Bow and Mystic Water where relevant (in that order)

Lance:
	> Gyarados: xATK x3, xSPD, Strength
	> L47 Dragonites: Thrash (Full Heal after it ends)
	> Aerodactyl: Surf (61.5%, 100%) or 3rd Turn Thrash (38.5%, 0%)
	> L50 Dragonite: Thrash (100%, 69.2%)
	> Charizard: Thrash

==================== ERIKA SPLIT ====================

Bike to Professor Elm, Talk to him to get the S.S Ticket.
Fly to Olivine (5 down), get on the boat.

Sailor Stanly: (Return,) Thrash

If you fought a wild in Victory Road (>562 exp), you can use 1 or 2 Rare candies here
	Will forfeit the guaranteed OHKO on Red's Pikachu

Super Repel + Fly to Vermillion City (1 up)
Go to rock tunnel.

Hiker Jim: Strength

Do rock tunnel. Enter the center and exit. Go to power plant.
	If you need help with Rock Tunnel, go to page 12 on the link at the top of the paste.
Fly to Saffron (1 down). Go to celadon.

Twins Jo + Zoe: Thrash

Picnicker Tanya: Thrash (Strength)

Beauty Julia: Thrash (Strength)

Erika: xATK, Thrash
	If 2 left after Thrash, Full Heal/Restore + Thrash again, else Strength
	Tangela is a range at L52 (79.5%), guaranteed OHKO at L53

Currently, route is being re-worked to more properly calculate damage ranges

There isnt a set strat yet of whether to do Sabrina first, Nugget Bridge then Sabrina, or Bridge->Misty->Sabrina

What is written below should work in general.
Also a strat for safe Red is still a WIP.
----------- WIP ATM ------------

==================== SABRINA SPLIT ====================

Fly to Saffron (1 down) and go to Sabrina's Gym

Gym: UP, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN
Avoid Rebecca: Thrash

Sabrina: (Surf,) Thrash (Strength)
	Espeon is a (59,69.2,100)% OHKO range with Thrash at L53,54,55

==================== MISTY SPLIT ====================

Exit Gym (UP, DIAG, DIAG) and bike to Cerulean
Enter + Exit Gym then head to Nugget Bridge

Schoolboy Dudley: Strength
Lass Ellen: Thrash
Schoolboy Joe: Thrash
Lass Laura: Thrash (Strength)
Camper Lloyd: Surf
Lass Shannon: Thrash (Strength)
Super Nerd Pat: Strength

Interrupt Misty. Fly to Cereulean (1 up)

Misty: xATK, Return, Thrash (Return/Strength IFF no 3-turn)

==================== SURGE SPLIT ====================

Exit Gym, Use Super Repel + Teleport (2 down) and go to Power Plant.
Fly to Lavender (Cursor on PKMN, 1U -> 3 down) + go to Poke Tower + talk with Gentleman (get Expn Card)
Fly to Vermillion (2 Up) and go to gym.
Gentleman Gregory: Thrash

Surge: Strength, Surf, Thrash (Strength)

==================== BROCK SPLIT ====================

Go to PokeFan Club and get Bike Vou-- Rare Candy
Bike east out of Vermillion to Snorlax.
Use Super Repel + Equip Mystic Water + Tune PokeGear Radio to 20
(Safe Strat is to Master Ball Snorlax here,) else just run.
Go through Diglett’s Cave

Camper Jerry: Surf

Brock: Surf x5

==================== BLAINE SPLIT ====================

(Get Max Ether.) Take a step left after exiting viridian forest.
Bike South to Pallet Town + Max Repel before Grass on Route 1 and stay right.
Surf South to Cinnabar + Get Rare Candy + Talk to Blue.

Blaine: Surf, Strength, Surf

=================== JANINE SPLIT ====================

Surf east but hug the northern coast and bike to Fuchsia City.
Enter the Gym: Bottom Left trainer is Janine.

Janine: Return x5

==================== BLUE SPLIT ====================

Fly to Viridian (2 up), bike to Gym.

Equip Pink Bow, Heal to full(, Max Ether Return, Teach Icy Wind to Snorlax)

Blue: xATK x2, xSPD, Return x2, Surf, Return x3

==================== RED SPLIT ====================

Fly to Pallet Town (1 up).
Talk to Oak.
Use Max Repel + Fly to Viridian (2 up)
Do Mt. Silver. (Final page of doc at top of paste)

Use ALL remaining candies before fight

Red: X-Spd, Return x3, Swap to helper(s), Full restore, xATK x2 on Gyara, Return spam.
Safe Red:
	- Pika: Lead Snorlax, Icy Wind, Swap to helper then to Gyara, Return
		Snorlax must be at full HP before switching out
	- Espeon: (Swap to Lax, Icy Wind, Faint, Gyara) Return x2-3
	- Snorlax+ after: Swap to ???, Full Restore Gyara, xATK x2, (xSPD,) Return spam