Crystal Notes

These are just wsop's notes on src copied over to pastebin because I like pastebin more, with a couple extra notes I added for my benefit.  All credit goes to wsop.


Totodile Manip: https:/​/​pastebin.​com/​hiAqN8fm
Route 29 Manips: https:/​/​pastebin.​com/​3XBwNWUg
Post Mikey Manip: https:/​/​pastebin.​com/​wSSKweRN
Route 32 Manip: https:/​/​pastebin.​com/​5bHXdi94
Raikou manip: https:/​/​pastebin.​com/​J42anhYp (229-242, 244, 246, 248, 254, 255 are bad step counts)

Perfect Step Count is 214(assumes perfect squirtbottle girl, magnet girl, no spinner hits and hop ledge after kurt house twice)

BEFORE STARTING
- Do LID manip then setup Start Second 0
- Early || --- 25109 | 15747 | 17345 --- || 27623 || --- 18254 | 13989 | 61494 --- || Late
- New Game on :50
- Set clock to 5:13-5:16PM


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 down 1 tile and buffer pause, Equip Berry(potion if under 16hp), call mom then do manip

VIOLET GYM
- Abe: Rage x4(DO NOT Swap Rage)
- 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
- Pick up Przcureberry
- Save for R32 Manip
- Equip Przcureberry then use Repel on tile 1 left and 1 down from center entrance to get an Anthony Repel buffer

UNION CAVE
- 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: Sell Mud-Slap then Buy 4 Super Potion, 5 Repel, 3 Antidote, 2 Paralyz Heal
- Hop ledge after kurt
- Skip the Full Heal

SLOWPOKE WELL
- Rocket 1: Rage spam(finish 2nd Rat with Scratch if you can)
- Heal to 17+ HP
- Rocket 2: Water Gun spam
- Pickup Super Potion if you think you’ll need it
- Heal if need to heal for koffing no matter what
- Rocket 3: Scratch x2, Water Gun x4-6
- 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
- (Benny): WG, WG + Rage(Rage), Rage
- Bugsy: Rage spam

AZALEA TOWN
- At any time before Rival 2:
> Use a Super Potion
> (Heal poison)
> Teach Fury Cutter over Scratch
- 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 50+
> 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
- Bonk the Police officer to setup a perfect Bike buffer on Irwin

GOLDENROD GYM
- Lass: WG x3(+Rage)
- Heal to 40+ if lvl 20 for Miltank(45+ otherwise)
- Whitney: FC spam

GOLDENROD CITY
- Get the Squirtbottle
- Shopping:
> 2F: Sell Attract; buy 5 Escape Ropes
> 3F: Buy 20 X Specials(get 21 if Irwin hit)
- 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)
- (if you absolutely must heal, get hyper potion and use it on burned tower repel menu, loses 12 steps)

BURNED TOWER
- Walk left 3 tiles then menu and use Repel
- Rival 4: Switch to Kenya, (Growl), switch back, Rage, X Special x5, WG x2, Bite+Bite, Bite
> Teach Bite in slot 1 over Fury Cutter
- After dogs cutscene:
> Must waste a total of 3 steps(1 here and 2 on bike is optimal)
> (Toss any remaining Potions/Super Potions if you havent already)
> (Use/toss Antidotes)
> Escape Rope out

ECRUTEAK CITY/ROUTE 37
- On the save menu for Raikou swap to frame type 1 in options
- 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(+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:
> Use a Repel
> Teach Surf(down 1)to Croc in slot 1

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 (3 under para heals)

LIGHTHOUSE 1
- Gentleman 1: Spark
- Gentleman 2: Spark x2
- Lass: Spark
- (Ernest: Spark x3)
- After talking to Jasmine:
> Use a Super Repel
> Swap Super Repels to slot 1
> Use an Escape Rope

OLIVINE CITY
- Deposit egg in Center then walk to strength house
- Get HM04 Strength

ROUTE 41-42
- On Kaylee pause buffer, teach Strength(down 2)over Roar
- (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
- (Lance heal)
- Rocket 3: QA x2
- Rocket 4 (PW): QA, Strength
- Rocket 5 (PW): QA
- (Grunt 6: QA x3)
- Executive-M: QA, Spark, TS
- Executive-F: Spark, Strength x2
- 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(up 2)
> Save the game
> Attempt to pass Douglas, and hard reset for manip if you hit him
- Add 2 frames to raikou offset(5 frame window)
- Pryce: Strength, 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(+TS), Spark(+TS), HP+HP
- After exiting, Fly to Goldenrod (up 4)

RADIO TOWER 1
- Rocket 1: TS x2
- Rocket 2: Spark
- 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, HP, 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, double deposit now
- This leaves you with 2 HP and 1 spark for champ, need to save at least 2 PP
- Rocket: TS x2
- Executive-M: TS
- Executive-F: Spark, HP x2
> Strength Murkrow if took early double deposit
- Executive-M: TS x2, Spark(+TS)
> TS x2, Strength(Strength) if took early double deposit
- Get the Radio Card(Yes, Yes, No, Yes, No)
- After exiting:
> Switch Raikou to slot 1
> Fly to Mahogany (down 2)
- Take Mahogany Center unless you did early double 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 weird movement to get repel buffer for Joyce(watch a top run for this)
- 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)
> If you get poisoned, consider keeping until Koga to avoid Lovely Kiss and manip <50% HP for Umbreon

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Shopping: Buy 3 Max Repels and 11 Full Restores

ELITE FOUR
- Will: TS, Strength(+Strength), HP, Spark x2
> TS the Xatu with 14 DV Special

- Koga: X Special, Spark x3, HP+HP, TS
> Spark Ariados, then X Special on Forretress with 14 DV Special
> If you need 73+ damage to reach <50% HP for Umbreon (you'll be L53), consider 2 X Specs 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)

- 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(it has Swagger so beware)

- 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 ~45)
> You can skip the second X Special and 2HKO Houndoom with Strength, or HP+Spark if you have PP
> Murkrow will Quick Attack at <12 HP

- Lance: TS, HP x3, Spark x2
> Spark Gyarados if have 3 Spark
> Aerodactyl dies to Hidden Power

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

VERMILION CITY
- Fly to Vermilion (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: Spark x2(TS Wigglytuff with 14 DV Special)
- 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
- 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 three tiles after Heidi
- After the Power Plant, Fly to Saffron (down 1) and bike to Lavender

ROUTE 8
- (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
> If 12 special and paralyzed turn 1 then go to +2 before healing the para

VERMILION CITY
- When you reach the Cut bush:
> Tune the Radio Card to the Poke Flute
> Use a Super Repel
> Cut the bush from the Pokemon menu
- 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
> The Weezings are 1/39 to live with 11 DV Special
- 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
> If Bellossom lives, HP it again(Crunch x2 Venusaur if this happens)
- 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 Arcanine lives, Spark it again
> 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
- Up, Left, Down, Down
- (Rebecca: Crunch x2)
- Sabrina: Crunch x3
- Right, Up, Up, Down
- 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 108+ HP (105+ with 11 Special Raikou) on second Repel menu
- Red: X Special x6, (Full Restore), Crunch, Crunch(Spark if you thundershocked Wigglytuff), Spark+Spark, HP, Spark x2
> If you are at 108-110hp(105-107 with 11 special) then stop setting up after getting to +4
> If you need to save time you can use 5 x specials and risk snorlax range
> Can also setup to +4, saves 20 seconds with turn 1 Snorlax crit