Fire Red round 2 notes

GENERAL ROUTE NOTES
- Always get these 21: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Spearow, Pikachu, Raichu, Clefairy, Clefable, Diglett, Abra, Tentacool, Farfetch'd, Electrode, Mr. Mime, Magikarp, Lapras, Eevee, Flareon, Omanyte, Aerodactyl, Zapdos

BONUSES:
Pre-Safari: 7
Safari: 7
Mansion: 4
Power Plant: 1
Three Island: 8
Road to Indigo Plateau: 5
Candy pokes: 7
(NOTE: Pokemon that can be evolved or traded count as 2; Caterpie and Weedle count as 3)

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Backup catch areas:
- Route 8 (Growlithe, Ekans, Meowth, Pidgey-C, Lum Berry)
- Mt. Moon (Zubat, Geodude, Paras)
- Route 12 (Venonat, Oddish-C, Pidgey-C, Gloom, Rare Candy)
- Route 1 (Pidgey, Rattata)

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INTRO/RNG MANIPULATION
- Start timer when you select your trainer name
- Natures: Lonely, Mild, Brave, Quiet, Naughty, Rash
- Stat parameters:
	> HP: x
	> Attack: x/21/13
	> Defense: x/x/x
	> Sp. Atk: x/25/16
	> Sp. Def: x/x/x
	> Speed: 28/8/x
- Min frame 4050, max frame 4400
- Select Squirtle at listed time + 0.13 seconds

PALLET TOWN
- Rival 1: Tackle spam (Tail Whip turn 1 with Modest)

ROUTE 1
- Get Potion from mart guy on second trip (first trip if it will kill turn frame)
- Kill any Lv. 2/3 for experience

VIRIDIAN FOREST
*****Weedle: Tackle x1-2 OR Bubble
*****Caterpie: Tackle x1-2 OR Bubble
*****Pikachu: Bubble (do not catch at L6)
- Get Antidote
- Get hidden Potion on far-left tile if necessary (same row as Weedle Guy)
- Weedle Guy: Tail Whip, Tackle spam
- If poisoned, get to 5-7 HP, then use Antidote

PEWTER GYM
- Minion: Bubble x1-2, Bubble x2-3
- Brock: Bubble x1-2, Bubble x2
- Learn Water Gun over Withdraw

PEWTER CITY
- Sell Rock Tomb
- Buy 4 Potions, 4 Antidotes, 3 Paralyz Heals, 3 Awakenings and 6 Repels
	> If 0-2 balls left, buy extra Poke Balls and fewer healing items (depends on whether you have Potion/Antidote)

IMPORTANT NOTE: You need 126 experience + Hiker to get Bite for Starmie.

ROUTE 3
- NOTE: Assuming you WG everything and have no Torrent, you need to save 4 WG PP + number of encounters killed
- Bug Catcher: WG x6
- If poisoned, run until in low Torrent, then heal it
- Bug Catcher: WG x4
- Bug Catcher: WG x2
- Don't leave route until you have Spearow
- Don't catch any bonuses except Jigglypuff (Cerulean PC wastes too much time)
*****Spearow: Bubble
*****Jigglypuff: Bubble (including Lv. 3)
- Get Persim Berry before the center
- Get Magikarp, but don't take the center

MT. MOON
*****Zubat: Water Gun (only if balls and 4 in party)
- On first repel menu, register TM Case and equip Persim Berry first
- Get the Rare Candy, then the Escape Rope
- Fight the Hiker (Bubble x3)
- Get the Moon Stone only if you caught Jigglypuff
- Rocket: WG x2, WG x2 (can save 1-2 turns if in Torrent)
- Super Nerd: WG spam

ROUTE 4
- Teach Mega Punch over Water Gun
- Teach Mega Kick over Bubble
- Do not go into grass

CERULEAN CITY
- Buy 3 Super Potions

CERULEAN GYM
- Evolve Jigglypuff if you have it, and heal to full (usually with a Super)
- Misty: MP+MK, Bite+MP+Bite
	> With <a/24/13 Attack: MK+MP, Bite+MK+Bite
- Learn Bite over Tail Whip

CERULEAN CITY
- Try to skip center unless full party AND the heal is valuable (in which case box heal + deposit Magikarp+Wigglytuff)
- Teach Water Pulse over Tackle, and heal to 27+ HP
- Get hidden Rare Candy

NUGGET BRIDGE
- Cerulean Rival: WP+WP, MK+Bite, Bite, WP
- NB1: Bite x4
- NB2: Bite, MP, Bite (WP Pidgey with <a/28/13 Sp. Atk)
- NB3: WP x2
- NB4: WP x2
- NB5: MK (or WP in Torrent)
- Rocket: WP x2

ROUTE 25
- Get hidden Elixer (exception: full party AND didn't deposit in Cerulean)
- Get the Pecha Berry
- Hiker: WP
- Lass: WP x2
- Jr. Trainer: WP x2
- Get the Oran Berry
- Lass: MP x2, Bite
- Get S.S. Ticket, then run back to Cerulean and enter the Dig house

CERULEAN CITY
- Rocket: WP, MK

ROUTE 6
*****Pidgey: Bite
*****Meowth: Bite
- Jr. Trainer: WP, MK (or WP x2 in Torrent)

VERMILION CITY
- Always skip mart

S.S. ANNE
- Take free heal (1R)
- NOTE: Mega Kick PP from here through Lavender Rival varies tremendously, so adapt
- Skip the berries unless out of Awakenings
- S.S. Anne Rival: Bite+WP, MK+MP, MK, Bite
	> With x/x/20+ Attack: MP+MP Ivysaur
	> With x/31/13-19 Attack: Bite+WP Raticate
- Do NOT take free heal on the way out

VERMILION CITY
- Trade Spearow for Ch'ding
- Press Select to teach Cut to Ch'ding
- Get Bike Voucher
- Run back to Cerulean

ROUTE 6
*****Pidgey: Bite (only if balls and 4 in party)
*****Meowth: Bite (only if balls and 4 in party)

CERULEAN CITY
- Get bike, then register+use it

ROUTE 9-10
- Jr. Trainer: MK, MP, MK, Bite
- Bug Catcher: WP, WP, Bite+Bite
- Get the Chesto and Cheri berries
- Get hidden Rare Candy after Hiker walker
- Enter the center, but don't use it (exception: full party AND didn't deposit in Cerulean)

ROCK TUNNEL
- Use Elixer on a Repel menu as necessary for Mega Kick PP. If you use it early, you can't use any extra WPs
- Pokemaniac: WP, Bite+Bite
- Pokemaniac: Bite+Bite
- Jr. Trainer: Bite+MP, MK
- Hiker: WP
- Hiker: WP x3
- Jr. Trainer: WP+Bite, WP, WP
- Hiker: WP x3
- Wait until you see spinner turn, then bike past him
- Jr. Trainer: WP, MK, Bite (consider WP on Pidgey; Bite is a range unless x/31/17+)

LAVENDER TOWN
- Enter the center

ROUTE 8
- Gambler: WP x2

CELADON CITY
- Get Coin Case
- Get hidden PP Up
- Go to Game Corner
- Coins: 100 hidden to right, 20 from scientist, 40 hidden in top-right, 20 below counter (3D, 2R from lady)
- Buy 500 coins
- Rocket: MK, WP (WP x2 in Torrent if you saved 1 WP)
- Go to Rocket Hideout

ROCKET HIDEOUT
- Get PP Up (down upon entering, bottom-right plant)
- Go down the stairs twice to B3F
- Run to the left on B3F to pick up hidden Nugget
- Take spinners to B4F
	> Get Max Ether
	> Rocket: WP x2
	> Get Lift Key
	> Go back up the stairs
- Get the Rare Candy on the way out
- Go up to 2F
- Take spinners to elevator, picking up Moon Stone on the way
- Take elevator to B4F
	> Get Calcium on the table to the left
	> Rocket: WP x3 (Bite/MK on Ekans if not in Torrent or out of PP)
	> Use Rare Candies to reach Lv. 36, then use Max Ether
	> Rocket: WP, Bite, Bite+Bite
	> Get hidden Net Ball on the left
	> Giovanni: WP x5 (consider MK on Kangaskhan in a pinch)
	> Get Silph Scope and hidden Nest Ball
	> Escape Rope out

CELADON CITY
- Bike to prizes
- Buy Abra and Clefairy (make sure Abra is at bottom of your party)
- Get the Tea
- Bike to the mart
- Shopping:
	> Sell Nuggets, PP Ups and Calcium
	> 5F: Buy 10 X Attack, 26 X Special, 7 X Accuracy and 1 X Guard Spec. + whatever items you'll use on rival
	> 4F: Buy 2 Fire Stones and 1-2 Leaf Stones
	> 2F: Buy 2-4 Super Potions and 6 Super Repels
- Bike west to get Fly
- Teleport to Lavender

LAVENDER TOWER
(Fights assume Torrent)
- Lavender Rival: Guard Spec., X Acc, X Attack, MP, MK x2, MP x2
	> If high HP, skip the Guard Spec. (and maybe the X Attack or X Acc) and try to let Gyarados hit you into Torrent
*****Gastly: Nest Ball, then Poke Ball/run
- After Gastly, use a Super Repel, heal for QAs if necessary and teach Fly to Ch'ding
- Channeler (5F): WP
- Channeler (6F): WP
- Channeler (6F): WP
- Get Rare Candy
- Marowak: WP (MP to stall if not in Torrent)
- Rocket: WP, Bite, WP
- Rocket: WP x2
- Rocket: Bite x3, WP

LAVENDER TOWN
- Get Poke Flute, then bike to Route 6

ROUTE 6
- Get hidden Rare Candy

VERMILION GYM
- Gentleman: WP
- Surge: Bite, WP x2 (can Super Potion on Voltorb with ~8 HP for Koga manip)
- After exiting, Fly to Celadon and bike west to Cycling Road

CYCLING ROAD
- Go straight down after dodging second spinner, then right when you hit the water
- Get hidden Rare Candy (same row as third post, second from the left), then hug the left wall

FUCHSIA CITY
- Go straight to the Safari Zone

SAFARI ZONE (7 pokes)
- Get the Leaf Stone unless you bought 2
- Get the Full Restore and Protein
- Get hidden Revive (1R, 3D from Surf house door)
- Encounter slots:
	> EVERY AREA: Nidoran-M, Nidorino (R), Exeggcute (R)
	> ENTRANCE: Rhyhorn (R), Venonat | Parasect (R), Nidorina (R), Scyther (R), Chansey (run)
	> AREA 1: Doduo, Paras | Nidoran-F (R), Parasect (R), Kangaskhan (R), Scyther (R)
	> AREA 2: Rhyhorn (R), Paras | Venomoth (R), Nidorina (R), Chansey (R), Tauros (R)
- After exiting house, Fly to Fuchsia

FUCHSIA CITY
- Bike to the gym

FUCHSIA GYM
(Fights assume Torrent)
- First spinner bag manip: Teach Surf over Water Pulse
- Juggler: Surf x4
- Second spinner bag manip: Heal to high Torrent or 60+ HP and equip Pecha Berry
- Koga: Surf, Surf x2, Surf, Bite+Surf (use Supers when in trouble)
	> At 60+ HP: Surf, X Spec, Surf x2, Surf, Bite+Surf (if Muk hits into Torrent, Bite+Surf, then OHKO Weezing)
- After exiting, use a Super Repel and Fly to Pallet

PALLET TOWN
- Take Mom heal
- Surf to Cinnabar

CINNABAR ISLAND
- Sell Protein
- Buy ~13 Ultra Balls and 6 Escape Ropes

CINNABAR MANSION (4)
*****Growlithe: Bite
*****Koffing: Bite
*****Grimer: Bite
*****Ditto: Switch to 255mon, Ultra Ball
*****Raticate: Surf
*****Rattata: Ultra Ball
- Get hidden Moon Stone on rock
- Get Full Restore if you'll use the first one on Blastoise
- Get Elixer (same row as statue, 1R of entrance)
- Bad Attack only: Get Blizzard
- Get Secret Key on table
- Heal to 75 HP, (teach Blizzard), evolve Clefairy if you have it, then Escape Rope out
- Fly to Celadon

CELADON CITY
- Get Eevee
- Bike to Silph Co.

SILPH CO.
- Take elevator to 5F
- Pause manip the Arbok spinner
- Silph Rival: X Acc, X Attack x2, Guard Spec., X Attack, MK x5
	> Bad Attack: X Acc, X Spec x2, Surf, Blizzard, Blizzard+Bite, Surf x2
- Get Lapras
- Rocket: Surf x3
- Giovanni: X Spec, Surf x2, Bite+Surf, Surf
- Get Master Ball
- Backtrack to 10F to get Rare Candy unless high on pokes
- Escape Rope out and Fly to Pewter

PEWTER CITY
- Get Old Amber
- Catch Diglett (Ultra Ball)
- Trade Abra for Mr. Mime
- Fly to Route 10

ROUTE 10
- Wait for a Tentacool
*****Tentacool: Net Ball

POWER PLANT (1)
*****Pikachu: Ultra Ball
*****Voltorb: Ultra Ball
*****Magnemite: Bite
- Get TM25
- Get Zapdos
- Get the hidden Thunderstone in the bottom-right area
- Run out, then Fly to Saffron

SAFFRON CITY
- Enter the center and:
	> Get Zapdos (slot 1), Pikachu, Venonat and second Nidoran-M (if missing some of these, keep bug in party)
	> Heal Blastoise unless you can get Torrent for Blaine
- Bike to the gym

SAFFRON GYM
- Sabrina: DP x4
- Evolve Pikachu, then Escape Rope out
- (Go north to trade Nidoran-M)
- (Go east to Route 8 for Lum Berry, Growlithe, Ekans, Pidgey (candy) and Meowth)
- Fly to Celadon and bike to the gym

CELADON GYM
- Beauty: DP x2
- Beauty: DP
- Erika: DP x3
- After exiting, switch Blastoise to slot 1, then Fly to Fuchsia

FUCHSIA CITY
- Get Strength from the warden
- (Evolve Nidoran-F), teach Strength to Blastoise over Bite, teach Shock Wave to Zapdos over Detect, then get the candy
- Fly to Cinnabar and bike to the gym

CINNABAR GYM
- Same answers as Red
- Blaine: Surf x3, Bite+Surf (all Surf if Torrent or L45)
- Walk out to activate cutscene

ONE ISLAND
- Walk out of the center, then switch Zapdos to slot 1
- Go to Two Island (mash A)

TWO ISLAND
- Go to Game Corner, then go to Three Island

THREE ISLAND
- Go up to activate cutscene
- Biker: SW x2
- Biker: SW
- Biker: SW
- Biker: SW x2, DP+SW
- Get the Full Restore if you need to use one on Zapdos now
- Shopping:
	> Buy ~15 Ultra Balls
	> Buy ~6 Hyper Potions
- Go to Bond Bridge

BOND BRIDGE (8)
*****Oddish: Ultra Ball
*****Meowth: TW
*****Pidgey: Ultra Ball
*****Pidgeotto: TW
*****Venonat: TW
*****Psyduck: TW
*****Gloom: TW+SW
*****Drowzee: TW
*****Venomoth: SW+TW
*****Exeggcute: SW+TW
*****Golduck: DP
*****Fearow: DP+SW
*****Persian: DP
- Trainer: DP x3
- Catch the Hypno (TW+SW)
- After cutscene, talk to the guy, then bike up to Cape Brink

CAPE BRINK
- Get the hidden Rare Candy behind the house
- Fly to One Island
- Get Ponyta/others if low on pokes, then Fly back to One Island
	*****Ponyta: TW
	*****Meowth: TW
	*****Geodude: Ultra Ball
	*****Psyduck: TW
	*****Persian: DP
	*****Fearow: DP+SW
- Enter the center to go back to Cinnabar

CINNABAR ISLAND
- If Venonat in party:
	> Trade for Electrode and Tangela
	> Get Omanyte and Aerodactyl
	> In the lab PC, heal Blastoise/Zapdos, and get bug(s) and Ponyta if you have it
	> (Trade Ponyta for Seel)
- If no Venonat in party you need only 2 (bug, Venonat, Ponyta)
	> Get Omanyte and Aerodactyl
	> In the lab PC, heal Blastoise/Zapdos and get the 2 you need, and keep Raichu
	> Trade for Electrode and Tangela
- If no Venonat in party and you need 3:
	> Trade for Electrode
	> Get Omanyte and Aerodactyl
	> In the lab PC, heal Blastoise/Zapdos and get the 3 you need, and deposit Raichu
- If no Venonat in party and you need all 4:
	> Trade for Electrode
	> Get Omanyte and Aerodactyl
	> In the lab PC, heal Blastoise/Zapdos and get Ponyta
	> Trade Ponyta for Seel
	> (Evolve Seel)
	> Go to the PC again, deposit filler+Seel/Dewgong+Raichu, and get Venonat+2 bugs
	> Trade for Tangela
- (Switch bug to slot 1), Fly to Viridian and bike to the gym

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If you don't have some of the following pokes, consider Flying to Lavender first (Route 8 w/ Lum and Route 12 w/ candy):
- Growlithe (Route 8)
- Pidgey (Route 8; especially if no Pidgeotto)
- Meowth (Route 8)
- Tentacool (Route 12 Surfing)
- Venonat (Route 12)
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VIRIDIAN GYM
- If one bug: Minion 1 (Set), Minion 2 (Set)
- If two bugs: Minion 1 (Set), Minion 2 (Set), Giovanni (Set), Viridian Rival (Shift; Zapdos lead)
- Take spinner to fight Blackbelt and back
- Blackbelt: (switch to Zapdos), DP, SW, DP
- Cooltrainer: (switch to Blastoise), Surf x5
- Switch second bug or Blastoise to slot 1
- Giovanni: (switch to Blastoise), Surf x5
- After exiting:
	> Turn mode to Shift
	> Switch Zapdos to slot 1
	> If you have neither Pidgey nor Rattata, or you have one and are low on pokes, bike to Route 1 first and catch one (TW)

ROUTE 22 (5)
*****Rattata: TW
- Super Repel only if you have Rattata and Psyduck
- Viridian Rival: SW, (switch to bug), switch to Blastoise, Surf, switch to Zapdos, X Spec, (Agility if <115), DP+SW, SW x2, SW+SW (skip X Special with 156+ at L51)

ROUTE 23
*****Psyduck: TW
*****Mankey: TW
*****Ekans: Ultra Ball
*****Fearow: TW
*****Primeape: SW
*****Arbok: SW
- Get Sitrus Berry

VICTORY ROAD
- If close to Lv. 53, kill an encounter
*****Zubat: TW
*****Machop: TW
*****Geodude: Ultra Ball
*****Arbok: SW
*****Primeape: SW
*****Machoke: SW
*****Marowak: DP
- Get Rare Candy on 1F (left ball, so push boulder up)
- Once you have 18 bonuses:
	> Use a Super Repel
	> Teach Thunder over TW
	> Equip Sitrus Berry
	> Change mode to Set

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Get Lum Berry, then enter the building

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Use PC to heal and get to 60 pokes (don't take center)
	> Final party must include: Zapdos (slot 1), Ch'ding (slot 2)
	> Try to include: Omanyte, something with Intimidate and a Rock/Ground/Steel
- Use any spare candies on Zapdos
- Buy 4 Max Repels and whatever healing items you can afford (at least 2 Full Restores). Sell TMs and balls only if necessary

ELITE FOUR
- Lorelei: X Spec x2, SW, SW, Thunder x2, SW
- Switch Blastoise to slot 1, heal Zapdos to full, and turn mode to Shift
- Bruno: Surf, switch to Zapdos, X Attack x2, (Agility), DP x3, switch to Blastoise, Surf (only 1 X Attack with x/x/25+)
- Turn mode to Set, and switch Zapdos to slot 1
- Agatha: (Agility with <137), X Spec x3-4, SW x5 (use 3 X Spec with 152+ at L51; 144+ if you candied to L55)
- Heal to full
- Lance: Agility, X Spec x2, SW x2, X Spec x1-2, X Acc, Thunder x3
- Turn mode to Shift
- Champion: Thunder, switch to Blastoise, Surf, switch to Zapdos, X Attack x2, (X Spec), Agility, DP, DP, SW, SW+SW
	> Venusaur is a range with <a/9/x Attack. Consider using a third X Attack, depending on Sunny Day and Sp. Atk
- Reset when Zapdos shows up

PALLET TOWN
- After National Dex cutscene, Fly to Vermilion

VERMILION CITY
- Take the boat to One Island (mash A)

ONE ISLAND
- Talk to Celio, and bike east to Kindle Road
- Use a Max Repel, then take land route
- Turn options to Set on second spinner bag manip
- Bike up to Mt. Ember

MT. EMBER
- Rocket: DP x2 (X Attack first with <14/x/x)
- Rocket: SW x2, DP x2-3
- Go down at split path
- When Max Repel wears off, use another
- After getting the Ruby, Escape Rope out, and Fly back to One Island

ONE ISLAND
- Give Ruby to Celio, then take boat to Four Island

FOUR ISLAND
- After rival cutscene, bike to the water on the right and enter Icefall Cave

ICEFALL CAVE
- Ice puzzle: URDLD
- YOLO a few tiles after Max Repel wears off
- After getting Waterfall:
	> Use a Max Repel
	> Teach Waterfall to Omanyte
	> Equip Lum Berry
- Rocket: DP x3 (SW Golbat with <4/x/x)
- Escape Rope out
- Fly to Four Island (mash A), then bike back to the boat and take it to Six Island

SIX ISLAND
- Bike to the right
- Combine Max Repel with spinner bag manip
- Bike around the valley, dodging the Hiker spinners
- Cut the door open

DOTTED HOLE
- Drop down the first hole
- Up, Left, Right, Down
- After Scientist cutscene, bike out
- Fly to Six Island, then take the boat to Five Island

FIVE ISLAND
- Bike to the right through the narrow path, and follow it to the Rocket HQ
- Dodge both spinners (the walker can face all 4 directions)
- Rocket: SW, Thunder

ROCKET WAREHOUSE
- Take the spinner going left
- Move to the left and go up
- After dodging first spinning trainer, take left spinner going down
- Go up and dodge second spinning trainer, then take spinner to his left
- Follow path going northeast
- Rocket: DP x4 (X Attack with x/28/9+ if L57, x/14/a+ if L58; otherwise Thunder the first Hypno with 148+)
- Executive: Thunder+DP, Thunder, DP+DP
- Executive: X Spec, SW, Thunder x2
- Scientist: X Spec, SW, Thunder, SW, Thunder, SW
- Equip Chesto if no Lum, then Escape Rope out
- Fly back to Five Island and take the boat to One Island

ONE ISLAND
- Talk to Celio, then take the boat back to Vermilion

VERMILION CITY
- Turn mode to Shift, then Fly back to Indigo Plateau

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Take center
- Buy at least 2 Revives and max Full Restores (about 13)

ELITE FOUR (ROUND 2)
- Lorelei: (Agility with <a/17/x), X Spec x2-3, (X Acc), SW x2, Thunder/SW, Thunder, switch to Blastoise, Surf+Surf
- Switch Blastoise to slot 1, and heal both
- Bruno: Surf+Surf, switch to Zapdos, DP, SW+DP, DP+DP, switch to Blastoise, Surf+Surf
	> With <23/x/x: X Attack, DP x2, SW+DP, switch to Blastoise, Surf+Surf (add a SW on Hitmonchan if <15/x/x)
	> If you need to heal Blastoise, do it turn 1 on Hitmonchan; if you need to heal Zapdos before Machamp, send in Omanyte
- Heal Zapdos to full, (equip Chesto), turn mode on Set, and switch Zapdos to slot 1
- Agatha: Agility, X Spec x2, X Acc, Thunder, SW, Thunder x3
- Switch Ch'ding to slot 1, heal Zapdos, use Elixer and equip Cheri Berry
- Lance: Peck, switch to Zapdos, Agility, X Spec x3, Paralyz Heal, SW, X Acc x2, Thunder, SW, Thunder x2
	> With below-average Sp. Atk: Use 1 X Spec and 1 X Acc on Kingdra
	> With bad Defense or terrible Speed: 2 X Spec on Gyara, kill it a turn early, then use 1/1 on Kingdra
- Heal Zapdos to full
- Champion: X Spec, heal to full, X Spec x2-3, X Acc x2, (heal to full), Agility, Thunder x3, SW, Thunder x3 (use 3 X Spec with 150+)
	> If Sludge Bomb will kill (<92 HP), switch out to heal and erase Attack loss, then DP+DP (SW in between if bad roll)