Entei% routing notes

TO DO:
- Find a semi-consistent Entei manip (just location is OK for now)
- Practice

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BEFORE STARTING
- Clear all save data
- LID manip (once per 5 hours to be safe)
	> Instructions: forums.pokemonspeedruns.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=659
- Set options

NEW BARK TOWN
- Set time to 5:51 or 5:52 p.m. (YOLO scroll)
- Take at least 12/11/10/11/9, 12/12/10/10/10 or 11/12/10/11/10

ROUTE 29-30
- Early exp. is still useful (1 encounter, not 2)
- Don't catch Sentret

ROUTE 30-31
- Consider catching Poliwag if you see it (weigh vs. value of exp. and Bubble damage)

ROUTE 33
- If the run is really good, save for Anthony

AZALEA TOWN
- Get Full Heal if you'll give Ekans more than 2.5 turns
- Shopping: Sell TM31; buy 6 Super Potions, 5 Repels and 2 Antidotes
	> If bad stats/low on HP, consider 3/4/5/2 (then can buy 6 Escape Ropes)

SLOWPOKE WELL
- Get the Super Potion if you'll need to use more than 2 Potions here

AZALEA GYM
- If you got early exp. AND hit Russell, fight Josh (lead Rage, and keep using it unless he misses)
- Menu after Bugsy:
	> (Equip Przcureberry)
	> Heal to full or near full
	> (Heal poison)
	> Teach Fury Cutter over Rage (or Scratch if low on Rage PP)

AZALEA CITY
- If the following is true, lead Rage on Rival 2 Zubat:
	> You have <12 Rage PP
	> The Zubat 2HKO is not possible without a crit or 1/39 roll
	> Reflect is not up
	> Your HP on Zubat is <=50%, but high enough to tank 2 Bites

ILEX FOREST
- After 4 steps, heal to full, (heal poison) and use a Repel
- Teach Cut over Leer
- Get Full Heal
- Skip Headbutt

GOLDENROD CITY
- Get Kenya
- Do spinner hell as normal
- Deposit Egg on the way back

GOLDENROD GYM
- Carrie: WG x3-4
	> Consider leading with Rage, or finishing with Rage+Rage(+WG), if you can get to 6 PP for Rival 3
- If you get Bite here, learn it over Fury Cutter (or Scratch if before Miltank)

GOLDENROD CITY
- Shopping:
	> 2F: Sell TM45; buy 5 Escape Ropes, 1 Full Heal and 1 Poke Doll
	> 3F: Buy 8 X Specials, 2 X Speeds and 1 X Acc
	> Standard buy has $90 remaining
	> Buy 1 fewer X Speed if you have <6 Rages or Fury Cutters AND 7+ DV Speed
- Get Master Ball

ROUTE 35-37
- On Greg pause buffer, heal to at least 21 HP and use a Repel

BURNED TOWER
- Rival 3: Switch to Kenya, wait for Curse, switch back, (X Speed), X Spec x5-6, WG x2, Bite+Bite, Bite
	> If you enter the fight with <=6 Rages or Fury Cutters, use one on Haunter immediately after switching back
	> Don't kill Haunter unless you can survive Razor Leaf (30-36 with 14-15 DV; 32-38 otherwise)
	> If paralyzed, use a Full Heal after fully set up
	> Learn Bite over slot 1 move
- Toss healing items if you want, then Escape Rope out like normal

ECRUTEAK CITY/ROUTE 37
- To get Entei:
	> Repel + save on last Ecruteak tile before Route 37
	> Bike for ~95 tiles, then turn frame for ~50
	> If no Entei, hard reset + start timer
	> Buffer intro
	> Load save file after ~12.60s
	> Bike up and down in grass (never exit); reset if no early encounter
	> Use Master Ball
	> Swap Entei to slot 1

ECRUTEAK GYM
- Sage: Ember x5
- Sage: Ember(+Ember)
- Sage: Ember x3
- Morty: Ember x5-6 (Full Heal if Hypnosis hits)
	> X Special if you know your Special is really bad (use on Gastly if no FH, Haunter otherwise)
- Learn Stomp over Leer
- After exiting, bike to Kimonos

KIMONO GIRLS
- All: Stomp

ROUTE 38-39
- Before entering the grass:
	> Use a Repel
	> Teach Surf to Poliwag (if no Poli, teach to Croc over slot 1 move)
- Pokefan: Stomp

OLIVINE CITY
- Shopping: 21 Super Repels (10 if will need to do late Brock)

LIGHTHOUSE 1
- Gentleman: Stomp
- Gentleman: Stomp x2
- Lass: Stomp
- Menu:
	> Swap Super Repels to slot 1
	> Use a Super Repel
	> Use an Escape Rope

ROUTE 40-41
- Teach Strength over Fire Spin on the Kaylee pause buffer menu

CIANWOOD GYM
- Blackbelt: Stomp
- Blackbelt: Strength
- Blackbelt: Strength x2
- Blackbelt: Stomp x3 (Strength Primeape with <5 DV)
- Chuck: Strength, Stomp+Strength
	> Strength+Strength Poliwrath with <8 DV

CIANWOOD CITY
- After Fly menu, Fly to Olivine and bike to the lighthouse

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RARE CANDY/PROTEIN CHART
Atk		Spec		Get candy?		Get Protein?
14-15	0-15 		No				No
13		0-15		Borderline		No
12		12-15		No				No
12		9-11		Borderline		Only if skipped candy
12		0-8			Yes				No
9-11	12-15		No				Yes
9-11	9-11		Borderline		Only if skipped candy
9-11	0-8			Yes				No
0-8		0-15		Yes				Yes
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LIGHTHOUSE 2
- Rare Candy strats: If you get it, delay until after Pryce
	> If hit no spinners, use after Arbok (7112 exp.)
	> If hit Dana, Olivia or Grunt 6, use before Arbok (7931 exp.)
	> If hit Ernest or Benjamin, use after Porygon (8971 exp.)
	> If hit Douglas or Kaylee, use in Ice Path (9151 exp.)
	> If hit spinners worth 3614+ exp. AND you have 12-13 DV Speed, use on underground Escape Rope menu (12803 exp.)
	> NOTE: This guide assumes you skipped the candy, so adjust accordingly

OLIVINE GYM
- Jasmine: Ember, Ember+Ember, Ember
	> X Spec on Steelix if L43 and good Special
- After exiting, Fly to Ecruteak and bike east like normal

ROUTE 42
- Before entering Mt. Mortar, teach Iron Tail over Roar and use a Super Repel

ROCKET HIDEOUT
- Grunt 1: Stomp x2
- Grunt 2: Stomp x3
- Scientist 1: Ember x3
- Get Guard Spec.
- Grunt 3: Stomp x2
- Grunt 4: Stomp x2
- Grunt 5: Stomp
- Executive-M: Stomp x3
- Executive-F: Stomp x3
- Electrodes: Stomp x3
- After exiting, bike to the gym

MAHOGANY GYM
- (Douglas: Stomp, Ember, Stomp)
- Pryce: Stomp, IT x2 (Stomp+Stomp Dewgong with <5 DV)
- After exiting, bike to Ice Path

ICE PATH
- Do as normal
- (Get Protein, then use it on Fly menu)

RADIO TOWER 1
- Grunt 1: Stomp x2
- Grunt 2: Strength
- Grunt 3: Ember x2
- Grunt 4: Stomp x2, Strength (Strength x2-3 if necessary to leave 1 Stomp PP)
- Grunt 5: Ember x4 (Strength x4 with <4 DV Special)
- Scientist 1: Ember x3
- Scientist 2: Strength
- Executive: Ember x3, Stomp+Ember, Ember x2 (Strength instead of Ember if Atk is 5+ higher than Spec)
- If you have Poliwag, double deposit on the way out. If not, take Goldenrod center

***PP management note: You have 3 extra Stomps/Strengths with perfect stats. These can help in Clair's gym (Seadra/Kingdra Smokescreen, missed Dragonair ranges, Kingdra Hyper Potion). With bad Special, you'll optimally lose 4 to avoid Ember damage ranges. You can save them back by using Ember on Meganium/Gloom/Gloom or IT on Koffing/Arbok/Dragonairs***

UNDERGROUND
- Donald: Stomp x2
- Teru: Ember x4
- Rival 4: IT x2, Strength, Ember, Stomp+Strength
	> If you have 3 X Specials, consider using one on Haunter (need 15/11 DV at L46/47 to guarantee Meganium)
- Grunt 1: Ember
  Grunt 2: Stomp, Ember x2 (Strength Muk with <5 DV)
- Grunt 3: Ember, Strength
- Burglar 1: Stomp, Ember
- Burglar 2: Ember, Stomp, Ember
- Grunt 4: Stomp x2
- Grunt 5: Ember, Stomp (Stomp x2 with <9 DV Special)
- Grunt 6: Stomp, Ember (Strength Weezing with <6 DV Special)
- Grunt 7: Ember x2
- Escape Rope out

RADIO TOWER 2
- Grunt 1: Ember x2 (Stomp Raticate with <9 DV Special)
- Executive-M: IT(+Ember)
- Executive-F: Strength x2, IT
	> IT Arbok with 0-1 Attack
	> Ember Vileplume with <6 Attack and 11+ Special
- Executive-M: Stomp, Ember, Strength
	> Strength Koffing with <9 Special (IT with <9 Attack or 0 Embers saved)
- Get Pink Bow and Radio Card
- After exiting, Fly to Blackthorn

BLACKTHORN CITY
- Shopping: 21 X Attacks
	> If you might need to heal for Clair, buy 1-2 Max Potions
- After exiting the mart:
	> Use a Super Repel
	> Equip Pink Bow
	> (Heal if necessary)
	> Teach HM06 and HM07 to Poliwag (if no Poli, just HM06 to Croconaw over WG)
	> Bike from the menu

BLACKTHORN GYM
- Cooltrainer-M: Stomp x2, Strength
- Cooltrainer-F: Stomp+Stomp
- Cooltrainer-M: Stomp, Stomp+Stomp
- Cooltrainer-F: Strength x2
	> Seadra WG does 27-38
- Clair: Strength, Stomp+Strength, Strength x2
	> IT Dragonairs with <6 DV
	> Strength+Strength Kingdra with <4 DV
	> Kingdra Surf does 78-108
	> If learning Flamethrower, delete Ember

DRAGON'S DEN
- Cooltrainer: Strength
- If no Poliwag, get Dratini
- After exiting the building:
	> Use a Super Repel
	> If you got Dratini, teach it Waterfall over Wrap
	> Use an Escape Rope

ROUTE 26-27
- Take heal house
- Use a Super Repel on the second Joyce pause buffer
- Cooltrainer-F: Strength(+Stomp)
	> Learn Flamethrower over Ember

VICTORY ROAD
- Rival 5: Stomp, FT x2, Stomp, FT x2
	> Strength Sneasel with 0 DV Attack
	> IT Golbat with 0 DV Special and 14-15 DV Attack

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Buy 11 Full Restores (and 3 Max Repels if late Brock)
- Will: X Attack, (Full Restore), Strength, Stomp+Stomp, Strength, FT, Stomp
- Koga: FT, X Attack x2, FT, Strength x2, Stomp
	> If will be L53 for Crobat, consider 1 X Attack on Muk (can Stomp after Minimize, then IT Crobat; 98% range with 15 DV)
- Bruno: X Spec x2, FT x5 (can Strength Hitmonlee if necessary)
	> If out of X Specs: X Attack x2, Stomp, IT, Strength, Stomp x2
- Karen: Stomp(+X Acc)+X Attack+Strength/IT, IT, Strength x2, FT/IT
	> Lead X Attack or FT on Umbreon with <10 DV Attack
	> Always FT the Vileplume with <5 DV Attack
- Heal if below half HP
- Lance:
	> If can tank Surf+RS: X Attack x2, Strength, IT, X Attack, (Full Heal), Strength x3
	> If not: Stomp+Strength, IT, X Attack x3, Full Restore, Strength x4 (can FR at +2 on Hyper Beam)
		- Strength+Strength Gyarados with <7 DV if can't tank Surf+RS
		- Consider using 3rd X Attack on L50 Dragonite (the first L47 is a 98% range with +2 IT on 15 DV)
		- Use 4th X Attack or IT the L50 Dragonite with <6 DV
		- Gyarados Surf does 57-78
		- Aerodactyl Rock Slide does 66-86
		- First Dragonite Hyper Beam does 52-71
		- If L50 Dragonite survives range and kills Entei, finish with Dratini Extremespeed if you have it

S.S. AQUA
- Sailor: Stomp x3
	> Strength Machoke and Psyduck with <4 DV

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EARLY SABRINA VARIANT (consider with any Entei, especially <6 DV Attack)
- Fight Erika immediately
- Fight Sabrina on the way to Power Plant 1
- Stomp+Stomp or X Attack on Espeon
- After Power Plant 2, bike directly to Lavender from Saffron
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***PP management note: You have 2 extra Stomps if you get perfect luck. Extras would be used on Heidi (2), Rebecca (1), Misty (1), Sabrina (at least 1) and Blaine (1). You can use more 3 Stomps if you X Acc on Blue, but each one is a lost flinch chance on Red***

VERMILION CITY
- Bike to the Celadon Gym

CELADON GYM
- Twins: Strength x2 (Stomp Victreebel with <9 DV)
- Picnicker: FT
- Beauty: Stomp x3 (Strength Parasect with <9 DV)
- Erika: FT x4
- After exiting, Fly to Saffron and bike to the Power Plant

ROUTE 9/POWER PLANT
- Camper: Strength x2 (FT Sandslash with <4 DV)
- Fly to Cerulean, enter and exit the gym, and bike up to Nugget Bridge as normal

NUGGET BRIDGE
- NB1: Stomp
- NB2: Stomp, FT
- NB3: FT, Strength (Strength Tangela with 14-15 DV, or with 4+ DV if L58)
- NB4: Stomp x3
- NB5: Strength (FT if Strength'd Tangela)
- NB6: Stomp x3
- NB7: Stomp
- After the cutscene, Fly to Cerulean and bike to the gym

CERULEAN GYM
- Misty: X Attack, Strength x2, IT(+Stomp), Strength
- After exiting, bike to the Power Plant

ROUTE 9/10
- After the Power Plant, Fly to Saffron and enter the gym

SAFFRON GYM
- Sabrina: IT, Strength x2
- After exiting, bike to Lavender Tower and talk to the guy as normal
- Fly to Vermilion and enter the gym

VERMILION CITY
- Gentleman: Stomp x2
- Surge: Strength x4, FT
- After exiting, bike to Pewter as normal

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LATE BROCK VARIANT (consider with <5 DV Attack or <12 DV Special)
- Load Pewter, then bike south
- Get the Max Ether
- Before the Route 1 grass (or after ledges if getting candy):
	> Use a Max Repel
	> Use the Max Ether
	> Heal to 175+ HP
- Gym order: Blaine, Janine, (use candy), Brock (Fly to Pewter after Janine)
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PEWTER GYM
- Camper: FT
- Brock: X Attack, FT x2, IT, FT, IT
- After exiting, bike south to Cinnabar Island

VIRIDIAN FOREST
- Get the Max Ether

CINNABAR ISLAND
- Consider getting Rare Candy with 12-13 Speed or terrible Attack/Special
- On the second repel menu, use the Max Ether on Strength and heal to 150+ HP
- Blaine: X Attack, IT, Strength x2
- After exiting, Surf east to Fuchsia and enter the gym

FUCHSIA GYM
- Janine: Strength, FT x2, Strength x2
	> FT Crobat if you have 3 left and your X Acc
- After exiting, Fly to Viridian and enter the gym

VIRIDIAN GYM
- Blue: (X Acc), X Attack x3, Strength, IT, Strength x3, FT
	> IT Exeggutor if X Acc'd
	> Use a 4th X Attack with 0 DV if L61 for Gyarados and Arcanine
- After exiting, Fly to Pallet Town and talk to Oak

PALLET TOWN
- After talking to Oak, use a Super/Max Repel, then Fly to Viridian and bike to Mt. Silver

MT. SILVER
- Heal to survive Surf on the second repel menu
- RED: Guard Spec., (X Speed), X Attack x3, (Full Restore), Strength x2, Stomp+Strength, Stomp+Strength, Stomp+Strength, Stomp+Strength
	> Flinch priority if low on Stomps: Blastoise, Charizard, Venusaur, Snorlax
	> Strength+Strength Blastoise with <9 DV at L62
	> Strength+Strength Snorlax with <13 DV at L62
	> Blastoise Surf does 183-248

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SPINNER STRATS:
- Russell: Same
- Anthony: Reset
- Benny: Same
- Ivan: Scratch, Cut, WG (very favorable Zubat range)
- Irwin: Fury Cutter x5
- Greg: Cut+Cut+Scratch

- Dana: Stomp x2
- Olivia: Stomp+Stomp
- Ernest: Stomp x3
- Kaylee: Stomp x3
- Benjamin: Stomp x3
- Grunt 6: Ember x3
- Douglas: Stomp, Ember(+Ember), Stomp
- Joyce: Stomp, Stomp+Stomp
- Heidi: Stomp x2
- Rebecca: Stomp, IT
- Tom: FT x3 (will need to get Elixer or IT 3 of Graveler/Rhyhorn/Onix/Weezing/Weezing/Exeggutor)

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Cheat codes for testing: https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~jdonald/pokemon/pokemonccodes.txt