Pokemon Yellow Ice Beam Late EQ Route

This is the current route used in Pokemon Yellow Any% Glitchless, which uses Ice Beam instead of Blizzard. This also delays getting EQ until after Giovanni 1. This guide assumes you know general movement through the route (which trainers to fight, how to get through safari zone, etc.), and it's not possible to write down everything about how to move, so it is highly recommended to watch a run to get a basic understanding of the game.

Abbreviations: HA = Horn Attack, DK = Double Kick, BB = Bubblebeam, TB = Thunderbolt, HD = Horn Drill, EQ = Earthquake, IB = Ice Beam

Defensive Damage Ranges: https://pastebin.com/prGV3ieu
HP Dependent Strats (Rhyhorn, Erika, Koga, Lance, etc) https://pastebin.com/MRLfaK22

Before New Game:
- Set Options to Fast Text, Battle Animations Off, Battle Style Set

Intro:
- Name yourself and your rival a one character name
- Walk into the grass to trigger the pikachu cutscene
- Don't Nickname Pikachu

Rival Fight:
- Thundershock Spam

Nidoran:
- Walk up Route 1 and enter mart to get Oak's Parcel
- Walk down Route 1 and enter Oak's Lab
- Talk to Oak from behind
- Walk up Route 1 and enter mart again

- Buy:
	- 2 poke balls
	- 5 potions (4 with Vaporeon)
	> If you are not comfortable with yoloball, buy 3 poke balls and 4 potions, then pick up the hidden tree potion here: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=1#54/166

- Go through the Old Man catching tutorial
- Save on this tile: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=1#57/141 (MAKE SURE YOU STOP MOVING BEFORE OPENING THE PAUSE MENU, THE SAVE MUST BE UNBUFFERED)
- Perform nido manip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdclf2wGJq0
- Nido manip pastebin: https://pastebin.com/xFKzQtp8
- Nickname nido one character

Forest:
- Swap pikachu and nidoran one step after entering the forest house
- Take note of how much hp nido has

- Bug Catcher 1:
	- Leer + Tackle spam
	- Leer x2 + Tackle spam

- If nido had 22 hp at lvl 6 and 27 hp at lvl 8, then it is a bad nido and a reset
- If nido had 22 hp at lvl 6 and 26 hp at lvl 8 then it is FAEE
- If you find a wild lvl 4 or lvl 6 pidgey, then horn attack it once and toss a ball
- Before Bug Catcher 2, heal if less than 11 hp

- Bug Catcher 2:
	- Leer + HA x2
	- Leer until -1 defense + HA spam (use tackle if it kills)

- If nido had 23 hp at lvl 6 and 30 hp at lvl 9 then it is a bad nido and a reset
- If nido had 23 hp at lvl 6 and 29 hp at lvl 9 then it is either FBEF or F9ED (can check at lvl 23)

- If you do not have a bird yet, do pidgey manip (MUST BUFFER SAVE):
	- Map: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=51#13/13/UUUUUUUUULULLLLLDADDADDDDADLADDADDDDDDADDDLLLLAUUALU
	- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de3p6yRKskU
	- Potion on this menu if less than 13 hp but not in redbar
	- Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/cDNQXkLL

- Don't nickname pidgey
- Buffer A after not nicknaming pidgey to pick up hidden potion (if you do this right the potion textbox will clear without a jingle)
- Potion after catching pidgey if in redbar

- Bug Catcher 3:
	- If you have 21 HA's (only used 2 on metapod): HA x3 (+tackle)
	- If you have less than 21 HA: Leer + HA x2 (+tackle)

Brock:
- Heal to 27+ hp in house after forest (toss the extra ball if you have it)
- Walk into Brock's gym and fight the optional trainer

- Light Year Guy:
	- Leer, swap leer and HA with select, HA
	- Leer x2 + HA x2

- Potion before Brock

- Brock:
	- DK x2
	- Leer x2, DK x2
	> Leer doesn't go off if you get bind, make sure you hit 2 leers
	> If you get bide on turn 2 at less than 19 hp, then stall it out with 2 leers
	> DO NOT POTION DURING BIDE AFTER USING DK, BIDE IS SUPER BUGGED AND YOU WILL DIE
	> Advanced onix strat: if 15-19 after one leer, then DK x3 (DK + leer + DK if you get bide)

Route 3:
- Potion if below 4 hp

- Bug Catcher 1:
	- HA x2
	- HA + tackle
	- HA x2
	> Always use tackle if it kills, DK almost never kills

- If you need to potion, do it during ratatta fight

- Youngster:
	- (potion if less than 9 hp) + DK
	- HA x2 (+DK)

- Bug Catcher 2:
	- HA (+DK)
	- HA x2
	- HA + DK
	- HA x2
	> If you have 5 HA left at caterpie, then tackle x2(+DK) instead
	> Evolve to nidornio after this fight

- Bug Catcher 3:
	- HA + tackle(caterpie in yellowbar)/DK(redbar)
	- HA x2

- Walk around the lass in the grass
- Walk into the center before moon entrance
	- Deposit pikachu
	- Heal at center
- Enter Moon

Mt. Moon:
- Perform Moon manip (BUFFER SAVE): https://pastebin.com/pspchdGU
- Use moon stone on nidorino

- Super Nerd:
	- HA x2
	- HA + DK
	- HA x2 (+DK)

- J&J Rocket:
	- HA x2
	- DK
	- HA x2 + HA/DK

- Exit Moon

Nugget Bridge:
- Walk to Cerulean
- Pick up hidden rare candy: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=1#235/44
- Walk to nugget bridge, start rival fight

- Bridge Rival:
	- HA x2
	- HA x3-4 (DK if it kills)
	- DK
	- DK (x2)

- Bug Catcher:
	- HA + DK
	- HA

- Lass:
	- HA (+DK)
	- HA x2
	> can DK nidoranf if at not maximum redbar

- Youngster:
	- DK
	- HA (+DK)
	- HA

- Rare Candy x2 nidoking
- Teach Thrash over tackle (slot 2)
- You can check which nido you have here:
	- 47 def/48 spec is FBEF ("15 special")
	- 47 def/47 spec is FAEE ("14 special")
	- 46 def/47 spec is F9ED ("13 special")

- Lass:
	- Swap HA and Thrash
	- Thrash

- Mankey:
	- Thrash

- Rocket:
	- Thrash

Bill's House:
- Get Charmander, don't nickname

- Bottom Hiker:
	- DK x2

- Jr. Trainer:
	- Thrash

- Youngster:
	- Thrash

- Lass:
	- Thrash

- Walk into Bill's house, go through cutscene
- Walk back to Cerulean

Misty:
- Take Center
- (Advanced Strat) Skip Center if 48+ hp with 15/14 special nido, 53+ hp with 13 special nido
- Walk into Misty's Gym

- Goldeen:
	- Thrash

- Misty:
	- Thrash (and pray)

Surge:
- Take Center if you haven't yet
- Walk through the robbed house

- Dig Rocket:
	- Thrash

- Walk down to Underground Path to Vermillion
- Pick up hidden full restore: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=119#3/4
- Walk through grass, go through grass on the left to avoid trainer on the right
- Walk into Vermillion Mart

- Sell:
	- Remaining potions (You need to drop the potion slot. If you want to heal for surge, sell the excess potions that you'd have after healing)
	- TM34
	- Nugget
- Buy:
	- 6 Repels
	- Para heals according to this chart
Potion Sells(Flareon)               Potion Sells(Vaporeon)
0: 2 Paralyz Heal                   0: 2 Paralyz Heal, 5 X Special and 6 Super Repel
1: 2 Paralyz Heal                   1+: 2 Paralyz Heal, 4 X Special and 7 Super Repel
2+: 3 Paralyz Heal

- Walk on to S.S. Anne
- (Use your remaining potion(s) to heal), Teach TM11 (BB) to nidoking over leer (slot 3)
	> You should have 0 potions after this

- Boat Rival:
	- HA (DO NOT THRASH)
	- BB
	- BB
	- swap BB and DK
	- DK

- Talk to captain, get HM01 (cut)
- Walk out of S.S. Anne, over to Surge's gym

- Cut Menu:
	- Teach TM28 (dig) to charmander
	- Teach HM01 (cut) to charmander in slot 1
	- Use Cut

- Cans:
	- Follow this search path: https://imgur.com/gallery/3lBd4

- Surge:
	- Thrash
	> Surge winrate at various hp values: https://pastebin.com/8d1Ygw9j

Rock Tunnel:
- Walk out of Surge's Gym
- Cut bush, walk over to get bike voucher
- Walk over to Diglett Cave
- Use Dig
- Get Bike

- Bike Menu:
	- Swap slot 1 with Bike
	- Teach TM24 (TB) to nidoking over DK (slot 3)
	- Use Bike

- Cut bush, bike to the right

- 4 Turn Thrash Girl
	- Thrash
	- (HA on bellsprout if you get 3 turn)

- Jr. Trainer:
	- BB
	- Thrash
	> Thrash on turn 1 if you don't mind taking damage

- Redbar for this section of the game saves a decent chunk of time (30 seconds or so), so it can be worth it to intentionally take damage to get redbar
- However, redbar is by no means essential and can be skipped
- Repel one step into Rock Tunnel

- Super Nerd
	- BB
	- TB
	> Cubone does 22-26 with bone club (TB to stall)
	> Slowpoke does 15-18 on 15/14 special, 17-20 on 13 special (Thrash to stall)
	> You don't want to be TOO low hp, there are things that can damage you for around 5 hp
	> A good rule of thumb is to be just below 80 hp below max hp (14/94, 17/97, etc.)

- Super Nerd:
	- TB
	> Slowpoke does 17-20 on all specials (BB+TB to stall)

- Jr. Trainer:
	- Thrash (and pray)

- Use a paralyze heal after fight if paralyzed
- Watch a video to know where to use the other two repels

- Hiker:
	- BB
	- BB
	- BB

- Jr. Trainer:
	- Thrash

Celadon Shopping and Fly:
- Bike down to Lavender, then left towards Celadon

- Gambler
	- BB (+Thrash)
	- Thrash
	> BB growlithe when you want to keep your current hp, Thrash otherwise

- Bike to Underground Path (make sure to avoid the optionals along the way)
- Pick up hidden Elixir: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=121#21/5
	- There are a number of strategies for this, I count 13 bike pedals down, some people use audio cue, whatever works
	- Top Elixir (harder but saves 2 frames): https://youtu.be/2KRStM8qKb0
	- Side Elixir: https://youtu.be/_0G20DAZmn8
- Bike to Celadon Shopping Department, enter the left door
- Take the Elevator to 5F

- Shopping:
	- 5F:
		- 11 X Accuracy (12 if vape)
		- 6 X Speed
		- 2 X Attack
		- 6 X Special (5 if Vaporeon)
	- Roof:
		- 1 Soda Pop
		- 1 Fresh Water
		- Trade Soda Pop, then Fresh Water
		- 1 Fresh Water
	- 4F:
		- 1 poke doll
	- 2F
		- 7 Super Repels (6 if vape)
		- 3 Super Potions
		- TM07

- Bike to Fly House
- Talk to girl to get HM02 (fly)

Poke Flute:
- Fly Menu:
	- Swap slot 2 with Super Repels
	- Teach HM02 (fly) to Pidgey
	- Teach TM07 (HD) to nidoking over HA (slot 2)
	- Use Super Repel
	- Swap slot 3 with X Accuracy
	- Teach TM48 (Rock Slide) to nidoking over BB (slot 4)
	- Fly to Lavender (down 3)

- Walk to Pokemon Tower

- Lavender Rival:
	- X Acc + HD x5
	> If 26-39 hp on 15 special, 26-37 hp on 14 special, or 27-39 hp on 13 special, then TB Fearow and X Acc on Magnemite

- Channeler 1:
	- Rock Slide x2

- Pick up overworld elixir: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=145#12/10
- Skip Hidden Tower Elixir (Pick it up if vape https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=146#4/12 )
- Take heal pad

- Channeler 2:
	- Rock Slide

- Channeler 3:
	- Rock Slide

- If Paralyzed by the Channeler 2 or 3, use a Paralyz Heal, or full restore if you're out

- Pick up rare candy in your way
- Trigger Ghost Encounter

- Ghost Menu:
	- Swap slot 5 with X Speeds
	- Use Poke Doll

- J&J Rocket:
	- X Acc + HD x3

- Talk to Old Man twice
- Get the Poke Flute

Silph Co.:
- Walk outside, fly to Celadon (1 down)
- Take Center
- Bike right to Silph Co.
- Take Stairs to 5F
- Grab the hidden elixir in the tree here: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=210#12/3

- Arbok Rocket:
	- Thrash
	> If paralyzed, use a paralyze heal (or full restore if no para heals) after the fight and teach Ice Beam

- Get Card Key

- Silph Rival:
	- X Acc + X Speed, HD*5
	> Setup X Speed on Magneton if turn 1 Slash
    > Slash: 50-59 (51-60 with 13 Special)
    > Can yolo X Speed on Kadabra to try and get red bar
    > Confusion: 57-68
    > Psybeam: 73-86

- Use an Elixir and Teach TM13 (Ice Beam) to Nidoking in Slot 4 over Rock Slide

- Talk to the guy and get Lapras (don't nickname)

- J&J Rocket:
	- X Acc + HD
	- HD
	- Thrash

- Giovanni 1:
	- X Acc + HD
	> If dead to Persian, use X Speed on Nidorino
	    > Pay Day: 12-15
    	> Bite- 17-21
	- X Speed + HD
	- IB
	- HD

- Retrace your steps until you can access the Elevator, take the Elevator to 10F
- Get TM26 and Rare Candy, then Dig out

Safari Zone:
- Bike left to Snorlax, open menu right in front of him

- Snorlax Menu:
	- Use repel
	- Swap Slot 7 for Super Potions
	- Use Poke Flute

- Go into Cycling Road
- Pick up hidden rare candy: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=1#125/148
	- The candy is even with 3rd flower formation on the left side of the screen
- Bike into Safari Zone

- Immediately after entering
	- Use a repel
	- Use Elixir on Nidoking
	- 1-11: heal right before Hypno, 12-39: don't heal and do Early Erika*, 40-75: use Super Potion, 76+: don't heal
	- Teach TM26 (Earthquake) to Nidoking in Slot 1 over Thrash
	- Get on Bike
- Pick up Full Restore: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=217#21/10
- Super Repel again in the 3rd area
- Pick up Gold Teeth: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=219#19/7
- Walk into the house and get HM03 (surf)
- Walk outside, then Dig


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Erika, Koga, and Sabrina can be done in various orders based on your HP. I'm just going to write the moves used for each gym leader, then talk about when to do what order.


Erika:
- Bike to Erika's Gym
- Beauty:
	- IB
- Erika:
	- IB (+IB), EQ, EQ
     > Vine Whip: 8-10 @+1(12-15)
     > Mega Drain: 10-12 @+1(15-18 with 13/14DV, 13-16 with 15DV)
     > Gloom is a 70% range with IB if you need to save an EQ


Sabrina:
- Bike to Sabrina by going around the right side of Saffron, then around the right side of the top fence
- Teleporter Pattern: Top Left, Bottom Left, Bottom Left
- Sabrina:
	- X Acc + X Speed + EQ
	- EQ
	- HD
- Walk onto the teleporter, then Dig out (it has a faster animation this way)


Koga:
- Bike to Koga's gym
- Juggler 1:
	- EQ*4
- Juggler 2:
	- EQ
	- EQ (+IB)
- Heal to 64+ HP for Koga (full restore if in red bar)
- Koga:
	- X Acc + HD
	> If Sleep Powder, X Speed on first Venonat. Full restore if you have 2 and if you die to Psychic crit + non-crit doesn't give you red bar, otherwise use PokeFlute
	- X Speed if you didn't before, HD
	- HD
	- HD
    Decision making: https://pastebin.com/MRLfaK22

- Walk out of Koga's Gym
- Bike to Old Man's House
- Talk to Old Man to get HM04 (Strength)
- Walk Outside


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Koga -> Sabrina -> Erika
If you were at 1-11HP after Snorlax, fly to Fuschia (2 down), use a full restore before Juggler 2, then fly to Saffron (1 down) and fight Sabrina, then bike to Erika's gym and fight Erika
	> If you don't tank a hit from Erika, take the center before Erika and skip the Mom heal later
If you are above 76HP after Snorlax, follow the same order listed above, but skip the full restore before Juggler 2


Erika First
If you were 12-39HP after Snorlax, do Erika first
		Erika -> Sabrina -> Koga (FLAREON ROUTE ONLY)
		> If you have red bar after Erika, fly to Saffron (1 down) and fight Sabrina. After digging out, fly to Fuschia (2 down). After fighting Juggler 1, rare candy twice and heal before Juggler 2. If you have 21+ HP before using the rare candies, use a super potion, otherwise use a full restore.

		Erika -> Koga -> Sabrina
		> If you don't have red bar after Erika, fly to Fuschia (2 down), use a Full Restore inside Koga's Gym before Juggler 1. After beating Koga and getting Strength, Fly to Saffron (1 down) and fight Sabrina


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Blaine:
- Walk inside your house and talk to Mom for a free heal (skip if you took the Celadon Center)
- Bike to the bottom left corner of the water
	- Use a Super Repel
	- Swap slot 7 with Super Potions
		> Skip if only 1 Super Potion left
	- Teach HM04 (Strength) to Lapras
	- Teach HM03 (Surf) To Lapras
	- Use 3 Rare Candies on Nidoking to L44 (use remaining 1 if you did Erika -> Sabrina -> Koga)
	- Use Surf

- Surf to Cinnabar
- Walk into mansion

- On this tile (next to the burglar) https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=216#18/23
    > Use a Repel
- Pick up a Rare Candy: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=216#10/2
- Pick up Secret Key: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=216#5/13
- Dig out

- Fly to Cinnabar (down 2)
- Bike to Blaine's Gym
- Answers to Questions: ABBBAB (A button answers yes, B button answers no)

- Blaine:
	- EQ
	- X Attack + EQ
	- EQ (+EQ)
	> Blaine winrate at various hp totals here: https://pastebin.com/p9m4vdx6
	> If you are yoloing Blaine at low hp then X Attack on Ninetales is better
	> If you get growled by Rapidash, then EQ and hope to crit Arcanine

Giovanni:
- Dig out of gym
- Fly to Viridian (1 up)
- Bike to Giovanni's Gym
	> Heal to 106+ with a Super Potion before Biking
	> If you have red bar, delay your heal until after blackbelt

- Cooltrainer:
	- IB

- Blackbelt:
	- X Spec, EQ (+IB)
	- IB
	- EQ (+IB)
	> If Machoke hits you with Leer turn 1, IB*3

- Walk out of gym, then back in to reset Blackbelt's position
- Heal to 106+ hp

- Giovanni:
	- X Speed + EQ
	- X Acc + HD
	- HD
	- HD
	- HD
	> If Dugtrio uses Dig, then X Acc + HD Dugtrio
	> EQ/Dig: 96-110

Victory Road:
- Walk out of Giovanni's Gym

- Viridian Menu:
	- Use Super Repel
	- Heal to ~60
	- (Elixir if Vape)
	- Use Bike

- Bike left towards Victory Road

- Viridian Rival
	> If Vape: X Acc, EQ Kadabra, HD the rest
	- X Special + IB
	- IB
	- TB
	- EQ
	- EQ
	- EQ
    > Slash: 51-61 (52-62 with 9-10 DV)
    > Swift: 18-22 if 15DV, 19-23 otherwise
    > Fury Swipes: 6-8

 If Vape, yolo 2 grass tiles in victory road, then Super Repel after entering and in Room 3

- If you have 96+ hp, Elixir on the first Bike Menu and pick up the Max Ether (while still surfing)
	> https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=1#8/116
- Bike and Surf to Victory Road
- Use Super Repel and Bike after finished surfing
- Use Strength once entering Victory Road
- Use Super Repel and Strength in 2nd Room right next to the boulder
- Use Strength in 3rd room
- Use Strength, Super Repel, and Bike in 4th room
- Pick up hidden Full Restore if only have 1: https://gunnermaniac.com/pokeworld?map=194#26/7
- Bike into Indigo Plateau

Elite Four:
- Deposit all pokes except nidoking
- Center unless you are 96+ hp and picked up Max Ether
- If you have no Full Restores or want to play it safe, then buy some Full Restores

- Lorelei
	- X Acc + HD x5
	> If you get Bubblebeam speedfall, then X Speed before using HD

- Swap Bike for Elixir, then use Rare Candy, then use Elixir
	> If you picked up Max Ether, swap Bike for Rare Candy, then use Max Ether on HD, then use Rare Candy

- Bruno:
	- IB
	- X Acc + HD
	- HD
	- IB
	- HD
	> Ice Punch: 28-34 (30-36 with 13 DV)
    > Fire Punch: 14-17 (15-18 with 13 DV)

- Heal if less than 40 hp or you want to play it safe (although it's still kinda risky because of paralysis and running out of healing)

- Agatha:
	- X Spec + EQ
	- IB (+IB)
	- EQ
	- EQ
	- EQ
	> If you get lick paralyzed, kill Gengar ASAP, then Full Restore on Golbat, then X Speed
	> If Substitute, use IB
    > Mega Drain: 15-18
    > Lick: 10-12
    > Wing Attack: 17-21 if 15DV. 18-22 otherwise
    > Leech Life: 15-18

- Full Restore for Lance if dead to Hydro Pump

- Lance: X Special + TB, X Special/Speed/Attack + IB x4
    Check HP Strats for this fight https://pastebin.com/MRLfaK22
    > Hydro Pump: 108-128
    > Hyper Beam: 44-52
    > Ice Beam: 35-42 with 14-15 DV, 37-44 with 13 DV (30-36 at +2)
    > Bubblebeam: 25-30 (25-30 at +2)

- Heal to survive Sandslash EQ

- Champ
	> (If Vape: X Spec, IB, EQ, X Acc, HD, EQ, EQ, HD)
	- X Special + IB
	- EQ
	- X Acc + HD
	- EQ
	- HD
	- EQ
    > Poke Flute if put to sleep (Exeggutor cannot deal any damage to you)
    > EQ: 134-158 (137-162 with 9 DV)
    > Ninetales QA: 16-19
    > Magneton is an 89% range with Vaporeon