Fire Red Charmander any% notes (2024)

Damage calcs are in a separate spreadsheet (will upload soon)

INTRO
- IV constraints:
	HP: 7
	ATK: 0/17/0
	DEF: 12/0/0
	SPA: 0/0/30
	SPD: 0/0/0
	SPE: 23/3/0
	Natures: Mild, Quiet, Rash

PALLET TOWN
- Rival 1: Scratch spam

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NOTE: You need 47 wild exp. before Brock and 74 wild exp. before Misty
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ROUTE 1
- Get 31 experience from wilds to learn Ember
- Catch either Pidgey or Rattata (not both)
	> L2: Scratch
	> L3-4: Ember
- If short on exp, favor catching Pidgeys and killing Rattatas
- Don't leave until you have both your exp and HM friend!

VIRIDIAN FOREST
- Kill any encounter that gives you 74 exp.
- Fight the first two Bug Catchers (Ember x2 | Ember x3)
	> Swap Ember to slot 1 ASAP
- Fight the top-left Bug Catcher (Ember x3)
- Weedle Guy: Ember

PEWTER CITY
- Take the center
- Early shopping: Buy 7 Potions, 2 Antidotes and 3 Repels

PEWTER GYM
- Brock: Ember x4, Growl, Metal Claw x4
	> Potion out of Rock Tomb range on the last turn of Geodude
	> Potion on Onix as needed
	> If speedtied (16-22 IV), generally don't heal on the last turn if RT is a range
	> Finish Onix with Ember if it's in red

ROUTE 3
- Bug Catcher: Ember x3
- Fight the bottom Bug Catcher (Ember x4)
- Bug Catcher: Ember x2

MT. MOON
- After 8 steps, register TM Case and use a Repel
- Get the Escape Rope, then the Rare Candy
- Skip the Revive
- Rocket: Ember(+Ember), Ember+Ember
- Super Nerd: Ember x4-6

ROUTE 4
- Teach Mega Kick over Growl (right tutor)

CERULEAN CITY
- Take the center
- Get the Rare Candy

NUGGET BRIDGE
- Rival 2: MK+Ember, MK+adapt, MK, Ember
	> You need low HP after this fight! Ideally high Blaze; a bit higher or lower is OK
	> MK Pidgeotto again if the first one did barely over half
	> Swap out after 1 hit if you get Sand-Attack
	> Generally MK Squirtle again on turn 2, but adapt so you can get low HP
	> Scratch Rattata if 2 hits from good HP
- NB1: Metal Claw, Ember x3
	> Also Metal Claw Weedle if your HP is too high
	> Scratch Weedle if you got the Attack boost
- NB2: Ember x3
- NB3: Ember x2
	> Scratch Ekans if 1 hit from good HP
- NB4: Ember x2
	> Finish Nidos with Scratch if out of Blaze (lead Scratch if way out of Blaze)
- NB5: Ember
- Rocket: Ember x2

ROUTE 25
- Get the Elixer
- Fight bottom Hiker Wayne (Ember+Ember)
- On spinner bag manip:
	> (Heal out of Geodude Tackle range)
	> Toss the Nugget
	> Use the Elixer
- Picnicker: Ember x2
- Fight Hiker Nob (Ember x4; first Geodude is a 59% range)
- Lass: Ember x3
- After talking to Bill, run back to the Dig house

CERULEAN CITY
- Dig Rocket: Ember, MK

ROUTE 6
- Get the Rare Candy
- Camper: Ember, MK

VERMILION CITY
- Get the Bike Voucher first
- Shopping: Buy 5 Super Potions and 5 Repels
- Run to the boat

S.S. ANNE
- Get Brick Break first (Ember the Nidoran trainer)
- Generally skip boat heal, but favor it under these conditions:
	> 0-2 Mega Kick PP
	> Great pace/stats
	> Bad HP for Super Potioning on Pidgeotto/Wartortle
	> Can't survive 2 Water Pulses from Starmie
- Teach Brick Break before boat rival!
- Rival 3: (Super Potion)+Ember+BB, MK+MK/BB, BB, MK
	> Swap out on Sand-Attack if your HM friend is alive
	> Ember Pidgeotto a second time if BB is a range
	> Scratch+Ember Raticate if Hyper Fang will put you just outside of Confusion range
	> Ember Kadabra if in Blaze and not dead to Confusion (71% range)
- Consider deathwarp after rival:
	> 4-8 HP: Rattata deathwarp (X Attack room)
	> 9-11 HP: Machop deathwarp (dock area)
	> 12-14 HP: Rattata deathwarp
	> 15-21 HP: Machop deathwarp
	> 22-26 HP: Machop deathwarp if need the PP, otherwise skip deathwarp
	> 27+ HP: Skip
- If you skipped deathwarp, take the boat heal if needed for PP

CERULEAN CITY
- Before Misty:
	> Use 3 candies to reach L29 (consider delaying a candy with 26+ IV Attack and 9+ Speed, especially if 29-31 IV and no Cut)
	> Heal out of Water Pulse range (consider heal to full if you survive 2 WPs)
	> Teach Cut to Charmeleon (over Scratch) or Rattata

CERULEAN GYM
- Misty: BB, MK+MK/Ember/Cut
	> Lead Cut if you have it with 29-31 IV Attack @L29
	> Switch out if you get confused (can skip if expecting Recover)

CERULEAN CITY
- Get the Bicycle, then register it and bike to Route 9

ROUTE 9
- Picnicker: Ember x4
- Bug Catcher: Ember x3
	> Cut Weedle if you have it and survive Poison Sting + poison
- Get the Rare Candy

ROUTE 10
- Take the Rock Tunnel center

ROCK TUNNEL
- Repel immediately
- Pokemaniac: Ember+BB, MK+MK
- Pokemaniac: MK+MK
- Picnicker: Ember x2
- After the first Repel wears off:
	> Use another Repel
	> Heal out of Onix Rock Throw range
- Top Hiker: Ember(+Cut), BB+BB
	> Mega Kick Machop if you have the PP and aren't in Blaze
- Top Hiker 2: BB x3, Ember(+Cut)
- After the second Repel wears off (BEFORE the Picnicker):
	> Use the candy to reach L33
	> Heal out of Rock Throw range (can skip with 27+ Attack)
- Picnicker: Ember, BB, Ember
	> BB Jigglypuff if you used 4+ Embers on Slowpokes (with Cut) or 2+ Embers (with Fly)
- Hiker: BB x3-4
- Picnicker: Ember, BB, Ember
	> Learn Flamethrower over Mega Kick

ROUTE 8
- Lass: FT x2
- Bike to Celadon

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CELADON ORDER: Erika --> Fly --> Shopping --> Tea --> Hideout --> Surge
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CELADON CITY
- Bike to the gym

CELADON GYM
- Take the right side (Ember x2 | Ember x2)
- Erika: FT, Ember, FT

CELADON CITY
- Bike to get Fly, then to the mart
- Shopping:
	> 5F: Buy 2 X Defends, 1-4 X Speeds, 20+ X Specials, 4 X Accs and 2 Guard Specs.
		- Buy 1 X Speed with 24-31 IV (or 23 with 2 extra Speed EVs)
		- Buy 2 X Speeds with 19-23 IV (or 18 with 2 extra Speed EVs)
		- Buy 3 X Speeds with 3-18 IV or 29-31 IV Quiet
		- Buy 4 X Speeds with 23-28 IV Quiet
	> Buy 1 extra X Special if you didn't deathwarp
	> Buy 1 extra X Special for each X Speed you can skip
- Get the Tea

GAME CORNER
- Rocket: FT, Ember
	> Cut Zubat if needed for PP (this depends on Blaze status for Wartortle)

ROCKET HIDEOUT
- Rocket 1 (Lift Key): Ember x2
	> Cut Zubat if needed for PP (this depends on Blaze status for Wartortle)
	> Skip teaching Wing Attack!
- Get the Rare Candy
- Rocket Minion 1: Ember x2, FT
- Rocket Minion 2: Ember x2, FT
- Giovanni 1: FT x3-4
- Get Silph Scope, then Escape Rope out
- Bike to the Vermilion Gym

VERMILION GYM
- On final spinner bag manip, teach Fly to Pidgey or Charizard (over Scratch)
- Gentleman: Ember
- Surge: BB, Ember, FT
- After exiting, Fly to Lavender

LAVENDER TOWER
- Use a Repel three tiles after you line up with the counter
- Rival 4: FT x4, Ember
	> BB+BB Wartortle if not in Blaze
- Get the Elixer!
- Take the heal pad
- Channeler 1: Ember
- Channeler 2: Ember
- Channeler 3: Ember
- Get the Rare Candy
- Marowak: FT(+Ember)
- Rocket 1: Ember x2, FT
- Rocket 2: Ember, FT
- Rocket 3: Ember x4
- After getting the Poke Flute, bike to Saffron

SAFFRON CITY
- Shopping: Buy 8 Hyper Potions, 3 Escape Ropes and 6 Max Repels
- Bike to Silph Co.

SILPH CO.
- Take the stairs to 5F to get the Card Key
- On a Rocket spinner menu, candy to L41
- Silph Rival: X Special x2, FT, FT+FT, FT, Ember x2
- Get Lapras
- Rocket: Ember, FT x2
- Before Giovanni:
	> Always Potion if in Fake Out range
	> Potion out of MP range if you can keep Blaze
	> If good pace and can't safely Potion, get Revive
- Giovanni: FT x2, X Special, FT x2
- After Giovanni:
	> Potion for Koga/Sabrina if needed
	> Toss the Moon Stone
	> Use the Elixer
	> Escape Rope out
	> Bike to the gym

SAFFRON GYM
- Sabrina: FT x2, Ember, FT
- Escape Rope out, then Fly to Celadon and bike to Snorlax/Cycling Road

CYCLING ROAD
- Get the Rare Candy
- Get the Max Elixer

FUCHSIA CITY
- Do Koga now unless you want the Safari Revive for Muk

FUCHSIA GYM
- Juggler: FT x2, Ember, FT
- Koga: Ember, FT(+FT), Ember, FT
- After exiting, bike to the Safari Zone

SAFARI ZONE
- Use a Max Repel before the grass
- Get TM11 (Sunny Day)
- Get the Gold Teeth and HM03, then Fly to Fuchsia

FUCHSIA CITY
- Get Strength from the warden
- After getting Strength:
	> Teach Surf and Strength to Lapras
	> Use a Max Repel
- After exiting, Fly to Pallet and Surf to the mansion

CINNABAR MANSION
- Get the Carbos with 19+ Speed IV
	> Get with 18 or 23 IV if you got 2 extra Speed EVs
- Get the Elixer
- After getting the Secret Key:
	> Use the Max Elixer
	> Swap Escape Ropes up
	> Heal to 75+ HP
	> Escape Rope out, then bike to the gym

CINNABAR GYM
- Blaine: X Special x3, Ember x2, FT
	> If no Blaze, then FT Growlithe and BB Ponyta
- After exiting, Fly to Viridian and bike to the gym

VIRIDIAN GYM
- Blackbelt: FT, Ember, FT
- Cooltrainer: FT x5
- Giovanni: FT x5
	> Ember Dugtrio (88% range) if you need to save PP

ROUTE 22
- Before entering the grass:
	> Use 3 candies to reach L52
	> Use a Hyper Potion
	> Use a Max Repel
	> Teach Sunny Day over Ember (delay with 0 FT PP)
	> Teach Fire Blast over Brick Break
- Rival 5: X Acc, X Spec x3-4, FT, FB x5
	> Consider skipping/delaying the X Acc on bad pace

ROUTE 23
- Get Sitrus Berry with bad HP/Sp. Def

VICTORY ROAD
- Get the Rare Candy
- After the second repel wears off:
	> Use a Max Repel
	> Use the Carbos if you got it
	> Use the candy to reach L54

INDIGO PLATEAU
- Box heal + deposit both slaves

ELITE FOUR
- Lorelei: X Special, adapt
	> IF SURF: Sunny Day, FB, FT, FB, FT x2
	> IF HAIL: Sunny Day or X Special
	> IF SAFEGUARD: X Special, Sunny Day/X Special
	> With +2 and sun, FT all
	> With +3 and no sun, FB Dewgong and FT the rest
- Heal to full
- Bruno: Guard Spec., (X Defend), X Special, FT x5
- Heal if needed
- Agatha: (X Speed), (X Accuracy), FT x2, FB x2, FT
	> Set up on Golbat if you need the HP from L56
- Heal to full and use Elixer
- Lance: X Speed, X Special x4, (X Acc), FT x4, FB
	> Bad defense + 2 Dragon Rages = turn 3 X Defend and turn 4 heal
	> Otherwise, usually heal turn 4 and X Defend turn 6
- Champion: Guard Spec. (X Speed), X Special x3, (X Acc), FT, FB, FT x3, FB
	> If way out of Blaze, use Sunny Day in place of Blaze
	> Don't use +2 Sunny Day strats