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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 or 12/12/10/10/10
ROUTE 29-30
- Early exp. is still useful
- 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 your 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
- Repel before entering the grass
- 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:
Teach Surf to Poliwag (if no Poli, teach to Croc over slot 1 move) 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
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
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, 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
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
¤¤¤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
- 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
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)
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
If L60 or good Attack, Stomp+IT if you get turn 1 Curse
- 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
SPINNER STRATS:
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Russell: Same
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Anthony: Reset
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Benny: Same
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Ivan: Scratch, Cut, WG (very favorable Zubat range)
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Irwin: Fury Cutter x5
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Greg: Cut+Cut+Scratch
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Dana: Stomp x2
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Olivia: Stomp+Stomp
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Ernest: Stomp x3
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Kaylee: Stomp x3
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Benjamin: Stomp x3
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Grunt 6: Ember x3
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Douglas: Stomp, Ember, Stomp
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Joyce: Stomp, Stomp+Stomp
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Heidi: Stomp x2
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Rebecca: Stomp, IT
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Tom: FT x3 (will need to get Elixer or IT 3 of Graveler/Rhyhorn/Onix/Weezing/Weezing/Exeggutor)