BEGINNING

• 5:30 PM, Sunday, No DST, Yes Phone
• Totodile: Male 12-13/11/10 > 13 Attack is 15 DV
• Fight a level 2 wild encounter

  Fight two level 3 encounters if 11 Defense /or/ commit to fighting Don

• Potion on bottom left flower outside Mr. Pokemon's House
• Berry on the way back
• Rival 1: Leer + Scratch
• Check Stats at level 6: 14/12/12 > 12 Speed is 15 DV
• Catch Sentret (Scratch x1)
• Mikey: Scratch x2 Pidgey, Scratch x3 Rattata > 26 HP is 15 DV > 16 Defense is 15 DV
• Pass Don twice instead of once, his experience is valuable
• [Don]: All Rage
• Equip Berry and call Mom
• Grab Bitter Berry

VIOLET CITY GYM

• Abe: Rage x4 Spearow
• Use Potion, equip Bitter Berry
• Rod: Rage x3 Pidgey, Rage x2 Pidgey

  15 Speed outspeeds Blue's Alakazam

• Potion if under 17-19 depending on Defense
• Falkner: Rage x3 Pidgey, Rage x2 Pidgeotto > 18 Sp.Def at 10 is 15 DV

VIOLET CITY/ROUTE 32/UNION CAVE

• Go to Center to heal, talk to scientist for Egg
• Get Przcureberry before Route 32
• Albert: Scratch x2-3 Rattata, Scratch x3 Zubat

  Use Rage if 15 DV Attack

• Take upper path

  Grab Super Potion on no healing items

• Fight Ralph if level 2 encounter was fought or Don was hit
• [Ralph]: Leer + Scratch x3-4 Goldeen

  Scratch if 13+ DV Attack

• Catch Sandshrew if no Sentret
• [Daniel]: Leer + All Rage

  Water Gun if available

• Russell: All Rage

  Water Gun if available

• [Bill]: Water Gun x2 Koffing x2
• Ray: Water Gun + Scratch Vulpix
• [Anthony]: All Water Gun

AZALEA TOWN/SLOWPOKE WELL

• Talk to Kurt in upper left house, then go to the Mart > Buy 3 Potions, 4 Super Potions, 4 Repels, 2 Antidotes, 1 Prlz Heal
• Go to Slowpoke Well, pick up Full Heal; 28 HP needed
• Grunt #1: Water Gun x2 Rattata x2

  Scratch instead if level 15

• Potion after Grunt #1 if it will heal for full 20 HP > Super Potion if poor Defense/HP
• Grunt #2: Water Gun x2-3 Zubat, Water Gun x3 Ekans
• Use Antidote + Potion if needed
• Pick up Super Potion
• Grunt #3: Scratch x2 Rattata, Water Gun x2-3 Zubat, Water Gun x2-3 Zubat
• Potion if lower than 19 HP
• Grunt #4: Water Gun x4 Koffing
• After cutscene, walk to Gym

AZALEA GYM

• Amy & May: Scratch x2 Ledyba, Water Gun x2 Spinarak > Do not heal confusion or poison
• If a level 2 encounter + Ralph fought, go left and fight Josh

  Do not heal Poison

• [Josh]: Leer + Scratch x3 Paras

  Do not heal Paralysis until Benny buffer

• [Al:] Water Gun x2 Caterpie, Water Gun x2 Weedle
• Equip Przcureberry (and heal if necessary) during Benny pause buffer
• [Benny]: Water Gun Weedle, Water Gun + Rage Kakuna, Rage Beedrill
• Bugsy: Rage All

AZALEA TOWN/ILEX FOREST/GOLDENROD CITY

• One tile before Rival 2, use a Repel, (equip Przcureberry), teach Fury Cutter over Rage
• Rival 2: Water Gun x2 Gastly, Fury Cutter x3 Bayleef, Water Gun x2-3 Zubat
• Chase Farfetch'd using the top path, not the right (Revive) path
• Get Cut, use Repel, teach Cut to slave, cut tree from the field
• Grab hidden Full Heal if none in inventory (where X Attack is in Crystal)
• Grab hidden Super Potion if 4 or less healing items (in upper nook)
• Get Headbutt TM, teach over Leer on next Repel menu
• Leave forest, avoid trainers (go left), go to Bike Shop in Goldenrod
• Register Bicycle, use from menu and go to Goldenrod Gym

  If 10-14 atk DV and have 418+ optional exp, do earliest Underground ~ Teach Bite over Water Gun at 21

GOLDENROD GYM

• Carrey: Headbutt x2-3 Snubbull
• Heal to full before Whitney, equip Berry if still available
• Whitney: All Fury Cutter

  Teach Bite over Fury Cutter if able, otherwise Scratch

GOLDENROD CITY/UNDERGROUND/SUDOWOODO

• Go to Flower Shop, talk to blue girl then red girl for Squirtbottle
• Grab Kenya from the guard house, then go to the Underground
• Go to underground early and fight Donald and Teru
• Donald: Headbutt/Bite Slowpoke, Headbutt/Bite Slowpoke > Favour Headbutt if level 22
• Teru: Water Gun Magnemite x3, Headbutt Voltorb
• Grab hidden Super Potion if less than 2 Super Potions remaining
• Grab Coin Case, walk out of Underground
• Bike to Game Corner

  Buy 50 x4 coins from left guy, buy Abra from right girl

• Bike to Mart

  3F: Sell TM 31 + 45, buy 1 X Speed, 1 X Special, 2 X Attack 2F: Buy 5 Escape Ropes, 2 Full Heals, 1 Poke Doll

• Teleport to Violet City, double deposit, bike to Sudowoodo
• Switch Croconaw to front, use Squirtbottle from menu, run

  Kill Sudowoodo if Ralph strat was not done

• Greg: Headbutt + Scratch/Bite

  Scratch if excellent Headbutt range

KIMONO GIRLS/BURNT TOWER

• Finish Kimono Girls with at least 4 Headbutt PP
• Naoko: Headbutt x2 Flareon
• Sayo: Bite x2 Espeon > 40 Speed is a speedtie, 41 outspeeds
• Zuki: Headbutt x3 (+ Scratch) Umbreon
• Kuni: Headbutt x2 + Scratch/Bite Vaporeon
• Heal if under 45 HP, equip Przcureberry if available
• Miki: Headbutt x2 Jolteon
• Get Surf from old man, then exit building
• Heal, teach Surf over Scratch, bike to Ecruteak Gym > Skip hidden Hyper Potion unless only 0-1 Super Potions left

ECRUTEAK GYM

• Ping: Surf Gastly x5
• Avoid second trainer by walking right twice, up twice, left to third trainer's vision
• Jeffrey: Bite (+ Water Gun) Haunter
• Medium Martha: Surf Gastly, Surf Haunter, Surf Gastly > Bite + Water Gun Haunter if poor Special Attack
• Use a Super Potion before Morty if needed
• Morty: X Speed, X Special, Water Gun Gastly, Surf Haunter, Bite x2 Gengar, Surf Haunter
• Exit gym and bike through Route 38 and Route 39 to Olivine City

ECRUTEAK CITY/ROUTE 38/ROUTE 39/OLIVINE CITY

• Bike to water northeast of Ecruteak Gym and look for a Poliwag/Poliwhirl

  Water Gun 15-16 Poliwag, Bite 17+ Poliwag and Poliwhirl

• Bike to Olivine, taking the lower path

  Repel at grass, take the left side, go around trainers

• Bike to Olivine Mart

  Buy 4 Super Potions, 11 Super Repels

• Bike to Lighthouse

LIGHTHOUSE 1

• Alfred: Headbutt + Surf Noctowl
• Preston: Water Gun Growlithe x2
• Connie: Headbutt + Bite Marill
• Drop from the left, skip Ether
• [Ernest]: Surf Machop x2, Bite Poliwhirl
• Talk to Jasmine, then drop to the right for Rare Candy > Pick up even if level 30, use late candy strats instead
• Use Rare Candy if needed, use Super Repel, swap Super Repel to top, Escape Rope out
• Go to the Cafe left of the Center, grab Strength
• Use Bicycle, Surf to Cianwood

ROUTE 40/41

• Teach Strength while pause buffering Kaylee
• [Kaylee]: Headbutt Goldeen x2, Headbutt + Bite Seaking
• Hug the northwest wall
• Bike straight to gym when out of water
• Bike to Cianwood Gym

CIANWOOD GYM

• Yoshi: Headbutt (Strength) + Strength Hitmonlee
• Lao: Headbutt (Strength) + Strength Hitmonchan
• Nob: Surf Machop, Headbutt (Strength) + Strength Machoke
• Lung: Strength Mankey x2, Strength x2 Primeape > Need 8 PP total after Chuck, 3 MUST be Surf
• Heal, equip Bitter Berry if available
• Chuck: X Attack x2, Strength Primeape, Headbutt + Strength Poliwrath > If Poliwrath hits Dynamic Punch, sacrifice a slave

CIANWOOD CITY/SHINY GYARADOS SEQUENCE

• Get Fly from Chuck’s wife outside Gym
• Get Secretpotion from house next to Chuck's wife
• Use Super Repel, teach Fly to Kenya, Fly to Ecruteak (3 down), then head right to Mt. Mortar
• Surf through water instead of going through cave
• [Benjamin]: Bite Diglett, Bite Geodude, Bite Dugtrio
• Bike north along left side of grass, Surf north, and bike to Lake of Rage
• Use Poke Doll on Shiny Gyarados, talk to Lance, Fly to Mahogony (2 down)

ROCKET HIDEOUT

• Enter Team Rocket Hideout, mash through cutscene
• Grunt #1: All Strength
• Grunt #2: All Strength
• Jed: Surf Magnemite x3
• Activate switch on computer, head downstairs, talk to Lance
• Grunt #3: Headbutt Venonat x2
• Ross: Surf Koffing x2
• Grunt #4: Headbutt Ekans, Headbutt Gloom; talk after for password
• Mitch: Headbutt Ditto
• Grunt #5: Headbutt Raticate; talk after for password
• Head up the stairs in the upper right hand corner
• Grunt #6: Bite Rattata, Bite Zubat, Bite Rattata
• Take the stairs down, ignore the second staircase, head to door, mash through cutscenes
• Executive #1: Headbutt Zubat, Strength Raticate, Surf Koffing; talk to Murkrow after
• Head back to the room where you acquired the first two passwords
• Take the stairs that lead back to the Lance heal, pick up Protein in the way
• Open the door and mash through cutscene
• Executive #2: Surf (+ Bite) Arbok, Strength (+ Bite) Gloom, Strength Murkrow
• Knock out the three Electrodes (use Surf + Bite on all three)
• Mash through Lance cutscene, use Protein, Escape Rope out

MAHOGANY GYM

• Ice puzzle: left of statue, Up, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Right
• [Douglas]: All Bite
• Pryce: Strength (+ Bite) Seel, Strength x2 (+ Bite) Dewgong, Surf Piloswine
• Ice puzzle: Left, Down, Left, Down, exit gym, Fly to Olivine (4 down)

OLIVINE LIGHTHOUSE 2/GYM

• Bike to the Lighthouse, go through it like normal > Pick up Ether
• [Ernest]: Headbutt Machop x2, Bite Poliwhirl
• Give SecretPotion to Jasmine, Escape Rope out, bike to gym > Use Rare Candy if no spinners on late candy strats
• Jasmine: Surf Magnemite x2, Surf Steelix
• Exit gym, use Ether on Surf, Fly to Goldenrod (4 up)

RADIO TOWER 1

• Walk to Mart

  5F: Buy TM33, get Return from lady behind counter 4F: Optional: 2 Calciums if less than 14 DV Special ~ 33650 money after Ice Punch required 3F: Buy 6 X Special, 11 X Attack, 2-3 Speed, 1 Guard Spec, 3 X Accuracy ~ 3rd X Speed if speed was not 15 at 9

• Bike to Radio Tower
• Grunt #1: Headbutt Raticate x2
• Head upstairs, go down and around two trainers
• Grunt #2: Headbutt Zubat x2

  Teach Slash over Headbutt if Ernest hit

• Grunt #3: Headbutt Grimer x2, Headbutt + Strength Muk
• Head upstairs and talk to upper trainer
• Grunt #4: Bite Koffing, Headbutt Grimer, Bite Zubat, Bite Rattata
• Walk below, avoiding other trainer's vision and talk to scientist
• Marc: Surf Magnemite x3
• Head upstairs, avoid rotator, teach Ice Punch over Headbutt

  Equip Bitter Berry if available, use Calciums if bought

• Rich: Surf + Bite Porygon
• Head upstairs
• Executive #1: Surf Koffing, X Special (X Accuracy), Bite Koffing x2, Surf Weezing, Bite Koffing x2

  Use X Accuracy if Koffing uses Smokescreen

• Leave Radio Tower, bike to the Underground

UNDERGROUND

• Walk to the right of Teru and use the key on the door, then head downstairs
• Rival 3: (X Special) Ice Punch (+ Bite) Golbat, Surf Magnemite, (X Special) Ice Punch (+ Bite) Meganium, Ice Punch Haunter, Surf Sneasel > Use X Special on Golbat if Bitter Berry equipped, otherwise X Special on Meganium
• Grunt #1: Bite Rattata
• Grunt #2: Surf (+ Bite) Muk, Bite Koffing, Bite Rattata
• Grunt #3: Bite Koffing, Surf (+ Bite) Muk
• Hit the switches in this order: 3, 2, 1
• Eddie: Strength Growlithe, Bite Koffing
• Duncan: Bite Koffing x2, Strength Magmar
• Grunt #4: Strength Gloom x2
• Grunt #5: Ice Punch Raticate, Strength Golbat
• Grunt #6: Strength Grimer, Ice Punch Weezing
• Grunt #7: Bite Koffing x2
• Get Card Key from Director, get Card Key from Director, teach Return over Bite, use Escape Rope, bike to Radio Tower

RADIO TOWER 2

• Use Card Key on 3rd Floor
• Grunt: Ice Punch Raticate, Ice Punch Koffing
• Executive #1: Ice Punch + Return Golbat
• Executive #2: Surf (+ Return) Arbok, Ice Punch (+ Return) Vileplume, Return Murkrow
• Executive #3: Return Houndour, Ice Punch Koffing, Surf Houndoom
• Mash through cutscene, go down one floor, grab Pink Bow from Mary, head to lobby
• Take Radio Card Quiz: Y, Y, N, Y, N
• Leave Radio Tower, and Fly to Mahogany (2 down)

ROUTE 44/ICE PATH/BLACKTHORN CITY

• Bike east, take lower path
• Vance: Strength Pidgeotto x2
• Use a Super Repel upon entering Ice Path
• Ice Puzzle #1: U, L, U, R, U, R, D, L, U, L, D, R, D, R, U, R
• Ice Puzzle #2: (Start on upper tile) R, U, L, D, L, U, R, HM 07, L, D, L
• Use a Super Repel when needed
• Strength Puzzle: Push top boulder, go around, push into hole, go into lower hole, U, R
• Ice Puzzle #3: D, R, U, L, U, L
• Exit Ice Path and head towards the gym
• Use Super Repel 1 tile before sign in from of gym, equip Pink Bow, teach HM06 + HM07 to Poli

  Heal if under 90 HP

BLACKTHORN GYM

• Paul: Return Dratini x3
• Fran: Return x2 Seadra
• Cody: Return Horsea, Return x2 Seadra
• Lola: Return Dratini, Ice Punch Dragonair
• Clair: Ice Punch Dragonair x3, Return x2 Kingdra > Use an X Attack if first Return range was low

DRAGON'S DEN

• Leave Gym, Surf to Dragon's Den
• Surf around building to east for Dragon Fang
• Mash through cutscenes, Super Repel and Escape Rope out
• Mash through phonecall, Fly to New Bark Town

TOHJO FALLS/VICTORY ROAD

• Go east and Surf, going through Tohjo Falls
• Take upper path to get on bike sooner
• Blake: Surf Magneton, Return Exeggcute, Surf Quagsire
• IMMEDIATELY GO AS LOW AS POSSIBLE AND SURF WHEN PARALLEL TO TRAINER
• Bike east and north, avoiding trainers along the way, hug left wall
• Richard: Return Espeon > When leaving house take one step right before exiting, walk to Joyce, mount bike to buffer first time
• [Joyce]: Strength Pikachu, Strength x2 Blastoise
• Gaven: Return Victreebel, Return x2 Kingler, Return Flareon
• Jake: Return Parasect, Return Golduck
• Beth: Surf Rapidash

  Can Return if 15 DV Attack

• Super Repel, navigate Victory Road, SKIP EARTHQUAKE
• Rival 4: X Special, Surf Sneasel, Surf Magneton, Ice Punch Meganium, Surf Golbat, Ice Punch Haunter, Return Kadabra

ELITE FOUR

• Buy 11 Max Repels, 11 Full Restores
• Will: X Special, Surf Xatu, Ice Punch Exeggutor, Return Jynx, Return x2-3 Slowbro, Surf Xatu > Ice Punch Xatu on poor Special Attack
• Koga: X Special, X Accuracy, Surf Ariados, Surf Venomoth, Surf Forretress, Return x2 Muk, Ice Punch Crobat > Skip X Accuracy if >80 HP
• Bruno: X Attack x2, Return x4 until Onix, Ice Punch Onix
• Karen: X Special, Surf + Return Umbreon, Ice Punch Vilepume, Surf Gengar, Surf Murkrow, Surf Houndoom > Use X Accuracy if Umbreon uses Sand-Attack > Heal if under 40 HP > If Gengar survives and uses Spite: ~ If 0-2 Surf PP, X Attack on Murkrow and sweep with Return ~ If 3 Surf PP, Ice Punch Murkrow, Surf Houndoom
• Heal if lower than 120 HP
• Lance: (X Speed) Return x2 Gyarados, Ice Punch Dragonite x2, Return + Ice Punch Dragonite, Surf Aerodactyl, Surf Charizard

  Use X Speed if Gyarados uses Hyper Beam If good Special and/or level 54, go for Ice Punch range on level 50 Dragonite > If 1 Surf PP, Return x2 Charizard > If 0 Surf PP, Ice Punch x2 Aerodactyl, Return x2 Charizard

• Sit through credits

SS AQUA

• Bike to Professor Elm and get the S.S. Ticket
• Fly to Olivine (5 down), get on the boat
• Go right and down the stairs, talk to guy blocking you, go back upstairs
• Go in 3rd room on the top from the left
• Stanley: All Return
• Go back downstairs, and head left to the Captain
• Leave the ship, use Super Repel, Fly to Vermillion (1 up) and bike north to Saffron

POWER PLANT QUEST 1

• Bike east to Lavender, then north to Rock Tunnel, letting Jim see you
• Jim: Return Machamp
• 1st Room: U (not all the way), R, U

  Use a Max Repel when Super Repel wears off

• 2nd Room: D 2, R, D 2, R, D
• 3rd Room: D 1, L, U, D 1, L
• 4th Room: R, D, L, D, L, D, R, U, L
• 5th Room: D, L, U, exit
• Enter and exit Center, Surf to Power Plant, talk to red guy
• Fly to Saffron (1 down), bike west to Celadon, go to Gym

CELADON GYM

• Jo + Zoe: Return Victreebel, Return Vileplume > Strength Victreebel if 14-15 DV Attack
• Fight the left trainer
• Tanya: Ice Punch Exeggutor > Return Exeggutor if Strength was used on Victreebel
• Julia: Strength Paras, Strength Exeggcute, Strength Parasect
• Erika: Ice Punch Tangela, Return Jumpluff, X Attack + Return Victreebel, Return Bellossom
• Exit gym, Fly to Saffron (1 down), bike to gym

SAFFRON GYM

• Teleport puzzle: Up, Left, Down (go around), Down (go around)
• [Rebecca]: Strength Drowsee, Strength Hypno
• Sabrina: Return Espeon, Return Mr. Mime, Return Alakazam
• Teleport puzzle: Right, Up, Up, Down
• Exit gym, bike north to Cerulean

CERULEAN CITY/NUGGET BRIDGE

• Bike to gym, activate Rocket cutscene, bike north to Nugget Bridge
• Dudley: Strength Oddish
• Ellen: Surf Wigglytuff, Surf Granbull
• Joe: Return Tangela, Return Vaporeon
• Laura: Strength Gloom, Strength Bellossom, Strength Pidgeotto
• Lloyd: Return Nidoking
• Shannon: Strength Paras x2, Strength Parasect
• Pat: Strength Porygon
• Interupt Misty’s date, Fly to Cerulean City (1 up), bike to Cerulean Gym

CERULEAN GYM

• Walk right around the gym and Surf to Misty
• Misty: Return Golduck, X Attack + Return Quagsire, Return x2 Lapras, Return Starmie > Take note if two Returns were used on Lapras
• Grab Machine Part in upper left hand corner after fight, exit gym

POWER PLANT QUEST 2

• Use Super Repel, then Teleport
• Bike/Surf to Power Plant, talk to red guy, Fly to Lavender (3 up), bike to Tower
• Talk to Director, exit, Fly to Vermilion (2 up), head to Vermilion Gym

VERMILLION GYM

• Gregory: Return Pikachu, Return Flaaffy > Use Strength or Ice Punch if only 1 Return PP left ~ 2 Return PP if 15 DV Attack
• Lt. Surge: Surf Raichi, Surf Magneton, Return Electabuzz, Surf Electrode x2
• Bike east out of Vermillion, use Super Repel, tune to 20, run from Snorlax
• Go through Diglett’s Cave, head to Pewter gym

PEWTER GYM

• Jerry: Surf Sandslash

  Return if 12+ DV Attack and 1 PP available

• Brock: Surf Graveler, Surf Kabutops, Surf Omastar, Surf Onix, Ice Punch Rhyhorn

  Surf Rhyhorn if Return used on Sandslash

• Exit gym, bike south towards Viridian Forest

VIRIDIAN FOREST/ROUTE TO CINNABAR ISLAND

• Pick up hidden Max Ether in Viridian Forest
• Stay one tile to left of grass patch, right at cliff
• After Viridian City, Max Repel at right of cliff and use Max Ether on Return
• Talk to Blue, then Surf east to Seafoam Islands

CINNABAR GYM

• Walk up to gym
• Blaine: Surf Magcargo, Strength Magmar, Surf Rapidash
• Exit gym, surf right/up to Fuchsia City

FUCHSIA GYM

• Janine is the trainer in the middle-left of the gym
• Janine: All Return (x5)
• Exit gym, Fly to Viridian (2 up), head to gym

VIRIDIAN GYM

• Blue: X Attack x2, (X Speed,) Return Pidgeot, (X Attack,) Return Exeggutor, Return Alakazam, Return Gyarados, Return Arcanine, Surf Rhydon > Use 2 X Attacks instead of 3 if 15 DV Attack > Use X Speed if 133 or less Speed
• Exit gym, Fly to Pallet (1 up)

MT. SILVER

• Bike to lab, talk to Professor Oak
• Use Super Repel, Fly to Viridian City (2 up), bike west to Mt. Silver
• Heal when next Max Repel is needed
• Red: Guard Spec, X Speed, X Attack x2, Return Pikachu, Return x2 Venusaur, Return Espeon, Return x2 Snorlax, Return x2 Blastoise, Return x2 Charizard > If low on Returns, prioritize using one on Pikachu, one to two Strength on Charizard, then one on Venusaur > Use an X Attack if first Return range on Snorlax was poor > Surf Charizard if burned
• Hold B at credits, Save for time