Rival 1 / Nidoran

Viridian Mart

• Buy 4 Poke Balls

Do Nido Manip

• Get the hidden Tree Potion

Viridian Forest

• Get the Antidote

Weedle Guy:

• Weedle [1-4 Potion, 1-6 on good pace]
  • TW x2 + spam Tackle

Forest Menu:

• Swap Squirtle and Nido
• 1-11 HP: Potion Squirtle
• 12+ HP: Don't Heal
• Antidote (use or toss)

Pewter City

Pewter Mart:

• Buy 8 Potions

Brock:

• Geodude: [1-7 Potion]
  • Swap + Bubble spam
• Onix: [1-6 Potion; 1-13 after Screech]
  • Swap + Bubble spam
  • (TW x2 if turn-1-Bide)

Options: Battle Style to Set before leaving Brock's gym

Route 3

Bug Catcher 1

• Caterpie:
  • Leer + HA x2
• Weedle: [1-9 Potion]
  • Leer + Tackle x3
• Caterpie:
  • Leer + Tackle + HA

Menu before Shorts Guy

• Potion to 28+ HP

Shorts Guy

• Rattata: [1-9 Potion; 1-15 if @-1 (or on good pace)]
  • Leer + HA x2
• Ekans: [1-3 HP: Potion; 1-4 if @-1; 1-5 @-2]
  • Leer + HA x2
  • Potion immediately if hit by Wrap and dead to a 5 turn

BC2 Weedle:
If decent HA roll into SS, then Tackle Turn 2.
Always Tackle turn 2 if HP is as shown below (favorable range)

Use HA turn 2 whenever in doubt.

Bug Catcher 2

• Weedle: HA x2
• Kakuna: HA x2-3 + Tackle x1-2
• Caterpie: [1-3 Potion]
  • HA x2
  • Tackle turn 2 only if 2 SS before 1st HA hits
• Metapod: HA x2 + Tackle

1-3 HP: Potion before the next fight

Bug Catcher 3

• Caterpie: HA x2
• Metapod: HA x3-4 + Tackle x1-2

Catch a flyer

• L8 Pidgey: Leer + Tackle
• Any other Bird: Tackle

Moon Manip Save Menu:

• Heal to 36+ HP before saving.

Mount Moon

• Do Leo's Moon Manip (Hold a palette swap)

Grogir's Backup (Hold A on Bios)

• 

Mt. Moon Man:

• Rattata: [1-9 Potion]
  • HA x2 (+PS)
• Zubat:
  • 3 HA: HA x3
  • 2 HA: Leer + HA x2
  • 1 HA: Leer + Tackle + HA

Moon Man's Zubat (When to Potion)

DEF	Not confused	Confused
-0	1-7	1-16
-1	1-11	1-26
-2	1-13	yolo

Menu 1-2 steps after defeating Moon Man:

• Toss Pokeballs (if you haven't already & have a Paras)
• use Rare Candy
• teach TM12 (WG) over Tackle (slot 2)
• use Moon Stone
• teach TM01 (MP) over Leer (slot 1)

If you encounter a Paras or a Geodude, KO it for EXP (PS for Paras, WG for Geodude).
This Moon EXP will improve Bridge ranges, let you HA both Bridge Zubat, + usually Thrash 2nd Oddish before Bill.

Super Nerd:

• Grimer:
  • MP + WG (or MP/HA)
• Voltorb:
  • MP + PS
• Koffing:
  • MP x2 or HA + MP
  • WG turn 2 if turn 1 crit

If you still need Paras: Post Nerd Backup Paras

• Use the same intro buffer as Route 3 Manip (Hold a palette swap)

Nugget Bridge

• Use the Center and get Instant Text.
• Pick up the hidden Rare Candy

Bridge Rival:

• Pidgeotto:
  • HA x2 + HA or MP
• Abra: HA
• Rat: MP
• Bulba: MP + HA (or MP if growl)

BC:

• MP (+ PS)
• MP (or HA if hit by String Shot)

Lass:

• MP (+ PS)
• HA x2

Youngster:

• MP
• MP (+ PS)
• MP (or HA w/ Moon Exp)

Lass:

• MP (+ PS)
• HA x2

Mankey:

HP	Strategy
1-7	MP (+PS) or Potion turn 1 (do not reget IT)
8-15	HA + HA/PS or MP (+PS)
15+	HA + HA/PS

Rocket:

• MP
• MP (or HA w/ Moon Exp)

Route 25

Bottom Hiker:

• WG

Lass:

• MP
• HA x2

Hiker:

• Geodude 1
  • WG
• Geodude 2
  • WG
• Machop
  • MP (+ PS)
  • or HA + PS, if 16-20 HP
• Geodude 3
  • WG

1-3 HP: Potion turn 1 on Lass

Lass:

• MP
• HA
• MP (or HA w/Moon Exp)
  • Teach Thrash over WG (slot 2)

Center after Bill or Potion to ~65+ HP if good pace (-45 seconds or better)

HP @ L23	Risky Healing Strategies
1-14	3 Potion
15-34	2 Potion
35-54	1 Potion

Bill Menu:

• Use Slot 1 - Potion x1-3 (or Center)
• Use Slot 5 - Rare Candy
• Use Slot 3 - Escape Rope

Cerulean City

• Get Instant Text again.

Dig Rocket: Thrash

Jr Trainer F: Thrash

If somehow under 23 HP, Potion x1 before Misty. Get IT back after Misty.

Misty:

• Staryu: Thrash x1
• Starmie: Thrash x2-3
  • Confused after X-Defend --> swap to Bird and let it be KO'd if pace allows otherwise yolo w/ Thrash

After Misty

If 1-10 HP (or 1-15 on good pace) after Misty then:

• Potion and reget Instant Text

If zero potions left get the hidden Full Restore:

• 

later on, sell Nugget & Full Restore, keep TM34 to take the
place of Potion in the bag for menus

Route 6

Jr Trainer F: Thrash

Jr Trainer M: Thrash

Vermilion City

Before Boat Rival:

• Potion to 13+ HP before Boat Rival (always worth losing IT to not be mega dead)

Boat Rival:

• Pidgeotto:
  • HA x2
• Raticate:
  • 1-6 HP: Potion
  • 7-22 HP: MP (or Thrash if only 0-1 MP left)
  • 23+ HP: HA x2
• Kadabra:
  • 1-6 HP: HA Kadabra & Potion turn 1 on Ivysaur, then Thrash Ivy
  • 7+ HP: Thrash
• Ivy:
  • Thrash x2

Talk to the Captain to get HM01.

Depending of your HP, you may fight the Gentleman in the 3rd Cabin from the Right with Thrash then pick up the Rare Candy

HP	Strategy
under 9	Gentleman Candy (3rd door from the Right side)

Vermillion Mart:

• Sell
  • S2 TM34
  • S3 Nugget
  • (S7 Full Restore, if you have it)
• Buy
  • 6 Repel
  • 3 Parlyz Heal

Cut Menu:

• Teach TM11 (BB) over Slot 4 (PS)
• use Rare Candy, if you fought the Gentleman
• Teach HM01 (Cut) to Paras
• Up 1 - Teach TM28 (Dig) to Paras
• Use Cut

Do Cans Manip

Surge:

• Voltorb:
  • 1-20 HP: Thrash
  • 21-24 HP: HA + BB
  • 25+ HP: BB x2
• Pikachu:
  • Thrash
  • Pika QA is 4 reg or 6-7 crit
• Raichu:
  • Thrash x2
  • Swap to Bird or Squirtle only if dead to hit self (see below)

Surge's Raichu	Hit Self	w/gentleman candy
	14	15
w/Growl	9	10
w/Screech	29	31
w/Screech & Growl	17	18

Exit gym, Cut the tree, get the Bike Voucher, and Dig out.

Fly Split

• Get the Bike and exit shop.

Bike Menu:

• Swap Slot 1 - Potion, d7 w/ Bike
• Up 1 Teach TM24 (TB) over Slot 3 (HA)
• Bike

4 Turn Thrash Girl:

• MP
• Thrash x3

Venonat Trainer:

HP	Strategy
1-14	BB + Thrash
15-19	BB x4
20+	BB + Thrash

Quick Reference
Slot 5: Repel
Slot 6: Parlyz Heal
Slot 7: Potion

Fly Split Red Bar

HP @ L28	Strategy
1-19	play normal
20-22	1st Slowpoke: BB + TB
23-27	1st Slowpoke: Thrash
28-38	Cubone: TB + BB
39-43	1st Slowpoke: BB x2 + TB
44+	TB Cubone and Thrash Slowpoke

23-31 HP: If you crit 1st slowpoke (@ 23-27) or got Cubone Bone Club Miss turn 1 (@28-31),
then Strategy = 2nd Slowpoke: BB + TB

Rock Tunnel

• Pokemaniac 1: BB, TB
• Pokemaniac 2: TB

Oddish Girl

• 1-17 or 23+ HP ---> Thrash turn 1
• 18-22 HP ---> TB + Thrash
  • Sleep ---> 1-13 HP: Potion
  • Para'd ---> keep Thrashing, but 1-14 HP: Potion
  • Do not Para Heal in fight, use it in the next Repel Menu instead.

Hiker: BB x3

1-5 HP: Potion before Jr. Trainer (to live reg QA)

Jr Trainer F: Thrash x3

Get the hidden Max Ether

Route 8

1-4 HP: Potion before Gambler

Gambler:

• Growlithe: BB (+ Thrash)
• Vulpix: Thrash

Underground

• Get the hidden Elixer
• Get the hidden Nugget

Celadon City

If you fought Gentleman, you can buy +1 X Accuracy

Celadon Mart:

• Floor 2:
  • Buy TM07
  • 7 Super Repels
  • 4 Super Potions
• Floor 4:
  • Poke Doll
• Roof:
  • Soda Pop and trade it to the girl
  • Fresh Water
• Floor 5:
  • 11 X Accuracy
  • 5 X Special
  • 3 X Speed

Take the elevator and get HM02 (Fly)

Fly Menu:

• Helix w/ TM07
• D1 use Super Repel
• D4 teach TM48 (RS) over Slot 1 (MP)
• Swap S.S.Ticket D13 w/ X Accuracy
• D3 Teach HM02 to bird
• Fly (D3) to Lavender

Lavender Town

Lavender Tower Rival:

Pidgeotto QA is reg 7-8; crit 15-17 (ignoring 1/39 rolls)
Avoid using your last potion, either yolo or use Super Potion instead.

• Pidgeotto:
  • 1-8 HP: Potion, (Up 4 X Accuracy only if Sand attack hits), TB
  • 9+ HP: TB
• Gyarados: TB
• Growlithe: (1-8 HP: Potion), BB
• Kadabra: Thrash x1
• Ivy: Thrash x2

Channeler 1: RS x2

Get the Elixer and the hidden Elixer.

Channeler 2: RS

Channeler 3: RS

Get the Rare Candy

Menu before Ghost:

• S2 - teach TM07 (HD) over Slot 1 (RS)

Ghost Encounter:

• Swap S3 HM01 d7 w/ Super Repels
• d3 use Poke Doll

Rocket 1:

• TB, TB, TB (+ BB)

Rocket 2:

• X Accuracy + HD x2

Rocket 3:

• TB, TB, Thrash

Get the Poke Flute and Fly (D1) to Celadon.

Koga Split

• Use the Pokemon Center
• Then Bike East into Saffron City

Enter Silph Co and take the stairs to the 5th Floor

• Get the hidden tree Elixer

Rocket w/Arbok:

• Thrash x2-3

If under ~80 HP and Parlyzed: Menu + use Parlyz Heal Slot 5 before the next fight.
otherwise: delay using Para Heal until in the next fight.

Get the Card Key

Rival:

• Pidgeot:
  • X Accuracy
  • (+ Parlyz Heal, if needed)
  • d13 - X Speed (3 below Revive)
  • HD x5

If under 78 HP, then Menu before the next fight:
use Slot 8 - Elixer (3 below Parlyz Heal)

Silph Rocket - under 78 HP:

• Cubone: X-Accuracy + BB
• Drowzee: HD
• Marowak: HD

Silph Rocket - with 78+ HP:

• Cubone:
  • X Accuracy
  • if Bone Club hits, then use Elixer (3 below Parlyz Heal)
  • BB
• Drowzee:
  • use Elixer (3 below Parlyz Heal) [if you haven't already]
  • HD
• Marowak:
  • HD

Consider healing to 16+ HP if needed, but don't use your last potion.

Giovanni:

• X Accuracy + HD
• HD
• Rhyhorn: BB
• HD

Go back to the elevator and go to the 10th Floor to get TM26 (Earthquake) and the Rare Candy

Dig out w/ Paras

Celadon City

• Bike West to Snorlax

Menu before Snorlax:

• Slot 4 - Repel
• swap Parlyz Heal d11 w/ Rare Candy
• use Poke Flute

Cycling Road

• Get the hidden Rare Candy

Fuschia City

EQ Menu:

• Slot 4 - Repel
• swap Potion w/ X Special
• d5 teach TM26 (EQ) over Slot 2 (Thrash)
• Use Bike

if we ran out of either potions or para heals after Surge, then modify EQ Menu as follows:
S4 - Repel, d4 swap Helix w/ X-Special, teach TM26 (EQ) over S2 (Thrash)

in this case, pick up Safari Full Restore to fill the bag space

Safari Zone

• Use Super Repel in Zone 2 around the tile shown below:

• 

• Pick up the Gold Teeth and get HM03 (Surf) in the house.

• Exit the house, Dig out of the Safari Zone

• Fly (D2) back to Fuschia City, and walk into the gym.

Juggler 1:

• EQ x4

Consider healing to 47+ HP.

Juggler 2:

• Drowzee: EQ
• Hypno: EQ + TB (if TB is disabled, then finish with EQ or BB)

Koga:

• EQ x3
• Weezing:
  • Elixer (3 below Rare Candy)
    • If X Attack, spam Bubblebeam until Self Destruct

HP after SD on Koga	Red Bar Lost on...	Overview of Strategy
0-1	Bruno's Machamp	Normal Strats
2-6	Lorelei's Lapras / Cloyster	Normal until Bruno; Use Max Ether turn 2 on Onix
7-14	BB's Machop / VR's Growlithe	X Special on Giovanni's Nidoking
15-22	Blaine's Rapidash	Poké Flute on Vileplume
23+	Beauty's Exeggcute	Poké Flute on Victreebel

Candy Menu (after exiting Koga's Gym):

• Slot 5 - Use all Rare Candies
• Bike East to get Strength
• Fly to Pallet Town

Walk to the bottom left, face the water, and Menu.

Surf Menu:

• Super Repel
• d5 swap Helix Fossil d5 w/ X Speed
• d5 teach HM03 (Surf) to Squirtle
• use Surf

Cinnabar Mansion

• Pick up TM14 (Blizzard)

Blizzard Menu:

• d1 teach HM04 (Strength) to Squirtle over Slot 1 (Tackle)
• d1 teach TM14 (Blizz) over Slot 4 (BB)
• Slot 4 - Repel (this is the last repel)

Pick up the Rare Candy and Secret Key.

• Dig out

Erika's Gym

Bike to the gym, cut the trees.

Beauty:

• Blizz

HP after Exeggcute	Overview of Strategy for Erika
1-24	Normal Strats: EQ, Blizz, EQ
25-32	Poké Flute on Vileplume until hit
33+	Poké Flute on Victreebel until hit
	Poké Flute is Slot 15 (2 below HM02)

Erika:

• EQ
• Blizz
• EQ

Cut the middle tree to exit the gym.

• Fly (D2) back to Cinnabar Island

Blaine's Gym

Quiz answers: A B B B A B

Blaine:

• X Accuracy + EQ
• HD x3

Dig out and Bike East to Sabrina's gym

Saffron City

Puzzle: Diagonal, Diagonal, Down
(i.e. Top Left, Bottom Left, Bottom Left)

Sabrina:

• EQ x4

Walk back to the teleporter and Dig out.

• Fly (U1) to Viridian and Bike to the Gym.

Viridian City

Cooltrainer's Rhyhorn

• EQ

[Save before Blackbelt]

Blackbelt:

• Machoke: X Accuracy + HD
• Machop: Blizz (or EQ if somehow 0 Blizz are left)
• Machoke: HD

Leave the gym to reset the trainer
Take one step up and buffer Start to Menu

Elixer Menu:

• Slot 6 - Elixer

Backup Boom Strats note:
If 27+ HP, then use X Special - Slot 4 turn 1 against Nidoking - Giovanni's 4th Pokemon,
(TB stall if he doesn't hit you), then once hit use EQ and play normal.

Giovanni:

• Rhyhorn: EQ
• Dugtrio: EQ
• Nidoqueen: EQ
• Nidoking: EQ
• Rhydon: Blizz (+ Blizz) (+EQ if only 2 Blizz are left)

Menu after leaving the gym and hopping the ledge:

• Bike

Menu before the Nido grass (cursor is on items):

• Use Super Repel - Slot 3

This next fight (Viridian Rival) is simple in PB attempts since we can:
Turn 1: X Accuracy; Turn 2: X Speed; then Blizz (+TB)
then HD spam the rest

Viridian Rival:

• Pidgeot:
  • X Accuracy + X Speed + Blizz (+TB)
• Rhyhorn: HD x5

Badge Check

• Get on Bike.
• When using Surf: Up 1 to Pkmn, D1 to Squirtle, D1 to Surf.
• Pick up the hidden Max Ether from the water.
• Get back on Bike

Victory Road

Menu one step up into cave - "Boulder #1"

• Use Super Repel
• then use Strength

Boulder #2

• Use Strength

Boulder #3

• Use Super Repel
• Use Strength

Boulder #4 after droping through the hole:

• Use Strength.
• d2 use Max Ether on (U1) Nido on Slot 1 (HD)
• u2 use last Super Repel
• Bike

Elite Four

• Deposit Squirtle and Paras

Lorelei

• Dewgong:
  • Swap to the bird turn 1
  • Swap back to Nido and X Accuracy
  • HD x5

Bruno

Backup Boom Strat note:
If you lost red bar during Lorelei, then skip the Menu before Bruno
Backup Bruno: X Accuracy, d2 Max Ether on HD, + HD x5

Menu before Bruno:

• use Slot 4 - Max Ether on HD

Bruno:

• X Accuracy + HD x5

Agatha

Menu before Agatha:

• Slot 7 - Super Potion x2
• d10 use Rare Candy (2 below HM03)

Agatha:

• Gengar: Slot 3 - X Special + EQ
  • Hypnosis hit --> d10 Poke Flute (2 below HM02)
• Golbat: Blizz
• Haunter: EQ
• Arbok: EQ
• Gengar: EQ

Blizz miss on Golbat into Haze:

• Golbat: TB x2
• if 1-24 or 61+ HP: spam EQ after Golbat
• if 25-60 HP: use X Speed on Arbok and otherwise spam EQ

Lance

HP	ITEMS
4-7	Super Pot x2 + Pot x2
8-26	Super Pot x2 + Pot
27-48	Super Pot x2
49-56	Super Pot + Pot x2
57-76	Super Pot + Pot
77-98	Super Pot
99-106	Pot x2
107-127	Pot

Menu before Lance:

• Use Slot 4 - Elixer
• Heal to 128+ HP
• (Slot 6 - Super Potion; Slot 9 - Potion as needed)

If you need red bar to PB, be prepared to stall if Hydro Pump misses
Stall with X Accuracy if you have 2 left (otherwise, use EQ)

Lance:

• Gyarados:
  • Slot 3 - X Special
  • TB
• Dragonair 1:
  • Blizz
• Dragonair 2:
  • d1 X Speed (if zero left, use an X Special instead)
  • Blizz
• Aerodactyl:
  • TB
• Dragonite:
  • Blizz

Champion

HP	Standard Strat	Alternate Strat
4-17	Potion	Super Potion
18-21	Super Potion	yolo if you need red bar to win
22-37	Don't heal	Super Potion
38-44	Don't heal	Potion or Super Potion
Any HP	Heal to 45+ for safety	or yolo if required

Menu before Champ:

• Heal to 22+ or 45+ HP

Champion:

• Pidgeot Turn 1:
  • use X Special
• Pidgeot Turn 2:
  • If Pidgeot does NOT use Sky Attack turn 1:
    • Pidgeot: UP 1 X Acc + HD
    • Alakazam: HD
    • Rhydon: HD (or Blizz w/out red bar)
    • Gyarados: Thunderbolt (or HD, if Blizz Rhydon)
    • Arcanine: HD
    • Venusaur: HD
  • If Pidgeot begins to use Sky Attack turn 1 (Pidgeot is glowing):
    • Pidgeot: Blizz
    • Alakazam: EQ
    • Rhydon: Up 1 X Acc + HD x4