Last updated January 7, 2017
GENERAL ROUTE NOTES
- Always get these 21: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Spearow, Pikachu, Raichu, Clefairy, Clefable, Diglett, Abra, Tentacool, Farfetch'd, Electrode, Mr. Mime, Magikarp, Lapras, Eevee, Flareon, Omanyte, Aerodactyl, Zapdos
BONUSES: Pre-Safari: 7 Safari: 9 Mansion: 5 Power Plant: 1 Three Island: 5 Road to Indigo Plateau: 5 Candy pokes: 7 (NOTE: Pokemon that can be evolved or traded count as 2; Caterpie and Weedle count as 3)
Backup catch areas:
- Route 8 (Growlithe, Ekans, Meowth, Pidgey-C, Lum Berry)
- Mt. Moon (Zubat, Geodude, Paras)
- Route 12 (Venonat, Oddish-C, Pidgey-C, Gloom, Rare Candy)
- Route 1 (Pidgey, Rattata)
INTRO/RNG MANIPULATION
- Start timer when you select your trainer name
- Natures: All except Bold, Timid, Modest, Calm, Adamant, Impish, Jolly and Careful
- Stat parameters:
HP: x Attack: x/21/13 Defense: x/x/x Sp. Atk: x/25/16 Sp. Def: x/x/x Speed: 28/8/x
- Min frame 4050, max frame 4700
- Select Squirtle at listed time + 0.13 seconds
PALLET TOWN
- Rival 1: Tackle spam (Tail Whip turn 1 with 9 Attack)
ROUTE 1
- Get Potion from mart guy
- Kill any Lv. 2/3 for experience
VIRIDIAN FOREST ¤¤¤¤¤Weedle (40%): Tackle x1-2 OR Bubble ¤¤¤¤¤Caterpie (40%): Tackle x1-2 OR Bubble ¤¤¤¤¤Pikachu (5%): Bubble (do not catch at L6)
- Get Antidote
- Get hidden Potion on far-left tile if necessary (same row as Weedle Guy)
- Weedle Guy: Tail Whip, Tackle spam
- If poisoned, get to 5-7 HP, then use Antidote
PEWTER GYM
- Minion: (Swap Tail Whip to slot 1), Bubble x1-2, Bubble x2-3
- Brock: Bubble x1-2, Bubble x2
- Learn Water Gun over Tail Whip
PEWTER CITY
- Sell Rock Tomb
- Buy 3 Potions, 3 Antidotes, 3 Paralyz Heals, 2 Awakenings and 8 Repels
If 0-2 balls left, buy extra Poke Balls and fewer healing items (depends on whether you have Potion/Antidote)
IMPORTANT NOTE: You need 126 experience + Hiker to get Bite for Starmie.
ROUTE 3
- NOTE: Assuming you WG everything and have no Torrent, you need to save 4 WG PP + number of encounters killed
- Bug Catcher: WG x6
- If poisoned, run until in low Torrent, then heal it
- Bug Catcher: WG x4
- Bug Catcher: WG x2
- Don't leave route until you have Spearow
- Don't catch any bonuses except Jigglypuff (Cerulean PC wastes too much time) ¤¤¤¤¤Spearow (35%): Tackle/Bubble ¤¤¤¤¤Jigglypuff (10%): Tackle/Bubble (including Lv. 3)
- Get Persim Berry before the center
- Get Magikarp, but don't take the center
MT. MOON ¤¤¤¤¤Zubat (69/49%): Water Gun (only if balls and 4 in party)
- Repel on the tile above TM. On the repel menu, register TM Case and equip Persim Berry
- Get the Rare Candy, then the Escape Rope
- Fight the Hiker (Bubble x3)
- Get the Moon Stone only if you caught Jigglypuff
- Rocket: WG x2, WG x2 (can save 1-2 turns if in Torrent)
- Super Nerd: WG spam
ROUTE 4
- Teach Mega Punch over Withdraw
- Teach Mega Kick over Bubble
- Spearow is 35% here if you still need it
CERULEAN CITY
- Buy 3 Super Potions
CERULEAN GYM
- Evolve Jigglypuff if you have it, and heal to full (usually with a Super)
- Misty: MP+MK, Bite+MP+Bite
With <a/24/13 Attack: MK+MP, Bite+MK+Bite
- Learn Bite over Tail Whip
CERULEAN CITY
- Try to skip center unless full party AND the heal is valuable (in which case box heal + deposit Magikarp+Wigglytuff)
- Teach Water Pulse over Tackle, and heal to 27+ HP
- Get hidden Rare Candy
NUGGET BRIDGE
- Cerulean Rival: WP+WP, Bite+MK, Bite, WP
MK+Bite Bulbasaur if Overgrow VW gives you better HP
- NB1: Bite x4
- NB2: Bite, MP, Bite (WP Pidgey with <a/28/13 Sp. Atk)
- NB3: WP x2
- NB4: WP x2
- NB5: MK (or WP in Torrent)
- Rocket: WP x2
ROUTE 25
- Get the Pecha Berry
- Get hidden Elixer (exception: full party AND didn't deposit in Cerulean)
- Hiker: WP
- Lass: WP x2
- Jr. Trainer: WP x2
- Get the Oran Berry
- Lass: MP x2, Bite
- Get S.S. Ticket, then run back to Cerulean and enter the Dig house
CERULEAN CITY
- Rocket: WP, MK
ROUTE 6 ¤¤¤¤¤Pidgey (40%): Bite (only if balls and 4 in party) ¤¤¤¤¤Meowth (35%): Bite (only if balls and 4 in party)
- Jr. Trainer: WP, MK (or WP x2 in Torrent)
VERMILION CITY
- Always skip mart
S.S. ANNE
- Take free heal (1R)
- NOTE: Mega Kick PP from here through Lavender Rival varies tremendously, so adapt
- Skip the berries unless out of Awakenings
- S.S. Anne Rival: Bite+WP, MK+MP, MK, Bite
With x/x/20+ Attack: MP+MP Ivysaur With x/31/13-19 Attack: Bite+WP Raticate
- Do NOT take free heal on the way out
VERMILION CITY
- Trade Spearow for Ch'ding
- Press Select to teach Cut to Ch'ding
- Get Bike Voucher
- Run back to Cerulean
ROUTE 6 ¤¤¤¤¤Pidgey (40%): Bite (only if balls and 4 in party) ¤¤¤¤¤Meowth (35%): Bite (only if balls and 4 in party)
CERULEAN CITY
- Get bike, then register+use it
ROUTE 9-10
- Jr. Trainer: MK, MP, MK, Bite
- Bug Catcher: WP, WP, Bite+Bite
- Get the Chesto and Cheri berries
- Get hidden Rare Candy after Hiker walker
- Enter the center, but don't use it (exception: full party AND didn't deposit in Cerulean)
ROCK TUNNEL
- Use Elixer on a repel menu as necessary for Mega Kick PP. If you use it early, you can't use any extra WPs
- Pokemaniac: WP, Bite+Bite
- Pokemaniac: Bite+Bite
- Jr. Trainer: Bite+MP, MK
- Hiker: WP
- Hiker: WP x3
- Jr. Trainer: WP+Bite, WP, WP
- Hiker: WP x3
- Run-into-bike manip spinner (must be 1-2 tiles below)
- Jr. Trainer: WP, MK, Bite (consider WP on Pidgey; Bite is a range unless x/31/17+)
LAVENDER TOWN
- Enter the center
ROUTE 8
- Gambler: WP x2
CELADON CITY
- Get Coin Case
- Get hidden PP Up
- Go to Game Corner
- Coins: 100 hidden to right, 20 from scientist, 40 hidden in top-right, 20 below counter (3D, 2R from lady)
- Buy 500 coins
- Rocket: MK, WP (WP x2 in Torrent if you saved 1 WP)
- Go to Rocket Hideout
ROCKET HIDEOUT
- Get PP Up (down upon entering, bottom-right plant)
- Go down the stairs twice to B3F
- Run to the left on B3F to pick up hidden Nugget
- Take spinners to B4F
Get Max Ether Rocket: WP x2 Get Lift Key Go back up the stairs
- Get the Rare Candy on the way out
- Go up to 2F
- Take spinners to elevator, picking up Moon Stone on the way
- Take elevator to B4F
Get Calcium on the table to the left Rocket: WP x3 (Bite/MK on Ekans if not in Torrent or out of PP) Use Rare Candies to reach Lv. 36, then use Max Ether Rocket: WP, Bite, Bite+Bite Get hidden Net Ball on the left Giovanni: WP x5 (consider MK on Kangaskhan in a pinch) Get Silph Scope and hidden Nest Ball Escape Rope out
CELADON CITY
- Bike to prizes
- Buy Abra and Clefairy (make sure Abra is at bottom of your party)
- Get the Tea
- Bike to the mart
- Shopping:
Sell Nuggets, PP Ups and Calcium 5F: Buy 1 X Defend, 11 X Attack, 26 X Special, 8 X Accuracy and 2 X Guard Spec. (this assumes 1/1/1 on Lavender Rival) 4F: Buy 2 Fire Stones and 1 Leaf Stone
- Bike west to get Fly
- Teleport to Lavender
LAVENDER TOWER (Fights assume Torrent)
- Lavender Rival: Guard Spec., X Acc, X Attack, MP, MK x2, MP x2
If high HP, skip the Guard Spec. (and maybe the X Attack or X Acc) and try to let Gyarados hit you into Torrent ¤¤¤¤¤Gastly (90/86/86/85/75%): Nest Ball, then Poke Ball/run
- After Gastly, use a Repel, heal for QAs if necessary and teach Fly to Ch'ding
- Channeler (5F): WP
- Channeler (6F): WP
- Channeler (6F): WP
- Get Rare Candy
- Marowak: WP (MP to stall if not in Torrent)
- Rocket: WP, Bite, WP
- Rocket: WP x2
- Rocket: Bite x3, WP
LAVENDER TOWN
- Get Poke Flute, then bike to Route 6
ROUTE 6
- Get hidden Rare Candy
VERMILION GYM
- Gentleman: WP
- Surge: Bite, WP x2 (can Super Potion on Voltorb with ~8 HP for Koga manip)
- After exiting, Fly to Celadon and bike west to Cycling Road
CYCLING ROAD
- Go straight down after dodging second spinner, then right when you hit the water
- Get hidden Rare Candy (same row as third post, second from the left), then hug the left wall
FUCHSIA CITY
- Go straight to the Safari Zone
SAFARI ZONE (9 pokes)
- Get the Leaf Stone, Full Restore and Protein
- Get hidden Revive (1R, 3D from Surf house door)
- If have 120+ steps to spare and you're missing 3/4 of Venonat/Doduo/Nidoran/Venomoth, go to Area 3 and get Max Revive while hunting for pokes
- Encounter slots:
ENTRANCE: Nidoran-M (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Rhyhorn (20%), Venonat (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidorina (5%), Parasect (5%), Scyther (4%), Chansey (1%) AREA 1: Nidoran-M (20%), Doduo (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Paras (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidoran-F (5%), Parasect (5%), Kangaskhan (4%), Scyther (1%) AREA 2: Nidoran-M (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Rhyhorn (20%), Paras (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidorina (5%), Venomoth (5%), Chansey (4%), Tauros (1%) AREA 3: Nidoran-M (20%), Doduo (20%), Exeggcute (20%), Venonat (15%), Nidorino (10%), Nidoran-F (5%), Venomoth (5%), Tauros (4%), Kangaskhan (1%)
- After exiting house:
Remove Persim if it's still equipped Fly to Fuchsia
FUCHSIA CITY
- Bike to the gym
FUCHSIA GYM (Fights assume Torrent)
- First spinner bag manip: Teach Surf over Water Pulse
- Juggler: Surf x4
- Second spinner bag manip: Heal to high Torrent or 60+ HP and equip Pecha Berry
- Koga: Surf, Surf x2, Surf, Bite+Surf (use Supers when in trouble)
At 60+ HP: Surf, X Spec, Surf x2, Surf, Bite+Surf (if Muk hits into Torrent, Bite+Surf, then OHKO Weezing)
- After exiting, Fly to Pallet
PALLET TOWN
- Take Mom heal
- Surf to Cinnabar, repelling on the last safe tile on Route 21
CINNABAR ISLAND
- Sell Protein
- Buy 13 Ultra Balls, 6 Escape Ropes and 8 Max Repels
CINNABAR MANSION (5) ¤¤¤¤¤Growlithe (15/15%): Bite ¤¤¤¤¤Koffing (30/30%): Bite ¤¤¤¤¤Grimer (5/5%): Bite ¤¤¤¤¤Ditto (0/10%): Switch to 255mon, Ultra Ball ¤¤¤¤¤Raticate (30/30%): Surf ¤¤¤¤¤Rattata (15/5%): Ultra Ball
- Get hidden Moon Stone on rock
- Get Elixer (same row as statue, 1R of entrance)
- Bad Attack only: Get Blizzard
- Get Secret Key on table
- Heal to 100 HP, (teach Blizzard), evolve Clefairy if you have it, then Escape Rope out
- Fly to Saffron and bike to Silph Co.
SILPH CO.
- Take elevator to 5F
- Pause manip the Arbok spinner
- Silph Rival: X Acc, X Attack x2, (Guard Spec.), X Attack, MK x3, MP x2
Bad Attack: X Acc, X Spec x2, Surf, Blizzard, Blizzard+Bite, Surf x2
- Get Lapras
- Rocket: Surf x3
- Giovanni: X Spec, Surf x2, Bite+Surf, Surf
- Get Master Ball
- Backtrack to 10F to get Rare Candy unless high on pokes
- Escape Rope out and Fly to Pewter
PEWTER CITY
- Get Old Amber
- Catch second bug if necessary (and Pika if you see it)
- Catch Diglett (95%) with Ultra Ball
- Trade Abra for Mr. Mime
- Fly to Route 10
ROUTE 10
- Generally don't wait for a Tentacool ¤¤¤¤¤Tentacool (100%): Net Ball
POWER PLANT (1) ¤¤¤¤¤Pikachu (25%): Ultra Ball ¤¤¤¤¤Voltorb (30%): Ultra Ball ¤¤¤¤¤Magnemite (30%): Bite
- Get TM25
- Get Zapdos
- Get the hidden Thunderstone in the bottom-right area
- Run out, then Fly to Saffron
SAFFRON CITY
- Enter the center and:
Get Zapdos (slot 1), Pikachu, Venonat and second Nidoran-M (if missing some of these, keep bug in party) Heal Blastoise unless you can get Torrent for Blaine
- Bike to the gym
SAFFRON GYM
- Sabrina: DP x4
- Evolve Pikachu, then Escape Rope out
- (Go north to trade Nidoran-M)
- (Go east to Route 8 for Lum Berry, Growlithe, Ekans, Pidgey (candy) and Meowth)
- Fly to Celadon
CELADON CITY
- Get Eevee
- Bike to the gym
CELADON GYM
- Beauty: DP x2
- Beauty: DP
- Erika: DP x3
- After exiting, switch Blastoise to slot 1, then Fly to Fuchsia
FUCHSIA CITY
- Get Strength from the warden
- (Evolve Nidoran-F), teach Strength to Blastoise over Bite, teach Shock Wave to Zapdos over Detect, then get the candy
- Fly to Cinnabar and bike to the gym
CINNABAR GYM
- Same answers as Red
- Blaine: Surf x3, Bite+Surf (all Surf if Torrent or L45)
- Walk out to activate cutscene
ONE ISLAND
- Walk out of the center, then switch Zapdos to slot 1
- Go to Two Island (mash A)
TWO ISLAND
- Go to Game Corner, then go to Three Island
THREE ISLAND
- Go up to activate cutscene
- Biker: SW x2
- Biker: SW
- Biker: SW
- Biker: SW x2, DP+SW
- Get the Full Restore if you need to use one on Zapdos now
- Shopping:
Buy 14 Ultra Balls and 7 Hyper Potions (or 13/8, 15/6, etc.)
- Go to Bond Bridge
BOND BRIDGE (5) ¤¤¤¤¤Oddish (20/10%): Ultra Ball ¤¤¤¤¤Meowth (10/0%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Pidgey (30/10%): Ultra Ball ¤¤¤¤¤Pidgeotto (15/20%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Venonat (5/10%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Psyduck (5/5%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Gloom (10/20%): TW+SW ¤¤¤¤¤Drowzee (0/10%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Venomoth (0/5%): SW+TW ¤¤¤¤¤Exeggcute (0/5%): SW+TW ¤¤¤¤¤Persian (5/0%): DP
- Trainer: DP x3
- Catch the Hypno (TW+SW)
- After cutscene, talk to the guy, then bike up to Cape Brink
CAPE BRINK ¤¤¤¤¤Oddish (30%): Ultra Ball ¤¤¤¤¤Gloom (15%): TW+SW ¤¤¤¤¤Meowth (10%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Persian (5%): DP ¤¤¤¤¤Psyduck (5%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Golduck (5%): DP ¤¤¤¤¤Fearow (10%): DP+TW
- Get the hidden Rare Candy behind the house
- Fly to One Island
ONE ISLAND
- Get Ponyta/others if low on pokes, then Fly back to One Island (Surf if no Tentacool) ¤¤¤¤¤Ponyta (30%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Meowth (10%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Geodude (10%): Ultra Ball ¤¤¤¤¤Psyduck (5%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Persian (5%): DP ¤¤¤¤¤Fearow (10%): DP+TW
- Enter the center to go back to Cinnabar
CINNABAR ISLAND
- If Venonat in party:
Trade for Electrode and Tangela Get Omanyte and Aerodactyl In the lab PC, heal Blastoise/Zapdos, and get bug(s) and Ponyta if you have it (Trade Ponyta for Seel)
- If no Venonat in party you need only 2 (bug, Venonat, Ponyta)
Get Omanyte and Aerodactyl In the lab PC, heal Blastoise/Zapdos and get the 2 you need, and keep Raichu Trade for Electrode and Tangela
- If no Venonat in party and you need 3:
Trade for Electrode Get Omanyte and Aerodactyl In the lab PC, heal Blastoise/Zapdos and get the 3 you need, and deposit Raichu
- If no Venonat in party and you need all 4:
Trade for Electrode Get Omanyte and Aerodactyl In the lab PC, heal Blastoise/Zapdos and get Ponyta Trade Ponyta for Seel (Evolve Seel) Go to the PC again, deposit filler+Seel/Dewgong+Raichu, and get Venonat+2 bugs Trade for Tangela
- (Switch bug to slot 1), Fly to Viridian and bike to the gym
If you don't have some of the following pokes, consider Flying to Lavender first (Route 8 w/ Lum and Route 12 w/ candy):
- Growlithe (Route 8)
- Pidgey (Route 8; especially if no Pidgeotto)
- Meowth (Route 8)
- Tentacool (Route 12 Surfing)
- Venonat (Route 12)
VIRIDIAN GYM
- If one bug: Minion 1 (Set), Minion 2 (Set)
- If two bugs: Minion 1 (Set), Minion 2 (Set), Giovanni (Set), Viridian Rival (Shift; Zapdos lead)
- Take spinner to fight Blackbelt and back
- Blackbelt: (switch to Zapdos), DP, SW, DP
- Cooltrainer: (switch to Blastoise), Surf x5
- Switch second bug or Blastoise to slot 1
- Giovanni: (switch to Blastoise), Surf x5
- After exiting:
Turn mode to Shift Switch Zapdos to slot 1 If you have neither Pidgey nor Rattata, or you have one and are low on pokes, bike to Route 1 first and catch one (50% each) with TW
ROUTE 22 (5) ¤¤¤¤¤Rattata (45%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Mankey (45%): TW
- Viridian Rival: SW, (switch to bug), switch to Blastoise, Surf, switch to Zapdos, X Spec, (Agility if <115), DP+SW, SW x2, SW+SW (skip X Special with 156+ at L51)
ROUTE 23 ¤¤¤¤¤Psyduck (100%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Mankey (30%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Ekans (20%): Ultra Ball ¤¤¤¤¤Fearow (25%): DP+TW ¤¤¤¤¤Primeape (5%): SW ¤¤¤¤¤Arbok (5%): SW
- Get Sitrus Berry unless good Sp. Atk and/or bad Sp. Def
VICTORY ROAD
- If close to Lv. 53, kill an encounter ¤¤¤¤¤Zubat (10/10/10%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Machop (20/20/20%): TW ¤¤¤¤¤Geodude (20/20/20%): Ultra Ball ¤¤¤¤¤Arbok (5/5/5%): SW ¤¤¤¤¤Primeape (0/10/0%): SW ¤¤¤¤¤Machoke (5/5/5%): SW ¤¤¤¤¤Marowak (5/5/5%): DP(+DP)
- Get Rare Candy, and consider getting hidden Full Restore, on 1F
- Once you have 60 pokes:
Use a Super Repel Teach Thunder over TW (Equip Sitrus Berry) Change mode to Set
INDIGO PLATEAU
- Get Lum Berry, then enter the building
INDIGO PLATEAU
- Use PC to heal and get to 60 pokes (don't take center)
Final party must include: Zapdos (slot 1), Ch'ding (slot 2) Try to include: Omanyte, something with Intimidate and a Rock/Ground/Steel
- Use any spare candies on Zapdos (only if L53)
- Shop now OR before round 2 (not both). If now, buy max Full Restores (3)
ELITE FOUR
- Lorelei: X Spec x2, SW, SW, Thunder x2, SW
Consider +1 with godly Sp. Atk
- Switch Blastoise to slot 1, heal Zapdos to full, and turn mode to Shift
- Bruno: Surf, switch to Zapdos, X Attack x2, (Agility), DP x3, switch to Blastoise, Surf (only 1 X Attack with x/x/25+)
- Turn mode to Set, and switch Zapdos to slot 1
- Agatha: (Agility with <137), X Spec x3-4, SW x5 (use 3 X Spec with 152+ at L51; 144+ if you candied to L55)
- Heal to full
- Lance: Agility, X Spec x2, SW x2, X Spec x1-2, X Acc, Thunder x3
- Turn mode to Shift
- Champion: Thunder, switch to Blastoise, Surf, switch to Zapdos, X Attack x2, (X Spec), Agility, DP, DP, SW, SW+Thunder
X Special with a/23/x+ IV (this is for 82%+ on Gyarados; Arcanine is tricky) Experience for Zapdos is much less valuable with 30-31/5-8/x IV Speed
- Reset when Zapdos shows up
PALLET TOWN
- After National Dex cutscene, Fly to Vermilion
VERMILION CITY
- Take the boat to One Island (mash A)
ONE ISLAND
- Talk to Celio, and bike east to Kindle Road
- Use a Max Repel, then take land route
- Turn options to Set on second spinner bag manip
- Bike up to Mt. Ember
MT. EMBER
- Rocket: DP x2 (X Attack first with <14/x/x)
- Rocket: SW x2, DP x2-3
- Go down at split path
- When Max Repel wears off, use another
- After getting the Ruby, Escape Rope out, and Fly back to One Island
ONE ISLAND
- Give Ruby to Celio, then take boat to Four Island
FOUR ISLAND
- After rival cutscene, bike to the water on the right and enter Icefall Cave
ICEFALL CAVE
- Ice puzzle: URDLD
- After getting Waterfall:
Use a Max Repel Teach Waterfall to Omanyte Equip Lum Berry
- Rocket: DP x3 (SW Golbat with <4/x/x)
- Escape Rope out
- Fly to Four Island (mash A), then bike back to the boat and take it to Six Island
SIX ISLAND
- Bike to the right
- Combine Max Repel with spinner bag manip
- Cut the door open
DOTTED HOLE
- Drop down the first hole
- Up, Left, Right, Down
- After Scientist cutscene, bike out
- Fly to Six Island, then take the boat to Five Island
FIVE ISLAND
- Bike to the right through the narrow path, and follow it to the Rocket HQ
- Dodge both spinners (the walker can face all 4 directions)
- Rocket: SW, Thunder
ROCKET WAREHOUSE
- Take the spinner going left
- Move to the left and go up
- After dodging first spinning trainer, take left spinner going down
- Go up and dodge second spinning trainer, then take spinner to his left
- Follow path going northeast
- Rocket: DP x4 (X Attack with x/28/9+ if L57, x/14/a+ if L58; otherwise Thunder the first Hypno with 148+)
- Executive: Thunder+DP, Thunder, DP+DP
- Executive: X Spec, SW, Thunder x2 (skip X Spec with x/29/3+ IV)
- Scientist: X Spec, SW, Thunder, SW, Thunder, SW
- Equip Chesto if no Lum, then Escape Rope out
If you have a spare Max Repel, use it and bike back to the boat
- Fly back to Five Island and take the boat to One Island
ONE ISLAND
- Talk to Celio, then take the boat back to Vermilion
VERMILION CITY
- Turn mode to Shift, then Fly back to Indigo Plateau
INDIGO PLATEAU
- Take center
- (Shopping: Buy max Full Restores)
ELITE FOUR (ROUND 2)
- Lorelei: (Agility with <a/17/x), X Spec x2-3, (X Acc), SW x2, Thunder/SW, Thunder, switch to Blastoise, Surf+Surf
- Switch Blastoise to slot 1, and heal both
- Bruno: Surf+Surf, switch to Zapdos, DP, X Attack x2, DP x2, switch to Blastoise, Surf+Surf
With <23/x/x: X Attack, DP x2, SW+DP, switch to Blastoise, Surf+Surf (add a SW on Hitmonchan if <15/x/x) If you need to heal Blastoise, do it turn 1 on Hitmonchan; if you need to heal Zapdos before Machamp, send in Omanyte
- Heal Zapdos to full, (equip Chesto), turn mode on Set, and switch Zapdos to slot 1
- Agatha: Agility, X Spec x2, X Acc, Thunder, SW, Thunder x3
- (Switch Ch'ding to slot 1), equip Cheri Berry, use Elixer and heal Zapdos
- Lance: Cut, switch to Zapdos, Agility, X Spec x2, Paralyz Heal, SW, X Spec, X Acc, Thunder, SW, Thunder x2
With below-average Sp. Atk and x/12/a+ Speed: Set up a fourth X Special on Kingdra With bad Sp. Atk and bad Speed: SW+Thunder the L72 With bad Defense or terrible Speed: 1 X Spec on Gyara, kill it a turn early, then use 1/1 on Kingdra (SW+Thunder the L72)
- Heal Zapdos to full
- Champion: (X Defend), X Spec x3-4, X Acc x2, Agility, Thunder x3, SW, Thunder x3 (use 3 X Spec with 150+)
Skip X Defend with <30/5/x Speed (<a/9/x if L62)