Any% Squirtle

This guide is an interactive version of PulseEffect's Any% Squirtle route.

Before Starting

• Use the IV constraints on the left if you are a beginner, otherwise use the constraints on the right:

  

  Additionally, only allow Modest, Mild and Rash natures.

• Avoid 28 Sp. Atk unless really good stats.

• The first 6 steps on normal grass, 7 steps in Viridian Forest, and 8 Steps in Mt. Moon are a 1% chance to get an encounter. This rule restarts after every brand new encounter.

New Game

• Choosing the boy or girl is preference.
• Give yourself a 1-character name ("A" is fastest).
• Give your rival a 1-character name ("A" is also the fastest).

Pallet Town

• Check and insert your Trainer ID into the RNG Manipulation Program.

• Walk outside then head north towards the grass have Oak stop you.

• Mash through text until you can pick and manipulate Squirtle.

• Head down and fight your rival.

• Enter your Squirtle IVs:

  Nature

  RashMildModest

  HP

  Attack

  Defense

  Sp. Atk

  Sp. Def

  Speed

  
  
  
  

• Rival 1

  • Bulbasaur: Tackle
    • Reset if Bulbasaur ever outspeeds you.

Route 1-2

• Grab the Potion from mart guy.
• Kill any level 2 or 3 Pidgey / Rattata along the way.
  • Attempt to kill an extra Pidgey / Rattata on Route 1.
• Grab the Parcel at the mart then head back to Oak’s lab.
• Catch Pidgey / Rattata if you come across them (Tackle once to weaken).
  • Do not try to force an encounter since there are backups later.
• On Route 2 cut through the grass before the Viridian Forest entrance (2nd tile to the right) it is 1% to get an encounter.

Viridian Forest

• Avoid all non mandatory trainers.

• Grab the Antidote near the sign above the 2nd Bug Catcher.

• Grab this hidden Potion if necessary.

  

• Let the Bug Catcher walk to you from the middle tile if not grabbing the Potion.

• Bug Catcher Sammy

  • Weedle: Tail Whip x1-2, Tackle x4-6
    • Swap Tail Whip with Tackle turn 1 before using it (Right + Select, A + A).
    • Spam Bubble if level 7.
    • Poison Sting damage:
    • Poison damage at level 6: NaN
    • Poison damage at level 7: NaN
• If poisoned, use Antidote at 5 HP after the fight.
  • In torrent for Brock's Geodude.

Pewter City

• Head straight to the gym.

• Camper Liam

  • Geodude: Bubble (x2)
  • Sandshrew: Bubble x2-4
    • Scratch damage:

• Leader Brock

  • Geodude: Bubble (x2)
    • 87.5% (14/16) to OHKO at level 11
    • Consider Withdraw Turn 1 if HP is too high for Torrent.
    • Tackle damage:
    • Tackle damage at +1 Def:
  • Onix: Bubble (x2)
    • 56.25% (9/16) to OHKO
    • Teach Water Gun over Tail Whip (Mash A)
    • If you drop speed with Bubble, it will Rock Tomb you at 24+ Speed.
    • Rock Tomb damage:
    • Tackle damage:
    • Rock Tomb damage at +1 Def:
    • Tackle damage at +1 Def:

• Head straight to the mart and buy

  • 8x Potion (↓)
  • 3x Antidote (↓)
  • 3x Awakening (↓↓)
  • 3x Repel (↓↓↓)
  • If you need Paras (FireRed only), then buy a Paralyze Heal instead of one Potion.

• Head to Route 3 to get your running shoes.

Route 3

• Attempt to get torrent in as little turns as possible on this route.

  • If no torrent for level 14, get it off the 2nd level 10 Caterpie.
    • +NaN HP upon level up
  • If no torrent for level 15, get it off the level 11 Caterpie.
    • +NaN HP upon level up

• Bug Catcher Colton

  • Caterpie: Water Gun (x2)
  • Weedle: Water Gun (x2)
  • Caterpie: Water Gun (x2)

• Go above shorts guy and fight the next bug catcher.

• Bug Catcher Greg

  • Weedle: Water Gun
  • Caterpie: Water Gun (x2)31 Speed Ties at -1
  • Kakuna: Water Gun (x2)
  • Metapod: Water Gun (x2)31 Speed Ties at -2

• Bug Catcher James

  • Caterpie: Water Gun (x2)31 Speed Ties at -1
  • Metapod: Water Gun (x2)31 Speed Ties at -2

• If you did not catch Pidgey on Route 1, catch a Spearow / Pidgey now in the grass below the lass (Bubble to weaken, Tackle if in torrent).

  • If no HM Slaves, can catch Nidoran F / Nidoran M for Cut and Strength.
  • Can Bag Manip the Lass for a free pass.
• Grab the Persim Berry.
  • Check optional Mt. Moon trainer selection below.

Mt. Moon

Select your optional trainer

• Bug Catcher Robby
• Youngster Josh
• Rocket Spinner
• Hiker Marcos

• Run up 8 tiles then

  • Register TM Case
  • Equip Persim Berry from the Berry Pouch if you got it.
  • Use Repel

• Grab this Rare Candy near the Bug Catcher (after fighting him if you’re fighting him).

• Fight ONE of the following optional trainers for EXP depending on the situation

  

  

  • Bug Catcher Robby (if Torrent for level 16)

    • Caterpie: Water Gun
    • Caterpie: Water Gun
    • Metapod: Water Gun
    • +NaN HP upon level up

  • Youngster Josh (if Torrent at level 15 and want to keep torrent)

    • Rattata: Water Gun
      • Quick Attack damage:
    • Rattata: Water Gun
      • Quick Attack damage:
    • Zubat: Water Gun (x2)
      • 62.5% (10/16) to OHKO in torrent

  • Rocket Spinner (if you can take a hit from Hyper Fang)

    • Rattata: Water Gun (x2)
      • 62.5% (10/16) to OHKO in torrent
      • Hyper Fang damage:
    • Sandshrew: Water Gun

  • Hiker Marcos (no Torrent and can not tank Hyper Fang)

    • Geodude: Bubble
    • Geodude: Bubble
    • Onix: Bubble

• Force the Rocket Grunt to walk up to you to save repel steps by running.

• Rocket Grunt

  • Rattata: Water Gun (x2)
  • Zubat: Water Gun (x2)
    • Both OHKO in torrent

• Super Nerd Miguel

  • Grimer: Water Gun x2
    • If you can survive two turns of Poison and a Tackle then use Antidote on Voltorb.
    • Poison damage : NaN
  • Voltorb: Water Gun (x2)
    • 56.25% (9/16) to OHKO in Torrent
    • Tackle damage:
  • Koffing: Water Gun (x2)
    • 87.5% (14/16) to OHKO in Torrent
    • If poisoned, Antidote immediately if you need aRattata / Sandshrew / Paras. Otherwise skip and revive with a Rare Candy in Cerulean City.

• Praise Helix and head outside of Mt. Moon.

Route 4

• Talk to the Karate Man on the right and teach Mega Kick over Withdraw (Slot 4).
• If you have no Cut slave, catch a Sandshrew / Rattata in the grass (Tackle to weaken).
  • Can teach Strength to Sandshrew later if caught.
  • If you die using a Rare Candy will revive Wartortle.

Cerulean City

• Grab this hidden Rare Candy.

  

• Open your bag

  • Use 2x Potion.
  • Rare Candy to level 20.
  • Teach Bite over Bubble (Slot 3).

• Head to the gym.

• Skip both gym trainers and talk to Misty from the right side.

• Leader Misty

  • Staryu: Bite x2
    • 93% to 2HKO with 31 SPA
  • Starmie: Bite, (Tackle), Bite
    • Tackle if low roll on the first Bite
    • Swift damage:
    • Water Pulse damage:

• After the fight:

  • Teach Water Pulse over Tackle (Slot 2).
  • Heal for Rival so you can survive a Quick Attack and Vine Whip.

Nugget Bridge

• Rival

  • Pidgeotto: Water Pulse, Bite
    • 25% (4/16) to OHKO with Water Pulse Torrent
    • Quick Attack damage:
  • Bulbasaur: Bite, Mega Kick
    • Vine Whip damage:
  • Abra: Water Pulse
    • 81.25% (13/16) to OHKO
  • Rattata: Water Pulse
    • Quick Attack damage:

• Bug Catcher Cale

  • Caterpie: Bite
  • Weedle: Bite
  • Metapod: Bite
  • Kakuna: Bite

• Lass Ali

  • Pidgey: Bite
  • Oddish: Mega Kick
  • Bellsprout: Bite

• Youngster Timmy

  • Sandshrew: Bite
  • Ekans: Water Pulse
  • Can Water Gun everything from here in Torrent

• Lass Reli

  • Nidoran M: Water Gun / Water Pulse
  • Nidoran F: Water Gun / Water Pulse

• Camper Ethan

  • Mankey: Water Gun / Water Pulse

• Rocket Grunt

  • Ekans: Water Gun / Water Pulse
  • Zubat: Water Gun / Water Pulse

Route 25

Select your trainer

• Camper Flint
• Hiker Nob

• Go above the Hiker and grab this hidden Elixir.

  

• Hiker Wayne

  • Onix: Water Gun

• Yolo the camper spinner and fight the girl below him (1/16 to hit you with proper movement).

• Picknicker Kelsey

  • Nidoran M: Water Pulse
  • Nidoran F: Water Pulse

• If you have Torrent for level 27 and 28+ SPE, then fight Hiker Nob instead of Camper Flint.

  • Camper Flint

    • Rattata: Water Pulse
    • Ekans: Water Pulse

  • Hiker Nob

    • Geodude: Bite
    • Geodude: Bite
    • Geodude: Bite
    • Machop: Water Gun

• Lass Haley

  • Oddish: Mega Kick
    • 81.25% (13/16) to OHKO at level 25 with Water Pulse Torrent
  • Oddish: Mega Kick
    • 37.5% (6/16) to OHKO with Water Pulse Torrent
  • Pidgey: Bite
    • Quick Attack damage:

• Grab this hidden Ether (risky but can skip if Torrent at 26 and 2x Mega Kick left).

  

• Get the SS Ticket, then run back to Cerulean City and enter the Dig house.

• Ether before Drowzee / Raticate if you need the Mega Kicks (not in Torrent).

Cerulean City

• Rocket Grunt

  • Machop: Water Pulse
  • Drowzee: Mega Kick
    • 18.75% (3/16) to OHKO with Water Pulse Torrent
    • Headbutt damage:
    • Confusion damage:

Route 6

• Grab this hidden Rare Candy and consider the Sitrus Berry with low Sp. Def.

  

• Avoid the Bug Catcher and fight the Camper below the girl trainer.

• Camper Jeff

  • Spearow: Water Pulse
  • Raticate: Water Pulse / Mega Kick
    • Quick Attack damage:

Vermilion City

• Head straight to the mart and buy

  • 5x Super Potion (↓)
  • 3x Paralyze Heal (↓↓)
  • 3x Repel (↓↓↓)

• Head to the S.S. Anne.

S.S. Anne

• Before fighting the rival:

  • Rare Candy to level 27 if you do not level out of torrent.
    • +NaN HP upon level up
  • Ether Mega Kick if you have not already.
  • Keep Torrent if you are still in it and will not die to a Quick Attack.

• Rival

  • Pidgeotto: Water Pulse or Water Pulse, Bite
    • Quick Attack damage at level 26:
    • Quick Attack damage at level 27:
  • Ivysaur: Bite, Mega Kick
    • Vine Whip damage at level 26:
    • Vine Whip damage at level 27:
  • Raticate: Water Pulse / Mega Kick
    • Quick Attack damage at level 26:
    • Quick Attack damage at level 27:
  • Kadabra: Bite
    • Confusion damage at level 26:
    • Confusion damage at level 27:

• Talk to the captain for HM01 and take the Bed Lady's free heal on the way out.

Vermilion City

• Press Select to teach Cut to Rattata / Sandshrew.

• Cut the bush and enter the gym.

• Save after you find the first switch of the puzzle.

  • The second switch can be located to any adjacent can.
  • Soft reset if you did not get the second switch after saving.

• Gentlemen Tucker

  • Pikachu: Water Pulse

• Leader Surge

  • Voltorb: Water Pulse (x2)31 Speed Ties
    • 81.25% (13/16) to OHKO
  • Pikachu: Water Pulse
  • Raichu: Water Pulse, Water Pulse or Water Pulse, Mega Kick
    • Shock Wave damage:
    • Quick Attack damage:
    • Quick Attack damage at -2 Def:

• Get the Bike Voucher, then run back to Cerulean City.

Cerulean City

• Get the Bicycle, then register and use it.
• Head to the right towards Rock Tunnel.

Route 9-10

• Jr. Trainer Alicia

  • Oddish: Mega Kick
  • Bellsprout: Bite
  • Oddish: Mega Kick
  • Bellsprout: Bite

• Run-into-bike manip the Hiker spinner (if you mess up just use bike from the bag).

• Bug Catcher Conner

  • Caterpie: Water Gun
  • Weedle: Water Gun
  • Venonat: Water Pulse (x2)
    • 43.75% (7/16) to OHKO without Torrent

• Grab these berries if short on Awakening (Chesto Berry) or Paralyze Heal (Cheri Berry).

  

• Grab this hidden Rare Candy after the Hiker (he has a vision range of 1 tile).

  

Rock Tunnel

• Use Repel as needed.

  • Use Elixir on Repel menu as necessary for Mega Kick PP.

• Walk along the green path. Fight yellow trainers and avoid red trainers.

  

• Pokemaniac Ashton

  • Cubone: Water Gun
  • Slowpoke: Bite (x2)
    • 25% (4/16) to OHKO

• Walk along the green path. Fight yellow trainers and avoid red trainers.

  

• Pokemaniac Winston

  • Slowpoke: Bite (x2)
    • 18.75% (3/16) to OHKO

• Jr Trainer Martha

  • Oddish: Mega Kick
    • 100% to OHKO
  • Bulbasaur: Mega Kick
    • Razor Leaf damage:

• Hiker Eric

  • Machop: Water Pulse
  • Onix: Water Pulse

• Walk along the green path. Fight yellow trainers and avoid red trainers.

  

• Hiker Oliver

  • Onix: Bite (x2)
    • 81.3% to OHKO
  • Onix: Water Gun
  • Geodude: Bite

• Walk along the green path. Fight yellow trainers and avoid red trainers.

  

• Jr Trainer Sofia

  • Jigglypuff: Water Pulse
  • Pidgey: Water Pulse
  • Meowth: Water Pulse

• Hiker Dudley

  • Geodude: Bite
  • Geodude: Bite
  • Graveler: Water Gun

• Run-into-walk manip the Supernerd (Run-into-bike manip is slower due to lag from music transitions).

• Walk along the green path. Fight yellow trainers and avoid red trainers.

  

• Jr Trainer Dana

  • Meowth: Bite
  • Oddish: Mega Kick
    • Check how many Mega Kicks you have here.
  • Pidgey: Bite

Lavender Town

• Head south to the mart and buy

  • 4x Escape Rope (7x ↓)
  • 7x Super Repel (↓)

• Head left to the next route.

Route 8

• Fight the Gamer below.

  • Gamer Rich

    • Growlithe: Water Gun
    • Vulpix: Water Gun

• Avoid all the trainers and head into the building above the bikers.

Celadon City

• Head straight to the game corner.

• Rocket Grunt

  • Raticate: Water Pulse / Mega Kick
    • Quick Attack damage:
  • Zubat: Water Pulse

• Talk to the poster and head into the Rocket Hideout.

Rocket Hideout

• Grab this Rare Candy before going into the spinny tiles.

  

• Grab the Black Glasses before heading downstairs.

  

• Before battling the lift key guy:

  • Rare Candy to level 35.
  • Put your cursor on Escape Rope.

• Rocket Grunt (Lift Key Guy)

  • Koffing: Water Gun / Water Pulse
  • Zubat: Water Gun / Water Pulse

• Head towards the elevator to floor B4 and fight the left Rocket Grunt first.

• Rocket Grunt

  • Sandshrew: Bite
  • Sandslash: Water Pulse
  • Ekans: Water Pulse

• Rocket Grunt

  • Ekans: Water Pulse
  • Sandshrew: Bite
  • Arbok: Water Pulse or Bite, Water Pulse
    • +NaN HP upon level up

• Giovanni

  • Onix: Water Gun
  • Rhyhorn: Water Gun
  • Kangaskhan: Water Pulse x2-3
    • 98% to 2HKO with Torrent
    • Mega Punch damage:
    • Mega Punch damage at -1 Def:

• Grab the Silph Scope and Escape Rope out.

Celadon City

• Bike straight to the mart and take the elevator to 5F (↓↓).
• Buy at the bottom vendor:
  • If low on Mega Kick or high HP after Giovanni
    • 4x X Speed (↓↓)
    • 21x X Special (↓)
    • 4x X Accuracy (↓)
    • 2x Guard Spec (↓)
  • If 2-3 PP for Mega Kick left
    • 1x X Attack
    • 4x X Speed (↓↓)
    • 18x X Special (↓)
    • 5x X Accuracy (↓)
    • 3x Guard Spec (↓)
• Take the elevator back down and bike west to get Fly.
• After obtaining Fly:
  • Teach Fly to your bird.
  • Heal to around 44 HP.
  • Use Super Repel.
  • Equip Black Glasses.
  • Toss Moon Stone (makes for faster scrolling up and down in the menus).
  • Fly to Lavender Town.

Lavender Tower

• Rival

  • X Attack Strategy

    • Pidgeotto: Guard Spec, X Accuracy, X Attack, Water Pulse / Mega Kick
      • Quick Attack damage:
    • Ivysaur: Mega Kick
      • Razor Leaf damage:
      • Razor Leaf damage at ⅓ health:
    • Gyarados: Mega Kick
      • Stall a turn if no Torrent.
      • Thrash damage:
    • Growlithe: Mega Kick / Water Pulse
    • Kadabra: Water Pulse

  • X Special Strategy

    • Pidgeotto: X Special x2, Bite
      • Only use one X Special if in high enough HP to tank a Overgrow Razor Leaf and Thrash.
      • Use an X Accuracy if you get hit by Sand Attack (Yolo if you get hit by it twice).
      • Quick Attack damage:
    • Ivysaur: Water Pulse / Bite x2
      • Water Pulse with Torrent is 81.25% (13/16) to OHKO at +2.
      • Bite is 68.75% (11/16) to OHKO at +2.
      • Razor Leaf damage:
      • Razor Leaf damage at ⅓ health:
    • Gyarados: Bite x2
      • Stall a turn if no Torrent.
      • Thrash damage:
    • Growlithe: Bite
    • Kadabra: Water Gun

• Head to the 5th floor avoiding all optional trainers along the way. Do not grab any items till the 6th floor or use the healing pad.

• Channeler Tammy

  • Haunter: Water Gun / Water Pulse

• Channeler Jennifer

  • Gastly: Water Gun

• Channeler Emilia

  • Gastly: Water Gun

• Grab this Rare Candy before fighting Marowak.

  

• Ghost Marowak

  • Marowak: Water Pulse
    • Mega Kick / Bite for one turn if not in Torrent.
    • Bonemerang damage:

• Head upstairs and let every Rocket Grunt walk up to you along the way.

• Rocket Grunt

  • Zubat: Water Gun
  • Zubat: Water Gun
  • Golbat: Water Pulse
    • 50% (8/16) to OHKO without Torrent.
    • If you need damage it is 1/4 to get a damaging move.

• Rocket Grunt

  • Koffing: Water Gun
  • Drowzee: Water Pulse / Bite

• Rocket Grunt

  • Zubat: Water Gun
  • Zubat: Water Gun
  • Rattata: Water Gun
  • Raticate: Water Gun / Water Pulse
    • Quick Attack damage:

• Talk to the old man to exit, then fly to Celadon City after getting the Poke Flute.

Celadon City

• Grab the Tea from the old lady in the Celadon Mansion.
• Wake the Snorlax and run away.
• Enter the cycling road.

Cycling Road

• Bag manip the spinners at the beginning.

• Grab this hidden Rare Candy (3rd sign down) and this hidden Max Elixir.

  

Fuchsia City

• Head straight to the Safari Zone.

Safari Zone

• Before the grass in the second area

  • Rare Candy to level 41.
  • Use Super Repel.

• Grab this Full Restore.

  

• Grab the Gold Teeth and get HM03 from the guy in the house.

• Can grab this hidden Revive for safety.

  

• Fly to Fuchsia City and head to the gym.

Fuchsia Gym

• The 1st and 3rd trainer in this gym are spinners, fight the 2nd guy.

• During the bag manip on the 1st spinner:

  • Teach Surf over Water Gun (Slot 1).

• Juggler Kirk

  • Drowzee: Surf or X Special, Surf
  • Drowzee: Surf
  • Kadabra: Surf
  • Drowzee: Surf

• Heal out of Weezing/Muk kill range on the 2nd spinner.

• Leader Koga

  • Koffing: Surf
  • Muk: Surf, (X Special), Surf
    • Use X Special if 60+ HP or if in Weezing kill range after level up.
    • Sludge damage:
    • Poison damage : NaN
  • Koffing: Surf
  • Weezing: Surf (at +1) / Water Pulse, Surf
    • 68.75% to OHKO
    • Sludge damage:

Fuchsia City

• Grab Strength from the warden.
• Once outside:
  • Use Super Repel.
  • Heal out of Growlithe kill range if necessary.
  • Fly to Pallet Town and Surf south to Cinnabar Island.

Cinnabar Island

• Go to the mansion (approach from the left side).

• Grab the Carbos for Sabrina's Alakazam.
  • Skip it if you fought two Pidgey / Rattata on Route 1.

  

• Grab this hidden Elixir and TM14 before grabbing the Secret Key on the table.

  

• Before exiting the mansion:

  • Teach Strength to Sandshrew if you caught one.
  • Teach Blizzard over Mega Kick (Slot 4).
  • Use Escape Rope and bike to the gym.

Cinnabar Gym

• Puzzle answers are A, B, B, B, A, B.

• Leader Blaine

  • Growlithe: (X Special), Surf / Water Pulse
    • Use X Special if no Torrent for Arcanine.
    • Use Water Pulse only if low PP on Surf.
    • Take Down damage:
    • Fire Blast damage:
  • Ponyta: Surf
  • Rapidash: Surf
    • Bounce damage:
    • Fire Blast damage:
  • Arcanine: Surf

• Exit the gym and say no to Bill.

• Fly to Celadon City and bike to the gym.

Celadon Gym

• Head through the left side of the gym.

• Beauty Tamia

  • Bellsprout: Bite
  • Bellsprout: Bite

• Beauty Lori

  • Exeggcute: Bite

• Leader Erika

  • Victreebel: Surf / Blizzard
  • Tangela: Bite
  • Vileplume: Blizzard
    • Giga Drain damage:

• Exit through the already cut bush, then Fly to Celadon City and bike to Silph Co.

Silph Co.

• Take the stairs to 5F.

• Always bag manip the Rocket Spinner. Can Bag Manip the Scientist walker if need be.

• On spinner bag manip:

  • Use Max Elixir.
  • Use Carbos now.
  • Heal to around 74 HP.

• Rival

  • Pidgeot: X Special (x2), X Accuracy, Surf
    • Use 2x X Special if Feather Dance turn 1.
    • Wing Attack damage:
    • Quick Attack damage:
  • Venusaur: Blizzard
  • Gyarados: Blizzard, Bite
    • 68.75% (11/16) to OHKO at +2
  • Growlithe: Bite
  • Alakazam: Water Pulse / Surf

• Rocket Grunt

  • Cubone: Bite / Water Pulse
    • 81.25% (13/16) to OHKO
  • Marowak: Water Pulse
  • Drowzee: Water Pulse

• Giovanni

  • Nidorino: Surf
  • Nidoqueen: Surf
  • Kangaskhan: Surf
    • 81.25% (13/16) to OHKO
    • Fake Out damage:
    • Mega Punch damage:
  • Rhyhorn: Water Pulse
• Escape Rope out and bike to the gym.

Safron Gym

• Tile puzzle is Top Left, Bottom Left, Down.

• Leader Sabrina

  • Kadabra: Surf
  • Mr Mime: Surf
  • Venomoth: Surf
    • Psybeam damage:
  • Alakazam: Surf
• Escape Rope out, then Fly to Viridian City and bike to the gym.

Viridian Gym

• Take the spinny tile on the right.

• Blackbelt Takashi

  • Machoke: Surf
    • 87.5% (14/16) to OHKO without Torrent
  • Machop: Surf
  • Machoke: Surf

• Cooltrainer Warren

  • Marowak: Water Pulse
  • Marowak: Water Pulse
  • Rhyhorn: Water Pulse
  • Nidorina: Water Pulse / Surf
  • Nidoqueen: Water Pulse / Surf

• Giovanni

  • Rhyhorn: Water Pulse
    • If less than 5 PP on Surf, you can Water Pulse everything in Torrent.
  • Dugtrio: Water Pulse
  • Nidoking: Surf / Water Pulse
  • Nidoqueen: Surf / Water Pulse
  • Rhyhorn: Surf / Water Pulse
    • Water Pulse if only 3 Surf PP left.

• After exiting, bike to Route 22.

Route 22

• Use Full Restore before fighting the rival.

• Rival

  • Pidgeot: X Special x2, X Accuracy, Surf
    • Consider X Accuracy skip if you can live a Razor Leaf.
  • Venusaur: Blizzard
    • Razor Leaf damage:
  • Rhyhorn: Bite
  • Gyarados: Bite, Blizzard / Surf
    • If Gyarados uses Rain Dance you can Surf instead of Blizzard.
  • Growlithe: X Speed, Bite
    • Skip X Speed if Gyarados used Rain Dance and can tank a Psychic.
  • Alakazam: Surf
    • Psychic damage:

• Do not Super Repel for the grass after Rival (1% chance to encounter).

Victory Road

• As soon as you reach the water behind the 4th guard:
  • Use Super Repel (keep up till Indigo Plateau).
  • Teach Strength over Water Pulse (Slot 2) if you do not have a Sandshrew.
• Avoid all trainers.

Indigo Plateau

• Box heal and deposit HM slaves (from "Move" menu).
• Buy max Full Restore (↓).

Elite Four

• Lorelei

  • Dewgong: X Special x4, Bite, Bite
    • Surf if low roll from first Bite.
    • Check your X Speed count here.
  • Cloyster: Bite
  • Slowbro: Bite
  • Jynx: Surf
  • Lapras: Bite x3
    • Body Slam damage:

• Heal to at least 80 HP before Bruno.

  • Do Mid HP Bruno strategy.

• Bruno

  • High HP Strategy

    • Onix: X Special x2, X Speed, Surf / Bite
      • Use an extra X Special if missed Rock Tomb.
      • Bite both Onix at +3 or more.
      • Rock Tomb damage:
      • Earthquake damage:
    • Hitmonchan: Surf
      • Mach Punch damage:
      • Sky Uppercut damage:
      • Rock Tomb damage:
    • Hitmonlee: Surf
    • Machamp: Surf
    • Onix: Surf / Bite

  • Mid HP Strategy

    • Onix: Guard Spec, X Special x2, Surf / Bite
      • Continue setting up X Special until +4 or at least +2 and in Torrent.
      • Bite both Onix at +3 or more.
      • Rock Tomb damage:
      • Earthquake damage:
    • Hitmonchan: Surf
      • Mach Punch damage:
      • Sky Uppercut damage:
      • Rock Tomb damage:
    • Hitmonlee: Surf
      • Can use Super Potion here.
    • Machamp: Surf
      • Need at least +2 in torrent or +4 without Torrent to OHKO.
    • Onix: Surf / Bite

• Heal to high Torrent before Agatha (usually Oran Berry out of Shadow Punch range).

• Agatha

  • Gengar: X Speed, X Special, Surf
    • Need at least +3 from here without Torrent.
    • Shadow Punch damage:
  • Golbat: Surf
  • Arbok: Surf
  • Gengar: Surf
  • Haunter: Surf

• Heal to full HP before Lance.

• Lance

  • Consider risky strategy if 2x Dragon Rage puts you into Hyper Beam range.

  • Safe strategy

    • Gyarados: Bite, X Accuracy, X Special, Blizzard, Blizzard
      • 41.8% to 2HKO
      • Hyper Beam damage:
    • Dragonair: Blizzard
      • Hyper Beam damage:
    • Dragonair: Blizzard
      • Hyper Beam damage:
    • Dragonite: Blizzard
    • Aerodactyl: Surf
      • If Ancient Power boost, heal and torrent Surf.
      • Hyper Beam damage:

  • Risky strategy

    • Gyarados: X Accuracy, X Special, Bite x2, Blizzard
      • 85% to 3HKO with Bite x2, Blizzard
      • 83% to 2HKO with Bite Crit and Blizzard
      • Hyper Beam damage:
    • Dragonair: Blizzard
      • Hyper Beam damage:
    • Dragonair: Blizzard
      • Use Elixir if you missed a Blizzard.
      • Hyper Beam damage:
    • Dragonite: Blizzard
    • Aerodactyl: Surf
      • If Ancient Power boost, heal and torrent Surf.
      • Hyper Beam damage:

• Heal to full HP and use Elixir before Champion.

• Champion

  • Pidgeot: Guard Spec, X Speed, X Special x3, Surf
    • If you get into Torrent, skip the third X Special and heal on Gyarados.
    • Need +3 without Torrent or +2 with Torrent to get past Alakazam.
    • Can Blizzard at +2 if Guard Spec runs out.
    • Aerial Ace damage:
  • Venusaur: X Accuracy, Blizzard
    • Skip X Accuracy if feeling risky.
    • Bite and Surf instead if +3 and in Torrent.
  • Alakazam: Surf
  • Rhydon: Surf
  • Gyarados: Bite, Blizzard
    • Blizzard x2 if at +2.
    • Thrash damage:
  • Arcanine: Surf
    • Extreme Speed damage:

• Ending split is on fadeout after Hall of Fame.