TO DO: - Play through the main game with a VERY rough route, so you have save states to practice/route contests with - Compile Battle Tower trainer Pokemon and stats ----- Probably best to do glitchless - Defeat the Elite Four - Win 56 consecutive battles at L50 Battle Tower (https://www.serebii.net/pokemon_advance/battle/pokemon.shtml) - Win 56 consecutive battles at L100 Battle Tower - Win all 20 Contest ribbons - Get Artist Ribbon (Lilycove): https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Artist_Ribbon - Get Effort Ribbon (Slateport) The route: - Play Ruby because Zangoose - Manip Mudkip #148 - Catch 4 Zigzagoons for candy pickups - Catch Abra and delay flier to make room for Zigs? And do late Brawly since you can't deathwarp with all the Zigs? - Get Macho Brace - Manip Zangoose (Adamant or Jolly) - Use Swampert to beat the game, but Groudon for Victory Road to avoid encounters (and to avoid reaching L50) - Catch Nincada to evolve into Shedinja for safety? - EV train + level up to 50 - Get Effort Ribbon from Slateport - Beat L50 Battle Tower - Level up to 100 on E4 > Ideally have 1 battler + flier + 4 Zigs in party > Finish training Swampert last, as you want to use all of your candies on him - Beat L100 Battle Tower - Teach contest moves - Give Pokeblocks? - Win 20 contests - Get Artist Ribbon from Lilycove How to get L100: - Get all candies (including Trick House) and delay using them until the end - Get Zig candies (multiple Zigs might be worth it) - In-game trade? - Erratic exp. curve: > Ninjask > Shedinja > Altaria > Zangoose > Armaldo > Milotic > Huntail > Gorebyss - Fast exp. curve: > Azumarill > Grumpig > Lunatone/Solrock > Banette > Chimecho - Erratic saves about 40 minutes over Fast Team options: - Zangoose @ Lum Berry: Swords Dance/Return/Shadow Ball/Brick Break > ENCOUNTER SLOTS: https://sites.google.com/site/pokemonslots/gen-iii/ruby > Sweet Scent difference: 261 frames > 1184 (SS): Adamant 28/26/10/30/27/20 (male, L16) > 1327: Adamant 25/24/19/23/30/30 (female) > 2667: Adamant 30/22/31/26/18/27 (male) > 4310: Adamant 24/31/24/5/17/25 (male) > 7661: Adamant 24/31/31/28/6/31 (male) - Swampert @ Leftovers: Surf/Ice Beam/EQ/Protect - Shedinja (L20) @ Pecha Berry: Toxic/Protect/Dig/Double Team ----- - Milotic @ Leftovers: Surf/Ice Beam/Recover/HP Electric (consider HP Grass, Safeguard, Protect, Toxic) - Blaziken @ Lum Berry: Bulk Up/Brick Break/EQ/Overheat (consider Flamethrower, HP Rock, others) Battle Tower notes: - L50 DATA: https://github.com/pret/pokeruby/blob/master/src/data/battle_tower/level_50_mons.h - L100 DATA: https://github.com/pret/pokeruby/blob/master/src/data/battle_tower/level_100_mons.h - You have the speed badge boost - Natures are random - AI seems to be 100% random in all rounds > This is good for Shedinja strats - Hax is very prevalent (especially crit OHKOs on Zangoose) - The 3rd poke is very useful even if can't do anything (Explosions, remove drops, Slakings, Leftovers, etc.) - 3rd poke options: > Shedinja > Intimidate (Mightyena, Gyarados, 50% of Mawiles) > Taillow/Swellow (Quick Attack, Endeavor) > Anything that helps with Sceptile - Protect is very useful on Swampert because it will face many 1v1s and 1v2s - +2 Return doesn't kill Milotic (some of them anyway) - +2 Return seems to kill Swampert (some of them anyway) - You probably want like 130 Speed - Swampert wants a good HP for Torrent or Leftovers > 176, 177 or 180 (at L50) > 336, 339, 342 or 352 (at L100) Contest options: - ALL: Groudon (Bulk Up --> Sunny Day --> Overheat --> Sunny Day --> Overheat) Discarded: - BEAUTY: Groudon (Bulk Up --> Sunny Day --> Overheat --> Sunny Day --> Overheat) - COOL: Meditite/Medicham (HJK --> Mind Reader --> HJK --> Mind Reader --> HJK) > (Alternate): Skarmory (Double Team/Peck --> Agility --> Swift --> Agility --> Swift) > (Alternate): Zangoose/Taillow (Double Team --> Quick Attack --> Double Team --> Quick Attack --> Aerial Ace) - CUTE: Swampert (Mud Sport --> Water Gun --> Mud Sport --> Water Gun --> Rest/Protect/Dive) > (Alternate): Aron/Lairon (Facade --> Harden --> Take Down/Tackle --> Harden --> Take Down/Tackle) - SMART: Meditite/Medicham (HJK --> Mind Reader --> HJK --> Mind Reader --> HJK) > (Alternate): Swampert (Cute moves + one Smart move for the crowd) - TOUGH: Swampert (Waterfall/Take Down --> Rain Dance --> Water Gun/Waterfall --> Rain Dance --> Surf/Waterfall) > (Alternate): Aron/Lairon (Take Down --> Harden --> Take Down --> Harden --> Take Down) EV training: - Elite Four: 11 HP, 22 ATK, 13 DEF, 1 SPA, 10 SPD, 4 SPE