Hiker Nob Any% Route Time Saves TIMELOSS ---------- + 20 Fight Hiker Nob instead of Youngster Timmy + 3.5 Seconds Lost to early Hideout Candy -------- Optional Timeloss ----------- + 9.1 Carbos Timeless (For use on Blaine) + 1.58 if you Water Pulse* the Lass 1st Oddish instead of Mega Kick (Worth the 80% range vs. 75% to hit) -------- Total Timeloss -------- + 23.5 w/o Water Pulse + 25.08 /w Water Pulse (Optional) + 32.6 /w Carbos w/o Water Pulse + 34.18 /w Carbos + Water Pulse (Optional) -------- TIMESAVE ---------- - 2.1 for 2nd Bite on Sandshrew (Guaranteed Ranges) - 2.93 to 1 Shot Koga - 3.2 level 30 for First Slowpoke (More favorable range 60%) - .3 for Lv 28 Kadabra (Can speedtie on 28-31) - 9.25 total time on Oran Berry - 2.44 for the Extra Erika Menu - 12.26 if you get Bite Lance (Bite x2, Blizzard) [Now 94-85% /w 30/31] - 8.9 Seconds to NOT taking damage from Blaine (X-Speed/Special strats) [22-25 Speed Specifically] (Slightly Less if grabbing Carbos) ---------- Optional/Conditional Timesave ----------- - 2.44 for the Extra Ether Menu if you need an extra Mega Kick for Raticate (Conditional) - 8.5 Ether Skip for Rival 3 (More likely to be able to with 1 less Mega Kick) - 1.25 on Super Effective Text on Kadabra (Water Pulse range or Water Gun Torrent Range) ----------- GRAND TOTAL ----------- 24.8 - 26.38 on average /w Healess Lance + Ether Skip for Rival 3 16.3 - 17.88 on average /w Healess Lance 12.54 - 14.12 on average /w Healing for Lance + Ether Skip 4.04 - 5.62 on average /w Healing for Lance Pros --------- Guaranteed Sandshrew Ranges Guaranteed Arbok Range /w Torrent Water Pulse +3 Rival 4 can be done Better Koga Fight (Less likely to die More Speeds outspeed Blaine 22+ instead of 26+ +3 Defense EVs (Shifts most defense damage calcs by +1 IV) Slightly Later Levels = Better Ranges (Even More EVs at Important Level Ups) Slightly Later Levels = You keep torrent for even longer More Consistent Mid Game, Better opportunity Guaranteed to stay in Torrent for Erika's Victreebel if you have it for Blaine's Arcanine Guaranteed to stay in Torrent for Sabrina's Mr. Mime if you have it for Giovanni's Kanga (Late level up) Cons ---------- Dugtrio speedties you at 19-20 if you don't grab the Carbos Dugtrio Speedties you at 18 if you don't grab the Carbos + fight Youngster Joey Koga Range is only 60% 29 SPA makes Voltorb a 60% range /w WP instead of 80% Viridian Rival is a 15/16 /w 30/31 SPA 14/16 with 28/29 Mixed ---------- Not level 45 for Silph Co Rival's Gyarados (68% range if you go for +2 on Pidgeot) This is fixed by only using 1 X Special on Silph Rival (Basically the same fight) Rival's Gyarados isn't guaranteed to put you in deep torrent but this is the best way to make this work Route Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fIyYVKvQLwvxsl6cYIjYjbL4ClhfOTeU24rerrbaMAg/edit