Hiker Eric Any% Route Time Saves TIMELOSS ---------- + +11.17 Top Hiker Eric instead of Bottom Hiker Allen + 3.5 Seconds Lost to early Hideout Candy ---------- (Optional Timeloss) ---------- + 9.1 Carbos Timeless (For use on Blaine) ---------- TOTAL Timeloss ---------- + 14.47 w/o Carbos + 23.77 /w Carbos ---------- TIMESAVE ---------- - 2.1 for 2nd Bite on Sandshrew (Guaranteed Ranges) - 2.93 to 1 Shot Koga - 9.25 total time on Oran Berry - 2.44 for the Extra Erika Menu - 12.26 if you get Healess 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) ---------- TOTAL Timesave ---------- - 23.41 /w Healess Lance - 11.15 w/o Healess Lance - 14.31 /w Carbos /w Healess Lance - 2.08 /w Carbos w/o Healess 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+ 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 Guaranteed to stay in Torrent for Erika's Victreebel if you have Torrent for Blaine's Arcanine Guaranteed to stay in Torrent for Sabrina's Mr. Mime if you have Torrent for Giovanni's Kanga (Late level up) Cons ---------- Dugtrio speedties you at 19-20 if you don't grab the Carbos (Just run 21 Speed TBH LOL) Dugtrio Speedties you at 18 if you don't grab the Carbos + fight Youngster Joey Koga Range is only 60% 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 Blizzard on Gyarados) 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