Offensive damage ranges: http://pastebin.com/23SL48yS Defensive damage ranges: http://pastebin.com/fnE0s13b AI guide: http://pastebin.com/jP2yvhQJ LITTLEROOT TOWN - Get PC Potion - Set separate timer to -11.40, then reset and select Mudkip at 0.00 - If not 21 HP and male, try again (up to 3 tries for competitive runs) ROUTE 101/103 - Don't kill encounters ROUTE 101 - Don't catch Zig ROUTE 102 - Calvin: Tackle x4-6, healing as necessary PETALBURG CITY - Shopping: Buy 3-4 Potions and 2 Repels - Enter the center ROUTE 104 - Cut through grass unless dangerously low HP - On menu before second grass patch, heal to 16+ HP and use a Repel PETALBURG WOODS - Aqua Pooch: Tackle x5 - Get the Ether RUSTBORO GYM - Fight both trainers (MS until WG, then WG) - Geodude does 7 dmg at L8, 6 dmg at L9 - Heal to survive 2 RTs - Roxanne: WG spam, Growling and healing as necessary > Rock Tomb/Rock Throw: 12-15 dmg / 8-10 at -1 > Tackle: 5-7 dmg / 4 at -1 ROUTE 116 - Repel once you have experience - Take the top path on the way back and fight Youngster Joey (fight Jose instead if <6 HP or no exp) RUSTBORO CITY - Shopping: Sell all Poke Balls, 0-1 Great Balls and TM39; buy 3 Super Potions, 2 X Speeds, 3 X Attacks and 6 Repels > If caught flier in Poke Ball and bought 3 Potions, keep Poke Balls and sell both Great Balls ($100 more) - Run to Mr. Briney's house ROUTE 104 - Catch a bird unless Taillow and 1 Great Ball left GRANITE CAVE - Always Super Potion on Escape Rope menu DEWFORD GYM - Battle Girl: WG+MS (do not lead with Tackle) - Brawly: X Attack, MS x4 > If Bulk Up + 23-24 dmg, use WG > If Bulk Up + 20-22 dmg + Bulk Up, use MS > If Bulk Up + 20-22 dmg + other, use WG > Do not heal on Makuhita unless <6 HP > If you need to stall for Torrent, you can use your Wattson X Speed and/or throw the Great Ball (and pick up Route 110 GB) ROUTE 109 - Get Soft Sand from the right side SLATEPORT CITY - Prefer WG on Zubat if it kills (PP is rarely an issue) - Take mart to buy Super Potions in emergency situation (usually bad Brawly). Don't need to sell yet ROUTE 110 - Before grass, Repel and equip Soft Sand - Get Full Heal - Rival 2: X Speed, X Attack x2, Super Potion, Mud-Slap, MS+MS, MS > Grovyle does 34-40 at L18, 30-36 at L19 > Quick Attack does 7-9 - Optional: Get Revive - Bag manip Edwin MAUVILLE CITY - Ether + Super Potion on RS/bike register menu MAUVILLE GYM - Battle Girl: WG+MS (WG+WG in Torrent) - Heal to 21+ HP for Voltorb guy - Voltorb guy: MS x3 - Wattson: X Speed, MS x3 > Skip or delay X Speed until Voltorb with 51+ HP (you want 35+ or 49+ HP after the fight) ROUTE 111 - Deload Trent before passing him ROUTE 112 - CTB: Tackle+Tackle, MS, WG > Switch out if confused and no Full Heal > Also switch out if Growl FALLARBOR TOWN - Get Nugget - Shopping: Sell Nugget, TM47 and TM08; buy 3 Super Potions, 10 Super Repels, 9 X Specials, 1 X Speed, 8 X Attacks, 1 X Defend and 2 Guard Spec. ROUTE 114 - Menu (second-to-last tile of bridge if early bird, immediately after early Swablu, on Hiker bag manip if late Swablu): > Use Super Repel > Heal HP/sleep - If early menu, run-into-bike manip Hiker - Consider killing an encounter if you see one (always kill if Seviper) ROUTE 115 - If early Super Repel, just bike down along right side. Otherwise run-into-bike manip Pokemaniac ROUTE 116 - Use a Repel when the Super Repel wears out - If run-into-bike manipping Janice, don't go all the way down (Repel doesn't last) ROUTE 117 - Use Super Repel + teach Strength over WG on breeder bag manip ROUTE 111 - Deload Trent before passing him (1D after repel wears off) - Run-into-bike manip Brice MT. CHIMNEY - Switch bird to slot 1 before Archie - Archie: (let slave die), Guard Spec., X Attack, X Speed, Strength+Strength, Strength+(X Attack)+Strength, Strength > MS Sharpedo at +1 > Mightyena Bite does 17-21 dmg at L24, 16-19 at L25 > Sharpedo does 35-42 dmg at L25, 33-39 at L26 HERB SHOP (if early) - Shopping: Buy 2 Energypowders, 2 Energy Roots and 2 Heal Powders > Buy 1/2/3 if you have an extra Super Potion but no Full Heal LAVARIDGE GYM - Before Flannery, switch Marshtomp to slot 1 and heal to 43+ HP - Flannery: X Attack x3-4, get poisoned, Strength x2, MS > Use X Specials to stall - If 1-30 HP, walk around in Flannery's room to deathwarp. If 31+, Super Repel and get candy HERB SHOP (if late) - Shopping (assuming 3 Supers): Buy 6 Energypowders, 2 Energy Roots and 4 Heal Powders PETALBURG GYM - Delcatty: MS+Strength+Strength (WG on turn 2 if high MS roll) - Linoone: MS+Strength+Strength+Strength - Zangoose: MS+MS - Heal to full for Norman - Norman: X Defend, X Attack x2, MS+MS+MS, MS+(heal to 45 HP)+Strength, MS+MS+MS > Heal on first Slaking as necessary - Exit on the right side PETALBURG CITY - Super Repel + teach Surf over Tackle a few tiles before water - Shopping: Buy 3 Super Potions, 1 Escape Rope, 6 X Speeds, 7 X Attacks > Don't buy Super Potions if took late Herb Shop > If high on healing items, buy 2 Super Potions and 8 X Speeds > Consider buying Awakenings ($250 each) if low on Heal Powders ROUTE 103 - Kill a Tentacool if still on low exp. route - Super Repel on spinner bag manip ROUTE 110 - Skip candy if you got desert candy - Kill a Tentacool if still on low exp. route - Run-into-bike manip both spinners WEATHER INSTITUTE - Shelly: All Surfs if in kill range > YOLO through Swagger only if can survive hurting self+Bite - Take bed on the way out ROUTE 119 - If on low exp. route, menu BEFORE rival: > Use a Super Repel > Candy twice to L33 > Remove Castform's Mystic Water > Remove Soft Sand > From the Pokemon menu, equip Mystic Water - If on high exp. route, menu AFTER rival: > Use a Super Repel > Swap Super Repels with Escape Ropes > Heal for Winona if not in Torrent or at high HP > Candy twice to L34 > Remove Castform's Mystic Water > Remove Soft Sand > From the Pokemon menu, equip Mystic Water FORTREE GYM - Heal to 55+ HP for Winona - If healing for Winona and didn't repel for desert candy, use a Super Repel - Winona: X Special, Surf, X Attack x5, (Heal Powder), X Speed, Strength, (Strength+)Surf, Strength ROUTE 120 - If didn't repel for desert candy or in gym, repel before first patch - If repelled for desert candy, YOLO the first patch - If repelled in gym, YOLO the lone grass tile ROUTE 121 - Get Persims, then run-into-bike manip Jessica - When the Super Repel wears off near Lilycove: > Use another Super Repel > Heal to 35+ HP > Teach Fly to flier MT. PYRE - MS Poochyena if low on Strengths - Get Rare Candy - Fly to Slateport AQUA HIDEOUT - Matt: MS x2, Surf - Skip Max Elixer - On the first water tile on the way out, use a Super Repel MOSSDEEP CITY - Shopping: 6 Hyper Potions, 6 Max Repels (or 5/6 and 2 Full Heals) - Get Dive, then bike to the gym MOSSDEEP GYM - Two tiles after entering: > Use a Max Repel > Heal to 38+ HP > Teach Dive over MS - Xatu: Surf+Surf (can sometimes finish with Strength at L37) - T&L: X Speed, adapt SEAFLOOR CAVERN - Use a Max Repel and heal to 76+ HP on spinner bag manip - After passing the spinner, run everywhere - Shelly: Surf+Strength, Surf - Heal to 37+ HP for Archie - Archie: Guard Spec., X Special x2, X Speed, Surf x3 > Consider setting up X Speed on Crobat if you tank 2 WAs > Use Persim to heal confusion ROUTE 126 - Use a Max Repel when the previous one wears off CAVE OF ORIGIN - Run in the Waterfall room - After catching Kyogre: > Use Rare Candy on Kyogre > (Teach Waterfall to Kyogre with 150+ Sp. Atk) > (Teach Surf to Kyogre with 146+ Sp. Atk) > Teach Shock Wave to Kyogre > Give Kyogre a Persim Berry > Use an Escape Rope SOOTOPOLIS CITY - After exiting the cave: > Remove Swampert's Mystic Water > Switch Kyogre to slot 1 > Fly to Sootopolis (mash A) SOOTOPOLIS GYM - Wallace: X Speed with 100+ - After exiting, Fly to Mossdeep > Remove Persim on this menu if you have it ROUTE 126 - Upon entering the water: > Use another Max Repel > Give Mystic Water to Kyogre > Teach Waterfall to Kyogre if you haven't yet VICTORY ROAD - Edgar: 155 Sp. Atk guarantees Cacturne - Wally: 90 Speed ties Gardevoir ELITE FOUR - Try to skip Full Restores - If you haven't taught Surf, remember to do it when you run out of Hydro Pump PP - Sidney: > If using X Speed/Spec, use on Sharpedo > 101 Speed outspeeds Sharpedo > 97 Speed outspeeds Shiftry > 160 Sp. Atk guarantees Shiftry - Phoebe: > 153 Sp. Atk guarantees first Dusclops > If you X Spec, do it on Sableye (SB does about 45)' - Glacia: > 101 Speed outspeeds first Glalie > 95 outspeeds second Glalie (so 93-94 at L50) > 160 Sp. Atk guarantees first Glalie > 150 Sp. Atk guarantees first Sealeo at +2 > 157 Sp. Atk guarantees second Sealeo at +2 > 164 Sp. Atk guarantees Walrein at +3 > Second Sealeo and second Glalie are free setup - Drake: > 98 Speed outspeeds Altaria at +1 (can't tie) > 116 Speed outspeeds Flygons > 120 Speed ties Salamence > 176 Sp. Atk guarantees Flygons - Steven: > 92 Speed is slower than Skarmory, Claydol and Metagross > 93 Speed ties Skarmory and probably Claydol/Metagross > 94 Speed might tie Claydol/Metagross > 156 Sp. Atk guarantees Cradily at +1