Pokémon Platinum Any% - Sandgem Tentacruel route comparisons
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								Route 207 Candy		Route 213 Aces		Abigail
"L40" : Werster's route 		skip				X					X
"L41" : Underscore's route		L40->L41			skip				skip
"L40+": Underscore's variation	Lxx->Lxx			skip				skip

L41 : 	0-977 = L44->L46 after Azumarill
		978-1850 = L45->L47 before Saturn
		1851+ = L44->L46 before Bibarel
		(doesn't require Glameow experience if spinnerless without Twins)

L40+ : can be L42->L43 before Cyrus(b), or L44->L47 before Saturn (extra ~1000 exp) (a)
		839-1711 : before Saturn
		1712+ : before Bibarel

						L40		L40+a	L40+b	L41
HEARTHOME	Mismagius	85.9%	←		←		←
ROUTE 215	Luxio		11/16	←		←		13/16
			Noctowl		 1/16	←		←		 2/16
CELESTIC	Golbat		 7/16	←		←		 9/16
			Sneasel		 3/16	←		12/16	 5/16 (* : to trigger Sneasel heal)
			Golbat		 0		←		→		 1/16 (* : to trigger Golbat heal)
			Murkrow		 1/16	←		→		10/16
PASTORIA	Bibarel		 2/16	←		←		←
SATURN		Toxicroak	 9/16	 8/16	10/16	 8/16
			Bronzor		16/16	→		→		15/16
MARS		Golbat		14/16	→		→		12/16
			Bronzor		16/16	→		→		15/16
BARRY		Roserade	12/16	→		→		 9/16
VICTORY		Machamp		11/16	→		→		10/16
			Dusknoir	13/16	→		→		11/16
BARRY		Empoleon	 3/16	→		→		 1/16
LUCIAN		Espeon		12/16	→		→		 7/16 (* : @+3 w/ Light Screen)
			Bronzong	15/16	←		←		←	  (* : @+2 vs. +1)
CYNTHIA		Togekiss	12/16	←		←		←	  (* : @+4 @L62)

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TIME COMPARISON :

Route 207 Candy	:	+0:06 (with manip)
Aces Skip		:	-1:20
Abigail Skip	:	-0:25
1st Hotel Skip	:	-0:07
Route 210 detour:	+0:10
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		TOTAL		-1:36

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CONCLUSION : "L41" makes lategame ranges worse, but note that they mostly appear when the fight follows the worst case scenarii.