LITTLEROOT TOWN - Reset for 12/13/10 or 13/12/10, with at least 29 HP + Sp. Def ROUTE 102 - Reset 14 Attack at Level 7 - Fight Rick (Scratch x5) PETALBURG CITY - Shopping: Buy 2 Potions, 3 Repels and 3 X Attacks - Enter the center! ROUTE 104 - Get all 4 Cheri Berries - Fight Lass Haley (Lotad, Shroomish) RUSTBORO CITY - Consider early Josh with full HP ROUTE 116 - Fight all trainers (usually Machop 2nd if high HP) RUSTBORO GYM - Teach Peck in slot 2, Double Kick in slot 3 - Heal for Roxanne if needed (12 Speed at L6 is usually faster at -1) RUSTBORO CITY - Shopping: Sell TM39; buy 5 Super Potions, 1 X Speed and 5 Repels ROUTE 104 - Catch Marill if you see it naturally (Ember to weaken) DEWFORD TOWN - Get Silk Scarf, but don't enter the center! GRANITE CAVE - Catch Makuhita or Geodude (don't repel until B1F unless you've caught one) - Equip Cheri Berry on repel menu DEWFORD GYM - Brawly: X Attack x2, DK, Peck, DK > If turn 1 Bulk Up, DK before using 2nd X Attack > If turn 2 Bulk Up, Peck + Peck/DK ROUTE 109 - Get Revive ROUTE 110 - Equip Cheri Berry for 2nd Pokefan if needed - Get Full Heal - Rival 2: BU x1-3 (depends), DK/Peck, DK(+switch), DK - Get Elixir MAUVILLE CITY - Fight Aroma Lady first (Peck x2, Ember) - Youngster: Ember, DK, Ember (can Ember Aron with 51+ Sp. Atk, or 29-31 IV) MAUVILLE GYM - Fight Bug Maniac + Guitarist - Heal to full for Wattson - Wattson: X Speed, BU, DK, BU x2, Ember+Ember, Ember, DK (range) > Switching to Makuhita turn 1 should be worth it (protects against Selfdestruct and allows faster Route 113 movement) FALLARBOR TOWN - Shopping: > Sell Nugget and TM47 > Buy 3 Super Potions, 2 Escape Ropes, 14 Super Repels, 3 X Speeds, 11 X Attacks and 3 Guard Specs. - Only need 9 X Attacks with <28 IV Attack ROUTE 114 - Catch Lotad/Lombre (L16+, Ember to weaken, name it "A") and Swablu (Peck) - Get Carbos with 10-14 IV Speed RUSTURF TUNNEL - After getting Strength: > Teach Strength over Ember (delay with 59+ Attack or 60+ Sp. Atk) > Equip Silk Scarf MT. CHIMNEY - Strength Numels - Swap Rock Smash slave to slot 1 before Maxie - Maxie 1: Sacrifice all slaves (Guard Spec. on last one), BU, DK, Strength+Strength, Strength (X Attack x3 with 61+ Attack) - GET METEORITE!!! LAVARIDGE GYM - Flannery: BU, Strength/DK, BU x3 (continue until poisoned), heal if needed, Strength x2, Strength+Strength > Torkoal usually does max ~42 with Overheat LAVARIDGE CITY - Immediately after Flannery: > Use a Super Repel > Heal if needed > Teach Overheat over Peck - Get the desert candy, then deathwarp to Petalburg PETALBURG GYM - Delcatty: Overheat - Slakoth: DK/Overheat - Candy to L32 for Vigoroth - Vigoroth: Overheat (range with low Sp. Atk) - Norman: DK, X Speed + Overheat, BU + DK/Strength, BU+DK+DK (heal if needed) > Slaking does ~33 after 2 Bulk Ups PETALBURG CITY - WEATHER INSTITUTE - Standard Abraless strats WEATHER INSTITUTE - Take early bed if needed (but you will have to take late bed too for PP) - Strength everything except Mightyena (Blaze Kick) - On spinner bag manip, use 3 Rare Candies to L36 (learn Blaze Kick over Bulk Up) - Do not name Castform - Take late bed ROUTE 119 - Before Rival 3: > Swap Castform to slot 2 > Teach Shock Wave to Castform over Rain Dance > Use a Super Repel - Rival 3: X Attack, Strength, DK (range), Strength ROUTE 120 - Kill Kecleon with <17 IV Speed FORTREE GYM - Fortree Double: 1: Strength + SW Doduo 2: BK Swellow + SW Pelipper 3: Strength/BK/Overheat + SW Xatu - Tropius: Blaze Kick - Winona: DK, Blaze Kick x2, X Attack x3, Strength x2 > Strength Swablu with 17+ IV +Attack ROUTE 120 - Standard lake candy strats ROUTE 121 - Get Persim Berries if no Full Heal (Super Repel first) - On one of the Cooltrainer bag manips, swap Lotad/Lombre to slot 2 - Get Carbos with 10-11 IV Speed ROUTE 122 - Menu before Mt. Pyre: > Use a Super Repel > Heal to 75+ HP > Teach Fly to Swablu MT. PYRE - Candy to L40 after the first battle if one is true: > You don't have Blaze Kick AND your Attack will be 120+ at L42 but not L41 > You have 11 or 14-21 IV Speed > You have low Attack for Magma Hideout - Double battle (check for 17+ Speed Lotad, 24+ Speed Lombre): 1: Strength Poochyena + Astonish Wailmer 2: Strength Carvanha + Astonish Wailmer (or heal) 3: Strength + Astonish Wailmer 4: Strength + Astonish Zubat - Get the candy, then Fly to Fallarbor FALLARBOR TOWN - Get TM27 (Return) from Prof. Cozmo - Fly to Lavaridge (bike to Route 112) ROUTE 112 - On spinner bag manip: > Use a Super Repel > Teach Return over Blaze Kick (Overheat with great Sp. Atk) MAGMA HIDEOUT - Return everything until the double battle (swap to slot 1) - Double battle: Fight as singles with <17 Speed Lotad or <23 Speed Lombre, or if candied to L40 - Tabitha: X Attack on Camerupt - Maxie 2: Guard Spec., X Speed, X Attack x3, Return x3 (Full Heal/Persim if Swaggered) - Escape Rope out, then Fly to Slateport SLATEPORT CITY - After the cutscene, Fly to Lilycove (skip candy) AQUA HIDEOUT - Return/Strength everything until Matt - If you killed Kecleon, candy twice before Matt - Matt: DK, Overheat (or BK, adapt) ROUTE 124 - Before Gyarados: > Use the Elixer > Use a Super Repel > Heal to 41+ HP - Gyarados: Return+Return (Blaze Kick does slightly more in Blaze) MOSSDEEP CITY - Go to the mart first! - Shopping: Buy 11 Hyper Potions, 11 Full Heals, (1 Revive), 11 Max Repels, and max X Attacks (~17) MOSSDEEP GYM - Fight first two trainers as double! (Kill Kirlia first) > Lombre should reach L19 (learn Fake Out over Astonish) - Before Tate & Liza: > Heal to full > Candy to L45 - Tate & Liza: 1: X Attack + Fake Out Claydol (Lombre dies, send out Swablu) 2: X Attack + Revive Lombre (Swablu dies, send out Makuhita, then Lombre) 3: X Attack + Fake Out Claydol (Lombre dies, send out Castform) 4: Return Claydol + Powder Snow (Castform dies) 5: Return Xatu (~84% chance of no Psychic) 6: Double Kick Lunatone (Solrock always uses Sunny Day) 7: Double Kick Solrock SPACE CENTER - Return first Mightyena, BK/Overheat second and third - True Double: BK/Overheat Mightyena, adapt (usually 2 X Attacks) SEAFLOOR CAVERN - Archie: Guard Spec., X Speed, X Attack x3, Return x3 (Full Heal if Swaggered) ROUTE 128 - VICTORY ROAD - Standard Rayquaza strats ELITE FOUR - Sidney: Waterfall x2, AA, Outrage x2 > With <208 Sp. Attack, X Special on Absol if you have 2 (Outrage like Juan if you don't) - Phoebe: X Attack, Fly, AA x2, Outrage x2 > With <217 X Attack, use 2 X Attacks - Glacia: X Attack x2, AA x5 > With 257+ Sp. Atk, use 1 X Attack, then Outrage the last two (261+ to be safe) - Note: The second Sealeo is a range at +1 with <209 X Attack > With 255+ Attack, consider using 1 X Attack and Fly on Walrein > With <223 Attack and 2 X Specials remaining, use 1 X Attack and 1 X Special, then Outrage the last two - Drake: X Attack x2, AA x3, Outrage x2 > With 238+ X Attack and 150+ Speed, or 235-237 Attack and <148 Speed, use 1 X Attack > With 235-237 Attack and 148-149 Speed, use the second X Attack on Altaria - Champion: X Attack, then see notes below > If Wailord doesn't hit you turn 1, use an X Attack or X Special turn 2 > 260+ Attack: X Attack, AA x3, X Attack, AA x3 > 253-259 Attack: X Attack, AA x3, X Special, Outrage x3 > 249-252 Attack: X Attack, Fly, AA x2, X Special, Outrage x3 > 214-248 Attack: X Attack, Fly, AA, Fly, X Special, Outrage x3 > <214 Attack: X Attack x2, AA x3, X Attack, AA x3 > 155 Speed outspeeds Gyarados after a Dragon Dance