BEFORE THE LAB - Get the Ethers - Buy Blizzard, but delay teaching it - Teach Slash over Rain Dance (+5s) SHADOW POKEMON LAB - Get the Elixers, but skip the PP Ups - Myron: Normal strats (Surf+HH instead if 2 Sparks = Torrent) - Cole: If no Torrent from Myron, get it here by using Psychic on Gatr, then Surf+Rain Dancing Furret/Remoraid to 3-turn the fight - Give Twistedspoon to Espeon, and teach Blizzard over Bite - Coren: Protect+Psychic Magnemite, then Surf+Psychic Electrode (adjust depending on combo, but generally save a turn, and never get hit by Thunder unless you miss favorable Magneton range) - Lare: Normal strats, but Slash Carvanha to take 7 damage if necessary - Vana: Normal strats, but often save a turn/damage by hitting ranges (50% Surf Zubat, 50% Surf+Psychic Forretress, 50% Surf+100% Surf Forretress) - Lesar: Normal strats (can Return Grovyle if no Psychics left) - Ether Psychic - Tanie: Protect+Psychic Vigoroth/Linoone, Surf+Psychic Granbull (can also Bite+Psychic Granbull turn 1) - Kotan: Normal strats (no difference with good Speed, but with bad Speed, you can save a turn+death by hitting a 50% Ampharos range with Psychic so Magneton takes a full Torrent Surf) - Remil: Normal strats - Skrub: X Special Gatr once if Graveler, twice if Wobbuffet - Menu before Ein: Super Potion or Potion+Potion Gatr into Dakim 2 Solarbeam range, heal Espeon to 100+ and Ether Psychic - Ein 1: Normal strats REALGAM TOWER - Heal Espeon out of Flygon EQ range - Fight Dakim before Miror B. - Dakim 2: 1: X Special Espeon + Psychic something 2: X Special Gatr + Psychic something (Protect instead if necessary) 3: Protect + Psychic the non-Claydol poke (X Special instead if Protected last turn) 4: Surf + Psychic Entei - Miror B. 2: Normal strats (Slash 2HKO Loudred with high +Attack) - Take the heal (might be skippable, but time save is minor) - Baila: Slash Sunflora in place of Bite - Ein 2: Slash Starmie in place of Bite - Gonzap: Consider keeping Slash and delaying EQ teach ----- Time analysis Assuming all perfect stats (Rash Espeon, Quirky Gatr) Risk Time Other Cole +9% +19 Inconsistent Torrent, possible heal after fight (+3) Coren +1% -14 Vana N/A -9 Lesar N/A 0 Tanie N/A -12 Kotan N/A 0 Remil N/A 0 Skrub -2% -6 Heal for Ein N/A +5 Ein N/A 0 NET +8% -15.5 Can also get Torrent off Spark with bad Sp. Def (similar risk/time loss to Cole)