L15 and L16 Oddishes should be Thrashed, for everything else HA Killing the encounter: +4.9s One bad level up: +2.2s If Hiker strats Benefit: Voltorb Thrash range is a lot better (L28) At bad special, killing a second encounter gives L30 for Slowpoke Level up changes: 1 bad after route 6 Raticate 1 bad after boat Ivysaur Total cost: +9.3s if redbar on Pidgeotto +7.1s if redbar on Voltorb +4.9s if no redbar after Voltorb If Standard Moon XP Benefit: None Level up changes: 1 good on 4ttg 1 good on Channeler Total cost: +0.5s (still slower) If Skipped Moon XP If it was NOT a L15 Oddish, L16 Oddish or L16 Mankey Benefit: Level up before Pikachu and RT Pidgey to survive QA Level up changes: 1 bad on 4ttg 1 good on RT Pidgey Total cost: +4.9s If it was a L15 Oddish, L16 Oddish or L16 Mankey (or you killed 2 encounters) Benefit: Same but Oddish girl Thrash range is a lot better (L30) Level up changes: Same but L30 is now a bad level up Total cost: +7.1 Extra notes: If you split XP somewhere, 1 encounter usually restores the level ups to normal On Hiker strats, you level to 37 after silph Arbok and not Pidgeot