Hidden Power is optimal (Fire or Ice), but might not be worth the manip hunt THE ROUTE: - Manip a cluster of good Treeckos for the Carvanhas (can't outspeed at L8, so Sp. Def is most important) > Clusters: 708-710, 735-739, 972-975, 1095-1099, 1142-1146 > Rival 1: 30-31 +Attack | Anything except 0-9 -Attack > Calvin: 27-31 +Attack, 20-31 Sp. Atk, or 4-31 +Sp. Atk > Aqua Pooch: Anything except 0-12 -Sp. Atk > Aqua Pooch 2 (Bullet Seed): Stats don't matter much > Carvanha 1: 15-31 +Sp. Def | 3-14 +Sp. Def, 28-31 Sp. Def | 15-27 Sp. Def | 20-31 HP | 8-19 HP > Carvanha 2: 26-31 +Sp. Atk | 27-31 Speed (outspeed) | 27-31 Speed (tie), 16-26 +Speed (tie) | Anything except 0-12 -Sp. Def - Ralts manip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C6LeyYPoZ0 - The Ralts: Naive | 16/27/18/19/17/30 (no Hidden Power) - Moveset: > Confusion/Growl/Double Team/Teleport > Confusion/Thief/Double Team/Teleport > Confusion/Thief/Calm Mind/Teleport > Confusion/Thief/Calm Mind/Shock Wave > Psychic/Thief/Calm Mind/Shock Wave > Psychic/Thief/Calm Mind/Thunderbolt - Need 190 exp. to reach L6 (Confusion) > Split Calvin > Split Aqua Pooch (Taillow finishes if Treecko dies) > Split one encounter worth 36 total exp. (18 for Ralts) > Split gym double battle (manip Taillow before to speed up) - Early optionals (some can be done after Roxanne): > Machop > Johnson > Clark > Devan > Karen > Rustboro Gym minion 1 > Rustboro Gym minion 2 > Rustboro Gym minion 3 - Do Roxanne at L11/L12 with 2 X Defends and Double Team > X Special isn't necessary because you want to burn Potions on Geodudes anyway - Get Route 116 X Special for Brawly - Catch Marill - Fight Tentacool guy + 2 Dewford Gym optionals - Do early Brawly at L14 (X Special) > Probably equip Oran Berry for safety on Makuhita - Beach optionals: > __________ > __________ > __________ - Get Thief - Museum Grunts: Casual strats basically (Treecko to weaken + Revive) > Lead Treecko for first Carvanha and let it die so Ralts gets full exp. and leads the next fight > Second Carvanha is tricky; need to hope for luck basically - Fight Route 103 spinner (Shroomish/Roselia) - Get Trick House candy for L21 Rival 2 (so get L20 without candy) - Get ~1100 more optional exp. (Wailmer guy? Bug Maniacs? Roselia) - Wattson: +6 (Voltorb usually dies at +3) > Thief + Confusion (steal Sitrus Berry, then use that to help with Maxie 1 - Maxie 1: +2 and 2HKO Camerupt - Flannery: +6 - Get desert candy - Bike back to Petalburg through Dewford - Get Granite Cave candy - Use 2 candies to evolve into Gardevoir before Petalburg Gym (otherwise Norman is awful) - Norman: +4 (94% Slaking range unless left side) - Teach Facade to Castform; doubles are very slow otherwise - Winona: +3 - Candy to L40-41 before Magma Hideout (on Mt. Pyre?) - Maxie 2: Guard Spec., X Speed, X Special (possible ranges on Mightyena and Camerupt) - T&L: +3 (2HKO Claydol; 77% range on Lunatone at L45) - Candy once to L48 before Juan (this is for Victory Road) - Juan: +2 - Fight 3-Pokemon trainer instead of Claydol - Archie: Guard Spec., X Speed, X Special - Sidney: Guard Spec., +2, TB, TB+TB, Guard Spec+TB+TB, TB x2 - Phoebe: +3 - Glacia: +2 - Drake: +3 - Champion: +3 (ranges on Milotic and maybe Ludicolo) -------------------------------------------------- Early-game optional chart LEVEL 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 EXPERIENCE SP. ATK 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 EXPERIENCE 0 158 370 641 980 1393 1890 Gym Geodude (L10) 5 4* 4 4 3* 3 2-3 183 Gym Geodude (L8) 4 4 3* 3 2* 2 2 147 Gym Geodude (L8) 4 3* 3 3 2* 2 2 147 Gym Geodude (L8) 4 4 3* 3 2* 2 2 147 Gym Geodude (L8) 4 4 3* 3 2* 2 2 147 Machop 2 2 2 2 2 2 1-2 169 Jose Wurmple 4 4 3* 3 2* 2 2 91 Jose Nincada 3-4 3-4 3 2-3 2 2 2 111 Karen Shroomish 6-7 5-6 4* 4 3* 3 3 124 Clark Geodude 3 3 2* 2 2 2 2 147 Johnson Shroomish 5 5 4* 3-4 3 3 3 111 Johnson Lotad 4 4 3* 3 3 2-3 2 126 Devan Geodude 1 3-4 3 2-3 2-3 2 2 2 147 Devan Geodude 2 3 3 2* 2 2 2 2 147 Roxanne 786 ----- Aqua Pooch 64 (split) Tentacool (L11) 247 Gym Meditite 253 Gym Machop 244 Gym Meditite 253 Gym Makuhita 241 Brawly 967 ----- Huey (B-left) 388 (Wingull + Machop) Chandler (T-right) 540 (Tentacool x2) Dwayne (left hut) 604 (Wingull + Machop + Tentacool) Johanna (mid hut) 309 (Goldeen) Aqua Grunt 1 282 Aqua Grunt 2 426 ----- Pokefan 1 720 Pokefan 2 720 Daisy 651 (Shroomish + Roselia) Rhett 279 (Makuhita) Marcos 330 (Voltorb) Sally (TH1) 267 (Oddish) Robin (TH2) 564 Eddie (TH3) 385 -------------------------------------------------- HM SLAVE OPTIONS: - treecko: cut/strength - taillow: fly - marill: surf/rock smash/dive/waterfall (2 overwrites) - torchic: cut/strength - taillow: fly - marill: surf/rock smash/dive/waterfall (2 overwrites) - mudkip: surf/strength/dive/waterfall (2 overwrites) - zigzagoon: cut/rock smash - taillow: fly HIDDEN POWER OPTIONS: - Water: > Mt. Chimney Numels > (Maxie 1) > (Flannery) > Maxie 2 Camerupt > Baltoys > T&L Claydol > T&L Lunatone > T&L Solrock > True double Camerupt(s) > Victory Road Claydol (can avoid though) - Ice: > Fortree Tropius > Winona > Baltoys > T&L Claydol > Victory Road Claydol (can avoid though) > Victory Road Cacturne > Sidney Cacturne > Sidney Shiftry > Drake (maybe not because of Kingdra) - Dark: > Baltoys > Mossdeep double > T&L Claydol > T&L Lunatone > T&L Solrock > Wally Gardevoir > Victory Road Claydol (can avoid though) > Phoebe - Fire: > Wally Magneton > Victory Road Cacturne > Sidney Cacturne > Sidney Shiftry