Thanks Exarion/Werster for making the main route. I'm using this with my small reroutes. Reader's note: These notes are concise so as to be readable during a run. They do not include every step the runner must take. LITTLEROOT TOWN - Correct Mudkip has 20 HP and female Zig PETALBURG CITY - Shopping: Buy 5 Potions, 2 Repels ROUTE 104 - Get Heart Scale #1 (stop two tiles to the right of the fisherman) RUSTBORO GYM - Roxanne: Nosepass does 12-15 (Rock Tomb), 6-8 (L13 Tackle), 5-7 (L14 Tackle) ROUTE 116 Remember to fight Hiker. Slateport City: Buy 2 X Speeds, 1 X Attack, 7 Repels. ROUTE 104 GRANITE CAVE - Get Everstone ROUTE 109 - Get Revive, then Heart Scale #2, then Soft Sand SLATEPORT CITY - Shopping: Buy 2 Potions, 2 Super Potions and 5 Repels ROUTE 110 - Fight Timmy (Mud Shot, Mud-Slap) - SAVE before Rival 2 > Grovyle does 30-36 (Absorb), 6-8 (QA) > Wingull does 8-10 (WG) - Get Elixer MAUVILLE CITY - Delay teaching Rock Smash Get on bike. Fight Deandre. Center. MAUVILLE GYM - Wattson: Manectric does 10-12 (QA), 14-17 (+1 QA) - After exiting, bike to Rusturf Tunnel RUSTURF TUNNEL - Upon entering: > Use a Repel > Teach Rock Smash to Marill - Upon exiting, mash A to teach Strength (left 1), then bike back MAUVILLE CITY - Fight Rose, then center if you haven't yet ROUTE 111 - Winstrates: Strength all except Meditite (MS(+WG)) - Get the Elixer if you took early center and are low on PP FALLARBOR TOWN - Shopping: Sell Nugget, TM39 and TM47; buy 4 Escape Ropes, 14 Super Repels, 10 X Specials, 6 X Speeds, 7 X Attacks and 3 Guard Spec. ROUTE 114 - If you have Wingull, Repel as soon as you can bonk into the water - Get the Carbos ROUTE 111 Elixer and Carbos on Super Repel menu. MT. CHIMNEY Strength every Numel. - Maxie 1: Use backup X Attack if low first roll and won't get Torrent after another Bite LAVARIDGE GYM - Flannery: Torkoal does 47-56 (Overheat in sun), 32-38 (Overheat), 20-24 (Body Slam) LAVARIDGE TOWN - Herb Shop: Buy 6 Energypowders, 3 Energy Roots and 4 Heal Powders - Bike to Route 111 ROUTE 111 - One tile before the grass: > Use the Carbos > Use a Super Repel > Heal if necessary > Use an Elixer if on late center route PETALBURG GYM - Take left side > Spinda does 22-26 (Focus Punch), 16-19 (Dizzy Punch) > Zangoose does 28-33 (Slash), 54-64 (+2 Slash) - SAVE before Norman - Norman: Use the 4th X Attack on Spinda unless you're at 3/2 and dead to 2 Facades > Spinda does 17-21 > Vigoroth does 21-25 > Linoone does 23-28 > Slaking does 48-57 MAUVILLE CITY - Talk to Wattson, then go to New Mauville ROUTE 110 - Do New Mauville, then bike to Route 109 shore ROUTE 109 - Get PP Up - Go to the Abandoned Ship - On the ship, get Ice Beam and Rare Candy, then Teleport MAUVILLE CITY - Talk to Wattson again to get TM24 ROUTE 118 - Get Heart Scale #3 WEATHER INSTITUTE - Shelly: Carvanha does 18-22, Mightyena 15-18 ROUTE 119 - Get Elixer - Rival 3: Strength Slugma if no Hardens, otherwise Mud Shot - Use a Super Repel before the grass ROUTE 120 - Use a Super Repel several tiles before the Bug Maniac - Get lake candy ROUTE 121 - Pokemon menu bag manip before Marcel: > Switch Castform to slot 2 > Remove Castform's Mystic Water > Remove Marshtomp's Soft Sand - Cristin bag manip: > Use a Super Repel > Teach Ice Beam to Marshtomp > Teach Shock Wave to Castform > Teach Fly to flier - Get the Carbos - Go to Mt. Pyre MT. PYRE - After repel wears off: > Use another Super Repel > Give Everstone to Marshtomp > (Heal to 21+ HP) - Get Shadow Ball TM, then drop down and head up to the summit - Aqua double: Shock Wave Wailmer (fight is the same if Castform is faster) > Wailmer does 16-19 (Water Pulse), 5-7 (Astonish), 5-6 plus 6 (Whirlpool), 2-3 (Rollout) > Xatu does 29 (Night Shade), 12-15 (Peck) FORTREE GYM - Double: Always Strength Pelipper > If Castform is faster, SW Swellow turn 1, then double target Pelipper turn 2 > Swellow does 17-21 (WA), 12-15 (QA) - Winona: If Perish Song, switch on Tropius immediately > Pelipper does 16-19 > Skarmory does 17-21 > Skarmory is an 88% range in Torrent MAGMA HIDEOUT - Super Repel upon entering (run-into-bike manip Hiker) - Mud Shot Poochyena unless saved Strength PP - After third trainer: > Use another Super Repel > Candy five times to L43 (left 1) > Get PP Max - If you have a dead slave, get the Max Revive - SAVE before Maxie 2 (and heal to 27+ HP) > Mightyena does 22-27 > Crobat does 28-33 (WA), 25-30 (AC) - Get Rare Candy on the way out > On extra Super Repel menu, use an Elixer and heal to 21+ HP LILYCOVE CITY - Get Lum Berry (Rawst is one early, Chesto one late) - Get PP Up AQUA HIDEOUT - Fight both as doubles - Get Max Elixer on the way out ROUTE 124 - Upon exiting the hideout: > Use a Super Repel > Revive any slaves > Heal to full > Equip Mystic Water over Everstone > Use the Carbos - Gyarados: Strength+Strength+IB MOSSDEEP GYM - Fight first two trainers as singles - SAVE before Tate & Liza - Tate & Liza (<117 HP): 1: X Special + Powder Snow/heal to 84-116 HP (Castform dies, send out flier) 2: Strength Xatu + mash A (flier dies, send out Abra-->Marill) 3: Surf + mash A (Marill dies) 4: Surf - Tate & Liza (117-125 HP): 1: X Special + Powder Snow (Castform dies, send out Abra-->Marill) 2: Strength Xatu + mash A (Marill dies, send out flier) 3: Surf + mash A (flier dies, Swampert takes AP/Psychic) 4: Surf - Tate & Liza (126-147 HP): 1: X Special + Powder Snow (Castform dies, send out Abra-->Marill) 2: Ice Beam Xatu + switch to Swablu (Swablu dies, send out Marill) 3: Surf 4: Surf - Tate & Liza (148-157 HP) 1: X Special + Powder Snow (Castform dies, send out Abra --> Marill) 2: X Special + mash A (Marill dies, send out flier) 3: Ice Beam Xatu + mash A (flier dies) 4: Surf 5: Surf - Tate & Liza (damage ranges) > Claydol does 31-37 (EQ), 33-39 (Psychic), 6-8 (AP) > Xatu does 41-49 > Lunatone does 38-45 MOSSDEEP CITY - Shopping: Buy 24 Max Repels SPACE CENTER - SAVE before true double - True double: Skip X Special if Metang hit either Camerupt or Mightyena > L42 Mightyena does 22-26 > Camerupt does 18-22 > L38 Mightyena does 18-22 > Crobat does 26-31 (WA), 12-15 (AC) > Golbat does 18-22 (WA), 10-12 (AC) SEAFLOOR CAVERN - Get Earthquake TM - A few steps before Archie: > Use another Max Repel > Swap Max Repels up > SAVE unless you have 49-54 HP - Archie: If not in Torrent, go for 47% Mightyena OHKO > Crobat does 21-25 (WA), 20-24 (AC) > Sharpedo does 22-27 SKY PILLAR 2 - RAYQUAZA MANIP: 0-shake is one early, 3-shake one late > ---1161--- (NAIVE): ---240 HP--- > 1162 (Bold): 246 HP > 1163 (Hardy): 234 HP > 1164 (Docile): 236 HP > 1165 (Mild 14): 247 HP > 1166 (Lonely): 235 HP > 1167 (Mild 28): 229 HP > 1168 (Hasty): 232 HP > ---1169--- (NAIVE): ---245 HP--- - After catching Rayquaza: > Check its HP/nature > Switch it to slot 1 > Fly to Fallabor FALLARBOR TOWN - Teach Dragon Claw over Rest - Teach Crunch over Extremespeed - Fly to Sootopolis SOOTOPOLIS CITY - After exiting the gym, get Brick Break TM VICTORY ROAD - Get PP Up EVER GRANDE CITY - Buy 8 Full Restores - Deposit Swablu and Abra ELITE FOUR - Glacia: If Mild Rayquaza, skip X Special - SAVE before Champion > If Mild Rayquaza, set up on Tentacruel LITTLEROOT TOWN - While waiting in your room: > Switch Castform to slot 1 > Switch Swampert to slot 2 > Move bag cursor down to Max Repel > Move main menu cursor up to Pokemon - After cutscenes, Fly to Slateport (hold right) ROUTE 110 - LATIOS MANIP: > ---4569--- (CALM): ---119 HP--- > ---4570--- (MILD): ---121 HP--- > ---4571--- (IMPISH): ---114 HP--- > 4572 (Modest): 125 HP, 133 Sp. Atk > ---4573--- (LONELY): ---125 HP--- > ---4574--- (NAIVE): ---117 HP--- > ---4575--- (DOCILE): ---124 HP--- - After catching Latios: > Check its HP/nature > Switch Rayquaza to slot 1 > Bike to Slateport SLATEPORT CITY - Buy 7 Carbos, then go to the Harbor S.S. TIDAL - Get Leftovers, then take the bed - After exiting, take the ship again to the Battle Frontier BATTLE FACTORY - Fight 1 notes: https://pastebin.com/VhVry75p BATTLE FRONTIER - Buy 10 Proteins, 16 Calciums, 14 Carbos, 2 HP Ups and 1 Zinc - After exiting, Fly to Rustboro RUSTBORO CITY - Get the Exp. Share - Bike to Meteor Falls (use a Max Repel in the Route 115 water) METEOR FALLS - Get Dragon Claw TM - After getting the TM: > Teach Dragon Claw to Latios (slot 1) > Teach Thunderbolt to Latios (slot 2) > Use 1 PP Up on Dragon Claw > Use PP Max on Psychic > Use 6 Carbos on Latios > Use 1 Carbos on Swampert (to reach 91 Speed EVs) > Use 6 Calciums on Swampert (to reach 100 Sp. Atk EVs) > Use 10 Calciums on Latios > (Delay the 2 HP Ups and 1 Zinc on Latios until E4R2) > Escape Rope out, then bike to Route 104 RUSTBORO CITY - Use a Max Repel ROUTE 104 - Get the PP Up - Switch Latios to slot 1, then Fly to Mossdeep MOSSDEEP CITY - BELDUM MANIP: > ---2295--- (CALM): ---20 HP--- > ---2296--- (BASHFUL): ---20 HP--- > ---2297--- (BOLD): ---19 HP--- > 2298 (Adamant): 20 HP, 12/14/8/12/9 > ---2299--- (BRAVE): ---20 HP--- > ---2300--- (GENTLE): ---19 HP--- > ---2301--- (GENTLE): ---19 HP--- - While waiting for Beldum: > Give Macho Brace to Latios > Use 4 Carbos on Latios - Surf to Route 127 ROUTE 127 - Fight double battle to get Rare Candy 1: DC Swellow + Strength Manectric (EQ if no Heal Powders left) 2: TB Skarmory + Strength Linoone (Heal Powder + TB Skarmory if Static'd) - After getting the candy: > Use 10 Proteins and 10 Carbos on Beldum > Give Exp. Share to Beldum > Fly to Mauville and bike/Surf to Route 118 MAUVILLE CITY - SPEED EV TRAINING (Latios): > Need 54 kills, and 6 must be doubles to save PP - Zigzagoon: TB or DC - Electrike: Psychic, LP or TB - Wingull: DC - Linoone: TB or DC - Manectric: Psychic or LP > Fight wilds in left patch until you reach L41 > Fight Chester once L41 (DC x2) > After 54 kills, remove Metang's Exp. Share and bike to Route 123 ROUTE 123 - Fight Violet (DC x2) - Get 2 Qualot Berries, 8 Grepa Berries and 2 Pomeg Berries - Give Exp. Share to Swampert, then Fly to Fallarbor FALLARBOR TOWN - Take the center, then bike to Route 113 via the top row ROUTE 113 - SP. ATK EV TRAINING: > Need 69 kills (38/31) - Spinda: DC or TB - Slugma: TB > After 38 kills, remove Swampert's Exp. Share and use the Max Elixer > Rare Candy once you reach L43 > At any point after removing Exp. Share, fight Tori & Tia (mash A) > PP for final 31 kills: - Use 5 Thunderbolt PP - Use 10 Dragon Claw PP, then swap Luster Purge to slot 1 - Use 5 Luster Purge PP, then swap Psychic to slot 1 - Use 11 Psychic PP > After 31 kills, fight Brooke (DC x3; skip and fight 2 wilds if final Route 118 kill was a double) - After Brooke: > Remove Latios' Macho Brace > Give Beldum the Exp. Share > Switch Rayquaza to slot 1 > Fly to Ever Grande (top) ELITE FOUR 2 (only Drake) - Before Drake: > Switch Latios to slot 1 > Use 2 HP Ups on Latios > Use 1 Zinc on Latios (Zinc must be last!) > Teach Earthquake to Metang > Teach Shadow Ball to Metang > Teach Brick Break to Metang > Teach Calm Mind to Latios over Luster Purge - Drake: X Speed on Altaria if Rock Tomb'd - Before Champion 2, switch Rayquaza to slot 1 LITTLEROOT TOWN - On Fly menu, use 2 Pomeg Berries on Metang ELITE FOUR 3 (Drake and Champion) - Champion: 3 CMs for 65% Milotic range, otherwise 4 > Wailord does 74-88 (+1), 56-66 (+2), 68-80 (Double-Edge) > Milotic does 45-54 (+2), 37-44 (+3), 32-38 (+4) ELITE FOUR 4 (Sidney, Drake and Champion) - Sidney: Guard Spec., CM, DC x5 - Before Phoebe, switch Rayquaza to slot 1 - Have Metang learn Psychic over Take Down - Champion: 3 CMs > Wailord does 71-84 (+1), 54-64 (+2), 65-77 (Double-Edge) > Milotic does 44-52 (+2), 35-42 (+3) ELITE FOUR 5 (Drake and Champion) - Switch Rayquaza to slot 1 on Fly menu - If low on experience, substitute Sidney (+1) and Phoebe (+2) for Champion - Champion: 3 CMs > Wailord does 68-80 (+1), 52-62 (+2), 62-74 (Double-Edge) > Milotic does 44-52 (+2), 35-42 (+3) LITTLEROOT TOWN - If you somehow need a backup candy, get the Acro Bike now for the Route 119 candy - After exiting the house: > Switch Metang to slot 1 > Give Metang the Macho Brace > Fly to Slateport SLATEPORT CITY - Buy 5 Proteins and 9 HP Ups - Fly to Fortree and bike to Route 119 ROUTE 119 - Use a Max Repel in front of the grass - Fight Yasu and Fabian (mash A) - Get Hondew Berries - Fly to Lilycove LILYCOVE CITY - Delete Strength from Swampert ROUTE 121 - Cristin bag manip: > Use 2 PP Ups on Earthquake > Use 5 Proteins on Swampert (to reach 100 Attack EVs) > Give Exp. Share to Swampert > Use 2 Qualot Berries on Metang > Use 1 Hondew Berry on Metang > Use 6 Grepa Berries on Metang > Use 1 Grepa Berry on Swampert - Fight Marcel (EQ, BB) - Fight Vanessa (SB) - If low on experience, fight Walter for 4/2 Speed EVs (SB) - Bike/Surf to Mt. Pyre MT. PYRE - ATTACK EV TRAINING: > Need 50 kills (Psychic and EQ first 24, then Shadow Ball the last two) - After exiting, Fly to Fallarbor FALLARBOR TOWN - Teach Protect to Swampert - Get Route 114 candy - Fly to Mauville and bike to Route 118 ROUTE 118 - SPEED EV TRAINING (Metang): > Fight 1 or 3 wilds (doubles are OK) - Zigzagoon: BB - Electrike: SB - Wingull: SB - Linoone: BB - Manectric: SB > Remove Swampert's Exp. Share, then bike to Route 123 > Fight Davis and Jazmyn > Fight 13 wilds > Remove Macho Brace for Everstone before final kill if it will give L46 - After final kill: > Switch Latios to slot 1 > Switch Metang to slot 3 > Switch Metang to slot 2 > Give Everstone to Metang > Fly to the Battle Frontier BATTLE FRONTIER - Bike to the Pyramid BATTLE PYRAMID - Menu one tile before the guy: > Use 3 Rare Candies on Metang to reach L49 > Remove Metang's Everstone > Use 1 Rare Candy on Metang to reach L50 (learn Meteor Mash over Psychic) > Use 2 PP Ups on Meteor Mash > Use 9 HP Ups on Swampert (to reach 100 EVs) - PYRAMID MANIP: > 1442 (RIGHT): down 1, left 16, up 1 > 1443 (BOTTOM WALL): up 2, right 3, up 1, right 4, up 1, right 1, up 12 > 1444 (RIGHT x2 + LEFT): down 1, right 2, up 1, right 6 > 1445 (OPEN): down 5, (Hyper Potion), right 1, down 3, left 1 > 1446 (LEFT x2 + DOWN): down 1, left 1, down 3, right 1, down 6, left 1 (Revive if you miss the final turn) > 1447 (LEFT WALL): up 2, right 3, up 7, right 7 - PYRAMID IN-DEPTH NOTES: https://pastebin.com/TD3Ndy78 > Held item guide: - Choice Band: Put on Metagross immediately - Quick Claw: Put on Metagross/Swampert whenever they lead; otherwise put on Swampert - Brightpowder: Put on lead (non-Swampert if no room) - Scope Lens: Put on lead (non-Swampert if no room) - Shell Bell: Put on lead in rounds 3+ - Leftovers: Put on lead (Swampert if no room) - Lum Berry: Put on Latios, then Metagross, then Swampert at the start of rounds 7+ > Other item guide: - Hyper Potion/Revive: Save in early rounds, use aggressively in later rounds - Full Restore: Save unless Lum Berry count is low - Ether/Leppa Berry: Use aggressively once you have a few - X Speed: Toss early, but keep late to use on Brandon 2 - All other X items: Toss when you have the chance, or at the end of a round if bag+held exceeds 10 - After exiting, Fly to Pacifidlog PACIFIDLOG TOWN - Teach Explosion to Metagross over Brick Break - Fly to the Battle Frontier BATTLE FRONTIER - Buy Choice Band, then bike to the Battle Tower BATTLE TOWER - One tile before the girl: > Give Leftovers to Swampert > Give Choice Band to Metagross > Give Lum Berry to Latios - Anabel 1: TB+TB, switch to Metagross, Explosion, send in Swampert, EQ+EQ > If Alakazam damaged you, just let Latios die instead of switching - Anabel 2: CM until +3 or one higher than Raikou, Psychic+Psychic, DC, Psychic until dead, send in Metagross, Explosion > If Latios dies to Raikou, kill it with Swampert, then switch to Metagross and SB+SB, then double switch and explode BATTLE FRONTIER - Buy Quick Claw - Bike to the Battle Pike BATTLE PIKE - General notes: > When you check, you should be looking to avoid battles with nostalgia (or whispering if you have only 1 Pokemon) > If you don't really want nostalgia, don't check! > Always check final room (nostalgia = free time save) > Kill wild Sevipers if it causes a heal to be possible - Lucy 1: Psychic, CM+CM+TB, Psychic+Psychic (if Latios dies, Meta and Swampert generally beat Milotic) - Lucy 2: Psychic, CM+TB, Psychic+Psychic+Psychic (if Latios dies, Meta generally beats both, and Swampert beats Steelix) - After exiting, bike to the Battle Dome BATTLE DOME - Start checking teams in round 3 - Tucker 1 (Latios, Swampert) > IF SWAMPERT/SALAMENCE: Psychic+Psychic, DC > IF SWAMPERT/CHARIZARD: Psychic+Psychic, TB(+Psychic) - Tucker 2 (Latios, Swampert) > IF SWAMPERT/METAGROSS: CM x3, Psychic, CM+TB > IF METAGROSS/LATIAS: Switch to Swampert, EQ, switch to Latios, CM+TB, DC(+DC) BATTLE FRONTIER - Bike to the move tutor house (left woman) - Teach Rock Slide to Swampert over Protect - Bike to the Battle Arena BATTLE ARENA - Greta 1: Psychic, DC until dead, SB - After 6 rounds: > Remove Metagross' Choice Band > Give Quick Claw to Metagross > Remove Swampert's Leftovers > Give Choice Band to Swampert - Lead Metagross in rounds 7-8 - Greta 2: Explosion, Psychic x2 - After exiting, Fly to Lilycove LILYCOVE CITY - Delete Calm Mind from Latios - Delete Shadow Ball and Explosion from Metagross - Fly to the Battle Frontier and bike to the Palace BATTLE PALACE - Lead Metagross in all rounds - SPENSER 1 MANIP: Frame 1: Kill Crobat (Confuse Ray into crit), kill Slaking (EQ into crit), switch to Latios for on Lapras and 3-turn it Frame 2: Kill Crobat (Fly into boost), switch to Swampert + EQ (Swagger), switch to Latios to kill Slaking and 3-turn Lapras - SPENSER 2 MANIP: Frame 1: Switch to Swampert (EQ 129), OHKO Arcanine (ES 94), die to Hyper Beam, send in Latios, 2HKO both Slaking and Suicune Frame 2: Switch to Swampert (Protect), OHKO Arcanine (ES 135), switch to Latios, 2HKO Slaking, DC Suicune once, switch to Metagross, finish Suicune with 2 EQs - Spenser 1 (if manip fails): > Keep Metagross in until confused or wrong move is chosen (but switch on Slaking EQs) > Save Swampert for last against Lapras (because Water Absorb) - Spenser 2 (if manip fails): > Kill Arcanine with Swampert, then let Swampert die and start with Metagross > Use Metagross+Latios to kill Slaking (switch on every attacking turn) > Use Latios+Metagross to kill Suicune > If Swampert survives Slaking's turn 1, switch to Metagross-->Latios at the first good opportunity (usually Yawn) > Keep Latios in if you get Yawned and still have the Lum Berry