LITTLEROOT TOWN - Use a Potion with <12 HP - Take the Mom heal with <12 HP and no Potion PETALBURG CITY - Shopping: Buy 4 Potions and 2 Repels - Enter the center ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ AFTER ROXANNE - You need 44 exp. from wild encounters if fighting Youngster Joey and 10 exp. if fighting Bug Catcher Jose. If fighting Joey, you must get this exp. from this route - Repel once you have your exp. - If you have 6+ HP or no exp., take the top path on the way back and fight Joey (otherwise fight Jose) RUSTBORO CITY - Shopping: Sell all Poke Balls, 1 Great Ball and TM39; buy 3 Super Potions, 2 X Speeds, 3 X Attacks and 6 Repels DEWFORD GYM - Battle Girl: WG+MS - Brawly: X Attack, MS x4 ROUTE 109 - Get the Soft Sand ROUTE 110 - Before grass, Repel, equip Soft Sand and heal to 19-40 HP (never 41+) - Get Full Heal - Rival 2: X Attack x2, X Speed, Super Potion, Mud-Slap, MS+MS, MS MAUVILLE CITY - After exiting the bike shop: > Use a Super Potion > Ether Mud Shot > Teach Rock Smash over Mud-Slap > Register+use bike MAUVILLE GYM - Battle Girl: WG+MS - Voltorb guy: MS x3 - Wattson: X Speed, MS x3 > Skip X Speed or delay it until Voltorb with 51+ HP (you want 35+ or 49+ HP after the fight) FALLARBOR TOWN - Get Nugget - Shopping: Sell Nugget, TM47 and TM08; buy 3 Super Potions, 10 Super Repels, 9 X Specials, 1 X Speed, 8 X Attacks, 1 X Defend and 2 Guard Spec. ~~~ ~~~ AFTER GETTING STRENGTH - Use Super Repel + teach Strength over WG on breeder bag manip MT. CHIMNEY - Grunt 1: Strength x2 - Grunt 2: MS, Strength, MS - Switch bird to slot 1 before Archie - Archie: (let slave die), Guard Spec., X Attack, X Speed, Strength+X Attack+Strength, Tackle+Strength, MS HERB SHOP - Shopping: Buy 2 Energypowders, 2 Energy Roots and 2 Heal Powders > Buy 1/2/3 if you have an extra Super Potion but no Full Heal PETALBURG GYM - Delcatty: MS+Strength+Strength - Linoone: MS+Strength+Strength+Strength - If below 42 HP, heal to full - Zangoose: MS+MS - Heal to full - Norman: X Defend, X Attack x2, MS+MS+MS, MS+(heal to 44 HP)+Strength, MS+MS+MS - Exit on the right side PETALBURG CITY - Super Repel + teach Surf over Tackle about 5 tiles before water - Shopping: Buy 3 Super Potions, 1 Escape Rope, 6 X Speeds and 7 X Attacks > If high on healing items, buy 2 Super Potions and 8 X Speeds ROUTE 110 - Skip candy if you got desert candy WEATHER INSTITUTE - Grunt 1: MS - Grunt 2: Strength, MS - Shelly: MS, Surf+Surf (all Surfs in Torrent) > YOLO through Swagger if can survive hurting self+Bite; otherwise use Heal Powder - Take bed on the way out ROUTE 119 - If on low exp. route, menu BEFORE rival: > Use a Super Repel > Candy twice to L33 > Remove Castform's Mystic Water > Remove Soft Sand > From the Pokemon menu, equip Mystic Water - Rival 3: X Attack x2, X Speed, Strength x3 (MS Wailmer if L31) - If on high exp. route, menu AFTER rival: > Use a Super Repel > Heal for Winona with mid HP (not torrent or high) > Candy twice to L34 > Remove Castform's Mystic Water > Remove Soft Sand > From the Pokemon menu, equip Mystic Water FORTREE GYM - Bird Keeper: Surf - Picnicker: Strength+Strength (Surf(+RS) in Torrent) - Heal to 55+ HP for Winona - If healing for Winona and didn't repel for desert candy, use a Super Repel - Winona: X Special, Surf, X Attack x5, (Heal Powder), X Speed, Strength, (Surf+)Surf, Strength > Use X Speed on Skarmory if not in Torrent and will get it from Aerial Ace ROUTE 121 - Get Persim Berries, then run-into-bike manip Jessica - When the Super Repel wears off near Lilycove: > Use another Super Repel > Heal to 10+ HP > Teach Fly MT. PYRE - Grunt 1: Strength x3 - Grunt 2: Strength, MS (MS both if low on Strengths) - Get Rare Candy - Fly to Slateport AQUA HIDEOUT - Get Master Ball - Matt: MS x2, Surf - On the first water tile on the way out, use a Super Repel MOSSDEEP CITY - Shopping: 6 Hyper Potions, 6 Max Repels (or 4/6 and max Full Heals) - Get Dive, then bike to the gym MOSSDEEP GYM - Two tiles after entering: > Use a Max Repel > Heal to 38+ HP > Teach Dive over MS - Xatu: Surf+Surf > Heal after turn 1 Night Shade if <38 HP SEAFLOOR CAVERN - Use a Max Repel and heal to 40+ HP on spinner bag manip - After passing the spinner, run everywhere - Shelly: Surf+Strength, Surf - Heal to 37+ HP for Archie - Archie: Guard Spec., X Special x2, X Speed, Surf x3 > You need to get Torrent. Set up X Speed on Crobat if this requires multiple hits > Use Persim to heal confusion CAVE OF ORIGIN - Run in the Waterfall room - After catching Kyogre: > Use Rare Candy on Kyogre > (Teach Waterfall to Kyogre with <146 or 150+ Sp. Atk) > (Teach Surf to Kyogre with 146+ Sp. Atk) > Teach Shock Wave to Kyogre > Moveset should be Surf/Shock Wave/Ice Beam/Hydro Pump or Waterfall/Shock Wave/Ice Beam/Hydro Pump > Give Kyogre a Persim Berry > Use an Escape Rope SOOTOPOLIS CITY - After exiting the cave: > Remove Swampert's Mystic Water > Switch Kyogre to slot 1 > Fly to Sootopolis (mash A) SOOTOPOLIS GYM - Wallace: (X Speed with 100+), SW, X Spec, HP, SW, SW/HP, SW+SW > X Spec on Luvdisc or Sealeo if you can't reliably kill Whiscash after Amnesia - After exiting, Fly to Mossdeep > Remove Persim on this menu if you have it ROUTE 126 - Upon entering the water: > Use another Max Repel > Give Mystic Water to Kyogre > Teach Waterfall to Kyogre if you haven't yet VICTORY ROAD - Hope: IB - Shannon: Surf - Julie: WF x2 - Edgar: HP (can surf if had 155+ sp atk @46) - Wally: IB, WF, IB, WF x2 ELITE FOUR - If you haven't taught Surf, remember to do it when you run out of Hydro Pump PP - Sidney: Surf, IB, SW, WF, IB > Consider using X Spec on Mightyena, Sharpedo or Shiftry > 101 Speed outspeeds Sharpedo > 97 Speed outspeeds Shiftry > 160 Sp. Atk guarantees Shiftry - Phoebe: HP/Surf x2, WF x2, HP/SW+Surf > Consider X Spec on Sableye (SB does about 45) - Glacia: Surf, X Spec x2, SW, X Spec, SW, WF, SW > X Speed + X Spec on 1st Glalie if <93 speed @46 (If you get Light Screen on turn 2, X Spec,WF,X Spec,WF,SW x2,WF,SW) > 160 Sp. Atk guarantees first Glalie > 150 Sp. Atk guarantees first Sealeo at +2 > 157 Sp. Atk guarantees second Sealeo at +2 > 164 Sp. Atk guarantees Walrein at +3 > Second Sealeo and second Glalie are free setup - Drake: IB, X Speed, IB x4 - Steven: Surf x2, X Spec, Surf x4 (can WF all except Cradily/Metagross) > 92 Speed is slower than Skarmory, Claydol and Metagross > 93 Speed ties Skarmory and probably Claydol/Metagross > 94 Speed might tie Claydol/Metagross > 156 Sp. Atk guarantees Cradily at +1