Set your time so that you will be in morning right after Fog Route (around 1:50 into the run) Get Piplup Get 10 Potions Wild Starly: Pound spam Kill 2 Encounters to get L6 (36 experience specifically, likely 2 L3s, catch something if needed) Reset 8 Speed at level 5 (you can check your L5 stats on the levelup to 6, this is because you cannot beat the Abras in forest) Starly Trainer: Water Gun spam Bidoofs: Water Gun Spam Logan: Water Gun Spam Make sure you are L8 leaving this route! Trainer School Heal in between Abras Abra: Water Gun + *Water Gun Charge Beam does 10 at +0 most of the time, 14-16 at +1 Abra: Water Gun + *Water Gun Teach Work Up to Piplup, heal to full before rival Rival: Work Up x3, Water Gun, Pound/Water Gun Spam Don't Pound if you aren't +3, if you are +3, stop pounding after the first Withdraw Get X-Defend and Escape Rope in Oreburgh Mine Kill any encounter in Oreburgh Mine (really want it to be Geodude) Escape Rope out Center before Roark Roark: Water Gun, teach Charm over Growl, X-Defend, Work Up x2/x3+ Pound + Water Gun, Water Gun Work Up x2 if L12 and average SpAtk (12+ neutral IV/21 SpAtk) Buy 4 Supers, 2 Escape Ropes and 15 Repels Grunt Double: Water Gun Zubat (Hopefully Chimchar will have killed Wurmple) Get Rock Tomb Get Pluck Get Pecha Berries Teach Rock Tomb over Pound Grunt 1: Rock Tomb, Water Gun x2/*Water Gun Grunt 2: Rock Tomb + Water Gun Grunt: Water Gun x3/Water Gun + *Water Gun Mars: Work Up x2, Charm + Water Gun spam Purugly (3-4 in torrent, 5 out), Rock Tomb Zubat Get X-Attack Eterna Forest Bug Catcher (solo): Rock Tomb, Rock Tomb, Water Gun x2 Pachirisu: Charm, Water Gun spam Abras (separate): Rock Tomb (+ Water Gun) Abras (separate): Rock Tomb (+ Water Gun) As soon as you get to Eterna, go get the Explorer Kit and forced into underground Catch a Bidoof in underground Lead with Rock Tomb to see if it's simple, if it isn't, run away Teach Work Up and Pluck over moves that aren't Headbutt (or Aqua Tail if you have it) You basically need more than 19 speed by Gardenia to win the fight This corresponds to: L16: 18+ (x/22+/16+) L17: 19+ (x/22+/16+) L18: 19+ (x/17+/12+) L19: 19+ (28+/13+/8+) L20: 19+ (24+/10+/5+) Press Y to return to main land after Buy herbs (8 Heal Powders, 6 Energy Powders, 6 Roots) Gym Trainer 1: Work Up, Pluck x2 Gym Trainer 2: Work Up, Pluck x3 DELAY EVO UNTIL AFTER GARDENIA Gym Trainer 3: Work Up, Pluck x2 Gym Trainer 4: Work Up, Pluck Gardenia: Work Up x3, Pluck x3 (range on Roserade) Once you get Bibarel, teach Water Gun over the last move that isnt Work Up/Pluck/Headbutt (Don't teach if you have Aqua Tail) Grunt 1: Headbutt x2 Grunt 2: Pluck x2 Grunt 3: Pluck x3 Scientist: Headbutt Jupiter: Work Up x2, Headbutt, Pluck + Headbutt Get Rare Candy Rival: Work Up x2 (x3 if bad attack), Headbutt, Pluck, Headbutt x2 Get Strength from Lost Tower Buy 10 Moomoo Milks from the cafe above Solaceon Ruin Maniac: Work Up x2, Water Gun x2, Water Gun x2 Top Trainer: Work Up, Headbutt x2 Bottom Trainer: Work Up, X-Attack, Headbutt x2 Get the Silk Scarf, PP-Up on left side of HQ Sell: PP-Up, All but 1 copy of TM96, all other TMs Buy Bulldoze, Swords Dance, Thunderbolt X-Items: 6 X-Attacks, 8 X-Defends, 18 X-SpAtks, 18 X-Speeds, 2 Guard Specs, 1 X-Acc, 3 X-SpDefs Equip Silk Scarf, Teach Bulldoze over Pluck, Strength over Work Up, SD over Water Gun Black Belt Rafael: X-Defend, Headbutt x2 Maylene: X-Defend x2, X-Speed, SD x2, (X-Accuracy), Headbutt x2, Bulldoze Heal to full before double Galactic Double: SD, Headbutt Dustox + Beautifly, Bulldoze Use your candy to L28/L29 after this fight and teach Crunch over Headbutt, heal to full Psychic: Crunch x3 Get the Max Ether Get Defog (god item), quit immediately (menu -> R) Get the Bog Candy Fly back to Pastoria through Town Map Sailor Damien: Strength x2 Tuber Jacky: Strength x2 (Marill Range, guaranteed at 60+ Attack) Sailor Samson: (SD +) Strength x3 (Both Shellos ranges, first guaranteed at 61+, second at 66+) Wake: X-Defend, X-Speed, SD x2, Strength x2, Crunch Rival: X-Speed, SD, Crunch, Strength x3 Chase down the Galactic Grunt Take the free heal on the way to Lake Valor Grunt: Strength Get the Medicine, then fly to Solaceon town and bike up Fog Route :) Ace Trainer Alyssa: SD, Strength x2 Black Belt Adam: Strength x2 (Range to be faster after Low Sweep) Bird Keeper Brianna: Strength, Strength + Crunch Grunt: Strength + Bulldoze Get Choice Specs Buy 21 Super Repels and Max Hypers Teach Surf over Bulldoze then fly to Hearthome Fantina Puzzle: Right, Middle, Left, Right Fantina: X-Speed, SD, (Heal Burn), Crunch x3 Fly to Jubilife Get the Candy right of the water Before your rival, use 2 candies to L35/L36 and heal to full if necessary Rival: X-Speed, SD x2, Strength x5 Black Belt Ricky: Surf x2 Heal to full, equip Choice Specs Ace Trainer Cesar: Surf x2 Worker Gerardo: Surf x2 Black Belt David: Surf x2 Ace Trainer Breanna: Strength x3 Leader Byron: X-Defend, X-Sp.Def, Heal HP, heal confusion, Surf spam Re-equip Silk Scarf, fly to Pastoria Take the free heal on the way to Lake Valor Saturn: X-Speed, Guard Spec, SD, Heal, Strength, Crunch, Strength Fly to Twinleaf Execute the trainer skip to skip the first double fight, then surf around the second double Mars: X-Speed, SD, Heal hp, Heal poison, Strength, Crunch, Strength Heal to full, fly to Celestic Go left to Mt. Coronet Get Rare Candy Ace Trainer Dalton: X-Speed, SD, Strength x3 Heal Para on Hippo if Static/Nuzzle Get Rock Climb by the house on the snow route Heal to full Ace Trainer Olivia: Strength (very good range), SD + Strength Do the Candice Puzzle as normal or do the bonk glitch shit idk Candice: X-Defend, X-Speed, SD, Strength x4 (Abomasnow 11/16 at 0 Neutral) Heal to full, fly to Veilstone Talk to the grunt in front of the HQ, then go to the top-left of the town and open the door Grunt 1: SD, Crunch x2 Use the left teleporter at the next intersection Scientist: Crunch x2 Go down to the Galactic Key and go to the main HQ Go through the middle door and open the door Grunt 2: SD, Crunch x2 Take the bed heal before continuing Grunt 3: Strength x3 Grunt 4 (Bottom): Strength x2 Get the Elixir and the Rare Candy from the middle teleporter Then, go to the left teleporter and fight Cyrus Cyrus: X-Speed, X-Attack, Strength x3 Saturn: X-Speed, Guard Spec, SD, Heal, Strength, Crunch, Strength Press the button to release the pokemon, then leave, heal to full and fly to Oreburgh Go to Spear Pillar via Mt. Coronet Dodge all the baddies Get the Rare Candy in the rock in the snowy area Grunt 1: Crunch (x2), Strength Grunt 2: SD, Crunch x2 Grunt 3: SD, Crunch x3 Retrieve Grotle from the PC, Candy x3 to L46, equip Choice Specs, heal to full Double: Surf + X-SpAtk Bibarel, Surf + stall Heal to full, deposit Grotle Mars + Jupiter: X-SpAtk x2, X-Speed, heal confusion, Surf spam Cyrus: X-Attack, Strength, X-Defend, X-Attack, X-Speed, Strength x3 Catch Palkia in Master Ball Move Choice Specs onto Palkia, teach Surf over Ancient Power, Tbolt over Aqua Ring, move Palkia to slot 1, go to snowy area and fly to Pastoria/Veilstone Head to Sunyshore Sailor Luther: Spacial Rend x3 (Gastrodon 9/16 at 0 Neutral) Go to lighthouse, get Volkner to want to battle again then go to the gym Gym Puzzle: Right, Left School Kid Tiera: Pachirisu: Surf faster at 97+ Speed (20+ / 0+ / 0+) Gym Puzzle: Left Blue x3 School Kid Forrest: Mr. Mime: Surf (x2) Gym Puzzle: Blue + Green Guitarist Jerry: Luxio: Surf Gym Puzzle: Right Red, Left Red Ace Trainer Destiny: Kadabra: If less than 112 Speed (0+ / 0 - 27 / x): X-Speed, Surf x2 Guitarist Preston: Spacial Rend x2 Teach Dragon Claw over Slash Gym Puzzle: Green x2, Blue Ace Trainer Zachery: Surf x3 Heal to full Leader Volkner: X-Speed (should Volt Switch), X-SpAtk, Surf x2, (SpAtk again if 151 or less Sp. Atk (0+ / 0 - 6 / x)), Surf x2 Repel Heal to full, ether Spacial Rend Swimmer Oscar: Thunderbolt x3 Ace Trainer Mariah: Dragon Claw x3 Execute the back-to-back-to-back trainer skip (make sure your repel won't wear out during it!) Black Belt Miles: Spacial Rend Try to execute Psychic Valencia skip (fight will still be here since you won't always get it) Valencia: Spacial Rend x2 Dragon Tamer Andre: Dragon Claw Take Specs off Veteran Edgar: X-SpAtk, Tbolt (Dragon Claw if Reflect Type), Dragon Claw + Surf, Tbolt Dragon Tamer Clinton: Dragon Claw x2, Tbolt Heal to full, re-equip specs Next fight presumes Sunny Day turn 1 Rival: Surf, X-Speed, X-SpAtk, Surf (Rapidash), X-SpAtk (on Staraptor), Surf spam Use the center before entering the E4 Aaron: X-Attack x3, X-Speed, Full Restore, Dragon Claw x5 Take off Specs Bertha: X-Defend, X-SpAtk x2, Full Restore, Spacial Rend, Surf x2, Dragon Claw + Surf, Surf Re-equip Specs & heal Elite Four Flint: Rapidash: X-Speed If poisoned: X-Defense + X-Sp. Atk Surf Lopunny: If poisoned: Full Restore + Surf Otherwise: X-Defense + X-Sp. Atk + Full Restore + Surf Steelix: Surf Drifblim: Surf Infernape: Surf x2 Elite Four Lucian: (heal as needed) Mr. Mime: If 171+ Sp. Atk (26+ / 0+ / 0+): X-Sp. Def + X-Speed + X-Sp. Atk x3 + Surf Otherwise: X-Sp. Def + X-Speed + Surf + X-Sp. Atk x3 + Surf Medicham: Surf Alakazam: Surf Girafarig: Surf Bronzong: Surf Heal to full. Take off specs. Champion Cynthia: (heal as needed, but after X-Sp. Def she will spam Sucker Punch) Spiritomb: X-Sp. Def + X-Speed + X-Sp. Atk x3 + Surf Lucario: Surf Roserade: Spacial Rend Gastrodon: Spacial Rend Milotic: Thunderbolt Garchomp: Surf