(Assumes you pick the girl as Torchic and boy as Mudkip) Torchic Mudkip Rival text -7 Wild Zigzagoon Rival 1 Calvin -1 Seedot hunt -1 Surf friend -30 Zig catch -29 HM overwrites -14 Aqua Pooch -2 Rock Tomb teach -13 Museum Zubat -4 RT for Plusle/Minun -1 Sell RT -6 Rival 2 save -9 Rival 2 deaths -11 Rival 2 fight -2 Rival 2 items -6 Rival 2 experience -21 Rival 3 fight -8 Rival 3 experience T&L -1 Dive friend -44 One fewer VR Revive -5 E4 PC deposit/HoF TOTAL -111 -104 (Assumes manipless; Torchic is likely faster in a manip run because you can manip Marill, but it depends on the experience route and the player's ability to hit manips often enough to justify skipping the Rival 2 save) (Timings for girl Mudkip) Torchic Mudkip Wild Zigzagoon Rival 1 Calvin -1 Seedot hunt -1 Surf friend -30 Aqua Pooch -2 Rock Tomb teach -13 Museum Zubat -4 RT for Plusle/Minun -1 Sell RT -6 Rival 2 save -9 Rival 2 deaths -11 Rival 2 fight -2 Rival 2 items -6 Rival 2 experience -21 Revive for Flannery -9 Rival 3 fight -13 Rival 3 experience -2 Cut candy benefits -8 T&L -4 Dive friend -44 One fewer VR Revive -5 E4 PC deposit/HoF -2 TOTAL -105 -89