-- Abraless -- Plusles: 16: 30+ if they lived on 1. 17: 28+ if they lived on 1. +28+ if they lived on 2. 18: 8-13 if they lived on 1. 14-31 or +2-18 if they lived on 2. +19+ if they lived on 3. Minuns: 17: 28-31 or +10-27 if they lived on 1. +28+ if they lived on 3. 18: 8+ if they lived on 1. 30+ if they lived on 2. +30+ if they lived on 3. Mud-Slap Slugma at +2. Never a range unless unrunnable attack. Mud-Slap always kills Magnemite. Abra dies to Mud-Slap if 14+ plus nature (88% at reasonable neutral. Maybe worth it?) When is Strengthing Slakoth guaranteed? >If your special is 26+ (25-30), Strength is guaranteed if +18+ attack. With How many strengths do I need from the Winona split to T&L? Winona split: 9 approx. Maxie II: from 3 to 7 T&L: 4 And Surfs? Winona split: from 1 to 4, approx. Maxie II: Is it considerable to fight Declan on high torrent with top SpA? >Pros and cons: Pros: Two hit KO the fight (a crit is almost guaranteed to OHKO) (3.5 seconds faster) You can heal at your will before TnL if you have enough S Potions. Fight Meditite and Kirlia together as a double battle (59% to OHKO Kirlia, Castform finishes her off). Fight first double battle as a double battle. Avoids quite a bit of RNG in the fight due to random AI. Better PP management (you use 4 less strengths). Cons: You're 3/4 to get hit anyway (leer is not always bad either) A crit becomes a threat while it was not before. Dragon Rage (although Castform can finish the fight) Less EXP (probably not an issue if your SpA is great) >Taking the lake candy works very well with this strat, especially on high neutral SpA. -- Abra -- When can I use only one X Attack on Rival 2 to use an X Attack against Wattson? (5 secs of timesave) >Yes, but it's a range: 24-29 (52 HP). Probably not worth it. When can I buy 3 X Attacks in Petalburg? >Buy no potions. Get beach potion (+3.4s over buying 2 Potions [6.1 vs. 2.7]). >Only 1 potion. >Same chances to OHKO as they would be to 2shot. >Consider it if x/25-28/8-11 Attack, good HP/Potion entering Petalburg and good stats for Roxanne. 2/4/4 in Slateport is also considerable if no bird instead of 3/3/5. When to do this? >When your speed is x/29/12+, since from then on you speedtie/outspeed Maxie I's Mightyena. Less need to heal. Consider double strengthing Mightyena if x/26/6+ Attack and you speedtie and you can live 2 bites. When to X Attack against Vigoroth? >If your attack is really low (20 or less neutral). That would allow to execute Werster's movement for Timmy (you'd always buy 11 S Repels. Consider Surfing Swablu and Tropius (Winona) if Plus 29+ Special Attack and Torrent (really likely to 2-shot If Reviving for T&L, do it on Super Repel/Energy Root menu If no back up X Attacks for Winona after Perish Song, comit to backup strats: >X Attack x3 on Pelipper, Surf Altaria to avoid heal range. Check for EQ range from Altaria. When to Strength Numels? >18: (mild) Always. (Lax) x/x/21+. >20 Never (81.25% range at plus 30+) >22 Never (75% at plus 31+) Against Flannery, what should I set up against? (Considering runnable stats) >Both Numel and Slugma seem fine, but Numel has Take Down, which is slow. He also has Magnetude, which is both slow and scary. Nevertheless, Numel can be considerable if you really don't want to get poisoned for Torkoal (which is almost never the case, and you can heal it right away anyway). >Conclusion: Slugma is probably better, since it has Light Screen too, which is harmless. What should I do if I get put into kill range with Body Slam against Torkoal and it paralyzes? >Death seems to be the fastest approach; healing leads into a healing loop (a really long one due to white herb) It's one input faster to buy 6 Energy roots by mashing Down instead of Up >It also might be a good idea to buy 7 if you still have your Full Heal. You'd be able to buy 4 (maybe 5 depending on your X items buy and if Roxanne Hiker money strats). Is it worth it to save an Energy Root by using a Super Potion in Norman's gym? (way more scrolling) If you get burned in Rival III, consider Full Healing. 1 less input and saves an H Powder. Before Archie: Use M Repel, then swap it all the way to between X Speed and X Attack. >If you run out of X Attacks before buying them in Mossdeep, swap them on the Dive menu after using a M Repel between X Speed and E Root (considerable, but might be a bad idea). Is it considerable to fight Declan on high torrent? >While this may sound appealing (almost guaranteed TnL if you have the resources to heal to the desired health amount), this has pros and cons: Pros: Two hit KO the fight (a crit is almost guaranteed to OHKO) You can heal at your will before TnL if you have enough S Potions Avoids quite a bit of RNG in the fight due to random AI Cons: Slow (you have to heal twice) You're 3/4 to get hit anyway (leer is not always bad either) You need the resources to reach an optimal HP amount (2 Super Potions normally) A crit becomes a threat while it was not before. Kirlia/Kadabra fight becomes a bigger threat (either that or you can get trolled by getting hit even though you healed for this fight). When can I Strength Seviper on late XP strats? >Never. In fact, in rare cases, Mud Shot is a range. It has Wrap, Poison Tail, Lick, and Bite. Your best bet is probably fleeing. When can I skip the elixer before Flannery? >If you have 5 with less than x/x/17+ attack, you can skip elixering (technically 4, but you're risking your run to die). 4 if better attack than that. When can I Water Gun the Plusles and Minuns? Plusles: 16: 30+ if they lived on 1. 17: 28+ if they lived on 1. +28+ if they lived on 2. 18: 8-13 if they lived on 1. 14-31 or +2-18 if they lived on 2. +19+ if they lived on 3. Minuns: 17: 28-31 or +10-27 if they lived on 1. +28+ if they lived on 2. 18: 8+ if they lived on 1. 30+ if they lived on 2. +30+ if they lived on 3.