(This only compares the Nido portion of the route, not Pidgeotto or Clefable) GOOD: Average Top end - Teach Horn Drill by level-up -3 -3 - Skip Lapras -4 -4 - X Speed Silph Giovanni (no Persian turn) -4 -2 - 43 for Hypno -1 -1 - Higher HP for Silph --> E4 -4 0 - X Attack Giovanni -3 -6 (skip healing for Gio) - No L43 Raticates -8 0 - No L49 Onixes -9 0 - Option to skip PP heal for Lorelei -2 -5 - X Special Agatha -7 -5 - No Blizzard misses on Lance -4 0 - No Sandslash range or miss chance -9 0 - One fewer level-up -2 -1 TOTAL -60 -27 BAD: - Can't Thrash Juggler 1 +2 +2 - Mansion candies +19 +19 - Surf animation on Champion +1 +1 - Extra PP item for E4 +4 +4 - Lance YOLO Drill +27 -2 TOTAL +53 +24 NET TOTAL: 7 seconds faster on average, 3 seconds faster top end