This is a new route for Emerald manipless that involves getting the Ice Beam TM from the Abandoned Ship and the nearby Rare Candy. It saves about a minute in Winona's gym, 45 seconds on Tate & Liza, and 45 seconds elsewhere -- at the expense of about 115 seconds of extra movement. It is a considerably safer route than the old one. These notes are abbreviated and will be expanded/improved soon. LITTLEROOT TOWN - Reset for 13/10/10, 13/11/9, or 14/10/9 ROUTE 103 - After rival, reset if you see 14/11/11, or 14/12/9 with neutral Speed ROUTE 102 - Get early exp. with most Mudkips if opportunity arises PETALBURG CITY - Buy 5 Potions and 3 Repels - Follow standard route until Rustboro Gym RUSTBORO GYM - Fight all trainers (second one first if got early exp.) ROUTE 116 - Repel twice (skip Abra) - Fight Hiker RUSTBORO CITY - Sell TM39; buy 2 Super Potions, 3 X Attacks, 2 X Speeds and 5 Repels ROUTE 104 - Get exp. to reach Level 16 if you haven't yet DEWFORD TOWN - Enter the center to set deathwarp point GRANITE CAVE - MAUVILLE CITY - Follow standard Abraless route (skip Mauville Center) ROUTE 111 - Get Elixer (to sell) FALLARBOR TOWN - Shopping: > Sell 1 Elixer, Nugget, TM34 and TM47 > Buy 3 Escape Ropes, 16 Super Repels, 10 X Specials, 5 X Speeds, 4 X Attacks and 2 Guard Specs. - 25+ IV Speed should buy 11 X Specials and 4 X Speeds - <15 IV Speed should buy 9 X Specials and 6 X Speeds - 20-24 IV Attack should sell 3 Poke Balls and buy 9 X Specials, 4 X Speeds and 6 X Attacks - If you want a safer Petalburg Gym with 25-31 IV Attack, sell balls or buy fewer X Specials/Speeds to afford 5th X Attack - If you have <13 IV Sp. Attack, consider buying 4 X Specials and 8 Attacks (4 X Attacks on Flannery) ROUTE 114 - Get Carbos with 4-5, 10-11, 15-17, or 19-20 IV Speed METEOR FALLS TO MT. CHIMNEY - Follow standard Abraless route LAVARIDGE GYM - Flannery: WG, Strength, X Special x3-6, Strength, WG x2 > WG Slugma turn 1 with 14-31 IV +Attack nature > Torkoal generally dies to +3 Torrent or +6 non-Torrent ROUTE 111 - Get desert candy (and Protein with some Attack IVs) - If not poisoned, fight Hiker running around a rock and die to his Sandslash (Dig/Slash/Poison Sting) DEWFORD TOWN - Candy to L30 for Brawly (and Protein if you got it) PETALBURG GYM - Take left side unless 20-24 IV Attack - Get <40 HP from Slaking PETALBURG CITY - Skip mart! - Get candy, then bike to Abandoned Ship ABANDONED SHIP - Get TM13 (Ice Beam) - Get Rare Candy outside ship - Bike to Weather Institute (get Route 110 candy on the way) WEATHER INSTITUTE - On spinner bag manip, candy 3x to L36 - Consider stalling for Torrent on Mightyena if you don't have it - Skip bed heal ROUTE 119 - Get Elixer - Rival 3: X Speed, X Special, Strength, IB, RS+IB+IB > Can go for +1 Surf range on Pelipper in Torrent FORTREE GYM - Teach Facade to Castform over Rain Dance - Fortree Double: Surf+Facade Swellow, IB+Facade Xatu, Surf+Facade Pelipper (or IB+Facade) - Tropius: IB - Winona: Surf, IB, RS+IB+RS+Surf, Surf, IB ROUTE 120 - Use 3 Super Repels through Mt. Pyre (before first grass, before Jessica, before Mt. Pyre) - Get lake candy MT. PYRE - Facade Wailmer turn 1; if Attack is low at L26, Surf + Facade Wailmer turn 2 MAGMA HIDEOUT TO AQUA HIDEOUT - Follow standard Abraless route ROUTE 124 - Before Gyarados: > Candy twice to L44 > Use an Elixer (or Max Elixer if you got it) > Heal to 41+ HP (Torrent) or full - Gyarados: Surf+Surf/IB (Torrent) or Strength+Strength+Strength MOSSDEEP GYM - With ~23+ IV Sp. Atk, fight first battle as double (and second battle if in Torrent); otherwise fight all as singles - Before T&L, heal out of Xatu Psychic range (but ideally not full HP) - Tate & Liza: 1: X Special + Powder Snow/heal (Castform dies, send in Swablu) 2: IB Xatu + Fly/heal 3: Strength Claydol (skip this turn if in high Torrent, or low Torrent with good Sp. Atk) 4: Surf 5: Surf MOSSDEEP CITY - Buy 11 Max Repels and 11 X Attacks (and 11 Hyper Potions if low on Energy Roots) SPACE CENTER - IB the L26 and L28 Mightyenas and the Numel - Otherwise follow normal strats SEAFLOOR CAVERN TO END - Normal strats