THE ROUTE:
Reset for good Attack and Speed, decent Special Attack and not terrible Special Defense
Standard early game fights
Get Silk Scarf (equip after Wattson)
Catch Makuhita/Geodude for Rock Smash (or Route 104 Marill before Briney)
Catch Lotad and Swablu (sacrifice all 3 on Maxie 1)
Get Meteorite!
Deathwarp normally (force poison)
Skip Herb Shop
3 candies to L36 before Rival 3
Use Lotad/Lombre for Mt. Pyre double (and Magma Hideout double if good Speed)
Fly to get Return after Mt. Pyre
Get 2 Persim Berries
Maxie 2: Guard Spec, 1 X Speed, 3 X Attacks (so go to +2)
Get Abandoned Ship candy
3 candies to L44 before Aqua Hideout
Use Lombre for first Mossdeep double (hit L19)
T&L: 3 X Attacks (Lombre Fake Out strats)
True Double: Blaze Kick Mightyena (range), 2 X Attacks
Archie: Guard Spec, 1 X Speed, 3 X Attacks (so go to +2)

SHOPPING:
- Petalburg: Buy 2 Potions and 4 Repels
- Rustboro: Buy 3 Super Potions, 2 X Attacks, 1 X Speed and 5 Repels
- Fallarbor: Sell Nugget, TM39 and TM47; buy 5 Super Potions, 2 Escape Ropes, 15 Super Repels, 4 X Speeds, 7 X Attacks and 3 Guard Specs.
- Mossdeep: Buy 11 Hyper Potions, 11 Full Heals, (1 Revive), 11 Max Repels, and max X Attacks (~17)

Return time saves:
- Much safer T&L
- True Double
- Maxie 2
- Gyarados
- Fewer PP items

Lombre time losses:
- Early catch (+4)
- Slower deathwarp (+10)
- Slower Mt. Pyre fight (+11)
- Slower exp route (+10)
- Evolution cutscene (+27)
- Fake Out learn (+10)

Super Potion ($3500)
Escape Rope ($1100)
Super Repel ($7500)
X Special ($0) 
X Speed ($1400): Norman, Maxie 2, Archie, Drake/flex
X Attack ($3500): Rival 3, Winona, Winona, Winona, Maxie 2, Maxie 2, Maxie 2
Guard Spec ($2100): Maxie 1, Maxie 2, Archie