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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- I. Introduction
- II. AI details
- III. Strat chart
- IV. Minor variables
- V. Strat details
- VI. Damage ranges
- VII. Abra-less strats
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- I. Introduction
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- Listed below are nine standard strats for Tate & Liza in Emerald. All of them do not use a Rock Smash slave. Timings assume no critical hits and no Ancientpower (because Claydol can always use Psychic instead).
- Major variables:
- - Number of X Specials required (1 or 2)
- - The most optimal HP you can heal to before Xatu's first move ("safe" = safe from EQ+EQ+Xatu's Psychic; "Psy" = safe from EQ+EQ+EQ but not EQ+EQ+Psychic; "2 EQs" = 2 EQs into Torrent)
- - Claydol's move on Castform (100% EQ, not 100% EQ)
- - Whether Castform can tank a Psychic from Claydol
- You need 2 X Specials unless you have x/27/8+ Sp. Atk. Xatu and Lunatone are still damage ranges on the low end of 1 X Special strats, but they are favorable enough.
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- II. AI details
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- These are based on observations and some testing, NOT the code itself.
- - All attacking moves, including multi-target moves, select an enemy target according to priority
- - +2 priority given if the move is guaranteed to OHKO the target
- - +1 priority given if the move is a range to OHKO the target
- - +1 priority given if the move is Earthquake
- - -2 priority given if the move does not affect the target
- - -2 priority given if the move cannot OHKO the target and is not the most-damaging move available
- - -2 priority given if the move is Confuse Ray and the target has <50% HP
- - If a move+target has 2 more priority than any other move, it will always be selected
- - If a move+target has 1 more priority than any other move, it will usually be selected
- - If priority is equal, move+target is random
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- III. Strat chart
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- If 1 X Spec, the most optimal HP is 2 EQs, then Psy, then safe
- If 2 X Specs and 100%, the most optimal HP is Psy, then safe
- If 2 X Specs and Other, the most optimal HP is safe
- X SPEC HP Claydol Tank Psy? STRAT # LENGTH OF FIGHT RISK
- 1 safe 100% Either 1 1:30 High
- 1 safe Other Either 2 1:15 High
- 1 Psy 100% Either 3 1:33 High
- 1 Psy Other Either 4 1:18 High
- 1 2 EQs 100% Either 5 1:22 Low
- 1 2 EQs Other No 6 1:28 Low
- 1 2 EQs Either Yes 7 1:15 Low
- 2 safe 100% Either 8 1:47 Medium-high
- 2 safe other Either 9 1:53 Medium
- 2 Psy 100% Either 10 1:51 Medium-high
- BEFORE THE FIGHT:
- - Revive any dead Pokemon
- - If you're Reviving, you're in Psychic/EQ kill range OR you'll be using strat 1 or 3, heal to the most optimal HP you can given your healing items. Otherwise, enter the fight without healing
- - If using strat 2, 4, 6, 7 or 9, swap Abra to slot 2
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- IV. Minor variables
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- SPEED MODIFIERS
- - Split speed (x/20-26/6-11) = Do not use the X Speed, and move ONLY Swampert's actions up a turn
- - Above speed (x/27/12+) = Always use X Special(s) first and X Speed last (if necessary)
- (The strats below assume below Speed)
- COMPLICATIONS
- - An untimely critical hit, including your own on Claydol, will disrupt the fight considerably. You can still win unless it's a critical that kills Swampert, but this will likely require additional healing and reviving.
- - If Claydol uses Ancientpower on Swampert instead of Psychic (strats 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10), you need to hope for one of the following outcomes:
- > Ancientpower puts Swampert into Torrent
- > You kill Xatu despite not having Torrent (crit, godly Sp. Atk or 2 X Spec strats), and then Lunatone doesn't kill you
- > Xatu uses Psychic and doesn't kill you
- > Xatu uses Calm Mind and you crit through it or tank the +1 Psychic
- (If Xatu uses Sunny Day, it's just run over)
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- V. Strat details
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- **STRAT #1**
- (Slot 2: Castform)
- Turn 1: X Speed, switch to flier
- (Flier dies, send out Abra)
- (Abra dies, send out Castform)
- Turn 2: X Special, Revive flier
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 3: Surf, Peck
- (Flier dies)
- (Hope Claydol's attack puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 4: Surf
- Turn 5: Surf
- [TIME: 1:30]
- **STRAT #2**
- (Slot 2: Abra)
- Turn 1: X Speed, Teleport OR heal Swampert to safe
- (Abra dies, send out Castform)
- (Castform tanks EQ)
- Turn 2: X Special, Powder Snow
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 3: Surf, Peck
- (Flier dies)
- (Hope Claydol's attack puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 4: Surf
- Turn 5: Surf
- [TIME: 1:15, including 4-second swap before fight]
- **STRAT 3**
- (Slot 2: Castform)
- Turn 1: X Speed, switch to flier
- (Flier dies, send out Abra)
- (Abra dies, send out Castform)
- Turn 2: X Special, Revive flier
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 3: Surf, Peck OR heal Swampert out of Xatu Psychic range
- (Flier dies)
- (Hope Xatu/Claydol's attack puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 4: Surf
- Turn 5: Surf
- [TIME: 1:33] (averages 1:30 from attack and 1:36 from heal)
- **STRAT #4**
- (Slot 2: Abra)
- Turn 1: X Speed, Teleport OR heal Swampert to Psy
- (Abra dies, send out Castform)
- (Castform tanks EQ)
- Turn 2: X Special, Powder Snow
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 3: Surf, Peck OR heal Swampert out of Xatu Psychic range
- (Flier dies)
- (Hope Xatu/Claydol's attack puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 4: Surf
- Turn 5: Surf
- [TIME: 1:18, including 4-second swap before fight] (averages 1:15 from attack and 1:21 from heal)
- **STRAT 5**
- (Slot 2: Castform)
- Turn 1: X Speed, Powder Snow OR heal Swampert to 2 EQs
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 2: X Special, Revive Castform
- (Flier dies, send out Abra)
- (Abra dies, send out Castform)
- Turn 3: Surf, Powder Snow
- (Castform dies)
- (Claydol's EQ always puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 4: Surf
- Turn 5: Surf
- [TIME: 1:22]
- **STRAT 6**
- (Slot 2: Abra)
- Turn 1: X Speed, switch to Castform
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 2: X Special, Revive Castform
- (Flier dies, send out Abra)
- (Abra dies, send out Castform)
- Turn 3: Surf, Powder Snow
- (Castform dies)
- (Claydol's EQ always puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 4: Surf
- Turn 5: Surf
- (NOTE: You can just do strat 5 with Abra and Castform flipped (so no switch) if Claydol's EQ+Psychic puts you into Torrent)
- [TIME: 1:28, including 4-second swap before fight] (averages 75% non-switch and 25% switch)
- **STRAT 7**
- (Slot 2: Abra)
- Turn 1: X Speed, Teleport
- (Abra dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 2: X Special, Peck
- (Flier dies, send out Castform)
- (Castform tanks AP/Psychic)
- Turn 3: Surf, Powder Snow
- (Castform dies)
- (Claydol's EQ always puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 4: Surf
- Turn 5: Surf
- [TIME: 1:15, including 4-second swap before fight]
- **STRAT 8**
- (Slot 2: Castform)
- Turn 1: X Speed, Powder Snow OR heal Swampert to safe
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 2: X Special, Revive Castform
- (Flier dies, send out Abra)
- (Abra dies, send out Castform)
- Turn 3: Surf, Revive flier
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 4: X Special, Peck
- (Flier dies)
- (Hope Claydol's attack puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 5: Surf
- Turn 6: Surf
- [TIME: 1:47]
- **STRAT 9**
- (Slot 2: Abra)
- Turn 1: X Speed, Teleport OR heal Swampert to safe
- (Abra dies, send out Castform)
- (Castform tanks EQ)
- Turn 2: X Special, Revive Abra
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 3: Surf, Revive Castform
- (Flier dies, send out Abra)
- (Abra dies, send out Castform)
- Turn 4: X Special, Powder Snow
- (Castform dies)
- (Claydol's EQ always puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 5: Surf
- Turn 6: Surf
- [TIME: 1:53, including 4-second swap before fight]
- **STRAT 10**
- (Slot 2: Castform)
- Turn 1: X Speed, Powder Snow OR heal Swampert to Psy
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 2: X Special, Revive Castform
- (Flier dies, send out Abra)
- (Abra dies, send out Castform)
- Turn 3: Surf, Revive flier
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 4: X Special, Peck OR heal Swampert out of Xatu Psychic range
- (Flier dies)
- (Hope Xatu/Claydol's attack puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 5: Surf
- Turn 6: Surf
- [TIME: 1:51] (averages 30% from attack and 70% from heal)
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- VI. Damage ranges
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- Swampert's Surf ranges on Xatu
- (Xatu's HP is 116)
- IV +1 +1&Torrent %2HKO
- 0 38-45 56-67 12
- 1-2 38-45 57-68 12
- 3-4 39-47 58-69 12
- 5-7 39-47 59-70 13
- 8-9 40-48 60-71 18
- 10-14 40-48 61-72 22
- 15-16 41-49 62-73 32
- 17-19 42-50 62-74 45
- 20-21 43-51 63-75 56
- 22-23 43-51 64-76 62
- 24-26 43-51 65-77 69
- 27-31 44-52 66-78 81
- +0 41-49 62-73 32
- +1-2 42-50 62-74 45
- +3-4 43-51 64-76 62
- +5-7 43-51 65-77 69
- +8-12 44-52 66-78 81
- +13-14 45-53 67-79 90
- +15-16 45-54 68-80 96
- +17-19 45-54 68-81 97
- +20-21 46-55 69-82 99
- +22-23 47+ 70+ 100
- Swampert's Surf ranges on Lunatone
- (Lunatone's HP is 123)
- IV +1&Torrent %OHKO
- 0-2 104-123 12
- 3-6 107-126 24
- 7-9 107-127 30
- 10-11 109-129 36
- 12-13 110-130 41
- 14-16 113-133 53
- 17-20 114-135 59
- 21-25 117-138 71
- 26-27 118-139 77
- 28-29 119-141 82
- 30-31 122-144 94
- +0-2 114-135 59
- +3-6 117-138 71
- +7-9 118-139 77
- +10-11 119-141 82
- +12-16 122-144 94
- +17-31 123+ 100
- Odds of dying because you used 1 X Special on Tate & Liza
- (assuming no enemy crits or AP boosts and you get Torrent as planned)
- IV % to die
- 0-2 99
- 3-6 97
- 7 96
- 8-9 95
- 10-11 92
- 12-13 91
- 14 88
- 15-16 83
- 17-19 73
- 20 67
- 21 60
- 22-23 56
- 24-25 51
- 26 47
- 27 38
- 28-29 34
- 30-31 24
- +0 81
- +1-2 73
- +3-4 56
- +5-6 51
- +7 47
- +8-9 38
- +10-11 34
- +12 24
- +13-14 15
- +15-16 10
- +17-19 3
- +20-21 1
- +22-31 0
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- Ranges on Castform (max HP at L28 is 77-85)
- Claydol
- Defense EQ
- 39 82-97
- 40 79-93
- 41 77-91
- 42 74-88
- 43 73-87
- 44 72-85
- 45 71-84 (tank EQ with 28 IV HP)
- 46 69-82
- 47 68-81
- 48 67-79
- 49 66-78
- 50 63-75 (tank EQ with 0 IV HP)
- 51 62-73
- 52 61-72
- 53 59-70
- 54 59-70
- 55 58-69
- 56 56-67
- 57 56-66
- Sp. Def Psychic
- 39 79-94
- 40 77-91
- 41 76-90
- 42 74-88
- 43 72-85
- 44 71-84
- 45 69-82
- 46 68-81
- 47 67-79
- 48 64-76
- 49 63-75
- 50 62-73
- 51 62-73
- 52 61-72
- 53 59-70
- 54 58-69
- 55 56-67
- 56 56-66
- 57 56-66
- Xatu
- Sp. Def Damage
- 39 102-120
- 40 99-117
- 41 97-115
- 42 95-112
- 43 92-109
- 44 90-106
- 45 89-105
- 46 86-102
- 47 85-100
- 48 84-99
- 49 81-96
- 50 79-94
- 51 79-93
- 52 77-91
- 53 76-90
- 54 74-88
- 55 72-85
- 56 71-84
- 57 71-84
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- Ranges on Swampert
- Claydol
- IV EQ AP
- -0 44-52 8-10
- -1-7 43-51 8-10
- -8-12 41-49 8-10
- -13-17 40-48 8-10
- -18-26 39-46 7-9
- -27-31 38-45 7-9
- 0-3 39-46 7-9
- 4-12 38-45 7-9
- 13-17 36-43 7-9
- 18-19 35-42 7-9
- 20-26 35-42 6-8
- 27-31 34-40 6-8
- +0 35-42 7-9
- +1-7 35-42 6-8
- +8-17 34-40 6-8
- +18-24 33-39 6-8
- +25-31 31-37 6-8
- IV Psychic
- -0-2 44-52
- -3-7 43-51
- -8-14 41-49
- -15-18 40-48
- -19-28 39-46
- -29-31 38-45
- 0-4 39-46
- 5-11 38-45
- 12-18 36-43
- 19-28 35-42
- 29-31 34-40
- +0-9 35-42
- +10-16 34-40
- +17-23 33-39
- +24-31 31-37
- Xatu
- IV Psychic
- -0-4 56-66
- -5-9 54-64
- -10-11 53-63
- -12-16 51-61
- -17-26 51-60
- -27-30 49-58
- -31 48-57
- 0-2 51-60
- 3-7 49-58
- 8-11 48-57
- 12-16 46-55
- 17-23 45-54
- 24-30 44-52
- 31 43-51
- +0-4 45-54
- +5-11 44-52
- +12-18 43-51
- +19-23 41-49
- +24-30 40-48
- +31 39-46
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- VII. Abra-less strats
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- IF 1 X SPEC (assuming 2 EQs)
- (Slot 2: Castform)
- Turn 1: X Special, Powder Snow OR heal Swampert to 2 EQs
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 2: Surf, Max Revive Castform
- (Flier dies, send out Castform)
- (Castform tanks AP or Psychic)
- Turn 3: X Speed, Powder Snow
- (Castform dies)
- (Claydol's EQ always puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 4: Surf
- Turn 5: Surf
- NOTE: If you have x/20/6+ IV Speed and Castform does not tank the AP or Psychic, skip the X Speed and just Surf. You're hoping Xatu will use Psychic (about 35% chance), which will put you into Torrent. Then you'll outspeed Claydol and kill it (and Xatu) before you get hit by EQ.
- IF 2 X SPEC (assuming safe)
- (Slot 2: Castform)
- Turn 1: X Special, Powder Snow OR heal Swampert to 2 EQs
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 2: X Speed, Max Revive Castform
- (Flier dies, send out Castform)
- (Castform tanks AP or Psychic)
- Turn 3: Surf, Revive flier
- (Castform dies, send out flier)
- (Flier blocks EQ)
- Turn 4: X Special, Fly
- (Flier dies)
- (Hope Claydol's attack puts Swampert into Torrent)
- Turn 5: Surf
- Turn 6: Surf
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