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Mudkip 148, Naughty, IVs of 24/27/10/31/31/30.

movement:
all also here (http://wiki.pokemonspeedruns.com/index.php?title=Pok%C3%A9mon_Sapphire_Mudkip/Kyogre_Route)
dewford cave (http://i.imgur.com/Jii4k6Y.png)
seafloor cavern (http://imgur.com/WfnS0Zm)
victory road (http://i.imgur.com/V3UbO03.png)
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SUPPORTING NOTES
- Compendium (trainer stats, moves, experience, money): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n7rmyMGOR9ishlC8LuXxKtSgnwNxOUY2XScyPvFnGqo/edit#gid=0
- Offensive damage ranges: http://pastebin.com/23SL48yS
- Defensive damage ranges: http://pastebin.com/fnE0s13b
- Kyogre ranges: https://www.dropbox.com/s/036ge90ixcvob35/Kyogre%20ranges.xlsx?dl=0
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IMPORTANT STUFF TO KNOW
- You are allowed to save & quit. New runners are strongly advised to save before the following fights: Brawly, Rival 2, Cooltrainer Brooke, Flannery, Norman, Tate & Liza.
- Spinners can be dodged with 100% consistency with proper strats, which are explained here: http://pastebin.com/VxTjrnzz
- You will save a LOT of time by practicing movement (even basic running and biking paths) and the tricky fights (namely Flannery, Winona and T&L).
- Trainer AI is explained here in terms of this run: http://pastebin.com/jP2yvhQJ
- The cursors for the main menu and inventory never never reset unless you save+quit (so no point in swapping items to the top of your inventory).
- You cannot buffer inputs in Gen 3, so it is generally best to menu immediately after an event, rather than during movement.
- When Mudkip/Marshtomp/Swampert's HP is at 1/3 or less, its Torrent ability will trigger, which boosts the power of Water-type moves by 50%.
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BEFORE STARTING:
- Clear the previous save file by pressing Select+Up+B on the title screen
- Set the text speed to FAST, battle scene to OFF and battle style to SET
- Open two timer files. One should be your main splits; the other should be set to -11.40 (EON Timer is great for kip manip)

NEW GAME
- Choose the girl
- Give yourself any 1-character name

LITTLEROOT TOWN
- Get PC Potion
- Yes to clock

ROUTE 101
- Save in front of the Mudkip bag
- (Synchronize resetting (A+B+Start+Select) with starting your secondary timer. Release A+B+Start+Select as soon as possible)
- When you reload your file, select Mudkip in the bag when your secondary timer hits 0.00
- The correct Mudkip has 21 HP and is male. The Pooch is almost always female as well

ROUTE 101/103
- Rival 1: Tackle x4, healing as necessary

LITTLEROOT TOWN
- Use a Potion with <12 HP
- Take the Mom heal with <12 HP and no Potion

ROUTE 102
- Calvin: Tackle x4-6, healing as necessary
	> Use Mud-Slap if it will kill after another Growl

PETALBURG CITY
- Shopping: Buy 4 Potions and 2 Repels
- Enter the center

ROUTE 104
- Cut through grass unless <6 HP
- Catch a bird if you see it (Tackle once to weaken)
- On menu before second grass patch, heal to 16+ HP and use a Repel

PETALBURG WOODS
- Aqua Pooch: Tackle x5
- Get the Ether

RUSTBORO GYM
- Fight both trainers (Mud-Slap until you get WG, then WG)
- Use this chart to determine your approach for Roxanne: http://pastebin.com/EdpbAnG7
- Roxanne: WG/Growl/heal as necessary
- You really want to leave the gym with at least 1 Potion. Adapt as necessary

ROUTE 116
- Always fight the Hiker (WG x3)
- You need 44 exp. from wild encounters if fighting Youngster Joey(upper path) and 10 exp. if fighting Bug Catcher Jose(lower path). If fighting Joey, you must get this exp. from this route
- Repel once you have your exp.
- If you have 6+ HP or no exp., take the top path on the way back and fight Joey (otherwise fight Jose)

RUSTBORO CITY
- Shopping: Sell all Poke Balls, 1 Great Ball and TM39; buy 3 Super Potions, 2 X Speeds, 3 X Attacks and 6 Repels
	> If caught flier in Poke Ball, sell all Poke Balls and Great Balls
- Run to Mr. Briney's house

ROUTE 104
- Grind for exp. if you're still a Mudkip
- Catch a bird if you see it (WG Wingull if not in Torrent; otherwise YOLO ball)

GRANITE CAVE
- Heal to full on first Repel menu

DEWFORD GYM
- Battle Girl: WG+MS
- Brawly: X Attack, MS x4
	> If Bulk Up + 23-24 dmg, use WG
	> If Bulk Up + 20-22 dmg + Bulk Up, use MS
	> If Bulk Up + 20-22 dmg + other, use WG
	> Do not heal on Makuhita unless in kill range
	> If you need to stall for Torrent, you can use your Wattson X Speed and/or throw the Great Ball (and pick up Route 110 GB)

ROUTE 109
- Get the Soft Sand
- hidden optional items: Revive and Ether

SLATEPORT CITY
- Grunt 1: MS
- Grunt 2: Tackle+WG, MS
> Tackle+Tackle Zubat if low roll + Leech Life; WG+WG in Torrent
- Take mart to buy Super Potions in emergency situation (usually bad Brawly). Don't need to sell yet

ROUTE 110
- Before grass, Repel, equip Soft Sand and heal to 19-40 HP (never 41+)
- Get Full Heal
- Rival 2: X Attack x2, X Speed, Super Potion, Mud-Slap, MS+MS, MS (dont X Speed if overleveled)
- If you have no Great Ball, pick up the hidden one
- Optional: Get hidden Revive
- Bag manip Edwin

MAUVILLE CITY
- After exiting the bike shop:
	> Use a Super Potion
	> Ether Mud Shot
	> Teach Rock Smash over Mud-Slap (or to zig)
	> Register+use bike
- Wally: MS

MAUVILLE GYM
- Battle Girl: WG+MS
- Voltorb guy: MS x3
- Wattson: X Speed, MS x3
> Skip X Speed or delay it until Voltorb with 51+ HP (you want 35+ or 49+ HP after the fight)

ROUTE 111
- Before grass, Repel and heal to 9+ HP
- Deload Trent before passing him

ROUTE 112
- CTB: Tackle+Tackle, MS (77% range!), WG
	> If you have a bird, switch out if Growl OR you're confused and have no Full Heal

ROUTE 113
- If you need a bird, heal to 6+ HP on the Repel menu

FALLARBOR TOWN
- Get Nugget
- Shopping: Sell Nugget, TM47 and TM08; buy 3 Super Potions, 10 Super Repels, 9 X Specials, 1 X Speed, 8 X Attacks, 1 X Defend and 2 Guard Spec.

ROUTE 114
- Menu (second-to-last tile of bridge if early bird; immediately after early Swablu; on Hiker bag manip if late Swablu):
	> Use Super Repel
	> Heal to 60+ HP
	> Heal sleep
- If early menu, run-into-bike manip Hiker
- Kill Seviper if you see one and haven't lost a Mud Shot

ROUTE 115
- If earliest Super Repel, just bike down along right side. If mid or late Super Repel, run-into-bike manip Pokemaniac

ROUTE 116
- If earliest Super Repel, use a Repel right before the grass. If mid or late, use when the Super Repel wears out
- If run-into-bike manipping Janice, don't go all the way down (Repel doesn't last)

ROUTE 117
- Use Super Repel + teach Strength over WG on breeder bag manip

ROUTE 111
- Deload Trent before passing him (1D after repel wears off)
- Run-into-bike manip Brice

MT. CHIMNEY
- Grunt 1: Strength x2
- Grunt 2: MS, Strength, MS
- Switch bird to slot 1 before Archie
- Archie: (let slave die), Guard Spec., X Attack, X Speed, Strength+X Attack+Strength, Tackle+Strength, MS

HERB SHOP
- Shopping: Buy 2 Energypowders, 2 Energy Roots and 2 Heal Powders
	> Buy 1/2/3 if you have an extra Super Potion but no Full Heal

LAVARIDGE GYM
(movement here)
- Before Flannery, switch Marshtomp to slot 1 and heal to 43+ HP
	> If you have 28-42 HP, heal on turn 1 of the fight
- Flannery: X Attack x3-4, get poisoned, Strength x2, MS
	> Use X Specials to stall
- If 1-30 HP, walk around in Flannery's room to deathwarp. If 31+, Super Repel and get candy

PETALBURG GYM
- Delcatty: MS+Strength+Strength
- Linoone: MS+Strength+Strength+Strength
- If below 42 HP, heal to full
- Zangoose: MS+MS
- Heal to full
- Norman: X Defend, X Attack x2, MS+MS+MS, MS+(heal to 44 HP)+Strength, MS+MS+MS
- Exit on the right side

PETALBURG CITY
- Super Repel + teach Surf over Tackle about 5 tiles before water
- Shopping: Buy 3 Super Potions, 1 Escape Rope, 6 X Speeds and 7 X Attacks
	> If high on healing items, buy 2 Super Potions and 8 X Speeds

ROUTE 103
- If you see a Tentacool, kill it
- Super Repel on spinner bag manip

ROUTE 110
- Skip candy if you got desert candy
- If you see a Tentacool, kill it

WEATHER INSTITUTE
- Grunt 1: MS
- Grunt 2: Strength, MS
- Shelly: MS, Surf+Surf (all Surfs in Torrent)
	> YOLO through Swagger if can survive hurting self+Bite; otherwise use Heal Powder
- Take bed on the way out

ROUTE 119
- If on low exp. route, menu BEFORE rival:
	> Use a Super Repel
	> Candy twice to L33
	> Remove Castform's Mystic Water
	> Remove Soft Sand
	> From the Pokemon menu, equip Mystic Water
- Rival 3: X Attack x2, X Speed, Strength x3 (MS Wailmer if L31)
- If on high exp. route, menu AFTER rival:
	> Use a Super Repel
	> Heal for Winona with mid HP (not torrent or high)
	> Candy twice to L34
	> Remove Castform's Mystic Water
	> Remove Soft Sand
	> From the Pokemon menu, equip Mystic Water

FORTREE GYM
- Bird Keeper: Surf
- Picnicker: Strength+Strength (Surf(+RS) in Torrent)
- Heal to 55+ HP for Winona
- If healing for Winona and didn't repel for desert candy, use a Super Repel
- Winona: X Special, Surf, X Attack x5, (Heal Powder), X Speed, Strength, (Surf+)Surf, Strength
	> Use X Speed on Skarmory if not in Torrent and will get it from Aerial Ace

ROUTE 120
- If didn't repel for desert candy or in gym, repel before first patch
- If repelled for desert candy, YOLO the first patch
- If repelled in gym, YOLO the lone grass tile

ROUTE 121
- Get Persim Berries, then run-into-bike manip Jessica
- When the Super Repel wears off near Lilycove:
	> Use another Super Repel
	> Heal to 10+ HP
	> Teach Fly to flier

MT. PYRE
- Grunt 1: Strength x3
- Grunt 2: Strength, MS (MS both if low on Strengths)
- Get Rare Candy
- Fly to Slateport

AQUA HIDEOUT
- Get Master Ball
- Matt: MS x2, Surf
- On the first water tile on the way out, use a Super Repel

MOSSDEEP CITY
- Shopping: 6 Hyper Potions, 6 Max Repels (or 4/6 and max Full Heals)
- Get Dive, then bike to the gym

MOSSDEEP GYM
- Two tiles after entering:
	> Use a Max Repel
	> Heal to 38+ HP
	> Teach Dive over MS
- Xatu: Surf+Surf (can sometimes finish with Strength)
	> Heal after turn 1 Night Shade if <38 HP
- T&L: X Speed, adapt
	> General strat is to Surf unless Solrock is charging Solarbeam (then use Dive)

SEAFLOOR CAVERN
- Use a Max Repel and heal to 40+ HP on spinner bag manip
- After passing the spinner, run everywhere
- Shelly: Surf+Strength, Surf
- Heal to 37+ HP for Archie
- Archie: Guard Spec., X Special x2, X Speed, Surf x3
	> You need to get Torrent. Set up X Speed on Crobat if this requires multiple hits
	> Use Persim to heal confusion

ROUTE 126
- Use a Max Repel when the previous one wears off

CAVE OF ORIGIN
- Run in the Waterfall room
- After catching Kyogre:
	> Use Rare Candy on Kyogre
	> (Teach Waterfall to Kyogre with <146 or 150+ Sp. Atk)
	> (Teach Surf to Kyogre with 146+ Sp. Atk)
	> Teach Shock Wave to Kyogre
	> Moveset should be Surf/Shock Wave/Ice Beam/Hydro Pump or Waterfall/Shock Wave/Ice Beam/Hydro Pump
	> Give Kyogre a Persim Berry
	> Use an Escape Rope

SOOTOPOLIS CITY
- After exiting the cave:
	> Remove Swampert's Mystic Water
	> Switch Kyogre to slot 1
	> Fly to Sootopolis (mash A)

Kyogre ranges: https://www.dropbox.com/s/036ge90ixcvob35/Kyogre%20ranges.xlsx?dl=0

SOOTOPOLIS GYM
- Wallace: (X Speed with 100+), SW, X Spec, HP, SW, SW/HP, SW+SW
	> X Spec on Luvdisc or Sealeo if you can't reliably kill Whiscash after Amnesia
- After exiting, Fly to Mossdeep
	> Remove Persim on this menu if you have it

ROUTE 126
- Upon entering the water:
	> Use another Max Repel
	> Give Mystic Water to Kyogre
	> Teach Waterfall to Kyogre if you haven't yet

VICTORY ROAD
- Hope: IB
- Shannon: Surf
- Julie: WF x2
- Edgar: Surf
	> 155 Sp. Atk guarantees Cacturne
	> Can IB instead, but then need to save a Surf elsewhere (X Spec Sidney+Surf Cacturne, or Surf a Flygon)
- Wally: 90 Speed ties Gardevoir

ELITE FOUR
- Try to skip Full Restores
- If you haven't taught Surf, remember to do it when you run out of Hydro Pump PP
- Sidney: Surf, IB, SW/HP, WF, IB
	> Consider using X Spec on Mightyena, Sharpedo or Shiftry
	> 101 Speed outspeeds Sharpedo
	> 97 Speed outspeeds Shiftry
	> 160 Sp. Atk guarantees Shiftry
- Phoebe: Surf x2, WF x2, SW+Surf
	> 153 Sp. Atk guarantees first Dusclops
	> Consider X Spec on Sableye (SB does about 45)
- Glacia: (X Speed+X Special if slower than first Glalie), Surf, X Spec, SW, X Spec, SW, WF, SW
	> If you get Light Screen on turn 2, X Spec+WF+X Spec+WF, SW x2, WF, SW
	> 160 Sp. Atk guarantees first Glalie
	> 150 Sp. Atk guarantees first Sealeo at +2
	> 157 Sp. Atk guarantees second Sealeo at +2
	> 164 Sp. Atk guarantees Walrein at +3
	> Second Sealeo and second Glalie are free setup
- Drake: IB, (X Speed), IB x4
	> 98 Speed outspeeds Altaria at +1 (can't tie)
	> 116 Speed outspeeds Flygons
	> 120 Speed ties Salamence
	> 176 Sp. Atk guarantees Flygons with Surf
- Steven: X Spec, Surf x6 (can WF all except Cradily/Metagross)
	> 92 Speed is slower than Skarmory, Claydol and Metagross
	> 93 Speed ties Skarmory and probably Claydol/Metagross
	> 94 Speed might tie Claydol/Metagross
	> 156 Sp. Atk guarantees Cradily at +1