Pokemon GS 97 Reforged - Egg Hatch notes

Pokemon GS 97 Reforged
Egg Hatch notes
[Updated 30 Jun 2021]

- Egg cycle count starts at 20, regardless of what baby Pokemon it contains
- Step counter cycles repeatedly from 0-255, starting from 0 on a new game
- Egg cycle count decrements by 1 every 256 steps, but with one idiosyncrasy: it actually decrements every time it hits 128
- This means that if the step counter is at 127 when the egg is obtained, its cycle count will immediately decrement from 20 to 19 upon the first step taken
- This "quick cycle" is bad for the route, as the 20 egg cycles are just enough to reach the Radio Tower double deposit; 19 causes it to hatch early, late in the hideout
- Thus, it's important to ensure that the step counter has just crossed 128 before talking to Oak's aide
- Step count quirks:
	> Stepping in front of a live trainer ("!" icon) does not increment the counter
	> A step producing an encounter does increment the counter
	> A step into a door does not increment the counter
	> Stepping outside facing down does increment the counter
	> Escape Rope increments the counter
	> Stepping into any kind of cutscene or forced dialogue (including phone calls) does not increment the counter
- Default step counter at Aide (Cruize route): 127
	> Talked to Ken
	> Walked left to Blue's sister
	> Got pre- and post-hills Potions
	> Walk in front of Lass Victoria
	> Talked to Hugo
	> Talked to Colette
	> Kurt -> Mart
	> Dodged Grace and took extra 2 steps to dodge below
	> Talked to Ping
	> Dodged Jeffrey
	> Talked to Neal
	> Dodged Li
	> Talked to Rod
- Step variations:
	> Talk to Lass Victoria: +3
	> Hit by Grace: -3
	> Hit by Jeffrey: -1
	> Walk in front of Neal: -3
	> Hit by Li: -1
- Grace variation accounts for taking the optimal path below her after being hit

- Solutions:
	> Only 1 extra step is required
	> Assuming you don't get Hoothoot before Victoria, talking to her is optimal anyway, as walking through the grass allows for a chance for Hoothoot
	> The only places that a single extra step can be taken is exiting Kurt's house (both times) and exiting the mart
	> Worst case scenario (didn't talk to Victoria or Neal, hit every spinner) is 119 steps at the Aide; in this case, at Aide, walk 5 steps right (to the dividing wall), then back to him before getting the egg