Super Mario RPG Any% 2019 Route

Super Mario RPG Any% 2019 Route
Version 2.00
Route information compiled by Claude, last updated December 28th, 2018

== 2.00 CHANGE LOG ==

READ THIS so you know what's actually changed:

https://pastebin.com/iZkS6LKM

***** THERE IS A WIKI NOW - CLICK BELOW *****

https://sites.google.com/site/supermariorpgspeedruns/

***** THERE IS A WIKI NOW - CLICK ABOVE *****

SD2SNES SAVES:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pNgbPTHNb56LkT8g6tezmFoMyJIN3767

Requires the latest SD2SNES firmware (1.9.0 as of this writing). Put the "SMRPG 2019 SAVES" in the root directory, and the files of the "Put These Files in sd2snes Saves Folder" in the... well, sd2snes Saves folder.

Keep in mind, the 1.9.0 firmware does not appear to exactly match the amount of lag you would get on a real cart. This is fine for practice purposes, but if possible, runs should be done on a real cart.

UPDATED SAVESTATE PACK HERE (For Bizhawk 2.2.1):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18AqdxogkhM6BmWMb6wBkKxmdJjRoveWc/view?usp=sharing

So you can practice movement, menus, timings, etc. (just not Super Jumps)

SNES9X SAVESTATE PACK HERE (Outdated (Version 1.08), but on SNES9X, which has better access to scripts & fast forward):

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3yPRhL2ylswUVQzNjNUeGFNZm8

Table of Contents:
	I:   Intro
	II:  Main Route
	III: Miscellaneous Info
	IV:  Alternate Strategies
	V:   Backup Strategies
	VI:  To Do

===== SECTION I: INTRO =====

Hello and welcome. https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/215970/3.0

This is the current SMRPG Any% route. Whether you're new to the game, or a veteran player who ragequit for some reason or another, this document is designed to provide a thorough compilation of the mainstream route for completing this fine video game as fast as possible.

In general, this route aims for consistency, rather than crazy gambles that are reliant on impeccable boss RNG & freebie luck. The idea behind the route is to provide a way for you to complete every run, provided you get at least slightly lucky (at least two bomb freebies, or only one freebie if you decide to do Booster's Pass Secret), and have a good grasp on timing / blocking attacks. This also means you should be capable of obtaining the Super Suit (doing 100 SJs at some point in the run), as well as putting in the time to learn a few 6 - 10 frame audio cues to manipulate one of the boss battles. If you wish to perform a much easier route, please check other resources for a "No Super Jump / Ultra Jump" route.

This route is also extremely detailed, and it is not expected that you read through it every single time you do a run. What I advise is to copy everything in here to your own notes (Notepad++ is a great program), and then delete things as you become more familiar with the route. Ultimately, you should only need notes for some of the more complex boss battles (Axem Rangers, Gunyolk, and Smithy to name some examples).

This route also contains backup strategies for some of the difficult things you will encounter in your SMRPG Any% journey. If you're a beginner, please consult the appendix at the end of this document beforehand, so you'll prepared if something bad happens to you. There is also information on alternate strategies you can employ to either save time, or make the route even more consistent.

Finally, this route assumes you are playing on the Japanese version. However, almost everything will work on the English version as well. The Japanese version saves well over 8 and a half minutes, and it's easier to get over the language barrier than you would think (except perhaps for Dr. Topper's Quiz).

Credits to 0xwas, Alanim, Albrecht, iateyourpie, justincredible, lackattack, millnium, pidge, swinch, xthechar, and everyone else for helping refine the route to its current point. Special shoutouts to cyghfer for distributing his Excel spreadsheets that I modified to construct the EXP / Coin charts for this route.

2014 route (Skip Pandorite):
http://pastebin.com/n4SkJFGW

2014 route (Fight Pandorite):
http://pastebin.com/TvpKgU6h

2017 route (Peach Chart 1.08):
http://pastebin.com/iGeCsbZg

Excel Spreadsheet showing the Coin Chart / EXP Chart for this route, as well as some notes from cyghfer (last 3 tabs are the most important):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NrE0661WQjZq52G9BjTdgJz5nLxsH05p/view?usp=sharing

Damage calculator created by pidge that was used to route many components of the run:

http://pidgezero.one/damagecalc.html

Final Note: The Super Jump & Ultra Jump numbers in this document do NOT count the initial jump (as it has a different base damage than the others). Keep this in mind for whatever counting method you use.

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===== SECTION II: MAIN ROUTE =====

- File name = LCC (Shikuku)

***Koopa's Keep**

TERRAPINS

- Attempt some form of Terrapin manipulation on the first round:

https://sites.google.com/site/supermariorpgspeedruns/techniques/terrapin-manip

- 1 Untimed Attack (hit D-pad right), 3 Untimed Jumps

KOOPA

(Advance in-battle dialogue with D-pad rotations)

- 2 Untimed Jumps to Kinklink

***Mario's Pad***

- Talk to Toad
- Attempt to leave
- Mash through Save tutorial
- Leave

- Cutscenes
- 2nd option for both text prompts

***Mushroom Way***

- Hit the first chest along your way once for 1 coin
- In the second screen, get the flower in the chest by jumping slightly left of the Goomba on the rotating flower

HAMMER BROS

- Jump (43 damage)
- Jump on other (45 damage)
- Untimed attack (if 43 on 1st jump. Timed otherwise)
- Untimed jump

***Mushroom Kingdom***

Sell:
	Everything
Buy:
	5 Honey Syrups (2nd Item)
	3 Pick Me Ups (3rd Item)
	3 Able Juices (4th Item)
	1 Shirt (5th Item)
	1 Jump Shoes (7th Item)
Equip (In Shop menu):
	Hammer, Shirt, Jump Shoes
(Exit all menus from this point onward by simply pressing "X", instead of backing out twice)
- Get frog coin in castle
- [CAMERA: Down right, down after leaving castle]
- [CAMERA: After getting Mallow, walk in center of walkway and jump constantly until reaching Toad]

[Cutscenes]
- Pick top option

***Bandit's Way***

- Jump straight down and land on left petal of the rotating flower
- Skipping stepping on very first platform
- Skipping the coins on the platforms saves 20 - 30 frames; however, the coin route is tight enough to the point where picking them up could be worthwhile.
- Get KeroKeroCola in 2nd screen
- Use star, attempt enemy jump (doge jump) for the flower
- Kill 10 K-9s (i.e., as soon as Mario levels up)

[LEVEL]
	Mario [2] : SP

- Catch Croco, he's a wily one.

CROCO 1 (11 FP)

- Jump (46) / Defend
- Jump (46) / Defend
- Jump (48) / Honey Syrup
- Jump (48) / Defend
- Jump (49) / Defend
- Jump (49) / Honey Syrup
- Jump (51) / Defend
- Jump (51)

CROCO 1 (12 FP)

- Jump (46) / Defend
- Jump (46) / Defend
- Jump (48) / Honey Syrup
- Jump (48) / Honey Syrup
[Let Mallow die if Mario has not taken damage yet]
- Jump (49) / Defend
- Jump (49) / Defend
- Jump (51) / Defend
- Jump (51)

*Use Pick-Me-Ups if need be.

[LEVEL]
	Mallow [3] : ATK

[Save either in Bandit's Way or in Mushroom Kingdom if you're not confident in Mack Skip]

***Mushroom's Kingdom 2***

- Enter from Mushroom Way, not Bandit's Way
- Mack Skip (Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhjNbMW7P10 )
- Leave through the left path of Mushroom Kingdom (do not get Cricket Pie)

***Kero Sewers***

- Proceed through the dungeon, don't fight Pandorite, no one likes that guy
- Obtain the Flower Chest in the Sewers if you did not get Enemy Jump (left of the initial pipe in the screen where you used to fight Pandorite)
- Use star, kill 8 rats

BELOME

*Note - this assumes an ideal fight (i.e., no Sleep Sauce used on Belome's 2nd turn and no characters being disabled at awkward times

- Jump (49) / Thunderbolt (30)
(Don't block or partial block Belome's attack if you want to save 2 frames. Full block otherwise)
- Jump (49) / Attack (4)
- Jump (51) / Honey Syrup
[Mallow is eaten]
- Jump (51)
[Belome Scarecrows Mario]
- Jump (52), Honey Syrup (Mallow no longer relevant)
- Jump (52)
- Jump (54)
- Jump (54)
- Jump (55)

* If Mario is slept on turn 2, use a Honey Syrup with Mallow and let Belome wake up Mario
* If Mallow is slept on Turn 2, Mario uses an Able Juice on Mallow, and then Mallow uses a Honey Syrup. When Mallow is spat back out, Defend on his turn, and then Belome will Scarecrow Mario. Mallow should then use a Honey Syrup on this turn
* The important thing to keep in mind is to always use the 1st Honey Syrup on the 3rd turn, and the 2nd Honey Syrup before Mario's final 4 Jumps.

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[LEVEL]
	Mario [3] : ATK


***Midas River***

Waterfall Section

- 2nd Option
- Go left at branching path
- Go right of the hole
- Bounce off rock to get Frog Coin
- Go right at branching path
[Collect 4 total frog coins during waterfall segment]

Barrel Section

- 2nd Option
- Bounce off 1st barrel
- Jump on rest

- Get at least 60 coins in mini-game for Frog Coin (Exactly 60 is preferable to skip one text box)
- Notes from old pastebin on how to get 60
coins:
	"There is a specific pattern to easily ensure the obtainment of 60 regular coins every time, which skips a line of text during the coming cutscene. Collect 13 regular coins during waterfall segment. Proceed as normal in river section, but skip the 4th coin of every cluster of 4 coins during which a fish does NOT jump out underneath the 4th coin. There are 8 of these such clusters assuming you do not get hit by any fish."
- Automatically receive NokNok Shell

***Tadpole Pond***

[CAMERA: Approach stone from upper right]
[Cutscenes]
	- Pick 2nd option
- Go to Frog Coin Emporium (left Tadpole)
	- Buy:
		1 Sleepy Bomb (1st Item)
		1 Energizer (3rd Item)

***Rose Way***

- Get 10-coin on the way to upper right
- Get 10-coin on the way to lower right
- Hit each of the two 5 Coin chests along the way twice (hit them more if you have not freebied a Honey Syrup by this point, and want to be increase the likelihood you can afford a Bad Mushroom)

[Cutscenes]

***Rose Town***

- Enter shop through chimney and get the flower in the invisible chest.
- Get Frog coin in upper left of the shop
- Buy:
	- 2 Fearless Pins (Final item)
- Go to elevated house and get 2 flowers and Frog Coin (invisible chest above the bed on the 2nd floor)
- Go to Rose Town Inn
- 2nd option for text prompt preceding Geno cutscene

***Forest Maze***

- Get KeroKeroCola in 1st room (leftside in a hidden chest)
- Jump on the Wiggler 7x for 63 coins & 7 Frog Coins (or jump on the Wiggler 6x for 54 coins if going to Booster's Pass Secret, check Section IV for details)

WIGGLER JUMPIN'

- Align Mario by running right towards the nook in the bushes
- Slightly after the Wiggler turns his head (going either up or down), jump on his head. After this initial jump, hit slight left. Ride the Wiggler for about 5 more jumps, then adjust inputs accordingly based on the position of Mario's shadow.

*Note - it is slightly faster to jump on one of the Wigglers in the Wiggler hoard area, but it is not recommended due to the randomness of their patterns

- Get frog coin in room after 1st underground section (upper left)
- Get KeroKeroCola behind sleeping Wiggler
- Get Red Essence right after save box in hidden chest (upper right)
- Solve the maze:
- Bottom right
- Upper right
- Upper right
- Bottom right
- Upper right
- Upper left

[CAMERA: Up-right, then up-left entering Bowyer cutscene]

BOWYER

Turn 1:
	- Geno Beam (60)
	- Defend
	- Energizer Geno (hit right on item menu)
Turn 2:
	- Geno Beam (90)
	- Defend
    - Honey Syrup
Turn 3:
	- Geno Beam
	- Defend
	- Defend
Turn 4:
	- Geno Beam
	- Defend
	- Defend
Turn 5:
	- Geno Beam
	- Defend
	- Defend
Turn 6:
	- Geno Beam
	- Defend
	- Defend
Turn 7:
	- Defend
	- Defend
	- Defend
Turn 8:
	- Geno Beam
	- Defend
	- Defend
Turn 9:
	- Attack (60)
	- Defend
	- Defend
Turn 10:
	- Attack (60)

(Note: Mario & Mallow are not needed at all past the first two turns. If you are keen enough to see which target Bowyer will hit with his arrow, feel free to not block and let them die.)

[LEVEL]
	Mallow [4] : HP

 ***Moleville***

- Go to shop and...
	- Sell:
		- 1 Flower Tab
		- 3 Kerokero Colas
	- Buy:
		- 1 Punch Glove
		- 1 Finger Shot
		- 1 Cymbals
		- 4 Work Pants (last armor)
		- 1 Mid Mushroom
	- Equip:
		- Mario: Punch Glove, Work Pants
		- Mallow: Cymbals, Work Pants, Fearless Pin
		- Geno: Finger Shot, Work Pants, Fearless Pin

[Cutscenes]

- Top option for both promps
- Chase Croco

CROCO 2 (Check guidelines listed below to ensure a cleaner fight)

Turn 1:
	- Attack (~64)
	- Jump (28)
	- Energizer Geno if possible; Attack otherwise (~38)
Rest of turns:
	- Attack
	- Jump (Or Attack, ~36)
	- Attack
- (If a character dies during the fight, don't bother reviving them)
- (Croco 2 randomly causes misses)
- (25% chance of Flower Box drop after the fight. If you get this, you can buy 2 more Ice Bombs at Seaside)

**Croco 2 Guidelines**

- Attacking with Mario (instead of Jumping) is both faster and does more damage. However, it is prone to missing. Use at your own risk. Mario should also Jump at least once (usually on Turn 1) to guarantee you have enough Jump power for King Calamari. However, if Mallow is double bombed and you got below average damage rolls going into the third round of attacks, it may be worth attacking with Mario to try and push Croco into Phase 2. You must deal 351 total damage for this to occur.

- It may be worth reviving Mario after Croco's 1st turn if he immediately dies to a bomb, simply because Jump cannot miss. However, because Mario's Jump contributes the least amount damage to the fight, this is likely not worth it.

- If you use the Energizer on Geno, it's definitely not worth reviving Mario.

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[LEVEL]
	Mario [4] : SP

- Go backwards and towards the railroad tracks
- Use star, kill 9 enemies (9 Bombs)

[LEVEL]
	Mario  [5] : SP
	Mallow [5] : ATK
	Geno   [7] : HP

- Backtrack for 150 Coin chest. Beware the Sparky who will try to impede your path (standing on the box when you first enter will make you immune to an encounter until he spawns for a 2nd time)
- Jump at Punchinello after you pass the bomb on the right to avoid being pushed back

PUNCHINELLO

- Geno Attack (~90)
- Mario Attack (~64)
- Mallow Energizer Geno if possible; Attack otherwise (~60)

Note: If Punchinello Sandstorms early, Mario should self Able Juice. Otherwise, don't bother.

---

- Mine Cart minigame (pick 2nd option to skip instructions)
	- In the 2nd screen of the minigame, you can take the bottom path instead of the top path (extra coins aren't needed, and bottom path is slightly faster)
- Good minecart tape:  http://www.twitch.tv/thelcc/v/47768376

***Booster Pass***

- Get Frog Coin from first plant on the right
- Get Rock Candy in hidden chest in upper left corner near top exit in 1st area

***Booster Tower***

[Cutscenes]

- 2nd option for switch allies text prompt
- Get Frog Coin in hidden chest in upper right corner of 2nd room
- Get Flower Tab in back corner of 3rd room
- Skip hitting Green Exclamation switch
- Get Frog Coin in hidden chest in lower left corner of room after Thwomp see-saw room
- Get Frog Coin in the crevice in same area
- Get 5 regular coins & all Frog Coins in checkerboard room
- Skip Zoom Shoes [If you want Zoom Shoes for more coins, pick up key and use it to unlock door in checkerboard room]
- Do not fail curtain minigame and automatically receive Amulet

Switch:
	- Mallow -> Koopa
Equip:
	- Mario: Amulet
	- Koopa: Work Pants
	- Koopa & Geno swap accessories (Nothing on Geno to get Fearless Pin on Koopa)
	- Mallow & Geno swap accessories (Fearless Pin on Geno)

- Backtrack to the previous room
- Get Goodie Bag (hidden chest above visible one) and Frog Coin (visible chest) in last room before curtain room
- Save and perform some version of the Knife Guy + Grate Guy RNG manipulation

Pastebin detailing how the KG + GG Manip works:

https://pastebin.com/VkPDEAT5

Video explanation of how the KG + GG Manip works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmC0e1_zA7M

Addendum video of the KG + GG Manip featuring easier audio cues:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUTwWeVqrq4

Commentated video, also showcases the timer method:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/339921855

Note: The non-RNG manipulation strategy will no longer be covered. Please check older versions of the route for information on this, and adjust your level-up bonuses / accessories correctly.

KNIFE GUY & GRATE GUY [700 HP / 900 HP]

Turn 1
	- Attack KG  (54+ damage)
	- Terrorize
	- Rock Candy (Freebie)
Turn 2:
	- Rock Candy (Freebie)
	- Attack GG (164 damage)
	- Attack GG (120+ damage)

***Booster Hill***

- 2nd option
- 11 Flowers is ideal to be set for the rest of the run (You need 24 by Yaridovich. 26 is required by Countdown, but more FP may be useful in case of bad luck (36 is ideal for a worst case scenario on Countdown))

***Marrymore***

[CAMERA: Walk along the rightmost side of center staircase, jump over flower bushes]
- Talk to rightmost Toad in front of chapel
- Take back entrance
[CAMERA: Enter the cutscene with the Snifit by walking on the 2nd black circle on the front of the carpet]

[Cutscenes, make sure to jump during the first portion]

- After the door to the main room closes in the save box room, exit and reenter, making sure not to talk to Koopa again after his little speech (this is faster than talking to the door)

- Get items quickly to be kissed by Peach
	- If you don't get the kiss, consider resetting. You wouldn't possibly be able to live with the embarrassment if you continued the
	run after that.

BUNDT

Turn 1:
	- Attack
	- Attack
	- Attack
Turn 2:
	- Attack
	- Attack (Dialogue)
	- Red Essence on Mario*
Turn 3:
	- Attack (Candle phase starts)
	- Untimed attack
	- Untimed attack
Turn 4+:
	- Untimed attack with all characters until Raspberry phase starts (If Geno dies / is slept, Pick Me Up / Able Juice him with Koopa.
	If Koopa is slept, Able Juice him with Geno)
Rest of turns (during Raspberry phase, must deal 600 damage to end the fight):
	- Attack (if alive)
	- Attack
	- Jump (if alive)**

* If you freebie the Red Essence, you can sell it at Seaside to afford an extra Fire Bomb

** Mario must Jump at least once to have enough Jump power for King Calamari IF Mario died on Croco 2's first turn, or if you chose to attack him past the first turn.

[LEVEL]
	Mallow [6] : HP

***Mushroom Kingdom 3***

- Get Cricket Pie in the shop on the way to the cutscenes
- [Return Wallet during this segment if you are doing that strat]

[Very long cutscene sequence]

- After the "Mario!" textbox, where Peach begins her descent after escaping the castle, go back inside the castle, then leave, then go talk to her.

***Tadpole Pond 2***

[CAMERA: Jump onto the stone that triggers the tadpoles, instead of walking onto it]
- Give Cricket Pie to Frogfucius
- Talk to Frogfucius again to learn about the star on Star Hill

***Star Hill***

- Section 1
	- Bottom middle
	- Rightmost
	- Bottom left
	- Upper left
	- Upper right
- Section 2
	- Upper right
	- Bottom right
	- Bottom middle
	- Lower left
	- Middle
	- Upper left
- Section 3
	- Bottom middle
	- Lower left
	- Middle
	- Upper left
	- Upper middle (Interact with top left of star and walk up right for good camera)
	- STAR (Upper right of screen)
	- Middle right

***Seaside Town***

- Talk to Fake Elder (topmost house)
- Buy Experience Booster from Frog Disciple on top floor (3rd Item)
- Enter the leftmost door of the center house (bomb shop)

1. Equip:
	- Mario:
		- Unequip Mario's weapon
		- Amulet down to Koopa's Fearless Pin, then equip Experience Booster
	- Koopa:
		- Unequip accessory
	- Geno:
		-  Unequip weapon, equip Amulet over Fearless Pin
	- Peach: Unequip weapon
	- Peach & Mallow swap armor (Polka Dress on Mallow to get Work Pants on Peach)
	- Mallow: Unequip weapon

OPTIMAL SEASIDE BUYING & SELLING

- Remember, the game caps you to only having 999 coins at once, so don't oversell! "ALL EQ" sells for 477 coins. If you followed the coin route perfectly up until this point, you will have 865 initial coins

- *BUY*
	3 ICE | 1 FRIGHT
- *SELL*
	ALL SMALL ITEMS (except Mid Mushroom), FLOWER TAB, FLOWER JAR, GOODIE BAG
- *BUY*
	1 ICE | 3 FIRE | 1 FRIGHT | 1 BAD MUSHROOM (if possible)
- *SELL*
	ALL EQUIPS, FLOWER BOX
- *BUY*
	2 ICE | 2 FIRE
- *SELL*
	WALLET, FREEBIED FLOWER BOX (if available), FREEBIED RED ESSENCE (if available)
- *BUY*
	1 FIRE (+2 ICE, +1 FIRE if available)*

- This will give you 2930 coins worth of bombs, consisting of 1 Bad Mushroom, 2 Fright Bombs, 6 Fire Bombs, and 6 Ice Bombs.
- Depending on small item freebie luck, plus miscellaneous things like how many times you hit the Rose Way Chests, Mine Cart coins, etc., you may not be able to afford the Bad Mushroom.

* If Croco 2 Flower Box, buy 2 more Ice Bombs. If Red Essence freebie, buy 1 more Fire Bomb

***Sea***

-  Get underneath Star, jump, then press X before you hit the chest:
- Switch:
	- Mallow & Peach (sets up Ability Swap glitch to put Shocker on Peach)
- Kill every Starslap

[LEVEL]
	Mario  [6]  : ATK
	Mario  [7]  : SP
	Mario  [8]  : SP
	Koopa  [9]  : ATK
	Geno   [8]  : HP
	Mallow [7]  : HP
	Peach  [10] : HP

Note: In the level-up screen, the character that looks like Peach is actually Mallow, and the character that looks like Mallow is actually Peach. Make sure to choose level-ups correctly.... although in this route, they both take HP anyways. :)

-  Equip:
	- Mario & Geno swap accessories (Experience Booster on Geno)

***Sunken Ship***

- Left door
- Straight through 2 rooms
- Get Flower in crates in corner of next room if you have 24 or less

---Password hit pattern---
0 3 2
4 2 0

KING CALAMARI

- Phase 1:
	- Untimed Boost Koopa
	- Fire Bomb
- Phase 2:
	- Fire Bomb
	- Defend
	- Timed Attack (Partial time = OK) (Untimed Jump instead if Mario died early to Croco 2 / Mario attacked instead)
- Phase 3:
	- Fire Bomb with Koopa
	- Defend
	- Timed Jump (81)
	- Fire Bomb

[LEVEL]
	Geno [9] : ATK

- Top path
- Get KeroKeroCola in Clone room
- Get Safety Ring in room attached to Blooper room

- Switch:
	- Koopa -> Peach
-Equip:
	- Mario & Geno swap accessories (Amulet on Geno)
	- Safety Ring on Peach

BANDANDA REDS 1

- Use Fire Bomb

BANDANA REDS 2

- Use Fire Bomb (Or, use an Ice Bomb if you only have 1 Fire Bomb remaining)

[LEVEL]
	Mario  [9]  : ATK
	Koopa  [10] : HP
	Mallow [8]  : HP

- Equip:
	- Mario & Geno swap accessories (Experience Booster on Geno)
	- Geno & Peach swap accessories (Experience Booster on Peach)

JOHNNY

Turn 1:
	- Untimed Boost Mario (Can time the boost for safety if you're not confident in blocking the Bandana Blue attacks)
	(Bandana Blues attack)
	- Defend
	- 100 SJs (864)

[LEVEL]
	Peach [11] : SP

Equip:
	- Mario & Peach swap accessories (Amulet on Peach)

***Seaside Town 2***

- Pick top option
- Go to upper left exit

YARIDOVICH [1500 HP]

Shocker should do 237 damage; if it does 197, it was mistimed. Shocker is a 6 frame timing window around when the sound effect ends (~3 seconds after selecting the target)

Turn 1:
	- Geno Boost Peach
	- Defend
	- Shocker (237)
[Yaridovich uses Water Blast]
- Turn 2:
	- Geno Boost Geno
	- Mid Mushroom Geno (unless Water Blast missed Geno, in which case, Defend)
	- Shocker
- Turn 3:
	- Fire Bomb (Ice Bomb if only 1 remaining) if Mario is alive; Kero Kero Cola otherwise
	- Kero Kero Cola (or dead)
	- Shocker
- Turn 4:
	- Fright Bomb if Fire / Ice Bomb already used; Fire / Ice Bomb if Geno had to Kero Turn 3
	- Defend (or dead)
	- Shocker
[Mirage Phase]
- Turn 5:
	- Defend or use Fright Bomb (if Geno had to Kero on Turn 3). If Fright & Fire were both used, Geno can also use Geno Beam if
	you mistimed 1 Shocker and don't want to use a Bad Mushroom.
	- Defend (or dead)
	- Shocker

- The goal of this fight is just to make sure both bombs used are boosted, and the Kero is used on Turn 3. Mario's item use animation is a bit faster, so it's optimal that he use the Kero (but not the bombs, as he's not boosted).

- If you mistime a Shocker, use can use the Bad Mushroom at some point in the fight to have enough damage (risk not having one for Birdo), or Geno Beam on the final turn.

- You will always automatically target the real Yaridovich during the Mirage Phase, as long as you don't move the cursor.

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- Get Shed Key, go to shed, and automatically receive Flower Box
- Go to Elder's house and talk to Elder
- Go to shop (middle door)
- Buy
	- 1 Troopa Shell
	- 1 Hurly Glove
	- 1 Double Punch
- Sell
	- All Mushrooms
	- Flower Box
- Equip:
	- Mario: Troopa Shell
	- Geno: Double Punch
	- Peach & Geno swap accessories (Amulet on Geno)

***Land's End***

- Fire all the way forward with the cannon to skip the Red Essence in the invisible chest
	[*Note: You can grab this for safety if you want, and use it during Czar, Axem Rangers, Count Down, or Smithy 2]
- For 2nd screen, you can either form the platform and then fire onto it (standard & safe method) or fire straight from the cannon into the dog pit and dodge dogs (risky)
- For Gecko area, can either wait for geckos to walk off or do fast geckos (jump between them as they stay up top)
- Jump at rotating flowers from the bottom, and wait for one "tick" before jumping
- Can skip first 2 platforms after flower section with an angled jump

SHOGUNS

- Use 1 Ice Bomb per Shogun battle

[LEVEL]
	Mario  [10] : SP
	Geno  [10] : ATK
	Mallow [9]  : HP
	Koopa  [11] : ATK

- Obtain 1st Land's End star, and kill all the enemies on the top floor + 2 geckos on bottom floor (19 enemies total)

[NOTE: To accomplish this, you will need to use this tech:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtjlWBCKsJE ]

[LEVEL]
	Mario  [11] : SP
	Mario  [12] : ATK
	Peach  [12] : SP
	Geno   [11] : ATK
	Koopa  [12] : ATK
	Mallow [10] : HP

- 2nd star: Kill the rest of the geckos

[LEVEL]
	Mario  [13] : SP
	Mallow [11] : HP

* (Note: If you fail to kill the 2nd gecko with the 1st star, kill him with the 2nd star instead. Then kill 7 blue birds + Dodo with the Nimbus Palace star, instead of 6 + Dodo. OR, if you are very lucky, use the invincibility star to kill the Formless (white cloud) that may randomly appear in the Trampoline room)

- Pay 100 coins to trampoline Shaman
- Talk to fortune teller man
- The correct statue order when receiving your fortune is Left -> Middle -> Right
- Reset 2nd fortune until it displays: http://puu.sh/jFoA0/65a7267991.png

BELOME 2 (1200 HP)

- Fright Bomb (Same page or 1 right in the menu)
- Attack (170 - 200 damage range)
- Super Jumps (See below) (114 base, 14 damage a Super Jump)

Geno's Attack = 170 - 174 : 59 SJs (938)
Geno's Attack = 176 - 188 : 58 SJs (924)
Geno's Attack = 190 - 200 : 57 SJs (910)

[LEVEL]
	Peach [13] : SP
	Geno  [12] : ATK

(Clones alter total experience gained, but should not matter in this route)

***Monstro Town***

 - Go in 1st door
- Talk to Melody Star (top floor) and then talk to Monstermama
- Get Attack Scarf & Super Suit from dog next door
- Backtrack, jump on trampoline that was previously paid for, go through top exit, scale the cliff, and automatically obtain Troopa Pin if your time is better than 12.00 seconds

- Switch:
	- Peach -> Koopa
- Equip:
	- Koopa: Hurly Glove
	- Geno: Super Suit, Troopa Pin
	- Peach & Koopa swap accessories (Safety Ring on Koopa)

***Bean Valley***

- Screen 1
	- Hold up right until underneath bee's shadow, then slight left and into right pipe
- Screen 2
	- Hug northern wall and go into top pipe
- Take north exit

MEGASMILAX

Phase 1:
	- Attack
Phase 2:
	- Attack (98 to 118)
	- Attack (100 to 120) (1st Smilax defeated unless minimum rolls on both characters)
	- Attack (2nd Smilax defeated)
Phase 3:
	- Ice Bomb
Phase 4:
	- Ice Bomb
	- Attack until dead (2 Geno attacks + 1 Koopa attack with good rolls; 2 Geno attacks + 2 Koopa attacks otherwise)

* Note - there is a possibility that Mario may be slept on the Smilax's turn. If this happens to you, consider ragequitting. Alternatively, check Section V for a backup strat.

[LEVEL]
	Peach [13] : SP

- Climb the vines quickly. You will need about 3 or 4 vine coins to afford the safety items.

***Nimbus Land***

- Go to the shop (upper left house)
- Note: The Mid Mushrooms & Maple Syrup are optional items, and if the route is followed properly, these should not be needed. You should be able to afford them if you got enough coins on the vines. The Pick Me Up & Able Juice are required if you get bad luck, and the Mega Glove is always required.

- Buy:
	- [1 Mid Mushrooms if high coin count]
	- [1 Maple Syrup if high coin count]
	- [1 Pick-Me-Up if none dropped from the Shoguns]
	- 1 Able Juice
	- 1 Mega Glove

- Equip:
	- Mario: Mega Glove, Attack Scarf
	- Mario & Geno swap armor (Work Pants on Geno)
	- Swap Koopa & Geno's accessories (Safety Ring on Geno)
	- Amulet on Geno
	- Experience Booster on Peach

- Go to Garro's house (upper right)
- Talk to Mallow statue from the upper left
- Talk to Garro from the front

- Massive cutscene sequence

- Successfully complete Dodo minigame
- Get Feather
- Hop over gap and then run along rightmost tiles in next room with enemies
- In room right before key, stay aligned to the left as you descend staircase
- Get Castle Key from cloud guy in upper left (Can talk to blue cloud guy for a Flower Jar if you really need more FP, or a free means of restoring FP)
- During return trip in next room, hold up + left
- For Heavy Troopa room, run in a "V" shape, jump over Shaman, and open door (you want to skip the Heavy Troopa guarding the door)

BIRDO (777 HP)

Mario damage range : 236 - 272
Geno's damage range: 30  - 50
(Mario's 3 damage rolls need to average 249 to be able to skip the Bad Mushroom)

Turn 1:
	- Untimed Attack
	- Untimed Attack
	- Untimed Boost Mario
Turn 2:
	- Untimed Attack
	- Untimed Attack
	- Untimed Attack

(Birdo phase starts)

Turn 3:
	- Attack
	- Defend
	- Defend
Turn 4:
	- Attack
	- Defend
	- Defend
Turn 5:
	- Attack
	- Bad Mushroom (or defend if Mario dealt 747+ damage)
	- Attack if Mario dealt 747+ damage

- Go left of Birdo egg
- In fan room, hold Y going in (but don't move). When it loads, tap right, then full jump up and right over him
- For fork man, get as close to the form as possible, then as soon as it retracts, run up + right
- Heavy Troopa can be skipper
- For blue bird room with save point, hold up until corner, then down right until next corner, then up right
- In star room, quick down right to avoid first bird
- Get Star, kill 6 Blue Birds + Dodo

[LEVEL]
	Mario  [14] : SP

VALENTINA

Dodo (400 HP to end the fight)

If 2+ Fire Bombs remaining (or only 1 and willing to gamble on not having one for Axems):
	- Fire Bomb
	- Untimed Attack

If no Fire Bomb but Bad Mushroom & a Fright Bomb is available:

	- Bad Mushroom
	- Defend
	- Fright Bomb

If no Fire Bomb but Bad Mushroom is available:
	- Bad Mushroom
	- Attack
	- Attack

Otherwise:
	- Just attack

Valentina (2000 HP)

Turn 1:
	- Untimed Boost Mario
	- Mario Attack
Turn 2:
	- Geno Attack
	- Mario Attack (Dodo is summoned)
	- Koopa Attack (can skip this and attack a 2nd time with Geno if he looks healthy, it's a bit faster)
	- Geno Attack

[Do not guard any attacks during the next phase & let Koopa + Geno die if possible UNLESS you are trying to skip a turn, which requires above average damage rolls and good HP on Geno + Koopa so they don't die]

Turn 3:
	- Mario Attack
	- Defend (or attack if going for turn skip)
	- Defend (or attack if going for turn skip)
Turn 4:
	- Mario Attack

[LEVEL]
	Koopa  [13] : HP

[Cutscene sequence. During the middle of it, you will want to manually press the Jump button, otherwise you will lose 2 seconds]

- Leave through top door, talk to cloud men after The Fall
- Go straight right in hot springs room and jump over the water

***Barrel Volcano***

- Get underneath Star in the Volcano, jump and then IMMEDIATELY OPEN THE MENU!
	- Switch:
		- Geno -> Peach
	- Equip:
		- Mario & Peach swap accessories (Jumper's Scarf on Peach to get EXP Booster on Mario)
		- Peach & Mario swap armor (Work Pants on Mario to get Super Suit on Peach)*

*NOTE - If you have 3+ Ice Bombs remaining (and at least 1 Fire Bomb for Axems), do not swap Peach & Mario's Armor, since you will defeat the Corkpedite with an Ice Bomb instead

- Kill 8 enemies
- For 3rd room w/ star, hold up in the corner until skeleton on the left walks toward you, then straight jump up

[LEVEL]
	Peach (Looks like Geno)  [14] : SP
	Mallow [12] : HP

Note 1: "Geno" is actually Peach in the level-up screen. Please don't be alarmed.

- In fireball room after star runs out, hug leftmost wall for good alignment, and then just jump across (you can't get hit)
- Get flower in room with save box if you have 25 or less
- In room before Corkpedite, hug rightmost wall and jump over

CORKPEDITE

- If 3+ Ice Bombs remaining (with Fire Bomb for Axems):
	- Defend
	- Ice Bomb

Otherwise:
	- Geno Blast

[LEVEL]
	Mario  [15] : SP
	Geno   [13] : ATK

- After the Corkpedite...
	- Equip:
		- Attack Scarf on Mario
		- Mario & Peach swap armor (Work Pants on Peach)*
		- Peach: Experience Booster
		- Geno: Feather
	- Switch:
		Koopa -> Peach
		Peach -> Geno
		[Character order is now Mario, Geno, Koopa]

* If you swapped armor before the Volcano star

- [If you failed to follow the EXP route perfectly until this point, Mario will not be Level 15 for Czar, and Koopa will not be 14 for Count Down. However, it's faster to just continue the run without trying to fix your EXP]
- [Use Maple Syrup / Flower Jar in the menu if you're low on Ice Bombs and aren't confident in Super Jumps]

- Dodge Stumpet, he's kind of tricky
- Talk to Hinopio from the upper-left to enter his cave, don't buy anything, then proceed across the bridge...

CZAR DRAGON (SJs = 190 base, 23 damage a jump)

2 ICE BOMB STRAT

Turn 1:
	- Mario: Attack
	- Geno: Geno Boost Mario
	- Koopa: Ice Bomb
Turn 2:
	- Mario: Attack
	- Geno: Defend (OR Pick Me Up Koopa if he's dead OR Able Juice Koopa if he's feared)
	- Koopa: Ice Bomb
Zombone Phase:
 	- Mario: Attack
	- Mario: Attack
	- Mario: Ultra Jump
		- 10 Ultra Jumps if 1020 damage with first 2 punches (Extremely rare)
		- 11 Ultra Jumps if 977 - 1019 damage with first 2 punches
		- 12 otherwise

1 ICE BOMB STRAT (Revert to 2 ICE BOMB STRAT if 1 is freebied)

Turn 1:
	- Mario: Attack
	- Geno: Geno Boost Mario
	- Koopa: Ice Bomb
Turn 2:
	- Mario: 24 SJs (do a few more if Mario is Level 14)
	- Geno: Defend (attack if you dropped Super Jumps)
	- Koopa: Defend (attack if you dropped Super Jumps)
Zombone Phase:
	- Attack until dead, Mid Mushroom if in danger of dying
	[- Alt strat if you had 34 FP going into the Volcano or used a Maple Syrup in the menu:
		- 10 Ultra Jumps if 1020 damage with first 2 punches (Extremely rare)
		- 11 Ultra Jumps if 977 damage with first 2 punches
		- 12 otherwise

0 ICE BOMB STRAT

Turn 1:
	- Mario: Attack
	- Geno: Geno Boost Mario
	- Koopa: Defend
Turn 2:
	- Mario: 42 SJs if Mario's attack was 244 or higher; 43 otherwise (do a few more if Mario is Level 14)
	- Geno: Defend (can attack if dropped Super Jumps and close to death)
	- Koopa: Defend (can attack if dropped Super Jumps and close to death)
Zombone Phase:
	- Attack until dead, Mid Mushroom if in danger of dying
	[- Alt strat if you had 34 FP going into the Volcano or used a Maple Syrup in the menu:
		- 10 Ultra Jumps if 1020 damage with first 2 punches (Extremely rare)
		- 11 Ultra Jumps if 977 damage with first 2 punches
		- 12 otherwise

*Note - You MUST have at least 1 Ice Bomb for Axem Rangers if you do not have a Fire Bomb

***

Post Czar Dragon (with Rock Candy)

- Equip:
	- Mario & Koopa exchange armor (Super Suit on Koopa)
	- Koopa: Remove Hurly Glove

If no Rock Candy, just go into the fight without menuing.

AXEM RANGERS

Ship = 999
Axem Red = 800
Axem Pink = 400
Axem Black = 550
Axem Yellow = 600
Axem Green = 450

FIRE BOMB & ICE BOMB

Turn 1:
	- Rock Candy (Skip to Rock Candy freebie strats if freebied)
	- Fire Bomb
	- Ultra Jump Axem Black; hit all 4 Rangers at least once

Turn 2:
	- Ice Bomb
	- Geno Boost Mario
	- Attack

Rest of Turns:
	Attack until dead

ICE BOMB ONLY:

Turn 1:
	- Rock Candy (Skip to Rock Candy freebie strats if freebied)
	- Ice Bomb
	- Ultra Jump Axem Pink; you must land on her at least 4 times (and all other Rangers at least once)

Turn 2:
	- Attack Red
	- Geno Boost Mario
	- Attack

Rest of turns:
	- Attack until dead

FIRE BOMB ONLY

Turn 1:
	- Rock Candy (Skip to Rock Candy freebie strats if freebied)
	- Fire Bomb
	- Ultra Jump Axem Black, hit every ranger at least once
Turn 2:
	- Attack Red
	- Geno Boost Mario
	- Untimed Attack Red
Turn 3:
	- Attack Red (Blade phase starts)
	- Heal Mario if he has 60 HP or less OR Heal Koopa if he is not at full HP; Defend otherwise
	- Attack
Rest of turns:
	- Attack with Mario & Koopa until dead (Geno keeps defending)

ROCK CANDY FREEBIE*:

Turn 1:
	- Rock Candy
	- Geno Boost Mario
	- Rock Candy

Turn 2:
	- Attack Red
	- Untimed Attack Red
	- Attack Ship

Rest of turns:
	- Attack until dead

* The Rock Candy freebie strat conserves an Ice Bomb, which is more useful on Gunyolk. It also conserves a Fire Bomb, which may potentially be useful on Smithy 2.

NOTE: If Mario deals ~502 damage or more to the Axem Ship with his first 2 punches (very likely at Level 15), you do not have to time Koopa's final attack (saves ~0.6 seconds). However, you must be confident that you can perfectly time Mario's final attack

NO ROCK CANDY (1 Fire + 1 Ice very useful, uses same equips as Czar Dragon)

NOTE: This strategy is not optimized, since it's assumed you performed the KG + GG Manip successfully and will always have a Rock Candy. This is mostly intended as a very easy solution if you wish to continue a run in a race / no reset setting.

Turn 1:
	- Fire Bomb
	- Geno Boost Mario
	- Ice Bomb
(Geno & Koopa get blown the heck out, don't worry about them anymore)
Turn 2:
	- Ultra Jump, land on each Axem once
Turn 3:
	- Attack Red
Rest of Turns:
	- Attack Ship until dead, use a Mid Mushroom if Mario is about to die (Breaker Beam does 37 damage)

* If you don't have a Fire / Ice, do a 2nd round of Ultra Jumps and heal accordingly.

---

- Go back to Nimbus Land, go back to Throne Room (take the left path getting back there)
- [CAMERA: Slight up right, the hold right going into the cutscene with the King & Queen]

[Cutscenes]

- [Go back to the save point near where you fought Dodo and save if you are doing Nimbus manip (ignore if doing Mario's Pad)]
	[- Save & soft reset if you are doing Nimbus manip]
- Leave the same way you entered the castle
- Take the Royal Bus

*MARIO'S PAD MANIP*

- Leave Koopa's Keep, go to Mario's Pad, save, and soft reset
- Hold Y, down, and right, then do a quick down input to manipulate Battle Doors to 3 & 6
- Do the doors in this order: 1, 2, 4, 5

*NIMBUS MANIP [EASY] (JP Version; NA Version is not covered)*

- If you are good at using audio cues, simply listen to the cue described in the below flowchart:

Flowchart: http://i.imgur.com/M9Wmtby.png

- If you're bad at audio cues, follow this tutorial and press the button at the right time (flowchart is still used):

http://www.twitch.tv/claude/v/4837000

- Go in Door 5
	- Coin Box
		- 4
			- Invis
				- 3, 2
			- Platform
				- 1, 3
			- Quiz
				- 6
					- Invis
						- 1
					- Platform
						- 2
	- Quiz
		- 6, 3
			- Invis
				- 2
			- Platform
				- 1

Full Chart (in case you mistime it so bad you can still recover):
http://i.imgur.com/qOvn49h.png

*NIMBUS MANIP (HARD) (Saves ~70 frames on its own over the "EASY" method, and gives you a better set up for the wrong warp in the Abyss)

Follows the same principles as the easy Nimbus Manip, but it's a bit tighter to reach the frame window.

Here's a quick demonstration that showcases an easy visual cue:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMHcVybUqUk

Another image of an alternate visual cue:

https://i.imgur.com/Zk0glCd.jpg

Here's swinch's full video tutorial:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/331993838

And pastebin explaining the details:

https://pastebin.com/EubpwG26

(This is "Method 2" as described in his pastebin)

This is an image of the flowchart:

https://i.imgur.com/fiarnVH.png

But here it is in text form just in case:

- Go in Door 2
	- Coin Box
		- 4
			- Invis
				- 1, 6
			- Platform
				- 3, 6 (Bad WW setup)
			- Quiz
				- 5
					- Invis
						- 3
					- Platform
						- 1
	- Quiz
		- 5, 3
			- Invis
				- 1
			- Platform
				- 6
	- Platform
		- 1, 6, 5 (Bad WW setup)
	- Invis
		- 3, 5, 1

*NIMBUS MANIP (HARDEST) (Saves ~140 frames over the "EASY" method)

- This requires both optimal movement getting to the Royal Bus, as well as either a turbo controller or very good text advancement. This is the fastest known method, and also guarantees the Wrong Warp regardless of which frame you enter on.

Image:

https://i.imgur.com/cbWKYEe.jpg

Video:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/331945063

Pastebin explaining the details:

https://pastebin.com/EubpwG26

(This is "Method 1" as described in his pastebin)

The very simple flowchart:

- Go in Door 1
	- Coin Box
		- 5, 3, 2
	- Quiz
		- 4, 3, 2

And that covers Nimbus Manipulation (for now). If you wish to create your own manip, check out swinch's spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EeajEKoPn8tGgK6aTekRG873rMmzPyJge0h4yvu4JDs/edit#gid=0

***Koopa's Keep 2***

- Proceed through the castle until the door room
- 2nd option to all tutorials

*WRONG WARP EXPLANATION*

Although very peculiar, it is possible to wrong warp in the Abyss section of Smithy's domain shortly after defeating Count Down, saving 7 seconds. Specifically, the screen directly after the conveyor room that produces Machine Made Mack, which contains many conveyor belts & Boos. In order for the wrong warp to work, the order in which you do the doors, as well as what happens within them, matters.

The criteria for setting up the wrong warp are as follows:

1. Perform both sections that contain Dr. Topper (the quiz door & coin box door) before the Platform door.*

2. In the Platform door, in the room where Mario moves the cannonball around by moving on top of it, hold down (moving up) when you jump off it for the final time.

3. When you reach the room in the Abyss containing the conveyor belts & Boos, simply hold up, fall off, go back on the trampoline, and you'll skip to the end of the screen.

* NOTE: If you do the door containing the relay race last, it's possible to get lucky and be able to perform the wrong warp anyways, even if you were unable to do the Platform door after the Topper doors. The coordinates of where the wrong warp will take you are dependent on how poorly the Goomba does in the relay race, with a worse position meaning the warp takes you further. Yes, this is real. Specifically...

Goomba in 1st: WW doesn't work
Goomba in 2nd: WW takes you halfway, breaking even with normal movement
Goomba in 3rd: WW takes you close to the end, saving ~5.5 seconds
Goomba in 4th: WW works properly, saving the full 7 seconds

So, keep all of this in mind while doing the Doors, so you can determine whether or not the wrong warp will work when you get to the Abyss.

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- Quiz Door
	Dr. Topper Questions / Race Answers:
	http://pastebin.com/E8rpirmg
	Barrel Puzzle:
		1. 12 Base (just add the different colored barrels to this number for your final answer)
		2. 43 Base (just add the different colored barrels to this number for your final answer)
	Race Puzzle:
		- Talk to Goomba, then talk to Dry Bones, then talk to Cheep Cheep to figure out the order. If you can memorize 4 Japanese
		characters, simply look at the first character of the final line to determine their position:
			Nu = 1
			Su = 2
			Fu = 3
			Na = 4
	- Take Rock Candy from prize chest

- Coin Box Door
	- For Coin Puzzle, count total coins and take 4 at a time until 10, then until 15. Topper must take the 21st coin for you to win the game.
	- For Button Puzzle...

	0  1  2  3
	4  5  6  7
	8  9  10 11
	12 13 14 15

	- Hit buttons 13, 11, 4, and 2 (in that order)

	- For Ball Puzzle...

	0  1  2* 3
	4  5  6  7
	8  9  10 11
	12 13 14 15

	10 UP
	4 RIGHT
	12 UP
	13 UP
	1 DOWN
	3 LEFT
	7 LEFT
	15 LEFT
	0 RIGHT
	4 RIGHT
	13 UP
	5 RIGHT
	11 UP
	3 LEFT

	- Take Rock Candy from prize chest

- Invisible Floor Door
	- Get Fright Bomb, get Ice Bomb, and get Rock Candy (all 3 chests on left side) in 1st room
	- In the 2nd room, if you are going for Chest Head Gamble and have 0 or 1 Fire Bombs at the moment, grab the chest in the upper
	right (wastes about ~2.7 seconds to get)
	- Can skip Donkey if you're really far left on the edge running towards him (saves 2 - 3 seconds)
	- Get Super Slap in prize chest

- Platform Door
	- [In the first room with the levitating platforms, if you ride the final platform to the top and run all the way back, you can get
	a KeroKeroCola (slower but easier than the one in the final room)]
	- In cannonball/bob-ombs room, get Rock Candy (middle right chest). If setting up the wrong warp, make sure you are holding down
	(causing the cannonball to move up) when you jump off it the final time.
	- In paired rotating platforms room, get Royal Syrup if you want it & KeroKeroCola (last 2 chests in middle column). Additionally,
	obtain the Fire Bomb chest in the far right middle if you are going for Chest Head Gamble and have 0 or 1 Fire Bombs at the moment
	(wastes about ~4 seconds to get).
	- Do NOT get Sonic Cymbals in prize chest

MAGIKOOPA (1600 HP)

Turn 1:
	- Koopa Fright Bomb (with unsorted items, this will usually be 1 - 2 page turns left, depending on when you did the Invisible Floor door)
	- Geno Attack
	- Mario Attack
Turn 2:
	- Koopa Attack
	- Geno Attack
	- Mario Attack

(Note: If you did the No RC Axem strat, just have Geno throw the Fright Bomb and attack with all characters. Remember, you have Hurly Glove equipped on Koopa)

After beating Magikoopa (assumes you did the RC Axem strat, adjust accordingly if no RC Axem strat):
	- Go into your Items, then immediately back out (Item Sort)
	- Equip:
		- Mario & Koopa swap armor (Work Pants on Koopa)
		- Koopa: Hurly Glove
		- Geno: Safety Ring

BOOMER

Turn 1:
	- Jump  (~247 damage)
	- Untimed Boost to Mario
	- Defend
Turn 2:
	- 47 Super Jumps (1760)

EXOR

- Jump on Left Eye (As in, the eye on the rightmost side of the screen)
- Use Geno Whirl on Exor

[LEVEL]
	Koopa  [14] : ATK
	Peach  [15] : SP

**Abyss**

- Don't fall down anywhere. In the room with an upper right path & lower right path, you can take either one (lower right is a bit easier, upper right is a bit faster). Do NOT get Ultra Hammer, and proceed to Count Down.

COUNT DOWN (2400 HP) & 2x DING-A-LINGS (1200 HP)
Phase 1 UJs
	Ding-A-Ling: 167, 20 DMG UJs
	Countdown: 274, 34 DMG UJs
Phase 2 UJs:
	Ding-A-Ling: 250, 31 DMG UJs
	Countdown: 410, 51 DMG UJs

Turn 1:
	- Ultra Jump on Countdown, land on each enemy at least once
	- Untimed Geno Boost Mario (Timed Boost is safe, but will likely only be needed if both Geno & Koopa die before Turn 2)
	- Rock Candy
---
Turn 2 (Optimal, no characters die or are disabled):
	- Ultra Jump Countdown, land on each enemy at least once
	- Rock Candy
	- Rock Candy
Rest of Turns:
	- Attack until dead. If extra UJs were done on Countdown, you can skip Geno and / or Koopa's attack, or possibly do an untimed attack with Koopa.
---

Turn 2 (Koopa is disabled, but can be restored by Geno OR only Geno is dead)
	- Ultra Jump the Ding-A-Ling that was most damaged during first UJ set, and then continue UJs until a Rock Candy will kill the
	weakened Ding-A-Ling (must land on a Ding-A-Ling 7 times to kill without additional damage from the first UJ set). If it looks
	likely that you will do enough damage to both Ding-A-Lings to kill both with a Rock Candy, continue Ultra Jumping until this can be
	accomplished.
	- Restore Koopa (Pick-Me-Up / Able Juice)
	- Rock Candy
Rest of Turns:
	- Attack until dead. Depending on the situation, Koopa should throw a 3rd Rock Candy (it is typically faster to do so, but if you
	have dealt significant damage to the remaining enemies with Ultra Jumps, conserving it may be more beneficial)

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Turn 2 (Geno & Koopa are dead or disabled)
	- Super Jump a Ding-A-Ling 19 times (assumes you only landed on each Ding-A-Ling once with the initial UJ set) (26 SJs if the bell
	was healed by Recover)
Turn 3
	- Super Jump a Ding-A-Ling 19 times (assumes you only landed on each Ding-A-Ling once with the initial UJ set) (26 SJs if the bell
	was healed by Recover) OR heal with a Super Mushroom if Mario is in danger of dying
Turn 4
	- Attack / heal until dead. If you have the FP to Super Jump Countdown and skip his attacks and self-heals, do so. (Requires 36 FP)

Note: The above are merely general guidelines. If you want more details, please read x_the_char's more comprehensive notes on this fight:
	https://app.simplenote.com/publish/JVL1c3
	https://app.simplenote.com/publish/pwbw4l

Note 2: There are some circumstances where you may kill Countdown before the Ding-A-Lings. If this happens, you will lose 47 EXP on all characters (94 EXP on Peach). This will affect Geno's damage for Cloaker / Domino, as well as Mario & Peach's damage to Clerk & Manager. Otherwise, the route will be unchanged.

[LEVEL]
	Mallow [13] : HP

***

- Proceed to Machine Made Yaridovich, don't get owned anywhere. Be sure to watch a video of the proper platforming techniques.
- In the room with the conveyor belts & Boos, upon loading the room, perform the wrong warp by holding up and falling off (assuming you had the proper setup for it, see the Koopa's Keep 2 section for more details)

MACHINE MADE YARIDOVICH  (147 Damage base, 18 damage per SJ)

If you got 2 Rock Candy freebies from Countdown OR double RC freebie on Axem + 1 RC freebie from Countdown:

- 20 SJs (507)
- Defend
- Rock Candy

Otherwise:

- 37 SJs (813)

[LEVEL]
	Geno  [14] : ATK

CLOAKER (1200) & DOMINO (900) + EARTH LINK (2500)

Turn 1:
	- Geno Boost Mario
	- Attack Domino
Turn 2:
	- Attack Domino
	- Attack Domino
	- Attack Domino (Earth Link phase start)
Turn 3:
	- 64 SJs on Earth Link (2520)

[LEVEL]
	Peach  [16] : SP

Before Clerk....

Switch:
	- Koopa -> Peach
Equip:
	- Mario & Peach exchange Super Suit & Work Pants (Super Suit on Peach)
	- Peach: Amulet
	- Koopa & Peach exchange accessories (Troopa Pin on Peach)

MAD MALLETS

If 3+ Ice Bombs remaining:
	- Ice Bomb

If 4+ Rock Candy remaining:
	- Rock Candy

Otherwise:
	- Geno Blast

CLERK [500 HP]

- Geno Blast
- Attack

[LEVEL]
	Mario  [16] : SP

- Proceed forward through the cutscenes, don't buy anything from Toad, and automatically receive an extra Rock Candy

MANAGER [800 HP]

Turn 1:
	- Geno Blast
	- Attack
	- Defend [Unless you mistimed Mario's attack, then attack]
Turn 2:
	- Geno Blast

- After Manager....
	- Equip:
		- Mario & Peach swap Super Suit & Work Pants (Super Suit on Mario)
		- Peach: Super Slap
		- Geno & Peach swap accessories (Safety Ring on Peach)

- [CAMERA: Slight left, then up doing into the Director fight]

DIRECTOR [1000 HP]

- 39 Super Jumps (707)
- Rock Candy

[LEVEL]
	Koopa  [15] : HP
	Mallow [14] : HP

[CAMERA: Enter the Gunyolk fight by going as left as possible into the battle trigger]

GUNYOLK (1500 HP) & FACTORY CHIEF (1000 HP)

Note: If you freebie an Ice Bomb, use that in any instance where it says to use Shocker.

Note 2: It is recommended, although not required, that you have 1 Rock Candy for Smithy.

4 Ice / 0 Rock Candy (Fastest known strategy)

Turn 1:
	- Sleepy Bomb
	- Ice Bomb
	- Ice Bomb
Turn 2:
	- Defend
	- Ice Bomb
	- Untimed attack Factory Chief
Turn 3:
	- Attack Factory Chief
	- Ice Bomb

3 Ice Bombs / 2 Rock Candies (Revert to 4 Ice / 0 Rock if any of the 3 Ice Bombs freebie)

Turn 1:
	- Sleepy Bomb
	- Ice Bomb
	- Ice Bomb
Turn 2:
	- Defend
	- Ice Bomb
	- Rock Candy
Turn 3:
	- Defend
	- Rock Candy

3 Ice Bombs / 1 Rock Candy (Revert to 4 Ice / 0 Rock if any of the 3 Ice Bombs freebie)

Turn 1:
	- Sleepy Bomb
	- Ice Bomb
	- Ice Bomb
Turn 2:
	- Defend
	- Ice Bomb
	- Defend
Turn 3:
	- Attack Factory Chief
	- Rock Candy
	- Defend
Turn 4:
	- Untimed attack Gunyolk

2 Ice Bombs / 2 Rock Candy

Turn 1:
	- Sleepy Bomb
	- Untimed Boost Peach
	- Ice Bomb
Turn 2:
	- Defend
	- Ice Bomb
	- Rock Candy
Turn 3:
	- Untimed Attack Gunyolk
	- Rock Candy

2 Ice Bombs / 1 Rock Candy

Turn 1:
	- Sleepy Bomb
	- Ice Bomb
	- Defend
Turn 2:
	- Ultra Jump on Gunyolk, land on him twice total & once on Factory Chief
	- Ice Bomb
	- Shocker Gunyolk
Turn 3:
	- Attack Factory Chief
	- Rock Candy

1 Ice Bomb / 2 Rock Candy

Turn 1:
	- Sleepy Bomb
	- Untimed Boost Peach
	- Ice Bomb
Turn 2:
	- Jump on Gunyolk
	- Rock Candy
	- Shocker Gunyolk
Turn 3:
	- Attack Factory Chief
	- Rock Candy

1 Ice Bomb / 1 Rock Candy

Turn 1:
	- Sleepy Bomb
	- Untimed Boost Mario
	- Defend
Turn 2:
	- Ultra Jump Gunyolk, land on Factory Chief once
	- Untimed Boost Peach
	- Ice Bomb
Turn 3:
	- Attack Factory Chief
	- Rock Candy
	- Shocker Gunyolk
Turn 4:
	- Attack Gunyolk

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- Proceed towards Smithy. Use the strategy that corresponds to the most powerful bomb currently in your inventory. All damage numbers assume you will properly time Mario's initial Mega Glove attack (Damage Range: 190 to 214)

SMITHY 1 (2000 HP) [SJ Base = 153 DMG || 1 SJ = 19 DMG]

ROCK CANDY:

Turn 1:
	- Attack / Boost Mario / Defend
Turn 2:
	- 198 damage or higher:
		71 SJs / Boost Peach / Rock Candy
	- Any other value:
		72 SJs / Boost Peach / Rock Candy

ICE BOMB:

Turn 1:
	- Attack / Boost Mario / Defend
Turn 2:
	- 212 damage or higher:
		75 SJs / Boost Peach / Ice Bomb
	- 194 to 210 damage:
		76 SJs / Boost Peach / Ice Bomb
	- 192 damage or less:
		77 SJs / Boost Peach / Ice Bomb

FIRE BOMB:

Turn 1:
	- Attack / Boost Mario / Defend
Turn 2:
	- 204 damage or higher:
		77 SJs / Boost Peach / Fire Bomb
	- 202 damage or less:
		78 SJs / Boost Peach / Fire Bomb

FRIGHT BOMB:

Turn 1:
	- Attack / Boost Mario / Defend
Turn 2:
	- 196 damage or higher:
		79 SJs / Boost Peach / Fright Bomb
	- 194 damage or less:
		80 SJs / Boost Peach / Fright Bomb

BAD MUSHROOM:

Turn 1:
	- Attack / Boost Mario / Defend
Turn 2:
	- 214 damage:
		82 SJs / Boost Peach / Bad Mushroom
	- 196 to 212 damage:
		83 SJs / Boost Peach / Bad Mushroom
	- 194 damage or less:
		84 SJs / Boost Peach / Bad Mushroom

NO BOMBS REMAINING (Timed Super Slap for 38+ DMG]):

Turn 1:
	- Attack / Boost Mario / Defend
Turn 2:
	- 214 damage:
		84 SJs / Boost Peach / Attack
	- 194 to 212 damage:
		85 SJs / Boost Peach / Attack
	- 192 damage or less:
		86 SJs / Boost Peach / Attack

SMITHY 2 (8000 HP) [SJ Base on Tankhead = 228 DMG || 1 SJ = 28 DMG] (Safe, gives strats for all 4 Heads)

- Attack
- Attack OR Geno Boost Self (Safe)
- Attack

[* Note - Geno boosting himself is just for defense. Only do this if you want him to be able to survive a bullet from Tank Head, or to survive Mage Head's spells.]

TANKHEAD

- As many SJs as you can do (maximum is 100 SJs (3028))
- Kero Kero Cola / Rock Candy / misc. healing + bombs
- Shocker

MAGEHEAD

- Attack
- Attack
- Group Hug OR Attack

CHESTHEAD

- Super Flame
- Attack OR Fire Bomb / Rock Candy / Fright Bomb OR FP Restoral
- Group Hug OR Fire Bomb / Rock Candy / Fright Bomb

SAFEHEAD

- Attack
- Geno Boost Mario (after Shredder) OR Ice Bomb / Rock Candy / Fright Bomb OR Defend
- Ice Bomb / Rock Candy / Fright Bomb OR Defend

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SMITHY 2 (CHEST HEAD GAMBLE) (Saves 5 seconds per Fire Bomb you have IF Smithy changes heads, which is a 50% chance each turn past Turn 3)

Note: Turn 1 & Turn 2 are always the same, so they're only written once.

Turn 1:
	- Attack (434 - 470) [452]
	- Attack (206 - 236) [221]
	- Attack (188 - 230) [209] (828 Min, 882 Avg, 936 Max. SJ numbers will assume you dealt the maximum damage (so as to not overdamage and trigger the "Random" head change) for 1 / 2 Fire strats; minimum damage assumed for 3 & 4 Fire strats)

Turn 2:
	- 100 SJs (3028)
	- Kero Kero Cola
	- Shocker (441)

***

2 Fire + 0 RC Remaining / 1 Fire + Misc. Bombs Remaining:

Turn 3:
	- 33 SJs (1152)
	- Defend (If alive)
	- Shocker (441) {5890 min / 5998 max}

(If he transforms to Chest Head)

Turn 4:
	- Super Flame (770)
	- Fire Bomb (If alive)
	- Fire Bomb if possible; Rock Candy / Ice Bomb / Fright Bomb / Attack otherwise

Turn 5:
	- Super Flame
	- (Attack / use remaining bombs if not dead)

(If no transformation)

Turn 4:
	- 68 SJs (2132) (or mass defend and hope he transforms next turn, not advised if Mario / Peach are in danger of dying)

***

2 Fire Bombs + 1 RC / 1 Ice Remaining (assumes Geno survives until Turn 3):

Turn 3:
	- 22 SJs (844) if RC /  25 SJs (928) if Ice
	- Rock Candy (300) / Ice Bomb (210)
	- Shocker (441) {5882 min  / 5990 max if RC || 5876 min / 5984 max if Ice}

(If he transforms to Chest Head)

Turn 4:
	- Super Flame
	- Fire Bomb
	- Fire Bomb

Turn 5:
	- Super Flame

(If no transformation)

Turn 4:
	- 68 SJs (2128) (or mass defend and hope he transforms next turn, not advised if Mario / Peach are in danger of dying)

***

3 Fire Bombs remaining (Assumes Geno is alive for Turn 3; revert to the 2 Fire Bomb strat if he's dead)

Turn 3:
	- 15 SJs (648)
	- Defend
	- Shocker (441)

(If he transforms to Chest Head)

Turn 4:
	- Super Flame (770)
	- Fire Bomb (360)
	- Fire Bomb (360)

Turn 5:
	- Super Flame (770)
	- Fire Bomb (360)
	- [Attack if not dead]

(If not)

Turn 4:
	- 86 SJs (2636) (or mass defend and hope he transforms next turn, not advised if Mario / Peach are in danger of dying))

***

4 Fire Bombs remaining (Assumes Geno is alive for Turn 3; revert to the 2 Fire Bomb strat if he's dead)

Turn 3:
	- Attack (284 minimum)
	- Defend
	- Shocker (441)

(If he transforms to Chest Head)

Turn 4:
	- Super Flame (770)
	- Fire Bomb (360)
	- Fire Bomb (360)

Turn 5:
	- Super Flame (770)
	- Fire Bomb (360)
	- Fire Bomb (360)

(If not)

Turn 3:
	- 99 SJs (3000) (or mass defend and hope he transforms next turn, not advised if Mario / Peach are in danger of dying)

***

You win!

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===== SECTION III: MISCELLANEOUS INFO =====

- Shocker consumes 2 FP once it is on the 2nd page of abilities (it uses the FP cost of Therapy). However, you still need 8 FP stocked in order to use it.

- If you opt to learn Poison Gas (swap Peach & Koopa during the 1st Land's End star), Geno Blast will cost 2 FP during Count Down, and Shocker will cost 4 FP (no longer relevant for the current route).

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Smithy Head Info (Taken from SDA forums):

- There's a 50% chance the body will use its turn to transform the head.  It won't transform two turns in a row.
- Exception 1: the body will always transform the chest head after it has performed one status ailment attack
- Exception 2: it will always transform on its first turn
- being stunned (0 HP) will not prevent it from transforming -- it only prevents it from hammering/shooting you

Whenever Smithy's HP drops below a threshold, he changes to a new head cycle (starting with the first in the cycle).
- starting: tank -> magic -> shield -> repeat
- HP under 6000: magic -> shield -> shield -> chest -> repeat
- HP under 4000: chest -> tank -> chest -> shield -> repeat
- HP under 2000: randomly any of the 4 heads (can repeat)

It's also possible to completely skip over a phase. swinch has this to say:

"We know that 0-2000: Random, 2000-4000: Chest, 4000-6000: Mage, 6000-8000: Tank. If you completely skip the range, then the next time that smithy transforms, he will act as though you hit the range that you skipped over.

Since super jumps can do more than 2000, it is possible to completely skip over a range. e.g skip over 4000-6000, and land in 2000-4000, he will transform to mage (if transforms) rather than the expected result of Chest."

One final thing about Smithy 2 - the Scarecrow spell in his Chest Head form actually deals a small amount of AoE damage, despite the fact that no damage values are displayed. So, don't get freaked out by this.

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Run Away Chance

~50.5% per Run Away usage, regardless of character, enemy, etc. (Thanks KirkQ!)

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Relevant Item Freebie Chance:

Red Essence: 13%
Everything else: 26% (Thanks KirkQ!)

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The amount of frames it takes for each character to use an item:

[Fastest]
Koopa: 177
Mallow: 185
Peach: 188
Mario: 209
Geno: 220
[Slowest]

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Relevant Boss Evasion (according to the SMRPG patcher, may not translate to actual miss chance):

Hammer Bro:  10%
Croco:       20%
Valentina:   10%
Czar Dragon: 20%
Axem Red:    10%

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- Player physical attacks appears to have a ~1/256 (possibly greater) chance to miss any enemy in the game. If this happens to you in a run, you are truly never lucky.
- cleartonic also did some testing on enemy evasion. Check out his findings here if you are interested: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R4ctlCKyCEO--ZUbAuoifaItP48Fe35VErGrAL1Mlc0/edit

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===== SECTION IV: ALTERNATE STRATS =====

- (J version only) Jump on the Wiggler one less time in the Forest Maze. Then return the Wallet to the Toad in Mushroom Kingdom before you enter the long cutscene sequence, and then talk to him again for a Frog Coin. This saves 2 - 3 seconds with J text compared to jumping on a Wiggler. -23 coins from selling a Flower Tab instead of the Wallet, and -9 coins from not jumping on another Wiggler (skip Bad Mushroom)

- Jump on the Wiggler one less time and go to Booster Pass Secret (Gives you one more Fire Bomb, but wastes ~13 seconds. -9 coins from Wiggler, +200 from no KeroKeroCola). This allows you to complete the run with only one bomb freebie, instead of two. To perform this, simply hit the Green "!" switch in Booster's Tower, and then go to the secret area in Booster's Pass on your way to Star Hill. This will give you a Frog Coin, a Kero Kero Cola, and a Flower (if you need one).

- Obtain a 2nd Sleepy Bomb by jumping on a Wiggler an extra time, and use it on Geno's first turn of the Johnny fight (Wastes ~15 seconds now, most likely). +9 regular coins from jumping on an extra Wiggler.
	- This strat allows you to attempt Super Jumps on Johnny a second time without much penalty, as the Bandana Blues will be asleep
	and only Johnny will be able to attack. If you do this, the fight will proceed as such...
		Geno : Sleepy Bomb
		Peach: Defend
		Mario: Defend
		~
		Geno  : Untimed Boost Mario
		Peach : Defend
		Mario : 100 Super Jumps
	This is quite a bit slower, however, so only do this if you really feel as though you can't get 100 SJs on your first attempt.

- Skip Fearless Pins (Saves ~5-6 seconds from not talking to Rose Town shopkeeper + buying them + equipping them. Due to the way the coin chart works out in this current route, this currently can't be used to buy an extra meaningful (Fire / Ice) bomb. +130 coins)

- Fight Pandorite (Check older versions of the route for info on this! Perhaps you could make your own route and make Pandorite worth it again?)

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===== SECTION V: BACKUP STRATEGIES ===== (Not listed elsewhere in the route)

=INESCAPABLE ENCOUNTERS=

*Fireballs* (Blue Orbs in Booster's Tower checkerboard room)

- Geno Defend
- Mario Defend
- Mallow untimed Thunderbolt

*Note: Winning this battle may mess up the EXP route, since it may cause an extra pause during the first Land's End star.

*Apprentice* (Blue Snifit in Booster Pass Secret)

- Geno Attack
- Koopa Attack

*Mr. Kipper* (Fish in the stairway in Sunken Ship)*

- Geno uses Fire Bomb

*Note 1: This is technically not inescapable, but if he traps you in a corner, it may be impossible to avoid repeated encounters with him unless you actually win the fight
*Note 2: This also really messes up your EXP route

*Stumpet*

Turn 1:
	- Mario untimed attack Mite (or Ice Bomb if one is available)
	- Geno uses Geno Whirl on Stumpet
	- Koopa defend
Turn 2:
	- Mario attacks Mite after Valor up

*Note: Do not double your coins / EXP

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=COINS=

- If you need a few extra coins, feel free to get the coins in Bandit's Way that are a bit laggy (~25 frames for 3 extra coins)
- Hit the Rose Way chests a few extra times for more coins to guarantee you have a Bad Mushroom (each extra hit wastes ~17 frames)
- If you are 19 - 50 coins short for the Seaside Menu, get the Zoom Shoes in Booster's Tower and then sell them at Seaside.
- If you are inconsistent at vine coins, you can hit the 10-coin chests in Belome 2 a few extra times.

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==FROG COINS==

Afraid of the Wiggler or forgot a Frog Coin? Here are some other (slower) coins you can use (REMEMBER - 1 less jump on the Wiggler is also 9 less regular coins!)

- Moleville Mines Shy Guy minecart (right before the room with the invincibility star, take the bottom path all the way to the end)
- 2nd floor of Marrymore Inn (in an invisible chest above the bookcase)
- Return the Wallet to the Toad in Mushroom Kingdom after Bundt (talk to him once for the Flower Tab, then again for the Frog Coin)*
	* Note: This is actually faster than a Wiggler on the J version, but loses you 32 coins (9 from the Wiggler, 23 from selling the Flower Tab instead of Wallet)

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=OVERWORLD STARS=

- Do Boo Jump if you want to look cool:
http://puu.sh/uMevn/cfc851c833.gif
- If you are inconsistent with killing the "swag rat" in Kero Sewers, kill 12 K9s during the Bandit's Way Star, and then skip the rat.
- For the Moleville Mines star, if a bomb seems very out of the way, you can simply kill the entirety of the pack in the final room, rather than 3 members of it.
- If you miss one of the Starslaps during the Sea star, get into an encounter with the Starslap you missed, and then use a Fire Bomb to instantly win the fight. This will fix the EXP route (however, not as recommended due to how few bombs you have now)
- If you miss the 2nd Gecko on the 2nd floor with the 1st invincibility star in Land's End, kill 1 extra bird during the Nimbus star. This fixes the EXP route completely.
- If you did not kill 8 enemies with the Volcano star, it's faster to complete the rest of the game with your current EXP route rather than trying to fix it. Mario will not be Level 15 for Czar, and Koopa will not be 14 for Countdown, but other battles will be unaffected (as long as Mario reaches Level 15 after Axem Rangers).

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=BOSS BATTLES=

*Bundt*

- If you mistime an attack during the 1st phase, Defend with Mario & Koopa as needed, and then kill on Geno's next turn (to ensure you get as many free hits during the Candle phase as possible).

*Note: With Punch Glove & Level 3 ATK, there is a good chance you can mistime 1 attack and still enter the Candle Phase on the proper turn

*General Super Jumps*

- If you ever drop SJs on a boss and need to do a 2nd set, remember that your initial SJ is always 8x as strong as every SJ that follows it. So for example - if you drop at 30, your initial SJ will put you back to 38, then you count 39, 40, etc.

*Belome 2*

- If you drop SJs and are forced to fight clones...
	*Peach Clone*
		- Peach Defend
		- Geno timed attack clone
		- Mario SJs Belome until dead (or normal attack with Troopa Shell if he is close to dying)
	*Mario or Geno Clone*
		- Peach Shocker clone
		- Geno timed attack clone
		- Mario SJs Belome until dead (or normal attack with Troopa Shell if he is close to dying)

*Note: The Peach & Geno clone alter the amount of experience you gain. A Geno clone gives you +10 EXP, and a Peach clone gives you -3 EXP.

*Megasmilax*

- If you mistime Koopa's Hurly Glove attack during the 2nd phase of Megasmilax (or are really afraid of damage rolls), do 8 SJs with Mario to kill it
- If for some reason you do not have 2 Ice Bombs for Megasmilax, you can use a Fire Bomb on the 3rd phase instead. Then attack with Mario, then with Geno, and then finish the 3rd cycle with Koopa like you normally would.
- If the Smilax puts Mario to sleep during the 2nd phase, kill the Smilax with Geno instead. Then use an Ice Bomb on Koopa's next 2 turns, and then attack on his 3rd turn (Geno still attacks Megasmilax throughout).

*Valentina / Dodo*

- If you are afraid of dying to Dodo's attacks during the 1 on 1 battle, you can use either a Fright Bomb or Koopa's Terrorize ability to lower Dodo's damage. You can heal with a Mid Mushroom as well.

*Count Down*

- If you boost Mario's defense with the initial Geno Boost, he's pretty much unkillable. If he ever gets to low HP, just use a Mid Mushroom. That being said, you should still be aware of the different phases of the clock:
	1:00: Crystal or Ice Rock
	3:00: 170 HP heal on either Countdown or a Ding-A-Ling (Countdown will not take an action next turn)
	5:00: Aurora Flash (Note: This will put Koopa to sleep & kill Geno)
	6:00: 320 HP heal (Countdown will not take an action next turn)
	7:00: Water Blast
	9:00: Nothing (Break Time!)
	10:00: Petal Blast
	12:00: Corona (if you see this, something has gone terribly wrong)

*Cloaker / Domino*

- If Koopa gets feared, and you have a spare Rock Candy, he should use that instead of attacking

*Director*

- If you drop Super Jumps, AND you have a spare Sleepy Bomb (or are willing to gamble):
	- Geno uses Sleepy Bomb
	- Peach uses Geno Blast
	- Mario uses SJs until dead (or attacks if very close to dead)
	(This conserves a Rock Candy, which can be used against either Gunyolk or Smithy)

*Gunyolk*

3 Ice / 0 Rock Candy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmtEKJyYIVU

2 Ice / 0 Rock Candy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0eULg3w0Ao

1 Ice / 0 Rock Candy (32 FP Required)

Turn 1:
	- Sleepy Bomb
	- Untimed Boost Mario
	- Defend
Turn 2:
	- Ultra Jump Gunyolk, land on Gunyolk 4 times total & Factory Chief once
	- Untimed Boost Peach
	- Shocker Gunyolk
Turn 3:
	- Ultra Jump Gunyolk, land on Factory Chief once
	- Defend
	- Ice Bomb
Turn 4:
	- Attack Gunyolk
	- Attack Factory Chief
	[Factory Chief takes a turn]
	- Defend
Turn 5:
	- Attack Factory Chief

*Smithy 1*

- If you drop Super Jumps...
	- Geno uses Geno Boost on Peach
	- Peach uses Group Hug
	(Smithy does either a physical, Meteor Swarm, or Mega Drain, and spawns a machine made Shy Guy)
	- Mario does Super Jumps until Smithy can be defeated by a bomb used by Peach
	- (Geno uses Maple Syrup / Kero Kero Cola if alive)
	- Peach uses the strongest bomb in your inventory

*Note - if you took heavy damage going into Smithy 2, you should consider using Group Hug / Kero Kero Cola with Peach during the unformed Smithy phase

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=SUPER SUIT=

- If you fail SJs on Johnny, you can either try SJs on him again, or use Mario's Jump + Bombs to kill him (make sure Johnny does NOT get a turn when the Bandana Blues are defeated and Johnny is below 50% HP, or it will mess up the EXP route).
- If you did not get the Super Suit off of Johnny, you can get it off of Belome. If that's the case...
	- Peach Defend
	- Geno untimed boost Mario
	- Mario does 100 SJs (1514 damage)
	(This conserves a Fright Bomb, which you can either use against Birdo / Dodo, or keep (so you can skip the one in Koopa's Keep 2, or potentially use for Smithy 1))
- If you did not get the Super Suit off of Johnny or Belome, you have infinite tries to get it off of Jagger. Go through the door on the 2nd floor in Monstro Town, perform Super Jumps, and then run away when you either succeed, or need more FP (HP / FP is automatically restored on run away).

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===== SECTION VI: TO DO =====

List of things to do for 2.01

- Fix all the errors that likely arose from 2.00, since it is by far the biggest rework of the SMRPG Any% route since Star Ability Swap was discovered 3 - 4 years ago.
- Create a comprehensive bomb spreadsheet that contains information on exactly how much time each given bomb saves (this is easily the most debated topic, and I'd like there to be an objective resource with properly organized Bizhawk movies to answer any questions related to this)
- On this topic, better optimize flowcharts for freebies (without creating a lot of useless clutter for far-fetched conditionals)
- Do more research into the alternate EXP route in the Sea section, which also ties into a reworked coin route (skip 1 Ice Bomb, skip Moleville Mines chest, and have a Fright Bomb for Johnny?)
- Add in more manips? You should contact swinch and beg him to manipulate your least favorite fight!
- Speaking of begging, I need to beg 0xwas to translate the route into Japanese again, since it's been years since the route was last translated
- Figure out Punchinello backups if Energizer is used (this note has been in the To Do for years, and even though it hardly matters anymore, it's tradition to leave it in)

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Pastebin over! Play Final Fantasy Tactics instead!

- Claude