15823 FAQ

Q: What are you trying to accomplish?

A: Beat the Champion as fast as possible.

Q: What are you playing on?

A: A Nintendo Gamecube console with Game Boy Player peripheral and GBA SP as a controller.

Q: What is the current world record?

A: 2:06:01 in-game time by me.

Q: Why did you reset?

A: In most cases I either didn't get the Mudkip I was looking for or I died. However I will also reset at 30 min if I haven't caught an Abra (31 min with early flyer), or if I took a bad Abra AND get hit by Trent (hiker spinner on Route 112).

Q: What Mudkip are you running?

A: 15823 | Hasty 17/28/29/30/7/26

Q: What are the benefits of this Mudkip?

A: Unlike the Hasty I ran in my PB (14528 | Hasty 13/30/25/29/16/29), this Mudkip is slightly slower, but this is actually to our benefit. 14528 MUST fight Timmy for two reasons: 1) get L19 to avoid 30 speed (otherwise it will always speedtie Grovyle once, X Speed or not), and 2) get enough exp for late candy. However, this Mudkip hits a "speed sweetspot" in which it is just slow enough that it has 29 speed on L18 (30 on L19, so fighting Timmy is actually a reset), but fast enough that it can use every other major +speed strat (X Speed on Wattson, outspeed Wingull, outspeed TnL with 12 extra EVs), and it doesn't require late candy because of its good def+HP IVs. Crucially, the only other +speed strat it doesn't qualify for is outspeeding Archie 2's Crobat, but this is actually planned. With good luck on that fight, getting outsped by Crobat will hopefully let it hit you into Torrent, giving you the OHKO on both it and the Sharpedo (+2 Torrent Surf is 15/16 to OHKO). This means only 4 turns of setup (Guard Spec.+X Speed+X Special+X Special) and doesn't rely on Swagger to one-shot Sharpedo, meaning you also don't need to lead with a slave to tank the Intimidate.

Q: What are the drawbacks of this Mudkip?

A: Its most obvious deficiency is its low spdef--Wailmer's WG and Grovyle's Absorb both hit for a higher damage bracket, and a Solarbeam is likely death. However, +speed strats on TnL make this less of an issue (would have to charge Solarbeam turn 1), and even then I am getting Dive early as a backup strat for that very situation. And though its attack is quite good by any reasonable standard, 28IV actually introduces some ranges that 29+IV guarantees--in particular, L22 +1 Strength is a 15/16 range on Brooke's Roselia and L32 +2 Strength is a 15/16 range on May 3's Grovyle. However, this is the only Mudkip for 50,000 frames that is exactly 26IV+speed and also meets the defense requirements to forgo late candy, so I am running with it.

Q: What is your goal time?

A: 2:04:xx IGT. 2:03 is my ultimate goal, though if we're being honest, sub-MBM is. For now current strats should net me the 2:04 without too much trouble, provided Abra is relatively cooperative.

Q: Are you using notes?

A: Yes, and they can be found here: http://pastebin.com/wwBbig81