Pokemon Sapphire Any% Notes

Pokemon Sapphire Any% Notes

Credit for the notes goes to ExarionU

Offensive damage ranges: http://pastebin.com/23SL48yS
Defensive damage ranges: http://pastebin.com/fnE0s13b
AI guide: http://pastebin.com/jP2yvhQJ

LITTLEROOT TOWN
- Get PC Potion
- Set separate timer to -11.40, then reset and select Mudkip at 0.00
- If not 21 HP and male, try again (up to 3 tries for competitive runs)

ROUTE 101/103
- Don't kill encounters

ROUTE 101
- Don't catch Zig

ROUTE 102
- Calvin: Tackle x4-6, healing as necessary

PETALBURG CITY
- Shopping: Buy 3-4 Potions and 2 Repels
- Enter the center

ROUTE 104
- Cut through grass unless dangerously low HP
- 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 (MS until WG, then WG)
- Geodude does 7 dmg at L8, 6 dmg at L9
- Heal to survive 2 RTs
- Roxanne: WG spam, Growling and healing as necessary
    > Rock Tomb/Rock Throw: 12-15 dmg / 8-10 at -1
    > Tackle: 5-7 dmg / 4 at -1

ROUTE 116
- Repel once you have experience
- Take the top path on the way back and fight Youngster Joey (fight Jose instead if <6 HP or no exp)

RUSTBORO CITY
- Shopping: Sell all Poke Balls, 0-1 Great Balls and TM39; buy 3 Super Potions, 2 X Speeds, 3 X Attacks and 6 Repels
    > If caught flier in Poke Ball and bought 3 Potions, keep Poke Balls and sell both Great Balls ($100 more)
- Run to Mr. Briney's house

ROUTE 104
- Catch a bird unless Taillow and 1 Great Ball left

GRANITE CAVE
- Always Super Potion on Escape Rope menu

DEWFORD GYM
- Battle Girl: WG+MS (do not lead with Tackle)
- 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 <6 HP
    > 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 Soft Sand from the right side

SLATEPORT CITY
- Prefer WG on Zubat if it kills (PP is rarely an issue)
- Take mart to buy Super Potions in emergency situation (usually bad Brawly). Don't need to sell yet

ROUTE 110
- Before grass, Repel and equip Soft Sand
- Get Full Heal
- Rival 2: X Speed, X Attack x2, Super Potion, Mud-Slap, MS+MS, MS
    > Grovyle does 34-40 at L18, 30-36 at L19
    > Quick Attack does 7-9
- Optional: Get Revive
- Bag manip Edwin

MAUVILLE CITY
- Ether + Super Potion on RS/bike register menu

MAUVILLE GYM
- Battle Girl: WG+MS (WG+WG in Torrent)
- Heal to 21+ HP for Voltorb guy
- Voltorb guy: MS x3
- Wattson: X Speed, MS x3
    > Skip or delay X Speed until Voltorb with 51+ HP (you want 35+ or 49+ HP after the fight)

ROUTE 111
- Deload Trent before passing him

ROUTE 112
- CTB: Tackle+Tackle, MS, WG
    > Switch out if confused and no Full Heal
    > Also switch out if Growl

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 HP/sleep
- If early menu, run-into-bike manip Hiker
- Consider killing an encounter if you see one (always kill if Seviper)

ROUTE 115
- If early Super Repel, just bike down along right side. Otherwise run-into-bike manip Pokemaniac

ROUTE 116
- Use a Repel 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
- Switch bird to slot 1 before Archie
- Archie: (let slave die), Guard Spec., X Attack, X Speed, Strength+Strength, Strength+(X Attack)+Strength, Strength
    > MS Sharpedo at +1
    > Mightyena Bite does 17-21 dmg at L24, 16-19 at L25
    > Sharpedo does 35-42 dmg at L25, 33-39 at L26

HERB SHOP (if early)
- 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
- Before Flannery, switch Marshtomp to slot 1 and heal to 43+ HP
- 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

HERB SHOP (if late)
- Shopping (assuming 3 Supers): Buy 6 Energypowders, 2 Energy Roots and 4 Heal Powders

PETALBURG GYM
- Delcatty: MS+Strength+Strength (WG on turn 2 if high MS roll)
- Linoone: MS+Strength+Strength+Strength
- Zangoose: MS+MS
- Heal to full for Norman
- Norman: X Defend, X Attack x2, MS+MS+MS, MS+(heal to 45 HP)+Strength, MS+MS+MS
    > Heal on first Slaking as necessary
- Exit on the right side

PETALBURG CITY
- Super Repel + teach Surf over Tackle a few tiles before water
- Shopping: Buy 3 Super Potions, 1 Escape Rope, 6 X Speeds, 7 X Attacks
    > Don't buy Super Potions if took late Herb Shop
    > If high on healing items, buy 2 Super Potions and 8 X Speeds
    > Consider buying Awakenings ($250 each) if low on Heal Powders

ROUTE 103
- Kill a Tentacool if still on low exp. route
- Super Repel on spinner bag manip

ROUTE 110
- Skip candy if you got desert candy
- Kill a Tentacool if still on low exp. route
- Run-into-bike manip both spinners

WEATHER INSTITUTE
- Shelly: All Surfs if in kill range
    > YOLO through Swagger only if can survive hurting self+Bite
- 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
- If on high exp. route, menu AFTER rival:
    > Use a Super Repel
    > Swap Super Repels with Escape Ropes
    > Heal for Winona if not in Torrent or at high HP
    > Candy twice to L34
    > Remove Castform's Mystic Water
    > Remove Soft Sand
    > From the Pokemon menu, equip Mystic Water

FORTREE GYM
- 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, (Strength+)Surf, Strength

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 Persims, then run-into-bike manip Jessica
- When the Super Repel wears off near Lilycove:
    > Use another Super Repel
    > Heal to 35+ HP
    > Teach Fly to flier

MT. PYRE
- MS Poochyena if low on Strengths
- Get Rare Candy
- Fly to Slateport

AQUA HIDEOUT
- Matt: MS x2, Surf
- Skip Max Elixer
- On the first water tile on the way out, use a Super Repel

MOSSDEEP CITY
- Shopping: 6 Hyper Potions, 6 Max Repels (or 5/6 and 2 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 at L37)
- T&L: X Speed, adapt

SEAFLOOR CAVERN
- Use a Max Repel and heal to 76+ 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
    > Consider setting up X Speed on Crobat if you tank 2 WAs
    > 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 150+ Sp. Atk)
    > (Teach Surf to Kyogre with 146+ Sp. Atk)
    > Teach Shock Wave to Kyogre
    > 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)

SOOTOPOLIS GYM
- Wallace: (X Speed), Shock Wave, X Special, Hydro Pump, Shock Wave, Hydro Pump, Shock Wave + Shock Wave
X Speed with 100+
- 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
- 1st trainer: Ice Beam
- 2nd trainer: Surf
- Julie: Surf, Surf
- Heal to full
- Edgar: Ice Beam
Note: 155 Sp. Atk guarantees Cacturne
- Wally: Ice Beam, Surf, Ice Beam, Surf, Surf
Note: 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, Ice Beam, (X Special/Speed) Surf, Waterfall, Ice Beam
Note:> If using X Speed/Spec, use on Sharpedo
    > 101 Speed outspeeds Sharpedo
    > 97 Speed outspeeds Shiftry
    > 160 Sp. Atk guarantees Shiftry

- Phoebe: Waterfall x4, Surf
Note: 153 Sp. Atk guarantees first Dusclops
Note: If you X Spec, do it on Sableye (SB does about 45)'

- Glacia: Waterfall, x Special x2, Shock Wave x2, Surf, Shockwave
    > 101 Speed outspeeds first Glalie
    > 95 outspeeds second Glalie (so 93-94 at L50)
    > 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: Ice Beam, (X Speed or X Special), Ice Beam Spam
    > 98 Speed outspeeds Altaria at +1 (can't tie)
    > 116 Speed outspeeds Flygons
    > 120 Speed ties Salamence
    > 176 Sp. Atk guarantees Flygons

- Steven: X Special x1, Surf, Surf, Surf, Surf, Surf, Surf
    > 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