Raikou vs. Entei in Crystal

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RAIKOU (HP Ice 70) vs. ENTEI

MAJOR DIFFERENCES
- raikou saves ~81 seconds in turns
- raikou saves ~12 seconds in cry length (cry is ~8 frames shorter)
- raikou saves ~12 seconds by skipping heal house
- raikou saves ~9 seconds by healing 1-2 fewer times in kanto (not counting red)
- raikou saves ~8 seconds by skipping kanto pp item
- raikou saves ~2 seconds by skipping blackthorn/goldenrod mart 2
- raikou loses ~54 seconds to getting hidden power
- raikou loses ~42 seconds to SE/NVE text and move lengths
- raikou loses ~9s to getting slower hold item (magnet)
- raikou loses ~9s to an extra kanto fly
- raikou loses ~3s to killing red gyarados
- worse top end, better bottom end (iron tail misses, pikachu thunders)

TOTAL: Raikou is ~7 seconds faster. Route is safer but has a worse top end because of Iron Tail.

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RAIKOU (HP Fire 70) vs. ENTEI

MAJOR DIFFERENCES
- raikou saves ~66 seconds in turns
- raikou saves ~15 seconds with faster blackthorn center + skipping heal house
- raikou saves ~13 seconds in cry length (cry is ~9 frames shorter)
- raikou saves ~9 seconds to healing 1-2 fewer times in kanto (not counting red)
- raikou saves ~7 seconds by skipping kanto pp item
- raikou loses ~52 seconds to getting hidden power
- raikou loses ~31 seconds to SE/NVE text and move lengths
- raikou loses ~16s to taking slower goldenrod mart 2
- raikou loses ~10s to getting rare candy for early L61
- raikou loses ~9s to an extra kanto fly
- raikou loses ~9s to getting slower hold item (magnet)
- worse top end, better bottom end (iron tail misses, pikachu thunders)