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Master IronMON routing (Elite Four Round 2)

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  1. EARLY PP Extra exp.
  2. Mansion + Blaine 37
  3. Bikers 6
  4. Three Island trainers 11 20,000
  5. Route 21 + Dojo 33
  6.  
  7. Without E4R2 70
  8.  
  9. LATE
  10. One Island trainers 37 (~Level 57) 40,000
  11. (One Island Center)
  12. Icefall Cave Rocket 3 (Level 57) 6,000
  13. (Four Island Center)
  14. Six Island trainers 57 (Level 69-75) 140,000
  15. (Six Island Center)
  16. Five Island trainers 32 (Level 69-83) 85,000
  17. (Five Island Center)
  18. Route 11 trainers 18 (Level 26-30) 14,000
  19. (E4 Center)
  20. Elite Four Round 2 30
  21.  
  22. ---------------------------------------------
  23.  
  24. BANNED AREAS (because of backtracking):
  25. - Treasure Beach
  26. - Water Labyrinth
  27. - Resort Gorgeous
  28. - Lost Cave
  29. - All of Seven Island
  30.  
  31. UNBANNED AREAS:
  32. - Route 11 (must be done before E4R2)
  33.  
  34. ---------------------------------------------
  35.  
  36. Generally you start E4R2 at Level 97 or 98.
  37.  
  38. Lorelei: 96, 95, 95, 99, 95, 99
  39. Bruno: 98, 98, 98, 99, 98, 100
  40. Agatha: 99, 99, 98, 100, 98, 100
  41. Lance: 100, 99, 99, 99, 100, 100
  42. Champion: 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100
  43.  
  44. ---------------------------------------------
  45.  
  46. PROS:
  47. - More difficulty
  48. - Late game becomes most difficult part of run
  49. - More exciting late game
  50. - Level 100s are a natural end point
  51. - Get to show Sevii Islands (best part of the game casually)
  52. - More skill in planning ahead
  53. - More skill in managing E4
  54. - More distinguishable from other challenges
  55.  
  56. CONS:
  57. - More early resets for good mons
  58. - Random anticlimactic deaths to high-level Sevii trainers (Counter, Mirror Coat, Explosion, etc.)
  59. - E4R2 Sheer Cold deaths
  60. - More items
  61. - Heavy late-game center use makes some sections too short
  62. - Less skill in PP management (because of shorter sections and more items)
  63. - Route 11 before E4R2 feels off
  64. - Game feels a little too long
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