Pokemon Sapphire notes (January 2019)

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

LITTLEROOT TOWN (2)
- If you have 11 HP or less, Potion after after exiting lab

ROUTE 102
- Always take the same number of steps

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

ROUTE 104
- Wingull manip:
	> NPC1 stuck: Normal movement
	> NPC1 up, NPC2 up: Lower row
	> NPC1 up, NPC2 stuck, 1-2 rows below lower row
	> NPC1 down: 2/4, then lower row
- After Wingull manip, heal to 16+ HP and use a Repel

PETALBURG WOODS
- Get the Ether

RUSTBORO GYM
- Swap Water Gun to slot 1
- Roxanne: 13-18 Potion, 19-22 Growl, 23-27 Potion, 28-31 Growl, 32+ Potion
    > 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 2 Poke Balls, 2 Great Balls and TM39; buy 3 Super Potions, 2 X Speeds, 3 X Attacks and 6 Repels (max)
- Run to Mr. Briney's house (bag manip spinner instead of YOLOing grass)

GRANITE CAVE
- Super Potion on first Repel menu

DEWFORD GYM
- 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
- Get Revive from below, then 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 112
- CTB: Tackle+Tackle, MS, WG
    > Switch out if confused and no Full Heal
    > Also switch out if Growl

ROUTE 113
- Revive Wingull on Repel menu

FALLARBOR TOWN
- Shopping: Sell Nugget, TM47 and TM08; buy 3 Super Potions, 10 Super Repels, 8 X Specials, 1 X Speed, 8 X Attacks, 1 X Defend and 2 Guard Spec.

ROUTE 114
- Heal + Super Repel on second-to-last tile of bridge

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
	> Golbat does 20-24 (WA), 11-14 (Bite), 7-9 (Astonish)
    > Sharpedo does 35-42 dmg at L25, 33-39 at L26

HERB SHOP (early)
- Shopping: Buy 3 Energypowders, 2 Energy Roots and 2 Heal Powders
    > Buy 2/2/3 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
- Deathwarp chart: https://pastebin.com/aK3riLX0
- Flannery: X Attack x3-4, get poisoned, Strength x2, MS
    > Use Poke Balls, then X Specials to stall
	> Second Slugma does 16-19 (23-28 in sun)
	> Torkoal does 27-32 (Body Slam), 33-39 (Overheat), 48-57 (Overheat in sun)
- If 1-30 HP, walk around in Flannery's room to deathwarp. If 31+, Super Repel and get candy

PETALBURG GYM
- Zangoose does 36-43 (73-87 crit)
- Heal to full for Norman
- Norman: X Defend, X Attack x2, MS+MS+MS, MS+Strength, MS+MS+MS
	> Can occasionally finish Slakings with Strength
	> Vigoroth does 20-24 (16-19 Faint Attack)
	> Slaking does 56-67 (FP), 40-48 (Facade), 22-27 (Faint Attack)
- 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
	> Can buy 5 X Speeds (YOLO scroll)
    > Consider buying Awakenings ($250 each) if low on Heal Powders

ROUTE 103
- Kill a Tentacool if on low exp. route

ROUTE 110
- Skip candy if you got desert candy
- Kill a Tentacool if still on low exp. route

WEATHER INSTITUTE
- Try to pause manip the spinner
- Shelly: All Surfs if in kill range
	> YOLO through Swagger with 44+ HP
    > Hurting self does 21-25
	> Mightyena does 17-21
- 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
	> Use X Speed on Skarmory with 34-58 HP, otherwise use it on Pelipper
	> Skip X Special if you have only 6 or 7
	> You have 3 extra Surfs assuming you use 4 in Mossdeep Gym
	> Swellow does 23-28
	> Pelipper does 17-21 (16-19 AA)
	> Skarmory does 23-28 (13-16 Steel Wing)

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 before Mt. Pyre:
    > Use another Super Repel
    > Heal to 9+ HP
    > Teach Fly to flier

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

AQUA HIDEOUT
- Skip Master Ball
- Matt: MS x2, Surf
	> Sharpedo does 28-33
- Skip Max Elixer
- On the first water tile on the way out, use a Super Repel

MOSSDEEP CITY
- Shopping: Buy 1 Net Ball, 4 Hyper Potions, (2 Full Heals) and 7 Max Repels (max)
- Get Dive, then bike to the gym

MOSSDEEP GYM
- Two tiles after entering:
 	> Super Potion if one of the following is true (otherwise Hyper Potion):
		- You're dead to Night Shade without a heal and can survive 2 Night Shades with a heal
		- You're dead to Night Shade without a heal and have 2+ Super Potions/Energypowders
	> Use a Max Repel
    > Teach Dive over Mud Shot
- Xatu: Surf+Surf (can sometimes finish with Strength at L37)
- T&L: X Speed, adapt
	> Lunatone does 56-66 (+0), 82-97 (+1), 109-129 (+2)
	> Solrock does 36-43

SEAFLOOR CAVERN
- On spinner bag manip, use a Max Repel and heal to 48+ HP (if healing, go to 85+)
- Shelly: Strength+Strength, Surf
	> Surf Sharpedo if you have enough PP
	> Sharpedo does 34-40
- Heal to 37+ HP for Archie
- Archie: Guard Spec., X Special x2, X Speed, Surf x3
    > X Speed on Mightyena with 36-66 HP, otherwise X Speed on Crobat
    > Use Persim to heal confusion
	> Mightyena does 31-37
	> Crobat does 28-34 (WA), 28-33 (AC), 16-19 (Bite)
	> Sharpedo does 30-36 (Slash)

ROUTE 126
- Use a Max Repel when the previous one wears off

CAVE OF ORIGIN
- Run in the Waterfall room
- Kyogre manip:
	> Calm: 151 HP
	> Hasty: 157 HP
	> Mild: 156 HP
	> Hardy: 155 HP
- After catching Kyogre:
    > Teach Shock Wave in slot 2
	> Teach Surf in slot 1
    > (Teach Waterfall in slot 4 with 151 or 156 HP)
    > Give Kyogre a Persim Berry
	> Use Rare Candy on Kyogre
    > 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 with the Hasty (157 HP)
- 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 with the Calm (151 HP) or Hardy (155)

VICTORY ROAD
- Edgar (Cacturne): IB with the Mild, otherwise Surf

ELITE FOUR
- If you haven't taught Surf, remember to do it when you run out of Hydro Pump PP
- Phoebe:
	> Surf second Dusclops with the Mild (53%), otherwise SW+Surf
	> Second Dusclops does 38-45 (Calm), 44-52 (Hasty), 41-49 (Mild), 39-46 (Hardy)
- Heal to ~103 HP
- Glacia:
	> Set up on Glalie if you have 0-1 status healing items
	> Skip 3rd X Special if you used 1 on Flannery (unless skipped Winona X Special)
	> Consider going for +2 Walrein range (59%) with the Mild
	> Sealeo Body Slam does 23-28 (Calm), 28-33 (Hasty), 26-31 (Mild), 24-29 (Hardy)
	> Glalie Shadow Ball does 27-32 (Calm), 32-38 (Hasty), 30-36 (Mild), 28-34 (Hardy)
- Drake:
	> Skip X Speed with the Hasty
	> Altaria does 27-32 (Calm), 31-37 (Hasty), 30-36 (Mild), 28-34 (Hardy)
- Steven
	> Skip X Special if you used 3 on Flannery
	> Skarmory does 33-39 (Calm), 39-46 (Hasty), 36-43 (Mild), 34-40 (Hardy)