Pokemon Insurgence Notes (old-ish route)

Pokemon Insurgence Speedrun Notes

NOTE: I believe this is a slightly older version of the route I followed for my 2:47 run, with no difficulty switches. This corresponds to my 3:29:08 run (NORMAL) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBn1YkjqcrQ&list=PLLyb2JwK0uXtRMVigs5VZqaUVUld87LWC&index=7&t=0s)

Start
•	Go through cutscene, choose first options, one letter name
•	Toggle autorun, head right, next open door has Potion
•	Pick up 4 Potions, Awakening, and Ice Heal
•	Collect Cultist DNA from table
•	Talk to Mew, transform
•	Head upstairs and watch Darkrai cutscene
•	Backtrack and exit hideout
•	Exit to Telnor Town
•	Head south and enter Town Hall, talk to Damian
•	Enter lab
•	Choose Bulbasaur, give it 1 letter name
•	Damian: Charmander (Confusion x 2-3)
•	Check stats in fight, should not be minus Special Attack nature
•	Exit lab, pick up 2 Potions and 5 Pokeballs from NPCs
•	Enter Center, buy 9 repels and 1 antidote
•	Then exit to Shade Forest

Shade Forest
•	Pick up Dex Nav
•	Fight 3 optional trainers
•	Max: Machop (Confusion, Tackle if needed)
•	Mason: Kakuna (Confusion)
•	Jane: Roselia (Confusion x 2)
•	Pick up Super Potion to left of Jane
•	Exit to Telnor Cave

Telnor Cave
•	Follow path around
•	Garen: Machop (Confusion), Geodude (Confusion x 2)
•	Kinman: Tyrogue (Confusion), Roggenrola (Confusion x 2)
•	Make way to Cultist cutscene

Telnor Town 2
•	Heal to full and enter Town Hall
•	Cultist: Skrelp (Confusion x 2), Horsea (Confusion x 2)
•	Backtrack through Shade Forest, Telnor Cave, and exit to Route 1
•	Pick up Super Potion and Great Ball

Route 1
•	Taylor: Murkrow (Fairy Wind, Tackle)
•	Teach Leech Seed over Tackle, Hypnosis over Confusion
•	Dodge rest of trainers
•	Pick up hidden Full Heal
•	Exit to Midna City

Midna City
•	Go to Center and buy 5 Repels and 4 Antidotes from mart
•	In house NW of center, pick up Leftovers from Buizel
•	Head to NW of town, enter school, then exit to Midna Mine

Midna Mine
•	Heal to full, repel, equip Leftovers
•	Pick up Escape Rope and hidden Potion
•	Pick up another hidden Potion.
•	Samson: Solrock (Hypnosis, Leech Seed, Fairy Wind), Lunatone (same)
•	Teach Psybeam over Leech Seed
•	Jaden: Riolu (Psybeam)
•	Pick up Super Potion hidden Full Heal, Burn Heal, and Awakening
•	Watch Nora cutscene, pick up closest fossil
•	Use Escape Rope, then re-enter mine
•	Donatello: Timburr (Psybeam), Kricketot (Psybeam x 2), Chikorita (Psybeam x 2)

Midna City
•	Enter school and save. Speak to teacher
•	Kyle: Riolu (Psybeam), Tyrogue (Psybeam)
•	Damian: Corphish (Psybeam, Fairy Wind, maybe Hypnosis), Luxio (Hypnosis, Psybeam x 2), Charmeleon (Hypnosis, Fairy Wind x 2). Poke order may vary!
•	Nora: Trapinch (Psybeam x 2), Sewaddle (Psybeam x 2, maybe Hypnosis), Bayleef (Hypnosis, Psybeam x 4). Poke order may vary!
•	Exit school, then exit to Route 2

Route 2
•	Collect Old Rod from Fisherman, map it and Quartz flute
•	Follow cultists into Ruins

Ancient Ruins
•	Pick up Dusk Ball and Super Potion
•	Fish in water, catch LEVEL 19 Magikarp (must be L19, not have minus Attack nature)
•	Enter ruins, pick up two Super Potions and Rare Candy
•	Use a Candy on Karp and evolve it to Gyarados, swap it to top
•	Cultist: Horsea (Bite x 2), Skrelp (Bite x 2), Corphish (Bite x 2)
•	Return to Route 2, backtrack to Isaac
•	Isaac: Pignite (Tackle til dead), Servine (Tackle til dead)
•	Exit to Cyan Cavern

Cyan Cavern
•	Repel; don’t heal with nurse
•	Jimmy: Zorua (Tackle x 2), Grimer (Bite, Tackle x 2), Cubone (Bite x 2, Tackle)
•	Swap Ivysaur to top, heal Gyarados to full, save.
•	Hans: Jolteon (Hypnosis, Psybeam til very low health, then sac, Bite), Flareon (Bite x 2, Tackle), Vaporeon (Bite x 3, Tackle)
•	Exit to Suntouched City, swap Gyarados to top

Suntouched City
•	Take air jet to upper level, run to gym
•	Dorri: Litwick (Bite x 2), Monferno (Dragon Rage x 2)
•	Riley: Litleo (Bite, Dragon Rage), Numel (Bite x 2)
•	Heal to full and save
•	Orion: Vulpix (Bite, Dragon Rage), Larvesta (Bite, Dragon Rage), Ivysaur (Dragon Rage x 2), Fletchinder (Dragon Rage til dead)
•	Exit gym, reenter gym, watch cutscene and collect Instant Lapras
•	Go to ground level and pick up hidden Rare Candy
•	Return to Center, heal, buy 10 Super Potion
•	Then head to exitway

Suntouched Exitway
•	Surf across (repel first) and exit

Route 3
•	Joey: Vigoroth (Dragon Rage x 2), Girafarig (Bite, Bite)
•	Ingram: Illumise (Bite, Dragon Rage), Beedrill (Bite x 2), Volbeat (Bite, Dragon Rage)
•	Surf east, pick up semi-hidden Rare Candy
•	South, exit to Metchi Town

Metchi Town
•	Nora: Honedge (Bite x 2), Celebi (Bite x 3), Floette (Tackle x 3), Bayleef (Dragon Rage x 2), Swadloon (Dragon Rage x 2)
•	Surf south onto river and enter Route 3

Route 4
•	Catch Wingull or Ducklett if you see it then repel.

Vipik City
•	Heal at Center then enter gym
•	Enter tree hole, up and exit.
•	Melnor: Volbeat (Bite x 3), Vivillon (Bite, Ice Fang), Dustox (Bite x 3)
•	Teach Ice Fang over Tackle
•	Enter northern tree, go right and then south, exit, then head up to Xavier. Heal to full, Candy twice (Teach Aqua Tail over Splash), set battle style to ‘shift’ and save
•	Xavier: Shuckle (Dragon Rage, Aqua Tail), Haunter (Bite), Croagunk (Ice Fang x 2), Tentacruel (Dragon Rage til dead), Beedrill (switch to Ivysaur if poisoned or super low health, sac, switch back in Gyarados, Aqua Tail), Heracross (Dragon Rage, Aqua Tail)
•	Heal again at Center, buy 12 Super Repel, 5 Hyper Potion, 1 Revive
•	Head to Vipik Dump

Vipik Dump
•	Make way to top
•	Double Battle: Ivysaur Baby Doll Eyes Starmie and Dewgong. Go for left side first. Starmie (Bite x 2), Skrelp (Bite x 3), Dewgong (Dragon Rage x 3), Crawdaunt (Dragon Rage x 3)
•	Watch cutscene, pick up Rare Candy, exit dump and head south to crossroads

Crossroads
•	If don’t have Fly slave, catch Fletchling (40%)
•	Pick up Rare Candy
•	Heal to full, set Battle style to ‘set’
•	Nicolas: Marill (Aqua Tail x 2), Zangoose (Aqua Tail, Dragon Rage), Larvesta (Aqua Tail)

Route 5
•	Head west, picking up Full Heal

Koril Town
•	Take Center
•	Pick up Lucky Egg from Loudred
•	Then go to Rezzai Desert

Rezzai Desert
•	Pick up Wave Incense
•	Head left first and fight Lucario trainer
•	Indiana: Lucario (Dragon Rage, Aqua Tail)
•	Pick up Rare Candy. Repel, heal to full, equip Lucky Egg.
•	Henry: Lunatone (Aqua Tail), Solrock (Aqua Tail)
•	Moin: Graveler (Aqua Tail, Bite if Sturdy), Shuckle (Ice Fang, Aqua Tail), Lairon (Ice Fang, Aqua Tail)
•	Teach Crunch over Bite
•	Pick up Revive

Rezzai Cavern
•	Tristi: Simisage (Ice Fang x 2), Grumpig (Crunch x 2)
•	Pick up Dusk Ball and Rare Candy
•	Head to exit, use all 4 Candies, heal to full.
•	Don’t teach Hydro Pump, teach Dragon Dance over Dragon Rage
•	Damian: Crawdaunt (Dragon Dance x 4, Aqua Tail), Luxray (Aqua Tail), Metang (Crunch), Charizard (Crunch), Shaymin (Ice Fang)
•	Exit cavern, pick up Super Repel

Roggan Town
•	Go to Center, heal and collect Bicycle
•	Exit, map bicycle and use, head up to Route 6

Route 6 & 7
•	Head up to maze area and repel
•	Bird Keeper: Pidgeot (Dragon Dance, Ice Fang), Swoobat (Ice Fang), Fearow (Ice Fang)
•	Pick up Ether
•	Head to Route 7
•	Pick up Dusk Ball, head into Helios City

Helios City
•	Head to Department Store
•	Go to 4th floor, right cashier, sell Wave Incense, buy 3 Air Balloons and middle cashier, buy Metal Coat
•	Go to 2nd floor, buy 3 full heals from right cashier, as well as 14 Hyper Potions
•	Go to basement, make way to sewer, use Repel

Helios Sewers
•	Exit to Black Market

Black Market
•	Buy Exp Share from one of the salesmen
•	Enter Perfection Base

Perfection Base
•	Follow along and watch cutscene. Heal to full
•	Taen: Kyurem (Dragon Dance, Crunch x 2-3), Stunfisk (Aqua Tail), Pyroar (Aqua Tail), Grumpig (Crunch)
•	Don’t teach Hyper Beam

Jade Tower
•	Heal to full
•	East: Skarmory (Dragon Dance x 3, Aqua Tail), Kingdra (Heal poison and/or health, Crunch x 1-2), Noivern (Crunch, Ice Fang), Altaria (Ice Fang), Talonflame (Aqua Tail), Gliscor (Ice Fang)
•	Heal with Chansey
•	Jaern: Rayquaza (Ice Fang x 2)
•	Collect Elixir and Dusk Ball
•	Head SW, surf across water (DO NOT REPEL), enter cave

Cave of Steam
•	Catch Druddigon when you see it (cannot leave without it)
•	Heal to full
•	Debra: Magnezone (Aqua Tail x 2)
•	Tyran: Hitmonlee (Dragon Dance, Aqua Tail), Hitmontop (Aqua Tail, Crunch if Intimidate)
•	Exit to Utira Town

Utira Town
•	Pick up Carbos
•	Go to house in far southwest, trade Druddigon for Drilbur
o	Ability: Must have Sand Rush
o	Nature: Must not have minus Attack or minus Speed nature
o	IVs:
	Attack: Any
	Defence: Any for plus or neutral; 10 or better for minus
	Special Defence: Any for plus or neutral; 13 or better for minus
	Speed: Any for plus; 9 or better for neutral
	Should not have both low Attack and low Def/Spc Def
•	Swap Tenga’s moves in this order: EQ, RS, SD, Sandstorm/Slash; heal Gyarados to full, give Tenga exp share
•	Head north
•	Nora: Doublade (Dragon Dance x 2, Crunch x 1-2), Celebi (Crunch), Flygon (Ice Fang), Floette (Aqua Tail), Leavanny (Ice Fang)
o	Teach Sandstorm over Slash if learn it on this fight

Utira Library
•	Enter abandoned wing (repel and heal if necessary), pick up Escape Rope
•	???: Claydol (Dragon Dance, Crunch), Jellicent (Crunch), Delphox (Crunch), Aegislash (Crunch x 2), Banette (Crunch)
•	Exit the library
•	Go to Route 8, swap Tenga to top

Route 8
•	Repel, head south, keep left.
•	Enter southern house, get HM02 (Fly)
•	Cressida: Ampharos (Earthquake), Sceptile (Swords Dance, Earthquake)
•	Exit to Miara Town

Miara Town
•	Pick up Rare Candy and Chesto berry
•	Go to Museum, watch cutscene
•	Set Battle Style to ‘shift,’ heal Tenga and Gyarados to full, use repel and teach Fly (if fly slave caught), surf south to Stormy Seas
•	Catch Wingull (60%) or Swanna (4%) if you see them
•	Surf to Whirl Islands

Whirl Islands
•	Enter NW cave, pick up Escape Rope.
•	Audrey: Lanturn (Earthquake), swap to Gyarados, Swampert (Dragon Dance x 5, Crunch), Lugia (Crunch), Crawdaunt (Aqua Tail), Ludicolo (Crunch), Kingdra (Crunch)
•	Set battle style back to ‘set,’ heal Tenga and Gyarados to full (if have fly slave), and Escape Rope out, then surf back to Miara Town. Don’t renew repel if still don’t have fly slave
•	Leave town to Route 8, collect Pokeflute

Route 8 (2)
•	Go north to Snorlax, use Pokeflute, run from battle, head into Route 9

Route 9
•	Repel, equip Leftovers on Gyarados and Lucky Egg on Tenga
•	Eric: Magnezone (Earthquake)

Sonata City
•	Head west and enter gym, should only fight parasol girl (take path to right)
•	Renata: Gardevoir (Swords Dance, Earthquake)
•	Heal to full
•	Harmony: Cinccino (Swords Dance x 2, Sandstorm, Earthquake), Azumarill (Earthquake), Sylveon (Earthquake), Gardevoir (Rock Slide, EQ. If Tenga dies, Gyarados use Dragon Dance x 4, Aqua Tail), Miltank (Earthquake if Excadrill; Gyarados use Aqua Tail), Togekiss (Rock Slide if Excadrill; Ice Fang if Gyarados)
•	Exit gym, head north to Sonata Hills

Sonata Hills
•	Go down into basement, watch cutscene
•	Grab 4 Rare Candies hidden in mansion
•	Go upstairs and watch cutscene
•	Exit hospital, then head southwest to Route 10

Route 10 & Maelstrom
•	Repel, set Battle Style to ‘shift’
•	Head up, surf up, exit to Kepler City

Kepler City
•	Heal at Center, sell Carbos and Exp Share; buy 31 Max Repels, 12 Hyper Potions and 3 Revives
•	Go to Observatory, enter door
•	Bike back to Maelstrom 9, repel, dive in center
•	Head southeast to Abyssal Base

Abyssal Base
•	Enter, transform into Abyssal Cultist, grab Escape Rope, head down stairs
•	Pick up two Ether
•	Collect Scientist DNA
•	Transform into Abyssal Scientist, go through green barrier
•	Collect password
•	Taker eastern, southern, southern tile
•	Activate purple computer, enter password then go back to the pond
•	Take western, western, northern tile
•	Use Seed flare, surf across, grab Audrey DNA, surf back, transform into Audrey
•	Go back through tile. Then take western, northeastern, southern tiles
•	Go through purple barrier
•	Audrey: Lanturn (Earthquake), Crawdaunt (Earthquake, swap to slave 1, then bring in slave 2 and heal Tenga, bring Tenga back in and Earthquake), swap to Gyarados, Ludicolo (Dragon Dance x 6, Crunch), Kyogre (Crunch), Kingdra (Crunch), Alakazam (Ice Fang, Crunch)
•	Exit, set battle style to ‘set,’ heal Tenga and Gyarados to full, teach Fly if haven’t already
•	Fly to Metchi Town, buy Secret Base in east
•	Buy and place the Level Trainer. Fight him twice
•	Level Trainer: Audino (Swords Dance), Audino (Swords Dance), Audino (Earthquake)
•	Fly back to Kepler City

Kepler City Gym
•	Go to gym
•	Pick up Rare Candy
•	Curie: Eelektross (Swords Dance x 2, Rock Slide), Rotom (Rock Slide)
•	Heal Tenga to full and save, swap Gyarados to top
•	Anastasia: Klefki (Aqua Tail x 2), Magnezone (Aqua Tail, Gyarados will die, bring in Excadrill)
o	If Magnezone used Thunderbolt: Magnezone (Swords Dance x 2, heal if needed, Sandstorm, heal, Earthquake), Metagross (Earthquake), Electivire (Rock Slide), Rotom (Rock Slide), Aegislash (Rock Slide, Earthquake)
o	If Magnezone used Volt Switch: Electivire (Swords Dance x 2, Sandstorm, Rock Slide), Metagross (Earthquake), Rotom (Rock Slide), Magnezone (Earthquake), Aegislash (Rock Slide, Earthquake)
•	Exit gym
•	Enter workshop, switch battle style to ‘shift,’ revive Gyarados and heal Gyarados and Tenga to full, use Ether on Earthquake if less than 4 Earthquake PP
•	Taen: Grumpig (Crunch x 2), switch to Tenga, Zekrom (Swords Dance, Earthquake), Luxray (Earthquake), Pyroar (Earthquake), Kyurem (Rock Slide), Charizard (Earthquake)
•	Head to route 11, head northwest, dodging trainers

Nasca Town
•	Exit to Nasca Cave
•	Repel, switch Tenga to top, head up and exit to Murk Forest

Murk Forest
•	Heal with nurse and, if Ether needed early, pick up hidden Ether
•	Follow path northward and collect Elixir
•	Then surf southeast to Hekate Town

Hekate Town & Fiery Caverns
•	Enter Fiery Caverns
•	Cultist 1: Talonflame (Rock Slide) - slower
•	Cultist 2: Heatmor (Earthquake), Infernape (Earthquake)
•	Reach boulder. Push it west into hole then follow boulder down, hop to right
•	Cultist 3: Volcarona (Rock Slide)
•	Push boulder until it falls in pool of lava
•	Go east to next cave, follow path northward to bridge
•	Cultist 4: Chandelure (Earthquake), Arcanine (Earthquake)
•	Cultist 5: Blaziken (Earthquake)
•	Cross bridge, head east and climb up platform, push boulder down to level below then NE into pool of lava
•	Head north. Heal Tenga to full and swap Gyarados to top
•	Zenith: Blaziken (Aqua Tail, Crunch if no Brave Bird), swap to Tenga, Excadrill (Earthquake), Volcarona (Rock Slide), Chandelure (Earthquake), Magcargo (Earthquake)
•	Watch cutscene, set battle style to ‘set,’ swap Tenga to top, heal Tenga to full if needed, and use escape rope
•	Take northwest portal, then northeast portal, head north

Route 12
•	Make way along path to north
•	Pick up hidden Rare Candy

Selene City
•	Fly back to Kepler, enter lab and teach Iron Head over Rock Slide
•	Head to gym
•	Darkrai Cultist: Mightyena (Swords Dance if Intimidate, Earthquake), Mismagius (Iron Head)
•	Heal to full, use Ether on Earthquake, and save
•	Persephone: Zoroark (Earthquake), Greninja (Earthquake), Hydreigon (swap to slave, bring in second slave and heal, Swords Dance, Iron Head), Spiritomb (Earthquake), Gengar (Iron Head)
•	Enter gym
•	Walk right up middle of gym, heal to full
•	Diana: Sableye (Earthquake), Gardevoir (Earthquake), Chandelure (Earthquake), Gengar (Iron Head – might be faster), Gothitelle (Swords Dance x 1-2, EQ), Cresselia (Iron Head x 1-2)
•	Exit gym, head east to Route 13

Route 13 + Dragon Ruins
•	Head north to Dragon Ruins (no trainers)
•	Repel, heal to full, revive one slave, and use Ether on Earthquake, swap Gyarados to top
•	Make way to top and pick up 3 Full Restores
•	Taen: Gyarados use Ice Fang twice on Salamence, then sac, bring in Tenga. Swords Dance, then spam Earthquake (use Iron Head on Kyurem).
•	Backtrack to start of ruins, go right, watch cutscene and exit to Route 14

Route 14
•	Follow route southeast
•	Oates: Furret (Swords Dance, Earthquake), Azumarill (Earthquake)
•	Exit to Oranos Town (don’t renew repel)

Oranos Town
•	Collect Max Elixir
•	Enter repurposed storage facility, talk to man in front of desk
•	Medium A Williams: Mismagius (Iron Head), Bronzong (Earthquake; if Levitate, Swords Dance – twice if bad Attack, Iron Head x 2), Gengar (Iron Head), Alakazam (Iron Head)
•	Exit facility, head east and leave town

Route 15
•	Grab Max Revive and Ether
•	Denim: Bastiodon (Iron Head, Earthquake), Archeops (Iron Head)

Amphitrite City
•	Head to Center, spend all of money on Full Restore
•	Head south and surf, repel, head into Crystal Caves

Crystal Caves
•	Erik: Claydol (Swords Dance, Iron Head), Golem (Iron Head), Krookodile (Earthquake)
•	Head up, grab Rare Candy
•	Make way around to right, enter Area 2
•	Use Tesseract twice, head into area 3
•	After boulders, talk to Nora. Watch cutscene, then surf up into Area 5
•	Mew (Iron Head x 2)
•	Heal to full, use Elixir, Candy to L88 if Attack is low, equip Metal Coat if Attack was low, then escape rope
•	Run out of Area 1, then fly to Amphitrite City

Amphitrite Gym
•	Head east then north to gym
•	Surf to left side of gym, dive into second deep patch
•	Calreath: Politoed (Sandstorm, Iron Head, sac slave and use Max Revive, Earthquake), Greninja (Earthquake), Heliolisk (Earthquake), Goodra (Swords Dance x 2-3, Earthquake), Dragonite (Iron Head), Manaphy (Earthquake),
•	Leave gym, collect Rare Candy from rock below house, then exit town

Mt Rose Base
•	Enter checkpoint, watch cutscene, exit, talk to Nora. Go with her to base
•	Head inside, watch cutscene, heal to full, revive slave, swap Ivysaur to top, equip Lucky Egg, and save
•	Taen: Poliwrath (Baby-Doll Eyes, bring in Gyarados, swap to Wingull, Swords Dance, Sandstorm, Earthquake), Gallade (Earthquake), Zebstrika (Earthquake), Mewtwo (Earthquake), Darmanitan (Heal if health below half, Iron Head), Kyurem (Iron Head)
•	Talk to Nora, return to Mt Rose Base where you talked to Nora the first time. Talk to her again and watch cutscene
•	Head up ladder into Mt Rose

Mt Rose
•	Use repel, heal, use Ether on EQ, swap Tenga to top, head up and east and round, dodging trainers, enter cave
•	Pick up 2x PP up , then exit cave
•	Mark: Simisear (Earthquake), Infernape (Earthquake), Heatmor (Earthquake)
•	Grab X Sp Def 2
•	Enter cave, exit to Deyraan Town

Deyraan Town, Rose Crater, Infernal Base, Deyraan Cave, Route 16
•	Head to Rose Crater (renew repel)
•	Talk to Nora, Diana and Calreath, watch cutscene
•	Pester guard until he battles you
•	Cultist 1: Rapidash (Earthquake), Pyroar (Earthquake)
•	Take Cultist DNA, transform, and escape from cell
•	heal to full, use PP Ups on Earthquake, use Ether on Earthquake
•	Cultist 2: Claydol (Swords Dance, Iron Head), Camerupt (Earthquake), Krookodile (Earthquake)
•	Heal to full
•	Cultist 3: Whiscash (Swords Dance, Earthquake), Quagsire (Earthquake)
•	heal to full
•	Cultist 4: Simisear (Swords Dance, Earthquake), Volcarona (Earthquake), Claydol (Iron Head)
•	Head north, use Chansey to heal to full, swap Ivysaur to top
•	Zenith: Excadrill (Baby Doll Eyes, Swords Dance, Earthquake), Groudon (Earthquake), Chandelure (Earthquake), Volcarona (Earthquake), Blaziken (Earthquake), Heatran (Earthquake)
•	Interact with Zenith, get his DNA, transform into him, talk to cameraman
•	Head east, talk to Manaphy and get Heart Swap
•	Use Heart swap to switch with statue, press yellow switch, use heart swap again, talk to Diana and leave base
•	Head back to Mt Rose entrance, stop in front of statue, use heart swap, continue into Deyraan Cave
•	Swap Tenga to top, heal to full, and head southeast towards Route 16 and on to Narra Town

Narra Town, Border, Shade Forest
•	Head to Market, buy X-items: 7 X Speed, 4 X Defend, 5 X Spc Def
•	Talk to Malde at cave, fly to Telnor Town and head into Shade Forest
•	Return to Cult of Darkrai base (don’t renew)
•	Return to room where first cutscene took place

Dream Area
•	Head south in dream realm, pick up Rare Candy
•	Persephone: Spiritomb (X Spec Def x 2, Sandstorm, Swords Dance, Earthquake), Alakazam (Iron Head x 2), Metagross (Earthquake), Gengar (Iron Head), Houndoom (Earthquake), Hydreigon (Iron Head)
•	Head southeast into Cortisol Rd
•	Repel, heal to full
•	Damian: Deoxys (Sandstorm, Swords Dance, Iron Head), Charizard (Iron Head), Metagross (Earthquake), Shaymin (heal to full, Iron Head)
•	Continue to Cerebrum Town, then to REM Ocean
•	Surf to Erebus City

Erebus City Gym
•	Head north, taking heal with Chansey, and enter gym, talk to Adam
•	See wiki for puzzles
•	Adam: Greninja (Swords Dance, Sandstorm, Earthquake), Tyranitar (Earthquake), Drapion (Earthquake), Hydreigon (Iron Head), Spiritomb (Earthquake), Bisharp (Earthquake), Greninja (Iron Head x 2)
•	Leave the gym, head north, use Hyperspace Hole to return to Samsara Cave

Giratina Cult Sequence
•	Exit, fly to Helios City and collect custom ICE move (teach over Sandstorm), also pick up Escape Rope in Black Market
•	Then fly to Amphitrite City
•	Head down, watch cutscene, then head for Crystal Cave (heal to full and repel first)
•	Backtrack through cave, just before leaving Tesseract area, save
•	Jaern: Aegislash (X Defend, X Speed, Swords Dance, Earthquake), Salamence (Custom), Rayquaza (Custom), Arcanine (Earthquake), Goodra (Earthquake), Lucario (Earthquake)
•	Use Hyperspace Hole to enter Void Gauntlet
•	Pick up two Candies on way through Gauntlet
•	Mysterious Grunt: Sableye (Earthquake)
•	Mysterious Grunt 2: Crawdaunt (Swords Dance, Earthquake), Mantine (Custom), Pelipper (Custom x 1-2)
•	Mysterious Grunt 3: Shuckle (Iron Head), Blissey (Iron Head), Weezing (Iron Head x 2)
•	Watch cutscene, talk to Nora to heal, save
•	Nyx: Aurorus (X Spc Def, X Speed, Swords Dance, Custom), Garchomp (Earthquake), Greninja (Heal, Iron Head), Kangaskhan (Earthquake), Exeggutor (Earthquake), Breloom (Earthquake)
•	Giratina (Custom x 2-3)
•	Take portal back to Crystal Cavern, heal, use repel, then Escape Rope
•	Run out of cave, fly to Narra Town, head on to Nexa Border, then on to Victory Road

Victory Road
•	Dodge ruin walls, enter volcanic area
•	Carana: Garchomp (Custom), Metagross (Earthquake)
•	Atropos: Linoone (Swords Dance, Iron Head), Raticate (Iron Head), Talonflame (Custom)
•	Deimos: Claydol (Swords Dance, Iron Head), Forretress (Earthquake x 1-2), Cofagrigus (Iron Head)
•	Head SW, go up ladder, then north, take south fork, down stairs to west
•	Aelous: Jynx (Iron Head), Granbull (Swords Dance if Intimidate, Earthquake), Dustox (Iron Head)
•	Use all candies on Tenga
•	Hera: Heatmor (Earthquake), Glaceon (Iron Head), Leafeon (Custom x 1-2)
•	Jotun: Durant (Earthquake), Tauros (Iron Head if Intimidate, Earthquake or Iron Head if Intimidate), Victreebel (Custom), Chandelure (Earthquake)
•	Nephthon: Ludicolo (Swords Dance, Custom), Whiscash (Earthquake), Quagsire (Earthquake)
•	Ice Puzzle 1: Walk 7 steps from entrance to left (3rd tile), then D, R, U, L, U, R, D
•	Ares: Xatu (Iron Head), Gogoat (Iron Head), Slurpuff (Earthquake)
•	Ice Puzzle 2: Walk all the way left (slide), then D, R, D, L, U, L, D, R, U, R, D, walk to lower left corner of snow, walk right (slide), D, L, U, L, D then walk to exit
•	Exit cave, head west. Heal to full, equip Air Balloon, and use Max Elixir
•	Aphrodite: Alomomola (Earthquake), Jumpluff (Iron Head), Wigglytuff (Earthquake)
•	Reach Pokemon League
•	Fly back to Helios, switch Custom move to GRASS

Pokemon League
•	Buy Full Restores (should have 20 going into E4) if very low, deposit slaves, save
•	Yuki: Mamoswine (X Speed, Swords Dance x 3, Earthquake), Chandelure (Earthquake), Cryogonal (Iron Head), Trevenant (Earthquake), Starmie (Earthquake), Rotom (Iron Head)
•	Heal to full
•	London: Reuniclus (X Spc Def 2, X Speed x 1-2, Swords Dance x 3, Earthquake), Marowak (Earthquake), Conkeldurr (Earthquake), Scizor (Earthquake), Jellicent (Earthquake), Togekiss (Iron Head)
•	Heal to full, use Elixir, equip Air Balloon
•	Eduard: Hippowdon (X Speed, Swords Dance x 3, Earthquake), Cacturne (Iron Head), Tyranitar (Iron Head), Aegislash (Earthquake), Excadrill (Earthquake), Rotom (Custom)
•	Heal to full, equip Chesto Berry
•	Kayla: Smeargle (Swords Dance, Iron Head twice, then spam Earthquake/Iron Head until everything is dead)
•	Heal to full, equip Air Balloon
•	Reukra: Tyranitar (X Speed, Swords Dance x 3, Earthquake), Haxorus (Earthquake), Mewtwo (Earthquake), Kyurem (Iron Head), Flygon (Iron Head), Volcarona (Iron Head)
•	Go through to HOF, time stops at fade to credits