Pokemon X/Y Any% Speedrunning Notes

INTRODUCTION + DATE AND TIME
Time: 22:58
Date: 02/14/XXXX

DATE AND TIME INFO
Before you start your run, set your date to either February 14th or March 14th - this will allow you to get 5 Sweet Hearts instead of 1 in Camphrier Town, which makes it much easier to raise Hawlucha's friendship for the Lucky Egg.
You want to set your time so that you avoid wind in Lumiose Badlands and hail in Anistar City. On a very good run, it should take you roughly 1hr34mins to reach Lumiose Badlands, roughly 1hr46mins to exit the Power Plant into Lumiose Badlands again (it's not a huge deal if you fail to avoid wind here), and roughly 2hr16mins to reach Anistar City.
Lumiose Badlands has no wind at :10-20, :30-40, :50-00 mins every hour.
Anistar City has no hail at
 :10-50 for hours 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 20
 :10-40 for hours 01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 21
 :00-20, :40-00 for hours 02, 06, 10, 14, 18, 22
 :00-20, :30-00 for hours 03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 23
Set your time to 23:03 so that you get two massages for Hawlucha in Cyllage City. This is slower than picking up the HP Up on Route 8, but allows you to get the Lucky Egg with greater consistency.

INTRO SECTION
- Holding down either A or B makes text scroll faster (even if your Text Speed is set to Fast), so do that for the whole game.
Unlike in most other Pokémon games, the intro section counts towards your game time in X/Y, so get through this bit as fast as you can. Pick the girl - it's safer (Calem has a -Speed Meowstic at Coumarine City). Use a single-character name.

VANIVILLE TOWN
- Go to Options and set Text Speed to Fast, Battle Effects to Off, and Battle Style to Set.

AQUACORDE TOWN
- Stay to the left while running up to Aquacorde Town. When you get called over, run to the left to trigger the cutscene.
- Choose Li'l [name] as your nickname. Pick Chespin as your starter, and don't nickname it. Head back to Vaniville on the left side.

- Shauna: Vine Whip x2.

ROUTE 2
- Catch a Bunnelby
- Youngster: Vine Whip x2 (more if you get Growled).

SANTALUNE FOREST
- Lass: Vine Whip x2 (more if you get Growled). Don't use a Paralyze Heal.

ROUTE 3
- The preschoolers don't see as far as the grass - use diagonals so you only have to go through two grass tiles.

SANTALUNE CITY
- Trade for Farfetch'd and switch him to the front of the party.
- Roller Skater: Aerial Ace x2

SANTALUNE GYM
- Follow the dew drops
- Lass Charlotte: Aerial Ace, Aerial Ace
- Leader Viola: Aerial Ace, Aerial Ace + Aerial Ace (Aerial Ace)
NOTE: At Lv. 13, Attack range is 21-25, Defense range is 19-23
- Teach Knock Off over Fury Attack.

SANTALUNE CITY
- Head to the school and talk to the old gentleman to receive 3 X Attacks and 3 X Defenses.
- Head towards Route 4, talking to Alexa near the city exit.

ROUTE 4
- Say Yes to Sina

LUMIOSE CITY
- Go to 2F, go down-left and talk to the scientist to get 5 Luxury Balls.
- Then go to 3F and battle Sycamore.
- Sycamore: Aerial Ace (Fury Cutter), Aerial Ace x2/Fury Cutter x2, Aerial Ace x2
- Pick Bulbasaur cause that's all your chat wants you to pick.
- Head to the center and deposit everyone except Farfetch'd (Farfetch'd will be at full health after Sycamore.)
Shopping:
		> Sell: 9 Poké Balls, 3 X Defenses and 2 Luxury Balls.
		> Buy: Swords Dance + 1 Repel
- Head to Café Soleil, then head to Route 5

ROUTE 5
- Repel at grass, teach Swords Dance to Farfetch'd over Fury Cutter.
- Tierno: Leer, Swords Dance, Aerial Ace.
- After going up the stairs, dip into the purple flowers to avoid the trainer.
- When going down after that, stay 1 or 2 tiles off the left wall.

CAMPHRIER TOWN
- Grab the Star Piece south of the center.
Shopping:
		> Sell: 1 Star Piece
		> Buy: 8/6 Repels, 4/5 Super Potions, 2 Antidotes, 1 Paralyze Heal and 1 Awakening.
- Go to Shabboneau Castle for a cutscene.
- Leave the castle and talk to the redhead for Berry Juice
- Enter the house on your screen and talk to the maid in the top-left for 5 Sweet Hearts.
- Leave the house and go left to Route 7.

ROUTE 7
- Trigger the Snorlax cutscene, then head to Route 6.

ROUTE 6
- Avoid the trainers and the big bushes.

PARFUM PALACE
- Solve the Furfrou puzzle.
- Pick up a hidden Rare Candy at the top of the fountain.
- Go back to the palace and enjoy the fireworks.
- Head back to Snorlax on Route 7.

ROUTE 7
- Mash A at the Snorlax cutscene and run from him.
- Head left and use a Repel, Super Potion if below 30 HP, and give Farfetch'd the Berry Juice before the double battle.
- Rival Double Battle: Swords Dance turn 1.
		> Swords Dance + Aerial Ace Corphish If Fletchling attacks Corphish and your Attack is above average.
		> Aerial Ace x2 Corphish otherwise
		> Knock Off Pikachu and Aerial Ace Flabébé.
- Grab a PP Up in the flowers
- Enter Connecting Cave via the more southern entrance.

CONNECTING CAVE
- Get a free heal from the Scientist if below 25 HP.

ROUTE 8
- Reapply the Repel when the prompt comes up.
OPTIONAL STRAT: go left instead and jump down some ledges to grab the HP Up if you aren't going for the double massage strat.

AMBRETTE TOWN
- Go in and out of the Pokémon Center for the death warp.
- When the Repel prompt comes up, drop them if you bought 6 Repels, otherwise keep them up.
- Go to the Fossil Lab (say Yes to the scientist), then head east to Route 9.

ROUTE 9
- Go up on the left-hand side and enter Glittering Cave.
NOTE: If your Repels are still up, drop them after this Route.

GLITTERING CAVE
- Grab Shadow Claw on the 3rd branching path.
- If you get hit below 25 HP, heal with a Super Potion
- Flare Grunt 1: Swords Dance, Aerial Ace. (Do not cure poison)
NOTE: Houndour's Bite can do 19 to good Defense, 22 to bad Defense
- Flare Grunt 2: Swords Dance x3 (x2 if you had max Attack at Lv. 13), Aerial Ace, Knock Off
NOTE: Use an Awakening if you fall asleep. Do not cure poison.
- Flare Double: Swords Dance, Aerial Ace Scraggy, Aerial Ace Croagunk.
NOTE: Scraggy's Brick Break can do 33 if you have bad Defense.
- Talk to the Scientist to receive the Jaw Fossil.
- Get an encounter and die (just use Leer to stall)

AMBRETTE TOWN
- Talk to the brunette near the aquarium to receive TM94 Rock Smash, then go through the aquarium.

ROUTE 8
- Head south and pick up a hidden Rare Candy.
- Avoid the Swimmer facing right after you receive the Dowsing Machine.

CYLLAGE CITY
- Go to the Bike Shop to receive the Bicycle.
- Register + Use bike.
- Buy a dozen Soda Pops from the Waitress north of the Bike Shop.
- Head north-west to Route 10.

ROUTE 10
- Head to Geosenge then enter and leave the center before heading back to route 10
- Catch a Hawlucha
- DON'T teach Farfetch'd Slash
- If level 19 Hawlucha: Rare Candy x2, Teach Encore Over Roost, PP Up Encore, Teach Swords Dance over Aerial Ace,
- If level 20 Hawlucha: Rare Candy x2, PP Up Encore, Teach Swords Dance over Aerial Ace, Teach Rock Smash over Wing Attack
- If skipping double massage head over to the gym now
- Pick up the hidden X Speed at 56 speed or less at Lv. 20 OR  61 speed or less at Lv. 21.

HAWLUCHA LV 20 STATS
HP:    61-67
ATK:   45-52+ 41-48= 36-43-
DEF:   38-45+ 35-41= 31-36-
SPA:   37-44+ 34-40= 30-36-
SPD:   33-39+ 30-36= 27-32-
SPEED: 57-63+ 52-58= 46-52-
Go here if this chart above confuses you -> https://imgur.com/hAtqpyy

CYLLAGE CITY
- Go to the house west of the Pokémon Center and get a massage.
	> Worst massage: "The massage made your Pokémon a little bit more friendly towards you!"
	> Good massage: "The massage made your Pokémon somewhat more friendly towards you!"
	> Best massage: "The massage made your Pokémon much more friendly towards you!"
- Swap Farfetch'd to the front of the party.

CYLLAGE GYM
- Head right and around the corner, then climb the rock wall. Head up the stairs, then climb the left rock wall.
- When you round the corner after the mud slope, go past the climbable rock wall.
- Hug the wall to avoid an Ace Trainer, then climb the rock wall. The final Hiker is a spinner.
- Leader Grant: Leer until you faint.
		> Lv 21: Karate Chop, Sword Dance x2 + Karate Chop
		> Lv 22: Rock Smash, Swords Dance + Rock Smash x2
NOTE: Heal if hit twice by Rock Tomb
- Go grab the 2nd massage and switch Hawlucha to the front of the party.
- Head south to Route 8 and battle the swimmer.
- Swimmer: Swords Dance/Encore until fainted

GEOSENGE TOWN
- Go to PC and deposit Farfetch'd.
- Head north-west for a cutscene.
- Head tot he east exit and battle Korrina
- Leader Korrina: Swords Dance X2 + Karate Chop/Rock Smash, Karate Chop/Rock Smash.

ROUTE 11
- Go east, behind the Psychic near the berry tree, then go south once you go up the stairs to avoid the grass.
- Head up the stairs and head north into Reflection Cave.

REFLECTION CAVE
- Give Hawlucha the Jaw Fossil, use a Repel and heal to full.
NOTE: You can still get encounters here, even at Lv. 23.
- Backpacker: Swords Dance + Karate Chop or Rock Smash x2
- Teach Fling over Karate Chop/Rock Smash
- Heal to full and head south then east at the walking Battle Girl
- Ace Trainer: Sword Dance x2 + Wing Attack, Karate Chop/Fling, Wing Attack x2
NOTE: Headbutt can do 24/28/31 - 23/26/30 (Lv. 23-24).
- Use a Soda Pop, then go down the stairs.
- Psychic: Swords Dance, Fling, Wing Attack
NOTE:

SHALOUR CITY
- Drop your Repel when the prompt comes up.
- Go to the house on the left near the lamp post and get the Soothe Bell.
- Give Hawlucha the Soothe Bell, Use Protein, Iron, HP UP, and PP Up (Unless you got a good or best massage at any time)
- Heal to full with 2/3 Sweet Hearts
NOTE: Using the vitamins first may allow them to boost friendship by a larger amount
- Head north to the Tower of Mastery

TOWER OF MASTERY
- Choose bottom option "It was given to me", and say yes to Calem.
- Calem: X Speed/Encore, Encore, Swords Dance x2, Encore, Swords Dance, Wing Attack x3
- Exit the tower, going left from the beach stairs to reach Shalour Gym.

SHALOUR GYM
- Skate up the rail and battle the 1st girl you see.
- Skater 1: Wing Attack x2
- Skater 2: Swords Dance x2, Wing Attack, Wing Attack
- Check attack here. Teach Flying Press over Fling
- Skater 3: Wing Attack
- Skater 4: Swords Dance x2, Wing Attack, Wing Attack
- Leader Korrina: (X Attack if you have 69/71 attack or lower at Lv 28/29) Swords Dance, Wing Attack, Wing Attack, Wing Attack.
NOTE: Hawlucha has 87 speed and Flying Press can do 43/51/57
- Go back to Tower of Mastery

TOWER OF MASTERY
- Skate to the 3rd floor and talk to the Ace Trainer for Low Sweep
- Skate to the top and say Yes to Korrina.
- Korrina: Mega Evolve + Swords Dance till you die.
- Say yes to Korrina and do NOT nickname Lucario
- Head to Route 12

ROUTE 12
- Talk to the breeder and proceed to spam FeelsLaprasMan
- Heal Hawlucha to full and use a Repel
- Teach Rock Smash + Strength to Lapras
- Teach Rock Tomb to Lucario over Metal Sound
- Teach Surf to Lapras
- Teach Low Sweep over Power-Up Punch
- Surf south-east past the backpacker
- Ride a Skiddo to the stairs near Coumarine City avoid optional trainers

COUMARINE CITY
- Head east to the monorail station and ride the monorail
- Head to the gym for a rival fight
- Calem: X Attack, Encore, Swords Dance, Wing Attack x2, Flying Press, Flying Press
		> Alternate Fight: X Attack, Encore, Swords Dance x2, Wing Attack x3 (Only do this with 71 ATK at lv 30)
NOTE: Meowstic has 68 Speed

Coumarine Gym
- Go right after the first climbing rope.
- Ranger 1: Flying Press
- When you next have a choice of directions, go left.
- Ranger 2: Wing Attack (Don't heal poison or teach bounce) , Wing Attack
- Give up on Bounce and Quick Guard
- After the second climbing rope, go right.
NOTE: Keep an eye on your Speed if you have a -Speed nature.
- Ranger 3: Swords Dance, (Heal Paralysis) Wing Attack, Wing Attack
NOTE: With 77 speed or less, swap Lucio to the front of your party
- Leader Ramos:
		> 78 Speed: Swords Dance, Wing Attack, Flying Press, Wing Attack
NOTE: Acrobatics can do 68/80/90
		> 77 Speed: Swords Dance, Rock Tomb, Switch to Hawlucha, Swords Dance, Flying Press, Wing Attack
NOTE: Take Down can do 38/45/50

COUMARINE CITY
- Head to the monorail again.
- Head north to the hotel and talk to the girl to get the Luck Egg
NOTE: If she doesn't give it to you, use the PP Up on Hawlucha. Bike around for a bit if still not enough afterwards.
- Leave the hotel
- Teach Fly to Hawlucha (Over Swords Dance or Encore)
- Turn off Exp Share and Give Luck Egg to Lucario.
- Swap Hawlucha with Lucario then Fly to Coumarine City
- Enter the center and talk to the left vendor
SHOPPING
		> Buy: 11 Max Repels (^^)
				1 Escape Rope, (^^^)
				11 Full Heals, (^)
				3 Revives, (<v)
				max Hyper Potions (^^)
- Head south-west to Route 13

ROUTE 13
- Head west down the stairs and skate along the rail.
- Bike south after getting off the rail, and take the ledge and head west.
- Flare Grunt: Swords Dance, Low Sweep, Rock Tomb
NOTE: Heal to full if hit by Fire Fang or Acrobatics.
- Head into the hidden Power Plant.

POWER PLANT
- Flare Grunt 1: Low Sweep(x2) Scraggy, Bone Rush Croagunk
NOTE: 25% Range to OHKO Scraggy. Scraggy can KO with High Jump Kick.
- Flare Grunt 2: Swords Dance, Bone Rush Croagunk, (Full Heal if confused, then Low Sweep instead of Bone Rush), Rock Tomb Golbat
NOTE: Revenge can do 42(44)
- Go through the door and head clockwise
- Flare Grunt 3: Low Sweep (Surf/FlyingPress) Mighteyena
NOTE: Hitting yourself in confusion can do 55(56), Assurance can do 17(18) (34(36) if you hit yourself in the same turn).
- Flare Grunt 4: Low Sweep Scraggy, Rock Tomb Golbat
- Give up on Me First, heal if necessary
- Flare Grunt 5: Swords Dance, Rock Tomb Golbat, Low Sweep Mightyena
- Flare Grunt 6: Bone Rush (Rock Tomb) Swalot
- Flare Grunt 7: Low Sweep Liepard, Bone Rush (Rock Tomb) Swalot
NOTE: Heal to full if at 20 HP or below.
- Flare Grunt 8: Bone Rush Croagunk, Low Sweep Scraggy, Low Sweep Liepard
- Heal to 84
- Flare Admin: Low Sweep Houndoom
NOTE: Fire Fang can do 84(86)
- Get a free heal after this.
- Flare Aliana: Low Sweep X2 (Surf/Flying Press) Mightyena
NOTE: Hitting yourself in confusion can do 50(51), Assurance can do 21 (42 if you hit yourself in the same turn).
- Leave the Power Plant then bike east to Lumiose City

LUMIOSE CITY
- Choose the bottom option "Who knows?" when answering Shauna's question.
- Head north to Prism Tower (Lumiose Gym).
- Elevator 3
- Schoolboy: Bone Rush (Rock Tomb)
- Elevator 1
- Rising Star: Bone Rush (Rock Tomb)
- Elevator 3
- Ace Trainer: Bone Rush (Rock Tomb)
- Full Restore if paralysed. Elevator 2
- Poke Fan: Low Sweep
- Teach Aura Sphere over Low Sweep
- Heal above 39(41)
- Leader Clemont: Swords Dance, (Rock Tomb if no Volt Switch), Bone Rush, Aura Sphere, (Rock Tomb)
- Leave the gym and head past Diggersby to the Flare Cafe.
- Yes to Sycamore
- Head west, turn left at the statue, then go straight through the gate.
- Heal to Full, Teach Shadow Claw over Bone Rush, then Max Repel (Keep these on until you use 5)
- Leave the gate for a Rival Fight

ROUTE 14
- Calem: X Attack, Shadow Claw, Shadow Claw, Aura Sphere (x2)
- Pick up the rare candy behind the swing.
- Go north on the west side past the spinner.
- When you see the next male Ranger, turn left BEFORE the leaves or you'll get stuck.
NOTE: He can't see all the way up, staying up will also avoid the Hex Maniac off-screen.
- At the next patch of mud, go north around the eastern border, then cut across west just after the tree trunks.
- Enjoy the scaaaaaaaaaary store, but don't tip the storyteller.
- Head north to Laverre City

LAVERRE CITY
- Go north across the bridge to the Gym.

LAVERRE GYM
- Top Left
- Bottom Left
- Bottom Left
- Bottom Right
- Top Left
- Leader Valerie: Swords Dance x3, Aura Sphere (x2) (Shadow Claw if no Iron Defense), Shadow Claw, Shadow Claw
- Heal if 34 or lower and follow Trevor to the Poke Ball Factory

POKE BALL FACTORY
- Follow the conveyor belts all the way to the end.
- Go up the stairs, then go left and down when the path forks.
- Press A at the computer to reverse the conveyor's direction.
- Go back on the conveyor, then go up the stairs and enter the little bunker.
- Flare Admin: Aura Sphere x2
- Say Yes to Calem
- Flare Double: Aura Sphere Liepard, Aura Sphere Manetric
- Heal if at 106 HP or Below.
- Leave the factory, and head east of Laverre City

ROUTE 15
- Go south behind the Hex Maniac.
- Go south-east, across the bridge, then go through the flowers behind the Mysterious Sisters.
- Head south-east again once you've crossed the next bridge.

DENDMILLE TOWN
- Say Yes to Sycamore. Head north up the stairs.
- Go north-east, then northwest after the cutscene to the Frost Cavern.

FROST CAVERN
- Do the movement
- Flare Grunt: Swords Dance, Rock Tomb, Shadow Claw
		> Acrobatics can do 70(72)
- Give up on Calm Mind
- Flare Mable: Aurasphere
- Heal if at 80 HP or lower and Escape Rope out.
- Head to Dendemille Town, then to the south-east exit

ROUTE 17
- Head south-east through the deep snow and boulders.
- Drop your max repels when the prompt comes up.
- At the grassy area, head north along the ledge and pick up a Rare Candy.

ANISTAR CITY
- Head north-east towards the gym.
- Calem:
	> If Faked Out: Swords Dance x2, Shadow Claw x3, Aura Sphere
	> If no Fake Out: Swords Dance, Shadow Claw x2, Rock Tomb, Shadow Claw, Aura Sphere

ANISTAR GYM
	> Blue: Hold up, left at intersection.
- Psychic: Swords Dance Shadow Claw
- Heal if at 55 HP or below
	> Green: Hold right, up at intersection.
	> Blue: Hold down, left at intersection.
	> Green: Hold down, left at intersection.
	> Blue: Hold down, right at 2nd intersection, down-right at 3rd intersection.
	> Green: Hold up.
	> Purple: Hold up-left, go around.
	> Green: Hold left, up at intersection.
	> Purple: Hold up-right.
- Leader Olympia: Swords Dance (x3 /w reflect), Shadow Claw x3
		> Psychic does 51-58(60)
- Mash A to TP back to the Gym's entrance.
- Heal at 28 or lower, Fly to the centre of Lumiose city, bike to Flare Cafe.

LYSANDRE LABS
- Talk to the waiters to battle them.
- Flare Grunt 1: Aura Sphere (x2) Scrafty
- Flare Grunt 2: Aura Sphere Liepard
- Give up on Heal Pulse, use both candies, heal if at 90 HP or lower, then switch battle style to Switch.
- Lysandre: Aura Sphere, Aura Sphere, Send Out Lapras, Switch back to Lucario, Swords Dance, Rock Tomb, Aura Sphere
- Give up on Ice Beam
- Change battle style to set, heal to 32 or 70 if you wanna be safe. Take the top-left arrow.
- Flare Grunt 3: Swords Dance x2, Shadow Claw (x2) Swalot
- Heal to 45
- Flare Aliana: Aura Sphere Mightyena, Aura Sphere x2 Druddigon
	> Shadow Claw can do 45(46)
- Flare Grunt 4: Aura Sphere Liepard, Aura Sphere Mightyena
- Teach Close Combat over Shadow Claw
- Heal to full if at 66(68) HP or below.
- Flare Grunt 5: Aura Sphere Houndoom, Swords Dance, Close Combat Toxicroak
	> Mud Bomb can do 48(50), Suck Punch can do 18(19)
- Flare Grunt 6: Swords Dance, Rock Tomb Golbat
	> Acrobatics can do 64(66)
- Flare Grunt 7: Swords Dance, Close Combat Toxicroak, Aura Sphere Liepard
	> Mud Bomb can do 48(50), Suck Punch can do 18(19)
- Say no to Mable
- Flare Mable: Aura Sphere Houndoom, Aura Sphere Weavile
- Leave the room, go down and take the left arrow, then take the down arrow on the right, then go up-left, take the down arrow
- Go in the elevator to B2.
- Enjoy your 3 minute break!
- Take elevator to B3 and meet up with Xerosic
- Flare Xerosic: Swords Dance, Rock Tomb Crobat, Close Combat Malamar
	> Air Slash can do 36
- Push the red button, leave Lysandre Labs, Fly to Geosenge Town

GEOSENGE TOWN
- Go to the Pokemon center, PC swap Lucario to heal, Withdraw everyone to have a full party
- Head north-west of Geosenge
- Flare Grunt: Aura Sphere, Aura Sphere, Swords Dance, Rock Tomb
- Keep going north-west

TEAM FLARE HQ
- Heal if at 88(90) HP or lower (out of range of 2 Outrages).
- Lysandre: Close Combat, Aura Sphere, Send out Lapras, Switch back to Lucario, Swords Dance, Rock Tomb, Close Combat
- Change battle style to Set. Heal if necessary.
NOTE: When you heal next, use your PP Up on Close Combat.
- Flare Double 1: Aura Sphere Liepard, Heal or stall until Calem takes it out.
NOTE: Sucker Punch can do 25. Heal if necessary.
- Flare Double 2: Aura Sphere Mightyena, Aura Sphere (range at full HP) Manectric
NOTE: Discharge can do 49(51).
- Give up on Dragon Pulse, heal to full, and say Yes to Calem.
- Flare Double 3: Aura Sphere Scrafty, Aura Sphere Houndoom.
NOTE: Flamethrower can do 150(152).
- In the locked room, fight the Admin on the right first.
- Flare Admin 1: Aura Sphere x2
- Fight the Admin in the back.
- Flare Admin 2: Swords Dance, Rock Tomb.
NOTE: Acrobatics can do 70(72).
- Fight the Admin on the left.
- Flare Admin 3: Swords Dance x2, Close Combat x2.
NOTE: Spit Up (2) can do 57(58) to -1 SpDef.
- Fight the Admin in the middle.
- Flare Admin 4: Aura Sphere, Close Combat. (Do not cure paralysis.)
- Catch the legendary, Say No when asked if you want to add him to your party, and Yes to confirm.
- Enjoy the free heal after catching the legendary Pokémon.
- Lysandre 2: Close Combat, Aura Sphere, Swords Dance, Rock Tomb, Close Combat
- Fly to Anistar City. Take the south-east exit.

ROUTE 18
- When you see the Route 18 sign, heal to full and Max Repel (keep these up for the rest of the game)
- Go through the grass on the bottom edge to avoid Durant jumping out at you, and stay on the bottom of the bridge on your way across.
- Go in the grass to avoid the hiker, and just go south once you go down the stairs.

COURIWAY TOWN
- Pick up a Rare Candy on the east side of the train station (up the stairs). Then go south.
- Professor Sycamore:
		> If you get hit: Swords Dance, Close Combat (Aura Sphere), Rock Tomb, Close Combat
		> If you don't get hit: Swords Dance x2, Close Combat, Rock Tomb, Close Combat
NOTE: If you Revived against Charizard, Aura Sphere x2 Blastoise
- Heal at 46 HP or below. Keep heading south.

ROUTE 19
- Go up the stairs at the Route 19 sign, then just follow the path around.
- Say Yes to Shauna.
- Shauna: Aura Sphere, Close Combat, Aura Sphere
- Tierno: Rock Tomb, (Swords Dance) Aura Sphere, (Swords Dance) Close Combat
NOTE: 100 HP or more Swords Dance on Crawdaunt, otherwise Swords Dance on Rosellia
NOTE: Petal Dance can do 48.
- Give up on Extreme Speed.
- Trevor heals you.
- Trevor: Sword Dance, (Full Heal)(Full Restore) Rock Tomb, Close Combat, Rock Tomb
- Quick Attack can do 9(10)
- Keep following the path.

SNOWBELLE CITY
- Go west along the south edge. Take the stairs south when you see them, go past the guy and enter the woods.

ROUTE 20
- Go south.
- Go south-west.
- Go north-west (through the grass).
- Go north-west, staying close to the wall to outpace the walker. At the fork, take the south exit.
- Go south, around the tree.
- Go south, and follow the path to the west.
- Mash A during Wulfric's dialogue, then fly back to Snowbelle City.

SNOWBELLE GYM
- Go down the left stairs to the pink platform.
- Ace Trainer 1: Aura Sphere x2
- Hit the pink button 2 times, then go to the blue platform.
- Ace Trainer 2: Aura Sphere x2
- Hit the blue button 3 times, hit the pink button 3 times, then head up and right to the green platform to fight the trainer.
- Ace Trainer 3: Rock Tomb, Aura Sphere, Close Combat
- Go to the yellow platform.
- Ace Trainer 4: Aura Sphere x2
- Hit the yellow button 1 time, hit the green button 3 times, then go up the stairs.
- Wulfric: Aura Sphere, Close Combat, Aura Sphere
- Leave the gym and follow the path west, under the bridge.

ROUTE 21
- Dodge the Ace Trainer (twice) just across the bridge. Up the stairs, go behind the Ace Duo and go inside the building.
- Fight the Ace Trainer blocking the path north.
- Ace Trainer 1: Swords Dance, Close Combat, Rock Tomb, Close Combat
- NOTE: Moonblast can do 40(42).
- NOTE: If Lucario gets KOd: send in Xerneas, revive Lucario, Moonblast once then let Xerneas faint.

VICTORY ROAD
- Ace Trainer 2: Aura Sphere
- Heal if 80 HP or below, use Rare Candy.
- Teach Shadow Claw over Aura Sphere.
- Rival Calem: Swords Dance, Shadow Claw x3, Rock Tomb, Close Combat
NOTE: Fake Out+Psychic can do 57-67(68).
NOTE: Quick Attack can do 17.
- Talk to the Ranger you passed for a free heal.
- Keep following the path south-east and enter the cave.
- Immediately go east upon entering the cave.
- Veteran 1: Shadow Claw (x2), Swords Dance, Close Combat
- Veteran 2: Shadow Claw x2
			> If cursed or 152(154) HP or less: Switch to Hawlucha, Wing Attack, Switch to Lucario, Close Combat
			> No curse : Shadow Claw, Close Combat
NOTE: Earthquake does 130 minimum, has a decent chance to not go for it if it isn't a guaranteed KO
- Veteran 3:
			> If Gigalith used protect: Swords Dance, Rock Tomb, Close Combat
			> If not: Close Combat x2
NOTE: Blizzard does 59(60)
- Heal if at 37 or lower
- Veteran 4: Shadow Claw, Close Combat, Shadow Claw, Close Combat
NOTE: Steel Wing can do 27(28), Quick Attack can do 12

POKEMON LEAGUE
- Head to the Pokémon Center.
- At the PC, swap heal Lucario, then deposit everything else so that Lucario is your only party member.
- From the central chamber, go to the north-east chamber.

MALVA
Swords Dance, Close Combat, Rock Tomb, (Swords Dance if Noble Roared) Close Combat, Shadow Claw/Rock Tomb
- Heal to Full if you took damage
- Go to the north-west chamber.

WIKSTROM
Swords Dance x2 (Shadow Claw in between Swords Dances if Tormented).
			 > If no Torment: Shadow Claw x4, Close Combat
			 > If Tormented: Close Combat, Shadow Claw, Close Combat, Shadow Claw, Close Combat
PROBOPASS NOTE:  Earth Power can do 86(88) to +0 SpDef, 130(132) to -1 SpDef.
AEGISLASH NOTE: (Aim to be at 88 HP or below to prevent King's Shield)
SCIZOR NOTE: (Heal if at 40(41) at +0 Def, 60(61) at -1 Def, 80(81) at -2 Def,)
- Heal if at 104 HP or lower. Go to the south-west chamber.

DRASNA
- Swords Dance x2, Shadow Claw, Close Combat(If 3 left)/Rock Tomb, Close Combat, Close Combat(If 1 left)/Rock Tomb
NOTE: (heal after SD #1 if Thunderbolt could KO you, and SD #2 if at 22 HP (assuming you'll level before Druddigon) or lower,)
- Heal to full, Ether Close Combat, and give Lucarionite to Lucario.
- Go to the south-east chamber. Say Yes to Siebold.

SIEBOLD
MEGA EVOLVE + Close Combat, Swords Dance, Close Combat, Close Combat, Shadow Claw
- Heal to full if you took damage

CHAMPION DIANTHA
Swords Dance, Close Combat x3, Rock Tomb, (Heal if you took any damage) Shadow Claw, Shadow Claw
NOTE: If you missed Rock Tomb + you're at full HP and Aurorus used Reflect, Swords Dance again.
NOTE: If you got hit by Thunder: [Mega Evolve] Rock Tomb, but if not: Swords Dance, Rock Tomb.
- Congratulations, you've entered the Hall of Fame! But the game's not over just yet...

3000 YEARS LATER
- Trainer AZ: Swords Dance x2 and die.
NOTE: Split as soon as you see the fadeout from killing AZ.