Sapphire routing

Sapphire routing

Sapphire compendium: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n7rmyMGOR9ishlC8LuXxKtSgnwNxOUY2XScyPvFnGqo/edit#gid=0

Mudkip table: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b6dib2g4x1rjwza/sapphire_mudkips.txt

Note about notation: IV benchmarks are provided in the form xx-xxIV(N/+) to indicate a range of IVs, or xx+IV(N/+) to indicate a lower limit, where 'N' indicates a neutral nature and '+' indicates a boosting nature. Thus something like "17-20IVN" indicates a range of 17-20IV on a neutral nature, and something like "20+IV+" indicates a minimum of 20IV (i.e., 20-31IV) on a boosting nature.

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The goal of this paste is to provide a comprehensive dataset of offensive and defensive stat benchmarks, as well as experience benchmarks, for all possible runnable Mudkips in Sapphire. Combining the information the way it applies to any Mudkip with a given nature and IV spread should then allow a more individuated route that plays to each Mudkip's strengths. Because a Pokemon's stats in Gen III and onward can vary so widely, so too should our strats vary based on the given Mudkip.

Mudkip boasts the highest base attack stat of any starter Pokemon, but while this raw power is highly beneficial, it is comparatively very lacking in speed. Special attack could be considered the least important of the offensive stats, but still cannot be too low.

The following natures are generally accepted as the only runnable natures for Mudkip:

Hardy (neutral)
Docile (neutral)
Serious (neutral)
Bashful (neutral)
Quirky (neutral)
Lonely (+atk, -def)
Naughty (+atk, -spdef)
Hasty (+spe, -def)
Naive (+spe, -spdef)
Mild (+spatk, -def)
Rash (+spatk, -spdef)
Lax (+def, -spdef)
Gentle (+spdef, -def)

This excludes all -atk, -spatk, and -spe natures, which would make the respective stats far too low to be considered runnable by modern standards.

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Speed benchmarks

Threat to outspeed, speed stat | Mudkip's IV ranges to speedtie/outspeed (Mudkip's speed stage where applicable):

Calvin's Zigzagoon, 11 speed | 20+IVN ties, 4-19IV+ ties, 20+IV+ outspeeds
Roxanne's Nosepass, 17 speed | 13-19IVN ties, 5-12IV+ ties, 20+IVN outspeeds, 13+IV+ outspeeds