Pokemon Sapphire Guide

Pokemon Sapphire Guide
by g_heinz
30 Sep 2015

Compendium (trainer stats, moves, experience, money): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n7rmyMGOR9ishlC8LuXxKtSgnwNxOUY2XScyPvFnGqo/edit#gid=0

Mountebank's explanation of Mudkip manipulation: http://forums.pokemonspeedruns.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=398

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

Exarion's original Sapphire guide, from which portions of this guide are taken: http://pastebin.com/6MA6Zy7e

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STUFF TO KNOW
- Running near spinners and rotators causes them to face certain directions. If you try to run past a spinner or rotator, s/he will always catch you.
- Opening the bag or Pokemon menu freezes spinners for 32 frames, assuming you do not run near them.
- The cursors for the main menu and inventory never never reset unless you save+quit (so no point in swapping items to the top of your inventory).
- You cannot buffer inputs in Gen 3, so it is generally best to menu immediately after an event, rather than in the middle of movement.
- Zigzagoon has a 10% chance of picking up an item after each battle. Any time you're on the Pokemon menu, remove an item from Zig if you see one.
- When Mudkip/Marshtomp/Swampert's HP is at 1/3 or less, its Torrent ability will trigger, which boosts the power of Water-type moves by 50%.
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INTRO
This is intended as a general guide to my route in Sapphire. I don't assume a particular Mudkip but instead provide strats for a range of offensive stats where relevant. In general, I consider "runnable" attack, special attack, and speed to be 20IV~/3IV+, 17IV~/9IV+, and 21IV~/9IV+ respectively.

MUDKIP MANIPULATION
Mudkip's nature, IVs, and gender are set when you press "YES" to confirm it as your starter. Every frame from soft reset produces a distinct and exact combination of these values, so by aiming for a certain frame or group of frames, you can reliably produce a starter with good stats which you know from the beginning.

Once you have decided on a Mudkip or cluster to aim for, you can use the following formula to determine when to confirm Mudkip with respect to soft reset:

	T = (F + 500) / 60

where F is the frame or "index" number of the Mudkip on the list and T is the corresponding amount of time from soft reset (in seconds). Rather than waiting in front of the bag, you can pass time waiting on the file menu, so no time is lost for later Mudkips. "NEW GAME" to Mudkip selection is approximately 2m43s, so merely subtract 163s from T to determine how long after soft reset (A+B+START+SEL) to press "NEW GAME". If you are still practicing the intro, you may want to start a bit earlier to give yourself more leeway when timing Mudkip.

Some good kips:

9829 Lonely 6/29/31/25/24/24

10602 Lonely 30/29/18/18/14/24
10603 Lonely 24/18/14/30/30/20

11075 Serious 5/26/23/20/10/22
11077 Lax 19/20/6/12/21/24
11078 Lonely 24/12/21/22/1/20
11079 Lonely 20/22/1/30/13/23
11080 Docile 23/30/13/26/6/23
11081 Hasty 23/26/6/25/18/17
11084 Mild 9/24/8/14/18/24

12779 Lax 4/31/23/24/25/30
12780 Gentle 30/24/25/21/22/22
12781 Lonely 22/21/22/9/26/30
12783 Hardy 13/29/0/30/30/19
12784 Hasty 19/30/30/25/10/12

Before starting:
- Have a save file with the text speed as FAST, battle scene as OFF and battle style as SET
- Determine a Mudkip or cluster to aim for. Using the formula above, determine the timing.
- Note: After resetting and starting your timer, always advance immediately to the file select screen, as the title screen causes the RNG to advance unpredictably so that you could miss your desired Mudkip.

NEW GAME
- Choose the boy
- Give yourself any 1-character name

LITTLEROOT TOWN
- Withdraw the Potion from the PC, then set the clock to the default time
- After the TV cutscene, walk right to May's house. Walk upstairs, then talk to May, then walk out
- Walk up to Route 101

ROUTE 101
- Choose Mudkip after looking in the bag. Select "YES" at the time you calculated for
- Check Mudkip's nature and stats. Reset if you missed your kip.
- Poochyena: Tackle spam

LITTLEROOT TOWN
- Give Mudkip a 1-character name
- Head north to Route 103

ROUTE 103
- Rival 1: Tackle spam (use Potion if a non-crit Pound will kill)
- If you have less than 15 HP after the fight, use your Potion now
- Walk back to Littleroot Town

LITTLEROOT TOWN
- After exiting the lab, walk to the left so that you're two tiles to the right of your mom, then talk to her from the right
- If you used your Potion during the rival fight, walk inside and talk to your mom to heal
- Run up to Oldale Town

ROUTE 101/OLDALE TOWN
- Catch a Zigzagoon or Poochyena if you see one (Tackle once)
- Run left to Route 102

ROUTE 102
- Talk to the first trainer you see
- Youngster Calvin: Tackle spam, healing as necessary
- Run through the grass to dodge the remaining trainers
- If you can survive a Tackle from Zigzagoon/Poochyena (generally same damage as its level), catch it if you see one (Tackle once)

PETALBURG CITY
- Run to the mart
- Shopping: Buy 1 Potion, 3 Repels, 1 X Speed and 3 X Attacks
- Run to the gym, and mash through/watch the long cutscene
- When the cutscene ends, run west to Route 104

ROUTE 104
- Run through the first patch of grass
- If you see a Zigzagoon or a Taillow/Wingull, catch it (Tackle once)
- Get the 2 Oran Berries
- Run to one tile below the path, and stop one tile before the grass. Use a Repel, use a Potion or Oran Berry, and equip an Oran Berry
- Run through the grass, and behind the trainer, to enter Petalburg Woods

PETALBURG WOODS
- Run left, and stop running at the tile to the bottom-right of the Bug Catcher, then walk past him. This is 100% spinner manipulation, so you don't need to open the bag
- Aqua Grunt: Tackle spam, healing as necessary
- Run left again, then pass the first Bug Catcher the same way as the first one

ROUTE 104
- Get the 2 Oran Berries on the left
- Run to the tile below the water. Wait for the rotator to look away, then walk past her and up the bridge
- Run straight to the Rustboro Gym

RUSTBORO GYM
- Heal to 22+ HP upon entering and equip Oran if Poochyena triggered it. Make sure you save an Oran to equip for Roxanne.
- Talk to both minions
- Youngster 1: Mud-Slap x6, (learn Water Gun), Water Gun x2, healing as necessary
- Youngster 2: Water Gun
- Heal to full and equip an Oran Berry
- Roxanne: Water Gun spam
        > The first Geodude is a range with <19 spatk at L12 (this corresponds to my spatk threshold)
        > Roxanne will use a Potion (up to 2) whenever her Pokemon is at <40% HP
        > Nosepass does ~12-15 damage with Rock Tomb and Rock Throw
        > If Nosepass has lowered your Speed and is faster on the turn that you can kill it, sacrifice a slave to undo the Speed drop

RUSTBORO CITY
- Run left to activate the cutscene, then up and right to Route 116

ROUTE 116
- NOTE: You need 360 extra experience between now and Rival 2 (not including Clark or the Grunt). Keep track as you go.
- Take the bottom path, picking up the Repel. If you encounter a Taillow or Zigzagoon, catch it (Tackle once). If you are in Torrent, WG other encounters for experience.
- Stop one tile before the grass, and use a Repel. Also remove the Oran Berry if it didn't activate against Roxanne
- You can manipulate the Bug Catcher with running, but waiting for him is safe and loses minimal time
- You do need to manipulate Janice (the Schoolgirl spinner) after the Bug Catcher. Run to the tile immediately to the left of her, then walk up and right past her. If she catches you, spam Tackle
- Talk to the Hiker (Water Gun x3)
- Run into the cave

RUSTURF TUNNEL
- Aqua Grunt: WG x1-2 (usually OHKO in Torrent)
- Run back to Route 116, and back to Rustboro

ROUTE 116
- Use a Repel after the first one wears off
- Manipulate Janice again (run to tile to the right, then walk up and left past her)
- Manipulate or wait for the Bug Catcher
- Talk to the Devon guy to activate the cutscene

RUSTBORO CITY
- After leaving the building, run to Mr. Briney's house south of Petalburg Woods

ROUTE 104
- After exiting the forest, run through the grass behind the trainer
- If you haven't caught a Zigzagoon, grind here until you catch one (Mud-Slap to weaken)
- If you see a flier, YOLO ball it unless:
        > It's a Wingull and you're not in Torrent (Water Gun)
        > Taillow has lowered your Attack with Growl (Tackle)
- Talk to Mr. Briney to sail to Dewford, then run to the cave

GRANITE CAVE
- Map: http://i.imgur.com/Jii4k6Y.png
- Pick up the Escape Rope item ball on the ground floor
- Kill everything you see (Water Gun) except Sableye and Abra until you have your 360 experience (this is Marshtomp + 27 exp.)
- When you evolve, teach Mud Shot over Growl
- If you see an Abra, throw your best ball to catch it (can be an Ultra Ball if Zig picked one up)
- If you run out of Great Balls and don't have Abra, check Zigzagoon for an Ultra Ball if you have one
- Repel after catching Abra and getting 360 experience
- After the cutscene, Escape Rope if you have Abra and 360 experience. If not, grind on the ground floor until you have both
- After exiting, run to Mr. Briney's house and sail to Slateport

ROUTE 109
- Pick up three items:
        > Revive (run left upon entering; it's hidden in the corner)
        > Ether (run right, then up 2 tiles from the Revive; it's hidden in the corner)
        > Soft Sand (talk to the girl on the right, next to the Ether)
- Run up to Slateport, dodging the trainers

SLATEPORT CITY
- Run up to the shipyard and talk to Dock
- Run up to the museum, and walk upstairs
- Aqua Grunt 1: Mud Shot
- Aqua Grunt 2: Tackle x2, Mud Shot (substitute Water Gun for Tackle if in Torrent)
- Go the mart
- Sell TM47 and TM39
- Buy 6 Super Potions and 4 Repels (3 Repels if you used none in Granite Cave)
- Run up to Route 110

ROUTE 110 (to Rival 2)
- Dodge the Pokefan by running all the way to the left
- Repel + equip Soft Sand one step before the grass
- You can either dodge Timmy (the Youngster spinner) with running manipulation or fight him on purpose for valuable experience (and so you don't hit him on the second pass, when the experience is much less valuable). If you fight him, Mud Shot x3
- Pick up the hidden Full Heal (2U and 4R of Timmy)
- Heal to 13+ HP for Rival 2
- Rival 2: (Heal as necessary), X Attack x2, X Speed, Mud-Slap+Mud Shot, Mud Shot+Mud Shot, Water Gun
        > Grovyle usually does 30-36 with Absorb and about 9 with Quick Attack. It does 34-40 with Absorb to the Lax Mudkip (and to the Hasty Mudkip if you're Lv. 18)
        > Grovyle will use Quick Attack if it is guaranteed to kill, so you must Super Potion if this is the case
        > If you miss the first Mud Shot on Grovyle, you can sometimes manipulate Quick Attack by healing to an HP at which Absorb hits Marshtomp into QA range. This gives you another chance to hit the first Mud Shot at the expense of a Super Potion

ROUTE 110 (after Rival 2)
- Manipulate Edwin (the Pokemaniac spinner) by running one tile below him and two tiles to his right, then walking past him. If he catches you, use Tackle and heal if necessary (Absorb does about 20)
- Carefully walk past the rotator

MAUVILLE CITY
- Run to the southeast house, and talk to the guy to get the Rock Smash HM
- Run to the northeast house, and talk to the guy to get the Mach Bike
- Once outside, open the menu, register the bike, and use it from the menu
- Bike to the center and use it
- Bike to the gym
- Wally: Mud Shot
- Enter the gym

MAUVILLE GYM
- Walk to the Battle Girl on the right (Mud Shot+Mud Shot; can sometimes finish with Tackle/WG)
- Hit the switch to the right of the Battle Girl
- Talk to the guitarist above the Battle Girl (Mud Shot x3)
- Hit the switch in the top-left corner
- Heal to 41+ HP
- Wattson: Mud Shot x3, healing HP necessary (don't heal confusion)
- Bike west to Verdanturf Town

ROUTE 117/VERDANTURF TOWN
- Biking path (starting from gym): 2D, left until you clear the trees, 1D, left until you reach the fences, 1U into the flowers, then bike around the breeder to Verdanturf
- Enter Rusturf Tunnel

RUSTURF TUNNEL
- Upon entering, Repel and teach Rock Smash to Zigzagoon/Poochyena
- Bike straight up, and pick up the Max Ether in the top-right corner
- Talk to the guy to get the Strength HM
        > If you got a Nugget or a Protein from Zig, exit the way you entered
        > If not, bike toward the Verdanturf exit, then go left and down to the other exit. Bike up the steps, and pick up the HP Up
- Teleport to Mauville

MAUVILLE CITY
- Bike north to Route 111

ROUTE 111-113
- Follow this path to Meteor Falls: http://i.imgur.com/KNKPiUf.png
- After clearing the boulders, you'll see some trees on the right and an NPC on the left. You must be at full Mach Bike speed when passing them (otherwise the spinner above them might catch you)
- Before the grass patch, bonk into the trees, use a Repel and teach Strength to Marshtomp over Tackle
- You must pass Trent, the Hiker spinner before Fiery Path, three times. It's fastest to YOLO the first pass, then wait for him to turn for the second pass. If he hits you, the experience is valuable (Water Gun x4)
- The Cooltrainer after Fiery Path can be manipulated by biking 8 tiles below him, then biking up and past him. You must be at full Mach Bike speed for this to work
- Talk to the trainer before Route 113
- Cooltrainer Brooke: X Attack, Strength x2, Water Gun
        > If Wingull confuses you, use your Full Heal
        > If Wingull uses Growl, make sure you have 55+ HP for Roselia (switch out if necessary), and Mud Shot it
        > If you have the Gentle Mudkip and are Lv. 22 for Roselia, Mud Shot it
- Repel before the Route 113 grass

FALLARBOR TOWN
- Go to the crater in the southwest corner, and pick up the Nugget in the middle of it
- Go to the mart
- Sell the HP Up and Nugget
- Buy 1 Escape Rope, 7 Super Repels, 6 X Specials, 6 X Speeds, 12 X Attacks, 1 Defend and 1 Guard Spec.
        > Don't buy the Escape Rope if you have the one from Granite Cave
        > If you have the Hardy Mudkip and have hit 0-1 spinners, buy 2 X Defends if you can afford it
        > If you have extra money, buy extra X Attacks first, X Speeds second and X Specials third
- Upon exiting, bike west to Route 114

ROUTE 114/METEOR FALLS
- If you need a flier, don't leave the route until you catch Swablu (WG once to weaken)
- Bike down the bridge, then immediately turn right (behind the house), and go down to get 4 Persim Berries
- Bike left and follow the path to Meteor Falls
        > Super Repel + heal to full one tile before the second trainer (Hiker Lucas) so that he can't spin left and catch you
        > You'll hit the third trainer (a Hiker) if you're not careful. Bike one tile above him immediately
- Upon entering the falls, bike left and mash through the cutscene, then exit
- Teleport to Mauville

MAUVILLE CITY/ROUTE 111
- Bike up like you did the first time, passing Trent from below, then go right instead of left
- Open the Pokemon menu one tile before the other spinner (Hiker Brice) to manipulate him
- Take the cable car up to Mt. Chimney

MT. CHIMNEY
- Bike up the mountain, then go left -- past the group of Magmas/Aquas -- and talk to the first grunt you see
- Aqua Grunt: Strength x2
- Matt: Mud Shot, Strength, Mud Shot
- Switch your slot 2 slave to the front, and heal Marshtomp to full if you took damage from missed Mud Shots/ranges
- Archie: Guard Spec. on slave, (slave dies, switch to Marshtomp), X Attack+Strength+X Speed+Mud Shot, Strength+X Attack+Strength, Mud Shot
        > Use a second X Speed on Golbat if you have the Hardy Mudkip and have hit 0-1 spinners
        > Heal as necessary; Mightyena does about 18, and Golbat does about 25
- Bike down the mountain, then take the south exit

JAGGED PASS
- Bike down the first five ledges, then bike right and down the stairs. Turn left before the grass, then go down one tile to the right of the female trainer
- Bike left to the Lavaridge Gym

LAVARIDGE GYM
- Follow this path: http://i.imgur.com/xqv5gk1.png
- Two steps before Flannery, open the menu and do the following:
        > Heal to full
        > Use the Max Ether on Mud Shot
        > Use a Super Repel
- Flannery: Mud Shot, X Attack, Mud Shot, Mud Shot, Mud Shot+Mud Shot
        > Take a death to Torkoal if necessary, then Revive, switch in when your slave dies, and use another X Attack+Mud Shot
- After exiting and mashing through the cutscene, bike to the Herb Shop (closest building to the gym)

HERB SHOP
- Buy ~7 Energy Roots and ~4 Heal Powders (depends on Fallarbor shop and spinners)
- Exit the shop, then switch Marshtomp to slot 1 and Teleport to Mauville. Also heal with very low HP

MAUVILLE CITY/ROUTE 110
- Bike south to Slateport
- Movement instructions:
        > After entering Route 110, align yourself one tile to the left of the berries, then bike down until you bonk
        > After bonking, bike right for ~7 tiles, then up 2 tiles, then right past the spinner until you reach the sign
        > Upon reaching the sign, bike down and past Timmy
        > Bike west and south to Slateport, dodging the Pokefan like you did the first time
        > After biking through Slateport, move one tile to the left
        > When the Sailor at the bottom appears on screen, bike behind him and talk to Mr. Briney
        > Sail to Dewford Town

DEWFORD TOWN
- Bike to the gym
- Map: http://cdn.wikimg.net/strategywiki/images/1/11/PRS%26E_Dewford_Gym_RS.png
- Fight the Battle Girl on the right (Strength)
- Brawly: Water Gun+Water Gun, Mud Shot
- Bike back to Mr. Briney, and sail to Petalburg

ROUTE 104
- Bike through the beach, not the grass, to the Petalburg Gym

PETALBURG GYM
- Enter the right door (accuracy room)
- Delcatty: Mud Shot+Mud Shot+Water Gun
- Enter the left door (defense room)
- Linoone: Mud Shot+some combination of 3 moves that kills (depends on first range and PP)
- Take the left door (attack room)
- Zangoose: Mud Shot x2 (Mud-Slap turn 2 if first roll did <45%)
- Norman: (Heal as necessary), X Defend, Mud-Slap, X Speed, X Attack x5, Strength+Strength, Mud-Slap+Mud Shot, Mud Shot+Mud Shot
- After the fight, walk out of the gym

PETALBURG CITY
- Bike to the northwest house, and talk to the guy to get the Surf HM
- Teach Surf to Marshtomp over Water Gun
- Bike south to the lake, then Surf down to the bottom-right corner to get the hidden Rare Candy
- Teleport to Mauville

MAUVILLE CITY/ROUTE 118
- Bike east to the Route 118 water, avoiding the rotator
- When you enter the water, use a Super Repel
- Surf right, then as far down as possible, before landing on the other side of the route
- Bike up to activate the Steven cutscene
- Bike right until you see a path up. Open the bag 1-3 steps before the Bird Keeper, then bike past him

ROUTE 119
- Bike north to the Weather Institute, dodging every trainer along the way

WEATHER INSTITUTE
- You take 5 damage if you Strength a Carvanha. There are three Carvanhas here. Use Strength as necessary to get below <50% HP, as this will cause Shelly's Mightyena to use Swagger less often
- 1F: Fight the female grunt (Mud Shot)
- 2F: Walk straight ahead so the first male grunt sees you (Strength, Mud Shot). Then walk around him and open the bag one tile before the spinning male grunt, allowing you to pass him
- Shelly: Mud Shot, Surf x2
- After getting the free Castform, walk out, taking the bed on 1F on your way

ROUTE 119
- Bike right and then up to meet your rival
- Rival 3: X Attack x3, X Speed, Strength x3
        > With the Lonely Mudkip: X Attack x2, X Speed, Strength x2, Mud Shot
- Bike north to Fortree, hugging the trees on the right to avoid the trainers

FORTREE CITY
- Walk into the Pokemon Center, but don't use it
- Walk up the stairs to the north treehouses, then east to Route 120

ROUTE 120
- Bike to the top tile to avoid the rotator, then Super Repel before the tall grass (one tile to the right of the big bush)
- Walk through the grass, the bike to the bridge to activate the cutscene
- Run from the Kecleon
- Open the Pokemon to manipulate the Bird Keeper spinner below the bridge, switch Castform to slot 2 and remove its Mystic Water
- Carefully dodge the trainers below the spinner (right before the tall grass)
- Take the right path through the tall grass, then bike across the bridge
- Bike three tiles left after the bridge, then down and past the Bug Maniac
- Bike left after the Bug Maniac, then Surf across the lake to get the Rare Candy (hidden item in bottom-left corner)
- After leaving the lake area, bike to one tile above the berries, then bike east until you reach the Route 121 grass

ROUTE 121
- Repel before the grass
- Open the bag 1-2 tiles before the spinner (Jessica) so that you can pass her
- Bike east to Lilycove, avoiding the trainer along the way
- Bike back from Lilycove the way you came, but go south when you see the water, and Surf to Mt. Pyre

ROUTE 122/MT. PYRE
- When the first Super Repel wears off, use another, use a Rare Candy and equip the Mystic Water
- Go left upon entering Mt. Pyre, and bike up to the summit
- Aqua Grunt: Strength, Surf, Strength
- Aqua Grunt: Strength, Mud Shot
- Aqua Grunt: Mud Shot x2
- Talk to Archie, then bike to the right and through the grass to pick up the hidden Rare Candy
- Use 2 Rare Candies to reach Lv. 36 and evolve, teach Fly to your flier and Teleport to Fortree
- Go to the gym

FORTREE GYM
- Puzzle: http://i.imgur.com/DAhFjtm.png
- Fight the first two trainers you see, then dodge the other two
- Bird Keeper: Surf
- Picknicker: Surf x2
- Winona: X Spec if not in Torrent, Surf, X Attack, Strength x2, Surf, (heal to full), Strength x2
        > If you have the Lonely Mudkip, X Special twice if you bought an extra (or weaken Skarmory with Strength to avoid heal range)
        > Altaria does about 22 damage
- After exiting, Fly to Slateport

SLATEPORT CITY
- Go to the Harbor, mash through the cutscene, then Fly to Lilycove

LILYCOVE CITY
- Bike up, right and down-right to the shore, then bike up to the Team Aqua hideout

AQUA HIDEOUT
- Map: http://i.imgur.com/8YneFqd.png
- Get the Master Ball first (take path from warp #3)
- Matt: Mud Shot x2, Surf
- Get the Max Elixer before exiting (step on warp #1 in map)

ROUTE 124
- After exiting the hideout, use a Super Repel and heal to 75+ HP
- Surf east to Mossdeep City, avoiding the trainers

MOSSDEEP CITY
- Buy 6 Max Repels, 3-4 Revives and as many Hyper Potions as you can afford
- Bike to the gym

MOSSDEEP GYM
- Puzzle: http://i.imgur.com/r2jySTb.png
- Psychic: Surf x2
- Tate & Liza:
        > Turn 1: X Speed, Rain Dance
        > Turns 2+: Surf, Rain Dance
        > AI details: Always use attacking move when will kill, usually use attacking move when it can kill, rarely use attacking move when it can't kill
        > This fight rarely goes as planned, and strats vary tremendously. Once Solrock is dead, you've basically won
        > You usually need +1 to 2HKO Solrock and Lunatone. Solrock has less bulk
        > Solarbeam always OHKOs the Lax Mudkip, usually OHKOs the Hasty Mudkip, usually doesn't OHKO the Hardy and Lonely Mudkips, and never OHKOs the Gentle Mudkip

MOSSDEEP CITY
- Bike to the house in northwest corner and get the Dive HM
- Bike south to the water, and do the following:
        > Teach Dive to Swampert over Mud-Slap
        > Equip a Persim Berry
        > Use a Max Repel
        > Use your Ether on Surf
- Surf south to Seafloor Cavern (straight down, then right a bit), then Dive down, enter the cave, and Dive up to enter the cavern

SEAFLOOR CAVERN
- Map: http://i.imgur.com/qTW2Sv6.png
- Manipulate the spinner (first pass) by running to the tile to the bottom-right of him. From there, walk up two tiles, open the bag, then walk past him (second pass)
- In the room after the spinner, take the top-left exit, not top-right (this is faster than what the map advises)
- Shelly: Mud Shot+Mud Shot, Surf+Surf
- Before Archie, heal to full and equip a Persim if you don't have one equipped
- Archie: Surf x2+Mud Shot, Surf x3-4, Mud Shot x2, healing HP as necessary

ROUTE 126
- Surf north, then west, then southwest to Sootopolis (use Dive, enter cave, then use Dive again)

SOOTOPOLIS CITY
- Surf to the northwest shore, then bike up the stairs and right to meet Wallace and enter the Cave of Origin

CAVE OF ORIGIN
- Map: http://i.imgur.com/pM2l5Oj.png
- "A" is the Waterfall HM; don't forget it!
- Catch Kyogre with the Master Ball
- After catching Kyogre, open the menu and do the following:
        > Teach Waterfall to Swampert
        > Teach Surf to Kyogre over Body Slam
        > Teach Shock Wave to Kyogre over Calm Mind
        > Give Kyogre a Persim Berry
        > Use the Escape Rope
- When you reappear in Sootopolis:
        > Switch Kyogre to slot 1
        > Fly to Sootopolis (Sapphire's version of flying from Vermilion to Vermilion)
        > Go to the gym in the center island

SOOTOPOLIS GYM
- Puzzle: http://i.imgur.com/iLJIegT.png
- Wallace: Shock Wave, Surf, X Special, Shock Wave, Hydro Pump, Shock Wave x2
- After exiting the gym:
        > Use a Max Repel
        > Heal Kyogre if necessary
        > Equip Mystic Water
        > Fly to Mossdeep

MOSSDEEP CITY/ROUTE 126-128
- Surf south toward Seafloor Cavern, then east to Ever Grande City and Victory Road

EVER GRANDE CITY
- Use Waterfall, then bike straight into Victory Road

VICTORY ROAD
- Map: http://i.imgur.com/V3UbO03.png
- Hope: IB
- Shannon: Surf
- Julie: Surf x2
- Edgar: IB
- Wally: IB, Surf, IB, Surf x2 (Hydro Pump Gardevoir if bad Sp. Atk)

ELITE FOUR
- Buy as many Full Restores as you can afford
- Sidney: Surf, IB, Hydro Pump, Surf, IB
        > 101 Speed outspeeds Sharpedo, and 97 Speed outspeeds Shiftry. You can use an X Speed on Sharpedo if you have a spare
- Use Max Elixer
- Phoebe: Surf x4, Hydro Pump
        > If bad Sp. Atk: Hydro Pump, Surf x5
- Glacia: (X Special if <101 Speed), Surf, X Special to +2, Shock Wave x2, Surf, Shock Wave+Shock Wave
        > If <155 Sp. Atk, use Hydro Pump on the first Glalie
        > If 165+ Sp. Atk and you have 4 X Specials left, use a third X Special so you can OHKO Walrein
- Drake: IB, X Speed, IB x4
- Heal to ~80 HP
- Champion: X Special, Surf x6
        > If you have <95 Speed, use an X Speed on Skarmory if you have a spare
        > If <145 Sp. Atk, use Hydro Pump on Cradily and Metagross (or set up 2 X Specials)
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Changelog

April 27, 2015
- Started writing guide

April 30, 2015
- Updated guide through Fallarbor Town

May 1, 2015
- Updated guide through Norman

May 4, 2015
- Updated guide through Champion
- Added link to compendium

May 6, 2015
- KeizaBeta test successful (mostly)

Mid-May 2015

    - Hidden Power route with Mudkips 10602-10603 was determined to be faster, so this guide is somewhat outdated