Undertale - Hard Mode Route

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Route Rules

Start with a 0-reset fresh game. You can do this by deleting the UNDERTALE folder located in C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local.
Complete the Hard Mode route, which requires naming the Fallen Human Frisk at the beginning of the game.
Time begins on "YES" during name select and ends on the last meaningful action (?).
Tricks and Info

Race strats - SAVE!
Mashing Z / ENTER and X / SHIFT allows rapid text though most dialogue.
Battle notes below will not include MERCY: Spare. It is assumed unless otherwise stated.
Holding UP and DOWN at the same time allows you to "gyrate" against the topmost wall, which is handy for getting through doorways that are on the topmost wall ASAP or hitting switches in Room 5, etc.
Ruins

ALl of this run is in the RUINS, so the guide will be a more detailed route through the RUINS and details about the enemies and the enemy combinations.

Encounters

From what I can tell, it seems encounters are determined when you enter the room and it's determined by the number of steps you take. More research can probably be done on this.

Enemy Combinations

Enemies	ACT	Attacks	Notes
Final Froggit	Compliment	Flies, Frog Jump	Can sometimes run, but it's inconsistent. Easier to Compliment, hold out for an attack, Spare.
Final Froggit, Whimsalot	Froggit: Compliment, Whimsalot: Pray	Flies + Butterflies, Flies + Butterfly Circle	Pray guarantees Flies + Butterfly Circle (?) and gives a couple of healables if you're careful.
Final Froggit, Astigmatism	Froggit: Compliment, Astigmatism: Pick On / Don't Pick On	Flies + Rotating Spheres, Flies + Bouncing Spheres	Be sure to pay attention to what Astigmatism wants you to do after Complimenting Froggit. Using Challenge on Astigmatism will also allows you to Spare the remaining enemies, but not Astigmatism.
Twin Astigmatisms	Challenge / Check, Pick On / Don't Pick On	Rotating + Bouncing Spheres, or double of either	Not sure if you can make this two turns as you need them to speak first. If you're feeling lucky, you can try choosing Pick On / Don't Pick On turn 1 as it is a 50/50 chance.
Parsnik	Snack	Bouncing Snakes	Snack will give you a 1 HP heal.
Twin Parsniks	Snack, Snack	Bouncing Snakes	Snack will give you a 1 HP heal.
Twin Moldessas	Fix, Fix	Falling balls, Falling + exploding balls	You might be able to use Lie Down to gain some HP but it's probably not worth it.
Line of Moldessas	Lie Down, Spare, Fix	Falling balls, Falling + exploding balls	Using Lie Down will heal 2 HP and will make the other two bored, which will let you Spare them the turn afterwards. If Fix is used on a Moldessa being the final enemy, she will not attack at all.
Beginning

Name the Fallen Human "Frisk".

Room 0

Walk to the door on the right.

Room 1

Mash through Flowey as usual. Positioning your SOUL in the top right will allow you to get hit faster, and moving to the bottom left will summon Toriel quicker.

Room 2

Follow Toriel to the top.

Room 3

Mash through Toriel's text and follow her.

Room 4

Use gyration to hit the first two switches on the top wall. Easier movement.

Room 5

After mashing through Toriel, start the dummy fight. Quickest way out seems to be ACT: Talk.

Room 6

Kill the Froggit at the encounter.

Room 7

Walk all the way to the end (it's okay, Toriel's just behind the pillar). Leave after mashing.

Room 8

You may have an encounter here before exiting the room.

Room 9

Fall through a pitfall closer to the upper wall to save a bit of time.

Room 10

Mash through Toriel, answering whatever for the Pie question.

Push the rock all the way to the right.

By now, there should be an encounter. Exit the room afterwards.

Room 11

Walk through the pitfall maze. If you fall or misroute, you may have an encounter.

Room 12

Mash through Rock #4. You will likely have an encounter before pulling him back to the switch.

Room 13

You may want to SAVE if you lost a lot of HP. It does waste time, but you can be the judge.

Room 14

Fight Napstablook. Nothing really changed in this fight. Just Cheer him on!

Head upwards afterwards.

Room 15

Mash through Toriel when she calls.

Room 16

Fall through the middle pitfall and hit the switch. Exit to the right.

Room 17

Head downwards.

Room 18

Hit the switch behind the pillar to the left of you when you enter the room.

Room 19

Hit the Red Switch at the top left of the room.

Room 20

Hit the switch behind the top left pillar. You may get one more encounter here.

Room 21

Head upwards to Toriel.

Room 22

Mash through Toriel and head upwards. No need to SAVE as she healed you when you entered the room.

Home

Mash through Toriel more, and then enter your room and sleep on the bed.

Don't pick up the Pie. Just leave the room.

Mash through Toriel, making sure to ask how to leave the RUINS on the final prompt.

Head downstairs, mashing through text towards the Toriel battle.

Toriel

From what I've been able to see, it's impossible to die here. Getting hands is faster but as soon as you're low health, getting hit once will knock you to 2 HP and she'll refuse to attack you.

Additionally, killing her is faster than mashing Spare.

Sucker punching strats: pick up the pie (?) hit hands as much as you can while mashing Spare until the music cuts out. Then, attack to one hit kill Toriel.

Hard Mode

Just mash through it. You're done!
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