Early planning, not yet reached
Installed roster exported work/charlotte-team.json. Guidechapter~23583–23670. Cap remains70 throughSamson; Charlotte raises75. Charlotte doublebattleSuperheated->BurningviaEruption. Darm68/Typh69 leads, RotomH68/Delphox69/Volc70/Ninetales72Drought. Need actualdamageplan beforefight. CurrentpartyCofa70TRcompatible (TM92owned), ArcanineFLASHFIRE+ExtremeSpeed canprioritychipTyphEruption, SwampEQ/RockSlide/Protect. PossibleleadArcESpeedTyph+CofaTrickRoom, but MUST damagecheckCofa survivingEruption+RockSlide, AIFlareBlitzandflinchrisks. PowerWeightownedforHPinvestment. NoTM17Protect, noTM18RainDance. Machoke cannotWideGuard; MachampWideGuardlevel1requiresrelearn+LinkStone. RelearnerHeartScalesnotcurrentlyavailable. Do not assumeGutsArcanine/Intimidate. This is only an initial idea; no teamchangesyet.
Latercandidate: HeatproofBronzong(Route3Bronzor50–60/Bronzong55–62,72; Route4nightBronzong10%). Steel/PsychicHeatproof makesFire neutral, highbothdefenses forTrickRoom, couldbe saferthanCofaleadagainstFlareBlitz+Eruption. NeedexactdamagecheckandEVs. Circus355event35ISmovetutor/relearner1HeartScale,3forpermanentall; currently0HeartScales. NoScalehidden355/358/360/359/380found. MienshaolearnsWideGuard45 butevolves50, soMienfoocatchrequiresrelearner; MachampWideGuard1, requiresLinkStone+relearner. Thesearecandidatesonly.
Sept29 23:11 follow-up: Guide has HeartScale Celestinine1F beforeRoute3 (requiresBlastPowder) and TWOhiddenHeartScalesRoute4beforeCharlotte, so WideGuardMienshao viable. InstalledMIENSHAOmovesWideGuard45 (Mienfoo evolves50, relearnerrequired). AlreadycanhuntRoute2Mienfoo50-55. Needroute4Scalepickup+backtrackCircusrelearner. WideGuard+HeatproofBronzongTR promising OR CofamaxHP/seed: DarmAdamantAtk285FlareBlitz vsCofaDef224 max201 onSuperheated1.1, exceedscurrent196HP; topupHPEVs252could211, but must verifyfieldchangeonblockedEruption andBurningendturnchip/crit. IfWideGuardpreventsEruptionfieldchange, safer; ifchangesBurningfirstthenFlare1.5max274KO. HeatproofBronzongdefensesneedsconcretecalcs. NoTelluricSeed/Occaowned. AvoidassuminggenericFire1.5onSuperheat: actualfield1.1; Burning1.5. Allpending, notimplemented.
Sept30 verified installed fieldEffectAfterMove always executes after blockedEruption; ignitecheck only WaterSport/RainDance, so WideGuard DOESNOTpreventBurning. TelluricSeedCofa +1Def336 can survive ordinaryDarmFlareBlitz beforeTR (~176maxBurning); Burning end1/8HP24 couldfaintafterTR, acceptablefreeSwampreplacement. PowerWeight supplies32HPEV andsuppressesotherEV; currentCofa166HPEV+74free ->240HPev in3KOs, +13HP209 improvesendturnsurvival. PreferredHPtraining3approvedFightingwilds viaShadowBall, no newbadges yet. Mienshao needsWG relearner; twoRoute4Scalesavailable. OptionalHP/DeftrainMienshao8KOsperstatwithpoweritems. WideGuard also blocks alliedSwampEQ, allowingprotectedWGpartner+STABEQ. NeedexactopponentstatsandaftercaptureIV/calcs beforeCharlotte.
Mountain preplanning: new scripts/surface_plan.py andsurface_walk.py modelSurf/land/Ice, offline routesverified. Map359cavewaterentrance21,46 ->38037,56 Surfing.380path to52,7 thenUPentersladder51,6? activeevent27@51,6 ->43094,49. Useeventq27ratherthanassumefacing.430Ice8guidecommands lead72,44, LEFTtouch diagonal ->71,43 (edgeaddednavigation); reverse70,42RIGHT enters71,42 thenforcedDownRight->72,43.430Surf at42,41LEFT ->41,41 thenup32,0. UPcrossMapConnections ->39032,69; surfaceWalk39043,37 afterSurf+simpleIce.390event25Aya[43,36] scene, thenexit15[97,20]->3618,16. NormalguideoldIDs384/364 correspondinstalled430/390. Needactualexecutionverifybeforequeueingreturn.
Sept30 capture checkpoint04:06EDT: Mienfoo55 caught FIRSTPokeBall, stored Box0slot10. Reckless, Bashful, IV3/6/9/15/31/1, EV0, HJK/Bounce/QuickGuard/Uturn. Need next level evolution and Circus WideGuard after Route4 HeartScale(s): events29[31,37],35[28,81]. TelluricSeeds44[48,25],45[53,15]. Collect Route3 GroundGem for Swamp EQ damage margin. Exact Charlotte stats via trainer_stats: DarmHP242Atk284Def100Spe198;TyphHP208Def134SpA220Spe227;RotomH209Def131SpD173Spe149;Delph204Def125SpA227Spe234;Volc221Def117SpA284Spe210;Nine210Def135SpA189Spe237. Current SwampEQ nonGem may leave Typh alive, Darm usually dies after Flare recoil. Assess double target UI/actual ally protection before fight.
Training lesson: Rocky field boosted Defense BLOCKS bullet moves, including ShadowBall; Machoke BulkUp is not approved. Two CofaPowerWeight KOs (Meditite/Machoke52) gave230HPEV/208HP; Machoke55BulkUp was fled. Leppa1used restoredShadowBall1->11PP; Lemonade1restored25HP. FinalMeditite50KO withSwampasencounterlead, switchCofa, verified faint; shouldfill74freeHPEVto240,total510. PreferhunterleadSwampfortrainingthenCofaswitch, avoidinghalf-speedescapechecks. NewtrainerScripttargetsMedititeandMienfoo, explicit--targetsMeditite option, requiresfaintproof.
UI confirmed after third KO: Cofagrigus210/210HP (not209), SpellTagrestored, Swamplead. PoweritemHPtrainingcomplete. SpellTagPowerWeightuseclosednormalUI. CharlotteTelluricSeed setsShellTrapautomatic retaliation afterphysicalhit (Battle.rb4360–4369); maychipbothfireleads beforeTR, increasingEQsweepmargin. Do notassumeseedtriggeroverridesnormalchosenmove; verifybattlewhenreached.
Verified mountain runtime: SurfboardingpromptOCR Hould insteadWould, handledbySurf+Yes/No; 359board32,58LEFT, goal21,47; savedpre-mountain04:31:14. CofaEV240/70/49/75/10/66 HP210 full, SB10PP. Land38057,17UP confirmed, ladder27from52,6LEFT->43094,49 confirmed. Route3introplanning: 361touch60[22,21] enables2045/Cain53autorun; afterlinear1847/486. Eastconnection36154,6→4040,0, choose36153,17+RIGHT2→4041,11; RIGHTtouch71[2,11] bridge scene1848. Then404event1Aya[11,13]talk enables2046+linearAyaAuto, partner1849/488/490. Saveafterregistrationforlivecavestate; rosterswork/route3-rosters.json, PC407event19[19,5], Route3XL40463[51,21]and40927[18,6], GroundGem4059[46,24].
Mienfoo training/relearner plan: evolutionnextlevel>=50, maylearnReversal57beforemultiCandy evolution; rejectReversal/AuraSphere forphysicalRecklessbuild. TwoRoute4HeartScales→WideGuardoverBounce andFakeOutoverQuickGuard; retainHJK/Uturn. InstalledMienshaoFakeOut1,13;WG45;HJK56;Reversal63;Aura70. CapturedMienfooHJKalreadyowned50. InitialpoweritemtrainingonlyneededifMienfoo survival calculations justify; WGpriority3 worksat55/56 evenifutilitysacrifice.
Charlotte opening candidates reviewed: WG Mien+CofaTR allowsEruptionignitebutnodamage; DarmlikelyFlareMiendies→Cofa184HPafterBurn. T2CofaSBtyph thenSwampEQkillsbothleads,Cofa+1DefsurvivesfriendlyEQ43. T3CofaSBDelph+SwampRockSlidekillsDelphbeforeRotomReflect. T4targetRotomSB+SwampSurfclearsBurning; VolGigaDrainmaykillSwamp, Arc cancleanVolandSunnyNine. AdaptivealternativeifDarmtargetsCofa: Cofa210survives176+26→8HP; T2switchCofa→Swamp+MienWG; T3ArcESpeedTyph+SwampEQafterMienFlarefaint. DoNOTassumeguaranteedsweep; inspectactualtargets/heal/field/countaftereveryturn. MaxHPDefMientrainingnotrequiredforutilitysacrifice, lowIVuntrainedMieneasierFlaretarget. CandidateFakeOutDarmopening hasEruptionchipbothandlosesMienwithoutWG; lesspreferred becauseCofaEQallymightfaintT2.
MountainexitgoalCORRECTION:39096,20isaccessibleleftsideofevent15[97,20];97,21isrockwall. Route72edgesincludesIceRIGHT50,20→57,20 thenSurf75,24RIGHTwater76,24 andland82,24RIGHT→83,24. SurfRepelrenewhelperverifiedat66,24. Delibird70canappearunderRepelatcap70, sotravelLeadSwooSpeed166forfastescape insteadSwamp114.
PC MAP CORRECTION: LCCCteamchangePC is408event19[19,5], NOT407. Map407 isshortcorridor8,13→40540,9 and8,5→40616,26. Map408southdoors409[48,11],410[29,6],411[13,7]/[47,8], northto406[35,26]/[49,26]. RetrieveMienfooat408PCbeforeAster/Eclipse; mayevolve/levelviaCandies+ExpSharethere.
05:49EDT: firstGeoff/Audreywon,Drap3NightSlashesLicki thenSwampSurfcleanup. AyahealsallaftereachpartnertrainerbattleverifiedTrainers.rb393. CurrentleadArc0,Cofa1,Swoo2,Drap3,Swamp4,Amp5. PC40819inlatersegment, firstpanel40817active487/18413; advance410Demian/Antoine. GroundGem,MaxElixir,XLobtained.064sceneBattleMisc correctedmergedprogress,31099frames unchangedSHA6cb0be5296a73f00053996c6105a6593f97559e7adefefcc22d9b4c0e13716cf.
Charlottepuzzleguide(currenttxt19664+):1 U2 L2 U3 R D R D R D R U2 L U L U.2 U2 R U R2 D R U4 L2 D R D L2 U L D2 L U L D2 L2 U R U2 L U R4 U.3 U2 L U L2 D L2 U R U L U R U2 L U2 R3 D2 L D R D2 R U R D R D2 R U R U R D2 R U3 L3 U L2 U L U R2 D R2 D R2 U3 L D L U L3 U. TrainersIrohSimisear70,KarusFlareon70FlashFire,NovaArc70Intimidate;SwampSurfbest, noFlamevsKarus. Exactpuzzletiles/startingpositionsvalidateinstalledbeforeexecution.
Charlottealternativereview06:06: FakeOutDarm+CofaTR also viable but Cofa takesSuperheatEruption108–128+26Burn, thenfriendlyGemEQ55–64 usuallyKO+second26BurnT2. WGpreferredkeepsCofa184T1,94–103afterT2 soSBDelphT3thenlikelydiesRotOverheat→ArcT4. Seedconsumed meansNO SpellTagboost; GroundGemSwamp meansNO WaveIncenseboost. UnderTR Swamp114/Arc135actbeforeRot149/Vol210/Delph234/Nine237. T3CofaSBDelph125–147+SwampRockSlide96–114guaranteedKO(noReflectuntilRotacts). T4SwampRockSlideVolChartiReflect102+ArcFlameVolBurning120sum~222vs221, damagechecksactualfield/Reflect/Sunneeded. ArcFlashFirecleanup withMorningSun and SwooCMreserve; avoidmasshypotheticalanalysis whileUIworkersidle.
Verified upcoming: SwampEarthquake overSurf forIroh/Karus/Nova (Superheated penalizesSurf0.5×). Puzzlehelper validates19/40/75tiles once. Starts9,55→9,49;9,44→9,37;9,32→9,22, all3LOS encounters byUP3. DoNOTGiveGroundGemuntilaftertrainers.
PULSEAvalugg future: CofaShadowBallT1 (IceAvalanche doubles fromattack, expectednoncrit173–204<210), DestinyBondT2 atlowHP, normalSpeed61vsPulse17 andAvalanchepriority-4. InstalledDestinyBondworksordinaryPulse mons. IfPulseusesEQinstead inspectHP/field beforeDB, do notassumeKO. IcyIce1.5/Fire0.5, EQmeltsfield+spikes. This is a plan, notvalidatedbattle.
Charlotte T4 importantbranch: IF RotomReflectT3 andCofaALIVE, useSwampProtect3+CofaShadowBallVol3T4; preventsGigaDrain whilechippingVol. RotomlikelyOverheatKOCofa→ArcT5. T5ArcFlameVol3+SwampRockSlide0 killsremainingVol even1Quiver/Reflect (ChartihalvesfirstRock; estimatedmin87Flame+69Rock>Volremaining150 afterSB71). IF RotomOverheatT3KOCofa, noReflect: ArcFlame+SwampRockSlideVolT4 min130+103>221. DoNOTclaimRock+FlamekillfullVolthroughReflect; earlierestimateassumednoReflect. LaterNinet: SwampEQ+ArcFlamefocusNine; ReflectcanleavelowHP~30, MiensFakeOut+ArcESpeedprioritycleanup ifMienalive. OtherwiseHyperArcpriority thenFlame; FlashFire+MorningSun handlesFire/SolarBeam. Inspectactualincoming andfield, nofixedunobservedturns.