Pokemon White no EXP speedrun (?)

[dondon151]

After showing that Pokemon White is beatable (meaning, until the credit roll), I think optimizing and recording the run would be a fun challenge. I typed up a quick outline of notable events in Google Docs, but I really would appreciate any general suggestions that anyone can provide.

Pokemon White 0% speedrun notes

Kanoko Town

Obtain Pokabu (5) - 1

Belle battle 1 - Tsutaaja (5)

Cheren battle 1 - Mijumaru (5)

Karakusa Town

N battle 1 - Choroneko (7)

Route 2

Obtain Minezumi (7), Yooterii (7) - 3

Belle battle 2 - Yooterii (6), Tsutaaja (7)

Abandoned Lot of Dreams

Obtain Yanappu (10) - 4

Sanyou City

Cheren battle 2 - Mijumaru (8), Choroneko (8)

Sanyou gym - Yooterii (12), Hiyappu (14)

Obtain TM83 (Cheer Up)

Route 3

Cheren battle 3 - Choroneko (12), Mijumaru (14)

Opening of an Underground Water Vein

Obtain Dangoro (13) - 5

Route 3

Obtain Shimama (13) (2v2) - 6

Shippou City

Deposit Pokabu (5), Minezumi (7), Yooterii (7) - 3

Yaguruma Forest (Outside)

Obtain Otamaro (17), Nageki (17) - 5

Shippou City

N battle 2 - Mamepato (13), Otamaro (13), Dokkoraa (13)

Shippou gym - Haaderia (18), Miruhoggu (20)

Obtain TM67 (Vengeance)

Deposit Yanappu (10) - 4

Yaguruma Forest (Inside)

Obtain Kurumiru (17) - 5

Route 4

Obtain Darumakka (18) - 6

Hiun City

Obtain Amulet Coin

Hiun gym - Hoiiga (21), Ishizumai (21), Hahakomori (23)

Obtain TM76 (Bug Resistance)

Belle battle 3 - Haaderia (18), Munna (18), Hiyappu (18), Janobii (20)

Route 4

Cheren battle 4 - Mamepato (20), Reparudasu (20), Boappu (20), Futachimaru (22)

Obtain TM28 (Dig)

Resort Desert

Obtain Ishizumai (22) - PC

Obtain TM39 (Rock Tomb)

Ancient Castle

Obtain Meguroko (22), Desumasu (22) - PC

Raimon City

Deposit Dangoro (13), Shimama (13), Otamaro (17) - 3

Withdraw Meguroko (22), Ishizumai (22), Desumasu (22) - 6

Purchase TM73 (Thunder Wave)

N battle 3 - Meguroko (22), Zuruggu (22), Darumakka (22), Shinboraa (22)

Raimon gym - Emonga (25), Emonga (25), Zeburaika (27)

Obtain TM72 (Volt Change)

Route 5

Cheren battle 5 - Reparudasu (24), Hatooboo (24), Boappu (24), Futachimaru (26)

Obtain Chiramii (22) - PC

Hodomoe City

Deposit Kurumiru (17), Nageki (17) - 4

Withdraw Chiramii (22) - 5

Obtain Basurao (25) (trade Chiramii) - 5

Route 6

Obtain Kurumayu (23) - 6

Freezer Container

Obtain TM 55 (Boiling Water)

Hodomoe City

Hodomoe gym - Warubiru (29), Gamagaru (29), Doryuuzu (31)

Belle battle 4 - Haaderia (26), Mushaana (26), Hiyappu (26), Janobii (28)

Deposit Desumasu (22), Kurumayu (23) - 4

Route 6

Obtain Hatooboo (25), Shikijika (28) (2v2) - 6

Obtain TM78 (Level Ground)

Electric Rock Cave

N battle 4 - Gantoru (28), Tesshiido (28), Bachuru (28), Giaru (28)

Fukiyose City

Deposit Darumakka (18), Meguroko (22), Ishizumai (22) - 3

Route 7

Obtain Zeburaika (33) (2v2) - 4

Obtain TM81 (X-scissor)

Tower of Heaven

Obtain TM61 (Will-o-wisp)

Fukiyose City

Fukiyose gym - Kokoromori (33), Kenhorou (33), Suwanna (35)

Obtain TM62 (Acrobat)

Route 7

Cheren battle 6 - Kenhorou (33), Reparudasu (33), Boakkii (33), Futachimaru (35)

Dragon Spiral Tower (Outside)

Obtain Tsunbeaa (37) (2v2), Kojofuu (37) (2v2) - 6

Sekka City

Sekka gym - Baniricchi (37), Furiijio (37), Tsunbeaa (39)

Obtain TM79 (Ice Breath)

Deposit Basurao (25), Shikijika (28) - 4

Raimon City

Purchase TM 16 (Light Screen)

Purchase TM 33 (Reflect)

Ancient Castle

Obtain Desukaan (37) - 5

Obtain TM30 (Shadow Ball)

Route 8

Belle battle 5 - Muurando (38), Mushaana (38), Hiyakkii (38), Jarooda (40)

Route 9

Purchase Elite Four supplies

Souryuu City

Souryuu gym - Onondo (41), Kurimugan (41), Ononokusu (43)

Obtain TM82 (Dragon Tail)

Deposit Hatooboo (25) - 4

Route 10

Cheren battle 7 - Kenhorou (43), Reparudasu (43), Baokkii (43), Daikenki (45)

Victory Road

Obtain Koromori (42), Aianto (42) - 6

N's Castle

Obtain Zekuromu (50) - 6 (automatically switches out a party member)

Anyway, the goal is to minimize the number of caught Pokemon needed, the items needed, and the number of Pokemon Center visits needed (among other things). Ideally, I will only visit the Pokemon Center to heal Pokemon when I also need to deposit Pokemon. Items obtained will be all TMs listed, in addition to the Amulet Coin, Rare Candies, and select vitamins along the way (Protein especially). Any PP restoring items will also be desirable; however, PP Ups are not generally useful. Trainer battles will be ignored, except for mandatory gym trainer battles, Team Plasma battles, and a couple of forced battles due to nonrotating trainers.

Additionally, there are some preferences on certain Pokemon's traits. It goes without saying that a Pokemon shouldn't have a nature that reduces its most beneficial stat or raises its least beneficial stat, so I won't bother to include those (which would include like every Pokemon listed):

- Yanappu (10) must have max or near max Atk

- Nageki (17) must actually be level 17 and have Vital Throw (although I'm not sure if level 17 Nageki actually exist here, because Serebii is sometimes wrong with this information)

- Chiramii (22) must have Technician as its ability so that Basurao (25) will have Adaptability as its ability

- Tsunbeaa (37) must be female with max or near max Atk

- Kojofuu (37) must actually be level 37 and have Jump Kick, and it must have Inner Focus as its ability

- Aianto (42) must have Hustle as its ability

There are a slew of good TMs available, but most of them are completely useless in the context of the run. The obtained TMs will be used as follows:

- TM83 (Cheer Up) taught to Yanappu (10)

- TM67 (Vengeance) not used

- TM76 (Bug Resistance) not used

- TM28 (Dig) taught to Meguroko (22), Ishizumai (22)

- TM39 (Rock Tomb) taught to Meguroko (22), Ishizumai (22)

- TM73 (Thunder Wave) taught to Zeburaika (33)

- TM72 (Volt Change) taught to Zeburaika (33)

- TM55 (Boiling Water) taught to Basurao (25)

- TM78 (Level Ground) not used

- TM81 (X-scissor) taught to Aianto (42)

- TM61 (Will-o-wisp) taught to Desukaan (37)

- TM62 (Acrobat) not used

- TM79 (Ice Breath) taught to Tsunbeaa (37)

- TM16 (Light Screen) taught to Koromori (42)

- TM33 (Reflect) taught to Koromori (42)

- TM30 (Shadow Ball) taught to Desukaan (37)

- TM82 (Dragon Tail) not used

As for time-saving shortcuts, there really aren't any. Basically, I just have to minimize backtracking, minimize wild encounters, and optimize catches, although I don't have the intense patience needed for such RNG manipulation and will probably end up exchanging time for likelihood of success a bit more than necessary. I considered at a point, getting the Wing Fossil and whiting out back to the Shippou City Pokemon Center so I can get an Aaken at this point in the game, but it doesn't do well against either the 4th or 5th gyms and probably cannot make up for the time needed to travel by bicycle from Shippou City to Raimon City. It does, however, almost totally obsolete Ishizumai, and makes N battle 3 and Cheren battle 5 a bit faster.

Edited October 15, 2010 by dondon151