>>54556832Going strickly by ascending challenge without narrative probably say something like:
1. Carmine 1 (3 Mons, 12-13)
2. Kieran 1. (2 Mons, 12)
3. Klawf (1 Mon, 16 + 2-vs-1 Rematch.)
4. Katy (3 Mons, 14-15)
5. Kieran 2 (3 Mons, 15-16)
6. Brassius (3 Mons, 16-17)
7. Bombirdier (1 Mon, 19 + 2-VS-1 Rematch)
8. Carmine 2 (4 Mons, 16-19)
9. Giacomo (2 Mons, 20-21)
10. Kieran 3 (4 Mons 22-25)
11. Iono (4 Mons 23-24)
12. Mela (2 Mons. 26-27)
13. Orthworm (1 Mon, 28, 2-VS-1 Rematch)
14. Kieran 4 (5 Mons, 26-28)
15. Kofu (3 Mons, 29-30)
16. Atticus (4 Mons, 32-33)
17. Loyal 3 Titans (Each is 1 Mon, 35 and in 2-vs-1 Battles)
18. Larry (3 Mons, 35-36)
19. Kieran 6 (6 Mons, 33-38)
Give or take depending on Team Comp, logically i think you are "supposed" to do a segment of Kitakami each time you switch from East/West Paldea to West/East Paldea. but honestly it is just kinda messy. That said Final Kieran definitely fits perfectly in the level gap there is after Larry and before Ryme and Paradox Titan so i definitely think he is supposed to go there, especially since it is a climactic fight against a rival at the half-way point to your journey to Champion. But really Kitakami feels like it is meant to be done in one chunk narratively so im honestly in the "After 3 Stories, before The Way Home" camp overall, post game stats and the DLC gets a time to rest when you do The Way Home and Gym Rematches/Ace Tournament and then you go do Indigo Disk, though this is still hypothetical, kinda depends on how ID is introduced too.