diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 30231dbd0f..8620999045 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           COMPARE: 0
         run: make -j${nproc} -O all
+        
+      - name: LTO
+        run: |
+          make tidy
+          make -j${nproc} LTO=1
+        # make tidy to purge previous build
 
       - name: Test
         env:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 735bd25454..ebf7679af3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ ANALYZE      ?= 0
 UNUSED_ERROR ?= 0
 # Adds -Og and -g flags, which optimize the build for debugging and include debug info respectively
 DEBUG        ?= 0
+# Adds -flto flag, which increases link time but results in a more efficient binary (especially in audio processing)
+LTO          ?= 0
 
 ifeq (compare,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
   COMPARE := 1
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ TEST_BUILDDIR = $(OBJ_DIR)/$(TEST_SUBDIR)
 SHELL := bash -o pipefail
 
 # Set flags for tools
-ASFLAGS := -mcpu=arm7tdmi --defsym MODERN=1
+ASFLAGS := -mcpu=arm7tdmi -march=armv4t -meabi=5 --defsym MODERN=1
 
 INCLUDE_DIRS := include
 INCLUDE_CPP_ARGS := $(INCLUDE_DIRS:%=-iquote %)
@@ -121,7 +123,15 @@ CPPFLAGS := $(INCLUDE_CPP_ARGS) -Wno-trigraphs -DMODERN=1 -DTESTING=$(TEST) -std
 ARMCC := $(PREFIX)gcc
 PATH_ARMCC := PATH="$(PATH)" $(ARMCC)
 CC1 := $(shell $(PATH_ARMCC) --print-prog-name=cc1) -quiet
+
 override CFLAGS += -mthumb -mthumb-interwork -O$(O_LEVEL) -mabi=apcs-gnu -mtune=arm7tdmi -march=armv4t -Wno-pointer-to-int-cast -std=gnu17 -Werror -Wall -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wno-attribute-alias -Woverride-init
+
+ifneq ($(LTO),0)
+  ifneq ($(TEST),1)
+    override CFLAGS += -flto=auto -fno-fat-lto-objects -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
+  endif
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(ANALYZE),1)
   override CFLAGS += -fanalyzer
 endif
@@ -283,7 +293,7 @@ agbcc:
 
 LD_SCRIPT_TEST := ld_script_test.ld
 
-$(OBJ_DIR)/ld_script_test.ld: $(LD_SCRIPT_TEST) $(LD_SCRIPT_DEPS)
+$(OBJ_DIR)/ld_script_test.ld: $(LD_SCRIPT_TEST)
 	cd $(OBJ_DIR) && sed "s#tools/#../../tools/#g" ../../$(LD_SCRIPT_TEST) > ld_script_test.ld
 
 $(TESTELF): $(OBJ_DIR)/ld_script_test.ld $(OBJS) $(TEST_OBJS) libagbsyscall tools check-tools
@@ -476,19 +486,28 @@ $(DATA_SRC_SUBDIR)/pokemon/teachable_learnsets.h: $(TEACHABLE_DEPS)
 
 # Linker script
 LD_SCRIPT := ld_script_modern.ld
-LD_SCRIPT_DEPS :=
 
 # Final rules
 
 libagbsyscall:
 	@$(MAKE) -C libagbsyscall TOOLCHAIN=$(TOOLCHAIN) MODERN=1
 
-# Elf from object files
-LDFLAGS = -Map ../../$(MAP)
-$(ELF): $(LD_SCRIPT) $(LD_SCRIPT_DEPS) $(OBJS) libagbsyscall
-	@cd $(OBJ_DIR) && $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -T ../../$< --print-memory-usage -o ../../$@ $(OBJS_REL) $(LIB) | cat
-	@echo "cd $(OBJ_DIR) && $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -T ../../$< --print-memory-usage -o ../../$@ <objs> <libs> | cat"
+# Enable LTO LDFLAGS if set
+ifneq ($(LTO),0)
+LDFLAGS := -march=armv4t -mabi=apcs-gnu -mcpu=arm7tdmi -Xlinker -Map=../../$(MAP) -Xlinker --print-memory-usage -Xassembler -meabi=5 -Xassembler -march=armv4t -Xassembler -mcpu=arm7tdmi -Xlinker --gc-sections
+LDFLAGS += -Xlinker -flto=auto
+$(ELF): $(LD_SCRIPT) $(OBJS) libagbsyscall
+	@echo "cd $(OBJ_DIR) && $(ARMCC) $(LDFLAGS) -T ../../$< -o ../../$@ <objs> <libs>"
+	+@cd $(OBJ_DIR) && $(ARMCC) $(LDFLAGS) -T ../../$< -o ../../$@ $(OBJS_REL) $(LIB)
 	$(FIX) $@ -t"$(TITLE)" -c$(GAME_CODE) -m$(MAKER_CODE) -r$(REVISION) --silent
+else
+# Output .map file, memory usage readout and gc sections to clean-up unused data
+LDFLAGS = -Map ../../$(MAP) --print-memory-usage --gc-sections
+$(ELF): $(LD_SCRIPT) $(OBJS) libagbsyscall
+	@cd $(OBJ_DIR) && $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -T ../../$<  -o ../../$@ $(OBJS_REL) $(LIB) | cat
+	@echo "cd $(OBJ_DIR) && $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -T ../../$< -o ../../$@ <objs> <libs> | cat"
+	$(FIX) $@ -t"$(TITLE)" -c$(GAME_CODE) -m$(MAKER_CODE) -r$(REVISION) --silent
+endif
 
 # Builds the rom from the elf file
 $(ROM): $(ELF)
diff --git a/ld_script_modern.ld b/ld_script_modern.ld
index ee4713ab17..f021ac2916 100644
--- a/ld_script_modern.ld
+++ b/ld_script_modern.ld
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SECTIONS {
     .ewram.sbss (NOLOAD) :
     ALIGN(4)
     {
-        src/*.o(.sbss);
+        *.o(.sbss);
     } > EWRAM
 
     .iwram ORIGIN(IWRAM) : AT (__iwram_lma)
@@ -41,14 +41,8 @@ SECTIONS {
     .iwram.bss (NOLOAD) :
     ALIGN(4)
     {
-        src/*.o(.bss);
-        data/*.o(.bss);
-        *libc.a:*.o(.bss*);
-        *libnosys.a:*.o(.bss*);
-
-        src/m4a.o(.bss.code);
-
-        src/*.o(common_data);
+        *.o(.bss*);
+        *.o(common_data);
         src/*.o(COMMON);
         *libc.a:*.o(COMMON);
         *libnosys.a:*.o(COMMON);
@@ -63,9 +57,13 @@ SECTIONS {
         src/rom_header_gf.o(.text.*);
         src/rom_header_rhh.o(.text.*);
         src/crt0.o(.text);
-        src/main.o(.text);
-        src/*.o(.text*);
+        *libagbsyscall.a:*.o(.text*);
+        *libgcc.a:*.o(.text*);
+        *libc.a:*.o(.text*);
+        *libnosys.a:*.o(.text*);
         asm/*.o(.text*);
+        *.o(.text*);
+        *.o(.eh_frame);
     } > ROM =0
 
     script_data :
@@ -74,69 +72,14 @@ SECTIONS {
 		data/*.o(script_data);
     } > ROM =0
 
-    lib_text :
-    ALIGN(4)
-    {
-        src/libgcnmultiboot.o(.text);
-        src/m4a_1.o(.text);
-        src/m4a.o(.text);
-        src/agb_flash.o(.text);
-        src/agb_flash_1m.o(.text);
-        src/agb_flash_mx.o(.text);
-        src/siirtc.o(.text);
-        src/librfu_stwi.o(.text);
-        src/librfu_intr.o(.text);
-        src/librfu_rfu.o(.text);
-        src/librfu_sio32id.o(.text);
-        *libagbsyscall.a:*.o(.text*);
-        *libgcc.a:*.o(.text*);
-        *libc.a:*.o(.text*);
-        *libnosys.a:*.o(.text*);
-        src/libisagbprn.o(.text);
-    } > ROM =0
-
     .rodata :
     ALIGN(4)
     {
-        src/*.o(.rodata*);
-        data/*.o(.rodata*);
-    } > ROM =0
-
-    song_data :
-    ALIGN(4)
-    {
-        sound/songs/*.o(.rodata);
-    } > ROM =0
-
-    lib_rodata :
-    SUBALIGN(4)
-    {
-        src/m4a.o(.rodata);
-        src/agb_flash.o(.rodata);
-        src/agb_flash_1m.o(.rodata);
-        src/agb_flash_mx.o(.rodata);
-        src/agb_flash_le.o(.rodata);
-        src/siirtc.o(.rodata);
-        src/librfu_rfu.o(.rodata);
-        src/librfu_sio32id.o(.rodata);
+        *.o(.rodata*);
         *libgcc.a:*.o(.rodata*);
         *libc.a:*.o(.rodata*);
         *libc.a:*.o(.data*);
-        src/libisagbprn.o(.rodata);
-    } > ROM =0
-
-    multiboot_data :
-    ALIGN(4)
-    {
-        data/multiboot_ereader.o(.rodata);
-        data/multiboot_berry_glitch_fix.o(.rodata);
-        data/multiboot_pokemon_colosseum.o(.rodata);
-    } > ROM =0
-
-    gfx_data :
-    ALIGN(4)
-    {
-        src/graphics.o(.rodata);
+        sound/songs/*.o(.rodata);
     } > ROM =0
 
     .data.iwram :
diff --git a/src/dodrio_berry_picking.c b/src/dodrio_berry_picking.c
index 8f29f498f0..2593719022 100644
--- a/src/dodrio_berry_picking.c
+++ b/src/dodrio_berry_picking.c
@@ -3099,6 +3099,7 @@ struct ReadyToStartPacket
 {
     u8 id;
     bool8 ALIGNED(4) ready;
+    u32 unused; // Put here, so that packet has the same size as gRfu.packet(12 bytes).
 };
 
 static void SendPacket_ReadyToStart(bool32 ready)
@@ -3303,6 +3304,7 @@ struct PickStatePacket
 {
     u8 id;
     u8 ALIGNED(4) pickState;
+    u32 unused; // Put here, so that packet has the same size as gRfu.packet(12 bytes).
 };
 
 static void SendPacket_PickState(u8 pickState)
@@ -3334,6 +3336,7 @@ struct ReadyToEndPacket
 {
     u8 id;
     bool32 ready;
+    u32 unused; // Put here, so that packet has the same size as gRfu.packet(12 bytes).
 };
 
 static void SendPacket_ReadyToEnd(bool32 ready)
diff --git a/src/strings.c b/src/strings.c
index 314d7536dc..4846bea8ed 100644
--- a/src/strings.c
+++ b/src/strings.c
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ const u8 gText_ExpandedPlaceholder_Kyogre[] = _("KYOGRE");
 const u8 gText_ExpandedPlaceholder_Groudon[] = _("GROUDON");
 const u8 gText_ExpandedPlaceholder_Brendan[] = _("BRENDAN");
 const u8 gText_ExpandedPlaceholder_May[] = _("MAY");
-const u8 gText_EggNickname[] = _("EGG");
-const u8 gText_Pokemon[] = _("POKéMON");
+const u8 gText_EggNickname[POKEMON_NAME_LENGTH + 1] = _("EGG");
+const u8 gText_Pokemon[POKEMON_NAME_LENGTH + 1] = _("POKéMON");
 const u8 gText_Player[] = _("PLAYER"); // Unused
 const u8 gText_Pokedex[] = _("POKéDEX"); // Unused
 const u8 gText_Time[] = _("TIME");