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Can [insert pokemon here] beat USM w/o affliction? (grass starter edition part 3)

 Misdrevous: starting moveset: Growl -> Round -> Thunderbolt, Psywave -> Psychic, Spite -> Echoed Voice, Astonish -> Shadow Ball Bird Room: Thunderbolt Ghost Room: Shadow Ball Olivia: Shadow Ball Molayne: Shadow Ball Hau: Echoed Voice    Klefki, physical build starting moveset: Fairy Lock -> Thief, Tackle -> Facade -> Return, Fairy Wind, Astonish -> Flash Cannon Hapu: Thief, Protect -> Return. Mudsdale strikes with an entirely random move, either Z-move, or Earthquake, or some pathetic steel-move. Bird Room: Return Ghost Room: Thief Olivia: Thief (did not try to paralyze me) Molayne: Double Team*6, Thief Hau: Return   Vanillite: starting moveset: Icicle Spear -> Frost Breath, Harden, Astonish -> Round -> Flash Cannon, Uproar  UN: Blizzard Gauntlet Molayne: there is a ca. 33% chance to range the Arcanine with a Slik Scarf Uproar, then there is 50-66% chance the Marowak will cast Flame Wheel instead of its Z-move, so next tur...

Can [insert pokemon here] beat USM w/o affliction? (grass starter edition part 2)

 Bulbasaur: starting moveset: Grassy Terrain, Growl -> Round -> Venoshock -> Sludge Bomb, Leech Seed -> Echoed Voice, Vine Whip -> Energy Ball UN: time to evolve. up to the final evo. Didn't expect to win with a poisonium Z, but it happened. Bird Room: Echoed Voice Ghost Room: Energy ball Olivia: Energy Ball Molayne: Echoed Voice (you need to not be paralyzed at crucial moments) Hau: Echoed Voice   Dhelmise: starting moveset: Switcheroo -> Brick Break, Mega Drain -> Return, Growth, Rapid Spin -> Shadow Claw Dragons' Den: Aerial Ace Z Bird Room: Return Ghost Room: Shadow Claw Olivia: Shadow Claw Molayne: Brick Break Hau: Return   Cutiefly starting moveset: Absorb -> Round -> Psychic, Fairy Wind -> Dazzling Gleam, Stun Spore, Struggle Bug  Gauntlet, Fire Trial: need choice spec Also pick up Energy Ball. Olivia: Double Team*2, Energy Ball Bird Room: Dazzle Gleam Ghost Room: Dazzle Gleam Molayne: time to evolve.Choice Spec prevented getti...

Can [insert pokemon here] beat USM w/o affliction? (grass starter edition part 1)

 Phantump: starting moveset: Confuse Ray, Tackle -> Facade -> Return, Astonish -> Shadow Claw, Growth Against Gauntlet Fire Dude held item must be a HP-berry. Ghost Room: Shadow Claw Bird Room: Return Olivia: Seed Bomb Molayne: Shadow Claw, and the held item must be a HP-berry Hau: Return, hold HP-berry, Crabominable miss, Harvest must kick in at Noivern (however many time it needs, if the range allows the bat to not get into a healing-loop), and if ALL THAT happens, you will win.   Whimpod: starting moveset: Struggle Bug, Sand Attack With just 2 levelup-moves let's pick up Confide from the Cemetary to have 3 moves. Although we might decide to not apply it in case we want to rely on Struggle. I mean the Move Deleter is right on this first island if my memory stirrs. On the other hand picking up and learning Round might be beneficial, move-effectiveness and all that. The only move-tutor move we can have is Snore, I'd still pick it up instead of eg. Confide, but it's...

Can [insert pokemon here] beat USM w/o affliction? (water starter edition part 5)

Larvitar: starting moveset: Bite -> Crunch, Leer -> Brick Break, Sandstorm -> Rock Slide / Return, Screech -> Bulldoze -> Earthquake Dragons' Den: Earthquake  Olivia: Brick Break Ghost Room:  Return Molayne: knock off Klefki with Brick Break, then Earthquake Hau: as Leafeon itself can onshot us, time to evolve. Then you can just Return.   Sandygast: starting moveset: Harden -> Round, Absorb -> Giga Drain / Energy Ball, Astonish -> Psychic, Sand Attack -> Shadow Ball Glacion 3: if you don't have it, go and get the quick-claw, because the Zoroak can easily finish you. Or you might try to hope G3 will go for the 1% to change in the Zoroark, and you off it right there. I've not tried Rock Polish though. Ghost Room: Shadow Ball. The biggest threat here is the confuse-state from the Froslass. Bird Room: Giga Drain works, but you have to add eg. Psyhic to use when you run out of PP of it, or Max PP on it. Or try Energy Ball? The type-immunities and pot...

Can [insert pokemon here] beat USM w/o affliction? (water starter edition part 4)

 Goldeen: starting moveset: Peck -> Waterfall, Tail Whip -> Smart Strike, Water Sport -> Facade -> Return, Supersonic Dragons' Den: Blizzard UN: Mega Horn Bird Room: Return Ghost Room: Waterfall Olivia: Waterfall Molayne: Waterfall (lightning rod rocks) Hau: Return, Megahorn -> Waterfall   Lapras: starting moveset: Sing, Growl -> Bulldoze/Smart Strike/Return -> Iron Head, Water Gun -> Aqua Tail, Mist -> Ice Shard (I'm just trying it out if it has any good use, and not just put on Return, or something) UN: Sing -> IceShard Ghost Room: Iron Head Bird Room: Ice Shard Olivia: Iron Head Molayne: Bulldoze Hau: Return   Poliwag: starting moveset: Water Sport -> Thief, Water Gun -> Water Pulse -> Scald, Hypnosis, Bubble -> Return Bird Room: Return Ghost Room: Thief Olivia: Scald Molayne: start with Hypnosis, and if the Klefki casts Reflect shoot a Mud Bomb (or something), then hit is with another Hypnosis, THEN you might be able to contin...

Can [insert pokemon here] beat USM w/o affliction? (water starter edition part 3)

 Spheal: starting moveset: Rollout -> Rock Slide/Bulldoze/Return, Water Gun -> Water Pulse -> Iron Tail, Powder Snow -> Ice Ball, Belly Drum Dragon's Den: Blizzard + Choice Spec Hapu: Aqua Tail Gladion3: Aqua Tail 3 times, hope the Crobat used Cross Poison instead of Acrobatics. Lucario missing with Aura Spehere is nice, but not mandatory - the Sylvalli will pick a move that balances the difference out - it comes last, and you can onehit it with Blizzard. Let's hope it connects. Bird Room: Blizzard the first one, then Ice Ball Olivia: Aqua Tail Ghost Room: Ice Ball (if it works, it works) Molayne: evolve! For my winning try, ThunderWave missed. Hau: if you don't suffer any crit, Return will do it Cranidos: starting movement: Headbutt -> Return, Focus Energy, Pursuit -> Thief/Bulldoze, Leer -> Fire Punch Dragons' Den: Zen Headbutt Z UN: Stone Edge Z Bird Room: Return Ghost Room: Thief Olivia: Bulldoze Molayne: Fire Punch Hau: Return Chinchou: startin...

Can [insert pokemon here] beat USM w/o affliction? (water starter edition part 2)

 Rhyhorn: starting moveset: Rock Blast, Chip Away -> Megahorn, Bulldoze, Guard Split -> Aqua Tail Against UN you need a critical Thief-Z. OR a normal Megahorn-Z. At Gladion3 need to evolve. The bat will hit you, then the next mon grsss-knots you otherwise. Bird Room: Rock Blast Ghost Room: Thief Olivia: Bulldoze Molayne: Bulldoze Hau: I used Rock Polish (Raichu has to miss), then Bulldoze, and at Noivern (comes last) Rock Blast. Or you can just use Return after the speed-boost.  Bruxish: starting moveset: Water Gun -> Aqua Tail, Astonish -> Aerial Ace/Return, Confusion -> Psychic -> Psychic Fangs, Bite (-> Crunch) Totem Ribombee is though. Bird Room: Return Ghost Room: Bite Rock Room: Aqua Tail Molayne: Aqua Tail (ether required) Hau: Bite, Aerial Ace (I used Bite, the evee flinched), Aqua Tail, Psychic Fangs*4, Psychic Fangs Graveler: starting moveset: Charge -> Magnet Rise, Tackle -> Return, Rock Polish -> Fire Punch, Defense Curl -> Brick Br...