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 Island 1, and I'm not surfing just for that.

Now Leech Life is definitely going in the place of Confind.

Round -> Facade -> Return

Pick up Scald. I mean not that we have much alternative. 

For the Dragon's Den reaching the Totem is not that hard, but figuring out the big guy was a hassle. Finaly it seems there is a range to first do a Return Z, then a maxed out firendship Return to get rid of the Totem, then you'll have enough HP left to beat the Scizor.

UN: Wimpod outsped, and 1HKO the thing. Astonishing.

Gauntlet Sophocles is too much, time to evolve. This is way beyond my expectation anyway. 

Scald -> Liquidation (or Razor Shell)

Also go an pick up the TMs Brick Break and Rock Slide.

Bird Room: Return

Ghost Room: Payback

Olivia: Brick Break

Molayne: Brick Break

Hau: First Impression (it gains you one more chance against the Noivern in case of it flinches you) -> Return

 

Crabrawler:

starting moveset: Bubble -> Scald, Rock Smash -> Brick Break / Return, Leer -> Bulldoze / Rock Slide, Pursuit -> Thief

UN: evolve, then Ice Punch. There is actualy a chance to survive a ht on range, but just use a Focus Sash.

Bird Room: Ice Punch

Ghost Room: Thief

Olivia: Brick Break

Molayne: Brick Break

Hau: Return

 

Delibird

starting moveset: Present -> Return, Drill Peck -> Aerial Ace

add: Brick Break 

Ultra Necrozma: if UN gets a speed-hindering nature, AND you get a crit with Thief Z, MAYBE. But that's like a 0.5% chance, and after trying for more than 2 hours and nothing, I'm moving on.

 

Grubbin:

starting moveset: vice grip (vise grip?) -> Facade -> Return, Mud-Slap -> Acrobatics, String Shot -> X-Scizzor, Bite

UN: time to evolve. Then X-Scizzor it.

Against Ilima I found it beneficial to pick up Thunderbolt.

Olivia: X-Scizzor

Molayne: Charge, Spark, Crunch

Hau: Return

NOTE: this pokemon is weird, as the final evolution switches to special build. Fortunately we did not get there this time.

 

Grovyle:

starting moveset: Mega Drain, Quick Attack, Absorb, Pound

Picked up Round 

 UN: a special-build Grovyle still can beat it with X-Scizzor Z + X-Scizzor.

Bird Room: Rock Slide

Ghost Room: Energy Ball

Olivia: Energy Ballű

Molayne: Double Team*4, Brick Break

Hau: Double Team*4, Mega Drain + Return

NOTE: this pokemon struggles with the same problem as Vikavolt: the first 2 evolutions are physical, the final is special. Poassibly worse, given the special movepool for the mon.

 

Grotle:

starting moveset: Heavy Slam, Mega Drain -> Seed Bomb, Leech Seed -> Return, Bite 

UN: Mega/Giga Drain -> Thief Z

Bird Room: Return

Ghost Room: Bite

Olivia: Seed Bomb

Molayne: ok, I tried beyond realistic, so evolve. Then cast Earthquake.

 

Chesnaught:

starting moveset: Mud Shot -> Bulldoze, Seed Bomb, Take Down -> Return, Spikes -> Brick Break

 Dragon's den: Dragon Claw

UN: Focus Sash is adviseable, but not absolutely mandatory. Rock Tomb to slow it down and cause some damage. Then Dragon Claw.

Bird Room: Return

Ghost Room: Dragon Claw

Olivia: Seed Bomb

Molayne: Brick Break

Hau: Return

 

Spinda:

starting moveset: Tackle -> Return, Copycat -> Brick Break, Feint Attack, Psybeam 

Dragons' Den: Zen Headbutt Z

UN: Rock Tomb -> Feint Attack Z 

Bird Room: Return

Ghost Room: Feint Attack

Olivia: Brick Break

Molayne: Brick Break

Hau: Return

 

Beedrill:

starting moveset: Rage -> Return, Fury Attack -> Brick Break,, Twineedle -> X-Scizzor, Pursuit -> Thief

Dragns' Den: Acrobatics

Bird Room: Return

Ghost Room: Thief

Olivia: Brick Break

Molayne: Brick Break (somehow you must not be paralyzed. This CAN happen. OR, maybe, and this is a maybe, try a HP-berry)

Hau: Return 

 

Komala:

starting moveset: Defense Curl, Rollout, Stockpile, Swallow 

Dragons' Den: Zen Headbutt Z

UN: Shadow Claw Z

Totem Ribombee: Rock Slide Z 

Bird Room: Return

Ghost Room: Shadow Claw

Olivia: Bulldoze

Molayne: Bulldoze

Hau: Return

 

Elekid:

starting moveset: Leer -> Thief, Quick Attack -> Return, Thunder Shock, Low Kick -> Brick Break

Applying Psychic has strong advantages (avoiding contact-moves, contact-damage, oneshots Totem Kommo-o).

Hapu: Magnet Rise is a must, I also picked up IcePunch for this.

Bird Room: Return

Ghost Room: Thief

Olivia: Brick Break

Molayne: Brick Break (Magnet Rise might be adviseable too)

Hau: Return 

 

Pinsir:

starting moveset: Focus Energy, Vice Grip -> Thief, Bind -> Smack Down, Seismic Toss -> Brick Break

TMs to pick up: all the rock-move upgrades, X-Scizzor, Bulldoze, Return 

Bird Room: Return

Ghost Room: Thief

Olivia: Brick Break

Molayne: Brick Break

Hau: Return 

 

Steenee:

starting moveset: Double Slap, Play Nice -> Facade -> Return, Rapid Spin -> Payback, Razor Leaf 

Against Guzma in Po Town I started with Payback, and it landed a crit on Golisopod, what was probably necessary. And you definitely have to evolve at Guzma3 anyway.

Razor Leaf -> Trop Kick

Dragons' Den: Dazzling Gleam

Picking up Acrobatics proves also very useful

Bird Room: Return

Ghost Room: Payback

Olivia: Trop Kick

Molayne: Low Sweep, Aromatherapy

Hau: Return 

 

Ralts (male):

starting moveset: Magical Leaf, Lucky Chant, Disarming Voice -> Facade, Misty Terrain -> Thief

Totem Mimikyu: Shadow Ball

Guzma2 went down thanks to me accidentaly starting with Razor Leaf, which twoshot the Golisopod, then switched to Facade.

Facade -> Return

Guzma 3 is pretty much the end of the rope. Can pass with no crit landing on you, and some ranges, start with Facade then metronome Return (Golisopod does only 1 First Impression, Vikavolt is the only other mon that will hit you), but it's obvious Ralts as it is will have to evolve soon.

Can pass Lusamine if I get the range/roll that Clefable does not start with Charm, so I can oneshot the Lilligant, thus don't get Paralyzed.

Dragons' Den: Psychic Z.

UN: there is no chance without evolving. And evolve again straight to Gallade! Ice Punch and Brick Break sounds attractive now.

Bird Room: Ice Punch

Ghost Room: Thief

Olivia: Leaf Blade

Molayne: Brick Break, but you must not be paralyzed

Hau: Return 

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