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From my brief research, the best strategy seems to be leveling it up to 100 Friendship, then spamming X items against passive wild Pokemon to 200, then leveling up to 220. This sounds a bit onerous and expensive, but having Umbreon online by Wake if not Fantina sounds important for information completeness. I won't know the practicality of this approach for sure until I test.
My run is still ongoing, but I've executed the strategy and want to share my results ASAP. Turns out you can only buy X items from Veilstone Dept Store, so I played Eevee as normal until that point. After training it up some while holding Soothe Bell to test against Rival 3, it entered Veilstone at 139 Friendship.
I bought 30 each of X Special, X Sp. Def, and X Speed, the cheapest at 350 per. This is affordable with the various sell items and/or Amulet Coin use.
I fished up a Magikarp at the pond just south of Veilstone, used six of each X item I bought on top of the six or so I incidentally picked up playing normally, then ran away once maxed out.
In hindsight, I should have just switched to reset the boosts. That would save a lot of time from getting unlucky from failed fishing.
In four battles, I had reached 200 Friendship, the max you can reach using X items. It's indicated by two hearts in the Friendship Checker app.
Note that Soothe Bell increases Friendship gains by 50% rounded down. This means that +1 activities such as walking and X item use do not get any boost.
This X item process took around 17 minutes of real time with battle animations off and touch screen navigation. With switching instead of running and better fishing luck, this could easily take 15 minutes or less.
This gave me Umbreon at level 31, a reasonable level before even facing Maylene. My overworld navigation was accelerated in some areas and back-and-forth in others, so I think my walking Friendship gains were in the ballpark of a casual run.
I got one massage, used two vitamins, and fainted twice for other FS modifiers.
I personally think this method, while not a game-changer that would cause tier shifts, is a worthwhile strategy for getting FS evos faster. It would be worth mentioning for certain Pokemon entries as a way for casual players to get their payoff a bit sooner, especially Espeon and Chimecho, which have an advantage over Maylene. If I didn't use this method, I think getting the evolution by even Wake under efficient play would have been an issue. 15 minutes is comparable to a brief grinding session you'd undertake if you're worried about the upcoming boss. Someone could easily do it while watching TV and have their evo much sooner, possibly saving 15 minutes of hassle in the long term.
Recently doing a new Platinum run, and I'm gonna attempt that Secret Key exploit on that run if possible. In the meantime, I'm still gonna dump all the Platinum logs that I've been saving, and this one consist of Geodude(No Trade), Wormadam-Trash, Gastly (No Trade), and Tangela (I forgot the "exact" Nature on them, but I know its all neutral nature)
Serious
HP: Ground
“Mischievous”
HP: 0-3
Atk: 15-23
Def: 25-28
SpA: 31
SpD: 12-14
Spe: 23-26 ==Roark==
Geodude L13-14
Rock Smash 3HKOs Cranidos (2HKOs if you get a Defense drop on Turn 1), and Geodude, 4HKOs Onix (3HKOs if you get a Defense drop Turn 1)
Rock Throw 3HKOs Cranidos. Cranidos 4HKOs back
Beats 1. Can sweep with Rock Smash, but you generally needed Magnitude here
==Mars 1==
Geodude L17 @ Pecha Berry
Rock Throw 1HKOs Zubat
Magnitude 7 3HKOs Purugly. Purugly 6HKOs back (5HKOs back if Zubat attacks you)
You need to rely on very high Magnitude number to beat Skuntank. ==Fantina==
Graveler L25 @ Rawst Berry
You need 2 Rock Polish boost to outspeed Mismagius
2 Rollouts is close to KOing Duskull, the 3rd hit 1HKOs Duskull and 2HKOs Mismagius(1HKOs on the 4th hit)
If you're burned, then you have to used Defense Curl to get the same KO ranges above, though Haunter finishes you off.
Beats 2. You need Substitute to reliably sweep here ==Rival(Hearthome)==
Graveler L26
first hit of -1 Rollout alone is close to 2HKOing Staravia
the 3rd hit 1HKOs Buizel
the 4th hit puts Grotle in red
-1 HS CurlOut is close to 1HKOing Staravia
the 2nd hit 1HKOs Buizel
the 3rd hit puts Grotle in red
Avoiding Staravia...
Magnitude 7 1HKOs Ponyta and puts Buizel in red
Beats 1 ==Maylene==
Graveler L33
Eq 2HKOs Machoke and 1HKOs the rest. Graveler outspeeds Meditite and Machoke.
Graveler outspeeds Lucario after a single Rock Polish boost. It also barely survived Meditite's Fake Out + Drain Punch into Machoke's Karate Chop (guaranteed survive with Sitrus Berry)
It may be speed-specific in order to sweep here ==Rival(Pastoria)==
Graveler L36 @ Hard Stone
-1 Hard Stone Curlout 1HKOs Staravia(doesn't KO without the item)
the 2nd hit 1HKOs Buizel
the 3rd hit is close to 1HKOing Grotle
Beats 3 ==Wake==
Graveler L36
Eq 2HKOs Quagsire. All 1HKOs back
Bad ==Cyrus 1==
Graveler L37 @ Wide Lens
Rollout 2HKOs all with 1st and 2nd hit, and the 3rd hit 1HKOs. Sneasel 2HKOs back.
Beats 2 ==Rival(Canalave)==
Graveler L38
-1 Rollout(1st hit) 4HKOs Staraptor. Staraptor may switch out for Torterra. Torterra outspeeds and 1HKOs back
Eq 1HKOs Rapidash and is close to 1HKOing Floatzel. Floatzel 2HKOs back
Beats 1 or 2 ==Byron==
Graveler L39
EQ 2HKOs Steelix and is close to 1HKOing Bastiodon. All 1HKOs back(Metal Burst on Bastiodon's case),
Magneton outspeeds. Bastiodon may go for Iron Defense instead
Needs luck to beat 1 ==Saturn 1==
Graveler L40 @ Pecha
Curlout 2HKOs Golbat, 3rd + 4th hit KOs Bronzor, the 5th hit 1HKOs Toxicroak
Earthquake 1HKOs Toxicroak. Toxicroak 2HKOs back
Beats 1 or 2. Needs luck to sweep ==Mars 2==
Graveler L40 @ Pecha Berry
Curlout 2HKOs Golbat, the 3rd + 4th hit KOs Bronzor. Mars may switch out Golbat for Bronzor (the 2nd + 3rd hit is super close to KOing unless u equipped Hard Stone)
Earthquake is close to 2HKOing Purugly(guaranteed with Earth Plate)
Beats 2. Needs luck to sweep
==Candice==
Graveler L43 @ Hard Stone
Defense Curl first, then Rock Polish twice (You need 2 Rock Polish boost to outspeed Froslass)
Curlout 1HKOs Sneasel, the 2nd hit 1HKOs Abomasnow, the 3rd hit 1HKOs Piloswine
Needs 1 heal and luck to sweep. ==Cyrus 2==
Graveler L44
Rock Slide 1HKOs Sneasel and 2HKOs the rest. Sneasel 2HKOs back, Honchkrow 3HKOs back
Curlout 2HKO Crobat, the 3rd hit 1HKOs Honchkrow
Beats 1. Could beat 2 if you set-up on Crobat. ==Saturn 2==
Graveler L44
Rock Slide puts Golbat in red. Saturn may switch out Golbat for Toxicroak
Earthquake 1HKOs Toxicroak. Graveler barely lives a Brick Break after a Golbat Air Cutter, though it will finished you off if you take another damage from Golbat.
Beats 1 ==Cyrus 3==
Graveler L46 @ Rawst Berry / Hard Stone
Eq 1HKOs Houndoom. Houndoom almost 1HKOs back
HS Rock Slide 1HKOs Weavile, puts Crobat in red, and is close to 1HKOing Honchkrow. Crobat almost 3HKOs back, Honchkrow 2HKOs back
Beats 1 or 2. Needs healing and luck to beat 2 or 3. ==Volkner==
Graveler L48 @ Earth Plate
Outspeeds everyone at +2
EP Eq 1HKOs all bar Luxray, who has a low roll of 1HKOing. Jolteon almost 2HKOs back, Luxray finishes you off if Jolteon landed an Iron Tail
Needs luck to sweep, unless you reliable 1HKO Luxray ==Rival(League)==
Graveler L51
-1 Stone Edge 1HKOs Staraptor after a CC Def drop(-1 Rock Slide doesn't 1HKO). Staraptor might use U-turn instead of CC
Eq 1HKOs Rapidash, 2HKOs Floatzel, 3HKOs Snorlax. Torterra and Hera 1HKOs back, Rapidash almost 2HKOs back, the rest 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Aaron==
Graveler L51
Rock Slide 1HKOs Vespiquen.
Eq 2HKOs Scizor and Drapion. Yanmega and Hera 1HKOs back, Scizor 2HKOs back Drapion almost 2HKOs back
Beats 2 (Could beat 4 if you set-up CurlOut on Vespiquen?didn't try it) ==Bertha==
Graveler L52
Earthquake 2HKOs Golem. All 1HKOs back
Bad ==Flint==
Graveler L52
Set-up 2 Rock Polish(Infernape still outspeeds you at +2)
Ep Eq 1HKOs all bar Infernape, who is super close to 1HKOing(Can 1HKO at L53). Houndoom almost 1HKOs back
Needs 1 heal to sweep if you can 1HKO Infernape ==Lucian==
Graveler L53
Ep Eq has a roll to 1HKO Mime. Mime almost 1HKOs back, the rest 1HKOs back bar Bronzong.
Bad unless you can 1HKO Mime ==Cynthia==
Graveler L53
Earth Plate Earthquake is close to 2HKOing Spiritomb. Tomb almost 1HKOs back
Bad unless you 2HKO Tomb
E Tier. Graveler disappointed me on some fights where I thought its gonna do well such as Jupiter's Skuntank, Byron, and Aaron(if you don't used CurlOut). Its also very slow to the point of needing 2 Rock Polish boost to outspeed stuff.
Docile
HP: Steel
“Highly curious”
HP: 14-19
Atk: 9-10
Def: 0-2
SpA: 25
SpD: 4-9
Spe: 0-1 ==Mars 1==
Burmy L15
Does nothing to Purugly as it 3HKOs you.
==Gardenia==
Wormadam-Trash L20
Bug Bite 3HKOs Roserade (5HKOs if Cherrim uses Leech Seed), 2HKOs Cherrim and puts Turtwig in red (it heals on the next turn and you 3HKO it due to Reflect). Roserade may beat you if Cherrim uses Leech Seed
Can sweep
==Jupiter==
Wormadam-Trash L22 @ Silverpowder
Silverpowder Bug Bite has a roll to 4HKO Skuntank. Skuntank 6HKOs back (3HKOs after a Screech), Smokescreen can annoy you
Can beat Skuntank
==Fantina==
Wormadam-Trash L26 @ Silverpowder
Mirror Shot 2HKOs Haunter and is close to 2HKOing Duskull
Mismagius is super close to be 4HKOed by Silverpowder Bug Bite into 3 Mirror Shots. Mismagius almost 5HKOs back without factoring Bug Bite heal. Confuse Ray can annoy you
Can beat Mismagius
==Rival(Hearthome)==
Wormadam-Trash L26
Mirror Shot 2HKOs Staravia. Staravia 4HKOs back
SP Bug Bite 2HKOs Grotle and puts Buizel in red
Beats 3 ==Maylene==
Wormadam-Trash L33 @ Silverpowder / Sitrus Berry
SP Bug Bite/Mirror Shot 2HKOs Meditite
Psybeam 2HKOs Machoke. Both outspeeds, Machoke finishes you off unless it went for Focus Energy(you can avoid this with Sitrus, but it makes Bug Bite unable to 2HKO Meditite)
Can beat 2 ==Rival(Pastoria)==
Wormadam-Trash L34
Staravia is 2HKOed by Psybeam into Mirror Shot. Using Mirror Shot T1 causes it to used Endeavor on next turn
SP Bug Bite 2HKOs Buizel and Grotle(super close to 3HKOing after a Withdraw T1)
Beats 2 or 3 ==Wake==
Wormadam-Trash L36 @ Mind Plate / Silverpowder
MP Psybeam 4HKOs Quagsire. Quag outspeeds and 5HKOs back
SP Bug Bite is close to 4HKOing Quag and 3HKOing Floatzel. Floatzel 4HKOs back after a BB heal.
Needs luck to beats 1(Could beat Floatzel with MP Psychic? didn't test that) ==Cyrus 1==
Wormadam-Trash L37 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Mirror Shot 1HKOs Sneasel, 2HKOs Murkrow, and is close to 2HKOing Golbat. Murkrow 3HKOs back(2HKOs if Sneasel went for Screech)
Beats 2 ==Rival(Canalave)==
Wormadam-Trash L38 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Mirror Shot 2HKOs Staraptor and 3HKOs Torterra(4HKOs after a Leech Seed). Raptor and Torterra may switch out for Rapidash
Choice Specs Psychic 2HKOs Floatzel and Heracross. Heracross almost 2HKOs back
Beats 1 or 2 ==Byron==
Wormadam-Trash L39 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Mirror Shot 5HKOs Bastiodon. Bastiodon outspeeds and 3HKOs back
Bad, unless you somehow dodged those Stone Edges ==Saturn 1==
Wormadam-Trash L40 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Psybeam 2HKOs Golbat and 1HKOs Toxicroak
Beats 2 ==Candice==
Wormadam-Trash L43-44 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Flash Cannon 1HKOs Piloswine and is close to 1HKOing Abomasnow and Froslass. All outspeeds, Abomasnow 3HKOs back, Piloswine almost 2HKOs back
Beats 2 ==Cyrus 2==
Wormadam-Trash L44 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Flash Cannon 3HKOs Honchrow, has a roll to 1HKO Sneasel and is close to 2HKOing Crobat. Honchkrow 2HKOs back if you take on Sneasel
Beats 2 ==Saturn 2==
Wormadam L44-45 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Psychic 1HKOs Toxicroak and puts Golbat in red. Toxicroak almost 2HKOs back
Can beat 2 ==Cyrus 3==
Wormadam-Trash L45 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Psychic 2HKOs Crobat. Crobat almost 3HKOs back
Choice Specs Flash Cannon is close to 1HKOing Weavile.
Beats 1 ==Volkner==
Wormadam-Trash L48 @ Silverpowder / Choice Specs
SP Bug Bite 3HKOs Jolteon and is close to 2HKOing Raichu. Raichu 3HKOs back with Focus Miss, and it seems to click it more than Charge Beam
Choice Specs Psychic 3HKOs Jolteon and Raichu. Jolteon 3HKOs back if it got consecutive boost
Needs luck to beat 1 ==Rival(League)==
Wormadam-Trash L51 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Flash Cannon 1HKOs Staraptor after a CC Def drop, and is close to 2HKOing Torterra and 3HKOing Snorlax. Snorlax 3HKOs back, Staraptor almost 2HKOs back, Torterra outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Choice Specs Psychic 2HKOs Floatzel and is super close to 1HKOing Heracross after a CC Def drop. Hera 2HKOs back, Floatzel almost 4HKOs back
Can beat 2 ==Aaron==
Wormadam-Trash L51 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Flash Cannon 2HKOs Yanmega, 3HKOs Drapion. Yanmega almost 2HKOs back, Drapion 5HKOs back, and Vespiquen outspeeds
Choice Specs Psychic 1HKOs Heracross after a CC Def drop. Hera almost 1HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Bertha==
Wormadam-Trash L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Flash Cannon 3HKOs Hippowdon and puts Rhyperior in red. All outspeeds, Golem 1HKOs back, Hippowdon 2HKOs, Rhyperior almost 1HKOs back.
Bad ==Flint==
Wormadam-Trash L52
lol ==Lucian==
Wormadam-Trash L52 @ Silverpowder
SP Bug Bite 2HKOs Mime(3HKOs under Reflect), Espeon(4HKOs under Reflect) and Zam. Zam 2HKOs back, Mime and Espeon almost 3HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Cynthia==
Wormadam-Trash L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Flash Cannon 3HKOs Tomb. Tomb outspeeds and 4HKOs back
Choice Specs Psychic has a roll to 2HKO Rade. Rade almost 4HKOs back
Needs 1 heal to beat 2
D Tier. On this run, I was struggling to pick which mon should I run next, as I've already done the majority of current As, Bs, and Cs. Then, Volt suggested me to used WormaTrash, thus I decided to used it. It is great in the early-game, then its irrelevant past that. Its defensive-typing felt honestly overrated. Sure, it technically has no weaknesses because Sinnoh has almost no Fire-type, but it doesn't make WormaTrash invincible or anything. When I read "Bug/Steel is the best defensive type", I interpreted it as it resisted a lot of stuff, which only happened in the early-game. Past Fantina, it doesn't really resist enough, it felted kinda little. You could argue E Tier because honey trees really sucks, but its early-game performance is enough to ranked it as D Tier personally.
Quirky
HP: Ground
“Sturdy body”
HP: 2-9
Atk: 7-14
Def: 25 / 30
SpA: 16-23
SpD: 7-14
Spe: 10-16 ==Gardenia==
Gastly L20
Night Shade 4HKOs Roserade and 3HKOs the rest. Cherrim 3HKOs back, Roserade 2HKOs back, both also outspeeds, Turtwig almost 2HKOs back with Overgrow Razor Leaf
Beats 1
==Jupiter==
Gastly L21
Night Shade 3HKOs Zubat. Zubat 2HKOs back
Skuntank is faster, so you can't do Hypnosis + Curse strat here.
bad ==Fantina==
Haunter L25
Shadow Punch 2HKOs Duskull and Haunter
Beats 1 or 2 ==Rival(Hearthome)==
Haunter L27
Night Shade 3HKOs all bar Staravia
Shadow Punch 2HKOs Buizel(close to 2HKOing if it went for Growl T1) and is close to 2HKOing Ponyta
Beats 3 ==Maylene==
Haunter L33 @ Spell Tag
Spell Tag Shadow Ball 1HKOs Meditite and is close to 1HKOing Machoke. Lucario outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Beats 2 ==Rival(Pastoria)==
Haunter L35 @ Spell Tag
Thunderbolt 1HKOs Staravia
Spell Tag Shadow Ball 2HKOs Grotle and 1HKOs the rest
Clean sweep ==Wake==
Haunter L36 @ Spell Tag
Thunderbolt 1HKOs Gyarados. Floatzel outspeeds and 1HKOs back
Spell Tag Shadow Ball 2HKOs Quagsire
Beats 2 ==Cyrus 1==
Haunter L37 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Tbolt 2HKOs Sneasel and 1HKOs the rest. Sneasel outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Beats 2 ==Rival(Canalave)==
Haunter L38 @ Spell Tag / Choice Specs
Tbolt 1HKOs Staraptor
Spell Tag Shadow Ball has a roll to 2HKO Torterra(doesn't 2HKO if it went for Leech Seed T1). Torterra almost 1HKOs back, and it comes in next after Staraptor.
Choice Specs Shadow Ball 1HKOs Floatzel, 2HKOs Heracross, and is close to 1HKOing Rapidash. Hera 1HKOs back
Beats 3 ==Byron==
Haunter L39 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Shadow Ball 3HKOs Steelix and has a roll to 2HKO Magneton. Mag 1HKOs back, Steelix almost 2HKOs back
Choice Specs Tbolt 4HKOs Bastiodon. Bastiodon 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Saturn 1==
Haunter L40 @ Choice Specs
Thunderbolt puts Golbat in red
Choice Specs Tbolt 1HKOs Golbat, 2HKOs Bronzor, and is close to 2HKOing Toxicroak
Choice Specs Shadow Ball 2HKOs Toxicroak and is close to 1HKOing the rest. Toxicroak almost 1HKOs back, Bronzor finishes you off if you attack Golbat or Croak
Beats 1 or 2 ==Mars 2==
Haunter L41 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Tbolt 1HKOs Golbat and 2HKOs the rest. Bronzor and Purugly 2HKOs back, the latter outspeeds
Beats 2 ==Candice==
Haunter L43 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Shadow Ball 2HKOs Piloswine and Abomasnow. All 1HKOs back (Abomasnow 2HKOs back with Wood Hammer and doesn't seem to go for Avalanche a lot fsr)
Needs luck to beat 1 ==Cyrus 2==
Haunter L44 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Tbolt 1HKOs Honchkrow and is close to 1HKOing Crobat. Crobat outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Saturn 2==
Haunter L44 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Shadow Ball 2HKOs Golbat and puts the rest in red. All 2HKO back (Toxicroak almost 1HKOs back)
Beats 2 ==Cyrus 3==
Haunter L46 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Sludge Bomb 2HKOs Houndoom. Houndoom 1HKOs back with Flamethrower.
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 1HKOs Gyarados, Crobat, abd Honchkrow. Crobat outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Beats 2 or 3 ==Volkner==
Haunter L48 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Sludge Bomb 2HKOs all. Jolteon outspeeds and 2HKOs back with unboosted Charge Beam. Raichu speedties and almost 2HKOs back, Luxray and Electivire almost 1HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Rival(League)==
Haunter L51 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Sludge Bomb 1HKOs Staraptor, Floatzel and Rapidash, 2HKOs Snorlax, Heracross and Torterra. Snorlax and Torterra 1HKOs back, Heracross almost 1HKOs back, Floatzel outspeeds and almost 1HKOs back
Beats 3 ==Aaron==
Haunter L51-52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Sbomb 1HKOs Yanmega, 2HKOs Heracross. Hera 1HKOs back
Choice Specs Tbolt 2HKOs Scizor and Vespiquen, 3HKOs Drapion. Scizor 1HKOs back, Drapion outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back.
Beats 2 ==Bertha==
Haunter L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Shadow Ball 2HKOs all(Rhyperior is 3HKOed if Sandstorm is up). Golem and Gliscor 2HKOs back, the latter outspeeds, Hippowdon 1HKOs back, Rhyperior 3HKOs back with Megahorn
Choice Specs Giga Drain 1HKOs Rhyperior(doesn't 1HKO if Sandstorm ks up), Whiscash and Golem, 2HKOs Hippowdon
Beats 1 or 2. Could beat 3 with Giga Drain ==Flint==
Haunter L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Sbomb 2HKOs Houndoom and Flareon, 3HKOs Magmortar. All 1HKOs back, Rapidash and Infernape outspeeds.
Can take out Houndoom/Flareon/Magmortar with Destiny Bond, otherwise its bad ==Lucian==
Haunter L52 @ Choice Specs
Specs Shadow Ball 2HKOs Bronzong and Gallade. All 1HKOs back, Mr. Mime, Espeon and Zam outspeeds
Can take out Zong/Gallade with Destiny Bond, otherwise its bad ==Cynthia==
Haunter L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Tbolt 2HKOs Togekiss and Milotic. All 1HKOs back, Rade, Chomp and Lucario outspeeds
Bad unless you Dbond on Milotic(unreliable due to Mirror Coat)/Tomb/Toge
D Tier, with a chance of C Tier. Pre-Shadow Ball phase is... not great. There were cases where Night Shade doesn't even 2HKO stuff on route, which is pretty bad given how frail this mon is and Ghost/Poison typing doesn't give you enough resistances. It was pretty bad into Jupiter section, bc every Grunt just beats Gastly besides Stunky. It does get a huge powerspike when it reaches Level 33, but it flops in the late-game to the point it resorts to just using Destiny Bond into something there, especially in the last three fights.
==Maylene==
Tangrowth L33
Earthquake is close to 1HKOing Lucario. The rest are 1HKOed by SunnyBeam
You need Earthquake to sweep here. ==Rival(Pastoria)==
Tangrowth L34
Ancientpower 1HKOs Staravia and 2HKOs Ponyta. Ponyta 4HKOs back
Solarbeam 1HKOs Buizel and 3HKOs Grotle
Can sweep ==Wake==
Tangrowth L36
SunnyBeam 2HKOs Gyarados and 1HKOs the rest
Clean sweep ==Cyrus 1==
Tangrowth L37
Solarbeam puts Sneasel in red.
Choice Specs Specs Ancientpower 1HKOs Murkrow, 2HKOs Golbat, and puts Sneasel in red. Sneasel 3HKOs back, the rest almost 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Rival(Canalave)==
Tangrowth L37-38
Ancientpower 2HKOs Staraptor and Rapidash
Rose Incense Solarbeam 1HKOs Floatzel and 2HKOs Torterra
Beats 3 or 4 ==Byron==
Tangrowth L39
Earthquake 1HKOs Magneton and 2HKOs Bastiodon.
Rose Incense Solarbeam 2HKOs Magneton and is close to 2HKOing Bastiodon, super close to 1HKOing Steelix. Mag outspeeds and 2HKOs back(1HKOs after a Metal Sound)
Beats 2. Needs EQ to sweep ==Saturn 1==
Tangrowth L40 @ Rose Incense
Ancientpower 2HKOs Golbat. Golbat almost 2HKOs back
Rose Incense Solarbeam is close to 2HKOing Bronzor
Earthquake 2HKOs Toxicroak. Toxicroak outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Mars 2==
Tangrowth L40 @ Rose Incense
Ancientpower 2HKOs Golbat. Golbat outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back
Rose Incense Solarbeam 1HKOs Purugly and is close to 2HKOing Bronzor
Beats 1 ==Candice==
Tangrowth L43 @ Rose Incense
Rose Incense Solarbeam 1HKOs Sneasel and Piloswine, and puts Froslass in red.
Ancientpower 3HKOs Abomasnow. Abomasnow almost 2HKOs back with Focus Miss
Beats 2 or 3. A sweep seems possible with 1 healing, but you need luck ==Cyrus 2==
Tangrowth L44 @ Rose Incense
Rose Incense Solarbeam is close to 1HKOing Sneasel.
Ancientpower 2HKO Sneasel and 3HKOs the rest. Sneasel almost 2HKO back, the rest 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Saturn 2==
Tangrowth L44 @ Rose Incense
Ancientpower 2HKOs Golbat. Golbat almost 2HKOs back
Rose Incense Solarbeam is close to 2HKOing Bronzor
Earthquake 2HKOs Toxicroak. Toxicroak 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Cyrus 3==
Tangrowth L46 @ Rose Incense
Rose Incense Solarbeam 2HKOs Gyarados and Weavile. Gyarados almost 3HKOs back, Crobat comes in next and finishes you off, it also outspeeds you even with sun. Weavile outspeeds even with sun up, and 2HKOs back after a Fake Out
Ancientpower 2HKOs Honchkrow, 3HKOs Crobat. Both 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Volkner==
Tangrowth L48 @ Rose Incense / Earthquake
Rose Incense Solarbeam 2HKOs all. Jolteon cripples you with Twave.
Earth Plate Earthquake 1HKOs Jolteon(doesn't KO w/o EP) and Raichu, 2HKOs Luxray and puts Electivire in red. Raichu 2HKOs back
Beats 2 ==Rival(League)==
Tangrowth L51
Ancientpower 2HKOs Staraptor. Staraptor 3HKOs back
Solarbeam 1HKOs Floatzel, 2HKOs Torterra and Snorlax. Snorlax outspeeds after a para(even with sun) and almost 4HKOs back
Ep Eq 1HKOs Rapidash(doesn't 1HKO w/o Ep)
Beats 3 or 4 ==Aaron==
Tangrowth L51
Earthquake 3HKOs Drapion
Ancientpower 2HKOs Vespiquen. Yanmega 1HKOs back, Vespiquen and Drapion almost 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Bertha==
Tangrowth L52 @ Rose Incense / Choice Specs
Solarbeam 2HKOs Gliscor and 1HKOs the rest. Sun ends by the time Rhyperior comes in. Hippowdon comes in last, which you have to set sun again.
Choice Specs Giga Drain puts Hippowdon in red and is super close to 2HKOing Gliscor, the rest are 1HKOed. You're likely ran out of Giga Drain PP unless you reliably 2HKO Gliscor
At Level 54
Rose Incense Power Whip 2HKOs Gliscor(doesn't w/o RI), and 1HKOs the rest bar Hippowdon, who is close to 1HKOing
Beats 4. You need to dodge a Megahorn from Rhyperior to sweep with SunnyBeam. . Can sweep with Power Whip ==Flint==
Tangrowth L52 @ Earth Plate
After a Flare Blitz recoil, Earth Plate Earthquake KOs Rapidash and is close to KOing Infernape. They both 2HKO back(1HKO if sun is up), the rest outspeeds and 1HKOs back. Rapidash may go for Sunny Day T1, in which Earth Plate Earthquake alone only puts in in red. Houndoom doesn't go for Sunny Day.
Beats 1. Could beat more if you set-up SD on Rapidash as it went for Sunny Day, but that requires luck and it being faster during sun than Infernape. ==Lucian==
Tangrowth L52 @ Rose Incense
Rose Incense Solar Beam 3HKOs Gallade, has a roll to 2HKO Mime(it 3HKOs if its went for LS T1) and it is close to 3HKOing Espeon under LS. Espeon almost 1HKOs back, Gallade almost 3HKOs back, Zam still outspeeds in sun and 2HKOs back
At Level 54
Rose Insence Power Whip 2HKOs Mime and is close to 2HKOing Espeo under Reflect, and it 1HKOs Zam, 2HKOs Gallade
Beats 1. Needs 1 heal to beat 2 with Power Whip ==Cynthia==
Tangrowth L53 @ Rose Incense
Rose Incense Solarbeam 2HKOs Tomb, 3HKOs Garchomp. Tomb 2HKOs back, Chomp almost 1HKOs back, Milotic outspeeds and 1HKOs back
At Level 54
Rose Incense Power Whip 2HKOs Tomb
Beats 1 with Power Whip
D Tier, with a strong chance of C Tier. The D Tier nomination is for how annoying it is to catch Tangela. Sure its a 25% encounter, but its a Safari Zone mon, which it can flee, and has the lowest catch rate of 45. Just for comparison, Quagsire and Noctowl had 90, Bibarel had 127, then the rest (including Carnivine and Tropius) had around 200. Not to mention, it needs Chlorophyll, which only 50% of the Tangelas had. If you focus more onto how it fared into battle, then yes, its a C Tier mon.
Bashful
HP: Flying
“Scatters things often”
HP: 28
Atk: 11
Def: 19
SpA: 26/28
SpD: 26
Spe: 4 ==Fantina==
Gligar L26
Faint Attack 3HKOs Mismagius and 2HKOs the rest. Mismaguis outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back
Beats 2 ==Rival(Hearthome)==
Gligar L26
Faint Attack has a roll to 3HKO Staravia.
Earthquake 1HKOs Ponyta and Buizel
Beats 2 ==Maylene==
Gliscor L31
Earthquake 2HKOs Machoke and 1HKOs the rest
Clean sweep ==Rival(Pastoria)==
Gliscor L34 @ Dread Plate
+2 Dread Plate Night Slash 1HKOs Staravia and has a roll to 2HKO Grotle, the rest are 1HKOed by +2 Earthquake
Can sweep ==Wake==
Gliscor L35
Thunder Fang 2HKOs Gyarados. Gyarados 2HKOs back
Earthquake 3HKOs Floatzel and is close to 2HKOing Quagsire. Floatzel 2HKOs back
Beats 1 at best (usually Quagsire) ==Cyrus 1==
Gliscor L37
+2 Aerial Ace 2HKOs Golbat and Murkrow.
Can beat 2 ==Rival(Canalave)==
Gliscor L37
+2 Aerial Ace 2HKOs Staraptor and is close to 1HKOing Torterra, the rest are 1HKOed by +2 Earthquake
Can sweep ==Byron==
Gliscor L39
+2 Earthquake 1HKOs Magneton and Bastiodon, and is close to 1HKOing Steelix. Gliscor survives a Magneton Flash Cannon into Steelix Ice Fang with 9 hp left
Can sweep ==Saturn 1==
Gliscor L40
Golbat and Bronzor are 2HKOed by +2 Aerial Ace and +2 Night Slash respectively. Toxicroak gets 1HKOed by +2 Earthquake.
Can sweep ==Mars 2==
Gliscor L41
Golbat and Bronzor are 2HKOed by +2 Aerial Ace and +2 Night Slash respectively. Purugly gets 1HKOed by +2 Earthquake.
Can sweep ==Candice==
Gliscor L42
Fire Fang only puts Abomasnow in yellow.
Bad ==Cyrus 2==
Gliscor L43-44
+2 Rock Slide is close to 1HKOing Crobat and Honchkrow
Beats 1 or 2 ==Saturn 2==
Gliscor L43-44
Rock Slide 2HKOs Golbat
Earthquake 1HKOs Toxicroak
Beats 2 ==Cyrus 3==
Gliscor L45
Earthquake 1HKOs Houndoom. Houndoom outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Rock Slide 2HKOs Honchkrow and fails to 2HKO Crobat and Gyarados. Honchkrow 3HKOs back, Crobat almost 3HKOs back, Gyarados 2HKOs back, Weavile 1HKOs back
Beats 1 or 2 ==Volkner==
Gliscor L47 @ Soft Sand
Soft Sand Earthquake 1HKOs all but Luxray, which is super close to 1HKOing
Can sweep ==Rival(League)==
Gliscor L50 @ Sky Plate
+2 Rock Slide has a roll to 1HKO Staraptor
+2 Sky Plate Aerial Ace 1HKOs Heracross and is close to 1HKOing Torterra
+2 Earthquake 1HKOs Floatzel and Rapidash, 2HKOs Snorlax
Not a sweep ==Aaron==
Gliscor L50-51 @ Soft Sand
+2 Aerial Ace 1HKOs Yanmega(while bypassing evasion) and Heracross
+2 Soft Sand Earthquake is close to 1HKOing Drapion
Beats 2 or 3 ==Bertha==
Gliscor L51
+2 Soft Sand Earthquake 2HKOs Hippowdon and 1HKOs Whiscash, Golem and Rhyperior. Whiscash and her own Gliscor 2HKOs back, the latter outspeeds
Beats 4 at best if you set-up again on Golem, you might need 1 heal ==Flint==
Gliscor L51 @ Soft Sand
Soft Sand Earthquake 1HKOs all. Infernape, Magmortar and Rapidash outspeeds and can 2HKO back.
Beats 3. Not a sweep unless the latter two randomly goes for Solarbeam ==Lucian==
Earthquake 2HKOs Mr. Mime (3HKOs after a Reflect), Espeon and Alakazam. Mr. Mime outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back, the latter two 2HKOs back
+2 Sky Plate Aerial Ace 1HKOs Gallade. Gallade 3HKOs back
Beats 1 at best ==Cynthia==
Gliscor L52 @ Soft Sand
Soft Sand Earthquake is close to 1HKOing Lucario
+2 Soft Sand Earthquake puts Spiritomb in red. Spiritomb almost 2HKOs back
C Tier. Couldn't say much here. Gliscor is mostly okay, but i wished it could have done better in the late-game, 95 Attack can be little lacking sometimes.
This is the only one that's a little surprising from your post. I would've thought B tier. By running Gliscor you're already planning to invest the Earthquake TM, and it might be the best candidate for it in the game aside from Garchomp. Plus Faint Attack right before Fantina, Razor Fang & Aerial Ace TM at very reasonable points of the game. Level up Swords Dance, re-learnable elemental fangs, along with plenty of other viable coverage moves. And solid matchups overall on paper on account of its great defensive typing & stats to open up SD opportunities. I don't have formal logs sorry, but just thought I'd chime in on this one.
==Maylene==
Tangrowth L33
Earthquake is close to 1HKOing Lucario. The rest are 1HKOed by SunnyBeam
You need Earthquake to sweep here. ==Rival(Pastoria)==
Tangrowth L34
Ancientpower 1HKOs Staravia and 2HKOs Ponyta. Ponyta 4HKOs back
Solarbeam 1HKOs Buizel and 3HKOs Grotle
Can sweep ==Wake==
Tangrowth L36
SunnyBeam 2HKOs Gyarados and 1HKOs the rest
Clean sweep ==Cyrus 1==
Tangrowth L37
Solarbeam puts Sneasel in red.
Choice Specs Specs Ancientpower 1HKOs Murkrow, 2HKOs Golbat, and puts Sneasel in red. Sneasel 3HKOs back, the rest almost 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Rival(Canalave)==
Tangrowth L37-38
Ancientpower 2HKOs Staraptor and Rapidash
Rose Incense Solarbeam 1HKOs Floatzel and 2HKOs Torterra
Beats 3 or 4 ==Byron==
Tangrowth L39
Earthquake 1HKOs Magneton and 2HKOs Bastiodon.
Rose Incense Solarbeam 2HKOs Magneton and is close to 2HKOing Bastiodon, super close to 1HKOing Steelix. Mag outspeeds and 2HKOs back(1HKOs after a Metal Sound)
Beats 2. Needs EQ to sweep ==Saturn 1==
Tangrowth L40 @ Rose Incense
Ancientpower 2HKOs Golbat. Golbat almost 2HKOs back
Rose Incense Solarbeam is close to 2HKOing Bronzor
Earthquake 2HKOs Toxicroak. Toxicroak outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Mars 2==
Tangrowth L40 @ Rose Incense
Ancientpower 2HKOs Golbat. Golbat outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back
Rose Incense Solarbeam 1HKOs Purugly and is close to 2HKOing Bronzor
Beats 1 ==Candice==
Tangrowth L43 @ Rose Incense
Rose Incense Solarbeam 1HKOs Sneasel and Piloswine, and puts Froslass in red.
Ancientpower 3HKOs Abomasnow. Abomasnow almost 2HKOs back with Focus Miss
Beats 2 or 3. A sweep seems possible with 1 healing, but you need luck ==Cyrus 2==
Tangrowth L44 @ Rose Incense
Rose Incense Solarbeam is close to 1HKOing Sneasel.
Ancientpower 2HKO Sneasel and 3HKOs the rest. Sneasel almost 2HKO back, the rest 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Saturn 2==
Tangrowth L44 @ Rose Incense
Ancientpower 2HKOs Golbat. Golbat almost 2HKOs back
Rose Incense Solarbeam is close to 2HKOing Bronzor
Earthquake 2HKOs Toxicroak. Toxicroak 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Cyrus 3==
Tangrowth L46 @ Rose Incense
Rose Incense Solarbeam 2HKOs Gyarados and Weavile. Gyarados almost 3HKOs back, Crobat comes in next and finishes you off, it also outspeeds you even with sun. Weavile outspeeds even with sun up, and 2HKOs back after a Fake Out
Ancientpower 2HKOs Honchkrow, 3HKOs Crobat. Both 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Volkner==
Tangrowth L48 @ Rose Incense / Earthquake
Rose Incense Solarbeam 2HKOs all. Jolteon cripples you with Twave.
Earth Plate Earthquake 1HKOs Jolteon(doesn't KO w/o EP) and Raichu, 2HKOs Luxray and puts Electivire in red. Raichu 2HKOs back
Beats 2 ==Rival(League)==
Tangrowth L51
Ancientpower 2HKOs Staraptor. Staraptor 3HKOs back
Solarbeam 1HKOs Floatzel, 2HKOs Torterra and Snorlax. Snorlax outspeeds after a para(even with sun) and almost 4HKOs back
Ep Eq 1HKOs Rapidash(doesn't 1HKO w/o Ep)
Beats 3 or 4 ==Aaron==
Tangrowth L51
Earthquake 3HKOs Drapion
Ancientpower 2HKOs Vespiquen. Yanmega 1HKOs back, Vespiquen and Drapion almost 2HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Bertha==
Tangrowth L52 @ Rose Incense / Choice Specs
Solarbeam 2HKOs Gliscor and 1HKOs the rest. Sun ends by the time Rhyperior comes in. Hippowdon comes in last, which you have to set sun again.
Choice Specs Giga Drain puts Hippowdon in red and is super close to 2HKOing Gliscor, the rest are 1HKOed. You're likely ran out of Giga Drain PP unless you reliably 2HKO Gliscor
At Level 54
Rose Incense Power Whip 2HKOs Gliscor(doesn't w/o RI), and 1HKOs the rest bar Hippowdon, who is close to 1HKOing
Beats 4. You need to dodge a Megahorn from Rhyperior to sweep with SunnyBeam. . Can sweep with Power Whip ==Flint==
Tangrowth L52 @ Earth Plate
After a Flare Blitz recoil, Earth Plate Earthquake KOs Rapidash and is close to KOing Infernape. They both 2HKO back(1HKO if sun is up), the rest outspeeds and 1HKOs back. Rapidash may go for Sunny Day T1, in which Earth Plate Earthquake alone only puts in in red. Houndoom doesn't go for Sunny Day.
Beats 1. Could beat more if you set-up SD on Rapidash as it went for Sunny Day, but that requires luck and it being faster during sun than Infernape. ==Lucian==
Tangrowth L52 @ Rose Incense
Rose Incense Solar Beam 3HKOs Gallade, has a roll to 2HKO Mime(it 3HKOs if its went for LS T1) and it is close to 3HKOing Espeon under LS. Espeon almost 1HKOs back, Gallade almost 3HKOs back, Zam still outspeeds in sun and 2HKOs back
At Level 54
Rose Insence Power Whip 2HKOs Mime and is close to 2HKOing Espeo under Reflect, and it 1HKOs Zam, 2HKOs Gallade
Beats 1. Needs 1 heal to beat 2 with Power Whip ==Cynthia==
Tangrowth L53 @ Rose Incense
Rose Incense Solarbeam 2HKOs Tomb, 3HKOs Garchomp. Tomb 2HKOs back, Chomp almost 1HKOs back, Milotic outspeeds and 1HKOs back
At Level 54
Rose Incense Power Whip 2HKOs Tomb
Beats 1 with Power Whip
D Tier, with a strong chance of C Tier. The D Tier nomination is for how annoying it is to catch Tangela. Sure its a 25% encounter, but its a Safari Zone mon, which it can flee, and has the lowest catch rate of 45. Just for comparison, Quagsire and Noctowl had 90, Bibarel had 127, then the rest (including Carnivine and Tropius) had around 200. Not to mention, it needs Chlorophyll, which only 50% of the Tangelas had. If you focus more onto how it fared into battle, then yes, its a C Tier mon.
I could definitely see D tier. Just want to say Repelling Marsh area 1 or 2 with a level 31 mon in front might be a better approach to improve the encounter experience. I've run this mon multiple times and that part really isn't that bad. It's more so the horrible late game matchups.
You do get Tangrowth pretty soon after catching Tangela and it has fantastic base stats for that point of the game, along with fairly immediate access to a solid move set. Plus a great Wake matchup, who's a moderately difficult boss. I'd personally nominate C tier but could see D.
As a recent Gliscor user I agree with C tier, it's better in paper than it turns out in practice, the speed and attack and bulk bench marks just don't hit the way you want and the matchups late game when it comes online are largely hostile
This Platinum run consist of Shinx, Psyduck, Cranidos, Croagunk, Uxie, and Mesprit
Bashful
HP: Water
“Good perseverance”
HP: 3-9
Atk: 24
Def: 29
SpA: 6-7
SpD: 5-6
Spe: 20-21 ==Roark==
Shinx L13
Can't touch Geodude and Onix
Spark is a total of 4HKO on Cranidos due to Potion. Cranidos outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back with -1 Headbutt after a Stealth Rock chip.
Bad, unless you get a Spark para and possibly beat Cranidos ==Mars 1==
Luxio L16 @ Oran Berry
Spark 1HKOs Zubat and is close to 3HKOing Purugly. Purugly 5HKOs back without an intimidate drop. With Intimidate drop, Purugly deals 9/46 back.
You might outright sweep here if you get a Spark para on Purugly. Though, its best to avoid Zubat, so it could Intim and reliably beat Purugly ==Gardenia==
Luxio L21
In case you get consecutive flinches, Bite is close to 3HKOing Turtwig. Turtwig almost 3HKOs back
Without Reflect, Bite is close to 4HKOing Cherrim. Cherrim outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back
Bad ==Jupiter 1==
Luxio L22 @ Oran Berry
Spark 5HKOs Skuntank. Skuntank outspeeds and 1HKOs back with a crit Night Slash. With Oran Berry, you can avoid a 3HKO from -1 Night Slash
Needs luck to beat Skuntank ==Fantina==
Luxio L25 @ Rawst Berry
Bite 2HKOs Duskull, 3HKOs Mismagius, and puts Haunter in red. Haunter outspeeds and 3HKOs back with +0 Shadow Claw. Mismagius 2HKOs back
Beats 2 at best ==Rival(Hearthome)==
Luxio L26
-1 Spark 2HKOs Staravia, 1HKOs Buizel and 3HKOs Monferno. Staravia can be 2HKOed by Bite into Spark to avoid Endeavor. All 3 of them outspeeds
Without Intimidate drop
Spark is super close to 2HKOing Monferno
Bite 3HKOs Roselia
Beats 2 or 3 ==Maylene==
Luxray L31
Spark puts Meditite in red, and is close to 2HKOing the rest. Meditite outspeeds after a speed drop from Rock Tomb
Beats 2. If you Intim on Lucario, you can beat it and possibly Machoke afterwards ==Rival(Pastoria)==
Luxray L34
-1 Spark 1HKOs Buizel and is close to 1HKOing Staravia
-1 Bite 3HKOs Roselia
Without Intimidate drop
Spark 2HKOs Monferno
Bite 2HKOs Roselia
Beats 3 ==Wake==
Luxray L35
-1 Spark 1HKOs Gyarados. Gyarados outspeeds
Spark is close to 1HKOing Floatzel
Beats 1. Could beat 2 if you can 1HKO Floatzel or if you used Thunderbolt against it, but you need luck around not getting flinched by Gyarados (Floatzel will finish you off if it does) ==Cyrus 1==
Luxray L37
Spark 2HKOs Sneasel, 1HKOs Murkrow, and has a roll to 1HKO Golbat. All outspeeds
Needs luck to sweep, otherwise you're taking out 2 ==Rival(Canalave)==
Luxray L38 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 1HKOs Staraptor and Floatzel, 2HKOs Heracross and Infernape. All outspeeds, Heracross 3HKOs back
Beats 3 at best ==Byron==
Luxray L39 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 2HKOs Magneton and 3HKOs Bastiodon
Beats 2 ==Saturn 1==
Luxray L39 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 1HKOs Golbat and 2HKOs the rest. Golbat and Toxicroak outspeeds, the latter can 2HKO back after a chip from Golbat
Beats 2 ==Mars 2==
Luxray L40 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 1HKOs Golbat and puts the rest in red. Golbat outspeeds
Can sweep barring hax. You lose to Purugly if Golbat went for Toxic ==Candice==
Luxray L42 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 2HKOs Sneasel.
Crunch 2HKOs Froslass. Froslass outspeeds and 2HKOs back (almost 1HKOs back if you take on Sneasel)
Beats 1 ==Cyrus 2==
Luxray L44 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 2HKOs Sneasel and 1HKOs the rest. Sneasel and Crobat outspeeds.
Can sweep ==Saturn 2==
Luxray L44 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 1HKOs Golbat and 2HKOs the rest. Toxicroak outspeeds and can 2HKO you after some chip
Beats 2 or 3. ==Volkner==
Luxray L48
Crunch 5HKOs Jolteon due to Potion, 2HKOs Raichu, 4HKOs Luxray and Electivire. All outspeeds bar its own Luxray, Raichu 3HKOs back, Electivire 5HKOs back with -1 Fire Punch
Beats 1 or 2 ==Rival(League)==
Luxray 51 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 3HKOs Snorlax, and 1HKOs Floatzel. Staraptor outspeeds and U-turns out into Snorlax, and it beats you if you attempt to beat Snorlax
Beats 2 ==Aaron==
Luxray L51-42
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 1HKOs Yanmega and Vespiquen, and 2HKOs the rest. Heracross outspeeds and 2HKOs back with -1 Close Combat.
Bad ==Flint==
Luxray L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 2HKOs Houndoom, Rapidash and is close to 2HKOing Flareon. Houndoom outspeeds and 2HKOs back, Flareon KOs back with Overheat into -1 Quick Attack, Rapidash outspeeds and 3HKOs back with -1 Flare Blitz (2HKOs if Sunny Day is up)
Only beats Rapidash, which needs luck around sun not being up against it ==Lucian==
Luxray L52
Crunch 2HKOs Espeon, and 1HKOs Alakazam and Mr. Mime (2HKOs after Reflect). They all outspeed and 2HKOs back
May needs 1 offscreen heal to beat 2 ==Cynthia==
Luxray L53
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 2HKOs Spiritomb, Togekiss and Milotic. Togekiss and Milotic outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Beats 1
C Tier, with a chance of B Tier. This mon feels more of a C Tier, but I could see it in B. Its Electric-typing can be a lifesaver, especially into some of the harder bosses, which is why I think Luxray is great on some people, and double Intim core with Staraptor is great at neutering physical attackers. Spark is a great STAB in the early-game, but that's its only best physical STAB throughout the game. Thunderbolt is fine tho. Its middling speed is a letdown on some fights, and its showcased by Wake. Unless you outspeed his Gyarados, you have to rely on not getting flinched or Floatzel will beat you.
Bashful
HP: Fire
“Good endurance”
HP: 12
Atk: 21-23
Def: 28
SpA: 13-14
SpD: 0-9
Spe: 20-23 ==Roark==
Psyduck L11-12
Water Gun is a total of 3HKO on Cranidos due to Potion and it 1HKOs the rest. Cranidos outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Beats 2. Can only sweep if you're faster than Cranidos ==Mars 1==
Psyduck L16
Water Gun 3HKOs Zubat and does little to Purugly. Purugly 3HKOs back ==Gardenia==
Psyduck L20
Confusion 5HKOs Turtwig. Turtwig 2HKOs back, the rest outspeeds and 1HKOs back
Bad ==Jupiter 1==
Psyduck L21
Confusion 3HKOs Zubat. Zubat 3HKOs back ==Fantina==
Psyduck L25
Water Pulse 3HKOs Duskull
Confusion 2HKOs Haunter
Beats 1 or 2 ==Rival(Hearthome)==
Psyduck L25
Water Pulse 2HKOs Staravia. Barry immediately switches out his Staravia for Roselia. ==Maylene==
Golduck L33 @ Shell Bell / Cheri Berry
Water Pulse 3HKOs Lucario (4HKOs if it went for Drain Punch) and 2HKOs the rest
Brick Break 2HKOs Lucario. Lucario outspeeds, Golduck survives 2 hits.
Needs to reach L33 to beat 2. Needs Brick Break to beat Lucario. ==Rival(Pastoria)==
Golduck L34
Water Pulse 2HKOs Staravia and is close to 1HKOing Monferno.
Beats 3 at best, with a small posibility to sweep ==Wake==
Golduck L35
Mind Plate Confusion 6HKOs Gyarados. Gyarados 4HKOs back
Water Pulse 3HKOs Quagsire
Beats 1 ==Cyrus 1==
Golduck L37 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs 2HKOs Sneasel and Golbat. Murkrow outspeeds and possibly fisnishes you off
Beats 2 ==Rival(Canalave)==
Golduck L38 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Surf 1HKOs Staraptor and Infernape, and 2HKOs Floatzel and Heracross. Infernape outspeeds and 3HKOs back
Clean sweep ==Saturn 1==
Golduck L40
Choice Specs Surf puts all in red
Can sweep ==Mars 2==
Golduck L40
Choice Specs Surf puts all in red. Purugly 2HKOs back if Golbat went for Air Cutter
Beats 2 ==Candice==
Golduck L42-43
Choice Specs Surf 1HKOs Piloswine, 2HKOs Froslass and puts Sneasel in red. Froslass outspeeds and 3HKOs back (2HKOs if you take on Sneasel)
Beats 2. It can beat Froslass 1v1 barring hax, albeit its less annoying due to Cloud Nine. ==Cyrus 2==
Golduck L44
Choice Specs Surf 2HKOs all
Beats 2 ==Saturn 2==
Golduck L44-45
Choice Specs Surf puts all in red
Can sweep barring hax ==Cyrus 3==
Golduck L45
Choice Specs Surf 1HKOs Houndoom. Houndoom outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back
Choice Specs Ice Beam is close to 1HKOing Honchkrow and Crobat
May only beat 1 ==Volkner==
Golduck L48
Choice Specs Surf 2HKOs all. All outpeeds bar Luxary and 2HKOs back (Electivire almost 1HKOs back)
Beats 1 ==Rival(League)==
Golduck L51-52
Choice Specs Ice Beam 1HKOs Staraptor and Roserade. Infernape comes in next after these 2
Choice Specs Surf 2HKOs Heracross and Floatzel
Beats 3 at best ==Aaron==
Golduck L52
Choice Spec Surf 1HKOs Yanmega, 2HKOs the rest bar Vespiquen, who is close to 2HKOing after a Defend Order. Drapion outspeeds and 3HKOs back
Beats 2 ==Bertha==
Golduck L52-53
Choice Specs Surf 2HKOs Whiscash and 1HKOs the rest. Golduck survives an Earth Power into Gliscor's Earthquake (Gliscor outspeeds)
Can sweep ==Flint==
Golduck L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Surf 1HKOs all bar Magmortar, who is close to 1HKOing.
Beats 4. Can sweep if you can 1HKO Magmortar ==Lucian==
Golduck L53
Choice Specs 2HKOs Mr. Mime (4HKOs after Light Screen) and Espeon. Both outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Bad ==Cynthia==
Golduck L54 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Surf 2HKOs Spiritomb
Choice Specs Ice Beam 1HKOs Garchomp. Golduck survives an Earthquake from full
Beats 1
C Tier. Psyduck is just bleh until Surf, and its Roark matchup requires you to be faster than Cranidos in order to sweep there. I think you’re better off just catching a wild Golduck instead. Surf Golduck is a good mon, and I do like that it could actually beat Cynthia's Garchomp, but that's pretty much about it. I tried this mon as a HM Slave on some run, and its like 2nd best one right after Bidoof. It doesn't learn Cut, but that move was only used in like one section and is pretty much useless afterward(unless you want to grab Earthquake TM or Shock Wave TM). Too bad Psyduck doesn't learn Rock Climb (only Golduck does).
Quirky
HP: Ground
“Good endurance”
HP: 19-20
Atk: 12-13
Def: 23
SpA: 0-1
SpD: 7-8
Spe: 12 ==Gardenia==
Cranidos L20
Rock Tomb is a total of 3HKO on Turtwig without Potion. Turtwig almost 1HKOs back(guaranteed if you used Take Down), the rest outspeeds and 1HKOs back
Bad. ==Jupiter 1==
Cranidos L22
Rock Tomb 1HKOs Zubat and 5HKOs Skuntank. Skuntank outspeeds and 2HKOs back. ==Fantina==
Cranidos L25 @ Rawst Berry
Assurance is a total of 3HKO on Duskull due to Potion.
Mismagius 1HKOs back with Shadow Ball ==Rival(Hearthome)==
Cranidos L25
-1 Rock Tomb 2HKOs Buizel and puts Staravia in red. Cranidos outspeeds both after a speed drop.
-1 Earthquake puts Buizel in red.
Without Intimidate drop
Earthquake 1HKOs Buizel and Monferno and is super close to 1HKOing Roselia. All outspeeds
Beats 2 at best ==Maylene==
Rampardos L31 @ Cheri Berry
Earthquake 2HKOs Machoke and 1HKOs the rest. Rampardos survives a Force Palm from Lucario
Can sweep if Machoke went for Focus Energy ==Rival(Pastoria)==
Rampardos L34
-1 Rock Tomb is close to 1HKOing Staravia
-1 Earthquake 2HKOs Roselia ==Wake==
Rampardos L35
-1 Rock Tomb has a roll to 2HKO Gyarados. Gyarados almost 1HKOs back.
Earthquake could 2HKO Floatzel and is close to 2HKOing Quagsire. Both 2HKOs back.
-1 Thunderpunch has a roll to 1HKO Gyarados
Thunderpunch is close to 1HKOing Floatzel
meh ==Cyrus 1==
Rampardos L37 @ Mind Plate
Rock Tomb 1HKOs Sneasel and Murkrow
Mind Plate Zen Headbutt 1HKOs Golbat.
Needs luck to sweep ==Rival(Canalave)==
Rampardos L39
-1 Rock Tomb 2HKOs Staraptor
-1 Earthquake 2HKOs Floatzel. Floatzel 3HKOs back.
Earthquake 1HKOs Infernape. Floatzel/Infernape finishes you off after a Take Down from Staraptor.
Beats 1 or 2 ==Byron==
Rampardos L40
Earthquake 2HKOs Steelix and 1HKOs the rest. Rampardos survives an Earthquake from Steelix
Clean sweep ==Saturn 1==
Rampardos L40
Zen Headbutt 1HKOs Golbat and the rest are 1HKOed by Earthquake
Can sweep barring hax ==Mars 2==
Rampardos L41 @ Pecha Berry
Zen Headbutt 1HKOs Golbat
Earthquake 1HKOs Bronzor and 2HKOs Purugly
Can sweep. You need Pecha Berry to deal with Toxic, as Purugly will finished you off if you're statused ==Candice==
Rampardos L42 @ Soft Sand
Set-up Rock Polish and Swords Dance
+2 Rock Tomb 1HKO Abomasnow, the rest are 1HKOed by +2 Soft Sand Earthquake
Can sweep ==Cyrus 2==
Rampardos L44-45 @ Wide Lens
Set-up Rock Polish and 1HKO all with Rock Slide. Crobat still outspeeds.
Can sweep ==Saturn 2==
Rampardos L44-45
Set-up Rock Polish
Rock Slide 1HKOs Golbat and the rest are 1HKOed by Earthquake
Can sweep ==Cyrus 3==
Rampardos L46 @ Rawst Berry
Rock Slide 1HKOs all bar Gyarados, who survives a hit due to Intimidate. At full health, Rampardos can easily set-up Rock Polish against Crobat, Honchkrow or Weavile and outspeed all of them. If Houndoom attacks you, you can only set-up on Crobat unless you off-screen heal
Can beat 4 ==Volkner==
Rampardos L48 @ Cheri Berry
Set-up Rock Polish and 1HKO all with Earthquake
Clean sweep ==Rival(League)==
Rampardos L52
-1 Rock Slide 1HKOs Staraptor after a Defense Drop.
Avoiding Staraptor
Rock Slide 1HKOs Roserade, 2HKOs Heracross and puts Floarzel in red. Floatzel almost 2HKOs back with Brick Break. Aqua Jet is only a 3HKO.
Beats 1 at best. With 1 heal, you might possibly beat the rest if set-up Rock Polish ==Aaron==
Rampardos L52-53
Rock Slide 1HKOs Yanmega and Vespiquen
Earthquake 2HKOs Drapion. Drapion 4HKOs back
Head Smash 1HKOs Scizor. Scizor speedties
Beats 3. Can beat 4 if you set-up Rock Polish and SD on Drapion. ==Bertha==
Rampardos L52-53
Earthquake 2HKOs Whiscash and Golem. All 1HKOs back
Bad ==Flint==
Rampardos L52
Set-up Rock Polish and 1HKOs all with Earthquake. Infernape finishes you off if Houndoom attacks you
Can sweep ==Lucian==
Rampardos L53 @ Soft Sand
+4 Soft Sand Earthquake 1HKOs all. If Mime uses Reflect on T2 instead of T1, then Gallade lives a hit and beats you
Can sweep ==Cynthia==
Rampardos L53
Rock Slide is close to 2HKOing Spiritomb. Spiritomb 2HKOs back, Togekiss 1HKOs back.
Bad unless you reliably 2HKO Spiritomb
B Tier. Rampardos is carried by having a super high Attack stat, because man, does this mon used Earthquake a lot on routes, and some unSTAB move in some cases, and if you value STAB so much, then have fun using Rock Tomb until after Gym 7. Performance-wise, it does have some good matchups, including Distortion Cyrus, but it may rely on AI derps to sweep some fights, such as Maylene, Flint, and Lucian. i didn’t like it only uses Swords Dance for 2 or 3 matchups (Candice and Lucian, and to some extent, Aaron). I’m not sure what’s the average time for finding the fossil in the Underground, because I got mine in just under 5 minutes, and that might drop it to C if it takes too long. It also hogs the Earthquake TM for itself, and it needs it to sweep Candice (If you’re not gonna used Fire Punch), Maylene, and Byron.
Docile
HP: Rock
“Often lost in thoughts”
HP: 4-7
Atk: 18-20
Def: 9-11
SpA: 23
SpD: 5-7
Spe: 0-3 ==Maylene==
Croagunk L31 @ Fist Plate
Can 1v1 Lucario by 1HKOing it with Fist Plate Revenge
Beats 1 at best ==Rival(Pastoria)==
Croagunk L34 @ Fist Plate
Fist Plate Brick Break 3HKOs Roselia (4HKOs if it goes for Leech Seed T1) and is super close to 1HKOing Buizel. Roselia outspeeds and almost 3HKOs back (guaranteed if it goes for Leech Seed)
Might only beat Buizel at best, beating Roselia requires luck ==Wake==
Croagunk L36 @ Wide Lens / Zoom Lens
-1 Faint Attack 19HKOs Gyarados due to Potion.
Revenge (unboosted) 5HKOs Floatzel
Brick Break 4HKOs Floatzel
+4 Wide Lens Focus Blast 2HKOs Gyarados and 1HKOs the rest. Good luck hitting
Despite Dry Skin, Gyarados and Floatzel still kept spamming their Water move for whatever reason
You need Focus Blast to sweep here, otherwise you only beat Floatzel. You can beat Gyarados, but its very slow
As L37 Toxicroak
Set-up SD twice. Gyarados still spams Waterfall despite Dry Skin
+3 Faint Attack 2HKOs Gyarados, the rest are 1HKOed by +3 Fist Plate Brick Break
Clean sweep ==Cyrus 1==
Toxicroak L37
Brick Break 1HKOs Sneasel. Sneasel outspeeds and 3HKOs back
+2 Faint Attack 2HKOs Golbat. Golbat 2HKOs back
Murkrow outspeeds and 1HKOs back
Only beats Sneasel ==Rival(Canalave)==
Toxicroak L38-39
Avoid Staraptor and set-up SD to the max against Floatzel and 1HKO the rest with Brick Break. All outspeeds (Roserade was faster than L38 Toxicroak, but at L39, Toxicroak is faster than it). If you're slower than Roserade, you need to win 50/50 as it either finishes you off or it randomly goes for status if you used Sucker Punch, Grasswhistle is more threatening.
Beats 3 or 4 ==Byron==
Toxicroak L39 @ Fist Plate
Fist Plate Brick Break 1HKOs Magneton and is close to 1HKOing Bastiodon. Magneton 2HKOs back
+2 Fist Plate Brick Break is close to 1HKOing Steelix
Beats 2 at best. Can only sweep if you can 1HKO Steelix ==Saturn 1==
Toxicroak L40
Fist Plate Brick Break 2HKOs Bronzor
+2 Dread Plate Sucker Punch puts Golbat in red. Golbat outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back
Beats 1 at best ==Mars 2==
Toxicroak L40
Fist Plate Brick Break 2HKOs Bronzor and 1HKOs Purugly. Purugly 3HKOs back, Bronzor 2HKOs back, Golbat outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Beats 1 at best ==Candice==
Toxicroak L43 @ Oran Berry
+2 Sucker Punch 1HKOs Froslass and the rest are 1HKOed by +2 Brick Break. Sneasel almost 2HKOs back, Abomasnow is sent out last, so no Snow Cloak hax from Froslass
Can only sweep if you avoid a 2HKO from Sneasel. ==Cyrus 2==
Toxicroak L44-45 @ Dread Plate
Brick Break 1HKOs Sneasel. Sneasel almost 2HKOs back
+2 Dread Plate Sucker Punch 2HKOs Crobat
Beats 1 ==Saturn 2==
Toxicroak L45
+2 Sucker Punch 2HKOs Golbat. Golbat outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back
+2 Brick Break 1HKOs Bronzor
Beats 2 ==Cyrus 3==
Toxicroak L46 @ Rawst Berry
Brick Break 1HKOs Houndoom and Weavile. Both outspeeds
Beats 2. You need to heal if Houndoom attacks you ==Volkner==
Toxicroak L48
+4 Dread Plate Sucker Punch 1HKOs all bar Luxray, who was put in red.
Unreliable to get an SD Sweep. It needs Dread Plate to 1HKO Electivire, which means no Cheri Berry. Electivire (and possibly even Jolteon) picks you off with Quick Attack after a Charge Beam into +1 Charge Beam from Jolteon. Electivire comes in next ==Rival(League)==
Toxicroak L51 @ Chesto Berry
Poison Jab 2HKOs Floatzel
Brick Break 2HKOs Snorlax
+2 Sucker Punch is super close to 1HKOing Roserade
+2 Brick Break 1HKOs Snorlax. Set-up SD on Roserade, Snorlax comes in after that
Beats 3 ==Aaron==
Toxicroak L52 @ Toxic Plate
Toxic Plate Poison Jab 2HKOs Heracross and 3HKOs Vespiquen without Defend Order boost. Heracross outspeeds and almost 2HKOs back with Close Combat
Brick Break 3HKOs Scizor. Scizor 2HKOs back
Beats 1. You need 1 heal to beat 2
You can beat 4 if you set-up SD on Heracross, but you need 1 or 2 heal to not get picked off by Drapion (it comes in next after Heracross) and hoping Heracross isn't going for Close Combat (glad it randomly uses moves) ==Bertha==
Toxicroak L52
Nope, gets smashed to oblivion ==Flint==
Toxicroak L52
Fist Plate Brick Break 1HKOs Houndoom. Houndoom outspeeds and 2HKOs back, the rest 1HKOs back
Beats 1 ==Lucian==
Toxicroak L52 @ Dread Plate
Attempt 1
Sucker Punch, but it failed
Mr. Mime used Reflect
Attempt 2
time to go SD...
Mr. Mime used Psychic
Attempt 3
going SD again
Mr. Mime used Psychic
Attempt 4
maybe i should go Sucker Punch... But it failed
Mr. Mime used Reflect
Attempt 5
Sucker Punch, but it failed
Mr. Mime used Reflect
OH, COME ON
Attempt 6
Used SD and Mr. Mime went for Light Screen
Finally, then Bronzong comes in next and is only 2HKOed by +2 Brick Break
Dread Plate Sucker Punch 2HKOs Mr. Mime under Reflect, 1HKOs Alakazam, 2HKOs Espeon. All 1HKOs back, Mr. Mime had tendency to go for Psychic or Reflect
Only beats Zam at best. You have to win 50/50 to beat Mr. Mime ==Cynthia==
Toxicroak L53 @ Fist Plate
Fist Plate Brick Break 3HKOs Milotic and 2HKOs Lucario. Lucario almost 2HKOs back with Extreme Speed. Earthquake prob 1HKOs
Beats 1. Could beat 2 if Lucario went for Extreme Speed for whatever reason, but you need 1 heal to beat both.
C Tier. I won't say much here besides this mon just cheeses Wake so hard, because the AI doesn't take account Dry Skin's Water Immunity, though you need to evolved there for that fight. Outside of that, it was okay overall
Docile
HP: Dragon
“Somewhat of a clown”
HP: 10-11
Atk: 18-19
Def: 10-11
SpA: 7
SpD: 11
Spe: 23 ==Volkner==
Uxie L50 @ Choice Specs
Specs Psychic 3HKOs Electivire and 2HKOs the rest. Jolteon outspeeds, Luxray 3HKOs back
Beats 2 at best ==Rival(League)==
Uxie L50 @ Choice Specs
Specs Psychic 1HKOs Roserade and Infernape, and puts Heracross in red. Staraptor outspeeds and 3HKOs back with U-turn.
Beats 3 ==Aaron==
Uxie L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Tbolt 2HKOs Vespiquen(3HKOs after a Defend Order boost), 3HKOs Scizor and puts Yanmega in red. Yanmega and Vespiquen 2HKOs back, the latter can stall you out, Scizor 1HKOs back
Choice Specs Psychic is close to 1HKOing Heracross. Heracross 1HKOs back
Bad, unless you can 1HKO Heracross ==Bertha==
Uxie L52 @ Choice Specs
Specs Grass Knot 5HKOs Gliscor, 2HKOs Whiscash and Hippowdon, and 1HKOs the rest even under Sandstorm. She sents out Gliscor last
==Flint==
Uxie L52
Specs Psychic KOs Infernape after a recoil fron sun-boosted Flare Blitz, and it 3HKOs Flareon
Beats 1 ==Lucian==
Uxie L52
Specs Shadow Ball 4-5HKOs Gallade, 2HKOs Zam and is close to 2HKOing Espeon and Mr. Mime(close to 4HKOing after a Light Screen). All outspeeds bar Bronzong, Mr. Mime 4HKOs back, Gallade 3HKOs back, Espeon 2HKOs back, Zam almost 3HKOs back
Beats 1 at best. Needs 1 heal to beat 2 ==Cynthia==
Uxie L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Psychic 2HKOs Roserade. Roserade outspeeds and 2HKOs back.
Only beats Roserade if it went for Toxic turn 1.
E Tier. Its a late-game mon with a middling offense, but its damage output is barely different compared to Mesprit in terms of KO ranges, and its better speed and bulk would gave it score certain KOs reliably
Docile
HP: Water
“Loves to eat
HP: 30
Atk: 0-1
Def: 0-1
SpA: 2-3
SpD: 3
Spe: 7 ==Volkner==
Mesprit L50 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Psychic 2HKOs all. Luxray 2HKOs back, the rest outspeeds
Beats 1 or 2 at best ==Rival(League)==
Mesprit L50 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Psychic 1HKOs Heracross, Roserade, Infernape, and is super close to 1HKOing Floatzel. All outspeeds bar Snorlax, Staraptor almost 2HKOs back with U-turn(he brings in Heracross after U-turn), Heracross 3HKOs back with Night Slash
Beats 2 or 3 ==Aaron==
Mesprit L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Thunderbolt 1HKOs Yanmega and 2HKOs Vespiquen. Yanmega outspeeds and puts you in red, Heracross outspeeds and 1HKOs back
Beats 1, you need a 1 off-screen heal to beat 2 ==Bertha==
Mesprit L52 @ Choice Specs
Choice Specs Grass Knot 4HKOs Gliscor, 2HKOs Whiscash and 1HKOs the rest even under Sandstorm. She sents out Gliscor last
Beats 4 ==Flint==
Mesprit L52
Choice Specs Psychic KOs Infernape after a recoil from Flare Blitz. All outspeeds, including Flareon
Beats 1 ==Lucian==
Mesprit L52
Specs Shadow Ball 2HKOs Mr. Mime (3HKOs under Light Screen t1), 2HKOs Espeon and Alakazam, 4HKOs Gallade. All outspeeds bar Bronzong, Espeon 2HKOs back, Gallade and Zam 3HKOs back, Mr. Mime 4HKOs back
Beats 1 at best. Needs 1 heal to beat 2 ==Cynthia==
Mesprit L52
Specs Psychic is close to 1HKOing Roserade. Roserade outspeeds and 2HKOs back
Specs Ice Beam is close to 1HKOing Garchomp
F Tier, with a chance of E Tier. Horrible IVs aside, there's not that much difference between Mesprit and Uxie in terms of power, but the lower speed can hurt a bit. It could still be F Tier due to being a roaming pokemon, which is still annoying to get even with Marker Map App.
