Trainer Compendium: https://projectpokemon.org/research/usum/trainers.txt Before starting: - Change your 3DS time to 9 AM. - Don't bother talking to trainers, you will get the animation anyway - Delete your save file - English as language - Time starts upon selecting New Game NEW GAME - Choose the boy (girl loses 3-4 seconds) - Give yourself any 1-character name ROUTE 1 - Go to Options and click on the right arrow for all options - Go to the left and go through Route 1 - 2nd option after Yungoos - Either option after Popplio - Run from Rattata - Head north and fight Hau - Hau 1: Water Gun x2 Litten IKI TOWN - Head north - Spearow: Water Gun x2-3 ROUTE 1 - Lass Audrey: Water Gun x2-3 Buneary > Check for 17+ Special Attack or 14- Special Attack - Dodge trainers by running around them in the grass IKI TOWN - Hau 2: Water Gun x2-3 Pichu, Water Gun x1-2 Litten > Check for 18+ Special Attack after Pichu ROUTE 1 - Head to Kukui's Lab - Head to Trainer School TRAINERS' SCHOOL - Do trainers in a certain order depending on Special Attack > If 17+ Special Attack after Audrey, fight Joey, Hiromi then Mia > If 18+ Special Attack after Pichu, fight Mia, Joey then Hiromi > If 14- Special Attack after Audrey, fight Mia, Joey then Hiromi - Young Athlete Hiromi: Disarming Voice + Water Gun Bonsly > Water Gun x2 if bad Special Attack (13) - Grab Quick Claw - Preschooler Mia: Disarming Voice + Water Gun Metapod > Water Gun x3 if <18 Special Attack - Youngster Joey: Water Gun x3 Grimer > Check for 17+ Defense - Lillie heal if Poisoned - Rising Star Joseph: Water Gun x2-3 Ekans - Potion, equip Oran Berry if <17 Defense - Teacher Emily: Growl x3, Disarming Voice x6-7 > Heal as necessary > Check for 19+ Defense > Learn Baby-Doll Eyes over Pound - First option on Tauros HAU'OLI CITY - When prompted, use PokeFinder but exit out immediately - Head to Center > Buy 12 Repels, 2 Escape Ropes, 1 Burn Heal > Buy 2 X Speed, 11 X Atk, 3 X Def, 4 X Sp.Atk - Skull Grunt: Water Gun x2-3 Zubat - Free heal - Captain Ilima: X Def, X Speed, X Sp.Atk x3, Water Gun* Yungoos, Water Gun* Smeargle > X Def turn 2 if 19+ Defense after Emily > Stall for Torrent - Third option on Tauros ROUTE 2 - Repel [11] (don't renew), heal only if below 9 HP - Head left to Big Wave Beach BIG WAVE BEACH - Run north, cutscene, try to leave, Skull cutscene - Skull Grunt: X Sp.Atk, Water Gun x2 Drowzee - Head back to Route 2, use Repel [10] (don't renew) ROUTE 2 - Take right path - Shop while waiting for Rotom Lottery > Buy 3 Nest Balls, 4 Super Potions - Catch Spearow (use Nest Ball) next to Center - Trade Spearow for Hawlucha - Deposit Popplio - 3 beans, 6 rubs VERDANT CAVERN - Rattata: Karate Chop - Rattata: Karate Chop - Pick up Brick Break TM - Check all three burrows - Skull Grunt: Wing Attack x2-3 Drowzee > 75% to two-shot - Raticate: Karate Chop - At Totem, Refresh, use Repel [9], teach Brick Break over Tackle - Totem Raticate: Brick Break > Check for 35 Speed - Run to the right to avoid Rattata fight ROUTE 2 - Head north to Route 3 ROUTE 3 - Renew Repel [8] (don't renew), head to Meadow MELEMELE MEADOW - Head to cave in lower left - Soliera: Brick Break x2-4 Furfrou > Outspeed at 35 Speed > Heal as necessary > Go for Karate Chop crit if -2 - Grab Nebby, free heal ROUTE 3 - Hau 3: Brick Break Litten, Wing Attack Noivern, Brick Break Pikachu - Hug right side to avoid trainer ROUTE 1 - Run around grass IKI TOWN - Hala: X Atk, Wing Attack Machop, Brick Break Makuhita, Wing Attack Crabrawler - Once fight is over, register Tauros ROUTE 1 - Use Repel [7] (don't renew) at grass - Head to Ten Carat Hill TEN CARAT HILL - Use and renew Repel [6+5] (don't renew) - Grab Flyinium Z, Escape Rope out ROUTE 1 - Head to Trainer School TRAINERS' SCHOOL - Catch Zorua (Nest Ball) HAU'OLI CITY - Do Photo Album cutscene - Deposit Zorua - 1st option at Hau, 2nd option after Kukui, 2nd option at Lillie, 1st option after that - Head to Route 2 ROUTE 2 - Use Repel [4] (don't renew) - Enter/exit graveyard - Mash B at Oak - Head to Surf minigame, don't bother scoring - After Surf minigame, pick up Berry Juice if Oran Berry used on Emily and <8 IV Speed HEAHEA CITY - Grab Candy from woman below Lillie cutscene - Pokemon Trainer Sina: (Hone Claws +) Brick Break Smoochum, Brick Break x1-2 Glaceon > Hone Claws if <12 IV Speed - Free heal - Run to the right to enter Route 4 ROUTE 4 - Use Repel [3] - Dodge trainers PANIOLA TOWN - Free heal - Hau 4: X Atk + Brick Break Torracat, Brick Break Pikachu, Wing Attack Noibat, Wing Attack Eevee > Brick Break Eevee if burned - Free heal, renew Repel [2] (don't renew) PANIOLA RANCH - Dismount Tauros at corner, hug fence - Hug left at daycare to avoid trainer ROUTE 5/BROOKLET HILL - Gladion 1: Hone Claws + Wing Attack "Zubat", Wing Attack Zubat, Brick Break Type: Null BROOKLET HILL - Bottom whirlpool, Brick Break Wishiwashi - Left whirlpool, Brick Break Wishiwashi - Before Totem, Candy to reach 23, equip Flyinium Z - Totem Araquanid: Supersonic Skystrike Araquanid - Say yes to Lana ROUTE 5 - Head south to Route 4 ROUTE 4 - Soliera: Supersonic Skystrike Poipole > Learn Fling over Karate Chop ROUTE 6 - Hug right side - Skull Grunt: Wing Attack Drowzee - Smash rocks for Rare Candy > Run above off of Tauros, then blitz below on Tauros to dodge trainer ROYAL AVENUE - Grab Rare Candy below pool of water - Battle Royal: Brick Break Rockruff ROUTE 7 - Head left towards Wela Volcano Park WELA VOLCANO - Use a Repel [1] (don't renew) - Select middle option - Marowak: X Atk + Supersonic Skystrike > Heal if damage taken until no damage - Select smiling - Hiker David: Supersonic Skystrike Magmar - Select first option - Totem Marowak: X Atk, Wing Attack Salazzle, Supersonic Skystrike Marowak > Heal as necessary > If not in KO range on Marowak, Wing Attack until Detect - Register Charizard and Fly to Route 7 (mash A) ROUTE 7 - Head north to Route 8 ROUTE 8 - Use Repel [0], Candy to 28 after Colress, heal if below 40 HP > Teach Flying Press over Hone Claws - Head south to the Lush Jungle LUSH JUNGLE - Pick up the left-most Mago Berry - Pick up the left-most Honey - After the cutscene, pick up the bottom-right Big Root - Totem Lurantis: Supersonic Skystrike Lurantis - Fly to Heahea City HEAHEA CITY - Head to Center > Buy 3 Adrenaline Orbs and 6 Super Repels > Pick up Rare Candy from Cafe - Go to the lab, talk to Lillie then leave - Head south to Diglett Tunnel DIGLETT TUNNEL - Heal if needed, use a Super Repel [5] - Skull Double: Wing Attack Ekans, Wing Attack Salandit - Free heal - Don't remount Tauros, exit Diglett Tunnel ROUTE 9/AKALA OUTSKIRTS - Hug the left and walk behind the Police Officer KONIKONI CITY - Go back to Herb Shop > Sell Great Balls, Dive Balls, Quick Balls and Nest Balls > Buy 7 Heal Powders, 2 Revival Herbs and 8 Energy Roots - Enter Olivia's workshop and talk to Probopass > Buy Plume Fossil from top lady - Head south to Route 9, renew Super Repel [4] (don't renew) ROUTE 9 - Make way through graveyard, quickly run behind old lady - Skull Grunt: Brick Break Raticate - Hug right to avoid the Blackbelt - Plumeria 1: Roto Boost, Supersonic Skystrike Golbat, Wing Attack Salandit > Heal confusion - Free heal - Olivia: X Atk, (X Speed,) Brick Break Anorith, Brick Break Lileep, Brick Break Lycanroc > X Speed if <27 IV Speed (77 Speed at 30) - Fly to Heahea City HEAHEA CITY - Head east to resort, say yes AETHER CORPORATION - ???: Run MALIE CITY - Free heal - Hau 5: Die (can Flying Press to force Blaze) - Free heal MALIE GARDEN - Use Super Repel [3] (don't renew) - Hug left side to avoid walker - Grab Rare Bone hidden on tree - Talk to Kukui MALIE CITY - Head to the library, go through cutscenes, go upstairs, cutscenes - Pick up Fly - Use Super Repel [2] (don't renew), teach Fly over Brick Break, Candy to 32 - Head southwest to Route 10 ROUTE 10 - Go behind first trainer, then blitz left side, avoiding Beauty - Skull Grunt: Flying Press Houndour - Skull Grunt: Supersonic Skystrike Golbat MOUNT HOKULANI - Head to Center, withdraw Popplio and Zorua - Enter the Observatory, talk to Sophocles - Head outside and grab the Charjabugs in the rocks, then behind the bus - Equip Fightinium Z, upper left, upper right - All-Out Pummeling Elekid - Heal if needed, lower right, lower left x2 - All-Out Pummeling Electabuzz - Heal if needed, save, lower left, upper right, upper left x2 - Totem Togedemaru: X Atk, All-Out Pummeling Togedemaru, Flying Press x3 Skarmory > Heal as necessary > Revival Herb if necessary (sack Zorua) - Grab Comet Shard - Head south after cutscene and grab hidden Rare Candy - Fly to Malie City MALIE CITY - Head to Malie Garden MALIE GARDEN - Heal to full, equip Adrenaline Orb, use Super Repel [1] - Guzma: X Atk, Fly Golisopod, Unburden, Wing Attack Masquerain > X Atk x2 + Wing Attack if Razor Shell misses - Head south to Route 11 ROUTE 11 - Hug bottom wall - Black Belt Alvaro: Flying Press Bewear - Renew Super Repel [0] ROUTE 12 - Get Mudsdale mount, register Mudsdale - Hug left (but hug right once in chasm) ROUTE 13 - Grab Rare Candy next to Motel - Move Flyinium Z to Zorua, equip Plume Fossil, equip Oran Berry to Popplio, heal to full, two Candy to 38 > Revive Zorua if sacked on Togedemaru TAPU VILLAGE - Head west to Route 15 ROUTE 15 - Enter Aether House - Preschooler Hunter: Fling Elekid - Skull Grunt: Fling Drowzee - Head back to Tapu Village TAPU VILLAGE - Head south to Route 14 ROUTE 14 - Avoid Fisherman by hugging right wall and blitzing - Enter Abandoned Mart ABANDONED MART - Gastly: Wing Attack - Haunter: Wing Attack - Heal if bad health - Gengar: Fly - Heal to full, swap Popplio to front - Totem Mimikyu: Baby-Doll Eyes, die, Fling Banette > Baby-Doll Eyes x2 if possible > If Mimikyu hits Hawlucha, Wing Attack Mimikyu, Revival Herb, X Def x1-2, X Atk x3, Fly > If Mimikyu misses Hawlucha, X Def x1-2, X Atk x3, Fly - After trial, blitz right wall to dodge Fisherman TAPU VILLAGE - Head to Center > PC heal Hawlucha and Zorua, deposit Popplio, switch Oran Berry to Hawlucha in PC > Sell Comet Shard and Dusk Balls > Buy 4 X Speeds, 19-20 X Atk, 2 X Def, 4 X Sp.Def ~ 20 X Atk if only 2 Nest Balls used earlier > Buy 6 Max Potions, 8 Max Repels - Head west to Route 15 ROUTE 15 - Plumeria: X Atk, Fly Golbat, Fly Salazzle - Receive free Rare Candy - Heal, move Flyinium Z to Hawlucha, use Max Repel [7] - Ace Trainer Yuki: Flying Press Gible, Supersonic Skystrike Marowak ROUTE 16 - Land on middle island - Surfer Jennis: Supersonic Skystrike Mantine - Grab TM62 Acrobatics, head back into water - Renew Max Repel [6] (don't renew) - Avoid trainers, head north ULA'ULA MEADOW - Head north to Route 17 ROUTE 17 - Go right and around to avoid trainer - Teach Brick Break over Fly, teach Acrobatics over Wing Attack, move Flyinium Z to Zorua - Grunt Double: Fling nothing, Zorua dies, Brick Break Pawniard, Acrobatics Scraggy - Enter Po Town PO TOWN - Go left and crawl through - Skull Grunt: Acrobatics Spinarak - Skull Grunt: Acrobatics Trubbish - Go through left, run to right side of truck, head to mansion - Head upstairs, blitz hugging left side to avoid walker, take quiz > 3, 2, 1, No - Heal, equip Oran Berry - Guzma: X Atk, Unburden, Acrobatics Golisopod, Acrobatics Masquerain, Acrobatics Pinsir - Escape Rope out, free heal - Grab hidden Rare Candy, Fly to Tapu Village TAPU VILLAGE - Head left to Route 15 ROUTE 15 - Enter Aether House - Gladion 2: Die - Say yes after fight - After cutscene, free heal MALIE CITY - Nanu: X Atk, Acrobatics Sableye, X Speed, Flying Press Persian, Acrobatics Krokorok > Teach High Jump Kick over Flying Press AETHER CORPORATION - Hug left side and blitz past first two trainers once looking left - Once third trainer turns around, quickly blitz left past her - Hug line to Rare Candy - Blitz past fourth trainer, head towards elevator - Faba: X Atk, Acrobatics Hypno - Heal if needed, equip Fightinium Z - Employee #1: X Atk, All-Out Pummeling Muk > Can High Jump Kick if no X Def from Muk - Employee #2: Acrobatics + Brick Break Magneton > X Sp.Def if damage taken against Muk - Employee #3: High Jump Kick Porygon2 - Give Rare Bone to Hawlucha, Candy to 48, heal if necessary - Employee Double #1: Brick Break Gorebyss, Brick Break Huntail - Free heal - Go back to the elevator and go to 1F - Employee Double #2: Brick Break Lileep, Acrobatics Anorith - Free heal - Employee Double #3: High Jump Kick Electabuzz, High Jump Kick Manectric, (Brick Break Magmar), Brick Break Houndoom > High Jump Kick Houndoom if burned - Free heal - Faba Double: X Sp.Def, X Atk, Fling Claydol, Unburden, Acrobatics Hypno, Acrobatics Bruxish > Heal as necessary > Take out other side as necessary - Free heal, remove Rare Bone - Skull Grunt #1: Acrobatics x1-2 Golbat > 11/16 range - Skull Grunt #2: Brick Break Raticate - Heal if <90 health and <8 IV Speed - Guzma: X Atk, Acrobatics Golisopod, Acrobatics Vikavolt, Acrobatics Masquerain, Acrobatics Pinsir - Use Rare Candy, heal if <50 HP, use Max Repel [5] - US Soliera: Brick Break + Acrobatics Poipole - Lusamine: Die - Go to B1F, head to southwest corner and pick up TM06 Toxic, then talk to Gladion SEAFOLK VILLAGE - Head north to Poni Wilds, renew Max Repel [4] PONI WILDS - Head east to Ancient Poni Path ANCIENT PONI PATH - Head east at fork, blitz hugging upper wall to avoid trainer RUINS OF HOPE - Register Machamp, do Strength puzzle, exit ruins, Fly to Seafolk Village - Renew Max Repel [3] SEAFOLK VILLAGE - Head to west dock (don't mount) and go to Exeggutor Island EXEGGUTOR ISLAND - Run from Pinsir fights - Go north throughout the island until you get the Moon Flute SEAFOLK VILLAGE - Head north to Poni Wilds PONI WILDS - Head east to Ancient Poni Path - Renew Max Repel [2] ANCIENT PONI PATH - Head north at fork - Skull Grunt: Acrobatics Ekans - Skull Grunts: X Atk, Brick Break Fomantis, Acrobatics Raticate, Acrobatics Houndour, Acrobatics Mareanie, Acrobatics Golbat - Free heal - Head north to Vast Poni Canyon VAST PONI CANYON - Soliera: X Atk, Acrobatics Poipole > Brick Break + Acrobatics if 56 - Equip Rare Bone - Free heal - Veteran Harry: Fling Beheeyem, Acrobatics Banette - Blitz next trainer by hugging upper wall - Avoid double battle by taking lower path - Use Mudsdale to avoid next trainer - Free heal - Renew Max Repel [1] (don't renew) - Push rocks to reach ladder, hug upper wall off of Tauros to avoid trainer - Avoid punk girl by hugging down while she is looking left - Blitz past punk guy on the right without stopping > If concerned, hug bottom, dismount, run past and remount - Ace Trainer Hiroshi: Brick Break x2 Graveler, High Jump Kick Lapras > Slower than Lapras if paralyzed and <21 IV Speed - Heal if necessary - Veteran Heather: Fling (+ X Atk) + Acrobatics Talonflame, X Atk (x2), Acrobatics Wailord, Acrobatics Glaceon > X Atk on Talonflame if burned > Heal as necessary - Heal if necessary - Veteran Eric: X Atk, (X Speed,) Brick Break Noctowl, Fling Slowking, Acrobatics Flygon, Acrobatics Gengar > X Speed if Tailwind and <28 IV Speed - Free heal, remove Fossil - Acrobatics Jangmo-o - Acrobatics Hakamo-o - Teach Fly over Brick Break, teach Toxic to Zorua, move Flyinium Z to Hawlucha, equip Quick Claw on Zorua - Totem Kommo-o: Supersonic Skystrike > If Kommo-o lives, die, Max Revive, Acrobatics Kommo-o, High Jump Kick Scizor - Free heal - If Zorua alive, equip Rare Bone and try to Fling Necrozma - Go right and up to the Altar of the Moone - Necrozma: > If Zorua alive: X Atk, Fling > If Zorua fainted: High Jump Kick, die ULTRA MEGALOPOLIS - Swap Zorua to front and Hawlucha to back, save - Ultra Necrozma: Toxic stall - Receive Poipole, say yes to Mina SEAFOLK VILLAGE - Teach Brick Break over Fly, teach Toxic to Poipole, equip Adrenaline Orb, keep Zorua in slot 1 - Mina: Zorua dies, X Atk, Brick Break Mawile, Acrobatics Granbull, Acrobatics Ribombee > If Mawile faints Hawlucha, Charm with Poipole, Max Revive, setup again ~ Use an X Sp.Def on Ribombee and heal after Twinkle Tackle if so - Heal, swap Hawlucha to slot 1, Fly to Graveyard VARIOUS LOCATIONS - Ilima: High Jump Kick Gumshoos, Acrobatics Smeargle, Brick Break Komala - Heal - Lana: X Atk, Brick Break Lanturn, Brick Break Cloyster, Acrobatics Araquanid > Heal as necessary - Heal, equip Adrenaline Orb - Kiawe: X Atk, Acrobatics Arcanine, Acrobatics Talonflame, Acrobatics Marowak > Revive if missed range on Marowak > Alternate fight: X Def, X Atk, X Speed, heal, resume - Hiker David: Acrobatics Magmar - Heal, equip Rare Bone/Grip Claw - Nanu: X Atk, Fling Sableye, Acrobatics Absol, Brick Break Persian - Fly back to Seafolk Village SEAFOLK VILLAGE - Swap Poipole to front, move Rare Bone/Grip Claw to Zorua, talk to Mina - Totem Ribombee: X Sp.Def, Toxic Ribombee, X Sp.Def, Toxic Pelipper, Poison Jab until dead, stall until Ribombee dead, Acrobatics Pelipper x2-4 - Heal to full, move Rare Bone/Grip Claw to Hawlucha if <28 IV Speed, go to Exeggutor Island EXEGGUTOR ISLAND - Head north, run to Hapu - Hapu: X Atk x2, Fling Golurk, Unburden, Acrobatics Gastrodon, Acrobatics Flygon, Acrobatics Mudsdale > Can skip Fling and Acrobatics Golurk if 28+ IV Speed - Fly to Tapu Village TAPU VILLAGE - Enter Center > PC heal, deposit, move Rare Bone/Grip Claw to Hawlucha if not already done so > Buy 11 X Atk, (2 X Def), 11 X Sp.Def, max Full Restores ~ Buy 2 X Def if bad HP/Defense IVs: 15/16 live Acrobatics at HP/Def IV: 15/30, 21/27, 25/24, 31/21 Lv. 64: 8/31, 11/27, 17/24, 20/21, 26/18, 30/15 75% live Acrobatics at HP/Def IV: 6/30, 12/27, 15/24, 21/21, 25/18, 31/16 (13/16 to live) Lv. 64: 0/31, 1/27, 8/24, 11/21, 17/18, 20/15, 26/13 (13/16 to live), 30/10 (13/16 to live) VICTORY ROAD - Gladion 3: (X Def x2, heal,) Fling + Acrobatics Crobat, Brick Break "Lucario", Acrobatics Silvally, heal, Brick Break Lucario > Heal before Lucario if <31 HP - Heal, use Max Repel [0], remove Rare Bone/Grip Claw - Seth: Acrobatics Scyther, High Jump Kick Malamar > 50% on Malamar - Go up, hug bottom wall to avoid trainer, push first boulder, exit cave - Blitz Blackbelts - Skip Necrozma - Jada: Brick Break Vanilluxe, Acrobatics Mismagius - Enter the Elite Four ELITE FOUR - Order: 2, 4, 1, 3 - Olivia: X Atk, Acrobatics Armaldo, High Jump Kick Gigalith, Brick Break Lycanroc, Acrobatics, heal, Brick Break Probopass, Brick Break Cradily - Heal, equip Oran Berry/Berry Juice if <8 IV Speed - Kahili: X Def, (X Speed,) High Jump Kick, heal, X Atk, High Jump Kick Mandibuzz, Brick Break Toucannon, (heal,) Acrobatics Oricorio, Acrobatics Hawlucha > X Speed if Scary Face > Heal before Oricorio if burned > Outspeed Oricorio at 8+ IV Speed > Hawlucha always outspeeds and does up to 54 - Heal, equip Rare Bone/Grip Claw - Molayne: X Sp.Def x2, X Atk x2, Full Restore, Brick Break, (heal paralysis), Acrobatics + Brick Break Magnezone, Fling Metagross, Brick Break Bisharp, Brick Break Dugtrio - Heal if needed - Acerola: X Atk, Fling Banette, Unburden, Acrobatics Froslass, Acrobatics Dhelmise, Acrobatics Palossand, Acrobatics Drifblim > X Atk a second time on Dhelmise if not going for 13/16 range on Palossand > Heal on Dhelmise if <25% HP - Heal 15/16 live Thunderbolt/Psychic at HP/SpD IV: 14/29, 17/26, 23/24, 26/22 Lv. 70: 4/29, 9/26, 12/24, 18/22, 21/19, 27/16, 29/15 - Hau: Roto Boost, Fling Raichu, Unburden, Brick Break Crabominable, heal, X Atk, Brick Break Tauros, Acrobatics Noivern, Brick Break Incineroar, Acrobatics Leafeon > Alternate fight: X Atk, High Jump Kick Raichu, Brick Break Crabominable, heal, Brick Break Tauros, Acrobatics Noivern, Brick Breka Incineroar, Acrobatics Leafeon END GAME - Timing ends on fade out after E4 congratulates you