Sword Sobble/Excadrill Notes

November 17, 2019, 8:00PM
Options: Fast, Off, Set, No Nicknames, Autosave Off, Skip Movies On

Hop 1:
	Wooloo: Pound x3 [Want 14+ SpA]
	Scorbunny: WG x2 [Need 15+ Speed]

Get the Rare Candy after Sonia cutscene in Wedgehurst
Say NO to Hop in the Pokemon Center

Youngster Jake:
	Skwovet: WG x3

Youngster Benjamin:
	Blipbug: WG x2
	Nickit: WG x3-4 (maybe 5 with no Torrent?) [Heal if 3 or lower]

Hop 2:
	Wooloo: WG x2
	Scorbunny: WG x2
	Rookidee: WG x2 (maybe x1 with good SpA?)

Try to kill Onix in Wild Area (Deathwarp if you die)

X item shopping:
	X Sp Atk x14
	X Defense x1

Before Yell Grunts:
	Give Mystic Water
	Teach TM40 Swift in slot 2

Team Yell Grunt:
	Zigzagoon: WG x2 (or WP, same for below)

Team Yell Grunt:
	Nickit: WG x2

Team Yell Grunts:
	WG (x1-2) Zigzagoon
	WG (x1-3) Nickit
	Teach Water Pulse in slot 1

Hop 3:
	Wooloo: X Sp Atk + WP (if Onix death: WG, X Sp Atk, WG)
	Scorbunny: WP
	Rookidee: WP

Schoolboy Peter:
	Sizzlipede: X Sp Atk + WP
	Dottler: WP x2

Worker Sandra:
	Diglett: WP
	Drilbur: WP

Pick up Star Piece at the very beginning of Mines
Pick up the Ether here
Pick up the 2 Super Potions
S&Q for cart exp

Bede:
	Solosis: X Sp Atk + WP
	Gothita: WP
	Hatenna: WP

Get the Rare Candy, Nest Balls, and Sharp Beak on R4
Pick up the 3 X Attacks in Turrfield
Go get Corvisquire, give Sharp Beak, and put it in slot 1

Gym Trainer Samuel:
	Gossifleur: Pluck (x2)

Heal before Milo???

Gym Leader Milo:
	Gossifleur: X Attack x3, Pluck (If Samuel 2-shot, +4 and Dynamax)
	Eldegoss: Pluck

Deposit Corvisquire

Team Yell Grunt:
	Zigzagoon: WP
	Thievul: WP x3

Team Yell Grunt:
	Sableye: WP x2

Hop 4:
	Wooloo: X Sp Atk + WP
	Corvisquire: WP (Range at 19)
	Raboot: WP

Herb Shop (Total = 15,700):
	Energy Powder x5
	Energy Root x11

Gym Trainer Julia:
	Tympole: Swift x3

Red, Yellow, Red (close one)

Gym Trainer Heather:
	Krabby: X Sp Atk + Swift
	Corphish: Swift

Yellow, Red
Yellow (far), Red, Blue
Heal for Nessa unless you are very low (under around 15HP) [SAVE FOR SAFETY]

Nessa:
	Goldeen: X Sp Atk x2, (Heal), Dynamax + Max Strike [try 1 X Spec next time?]
	Arrokuda: Max Geyser
	Drednaw: Max Geyser

SAVE BEFORE BEDE FOR SAFETY

Bede:
	Solosis: X Sp Atk + WP
	Gothita: WP
	Ponyta: WP
	Hatenna: WP

Worker Francis:
	Carkol: WP

Get Dusk Balls before Francis
Watch out for the spinner upcoming up
Heal before double

Team Yell Grunts:
	X Sp Atk, kill Thievul, then adapt

Get Star Piece & Soft Sand and meet up with Kabu
SAVE BEFORE MARNIE

Marnie 1 (*figure out SpA for 1 X SpA):
	Croagunk: X Sp Atk x2, Super Potion, Swift [X Defense turn 1 for safety?]
	Morpeko: WP
	Scraggy: WP

Kabu:
	Ninetales: X Sp Atk x3, WP
	Arcanine: WP
	Centiskorch: WP

Shopping for X items Pt. 2 (Total: 50,000)
	Sell Star Pieces
	X Attack x27
	X Defense x4
	X Sp Atk x1

Kill two Rhydons in Dusty Bowl
Kill more encounters for L30 in Giant's Cap

With Excadrill on screen:
	Candy x1
	Save
If L31: Go for catch (WP)
If L32: Reset, Candy x1, Save again, then go for catch
If L33/34: Run and search for another one
Candy L31s after catching

Hammerlocke X item shopping:
	Guard Spec x2 [First one after Gordie]
	X Accuracy x3 (2 is likely fine)
	X Speed x8 (need 5 with Sand Stream, 8 with Sand Force) [First one after Opal]

Team Yell Grunt:
	Stunky: X Attack, Metal Claw
	Linoone: Metal Claw

Team Yell Grunt:
	Liepard: X Attack, Metal Claw

Beauty Anita:
	Clefairy: Metal Claw
	Clefable: Metal Claw x2

Get the Candy before Duncan

Artist Duncan:
	Koffing: Metal Claw x2
	Sudowoodo: Metal Claw x2

Get Metal Coat, give it to Excadrill, and heal

Hop 5:
	Cramorant: Rock Slide
	Silicobra: X Attack, Metal Claw
	Raboot: Rock Slide
	(Teach Dig in slot 2)
	Toxel: Dig

Hop 5 (Alternative):
	Cramorant: X Attack, X Accuracy, Rock Slide
	Silicobra: Metal Claw
	Raboot: Rock Slide
	(Teach Dig in slot 2)
	Toxel: Dig

Give Soft Sand to Excadrill

Gym Trainer Ian:
	Stufful: X Attack, Dig
	Bewear: Dig

Gym Trainer Claire:
	Farfetch'd: Dig

Gym Trainer Simon:
	Hitmonlee: Dig
	Hitmonchan: Dig [Mach Punch]

SAVE FOR BEA

Gym Leader Bea (Will -Def or -Spe be a problem?):
	Hitmontop: X Defense, X Attack x2 (Energy Root if necessary), Dig
	Pangoro: Dig
	Sirfetch'd: Dig
	Machamp: Dig

Bede 3:
	Duosion: Dig
	Hattrem: Dig
	Gothorita: Metal Claw, Dig
	Hattrem: Dig

Buy Hypers in the mart now
Pick up the Full Heals in the forest
Equip Metal Coat

Gym Trainer Annette:
	Spritzee: Metal Claw
	Slurpuff: (Either answer), Metal Claw

Gym Trainer Teresa:
	Swirlix: Metal Claw
	Aromatisse: (Annette, 2nd), Metal Claw

Gym Trainer Theodera:
	Morgrem: Metal Claw
	Gardevoir: (Omelettes, 2nd), Metal Claw

Gym Leader Opal:
	Weezing: X Attack, (The wizard, 2nd), X Attack, Metal Claw
	Mawile: Metal Claw
	Togekiss: (Purple, 2nd) Metal Claw
	Alcremie: Metal Claw

Give Soft Sand back to Excadrill

Hop 6 (retest this fight with Soft Sand):
	Trevenant: X Attack x2, X Speed, Dig (Heal when necessary)
	Cinderace: Dig
	Heatmor: Dig
	Boltund: Dig
	Snorlax: Dig

Doctor Joanna:
	Roselia: X Attack, Metal Claw
	Hattrem: Metal Claw

Get TM96 Smart Strike
Nugget after the hard trainer dodge!
Get TM43 Brick Break

Next menu:
	Teach Smart Strike over slot 1
	Team Brick Break over slot 3

Gym Area 1:
	Go around the rocks on the right side
	Fight Abigail (Boldore: Smart Strike)
	Go all the way to the left
	Go up to the 2nd last tile
	Go right and clear

Gym Area 2:
	Walk up past the 2 big rocks
	Left 3 tiles, Up 2, Left 1, Up to the platform
	Right 3, Down 2, Right 2, Up to the platform (WATCH THE SPINNER)
	Right off the platform (go top row), Up 2, Left to the rock, Go straight to end

Gym Area 3:
	Go around the right rock to the platform
	Go to the left section of the platform
	Off platform: Right 4, Up 3, Left 2, Up 3
	Zig zag (up 2, direction 1) to the next platform
	Go around the right rock to the end now

Gordie:
	Barbaracle: Dig
	Stonjourner: X Attack, Smart Strike
	Shuckle: Smart Strike
	Coalossal: Dig

Hop 7:
	Dubwool: Guard Spec, X Speed, X Attack, Brick Break (x2)
	Cinderace: Dig
	Pincurchin: Dig
	Snorlax: Brick Break
	Corviknight: Brick Break x2

Watch out for the Dancer optional
Heal up before next fight

Team Yell Grunt:
	Linoone: Brick Break
	Pangoro: Brick Break (x2)

Heal before Marnie if you took a hit from Pangoro

Marnie 2:
	Liepard: X Attack, Brick Break (Smart Strike x2 if Torment)
	Scrafty: Brick Break
	Toxicroak: Dig
	Morpeko: Brick Break

Put Drizzile back into the party

Team Yell Grunt:
	Linoone: Brick Break

Team Yell Grunt:
	Thievul: Brick Break

Team Yell Grunt:
	Scrafty: Brick Break x2

Team Yell Grunt:
	Weavile: Brick Break

(Item is Max Revive)

Team Yell Grunts:
	Brick Break Liepard | WP Drapion
	Drill Run Drapion | (Heal Excadrill)

Heal Excadrill and Ether Brick Break

Piers:
	Scrafty: X Defense, Guard Spec, (X Accuracy), X Attack x2, Brick Break
	Obstagoon: (Heal if low), Brick Break
	Malamar: Drill Run
	Skuntank: Heal, Drill Run [Has Sucker Punch and Aftermath]

After the Hop cutscene, flying to Hammerlocke is faster
Put Rookidee in the party

Gym Trainer Sebastian:
	Rock Slide | X Attack
	Smart Strike Sliggoo | Heal

Gym Trainer Camilla:
	Drill Run Ninetales | X Attack
	Drill Run Turtonator | Heal burn

Gym Trainer Aria:
	Smart Strike Hakamo-o | X Attack
	Brick Break Abomasnow | Heal

Gym Leader Raihan
	Smart Strike Gigalith | X Attack
	Smart Strike Sandaconda | X Attack (Sand Rush)/X Speed (Sand Force)
	Drill Run Duraludon
	Smart Strike x1-2 Flygon

Buy Max Potions & Full Restores now?
Pick up the Hammerlocke candy now before going into the station

Doctor Graham:
	Gardevoir: Smart Strike

Rare Candy x2 and teach EQ over Drill Run
SAVE BEFORE NEXT FIGHT FOR SAFETY

NEXT OPTIONAL MOVES VISION

Postman Harper:
	Pelipper: X Attack, Rock Slide (miss could be saved by X Sp Def + Heal?)
	Noctowl: Rock Slide

Hiker Donald:
	Gigalith: EQ
	Rhydon: EQ

Gentleman Glenn:
	Darmanitan: Smart Strike
	Falinks: EQ
	Grapploct: EQ

Get the candy in the Wyndon maze

Marnie 3:
	Liepard: X Attack, (X Speed), EQ
	Scrafty: EQ (Brick Break with Torment)
	Toxicroak: EQ
	Morpeko: EQ (Brick Break with Torment)
	Grimmsnarl: Smart Strike
	*X Speed to not get flinch hacks by Morpeko, or screwed by a bad crit

SAVE BEFORE HOP

Hop 8:
	Dubwool: Dynamax + Max Knuckle
	Snorlax: Max Knuckle
	Corviknight: Max Rockfall
	Pincurchin: (X Speed with Sand Force), EQ
	Cinderace: EQ

Marco Cosmo's Eric 1:
	Meowth: Brick Break
	Durant: EQ

Marco Cosmo's Eric 2:
	Mawile: EQ
	Excadrill: EQ

Marco Cosmo's Eric 3:
	Ferroseed: Brick Break
	Steelix: EQ

Get the candy at the bottom left outside tower

Marco Cosmo's Elijah:
	Durant: EQ

Marco Cosmo's Jane & Mateo:
	EQ
	Spam Brick Break on Bronzong

Marco Cosmo's Kevin & Carla:
	EQ

Marco Cosmo's Adalyn & Justin:
	EQ
	Brick Break Steelix

Marco Cosmo's Oleana:
	Frostlass: X Attack, X Speed, (Heal), (X Accuracy if 2 or more Double Teams), Smart Strike
	Milotic: EQ
	Salazzle: EQ
	Tsareena: Smart Strike
	Garbador: EQ

Bede 4:
	Mawile: X Attack x2, Smart Strike
	Gardevoir: EQ
	Rapidash: EQ
	Hatterene: Smart Strike

SAVE BEFORE NESSA (Candy to L60 if bad Attack?)

Nessa 2 (Sand Rush):
	Golisopod: X Attack, Dynamax + Max Rockfall
	Barraskewda: Max Rockfall
	Seaking: Max Rockfall
	Pelipper: Rock Slide
	Drednaw: EQ

Nessa 2 (Sand Force):
	Golisopod: X Speed, Rock Slide (reset if you don't activate Emergency Exit)
	Barraskewda: EQ
    Golisopod: Rock Slide
	Seaking: EQ
	Pelipper: Dynamax + Max Rockfall
	Drednaw: EQ

SAVE BEFORE BEA

Bea 2:
	Hawlucha: X Defense x2, Heal, X Attack, (Heal), Smart Strike
	Falinks: EQ
	Grapploct: EQ
	Sirfetch'd: EQ
	Machamp: EQ

SAVE BEFORE RAIHAN

Raihan:
	Torkoal: EQ
	Turtonator: (X Attack with Sand Force or if you don't know ability), EQ
	Flygon: (X Attack with Sand Stream), Smart Strike
	Goodra: EQ
	Duralodon: EQ

Make sure you go left at first new grass patch in forest

Marco Cosmo's Rose:
	Escavalier: X Attack, EQ
	Ferrothorn: Brick Break
	Perrserker: EQ
	Klingklang: (Heal if under 50), EQ
	Copperajah: EQ

PUT INTELEON IN THE PARTY BEFORE ETERNATUS THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT

Eternatus: EQ
Dynamax Eternatus: Spam Smart Strike and Revive cheese until the legends win for you

Deposit Inteleon and Excadrill BEFORE ENTERING THE GATEWAY TO THE CHAMP

Champion Leon:
	Aegislash: X Sp Atk, X Speed, Flamethrower
	Haxorus: Dynamax Cannon
	Rhyperior: Dynamax Cannon
	Rillaboom: Flamethrower
	Dragapult: Dynamax Cannon
	Charizard: Dynamax Cannon