The information stated in this section is mostly the same as myHoenn & Sinnoh guides as well as Bestfriend's Unova and Morimoto guides.You can skip it if you've already read it.
Formatting
Species(Level #)
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Ability: ???
Item:???
HP, Atk, Def, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed
Damage based on health or deals a fixed amount, Damage based on Attack, Damage based on Special Attack, Non-damaging move
All abilities, items, & moves have links to their respective Bulbapedia page. This is intended to make it easier for you to research.
How the Data Was Collected
Most people are just here for the data, so I'm putting the parts that are less important into spoilers.
Fighters
"How did you fight the gym leaders?" "What's the best team for the gyms?" "Is this a good Pokémon to use?" This is the team I used. Use your knowledge of basic match ups to decide who to throw into a fight. Additionally, @Bestfriendsmade this guide for battling the gym leaders. Using it, you should be able to farm them no problem.
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Sol(Level 100)
Ability: Blaze
Item:Charcoal
290, 175, 190, 287, 191, 299
Flamethrower, Ancient Power, Air Slash, Heat Wave
Zeppeli(Level 100)
Ability: Synchronize
Item:Wise Glasses
248, 121, 133, 364, 225, 279
Psychic, Signal Beam, Energy Ball, Shadow Ball
Grim(Level 100)
Ability: Technician
Item:Quick Claw
261, 355, 221, 159, 161, 223
Iron Head, X-Scissor, Aerial Ace, Brick Break
Luong Lao Shi(Level 100)
Ability: Inner Focus
Item:Amulet Coin
311, 324, 223, 257, 231, 245
Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Waterfall, Ice Punch
Spooks(Level 100)
Ability:Cursed Body
Item:Poison Barb
238, 166, 141, 339, 160, 319
Sludge Bomb, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Dark Pulse
Helios(Level 100)
Ability:Natural Cure
Item: Mystic Water
235, 162, 223, 280, 202, 303
Scald, Ice Beam, Psychic, Thunderbolt
"Why do you have X instead of Y?" "Why don't you use this move?" "Why are the stats lower than usual?"
This is the team I went through the story with. They can defeat the gym leaders without any trouble, so I see no reason to change them. They don't have perfect IVs, movesets, or anything similar. In fact, some of them even have detrimental natures. Ultimately the answer is that I don't care enough to put together a competitive team.
The Recon Team
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Eve (Level 100)
Ability: Limber
Item:Quick Claw
269, 129, 116, 90, 173, 125
Because I fought the gym leaders with the same team each time, they used the same moves each time. This would make the guide only useful to me, though, so I used Eve to scout their abilities. She became most useful when I realized that gym leaders with the same Pokemon across different days might not have the same movesets or items. An example is that some days Brock's Steelix has Explosion & other days it doesn't. She has just enough defensive stats to survive a single hit so long as it isn't a Fighting-type move, so I had to construct a team that was strong enough to sweep the gyms & leave one Pokemon alive for transformation but also weak enough that someone would faint when I needed them to so as to switch in Eve.
Recon(Level ??)
Ability: Frisk
Item: ???
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
???
It doesn't matter what her level, item, stats, or movesets are. Her entire purpose is to learn what items the enemies have. The moment she's switched in, I write down what she finds & thenswitch her out.
Aphrodite(Level ??)
Ability: Trace
Item: ???
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
???
Second verse, same as the first. Aphrodite's purpose was to find out what abilities the opponents had if they weren't made obvious to me. I didn't assume who had what abilities aside from Chlorophyll, Swift Swim, or Pokémon whose abilities I could narrow down to a single onebecause I wanted to be certain.
The Gym Leaders
Everyone hasfive separate teams that they may draw from. I battled the gym leaders once a day to find out what team was present. I tried battling at the same time every day or starting with the same Pokemon only to find that the teams changed despite this. From this, I made two hypotheses. The first is that the gym leaders use teams depending on a rotation. In the first week, they may use a specific Pokemon only on Mondays. In the second week, they may use that Pokemon on Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays. This is the Weekly Rotation hypothesis. The second hypothesis is that the teams are chosen at random. In the three weeks that I've been monitoring the teams, I've yet to find a week that repeats. For now I will assume that the teams used are chosen at random. If you notice a repeat, feel free to let me know.
Update: As of today, February 6th, the guide is complete. Based on what I've seen, teams are fought in a random order. If you don't beat a team on a specific day, you'll be able to battle them the following day or the day after that. You must defeat a team before a different one appears.
With all that said, allow me to introduce the format for the Gym Leaders
Species(Level #)
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Ability: ---
Item:---
Speed the Pokemon is faster than <Speed< Speed the Pokemon is slower than
Damage based on health or deals a fixed amount, Damage based on Attack, Damage based on Special Attack, Non-damaging move
Movesin boldhit multiple Pokémon
I have no way of knowing the stats of an opponent. All I can do is tell you whether they are faster than one of my own Pokemon or slower than another.
"How do I use this guide?"
The teams are organized based on what slot they are in the gym leader's party. For instance, Brock's first team has Aerodactyl, Slowbro, & Ninetales. This means he'll open with Aerodactyl & Slowbro (all gym rematches are double battles at the time of making this guide). Thisdoes notmean he'll throw in Ninetales after his first Pokemon has been defeated. If you look at the top left where you see his team members, it means the third ball will always contain Ninetales.
Look at the gym leader you're battling. Look for the team that starts with the same Pokemon that they started with. If you're battling Brock & he started out with Tyranitar & Swampert then you're fighting Brock 3. The teams are placed in collapsiblespoilers so that the guide will load faster & mobile users can scroll easier.
Contributors
Bestfriends(Hidden Powers)
Edited by RedactedColour
Updated Spooks' ability.
