Bestfriends Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) If you see any graphical issues with the pictures, then try to refresh the guide and the pictures should be restored. However, if the pictures still do not upload correctly, then please notify me and I can see what I can do. The information stated in this section is mostly the same as the Kanto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Cynthia guides (except for the speed stat. Since you can infer what speed stat most pokemon are, ie: Walrein looks a bit slow or Jolteon looks a bit fast). Thank you RedactedColour for writing up the Kanto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh Gym Guides! Formatting Species (Level #) Models provided by Bulbapedia 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 Morimoto?" "What's the best team for the Morimoto?" "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. Bestfriends Fighters Spoiler Star of Doom (Level 100) Ability: Natural Cure Item: Mystic Water 259, 155, 205, 294, 204, 361 Thunderbolt, Psychic, Ice Beam, Surf Dasani (Level 100) Ability: Natural Cure Item: Choice Scarf 272, 153, 197, 285, 191, 357 Thunderbolt, Psychic, Ice Beam, Surf Pentel (Level 100) Ability: Levitate Item: Soft Sand 296, 299, 188, 156, 190, 328 Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Fire Punch, Dragon Dance General Patton (Level 100) Ability: Intimidate Item: Leftovers 359, 366, 175, 256, 182, 298 Dragon Claw, Brick Break, Flamethrower, Dragon Dance Huge Power (Level 100) Ability: Huge Power Item: Mystic Water 338, 199, 194, 117, 192, 218 Body Slam, Ice Punch, Superpower, Waterfall The Recon Team Spoiler Bob Ross (Level 100) Ability: Own Tempo Item: Choice Scarf 311, 149, 102, 53, 123, 181 False Swipe, Recover, Morning Sun, Transform TSA Guard (Level 100) Ability: Frisk Item: --- 274, 140, 189, 228, 235, 238 Thief, Psychic, Telekinesis, Magic Room LightBiyomon (Level 100) Ability: Trace Item: Twisted Spoon 277, 134, 166, 349, 267, 284 Psychic, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Calm Mind Morimoto Morimoto has five separate teams that he may draw from. I battled Morimoto 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. Morimoto do not use the same teams depending on the day of the week. However, RedactedColour has told me, if I don't defeat one team on a certain day, that same team will reappear on the second or third day. With all that said, allow me to introduce the format for Morimoto Species (Level #) Models provided by Bulbapedia Ability: --- Item: --- Damage based on health or deals a fixed amount, Damage based on Attack, Damage based on Special Attack, Non-damaging move Moves in bold hit multiple Pokémon "How do I use this guide?" The teams are organized based on the pokemon level order from highest to lowest. For instance, Morimoto's first team has Simipour, Machamp, and Exeggutor. Morimoto differs from all the gym leaders because he opens up with a random pokemon from the set (all Morimoto battles are single battles at the time of making this guide). This does not mean he'll throw in Machamp after his first Pokemon has been defeated. Look at the Morimoto set you're battling. Look for the team that has some similar Pokemon. The teams are placed in collapsible spoilers so that the guide will load faster and mobile users can scroll easier. If you can fill in any information that's missing from this guide, please inform me. Instructions on how best to help me are listed below in the "Additional Information" section. Thank you. Contributors MightyBoxer - Helped me document Morimoto 3's set. Xigbar - Helped me document the salary for the typical Morimoto set. Limbow - Updated me about Gengar's new ability Cursed Body. He also documented the payouts for the Riches Charm. YouTube Commentary Spoiler Most of this introduction and additional information was written by @RedactedColour, so thank you for the awesome guide formatting. I hope that this guide can be of assistance for you. Don't forget to check out the Kanto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh Gym Guides if you haven't already, as well as my Unova Gym Guide. Morimoto Team Tips: Spoiler 1. It may be helpful to lead with a Hazard setter so you can have the field advantage (ie: leading with something that can throw Stealth Rocks or Spikes to your opponent's side). 2. Thanks to Volcarona's unique Fire/Bug typing, it has the ability to go one on one with Mew if you Quiver Dance 1 or 2 times. I will give a generic Volcarona set in this spoiler in case you would like to pursue this strategy: Spoiler Volcarona (Level 100) Nature: Modest (+ Sp Attack, - Attack); Timid (+ Speed, - Attack) IVs: +25 HP/-- Attack/+25 Def/30-31 Sp Atk/+25 Sp Def/31 Speed EVs: 6 HP/252 Sp Attack/252 Speed Ability: Flame Body Item: Life Orb Fiery Dance, Bug Buzz, Giga Drain, Quiver Dance 3. A Skill Link Cloyster is useful for breaking Focus Sash Pokemon. I can give the details on a generic Cloyster set in this spoiler: Spoiler Cloyster (Level 100) Nature: Adamant (+ Attack, - Sp Attack); Jolly (+ Speed, - Sp Attack) IVs: +25 HP/30-31 Attack/+25 Def/-- Sp Atk/+25 Sp Def/31 Speed EVs: 6 HP/252 Attack/252 Speed Ability: Skill Link Item: White Herb/Focus Sash/Quick Claw/NeverMeltIce Shell Smash, Icicle Spear, Rock Blast, Ice Shard 4. A well rounded fast Starmie may be of assistance. Let's use both of my Starmies as examples (these two Starmies cover each other's blind spots) Spoiler Star of Doom (Level 100) Nature: Timid (+ Speed, - Attack) IVs: 29 HP/18 Attack/29 Defence/26 Sp Attack/29 Sp Defence/31 Speed EVs: 6 Defence/252 Sp Attack/252 Speed Ability: Natural Cure Item: Mystic Water Thunderbolt, Psychic, Ice Beam, Surf Dasani (Level 100) Nature: Timid (+ Speed, - Attack) IVs: 23 HP/15 Attack/22 Defence/31 Sp Attack/16 Sp Defence/31 Speed EVs: 78 HP/196 Sp Attack/236 Speed Ability: Natural Cure Item: Choice Scarf 272, 153, 197, 285, 191, 357 Thunderbolt, Psychic, Ice Beam, Surf 5. A good Fighting Type for the Normal Type Pokemon. I have a list of Fighting pokemon that can fight Morimoto semi comfortably and pokemon that are more of a risk, but can deal damage under the right circumstances: Spoiler The semi comfortable Fighting mons: Spoiler 1. Machamp - (Guts + Flame Orb + Close Combat) 2. Heracross (Do not put Heracross against Mew) - (Guts + Flame Orb + Close Combat, Megahorn or X-Scissor, and Facade) 3. Blaziken - (Choice Band + Blaze Kick and High Jump Kick or Superpower) 4. Gallade - (Choice Band + Drain Punch and Psycho Cut) 5. Scrafty - (Moxie + Choice Band or Life Orb [Orb if you want to go for Dragon Dance] + High Jump Kick or Drain Punch and Crunch 6. Conkeldurr - (Guts + Flame Orb + Drain Punch, Mach Punch, Stone Edge or Thunder Punch or Ice Punch, and Bulk Up) 7. Sawk - (Sturdy + Choice Band + Close Combat) 8. Mienshao - (Regenerator + Choice Band or Life Orb + Drain Punch or High Jump Kick, U-Turn, Stone Edge or Rock Slide, Swords Dance [for Orb] or Giga Impact [for Band]) The risky Fighting mons: Spoiler 1. Primeape - (Anger Point + Choice Scarf + Close Combat) 2. Hitmonlee - (Reckless + Choice Band + Close Combat or High Jump Kick or Superpower, Mach Punch, Stone Edge or Rock Slide, and Blaze Kick) 3. Breloom - (Poison Heal + Toxic Orb + Drain Punch, Seed Bomb, Spore, Substitute) 4. Hariyama - (Guts + Flame Orb + Close Combat, Facade, Bullet Punch, Bulk Up) 5. Medicham - (Pure Power + Choice Band + Zen Headbutt, High Jump Kick, Bullet Punch, Ice Punch) 6. Infernape - (Blaze + Life Orb or Expert Belt + Overheat or Fire Blast or Flamethrower, Close Combat, Thunder Punch, and Hidden Power (Ice) or U-Turn or Mach Punch) 7. Lucario - (Inner Focus + Choice Band (Physical) or Choice Specs (Special) or Choice Scarf (Mixed) + Close Combat and Extreme Speed [Physical] or Aura Sphere and Vaccum Wave [Special]) 8. Toxicroak - (Anticipation [for spotting Super Effective Moves] + Life Orb + Swords Dance, Drain Punch, Sucker Punch, and Ice Punch) I hope these tips could be of assistance. Good luck! Morimoto/Cynthia Team Tips (Credit to @DragoTamer, I am using his exact statements to me): Spoiler Archeops (Level 100) Nature: Jolly (+Speed, -Special Attack) IVs: 29/31/28/14/28/31 EVs: 6 HP. 252 Attack. 252 Speed. Ability: Defeatist Item: Wide Lens Rock Slide, Stealth Rock, U-Turn, Tailwind Krookodile (Level 100) Nature: Adamant (+Attack, -Special Attack) IVs: 25/31/31/15/25/31 EVs: 6 HP, 252 Attack, 252 Speed Ability: Moxie Item: Life Orb Earthquake, Crunch, Aerial Ace, Dragon Claw **When fighting Cynthia, use EQ on Garchomp. It has Rough skin. Using Dragon Claw might finish you off** Starmie (Level 100) Nature: Timid (+Speed, -Attack) [Modest (+Special Attack, -Attack) is most likely better. It outspeeds basically everything anyway and can take hits from those it doesn't] IVs: 31/10/31/31/31/31 EVs: 6 HP, 252 Special Attack, 252 Speed Ability: Natural Cure Item: Mystic Water Thunderbolt, Psyshock, Ice Beam, Surf Volcarona (Level 100) Nature: Modest (+Special Attack, -Attack) IVs: 24/14/22/31/21/31 EVs: 6 HP, 252 Special Attack, 252 Speed Ability: Flame Body Item: Leftovers Fiery Dance, Bug Buzz, Giga Drain, Quiver Dance [I don't really use Giga Drain] Archeops is always the lead. Always start with stealth rocks. There's no point in keeping Archeops around really. After setting stealth rocks, use rock slide spam. Use U-turn if Morimoto starts with Simisage. It should OHKO it. If it doesn't, you probably want to equip Life Orb or an insect boosting item. When you take out Simisage, Morimoto will send out Jolteon. You should send out Starmie. Then swap to Krookodile immediately so thunderbolt won't have any effect. Never have Krookodile face Gengar or Simipour because it will be outsped and taken out immediately. Starmie outspeeds Gengar and can take it out. I am not entirely sure if Modest Starmie outspeeds Gengar, but I can test that with a level 100 Modest Starmie I borrow from someone and run the speed calcs. Ever since I found out that Altaria is special defense boosted, it's hard to say that a Pokémon is either special attack/attack boosted or speed boosted. When fighting Cynthia, Volcarona's fiery dance will take out Lucario in one move. If you have Volcarona fight Roserade, it can set up Quiver Dance easily then sweep her team. Especially if it's a scarf Roserade. I put Leftovers on Volcarona for this purpose to heal. Volcarona is just a fourth I use, but you don't really need it. Krookodile, Starmie, and Archeops lead seems to do pretty well at clearing them. The higher the IVs the better of course. Edited March 6, 2022 by Bestfriends New Strait by DragoTamer Updated (3/6/2022) imphilxd, DragoTamer, Lin and 4 others 6 1
Bestfriends Posted October 3, 2019 Author Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) Beginner Morimoto (Only First Battle) Spoiler Simisage (Level 75) Ability: Gluttony Item: Occa Berry Leaf Storm, Superpower, Crunch, Acrobatics Simipour (Level 75) Ability: Gluttony Item: Rindo Berry Scald, Focus Blast, Crunch, Acrobatics Simisear (Level 75) Ability: Gluttony Item: Passho Berry Flare Blitz, Low Kick, Acrobatics, Grass Knot Swoobat (Level 75) Ability: Unaware Item: Life Orb Psychic, Heat Wave, Air Slash, Energy Ball Liepard (Level 75) Ability: Limber Item: Focus Sash Foul Play, Swagger, Thunder Wave, U-Turn Zebstrika (Level 77) Ability: Lightning Rod Item: White Herb Overheat, Wild Charge, Low Kick, Volt Switch Payout Without Boost: $18,480 With Boost: $27,720 With +75% Boost: $32,340 With +100% Boost: $36,960 ------------------------------------------------------------ Morimoto 1 Spoiler Simipour (Level 87) Ability: Torrent Item: Choice Specs Hydro Pump, Focus Blast, Grass Knot, Ice Beam Machamp (Level 85) Ability: Guts Item: Leftovers Bulk Up, Drain Punch, Rest, Sleep Talk Exeggutor (Level 85) Ability: Harvest Item: Sitrus Berry Giga Drain, Leech Seed, Sleep Powder, Psyshock Shuckle (Level 85) Ability: Contrary Item: Leftovers Shell Smash, Wrap, Toxic, Rest Dugtrio (Level 85) Ability: Arena Trap Item: Choice Band Earthquake, Aerial Ace, Sucker Punch, Stone Edge Jolteon (Level 85) Ability: Volt Absorb Item: Life Orb Thunderbolt, Volt Switch, Magnet Rise, Hidden Power (Ice) Morimoto 2 Spoiler Mew (Level 87) Ability: Synchronize Item: Life Orb Psyshock, Thunderbolt, Aura Sphere, Ice Beam Dragonite (Level 85) Ability: Multiscale Item: Leftovers Dragon Claw, Extreme Speed, Fire Punch, Roost Machamp (Level 85) Ability: No Guard Item: Choice Band Dynamic Punch, Stone Edge, Ice Punch, Earthquake Jolteon (Level 85) Ability: Volt Absorb Item: Choice Specs Thunderbolt, Volt Switch, Shadow Ball, Hidden Power (Ice) Mamoswine (Level 85) Ability: Thick Fat Item: Life Orb Earthquake, Icicle Crash, Ice Shard, Stealth Rock Kangaskhan (Level 85) Ability: Scrappy Item: Leftovers Wish, Protect, Body Slam, Fire Punch Morimoto 3 Spoiler Simisage (Level 87) Ability: Overgrow Item: Flying Gem Seed Bomb, Low Kick, Crunch, Acrobatics Flareon (Level 85) Ability: Guts Item: Toxic Orb Facade, Flare Blitz, Superpower, Quick Attack Snorlax (Level 85) Ability: Thick Fat Item: Leftovers Curse, Heat Crash, Body Slam, Rest Gengar (Level 85) Ability: Cursed Body Item: Focus Sash Shadow Ball, Sludge Bomb, Focus Blast, Thunderbolt Jolteon (Level 85) Ability: Volt Absorb Item: Choice Specs Thunderbolt, Volt Switch, Shadow Ball, Hidden Power (Ice) Primeape (Level 85) Ability: Defiant Item: Choice Band Close Combat, U-Turn, Ice Punch, Stone Edge Morimoto 4 Spoiler Simisear (Level 87) Ability: Blaze Item: Life Orb Flare Blitz, Rock Slide, Superpower, Grass Knot Tauros (Level 85) Ability: Sheer Force Item: Choice Band Body Slam, Zen Headbutt, Close Combat, Rock Slide Vaporeon (Level 85) Ability: Water Absorb Item: Leftovers Scald, Ice Beam, Wish, Protect Primeape (Level 85) Ability: Defiant Item: Choice Scarf Close Combat, U-Turn, Ice Punch, Stone Edge Dugtrio (Level 85) Ability: Arena Trap Item: Focus Sash Earthquake, Reversal, Sucker Punch, Stone Edge Swoobat (Level 85) Ability: Simple Item: Focus Sash Psychic, Nasty Plot, Heat Wave, Giga Drain Morimoto 5 Spoiler Zebstrika (Level 87) Ability: Lightning Rod Item: Life Orb Overheat, Wild Charge, Low Kick, Volt Switch Gengar (Level 85) Ability: Cursed Body Item: Life Orb Shadow Ball, Sludge Bomb, Focus Blast, Thunderbolt Vaporeon (Level 85) Ability: Water Absorb Item: Leftovers Scald, Ice Beam, Wish, Protect Kangaskhan (Level 85) Ability: Scrappy Item: Life Orb Sucker Punch, Double-Edge, Fire Punch, Ice Punch Machamp (Level 85) Ability: Guts Item: Flame Orb Drain Punch, Mach Punch, Ice Punch, Facade Liepard (Level 85) Ability: Prankster Item: Focus Sash Foul Play, Swagger, Thunder Wave, U-Turn Payout Without Boost: $15,660 With Boost: $23,490 With +75% Boost: $27,405 With +100% Boost: $31,320 Edited October 21 by Bestfriends Updated Morimoto 2's Mew. (10/21/2024) Teleclast, Riesz, NezukoChan and 3 others 4 2
Bestfriends Posted October 3, 2019 Author Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) Additional Information Do I get more money for fighting one team as opposed to another? No. All Morimoto battles will give the exact same amount of PokéYen regardless of which of their teams you defeat. What's the difference between a Pokémon with ??? for their item or ability as opposed to -- or an actual item or ability? -- means that the Pokémon doesn't have an item. A Pokémon with ??? for its Ability, item, or move has an unknown Ability, item, or move. Why do the Hidden Powers have (Type?) after them? When Bob Ross transforms, he doesn't copy the opponent's hidden power. As such, I can't say for certain that an opponent's Hidden Power is a specific type. I can only say what it most likely is based on which of my Pokémon it's super effective against. Hidden Power move bio: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hidden_Power_(move) Why do some of the Morimoto sets have different coloured names? Grey means I haven't documented that team yet. Red means I don't have the items recorded. Blue means I have the items recorded. Green means I have the moves and items recorded. Black means I have the moves, items, and abilities recorded. My goal is to document everything on the first try, so you may see Black much more often. You've made a mistake. (Pokémon) can't learn (move). Some Pokémon have moves that they shouldn't be able to learn according to their Gen 7 learnset on Bulbapedia. If I have a move listed it is because I've seen it or Bob Ross has copied it. You've made a grammatical or spelling error. Thank you. Please tell me where it is so that I can fix it. Can't you just assume that a Pokémon has the same speed, Ability, or move across different teams for the same leader? I have observed that different teams from the same leader may have slightly different movesets, items, & abilities even if they have the same Pokémon. How long did it take to make this guide? I made this guide on October 3rd, 2019. This guide was completed on Ocber 6th, 2019. It took me 3 days to complete the guide. Recommended Content? Feel free to check out the Kanto, Hoenn, and Unova Gym Guides. What inspired you to make this? That is a good question, I love to do Gym Runs in game as a way to make some revenue. Although, rich players in game laugh at my in game salary, it is enough to get me by. I've been doing gym runs for 1-2 years, so I am use to most of the tricks that these gyms have to offer. I originally posted commentaries of me doing a gym run in Kanto, Hoenn, and Unova on the Mayor Bestfriends YouTube channel. Recently, I saw a player by the name of RedactedColour and he made a coherent Kanto Gym guide. I was impressed by his work and when there are pieces of information missing or incorrect, then I would PM him (thank you RedactedColour for listing me in the Contributors section). Then, he made a Hoenn Gym Guide and this was when I wanted to take a bigger role in helping him construct the guide in its beta stages. As you can imagine, RedactedColour's PM Box was constantly lighting up on the forums. At the time that the Hoenn Gym Guide was almost done, I saw RedactedColour's impressive Kanto Elite Four Guide. As a person who enjoyed Gym Runs, I PMed RedactedColour asking permission to use his guide template for a Unova Gym Guide. Once he gave the approval, then there was one last pokemon that did not have its Ability Traced yet. It was Juan 2's Starmie, so I got to work and once I Traced that Analytic ability, then I PMed RedactedColour the information and I started working on this Unova Gym Guide. Once the Unova Gym Guide was completed, the next logical step would be to cover the Morimoto battles. If you have all the tools you need then why post the guide before it's completed? It's easier to update as I go along than to keep all the information to myself and then post it. I want to help. What can I do? Take a screenshot of an enemy Pokémon using a specific move or presenting a certain ability and send it to me. I'll add your name as a contributor at the top of the guide. Do you still play PokéMMO? My in game name is Bestfriends. I would like to contact you. How do I reach you? Feel free to send me mail in game, PM me on forums, or message me on Discord. Edited January 27, 2021 by Bestfriends Unova Gym Guide video updated 1/27/2021 BarnacleEd, Lin, BobTheBuilder and 1 other 3 1
BobTheBuilder Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 Thank you for putting out a guide about this guy. Watch out Morimoto, I am coming for you!
MightyBoxer Posted August 7, 2020 Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) since big updates most gyms and stuff is mostly the same but some little things changed.morimoto now has snorlax in 1 team. 3rd team i think. i will let u know. edit. morimoto #3 has snorlax.it replaced liepard.snorlax 1 move is heat crash 1 move body slam Edited August 10, 2020 by MightyBoxer
Bestfriends Posted August 21, 2020 Author Posted August 21, 2020 On 8/7/2020 at 3:20 PM, MightyBoxer said: since big updates most gyms and stuff is mostly the same but some little things changed.morimoto now has snorlax in 1 team. 3rd team i think. i will let u know. edit. morimoto #3 has snorlax.it replaced liepard.snorlax 1 move is heat crash 1 move body slam On 8/7/2020 at 3:27 PM, Limbow said: Of course Gengar now has Cursed Body. Thank you for your assistance with guide maintenance. As a token of my gratitude, I am going list both of you in the Guide Credits.
Lucydrop Posted November 28, 2021 Posted November 28, 2021 Unironically stumbled upon this by accident today when looking for info on Morimoto's teams. You have so many thorough guides! Beautiful work as always, Bestfriends! You are truely a gift to this community ? Bestfriends 1
JameothyMcThomas Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Fought against Morimoto just now and encountered the line up in Morimoto 1. As far as what I could verify it was the same as what's on the list except that the Machamp had Drain Punch. I didn't get to see it use any other move, so idk which move it replaced. Thought I would share. Bestfriends 1
Bestfriends Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 (edited) On 1/8/2024 at 7:01 AM, JameothyMcThomas said: Fought against Morimoto just now and encountered the line up in Morimoto 1. As far as what I could verify it was the same as what's on the list except that the Machamp had Drain Punch. I didn't get to see it use any other move, so idk which move it replaced. Thought I would share. Thank you for calling this to my attention. It took me a bit to roll on the Morimoto 1 Set, but I double checked Machamp's movepool to see what was replaced. Turns out the only move that was replaced on Machamp was Brick Break. Brick Break was replaced with Drain Punch, however the ability and item were the exact same. Old Set: New Set: Edited January 17 by Bestfriends Fixed Image (1/17/2024) LucasLyn5 1
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