User blog:AidenArtorius/Prior-Evolution-Only Moves

​I'm working on documenting prior-evolution-only moves as a contribution to RyanTeapot's major moveset update.

This is my progress so far; I've checked over everything through the first third of the 'Dex roughly, or to be precise, all the pages that now have the new-format moveset tables :)

RyanTeapot, I hope this helps; I'll edit this post as I make progress.

Moves learned only by prior evolutions: Extracted from existing data on the Wiki, some confirmations in-game. Mons in (parens) learn only moves that later evolutions can learn as well, or are final evolutions themselves. I'm not checking the TM lists, just assuming that anything a lower evolution can learn by TM can also be learned by its final form. Anything listed cannot be learned by intermediate forms UNLESS also listed under the intermediate form. Num	Mon		Move		Level		Confirmed in Game 001	Bulbasaur	Seed Bomb	37		V 002	(Ivysaur)	--				V 003	(Venusaur)	-->				Yes, 5/2/12 004	(Squirtle)	-- 005	(Wartortle)	-- 006	(Blastoise)	-- 007	(Charmander)	-- 008	(Charmeleon)	-- 009	(Charizard)	-- 010	Caterpie	Tackle		- String Shot	- Bug Bite	15 011	Metapod	       Harden  	- Harden		7 012	(Butterfree)	-->				Yes, 5/2/12 013	Weedle		Poison Sting	- String Shot	- Bug Bite	15 014	Kakuna		Harden		- Harden		7 015	(Beedrill)	-->				Yes, 5/2/12 016	(Pidgey)	-- 017	(Pidgeotto)	-- 018	(Pidgeot)	-- 019	(Rattata)	-- 020	(Raticate)	-- 021	(Spearow)	-- 022	(Fearow)	-- 023	(Ekans)		-- 024	(Arbok)		-- 025	Pikachu		Growl		- 026	(Raichu)	-->				Yes, 5/2/12 027	(Sandshrew)	-- 028	(Sandslash)	-- 029	Nidoran F	Growl		- XXXX(Flatter	33)XXXX 030	Nidorina	Growl		- XXXX(Flatter	38)XXXX 031	(Nidoqueen)	-->				Yes, 5/2/12 Note: Nidoqueen can actually relearn Flatter by at least lv44, verified 5/2/12. Needs to be checked & fixed in her moveset. 032	Nidoran M	Leer		- 033	Nidorino	Leer		- 034	(Nidoking)	-->				Yes, 5/2/12 035	Clefairy	Pound		- Growl		- 036	(Clefable)	-- 037	(Vulpix)	-- 038	(Ninetales)	-- 039	(Jigglypuff)	-- 040	(Wigglytuff)	-- 041	(Zubat)		-- 042	(Golbat)	-- 043	Oddish		Absorb		- Sweet Scent	5 Acid		9 044	Gloom		Absorb		- Sweet Scent	- (5) Acid		- (9) 045	(Vileplume)	-->				Yes, 5/2/12 046	(Paras)		-- 047	(Parasect)	-- 048	(Venonat)	-- 049	(Venomoth)	-- 050	(Diglett)	-- 051	(Dugtrio)	-- 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133	Eevee		Growl		15 Bite		29 (Note: Only Jolteon is unable to relearn this move.                                 Vaporeon and Flareon learn it at level 29.) Baton Pass	36 Take Down	43 Trump Card	57 134	(Vaporeon)	-->				Yes, 5/2/12 135	(Jolteon)	-->				Yes, 5/2/12 136	(Flareon)	--				No 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150	(Mewtwo)	-- 151	(Mew)		--

So far there are already more than I expected, but few of them are of much significance to gameplay. You might want a Bulbasaur with Seed Bomb or an Eeveelution with Baton Pass or something; String Shot is definitely noteworthy for Beedrill and Butterfree, and there is some chance one might want them to know Bug Bite as well. I can even see it being possible that someone might desire a Vileplume with Sweet Scent. The rest are obvious trash moves. I know there are a few more I have yet to get to as well, like Starmie and Poliwrath.

Leave me a comment if you have anything to add :)

~AidenArtorius