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Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch! Walkthrough (Side Mission 84)

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Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch! is a Side Mission from Flynn in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Read on for a walkthrough on how to complete Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch!, how to unlock it, and its rewards!

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How to Unlock Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch!

After Rogue Mega Evolutions Appear in Main Mission 26

Lida Meeting

Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch! is unlocked once the three Rogue Mega Evolutions appear during Main Mission 26. These Mega Pokemon are Mega Froslass, Mega Altaria, and Mega Venusaur.

Complete Story Walkthrough

Accept Mission From Flynn

Flynn Location
Strike First to Make
Magenta District Map
Strike First to Make
In the court south of Quasartico Inc.

Fast travel to Quasartico Inc. in Magenta Sector 7 and then go south to the court where you will find Flynn waiting for you.

Lumiose City Interactive Map

Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch! Walkthrough

Defeat Flynn's Pokemon

Sharpedo ImageSharpedo
Level 52		 Arbok ImageArbok
Level 52		 Gyarados ImageGyarados
Level 53

Flynn talks about the power of flinching moves so all his Pokemon will have moves that can flinch you. This is not a cause for worry though, as you can brute force your way against Flynn as the battle isn't very hard.

To make things easier, use any Electric-type Pokemon like Ampharos and use Electric moves to deal massive damage against Sharpedo and Gyarados, who are both weak against this element.

Meanwhile, Arbok is weak to Ground and Psychic-type, so we recommend using a Meowstic who is a Psychic-type and can also learn Thunderbolt via TM.

Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch! Rewards

King's Rock

Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch! Rewards
・ ₽2,800
・King King's Rock x1

Winning against Flynn will reward you the King's Rock which flinches the opponent whenever the holder successfully lands an attack.

List of Battle Held Items

Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch! Side Mission Details

Side Mission 84 Overview

Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch! (#84)
Strike First to Make
Given By Flynn
Location Quasartico Inc., Magenta District
Description If a Pokémon flinches, it won't be able to use the move it was trying to unleash. Flynn uses moves that are likely to make opponents flinch, and he wants to face you in battle.

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List of Side Missions

All Side Missions

No. Mission No. Mission
EX1 Shine Bright Like a Gemstone 1 A Big Ol' Bunnelby
2 A Use for an Evolution Stone! 3 Sableye in the Cemetery
4 A Break Time Battle 5 I'd Like to See an Ekans!
6 Long-Range Moves Have Style 7 A Feisty Chespin
8 Get Well, Fennekin 9 A Challenge from Froakie
10 Skiddo's Fragrant Leaves 11 The Kakuna Master
12 The Many Flowers of Flabebe 13 Stumped at the Fountain
14 Slurpuff's Cafe Visit 15 A Sensitive Audino
16 The Budew Show 17 A Shiny Mareep?
18 A Pan-tastic Pot of Tea 19 Poisonous, Paralyzing Strategies
20 A Berry Clever Plan 21 Spewpa in the Museum
22 A Call from Mable 23 Underneath the Holovator
24 An Abra Playmate 25 Trubblesome Patrons
26 Burn, Litleo, Burn 27 Restored from a Fossil
28 Who Says Normal Is Weak? 29 Full Course of Battles: One Star
30 Show Me a Mega Camerupt! 31 Show Me a Mega Sableye!
32 Show Me a Mega Medicham! 33 Who Has the Bigger Magikarp?
34 Moves That Put Up a Wall 35 Guidance from a Yoga Master
36 Some Friendly Competition 37 Binacle by the Boatload
38 Chasing Status 39 Slowpoke for Slowpoke
40 A Holovator Without Power 41 Watch Out for Traps
42 A Fan of Fairy Types 43 A Big Weedle Problem
44 Vanillite's Fragrant Snow 45 On Maintenance Duty
46 Pidgeot Soaring High 47 Becoming a Furfrou Trimmer
48 All Tied Up 49 Hit and Heal
50 Just a Few Questions for You... 51 Floette Frolicking with Flowers
52 Numel Frozen Solid 53 The Most Electrifying Eelektrik
54 Get ENERGIZED! 55 Carvanha, Menace of the Deep!
56 We'll Just Muscle Our Way Through 57 The Camerupt Entrepreneur
58 Better to Detect Than to Protect 59 A Rematch with Hawlucha!
60 Full Course of Battles: Two Stars 61 My Favorite Holovator
62 Becoming a Pro Furfrou Trimmer 63 An Extra-Large Gogoat
64 Let It Rain, Let It Pour 65 Apartment Block Eeriness
66 Investigating with Shuppet 67 Sylveon the Soother
68 The Best Use of Leftovers 69 A Sky Battle, for Old Times' Sake
70 Who's the Strongest, Huh?! 71 The Burning Gaze of Watchog
72 Find My Galarian Stunfisk! 73 Full Course of Battles: High Rolling
74 Delibird Gets in a Flap 75 Some Unusual Pokemon
76 Let's Learn About Mega Evolution! 77 Catch Mawile If You Can
78 Inkay's Fragrant Ink 79 A Fateful Swing of a Metronome
80 A Shocking Territorial Dispute 81 Pancham the Courier
82 Clauncher Launching Water Gun 83 Honedge's Cutting Edge
84 Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch! 85 Follow Litwick!
86 Who Messed Up the Garden? 87 Becoming a Peerless Furfrou Trimmer
88 The Nervous Novice Cabbie 89 Up, Up, and Away After Emolga!
90 Froslass's Unfinished Business 91 Dragon You Into Battle
92 The Beldum Blockade 93 Finding a Place for Heliolisk
94 Full Course of Battles: Three Stars 95 A Haunting Experience
96 Let Us Battle...Artistically 97 Stop the Runaway Whirlipede!
98 Jumbo Variety Pumpkaboo 99 Pleasing Aron's Palate
100 Starmie on High 101 Steadfast as Steel
102 A Chilling Challenge 103 Facing the Furfrou League
104 Abuzz About Bug Types 105 Trevenant, the Haunted Elder Tree!
106 Klefki's Lost Key 107 The World's Greatest Pikachu!
108 Alola, Raichu! 109 Wondrous Self-Healing Pokemon
110 A Tune That Beckons Doom 111 My Adorable, Adorable Babies
112 Exploring the Scents of Spritzee 113 Bergmite sur un Avalugg
114 A Feather from Skarmory 115 Tyrantrum's Furious Jaws!
116 Show the Power of Aurorus! 117 Josee's Training
118 Goodbye, Gengar 119 Le Super-Tournoi de Jacinthe O

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