The Ones That Got Away Challenge
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I finished the challenge! I really hate updating throughout Kanto so I will just post the final battle
Pokemon Before Red
If you're interested in how it all went down here is the battle log
End Result
Great Challenge, I enjoyed it.
Pokemon Before Red
If you're interested in how it all went down here is the battle log
Spoiler:
End Result
Great Challenge, I enjoyed it.
Shiny Politoed
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This sounds fun :D I'm serchign my diamond PC now and these are pokemon i'd love to try raising :)
Name: Lucas :D
Game: Heart gold
List of Pokemon that got away:
*=I wanna try :)
Drifloon*
gastly
shuppet
Eevee (surprising i know)
Bagon
Trapinch
gastly
mime JR
spoink
Scyther
yanma*really wanna try this one :)
mantyke
aron
larvaitar
carvanha
wailmer
remoraid
smoochum
aipom*
Number required:
6Any specific requirements:
flying and water for sure :P
and these are all coming from eggs :)
Name: Lucas :D
Game: Heart gold
List of Pokemon that got away:
*=I wanna try :)
Drifloon*
gastly
shuppet
Eevee (surprising i know)
Bagon
Trapinch
gastly
mime JR
spoink
Scyther
yanma*really wanna try this one :)
mantyke
aron
larvaitar
carvanha
wailmer
remoraid
smoochum
aipom*
Number required:
6Any specific requirements:
flying and water for sure :P
and these are all coming from eggs :)
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Ok... I'll give you Aipom, Yanma, Drifloon, Spoink, Carvanha and Eevee. I assume you'll be evolving them though! Added you to the Challengers list.
P.S. Congratulations to our first Champion, jujuju!
P.P.S. In case anyone's wondering, I will be doing this Challenge asap but I'm currently working on a HeartGold playthrough so I can catch a Misdreavus to breed and trade across to my Challenge game... One of the very few Pokemon I don't actually have yet!
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Um, yes, I've talked to sammu about implementing a separate challenge in which we train our boxed Pokemon from finished games.
Basically, we put up a list of the Pokemon which we caught for Pokedex during our playthroughs and never got to train them. Now, we don't want to restart the game, we just want to train those little guys. But the sea of junk (no pun intended) is so vast we have no idea if we'll pick a Ratatta or a Sentret. See ? This is where it helps.
When sammu updates the thread, I'll post my junk list and have someone select six Pokemon. And, golly, it's a long one... (considering my count of 399 in Pokedex in HG).
I've made a thread for it, after all. I'll make a link to this challenge in case some people want to make a full playthrough with unused Pokemon. ^_^
Basically, we put up a list of the Pokemon which we caught for Pokedex during our playthroughs and never got to train them. Now, we don't want to restart the game, we just want to train those little guys. But the sea of junk (no pun intended) is so vast we have no idea if we'll pick a Ratatta or a Sentret. See ? This is where it helps.
When sammu updates the thread, I'll post my junk list and have someone select six Pokemon. And, golly, it's a long one... (considering my count of 399 in Pokedex in HG).
I've made a thread for it, after all. I'll make a link to this challenge in case some people want to make a full playthrough with unused Pokemon. ^_^
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Update #3
-Headed into the Galactic building, Miles brutalised everything (Okay, Devo helped with Skuntank, but it was only sleep powder).
-Got the bicycle and Explorer kit
-Rode down Cycling Road, got the Vs Seeker and Dowsing Machine
-Encountered Cyrus in Mt Coronet, he spouted some fauxlosophic bull**** and walked away
-Caught a bibarel-HM slave and a male Ralts (named Bridget, 5 internets to anyone who gets the reference)
-Entered Hearthome City and got attacked by a Buneary, went to the contest hall, got a tuxedo.
-Battled Gav, had completely forgotten he was here...good thing this is Pearl though or he might've been slightly dangerous. :P
-Headed to Solaceon Town, Miles and Bridget evolved.
-Went on to Veilstone city, rode straight through to Pastoria Town
-Caught Khan the Kangaskhan in the Great Marsh (Where it'd normally be available post-E4)
-Went back to Veilstone and headed to the gym
-Miles beat Meditite with 2 crunches, Devo sleep powder+hidden powered Machoke, Lucario swept most of my team leaving him it at ~30%HP and Miles at ~85%, Miles won with Aqua Jet spam
Team:
Devo/Weepinbell Lv.25
-Vine Whip
-Acid
-Sleep Powder
-Hidden Power (Ghost)
Mothra/Venonat Lv.27
-Leech Life
-Psybeam
-Disable
-Poison Powder
Miles/Floatzel Lv.28
-Aqua Jet
-Water Gun
-Crunch
-Swift
Khan/Kangaskhan Lv.26
-Bite
-Dizzy Punch
-Mega Punch
-Tail Whip
Bridget/Kirlia Lv.22
-Confusion
-Double Team
-Teleport
-Magical Leaf
-Headed into the Galactic building, Miles brutalised everything (Okay, Devo helped with Skuntank, but it was only sleep powder).
-Got the bicycle and Explorer kit
-Rode down Cycling Road, got the Vs Seeker and Dowsing Machine
-Encountered Cyrus in Mt Coronet, he spouted some fauxlosophic bull**** and walked away
-Caught a bibarel-HM slave and a male Ralts (named Bridget, 5 internets to anyone who gets the reference)
-Entered Hearthome City and got attacked by a Buneary, went to the contest hall, got a tuxedo.
-Battled Gav, had completely forgotten he was here...good thing this is Pearl though or he might've been slightly dangerous. :P
-Headed to Solaceon Town, Miles and Bridget evolved.
-Went on to Veilstone city, rode straight through to Pastoria Town
-Caught Khan the Kangaskhan in the Great Marsh (Where it'd normally be available post-E4)
-Went back to Veilstone and headed to the gym
-Miles beat Meditite with 2 crunches, Devo sleep powder+hidden powered Machoke, Lucario swept most of my team leaving him it at ~30%HP and Miles at ~85%, Miles won with Aqua Jet spam
Team:
Devo/Weepinbell Lv.25
-Vine Whip
-Acid
-Sleep Powder
-Hidden Power (Ghost)
Mothra/Venonat Lv.27
-Leech Life
-Psybeam
-Disable
-Poison Powder
Miles/Floatzel Lv.28
-Aqua Jet
-Water Gun
-Crunch
-Swift
Khan/Kangaskhan Lv.26
-Bite
-Dizzy Punch
-Mega Punch
-Tail Whip
Bridget/Kirlia Lv.22
-Confusion
-Double Team
-Teleport
-Magical Leaf
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Alright so im gonna do this one, sounds cool :)
Name: boomerjp
Game: You pick between any Gen III or Gen IV game (except HG)
List of Pokemon that got away:
Tyranitar, Misdreavus, Exeggutor, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Dugtrio, Fearow, Raichu, Nidoking, Hypno, Parasect, Blissey, Crobat, Ninetales, Arcanine, Persian, Poliwrath, Machamp, Dragonite, kingdra, Rapidash, kingler, any fossil pokemon, xatu, porygon-z, Lapras, rhyperior, tangrowth, weavile, Probopass, magnezone, slaking, Gallade, Flygon, Milotic, Walrein, Spiritomb, Electivire, banette, Lucario
Number required: pick 6, and I will pick 4
Any specific requirements: Fully Evolved, you can do monotype if you want, kill 2 birds with one stone :D
Name: boomerjp
Game: You pick between any Gen III or Gen IV game (except HG)
List of Pokemon that got away:
Tyranitar, Misdreavus, Exeggutor, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Dugtrio, Fearow, Raichu, Nidoking, Hypno, Parasect, Blissey, Crobat, Ninetales, Arcanine, Persian, Poliwrath, Machamp, Dragonite, kingdra, Rapidash, kingler, any fossil pokemon, xatu, porygon-z, Lapras, rhyperior, tangrowth, weavile, Probopass, magnezone, slaking, Gallade, Flygon, Milotic, Walrein, Spiritomb, Electivire, banette, Lucario
Number required: pick 6, and I will pick 4
Any specific requirements: Fully Evolved, you can do monotype if you want, kill 2 birds with one stone :D
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I'll pick Diamond, and the following 6 for you to choose from:
Exeggutor, Magnezone, Banette, Kingdra, Rapidash, Flygon. I'll add you to the list of challengers right away.
Enjoy!
jdthebud
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My turn to sign up. Updates may be inconsistent though.
Name: Jdthebud
Game: Any Sinnoh game
List of Pokemon that got away:
Aerodactyl, Kabutops, Armaldo, Metagross, Magmortar, Drifblim, Froslass, Steelix, Gliscor, Vespiqueen, Weavile, Draipon, Floatzel, Porygon-Z, Gallade, Beautifly, Shiftry, Breloom, Ludiicolo, Crawdaunt, Grumpig, Hariyama, Sharpedo, Mr. Mime, Skamory, Kangaskhan, Lucario, Persian, Ninetales, Wailord, Lanturn, Lapras, Walrien, Tenatacruel, Hitmonchan, Absol.
Number required: 5
Any specific requirements: Fully Evolved; no more than 2 Pokemon of same type; at least 1 that can learn Fly (Aerodactyl, Skarmory, Drifblim).
Thanks!
Name: Jdthebud
Game: Any Sinnoh game
List of Pokemon that got away:
Aerodactyl, Kabutops, Armaldo, Metagross, Magmortar, Drifblim, Froslass, Steelix, Gliscor, Vespiqueen, Weavile, Draipon, Floatzel, Porygon-Z, Gallade, Beautifly, Shiftry, Breloom, Ludiicolo, Crawdaunt, Grumpig, Hariyama, Sharpedo, Mr. Mime, Skamory, Kangaskhan, Lucario, Persian, Ninetales, Wailord, Lanturn, Lapras, Walrien, Tenatacruel, Hitmonchan, Absol.
Number required: 5
Any specific requirements: Fully Evolved; no more than 2 Pokemon of same type; at least 1 that can learn Fly (Aerodactyl, Skarmory, Drifblim).
Thanks!
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I'll give you... Skarmory, Ninetales, Drapion, Lanturn, Armaldo. I'm not sure if you want me to choose your game, but if you do, then have a go at Platinum.
jdthebud
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Thanks. Yeah, I wanted you to choose the game. This will be a pretty good team. I'm gonna have to trade/hack in a couple eggs - Skarmory and Chinchou can't be obtained until after the Elite Four, I will hack in a Claw fossil after I get the Underground Kit in Eterna City and revive it in Oreburgh, and I will catch Vulpix in-game by hacking it in where it can be found with a Dongle. Skorupi will be caught normally I guess. And Bidoof/Bibarel for the HM slave of course!
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Update #4
-Healed up and helped Dawn get her Pokedex back.
-Taught Starly fly and headed to Pastoria Gym
-Miles KOd Gyarados with Crunch, Quagsire should've gone down to Devo but woke up immediately after being put to sleep and proceeded to crit slam, Bridget finished it with Magical Leaf. Floatzel fell to Mothra and Khan's combined efforts.
-Battled Gav again, he still hasn't evolved anything but his starter...gym leaders are using level 30 Floatzels and Lucarios and he still hasn't evolved anything but turtwig...what the hell?!
-Beat a Team Galactic grunt, spoke to Cynthia, got the SecretPotion
-Taught Starly Defog
-Flew to Solaceon Town, headed north
-Cured the Psyduck, Cynthia showed up (if she was gonna be in the area, why'd I have to do this?)
-Got the Old Charm and headed to Celestic Town
-Beat a Galactic Grunt and delivered the Old Charm
-Looked at some cave paintings, got HM03
-Flew back to Hearthome, taught Miles Surf and headed to the gym.
-Miles swept the gym with Crunch.
Team:
Devo/Weepinbell Lv.27
-Vine Whip
-Acid
-Sleep Powder
-Hidden Power (Ghost)
Mothra/Venonat Lv.29
-Leech Life
-Psybeam
-Disable
-Poison Powder
Miles/Floatzel Lv.29
-Aqua Jet
-Surf
-Crunch
-Swift
Khan/Kangaskhan Lv.29
-Bite
-Dizzy Punch
-Mega Punch
-Tail Whip
Bridget/Kirlia Lv.28
-Confusion
-Calm Mind
-Teleport
-Magical Leaf
-Healed up and helped Dawn get her Pokedex back.
-Taught Starly fly and headed to Pastoria Gym
-Miles KOd Gyarados with Crunch, Quagsire should've gone down to Devo but woke up immediately after being put to sleep and proceeded to crit slam, Bridget finished it with Magical Leaf. Floatzel fell to Mothra and Khan's combined efforts.
-Battled Gav again, he still hasn't evolved anything but his starter...gym leaders are using level 30 Floatzels and Lucarios and he still hasn't evolved anything but turtwig...what the hell?!
-Beat a Team Galactic grunt, spoke to Cynthia, got the SecretPotion
-Taught Starly Defog
-Flew to Solaceon Town, headed north
-Cured the Psyduck, Cynthia showed up (if she was gonna be in the area, why'd I have to do this?)
-Got the Old Charm and headed to Celestic Town
-Beat a Galactic Grunt and delivered the Old Charm
-Looked at some cave paintings, got HM03
-Flew back to Hearthome, taught Miles Surf and headed to the gym.
-Miles swept the gym with Crunch.
Team:
Devo/Weepinbell Lv.27
-Vine Whip
-Acid
-Sleep Powder
-Hidden Power (Ghost)
Mothra/Venonat Lv.29
-Leech Life
-Psybeam
-Disable
-Poison Powder
Miles/Floatzel Lv.29
-Aqua Jet
-Surf
-Crunch
-Swift
Khan/Kangaskhan Lv.29
-Bite
-Dizzy Punch
-Mega Punch
-Tail Whip
Bridget/Kirlia Lv.28
-Confusion
-Calm Mind
-Teleport
-Magical Leaf
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Congratulations WeightyWillBill, our second Champion! I'll add you to the list now.
Excuse my tardiness but I genuinely will be starting this challenge before much longer. I'm currently undergoing the laborious process of trading all, yes, ALL 400+ of my Pokemon collection from Diamond onto HeartGold, where they will stay for the foreseeable future (probably until I get Black/White). Who the hell made the trading animation SO SLOW?!!?
Anyway, once they're all on HG, I'll get breeding, and transfer the eggs over to my SoulSilver game; then I'll do the challenge.
Excuse my tardiness but I genuinely will be starting this challenge before much longer. I'm currently undergoing the laborious process of trading all, yes, ALL 400+ of my Pokemon collection from Diamond onto HeartGold, where they will stay for the foreseeable future (probably until I get Black/White). Who the hell made the trading animation SO SLOW?!!?
Anyway, once they're all on HG, I'll get breeding, and transfer the eggs over to my SoulSilver game; then I'll do the challenge.
I think I might do this again.. On Emerald, I think (:
Number of Pokemon: 4 will do.
Special Requests: One that could learn surf, please?
Another list of the ones that got away (All fully evolved this time [unless I've already used the evo] + 3rd gen pokemon)
Number of Pokemon: 4 will do.
Special Requests: One that could learn surf, please?
Another list of the ones that got away (All fully evolved this time [unless I've already used the evo] + 3rd gen pokemon)
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Solrock, Flareon, Slowpoke, Sudowoodo.
Dewgong, Primeape, Masquerain, Altaria, Parasect.
Added you both to the Challengers list. Good luck and enjoy!
First entry time!!!
Chose treecko so May would have torchic
Hacked to get seel,paras,and mankey.
Got Kurusu(Seel)
Shroomy(Paras)
and Alexis(Mankey) all up to lvl. 6
Then, I went to defeat May which I did easily.
Wnt onto next route and deafeated some trainers.
Decided to get Surskit caught a girl named her Alice.
Went into the gym and helped Wally get a ralts.
Current team:
Alice(Surskit)
Lvl:8
Item:None
Nature:Hasty
Ability:Swift Swim
Moves:Bubble
Quick Attack
Alexis(Mankey)
Lvl:7
Item:None
Nature:Docile
Ability:Vital Spirt
Moves:Scratch
Leer
Kurusu(Seel)
Lvl:7
Item:None
Ability:Thick Fat
Nature:Lax
Moves:Headbutt
Shroomy(Paras)
Lvl:7
Item:None
Nature:Bashful
Ability:Effect Spore
Moves:Scratch
Stun Spore
Chose treecko so May would have torchic
Hacked to get seel,paras,and mankey.
Got Kurusu(Seel)
Shroomy(Paras)
and Alexis(Mankey) all up to lvl. 6
Then, I went to defeat May which I did easily.
Wnt onto next route and deafeated some trainers.
Decided to get Surskit caught a girl named her Alice.
Went into the gym and helped Wally get a ralts.
Current team:
Alice(Surskit)
Lvl:8
Item:None
Nature:Hasty
Ability:Swift Swim
Moves:Bubble
Quick Attack
Alexis(Mankey)
Lvl:7
Item:None
Nature:Docile
Ability:Vital Spirt
Moves:Scratch
Leer
Kurusu(Seel)
Lvl:7
Item:None
Ability:Thick Fat
Nature:Lax
Moves:Headbutt
Shroomy(Paras)
Lvl:7
Item:None
Nature:Bashful
Ability:Effect Spore
Moves:Scratch
Stun Spore
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Started Diamond a couple days ago. Haven't gotten very far. I am going to be using Flygon, Kingdra, Magnezone, and Exeggutor.
Named myself I, chose a girl avatar, and named my "friend" ASH. Chose Chimchar as starter. Hacked in Trapinch/Horsea, and just beat the first Gym with them. Magnemite/Exeggcute are waiting in the sidelines for now until I get those two up a bit to help with the level grinding.
Team I:
Trapinch - L15
Moves:
Bite
Sand-Attack
Horsea - L15
Moves:
Water Gun
SmokeScreen
Bubble
Leer
This is going a bit slower than I thought, but I am currently doing a Ultimate Monotype w/ Fighting so I'll do this when I get bored of getting owned by Flying types.
Named myself I, chose a girl avatar, and named my "friend" ASH. Chose Chimchar as starter. Hacked in Trapinch/Horsea, and just beat the first Gym with them. Magnemite/Exeggcute are waiting in the sidelines for now until I get those two up a bit to help with the level grinding.
Team I:
Trapinch - L15
Moves:
Bite
Sand-Attack
Horsea - L15
Moves:
Water Gun
SmokeScreen
Bubble
Leer
This is going a bit slower than I thought, but I am currently doing a Ultimate Monotype w/ Fighting so I'll do this when I get bored of getting owned by Flying types.
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