1. Your team must consist of at least 2 Elite Four viable Pokemon who share the type you specified in your sign up. No Pokemon may be used in Trainer Battles outside of that specified type. Monotypes may not be stacked into a single run.
2. A Pokemon of your type must be obtained before you earn your third badge. If this is impossible in your game, you may hack or trade a single Pokemon of your type within your region's Pokedex. See below for a list of qualifying challenges.
3. Until you obtain the first Pokemon of your type, you may only use your starter.
4. Pokemon outside your type may be used as long as they evolve in to your type by the end of the challenge.
5. The Pokemon on this list are banned from use in the challenge:
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Battle_Maison#Banned_Pok.C3.A9mon
6. Trading is permitted for evolution and obtaining version exclusive Pokemon in your region's Pokedex, whom you could not obtain otherwise, as long as it's level does not exceed that of the highest level Pokemon on your team at the time of trading, and has no egg moves and is not RNGed (Though eggs are the preferred method).
7. HM Slaves are permitted. They do not need to match your type.
8. Hacked ROMs are permitted. Total hacks are only viable for single challenges. Hacks featuring an official region may be used for Ultimate Challenges.
9. Pokewalker and Dream Radar may be used to obtain Pokemon of your type for the challenge, as long as they are imported into the game your playing and not traded in.
10. Both Dark Type and Steel Type are exempt from needing Kanto for Ultimate Challenges, since the type was introduced in Gen 2, with only Magnemite being available in FireRed and LeafGreen with one of these types. Fairy Type cannot be used for Ultimate Challenges.
11. In Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, Pokemon Amie and Exp Share are banned from use. The only exception to this rule is for evolving Eevee into Sylveon.
12. An Ultimate Challenge is accomplished by reaching the End Game of one game from each official region using the same type. They do not need to be completed in chronological order.
End Game:
Kanto - Blue (Rival)
Johto - Red
Hoenn - Steven (Ruby/Sapphire), Wallace (Emerald)
Sinnoh - Cynthia
Unova - Ghetsis (Black/White), Iris (Black 2/White 2)
Kalos - AZ
Hacks - Determined by player (Generally the Champion of the hack)
The following version-type combinations are permitted the one hack mentioned in Rule #2:
-Ice Type in Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, Black, and White Versions
-Fighting Type in Blue Version
-Dark Type in Gold, Silver, Crystal, and Pearl Versions
-Ghost Type in Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, Black, and White Versions
-Dragon Type in Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, Black, and White Versions
The following version-type combinations are permitted the one hack if you have no access to the Pokewalker or Dream Radar:
-Ice Type in HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, and White 2 Versions
-Dark Type in HeartGold, and SoulSilver Versions
-Ghost Type in Black 2 and White 2 Versions
-Dragon Type in Black 2 and White 2 Versions
Sign Ups
If you wish to sign up for the challenge, please ensure you read the rules entirely first, and then include the following form in a post:
Forum Username: (If you put something other than your Username, I will not add you to the list)
Pokemon Type:
Challenge Type: (Single or Ultimate)
Game(s):
Previous Progress: (Yes/No, I will locate your progress in the old thread if you say yes)
Example Sign Up
Forum Username: [Supporter]Necrum Warrior[/Supporter]
Pokemon Type: Bug
Challenge Type: Ultimate
Game(s): LeafGreen, SoulSilver, Ruby, Platinum, White 2, Y
Previous Progress: (Yes/No, I will locate your progress in the old thread if you say yes)
Single Challenges
Challengers:
Champions:
Ultimate Challenges
Challengers:
[Supporter]Necrum Warrior[/Supporter]:
LeafGreen, Silberne 4/8
Blue, Silver 5/16
Black 5/8
White2 4/8
White 4/8
Champions:
Travis (m) lv 39
Koki (m) lv 16
