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The Date of Birth Challenge

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Looks really fun =)! So, my birthday is 21st December, '99, so:

Name: TheDawningGlaceon
Game: White
Pokemon:
1) Bouffalant
2) Klink (Will evolve)
3) Zekrom
4) Beartic (Trading in as a Cubchoo first)
5) Sigilyph
6) First Pokemon from Route 12
 
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  • Seen Jan 5, 2018
geodude (will evolve)
wormadam (hacking in burmy)
munchlax (will evolve, hacking in)
grass type (oddish, hacking in)
yellow (vespiqueen, hacking in combee)
route 203 (month is 3, game starts with 201 (pearl))

not sure when I'll start this...
 
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Name ^
Dec 21, 1997 on Sapphire
1. Gyarados (yes)
2. Abra (Will hack to replace Kadabra with Alakazam at level 32)
3. Teddiursa (Will hack in at level of first wild Pokemon I see on route next to Day Care)
4. Glalie
5. Duskull/Dusclops
6. Route 112 (Literally either Numel or Machop with a 75/25 split, if Machop is chosen Machamp will also be hacked in at 32)

Picking Mudkip because I can use him for HM slaving
 

Captain Oshawott

The Otter Pirate
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Introduction

Hello one and all and welcome to the Date of Birth Challenge! The premise is simple, your DOB dictates your team members, this may result in some very interesting combinations! Here's how it works:

1. Take the day you were born, and add it to the month and the last two digits of the year.

2. Take the day you were born and multiply it by the Generation of game you are playing.

3. Take the month you were born in and multiply it by the Generation of the game you are playing, squared.

4.
- a)If you were born in December, January or February, select an Ice type of your choice.
- b)If you were born in March, April or May, select a Grass type of your choice.
- c)If you were born in June, July or August, select a Fire type of your choice.
- d)If you were born in September, October or November, select a Rock type of your choice.

5.
- a)If you were born in December, January or February, select a Black Pokemon of your choice.
- b)If you were born in March, April or May, select a Yellow Pokemon of your choice.
- c)If you were born in June, July or August, select a Gray Pokemon of your choice.
- d)If you were born in September, October or November, select a Purple Pokemon of your choice.

6. The first Pokemon found on the route that corresponds to the month you were born in.

For the first three Pokemon picking rules, take the resultant number, and the Pokemon you get is the Pokemon that corresponds to that number in the Regional Dex of your selected game. If the number exceeds the number of Pokemon in your Regional Dex of choice, simply half it, and if necessary, round up up to the nearest number to obtain your Pokemon! As I understand this can all be a bit confusing, I have provided an example below.



There are some problems with the Pokemon choosing process. I plan on attempting this on Gold/Silver. Below should be my team, based on your specifications.

1. January 3rd, 1995. 1+3+95=99. #99 is Kingler.
2. Gold/Silver is Gen. 2. 3x2= 6. #6 is Charizard.
3. 1x2^2= 4. #4 is Charmander. *See something here?*
4. Piloswine.
5. Umbreon.
6. Route 1 isn't available in Gold/Silver until the Kanto Region.

My concerns here are: What do I do about the whole 'Charizard/Charmander' deal? It seems kind of unnecessary to have two Charizards in my team. Also, because route 1 isn't available until later in the game, does this mean I have to roll with only five Pokemon until that point, or what do I do?

Once my questions are answered, I would gladly like to make my sign up. This is a very interesting challenge though.
 
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OH what the hecky, I've got time to kill before October 12th. It was either this or do a Dunsparce-only run of HG, which, as hilarious as that sounds, would probably kill me.

I was born on July 8th, 1990 (7/8/90 wut wut), and I will be adding some much-needed Gen 2 love to this challenge, and rocking HeartGold on the actual cart, so no hacks or anything.

1. Exeggcute
2. Fearow
3. Poliwag
4. Typhlosion (hell yes get to keep my favorite starter)
5. Aron/Lairon (both are in the Johto Safari Zone, and I'll just go by whichever one I manage to catch first)
6. First Pokemon I catch on route 7, and I'm hoping to get a Shinx there.

Excited to do this! While I love Gen 2, I had lost interest in my copy of HG.
 
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Update: 3/8
Caught Numel on Route 112
Also because I like shameless advertising if anyone wants to listen to me talk while playing this challenge you can do so here
 

Maxew555

You can call me Max :D
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Here is my team and stuff. Oohh, I hope I don't fail at this, lol.

Name: Maxew555

Game: Pokemon Diamond Version

Pokemon:

#8 Prinplup
#4 Chimchar
#98 Blissey
#91 Rapidash
#32 Graveler
#?? (Route 207)

Now, just to get out of Pastoria Gym so I can transfer my team...

Also, just to add a quick question, do we have to catch them in order? Like do I have to get Prinplup before Chimchar?
 
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Wicked3DS

[b]Until the very end.[/b]
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If you wanted to do this in HG/SS, would you be forced to go use 5 Pokémon until you go to Kanto since Routes 1-12 can't be accessed until then?
 
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Sounds like a neat challenge!

Name: Luigi-San
Game: Expert Emerald
Pokemon:

1. 15+7+90=112=Sandshrew (to evolve into Sandslash)
2. 15*3=45=Whismur (to evolve into Loudred, then Exploud)
3. 7*(3*3)=7*9=63=Zubat (to evolve into Golbat, then Crobat)
4. Charizard
5. Glalie
6. Route 107
 
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Time to finally begin! For once, I'll be playing as the female character, and player name will be Momo. The rival's name will be Aizen.

-Obtained Piplup (F, Lv.5)

-Was challenged by Rival Aizen
-Aizen sent out Turtwig (M, Lv.5)
-Piplup barely managed to defeat Turtwig (damn you Withdraw)
-Rival Aizen was defeated

-Obtained the Running Shoes
-Saw an oddly-dressed guy with blue hair at Lake Verity
NB: He has to be a good guy, because good guys always dress weird.
-Heard the cry of a Pokemon (one of my favorite Sinnoh Legendaries)
-Arrived in Sandgem Town
-Received the Pokedex and chose to not give Piplup a nickname (it's getting boxed anyway)
-Saved progress for now

Team:

Piplup (F, Lv.5)
Pound, Growl
 
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Okay, um, I'm signing up.

Username: DaNewbInTown
Game: White 2

18+3+99=120=Sigilyph
18*5=90=Clefable
3*5*5=75=Conkeldurr (TO KEEP AS GURDURR, AS I CANNOT TRADE)
Serperior
Galvantula
Route 13 (ROUTE 3 IS AFTER-GAME)

Eeyup.
 
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If you wanted to do this in HG/SS, would you be forced to go use 5 Pokémon until you go to Kanto since Routes 1-12 can't be accessed until then?

That's what I'm doing! It sucks a bit, but it also means that you do get a new poke at some point during the second giant half of the giant game. I think by that point some new variety will be much appreciated by me.

Also, here's my update thingie:

Things I have done since the beginning of my quest:

- Spent an hour on a new save file before realizing I had to manually delete old saves from the title screen first in HGSS, so I had to go through the whole opening slog again
- Went through the whole opening slog again
- Got my first required Pokemon - Cyndaquil!
- Spent about an hour futzing around on Route 30 in the grass, because I distinctly remembered finding Poliwags in the grass in that area in Crystal, but according to the internet, that was a complete falsehood.
- Swept the Bellsprout Tower and Falkner
- Raced through Route 32 to get the Old Rod
- Ran back to Route 30, and after what seemed like months of fishing, eventually found and caught a Poliwag!
- Trained up my Poliwag a bit, and while I'm a bit disappointed it has Damp and not Water Absorb, I feel that in the long run, Damp will be more useful in certain gym battles and the like.
- Made it through Union Cave, spamming water gun all da way
- Helped an old man who for some reason remembered my name even though we met once and I don't remember ever telling it to him take down an international crime organization that has no compunction against mass animal abuse and obviously has at the very least some very sharp knives and heavy restraints somewhere around even though i'm only like twelve and jeez slowpoke tail honestly sounds kind of tasty I mean come on my pen pal in Unova eats Basculin all the time at least the Slowpoke still survive and their tails grow back

And now that it's day, I'm going to try and catch my Spearow on Route 33, and then... it's Bugsy time.
 

Nate

Evil Cute Thing
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Name: Nathan
Born: November 16th 1999 (16/11/99)
Game: Pearl
Pokemon:
#1 Azumarill
#64 ambipom
#88 bronzor
#36 cranidos
#60 shellos
Route 211

Thats annoying, I cant catch any pokémon untill after the first gym where I catch shellos. Darn
 
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Firox

eepz, come help pwease!
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I'll be playing this fun challenge in a few short days. I'll just wait to my next Pay Day during the first week of October, and buy another Black2 game.

First up:
Name: PersianTrainer
Game: Black 2
Pokemon:
Eelektross
Scraggy [with everstone]
Genesect [I won't be able to use, event only Pokemon]
Cryogonal
Yamask
(one from route 12) [just hoping that a bird Pokemon doesn't come out first - really hate them all]

My Calculations:
Spoiler:

I will play the entire game with only 5 Pokemon, as one of them (Genesect) was an event only Pokemon that I never was able to get, no WiFi for me.


quick update - cancel, never started
 
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Fastblade

Who?
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I'll try this.

Name: Aurablade
Game: Emerald
Pokemon;
Spinda
Dustox
Wingull
Magcargo
Seviper
Route 109 Pokemon (will come back with fishing rod)

Hoping for Wailmer on route 109.. Gyarados and Tentacruel would be wasted, honestly.
 

jdthebud

Engineering Solutions
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Started last week, and have 4 badges.

Update #1 on Volt White 2:
Name: Drummer
Rival: Julius
Starter: Oshawott
  • Caught Jezebel the Houndour in Floccesy Ranch and beat the first two gyms with her, was a Houndoom against Roxie.
  • Caught Scarlett the Skitty in Castelia City grass, then defeated Burgh easily with Jezebel.
  • Evolved Scarlett into Delcatty after the fight with a Moon Stone.
  • Caught Touchdown the Tauros on Route 5, then defeated Elesa mostly wuth Scarlett's Dig.
  • Saved on Route 5 now.
Screens:
Spoiler:



Team Jd:
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Jezebel the Houndoom, ♀ - L40 @ Amulet Coin
Ability: Intimidate
Moves: Flamethrower, Bite, Snarl, Howl
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Touchdown the Tauros, ♂ - L40 @ Leftovers
Ability: Sheer Force
Moves: Bulldoze, Return, Work Up, Zen Headbutt
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Scarlett the Delcatty, ♀ - L42 @ Soft Sand
Ability: Wonder Skin
Moves: Round, Work Up, Dig, Thunder Wave

HM Slaves:
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Turtwig - Cut, Strength
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Woobat - Fly, Flash


 

Serperion

The Fallen King
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Well this looks like an interesting challenge, I accept (June 7th '97)

Game: Gold Version
Pokemon:
1) Weezing (110)
2) Magnemite (81)
3) Kadabra (64)
4) Typhlosion (Fire)
5) Machoke (Gray)
6) Route 6/26/36/46 I need this one clarified I have no idea since its Johto

Never gonna give up on a Starter

Update No.1

Events: (Sorry abou missing Pics)

Obtained Cyndaquil

Defeated Rival (Cherrygrove City)

Cyndaquil Evolved into Quilava
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Defeated Falkner

Defeated Bugsy
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Defeated Rival (Azalea Town)

Obtained Abra

Evolved Abra into Kadabra
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Defeated Whitney
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Route 36 Pokemon Obtained - Nidoran (M)

Machop Obtained

Nidoran (M) evolved into Nidorino
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Machop evolved into Machoke
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Defeated Rival (Burned Tower)
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Obtained Koffing

Obtained Magnemite

Defeated Chuck
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Defeated Jasmine
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Quilava Evolved
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Defeated Pryce
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Nidorino evolved into Nidoking

Koffing evolved into Weezing

Defeated Rival (Underground Tunnel)
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Stopped Villainous Team Rocket
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Defeated Clair
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Defeated Rival (Victory Road)
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Defeated Elite Four Will
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Defeated Elite Four Koga
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Defeated Elite Four Bruno
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Defeated Elite Four Karen
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Defeated Champion Lance
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Hall of Fame
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Team

Update 1
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Update 2
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Update 3
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Update 4
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Name: Whallan
Game: Soul Silver
Pokemon:
1: Venonat
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2: Cleffa
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3: Nidorina
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4: Typhlosion
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5: Machamp
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6: First encounter on Route 6 (Most likely going to surf or fish to cover my bases as best as possible)

This will actually be my first play through of Soul Silver, bought it off eBay a while back and only got a few badges before White 2 and Uni took over.
 
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kingofeds

The Ed-olution is here!
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Name: kingofeds
Game: Pokemon Blue
Pokemon: (DOB: January 10th, 1995)
1. 1+10+95 = 106 - Hitmonlee
2. 10 * 1 = 10 - Caterpie [will evolve to Butterfree]
3. 1 * 1 = 1 - Bulbasaur [will evolve to Venusaur]
4. January - Ice - Jynx
5. January - Black - Snorlax [My one and only option :P]
6. 1 - First Pokemon I see on Route 1!
 
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