Objective
The objective of the Keeping It In The Family Challenge is to defeat the game using pokemon either from the same evolution line, egg group or pokemon that are related to each other. For example, your team may consist of a ratatta, blastoise, snorlax and golem if a ditto is their father.
The three difficulty modes
Easy - You may hack to your heart's content. Please bare in mind that the no rare candy rule still applies. Challenge ends when all your family is at level 50 or over and enter the hall of fame once. Legendary pokemon are allowed.
Normal - Hacking allowed, but no instant egg codes, no more than one legendary is allowed and no rare candies. Challenge ends when all your family is at level 75 or over and you've entered the hall of fame twice.
Hard - Family must be fully legit unless breeding is not available to you. Strictly no legendary pokemon or rare candies. Hacking is only permitted in Gen 1. Challenge ends when family is at level 100 and you've entered the hall of fame three times.
Relatives
Spouce - This pokemon has produced eggs with your main pokemon.
Sibling - Pokemon who shares both the main pokemon's parents.
Twin - A clone of your main pokemon.
Half-sibling - pokemon shares one of the main pokemon's parents.
In law - related to the spouce of your main pokemon.
Child - offspring to your main pokemon.
Stepchild - Offspring from your spouce, but the mother of the child is not your main pokemon.
Uncle/Aunt - sibling of your main pokemon's parents.
Parent - mother or father to one of your main pokemon.
Nephew/neice - Male offspring to your main pokemon's sibllings
Cousin - Offspring to any of your main pokemon's Uncle or aunts.
Adoptive child/sibling - Not directly related to your main pokemon, but are in the same egg group or same evolution line.
Godfather/godmother - HM slaves.
Sign Up Form - You can add more when the time comes.
Challengers
Hope you enjoy the challenge don't hesitate to ask any questions or share your progress.
The objective of the Keeping It In The Family Challenge is to defeat the game using pokemon either from the same evolution line, egg group or pokemon that are related to each other. For example, your team may consist of a ratatta, blastoise, snorlax and golem if a ditto is their father.
- You may use any pokemon game you wish, including fangames.
- Hacks are permitted in easy and normal mode. However if you are using a gen I game, such as Blue, Yellow, Green or Red, then you may hack on the hard mode due to breeding not being available.
- You may trade.
- Breeding is encouraged. You can breed your team members to make other offspring during the challenge.
- You may clone, but should be tagged as a twin when you sign up.
- Rare candies are banned in all modes.
- You may use roms.
- You may use HM Slaves. In fact I suggest you have two or one HM slave. They do not have to be related to the family.
- You may start the challenge anytime regardless of where you are in your game.
- How your challenge will usually end with the elite four. Depending on which mode you chose, you may have to do this many more times.
- You're free to try the challenge again in another family.
The three difficulty modes
Easy - You may hack to your heart's content. Please bare in mind that the no rare candy rule still applies. Challenge ends when all your family is at level 50 or over and enter the hall of fame once. Legendary pokemon are allowed.
Normal - Hacking allowed, but no instant egg codes, no more than one legendary is allowed and no rare candies. Challenge ends when all your family is at level 75 or over and you've entered the hall of fame twice.
Hard - Family must be fully legit unless breeding is not available to you. Strictly no legendary pokemon or rare candies. Hacking is only permitted in Gen 1. Challenge ends when family is at level 100 and you've entered the hall of fame three times.
Relatives
Spouce - This pokemon has produced eggs with your main pokemon.
Sibling - Pokemon who shares both the main pokemon's parents.
Twin - A clone of your main pokemon.
Half-sibling - pokemon shares one of the main pokemon's parents.
In law - related to the spouce of your main pokemon.
Child - offspring to your main pokemon.
Stepchild - Offspring from your spouce, but the mother of the child is not your main pokemon.
Uncle/Aunt - sibling of your main pokemon's parents.
Parent - mother or father to one of your main pokemon.
Nephew/neice - Male offspring to your main pokemon's sibllings
Cousin - Offspring to any of your main pokemon's Uncle or aunts.
Adoptive child/sibling - Not directly related to your main pokemon, but are in the same egg group or same evolution line.
Godfather/godmother - HM slaves.
Sign Up Form - You can add more when the time comes.
Challengers
Hope you enjoy the challenge don't hesitate to ask any questions or share your progress.
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