[Challenge] Mono-Color Challenge

• Started a new file
• Named myself DAVE
• Got Totodile as my starter and nicknamed it Gator
• Did all that dull beginning of the game stuff, named my rival Silver (inventive, no?)
• Beat the Sprout Tower, which was more difficult that when I use Cyndaquil
• Beat Falkner, which was pretty easy
• Went to Route 32 and caught a Quagsire, which was nicknamed SurfnTurf
• Went through Union Cave - Hikers and Flamebreathers are pretty easy with a team of two water types
• Went to Azalea Town, cleared out Team Rocket
• Beat the Azalea Gym - every time I fight Bugsy, I'm reminded of how much I hate her Scyther
• Went through Ilex Forest to get Headbutt so I could catch a Heracross for my team
• I went back to Azalea and then spent FOREVER looking for Heracross until I realized the system had been changed from G/S/C and he would only be in certain trees
• Got Heracross eventually and nicknamed her Disco Kid
• Went on to Goldenrod and beat Whitney pretty easily thanks to Disco Kid - I think it was the first time I didn't rant about Whitney's Miltank being overpowered, so that was nice
• From there, the team was pretty much complete, so I breezed through the next Gyms.
• Morty was unusually tolerable do to Gator's bite and higher levels than usual, and he lost pretty easy
• I went to Olivine, did the lighthouse, went and beat Chuck (Disco Kid got me through with her resistance to fighting), and then beat Jasmine (Disco Kid swept her team)
• After that, we went to Mahogany and did all the Team Rocket battling
• We then fought Pryce and Disco Kid - who else? - swept his team
• Cleared Team Rocket out of Goldenrod easily
• And then there was Clair. I hate Clair's team for so many reasons, but the battle went kind of smoothly - Gator beat a few with Ice Fang and they all sort of worked together against that Kingdra
• I went to the Dragon's Den, got a Dratini, thought about using it as a Dragonair but realized that was a pretty awful idea
• Finally, I went to Ecruteak City and horribly lost to the Kimono Girls
• Then I quit and saved.

So far, it's just Gator, SurfnTurf (who contributes very little), and Disco Kid. I may add a Metagross or Luxray to the team once I reach Kanto, but this is my team till then (not counting HM Slaves of course).


Gator the Hardy Feraligatr
Level 41, Met in New Bark Town at Level 5
Moves: Ice Fang, Crunch, Surf, Slash


SurfnTurf the Brave Quagsire
Level 42, Met in Route 32 at Level 6
Moves: Surf, Headbutt, Mud Bomb, Earthquake


Disco Kid the Naive Heracross
Level 42, Met in Azalea Town at Level 4
Moves: Brick Break, Close Combat, Horn Attack, Aerial Ace

First, the Gym Leaders.

Brock: First try I failed because Fuega (Charmander) was no match for Onix with Rock Tomb. So I evolved her into Charmeleon. Second try I missed with Metal Claw and lost. Third try he got two weak crits with Tackle, both of which mattered. Fourth try I lowered Onix's Attack with Growl, then got a critical hit with Metal Claw. Geez. He was the only Gym Leader I didn't beat first try.
MVP: Fuega, because...she was the only team member, lol.

Misty: I had Fuega at Level 23 and two Level 21 Grass-types. Fuega 3HKOed Staryu with Mega Punch after she used Harden then healed. I survived Starmie's Water Pulse and got in a Smokescreen, then another. After Fuega died, I brought in Squishy (Paras), paralyzed her and from there on just kept using Leech Life. She used Recover which was annoying, but I killed her with a critical hit from half health.
MVP: Squishy. He kept holding on against her with Leech Life and paralyzed her, which worked well in my favor.

Lt. Surge: I had Fuega at Level 27 and my other two at 24. I gave Dig to Squishy, so his first two Pokémon were a joke, even after Pikachu used Double Team twice. I had a Cheri Berry to save me from Pikachu's Static. But when Raichu came out, hell broke loose. After I finally hit him with Stun Spore, he used a Full Heal so that was all for nothing. Dig came short of killing him and he healed, so I had to weaken him a bit with Leech Life before Squishy died. Then Fuega did absolutely nothing to him, and I managed to get in PoisonPowder with Pot (Gloom), and hit him with Absorb twice. I managed to win from poison damage with just Pot and Derpy Fish left, Pot with 5 HP and paralyzed. It was brutal, but I still won.
MVP: Pot, for hitting through +6 evasion with poison and multiple hits, living with 5 HP.

Erika: I had five Level 29-31s. Victreebel was weakened by Secret Power from Flurry (Flareon), and I even paralyzed her and got her down to red, but she paralyzed me right away and when I would have killed her I got fully paralyzed twice in a row. Ballpit finished her with SonicBoom. Tangela I had Ballpit (Electrode) lower to -4 Defense and actually hit decently hard with Spark, but she poisoned me and Ballpit died when she had a bit over half health. Squishy finished her off with Leech Life, but she was faster and poisoned me first. Lastly, Vileplume had Acid, but I put her to sleep with Spore. Leech Life didn't do much at all and she woke up after one turn. Pot (who was still a Gloom at the time) was somehow faster, and put her to sleep. She woke up after two turns and paralyzed me, but I put her back to sleep. I hit her with Acid again and brought in Fuega, who finished her off from 40% with a critical hit Ember.
MVP: Not sure, each of my team members had a bit in so not one played a major part.

Koga: Complete pushover. His two Koffing were downed to a Psychic from Zynx (Jynx). I missed with Lovely Kiss against Muk the first time, but he only used Acid Armor and I hit with the second usage. He stayed asleep and I killed him with a few Psychics. When Weezing came out, I used Lovely Kiss, and he used a Full Heal, but it didn't matter because Psychic killed him in one hit without a critical hit despite a five level disadvantage.
MVP: Zynx. Nothing else to say aside from that.

Sabrina: Every single team member was Level 41. Kadabra only used Calm Mind and died in one hit to Flurry's Shadow Ball. So did Mr. Mime, except I was faster. Venomoth took well over half from Shadow Ball, but she confused me. So I brought in Ballpit, who then finished her off with Thunderbolt. Once Alakazam came in, I used Light Screen, took her Psychic easily, then brought in Flurry again as she used Calm Mind. She used Calm Mind again and I killed her with Shadow Ball. Total pushover.
MVP: Flurry. Killed three of her guys easily.

Blaine: My entire team was Level 42 or 43. Growlithe and Ponyta were downed to one Surf from Tidal Wave (Seaking). Rapidash lived Surf, but Tidal Wave still lived with around 2/3 HP. Arcanine hit hard with Take Down, but I switched in Flurry and he missed, then I survived another hit and he healed after Take Down recoil, and he killed Flurry. Ballpit barely failed to kill him and he killed me in one hit with a critical hit Fire Blast. Fuega finished him.
MVP: I guess Tidal Wave, although that Arcanine was just bogus.

Giovanni: My entire team was 43/44. Rhyhorn was downed to a Surf from Tidal Wave. So was Dugtrio, but not without him chipping off 2/3 my health with a critical hit Earthquake. Nidoqueen lived with like 1/4 before killing me, but Zynx then swept the rest of his team.
MVP: Zynx, swept the entire second half of his team.

My entire team was Level 56 going into the Elite Four.

Lorelei: I started by having Pot put Dewgong to sleep and get rid of her hail with Sunny Day. Then Solarbeam was an easy OHKO on, that, Slowbro and Lapras. Jynx survived my attack with around 40% and put Pot to sleep, but I brought in Fuega and scorched her and Cloyster with Flamethrower. Only reason I took any damage was because of the one turn hail was up.
MVP: Pot. Swept through her first three and put her next one to sleep.

Bruno: Zynx swept him in five turns. He didn't even get to do anything to me.
MVP: Zynx. Nothing else to say.

Agatha: Her first Gengar used Double Team but Flurry hit through it with Shadow Ball. Golbat did over half to me with two Air Cutters, but I 2HKOed with Return in the meantime. For Arbok, I switched to Tidal Wave and got poisoned, taking half my health coming in. I did half to her with Double-Edge before dying. Fuega finished that off. Then her Level 58 Gengar came and was 2HKOed by Flamethrower. Haunter fell to one hit as well.
MVP: Flurry. Fuega was co-MVP.

Lance: Gyarados was slammed by Ballpit's Thunderbolt. For his first Dragonair, I switched in Flurry, who took a bit over half from two hits of Outrage while I barely failed to kill him with Return. He healed, but Shadow Ball OHKO'd him with a critical. Aerodactyl then killed me with AncientPower, but I brought in Ballpit and he lived my attack, and used Scary Face. He used Hyper Beam, doing just over half, but I killed him. I blew up on his second Dragonair and killed it, then Zynx killed Dragonite in one hit with Ice Punch.
MVP: Ballpit for getting rid of three of his guys with ease.

Gary: For Pidgeot, Fuega's Flamethrower was a 2HKO while Aerial Ace only did 1/4 to me.
Next was his ace, Blastoise. I brought in Pot, who took a Hydro Pump for around 1/3, then I used Sunny Day immediately after his Rain Dance, heheh. Solarbeam wasn't quite enough to kill him, and he used Rain Dance. Then he healed, but my Giga Drain got me to full.
But then he switched out into Arcanine on my Sunny Day! Clever. I brought in Tidal Wave, who took a Flamethrower for 1/3. Then another, but he burned me, then I got in Rain Dance, but he killed me with ExtremeSpeed. Two hits of Fuega's Earthquake left him with 1 HP, and I was below 1/4 my health, so I had to bring in Flurry. He survived one more ExtremeSpeed with exactly 1/5 his health and killed with Quick Attack.
Then was Rhydon. I had to let Flurry be death fodder, but I used Shadow Ball first and Pot killed him with Giga Drain.
After that was Alakazam. I switched in Zynx, and he lowered my Sp Def with Psychic, but thankfully I hit with Lovely Kiss. That allowed me to bring in Ballpit and blow up on him.
Then we had Blastoise again. I put him to sleep with Lovely Kiss, then I switched in Pot again. As he snoozed, he barely lived my Giga Drain, then he healed. I did half, lived his Hydro Pump easily, then killed him with my last Giga Drain.
Finally was Exeggutor. I put him to sleep, then switched in Fuega and finished him with Flamethrower for the win. Very fun final battle.
MVP: Very tough decision, but I have to give it to Pot for narrowly killing Blastoise with my last Giga Drain, since I had just Fuega and Zynx at around 1/4 health and I didn't want to use Sunny Day while he still had Exeggutor. Zynx gets co-MVP for two Lovely Kiss hits that helped.

Nature: Sassy
Ability: Swift Swim
Obtained at: Fuchsia City
Moves: Double-Edge, Rain Dance, Supersonic, Surf


Nature: Mild
Ability: Oblivious
Obtained at: Trade in Cerulean City
Moves: Fake Tears, Ice Beam, Lovely Kiss, Psychic


Nature: Naughty
Obtained at: Celadon City
Moves: Dig, Quick Attack, Return, Shadow Ball


Nature: Hardy
Ability: Static
Obtained at: Route 10
Moves: Explosion, Light Screen, Thunderbolt, Thunder


Nature: Quirky
Obtained at: Route 25
Moves: Giga Drain, Sleep Powder, Solarbeam, Sunny Day


Nature: Lax
Obtained at: Pallet Town
Moves: Aerial Ace, Earthquake, Flamethrower, Smokescreen

Other Pokémon I used:
(M) "Squishy", Level 32
Nature: Bashful
Obtained at: Mt. Moon
Moves: Leech Life, Poisonpowder, Spore, Thief