Ultimate Monotype Challenge Thread

ohhell.. i have not been updating in FOREVER.
i should be taking this more seriously, lol .
in any case; next update.

Challenge : DARK-type challenge, EMERALD.
- analysis ;
sooo. i left off in Slateport didn't i? it's not like i got that much farther since then.
i headed up north, to Mauville, with still Xana and Shade by my side. beat all the trainers and eventually Wally and Wattson, then headed north again.

Fighting all the trainers again, eventually winded up at Fallabor 'cause the stupid magma's wouldnt let me through to the volcano elevator.
i forgot about that, cause i couldn't catch my next pokémon (Cacnea > Cacturne) until i got the go-goggles, for which i had to beat flannery, for which i had to get to lavaridge... sigh. stupid magmas.
soo, after beating the magmas, i headed for lavaridge, got myself some training versus all the gymtrainers, and eventually fought the gymleader herself. i like flannery, honestly.
so, after winning, i got the go-goggles. right now i'm looking for a cacnea in the desert. i love how i never seem to find the pokémon i'm looking for in the desert.

- summary ;
TEAM:

♀
XANA the Mightyena, lv 34 ..
- Tackle
- Scary Face
- Swagger
- Bite

♂
SHADE the Sableye, lv 35 ..
- Fury Swipes
- Detect
- Night Shade
- Faint Attack


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that'll do for now. ive to hurryyy!
haven't caught cacnea yet, obviously..

Update Bug run Crystal :
Picked My Starter Totodile
Did the Basic delivery stuff
Caught a Caterpie Weedle and Ledyba outside CherryGrove
Trained up and headed to Violet
Was able to beat Faulkner do to Massive Luck
Made my way down to Union Cave
Was nearly defeated by a hiker
saved in Union Cave.

Emerald update
-Faced the gym trainers
-Vs Tate and Late
Xatu: Crunched and rocked tombed
Luntone: Surfed
Solrock:Surfed
Claydol: After a LONG stall war it was crunched and slided!
-Got the mind badge
-Defeated Team Magma at the space center
-Got Hm08 Dive
Now at the seafloor caven
Team
Ami Level 42
Annie: 44
Ameila: 40

I'm starting with a bug mono-type challenge. I will start it on Ruby, Fire Red and Diamond later, and possibly Black now. I do not currently have access to a 2nd gen version, so I will probably use a ROM of Gold when I find one. Thank you :)

As I recently said, I'm turning my painfully long story into a few main notes. Here we go.

Ultimate Bug-Monotype Challenge - Kanto

1) Headed through RockTunnel, using Phiona's (Parasect's) BulletSeed more often that it was worth. I soon escaped from the catacombs, and ended up in LavenderTown.

2) Phiona was re-christened Pandora, and I headed west to Celedon in order to defeat the gym.

3) Made my way to the big-apple, and did some training against the Gym apprentices. Which wasn't particularly hard to be honest.

4) Fought Erika, using a combination of Confusion for Victreebel and Vileplume, and TwinNeedle for Tangela.

5) Sold all of my earthly posessions in order to collect enough coins. I soon succeeded, and bough a lone Scyther from the GameCorner. She was nicknamed Everin, and taught her ArielAce.

6) I headed back to Lavender, in order to check the strange disturbances in the haunted Pokemon tower.

7) Met up with Ike, who instantly led into a battle. It was finished rather easily due to Everin's superior speed

Current Team

Scarlet (Butterfree) Lv. 32
Gust, SleepPowder, WhirlWind, Confusion

Deca (Beedrill) Lv. 32
Pursuit, TwinNeedle, FocusEnergy, FuryAttack

Pandora (Parasect) Lv. 32
Scratch, Spore, Dig, GigaDrain

Everin (Scyther) Lv. 27
FocusEnergy, ArielAce, Pursuit, Agility

Poison UMC Update:
Started Chose Bulbasaur as he is a Poison type Named him Dorcas
buzzed right through Virdian Forest
Destroyed Brock with Vine Whip
Evaded some trainers on route 3
Caught a Nidoran Male Named him Bartre
trained Bartre and Dorcas to level 16
Caught a Zubat in Mt.Moon named him Cormag
Currently training Cormag and looking for a female Nidoran


Dorcas Lv.16
Tackle
Sleep Powder
Leech Seed
Vine Whip


Bartre Lv.18
Peck
Poison Sting
Focus Energy
Double Kick


Cormag Lv.8
Astonish
Leech Life

2nd-Thanatos said:

Just wanted to ask something...

For those who doesn't have FRGL nor RSE, can we start on DPPt?

In HGSS, when you go to Kanto... Does that count as Kanto, or is part of the Johto run? (Like, if I do that, do I still have to make my way through FRGL?)

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For the first question, yo can do a regular monotype (one region).

Second question, Kanto in HGSS counts as Johto, since you end at Red in HGSS

running a poison monotype challenge on red!

Going fo a Kanto dragon monotype, obviously hacking dratini though. BTW can someone help me i dont know how to put pokemon pictures and spoiler alerts

Phew. There is so much for me to update. Btw, I've done some pruning. If you haven't updated in the past month, I've removed you from the list. If you want to be on the list, just update, and I'll add you back.

I also changed the colors around (to make it easier for me) so I hope nobody has a problem with that.

And finally, I'm going to start my UMC Electric! I know I've already done the Kanto leg, I'll dig it up and post it in a spoiler.

Huh, apparently, my only Electric update was Hope that counts. Because I do remember this, and it was a terrible thing to have to go through Rock Tunnel. Proof of this can be found on like page 14 of this thread. On to GSC!

Emerald update
=Defeated Archieatseafloor caven
-When to Sootopolois city
-Talked to Wallace at the cave of orgin
-Awakened Rayquaza.
-Watched the epic cutscence
-Defeated the gym trainers
-Trained everyone
-Vs Jaun
Luvdisk and Sealeo"Ameila killed them
Wisjcash and Kingdra: Annie killed them
Crawdaunt: Defeated by Ami
-Got the rain badge
-When to Evergrade city and defeated Wally
-Got though victory road
-Tarined everyone again
-Vs the Elite four
Defeated Sindey
Defeated Phobe
Defeated Glacia
Defeated Drake
Defeated Wallace

Emerald done.

Platuim next

Poison UMC Update:
Got through Mt.Moon
Promptly went and Beat Misty to Level up Dorcas
After destroying Misty I started toward nugget bridge
Bartre Slayed my Rivals team
Defeated all trainers on he way to Bills house
Defeated the Rocket Grunt and got Dig
Saved in Vermilion

Current Team:


Dorcas Lv.21
Tackle
Leech Seed
Vine Whip
Sleep Powder


Bartre Lv.24
Peck
poison Sting
Horn Attack
Double Kick


Marissa Lv.10
Poison Sting
Wrap
Leer


Cormag Lv 10
Leech Life
Astonish

I severely need to train Marissa and Cormag and plan to before progressing further.

Forest saga

Big Update

After winning the double battle against the galactic grunts, headed north and through the cave and in to floaroma town. healed up team and went to te windworks

defeted the grunt at the door then went back to town and help the honey guy and get the key

once i had the key, healed up and went back to wind works, unlocked door and defeated all the little grunts inside

Boss battle mars

with only having Bibarel to use this battle took a while. zubat went down easy, but always got a toxic in before fainting

Purugly was a pain. opening with fake out (toxic damage >.<)

after that i had to spam headbutt with the hope of winning
(this battle failed a few time)

after eventully winning went back to town to heal up and moved fast as possible to eterna forest

once there caught a Buneary and hoothoot (finally!)
leveled them to 20 (took. freaking. ages. damn hoothoot!)

hoothoot evolves and then i back track to fight all trainers then head through the forest

once in eterna city, leveled team to 22 and then took on the gym

Forest gym Gardenia

turtwig went down after a headbutt but not before it got a reflect in :/

Cherubi took a few headbutts but got healed by super potion and defeted Bibarel

sent out Noctowl, pecked it to death... until fainted anyways >.>

Rosarade opened with stun spore.. i used hypnosis on it then spamed peck. won the battle and got the forest badge


team-

Bibarel (23) headbutt, water gun, hyper fang, rollout
Noctowl (23) reflect, confusion, hypnosis, peck
Buneary (23) jump kick, defense curl, frustration, quick attack

I decided to start a grass monotype (solo) So only using bulbasaur. This is a 3h update of what i have done.

picked bulbasaur
basic delivery stuff
beat rival
veridian forest
got first badge
route 3 passes easily
MT.Moon was sorta rushed
beat misty with ease aswell
got the s.s ticket withought needing to heal
went to s.s beat everyone lost to my rival once
beat the third gym
got flash

Venusaur lvl 37
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HM slave paras

Bug Monotype Challenge

Game: Diamond
Gym Badges: 1
Pokemon:

Intince (KRICKETUNE)
Level: 18
Moves:
Leech Life/Bide/Fury Cutter/Hidden Power (Grass)
Nature: Mild
HM Slaves:
Starly: Fly/Defog
Machop: Strength/Rock Smash/Rock Climb
Psyduck: Surf/Waterfall
Abra: Teleport (Until I get Fly)

Journal:
Recieved Turtwig (Fire has an advantage over bug)
Caught Starly (Level 3)
Caught Kricketot (Level 4)
Trained Kicketot (Level 8)
Entered Jubilife City
Trained Kricketot (At Trainer's School - Level 9)
Evolved Kricketot (Route 202 - Level 10)
Recieved Hidden Power and Taught to Kricketune (Grass)
Trained Kricketune (Level 11)
Entered Route 203
Battled Barry (Kricketune Level 12)
Battled a dude with a level 5 zubat and took over 10 minutes to win thanks to supersonic and 4 times resistance to bug and grass -.-
Trained up Kricketune (Level 17)
Battled Roark:

Geodude Level 12 - One Hidden Power

Onix Level 12 - One Hidden Power

Cranidos Level 12 - Two Hidden Powers

Caught 2 Machops (Level 6,7)
Traded Machop for Abra (Level 6)
Caught Psyduck (Level 8)

Update on monotype grass/bulbasaur solo

Went throught the cave
beat forth gym
completed the team rocket basement
saved mr.figy (ithink)
moved the snorlax
beat gym 5

venusaur lvl 52
razor leaf,sleeping powder,leech seed, tackle
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Hm slaves
paras flash cut
pidgey fly

A Big Triple Update

Flying Monotype (Johto stage)
-defeated the rocket's in mahogany
-beat Pryce
-beat the rockets in goldenrod
-beat Claire
-Heading to the pokemon league
Current Team

Noctowl (lvl 41)
-Confusion
-Hypnosis
-Take down
-Fly

Togetic (lvl 40)
-Shadow Ball
-Sweet Kiss
-Double Edge
-Rollout

Scyther (lvl 40)
-Slash
-Fury Cutter
-Wing Attack
-Pursuit

Gyarados (lvl 41)
-Surf
-Strength
-Icy Wind
-Twister

HM Slaves
Totodile: Cut, Surf, Whirlpool
Psyduck: Flash, Waterfall, Rock Smash

G/S/C Ground Monotype
-did some grinding
-planning to catch and raise a swinub
Current Team:

Nidoqueen (Lvl 62)
-Surf
-Ice Punch
-Thunder Punch
-Fire Punch

Graveler (Lvl 60)
-Rollout
-Explosion
-Rock Throw
-Earthquake

HM Slaves
Bayleef: Flash, Cut, Rock Smash, Strength
Spearow: Fly
Chinchou: Surf, Whirlpool, Waterfall

R/B/Y Electric Monotype
Just starting this one
-Beat rival both times
-Beat Brock with a combo of growls, tail whips, potions and quick attacks
-Saved at the Pokemon center outside mt. moon

Current Team

Pikachu (Lvl 17)
-Thundershock
-Growl
-Tail Whip
-Quick Attack

Hm Slave
Pidgeotto: Fly (later)

one question, am i allowed to go through the motions of teahcing my pikachu surf via pokemon stadium?

Chapter 3 I'm here to rock your world

OK well i knew i had to train Zippo something severe if he had any chance of beating (big bad) Brock, so i walked down to the Viridian forest again and kept level grinding, till zip reached level 18. I challenged Brock and basically metal clawed my way to victory. Woot woot Badge count 1.

Chapter 4: Lets go over the mountain
YAY i got my running shoes, defeated all the trainers on the way to mt moon nothing much happened leveled up a bit. Then went into mt moon god i hate caves. Once i left the cave i taught zippo both mega punch and mega kick mainly because i could.

Chapter 5 Garry is a tool and Misty annoying
Walked in to town healed up zippo and walked up to face Garry (or as i colorfully named him Gazza) even tough i completely annihilated his team he still talked like he was Better than me.

I continued up nugget bridge fought all the trainers and started heading to bills house made it about half way and got tired and fell asleep (i will update this post tomorrow instead of making a new post)

I wanna do this with dark. On Fire Red I'll hack in like a carvanha and maybe murkrow (emulator). On Crystal, the only pokemon obtainable before the 8th badge is sneasel, so I'll hack in larvitar and houndour respectively (emulator). On Ruby, I'll probbly have a team that consists of: Shiftry, Absol, Crawdaunt. And finally, on Diamond, I'll have Stuntnk, Sneasel, and Drapion.

I've been doing FRLG Banners! Will update with more soon!

Does anyone know how to make them transparent?
I use Paint, and only Paint.

EDIT: Done Grass FRLG Banner!