The Monotype Challenge

[TheCrystalFlaaffy]

I've got a quick question. I've been planning some teams for future mono type runs and I was checking the hack exception rules for Dragon typing and Soul Silver/Heart Gold doesn't get a hack exception. Am I overlooking an obvious Dragon Pokémon you can get before second gym? Because I thought the first ones you'd be able to get were Horsea (Whirl Islands), which would evolve into Kingdra either trading it or hacking the evo, and Dratini (Dragon's Den). I was just wondering cause I like to follow the rules and all :)

You can get a Dratini for the Goldenrod City Game Corner, but that's after the second gym so I assume you would be allowed to hack a mon in. The rule in the old thread used to be "A Pokemon of your type should be caught before challenging the 3rd gym", I guess it just never got updated since the change.

 

[JeraldTheZubat]

Username: JeraldTheZubat
Type: Poison
Challenge Mode: Single
Games: Fire Red
Previous Progress?: Yes

FIRE RED POISON MONOTYPE SINGLE RUN UPDATE 1:

Okay this is going to be a huge update since I started my run nearly a week ago.

-Chose 'Red' as my name, 'Blue' as my rivals
-Chose Bulbasaur and named it Bulba
-Caught a Weedle and named it Beedy
-Trained Beedy and Bulba to level 13 (Beedy evolved into a Beedrill) and defeated Brock
-Caught a Nidoran Male and named it King
-Caught a Zubat and named it Jerald
-Got through Mt. Moon and grinded to level 17 to take on Blue (King evolved into Nidorino, then I used a moon stone to get a Nidoking right away, Bulba also evolved)
-Defeated Blue and grinded up to level 20 for Misty
-Beat Misty and caught an Oddish as a cut slave
-Cleared out the SS Anne and evolved Jerald into Golbat
-Beat Blue and Lt. Surge
-Got through Rocky Tunnel and caught a Ghastly and named it Nappy
-Cleared out Rocket base in Celadon
-Beat Erika (Nappy Evolved into a Haunter and Jerald was ready to evolve)
-Traded both Jerald and Nappy to my finished emerald to evolve them and then traded back
-Cleared out the Pokemon tower
-Cleared out the routes leading to fuchsia city (Bulba evolved into Venusaur)
-Got Surf from the Safari zone, found the gold teeth, and got Strength
-Cleared out Silph Co HQ
-Defeated Koga
-Caught a Gyrados as an HM Slave and surfed around
-Caught a Tentacool, named it Tenta
-Grinded Tenta up to par (Evolved into Tentacruel)
-Defeated the fighting dojo, and then Sabrina
-Cleared out the oceans leading to cinnabar island
-Cleared out the Pokemon Mansion
-Defeated Blaine
-Went to One Island with Bill
-Defeated every trainer on One, Two, and Three Islands
-Defeated Moltres
-Found Lostelle and handed her dad the Meteorite
-Travelled back to Kanto
-Grinded up to level 45 to take on Giovanni
-Saved Game

FIRE RED POISON MONOTYPE SINGLE RUN FINAL UPDATE:

It seems a bit weird that I finished the day I signed up but here is my last Update

-Defeated Giovanni using most Tenta and Bulba
-Beat Blue on route 22
-Cleared out Victory Road
-Grinded up from level 48 to 58
-Stocked up on Healing Items
-Defeated Lorelei with Beedy and Bulba
-Defeated Bruno with Jerald
-Defeated Agatha with Nappy
-Defeated Lance with Tenta
-Defeated Blue with ease, using mostly Tenta

MY TEAM

Bulba Grass/Poison lvl 58 Naughty Overgrow
Razor Leaf
Frenzy Plant
Leech Seed
Synthesis
STATS

Spoiler:

HP: 169
Attack: 141
Defense: 130
Special Attack: 136
Special Defense: 125
Speed: 126

Beedy Bug/Poison lvl 58 Serious Swarm
Aerial Ace
Brick Break
Twineedle
Toxic
STATS

Spoiler:

HP: 163
Attack: 125
Defense: 79
Special Attack: 72
Special Defense: 105
Speed: 125

King Poison/Ground lvl 58 Serious Poison Point
Brick Break
Earthquake
Strength
Megahorn
STATS

Spoiler:

HP: 177
Attack: 139
Defense: 114
Special Attack: 124
Special Defense: 110
Speed: 127

Jerald Poison/Flying lvl 59 Modest Inner Focus
Poison Fang
Fly
Wing Attack
Giga Drain
STATS

Spoiler:

HP: 187
Attack: 124
Defense: 115
Special Attack: 114
Special Defense: 119
Speed 185

Nappy Ghost/Poison lvl 59 Lonely Levitate
Shadow Ball
Nightmare
Dream Eater
Hypnosis
STATS

Spoiler:

HP: 151
Attack: 112
Defense: 85
Special Attack: 180
Special Defense: 104
Speed: 147

Tenta Water/Poison lvl 59 Naughty Clear Body
Bubblebeam
Hydropump
Surf
Blizzard
STATS

Spoiler:

HP: 170
Attack: 132
Defense: 108
Special Attack: 102
Special Defense: 142
Speed: 151

This run seemed rushed, but its done. I have completed my Fire Red Poison Monotype Challenge.

I have nothing better to do so I'll start a flying ultimate run. (Gens I-V, I don't own X or Y unfortunately)
Forum User Name: JeraldTheZubat
Pokémon Type: Flying
Challenge Mode: Ultimate
Game(s): Blue, Soul Silver, Emerald, Platinum, Black 2

Blue Flying Monotype Update 1:

I named myself Blue and my rival Red. I chose Charmander, did Oaks errand then caught a Pidgey, a Spearow, and a Caterpie. I grinded everyone up to level ten (Caterpie evolved into Butterfree) and then cleared out Viridian forest. At the time I challenged Brock my whole team was at level 12. I beat Brock by continually using growl and leer until I could kill both his pokemon with tackle. After I beat Brock I cleared out the next route and bought the Magikarp from the guy in the Pokecenter before Mt. Moon. I switched trained Magikarp throughout Mt. Moon until I reached Cerulean City. I grinded up to level 17 to take on Red, then cleared out the routes leading to Bills house. I got the SS Anne ticket then immediately took on Misty. I took out her Staryu easily, but Starmie took out everyone in about two hits except Magikarp. Before Charmeleon fainted he got a burn off and then I just tackled and healed with Magikarp. I beat Misty and then saved.

Badges: (2/8)

TEAM

Spoiler:

Vulcan (Charmeleon) lvl 18
Ember Scratch Leer Growl

Spear (Spearow) lvl 18
Peck Growl Leer FuryAttack

Machi (Pigeotto) lvl 18
Gust Sand-Attack QuickAttack

Monarch (Butterfree) lvl 19
Confusion StunSpore PoisonPowder SleepPowder

Typhoon (Magikarp) lvl 18
Splash Tackle

 

[Necrum]

I've got a quick question. I've been planning some teams for future mono type runs and I was checking the hack exception rules for Dragon typing and Soul Silver/Heart Gold doesn't get a hack exception. Am I overlooking an obvious Dragon Pokémon you can get before second gym? Because I thought the first ones you'd be able to get were Horsea (Whirl Islands), which would evolve into Kingdra either trading it or hacking the evo, and Dratini (Dragon's Den). I was just wondering cause I like to follow the rules and all :)

Oh, whoops! I forgot to update that for the new rule I guess. You can hack one in HGSS for Dragon type.

 

[Butterslave]

Forum User Name: Butterslave
Pokémon Type: Grass
Challenge Mode: Single
Game(s): Leaf Green

Note: I've already made a lot of progress on this challenge. I just procrastinated on signing up. I've also decided to not let Bulbasaur evolve. I just beat my Rival at the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town.

Current Team:

Brocco
Level 33 ♂
Tackle | SleepPowder | Leech Seed | Razor Leaf

FunGuy
Level 28 ♂
Scratch | Dig | Spore | Leech Life

Colossus
Level 28 ♂
Vine Whip | Growth | Acid | SleepPowder

Victoria
Level 27 ♀
Vine Whip | Growth | Acid | Stun Spore
​

 

[Sageous]

I've been playing the game a lot lately, made a ton of progress.

Platinum Poison Monotype Update #1:

Spoiler:

-Started the game, picked Chimchar as a starter
-Made way to Jubilife City
-Caught Budew on Route 204
-Caught Zubat in Ravaged Path
-Put Chimchar in the PC
-Trained Budew and Zubat up before facing Roark
-Challenged and defeated Roark
-Made way to Floaroma Town and took care of Team Galactic
-Evolved Budew to Roselia
-Passed through Eterna Forest
-Evolved Zubat to Golbat
-Challenged Gardenia and Received Cut from Cynthia
-Caught Gastly at the Old Chateau
-Defeated Team Galactic at their Headquarters in Eterna City
-Received Bicycle and traveled to Hearthome City
-Gastly evolved into Haunter while training to fight the Hearthome Gym
-Defeated Fantina with ease thanks to Haunter
-Traveled through Solaceon Town and to Veilstone City
-Defeated Maylene
-Made way to Pastoria City
-Caught a Skorupi in the Great Marsh
-Caught a Croagunk in the Great Marsh
-Trained up Skorupi and Croagunk
-Took on Crasher Wake and lost the first time, won with ease the second time
-Got the SecretPotion from Cynthia and traveled to Celestic Town
-Evolved Golbat to Crobat
-Received HM03 Surf
-Caught Tentacool
-Evolved Croagunk to Toxicroak
-Traveled to Canalave City
-Defeated Bryon
-Went to Iron Island and fought beside Riley
-Managed to evolve Tentacool to Tentacruel and Skorupi to Drapion while on Iron Island
-Traveled back to Canalave and went through the library thing with Rowan, Dawn, and Barry
-Evolved Haunter to Gengar
-Went to Lake Valor and dealt with Team Galactic

Current Team:

Spoiler:

Roserade♀ (aka Nightshade) level 40
-Giga Drain
-Magical Leaf
-Toxic Spikes
-Grass Whistle

Crobat♂ (aka Alucard) level 40
-Fly
-Cross Poison
-Confuse Ray
-Bite

Gengar♂ (aka Baku) level 40
-Shadow Ball
-Dream Eater
-Hypnosis
-Night Shade

Toxicroak♂ (aka Dig'em) level 40
-Poison Jab
-Revenge
-Swagger
-Faint Attack

Drapion♂ (aka Dragunov) level 41
-Poison Fang
-Bug Bite
-Iron Tail
-Toxic Spikes

Tentacruel♀ level 40
-Surf
-Poison Jab
-Barrier
-Toxic Spikes

Really need to fix their movesets...
I also have an HM Slave, a Bibarel named Alfred. Currenty deposited in the PC.

May take awhile for next update.

 

[JeraldTheZubat]

Blue Flying Monotype Update 2:

I went through the underground path to get to the route before Vermillion city and continued switch-training Typhoon until he evolved. I beat every trainer available and then went to the SS Anne. I easily took out every trainer on the boat and then took on Red. I used Typhoon on most of his pokemon and took him out easily. I caught a Bellsprout as a cut slave and took on Surge only using Vulcan because it doesn't have a electric weakness yet. After I beat surge I beat every available trainer on the way to Celadon. Once I got to Celadon I bought as many coins as I could and then played at the game corner until I had enough to get a Dratini, my final pokemon. I taught Dratini Thunderbolt and led with him on the way into the rocket base. After I beat Giovanni with Typhoon, I took on Erika. After I beat her with Monarch Dratini evolved. I went and cleared out Pokemon Tower and then saved.

TEAM

Spoiler:

Vulcan (Charmeleon) lvl 31
Ember BodySlam MegaPunch Leer

Monarch (Butterfree) lvl 30
Confusion Supersonic SleepPowder PoisonPowder

Machi (Pigeotto) lvl 30
Gust Sand-Attack QuickAttack RazorWind

Spear (Fearow)
Peck Leer MirrorCoat FuryAttack

Typhoon (Gyrados) lvl 30
Bubblebeam Tackle WaterGun DragonRage (Accidentally removed bite with WaterGun which was unfortunate)

Frank (Dragonair) lvl 30
Thunderbolt ThunderWave Slam Leer

 

[sinfulltears]

Forum User Name: sinfulltears
Pokémon Type: Bug
Challenge Mode: Single
Game: Alpha Sapphire
I started earlier but i actually was wondering if there is a way to get traded a couple bug types? thanks in advance

 

[Crackin355]

Oh, whoops! I forgot to update that for the new rule I guess. You can hack one in HGSS for Dragon type.

Also just to add onto this, I don't believe you can get a Poison type before beating the second gym in the first B/W. Pinwheel is blocked off so Venipede can't be accessed.

 

[SaintRocker]

Update #10
Sorry it took me so long again! I haven't done much I just beat the Psychic gym with Talon using Night Slash as planned. But things got a bit hairy and I had to improvise a bit. Either way I got through that and fought Lysandre at his Cafe Hideout. That's all for now, I hope to find one free weekend where I can just finish it up.

7/8 Badges
@ Team Flare Hideout (Lumiose)
Fern the Hasty Chesnaught ♂ Lv. 50
Talon the Naive Gallade ♂ Lv. 47
Lara the Lax Machamp ♀ Lv. 49
Dynamo the Serious Hawlucha ♂ Lv. 51
Based God the Hasty Lucario ♂ Lv. 50
Samus the Docile Poliwrath ♀ Lv. 49

 

[ceral456]

Name: Ceral456
Type: Ghost
Challenge: Single
Game: Blaze Black

 

[NymphoftheLake]

Name: Nymph
Type: Electric
Challenge: single
Game: blaze black 2

 

[jessluvstolaugh]

Username: jessluvstolaugh
Pokemon type: normal
Challenge type: single
Game: Crystal
Previous Progress: No

 

[cjpb]

Name: Cjpb
Pokemon Type: Normal
Challenge Type: Ultimate
Games: Fire Red, Sacred Gold, Emerald, Platinum, Blaze Black 2, X
Previous Progress: No

 

[Lycanroc]

I'm going to pick up my Dragon Ultimate challenge from way back when. I had beaten Platinum and HeartGold (I think, I was on Red at my last update and I started a new game on HG so I'm assuming I beat him, though I never posted the update)

Forum User Name: Veevee
Pokémon Type: Dragon
Challenge Mode: Ultimate
Game(s): Platinum (done),HeartGold (done), Blue, Omega Ruby, and X

I really hope I can find my missing X cartridge...

 

[JeraldTheZubat]

BLUE FLYING MONOTYPE FINAL UPDATE:

Sorry for lack of updates, finished the game and then went on vacation.

Went to Fuchsia and cleared out the Gym and the Safari zone then headed to Saffron and cleared out the Silph Co. HQ, the dojo, and Sabrina. I surfed to Cinnabar and beat up Blaine then cleared out 1, 2, and 3 islands. I went back and defeated Giovanni and then cleared out victory road. I grinded everyone up to level 55 and then defeated the E4 effortlessly.
TEAM

Spoiler:

Vulcan (Charizard) lvl 56
Flamethrower
Slash
Body Slam
Fly

Monarch (Butterfree) lvl 55
Psybeam
Gust
Sleep Powder
Supersonic

Machi (Pidgeot) lvl 55
Mirror Move
Quick Attack
Wing Attack
Razor Wind

Spear (Fearow) lvl 56
Peck
Fury Attack
Drill Peck
Mirror Move

Typhoon (Gyrados) lvl 56
Bubble Beam
Hydro Pump
Hyper Beam
Dragon Rage

Frank (Dragonite) lvl 55
Thunderbolt
Dragon Rage
Hyperbeam
Slam

 

[SaintRocker]

Update #11
So I took down Lysandre Cafe and have to head to Route 10 and catch Yvetal. My team is running into some difficulties, I have never had so many pokemon faint before hahahaah. Hopefully once the final moves are learned I can get through everything else.

7/8 Badges
@ Team Flare Hideout (Lumiose)
Fern the Hasty Chesnaught ♂ Lv. 51
Talon the Naive Gallade ♂ Lv. 51
Lara the Lax Machamp ♀ Lv. 52
Dynamo the Serious Hawlucha ♂ Lv. 51
Based God the Hasty Lucario ♂ Lv. 50
Samus the Docile Poliwrath ♀ Lv. 49

 

[RefinedHornet]

Ultimate Dark Monotype X Update:
-Sandile evolved into Krokorok
-defeated Serena in the Tower of Mastery
-defeated Korrina
-Eevee evolved into Umbreon
-Frogadier evolved into Greninja
-defeated Serena in Coumarine City
-defeated Ramos

Team:

Spoiler:

Greninja
Lv. 37
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Quirky
HP: 106
Attack: 82
Defense: 59
Sp. Attack: 88
Sp. Defense: 60
Speed: 101
Moves: Smack Down/Smokescreen/Surf/Round

Krokorok
Lv. 38
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Relaxed
HP: 103
Attack: 77
Defense: 49
Sp. Attack: 48
Sp. Defense: 43
Speed: 58
Moves: Sand Attack/Hone Claws/Bulldoze/Crunch

Umbreon
Lv. 38
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Bashful
HP: 124
Attack: 65
Defense: 96
Sp. Attack: 56
Sp. Defense: 109
Speed: 68
Moves: Covet/Quick Attack/Bite/Charm

 

[SaintRocker]

Update #12
Took down Lysandre and caught Yvetal. I guess Snowbelle city is next. This challenge is getting a bit boring, but I've come too far to let it go now!

7/8 Badges
@ Team Flare Hideout (Lumiose)
Fern the Hasty Chesnaught ♂ Lv. 55
Talon the Naive Gallade ♂ Lv. 52
Lara the Lax Machamp ♀ Lv. 55
Dynamo the Serious Hawlucha ♂ Lv. 54
Based God the Hasty Lucario ♂ Lv. 54
Samus the Docile Poliwrath ♀ Lv. 52

 

[CanadianBaconX]

I signed up for this a long time ago but, then never got around to finishing it. So, I thought I'd try this again but, actually complete it this time with a different typing as well :)

Forum User Name: CanadianBaconX
Pokémon Type: Psychic
Challenge Mode: Ultimate
Game(s): Fire Red, Silver, Omega Ruby, Platinum, Black, Y

 

[Darkhelmet]

I have returned to continue my ultimate monotype poison challenge. After having defeated Pokemon FireRed, I think it was almost a month ago, and working out financial hardships and finding work, I can return to my work of this run.

My Pokemon Crystal run is in stasis at the moment until I get a new charger because me and my wife share one and she has to take it to work everyday >.> But in that file I have just defeated Chuck, and have hit a wall of steel on Jasmine.

I am going to start my Diamond run, which will be fun because the only pokemon I can get for the first gym...is Zubat. I'm thinking of catching multiple, instead of just overleveling one. But this post is just to denote that I am picking up my ultimate challenge where I have left off. Thank you.

EDIT: I have now realized that Budew is a thing I can catch before Roark, which should make Roark a little easier.