Halfcadence
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The Role Model Challenge
Everyone has someone they look up to for inspiration, someone they idolize and try to emulate. It is my belief that this holds true for Pokémon as well! Every Pokémon has another pokémon that they want to be when they grow up, despite the fact that they may have very little in common with them. Who are we to stop them from meeting their role model?
The Basic Premise
Choose a Pokémon, or have another challenger choose one for you, to be the first member of your team. This Pokémon is your Role Model. The remainder of your team will consist of Pokémon that share at least one attribute with your role model. To keep things interesting, your team is restricted to one Pokémon assigned to each attribute.
For Example, your team may look something like:
-Role Model
-One Pokémon with the same height as your role model
-One Pokémon with the same weight as your role model
-One Pokémon that is able to learn the same ability as your role model
-One Pokémon in the same Egg Group as your role model
List of Eligible Attributes
(Each attribute links to a list of Pokémon sorted by that attribute.)
- Type
- Color
- Ability
- Height
- Weight (within 5 kg)
- Egg Group
- Species
-In regards to Ability, the pokémon just has to be able to learn one of the abilities, it doesn't necessarily have to have the ability. Hidden abilities don't count.
-In regards to Species, only one member of the evolutionary line needs to share the species of the role model. For example, if you're role model was Crobat, Swoobat would be eligible because, despite it itself being the Courting Pokémon, Woobat shares the species of Bat Pokémon with Crobat.
-If you can make the case for an attribute that I haven't listed here, I will consider including it.
Restrictions and Regulations
-All of your Team members must occur naturally in the game you are playing
-Your team must consist of a minimum of 4 Pokémon (including your role model).
-Your team may only include one Pokémon who shares the elemental type of your Role Model. If your Role Model is dual-typed, one Pokémon of each type is permitted. This is not the place to cross-post your Monotype run.
-If a Pokémon shares more than one attribute with your Role Model, it still only occupies one "attribute slot". For example, if your Role Model is Hitmonchan, and the second member of your team is Jynx, who shares both its height and its egg group with Himonchan, you can name Jynx your "Same Height" team member and still introduce a seperate "Same Egg Group" team member, or vice versa.
-You can use Pokémon earlier in the same evolutionary family than the one you intend to be your team member, as long as you evolve it as soon as possible
General Rules
-While I encourage you to use main series games, as they are what I'm most familiar with, ROM hacks will be permitted.
-Your challenge is complete when you enter the Hall of Fame for the first time WITH THE EXCEPTION OF Johto games, where you challenge is complete when you enter the Hall of Fame for the first time AFTER receiving all 16 badges.
-Hacking/Trading is ONLY PERMITTED IF:
-The first member you intend to use on your team is not available until after the second gym. You may then hack in or trade in an egg of ONE member of your team at Lv.5. This rule EXCLUDES your Role Model
-Your Role Model is not obtainable before you receive the National Pokédex. You may then hack in or trade in your Role Model after the fifth gym at a Level no higher than 25
-An evolution requires it
-Legendary Pokémon with a Base Stat Total of 580 or less are permitted on your team, but only after the seventh badge. This includes all of the trios (but not their masters) plus Thundurus or Tornadus. Only one legendary per team.
Ultimates
There will be two different varieties of Ultimate Challenges for the challenge:
The True Ultimate Challenge, in which you complete the challenge in one game from each generation with the same Role Model.
The One-In-Each Ultimate Challenge, in which you complete the challenge in one game from each generation with a different Role Model for each game
For each version, feel free to do the games in whichever order you want.
Sign-Up and Champions
Game(s):
Role Model: (either name a Pokémon or ask the next person to choose for you)
Ultimate?: Y/N, Which variety
My Sign Up:
Game: Leaf Green for now, I'll figure out the rest later
Role Model: Quagsire
Ultimate: Y, True Ultimate
Champions:
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Ultimate Champions:
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Please don't hesitate to post or PM me any questions you might have about the challenge. Have fun!
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