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The Ultimate Monotype Challenge

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Necrum

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  • While using dupes is certainly not encouraged, I'm not gonna force anyone to use only one of a particular Pokemon. But it would be a little obnoxious to complete a Monotype using 6 Gyarados. Also, if someone did do that, I would only count it as one Monotype. Stacking types voids the whole point of the challenge.
     

    The Undisputed Era

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  • While using dupes is certainly not encouraged, I'm not gonna force anyone to use only one of a particular Pokemon. But it would be a little obnoxious to complete a Monotype using 6 Gyarados. Also, if someone did do that, I would only count it as one Monotype. Stacking types voids the whole point of the challenge.

    Was just thinking would it be acceptable to do a Green Mono colour for Fire Red and Using Venasaur and 2 Victreebells so it would count for Mono-type aswell, I know I keep trying to do this Multi challenge thing I just feel it makes it a little harder :P
     

    Dr. Slavic

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  • -- Update 2 --​

    Only two gyms this time, but this was a HUGE update to play. Between getting lost in Dark Cave and the Game Corner, this took a good length. Koga was just unbelievably stupid, he seriously could have beaten me with that Weezing, but instead he used Selfdestruct! Unbelievable. And with how Critical Hits worked the first generation, now that Gambit has Slash, every attack from him is a Critical Hit, it's a little insane.

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    ~-~ Team ~-~

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    -- End of Update 2 --​
     

    Umbreon3055

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    I'm not on the list of ultimate challengers, can someone change that please?

    STATUS UPDATE #2

    Did some training at pinwheel forest entrance
    Got tm 94 rock smash
    Taught it to Toshiba (drillbur)
    Beat lenora by a miracle of waking up first turn
    Did all the team plasma in the forest stuff
    Crossed skyarrow bridge
    Went to castelia city
    Currently sandile hunting on route 4

    Team Quake:

    Drillbur (Toshiba) Lv. 24
    Hone claws
    Rock smash
    Metal claw
    Dig

    Tympole (Marinus) Lv. 24
    Mud shot
    Uproar
    Round
    BubbleBeam

    Progress: 2/8
     

    Necrum

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  • I'm not on the list of ultimate challengers, can someone change that please?

    I saw your updates. Don't worry. I'm doing this on a weekly update system. So in a couple of days I'll go through all the recent posts and update the list. That way I don't have to update the thread every couple of hours... XD
    That should clear things up for you.
     

    WarriorCat

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    I lost all my data on my acekard2i sorting it out. (I accidentally deleted everything :P).
    I'll restart Platinum on my retail copy, so I won't accidentally delete it again. :)

    I know it's been a long time, but I'm back and I'll have an update sometime tomorrow.
     
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    Hey guys, I am back with another (short) update.

    Really all I did was traverse Route 5 and train on Route 11, though I am still training as I speak. Route 5 was a pain in the butt, stupid statuses. Route 11 is kind of the same, with poison, sleep, and paralysis, with a dash of confusion. Not much has changed though, and I am taking turns with a friend of mine who agreed to help me. We're having fun on New Years' Eve. It's about 11:10 now. For my team, there were no new Pokemon and levels and moves are about the same as last time. That's all for now, but to be honest, I am getting pretty tired. Bye!

    P.S. Happy New Year!
     

    ShinyHoundoom

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  • I'm instituting a minimum of 2 Pokemon. Primarily because using a single Pokemon kind of defeats the purpose of doing a monotype, especially if that Pokemon has 2 types. The whole point of this challenge is to beat the game using a team who shares a common trait. If you only use one Pokemon, then there is no trait to share.

    Ok I was just wondering if the limit was going to be two or three.
     

    Umbreon3055

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    Just wanted to note y'all that I have decided instead of crystal I will be playing SoulSilver. This is due to the the fact that if I am playing crystal it will be on an emulator, which means I cannot trade onix to become a steelix.

    The games I am playing will be

    Blue,SS,E,Pt,Black

    Black 2/8
     

    johnny18

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  • Update:
    Got my 2nd gym badge, it was a tough battle since all of my mons except audino were killed.
    My patrat evolved into a watchog.
    My audino is the highest level 23.
    Training atm and about to chase team plasma
     
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    That kinda made me laugh, how much controversy was caused over me wanting to do an ice type platinum XD

    I haven't played 4th gen very much at all since it bored me, so I figured a challenge would make it more fun. Thanks for the info about the eevee by the way, I don't mind having to use it, or back tracking.

    Just a general question though, I'd be using my starter until i get eevee, once I get eevee I box my starter forever, correct?
     
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    Necrum

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  • That is correct Ellipsai. Unless your starter matches your chosen type, you can only use it until yu obtain the first pokemon of your type. You can use it as an HM slave if you want though.
     

    Umbreon3055

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    STATUS UPDATE #3 (biggest so far)
    CAUGHT SANDILE party member #3
    Did heaps of grinding
    Beat the battle company
    Did the team plasma in castelia thingy
    Challenged gym
    Lost due to leavanny spamming razor leaf
    More grinding
    Marinus evolved into palpitoad
    Lost to gym again
    More griding
    Beat gym
    Battled bianca
    Battled cheren
    Went to nimbasa
    Challenged gym straight away and won due to severely overleveled poké's
    Did more training
    Irwin evolved into krokorok
    Went to driftveil

    Team Quake:

    Drilbur (Toshiba) Lv. 30
    Rock slide
    Slash
    Metal claw
    Dig

    Palpitoad (Marinus) Lv. 30
    @ Scope lens
    Mud shot
    Uproar
    Muddy water
    Bubblebeam

    Krokorok (Irwin) Lv. 30
    Swagger
    Crunch
    Sand tomb
    Assurance

    Progress: 4/8
     

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    A little update from me...

    Quilava (lvl 16 now) won against Falkner and i got my first badge
     
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  • Update 4:

    Bug Monotype on Fire Red

    Not much to say here, just that I've beaten Erica.
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    Roster:

    Parasect: Level 30
    Bashful

    - Leech Life
    - Stun Spore
    - Bullet Seed
    - Poison Powder

    Beedrill: Level 25
    Serious

    - Poison Sting
    - Cut
    - Fury Attack
    - Twineedle

    Butterfree: Level 27
    Gentle

    - Sleep Powder
    - Stun Spore
    - Confusion
    - Flash
     

    Gulpin

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    After my last update, I finished grinding my team to level 47 then went on to defeat Cheren to get to the badge checkpoint. I went through Victory Road as quickly as I could, then went ahead and took on the Elite Four. I took on Marshall first and defeated him with a little difficulty, so I moved on to Grimsley who was a little easier to defeat. The next two members were fairly easy to defeat, with Caitlin first then Shauntaul. I moved on to the Champion's room where (gasp!) I found N who summoned his castle to appear. I went through the castle and made it to the final room, where I caught Reshiram with a Quick Ball so I could go ahead and move on. I defeated N fairly easily, but it took a few tries to defeat Ghestis because of his annoying Hydreigon. I watched the credits roll, and now I'm going to train some more and hunt down some TM's before I take on the Elite 4 for the final time in this entire challenge. My current team:

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    Serperior / Lv51 / Leaf Blade, Strength, Aerial Ace, Giga Drain
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    Leavanny / Lv52 / X-Scissor, Leaf Blade, Shadow Claw, Poison Jab
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    Whimsicott / Lv51 / Giga Drain, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball, Hurricane
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    Sawsbuck / Lv56 / Jump Kick, Faint Attack, Horn Leech, Megahorn
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    Ferrothorn / Lv52 / Power Whip, Iron Head, Gyro Ball, Bulldoze

    For the first round through the Elite 4 and endgame, Sawsbuck was the clear MVP due to its versatile move pool that was very effective against a majority of the E4 (and Ghestis' Hydreigon). The LVP was Serperior, because I didn't really even use it :/

    ✔Pokemon Blue Version
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    ✔Pokemon Silver Version
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    ✔Pokemon Sapphire Version
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    ✔Pokemon Diamond Version
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    Pokemon Black Version
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    Type: Grass
     

    Griffinbane

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  • Bug Monotype (Emerald)
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