The Ultimate Monotype Challenge

[Necrum]

Ultimate Fighting Monotype Challenge: Black White Version
7/8

So I continued from where I left off, after I finally received my Save Dongle, and traveled through the Chargestone Cave and then remembered that I have to go to Celestial Tower before fighting Skyla. Skyla herself was pretty hard, considering that her Swanna is freaking insane. Then came Twist Mountain, which I hate and am so glad to be past it. Brycen was a cake walk. Now I'm in Dragonspiral Tower hunting Team Plasma.

Team:

Spoiler:

#500 Toguro (Emboar) ♂
Level 40 - Nature: Jolly - Ability: Blaze
IVs: 8/19/12/12/22/26
-Arm Thrust
-Assurance
-Flame Charge
-Heat Crash

#534 Shizuru (Conkeldurr) ♀
Level 40 - Nature: Careful - Ability: Sheer Force
IVs: 28/17/6/20/2/26
-Rock Slide
-Bulk Up
-DynamicPunch
-Bulldoze

#538 Kuwabara (Throh) ♂
Level 40 - Nature: Bashful - Ability: Guts
IVs: 13/17/10/25/16/15
-Revenge
-Circle Throw
-Bulk Up
-Body Slam

#539 Chu (Sawk) ♂
Level 40 - Nature: Impish - Ability: Inner Focus
IVs: 4/7/4/26/6/25
-Brick Break
-Low Sweep
-Bulk Up
-Double Kick

#560 Mukuro (Scrafty) ♀
Level 40 - Nature: Lonely - Ability: Moxie
IVs: 11/20/19/16/6/20
-Hi Jump Kick
-Crunch
-Payback
-Swagger

New team layout courtesy of Pokecheck and my Save Dongle. :D Also, only 99 posts to 3000! Let's make it before I make the new thread GO!

 

[Meppy]

I was thinking of doing and "ultimate hacks challenge', but if Kalos has to be included, I guess I can't do that. Oh well.

Username: Meppy
Type: Poison
Challenge: Ultimate
Games: Leafgreen, SoulSilver, Sapphire, Platinum, Black 2, Y

There's my new sign up. I'll probably be playing Sapphire first. Because challenge. Champion Steven would like to battle!

 

[Necrum]

I was thinking of doing and "ultimate hacks challenge', but if Kalos has to be included, I guess I can't do that. Oh well.

Username: Meppy
Type: Poison
Challenge: Ultimate
Games: Leafgreen, SoulSilver, Sapphire, Platinum, Black 2, Y

There's my new sign up. I'll probably be playing Sapphire first. Because challenge. Champion Steven would like to battle!

Kalos isn't required until the end of the month.

 

[GawenStarTeller]

The only team size requirement is that it must have at least 2. If you want to switch out along the way it's not a big deal.



You can't use it in battle, but releasing is unnecessary. Just box it, unless you want to release it.

Thanks again... I'll get started on FireRed right away. It's not like having more than 6 Pokemon will matter though, as in FireRed I can only catch 5 Bug Types. (Butterfree, Beedrill, Parasect, Venomoth, and Syther)

 

[Gulpin]

Here's a few updates on some random monotypes I've been working on that I've already started (Flying and Steel to be exact). I'll keep the updates short, mainly because I did these a few weeks ago and honestly don't remember enough of the details to have huge updates. Also, I'd like to get started on another monotype on Y, but I want to transfer over my Dragon team first.. So I'll either have to wait until Bank comes out or until I fell the motivation to ask someone in the trade corner to help me out.

Flying
Diamond - I've worked my way through the first five gyms, and I've caught all of my team. I do remember struggling with Roark (I had to spam Double Team and wait to get lucky enough to finally win), but other than that it's been smooth sailing!
Team:

Staraptor / lv35 / Close Combat, Double Team, Quick Attack, Aerial Ace

Drifblim / lv35 / Gust, Fly, Payback, Ominous Wind

Mothim / lv35 / Gust, Psybeam, Hidden Power (Rock), Confusion

Murkrow / lv35 / Wing Attack, Night Shade, Assurance, Faint Attack

Black 2 - An even less exciting update here, as I haven't really had any issues up to where I am now. So far, I've made it through the first four gyms, and right now I'm in Route 6 working on training my freshly caught Ducklett before taking on Clay in the Driftveil Gym.
Team:

Unfezant / lv33 / Air Slash, Roost, Air Cutter, Return

Sigilyph / lv33 / Psywave, Tailwind, Air Cutter, Psybeam

Mandibuzz / lv33 / Pluck, Punishment, Return, Faint Attack

Ducklett / lv24 / Water Pulse, Aerial Ace, BubbleBeam, Aqua Ring

Type:

✔Pokemon Blue Version

✔Pokemon Gold Version

✔Pokemon Emerald Version

Pokemon Diamond Version

(5/8)
Pokemon Black 2 Version

(4/8)
Pokemon ?? Version

Steel
Ruby - Right now, I've made it up to Mauville and I'm training a little bit before taking on Watson. I had a little bit of trouble with Brawly, but I was sure to be a little overleveled so he wasn't too big of an issue.
Team:

Mawile / lv26 / Vicegrip, Faint Attack, Astonish, Bite

Aron / lv26 / Metal Claw, Headbutt, Mud-Slap, Take Down

Type:

Pokemon ?? Version
Pokemon Ruby Version

(2/8)
Pokemon ?? Version
✔Pokemon Black 2 Version

Pokemon ?? Version

 

[BonBur]

would like to withdraw this challenge, due to lack of time to finish it, not be able to play at least 3 weeks, and knowing that the challenge ultimate will add the kalos region later this month, I not be able to meet the requirements to finish, thank you very much.

Kalos isn't required until the end of the month.

 

[Meppy]

Sapphire update #1

Spoiler:

-Picked Treeko and saved Prof. Birch from a Poochyena
-Arrived in Oldale Town
-Travelled to route 103 and destroyed rival
-Followed rival back to the lab, and obtained a pokedex and some "Pokeball"
-Obtained running shoes
-Caught a wurmple on route 101, named it Dustfly, and prayed that it would evolve into Dustox
-Boxed Treeko in Oldale's Pokemon center
-Trained Dustfly a bit on route 101, 102 and 103
-Dustfly evolved into Cascoon
-Arrived in Petalburg City
-Helped Wally catch a Ralts
-Dustfly evolved into Dustox
-Beat up Team Aqua grunt in PetalBurg woods
-Arrived in Rustboro City
-Withdrew Treeko once I realized I need a team of two pokemon (If I'm wrong correct me)
-Took on Roxanne's gym.
-Defeated Roxanne's Nosepass with Dustfly and got the Stone Badge. Multiple super potions were used.
-Taught Treeko cut and saved the game.

Current team

Dustfly (Dustox)
Lv: 16
Gender: Male
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Hardy
Moves: Gust, Confusion, Poison Sting, Harden

Treeko (HM Slave)

Current number of badges: 1/8

 

[Puddle]

Figured I'd post my first update:

Spoiler:

-Started the game and got Charmander (Blaze)
-Beat Rival
-Pre-Game Parcel Crap
-Caught a Pidgey and named it 'Ace'
-Trained both to level 9 and defeated Rival for the first time.
-Caught a Caterpie and named it 'Psychotic'
-Grinded Caterpie until it evolved to Butterfree
-Used Charmander to get through Viridian Forest.
-Defeated Brock with Metal Claw and Confusion.
-Went through Mt. Moon & Did all the Bill stuff.
-Defeated Misty by poisoning her Starmie and then using quick attacks with Pidgeotto
-Went to Vermillion City, got an Old Rod, caught Magikarp, then grinded until Gyrados.
-Did the S.S. Anne stuff and then defeated Lt. Surge with my Charmeleon.
-Went through Rock Tunnel and beat all the Ghost Trainers in Lavender Town.

Current Team:

Spoiler:

Blaze the Charmeleon
Level 29
Cut|Ember|Growl|Metal Claw

Ace the Pidgeotto
Level 27
Tackle|Wing Attack|Gust|Quick Attack

Psychotic the Butterfree
Level 28
Confusion|Flash|Sleep Powder|Ariel Ace

Rage the Gyrados
Level 28
Bite|Dragon Rage|Water Pulse|Tackle​

 

[thomas0comer]

Ultimate Water Challenge, Firered LeafGreen part 2

Spoiler:

Traveled through Mt. Moon, grabbed the Dome fossil this time like I wanted to.
Beat Rival (Cerulean City).
Went through the Nugget Bridge until the end. Returned to Cerulean, left Chelone(Wartortle) in the box so I only had Noriko (magikarp), used all my money on items, and lost against the Rocket Grunt who gives you the nuggets again and again. Did this until Noriko had finally gleaned enough experience from defeating the Ekans every now and then to evolve. Ended up with around 16 nuggets.
While traversing Rt. 24, accidentally trapped the Secret Power TM behind the trainer blocking it. Too bad, I wanted to teach that to Noriko.
Challenged Cerulean Gym, defeated Misty, obtained Cascade Badge.
Who gives you the SS Ticket, again? I do not remember receiving that thing. Either way, cleaned out the SS Anne.
Went back and got Secret Power for Noriko.
At this point I realized you don't really NEED to defeat Surge just yet, and I ran through or past everything up to Celadon City, got myself an Eevee (Damon), and evolved it into Vaporeon.
While I was at it, got the Tea and earned access to Saffron.
Am now working my way back through... everywhere and wrapping things up. Preparing to challenge Surge's gym.

DOUBLE UPDATE COMBO

Ultimate Water Challenge, SoulSilver part 1

Spoiler:

Obtained Totodile from Elm, named Ridley.
Did all the boring errands for Elm.
Challenged Sprout Tower, cleaned the place out
Challenged Violet Gym, obtained Zephyr Badge. Falkner's Pidgey provided no resistance, but his Pidgeotto got Ridley down to 1 HP.
Obtained Geodude for a HM slave
Obtained Fishing Rod, hooray
Went back to Cherrygrove, Caught Krabby, named Dave
Obtained Wooper, named Brian (Rt. 32)

Oh, also I have a question. When the new thread appears next month, do all of us current challengers have to start over, or do we just get shifted over?

 

[Meppy]

Second Sapphire update. This time span was so annoying. Training a Zubat that only knows Supersonic and Leech Life isn't an easy task.

Log:

Spoiler:

-Defeated Team Aqua grunt in Rusturf tunnel and retrieved the Devon goods.
-Saved Peeko
-Got a PokeNav from the President
-Travelled to Dewford Town with Mr. Briney (How do you fit in that boat???)
-Obtained an old rod
-Set the trendy phrase to: "Nosepass is too weak", because why not.
-Caught a Tentacool on route 106 and named it Jam.
-Obtained HM05 (Flash) in Granite Cave
-Caught a Zubat in Granite Cave and named it Tinywings (Don't ask me why. It was my first Zubat's nickname, and I named it when I was ten. So I've kind of stuck with it.)
-Trained Tinywings and Jam
-Took on Dewford Gym
-Defeated Brawly's Makuhita using Dustfly's confusion. Got the Knuckle Badge
-Taught Treeko flash
-Delivered Steven's letter
-Taught Tinywings Steel Wing
-Traveled to the shores of Slateport

Current Team:

Spoiler:

Dustfly (Dustox)
Lv: 17
Gender: Male
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Hardy
Held item: None
Moves: Gust, Confusion, Poison Sting, Harden

Jam (Tentacool)
Lv: 16
Gender: Female
Ability: Liquid Ooze
Nature: Mild
Held Item: None
Moves: Poison Sting, Supersonic, Constrict

Tinywings (Zubat)
Lv: 16
Gender: Female
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Docile
Held Item: None
Moves: Steel Wing, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite

Treeko (Hm Slave)
HM moves: Flash, Cut

Badges: 2/8

 

[RefinedHornet]

3rd Update for Crystal:
-defeated rival in the Goldenrod Tunnel
-Quilava evolved into Typhlosion
-defeated Clair
-defeated rival in Victory Road
-defeated the Elite Four and the Champion

Team:

Spoiler:

*bulbagarden.net image removed*
Typhlosion
Lv. 49
HP: 156
Attack: 113
Defense: 112
Sp. Attack: 140
Sp. Defense: 116
Speed: 132
Moves: Swift/Leer/Smokescreen/Flame Wheel
*bulbagarden.net image removed*
Growlithe
Lv. 48
HP: 139
Attack: 101
Defense: 70
Sp. Attack: 90
Sp. Defense: 71
Speed: 83
Moves: Bite/Agility/Flame Wheel/Leer
*bulbagarden.net image removed*
Magmar
Lv. 49
HP: 135
Attack: 114
Defense: 85
Sp. Attack: 126
Sp. Defense: 111
Speed: 120
Moves: Flamethrower/Dizzy Punch/Leer/Smokescreen
*bulbagarden.net image removed*
Eevee
Lv. 48
HP: 134
Attack: 72
Defense: 67
Sp. Attack: 61
Sp. Defense: 80
Speed: 80
Moves: Quick Attack/Tail Whip/Sand-Attack/Bite

 

[thomas0comer]

Ultimate Water Challenge, FireRed LeafGreen part 3

Spoiler:

Challenged Vermillion Gym finally. By now Surge was laughably easy. Shock Waves didn't even hit Damon (Vaporeon) for a tenth of his health. Obtained... Dynamo Badge?
Cleaned out the Team Rocket hideout, also laughably easy, since I had gotten Hyper Beam for Noriko (Gyarados). Chelone evolved into Blastoise sometime around now. Giovanni was incredibly easy.
Challenged Celadon Gym. With Hyper Beam on Noriko and Aurora Beam on Damon, this gym was much easier than last time, but not quite laughably so. Obtained Rainbow Badge.
Returned to Lavender, started ascending the tower.
Beat Rival (Pokemon Tower), which was really easy when you're ten levels higher than him.
Got the Poke Flute from Mr. Fuji. Went south of Lavender, got Snorlax out of the way, and finally obtained the Super Rod.
Obtained Staryu, named Messier. (Pallet Town)
Obtained Poliwag, named Lee. (Viridian City)
Went through Safari Zone, obtained Surf and Strength.
Challenged Fuchsia Gym, obtained Soul Badge. Went fairly well- I just surfed everything to death.
Headed to Saffron to clean out Silph Co. Holy crap the first scientist nearly swept my team. Its Magneton kept paralyzing things and then getting them to low health before I could even hit it. Noriko damaged it with Twister before fainting, and then Damon took it out with Quick Attack finally. After that the rest of Silph Co. was easy.
Defeated Rival (Silph Co.) with no effort.
Defeated Giovanni again, saved Silph and obtained the Master Ball.
Challenged Saffron Gym, defeated Sabrina without much difficulty, obtained Marsh Badge.
Arrived in Cinnabar.

 

[SubVirus]

I'm back--in Black! (insert guitar solo here)
Blaze Black Update:
I was successful in defeating Clay and getting my 5th badge, however it did take 4 attempts and a long grind to level 50 to all of my pokemon to even stand a chance and then I ended with only 1 pokemon left (gengar) who survived the attack that 1 shot everyone else and happened to knock out the last 3 of his pokemon.
I am progressing slowly but surely, now that I'm done with kalos until I add it to my challenge after my wife beats it I will work on cracking out some more of my poison challenge.

Sent from my Xperia Z.

 

[Nah]

6th Update, Rock Challenge on Platinum:
-made it to Celestic Town, training Rhyhorn along the way
-showed Cyrus that 11 year olds are the most dangerous things to plans of world domination
-got the HM for Surf
-beat the few trainers to the west of Celestic Town
-explored the rest of Wayward Cave when I realized that it doesn't require Strength
-caught a Finneon to surf on
-explored some new places that are only Surf accessible
-evolved Graveler into Golem
-made my way to Canalave City
-visited Iron Island, got the HM for Strength, did some training with Riley, and beat a pair of Galactic goons
-Took on the Steel gym, which wasn't hard (except for that one guy's Scizor). Just spam Earthquake.
-was instructed to go to Lake Valor, since Team Galactic felt the best way to drain the water out was via a bomb

Current Badges:


Current Team:

 

[jespoke]

My classmates playing PokeMMO made me feel like playing some pokemon again. So Im starting 2 challenges:

- The Unova part of my Ultimate Water Challenge i started when i joined 2.5 years ago. White 2
- An electric Kanto, continuing my list of Kanto monotypes with the hardest of them all. Fire Red

Here is my first update for electric:

- Started the game as "Blitz" with my rival "Slowpo"
- Picked, as per my personal rule, the water starter when no starter was going on my team. Named it "Surfboard"
- Went ahead and caught a Pikachu, naming it "Emile"
- Grinded a TON for Brock, and it still came down to struggle and 8 potions -_____-

- Trudged through Mt Moon as fast as my not very effective Quick Attacks could. Being horribly overleveled helped.
- Thunderbolted Misty
- Did stuff, got Cut
- After getting Magnitude OHKO'ed twice, i made it to route 10 where i caught "Tim" the Voltorb (Anyone who watches them should see where the names are coming from now :P)

Team:

Emile, lv 37 Pikachu

Thunderbolt, Dig, Mega Punch
"Soloing with Pikachu was incredibly simple, albeit slow at times. But it all changed when the Magnitude Geodudes attacked."

Tim, lv 18 Voltorb

Sonicboom
"Just got him, he doesn't even have an electric attack yet. Might teach him Shock Wave soon."

 

[Griffinbane]

Water monotype - Sapphire
Finally, another too-long monotype done! This one I actually started probably 2 years ago and I had completely forgotten about it until last summer at some point. Anyhow, I finally defeated the champion after losing 3 of my team to his stupid Cradily.

Final team:

Spoiler:

Lv 55 Modest Walrein
Body Slam|Surf|Rest|Aurora Beam

Lv 54 Brave Pelipper
Surf|Wing Attack|Fly|Ice Beam

Lv 53 Impish Ludicolo
Surf|Mega Drain|Ice Beam|Flash

Lv 55 Relaxed Swampert
Strength|Earthquake|Bide|Waterfall

 

[SubVirus]

Blaze Black update:
I got the jet badge and was equally levelled with the gym leader. The three on three battle was enough to get my pokemon knocked out twice but the third time I was able to organize a strat that did more damage to more pokemon per round, namely icy wind and air cutter. I only have 2 badges to go and at a full team of 56's I hope the end game elite 4 and ending champ aren't all level 100.

I'm going to take a short break from normal pokemon and work on my delta species challenge. I'll be back sooner than my last break.

Sent from my Xperia Z.

 

[Nah]

7th Update, Rock Challenge on Platinum:
-as per Rowan's request, I went to Lake Valor to see what happened. Wrecked some Galactic grunts and Saturn
-Flew on down to Lake Verity to save Lucas and Rowan's asses from Team Galactic, beating Mars again.
-headed off to Snowpoint City, going through Mt.Coronet and the freezing cold on the way (cold in real life, cold in the game, god I hate the cold)
-got the HM for Rock Climb
-Rhyhorn evolved into Rhydon, taught it Surf and Hammer Arm
-bumped into my rival, who informed me of what I already knew: I'd need to beat the Snowpoint gym to use Rock Climb so I could get to Lake Acuity
-Challenged the Snowpoint Gym. The regular gym trainers were easy. Lotta them had pokes slower than Rhydon (you know you're slow when Rock types outspeed you), who swatted them aside with Hammer Arms and Rock Blasts. Candice proved to be a better opponent. I lost to her the first time (which I guess is what happens when 3 of your 5 Rock pokes are also part Ground). Her Abomasnow and Piloswine, of all things, gave me the most trouble. Beat her in round 2 since I was more aware of what she could do. And items help too, of course. The match ended up being Probopass vs Froslass. Fortunately, Probes's high Sp.Defense (so glad it has a Sassy nature) and typing made it take little damage from her attacks, but I had to use Shock Wave becauese of hail+Snow Cloak+Double Team. Several Super Potions and many Shock Waves later, I had the Icicle Badge in my frozen, digital little fingers.
-Scaled the cliff and enter Lake Acuity just in time to see my rival get beaten by Jupiter
-got the hell outta the freezing cold of northern Sinnoh and went to a few places that are Rock Climb accessible
-went to Veilstone to deal with Team Galactic, but decided to first go gamble at the Game Corner (taking down a criminal organization can wait, right?). Wasn't doing well until I got a lucky streak. Unfortunately, 842 Coins isn't enough to buy any of the Game Corner's prizes...

Current Badges:


Current Team:
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Spr_4p_111_m.png

 

[Eat me.]

1st Update - Poison Monotype (LeafGreen) (2/8)

-got me Bulbasaur
-evolved Bulba to Ivy
-defeated Brock
-caught me Nidoran♂
-evolved me Nidoran♂ to Nidorino
-evolved me Nidorino to Nidoking
-defeated Misty

Current Team


Nidoking Lv21
Brave | Poison Point
Mega Kick | Peck | Focus Energy | Double Kick


Ivysaur Lv23
Docile | Overgrow
Tackle | Sleep Powder | Razor Leaf | Vine Whip

 

[thomas0comer]

Ultimate Water Challenge, Firered Leafgreen part 4

Spoiler:

Went through the Pokemon Mansion, obtained the Secret Key.
Challenged Cinnabar Gym, obtained Volcano Badge. Blaine was so laughably easy I don't even think he landed a hit.
For a sixth and final team member, unboxed the Lapras from Silph Co. and named Laplace.
Challenged Viridian Gym, wiped the floor with Giovanni one last time, and obtained the Earth badge.
Went through the Seafoam Islands, murdered Articuno.
Went to the Power Plant, murdered Zapdos.
Went off to the Sevii Islands, did a bunch of stuff, found and murdered Moltres.
Returned to Route 22, defeated Rival.
Entered Victory Road, came out the other side.

I finally use some TMs to finalize movesets, which also involved buying tons of coins from the game corner for Ice Beams.
Chelone: Surf, Ice Beam, Bite, Return
Noriko: Dragon Dance, Secret Power, Hyper Beam, Surf
Damon: Surf, Ice Beam, Bite, Quick Attack
Lee: Brick Break, Earthquake, Body Slam, Surf
Messier: Surf, Psychic, Ice Beam, Thunder
Laplace: Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Body Slam, Shock Wave

Elite Four
Lorelei
Brick Break, Shock Wave, and Thunder managed to wreck her team without too much trouble.
Bruno
Surf and Psychic made short work of him. Mega Kick came close to giving us trouble but Hitmonlee fell before that could happen.
Agitha
Arbok and Golbat fell to Messier's Psychic, the Ghosts fell to Bites from Chelone and Damon.
Lance
Ice Beams all across the board.


VS GARRY
Laplace felled Pidgeot in two ice beams without taking too much damage.
Rhydon falls in one hit to Chelone's Surf.
Messier takes out Venusaur with two Psychics before it can get a Solarbeam off.
Arcanine was a bit harder. Extremespeed hits Damon for around a third of his health, but Surf knocks it into the red. Garry used all four Full Restores on the dang thing before I managed to take it down. It gets off a second Extremespeed, though.
Alakazam's Psychic hits Noriko hard. Noriko Dragon Dances. Noriko Hyper Beams and 1HKO's it.
Garry's last pokemon- Gyarados. Messier's Thunder knocks off a massive chunk of its health and paralyzes it. It Thrashes, Messier takes heavy damage. Garry heals (guess I miscounted those Full Restores), but the next Thunder hits as well. Ice Beam for the KO.

And that's game!
Team Photo:

Spoiler:

Oh also it turns out my Trainer ID was 33455. how cool is that?
(Photos courtesy of friend William, who lent me LeafGreen; he also lent me a gameboy player or whatever it's called so I could do the final battle on the TV and get photos of quality. Many thanks to friend William.)