Ultimate Monotype Challenge Thread

[jdthebud]

Update for Final Ultimate Monotype Challenge (Water).

Previous Update.

Update #4 on Platinum.

Swimming with the Big Dogs.

Spoiler:

• After a couple more battles, Inky evolved into Octillery.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• I beat all the trainers around Pastoria, then headed for the gym. First though, Tyson was up. He was soloed by Inky.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Now it was time for the battle against Crasher Wake. Zuzu took out Gyarados and Floatzel with Rollout, and Aquaman finished off Quagsire with Aurora Beam.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Boom went the bomb, and more laughs with Tyson.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Chased down the Grunt and beat him, then got the SecretPotion from Cynthia and cured the Psyduck. Cynthia gave me an Old Charm, and I saved on Route 210.

Team Devin:

Torrent the Rash Empoleon, ♂ - L36 @ Amulet Coin
Ability: Torrent
Moves: Brine, Metal Claw, Pluck, Grass Knot

Inky the Rash Octillery, ♀ - L37
Ability: Sniper
Moves: Bubblebeam, Aurora Beam, Psybeam, Wring Out

Aquaman the Quirky Vaporeon, ♂ - L37
Ability: Water Absorb
Moves: Water Gun, Quick Attack, Bite, Aurora Beam

Lark the Impish Floatzel, ♀ - L38
Ability: Swift Swim
Moves: Aqua Jet, Crunch, Return, Ice Fang

Zuzu the Lonely Azumarill, ♂ - L39
Ability: Huge Power
Moves: Return, Dig, Rollout, Bubblebeam

HM Slaves:

Starly - Fly, Defog

Bibarel - Cut, Rock Smash [boxed]

 

[Niriate]

If and when I can find a ROM for Platinum, I'm going to try an all Ice team.

However, due to the fairly high level requirements, I will most likely be going Water first, focussing on Shellder/Cloyster once I get to Route 205 and later go full Ice-types when I get to Route 216.

This will hopefully be my end team.
Jynx
Froslass
Mamoswine
Glaceon
Walrein or Cloyster
Abomasnow.

I'll let you know when I start.

PS: Can you get to Route 205 without Gym battles needed? Never played Platinum :$

 

[Yoak]

Alright I'm interested in this. But for the ultimate, is it every game, or every region? Do I have to play through red, blue, and yellow, or just red?
I'm going to go ahead and start yellow and go from there with an electric type team. If I do need to do blue and red I'll just go back.

 

[Niriate]

Just did some extra research, and a Ice-team is a lot harder then it appears without using hacks. Wild Ice pokemon only appear near Mt Coronet, and catching a Shellder will require a Super Rod, which you only get from the Fight Area...

Man..

 

[Crackin355]

@Yoak, Just 1 of every region, for example, I'm playing through like this FireRed --> HeartGold --> Ruby --> Diamond --> Black

@Niriate, Ice Types arent the easiest thing to find, hacking in a low level one at the start would probably be smart. Unless you have the real game and not a rom. Then I'd suggest playing through on a different one, getting to a spot with a Ice pokemon and quickly trade it over as soon as possible


Well, I finished up Fuschia Gym!

-Beat Trainers from Lavender to Fuschia & Cycling Road
-Was Mind-blown when I thought Janine would be the last one in the maze, not he second last T.T
-VS Gym Leader: Janine
-Blaze VS Weezing/Crobat: 1-Hitted both with Eruptions
-Ashe Jr. VS Ariados x2: 1-Hitted both with Flare Blitzs
-Torcher VS Venomoth: Missed Twice with Fire Blast before getting a hit. I am Dissapoint Torcher >B|
-Got the Soul Badge!

My Team is;

Typhlosion [Blaze] Lv63
Serious Nature @Charcoal
-Shadow Claw
-Earthquake
-Attract
-Eruption

Growlithe [Ashe Jr.] Lv63
Hasty Nature @Muscle Band
-Flare Blitz
-Iron Tail
-Dragon Pulse
-Dig

Magmar [Torcher] Lv63
Impish Nature @BrightPowder
-Hidden Power [Grass]
-Fire Blast
-Psychic
-Faint Attack

Bellsprout [Slave #1]
Krabby [Slave #2]
Spearow [Kenya]
Geodude [Baoba #1]
Sandshrew [Baoba #2]

 

[jdthebud]

Update for Final Ultimate Monotype Challenge (Water).

Previous Update.

Update #5 on Platinum.

The Surfin' Party's Full.

Spoiler:

• Head through the fog to Celestic Town.
• Beat the bomb-toting Grunt, then beat Cyrus as well with Torrent.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Surf time! :D I went back over to the rainy part of Route 212 and caught Gerald the Gastrodon, my final team member, in the water.
• Trained him up on the water routes, and after surfing myself out, I headed over to Canalave City, where Tyson was waiting.
• Zuzu and Lark took care of him.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Went to Iron Island, got Strength, and saved.

Team Devin:

Inky the Rash Octillery, ♀ - L40 @ Amulet Coin
Ability: Sniper
Moves: Bubblebeam, Aurora Beam, Psybeam, Wring Out

Aquaman the Quirky Vaporeon, ♂ - L40 @ Luck Incense
Ability: Water Absorb
Moves: Water Gun, Quick Attack, Bite, Aurora Beam

Gerald the Quiet Gastrodon, ♂ - L41
Ability: Sticky Hold
Moves: Surf, Earthquake, Body Slam, Rain Dance

Zuzu the Lonely Azumarill, ♂ - L41
Ability: Huge Power
Moves: Return, Dig, Rollout, Bubblebeam

Torrent the Rash Empoleon, ♂ - L41
Ability: Torrent
Moves: Surf, Metal Claw, Pluck, Grass Knot

Lark the Impish Floatzel, ♀ - L42
Ability: Swift Swim
Moves: Aqua Jet, Crunch, Return, Ice Fang

HM Slaves:

Starly - Fly, Defog [boxed]

 

[Niriate]

I know, but my skills with hacking are almost non-existant. Think ill focus on my personality challenge for now.

 

[StarshipAwsome]

I have started a Bug monotype On blue

- Started with Squirtle
- Did all the booring starting stuff
- Caught a Caterpie and Weedle
- Trained Boath to level 10
- Saved

 

[Niriate]

I've tried, but I can't find any way to hack in an Ice type into my game. So consider my playthrough scrapped.

 

[jmaster777]

So now I start Sapphire. You just moved to town so the game begins. Now I go up and the Proffesor is being attacked.
Wait a secon Proffesor Birch, Elm, Oak. This is to easy. What is next Maple? I choose Treeko as my starter and off I
go.

I finally win the first rival battle. Finally. I head back to Littleroot (I just realized the proffesor is the tree
and the town is the roots ha) and get the pokedex and running shoes. I now head over to Petalburg City. On my way
there I see and catch Empathy the level 4 Ralts. I then start on training him.

I then head to the gym. Here I am met by the leader who is your dad. He tells me to go and beat the gym leaders in
Hoen starting with Rustboro City. To get here I go through the Petalbugh Woods. In the Woods there is this wierd guy
who was beeing chased. I helped him out from the evil team's grunt and sent him on his merry way. Once there I head
to the gym. Easy gym battle. After exiting I see the random guy running after a grunt. I go to help out and I am sent
to a tunnel. Here I kill... I mean beat the thief and take the package back. I give it back to the guy and I am now
helping Devon. They ask me to take the package somewhere so I agree.

To get there I needed to go see the man whose Wingull I saved earlier. He is in the house below Petalburgh Woods. He
will take me to Dewford. The first thing I do here is head to the cave. In granite cave I catch my second adiition
Mystic Who you should know what is. I then train Mystic in the Granite Cave. I also catch Sage my second Abra. I
decided this after seeing three in a row and deciding it was a sign. He did hold a twistedspoon so it may have been
a sign.

I then went and evolved Mystic to an Alakazam and easily defeated the gym. I then set to training Sage. I evolve Sage
and find Steven to give him the letter. I then head over to Slateport. In Slateport Team Aqua is trying to do something
evil. I stop them and save the day. Anyways I deliver the package and then move on my way. I now head to Mauville.

In Muaville I get my bike and kick butt at the gym. After the battle I head over and free up the cave that is blocking
Rustboro. I now head back to the route leading north of Muaville. Now Onward.

I am currently in Fallabor and not sure what I have been doing to get here. It was a while til I could update the notes. Bare with me and my crappy cpu and I will be hurrying through this region I dread.

Team:

Mystic level 32 Alakazam
Sage level 17 Alakazam
Empathy level 24 Kirlia


HM Slaves:

Taillow
Treeko

 

[PelipperMail]

I'm going to commence the Ultimate Poison Monotype Challenge.

I'm going to be using the following games:

Pokémon LeafGreen for Kanto
Pokémon SoulSilver for Johto
Pokémon Sapphire for Hoenn
Pokémon Platinum for Sinnoh
Pokémon Black for Unova

I'll start today. With LeafGreen.

UPDATE four badges. Lt Surge was such a pain!

 

[SmashMaster24]

I'm staring the Ultimate Dark Monotype Challenge beginning with LeafGreen

chose Bulbasaur for starter.
"Caught" a Houndour and a Seedot

 

[jdthebud]

Update for Final Ultimate Monotype Challenge (Water).

Previous Update.

Update #6 on Platinum.

A Song of Steel and Ice.

Spoiler:

• Beat up the trainers in Iron Island with Riley's help.
• Took on the gym, and Byron went down easily to Gerald.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• After the meeting in the library, Lake Valor blew up, and I went to investigate. Saturn was in there, and I creamed him with Zuzu.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Then I headed over to Lake Verity and helped Rowan and Dawn by beating Mars again, this time with Aquaman and Zuzu.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Then I slogged through the snow to Snowpoint City, where I challenged the gym.
• Candice was no match for Torrent's Flash Cannon.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• I climbed up to Lake Acuity and saw Jupiter leaving. She told me to go to Veilstone City, so I did just that and saved in the Galactic Warehouse.

Team Devin:

Aquaman the Quirky Vaporeon, ♂ - L45 @ Icicle Plate
Ability: Water Absorb
Moves: Surf, Strength, Shadow Ball, Ice Beam

Zuzu the Lonely Azumarill, ♂ - L45 @ Iron Plate
Ability: Huge Power
Moves: Return, Rock Smash, Dig, Iron Tail

Lark the Impish Floatzel, ♀ - L45 @ Dread Plate
Ability: Swift Swim
Moves: Return, Crunch, Aqua Jet, Ice Fang

Inky the Rash Octillery, ♀ - L45 @ Wise Glasses
Ability: Sniper
Moves: Surf, Aurora Beam, Psybeam, Flamethrower

Torrent the Rash Empoleon, ♂ - L45 @ Splash Plate
Ability: Torrent
Moves: Surf, Flash Cannon, Rock Climb, Grass Knot

Gerald the Quiet Gastrodon, ♂ - L45 @ Soft Sand
Ability: Sticky Hold
Moves: Surf, Earthquake, Body Slam, Rain Dance

HM Slaves:

Starly - Fly, Defog [boxed]

 

[Yoak]

Alright, I'm going for the Electric Ultimate Challenge! Going to be doing it on roms, and will attempt to record and upload the biggest parts on youtube, if I can manage it.
Starting with Yellow-Crystal (or maybe gold)-Emerald-Platinum-Black
Kinda generic for sticking with the 3rd game remakes, but oh well. I like them the best.

 

[Niriate]

Since I'm still intruiged by the concept, I'm going to try a Grass mono in Pokemon White.
First time ever playing White, so it should be a very interesting playthrough

 

[Crackin355]

-Went ahead and started my journey from Pallet Town to Cinnabar
-Used Torcher and he owned using Hidden Power
-Got to Seafoam
-Plowed through using Ashe Jr.'s Dig and Blaze's Earthquake
-Defeated all Blaines Team using the two above moves
-Got the Volcano Badge!
-Bet all trainers left on the Water Routes
-Talked to Blue
-Had to start using Super-Effectiveness to my advantage
-Blue was a pain, His Rhydon managed to make Torcher faint twice, everything else wasnt too bad
-Got the Earth Badge!
-Got the Magmarizer and evolved Torcher to Magmortar

My Team is;

Typhlosion [Blaze] Lv66
Serious Nature @Charcoal
-Shadow Claw
-Earthquake
-Rock Climb
-Eruption

Growlithe [Ashe Jr.] Lv66
Hasty Nature @Muscle Band
-Flare Blitz
-Iron Tail
-Dragon Pulse
-Dig

Magmortar [Torcher] Lv66
Impish Nature @Choice Specs
-Hidden Power [Grass]
-Overheat
-Psychic
-Faint Attack

Bellsprout [Slave #1]
Krabby [Slave #2]
Spearow [Kenya]
Geodude [Baoba #1]
Sandshrew [Baoba #2]

 

[Ciax]

@ nirate- that sounds interesting, with awesome grass types like lilligant, serpeior, amoonguss and ferrothorn and a couple others you will kick some ass

 

[Niriate]

Yea... but I can't get my ROMs to work correctly.. Desmume is too slow and I can't save in No$GBA.. Great..

EDIT: Probably gonna bite the bullet and get a combo pack of a DSi and PKM White for a decent price.

 

[Bananamamajama]

Hey all, I'm quite new to this but have wanted to do a monotype challenge for a while so :D
I'll be attempting an ultimate grass monotype challenge, In the order of:

Heart Gold
Fire Red
Ruby
Platinum
Black

So I've just started on heartgold and here is my team so far

Chikorita: Level 14
Brave Nature
Ability: Overgrow
Moves:
- Tackle
- Synthesis
- Razor Leaf
- PoisonPowder

Bellsprout: Level 11
Relaxed Nature
Ability: Chlorophyll
Moves:
- Vine Whip
- Growth

Just about to face Faulkner, may have to grind a bit first and I'll keep you posted

 

[Niriate]

Started my Grass Mono in White.

- Named character Gaia.
- Chose Snivy, nicknamed Chloris
- Battled friends, won easily
- Did Professor's task and got the Map, XCom and Running Shoes.
- Arrived in Striaton City, got Panpour from the Dreamgarden as first HM slave
- Beat Celli after having to use about 10 potions on Snivy vs his Pansear, got a luck break when he reused Work Up twice after getting him to orange health during his set-up.
- Snivy evolved into Sevine
- Beat Team Plasma, got the Dream Mist and the little girl's Pokemon in the cave.
- Caught a Pidove in Pinwheel Forest as second HM slave.
- Now training to go up against Lenora, sadly inner Pinwheel Forest is blocked by Team Plasma grunts, so I can't get a Pansage, Petlil or Sewaddle


Team sofar:

Sevine (Chloris), level 21
Hardy nature
Ability: Overgrwo
Moveset:
Tackle
Leaf Tornado
Vine Whip
Growth

Pidove - HM slave
Panpour - HM slave for Cut