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Challenges icon

Challenges

Play your Pokémon games in fresh new ways: anything from The Monotype Challenge to the popular Nuzlocke.

Section Staff: Janp, Eleanor

Chit-Chat

Challenges Ideas & Discussion

(15 pages)

Poke fan number 489, Oct 15: Thanks, I'll check it out

352 45,013

Started by magic

Check to see if your challenge has been approved or not!

(3 pages)

Janp, Aug 17: Do you feel lucky? Then try Cadey5's Shiny Badge Quest Challenge!

53 12,428

Started by magic

The Hall Of Fame

(3 pages)

CelloX, Mar 19: CelloX's Hall of Fame

59 28,405

Started by Necrum

Help Thread

Challenge FAQ / Help

Sydian, Nov 2011: Event and Emblem Archive Green, Gold, and Booze → St. Patrick's Day Challenge → Dates run: February 28, 2011 - April 1, 2011 → Objective: Use Green Pokemon → Games: Green, LeafGreen, Gold, HeartGold, Emerald, White...

2 22,485

Started by Sydian

Rules

Challenge Forum Rules

Sydian, Jun 2010: Challenge Forum RulesHello, and welcome to the Challenge Forum! Here you can post any kind of challenges for any pokémon game. Beating them in under 15 hours? Beating them using only a specific type? Catching only 3 pokémon during the adventure?...

0 22,882

Started by Sydian

Challenge

Apocalocke (revised)- A more realistic approach

(2 pages)

Dinosnake76, Nov 30: Haven't been on here in a while. With BDSP out and wanting to play with different pokemon from the Grand Underground, hopefully this spices it up. Username: Dinosnake76 Is this an Ultimate challenge?: No Game(s): Shining Pearl Apocalype(s):...

44 10,193

Started by Pumpkaboo92

Challenge

The Monotype Challenge Re:Returns

(17 pages)

nikkissippi121, Nov 25: I've beaten Allister! The team is: Voltara the Galvantula (level 37), Stellaro the Orbeetle (level 34), Scorch the Centiskorch (level 34), Quinn the Vespiquen (level 35), Orbub the Araquanid (level 35), and Yio the Shedinja (level 32). Update:...

419 58,138

Started by The Undisputed Era

Challenge

"Anime"locke

MilesKoch, Nov 22: Hi everyone, first post on here, happy to be here:) I have been playing pokemon on and off for as long as I can remember and for the last year or so it has been a regular thing. However, it has become clear that I don't find the games as...

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Started by MilesKoch

Discussion

What was your favorite challenge to do?

Sydian, Nov 21: i love random challenges. it's always fun to use pokemon that i might never use otherwise. i really enjoyed my recent hardcore nuzlocke, too. it was a little stressful with the level caps, but i had a ton of fun playing it. also the christian...

5 239

Started by Sheep

Challenge

Trainer Personality Examination (Revived)

(12 pages)

CelloX, Nov 11: Class: Translator Missions 1. To heal your pokemon at the pokemon center, you need to expend a "translation token" which can be earned by translating all the text of an npc trainer including before battle and after battle to german. 2. ...

294 41,044

Started by viper8890

Challenge

The BINGO! Challenge - Revived

(20 pages)

Draco_Malfoy, Nov 6: I made this challenge a year ago, but I didn't complete it. May I try again with the same chart? In negative case: 7x7 Draco_Malfoy

497 61,242

Started by Janp

Challenge

The Story Challenge

Pumpkaboo92, Nov 3: Chapter one will take a bit, thanks for understanding. Lynn stared at it bewildered. There in an ancient drawing from the Akhba era of Kanto, it couldn’t be, really it couldn’t. She had more, her friend told her of something odd that she had seen...

24 7,507

Started by Pokemon training

Event

The Showcase of the Haunted Costumes - Halloween Event 2021

(5 pages)

Eleanor, Nov 1: https://i.imgur.com/FJB5sjf.png The challenge has now ended, and Awards have been given out - you can find them in the first post! Thank you all for playing! As a result, this topic and the Discord thread will be locked or archived soon....

102 4,007

Started by Eleanor

Challenge

Pokemon Shiny Badge Quest

Sydian, Oct 28: https://cdn2.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/01/Spr_HGSS_Kimono_Girl.png shiny hunter ellie | badges: 0 https://www.serebii.net/Shiny/HGSS/155.png coriander lv. 9 / 1900 soft resets blaze / relaxed tackle / leer / smokescreen we were greeted by...

6 1,204

Started by Cadey5

Challenge

Restarting the Random Challenge

(21 pages)

RebeccaRain43, Oct 27: Team Confirmed and I will three of my favorite hoenn pokemon even though I don't particularly like fighting types themselves

518 40,674

Started by Kimborelli

Challenge

Stadium 2 - 6 Rental Pokemon Only

ramyn, Oct 24: Want a real challenge!? Can you beat Pokemon Stadium 2? Using only rentals? How about using the same rentals for every battle? Now that's a really difficult one, try it out if you dare. Rules: 1. You can only use rental pokemon; 2. You have...

0 153

Started by ramyn

Challenge

The Time Warp Challenge

(7 pages)

Pumpkaboo92, Oct 18: Username*: pumpkaboo92 Game: red,crystal,emerald,pearl,black2,X,Sun,Shield Era: this is an idea I have. Egypt for Kanto, Greece for Johto, Sci-fi for Hoenn, westward expansion for Sinnoh, Industrial revolution for Unova, Midevil for Kalos,...

152 29,506

Started by Ahri

Challenge

Mono-Color Challenge

(41 pages)

Kiertronik, Oct 10: Username: Kiertronik Color: White Game: Sword Ultimate: No I'm not sure if I'm signing up right but I'm exited to try this out!

1,017 192,571

Started by jdthebud

Challenge

Pokemon Unbound V1.1.3.1 Randomizer Nuzlocke Challenge

Pumpkaboo92, Sep 21: IKf it is okay, https://mega.nz/file/GQ9HSCqS#5knnpttm0JE9tcA54KRQW8d7VYmaCNBQhfxIu15J8Go, this was the one from the youtube page.

2 3,138

Started by Riddhwimaan Mukherjee

Challenge

The Nuzlocke Challenge

(26 pages)

Pluckles, Aug 31: https://i.postimg.cc/xctcPt0X/image.png Decided to keep going and fought both Pryce and Claire. Pryce... was a pushover. I was able to mostly handle it with Ampharos, and then just finish it off with Gyarados. As for Claire, I had to grind...

631 121,513

Started by Volga

Challenge

Switchlocke!

Pluckles, Aug 10: Going to give this another go at a second game. Name: Pluckles Game: Emerald Type: Solo

7 5,111

Started by Vildiac

Challenge

The Ones that got away v3

(4 pages)

Sydian, Aug 8: https://cdn2.bulbagarden.net/upload/8/83/Spr_DP_Ace_Trainer_F_1.png ace trainer allison | platinum | badges: 7 https://serebii.net/platinum/pokemon/413.png Sis lv. 43 @ big root anticipation / hardy psybeam / giga drain / bug bite / hidden...

86 6,480

Started by Pikaboo

Challenge

The Zodiac Challenge

(3 pages)

Shiny Gliscor King, Jul 20: Shiny Gliscor King King US No None Rat Team: Alolan Raichu Phantumpt Alolan Ratticate

51 19,970

Started by Leòmhann teine

Challenge

Egglocke Extravaganza (2021 Easter Event) ♥ Now open as a regular challenge!

(4 pages)

Pashaloni123, Jul 13: Username:Pashaloni123 Game:Fire red Optional:Random box and random egg

80 5,994

Started by Janp

Challenge

The Character RP Challenge

CelloX, Jun 19: Updated the main post and added a new variant to this challenge called Story Mode. See main post for details.

7 2,176

Started by CelloX

Discussion

first challenge?

CelloX, Apr 18: My first, and only so far, challenge I completed was a bug monotype of pokemon shield. Never was good at finishing runs/playthroughs of any sort besides the initial one (after game release). I think the first challenge I attempted was a nuzlocke of...

21 12,605

Started by Sydian

Discussion

Challenges you want to try sometime?

Pok3pals, Apr 3: For me I would possibly say solo challenges and random team challenges. Though really I want to try every challenge on every game if possible.

6 2,309

Started by Sheep

Challenge

Alfheim Online Challenge REVIVED

(4 pages)

Lordecoxinha, Mar 17: Imp Final Update Team: Gym badges earned: 8 https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/07/VSWill.png https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/b/b0/VSKoga.png

91 11,816

Started by Syntthetix

Event

Sweet Hearts ♥ Valentine's day event 2021

(4 pages)

Janp, Mar 15: Ups, I thought you updated it and only forgot to like the post. So I liked it instead. Sorry!

76 5,120

Started by Eleanor

Discussion

Rom Help/Suggestions

Eleanor, Mar 14: Hello! I don't know of any patch or rom with only those features: they're definitely more common on big games such as Insurgence, where programming that in is a relatively small effort compared to the rest of the project's required workload. ...

1 2,013

Started by SatchelPatchel

Event

Sweet Hearts ♥ Valentine's day event 2021 ♥ Character submissions ♥

Eleanor, Feb 14: Closed for the time being! Thanks to everyone who submitted their ideas <3 Don't forget to check out the actual challenge here!

5 2,587

Started by Eleanor

Challenge

The Randomized Nuzlocke Challenge

(23 pages)

Pluckles, Feb 2: Finished with the X run. Ended up with a few surprises that I liked. https://i.postimg.cc/8fhG7bDs/a2.jpg https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/sun-moon/normal/vaporeon.png Siren lv71 (Route 12) w/ Wave Incense Surf/Water Pulse/Aurora Beam/Muddy...

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Started by Blastin'Tyruntz

Challenge

Lottery Challenge

Pluckles, Jan 8: I'll start up another one on Emerald Username: Pluckles Trainername: Pluck Game: Emerald First pulled Challenge Element: 23 =\

17 4,647

Started by Aleimon Thimble

Discussion

Who's In Your Party?

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 6: nice. :)

2 3,061

Started by Meister_anon~Master_o f_None

Challenge

The Solo Challenge

(6 pages)

Pikaboo, Dec 29: Making a post for Hoenn's first update because Trojan deserves it. The moral of the story here is that if you want to do a Porygon / Porygon2 solo run, go for ORAS and get Download. Edit: Hoenn finale.

142 34,227

Started by TheCrystalFlaaffy

Discussion

challenges on youtube

Janp, Nov 2020: I heard about Professor Oak's Challenge and it really sounds like something I couldn't be bothered with. Kudos to everyone who finish it.

3 3,720

Started by Sydian

Challenge

No Pokemon Center Challenge

BewearDeservesAMega, Nov 2020: All right, now this is what really happened: -He sent out Aegislash and after 2 lava plumes, He was at what must have been red hp. He then used a full restore but I still managed to KO -He sent out Haxorus and although he outsped and Iron tail...

16 18,101

Started by The Zororoaster

Challenge

Type Cycle Challenge REBORN

323k13L, Nov 2020: i would like sign in username;323k13L game:pokemon Black Extreme Randomizer chosen cycle;Ice,Dragon,Fire beginning type:i actually dont know because random starters and pokemon can be. baby pokemon/strong pokemon

5 3,306

Started by StormInAJar

Shinobi Challenge

323k13L, Nov 2020: yeah,i think u can only get 2 type from the elemental affinities

2 2,456

Started by King AZ

Discussion

Do you do challenges in your first run?

luna mina, Nov 2020: I never do challenge runs as my first run

10 4,664

Started by Sheep

Apocalocke Challenge

(3 pages)

woag pog, Nov 2020: I might try! Username: woag pog Is this an Ultimate challenge?: Nah Game(s): Pokémon Sword Apocalypes: Heat Wave Also, question: do we have to update here? EDIT: In Pokémon SwSh, does the first mon rule apply in the wild area? With dynamax...

62 24,489

Started by KittyDragon129

Challenge

The AAAAAAAAA Challenge (A Button Only!)

Imported Cheese, Nov 2020: Hey everyone, With the common consensus being that modern pokemon games are "braindead easy" due to permanent, party-wide experience share and infinite use TMs, I thought I'd try to see if you could clear one of the older games by literally...

0 4,060

Started by Imported Cheese

Event

Burning Souls - Halloween Event 2020

(5 pages)

Eleanor, Nov 2020: And starting from today, the challenge is over! Thanks to everyone who participated, and for those who didn't make it to the end... well, Ghosts have had the best of you this time, but you'll probably have another chance to get your revenge someday....

124 9,110

Started by Eleanor

The (revived) No-Catch Challenge!

(2 pages)

Joestar927, Oct 2020: Username:Joestar927 Ultimate?:No Game(s): Pokemon Team Training/Firered (wanted to use from hack to spice it up) In this hack it's just pokemon hack with dbz characters. I'll start on my logs tomorrow Log 1: I had 3 chooses Goku, Gohan and...

36 9,614

Started by Basculegion

Challenge

Legacy Run

Smotemotem, Sep 2020: I had a long weekend, and very few commitments, so I went ahead and hammered out my LeafGreen run. My randomly selected starter was Squirtle, and then I did what I had planned and caught one Pokemon per route/location for the rest of the run. I was...

22 7,553

Started by whatthechuck3

Challenge

Pokémon Draft Challenge

(2 pages)

Wuzzy, Sep 2020: Update #6 - Finale Wuzzy - https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/298.png https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/679.png https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/667.png https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/033.png...

28 6,764

Started by Wuzzy

Challenge

Unlockable Nuzlocke

Deanmon, Aug 2020: UNLOCKABLE NUZLOCKE CHALLENGE A challenge run designed for Pokemon Sword and Shield Nuzlocke Rules If a Pokemon faints it is not not considered “dead.” Instead, the Pokeball containing the fainted Pokemon becomes locked and must be...

0 4,654

Started by Deanmon

Challenge

THE ANIME-STYLE CHALLENGE (RE-REVIVAL)

Mynameisjames, Aug 2020: Post:2 Team

15 7,474

Started by Decibel575

The Anime Style Challenge!

(3 pages)

Mynameisjames, Aug 2020: https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=Yes&c2=No&c3=No&c4=Yes&c5=No&c6=Yes&c7=No&c8=Yes+&c9=Yes&c10=No&c11=No&t=Evolution+in+anime+challenge&time=5

51 14,252

Started by Pendraflare

Challenge

Crazy Clause Challenge

(3 pages)

wackrat4, Jul 2020: I think you might have fun doing Alolan/Galarian forms

51 11,217

Started by Piloswine

Challenge

The Adoption Challenge run

PKMNTrainerCress, Jul 2020: Hello everyone, Cress here. Recently, I had an idea for a challenge that I think would be a somewhat difficult run. The main idea behind this run is that you are “adopting” Pokemon into your party, instead of capturing them yourself. This will...

0 5,037

Started by PKMNTrainerCress

Challenge

The Dungeonlocke

EonEnigma, Jul 2020: My Entry: Player: Eon (Meowth) Partner: Nate (Piplup) Game: Explores of Time

1 5,340

Started by EonEnigma

Challenge

? THE POTTERLOCKE CHALLENGE ?REVIVED

(2 pages)

DragonGirl730693, Apr 2020: Username: DragonGirl730693 Game: Pokémon Sword Current Era: Dursley Era Current Team: Azure (Female, Jolly Sobble) Sky (Male, Naughty Rookidee)

41 13,197

Started by Janp

Event

Community Sinnoh Wedlocke Event

BlissyMKW, Mar 2020: Despite being unable to finish because of throwing myself under a figurative bus by choosing to play 2 Mystery Dungeon games to do a comparison review (and starting my run far too late to do it without devoting all my time to it), yes, seeing more...

18 9,510

Started by Janp

Challenge

ALPHABET POKEMON CHALLENGE

Robotsnake20, Feb 2020: The alphabet-mon Challenge Challenge: Beating the game by only using pokemon that start with a random letter Rules: #1 You will need a random letter either picked by you or a random letter generator (lets use B as an Example) #2 You can...

0 7,423

Started by Robotsnake20

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Challenges Ideas & Discussion

Check to see if your challenge has been approved or not!

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Challenge FAQ / Help

Challenge Forum Rules

Apocalocke (revised)- A more realistic approach

The Monotype Challenge Re:Returns

"Anime"locke

What was your favorite challenge to do?

Trainer Personality Examination (Revived)

The BINGO! Challenge - Revived

The Story Challenge

The Showcase of the Haunted Costumes - Halloween Event 2021

Pokemon Shiny Badge Quest

Restarting the Random Challenge

Stadium 2 - 6 Rental Pokemon Only

The Time Warp Challenge

Mono-Color Challenge

Pokemon Unbound V1.1.3.1 Randomizer Nuzlocke Challenge

The Nuzlocke Challenge

Switchlocke!

The Ones that got away v3

The Zodiac Challenge

Egglocke Extravaganza (2021 Easter Event) ♥ Now open as a regular challenge!

The Character RP Challenge

first challenge?

Challenges you want to try sometime?

Alfheim Online Challenge REVIVED

Sweet Hearts ♥ Valentine's day event 2021

Rom Help/Suggestions

Sweet Hearts ♥ Valentine's day event 2021 ♥ Character submissions ♥

The Randomized Nuzlocke Challenge

Lottery Challenge

Who's In Your Party?

The Solo Challenge

challenges on youtube

No Pokemon Center Challenge

Type Cycle Challenge REBORN

Shinobi Challenge

Do you do challenges in your first run?

Apocalocke Challenge

The AAAAAAAAA Challenge (A Button Only!)

Burning Souls - Halloween Event 2020

The (revived) No-Catch Challenge!

Legacy Run

Pokémon Draft Challenge

Unlockable Nuzlocke

THE ANIME-STYLE CHALLENGE (RE-REVIVAL)

The Anime Style Challenge!

Crazy Clause Challenge

The Adoption Challenge run

The Dungeonlocke

? THE POTTERLOCKE CHALLENGE ?REVIVED

Community Sinnoh Wedlocke Event

ALPHABET POKEMON CHALLENGE