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Season April 17th, 2010 8:35 PM

Trainer Class Challenge
 
This is a challenge where you select a trainer class, then complete the game using only Pokemon on that trainer Class' list. If one Pokemon is on the list, that means all Pokemon in that evolutionary line are allowed. For example, Skiers can use Glaceon, Eevee or both.

EL = all Pokemon in the evolutionary line are allowed.

Trainer Classes
Hiker: Mankey EL, Machop EL, Tyrogue EL, Makuhita EL, Riolu, EL, Meditite EL, Sandshrew EL, Diglett EL, Cubone EL, Phanpy EL, Hippopotas EL, Rhyhorn EL, Gligar EL, Onix EL, Geodude EL, Zubat EL
Hikers generally use Rock, ground and fighting Pokemon, along with Pokemon commonly found in caves.

Bug Catcher: Caterpie EL, Pinsir, Pinecoe EL, Wurmple EL, Volbeat, Illuminise, Kricketot EL, Burmy EL, Weedle EL, Paras EL, Venonat EL, Scyther EL, Ledyba EL, Spinarak EL, Yanma EL, Shuckle, Heracross, Surskit EL, Nincada EL, Combee EL
Bug Catchers specialize in bug Pokemon.

Pokemaniac: Cubone EL, Lickitung EL, Kangaskhan, Snorlax EL, Larvitar EL, Aron EL, Cranidos EL, Shieldon EL, Bulbasaur EL, Charmander EL, Squirtle EL, Nidoran (male and female) EL, Slowpoke EL, Rhyhorn EL, Lapras EL, Chikorita EL, Totodile EL, Mareep EL, Treecko EL, Mudkip EL, Whismur EL, Tropius, Turtwig EL, Gible EL, Snover EL
Pokemaniacs use Pokemon in the Monster Egg Group.

Psychic: Abra EL, Drowzee EL, Mr. Mime EL, Espeon EL, Unown, Wobuffett EL, Ralts EL, Spoink EL, Chimecho EL, Natu EL, Slowpoke EL, Exeggcute EL, Jynx EL, Girafarig EL, Meditite EL, Lunatone, Solrock, Baltoy EL, Branzor EL, Misdreavus EL, Shuppet EL, Duskull EL, Gastly EL, Driftloon EL, Spiritomb EL
Psychics specialize in psychic and ghost Pokemon.

Fisherman: Magikarp EL, Finneon EL, Feebas EL, Goldeen EL, Barboach EL, Remroid EL, Poliwag EL, Qwilfish, Relicanth, Shellder EL, Tentacool EL, Staryu EL, Wailmer EL, Chinchou EL
Fishermen use Pokemon that can be caught while fishing.

Bird Keeper: Pidgey EL, Spearow EL, Farfetch'd EL, Doduo EL, Hoothoot EL, Natu EL, Murkrow EL, Delibird EL, Skamory EL, Taillow EL, Wingull EL, Swablu EL, Starly EL, Chatot
Bird Keepers use flying Pokemon based on birds.

Sailor: Machop EL, Poliwag EL, Krabby EL, Wooper EL, Psyduck EL, Tentacool EL, Spheal EL, Wingull EL, Shellder EL, Horsea EL, Magikarp EL, Shellos EL, Rattata EL
Sailors usually use Pokemon that can be found at sea or are commonly used on ships.

Biker: Koffing, Charmander EL, Flareon EL, Magmar EL, Grimer EL, Voltorb EL
Bikers commonly use fire and poison Pokemon, although they are also known to use Voltorb.

Beauty: Sentret EL, Hoppip EL, Corsola, Numel EL, Shroomish EL, Marill EL, Goldeen El, Clamperl EL, Rattata EL, Pikachu EL, Clefairy EL, Meowth EL, Bellsprout EL, Oddish EL, Exeggcute EL, Pidgey EL, Aipom EL, Bulbasaur EL, Glameow EL, Lopunny EL, Psyduck EL, Finneon EL, Roselia EL, Jigglypuff EL
Beauties use Pokemon that are considered beautiful or cute.

Scientist: Magnemite EL, Ditto EL, Porygon EL, Koffing EL, Grimer EL, Voltorb EL, Abra EL
Scientists generally use artificial Pokemon, but have recently been shown to specialize in psychic Pokemon such as the Abra evolutionary line.

Gentleman: Hoothoot EL, Meowth EL, Pikachu EL, Mareep EL, Growlithe EL, Ponyta EL, Girafarig, Wobbuffett EL, Spoink EL, Zigzagoon EL, Psyduck EL, Nidoran (male or female) EL, Cubone EL, Chatot, Starly EL, Eletrike EL
Gentlemen usually use Pokemon that can be owned as pets.

Blackbelt: Mankey EL, Machop EL, Tyrogue EL, Makuhita EL, Riolu EL, Meditite EL
Blackbelts specialize in fighting Pokemon.

Burglar: Koffing EL, Charmander EL, Vulpix EL, Gowlithe EL, Ponyta EL, Magmar EL, Flareon EL, Cyndaquil EL, Slugma EL, Numel EL, Torkoal EL, Chimchar EL, Torchic EL
Buglars generally use fire Pokemon, but many also use Koffing.

Pokefan: Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Chansey EL, Minun, Plusle, Pikachu EL, Togepi EL, Marill EL, Hoppip EL, Snubbull EL, Shroomish EL, Skitty EL, Mawile EL, Roselia EL, Castform, Snorunt EL, Pachirisu, Cherubi EL,
Pokefans use Pokemon in the Fairy egg group.

Guitarist: Whismur EL, Pikachu EL, Voltorb EL, Electrabuzz EL, Jolteon EL, Mareep EL, Electrike EL, Plusle, Minun, Shinx EL, Pachirisu, Magnemite EL
Guitarists use electric Pokemon as well as members of the Whismur evolutionary line.

Skier/Boarder: Snorunt EL, Glaceon EL, Jynx EL, Swinub EL, Delibird EL, Spheal EL, Seal EL, Snover EL, Shellder EL, Marill EL, Psyduck EL, Sneasel EL
Skiers/boarders specialize in ice Pokemon.

Officer: Growlithe EL, Hoothoot EL, Machop EL, Meditite EL
Officers use Growlithe, Hoothoot and various fighting Pokemon.

Juggler: Mr. Mime EL, Voltorb EL, Machop EL, Abra EL, Pineco EL, Drowzee EL
Jugglers commonly use Mr. Mime and a few round Pokemon. They have also been known to use a few Psychic Pokemon such as Kadabra and Hypno.

Sage: Hoothoot EL, Bellsprout EL, Gastly EL, Eevee EL
Sages generally use Hoothoot and Bellsprout, although few have been known to use Eeveloutions.

Swimmer: Squirtle EL, Psyduck EL, Poliwag EL, Seel EL, Shellder EL, Krabby EL, Horsea EL, Goldeen EL, Staryu EL, Eevee EL, Totodile EL, Marill EL, Remroid EL, Mudkip EL, Wailmer EL, Corpish EL, Feebass EL, Clamperl EL, Luvdisc EL, Piplup EL, Buizel EL, Shellos EL, Finneon EL, Tentacool EL, Slowpoke EL, Lapras, Chinchou EL, Wooper EL, Qwilfish, Corsola, Mantyke EL, Barboach EL, Relicanth
Swimmers specialize in water Pokemon.

Dragon Tamer: Dratini EL, Bagon EL, Swablu EL, Gible EL, Horsea EL, Flygon EL, Charizard EL
Dragon Tamers fight using Dragon Pokemon.

Ruin Maniac: Sandshrew EL, Nosepass EL, Baltoy EL, Geodude EL, Onix EL, Machop EL, Cranidos EL, Shieldon EL
Ruin Maniacs tend to use Rock, ground and fighting Pokemon.

Kindler: Numel EL, Slugma EL, Wingull EL
Kindlers battle with Numel and Slugma, although one also uses a wingull.

Artist: Mr. Mime EL, Smeargle, Sudowoodo EL, Kricketot EL
Artists use usually use Mr. Mime and Smeargle, but a couple also use Sudowoodo and Kricketune.

Worker: Geodude EL, Onix EL, Ponyta EL
Workers usually use Geodude and Onix, although a few also use Ponyta.

Aroma Lady: Roselia EL, Shroomish EL, Oddish EL, Bellsprout EL, Sunkern EL, Bulbasaur EL, Chikorita EL, Turtwig EL, Budew EL, Combee EL, Cherubi EL
Aroma Ladies use Grass Pokemon that resemble plants. They also use Combee, most likely to help polinate.

Trading is allowed at any point in the game. You can use a starter if a Pokemon on your trainer class' list isn't available yet but have to deposit them in the PC, release them or trade them away once you recieve your first Pokemon.
You can have as many HM slaves as you need but you can't battle with them.
The challenge is complete once you have beaten Red.

Participants
Astrotastic:D - Pokemaniac
Yung_Link - Sailor
Shuppet88 - Pokefan
Sooyun - Sage
SkyKnight - Sage
Trilbymenetti - Bird Catcher
Cystar - Swimmer
Spoink17 - Psychic

Astrotastic:D April 17th, 2010 9:20 PM

im gonna do the pokemaniac route :D....i mean im already half done but all the pokemon in my group are part of that class already :D

Season April 17th, 2010 9:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astrotastic:D (Post 5727388)
im gonna do the pokemaniac route :D....i mean im already half done but all the pokemon in my group are part of that class already :D

I'll add your name and trainer class to the first post. :)
I plan to participate too once I complete my current journey. Although I may start early, I'm pretty excited about it. :D

yung_link April 17th, 2010 9:41 PM

this looks pretty cool...i guess i'll give it a try! me, i love water types, so sailor is my choice. i'm 'sposed 2 b getting my ds & heartgold on monday, & i've never tried a challenge like this before so i thought it'd be fun! btw can i use totodile if im a sailor?(he is a water-type, but u dont c 2 many sailors using him. i think i saw a sailor use a feraligatr on leafgreen tho...)

Season April 17th, 2010 9:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yung_link (Post 5727456)
this looks pretty cool...i guess i'll give it a try! me, i love water types, so sailor is my choice. i'm 'sposed 2 b getting my ds & heartgold on monday, & i've never tried a challenge like this before so i thought it'd be fun! btw can i use totodile if im a sailor?(he is a water-type, but u dont c 2 many sailors using him. i think i saw a sailor use a feraligatr on leafgreen tho...)

You can use a Totodile if you would like. I'll add your name. :)

yung_link April 17th, 2010 9:48 PM

thanx!:) when i get my ds & HG i'll get started on it as soon as possible!

SoulNuva April 17th, 2010 10:18 PM

Shouldn't Charizard be in the Dragon Tamer Group, since he is a dragon-like pokemon and used by the Lance the Dragon Spear Dragon Master?

Season April 17th, 2010 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoulNuva (Post 5727599)
Shouldn't Charizard be in the Dragon Tamer Group, since he is a dragon-like pokemon and used by the Lance the Dragon Spear Dragon Master?

I must have missed that one, thank you. :)

yung_link April 18th, 2010 10:38 AM

are HM slaves allowed? i dont use them all that often, but just in case... also how do we know when we've completed the challenge? when we've beaten the E4? Red?

cookie_lovr April 18th, 2010 10:43 AM

What about the Teacher trainer? You find one of those onboard the S.S. Aqua.

Her pokemon was a Chatot (they probably specialize in those types of pokemon lol).

MegaSlowBro. April 18th, 2010 10:48 AM

I have a question: Are Ace Trainers allowed? I'm not sure about it because they use all kinds of pokemon right?

Season April 18th, 2010 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookie_lovr (Post 5729366)
What about the Teacher trainer? You find one of those onboard the S.S. Aqua.

Her pokemon was a Chatot (they probably specialize in those types of pokemon lol).

I was considering adding the Teacher class but it didn't seem like they used any specific type of Pokemon. It seems they favor small, cute Pokemon which is very similar to the Beauties.

Quote:

Originally Posted by yung_link (Post 5729357)
are HM slaves allowed? i dont use them all that often, but just in case... also how do we know when we've completed the challenge? when we've beaten the E4? Red?

Yepp, HM slaves are allowed. You can have as many as you need but you can't battle with them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyKnight (Post 5729379)
I have a question: Are Ace Trainers allowed? I'm not sure about it because they use all kinds of pokemon right?

Yeah, I didn't add Ace Trainers because they specialize in a well trained Pokemon and a balanced team, which could really be any number of combinations. I tried my best to pick trainer classes that specialized in a certain type of Pokemon or egg group.

yung_link April 18th, 2010 11:50 AM

my HM slave was gonna b a krabby, does that mean i still cant use him?(he's a water-type, but maybe battling with HM slaves is prohibited in this challenge...) & my other question is when is the challenge considered completed?

Season April 18th, 2010 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yung_link (Post 5729576)
my HM slave was gonna b a krabby, does that mean i still cant use him?(he's a water-type, but maybe battling with HM slaves is prohibited in this challenge...) & my other question is when is the challenge considered completed?

You can battle with your HM slave as long as they are on your list of Pokemon. Since you're participating as a Sailor, you can battle with Krabby.
The challenge is complete once you have beaten Red.

MegaSlowBro. April 18th, 2010 12:45 PM

I'm thinking about participating too ^_^ I might be a Dragon Tamer or a Sage. But I have one more question ^^;

For a Sage, you say that some have been known to use Eevee evolutions. If I choose a sage, am I limited to a number of eevee evolutions that I can use?

Season April 18th, 2010 5:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyKnight (Post 5729735)
I'm thinking about participating too ^_^ I might be a Dragon Tamer or a Sage. But I have one more question ^^;

For a Sage, you say that some have been known to use Eevee evolutions. If I choose a sage, am I limited to a number of eevee evolutions that I can use?

Nope, since Eevee is on the list that means all of it's evolutions are as well. :)

SoulNuva April 19th, 2010 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Season (Post 5730730)
Nope, since Eevee is on the list that means all of it's evolutions are as well. :)

Does that mean if you choose to be a sage, you can use all 6 eevees?

Alpha_Spike April 19th, 2010 1:29 AM

I got a question. Where did you get the information for all these? Cause no where I have seen has info stating that Sage's have used Eevee's or the Eeveelutions.

rocky505 April 19th, 2010 3:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpha_Spike (Post 5731613)
I got a question. Where did you get the information for all these? Cause no where I have seen has info stating that Sage's have used Eevee's or the Eeveelutions.

3 sages on crystal used Jolteon, flareon, and vaporeon before you battled suicune.

Season April 19th, 2010 1:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoulNuva (Post 5731561)

Does that mean if you choose to be a sage, you can use all 6 eevees?

Yes, since a Sage has used every Eevevolution at some point in the Pokemon series all six are allowed.

Most of the information is taken from Bulbapedia pages about trainer classes and lists of Pokemon they have used. Some additional data is taken from legendarypokemon.net if it was missing from Bulbapedia.

shuppet88 April 19th, 2010 4:06 PM

I was trying to do something different with my game now that I've beaten the Elite Four as well as Red. This will definitely do!

Count me in as a gentleman lol...I like the pets category, since some of them are cute without being totally annoying to me, like some of the Pokemon from the beauty category.

Also, at the end of the challenge, can we state here which Pokes we used?

Season April 19th, 2010 5:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shuppet88 (Post 5733291)
I was trying to do something different with my game now that I've beaten the Elite Four as well as Red. This will definitely do!

Count me in as a gentleman lol...I like the pets category, since some of them are cute without being totally annoying to me, like some of the Pokemon from the beauty category.

Also, at the end of the challenge, can we state here which Pokes we used?

I'll add you to the list. And yes, of course! Actually, I would like to see this thread turn into a discussion about everyone's adventures. I think it could end up being really interesting. :)

Azumin April 19th, 2010 7:45 PM

I'll probably be doing this challenge after I'm done with my Ground Mono-type challenge (I'm at kanto :D).

SyngthaSuyeon April 19th, 2010 11:22 PM

I'll sign up as a Sage since I'm going to do an Eeveelution run and that will kill 2 birds with one stone.
see The Eeveeloution Challenge

after that I may do this challenge as a Beauty or Burglar (if not both using different roms)

MegaSlowBro. April 19th, 2010 11:30 PM

Ok! I'll sign up as a sage XD


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