The PokéCommunity Forums

The PokéCommunity Forums (https://www.pokecommunity.com/index.php)
-   Previous Generations (https://www.pokecommunity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=200)
-   -   2nd Gen Did anyone beat the E4 and Champ with just one Pokemon? (https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=301413)

Shaturu711 May 11th, 2013 12:32 AM

Did anyone beat the E4 and Champ with just one Pokemon?
 
Hmm... That sounds like what I liked to do when I was little. I didn't really want to waste my time training a Pokemon party that were immune to many types, I just focused on leveling up one Pokemon that could beat Lance. That was my Meganium. It's actually pretty weak, but if you keep grinding till it reaches a certain level Lance could be crushed pretty easily, considering you had stocked up on like 20 Potions... ^^;

So did anyone of you beat the Elite Four with just one Pokemon? Let's get posting!

Megan May 11th, 2013 10:56 AM

Often enough. Especially after finishing the game I've beaten the E4 using one Pokemon while training another one. After a while it's no big deal, since gen 2 E4 are the weakest of them all.

If you mean beating them the first time in a playthrough: might have happened, can't remember since it's been a long time ago. Might have been a Feraligatr...

Shaturu711 May 11th, 2013 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R.F. (Post 7657673)
Often enough. Especially after finishing the game I've beaten the E4 using one Pokemon while training another one. After a while it's no big deal, since gen 2 E4 are the weakest of them all.

Yeah, I definitely agree with you on the topic of the Gen 2 E4 being relatively weak, the battles before Lance could be ended quite quickly, though Lance may pose a bit of a problem. But feraligatr should be able to crush Lance fast because of its wide array of ice type moves... That being said, I personally feel that as the games get newer, the Leauge gets easier? Meh, I'm not really sure. :P

"Thou shall spam ice types against Lance to win."

giradialkia May 11th, 2013 12:50 PM

I LIVED by this method when I was younger. Yellow was the first Pokémon game I played, but Gold was the first one I finished because the League was so much lower in level. I would normally have a Typhlosion around level 60 upon entering the League, and after that I would breeze through Kanto, and normally be able to sweep Red with just the one as well.

It's the easiest way to go in the older-generation games, and it's easier when you're younger, too :P

Shaturu711 May 11th, 2013 1:03 PM

Haha. Just look at my younger brother's storage Box in Leafgreen. He has a few Pidgeys, Rattatas and Caterpies and none of them are above level 10, and he's already halfway through the E4 with his Charizard at level 67.

This method works real well to beat the games, but if you play multiplayer with your friends it's easy to get beaten because your friends are bound to be around your level and if they have a well-balanced team, lights out. :p

And even after I think about all the disadvantages, I STILL use that method. XD

Brendino May 11th, 2013 9:30 PM

I can't say as I ever played through the game only to face the Elite Four with a single Pokemon, but there've been plenty of times where just two or three Pokemon were my workhorses, and the others were just filler.

I'm fairly certain I did beat both the Elite Four and Lance with just my Meganium once, but it was after I'd already beaten them a few times, and Meganium was roughly level 85.

Ephemeral Euphoria May 11th, 2013 9:36 PM

My Typhlosion was level 100 back in my run on Silver so yeah there was lots of carnage when fighting the E4.

Shaturu711 May 12th, 2013 12:27 PM

Quote:

I can't say as I ever played through the game only to face the Elite Four with a single Pokemon, but there've been plenty of times where just two or three Pokemon were my workhorses, and the others were just filler.
Quote:

My Typhlosion was level 100 back in my run on Silver so yeah there was lots of carnage when fighting the E4.
Yeah Brendino, fillers sometimes help too, just in case your Pokemon faints because of perish song or destiny bond or something, the fillers can stall you time while you use the max revive to revive back your fainted Pokemon.

Xulek. Wow. A level 100 typhlosion fighting the E4 would be awesome.. :p I could sit there and keep pressing the A button without even looking at the screen if I had one, but I don't... XD

vaporeon7 May 14th, 2013 1:14 AM

I've done it plenty of times, really the only thing stopping me is PP.

WooliestSteam May 14th, 2013 5:21 AM

Yep, I beat the Elite 4 with just my Feraligatr.

Throughout the whole, he was my go to Pokemon. I barley used anyone else. So he was pretty powerful when the Elite 4 came around.

Kikaito plush May 15th, 2013 1:09 AM

I think I did it once using my Flareon which I evoled from the Eevee that Bill gives you in Goldenrod City.

Shaturu711 May 15th, 2013 4:31 AM

Quote:

Yep, I beat the Elite 4 with just my Feraligatr.

Throughout the whole, he was my go to Pokemon. I barley used anyone else. So he was pretty powerful when the Elite 4 came around.
Wow, Feraligatr seems to be a favorite around here. What game were you playing and what was Feraligatr's level? I'm pretty curious, lol. :P

Quote:

I think I did it once using my Flareon which I evoled from the Eevee that Bill gives you in Goldenrod City.
Wow, that must have been quite tough, having not to use your starter. Nonetheless, Flareon is pretty awesome in its own right, and it looks cool too. Wow, that must have been quite a bit of effort to overcome Lance's Garydos, but I guess grinding did the trick, eh? xD

YOLTMayne May 15th, 2013 5:24 PM

I know this is for the wrong game, but I beat the elite four in red with just mew. Then went back and beat them with just mewtwo.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ May 20th, 2013 6:36 AM

I've done this challenge in every game, and it was a tough one, for all three of these games, I've used my starter Feraligatr for everyone of these and all three of them were at level 100.


:t354:TG

lmcde22 May 21st, 2013 5:16 PM

I've never tried but i think Lapras would be up for the job...

Olli May 22nd, 2013 12:00 PM

If you're talking about going through the E4 with just one Pokemon, then nope! Never done that past the first generation, since I've always been too lazy to train my Pokemon up to an appropriate level for it to take on the E4 alone, as well as giving them a diverse enough moveset for them to actually be able to take on the E4 alone. So yeah, no chance of that happening anytime soon ;p The only time I've ever done that was in the first generation, but I shared my Blue version with my brother who pretty much did all the work in training the Pokemon and teaching them the right moves, so not really much of an achievement :p

If you're talking about just taking the champion out with one Pokemon, then sure! Lance was one of the easier champions, with his Dragon mono-type team, so one Ice type Pokemon could do the job easily. And it did :)

alisaie May 26th, 2013 7:16 AM

I'm pretty sure that I did back when I first played Pokemon. I only trained my Feraligatr so eventually I was able to sweep the whole Elite Four + Champion with just him. I haven't done it since that time because eventually I learned that it's a good idea to have a balanced team with you.

Powerserge May 26th, 2013 11:45 AM

Hah, memories. I did this with both my Nidoking and my Mewtwo. My Nidoking sure does get around.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/f935d0f2ac1ba8b1a5fab8bf6cda17de/tumblr_mmw5e9OXuF1qedtzeo1_500.png

✯Shigeru✯ May 26th, 2013 12:28 PM

I've done it once with an Alakazam. I think I taught it the three elemental punches and Psychic which made most of the E4 easy except Karen of course. The only things that made her difficult were her Umbreon and Houndoom.

Sydian May 26th, 2013 4:47 PM

Nope, never in gen I or II. I'm not a fan of soloing things, honestly. :( I don't like having any less than 6 Pokemon. I like my teams full.

kingfor6 May 27th, 2013 7:55 PM

Ive done it with every starter in gen 1-3. I have also done it with a Pidgeot in both Red and Gold. I was considering trying with Geodude in Gold.

Cosmic Fury May 28th, 2013 4:39 AM

I've only managed to do it once, and that was with a Luxray in Platinum. Made it all the way through the game with just that and two HM slaves. However, it eventually got canned by Cynthia's Garchomp, and wasn't able to get around it till I got more cannon fodder. :P

DelightedTurk May 28th, 2013 5:34 PM

Well I did it with an Electabuzz in Silver in a Solo challenge but I'm not sure if you'd count that. I didn't beat the Elite Four on G/S/C as a kid, I couldn't get through Ice Path or whatever you call the cave between Mahogany and Blackthorn which is quite embarrassing.

yeahhhboiii June 24th, 2013 8:34 PM

Yeee swept E4, Lance, and Red with Typhlosion, taught it TPunch, Toxic, Flamethrower, and EQ

XmarkXalanX June 25th, 2013 9:04 AM

I managed to get through the entire Johto Region/Pokémom League with just my Totodile/Croconaw/Feraligatr. It was both my powerhouse and HM slave. By the time I got to the League, I believe it was already close to 70. Haha.

yeahhhboiii June 25th, 2013 9:32 AM

I also swept E4, Lance, and Red with Feraligatr, taught it Surf, Ice Punch, Earthquake, and Bite.

XmarkXalanX June 25th, 2013 11:13 AM

Almost the same Moveset as myself. I gave it Surf, Ice Beam, Crunch, Strength. Of course, I had to have a few extras solely for Cut, Fly, Whirlpool and Waterfall.

TheKurtzinator July 17th, 2013 8:23 PM

I used a Lv74 Polywrath with Waterfall, Ice Punch, Submission, and Dynamicpunch and swept them.

Sheep July 18th, 2013 11:27 AM

I did in Crystal! With Shuckle as a kid, actually. :) I don't remember how I did it but I know it was a huge pain in the butt lmao.

kgarra8649 July 18th, 2013 11:44 AM

Yeah. Most recently in Black 2 I trained up my Starmie to like level 70 and taught it Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Hydro Pump, and Surf. That knocked out not only the E4 but also Iris all by itself!

Arroar July 20th, 2013 2:29 PM

I only ever did this once... In Pokemon yellow... With Butterfree :D

catroZ August 2nd, 2013 6:39 AM

Oh yeah I did do it a couple of weeks ago when I was playing crystal(with Feraligatr).I also beat the crap outta Red with the same Feraligatr.

Sirfetch’d August 7th, 2013 8:36 PM

I was able to defeat them using only my Feraligatr due to some intense level grinding and the fact that he was over 20 levels stronger.

Aeroblast August 7th, 2013 9:27 PM

Couple years ago, I did the Celebi Glitch to get Mewtwo (It's a good thing that Splash is the move needed), raised it to 100, and it ****s up everything that stands on its way.

Personofsecrets August 10th, 2013 9:57 PM

Yes, my starting pokemon - that is just how I always have played pokemon.

KoolKat vs. Lucas August 14th, 2013 7:27 AM

I didn't know you were supposed to level up multiple Pokemon, so I defeated the E4+Lance in Crystal with just a level 64 Typhlosion (and my Lvl 24 Spinarak, in case Fire Dude (my Typhlosion) fainted, so I could Revive him.

Quetzal August 14th, 2013 7:35 AM

I did a run through of Crystal once with only a shiny Scyther. Other than that one time though, I have more fun with a full party.

KorpiklaaniVodka August 14th, 2013 11:48 AM

I once swept the E4 and the Champion with my level 69 Feraligatr.

darkdude141 August 18th, 2013 8:13 PM

When I was first into pokemon, I thought metronome was the best move of all time, so I made my togepi extremely overpowered without evolving it because, ew, wings. I pumped everything I had into it, it was poisoned? Holy sh*t get that pokemon a pecha berry asap! It was down by one hp? Use the hyper potion! Seriously, togepi is #3 on my top ten list of pokemon.

Fernando Torres August 20th, 2013 7:39 AM

XD I was stupid as a kid so I trained Charizard to level 100 to challenge everything head on. I was stupid to have Fly, Blast Burn, Flamethrower and Ember I Blast Burned everything to death.

Hiatus August 20th, 2013 9:27 AM

In my first run, I beat the Pokémon league only with my Typhlosion. I was required to use a lot of recovery items, though, such as full heal and super potion. xD During my second shot, I was able to defeat the Elite Four and champion with my Gengar. I still had five additional Pokémon on my team (who weren't fully-evolved), though, just so that I could withdraw my Gengar every now and then and give him a rest.

Isseubnida September 2nd, 2013 4:10 AM

As a matter of fact, I did!

On Crystal, I used Typhlosian to stomp the Elite 4 and Champion easily.

Sweets Witch September 2nd, 2013 5:50 AM

Did it with a Feraligatr once in Crystal and tried it with a Meganium but, to put it nicely, I didn't have decent moves.

vichorio September 2nd, 2013 2:12 PM

I did it many times in Gen 1, and at least one time in Gen 2... in Gen 1, I did it with the 3 starters, and later with other pokemon that I trained, and got to high levels so the only relatively quick way to keep training them was the E4, like Dragonite, Rhydon, Gyarados, Magmar, Gengar, Alakazam, The legendarys, eeveelutions, lapras, fossils, and maybe some more... in Gen 2 I'm positive that I beat them with a Thyplosion at least once

Cassandra September 4th, 2013 7:47 AM

I usually go though with just one Pokemon in my party, but I never managed to beat the E4 until I got a Dragonite.

alisaie September 4th, 2013 8:26 AM

I don't remember if I did it with just my Feraligatr or not. But I do remember only training my Feraligatr (and a Pidgey I suppose) the first time I played Silver. So when I went into the Elite Four I simply went it with Feraligatr and like.. back ups in case it fainted. Which I don't recall ever happening so in that case I would say I did in some shape.

Imperator161 September 13th, 2013 6:34 PM

I've beaten the Elite Four in GSC with only one Pokémon plenty of times. Before my Gold died, I soloed it with each member of my five-Pokémon team (so Totodile, Blastoise, Quagsire, Pikachu, and Noctowl--yes, my team was incredibly unbalanced). For each of them, I soloed the Elite Four without using any items (so no hyper potions, full heals, etc.). I have to admit, beating some of those Onixes with my Pikachu (which only knew Electric and Normal-type moves) was a pain, but the end result was satisfying. I may have soloed the Elite Four with some other Pokémon as well, but I can't quite remember.

In Red, I know I did it with Blastoise plenty of times (since that was the only Pokémon I bothered training the first time I played), and I think I later did it with other Pokémon as well.

PokemonCollector-N September 14th, 2013 3:56 AM

My first time playing Crystal I ended up sweeping them with a Suicune. I did it again at one point with my Typhlosion. Can't remember the levels though.

Precious Tears September 14th, 2013 5:49 AM

Back in the days of GSC era, I filled up my party for story mode.
After it Espeon's my main powerhouse, and arsenal -- the only Pokemon I used for battling E4.

Alloute September 17th, 2013 10:31 PM

I beat the E4 on Silver version with just a Dragonite. I didn't wanna level up my team so I asked my friend to trade me his lv 70 Dragonite and I beat the E4 and Lance with that.

Elaitenstile September 18th, 2013 3:00 AM

Did it in Red with a Level 70 Blastoise. In Gold it was even easier with Level 82 Feraligatr. The main attack was Surf, I kept spamming the A button until the enemy fainted. Good satisfactory results, along with switching the move off occasionally due to lack of PP. Oh, the good ol' times...

Squirrel September 18th, 2013 3:40 AM

The Johto league was pretty easy but yes, I beat it with one Pokémon quite a few times! The Pokémon I remember beating it solo with were Typhlosion, Lanturn, Sandslash and Jolteon, and I'm pretty sure I did it countless more times on the HGSS version too (mostly for training purposes). It was the easiest league of all generations so I never had too much trouble taking it on solo.

Endless_Void September 18th, 2013 4:36 AM

In gen 2 I used my Feraligatr that was level 82 and in gen 3 (Emerald) I used Swampert :)

Ari Niko September 29th, 2013 5:59 AM

On my first playthroughs of most of the games I just used my starter for everything.

So yes, I have beaten the E4 with only Blastoise multiple times.

blahnothuman October 19th, 2013 3:17 AM

First time I ever beat the E4 was actually with a somewhat overlevel Pidgeot.
Then with a Typhlosion and once with a Haunter (didn't have anyone around with a gameboy so no trade evolutions for me :(). Back then I ONLY ever leveled one Pokémon

liam_ October 19th, 2013 8:51 AM

My first playthrough with Red I only used Charizard!

KingRazor October 19th, 2013 1:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaporeon7 (Post 7661099)
I've done it plenty of times, really the only thing stopping me is PP.

Yep, this was the only thing that made it hard to beat the E4 in blue version with my Blastoise.

I've practically solo'd the whole game with Blastoise numerous times.

In S/G/E I basically solo'd it with Typhlosion. Although once I had Lugia he lead the way the rest of the game.

Serperion October 19th, 2013 5:04 PM

Yes Oh I remember beating the Elite Four with a Feraligatr and the only other Pokemon on my team was the Red Gyarados which I never deposited because I didn't know you could... my Pokedex literally had 4 Pokemon Caught for the entire game...

TheSki0861 October 19th, 2013 5:06 PM

if you count using like level 10 and such so i could revive my Typhlosion (i was doing a solo run challenge i'd already finished Silver) then yes i have


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 3:55 AM.


Like our Facebook Page Follow us on Twitter © 2002 - 2018 The PokéCommunity™, pokecommunity.com.
Pokémon characters and images belong to The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo. This website is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK, The Pokémon Company or The Pokémon Company International. We just love Pokémon.
All forum styles, their images (unless noted otherwise) and site designs are © 2002 - 2016 The PokéCommunity / PokéCommunity.com.
PokéCommunity™ is a trademark of The PokéCommunity. All rights reserved. Sponsor advertisements do not imply our endorsement of that product or service. User generated content remains the property of its creator.

Acknowledgements
Use of PokéCommunity Assets
vB Optimise by DragonByte Technologies Ltd © 2023.