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Flowerchild January 30th, 2017 2:43 PM

Catch 'Em All Club!
 
Catch 'Em All Club!
Make a cool looking thread.
Hi friends! I'm attempting to complete the Pokédex for the first time in Pokémon Sun, and I think it might be nice to have a club to discuss our progress and share some tips! So here we are! Whether you - like me - have only completed the dex once, or if you're a veteran in the practice, feel free to join up if you'd like to participate in discussions!

Signup Form:
Name/Nickname:
Current Progress:
Any other information you'd like to include:



The signup form is, incidentally, just a suggestion, feel free to include as many or few details as you like. There's no need to be super formal about it imo ^^

Current Topic: How is completing the dex in Sun / Moon going? Are you finding it more or less fun than previous generations? If you've already completed it, how long did it take you?

That is all! I don't think we need a concise set of rules for this thread, just don't be a dick and remember that PokéCommunity Global Rules as well as Pokémon Gaming Central's rules apply to all clubs, obviously.

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Abby January 30th, 2017 3:04 PM

Name/Nickname: Abby
Current Progress: 1 Pokémon, currently in the process of beating the game to get something high leveled.
Any other information you'd like to include: Planning on having a living dex of Forms, Gender diffrences and others.

blue January 30th, 2017 4:39 PM

sign me up! i'm definitely trying to achieve this in my sun version and it seems to be going well so far. i'll edit in the exact figures tomorrow, but i do know that i've caught almost every mon that's available to me at my current stage in the game. 8)

Name/Nickname: Blue
Current Progress:
Any other information you'd like to include:

Flowerchild January 30th, 2017 9:45 PM

So, I am currently at 54%! It's been slow going because I'm super used to barely catching anything in my playthroughs and catching everything I see feels super alien to me. I transferred every Pokémon I had from X and AS but that wasn't a huge help given how few Pokémon I had in those games.

Still, there's no rush! I'm enjoying this so far.

ShyRayq January 30th, 2017 11:55 PM

This sounds cool. I'm assuming this isn't strictly about Sun/Moon and we can discuss other games too?

Name/Nickname : ShyRayq
Current Progress : 801/802
Any other information you'd like to include: Living Dex, just the basic form.

Flowerchild January 31st, 2017 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShyRayq (Post 9560925)
This sounds cool. I'm assuming this isn't strictly about Sun/Moon and we can discuss other games too?

Name/Nickname : ShyRayq
Current Progress : 801/802
Any other information you'd like to include: Living Dex, just the basic form.

This isn't the Sun & Moon forum, so feel free to discuss any Pokémon game! (:

And wow, good work mate. I seriously doubt I'd ever have the patience to do a living dex.

Flowerchild February 3rd, 2017 6:54 PM

Very looking forward to this weekend as I'll hopefully be able to catch a bunch more Pokémon! I stopped just wandering around and catching Pokémon that way, I've just been catching them in approximately Dex order while watching netflix all day, and it is a lot of fun ahaha.

How are the rest of you doing?

ShyRayq February 3rd, 2017 11:57 PM

Well, thanks to shenanigans, I managed to complete the pokedex in both Leaf Green and Emerald. I never noticed that Emerald had so many 1-2% pokemon like Cacnea and Chimecho. Also, it has like no good places to grind aside from the Elite Four which is boring to go through.

The Johto starters and Beasts are definitely a pain, requiring a minimum of 2 restarts and too many trades.

Anyway, my next project is Platinum. I managed to get Feebas easily, thankfully. I'm not looking forward to Munchlax.

Abby February 4th, 2017 1:32 AM

Well, I should be starting my catches today!

I've even devised a checklist of sorts^^

Flowerchild February 4th, 2017 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abby (Post 9563715)
Well, I should be starting my catches today!

I've even devised a checklist of sorts^^

Sweet! Let me know how it goes ^u^

BlazingCobaltX February 5th, 2017 6:20 AM

Yay, a fanclub befitting me!

Name/Nickname: BlazingCobaltX
Current Progress: 31 Pokémon left on Diamond dex

I don't have Sun or Moon; I only have the games up to BW. I'm planning to complete the Pokédex on at least one game per generation, including event legendaries. I bought FireRed and Colosseum already to help me with this, but at the moment I want to complete it on Diamond first because I'm closest to the goal on there. After that the next game will probably be Yellow. I have no interest in creating a living dex... As of yet.

Pokémon left to catch on Diamond:
Spoiler:
  • Delibird
  • Miltank
  • Zigzagoon
  • Wurmple/Cascoon
  • Breloom
  • Hariyama
  • Azurill
  • Delcatty
  • Carvanha
  • Spinda
  • Trapinch/Vibrava
  • Swablu
  • Claydol
  • Milotic
  • Chimecho
  • Metagross
  • Rampardos
  • Shieldon
  • Mothim
  • Combee
  • Cherubi/Cherrim
  • Lopunny
  • Honchkrow
  • Gible
  • Munchlax
  • Drapion
  • Finneon/Lumineon

Flowerchild February 5th, 2017 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlazingCobaltX (Post 9564615)
Yay, a fanclub befitting me!

Name/Nickname: BlazingCobaltX
Current Progress: 31 Pokémon left on Diamond dex

I don't have Sun or Moon; I only have the games up to BW. I'm planning to complete the Pokédex on at least one game per generation, including event legendaries. I bought FireRed and Colosseum already to help me with this, but at the moment I want to complete it on Diamond first because I'm closest to the goal on there. After that the next game will probably be Yellow. I have no interest in creating a living dex... As of yet.

Pokémon left to catch on Diamond:
Spoiler:
  • Delibird
  • Miltank
  • Zigzagoon
  • Wurmple/Cascoon
  • Breloom
  • Hariyama
  • Azurill
  • Delcatty
  • Carvanha
  • Spinda
  • Trapinch/Vibrava
  • Swablu
  • Claydol
  • Milotic
  • Chimecho
  • Metagross
  • Rampardos
  • Shieldon
  • Mothim
  • Combee
  • Cherubi/Cherrim
  • Lopunny
  • Honchkrow
  • Gible
  • Munchlax
  • Drapion
  • Finneon/Lumineon

Nice work! Diamond is quite fun, though I've never tried to complete a dex in that game. Good luck on the last few! And oh man Munchlax is gonna be a nightmare :p

Added you to the members list too.

Abby February 5th, 2017 2:55 PM

Today I started my catching checklist! I caught a bunch of grass encounters in Mele Mele (+extra for evolutions) and made a start on the fishing/surfing.
Overall I'm about 12% in the Alolan Dex.

ShyRayq February 5th, 2017 6:43 PM

I guess my motivation is the feeling of completion. Just working hard at something and seeing it finish just makes me feel good. It's probably my main reason for playing the Pokemon games.

Flowerchild February 6th, 2017 12:32 AM

I really want a Shiny Charm ahhaha. That was the biggest motivator. I guess also, it's just something new to try! Despite having played the games for ages I realized I'd never even tried completing one of the main goals of the franchise, so... why not give it a try? (:

Abby February 6th, 2017 1:30 AM

While a shiny charm is a nice bonus, I just like the idea of looking through the pokedex in a unique way.

BlazingCobaltX February 6th, 2017 1:31 AM

I like the idea of completing something that big, but I haven't been actively pursuing it since shortly. I was always catching as many Pokémon available anyways so I figured I should make dex completion my goal. It's also very challenging but doable on your own.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainbow (Post 9564866)
Nice work! Diamond is quite fun, though I've never tried to complete a dex in that game. Good luck on the last few! And oh man Munchlax is gonna be a nightmare :p

Added you to the members list too.

It is still my first save from almost 10, I ought to finish something on there now. :') I think I'll breed for Munchlax, gotta migrate Snorlax from LeafGreen first.

Oblox February 6th, 2017 8:42 AM

Name/Nickname: Oblox
Current Progress: 796/802
Any other information you'd like to include:
Had a complete living dex since Pokemon White, just been topping stuff up since then. Working my way through moon now for my last few. I'm a big breeder too so living dex is not so bad for me and i'm constantly replacing my caught pokemon with new pokemon I breed up so might one day have a 5/6IV living dex!
I just wish you could breed legendaries, but at least now there's hyper training for those.


I like the shiny charm but generally dont care about shinies only ever really wanted 2 (Charizard and Greninja) would prefer something for the regional dex and something else for National dex completion. I hate that SuMo dont have the national dex in game, really odd decision to only have it as part of bank.

Sabrewulf238 February 6th, 2017 12:05 PM

Name/Nickname: Dizzard
Current Progress: I just completed the Alolan pokedex earlier today. So I'm focused on the pokebank national dex now. As of now I'm at 720/802 pokemon caught and 795/802 pokemon seen.

I haven't completed the pokedex since HGSS but I still catch/evolve a fair number of Pokemon each gen, so it's added up.

I love the addition of the pokebank national dex. It means we won't have to catch/evolve Pokemon all over again just to fill another national dex each gen. It should make it easier for everyone to work on their national dex.

ShyRayq February 7th, 2017 12:35 AM

Started catching things in Platinum. Managed to get every honey tree pokemon except for Munchlax, its just a waiting game now.

So far I've gotten all the way up to Fuego Ironworks, and I've already got around 3-4 boxes full of pokemon. Gonna get lots of night-exclusive pokemon before continuing.

Flowerchild February 8th, 2017 10:48 PM

I am at about 5 or 6 boxes of Pokémon in Sun. Good progress, but still a very long way to go. Plus I haven't had much time lately to catch Pokémon /sadface
Quote:

Originally Posted by colours (Post 9566327)
Huge props to those who are focusing on the Pokebank National Pokedex in SM after they have completed the Alolan Pokedex, because I don't have the patience for that. 8D

holy shit that is a lot of pokébank

do you even get anything for completing national dex in SM? not that some people need a reward to motivate them I guess, haha.

ShyRayq February 9th, 2017 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainbow (Post 9567317)
I am at about 5 or 6 boxes of Pokémon in Sun. Good progress, but still a very long way to go. Plus I haven't had much time lately to catch Pokémon /sadface
holy **** that is a lot of pokébank

do you even get anything for completing national dex in SM? not that some people need a reward to motivate them I guess, haha.

The only reward you get is satisfaction. And endless fun in the pokedex section of pokebank.

In other news, I am spending 400 years on catching a Koffing in Stark Mountain. I am failing so much because I can't faint Buck's Claydol, and it just Psychics every Koffing I see.

Flowerchild February 9th, 2017 4:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShyRayq (Post 9567348)
The only reward you get is satisfaction. And endless fun in the pokedex section of pokebank.

In other news, I am spending 400 years on catching a Koffing in Stark Mountain. I am failing so much because I can't faint Buck's Claydol, and it just Psychics every Koffing I see.

Oh god the agony of trying to catch things when you're stuck with a partner trainer. I haven't played DPPt in a while, but I remember the days. Good luck getting a Koffing! I was surprised to learn that that's the only place you can find them in Platinum.

ShyRayq February 10th, 2017 1:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colours (Post 9567927)
One of the things I've noticed while completing my Alolan 'dex is just how useful the GTS can be! There are some Pokemon that are HUGE in demand -- usually Pokemon that are trade evos -- but there are some others that are wanted too like I think fossil evolutions, Ultra Beasts and certain other Pokemon as well. I bet if you chained some useless shiny and GTS'd it for a 'mon you needed for your dex, that would work, too. :x

Definitely. Ever since Gen VI, it's been relatively easy to complete the pokedex. You could chain-fish a shiny in about 5-10 minutes, or run around the Friend Safari for an hour, and get just about any pokemon you want. You just have to know how valuable something is based on the Pokemon available at the time. Before Bank came out for Sun/Moon, Castforms were relatively valuable and I managed to get a couple of Ultra Beasts using it. back in X/Y before bank, I managed a couple of hard to get pokemon using Rotom. Now, you're gonna have to work a bit harder for better trades.

In other news; I managed to catch all naturally occuring pokemon in the wild and I started to work on Evolutionary stones and Fossils. The Underground gave me some of the worst RNG possible. It took me ~4 to 5 hours for a Skull Fossil, which is uncommon, yet I managed to get 2 Odd Keystones, which are very rare.

Flowerchild February 13th, 2017 11:59 PM

I have had so little time lately to complete my dex so it's still hovering at just over half done, but at very least I will attempt to get myself a Luvdisc today to add to the list ^^


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