TIME WARP BABY

Gen 2 does have a herb shop as well :3. If you go underground the right day or something like that. And yeah I LOVEEE gen 2 the most! I have beaten Winona without too much trouble, using Ninjask and it's swords dance, while Winona sent out her SKarmory as last Pokemon. Skarmory was taken down by Masquarains Bubblebeam. Tate&Lisa were taken down in TWO turns, using Shadow ball with NInjask and Silver wind with Beautifly to take down 1 Pokemon each turn. Wallace was pretty difficult though, but with a bit of parahax Beautifly killed the Milotic.

WHO SAID BEAUTIFLY WAS NOT AWESOME HMM? Nobody? great :3

Now trying to go through the victory road ohgosh.

(Since no one said otherwise, I'm going to use the Masterball, but not now)


Thanks Mom. If I'm not using the money, someone is...

Sidequest... AWAY!

Oh man, I hope it's something awesome like a Magby, or Tyrouge, or...

You disappoint me...


Might as well hatch this egg I completely forgot about... At least I know what's in this one...

SO MUCH YES

Could care less...

Sidequest... COMPLETE!

Well that never took that lo-

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OH GOD GUESS HOW LONG THAT TOOK... Let's try with a little more success...

There we go...


Let's check this bad boy out...



Meet Rockington the Shuckle... I'm going to sleep...

I've beaten the challenge!

I barely used beautifly and Masquarain in the Elite four, I beat every member by using Swords Dance with Ninjask, then Baton Passing to Armaldo who sweeps the team with attack AND speed boosts, and it has great coverage :D. For Stevens Skarmory I switched Masquarain in and out until Skarmory had very low atatack because of Intimidate, so I could safely setup with Ninjask :)

Good luck to the other players!!

Good job, that never took long.

Also, is Laure doing a challenge as well? It's odd that we're the guinea pigs here, testing the Jurassic period.

Laure HAS to do the challenge, since she's the one who made it? Although I'm wondering what period she'll play? :P

Yay...

I call every Togepi this.

There we go, caught Rockington up with the rest of the team.

TIL This was a ledge.

BEST. HM. EVER.

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Rock: Noted

Easy obligatory Ham battle.

OH SHI-

Uh...

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...

Why?

Old man... Why are you green?

Worth going back for. Gave it to Rockington.

Let's see, I have two, count'em, TWO pokemon with bite.

That's what I thought.

TEH TEAM

Eli the Bayleef

Lady the Ledian

Rough the Growlithe

Poison the Arbok

Rockington the Shuckle

Hey, this seems like a good challenge. I'll probably do this one after I finish my Ultimate Mono-Fire-Type challenge

(I really need to get back to this...)
I'm going to be using a Mantine, and I don't see anyone saying I can't.

Well yeah, go ahead, this won't be updated anyway ;c

This sounds interesting, count me in!
Username: Munch
Game: Platinum
Ere: Jurassic Jam
Pokemon: Rampardos, Bastadion, Torterra, Garchomp

Let's give this a go as a new challenge to work out my Poké-muscles!
Name: Diamondmutt1111 (in-game will be John)
Game: Heart Gold (I will treat this as a Generation 2 game because I don't want to hack in a Rotom. This game will be 100% legit, including trading Pokémon. This is also because it's not a ROM, but a hard copy of HG. I traded the Ponyta from my old Diamond game and at a fair level.)
Time Period: Westward Expansion
Team (Planned): Onix, Tauros, Gengar, Rapidash, Noctowl, and another Pokémon unknown at this time (probably another Rock-type, maybe a Dark-type)

Starting...NOW!

UPDATE 12/22/12:​

Player: John (because it's a name used a lot back in the Wild West)
Rival: Robert (like Robert Ford, the dude who shot the outlaw Jesse James)
Beat Falkner and got up to the Union Cave (skipped some trainers on Route 32) and attempted to catch an Onix, but I rage quit after 2 failed captures (FREAKING ROCK SNAKES!!!). Also nabbed Rock Smash if anyone cares. No? Good.

Since it's not a ROM, it would be quite hard to get screen captures, so just take my word for it. ;)

Team: (in order of capture)


Man Dest the Quiet, Male Hoothoot
Level 13, No Item
Moveset:
-Tackle
-Uproar
-Peck
-Hypnosis
Ability: Insomnia (can't fall asleep)
Caught at: Route 29, Level 3
Reason for Name: Like Manifest Destiny, the whole idea that Americans had a God-given right to go as far as the land would go and call it their own. A female Hoothoot probably would have fit Manifest Destiny better, (since the idea in pictures, was female in gender), but at the time I didn't care.
Reason for Choice: It's a Normal-type, which fits the criteria, and it's a bird. I was originally going for a Pidgeot, an owl seemed cooler for a Wild West sort-of challenge. An eagle or hawk-looking Pokémon would have worked too, maybe even a Dodrio or a Fearow, but Noctowl still is the coolest choice.
Thoughts on Pokémon: Works quite well so far, Hypnosis and Peck/Tackle is a dangerous combo. Uproar seems to be counterproductive, as it wakes up Pokémon. Can't wait to slap Fly and Extrasensory onto his moveset. It's ability is also quite amazing. While the nature could be better, I thank God it doesn't cut his Special Attack, though a higher Speed will be missed. I reckon this Hoothoot will be mighty fine.


JesseJames the Naive (ROFL), Male Gastly
Level 13, No Item
Moveset:
-Hypnosis
-Curse
-Spite
-Mean Look
Ability: Levitate (Ground-types can't touch him)
Caught at: Sprout Tower, Level 5
Reason for Name: Like Jesse James, the famous (or infamous) outlaw of 1800's America. Not to be confused with the guy that used to be married to Sandra Bullock, though they both probably don't have souls.
Reason for Choice: It's a Ghost-type and the only one available for a LONG time. Plus I have been wanting to use one.
Thoughts on Pokémon: Though this feller has no attacking moves (Curse may technically be one), he still is very cool and levels up fast. It's nature cuts Special Defense but favors Speed, which is win-lose situation. He could attempt to OHKO slower Pokémon, but if battling an Alakazam, he would probably lose. Not only because he has horrible Special Defense (Falkner's Pidgeotto's Gust called my attention to that), but Alakazam could possibly outspeed this dastardly outlaw. JesseJames will hopefully be a wonderful asset, as he is currently.


Sunni the Quirky, Female Ponyta
Level 13, No Item
Moveset:
-Tackle
-Growl
-Tail Whip
Ability: Flash Fire (absorbs Fire-type moves and gets a boost for it's own Fire-type moves)
Caught at: Route 211 (Diamond), Level 13
Reason for Name: Unlike the other names, this one is actually someone very special in my life.
Reason for Choice: It's a horse, perfect for a Western theme! Unfortunately, they weren't catchable until Kanto, so I traded her in from Diamond (for a Bellsprout).
Thoughts on Pokémon: She's only seen 1 battle (Bird Keeper Peter), but she was quite strong and seemed like a boss. Her ability will work wonders in the future. Can't wait to see her grow.


Boxed:
Kindle the Cyndaquil, Level 7 (don't care about nature or anything else, it's an HM slave for Cut...a horrible fate, poor Kindle)

An Egg (guess who's) is also in my party, but I will box it as soon as it hatches, don't care to use Togepi.


Onix Pre-Thoughts: This turd better be worth it...I haven't heard many things good about these rock snakes...

What To Do Next (WTDN):
-Capture that friggin Onix
-Battle all trainers on Route 32 and Union Cave (as well as Route 33)
-Get the Hive Badge (Should be easy with Man Dest and Sunni)
-Get Cut (for Kindle, poor Kindle)
-Possibly even beat Whitney

I might even do bios for each team member, but I gotta get to know them first. ;)

(Yes I refer to the Pokémon as hers, hims, and its)

FUN FACT: Sunni was captured on January 19, 2009.



Last thing I did was beat Chuck, taught Man Dest Fly, and then saved in Cianwood City. Did a lot of training for Morty at Mt. Mortar and the area around the Lake of Rage. Thank God for Sentret, or else Surfing would be impossible (since I can't use Water-types). Catching Onix wasn't super hard, was easier than expected. Tauros was kind of easy too, though I ran into many Miltanks before him (I decided not to use Miltank since they are pink, and that ain't allowed).

I also decided 2 things on this Pokémon quest:

1. 5 is enough for now. If I need a Rock-type after I get to Kanto and evolve Frontier (my Onix), then I might trade over a Pupitar from my old Diamond game, like Sunni (my Ponyta).

2. I added an additional rule to my challenge, I CANNOT USE Bicycles or any kind of electronics.

Since it's not a ROM, it would be quite hard to get screen captures, so just take my word for it. ;)

Anywho...now for the team :)

Team:

Boxed:


Reasons For:


Current Thoughts on Pokémon:


Biographies:


What To Do Next (WTDN):
-Beat Pryce and Jasmine
-Catch and release the Red Gyarados, get Red Scale, and trade Mr. Pokémon it for a Exp. Share
-Get a Metal Coat
-Dark Cave for training

I'M A HORRIBLE HORRIBLE FORUM OWNER

I STARTED THIS CHALLENGE AND DIDN'T GET PAST CERULEAN OMG

But it was X-mas and I was busy and I'm always really busy working at the first of the year, but I'm actually thinking about doing this challenge in Pokemon XD

you might be saying 'Laure you said nothing about Pokemon XD before'
and I say quiet u
I'm God of this challenge I make it up as I go

Beat the Elite and Lance about a day ago, and evolved Onix into Steelix after I got into Vermillion City, rounding out the team (unless I feel like adding T-tar). A REAL progess update will come once all the Kanto side quest stuff is done and I beat Janine, the weakest Kanto Gym Leader of ALL TIME. (At least in Heart Gold)

Ok, so I'm combining this challenge with Nuzlocke rules. I will update on the Nuzlocke Forums, but if you want me to update here as well, I can post short updates. Since I am not at 15 posts yet, I can't post the url, but I will as soon as possible.
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Username: Mindless Interest
Game: Randomized Emerald
Time Period: Not sure yet, I'm letting my viewers choose
Planned Team: Can not be determined since this a random nuzlocke challenge as well.

Well...swept Janine (and her stupid Venomoth) and then went around most of Kanto and wrecked it. Then I beat each gym in order, save Blue. Blue is up next and he just might be very hard. Anyways, as mentioned previously I evolved Onix finally. Oh, and remember when I said I probably wasn't going to add a 6th member. I lied. Hoss the Snorlax stole my heart and the 6th slot (and Master Ball...what? It's hard to catch and I didn't want to use it on anything else). He's a great addition too. :)

Since it's not a ROM, it would be quite hard to get screen captures, so just take my word for it. ;)




Reasons For:


HM Slaves:


Thoughts on Team Members:


What To Do Next (WTDN):
-Beat Blue
-Train
-Train
-Train some more
-Beat Red

Updates to biographies will come on the next (and probably last) post!

I feel guilty.
The next update in my run is ready, yet I'm too lazy to post this. I'm currently in Cianwood, grinding for Chuck. I plan on having this update be just stupid (yet progressive) stuff, and the update after that including two gym battles, for there isn't much stuff in between Chuck and Jasmine.

Wow it feels good to be back Laure, remember me? Eh, prolly not, anyway super excited for another of your challenges! Sign me up!

Username: MyhtologicalHAX
Game: Crystal
Time Period: Jurrasic Jam
Predicted Team: I'm just gonna go with what feels right lol
Wish me luck!

Hey, I'll sign up for Jurassic Jam.
Username: Elgyem
Game: Ruby
Time: Jurassic
Party: Breloom, Armaldo, Pinsir*, Camerupt, Tropius, Flygon (Hey, it's both a reptile and a bug)

*As for the whole money deal, I am allowed to at least enter the Safari Zone, right? If not, I'll swap out Pinsir for Ninjask.

Questions What are the special rules for Kanto in 2nd Gen (You never addressed them,except for the extra types you get) Why is Rotom (An Electric Ghost Pokemon, Plus One you can't even get till post game unless you play Platinum) A required pokemon for Westward expansion?