A lot happened in this thread since I posted my last update. Luckily, I was already at Mauville City, when the Global Rule about Rock and Ground-type Pokémon dropped. But since I can't get any eligible Pokémon now, I'll have to play with it in the next segment. Then another Global Rule about exploding fairies, which I could start right away. Say hello to Grace, the serious Ralts. Which evolved slowly after to Kirlia. Which kinda solves my own personal rule that banned Fairy-type Pokémon. It still bans Steel and Dark-types, but I think I can manage without them.

I also put Karin and Harper back on my team. With them, I leveled up around Mauville City, let Harper evolve and challenged Wattson to battle. I used Grace's Confusion, which is her strongest attack, to beat Wattson's Magnemite. I barely made it in 5 turns. I then switched to Karin and easily best the rest of his team within my turn limit.

Now, I'll move to Future 4.

Elesa down finally! 100 points!

Current rules:
- Your Pokémon cannot evolve during this segment.
- If you used Water-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you can only use Pokémon caught during this segment. Otherwise, you can't use TMs for the rest of the game.
- You can only use Grass and Normal-types for the next segment (global rule).
- You can only use Fighting and Fairy-types for the next segment, or in alternative, only Normal-types (global rule).
- You have to put at least one Flying-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
- You must use Explosion or its variations at least once during each segment's final battle (if you have no way to have a Pokémon of yours learn these moves, you can ignore this rule).

Some time has passed but I was just quite busy with irl stuff (the good kind)... anyways!

Haven't seen all the new global rules from these updates but will start following those too (if I can) from the next segments! For this one though... I kept Pidove, now a Tranquill, in my team all the time. That's another rule dealt with. I also FINALLY evolved Riolu into Lucario, caught a Trapinch, and got the right Pokémon to fulfill my newest rule about using Explosion... Koffing!

There's not much else to say about this segment, I sped through it and spent most of the time just grinding levels, until I got just too tired and decided to try Elesa anyway. I was quite unprepared but I'd say brute force got me through anyways. Make that even more literal because my first turn was Koffing barely surviving a Volt Switch from Emolga and Self-Destructing against Flaaffy. After that it was Lucario's turn, who just spammed Force Palm a few times and took out both Flaaffy and Zebstrika - not sure why but Zebstrika graced me by using Pursuit a few times. I let Lucario go down so that Trapinch could come in on Emolga and knock it out with the newly learned Rock Slide... Trapinch is a Pokémon I've never really used and this only makes me more excited to keep one in my team! Let's see how it goes :)

My team:
- Lucario, lv. 29
- Koffing, lv. 25
- Gurdurr, lv. 28
- Tranquill, lv. 22
- Minccino, lv. 22
- Trapinch, lv. 27

Name: X_K.V.Jin_X
Trainer Class: Street Thug(Rocket Admin from Gen III if former is not available)
Your favourite time traveller: Grand Oak
Game of choice: Emerald
Where you want to start on the map: Future 01

Name: Apro
Trainer Class: Swimmer
Your favourite time traveller: Grand Oak
Game of choice: X
Where you want to start on the map: Future 03

Updating the map now. Check back later for new rules.

Not much has happened this time. Well, nothing actually happened at all. Your supreme Time Lords got their new rules and new victims players have joined in, but that's it.

EDIT: Actually, Arcaneum posted their post right after this, so I'm going to use my time machine and...

Arcaneum: You fiddle with the red computer and make it run. You can't really understand what it says, but you can see that the red tile lit up in the other room.

Oh hey! I beat Clay somehow!

Current rules:
- Your Pokémon cannot evolve during this segment.
- If you used Water-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you can only use Pokémon caught during this segment. Otherwise, you can't use TMs for the rest of the game.
- You can only use Grass and Normal-types for the next segment (global rule).
- You can only use Fighting and Fairy-types for the next segment, or in alternative, only Normal-types (global rule).
- You have to put at least one Flying-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
- You must use Explosion or its variations at least once during each segment's final battle (if you have no way to have a Pokémon of yours learn these moves, you can ignore this rule).
- Towards the new future - You have to put a Fairy-type Pokémon (or Pokémon that turns into a Fairy-type in later gens) on your team until the end of the game. It has to use Explosion or any of its variants (or if it can't learn any, then it has to use the strongest attack it currently knows) in each Gym Battle. It's not affected by any other rule.
- As long as you have a Grass-type Pokémon on your team, all Sinnoh Pokémon are unaffected by Global Rules.

This was a short segment, all I really did was get myself this Fairy type for the new global rule (which conveniently doubles up as a Grass type) and a Ducklett, grind against some trainers, and try to beat Clay! Of course, said Pokémon was Cottonee. I thought it could already learn Memento, but it turns out it can only do so by breeding in Gen 5, and the daycare is locked until Postgame in Pokémon White 2. So...

first things first, I exploded on turn one with Koffing. That checks out my Explosion rule. Then I sent in Cottonee and spammed its strongest attacking move, Giga Drain, finishing off Clay's Krokorok and Sandslash. That's the global rule checked off the list too, at least for now! Cottonee will be my resident Fairy for most of the game anyways, glad it's doing alright. And if you're asking about how I got one, well... on Route 4 a guy trades you an otherwise unobtainable Cottonee for Petilil, which is the version exclusive of White 2 :)

After Cottonee paralyzed Excadrill with Stun Spore and got decimated, Ducklett came in with Feather Dance... but then got destroyed by Rock Slide. Luckily, with just 8 HP left by the end of it all, Trapinch came in and Bulldozed his way past the now crippled Excadrill (and I didn't even need Lucario to come in) for the win!

I guess I also got N's Zorua but I don't plan on using it, it's just not as interesting without the ability to use TMs :')

My team:
- Trapinch, lv. 30
- Cottonee, lv. 30
- Lucario, lv. 30
- Ducklett, lv. 26
- Koffing, lv. 25
- Zorua, lv. 25

I saw a bright green computer in Room 10 (where I had no choice but to go to) so I might as well play with it a little... then, if nothing goes wrong, I'll be going to Future Room 13 ♥

Global rules:
- Have a fairy type on the team that can (and must) use explosion or similar
-Have a rock/ground type for this segment
Personal rules:
-Avoid optional trainers and don't pick up any items off the ground
-Have $100k and HP-draining Pokémon are exempt from rules

Ok so first things first: catch a Koffing and Rhyhorn. I was going to catch the roaming Onix but I, uh… killed it. Not like I'm gonna use a ground/rock type in the fighting gym anyway. I did some dynamax raids to get exp candy to speed up my grinding a bit. Once I got to Stow-on-side I traded a Maractus for a Hattena since psychic would be helpful in the fighting gym.

Going into the gym my team was: Pancham, Hattrem, G. Weezing, Rhyhorn, Gastrodon and Comfey.

Can I just say… Comfey has somehow become a core member of my team. Maybe even my ace?? I thought I'd replace Comfey with Hattrem but I've gotten very attached to my lovely flower friend.

I made easy work of Bea's team with Hattrem, Weezing and Comfey. Weezing used self-destruct on Sirfetch'd but it used detect so Weezing just blew herself up for no reason😅 Dynamax Comfey two-shot the gigantamax Machamp for the win.

Rhyhorn existed on my team for the entire segment and did absolutely nothing 😅 Now I can get rid of him.

Also, the map is showing me in future 3 but I believe I got transported to future 7. What are these levers or objects on the wall in future 7?

Update 5: Koga​

Global Rules

• Towards the new future - You have to put a Fairy-type Pokémon (or Pokémon that turns into a Fairy-type in later gens) on your team until the end of the game. It has to use Explosion or any of its variants (or if it can't learn any, then it has to use its strongest attack) in each Gym Battle. It's not affected by any other rule.
• Sounds sort of like a... - Players of Team Apricorns have to put a Pokémon with type combination of Rock and Ground (either Rock/Ground or Ground/Rock) on their team for the following segemnt. If you can't, you have to put pure Rock or pure Ground-type Pokémon on your team for the following segment. This Pokémon is unaffected by all other rules.

Needs to grab a Clefairy, Jigglypuff, or Mr. Mime for the Fairy type. Also needs a Geodude.

Personal rules

• The future is now, old man! - All of your Pokémon must learn all new moves via level-up (or HMs if strictly needed to progress).
• The 12 Monkeys - You have to put at least one Rock-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
• Back to square one - Consider the number of badges you own: subtract 3 from that number, then consider all the areas of the game that are accessible to you if you still were at that number of badges. You can only use Pokémon you can find in those areas, or their evolutions.
• The Big Bang - You must use Explosion or its variations at least once during each segment's final battle (if you have no way to have a Pokémon of yours learn these moves, you can ignore this rule).
• The Butterfly Effect - You have to put at least one Bug-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.

Accesses a Pokemon with Explosion now (Geodude). Already needed one, so all the better. Also needs a Bug for this segment.

New team member round-up:

1. Clefairy. Says strongest move. Means Hyper Beam for all three (or Focus Punch). Buys that in Celadon City. Prefers getting the same-type attack bonus. Picked up a Moon Stone a while back, fortunately.

1st Clefairy: Bad Attack stat (for Hyper Beam) and eh IVs.
2nd Clefairy: Great Attack stat, but a sum of 61 IVs.
3rd Clefairy: 131 combined IVs, including 27 Attack IVs. Neutral nature. Done.

Named the third one "Turret" :t035:. Self-destructs if you take too long.

2. Geodude. Must know Self Destruct or Explosion. Could swap it out for Voltorb later (after Sabrina). Eh.

Went with the original Rubble :t074: here, despite being 7 levels lower. Will probably continue using it. Has a poor nature (+Special Attack / -Defense), but great overall IVs (combined 132).

3. Caterpie. Satisfies the Bug type. Picks up Psybeam at 34 and Confusion before that as Butterfree. Helps against Koga.

Chose the 133 combined IVs one. Caught two different Caterpies with perfect Attack IVs. Will mainly use special moves (Confusion, Psybeam), though. Chose the Sassy one over the +Attack nature one. Named it "Scarab" :t010:.
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And now for a grind. Needs to level up a level 8, 9, and 10 about twenty levels. Requires 50 Pokemon for the Experience Share too. Is at 12.

Brought everyone up to around 30. Took on the Rocket Hideout under the Game Corner. Missed two Hyper Beams in a row, distressingly. Beat Giovanni no problem.

Grabbed the Eevee. Adamant nature. Not great. Thought about late-game Vaporeon previously. Revises that line of thinking. (Looking at IVs: 70 total, with 30 in Speed and 3 in Special Attack. Big nope.)

Climbed Pokemon Tower no problem, thanks to Scarab :t012: and Psybeam. Caught Snorlax just because. Skipped most of the trainers along Cycling Road. Is probably way overlev--level 38 Hypno on the first trainer. Jumped from level 29 aces to 38 on a random gym trainer.

Decided to clear out Silph Co. Met Lavos there. Seems to be about right on level.


Not too terrible. Really needs better answers for Lavos's team at the end of the game, however.

Oh, right. Forgot about the free Lapras from Silph Co. (Only said a Sevii Island spot in Serebii.) Unlocks after Blaine. ...But wait, who cares? 48 total IVs (6, 6, 18, 4, 10, 4)? Ew.


Ended with a bang for fun. Inflicts a lot of damage, apparently.

Stops you from sleeping in the Silph Co bed after beating Team Rocket? Boooo. Take it back over.

Made some tough move choices:

• Rubble :t076:: Rock Blast OR Defense Curl + Rollout? Really hates the 80% accuracy of Rock Blast. Cannot learn Rock Slide either (thanks to a rule). ...Sticking with Rollout.
• Ayla :t057:: Cross Chop or Scratch. Hits way harder. What about for all the Zubats of the world? ...Seismic Toss, actually. Hates the low PP too. Picks Cross Chop anyways.

Falls shy on levels (36-39 versus Koga's 43 Weezing :t110:) after all that. Cleared the routes east of Fuchsia City. Brought everyone to 39. ...Good enough? Nabbed a little more from the gym trainers.

Strategy: Needs to Self Destruct with Rubble :t076: AND Hyper Beam/Focus Punch something with Turret :t036:. Leads with Scarab :t012: for Psybeam. Remembers Koga's Muk :t089: being a lucky jerk in Yellow. Hopes for redemption here.


Misremembered. Got wrecked by Venomoth last time (level advantage + Double Teams + criticals on 4 of 6 attacks). Admits showboating a little here. Wanted Turret :t036: to get the Hyper Beam kill. Really needed just one extra level. Also avoided using items, unlike some unnamed ninjas.

Kind of enjoyed using Turret :t036:, also. Swaps out easily after Hyper Beaming with Switch mode (assuming a knockout). Managed to Focus Punch some birds thanks to misses and Cute Charm too.

Should be a quick update next time, barring leveling up a bunch more Pokemon.

Current team: :t018::t020::t036::t076::t057::t012:
Edit: Oh, and a trainer card.

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Action: Look at the signs and sift through the boxes. Then move to Past 9.

User Cubeth's Time Traveling Adventures

Game: Pocket Monster Fire Red Version (2004) for the Gameboy Advance

Rules:


Global Rules:


Part 4:

After beating Gym Leader Lieutenant Surge from the United States, I backtracked a bit to catch a Meowth to teach the Hidden Machine 01: Cut I got from the Steamship Anne. I named him Judge because of Mortis Ghost's Indie RPG, OFF, from the year 2008, but later on changed his name to Valerie, also because of Mortis Ghost's Indie RPG, OFF, from the year 2008.

After grinding for a few hours, and also getting some money for no good reason the moment Valerie learned Pay Day, I was ready to move to Rock Tunnel, except I was not ready because I also needed to get the Hidden Machine 05: Flash, so I backtracked again to Diglett Cave, and then to Pewter City, and then to Mt. Moon to catch a Clefairy, since I can only use Fighting and Fairy Types and add at least one Normal Type to the team, that one being Valerie. I also found a shiny Zubat in Mt. Moon, who I caught, named Green, and immediately boxed, since at the moment I have no use for her.



Anyways. I taught Fairy the Clefairy the Hidden Machine 05: Flash, grinded a bit in nugget bridge, and finally headed to---- checks rules ah...

Yea, you see, since I took a hiatus for like two years from the challenge, I had to check the rules again to see what was up now and oh good oh gee, do I have to backtrack again to get a Geodude now. Whatever, her name is Rock. I also caught an Abra so I could trade it for Mimien the Mr. Mime, who I'll use as my permanent Fairy type, since he's more based and poggers than Clefairy.

All right. With everyone leveled up, Miranda and Valerie evolved. Rock also did, and then I fully evolved her by trading her with a Leaf Green save I had beforehand, something I almost immediately regreted, because Golem has probably the ugliest sprite in the whole game. I reached Lavender Town, boxed Fairy to keep Cranberry company forever, and fought Mr. Rival Poop again, in what's probably the most misunderstood battle in the whole franchise, and also the one that ruined a whole generation of Pocket Monster players just because of some dumbass rat. He also called me a :stinky: when he lost.



After the battle, I changed Valerie's name and headed to Celadon City, where I took team Rocket, and that's also where the realization of being very overleveled finally hit me, because Mimien started being a bit of an asshole and ignored my orders.



Done with Team Rocket and the Silph Scope, I figured I did enough already for this segment, so I just challenged Grass Type Gym Leader Erika, in perhaps the funniest battle ever. See, Mimien's moves are Reflect, Light Screen, Substitute and Psybeam. When I instructed Mimien to use Psybeam, he sometimes ignored me and picked whatever other move he knew. The one time Mimien picked Substitue was against Erika, and would you know? Erika's Pokémon won't attack if the Pokémon on your side isn't statused, which means she never attacked because the powder move she used would always fail because of the Substitute, so basically Erika was throwing Stun Spore and Poison Powder at the Substitute, while I waited for Mimien to give a shit and throw his one attacking move to one shot every Pocket Monster of hers.




With that said and done, I figure it's time for me to keep moving and head to Future 6.

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What you want to do on the map: Not really sure what I can do honestly... I'd say move in the direction of the closest thing on the map that I can interact with.

Let's rock and roll.
Edit: After an annoying walk through the pitch black rock tunnel, I finally brought down Erika.

My Pokemon for those who care:


Edit: Got my new rules and I'm ready to go! 👍

So this is where the journey starts! I have played gen 3 hoenn games many times but never completed them, although I did complete some rom hacks based on them
Starting off!

Note: Nothing really significant. Barely defeated my rival. Just an update because I got too many screenshots. Can be skipped.

Yay, we have a new Global rule!

Arcaneum: Wow, you did something!
Alex_Among_Foxes: You touched the time machine and got teleported. I aimed for Future 3, but I'm editing this on mobile, so you'll probably end up sonewhere else.

Quick question, what happens if we can't finish the challenge by the end of the get-together? With my work schedule and the rate I'm playing, I expect to be done in early September, well within the one month that events usually last for, but the get-together ends on August 27th and I'll end up too burned out to enjoy it if I rush through to make the deadline.

I do really like this challenge and I'd like to eventually complete it, even if it doesn't give any more points for Team Gears, so perhaps we could close new applications and move this thread to the Challenges forum after the get-together finishes? A deadline of September 12th, to match with the one month deadline for other events, should be more than enough for me.

My next segment was quick and easy. I had to add a normal type to my team so I just replaced Rhyhorn with Wooloo (later Dubwool). I made it to Ballonlea with this team: G. Weezing, Hattena, Gastrodon, Pangoro, Comfey and Dubwool.

I took care of Opal with only Weezing and Gastrodon. I actually used Gastrodon to KO her Alcremie since it had so many stat boosts from the gym challenge quiz questions! I choose not to box either of these Pokémon for points though, since I need Weezing for the global rule and I just like having a Gastrodon. Gym 5 complete!

As for where I am on the map, I think I was trying to fiddle with the somethings on the wall in Future 7? Not sure if anything came of that. I'll move to uh… Future 6? Honestly I can't remember if the items in here have been messed with or not. There are so many posts to look through

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What you want to do on the map: Either fiddle around with a thing, or move in the direction of the nearest un-messed with thing!

Edit: After a quick clear of Rocket Corner, & a Clefable + Psychic sweep of Lavender Tower, I made my way to Koga and blitz'd his team like they were nothing.

My Pokemon for those who care:
Clefable, lvl 42, current moves: Psychic, Sing, Brick Break, Hyper Beam. (you won't be seeing these moves change again, due to TMs being banned)
Ivysaur, lvl 29, current moves: Cut, Poison Power, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf. Released right after Koga fight for points.
Raichu, lvl 21, current moves: Shock Wave, Brick Break, Quick Attack, Mega Punch. Released right after Koga fight for points.
Mankey, lvl 27, current moves: Fury Swipes, Thief, Karate Chop, Rock Tomb. Released right after Koga fight for points.
Dugtrio, lvl 29, current moves: Magnitude, Fury Swipes, Dig, Aerial Ace.
Drowzee, lvl 13, current moves: (only caught because of rules, ditching at earliest convenience) Released right after Koga fight for points.

Edit: Got my new rules and I'm ready to go! 👍

Segment 1 finished
Global rules applied:
Prehistoric age (can only use grass and nornal type pokemon)
Towards a new era (must catch a fairy type and use its strongest move in every gym battle -> Azurill, Water Gun)

Team:
Azurill, 9->10
Thick Fat
Splash -> Charm
Water Sport
Water Gun
Tail Whip

Dunsparce, 7->10
Serene Grace
Rage
Defense Curl
Rollout
Spite->Pursuit

Fletchling, 7
Big Pecks
Tackle
Quick Attack
Growl
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Chespin,11
Overgrow
Bite
Growl
Vine Whip
Rollout

Santaluna Gym Battle:
Lead with Azurill for compulsory water gun, then sweep through Surskit(10) and Vivillion(12) with Dunsparce Rollout

Time played:
1:00

I started at room Future 3 and now move to room Future 6