The Anime Style Challenge!

Pendraflare · Jul 17, 2014

This idea was presented by a user on the Marriland forums who goes by the name of red_009, who had been re-watching Season 1 of the anime and wanted to try to play the game in that style. Here's a link to the thread that the concept came from. So looks like i'll carry that idea over here, since people like the concept.

Now for the rules! They're a bit modified from the thread shown above, but nevertheless, here:

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1. Bro for Life: The first Pokémon you obtain after your starter, or your starter itself, will be your "Bro for Life". (Think Pikachu, or Iris' Axew.)

You may wait a couple routes before catching something, or you can even import an egg to be your BFL, but you must obtain it before the first Gym and cannot catch anything before you get it.
Once you get your BFL, your starter can no longer be used against any trainers, unless your starter is your BFL. HOWEVER, you may use your starter to train up your BFL against wild Pokémon after getting it.
Your Bro for Life cannot evolve, and must travel with you at all times.

2. You can only catch one Pokémon per area (but it does not have to be your first encounter). It is recommended (not mandatory, but recommended) that you have 10 (14 upon reaching Kanto if playing a Johto game) or fewer Pokémon at all times.

It is up to you as to how you want to handle any Safari Zone, as well as places that have multiple areas (i.e. Pinwheel Forest in BW, Reversal Mountain in BW2, Route 8 in XY).

3. Evolution:

Each possible evolution has a 5/12 chance of happening.
Whether or not an evolution happens is determined by a random number generator. If you catch a Vulpix and the evolution fails to go through, too bad. You have a Vulpix forever.
If you have something that can evolve twice (like Charmander), and the first evolution fails, you may try it one more time (but you cannot attempt to go for a Charizard). That rule is in place to keep the 5/12 number intact.
Pokémon immune to this rule: Magikarp, baby Pokémon, early game Bug-type lines (i.e. Caterpie, Wurmple, Scatterbug). However, for baby Pokémon like Budew and Azurill, after they evolve, then you RNG for their chance of evolution.

4. Departure:

For each new numbered route you enter after the first Gym, there is a 3/16 chance that one of your team members will leave, again determined by random number generator.
If that happens, you must select a member in your current team to release or permanently box, not counting your Bro for Life.

5. No healing items in battle. This is to go along with the anime, which doesn't use them at all. (Although the OP used this rule because he "was a glutton for punishment".)

6. All Pokémon can only learn one TM move for the entirety of the game. The exception is that if the Pokémon has evolved twice while owned by you, you may teach it 3 TM moves.

HM moves do not count towards this limit, nor do TM moves learned by level.
As for Move Tutor moves in Platinum or Black 2/White 2, it may learn one of those as well.
So, for example, say you're playing Black 2/White 2 and are using a Frillish. You could give it Blizzard (TM), Giga Drain (move tutor), Surf (HM) and Ominous Wind.
Additionally, if you import in an egg to be your Bro for Life, you may give it one egg move.

7. Consecutive moves:

You must use three different moves on each Pokémon's first three turns in a battle. If you are early in the game and your first Pokémon only has two moves, it is excluded from this limit.
You can never use a move three times in a row.
(So you'd have to do something like ABCCBCCBCCB and so on.)

8. Gym Battles:

You must begin a Gym battle with the same number of Pokémon as the Gym Leader. You may deposit your Bro for Life before a Gym battle if you do not wish to use it in said battle.
It is up to you how you want to deal with the Elite Four (since the Champion always has six Pokémon).

Optional:
9. No held items, except for those that affect experience/EVs.

To make that more specific, the following items are allowed whether you use this rule or not: Amulet Coin, Macho Brace, Power items (Bracer, Anklet, etc), Exp. Share, Lucky Egg.
Since Gym Leaders/Elite Four in most games give their aces berries, you may give one of your Pokémon a Berry when facing them.

However, as a mercy rule for XY players, the Exp. Share and Pokémon-Amie will be allowed. The former to help during training (and just because), and the latter because Amie emulates what the anime does between Pokémon and trainer bonds including dodging attacks and hanging on.

When is my challenge complete?

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Here is the application form:
Name:
Game:
No held items rule?:

Here's my signup:
Name: Stargazer
Game: Y
No held items rule?: Sure, why not.

Challengers:

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Champions:

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And that's how i'll have this work. I may have to revise this later, but this is what I constructed and revised in the time I have at the moment. Enjoy!

Wanderer Miror B. · Jul 17, 2014

Excited to try this after seeing it over on Marilland, so I'll sign up:

Name: Orrefan8888
Game: Pokemon X
No held items rule?: Sure, since the anime never used 'em.

Also, I'm not going to use any Gifted Pokemon, and I'm thinking Phione for my Bro for Life.

JayTheKing · Jul 17, 2014

Rule 2:Did you mea nraise from 10 to 14?
Rule 3:What generator should i use to decide?

AoTora · Jul 17, 2014

Name: AoTora
Game: FireRed with randomized wild pokemon just to make it more fun (Don't worry I will only be catching un-evolved pokemon - no legendaries or fully evolved pokemon)
No held items rule?: Sure~ The only held items will be everstones just becaue I hate smashing x whenever my pokemon wants to evolve and I am not allowed to evolve it ~

Also about the number generator.. Do you pick between one and two - one being for not evolving or two for evolving? I am sorta confused on that part..

FSNW5yiFrXVXqv · Jul 17, 2014

glad i still have my 12-sided and 16-sided dice back from my MTG days for this.

Name: molivious
Game: Black
No Items? sure, cause i'm a bro

BoqinHeng · Jul 17, 2014

very interesting challenge, i like it!
Name: BoqinHeng
Game: White 2
No held items rule?: N need for items!!!

my BFL will be Lillipup

Pendraflare · Jul 17, 2014

Wow, we have quite a nice splash already! Anyway, to answer the questions, if you get 1-5 for the evolution then yeah the evolution does not happen, and for departure if you get 1-3 then you leave something behind. And JayTheKing, I suggested raising the "limit" when you get to Kanto just so you have more to use for the longer journey.

Also, regarding the no held items rule, I mention that you can still attach berries during Gym Leader/Elite Four fights to one of your Pokémon.

FSNW5yiFrXVXqv · Jul 17, 2014

Stargazer said:
And JayTheKing, I suggested raising the "limit" when you get to Kanto just so you have more to use for the longer journey.

I'm pretty sure he meant that, in the first post, it is written (in reverse) as:

For Johto games, when you enter Kanto, I would raise that "limit" from 14 to 10, just for easier convenience.

...and you may want to correct that.

Ramsie · Jul 18, 2014

Name: Ramsie
Game: Y
No held items rule?: Nah, because I plan to have my BFL hold the Everstone.

Also, I'm going to play this in French to practice the language.

AoTora · Jul 18, 2014

GoldfishHorde said:
Name: GoldfishHorde
Game: Black 2
No held items rule?: I'm probably only going to use berries, so I'll keep held items on.

For those who are looking for a number generator, google "random number generator" and click on the first link. ;)

Example: If I choose to get a random number ranging from 1 to 12, then that means if I got 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, I would get to evolve my Pokemon. If I got a 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12, I could not evolve my Pokemon.

Thankyou for this comment! That RNG thingie kinda confused me but I get it now :3

AzureSparkz · Jul 18, 2014

Great idea for a challenge.;) Plus it gives me an excuse to take the plastic wrapping off my X version that I've had since Christmas.
Name: HeatedFennekin
Game: X
Held items rule? I will only use berries and maybe an everstone.

A question before I start say import my BFL into my game in a egg can it have egg moves and inherit TM's from it's parents?

Pendraflare · Jul 18, 2014

HeatedFennekin said:
A question before I start say import my BFL into my game in a egg can it have egg moves and inherit TM's from it's parents?

I added to the rules that your BFL can have one Egg move. As for TMs that the parents may inhabit...eh, that's something that's up to interpretation of the player. You could keep a TM move if it had it and not count it towards that one TM limit, but if I were going to import an egg for my BFL (which I plan to) I would most likely not import any TMs onto it.

BoqinHeng · Jul 19, 2014

update white 2

it was a sunny day in Asperia city. My mom came to me with a cool request. She asked me if I wanted to fill a pokedex and catch pokemon. That's how I went to look for Bianca,. She gave me a pokemon called Snivy. I didn't like Snivy but on my journey to Flocessy Ranch I fell in love with Lillipup. I caught her and named her Lucy. That's how the day ended.

Lucy my BFL is lv 5.
Snivy is boxed.

Ramsie · Jul 21, 2014

Update #1: Days 1-4
Note: I divided each part of the game to what a person could realistically do in a single day or episode of the anime, hence why it doesn't match real time.

Day One:

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Day Two:

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Day Three

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Day Four (filler episode):

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Team:

Feunnec Lv.15-Passerouge Lv.14-Peregrain Lv.12-Azurill Lv.13-Sapereau Lv.13-Carapuce Lv.12

Box:
Skitty Lv.10

CelticsPhan · Jul 22, 2014

This sounds like fun, and this would be my first complete Challenge of the summer, hard to believe.

Name: Someday
Game: Emerald

LightSCG · Jul 22, 2014

Name: LightSCG
Game: Pokémon Black 2
No held items rule?: Never used them in the first place :O I will however use everstone's on my pokemon if it fails to evolve.
I am also using a randomizer and not catching any fully evolved pokemon.
Bro for Life: Ekans - importing from Egg.
EDIT:
Hatched the Egg, Shiny Ekans......... First shiny pokemon challenge complete.... xD

So I have decided to update info Badge by Badge;

0 badges - 1 badges

Bro for Life - Ekans, Imported as Egg, Hatched as Shiny.

Route 19 - Wild Houndoor captured, calling him Doom.

F Town - Nothing interesting

Route 20 - Wild Gible captured, calling him Garth.

F Ranch - Wild Mewtwo captured, calling him Mewt.

GYM BATTLE - Cheren

2v2

Cheren - Patrat, Lilipup - LOSER

Light - Lightning, Mewt - WINNER

Badge Awarded.

Team Right Now;

Lightning(Ekans)LV:16 - Party

Mewt(Mewtwo)LV:11 - Party

Doom(Houndoor)LV:10 - PC

Garth(Gible)LV:13 - Party

CelticsPhan · Jul 25, 2014

Bumping this thread and updating I guess, I bred and EV'd my Bro (actually a female) For Life to ensure its superior genetics and ability. Bagon will be the captain of the team among Zigzagoon and Mudkip, each of whom are fighting to maintain their spot on the squad.

jdthebud · Jul 26, 2014

Stargazer said:
Wow, we have quite a nice splash already! Anyway, to answer the questions, if you get 1-5 for the evolution then yeah the evolution does not happen, and for departure if you get 1-3 then you leave something behind.

I thought that if you get 1-5 the evolution does happen, as it's 5/12 chance to evolve.

Also, here's my sign up:

Name: jdthebud
Game: Crystal
No held items rule?: Yes

Pendraflare · Jul 26, 2014

jdthebud said:
I thought that if you get 1-5 the evolution does happen, as it's 5/12 chance to evolve.

Also, here's my sign up:

Name: jdthebud
Game: Crystal
No held items rule?: Yes

Oh yeah, that's right. Misworded that. 1-5 is the evolution, sorry. Got my words mixed up.

Anyway, I haven't had time to start this, but I promise i'll get to it soon.

CelticsPhan · Jul 31, 2014

The Ruby Arc has reached its completion!

Episode 1: A Star is Born!

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Episode 2: Let's Get ~~Serious~~Quiet!

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Episode 3: I'm the Real Rockin' Whiz!

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Episode 4: Saving Private Peeko

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Episode 5: Dewford Ahoy!

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Episode 6: Boxing with Brawly!

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Episode 7: Another day with May!

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Episode 8: A Buzzing Battle!

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Episode 9: The Heart of Hoenn!

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Episode 10: En Fuego!

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Episode 11: Playing Catch['em all] with Dad

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Episode 12: I'm a Natural!

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Episode 13: A Nifty Disguise!

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Episode 14: We're Flying High!

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Episode 15: The Ghouls at Mt. Pyre!

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Episode 16: One Last Time, May!

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Episode 17: A Shark Look Into the Future!

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Episode 18: The Mystic Showdown!

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Episode 19: Ten Thousand Luvdiscs Under The Sea!

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Episode 20: Meeting the Spirit in the Sky!

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Episode 21: The Odyssey Continues!

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Episode 22: Climbing the Waterfall!

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Episode 23: The Final Grind!

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Episode 24: Beat The Elite: Part 1

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Episode 25: Beat The Elite: Part 2

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Episode 26 [FINAL]: This is the End, or is It!?!

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