The Time Warp Challenge

Ahri · Mar 3, 2013

The Time Warp Challenge

Backstory

You are a Pokémon Trainer living in the 30th Century. You've always been interested in other Eras and wished you could time travel, just to experience the past. But your family wouldn't allow it because it appears to be way too dangerous. Stories have been told, about people that travelled through time before, never to return. Besides, you don't even have a Time Traveller license and that's another obstacle in your way.
One fateful day, however, your father decides to take you to one of his conventions. Despite not really wanting to go, you decide to do it, just because you had nothing better to do.
Much to your surprise, the convention is about time travelling and they even have a Time Machine. Without thinking it twice, you sneak away from everybody and into the Time Machine. You smile excitedly as you sit down, buckle up and begin pressing buttons, imagining what it would be like if it actually worked.
Suddenly, a bright, purple light with an azure hue begins to shine and the whole machine starts shaking. A feeling of joy mixed with panic engulfs you as you hold tight to a lever, waiting.
A few moments later, the light begins to fade and the shaking stops. You sit quietly, listening, but are unable to hear a sound. After building up enough courage, you get out of the Machine to find yourself in a whole different place. You are excited, yet scared so you reach for your backpack, only to realize you left it at home, along with all of your Pokémon.
You realize you can't just stand there so you decide to get back into the machine and go back home. But the Machine seems to have run out of energy so you're stuck. After thinking for a while, you decide to hide the Machine the best you can and to explore the newly found land.
What will you find in this new world?

General Rules

You may only trade in order to evolve your Pokémon.

Legendaries are not allowed.

Hacking/ Cheating is not allowed.

[Emergency Supplies]You may use the stores in any Era(that doesn't allow the use of PokéMarts) to purchase Pokéballs for HM slave catching purposes and the E4 Store to buy 10 Full Restores and 10 Revives.

[Lucky Strike]You may use the Game Corner in order to obtain certain Pokémon/TMs but you may only purchase up to 40% of the coins needed for your desired prize. You must earn the rest by using the games provided by every Game Corner. (Mobster Mania has its own gambling rule thus rendering this rule invalid for those playing said era).

The challenge ends when you've defeated the Champion in the game of your choice (Red in Mt. Silver in all of the Johto games, Steven in Emerald, AZ in X/Y)

Jurassic Jam

Era Types:

( except for the cute-looking ones), Reptilia Pokémon(Pokémon that fall under the Reptilia Class)

Mandatory: If your game allows you to collect a fossil and revive it that Pokemon must be on your team.

Banned:

Era Rules: There's no currency and no Markets so you can't buy anything, having to rely solely on what you can find.

Johto games Rules: Once you are able to reach the Kanto region,

Types are allowed to join your team.

Ice Age

Era Types:

Mandatory:
Kanto: Lapras
Johto: Piloswine
Hoenn: Walrein
Sinnoh: Mamoswine
Unova: Beartic
Kalos: Avalugg
Alola: Alolan Ninetales/ Alolan Sandslash

Banned:

Era Rules: There are no PokéMarts so you are restricted only to the things you find/ are given.

Johto game Rules: Once you are able to reach the Kanto region,

Types are allowed to join your team.

Stone Age

Era Types:

Mandatory: Choose between the following acording to Generation and possibilities: Graveler (Golem)/ Marowak/ Relicanth/ Mamoswine/ Darmanitan/ Carbink/ Alolan Graveler (Golem)

Banned:

Era Rules: You can only use Berries/Herbs and items you find.

Johto games Rules: Once you are able to reach the Kanto region,

Types(with the exception of Bronzor and Klink and their evolutions) and

Types are allowed to join your team.

Egyptian Era

Era Types:

Mandatory:
Kanto: Arbok/ Golbat/ Persian
Johto: Heracross/ Espeon
Hoenn: Delcatty/ Dusclops
Sinnoh: Lucario/ Drapion
Unova: Liepard/ Krookodile/ Cofagrigus
Kalos: Meowstic/ Heliolisk
Alola: Salazzle/ Alolan Persian

Banned:

Era Rules:

Sphinx Rule: At least half of your Pokemon cannot have a visible nose.

Slave rule: You are a slave building a pyramid. You have no money, you can only use the things you find/are given.

Johto games Rules: Once you are able to reach the Kanto region,

Types are allowed to join your team.

Medieval Era

Era Types:

Mandatory:
Kanto: Beedrill/Golem/Machoke
Johto: Scizor/Skarmory/Forretress
Hoenn: Ludicolo/Aggron/Armaldo
Sinnoh: Bastiodon/Kricketune/Gallade
Unova: Escavalier/Bisharp/Gothielle
Kalos: Aegislash/ Gogoat/ Talonflame/ Noivern
Alola: Turtonator/ Kommo-o/ Decidueye

Banned:

Era Rules: You are allowed to use markets/ herb shops but you have to trade and bargain (sell something in order to buy something).

(Optional) King Arthur: Your team must be based of Arthurian Characters

Extra game Rules: After obtaining your 3rd Gym Badge/completing your 3rd trial,

Types are allowed to join your team.

Renaissance Era

Era Types:

Cute

Types,

Types from the Fairy group,

Mandatory:
Kanto: Ditto
Johto: Smeargle
Hoenn: Masquerain/ Beautifly
Sinnoh: Chatot/ Roserade
Unova: Musharna
Kalos: Vivillon/ Florges/ Aromatisse (Y exclusive)
Alola: Primarina/ Comfey/ Oricorio (except Pom-Pom Style)

Banned:

Era Rules: You may use any market or herb shop and may only use the department stores to buy TMs.

Johto games Rules: Once you are able to reach the Kanto region,

Types and

Types are allowed to join your team.

The Pirate Golden Age

Era Types:

Mandatory:
Kanto: Kingler
Johto: Kingdra (or Seadra)
Hoenn: Crawdaunt or Sharpedo
Sinnoh: Weavile
Unova: Basculin
Kalos: Dragalge/ Clawitzer/ Malamar
Alola: Crabominable/ Toxapex

Banned:

Era Rules:

Ship rule - One Pokemon on your team should be designated as your vessel. This pokemon is the only one that can, and must, know surf. Optionally, name this Pokémon like you would a ship.

Optional Alliance rules (only choose one):

Pirate - As a pirate, the rules don't apply to you. Choose one allowed type and switch it for a non banned type.

Navy - You have been given orders to catch the pirates by any means necessary. Switch one allowed type and a banned type with each other.

Johto Game Rules: Welcome to the new world! Forests are plentiful in this new land.

Types are allowed in the Kanto league.

Industrial Revolution

Era Types:

, any Genderless Pokémon

Mandatory:
Kanto: Dugtrio
Johto: Steelix (Onix if unable to trade)
Hoenn: Hariyama
Sinnoh: Bibarel
Unova: Conkeldurr
Kalos: Klefki
Alola: Alolan Dugtrio/ Incineroar

Banned:

Era Rules:

Wages Rule: Your wages are small, no Amulet Coin, and no selling items with no function other than selling, like Nugget.

Danger Rule: Work is dangerous, play in Set mode rather than Shift.

Johto games Rules: Once you are able to reach the Kanto region,

Types are allowed to join your team.

Westward Expansion

Era Types:

(except for those in the Fairy group),

any Bovine, Equine and Deer Pokémon. (such as Tauros, Ponyta and Stantler)

Mandatory:
Kanto: Rapidash / Tauros
Johto: Onix/ Miltank
Hoenn: Nosepass/ Tauros
Sinnoh: Rotom(no forms allowed)/ Probopass
Unova: Sandile / Timburr(or evolved forms)/ Bouffalant
Kalos: Diggersby
Alola: Mudsdale/ Komala

Banned: Pink Pokemon,

Era Rules: You may only us the PokéMart after cashing in Nuggets and items that you found.

Johto games Rules: Once you are able to reach the Kanto region,

Types are allowed to join your team.

The Progressive Era

Era Types:

Mandatory:
Kanto: Eevee or one of its Evolutions
Johto: Scyther/Scizor, Onix/Steelix
Hoenn: A Pokémon with Pick Up ability
Sinnoh: Evolution of an earlier Generation Pokémon (Tangrowth, Electivire, Magmortar, Porygon- Z, Magnezone, Glaceon, Leafeon, Lickilicky, Togekiss)
Unova: Simsage/Simsear/Simpour
Kalos: Eevee, Sylveon or any other Eeveelution
Alola: Mimikyu/ Alolan Exeggutor

Banned:

Era Rules:

(Optional for Generation II onwards) Woman's Suffrage: All Pokemon have to be female.

Efficiency Movement: You must pick up all items you come across.

Eliminate Corruption: You must sell lower grade items for at least 1 of the better grade items at the town.

Mobster Mania

Era Types:

any Pokémon with a blade or a blade-like appendage.

Mandatory:
Kanto: Gengar(Haunter if you can't evolve)
Johto: Crobat
Hoenn: Sableye
Sinnoh: Toxicroak/ Honchkrow(Diamond Exclusive)
Unova: Scrafty
Kalos: Pangoro/ Malamar
Alola: Salazzle/ Alolan Raticate

Banned:

, any cute Pokemon.

Era Rules: Greed is a terrible thing, your leading Pokemon must always hold the Amulet Coin, but you must buy at least one of everything offered at the Pokemart.

High Roller:To obtain Game Corner prizes, you may only buy coins in order to use them to gamble and can only buy more if you run out.

Johto games Rules: Once you are able to reach the Kanto region,

Types are allowed to join your team (because you're a powerful mob boss now).

The Sci-Fi Like Future

(the Time Machine didn't work)

Era Types:

Mandatory: Magnezone (or lesser evolution if earlier game) and/or Unown, one Pure Poison Type

Banned:

Era Rules: You have complete freedom to use stores, but once better items are unlocked, you may not go back to buying lesser quality items.

Johto games Rules: Once you are able to reach the Kanto region,

Types are allowed to join your team.

The Post-Apocalyptic Scenario

Era Types:

any Pokémon with a based defense greater/equal to 115.(List of Pokémon by Base Stats)[The based defense clause does not apply to Banned Types. You are still not allowed to use Banned Types, regardless of their defense stat.]

Mandatory: One tough looking

Pokémon.

Banned:

Pokémon from the Humanshape Egg Group.

Era Rules:

Salvage Rule: The shops have been destroyed for the most part so there's very little supplies left. You may only scavange for (buy) the most basic items (lowest grade items like Potions, Poké Balls, Antidotes, Awakenings, Paralyze/Burn/Ice Heals, Repels)

Zombie Rule: At least one of your Pokémon must know the move Bite.

Left 4 Dead Rule: You are only allowed to use Poké Centers the first time you visit a town, to create a checkpoint for yourself. If one of your Pokémon faints, you are not allowed to use the Poké Center to heal it until the whole team faints.

Johto games Rules: Once you are able to reach the Kanto region,

Types and

Types are allowed to join your team.

Time Rift

Era Types:

Mandatory:
Kanto: Alakazam (or Kadabra)
Johto: Girafarig (Wobbuffet in Crystal)
Hoenn: Solrock or Lunatone
Sinnoh: Bronzong
Unova: Sigilyph
Kalos: Trevenant/ Gourgeist
Alola: Bewear/ Oranguru/ Dhelmise

Banned:

Era Rules:

Lost - At every badge, specify an era. You may choose a type and a rule from that era to use until you beat the next gym. Eras may not be repeated.

Johto Game Rules: The rift begins to collapse. Energy surges everywhere.

Types are allowed for the Kanto league. You are also allowed to bend the Era Rule and repeat Eras due to the large number of Gyms.Each trial represents a "badge" so after the first trial, the same rules apply as for Gen I to Gen VI games. Kahunas and the Elite Four and Champion must be defeated using your main Time Rift team.

Alola Game Rules: Each trial represents a "badge" so after the first trial, the same rules apply as for Gen I to Gen VI games. Kahunas and the Elite Four and Champion must be defeated using your main Time Rift team.

Sign-Up

Should you wish to sign up, please fill up the following form:
Username:
Game:
Era:

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Credits

Original Thread
Original Owner

Special Thanks

Honeyman for his Egyptian Era suggestion.
LiquidRage for his Post-Apocalyptic Scenario suggestion.
Iloveeevee and johnny18 for their suggestions and help with the Medieval Era
NecrumWarrior for the Industrial Revolution, Mobster Mania, Pirates Golden Age and Time Rift Eras.
joshbl56 for the Progressive Era
Happy Smiley Yum Yum for finally motivating me to add the Ice Age Era.
Achromatic and Zimitri for giving me the info needed to include Gen VII in the challenge.

Thursday · Mar 3, 2013

I'm a little surprised to see no one else post yet so I guess I will do this one as well!

Username: Joshbl56
Game: Silver
Era: Egyptian

Quick question: When you say no nose, do you mean like how Lanturn looks like it doesn't have a nose or quite literally no nose, like Graveler?

EDIT: Another question: Can we use dual type pokemon who has only 1 type on the chart (like paras for the egyptian era one)?

Lopnis · Mar 3, 2013

I'd like to try this out and maybe and Ultimate if it goes well, Maybe like a Time traveling Epic Trying to get back to the future

Username:Lopnis
Game:Yellow
Era: Jurassic Jam

Ahri · Mar 4, 2013

joshbl56 said:
Quick question: When you say no nose, do you mean like how Lanturn looks like it doesn't have a nose or quite literally no nose, like Graveler?
EDIT: Another question: Can we use dual type pokemon who has only 1 type on the chart (like paras for the egyptian era one)?

By no nose, I mean no visible nose like Meowth, Jigglypuf, Wigglytuff, Aipom, Geodude, Graveler and so on. And yes, you can use dual types that have 1 type from the chart.

Serperion · Mar 4, 2013

I think I'll join so here is my sign-up

Username: Serperion
Game: Silver
Era: Futuristic Era

Sorry Game refuses to play something is wrong with the exp. bar on it. If it fixes I'll remember to go for another one of these challenges but for now Silver Version.
Anyway team will be
Ampharos
Magneton
Arbok
Jynx (To be replaced by Houndoom)
Hypno (To be replaced by Tyranitar)
Weezing

Ahri · Mar 4, 2013

Added you to the list ^^
welcome to the challenge xD

Lopnis · Mar 4, 2013

Question before I start, if a Water type who's cute evolves into something tough like Squirtle to Blastoise, can I use that?

Ahri · Mar 4, 2013

Lopnis said:
Question before I start, if a Water type who's cute evolves into something tough like Squirtle to Blastoise, can I use that?

yup, you can, as long as you evolve it.

Thursday · Mar 4, 2013

Okay, I've been playing pretty much all night and I have class to go to so I'm going to update this now!

Pokemon Silver

Number of Badges: 4

Spoiler:

Current Pokemon:

Spoiler:

I'll probably update this after I get out of class.

Warship · Mar 4, 2013

Here goes :)
Username: warship
Game: Sapphire
Era: Stone Age
btw can i catch a graveler in sapphire since its available and i don't want a relicanth?

Ahri · Mar 4, 2013

warship said:
btw can i catch a graveler in sapphire since its available and i don't want a relicanth?

yes, you can. I left those there for people to choose from as they see fit o.o

Warship · Mar 4, 2013

KagamiChan said:
yes, you can. I left those there for people to choose from as they see fit o.o

great btw can i catch a dual typed pokemon like lotad which is a grass type but also a water type?

Ahri · Mar 4, 2013

warship said:
great btw can i catch a dual typed pokemon like lotad which is a grass type but also a water type?

yes, you can. dual types are allowed.

Thursday · Mar 4, 2013

~~Before I start beating my pokemon's head against a tree for the next few hours,~~ are we required to have both pokemon in the team?

EDIT:

Please ignore my question as I can't go any farther. I ran out of pokeballs trying to catch a krabby to travel over water. I have officially ended this run by not being able to go any farther.

I would still like to know if we are have to get both pokemon though as I want to retry another Egyptian Era run but this time on emerald please :3

Rewy · Mar 4, 2013

I'll do a duplicate sign-up, since I got my LeafGreen back from my friend. *"steals" all of his pokemon through palpark*
And as I like planning out my teams before hand, here they are - let me know if something isn't allowed.

Username: Rewy
Game: Emerald
Era: Renaissance Era

Milotic (whee, hours of fishing! at least now I'll have something to do at school... 95% of my time there I spend playing pokemon)
Lanturn (I see it as cute and it's main Water/ type, please note if it doesn't fit the category )
Gardevoir
Castform (Fairy-group + Normal)
Altaria (as Flying one )
... something I'll see what random I find for this spot (surprises, surprises!)

Probably going to start with a Mudkip just because it's the most adorable water thing at the start and retire him (without evolving) after a second gym or so.

Username: Rewy
Game: LeafGreen
Era: Westward Expansion

Rapidash (never used one...)
Persian (Normal-type, non-Fairy, mostly for that pickup as Meowth)
Fearow / Dodrio (not sure which one)
Rhydon (Surf!)
Tauros (I'm curious...)
Primeape (So not going to beat Brock with a birdy...)

...Bruno is going to murder me in E4... *nervous laughter*

Onwards!

Ahri · Mar 5, 2013

joshbl56 said:
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You aren't required to get both of the mandatory Pokémon o.o I left two or more choices here and there so people can pick one they think suits their team.
Oh and I added a new rule in order to prevent the game from ending due to not being able to catch a HM slave & whatnot.

Rewy said:
-snip-!

Your teams are fine o.o
I'm going to add you to the list.

Warship · Mar 5, 2013

İs planting berries and pickup against the rules of stone age

Ahri · Mar 5, 2013

warship said:
İs pickup against the rules of stone age

not really o.O
it counts as stuff you find xD

Rewy · Mar 5, 2013

Update #1 for LeafGreen

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Update #1 for Emerald

Spoiler:

Warship · Mar 5, 2013

Update:

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