So after watching a friend's playthrough, I decided to do something differently: to play every single region I can using only Psychic-type Pokemon. I hadn't done much challenges lately, so I think this will be a breeze of fresh air for me! So, with each playthough, I'll be sure to document every Psychic-type Pokemon I use, along with certain strategies I use for each gym or notable trainer. Updates will come whenever I can!

Now, why psychic pokemon, you may ask?


Because they are insane.
And it's up to me... to control them and stop their evil plans.

Strap in, this is going to be a wild ride.

Dragon's Mono-Psychic Bizarre Adventures (FR/LG Edition)

Welp, someone has to tame those Psychic Pokemon! It's gotta be... her....



*gulp*



Yeaaaah I know his name is Blue, buuuut I just chose Green. I'll think of many green puns... I promise.



I suppose so.
TV is always right, after all.




Sooo, for my starter, I chose Mr.Mime! In this case, Ms.Mime... randomly just got a female one through encounter code, but that's the only code I'll use in this game. Anywhooo. It's pretty cool that Mr.Mime first comes with Barrier, and it learns Confusion at level 5! Honestly, Barrier is reaaaally stupidly broken in the early game. STUPIDLY broken. Like there's a difference between broken, and STUPIDLY broken and -- once you get something STUPIDLY broken -- whoooo boy, close your eyes, and let the fun begin.



Oh... Hi! You... uh... you!




Y-Yes I do! You see... I have... I have... 10 badges!
I... A-after defeating the evil sub-space monster of Kanto, and I got them as an award for my vigilance...





He saw through my lie... Darn...



Welp, time for the 'official' first Rival match...



Pidgey is... easy to beat.



Squirtle, not so bad to defeat either. Maybe it's just the power of Mr. Mime in early game.



O-Okay, whatever you say...



Welp, off to the forest we go!



Facts. Rattata's bite is no joke. So much destruction.





Oh boy, plenty of BUG CATCHERS here.



Luckily Weedle and Caterpie don't learn any Bug Moves early on, so these all are just a collection of easy fights. Weedle here is part poison, so, expect no mercy.



No. Mercy.



Caterpie faints in one shot with Confusion. Total. Annihilation.



Well, you got that right.





How many times must we teach you this lesson, Weedle?



Ooooh, a Kakuna! The evo of Weedle, but still part Poison-type sooo....



No Mercy. Total Annihilation.



Moving on...



Another one who uses weak Bug types, so they go down easily.



Meditate prooobably won't be just useful. {Do Mimes even meditate?)



Gee, I wonder what dashing individual used Confusion to dash all your hopes and dreams... I'll be sure to find them.







Ah, Metapod is the evolution of Caterpie! You know, I used to call it 'Medapod' and by the way its sprite was in the old games, I thought it faced us backwards because nose was... that pointy thing at the end? But... no, its apparently facing frontwards right now? Took me a good while to get used to it.



By the way, it faints easily, just like the rest.



Well, how bout' that.



And here's the last of em'...



Well not really. Just pressing Confusion over and over. Damn, Psychic types, you-crazy.



But it's not literally... grey and made of stone, is it? Well, I guess the buildings might be.



I have a feeling there is gonna be LOADS of rock-puns in this.



But... he's standing right there...



Geodude is a rock-type, and rock-types are better known for being physically defensive Pokemon. But, it doesn't have much special defense, so it faints just as easily.



Now, I always find it... odd that he has a Sandshrew? It's... not a rock type? But back at Yellow it was still darn annoying because it emphasized the whole, you can't zap ground types with Pikachu.



But Mr.Mime on the other hand, presses the Confusion button and stuff dies.



Oh you poor thing. Keep on going at it.



And the king of rock puns.



Seriously...?







I always thought it was just eagerness and fun that inspires trainers to do battle, but it also has to do with honor? Hmm...



Ah, the first Gym Leader of the game...



This Geodude acts the same as the previous Geodude. But this time, I'm gonna do a little stradegy:



Using Barrier three times to up her defense to the max. For some reason, Brock uses Defense Curl here a lot? Which, no problem -- Confusion is a special attack move anyway.



She also has Substitute, and there's really no way for him to break it after so many defense buffs.



It's also going to serve as protection against the next Pokemon....



Onix is a bit faster than Geodude, and this one has the move Bide, which pays back double the damage after two turns of storing energy. So I was thinking, just in case Mr. Mime doesn't faint Onix in two attacks, I'd have Substitute to tank the blow from Bide.



Luckily Onix faints after two attacks anyway, and won us the match!



Kinda did, but I guess we...
...Rocked you.



Well, I guess we could of won sooner...
If only we'd been a little boulder!

I'll stop soon.


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On the last episode of Psychic Ball Z...

The evil forces of the Kanto League... have arrived on planet Earth.

And after a dreadful first encounter... Viol-ku, and her best friend Gr-illin...

Then head to the Hyper-Viridian Time Chamber, in preparation for their rematch against this new threat.

Now having perfected the Confu-ken and the Spirit-chic techniques, past down by King Oak...

...The Z warriors defeated commander Brock, and his Rock-type army.

But now, the Z warriors are about to clash with their strongest foe this season.
Will they prevail? Or is the earth... ultimately doomed?

Stay tuned!




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Augh, finally. Now we can actually RUN. Kinda finally how getting running shoes gives us the super power of RUNNING, but I ain't complaining!



I guess...?



So yeah, first LASS of the game. Basic run of the mill pokemon trainers who have easy-to-obtain, or cute pokemon.



...They also have a habit on calling you mean after losing. Hm.



Ooookay....
...


jiiiiiiii...

....





I literally don't remember you...



Yeah. I don't.



Meanwhile, Doubleslap is a pretty interesting move that's not a Psychic-type, sooo I'll keep it just in case.



Seriously. Whoooo areeee yooou? We have never battled before...



Ah yes... this guy...



YOUNGSTERS are like male versions of LASSES, who also have run-of-the mill Pokemon.



Annnd a new pokemon to tossle against - Ekans. It might seem scary with Intimidate, but...



As a Poison type - you guessed it - it gets No. Mercy.



Let's move on!







Annnd that's a Spearow. Another Flying-type, like Pidgey, but still easy to beat all the same.



Win!
Win! Win!







jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~





Nidoran is another new pokemon to battle against!



...But it's another Poison type. You wonder why Psychic types were so good in Gen 1. They just throw you Poison over and over.



A-Alright... god dang.



No, you... came close to me after you saw me.



Another new pokemon! This time, not poison! Jigglypuff is a normal type, having a habit of putting the opponent to sleep using Sing, or using its Cute Charm to infatuate the opponent.



Though, Mr. Mime has Soundproof to block Sing, and she's female. Double the power.



That's what happens when you have one Pokemon.



Route 4 is like an odd rock-path way to Mt. Moon, sooo time to climb those feet!



How...?



Mt. Moon isn't really that big, but does have a fair amount of trainers! Only having Mr. Mime, I kinda do worry about our PP for our moves.



Well... Violet isn't a man...



Another Bug Trainer with low leveled Bug Pokemon.



Ho Hum.



TEAM ROCKET, eh? I guess we should look out for them...



...And BLOOD THIRSTY BATS?! This cave is scaaaary!




What are you... playing hide and seek?



Another new mon - Clefairy! Clefairy can send you to sleep and infatuate you just like Jigglypuff, but weeee know what happened against Jigglypuff, so...



... Fate repeats itself!



You sure did.



The Pokemon mafia...? uh oh....



So yeah, Team Rocket Grunts. They don't bother giving them actual names, sooo just call em' grunts.



They have similar pokemon like Rattata, Sandshrew, Zubat, etc., so beating them shouldn't be too troubling.



Sir? You came up against me...



SUPER NERDS tend to have electric and poison type pokemon here. But seriously... I can't take them too seriously?
Like rooooar, you are up against a trainer class called SUPER NERDS... BOW DOWN. TO MY POCKET PEN.



Magnemite are part steel-type so, they can resist Psychic type moves, but they're still no problem to defeat at this level.



Voltorb are more easily dealt with. It might of been scarier at level 15 when it learns Sonicboom.



Yeah, so does your trainer class.







What are Bug-trainers doing in a cave, anyway? I mean I guess there are Paras, but... wouldn't they prefer a forest, or grassy field...?



Marianne gets Reflect and Light Screen during this fight, which are two very great support moves! Barrier and Substitute gets replaced. They served us well, but these two moves will be better in the long term.



Of course you did.



I'm beginning to think so too...





Oddish and Bellsprout are both Poison/Grass types. Annnd of course, like with all Poison-pokemon, they now turn into food.



Still a fair amount of trainers in here to battle.



I... actually don't know what you're doing here at all.



Hi, Rocket Grunt.



Bye, Rocket Grunt.




Verrrry good.



Okay, this time I don't blame them. I diiid sneak up on him.



Hikers like to use Rock-type Pokemon, and the occasional Machop. From our experience of battling Brock, Rock-types in here don't have much Special Defense, so they still go down easily.



Might wanna get that looked at.



For me, or for you?



Another easy Grunt to take down.







Huh. I can see how well that can work out, actually.











Almost to the exit now!



I mean, I don't even want them--



Ooookay, I guess we're doing this now!



Koffing and Grimer are both Poison types. Seriously, one Poison-type after another?
Keep them coming.
I'll devour their souls.



Well, sharing is caring, after all.



Says the guy who wanted to take both for himself... but oh well.



Taking the Helix Fossil, but I'm not gonna use it. This is a Psychic run, after all!



We're fiiinally here at Cerulean! Before we take on the Gym though, there's one Pokemon I wanna get--



...But first, Green gets in our way.



Uhhhh...



Yeah. Still one Pokemon.



Pidgeotto - evolution of Pidgey - its faster and stronger, and should pose as a challenge.



Unless Mr. Mime gets a critical hit on it.



Oooh, Magical Leaf will be a really great move for the Gym.



Ah, Abra... I wonder why Green doesn't evolve it? It's... level 16...?
It still only has Teleport?
Well, no matter.



Y-you take it easy...



Whew, Route 24. Annnd you know what that means?




Welp, let's see how good I can do!



Another Bug Cather, but nothing special.



One down, four to go!







Seriously.
Oh well.

Two down, three to go!



Hmmm...



...Yeah. That was easy.



Three down, two to go!



(It was late at night making this so kinda!)



But I guess I... RELI wasn't!



Only one to go!



I would not like that...



A new pokemon we haven't seen yet - Mankey! But Mankey is a fighting type, and fighting types also gets eaten by Psychics, and bopped on the head.
I called the doctor after this battle, and the doctor said:



"No more Mankeys jumping on the bed!"



I know. The puns are too much, man. But, we've beaten them all!



Woo!




...Huh?



But... Violet is ten.



No...?



Yes...?



No.



I said no!



Come again?



Well, surprise, surprise! A Rocket Grunt! I actually do wonder, was this all planned behind the scenes by Team Rocket? Or were they all Jr. Rocket Grunts all along? Hmm.




Verrrry good.



...
...
I might call back.



Wait, you saw my 'feat'? Or you saw my... feet?



(btw, Shane is the name of my dad)



So, you thought you saw my er... feat? Huh?
Anyway...



After some hunting, we found an Abra! A slippery pokemon to get, because it will Teleport at each skirmish.



That was an insanely lucky catch, haha.
Now, after some grinding:



We gotten ourselves a Kadabra! Kadabra learns Confusion, which it's going to be really hand yhaving a second pokemon to have along our travels.



Its Dex entry is really weird, though.



But! Now it's time to finally fight against Misty. Water pun-gun is set.



Watch where your splashing, pal.



SWIMMERS generally have water-type pokemon, and.. for some reason come in bikini or swim wear.



Horsea and Shellder are new encountered pokemon! Though they both get one-shotted by Kadabra. Even Mr. Mime could do that, but yeah.



I guess you should.... sea why you lost, huh?



Ugh, you're almost as bad as that "light-year" guy.



PICNICKERS are like the female versions of CAMPERS. Nothing too quickly about them though!



Golden is another water type, just gotta be careful of moves like Supersonic. Still no match for Kadabra, though!



I guess the battle flowed my way!



Aren't I?




Pro? So, are there different levels of being a trainer? I suppose so...



Well, water you waiting for? Let's get to it!



Woo, the battle against Misty at last! And she has pretty tricky Water-type pokemon to deal against.



Staryu isn't bad; though it has a move called Water Pulse, which can confuse. It did actually confuse my Kadabra, but we were lucky to avoid being taking a hit to ourselves.



Slightly tough pokemon still.



Oooh, Disable! Though we probably won't get much use from it, but it will be handy to have.



Starmie can be tough to deal with if you're not prepared for it. Its fast, and can be prone to stall by using Recover over and over.



I set up a Light Screen here, just to mitigate some special damage it throws our way.



Annnnd luckly, Marianne two-shots it with Magical Leaf!



Victory!





Our second badge obtained!

I gotta... Pond-er, how little this Gym Battle was a Fish-ue!
I'll stop now.


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