3rd Gen R/S/E DuoSpecies Challenge

Started by Skip Shot May 26th, 2009 8:21 PM
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Posted December 23rd, 2011
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15 Years
Eh, its been a while since I made one of these guys, so I figured I would make a new one.

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald DuoSpecies Challenge

I've been participating and creating challenges ever since I first joined PC. They've been one of the greatest experiences about being a member of PC. However, I don't usually compete or create monospecies or monotype challenges. I usually create a DuoSpecies challenge. DuoSpecies Challenges were one of the first challenges I competed in (for GSC). It was pretty fun tearing through Red with a Typhlosion and an Aipom. I decided to create a R/S/E DuoSpecies Challenge that you guys can enjoy (and that I can enjoy as well ^^)

Here's the basic rules of the thread:

  • Don't flame other people in this thread.
  • Sign up for which two families Pokemon you want in your first post (unless you have questions about the challenge.) Also tell us what game you will be using (Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald.) (e.g., Skip Shot(Ruby)- Torchic and Shroomish families).
  • Keep in mind that this is a DuoSpecies, not a DuoPokemon challenge. That means you can use more than 1 Pokemon from your species. (e.g., I can use 3 Blazikens and 3 Brelooms against the Elite 4).
  • You should post a log of your current progress in your game at least once a week. I'll send around PMs to those who don't. If I don't get a reply within a month, you're out of the challenge. No exceptions.
  • With each log, post your character name, how many badges you have, your Pokemon levels and moves, and any HM slaves you may have with their levels and moves.
  • When your challenge is complete, post all of the above, and the game time. There may be a small banner/sig pic I can give out to the fastest trainer.
  • If you have completed the challenge, and are disappointed with your time, feel free to go again. The faster of your game times will be posted on the leaderboard.
As for the challenge itself:
  • You may sign up for two Pokemon posted below. These Pokemon will be in your team at all times from the point you catch them.
  • Emulators can be used to play the game. No cheat codes are allowed.
  • Up to 4 HM slaves are allowed to be used. If they gain a level, they are no longer considered an HM slave, and must be removed from your party as soon as possible.
  • No Pokemon besides your HM slaves and the Pokemon you signed up for may be on your team at any time.
  • Your challenge ends when you have won 35 straight Battle Tower matches (R/S) or have obtained at least 2 Silver Symbols (Emerald). The Battle Factory counts as one Symbol, even though it uses rental Pokemon.
  • The Pokemon allowed can be caught up to the Trick House. Any Pokemon catchable only past the Trick House will not be allowed. To clarify, a list of available Pokemon is shown below (basic forms):
Treecko
Mudkip
Torchic
Poochyena
Zigzagoon
Wurmple
Wingull
Lotad
Seedot
Ralts
Marill
Surskit (Ruby Only)
Taillow
Shroomish
Slakoth
Whismur
Nincada
Skitty
Magikarp
Mawile (Ruby Only)
Tentacool
Makuhita
Zubat
Aron
Sableye
Geodude
Electrike
Gulpin
Plusle
Minun
Abra
Oddish
  • Trading from another game is not allowed. Breeding is not enocuraged, but acceptable. However, ANY POKEMON OF YOUR SPECIES THAT GETS AN EGG MOVE FROM BREEDING IS NOT ALLOWED FOR THE CHALLENGE. For example, you cannot use a Mudkip that was hatched with Curse.
  • Although trading Pokemon in from another game is not allowed, you MAY trade a Pokemon to another game and back in order to evolve it.(Geodude and Abra families only).
  • When you get to the Battle Tower/Frontier, there are challenges that my require you to have three Pokemon. If that is the case, you may use a third Pokemon, but only if it abides by all of the above rules.
Have fun, and I hope you enjoy the challenge!!

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Sign-up List

Skip Shot (Ruby)- Shroomish, Torchic
syphilis (Emerald)- Mudkip, Ralts
Potato_Hurrican(Sapphire)- Mudkip, Sableye
uhhh6677(Ruby)- Whismur, Mudkip
SkythurBathandBeyond151(Emerald)- Lotad, Abra
rikudaman(Ruby)- Torchic, Magikarp
Akera...(Emerald)- Wurmple, Wurmple
kain_Ronan(Ruby)- Aron, Nincada
Deku(Ruby)- Ralts, Taillow
PokeMoon(Ruby)- Abra, Ralts
agamendmon(the symbols are too complicated to add -.-)(Emerald)- Plusle, Minun
Grass-Master-Bailey(Emerald)- Mudkip, Oddish
Cirrus(Emerald)- Abra, Nincada
Exon(Ruby)- Surskit,Ralts

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Trainer Leaderboard


1. kain_Ronin
2. Deku
3. Grass-Master-Bailey
4. Exon
5. Cirrus
6. syphilis
7. uhhh6677
8. Akera...


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Completed Challenges
PokeMoon (Ruby)- Abra, Ralts (70:32)
SkythurBathandBeyond151 (Emerald)- Lotad, Abra (31:54)
Skip Shot (Ruby)- Torchic, Shroomish (90:47)
Potato_Hurrican (Sapphire)- Mudkip, Sableye (38:26)
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Age 29
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In the swimming pool
Seen November 17th, 2013
Posted December 23rd, 2011
1,194 posts
15 Years
I made a few changes to the Pokemon lists based on my own findings. My current progress? I just got myself Torchic, and am mowing my way through trainers on the way to Petalburg.

Name:Costa
Game: Emerald
Time: 0:10
Pokemon:

Torchic (lvl 12)
Scratch
Growl
Focus Energy
Ember

No HM Slaves as of now.
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Age 30
Truro, Nova Scotia
Seen August 9th, 2009
Posted July 11th, 2009
36 posts
14 Years
Name: Pot
Game:Sapphire
Time: 08:14
Pokemon:

Swampert(36, Male):
double team
take down
water gun
mud shot

Sableye(36,male):
Faint attack
shock wave
night shade
aerial ace

HM slaves:
zigzagoon(13)
cut
rock smash
surf
sand attack

pelipper(27 caught him while surfing)
wing attack
fly
mist
protect

abra(8)
Teleport
flash

badges:6
about to fight May in lilycove
nobody uses bug pokemon...except for shuckle


Sackferth

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Age 31
Guyana, South America
Seen November 16th, 2021
Posted November 16th, 2021
154 posts
14.2 Years
I have to finish my MonoSpecies challenge first but I'm almost done.

I'll try this in Emerald with the lotad family and the abra family (as long as I can evolve the kadabra), if not, I will take the electrike family.
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Seen May 26th, 2016
Posted February 22nd, 2014
93 posts
15.9 Years
I'll take the challenge with the Mudkip family and the Whismur family.

Already started, getting ready to fight Roxanne:

Game: Ruby

Level: 17
-Pound
-Uproar
-Astonish
-Howl


Level: 11
-Water Gun
-Growl
-Mud Slap
-Tackle
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Age 29
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In the swimming pool
Seen November 17th, 2013
Posted December 23rd, 2011
1,194 posts
15 Years
Yeah, I haven't checked this thread in a while. Bite Me. ><

So, just to make sure I'm up to speed, uhhh has signed up, and skythurwhatever(too long to type -.-) is also in. Riku is also in, and since you should only have your HM slaves out in battle while revitilazing both your Pokemon, I don't see any reason as to why they should level up by accident, so no.

Potato is currently the quickest, by far. I got caught up playing Shiny Gold, so nothing new as of yet. However, with school wrapping up, I'll have plenty of time to catch up.
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Age 30
Truro, Nova Scotia
Seen August 9th, 2009
Posted July 11th, 2009
36 posts
14 Years
yeah skip shot about your post above...i beat the elite 4 and now my highest win streak in battle tower is 17. got owned by a kingdra.

Name: Pot
Game:Sapphire
Time: 14:38
Pokemon:

Swampert(level 50 male)
Item:Focus Band
Moves:
ice beam
muddy water
earthquake
brick break

Sableye(level 50 male)
Item:Shell Bell
Moves:
Psychic
shock wave
shadow ball
aerial ace

HM slaves:
zigzagoon(13)
cut
rock smash
surf
sand attack

pelipper(27 caught him while surfing)
wing attack
fly
mist
protect

abra(8)
Teleport
flash

Tentacool(12)
poison sting
waterfall
constrict
dive

badges:8
working on battle tower rematch
nobody uses bug pokemon...except for shuckle


Age 30
Female
The Milky Way
Seen October 22nd, 2013
Posted December 19th, 2012
929 posts
14.6 Years
Well, I have an Emerald Cart sitting around here somewhere..
So I'll join this challenge.

And I'll make it hard on myself.
My two pokémon, Respectively, will be..
Wurmple and Wurmple.
[I intend to have a Dustox and Beautifly.. So yeah.]
I'll update in Approximately two, to three hours time.
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Age 30
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Seen January 28th, 2023
Posted December 12th, 2018
4,582 posts
17.8 Years
Hmm... sounds like fun...

I'll take Treecko and Aron, and will be playing my Sapphire Version.
"pps new screenie" - No, really shut up yuoaman.

Haaave you read my LP?
Pokémon Quartz - The only one of mine really worth reading.

What about my [Un]Abridged series?
Aquaman the Unabridged Parody Series - Language warning.
Age 30
Female
The Milky Way
Seen October 22nd, 2013
Posted December 19th, 2012
929 posts
14.6 Years
Update numero uno.

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Name: Akera
Playtime: 1:01
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- Began game
- Picked Treecko as starter [More challenge..]
- Beat May on Route 103
- Obtained Pokédex
- Obtained Pokéballs
- Caught Wurmple (F) - Docile, Lv.4, Nicknamed Flutter
- Trained Flutter (Wurmple) To Lv.7
- Flutter Evolved into Cascoon.

Team:
Flutter (Cascoon) - Lv.7
- Tackle
- String Shot
- Harden
- Poison Sting

Next update may take a while, since Silcoon/Cascoon evolutions are determined by personality values, and getting one to evolve into Silcoon may take a while.
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Posted August 2nd, 2009
19 posts
15.8 Years
Does shedinja count?
He technically 'evolves' from nincada sooo...
Also, if I do that, can I keep ninjask as a HM slave? I promise I won't level him past 20.

If I get the ok, I'll do torchic and nincada/ninjask.
If not, I'll do it anyway, I just won't report into the thread.

I'll probably fail either way on the first gym, but what the hey XD
Age 29
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Posted December 23rd, 2011
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15 Years
Does shedinja count?
He technically 'evolves' from nincada sooo...
Also, if I do that, can I keep ninjask as a HM slave? I promise I won't level him past 20.

If I get the ok, I'll do torchic and nincada/ninjask.
If not, I'll do it anyway, I just won't report into the thread.

I'll probably fail either way on the first gym, but what the hey XD
Since Nincada can evolve into either Ninjask or Shedinja, both are allowed. A Species challenge involves all Pokemon that evolve from the basic Species, so you could have 3 Blazikens, a Shedinja, and 2 Ninjasks, as long as none of them have egg moves (rules in this challenge ban egg moves).

Which game are you using?
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Seen August 2nd, 2009
Posted August 2nd, 2009
19 posts
15.8 Years
Awesome, I already started.

I'm using Ruby BTW.
And heres my update:
Name: Meat
Playtime: 1:27

Team:
Cluck (Torchic - Level 14)
Nincada - Level 12

I snuck past all the trainers and used a couple of repels to reach the area with nincada withput torchic getting miles ahead on experience. XD
I forget if you can name your shedinja after it appears.
Anyone know?
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Age 29
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In the swimming pool
Seen November 17th, 2013
Posted December 23rd, 2011
1,194 posts
15 Years
Time for a HUGE update!

-Torchic evolved to Combusken! W00T
-Caught Shroomish
-Got Badge 1(both pokes at level 18)
-Got Dewford Badge (both pokes at level 20)
-Shroomish evolved!
-Got 3rd Badge (Both pokes at level 29)
-Kicked Team Magma's sorry little butts at Mt. Chimney
-Got Lavaridge Badge (Both Pokemon at level 34)
-Combusken evolved to Blaziken!
-got Dad's badge (Both pokemon at level 37)

Current Progress:

Name: Costa
Badges: 5
Time: 10:49

Pokemon

Blaziken @ Quick Claw
Level 37
Blaze Kick
Quick Attack
Double Kick
Peck

Breloom @ Miracle Seed
Level 37

Mach Punch
Mega Drain
Headbutt
Sky Uppercut

HM Slaves

Zigzagoon
lvl 3
Cut
Surf
Dig
Rock Smash

Electrike
lvl 13
THunder Wave
Howl
Strength
Flash

That's it for now.

kain, you can rename Shedinja at the Name Rater's house.

Leaderboard:

1. Potato_Hurrican
2. Skip Shot
3. syphillis
4. uhhh6677
5. kain_Ronin
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Age 30
Female
The Milky Way
Seen October 22nd, 2013
Posted December 19th, 2012
929 posts
14.6 Years
Alright, Small Update
- Caught Wurmple (F) - Lv5 : Docile, Nicknamed Breeze
- Grinded Breeze to Lv7
- Breeze evolved into Silcoon
- Grinded Breeze to Lv10
- Breeze evolved into Beautifly
- Grinded Flutter to Lv10
- Flutter evolved into Dustox



Team Overview:
Spoiler:


Breeze The Beautifly - (F) - Docile
Spoiler:



Flutter The Dustox - (F) - Docile
Spoiler:



Note: I'm going to be updating like this from now on.
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poisonous

Male
Seen January 16th, 2017
Posted November 25th, 2016
3,270 posts
16.7 Years
deku’s Dual Species Challenge


Ralts & Tailow


Badges: 2
Time: 5:04

-Started Pokemon Ruby Version with boy hero named deku.
-Chose Torchic as Starter.
-Defeated May on Route 103.
-Received a PokeDex.
-Received 5 PokeBalls.
-Received Running Shoes.
-Caught Ralts, nicknamed Psi.
-Helped Wally catch a Ralts.
-Caught Tailow, nicknamed Soar.
-Defeated Magma Grunt in Petalburg Woods.
-Gym Battle 1: Roxanne
2-2
2-1
1-1
1-0
-Rescued Devon Goods.
-Received the PokeNav.
-Sailed to Dewford Town.
-Gym Battle 2: Brawly
2-2
2-1
2-0
-Delivered the Letter to Steven.
-Sailed to Slateport City.
-Delivered the Devon Goods.
-Defeated Magma Grunts in the Oceanic Museum.
-Psi evolved into a Kirlia.

Team:
Psi - Lv.20

- Growl
- Confusion
- Double Team
- Teleport

Soar - Lv.20

-Peck
-Wing Attack
-Double Team
-Quick Attack
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Age 29
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In the swimming pool
Seen November 17th, 2013
Posted December 23rd, 2011
1,194 posts
15 Years
ok im back and not much of an update my team is the same but started battle tower challenge number two and currently at the 7 mark. hopefully not gonna get owned by another kingdra >.<
Just a quick question- with your game, you can use two Pokemon in the Battle Tower, not 3. Is that right?

Anyways... who wants an update? XD

-Subbed out Electrike for a Tropius, since Tropius could learn Fly as well as Electrike's HMs.
-Beat the noobs known as Team Magma at the Weather Institute.
-Taught Blaziken Hidden Power. After testing it on a Kecleon, I concluded that it was HP Electric 47. The power is kinda sad, but the type is great.
- Killed Winona and got her badge.
- Cleared out Mount Pyre of those pesky Magma Grunts
- Beat May at Lilycove.
-Went on a catching spree at the Safari Zone.
-Caught a Wailmer to use Dive/ Waterfall.
-Beat the Mossdeep Gym.
-Beat Team Magma at the Underwater Cavern place.
- Caught Groudon! :)
- Swept Wallace with my Breloom.
-Got through Victory Road.

As of now, I'm currently prepping to face the Elite 4. I deposited all of my HM slaves, but I'll write them below.

Name: Costa
Badges: 8
Time: 25:37

Blaziken @ Amulet Coin
lvl 62

Blaze Kick
Sky Uppercut
Slash
Hidden Power Electric

Breloom @ Miracle Seed
Level 61

Mega Drain
Mach Punch
Headbutt
Sky Uppercut

HM Slaves:

Zigzagoon(lvl 3)- Cut, Dig, Rock Smash, Surf
Wailmer(lvl 10)- Waterfall, Dive, Water Gun, Growl
Tropius(lvl 26)- Fly, Flash, Strength, Sweet Scent.

Current Leaderboard

1. Potato_Hurrican
2. Skip Shot
3. deku
4. syphilis
5. uhhh6677
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