The Painfully Slow Challenge Page 2

Started by deoxys121 August 12th, 2011 7:00 PM
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deoxys121

White Kyurem Cometh

Age 31
Male
Flat Rock, MI, United States
Seen September 25th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2012
1,254 posts
12.4 Years
atif, you're in the list!

Next update on Platinum:
- Went to the Galactic Building and took care of Jupiter.
- Got the bike, got the Explorer Kit, got Togepi egg (used as Flash slave).
- Biked south, fighting trainers, healed, then went to the cave (can't remember its name) and fought those trainers.
- Fought the remaining trainers on the route to Hearthome City, then healed.
- Met Mom at the contest hall, then went to the gym.
- With Fantina, Duskull and Mismagius got Thief'd to death by Vespiquen (also stealing Mismagius's Sitrus Berry :P). Then, Haunter was taken out by a single Hidden Power (Ghost, 63 base power) from Gastrodon.
Team is now:
Spoiler:

Roaring Moon

Age 32
Male
Buffalo, NY
Seen 2 Days Ago
Posted January 17th, 2023
857 posts
19.7 Years
Username: Luigi-San
Challenge type: Single
Game: FireRed Omega
If you don't mind, can I change my game to Silver?

deoxys121

White Kyurem Cometh

Age 31
Male
Flat Rock, MI, United States
Seen September 25th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2012
1,254 posts
12.4 Years


If you don't mind, can I change my game to Silver?
Alright, I'll go ahead and do that!

Next update on Platinum:
- Went on to Veilstone City, beat the gym there.
- Went south, fighting trainers, till I reached Pastoria City. Beat the gym.
- Chased down and beat the Galactic Grunt, then fought remaining trainers between Pastoria City and Hearthome City.
- Went north, took care of the Psyduck, then went and got Surf, blah blah blah.
- Fought all the trainers on newly accessible water routes.
- Surfed to the town west of Jubilife (can't remember the name).
- Went to Iron Island, beat the trainers, got the Riolu egg, boxed it.
- Went to the gym and beat it.
- Talked to Rowan, then took care of the lakes.
- Went north to Snowpoint City, fought all those trainers.
- Healed, then beat the Snowpoint Gym.
Team is now:
Spoiler:

Vespiquen's Hidden Power is Fire-type, 61 base power.

Squirrel

Age 28
Male
Seen 4 Days Ago
Posted July 10th, 2021
9,551 posts
11.7 Years
Sign-up Form:
Username: AlexOzzyCake
Challenge type: Extreme!
Game(s): Diamond (For now, may upgrade to the ultimate challenge depending on how this one goes)

Pokemon will include Dusclops, Torkoal, Wynaut, Togepi, Makuhita and Munchlax. ^^

deoxys121

White Kyurem Cometh

Age 31
Male
Flat Rock, MI, United States
Seen September 25th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2012
1,254 posts
12.4 Years
Sign-up Form:
Username: AlexOzzyCake
Challenge type: Extreme!
Game(s): Diamond (For now, may upgrade to the ultimate challenge depending on how this one goes)

Pokemon will include Dusclops, Torkoal, Wynaut, Togepi, Makuhita and Munchlax. ^^
I'm sorry, but the first 5 Pokemon you mentioned there cannot be legitimately obtained in Diamond without the use of the PokeRadar or during a swarm. However, in Platinum, you can acquire Dusclops and Togepi. Note that also Munchlax is extremely difficult to find. Due to its extreme difficulty of finding, you may hack it in if you want, or trade it in if you are able to.

If you still want to do Diamond, please make sure all of your Pokemon can be obtained legitimately.

deoxys121

White Kyurem Cometh

Age 31
Male
Flat Rock, MI, United States
Seen September 25th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2012
1,254 posts
12.4 Years
Oopsy, didn't read the part about no trading - was planning to trade over eggs of each from HG. I'll rethink the team a bit...
Alright, signing you up for Diamond then.
Age 30
Male
Pesaro, Italy (GMT +1)
Seen January 23rd, 2017
Posted December 15th, 2016
684 posts
13.1 Years
Gonna try this one!

Username: Porygon Z
Game: Black
Team: To decide when the time comes (will trade something)
3DS Friend Code: 1864-9474-4763 (Matthew)
X/Y Safari Zone: Ice-type, Snover/Bergmite/Dewgong

Emblems awarded so far



Alola Rotomdex completion: 294/301

Currently looking for: Politoed, Weavile and Lunala Dex entries.

deoxys121

White Kyurem Cometh

Age 31
Male
Flat Rock, MI, United States
Seen September 25th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2012
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12.4 Years
Gonna try this one!

Username: Porygon Z
Game: Black
Team: To decide when the time comes (will trade something)
Gonna add you to the challengers for Black, but remember, the rules say no trading.

Squirrel

Age 28
Male
Seen 4 Days Ago
Posted July 10th, 2021
9,551 posts
11.7 Years
Not sure how detailed to make the posts but started on Diamond yesterday, have reached Eterna gym and am saved infront of gym leader who's gonna be a challenge - Galatic base at Valley Windworks was pretty easy, no real problems so far. Roark was easy too. Rival's got Turtwig. Started with Piplup... Errr, not sure what else to put. :3

Current team
Piplup (Level 26, Has tried to evolve many times but has always been stopped)
Graveller (Level 25, Evolved from Geodude caught in Oreburgh Mines)
Combee (Level 19, Female, got incredibly luck on second honey tree! Will evolve ASAP)
Bidoof (Level 4, HM Slave)

Hoping to add a Bronzor->Bronzong from Wayward Cave after beating Gardinia and Togepi->Togetic after hatching the egg in Hearthome City :D

Further update...

Have beat Eterna gym (wasn't actually as hard as expected due to a lot of grinding beforehand), went down cycling road and talked to Dawn, got to Hearthome City and won a couple contest ribbons with Piplup - Combee evolved against Barry, went to Solaceon Town and got seal case etc, am now at the cafe before the Psyducks. ^^

Current team
Piplup (Level 27, Has tried to evolve many times but has always been stopped)
Graveller (Level 27, Evolved from Geodude caught in Oreburgh Mines)
Vespiquen (Level 25, Evolved from Combee caught in honey tree west of Valley Windworks)
Bidoof (Level 4, HM Slave)

Squirrel

Age 28
Male
Seen 4 Days Ago
Posted July 10th, 2021
9,551 posts
11.7 Years
Since no one's posted in over a day, I may as well keep on up dating... :p

Reached Veilstone City and got the badge very easily using mostly Vespiquen (Lucario was the only slight annoyance...), helped Dawn out in getting back her Pokedex, did some gambling on the slot machines for fun, made it down the PAINFULLY LONG routes to Pastoria City (Wowee I forget how long they are!), got Defog from the person in the great marsh, killed Wake using mostly Combee & Piplup, talked to rocket grunt outside great marsh and defeated Barry easily, spent ages catching a croagunk to keep in a PC box (because it's sooo cute!) and caught a Pachirisu for the same reason. :p Also was quite miffed when my egg from Hearthome hatched into a Happiny - I wanted a Togepi! :(

Current team
Piplup (Level 32, Has tried to evolve many times but has always been stopped)
Graveller (Level 30, Evolved from Geodude caught in Oreburgh Mines)
Vespiquen (Level 34, Evolved from Combee caught in honey tree west of Valley Windworks)
Bibreal (Level 18, HM Slave)

ScubaDouch3

Ice-Type Lover

Age 29
Male
Ontario
Seen January 12th, 2023
Posted November 11th, 2017
130 posts
11.7 Years
Hey deoxys121, I really want to start the Painfully Slow Challenge but I have a few questions:

How exactly do I sign up?

Also, can HeartGold or Soulsilver be used instead of Gold, Silver, or Crystal? Sadly my copies don't work anymore... man I sound like a newb...
Ultimate Mono-Challenges finished:

Squirrel

Age 28
Male
Seen 4 Days Ago
Posted July 10th, 2021
9,551 posts
11.7 Years
deoxys121 hasn't posted in a while so I'll help you out until they get back...


How exactly do I sign up?
Fill out this form and post it on here :)

Sign-up Form:
Username:
Challenge type: (Single or Ultimate; Normal or Extreme)
Game(s):

Also, can HeartGold or Soulsilver be used instead of Gold, Silver, or Crystal? Sadly my copies don't work anymore... man I sound like a newb...
Are you doing the ultimate or single challenge? Basically you can substitute Gold/Silver/Crystal for HeartGold or SoulSilver if you want to, and I'd assume it's the same with FireRed/LeafGreen. :) If you're doing the ultimate challenge you'll need to play all 5 Generations, if you're doing the single challenge you only have to do one game. :)

Hope this helps!

deoxys121

White Kyurem Cometh

Age 31
Male
Flat Rock, MI, United States
Seen September 25th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2012
1,254 posts
12.4 Years
ScubaDouch3, you've been added to the list. Have fun!

Next update on Platinum:
- Took care of Team Galactic in Veilstone.
- Went up Mt. Coronet, took care of Team Galactic, did the Distortion World, beat Giratina.
- Talked to Prof. Rowan, then went to Sunyshore City, fighting the available trainers.
- Beat the Sunyshore Gym. Volkner got soloed by Gastrodon's Earthquake.
- Surfed north and fought the trainers on the sea route.
- Healed at the Pokemon Center. Up next, Victory Road and the Elite Four!
Team is now:
Spoiler:

Gastrodon's Hidden Power is Ghost, 63 base power.
Vespiquen's Hidden Power is Fire, 61 base power.


Nobody else has posted, so I'll post my last update for Platinum now:
- Went through Victory Road, fighting all the trainers.
- Beat Barry rather easily.
- Deposited my HM slaves, then entered the Elite Four.
- Aaron was defeated relatively easily by Vespiquen with Power Gem, Aerial Ace, and a Fire-type Hidden Power.
- Bertha got soloed by Gastrodon who had an excellent advantage.
- Flint was somewhat difficult, what with some of his Pokemon knowing SolarBeam to counter Gastrodon. I beat him, though.
- Lucian was relatively easy with the exception of his brick wall Bronzong. I still won though.
- With Cynthia, she was tough, but I still won. My battle with Cynthia can be viewed here.
My final team:
Spoiler:

Squirrel

Age 28
Male
Seen 4 Days Ago
Posted July 10th, 2021
9,551 posts
11.7 Years
[SIZE="a"]Congrats!

I can't really update much right now due to using mobile, but basically am now in Canalave City and struggling with Byron. Got some grinding to do but levels at the moment are basically around 35-40.[/SIZE]

ScubaDouch3

Ice-Type Lover

Age 29
Male
Ontario
Seen January 12th, 2023
Posted November 11th, 2017
130 posts
11.7 Years
Motoring along pretty fast on LG, escaped Rock Tunnel and headed straight for Celadon and beat Giovanni, grabbed the Poke Flute to catch my Snorlax, caught my Rhyhorn, and now it's time to level them up a bit. Man this is fun!
Ultimate Mono-Challenges finished:

Age 31
Male
Seen June 5th, 2014
Posted May 27th, 2014
129 posts
12.7 Years
i've never done a challenge before, I guess this would be a good place to start.
Username:psychomew2
Challenge:single
Game:heart gold (the batteries on all of my gen 2 games died :/).
Hopefully I do ok on this XD.
3ds friend code: 4828 5060 0534
In game name: Sam

On the matter of my argument with Idankingo I admit to being too fast to anger and assuming the worst too quickly, and apologize for any unpleasentness caused because of it.

deoxys121

White Kyurem Cometh

Age 31
Male
Flat Rock, MI, United States
Seen September 25th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2012
1,254 posts
12.4 Years
psychomew2, you have been added.

Note that I have updated the rules regarding trading/hacking. Due to the fact that trading in an egg at the beginning of the game with egg moves is rather common, I have allowed the trading/hacking in of one legitimate egg for the purpose of egg moves, only if that Pokemon can be legitimately obtained in the main, pre-E4 story. Please see the rules for more details.

First update for Black:
- I bred a Karrablast to start knowing Megahorn and Swords Dance in the White file I was using for my Normal UMC. I then used PokeGen to transfer in the egg at the beginning of Black.
- I chose Oshawott, transferred the egg in, then walked around until it hatched.
- Did all the remaining intro stuff.
- Went north, trained Karrablast to Lv7, beat N.
- Continued north, fighting trainers.
- Beat trainers at Dreamyard and got Pansear, who got boxed.
- Beat Cilan.
- After getting the C-Gear, I hack-evolved Karrablast into the qualifying Escavalier.
- Caught a Munna.
- Proceeded along Route 3, beat Team Plasma in the cave, beat remaining trainers on the way to Nacrene City.
- Fought the trainers in the exterior of Pinwheel Forest.
- Beat N, then headed to the gym.
- Beat Lenora. I hate Watchog's Hypnosis...
Team is now:
Spoiler:
Age 31
Male
Seen June 5th, 2014
Posted May 27th, 2014
129 posts
12.7 Years
Update number one for my challenge
  • Got through the boring tutorial crap. Had to do it twice because i didnt know I had to delete my old game before saving a new one. If i never see a tutorial again it will be too soon >_<.
  • Caught 2 pokemon, mareep and geodude (niether of which I plan to be permanent members of my team). Boxed away my starter, chickorita. It will stay boxed unless I need a cutting hm slave.
  • Beat Volkner quite easily. I had a major type advantage on him XD.
  • Saved after getting prof. elms egg. I do plan to use the togepi.
So yeah, thats it for the time being. By the next update I should start getting permanent team members. Sorry if this took awhile, but having trouble saving a new game cost me quite a bit of time.
3ds friend code: 4828 5060 0534
In game name: Sam

On the matter of my argument with Idankingo I admit to being too fast to anger and assuming the worst too quickly, and apologize for any unpleasentness caused because of it.

deoxys121

White Kyurem Cometh

Age 31
Male
Flat Rock, MI, United States
Seen September 25th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2012
1,254 posts
12.4 Years
Update number 2 on Black:
- Went through Pinwheel Forest and took care of Team Plasma.
- Went to Castelia City, fought the trainers at the Battle Company and the dancers, then got Bianca's Munna back.
- Went and beat the gym.
- Beat Bianca, then beat Cheren.
- Went and got the Cover Fossil, then ran back to Nacrene City to revive it into a Tirtouga. Note that since Tirtouga had Aqua Jet when I got him, I did not allow myself to use it. For future reference, if a Pokemon is acquired with an increased priority move, you may not use that move.
- Went back to the desert, then beat all the trainers in the desert and Desert Resort.
- Beat Team Plasma at the entrance to Nimbasa City and got the bicycle.
- Beat the trainers to the east of Nimbasa City, beat the trainers in the stadium and court, then beat N.
- Went to the gym, and beat Elesa. She was rather tough, as you will see from my team screenshots, but I won regardless.
Team is now:
Spoiler:
Age 31
Male
Seen June 5th, 2014
Posted May 27th, 2014
129 posts
12.7 Years
Ok, time for my second update
  • I caught a wooper (Im holding out on giving nicknames atm)
  • Togepi hatched from the egg.
  • Got through union cave, grinding a few levels onto togepi. Extrasensory makes that a lot easier
  • Dealt with team rocket in the slowpoke well
  • Beat my rival before doing the gym despite being under leveled.
  • Took care of bugsy and got badge #2
  • Started in ilex forest and got a pineco after having a bit of trouble with them blowing up in my face.
At this point I have 3 permanent team members, and I'm planning to have 5. Btw, having a move that lowers the opponents speed if fine right? The only ground stab move wooper has available to it is mud shot atm. I figure it is, seeing as it doesn't boost his speed at all. Anyways, I still figured I should ask.

Permanent team members so far: wooper @lv 16, Togepi @lv 15 and Pineco @lv 7.
3ds friend code: 4828 5060 0534
In game name: Sam

On the matter of my argument with Idankingo I admit to being too fast to anger and assuming the worst too quickly, and apologize for any unpleasentness caused because of it.