The Nervous System Challenge

Started by Golurks Were Meant to Fly September 21st, 2012 3:43 PM
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Golurks Were Meant to Fly

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~The Nervous System Challenge~
Nervous? You should be. (oh so punny)

-The goal of the game is to beat the elite four using six pokemon. Here's the catch:

Rules:
-Your team will work somewhat similarly to the human nervous system, with a pokemon representing the brain, a pokemon representing the spinal cord, a pokemon representing each arm and a pokemon representing each leg.

-If the pokemon representing a certain part faints, it is dead and you can not use the advantages that pokemon gives. (so the challenge becomes harder and harder as you go, as more and more handicaps are placed on you - it's basically a modified nuzlocke)

-Here are the repercussions for when a certain pokemon dies (also, each penalty stacks)

-One of your leg pokemon: You can not run away from pokemon battles

-Both of your leg pokemon: You can not run, you must walk or use your wheelchair. (bike) You should try to use your wheelchair whenever possible.

-Left arm pokemon: You can not go into your bag during battles

-Right arm pokemon: You cannot switch pokemon in/out in battle

-Spinal cord pokemon: Once this pokemon dies, so do all the other appendages (so say good bye to your legs and arms) and you gain all the penalties for losing them

-Brain pokemon: Once this pokemon dies, the game is over



-You should catch all your pokemon before the third gym, but you don't have to. If you don't have all your pokemon after the third gym, optional rule number 4 is no longer optional. (So make sure you have your brain pokemon, because otherwise, you instantly lose. Also, make sure you have your spinal cord pokemon, or you can't use any appendage pokemon.)

-Trading is okay, as long as all pokemon being traded in are level five or lower (or eggs)

-Trade evolutions are okay

-No switching up your party (you must decide before you start the challenge (just putting it out there))

-However, you can have HM slaves before getting all your party members. Once a party member is obtainable, you must get rid of your HM slaves

-If a party member dies, you can fill their slot with an HM slave

-Obviously, HM slaves cannot go into battle, ever. If all your current challenge pokemon in your party faint, the challenge is over, similar to a nuzlocke

-And I think that's about it! :D



Optional Rules:
-1. You can only use electric types, pyschic types and any pokemon with a speed over 100.

-2. You have a time limit, as speed is essential in the nervous system. You have 24 ingame hours to beat the game. (you can set the time limit lower if you like)

-3. If a pokemon is poisoned, it is considered dead, as poison targets the nerves. If a pokemon is paralyzed, it is considered dead.

-4. Until getting your pokemon, you are inhibited (so if you don't have the pokemon representing your left arm, no bag)

Sign Up

Name: GolurkIsDaBomb
Game: Diamond
Team: Brain:
Bronzong Spine: Torterra Left Arm: Gastrodon Right Arm: Toxicroak Left Leg: Vespiquen Right Leg: Ambipom
Optional Rules?: No.
Let's Hope I Don't Die! :D

CURRENT CHALLENGERS

Spoiler:
GolurkIsDaBomb
Rainbow Arcanine
Ragnia
The Cookie
pleryt16
SanityStealer
Nineray
kyro100
munchhack
Baby Skitty's Lullaby
hopelessangelic
pokefan9900
karolaluka
ArcanaFlaera
PhoenixWright77
xShadowx
toasterr
firepaw995
Oshamaru

CHAMPIONS

Spoiler:
None yet.


Good luck, have fun, and stay safe! :D
Stream Sawayama

Rainbow Arcanine

now known as aslan

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I'd like to have a go :D!
Name : Rainbow Arcanine
Game: Emerald
Team: Brain:Swampert
Spine:Hariyama
Left Arm:Breloom
Right Arm:Exploud,
Left Leg:Skarmory
Right Leg:Swalot

Optional Rules : No.

Never used these Pokemon before. Good luck me xD.
pineapples are cool.

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Seen November 29th, 2016
Posted December 1st, 2015
97 posts
12.6 Years
Sure I'll try this! Seems pretty awesome.
Name: Ragnia
Game: Platinum
Team: Brain- Spiritomb, Spinal Cord- Empoleon, Left Leg- Togekiss/tic/pi, Right Leg- RotomH (Assuming I can hack in the Secret Key), Left Arm- Roserade, Right Arm- Medicham/Crobat (depends on where in Mt.Coronet I can get Meditite)

One last question, do we have to update? If so how often should we?

pleryt16

ERMAHGERD ITS A VAPOREON

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I'm going to try this.

name: pleryt16
Ingame name: Stephen
Game: Red
Brain: Nidoking
Spine: Venusaur
Left arm: Fearow
Right arm: Dugtrio
Left Leg: Hypno
Right Leg: Vaporeon, if thats okay, if not, Gyarados.

Also, if one dies, can we replace it?
Favorite Pokemon: Vaporeon
Second Favorite Pokemon: Scrafty

Golurks Were Meant to Fly

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(depends on where in Mt.Coronet I can get Meditite)

One last question, do we have to update? If so how often should we?
You can get meditite to the right of eterna city. Oh, and feel free to hack! Yes, you should update, how often is up to you. You don't have to be super detailed, but I personally am interested in how it goes for you guys! :D

Also, if one dies, can we replace it?
No, otherwise the whole challenge doesn't really work...
Also, vaporeon is fine, just remember that optional rule number 4 comes into play if you beat Lt. Surge first.

You guys will be added right after this post! Thanks for joining and good luck! (I will update soon)
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Ooh, this looks like lots of fun! I'll be doing this one, definitely.

Name: SanityStealer
Game: Sapphire
Team: Brain: Gardevoir Spine: Sceptile Left Arm: Flygon Right Arm: Aggron Left Leg: Torkoal Right Leg: Gyrados
Optional Rules?: Not this time.

So, basically, I'm gonna die. Let's see how long I last!

Nineray

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11.9 Years
Name: Nineray
Game: Platinum
Team: Brain: Gallade Spine:Empoleon Left Arm: Staraptor Right Arm: Garchomp Left Leg: Leafeon Right Leg: Luxray
Optional Rules?: No.
I'll start this in about a week or a day i have to finish something first XD
Avatar Credit goes to the creator.

Golurks Were Meant to Fly

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Okay, SanityStealer and Nineray, you have both been added. My first update will come later today (probably) as I have reached Floaroma town and am waiting for honey trees. Hopefully it doesn't take too long to get my pokemon...
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Golurks Were Meant to Fly

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Yay, first update!

Here's what my team will be, as a refresher: B= Bronzong, S= Torterra, LA= Gastrodon, RA= Toxicroak, LL= Vespiquen and RL= Ambipom.

-Started off game
-Got turtwig
-Beat Rival
-Died to a critical hit from Roark's Cranidos.

T_T

ROUND TWO!

-Pregame stuff
-Got female Turtig, named her Sycamore (Impish nature)
-Beat Rival (Barry) with ease
-Challenged Roark, I was about level 17 or so.
-Spammed curses to prepare for the cranidos
-Razor Leaf = Coal Badge :D
-Sycamore evolved!!!
-Beat those silly galactic Grunts like nobody's business
-Caught Ludgate the Lonely Shellos (female)
-Smeared honey on trees after beating grunts
-Two days later got Bonnie the docile combee (female, of course!)
-Almost a weeka fter obtaining honey I FINALLY got an aipom, named her Eden (Naive nature)
-Trained Sycamore and Ludgate to 20, as that's what I thought Mars's purugly was.
-It was level 15. Whoops!
-Spammed Sycamore's curse on Zubat, killed it with a tackle, and then demolished that fat cat.
-Headed to the Eterna Forest
-Trained Bonnie to level 21... Bonnie is evolving! Yay, a Vespiquen! Maybe Bonnie will learn more than two moves now! :D
-Working on training up Eden, less experience, but battles are slower.

I feel like I should be farther along, but those Honey trees took FOREVER! D:

Also, I'm going to add a few clarifications to the rules concerning "other" party members, as I didn't really touch upon this area in the rules and noticed it when playing the game. I'll edit it in soon. :)

Edit: New Rules:

-However, you can have HM slaves before getting all your party members. Once a party member is obtainable, you must get rid of your HM slaves

-If a party member dies, you can fill their slot with an HM slave

-Obviously, HM slaves cannot go into battle, ever. If all your current challenge pokemon in your party faint, the challenge is over, similar to a nuzlocke



Good luck guys and start updating have fun! :D

Edit2: kyro100, welcome to the challenge. You're now listed in the top post as a Challenger. Good Luck!
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OKAY, a small update.

-Soloed Gardenia with Bonnie the vespiquen
-Soloed Saturn with Ludgate the shellos (yay mud bomb! :D)
-Avoided trainers on bicycle path
-Caught WALL-E the bronzor on the route right below the bicycle path
-Trained WALL-E against bicycle path trainers
-Went into Wayward cave and teamed up with Mira to train some more.

Hopefully I'll get lucky and get a croagunk on my first visit to the Great Marsh. curse you honey trees

Oh, and Munchhack, you've been added!

*Also, you guys should update sooner or later. It's less fun playing by myself
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Count me in :D
Name: Baby Skitty's Lullaby
In-game name: Riley
Game: Leaf Green
Team:
Brain = Blastoise
Spinal Cord = Raticate
Right Arm = Persian
Left Arm = Jolteon
Left Leg = Fearow
Right Leg = Nidoqueen
Optional Rules : I think this'll be hard enough as is... so no.

I support Pokemon Toxic Purple c:

Golurks Were Meant to Fly

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Baby Skitty's Lullaby, you've been added (I added you like a week ago lol whoops)

Meh, haven't been motivated to play this too much lately. (I blame White 2!)
I'll start up again tomorrow. :)
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10.6 Years
Name: WarriorCat
Game: FireRed
Team:
Brain: Venusaur
Spine: Flareon
Left Arm: Pidgeot
Right Arm: Machamp
Left Leg: Gengar
Right Leg: Alakazam
Optional Rules?: No :)

I might do this along side my nuzlocke, if I don't I'll do this after my nuzlocke.

Just one question.
You said
-You should catch all your pokemon before the third gym, but you don't have to. If you don't have all your pokemon after the third gym, optional rule number 4 is no longer optional.
How would it work if I got a pokemon after the 3rd gym, but before the 4th gym?
I want to use Flareon, Machamp, and Gengar, which are all available at that time.

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Just one question.
You said


How would it work if I got a pokemon after the 3rd gym, but before the 4th gym?
I want to use Flareon, Machamp, and Gengar, which are all available at that time.
Welcome to the challenge. Added.

I mean that, after beating Surge, whichever "blanks" in your party (so for you, your left leg, right arm and spine) are treated like you lost those pokemon - basically whichever pokemon you don't have, you take on the rules that come with not having that pokemon.

Keep in mind that one doesn't need to beat Surge to get to Rock Tunnel/Lavender Town/Celadon City. ;)
Stream Sawayama
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Keep in mind that one doesn't need to beat Surge to get to Rock Tunnel/Lavender Town/Celadon City. ;)
Really?
I didn't know that, that'll really help knowing that, in this and future FR/LG runs. :)

I'm starting now, so I'll update later.

Golurks Were Meant to Fly

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I'm thinking about doing this challenge, but i've got a question. Say one of our pokemon gets poisoned/paralyzed, could we still use it if we don't cure the illness?
No. Once it gets one of those ailments, it's dead.

HOWEVER THAT'S JUST AN OPTIONAL RULE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT!
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Posted April 14th, 2013
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10.8 Years
Hi seems fun I'll try! I think it'll work well with the Drifter Challenge I'm doing too. Okay

Name: hopelessangelic
Game:Black
Team:
Brain: Tepig
Spine:Petil
Right Leg: Archen
Right Arm: Tyanamo
Left Leg: Vanillite
Left Arm: Deino

Optional Rules: No sorry.

Yeah I'm aware a bunch of my Pokemon are late in the game, but I generally don't switch pokemon nor use items. the inability to run might get a bit annoying but oh well. I'm excited for the challenge!

pokefan9900

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Can I join as well, please? Here's my info:

Name: Pokefan9900
Game: Pokemon Red
Team:Brain: Squirtle line
Spinal Cord: Snorlax
Left Leg: Nidoran Male
Right Leg: Abra
Left Arm: Ghastly
Right Arm: Spearow
Optional Rules: I'll take rules 2 and 4, those I can handle.

Question: If we fail to catch the pokemon we want, such as Snorlax, what happens?

Golurks Were Meant to Fly

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Can I join as well, please? Here's my info:

Name: Pokefan9900
Game: Pokemon Red
Team:Brain: Squirtle line
Spinal Cord: Snorlax
Left Leg: Nidoran Male
Right Leg: Abra
Left Arm: Ghastly
Right Arm: Spearow
Optional Rules: I'll take rules 2 and 4, those I can handle.

Question: If we fail to catch the pokemon we want, such as Snorlax, what happens?
Welcome to the challenge! Added.

Well, I don't really know what would happen. Just soft reset for it. (unless it kills one of your pokes while you're trying to catch it) And you always have two snorlaxes to try and catch! :D
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