Seen May 13th, 2022
Posted July 24th, 2016
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THE SPECIES CHALLENGE


Hello and welcome! This challenge is all about the real-life animal classes Pokémon are based on. This thread was formerly known as the Orgnanism Challenge, but since I have revived this thread, I decided to change the name.

Below are several classes with extra challenging rules to play your game with this new challenge.


Main Rules

*You must choose one of the 7 classes below to make a team.


*Duplicate Pokémon are allowed, however, it is reccomended not to.


*Legendaries are NOT allowed.


*HM Slaves are allowed.


*You must have at least 3 Pokémon in your party.



*Hacking is only allowed if you can't have 3 Pokémon before the 3th Gym.


Challenge ends when you defeat:
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RBY-FRLG: Rival Champion.


GSC: Lance (Red is optional)


RSE: Steven


DPPt: Cynthia


HGSS: Red



BW: Alder


B2W2: Iris


XY: Diantha



BIRDS

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life birds. (Pigeons, penguins etc.)

Below are some examples.

General Rules:

Berries are the only held items that are allowed.
You must have 6 Pokémon in your team, with one of them always in the lead when you're about to face a Gym Leader or E4 member.

Extra Rules:

Flyer Rule: At least 2 Pokémon must learn Fly.

Pluck Rule: All Pokémon that can learn Pluck must learn it.

Examples:


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FISH

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life fish. (Sharks, lure fish etc.)
NOTE: Frillish and Jellicent are not fish.
Below are some examples.


General Rules:

All the Pokémon capable of learning Surf must know it.
Your fishes can't stay long out of the water. Switch your Pokémon after 5 turns. You can double this amount if Water Sport is used.

Extra Rules:

Aquatic Rule: All your Pokémon must learn at least one Water-type TM/HM Move.
Underwater Rule: Half of your team must know Dive.

Examples:


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ARTHOPODS


You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life arthopod creatures. (Crabs, beetles etc.)

Below are some examples.


General Rules:

Caterpillar, cocoon and bagworm-based Pokémon are banned.

All of your Pokémon must know a Poison-type move. (Only level-up moves.)

Extra Rules:

Queen Rule: You must have a female Pokémon leading your team, this one is the only one who may hold items and must be at least +2 levels above the rest.
Variety Rule: You must have at least 1 non-Bug Type.


Examples:

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REPTILES

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life reptiles. (Dinosaurs, turtles etc.)
NOTE: Dragons are not counted as reptiles, however, some Dragon-type Pokémon are based on Dinosaurs and not on mythological dragon-creatures. (i.e. Bagon)

Below are some examples.

General Rules:

You must have at least one NFE Pokémon.

If you obtain a Skull, Armor, Cover Fossil, Jaw Fossil or Sail Fossil, you must recover it and put the revived Pokémon in your team.

[CENTER]Extra Rules:

Jurassic Rule: You must have at least 1 Dinosaur-based Pokémon.
Starter Rule: You must choose the Reptile-based starter.

Examples:


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CANINE & FELINE

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life cat-like and dog-like animals. (Foxes, Wolfs etc.)


Below are some examples.

General Rules:

You may choose either Feline or Canine Pokémon, or both. (i.e. Canine class is with only dog-like Pokémon and Feline is with only cat-like Pokémon but with the same rules used.)

You must nickname your Pokémon like you would name your pet.

Extra Rules:

Diet Rule: Your Pokémon may not use food-items, instead, only Potion items are allowed.
Playfull rule: Teach all your Pokémon a Scratch-like move, if they can of course. (Only level-up moves.)


Examples:


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PRIMATE

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life monkeys (Chimps, Babboons etc.)

Below are some examples.

General Rules:

All of your Pokémon must know at least 1 Dark-type move.
Your Pokémon can only use Berries as hold items.

Extra Rules:

Alpha Rule: You must have a male Pokémon leading your team, this one is the only one who may hold items, the only male and must be at least +2 levels above the rest.


Examples:


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SIGN-UP FORM
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Name:
Game:
Class:
Extra Rules (optional):

My Sign Up Form:

Name: legendhunter14
Game: Platinum
Class: Reptile
Extra Rules: Jurassic Rule


CHALLENGERS
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Legendhunter14 - Pt - Reptile


CHAMPIONS
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Remember; Only pick Pokémon that are clearly based on the class you chose.If you have any questions, VM, PM or ask in this thread.
Ideas are welcome!


Good Luck!
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