Born and Raised: A Breeding Challenge

Started by Tek April 10th, 2014 12:52 PM
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Tek

Age 33
Male
Kansas City
Seen May 28th, 2020
Posted May 1st, 2020
939 posts
9.6 Years
"Welcome to the ranch, stranger! 'Stables is this way."

(You're a newly hired farm-hand who has just arrived at a state of the art, multi-facility Pokemon Ranch. You've come here to earn a wage, save up some cash, and pursue your dream of being a Trainer... and maybe even the League Champion.)

"Lock the gates back after yeh close 'em. Yer gear's over there."

(You've arrived at your assigned building, after a none-too-short trek through the mud. The place didn't look so grimy from far away... You question your desire to get away from the noise and lights, and garbage cans, and Febreze of urban living. But you've heard that ranch hands that do well are sometimes rewarded with Pokemon eggs to keep.)

"Well, before we get to rollin', lets talk business."

(The old-timer produces a rather long contract and a pen.)





-------- Casual Rules --------


I) The Birds and the Bees

-- You may use any Pokémon that can produce Eggs and learn Egg moves. The full list is below, sorted by 'farming departments' (basically, Egg Groups).

-- HM Buddies are allowed, but they may not participate in Trainer battles.

-- All games that have a Daycare that is accessible prior to the League challenge are valid for Casual mode. Challengers who wish to play on FR/LG or B2/W2 must play in Expert mode.


Farming Departments:
Spoiler:


Grass:



Spoiler:
  • Abomasnow
  • Amoonguss
  • Bayleef
  • Bellossom
  • Bellsprout
  • Breloom
  • Bulbasaur
  • Cacnea
  • Cacturne
  • Carnivine
  • Cherrim
  • Cherubi
  • Chikorita
  • Cottonee
  • Exeggcute
  • Exeggutor
  • Ferroseed
  • Ferrothorn
  • Foongus
  • Gloom
  • Grotle
  • Hoppip
  • Ivysaur
  • Jumpluff
  • Lilligant
  • Lombre
  • Lotad
  • Ludicolo
  • Maractus
  • Meganium
  • Nuzleaf
  • Oddish
  • Paras
  • Parasect
  • Petilil
  • Phantump
  • Roselia
  • Roserade
  • Seedot
  • Serperior
  • Servine
  • Shiftry
  • Shroomish
  • Skiploom
  • Snivy
  • Snover
  • Sunflora
  • Sunkern
  • Tangela
  • Tangrowth
  • Torterra
  • Trevenant
  • Tropius
  • Turtwig
  • Venusaur
  • Victreebel
  • Vileplume
  • Weepinbell
  • Whimsicott

Freshwater:



Spoiler:
  • Alomomola
  • Azumarill
  • Bibarel
  • Bidoof
  • Blastoise
  • Buizel
  • Carracosta
  • Clamperl
  • Clauncher
  • Clawitzer
  • Corphish
  • Corsola
  • Crawdaunt
  • Croconaw
  • Delibird
  • Dewgong
  • Dragalge
  • Dragonair
  • Dragonite
  • Dratini
  • Ducklett
  • Empoleon
  • Feebas
  • Feraligatr
  • Floatzel
  • Froakie
  • Frogadier
  • Gastrodon
  • Golduck
  • Gorebyss
  • Greninja
  • Horsea
  • Huntail
  • Inkay
  • Kabuto
  • Kabutops
  • Kingdra
  • Lapras
  • Lombre
  • Lotad
  • Ludicolo
  • Malamar
  • Mantine
  • Marill
  • Marshtomp
  • Masquerain
  • Milotic
  • Mudkip
  • Octillery
  • Omanyte
  • Omastar
  • Palpitoad
  • Pelipper
  • Piplup
  • Politoed
  • Poliwag
  • Poliwhirl
  • Poliwrath
  • Prinplup
  • Psyduck
  • Quagsire
  • Relicanth
  • Remoraid
  • Seadra
  • Sealeo
  • Seel
  • Seismitoad
  • Shellos
  • Skrelp
  • Slowbro
  • Slowking
  • Slowpoke
  • Spheal
  • Squirtle
  • Stunfisk
  • Surskit
  • Swampert
  • Swanna
  • Tirtouga
  • Totodile
  • Tympole
  • Walrein
  • Wartortle
  • Wingull
  • Wooper

Ocean:

Spoiler:


Groups A and B are separate egg groups. Pokemon from both groups can be used when the Ocean department is chosen for an Expert mode challenge.




Group A:
  • Alomomola
  • Barboach
  • Basculin
  • Carvanha
  • Chinchou
  • Finneon
  • Goldeen
  • Gyarados
  • Inkay
  • Lanturn
  • Lumineon
  • Luvdisc
  • Magikarp
  • Malamar
  • Octillery
  • Qwilfish
  • Relicanth
  • Remoraid
  • Seaking
  • Sharpedo
  • Wailmer
  • Wailord
  • Whiscash


Group B:
  • Anorith
  • Archen
  • Archeops
  • Armaldo
  • Barnaby
  • Binacle
  • Carracosta
  • Clauncher
  • Clawitzer
  • Cloyster
  • Corphish
  • Corsola
  • Cradily
  • Crawdaunt
  • Drapion
  • Kabuto
  • Kabutops
  • Kingler
  • Krabby
  • Lileep
  • Omanyte
  • Omastar
  • Shellder
  • Skorupi
  • Tentacool
  • Tentacruel
  • Tirtouga

Bug:



Spoiler:
  • Accelgor
  • Ariados
  • Beautifly
  • Beedrill
  • Burmy
  • Butterfree
  • Cascoon
  • Caterpie
  • Combee
  • Crustle
  • Drapion
  • Durant
  • Dustox
  • Dwebble
  • Escavalier
  • Flygon
  • Forretress
  • Galvantula
  • Gligar
  • Gliscor
  • Heracross
  • Illumise
  • Joltik
  • Kakuna
  • Karrablast
  • Kricketot
  • Kricketune
  • Larvesta
  • Leavanny
  • Ledian
  • Ledyba
  • Masquerain
  • Metapod
  • Mothim
  • Nincada
  • Ninjask
  • Paras
  • Parasect
  • Pineco
  • Pinsir
  • Scatterbug
  • Scizor
  • Scolipede
  • Scyther
  • Sewaddle
  • Shelmet
  • Shuckle
  • Silcoon
  • Skorupi
  • Spewpa
  • Spinarak
  • Surskit
  • Swadloon
  • Trapinch
  • Venipede
  • Venomoth
  • Venonat
  • Vespiquen
  • Vibrava
  • Vivillon
  • Volbeat
  • Volcarona
  • Weedle
  • Whirlipede
  • Wormadam
  • Wurmple
  • Yanma
  • Yanmega

Bird:



Spoiler:
  • Aerodactyl
  • Altaria
  • Archen
  • Archeops
  • Braviary
  • Chatot
  • Crobat
  • Dodrio
  • Doduo
  • Ducklett
  • Farfetch'd
  • Fearow
  • Fletchinder
  • Fletchling
  • Golbat
  • Honchkrow
  • Hoothoot
  • Mandibuzz
  • Murkrow
  • Natu
  • Noctowl
  • Noibat
  • Noivern
  • Pelipper
  • Pidgeot
  • Pidgeotto
  • Pidgey
  • Pidove
  • Rufflet
  • Sigilyph
  • Skarmory
  • Spearow
  • Staraptor
  • Staravia
  • Starly
  • Swablu
  • Swanna
  • Swellow
  • Swoobat
  • Taillow
  • Talonflame
  • Togekiss
  • Togetic
  • Tranquill
  • Unfezant
  • Vullaby
  • Wingull
  • Woobat
  • Xatu
  • Zubat

Field:



Spoiler:
  • Absol
  • Aipom
  • Ambipom
  • Ampharos
  • Arbok
  • Arcanine
  • Beartic
  • Bibarel
  • Bidoof
  • Blaziken
  • Blitzle
  • Bouffalant
  • Braixen
  • Buizel
  • Buneary
  • Bunnelby
  • Camerupt
  • Chesnaught
  • Chespin
  • Chimchar
  • Cinccino
  • Combusken
  • Cubchoo
  • Cyndaquil
  • Darmanitan
  • Darumaka
  • Dedenne
  • Deerling
  • Delcatty
  • Delibird
  • Delphox
  • Dewgong
  • Dewott
  • Diggersby
  • Diglett
  • Donphan
  • Drilbur
  • Dugtrio
  • Dunsparce
  • Eevee
  • Ekans
  • Electrike
  • Emboar
  • Emolga
  • Empoleon
  • Espeon
  • Espurr
  • Excadrill
  • Exploud
  • Farfetch'd
  • Fennekin
  • Flaaffy
  • Flareon
  • Floatzel
  • Furfrou
  • Furret
  • Girafarig
  • Glaceon
  • Glameow
  • Gogoat
  • Golduck
  • Granbull
  • Growlithe
  • Grumpig
  • Heatmor
  • Herdier
  • Hippopotas
  • Hippowdon
  • Houndoom
  • Houndour
  • Infernape
  • Jolteon
  • Kecleon
  • Krokorok
  • Krookodile
  • Leafeon
  • Liepard
  • Lillipup
  • Linoone
  • Litleo
  • Lopunny
  • Loudred
  • Lucario
  • Luxio
  • Luxray
  • Mamoswine
  • Manectric
  • Mankey
  • Mareep
  • Mawile
  • Meowstic
  • Meowth
  • Mienfoo
  • Mienshao
  • Mightyena
  • Miltank
  • Minccino
  • Monferno
  • Munna
  • Musharna
  • Nidoking
  • Nidoran F
  • Nidoran M
  • Nidorino
  • Ninetales
  • Numel
  • Nuzleaf
  • Oshawott
  • Pachirisu
  • Pancham
  • Pangoro
  • Panpour
  • Pansage
  • Pansear
  • Patrat
  • Persian
  • Phanpy
  • Pignite
  • Pikachu
  • Piloswine
  • Piplup
  • Ponyta
  • Poochyena
  • Primeape
  • Prinplup
  • Psyduck
  • Purrloin
  • Purugly
  • Pyroar
  • Quagsire
  • Quilava
  • Quilladin
  • Raichu
  • Rapidash
  • Raticate
  • Rattata
  • Rhydon
  • Rhyhorn
  • Rhyperior
  • Samurott
  • Sandile
  • Sandshrew
  • Sandslash
  • Sawsbuck
  • Scrafty
  • Scraggy
  • Sealeo
  • Seedot
  • Seel
  • Sentret
  • Serperior
  • Servine
  • Seviper
  • Shiftry
  • Shinx
  • Simipour
  • Simisage
  • Simisear
  • Skiddo
  • Skitty
  • Skuntank
  • Slaking
  • Slakoth
  • Smeargle
  • Sneasel
  • Snivy
  • Snubbull
  • Spheal
  • Spinda
  • Spoink
  • Stantler
  • Stoutland
  • Stunky
  • Swinub
  • Swoobat
  • Sylveon
  • Tauros
  • Teddiursa
  • Tepig
  • Torchic
  • Torkoal
  • Typhlosion
  • Umbreon
  • Ursaring
  • Vaporeon
  • Vigoroth
  • Vulpix
  • Wailmer
  • Wailord
  • Walrein
  • Watchog
  • Weavile
  • Whismur
  • Woobat
  • Wooper
  • Zangoose
  • Zebstrika
  • Zigzagoon
  • Zoroark
  • Zorua

Mineral:



Spoiler:
  • Aegislash
  • Boldore
  • Carbink
  • Cohagrigus
  • Crustle
  • Cryogonal
  • Doublade
  • Dwebble
  • Ferroseed
  • Ferrothorn
  • Froslass
  • Garbodor
  • Geodude
  • Gigalith
  • Glalie
  • Golem
  • Golett
  • Golurk
  • Graveler
  • Honedge
  • Klang
  • Klefki
  • Klink
  • Klinklang
  • Nosepass
  • Onix
  • Probopass
  • Roggenrola
  • Snorunt
  • Steelix
  • Sudowoodo
  • Trubbish
  • Vanillish
  • Vanillite
  • Vanilluxe
  • Yamask

Dragon:



Spoiler:
  • Altaria
  • Arbok
  • Axew
  • Bagon
  • Charizard
  • Charmander
  • Charmeleon
  • Deino
  • Dragalge
  • Dragonair
  • Dragonite
  • Dratini
  • Druddigon
  • Ekans
  • Feebas
  • Fraxure
  • Gabite
  • Garchomp
  • Gible
  • Goodra
  • Goomy
  • Grovyle
  • Gyarados
  • Haxorus
  • Heliolisk
  • Helioptile
  • Horsea
  • Hydreigon
  • Kingdra
  • Magikarp
  • Milotic
  • Salamence
  • Sceptile
  • Scrafty
  • Scraggy
  • Seadra
  • Seviper
  • Shelgon
  • Skrelp
  • Sliggoo
  • Swablu
  • Treecko
  • Tyrantrum
  • Tyrunt
  • Zweilous

Monster:



Spoiler:
  • Abomasnow
  • Aggron
  • Amaura
  • Ampharos
  • Aron
  • Aurorus
  • Avalugg
  • Axew
  • Bastiodon
  • Bayleef
  • Bergmite
  • Blastoise
  • Bulbasaur
  • Charizard
  • Charmander
  • Charmeleon
  • Chikorita
  • Cranidos
  • Croconaw
  • Cubone
  • Druddigon
  • Exploud
  • Feraligatr
  • Flaaffy
  • Fraxure
  • Gabite
  • Garchomp
  • Gible
  • Grotle
  • Grovyle
  • Haxorus
  • Heliolisk
  • Helioptile
  • Ivysaur
  • Kangaskhan
  • Lairon
  • Lapras
  • Larvitar
  • Lickilicky
  • Lickitung
  • Loudred
  • Mareep
  • Marowak
  • Marshtomp
  • Meganium
  • Mudkip
  • Nidoking
  • Nidoran F
  • Nidoran M
  • Nidorino
  • Pupitar
  • Rampardos
  • Rhydon
  • Rhyhorn
  • Rhyperior
  • Sceptile
  • Shieldon
  • Slowbro
  • Slowking
  • Slowpoke
  • Snorlax
  • Snover
  • Squirtle
  • Swampert
  • Torterra
  • Totodile
  • Treecko
  • Tropius
  • Turtwig
  • Tyranitar
  • Tyrantrum
  • Tyrunt
  • Venusaur
  • Wartortle
  • Whismur

Fairy:



Spoiler:
  • Aromatisse
  • Audino
  • Azumarill
  • Blissey
  • Breloom
  • Carbink
  • Castform
  • Castform
  • Chansey
  • Cherrim
  • Cherubi
  • Clefable
  • Clefairy
  • Cottonee
  • Dedenne
  • Delcatty
  • Flabébé
  • Floette
  • Florges
  • Froslass
  • Glalie
  • Granbull
  • Hoppip
  • Jigglypuff
  • Jumpluff
  • Marill
  • Mawile
  • Minun
  • Pachirisu
  • Pikachu
  • Plusle
  • Raichu
  • Roselia
  • Roserade
  • Shroomish
  • Skiploom
  • Skitty
  • Slurpuff
  • Snorunt
  • Snubbull
  • Spritzee
  • Swirlix
  • Togekiss
  • Togetic
  • Whimsicott
  • Wigglytuff

Humanesk:



Spoiler:
  • Abra
  • Alakazam
  • Beheeyem
  • Bisharp
  • Buneary
  • Cacnea
  • Cacturne
  • Chimchar
  • Conkeldurr
  • Croagunk
  • Drowzee
  • Electabuzz
  • Electivire
  • Elgyem
  • Gothita
  • Gothitelle
  • Gothorita
  • Gurdurr
  • Hariyama
  • Hawlucha
  • Hitmonchan
  • Hitmonlee
  • Hitmontop
  • Hypno
  • Illumise
  • Infernape
  • Jynx
  • Kadabra
  • Lopunny
  • Lucario
  • Machamp
  • Machoke
  • Machop
  • Magmar
  • Magmortar
  • Makuhita
  • Medicham
  • Meditite
  • Mienfoo
  • Mienshao
  • Monferno
  • Mr. Mime
  • Pancham
  • Pangoro
  • Pawniard
  • Sableye
  • Sawk
  • Spinda
  • Throh
  • Timburr
  • Toxicroak
  • Volbeat

Amorphous:



Spoiler:
  • Banette
  • Castform
  • Chandelure
  • Chimecho
  • Cohagrigus
  • Drifblim
  • Drifloon
  • Duosion
  • Dusclops
  • Dusknoir
  • Duskull
  • Eelektrik
  • Eelektross
  • Frillish
  • Gallade
  • Gardevoir
  • Gastly
  • Gastrodon
  • Gengar
  • Gourgeist
  • Grimer
  • Gulpin
  • Haunter
  • Jellicent
  • Kirlia
  • Koffing
  • Lampent
  • Litwick
  • Magcargo
  • Misdreavus
  • Mismagius
  • Muk
  • Phantump
  • Pumpkaboo
  • Ralts
  • Reuniclus
  • Shellos
  • Shuppet
  • Slugma
  • Solosis
  • Spiritomb
  • Stunfisk
  • Swalot
  • Trevenant
  • Tynamo
  • Weezing
  • Wobbuffet
  • Yamask





II) Gene Pool Diversity

-- You may trade/hack to obtain one Pokémon of your choice from any farming department (total of one, not one from each department). Hacked Pokémon must be legal ("legit").

-- You may trade in any Pokémon that you have bred yourself in another game, in addition to the above-mentioned Pokémon. The Pokémon should be in an egg when traded, if that's not an option then it must be at Lv 1 (Lv 5 in Gen II/III games).

--You may also trade for any foreign Pokémon that are normally available in-game, in addition to the above-mentioned Pokémon. These Pokémon are only to be used for breeding. You must wait to use the Pokémon for breeding until you have reached the area in which the Pokémon is found. Ideally, these Pokémon should know only moves that they learn via level-up, but since they can be difficult to obtain, I'm not imposing move restrictions. If you are able to hack in a "foreign" Pokémon, feel free to do so, but it must know only level-up moves.



III) Born and Raised

--By the end of the challenge, at least half of your team must be Pokémon obtained through breeding, and one or more of those Pokémon must have at least one egg move.

--The egg move can be any move that the Pokémon doesn't normally know at Lv 1 (Lv 5 for Gen II/III challenges).

--Breeding does not have to be done all at once when you reach the daycare. A good pace is to breed a new team member between each gym challenge. This allows you to keep your team at a decent level overall as you breed new members. But feel free to breed at whatever pace is comfortable for you and sensible for your challenge.



IV) Tools of the Trade



-- You may use cheats and trading to obtain any and all breeding related items. Specifically, this includes:
  • Power Weight
  • Power Bracer
  • Power Belt
  • Power Anklet
  • Power Band
  • Power Lens
  • Everstone
  • Oval Charm
  • Shiny Charm
  • Destiny Knot




-------- Expert Rules --------


Feeling bold? Try Expert mode!



V) Specialist Training

-- You must choose a farming department and play until the credits roll for the first time using only Pokémon that are from your chosen department. As soon as you are able to obtain a Pokémon from your department, you must catch and use it. You must use only your starter and HM buddy until you are able to obtain a Pokémon from your chosen department.

--You may catch pokemon from any department for breeding or egg hatching purposes, and you are allowed to use HM buddies. However, these pokemon are not to participate in any Trainer battles.

-- This replaces rule I.



VI) Living Off the Land

-- The Pokémon hacked or traded under the first clause of rule II may not know Egg moves, TM/HM moves, or tutored moves. This Pokémon must also be from your chosen farming department.

-- You may only trade one Pokémon that you've bred yourself from another game. It must be from your chosen department.


-- Any foreign Pokémon hacked/traded under the third clause of rule II must be from your chosen department.

-- Breeding-related items may not be traded or hacked in.

-- This modifies rule II, and replaces rule IV.



VII) Keep It In the Family

-- By the end of the game, all Pokémon on your team must be obtained through breeding, and all must have at least one egg move that could not be learned via level-up. TM/HM moves and move tutor moves will fill the egg move requirement, as long as they are passed down through breeding.

--Games in which you can't breed until after beating the Elite Four - LG/FR, B2/W2 - have special completion requirements. Finish the game while following rules V and VI. Afterwards, you must beat the Elite Four again after breeding at least five Pokémon from your department. You must use only these Pokémon when you challenge the Elite Four the second time.

--This replaces rule III.




To be clear, rules V, VI, and VII must all be followed during an Expert run. You can revert to Casual mode at any time and finish the challenge without starting over.





-------- The Extraordinaire Ribbon --------




Can't get enough of dirty stables and pokemon eggs? You might be a Breeding Extraordinaire! To qualify, you must:
  • Finish the challenge in six different regions using the same department, or
  • Finish the challenge with six different departments in a single region, or
  • Finish the challenge ten times. All ten runs must have different region/department combinations from each other.



If you are playing G/S/C or HG/SS, you can get two regions completed towards your Extraordinaire qualification. To do so, you must:
  • Have at least four Pokémon in your team obtained through breeding, and two or more of them must know at least one egg move that was passed down from a parent and that can't be learned via level-up.
  • Defeat the Pokemon League a second time after obtaining all of the Kanto badges.
  • Defeat Red at Mt. Silver.

A successful Extraordinaire run that is played from in Expert mode qualifies you as an Expert Breeding Extraordinaire.




-------- Signup Form --------


Username:

Game:

Challenge mode: (Casual or Expert)

If you are playing a hack, please specify the name of the region in which the game takes place. Expert mode challengers need to specify which farming department they have chosen.





-------- Challengers and Champions --------


Ranch Hands:
Spoiler:

An asterisk denotes an Expert Mode challenge.

Tek: Humanesk Division, Hoenn Region*
Tek: Field Division, Johto and Kanto Regions*




Breeders:
Spoiler:





Expert Breeders:
Spoiler:





Breeding Extraordinaires:
Spoiler:





Expert Breeding Extraordinaires:
Spoiler:


Tek

Age 33
Male
Kansas City
Seen May 28th, 2020
Posted May 1st, 2020
939 posts
9.6 Years
Here are two progress updates from the dead thread of which this thread is a revival.

First update:
Spoiler:

Hacked in a Hitmonchan, named him Hank. Battled my way to Rustboro. Caught a female Abra, named her Kate. Grinded until Kate evolved. Challenged Roxy's gym. Obviously, I thrashed them rock-types. I've actually never had such an easy time beating that gym.

So then it was on to Dewford, where I caught a few Sableye. I kept a female in my team that I named Susan. Kate did most of the work at Brawly's gym. I focused on raising Hank and Kate, and their levels were high enough that I had a pretty easy time at that gym as well.

I trained all around Slateport City, and went through the Trick House once. I battled May, which went well. Kate KO'd Lombre in two hits with Confusion, leveled up and learned Psybeam, KO'd Marshtomp in two Psybeams and Slugma in one.


Current Team:

Kate the Kadabra
Bold Female Lv 22
Psybeam/Teleport/Flash/Disable

Hank the Hitmonchan
Rash Male Lv 25
Mach Punch/Comet Punch/Revenge/Pursuit

Susan the Sableye
Careful Female Lv 12
Leer/Scratch/Foresight/Night Shade

Kicks the Combusken
Hardy Male Lv 7
Cut/Scratch/Growl/Focus Energy


Second update:
Spoiler:

Made it to Mauville and did my first spot of breeding. Hank had just learned the elemental punches, so I put him and Kate in the daycare. After three Abra eggs, I got one with a Timid nature. I hatched the rest of the eggs I had and boxed them, so I potentially can use them for contests later.

Hank was at level 31 when I took him out of daycare, so I grinded until he learned Sky Uppercut at level 32 to make his moveset a little less screwed up. I've got some heart scales I'll use later to fully fix him up.

I did training around Mauville to get Hank's son Ket to evolve into a Kadabra. The two of them absolutely decimated the electric type gym. I didn't have to step out and heal up even one time.

Between Hank and Ket I think I'll be able to beat all the gyms, so my breeding is pretty much done already. I may breed for a Spinda just for fun though. I've never raised one before. Also I could use a female on my team, since Hank and Ket are both susceptible to womanly charm (i.e. Attract).


Current team:

Ket the Kadabra
Timid Male Lv 23
Psybeam/Thunderpunch/Fire Punch/Ice Punch

Hank the Hitmonchan
Rash Male Lv 32
Mach Punch/Thunderpunch/Ice Punch/Sky Uppercut

Kicks the Combusken
Hardy Male Lv 7
Cut/Rock Smash/Growl/Focus Energy




And now, the progress since then.

Third update:
Spoiler:

I've nearly worked my way to the area where I can catch Spinda. I will almost certainly be breeding a Spinda to use, because the father-son combo of Ket and Hank is so overwhelmingly powerful that there is little challenge left in the game. Plus, it will be fun to use a Pokémon I've never had before. I'll be going for a female, not sure what the offspring will look like other than that.

I'm also not sure how I'm going to handle getting across the oceans and such, since there's only one HM Buddy at a time allowed. I suppose if I need to use Surf and Dive then I probably won't be needing Cut or Rock Smash. So maybe it won't be an issue. Guess we'll build that bridge when we get there. EDIT: I don't see any merit in limiting challengers to one HM buddy, especially when there are egg move requirements. Not as big of a deal on Regular challenges, but potentially very frustrating on Expert challenges. Regardless, the restriction has been lifted.

Current Team:

Ket the Kadabra
Timid Male Lv 27
Psybeam/Thunderpunch/Fire Punch/Ice Punch

Hank the Hitmonchan
Rash Male Lv 33
Mach Punch/Thunderpunch/Ice Punch/Sky Uppercut

Kicks the Combusken
Hardy Male Lv 7
Cut/Rock Smash/Growl/Focus Energy

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Normally I don't post in challenges unless I'm signing up for them, but I caught something you may want to alter, and I am actually considering it. In tools of the trade you left out Oval Charm, which would be very useful. Was this an oversight or intentional?

Also Humanesk should be Humanesque, sorry for being a grammar snob haha.

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Normally I don't post in challenges unless I'm signing up for them, but I caught something you may want to alter, and I am actually considering it. In tools of the trade you left out Oval Charm, which would be very useful. Was this an oversight or intentional?
Nah I've never played B2/W2 so I didn't know about it (I found out about the shiny charm by accident just before I posted this thread XD ). Thanks for pointing it out.

Also Humanesk should be Humanesque, sorry for being a grammar snob haha.
Heh yeah I know it's not the proper spelling. I just like the way it looks. It was partly inspired by a great song by Teargas & Plateglass called Arkhangelsk, which I always pronounce as archangel-esque.

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Nah I've never played B2/W2 so I didn't know about it (I found out about the shiny charm by accident just before I posted this thread XD ). Thanks for pointing it out.


Heh yeah I know it's not the proper spelling. I just like the way it looks. It was partly inspired by a great song by Teargas & Plateglass called Arkhangelsk, which I always pronounce as archangel-esque.
Shiny charm is in XY also, so is Oval Charm. And there are people who can cheat them in haha. In the case of BW2 it's impossible to breed within this challenge because access to the day care is post game only.

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In the case of BW2 it's impossible to breed within this challenge because access to the day care is post game only.
In those games, and in FR/LG, you can play the game basically as an egg group challenge, then do your breeding and challenge the elite four again.

It's kind of roundabout, but it was important to me that this challenge be open to as many games as possible.

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My Emerald B&R challenge is sort of on hold right now, but I got a Japanese SS recently, so of course I had to take a challenge on it.

Username: Tek
Game: SoulSilver
Mode: Expert (Field Egg Group)

Note: This is a dual challenge sign-up for NFE and Born and Raised. I started several weeks ago, so there's a lot of progress to report already :]


First update:

Spoiler:

To begin, I used a clone of Sparky (from the last NFE run) to breed with a French Delcatty on my HG. I hatched the eggs over there to make sure they came out right, then turned off without saving and traded them eggs over to SS. No shinies, but I got a nice Skitty with Shock Wave, Wish, and Flash. Her name is Cutie.

I used my other trade-in (B&R, rule III, first clause) to get a plain ol' female Psyduck. I could have waited and traded it in under the third clause of rule III, which would have left me with a trade-in to use. But doing it this way, I don't have to wait til after the fourth badge to start breeding my team, and I can use the Psyduck in battes if I wish.

I nabbed a Sentret to by my eventual HM Buddy, named him Swimz. Using soft reset, I managed to get a Geodude with an Everstone using only three Poké Balls. I put the Geodude away and gave Psyduck the Everstone. I also caught a Rattata just for the heck of it. His name is Sqeak. Spelled wrong, yes, but I only get five spaces and don't know Japanese, so give me a break, okay!?

Haha anyways we made our way to Falkner's Gym, pretty easy going since I sort of sacrificed used Sqeak and Psyduck to soften up his Pidgeotto, and sent in Cutie to finish up.

Spoiler:





On the way to Azalea, I caught a female Ekans for breeding porpoises. By the time we got there, I felt more than ready to take on Bugsy, but his Scyther forced me to use all of my Potions in order to barely scrape by with a victory.

Spoiler:





So I went through the Ilex Forest and to Goldenrod. Using the third clause of B&R's rule III, I traded over an American Pikachu-Colored Pichu. Which is how I got Petra:



Once my team starts to learn their final moves, I will have to box her to keep in line with the move restrictions of Extended NFE rules. Either that or she will have to be boxed when I get to the Indigo Plateau according to the Expert rules for B&R. But for now, I've got an awesome Pichu to play with! :]

Anyways, after I got to Goldenrod I was able to start breeding my team. I caught a male Stantler to pass Hypnosis and Confuse Ray to a male Psyduck, who I named Huh? I really wanted a shiny blue Psyduck, but no such luck. Anyway, Huh? passed Disable to my male Vulpix Stud and my female Ekans Tera (Terror -> Tera, get it? Ok, moving on).

I fully expected Stud to be able to take down Whitney's Miltank all by himself, but he got KO'd after inflicting it with Burn status. That did allow me to win, however, and I taught Attract to Stud.


That brings us up to the present moment, where I am exploring Ecruteak. I'll probably fight all the trainers between here and Olivine in order to be ready to thrash Morty's Gengar. Hopefully, I'll be able to outrun it and inflict is with some sort of status ailment, and then Morty will know how frustrating that is.



Current Team:



Tera the Ekans @ Poison Barb
Adamant Female Lv 15
Bite/Disable/Poison Sting/Glare

Stud the Vulpix @ Charcoal
Naive Male Lv 20
Ember/Disable/Will-o-Wisp/Attract

Cutie the Skitty @ Soothe Bell
Hasty Female Lv 24
Tackle/Wish/Shock Wave/Flash

Huh? the Psyduck @ Everstone
Timid Male Lv 24
Water Pulse/Hypnosis/Confusion/Disable

Petra the Spiky-Eared Pichu @ Zap Plate
Naughty Female Lv 30
Volt Tackle/Captivate/Pain Split/Swagger

Swimz the Sentret
Lonely Female Lv 8
Cut/Foresight/Defense Curl/Quick Attack