The Hit the Gym Challenge in Pokémon Emerald






FINAL PART
It's time to finish another region on my Bingo. I've been thinking about making some pun here like Hoenn Alone, but can't think of anything, so let's just move on.
I attempted this Challenge about a year ago, but didn't even make it through Roxanne before getting bored. I think it was during the time I was really burned out of Pokémon games, so that was probably the reason.
Anyway, this second try was much better and I enjoyed it. I used a little bit different team that I planned on having the first time and I think it made things more interesting and challenging. I picked both Pelipper and Walrein because Hoenn has too much water and I finally tried Solrock in action. If I remember correctly, I've never used it and it saved me several times, especially in E4 battles. EDIT: After checking my Hall of Fame post, I found Randomized Nuzlocke run from 2013, where I've used Solrock. So it has been about 7 years since I last used it.
The rest of the team worked pretty much the as I though they would be. Manectric and Hariyama were the main powerhouses and, alongside Pelipper, carried me through most of the game. Camerupt was there to take care of Grass-types that were annoying in the early game, when Pelipper (as Wingull) didn't know any Flying-type move.
The hardest battle was the double battle with Tate and Liza, since I didn't really have 2 Pokémon to deal with them. I lost once to them because Claydol and Xatu just swept most of my team on their own. Psychic-types overall were pretty problematic type, but luckily there aren't that many in Hoenn.
This was also another run, where I tried not to just rush E4 with whatever moves and items I currently had on me, but took time to relearn some of the HMs I had on my Pokémon and give them item they would benefit from the most.
Here are some of the battles I had along the ride:
And finally here's Hall of Fame:

Team

Winona, Calm Female Pelipper
lvl 55, Keen Eye @Mystic Water
- Surf
- Steel Wing
- Ice Beam
- Fly

Brawly, Rash Male Hariyama
lvl 55, Thick Fat @King's Rock
- Brick Break
- Focus Energy
- Bulk Up
- Fake Out

Wattson, Brave Male Manetric
lvl 56, Lightingrod @Magnet
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Quick Attack
- Bite

Flannery, Lax Female Camerupt
lvl 55, Magma Armor @Soft Sand
- Flamethrower
- Attract
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide

Tate, Naughty - Solrock
lvl 55, Levitate @Twistedspoon
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- Rock Slide

Wattson, Brave Male Manetric
lvl 55, Thick Fat @Nevermeltice
- Hail
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Earthquake