Challenge #2: Pokémon Platinum Duo-Species Challenge: "The Emperor of Sinnoh"
As my second Bingo challenge, I have chosen the Sinnoh Duo-Species Challenge. I dedided to go with Empoleon and Alakazam as my team.
Empoleon, nicknamed
Emperor - I received him as a Starter Pokémon.
Alakazam, nicknamed
Magician - I caught it on Route 203.
The beginning was extremely tough, mainly because Radon's Turtwig (Radon is how I named my rival) was using Withdraw to get +6 Defense, and Bubble was NVE. I was forced to attack with Pound and minimize damage dealt by opponent with Growl.
After I caught Magician, I had to switch-train it until it could evolve into Kadabra. It evolved shortly after defeating the Oreburgh Gym. Its main drawback at the beginning was complete lack of coverage, as he had only Confusion. As a result, he had problems with the Galactic Commanders, as they use Dark-types. It got some coverage after the Eterna Gym, first with Grass Knot from Gardenia, and later with Shock Wave shortly before Veilstone.
After that, the game got easy, mainly because I was overleveled and both Emperor and Magician had good type coverage. Even the Elite Four was pretty easy.
This was my 1st complete Sinnoh playthrough. Previously, I didn't have much knowledge about Sinnoh, so sometimes I had to look at the walkthroughs. I was also sometimes getting lost in the dungeons, especially in Mt. Coronet, Distortion World, and the Victory Road. Nevertheless, I'm content about this run, and I'm looking forward for the next challenge.
My Hall of Fame:
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Emperor (Empoleon) Lv70 | Male
Ability: Torrent
Calm Nature
Moves: Dig, Flash Cannon, Surf, Drill Peck
Magician (Alakazam) Lv69 | Male
Ability: Synchronize
Modest Nature
Moves: Psychic, Grass Knot, Shadow Ball, Shock Wave
and the HM Slaves of:
Bibarel (Cut, Strength, Waterfall, Rock Climb & Rock Smash pre-Iron Island),
Togepi (Flash & Rock Smash post-Iron Island) and
Zubat (Fly & Defog).
My Bingo Card:
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