[Event] Mansion Extravaganza [Halloween 2K18]

ddrox13 · Oct 5, 2018

Spooktacular Haloween Challenge 2018

Greeeeetings fellow humans! Welcome to the newly reconstructed Cinnabar Mansion! I'm ddrox, your host for this year's Halloween Event Challenge, and this is Zemanahrad, my incompetent minion.

This building is designed as a near replica of the original Cinnabar Mansion, which burned down when Cinnabar Island erupted a while ago. We have done our best to recreate it with as much accuracy as possible, including all the original tiles. Of course, we couldn't find a plan for the house due to the whole erupting volcano incident, so many of the rooms are recreated from memory and also may have been completely redone to fit what I needed to make this challenge work.

To celebrate the Grand Opening of the new mansion, We invite one and all to come to the Cinnabar Mansion Pokemon Extravaganza, an exciting month of Pokemon festivities. Don't forget your favorite Pokemon game, as we will all be playing through them together and nothing is going to go terribly wrong I swear.

Unfortunately, when we tried to remove the ghosts and spirits from the site of the mansion, Zemana managed to completely screw it up, and now the place is even MORE haunted than before. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Challenge

Your goal is to move through the mansion playing the Pokemon game of your choosing. When you sign up, you'll pick an entrance and a Pokemon to represent you as your character on the interactive map below. You start in the entry hall you picked, and after each gym, you move to an adjacent room on the map that you haven't visited before. You choose what direction you go by posting after each gym badge with number of the room you want to enter.

OH, I almost forgot. Each room in the mansion is haunted. Every time you enter a room, you gain a new rule you have to play by for the entire rest of your playthrough. This includes the starting rooms. You can keep track of your ghosts by clicking on your character on the map below. Some rooms might be less spooky than others. Some more.

General Housekeeping Policies

As a historical building, we have a short set of guidelines for behavior in the house.

This challenge can be completed on any main series Pokemon game. Additionally, any ROM hack or fan game completed through 8 gym badges and an elite four counts as well.
Pokemon Amie and Pokemon Refresh are banned.
The New Experience Share is allowed for pure grinding. It should be turned off when progressing the story or adventuring, however.
Nuzlocke rules are not in place
You may trade or hack Pokemon to evolve them. Trade-with-item evolutions must be completed only after said item is acquired. Trading to another game to allow a location based evolution to occur is also allowed after the Pokemon has reached level 29.
You may hack/trade in up to 2 evolution items, one each after the 4th and 6th gyms, provided the item being hacked in is unobtainable prior to that point in the game. Players of games occurring in the Alola region may hack/trade in up to 2 of any evolution item at any point after the Trial at Wela Volcano. This is because all evolution items are technically obtainable at this point, but farming Pelago is a pain in the arse.
All other trading is banned, except with other people in the Mansion.
The challenge is complete once you beat the region's Elite Four and the credits fully roll. Yes that means beating AZ or Brendan or running from Koko if that's the type of thing your game makes you do. You may opt to continue your challenge past this point, however. In this case, treat defeating the champion as an additional badge.
After signing up or obtaining a badge, please wait until you are told what your new curse is before proceeding.
In the case of a contradiction between the rules here and the rules of a specific curse, the text of the curse prevails unless noted otherwise.
All curses stack. In the case of a direct contradiction, either myself or Janp will settle the contradiction
Players of games in the Alola region will not face gyms. Instead, they proceed to a new tile after every Grand Trial, as well as after four specific Trials: the Trial of Verdant Cavern, the Trial of Wela Volcano Park, the Trial of the Abandoned Supermarket, and the Trial of Vast Poni Canyon.

Signup
Sign up using the following format!

What You Are Called: Forum username pleeeeeeease
What You Look Like: Choose a Pokemon to represent you on the map!
What You Are Doing: What game will you be playing
What is the Answer to Life?: 42
Room You Wish To Start In: 1, 2, 3, or 4!

Participants
jdthebud
Zemanahrad
BrewMaster
BlissyMKW
Radboy
Coffee Jeans
Goatboy88
Miau
kitetheslakoth

Completes
on154288
CodeHelmet

Credits

Huge thanks to:
Zemanahrad for being amazing and also making the map and also the original concept and reminding me that we needed to do this and poking me repeatedly when I was late finishing it.
Lycanthropy for letting me borrow his code

For those of you struggling with the weird formatting, here's the unformatted version:

Spoiler:

ddrox13 · Oct 5, 2018

Mansion Map

[a id]map_ch2 - 2.5e[/a id]

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Spoiler: Actions By Room

[PokeCommunity.com] Mansion Extravaganza [Halloween 2K18]

Click on a Pokémon to view the curses on that player!
I'm a Ghost-type too, yaknow, zz-zzzt!

[a id]SpiritShackle[/a id]

Spirit Shackle

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Badges: Doesn't matter
Game: Game Master
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note: I'm not actually doing a run for this challenge, due to time constraints. My character is just here because I don't know.
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[a id]CodeHelmet[/a id]

CodeHelmet

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Badges: 8/8
Game: Yellow
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Light's End
Zombie Dinner
Ocean's Curse
No-Slot Hex
No-Slot Hex
Embargo
Set Curse
Reversed Record Player
Locked Ball Curse
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[a id]on154[/a id]

on154288

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Badges: 8/8
Game: Emerald
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Starter-lock hex
Forest's Curse
Set Curse
No-Slot Hex
Spooky Ball
You're a wizard, Harry
Embargo
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[a id]kitetheslakoth[/a id]

kitetheslakoth

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Badges: 0/8
Game: Y
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Ocean's Curse - Water, Ice, and Dragon types are now banned from your team, unless they also possess the Ghost or Dark types. HM slaves and Pokemon mandated by another curse are exempt from this rule.
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[a id]Janp[/a id]

The Spooky Overlord Zemanahrad

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Badges: 8/8
Game: Ultra Moon
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Embargo
Starter-lock hex
Forest's Curse
Zombie Dinner
Toxic Avenger
Frozen Curse
BIRDS!!!!
Too scared to move
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[a id]jdthebud[/a id]

jdthebud

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Badges: 7/8
Game: Ruby
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Light's End
Elm Street Neighbours
Cursed Ground
Hexed Hands
You're a wizard, Harry
The Curse of Eternal Youth
Too scared to move
Demonic Overlords
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[a id]Miau[/a id]

Miau

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Badges: 3/8
Game: Black II
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~~Zombie Dinner~~
Ocean's Curse
Reversed Record Player
Dracula's apprentice
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[a id]Brew[/a id]

Brewmaster

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Badges: 6/8
Game: Black II
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Cursed Ground
Set Curse
Cursed bag
Too scared to move
Eternal Nightmare
Zombie Dinner
Spooky Ball
No-Slot Hex
Locke Clause
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[a id]Blissy[/a id]

BlissyMKW

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Badges: 7/8
Game: White II
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Embargo
First-encounter clause
You're a wizard, Harry
Zombie Dinner
Spooky Ball
Cursed Ground
Elm Street Neighbours
Status: Unkown
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[a id]goat[/a id]

Goatboy88

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Badges: 2/8
Game: White II
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Light's End
Embargo
Frozen Curse
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[a id]Radboy[/a id]

Radboy

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Badges: 3/8
Game: White II
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Locke Clause
First-encounter clause
Zombie Dinner
No-Slot Hex
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[a id]Coffee[/a id]

Coffee Jeans

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Badges: 7/8
Game: Fire Red
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Set Curse
Hexed Hands
You're a wizard, Harry
Locke Clause
Starter-lock hex
Eternal Nightmare
Locked Ball Curse
Elm Street Neighbours
Too scared to move
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[a id]Ink[/a id]

Inkblots

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Badges: 2/8
Game: Emerald
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Locke Clause
No-Slot Hex
Too scared to move
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[a id]October[/a id]

October

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Badges: 1/8
Game: Blue
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Eternal Nightmare
Starter-lock hex
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[a id]Tyroar[/a id]

Tyroar

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Badges: 3/8
Game: Black
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Ocean's Curse
Embargo
Starter-lock hex
Locke Clause
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[a id]Chim1[/a id]

Breeder Chimecho

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You can complete this Challenge on any game and any save, you don't have to start the new game
You can complete this Challenge more that once.
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Hatching the Halloween
Shiny trinket
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[a id]Chim2[/a id]

Strong Chimecho

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You can complete this Challenge on any game and any save, you don't have to start the new game
You can complete this Challenge more that once.
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Trick or Treat?
Epic Chew-down
Dress up team
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[a id]Chim3[/a id]

Evolving Chimecho

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You can complete this Challenge on any game and any save, you don't have to start the new game
You can complete this Challenge only once.
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Twilight Brothers
Twilight Brothers - Kanto edition
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[a id]Chim4[/a id]

Pretty Chimecho

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You can complete this Challenge on any game and any save, you don't have to start the new game.
You can complete this Challenge only
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Creepy Contest
Deadly Photoshoot
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[a id]ChimP[/a id]

Shiny Chimecho

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Special Prize
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Last updated after post: 73

on154288 · Oct 5, 2018

What You Are Called: on154288
What You Look Like: Ampharos
What You Are Doing: Pokemon Emerald
What is the Answer to Life?: 29 (is this correct?)

ddrox13 · Oct 5, 2018

on154288 said:
What You Are Called: on154288
What You Look Like: Ampharos
What You Are Doing: Pokemon Emerald
What is the Answer to Life?: 29 (is this correct?)

Ha whoops forgot to mention this in the signups silly me...

Pick a starting room! 1, 2, 3, or 4!

EDIT: Also no, your answer to the 4th question is incorrect somehow, despite me giving you the answer in the signup thread. Shameful.

CodeHelmet · Oct 5, 2018

Username: CodeHelmet
Pokemon: Vulpix(Kanto)
Game: Yellow
What is the answer to life: ^.- 42 but to some people it's petting a dog, cat or w/e floats their boat.
Starting room: 4

I'll start this challenge after I finish my Let's Play(I'm nearly done after beating Giovanni... have to update my Let's Play though).

ddrox13 · Oct 5, 2018

CodeHelmet said:
Username: CodeHelmet
Pokemon: Vulpix(Kanto)
Game: Yellow
What is the answer to life: ^.- 42 but to some people it's petting a dog, cat or w/e floats their boat.
Starting room: 4

I'll start this challenge after I finish my Let's Play(I'm nearly done after beating Giovanni... have to update my Let's Play though).

You have been added to the map! Check your Interactive Map character for your first Curse!

on154288 · Oct 5, 2018

I don't understood the "42" though but I still want to take on the challenge.

What You Are Called: on154288
What You Look Like: Ampharos (Normal)
What You Are Doing: Pokemon Emerald
What is the Answer to Life?: 42 but to some people is trying to be happy so others don't have to worry about them.
Starting Room: 2

CodeHelmet · Oct 5, 2018

Spirit Shackle said:
You have been added to the map! Check your Interactive Map character for your first Curse!

Not the end of the world(Items don't exist in the first place!). I'll be starting this tomorrow once I finish my Let's Play(I'm at Elite Four right now after slugging through Victory Road).

ddrox13 · Oct 6, 2018

on154288 said:
I don't understood the "42" though but I still want to take on the challenge.

What You Are Called: on154288
What You Look Like: Ampharos (Normal)
What You Are Doing: Pokemon Emerald
What is the Answer to Life?: 42 but to some people is trying to be happy so others don't have to worry about them.
Starting Room: 2

Added! Have fun with that curse! Remember to report back here after EVERY gym for your new challenge!

CodeHelmet said:
Not the end of the world(Items don't exist in the first place!). I'll be starting this tomorrow once I finish my Let's Play(I'm at Elite Four right now after slugging through Victory Road).

Awww... I probably should have rerolled it when you went there with yellow. rip.

Also to make a couple things clear because they weren't enough imo:
Each room will have specific things you can do after beating a gym. These will be mostly listed out in a spoiler under the map when I get to it. For now though, each of the opening rooms has only one option - moving to the next room up. And yes, the fog will clear when someone enters a given room.
Once you complete each gym, post in here with an update and the action from the list that will be posted for each room you want to take. I'll hopefully get back to you within a reasonable time (<12 hours unless I sleep early and wake up late one morning).

on154288 · Oct 6, 2018

Mansion Zemanahrad - Pokemon Emerald

Torchic and Mudkip will obtain Fighting and Earth typing after evolved. Because of the Curse, Treeko is my only choice here.
First part of the game doesn't have any Ground, Rock, and Fighting-types so the curse doesn't affect the run so far.

Rustboro Gym Battle - Roxanne

Nosepass is quite tanky and can 2-hit my level 15 Treeko.
Cascoon evolved to Dusktox after defeating Nosepass.

Current Team

Satori | Calm Nature
Level 15 | Overgrow
Pounch
Leer
Absorb
Quick Attack

Zigzina | Quirky Nature
Level 10 | Pickup
Tackle
Growl
Tail Whip
Headbutt

DUSKTOX | Hardy Nature
Level 10 | Shield Dust
Tackle
String Shot
Poison Sting
Confusion

Can only move upward for now so next room is 14?

kitetheslakoth · Oct 6, 2018

What You Are Called: kitetheslakoth
What You Look Like: Slakoth, obviously.
What You Are Doing: Pokemon Y
What is the Answer to Life?: 42
Room You Wish To Start In: 3

Janp · Oct 6, 2018

Can I join even if I know the map and what could happen? I could as well roll a dice to determinate what to do in each room.

What You Are Called: The Spooky Overlord Zemanahrad
What You Look Like: (Shiny) Phantump
What You Are Doing: Pokemon Ultra Moon
What is the Answer to Life?: Me 42
Room You Wish To Start In: 1

Janp · Oct 6, 2018

on154288 said:
Can only move upward for now so next room is 14?

on154288 is on the move!

As you move to the next room, you can feel that your Pokémon are too scared to move. Is this the curse the Event Host was talking about?

The room itself is empty, aside from a single statue in the room. After further inspection, you found a lever on the back of the statue.

Do you want to move it or would you rather ignore it?

The room also has 3 exits. One to the room 7, one to the room 21 and one to the new room 31.

NOTE: Because I'm just a incompetent minion I can't update the map, but I updated your status. Check it out to see what is your new curse. Also the curse of the room applies from this moment, so you can continue your journey. Any additional curse from the events of the room applies starting with the next room.

on154288 · Oct 6, 2018

Mansion Zemanahrad - Pokemon Emerald #2

Satori evolved to Grovyle after defeat random Trainer
Caught a Taillow at Route 116, nicknamed Toki
Got HM Cut
Went to Granite Cave, Dewford Town to give Letter to Steven
Trained Toki at Granite Cave

Dewford Gym Battle - Brawly

Machop and Meditite got critical hit from Toki's Wing Attack and fainted after 1 hit
Makuhita also got critical hit too but live with 1 HP
Makuhita used 1 Bulk Up then used Vital Throw, 1-hit Toki
DUSTOX clean up the fight.

Current Team

Satori | Calm Nature
Level 16 | Overgrow
Furry Cutter
Leer
Absorb
Quick Attack

Toki | Timid Nature
Level 17 | Guts
Peck
Wing Attack
Focus Energy
Quick Attack

DUSKTOX | Hardy Nature
Level 14 | Shield Dust
Gust
String Shot
Poison Sting
Confusion

Zigzina | Quirky Nature
Level 11 | Pickup
Tackle
Cut
Tail Whip
Headbutt

I will ignore the lever since it is too suspicious. I choose to move to the new Room 31

Janp · Oct 6, 2018

kitetheslakoth said:
What You Are Called: kitetheslakoth
What You Look Like: Slakoth, obviously.
What You Are Doing: Pokemon Y
What is the Answer to Life?: 42
Room You Wish To Start In: 3

Good news! I've figured out Spirit Shackle's borrowed CSS and put you on the map and rolled your 1st curse.

kitetheslakoth enters the Mansion!

As you enter the Mansion, you have urgent to drink something. You reach to your bag for a bottle of water, but it disappeared. Out of nowhere, a water starts dropping from the ceiling. You open your mouth to catch dribblets, but they also disappear before reaching you. You've been cursed! Check your character on the map for more info about the curse.

There si nothing to do in this room aside from moving to the next one.

on154288 said:
I will ignore the lever since it is too suspicious. I choose to move to the new Room 31

on154288 continues the journey!

You leave the suspicious lever behind. Using it couldn't possibly help you. Or could it?

You continue to the next room. This one is huge and goes all the way to the right. Oh wait, I was the one who built it, so here's the picture I took before the whole building was shrouded by my Weezing!

As you can see, there is a computer that you can interact with. Or you can try and use the Teleport in the corner of the room.

As you enter the room, you hear the familiar voice of our Event Host and his cool companion (me) in your head: "We think it's time for you to use some awesome Pokémon." Images of 6 Pokémon are running through your head as the words sound and you have a urge to catch one of them. Check your character on the map for more info about the curse.

on154288 · Oct 6, 2018

Mansion Zemanahrad - Pokemon Emerald #3

Back to Rustboro City to get Exp Share
Caught a Slakoth at Petalburg Woods, nicknamed Slaken
Go to Slateport City, delivered Devon Goods and fought team Aqua
Finish 1st Trick House
3rd Brendan's rematch
Fought Wally in front of Mauville Gym
Slaken evolved to Vigoroth
Grinding for Slaken in 1 hour

Mauville Gym Battle - Watson

Slaken sweep

Current Team

Slaken | Adamant Nature
Level 29 | Vital Spirit
Cut
Yawn
Bulk Up
Slack Off

Satori | Calm Nature
Level 19 | Overgrow
Pursuit
Leer
Absorb
Quick Attack

Toki | Timid Nature
Level 20 | Guts
Peck
Wing Attack
Double Team
Quick Attack

DUSKTOX | Hardy Nature
Level 14 | Shield Dust
Gust
String Shot
Poison Sting
Confusion

Zigzina | Quirky Nature
Level 15 | Pickup
Tackle
Cut
Tail Whip
Headbutt

I will check out the computer, maybe there is some interesting information in it.

ddrox13 · Oct 6, 2018

Gaaaaah give me a second to catch uppppppp

Updates will be happening over the next 5-10 minutes xoxo

CodeHelmet · Oct 6, 2018

Alrighty my Yellow run commences. Since its on my old GBC and not a VC wherein I could post screenshots, you'll have to take my word for it lmao. Seeing as I don't have Dark Types and there are only one Ghost Type in Kanto, my tentative team is as follows:

Pikachu, Sandslash, Haunter(who needs Gengar), Lapras, Ninetales and Pidgeot. Brock will be fun.... as they say lol. So without further ado, my run.

So I get my trusty Pikachu and name him Sparky after Ritchie in the Anime. Caught a Pidgey after battling my rival twice and named him Valkyrie. After grinding through Viridian Forest and getting Pikachu to level 15, I faced Brock wherein Double Team, Tail Whip and Quick Attack prove too much for the Rock Type Gym Leader. Then proceeded East, gaining more experience to catch AJ the Sandshrew and backtracked to Viridian Forest to train. Will wait for next curse before proceeding. Also I'll move up to the next room.

Current status:

Sparky Level 18
Thundershock
Quick Attack
Tail Whip
Double Team

Valkyrie Level 18
Gust
Sand Attack
Quick Attack

AJ Level 17
Scratch
Sand Attack
Slash

ddrox13 · Oct 6, 2018

CodeHelmet said:
spook

You move into the next room and are suddenly inflicted by another curse! Don't worry, I ~~picked out~~ randomly generated a better curse for you this time.

on154288 said:
spook

You interact with the computer, and hear an evil cry. Suddenly, you find yourself sucked into a video game! upon losing miserably, you are spit out by the console in a completely different room! Oh and you found a new curse too. Sorry.

on154288 · Oct 7, 2018

Mansion Zemanahrad - Pokemon Emerald #4

Forgot to save so have to grind again (From when Slaken lvl10...)
Toki evolved to Swellow.
Set Mode active.
Beat Winstrate Family. Get a Macho Brace.
Caught a Skarmory at Route 113, nicknamed Skaria. "Demonic Overlords" 's effect: Skaria sent to PC.
Passed by Falabor Town.
Met Team Magma at Meteor Falls.
Chased Team Magma to Mt.Chimmey.
Beat Maxie.
Slaken evolved to Slaking. Demonic Overlords fulfilled. 6th Slot opened.
Bought 20 Lava Cookie.
Arrived Lavaridge Town.

Lavaridge Gym Battle - Flannery

Slaken stacked 6 Bulk Up then spam Slash though the first 3.
Torkoal's Sunny Day + Critical Hit Overheat + Slaken's Truant killed Slaken.
White Out for the 1st time. (I don't remember the last time I got white out lol)
Challenge again and sweep easily.

Current Team

Slaken | Adamant Nature
Level 37 | Truant
Cut
Slash
Bulk Up
Slack Off

Satori | Calm Nature
Level 22 | Overgrow
Pursuit
Leer
Absorb
Quick Attack

Toki | Timid Nature
Level 24 | Guts
Peck
Wing Attack
Double Team
Quick Attack

DUSKTOX | Hardy Nature
Level 14 | Shield Dust
Gust
String Shot
Poison Sting
Confusion

Zigzina | Quirky Nature
Level 16 | Pickup
Tackle
Cut
Tail Whip
Headbutt

No instruction to where to go next this time? Waitting for it then.

[Event] Mansion Extravaganza [Halloween 2K18]

Anti-Nonsense

Anti-Nonsense

Anti-Nonsense

Banned

Anti-Nonsense

Banned

Anti-Nonsense

Mansion Zemanahrad - Pokemon Emerald​

Rustboro Gym Battle - Roxanne

Current Team

slakoth person

Mansion Zemanahrad - Pokemon Emerald #2

Dewford Gym Battle - Brawly

Current Team

Mansion Zemanahrad - Pokemon Emerald #3

Mauville Gym Battle - Watson

Current Team

Anti-Nonsense

Banned

Anti-Nonsense

Mansion Zemanahrad - Pokemon Emerald #4

Lavaridge Gym Battle - Flannery

Current Team

Mansion Zemanahrad - Pokemon Emerald