Challenge The Monotype Challenge Re:Returns Page 7

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Heemi

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Posted May 21st, 2021
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Hello!

I was going to start a Psychic Monotype for Pokemon Shield, but I was to know where the cutoff point is for Gen 8. Regardless, I'll probably be going until the point where the battle tower gets unlocked.
Seen March 7th, 2023
Posted July 5th, 2022
65 posts
9.3 Years
Ultimate Dragon monotype Platinum update

Current progress
Spoiler:

Main quest complete! I've decided I wanted to try to complete the optional goals as much as possible so this is not the end of my journey. However, I have now defeated the Pokémon League for the first time. Some notes about my progress:

Sunyshore city gym
Not much to say here. Diablos pretty much dominated this gym with Earthquake.

Victory Road
Wasn't much of a problem either thanks to all the super repels I bought. The only concern I had was running out of PP before the end but that didn't happen.

Rival
This might be the first time I have a solid answer to his Staraptor in The form of Ice Beam. Otherwise not much to say.

Aaron
He was pretty easy. Most of his pokémon went down to a single Flamethrower or Aerial Ace from Forrest. The only one who didn't, Drapion, was quickly dispatched by Diablos. Not even an Ice Fang from said Drapion did much to faze him.

Bertha
She was trickier than the previous fight. I was unable to OHKO her Whiscash which allowed it to set up a sandstorm. This made it a bit more difficult to take down her rock-types since I had planned to use Ice Beam on them. On top of that, a majority of her pokémon knows at least one ice-type move. Despite all this I managed to pull through, courtesy of Diablos hitting like a truck.

Flint
Diablos + Earthquake. Enough said.

Lucien
The only time his pokémon ever got a turn they used Calm Mind.

Cynthia
I was pretty nervous before this fight. I expected to have trouble with her Garchomp and/or Milotic due to them having good coverage vs my team. Luckily though Diablos saves the day again due to his raw strength. Honestly Togekiss gave me more trouble than anything else due to him being pretty bulky on the physical side. When all was said and done though, we emerged victorious.


Current team
Spoiler:


Diablos the Impish Garchomp Lv. 67 @ Razor Claw
Sand Veil
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Fire Fang
- Crunch


Forrest the Docile Altaria Lv. 67 @ Wise Glasses
Natural Cure
- Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Aerial Ace
Current challenge(s):

Challenge type: Ultimate
Pokémon type: Dragon
Game(s): Fire Red, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y, Ultra Moon
Current progress: Fire Red 8/8, Soul Silver 16/16, Alpha Sapphire 7/8, Platinum 8/8, White 8/8, Y 8/8, Ultra Moon 0/4

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Forum User Name: [REDACTED]
Game(s): LeafGreen
Pokémon Type:
Single/Ultimate: Single

Additional rules: 0% IV / SET battle style / Items cannot be used during battle
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Ultimate Dragon monotype Platinum update

Final Platinum progress
Spoiler:

The Platinum run is now officially complete! I've beaten the Stark mountain miniquest and the Elite Four once more. The team I entered the Pokémon League with was basically the same but higher leveled and with Diablos learning Outrage over Dragon Claw. Here are the cliff notes of the Elite Four:

Aaron
He was a little bit tougher this time around since Forrest could no longer oneshot his Yanmega, which allowed it to set up a Double Team with Speed Boost. Otherwise it was pretty much the same as last time, even down to the part where Diablos tanked an Ice Fang from Drapion before knocking it out with Earthquake.

Bertha
Probably the toughest fight in the entire league. Once again I had no really good answers to her Whiscash and Hippowdon other than raw strength. Her Gliscor was especially problematic since I couldn't safely switch in Forrest to her Ice Fang. This is where Outrage started to pay of since it handled Gliscor quite well. After that it became a bit easier and I managed to finish it off.

Flint
Earthquake still rocks.

Lucien
Diablos almost swept his team quite cleanly, except for his Gallade who somehow survived an Outrage and managed to get a small hit on Diablos. It couldn't take the second hit though and went down as well.

Cynthia
I actually had less trouble with her than last time. A lot of that can be attributed to Outrage and the fact that her Garchomp missed with Dragon Rush.

That's it for Sinnoh. Next up I'll start my journey through Johto in Soul Silver.


Final Platinum team
Spoiler:


Diablos the Impish Garchomp Lv. 82 @ Persim berry (consumed in final fight)
Sand Veil
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Fang
- Crunch


Forrest the Docile Altaria Lv. 80 @ Wise Glasses
Natural Cure
- Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Aerial Ace
Current challenge(s):

Challenge type: Ultimate
Pokémon type: Dragon
Game(s): Fire Red, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y, Ultra Moon
Current progress: Fire Red 8/8, Soul Silver 16/16, Alpha Sapphire 7/8, Platinum 8/8, White 8/8, Y 8/8, Ultra Moon 0/4

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Hello!

I was going to start a Psychic Monotype for Pokemon Shield, but I was to know where the cutoff point is for Gen 8. Regardless, I'll probably be going until the point where the battle tower gets unlocked.
Hey, I'll try and find out what happens in Sword and shield, I haven't played the games or seen any videos on it so I have no idea what it has. I assume it offers and elite 4 + champion like other pokemon games, So it'll probably end up being that. If anyone could offer any information for this I would appreciate it.

ShyRayq

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Hey, I'll try and find out what happens in Sword and shield, I haven't played the games or seen any videos on it so I have no idea what it has. I assume it offers and elite 4 + champion like other pokemon games, So it'll probably end up being that. If anyone could offer any information for this I would appreciate it.
Going by the endpoints listed in the first post, the initial end point would be when you become the Champion, i.e., when the credits roll and the optional endpoint would be when you beat Hop in the Slumbering Weald after catching the mascot legendary.
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Going by the endpoints listed in the first post, the initial end point would be when you become the Champion, i.e., when the credits roll and the optional endpoint would be when you beat Hop in the Slumbering Weald after catching the mascot legendary.
You see I've had two varying options on end points, I'll do some more research, from what I can tell the elite four is replaced with a "Champions cup". I'd imagine once you beat that, you get the initial credit roll? Going off the first post, I'd say that fits in line as standard, Then I'll double check if Hop is the last "challenge" in the game, Thanks for sharing!
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9.3 Years
Ultimate Dragon monotype Soul Silver update

Current progress
Spoiler:

Started my Soul Silver playthrough by trading in a Dratini as my first party member. Had to grind a bit against wild pokémon since Dratini's early moveset is... not that great. Eventually I got to a point where she could hold her own and then proceeded to beat the first gym.


Current team
Spoiler:


Belius the Bashful Dratini Lv. 15 @ Nothing
Shed Skin
- Twister
- Dragon Rage
- Thunder Wave
- Wrap
Current challenge(s):

Challenge type: Ultimate
Pokémon type: Dragon
Game(s): Fire Red, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y, Ultra Moon
Current progress: Fire Red 8/8, Soul Silver 16/16, Alpha Sapphire 7/8, Platinum 8/8, White 8/8, Y 8/8, Ultra Moon 0/4

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LeafGreen Water Monotype
Additional rules: 0% IV / SET battle style / Items cannot be used during battle



Spoiler:
Blastoise lv64 @ Chesto Berry
Ability: Torrent
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Bite
- Rest

Gyarados lv63
Ability: Intimidate
- Hidden Power
- Earthquake
- Double-Edge
- Dragon Dance

Vaporeon lv65 @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Bite
- Haze

Poliwrath lv61
Ability: Water Absorb
- Brick Break
- Body Slam
- Hypnosis
- Bulk Up

Starmie lv67 @ Mystic Water
Ability: Natural Cure
- Psychic
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Recover

Lapras lv66 @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic

HM slaves: Meowth/Krabby/Pidgey

The Indigo League:
Spoiler:

Post-game:
Spoiler:
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9.3 Years
Ultimate Dragon monotype Soul Silver update

Current progress
Spoiler:

A lot of progress has been made since last time. I've defeated three gyms and defeated my rival twice. Not much to say about the gym fights since Dragon Rage made them pretty simple. I wiped once against the rival in Burnt Tower though due to Belius getting cursed by Gastly and confused by Zubat. Second time I beat him despite being confused by Gastly due to having the best confusion luck I've ever seen. Belius was confused for a total of five turns and not once did she hit herself in confusion. Morty was pretty simple since Belius evolved right before the fight.

Next up, I'm actually gonna try to beat Mahogany gym early so I can get Horsea quicker. It's an Ice type gym though so we'll see how it goes.


Current team
Spoiler:


Belius the Bashful Dragonair Lv. 31 @ Shell Bell
Shed Skin
- Twister
- Dragon Rage
- Thunder Wave
- Headbutt
Current challenge(s):

Challenge type: Ultimate
Pokémon type: Dragon
Game(s): Fire Red, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y, Ultra Moon
Current progress: Fire Red 8/8, Soul Silver 16/16, Alpha Sapphire 7/8, Platinum 8/8, White 8/8, Y 8/8, Ultra Moon 0/4
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Posted March 27th, 2020
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14.2 Years
Blue Update #2: Rock Tunnel to Silph Co.
Spoiler:

-went through Digletts Cave to get the Flash TM (and catch a pikachu to teach it to)
-made way through rock tunnel and rushed to Celadon
-went got the Ice Beam TM for Clefable and the Rock Slide TM for later
-in the Rocket Hideout picked up the Double Edge TM and Silph Scope
-cut through Saffron on the way back to Lavender and got the Psychic TM for Clefable
-Clefable destroyed the tower rival and all the ghosts
-Got the Poke Flute to wake up and catch Snorlax, who got taught Double Edge and Rock Slide
-Made way down to Fuschia and caught Tauros in the Safari Zone and got HM03 and the gold teeth for HM04
-Flew back to Saffron and went into Silph Co to get the Self-Destruct and Earthquake TMs for Snorlax and Tauros (who also got all my Rare Candies and the Body Slam TM from last update)
-Went over to Celadon to beat Erika with Snorlax and Tauros
-Went down to Fuschia to sweep Koga with Tauros
-Currently in Saffron to finish Silph

Current Team
Raticate lv 36
Moves: Hyper Fang, Dig, Bubble Beam, Quick Attack

Clefable lv 38
Moves: Psychic, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Mega Punch

Snorlax lv 31
Moves: Headbutt, Double Edge, Self Destruct, Rock Slide

Tauros lv 35
Moves: Body Slam, Earthquake, Tail Whip, Stomp
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Ayo! Time for an update:

Updated the OP to post #161.
Added End Point and Optional End Point for Gen 8
For the moment, I'm not going to include Gen 8 in an ultimate challenge, I know it's a main series pokemon game but they've made the switch (no pun) from Handhelds to a conventional console (yes I know it can be a handheld but still). Therefore Ultimate challenges at least for now will remain Generations 1-7. (You can do Gen 8 if you want)
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Posted July 5th, 2022
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9.3 Years
They're doing a fairy type run though. Doesn't that require only those specific regions?
Current challenge(s):

Challenge type: Ultimate
Pokémon type: Dragon
Game(s): Fire Red, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y, Ultra Moon
Current progress: Fire Red 8/8, Soul Silver 16/16, Alpha Sapphire 7/8, Platinum 8/8, White 8/8, Y 8/8, Ultra Moon 0/4

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They're doing a fairy type run though. Doesn't that require only those specific regions?
Woops I completely forgot about that, Yeah that's my bad the challenge is perfectly acceptable then. I'll edit my other post.
Seen March 7th, 2023
Posted July 5th, 2022
65 posts
9.3 Years
Ultimate Dragon monotype Soul Silver update

Current progress
Spoiler:

This will be quite a jump from the previous update. I went to Mahogany town to acquire Whirlpool. Team Rocket hideout was uneventful, but Pryce took a few tries due to type disadvantage and some unlucky misses. I caught myself a Horsea and named him Kana. After that I beat Cianwood City gym with Kana on Exp. Share. Before long Kana evolved into Seadra. He didn't stay a Seadra for long though as I managed to get a Dragon Scale from a wild Horsea.

After that it was just a matter of beating the remaining gyms. Jasmine was no trouble at all but Claire took a couple of tries due to her Kingdra hitting pretty hard with Dragon Pulse. After that I traveled to Indigo Plateau in Kanto to challenge the Elite Four. Surprisingly it only took me two tries to beat Lance. I am currently in New Bark Town, ready to start my trip to Kanto.


Current team
Spoiler:


Belius the Bashful Dragonair Lv. 51 @ Amulet Coin
Shed Skin
- Dragon Rush
- Aqua Tail
- Thunderbolt
- Flamethrower


Kana the Hardy Kingdra Lv. 53 @ Nothing (Haban berry consumed in Lance fight)
Sniper
- Surf
- Dragon Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power (electric)
Current challenge(s):

Challenge type: Ultimate
Pokémon type: Dragon
Game(s): Fire Red, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y, Ultra Moon
Current progress: Fire Red 8/8, Soul Silver 16/16, Alpha Sapphire 7/8, Platinum 8/8, White 8/8, Y 8/8, Ultra Moon 0/4
Seen December 26th, 2019
Posted December 26th, 2019
4 posts
3.4 Years
Forum User Name: FireBat87
Challenge type: Ultimate
Pokémon type: Ghost
Game(s): Fire Red, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y, Moon, Shield

I'm gonna hack in a lvl 5 ghastly to start with in firered.
not sure about doing this yet: use Gen 2/3 ghosts one new pokemon per gym.
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Forum User Name: Lugiafan123
Game(s): Firered, Soulsilver, Emerald, Platinum, White 2, Y, Ultra moon
Pokemon Type: Ice
Single/Ultimate: Ultimate

My first ever ultimate run. Have done single runs before but never posted them on the forum. It stood between mono-water ghost or ice. Water felt too easy and ghost would feel horrible up until gen 4.
Now onto some questions since this will be my first ever ultimate run.
First question is are there any games that have ice types before gym 2 apart from Y?
Question 2 is if I plan to get regice in emerald do I have to catch the wailord as a wailord for the puzzle or can I catch a wailmer and evolve it if I only intend to use the wailord to open the path to regice.
Same goes for any other pokemon I might need for puzzles and the like?
One more thing is I'm probably not gonna start the run until after christmas.

RattataDude

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I'm newish to this stuff, but it seems pretty fun! let me try:
Forum name: RattataDude
Game: White 2, Pearl
Pokemon Type: Steel
Single/Ultimate: Ultimate
Wish me luck everyone!

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I'm newish to this stuff, but it seems pretty fun! let me try:
Forum name: RattataDude
Game: White 2, Pearl
Pokemon Type: Steel
Single/Ultimate: Ultimate
Wish me luck everyone!
Just clarifying: if you're doing an ultimate challenge, you need to play a game from every region.
Technically, you're doing 2 single challenges rather than an ultimate.
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Whoops. thanks for telling me ShyRayQ! In that case...
Forum name: RattataDude
Game[s] White 2, Pearl
Pokemon Type: Steel
Single/Ultimate: 2 Single challenges
Quick update on my challenge, I have two gym badges now, with Mettaton the Magnemite[Lv19] and Rappa the Riolu. [Lv18]. I'm about to challenge burgh, any tips?
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Ultimate ghost monotype Firered Progress Update:

I started this run with a lvl 1 ghastly only had access to lick and hypnosis in routes with mostly normal types so...many...pidgeys *sobs in corner*
spent time in viridian forest licking everything that moved until I learned curse which let me deal with normal types in a painfully slow way.
Brock was easy most of the pokemon only used defence curl or tackle which i'm immune to. Until i got to onyx which had rock tomb I had to put it to sleep and let curse kill it.
Mt moon wasn't too bad i had night shade which dealt with zubats and i had curse to deal with the occasional rattata from rocket grunts.
Cerulian city since I'm only running ghastly it reached lvl 25 and turned into haunter which i then turned into gengar with shadow punch misty was a cake walk
Blue on the other hand sucked my only way of dealing with both his rattata and pidgeotto was to use confuse ray/curse and let them kill themselves
Found secret power in route 25 which gave me a reliable way to deal with normal types the rest of the game should be a breeze.
Finally i beat Lt surge his gym puzzle is annoying as ever but the fight itself was easy.
I'm now going into rock tunnel with a lvl 38 gengar who should be renamed one punch man.

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Ultimate Dragon Monotype in Pokémon Platinum

FINAL PART

So, it has been a while again since I updated my Ultimate run. As I said last time, I hacked in Swablu as my starter and had probably the hardest battle against Roark ever. Swablu did nothing to his Pokémon and died after 2-3 hits. I had to level him to circa level 28 to win. And it still was close.

But it was breeze after that. Especially after getting Gible and Veilstone Game Corner's TMs.

Last obstacles were Bertha and Cynthia. Bertha is my usual run stopper and this time, it was no different. Her Rhyperior and Gliscor were able to counter my dragons, but I was able to beat them with the combination of speed, revives and Ice-beams. Cynthia was probably easier out of the two as the only problem I had was for my Dragon Rush to hit and her to miss.

Overall, I had fun this run. Garchomp is overpowered as ever and Altaria helped with more coverage.

And here's the Hall of Fame:
Spoiler:

As for the Unova portion, I'll hack in Deino as my starter, since if my memory serves me well, there is no dragon prior the 2nd Gym.

Team


Dan, Lax Male Altaria
lvl 63, Natural Cure @NeverMeltIce
- Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Fly


Deni, Sassy Female Garchomp
lvl 63, Sand Veil @Sitrus Berry
- Dragon Rush
- Sandstorm
- Slash
- Earthquake
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Q1: Gen 7 you can get Crabrawler before second kahuna. every other gen is after gym 2.

Q2: You should be fine. That should count as using those pokemon as hm slaves.
I'm guessing you're excluding gen 6 for some reason but I always thought you could get the fossil pokemon before gym 2. Or am I wrong on that point?

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I'm guessing you're excluding gen 6 for some reason but I always thought you could get the fossil pokemon before gym 2. Or am I wrong on that point?
I believe you can get Amaura before the second gym. So that would be fine to use.

In terms of HM slaves and pokemon needed for other pokemon to evolve or become obtainable, For example needing a wailord for Regice, it's perfectly fine to catch and train as long as you don't use them in story progression battles.