Egyptian Myth Challenge

[Kung Fu Ferret]

Unfortunately, my Digimon Crest Challenge was not as popular as I had hoped. I will try this one as well..
I came up with this idea after I have read The Kane Chronicles trilogy, which are three novels that involve Egyptian gods in modern times, and are written by Rick Riordan, who brought us the Percy Jackson series.
Similar to the Greek Myth challenge, the theme of this challenge happens to be the gods of ancient Egypt.

Red/Blue/Green/Yellow/Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf/Diamond/Pearl/PlatinumBlack 2/White 2 challenges end after you become Champion
Black/White challenges end after Ghetsis is defeated
Gold/Silver/Crystal/Heart/Soul challenges end after Trainer Red is beaten
X/Y challenges end after AZ is defeated

Legendary Pokemon are not allowed in this challenge, and avoid using "HM Slaves".

*THE GODS*

Bast: The goddess of Cats. Must be female, and based on a cat (Pyroar and Luxray are the exceptions as they are lions as opposed to house cats), and know at least one stat-changing move and a move involving claws (Hone Claws can count as both)


Set: The god of Chaos and the Desert. Must be male, and have at least some red (the more red the better) on its body, and be based on a quadruped (an animal that walks on all fours), and know a Ground move and a Dark move (both must deal damage). Cannot be in the party at the same time as Isis, Horus or Osiris.

Horus: The god of the Sky and guardian of the Pharaoh himself. Must be male, and be a Flying-type based on a bird, and learn HM 03 (Fly) the first chance you get. Cannot be in party at the same time as Set. Must be in party same time as Sebek, Isis or Osiris.

Isis: The goddess of fertility and magic. Must be female, and have any combination of Flying, Grass, Psychic, Fairy, and/or Ground, and know a move that heals herself. Cannot be in party at the same time as Set. Must be in party at same time as Osiris and/or Horus.

Osiris: The god of the afterlife. Must be male, and be a Ghost-type, and/or be green in color. Cannot be in the party at the same time as Set, and must be in the part at the same time as either Isis and/or Horus.

Nephthys: The goddess of death and night-time. Must be female, and a Dark-type. Must be in party with either Set OR Osiris (but not both).

Bes: The god of households. Must be male, and be no taller than 4'00", and has to be humanoid. Must know a move similar to Protect, and be in party with Tawaret at all times.

Selket: The goddess of poison. Must be female and a Poison-type that can bite, sting, or jab.

Anubis: The god of funerals. Must be male, and be based on some sort of canine (Lucario, Delphox, etc.)

Thoth: The god of wisdom and the Moon. Must be male and be a Psychic-type.

Sebek: The god of the Nile. Must be male, and a Water-Type. Must learn Surf the first chance you get. Must be in party at the same time as Horus.

Sekhmet: The goddess of war and fire. Must be a female Fire-Type. (Pyroar would be perfect, as this goddess takes the form of a lioness) Cannot be in the party at the same time as Hathor. Must know all damaging moves.

Hathor: The goddess of love and beauty. Must be a female Pokemon based on an ungulate (a mammal with hooves. Bouffalant and Miltank would be perfect as this goddess takes the form of a cow). Cannot be in the part simultaneously with Sekhmet.

Tawaret: The goddess of childbirth. Must be female and considered "homely" or "ugly". Must know one supporting move and be in the party at the same time as Bes.

Nut: The goddess who is the personification of the sky. Must be female and a Flying-type. Cannot be in the party at the same time as Geb.

Geb: The god who is the personification of Earth. Must be a male Ground-type that can learn Earthquake, and cannot be in the party at the same time as Nut.



Shu: The god who is the personification of air. Must be male and a Flying-type that can learn Special-category Flying-type moves such as Air Slash.

Ra: The god of the Sun. Must be male and be able to know Sunny Day and Solar Beam. Preferably Fire, Flying, or Grass-type. Must not be in party at the same time as Apep.

Nekhbet: The goddess who is a protector of the Pharaoh. Must be female, Flying-Type, and learn at least one damage-dealing Dark-type move.

Babi: The god of baboons. Must be male and based on some kind of non-human primate (monkeys, apes, etc). Must have some white coloration on its body.

Apep: The god of evil. Must be male and be serpentine (meaning snake-like). Cannot be in the party at the same time as Ra.

Ptah: The god of creation. Must be a male, either a Fossil Pokemon, or a Normal-type with a a BST of at least 450.


*Challengers*

User: Digimon Kaiser
Game: Heart Gold

Username: Tek
Game: Diamond

User: alvmonster
Game: Gold

User: AoTora
Game: FireRed 



user: GhastlyClare
game: Platinum
Party: Ra (Chimchar - will evolve)
Please count me in! I won't forget to update you guys on my progress

Also.. FOR THE LOVE OF RA... PLEASE POST PROGRESS WHENEVER YOU GET THE CHANCE!

 

[Tek]

I just got Diamond version, which means I need a challenge!

Username: Tek
Game: Diamond

This challenge seems pretty fun. Also, it's perfect for my first ever Sinnoh run, because I'll be able to use many different kinds of pokemon in my team.

I will be choosing Piplup for sure, who will be Sebek. For now, I'll also nab a Starly to use as Horus.

 

[Sonata]

It was so hard trying to figure up a party for this since I like to plan ahead.

User: alvmonster
Game: Gold

Party: Ptah (Granbull) Apep (Steelix) Horus (Noctowl) Sebek (Feraligatr) Babi (Primeape) Thoth (Hypno)

 

[Tek]

Okay, first update.

Spoiler:

I went with Piplup and Starly as Sebek and Horus. I did about 20 soft resets in hopes of a shiny, but I was eager to get started so I eventually just went with one that looked strong. I captured a Starly as soon as I could. The first one I found was Lv 4 and had a Careful nature, so that was a quick process.

Horus evolved before the first gym. I won against the Gym Leader, but Sebek went from level 15 to level 17 and missed out on Metal Claw. That's a no-no, so I reset and made sure to evolve Sebek before the battle.

I'm now in Floroama Town battling Team Galactic over Honey. I spent hours deciding whether to use a Misdreavus or a Duskull as Osiris, traded both over from my HG, and left them both in the box. The Duskull will be Osiris, should I choose to use him. I also traded for a (French) Glameow so that I can breed a Bast as soon as I find the daycare.

As soon as I can get some Honey, I will be getting a female Combee to be Isis. My team is weak to electric attacks, so there's a chance I'll be using Osiris to cover that weak point for now. Eventually I will definitely get a Gible to use as Geb, and i won't need to worry about electric types anymore.

Current Team:

Sebek the Prinplup @ Quick Claw
Brave Male Lv 18
Metal Claw/Rock Smash/Bubble/Peck

Horus the Staravia
Careful Male Lv 17
Wing Attack/Quick Attack/Double Team/Tackle

 

[Kung Fu Ferret]

Finally getting around to start the challenge, I have been so busy with looking for employment.

Well. I am picking Totodile to be Sebek. Seeing if I can get a Pidgey or Spearow to be Horus.

 

[Tek]

Update two:

Spoiler:

Raised Osiris a little, then boxed him when he stopped listening to me. Made about five Duskull eggs using my Japanese Ditto on HG, traded them over and hatched them. No shinies, but I got an OK Duskull with my OT/ID, so I released the former Osiris. Trained the new Osiris a bit, boxed him. Traded a Yanma egg from HG, hatched it, named him Shu, boxed him also.

After all that silliness, I realized that a Leafeon would be a perfect fit for my team. I've never used one, it's resistant to electric moves, and it would make a great sun god with its Leaf Guard ability. So I made a dozen Eevee eggs on HG with the Japanese Ditto and my Flareon that knows Sunny Day. I traded them over and hatched them. Still no shinies, but I got a Hasty Eevee that seemed suitable, so I named it Ra and evolved it right away.

While training Ra, my honey trees started shaking. One was full of Wurmple, but the other had Combee! So I saved, soft reset nearly twenty times, and finally found a female to catch. Her nature is Gentle (hinders defense, helps sp. defense), which is far from ideal but good enough for me.

So it was on through Eterna Forest, and straight to Eterna City's Gym. Isis evolved right before I challenged the leader - perfect timing, and it made the badge battle a cinch.

I've got a great team already, but there are still a lot of Sinnoh pokemon I haven't used before, so I will probably be rotating some members. Sebek and Horus are likely to be permanent fixtures, but perhaps not.

Current Team:

Isis the Vespiqueen
Gentle Female Lv 22
Sweet Scent/Gust/Power Gem

Ra the Leafeon
Hasty Male Lv 19
Tail Whip/Razor Leaf/Sand Attack/Sunny Day

Horus the Staravia
Careful Male Lv 24
Whirlwind/Double Team/Quick Attack/Wing Attack

Sebek the Prinplup @ Quick Claw
Brave Male Lv 22
Metal Claw/Rock Smash/Cut/Bubble

 

[AoTora]

User: AoTora
Game: FireRed

(Don't worry I didn't forget Digimon challenge - just haven't had any extra time to update all of my challenges just yet D: )

 

[Tek]

Third update:


I nabbed a Timid Chingling , he is Thoth. His characteristic is Mischievous, so I think he's got a perfect Sp. Attack stat. Could be wrong, but his Sp Atk does seem really good. I also caught an Aipom to be Babi, but he is boxed for now.

After several towns and many hours of playtime, I made it to the Fighting-type Gym. Horus cleaned up nicely, Isis helped a little too.

With Ra at Lv 27, I challenged Wake... I mean Crasher Wake's Water-type Gym. It was nothing too tough. Isis' combo of Toxic and Flash helped quite a bit during the badge battle. Not the best moveset for the fertility goddess, though, so I may change that up.

I caught a Skorupi in the Great Marsh. Thought about using her as Nepthys, but I decided that a Spiritomb would be a better fit for my team. I don't really feel like I have room for Nepthys though. I'm starting to get attached to the lineup of Sebek, Horus, Isis, and Ra. Not too attached to Horus... He does OK, but he's mostly just there so that I can use Sebek.

EDIT: Horus just evolved and learned Close Combat. With his massive Atk and Spe stats, and STAB bonuses on Take Down and Fly, he's really become a heavy hitter. I did not expect so much from the silly little bird you find at the start of the game.

I'm on my way back to Hearthome now, gonna get that badge and start exploring with Surf. Osiris and Shu are in the daycare for now. I may or may not use them.



Current team:


Thoth the Chingling @ Soothe Bell
Timid Male Lv 30
Uproar/Last Resort/Astonish/Confusion

Isis the Vespiqueen @ Shell Bell
Gentle Female Lv 33
Heal Order/Flash/Power Gem/Toxic

Ra the Leafeon
Hasty Male Lv 30
Quick Attack/Razor Leaf/Sand Attack/Sunny Day

Horus the Staraptor
Careful Male Lv 34
Close Combat/Double Team/Take Down/Fly

Sebek the Prinplup @ Quick Claw
Brave Male Lv 34
Metal Claw/Rock Smash/Cut/Bubblebeam



Future plans:

My team is becoming settled; Horus and Sebek are staying, Ra stays to cover the weakness to Electric-types that those two share (until I get a Gabite, that is). I will definitely be adding a Toxicroak to be Selket, and a Lucario to be Anubis. This leaves me with one spot to rotate as I see fit.

 

[Tek]

Final Update:

A lot happened since last month, and I didn't keep a journal >.<

Major events include using Google to find the econd entrance to Wayward Cave, and nabbing a Gible down there. I got a male Croagunk from the Great Marsh, and hatched three boxes of eggs with a Japanese Ditto (no shinies :( ). Selket became a useful member for traveling, but not so much for battling. I was a bit disappointed by Toxicroak's performance.

So I battled my way to and through Victory Road. Before taking the E4 challenge, I went ahead and peeked at what Cynthia's team was using Bulbapedia. Man, am I glad I did. Seeing that she had a Garchomp as well, I got a bit worried until I found out that Dusknoir learns Ice Punch. So I finally pulled Osiris back out of the PC and trained the crap out of him.

All of the E4 members went down with ease, although one of them did manage to KO Horus. Cynthia was another story entirely. The battle was essentially neck and neck the whole time - I took down one of hers, she took down one of mine, rinse and repeat. Osiris won against Garchomp by me spamming healing items until said dragon ran out of PP for Dragon Claw and Earthquake. One critical Ice Punch, and victory was ours.

Winning Team:

Sebek the Empoleon @ Quick Claw
Brave Male Lv 52
Surf/Waterfall/Metal Claw/Drill Peck

Horus the Staraptor @ Razor Claw
Male Lv 54
Close Combat/Fly/Brave Bird/Roost

Ra the Leafeon @ King's Rock
Male Lv 52
Razor Leaf/Solarbeam/Sunny Day/Aerial Ace

Osiris the Dusknoir @ Icicle Plate
Brave Male Lv 56
Ice Punch/Shadow Punch/Will-o-wisp/Mean Look

Anubis the Lucario @ Fist Plate
Male Lv 52
Close Combat/Aura Sphere/Dragon Pulse/Strength

Geb the Garchomp @ Blackglasses
Male Lv 51
Dragon Claw/Earthquake/Flamethrower/Crunch


Supporting Cast:

Isis the Vespiquen @ Shell Bell
Gentle Female Lv 35
Heal Order/Fury Cutter/Flash/Power Gem

Shu the Yanma
Careful Male Lv 18
Detect/SonicBoom/Quick Attack/Double Team

Babi the Aipom
Hardy Male Lv 6
Scratch/Tail Whip/Sand Attack

Thoth the Chimecho @ Mind Plate
Timid Male Lv 32
Confusion/Astonish/Last Resort/Uproar

Nut the Noctowl
Jolly Female Lv 27
Fly/Defog/Hypnosis/Confusion

Selket the Toxicroak @ Poison Barb
Jolly Female Lv 43
Rock Smash/Cut/Sludge Bomb/Poison Jab


Closing Remarks
This was a fun challenge, and a great way to explore Sinnoh for the first time. Having team members that represented Egyptian deities gave the team a sort of mystique that was very cool.

 

[GhastlyClare]

I love Egyptian mythology, so I find that challenge great! Also, you didn't mention the Sinnoh games, but I assume they are allowed?
user: GhastlyClare
game: Platinum
Party: Ra (Chimchar - will evolve)
Please count me in! I won't forget to update you guys on my progress:)

 

[Kung Fu Ferret]

Sorry for the delay, but you are in!

 

[GhastlyClare]

Great, thanks!:) In that case, I'll post my progress:
Selket (lvl 22 Budew)
Ra (lvl 31 Monferno)
Shu (lvl 32 Staravia)
Geb (lvl 16 Gligar)
Badges:
Coal badge, Forest Badge
I started with Chimchar, caught Starly on route 203 with it and trained them both to decent levels. I beat the first gym using Ra's fighting moves, taught him rock smash. Afterwards I proceeded with the game, and on route 205 I caught Budew. I fought with both Ra and Shu in Gardenia's gym, trying to raise them to similar levels. After leaving Eterna city I caught Geb, but haven't trained him yet.

I'm still pretty early in the game... But I'll update after, say, beating 2-3 more gyms!