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GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest

curiousnathan

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    GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest


    GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest    ​

    Intro

    "The Bug type (Japanese: むしタイプ Bug type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers that specialize in Bug-type Pokémon are Bugsy of Azalea Town, Aaron of the Sinnoh Elite Four, Burgh of Castelia City, and Viola of Santalune City. Prior to changes in Generation IV all Bug-type moves were physical, but they may now also be special depending on the attack."

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    Are you the next Bug-Type Pokémon specialist waiting to be discovered? Then why don't you come join us for PokeCommunity's GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest? All you'll have to do is to catch the best Bug-type Pokémon. Big or small, any Pokémon, any capture, can rule them all! So come join us, you'll definitely be in for a buzz of a time!


    Important Dates and Entry Details


    • This event will run from July 5th to June 8th.

    • Judging will commence from July 8th onwards. Results will be given after judging has been completed.
    In order to keep things fair and fun, there's a few guidelines you will need to be aware of when entering:
    ➟ You may enter both the GSC and HGSS categories, however you may only enter one Pokémon per generation. (ie. One for GSC and one for HGSS)

    ➟ Entered Pokémon must be of the Bug Type. It can be a primary or secondary Bug Type Pokémon.

    ➟ Entered Pokémon do not have to be caught in the in-game Bug Catching Contest.

    ➟ You may change your entry at any time between the 5th and 8th of June. After this time, your entry cannot be changed.

    ➟ RNGing and soft resetting are perfectly fine. However, hacking Pokémon is not permitted.

    ➟ Have fun!

    ​

    Entries and Participants


    • The entry period will last from June 5th to June 8th.
    • You may change your entry at any time between the 5th and 8th of June.​
    • Please post your entries in this thread. Entries sent via VM and PM will not be counted.​
    Recommended Entry Format:​


    Spoiler:


    Current entries:
    Spoiler:

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    Judging & Prizes

    The judging will be run according to a points system, with each entry being marked according to the following criteria:​


    • Pokémon: How well does this Pokémon stand out? (10pts)
    • Moveset: How well would this Pokémon do in battle? (5pts)
    • Misc: Shiny, Nickname. (2pts each = 4pts.)
    HGSS only categories (in addition to the above):
    • Nature: (5pts)
    • Ability: (5pts)
    • Misc: Location Met, IVs (2pts and 1pt = 3pts)
    GSC Total: 19 points.
    HGSS Total: 32 points.

    You may add an explanation that outlines your choices in regards to your entered Pokemon. (ie. why you chose to give it that specific set of moves.) This is optional. It rewards no points, but is a nice little touch to any entry!

    The emblems will be kept a secret for now, tehe.

    GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest


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    skyluigi2

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    HG/SS Entry

    GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest

    Papillon (means butterfly in French) / Butterfree ♀
    Quirky | CompoundEyes
    26/31/28/16/12/5
    [ Aerial Ace, Giga Drain, Skill Swap, Sleep Powder ]
    -National Park-
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    Verification:
    Spoiler:


    EDIT: Updated this post with my new entry. I'm pretty sure everything should be in order. :)
     
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    Entermaid

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    G/S/C Bug-Catching Contest Entry:

    Spoiler:
     
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    Warship

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    just a question . are we able to train our pokemon? because im sure venonat doesnt have psychic or curse when its first caught.
     
    Sydian

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    You can train, but levels aren't really a big deal with the Pokemon and isn't part of scoring. Movesets, however, are.

    Anyway, we've received some messages about concerns of legitimacy of Pokemon, so for HGSS entries, we will require that you show us a legality analysis from Pokecheck.org. Look up the site, and instructions on how to send your Pokemon to it are provided there. If you have questions about it, please do not clutter the thread with them. You can simply message me about it. To show us the legality analysis, you should provide us a screenshot of it, or a link to the Pokemon's page where we can check it ourselves. Sorry for the inconvenience, but we do want this to be a fair contest, and while we figured we'd just base this on trusting you guys to enter responsibly, we understand the concerns of members and will now make this a requirement.
     
    Tsutarja

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    HG/SS

    GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest

    Silcoon / ★ Silcoon ♂
    Adament | Shed Skin
    22/28/26/15/16/21
    [ Harden ]
    -National Park-
    ​

    Verification:
    Spoiler:
     

    FSNW5yiFrXVXqv

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    GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest

    SockPuppet/Shuckle ♀
    Moveset: Toxic, Swagger, Protect, Rest

    Orig. capture data:
    Spoiler:

    GSC Y U NO HAS SHINY RNG ABOOS?!

    SockPuppet's Swagger may not be as reliable as it looks, but it may grant enough time to get that Toxic working it's magic! (and even end up killing the enemy faster, with him hitting himself and all) But as a trainer, one should understand that they should still be extremely careful with the use of Swagger, as an opponent could end up sweeping your team with their physical STABS instead! Yikes!
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    Sydian

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    It's been brought to my attention that players on DS emulators will need a way to check legality, so what you'll need to do if you're playing HGSS on an emulator is use PokeGen to upload your file. I know nothing about PokeGen unfortunately, so you'll have to figure things out for yourself if you're playing on an emulator I'm afraid. If you can't figure it out for the HGSS entry buy a real copy just enter the GSC portion since there is no legality check available.
     

    PekoponTAS

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    This is my entry.

    GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest

    PnutButter/Butterfree(female)
    Psybeam, Sleep Powder, Nightmare, Attract

    Here's a photo:
    Spoiler:


    Ignoring for a moment that this is a contest, this Butterfree was a riot to train. XD The combination of status ailments made it so pretty much nothing could ever land a hit on me, and when even my main attacking move can cause a status ailment, it led to really funny moments where I'd confuse a foe with confusion, have the foe be fast asleep, have it get hurt by the nightmare, then just drop dead. XD I can understand why Koga likes these kind of tactics. :3

    EDIT: Again, this has nothing to do with the contest, but I wanted to share it anyways since it was cool, and Butterfree's one of my favourite Pokemon so I'm excited that I've found a whole new way to use it. XD

    I beat up Chuck with Butterfree no problem, but the hard battle was Jasmine who had Thunderbolt and Rock Throw. Luckily for me Jasmine's Steelix is male for some reason, so I was able to work my cheap status ailment magic to miraculously beat Jasmine with only Butterfree. XD Sadly I couldn't really show that I only had Butterfree with me at that point, so you'll just have to take my word for it. :S The damage done to Butterfree was all from one Rock Throw from Steelix. Jasmine even got to use her Hyper Potion on it, but the combo of Attract, Sleep Powder, Nightmare and Psybeam's lucky activation of confusion made it essentially impossible for Steelix to ever land a hit. XD The only chance it got was when he woke up the first time before I could use both nightmare and attract on it.

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    Sorry for the tangent, I'm just happy to find a whole new way to play as Butterfree. A shame Butterfree can't learn Nightmare in later games as it'd be deliciously broken what with Compoundeyes making Sleep Powder 100% accurate. XD
     
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    TwilightBlade

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    Beedrill ♂✰
    Level 37
    no. 015
    OT: Sakura ID: 60648
    - Sludge Bomb
    - Twineedle
    - Return
    - Toxic


    This is my first shiny Pokemon, caught in Crystal Version. This shiny Beedrill is well over 10 years old, but I treasure the moment I caught him; it's one of my fondest Pokemon memories. In Ilex Forest, I was using Headbutt on trees near the exit when a shiny Weedle appeared. I loved the shiny animation in GSC, so immediately I knew this encounter was something rare and special. I quickly evolved my shiny Weedle by taking him around Mt. Silver. I didn't nickname him at the time, but if I would today, I would nickname him Kryptonite. It's a great song by 3 Doors Down and my Beedrill is green. He means a lot to me since he is the reason I started shiny hunting in the 3rd and 4th generations. My passion later developed into RNG abusing shiny Pokemon. You know where that got me today - I'm everywhere on Pokemon forums.

    I didn't want to turn on my Crystal version to check because I assumed the battery died. I often talk about this in posts whenever it comes up in Pokemon discussions. Gold and Silver have died. I'll just be ignorant, never check Crystal, pretend it never died! My childhood has to live on...! Crystal was my favorite game because I could play as a female. I spent 160 hours playing my Crystal and I caught 250 species - Celebi being unattainable.

    I'm really happy this contest gave me the courage to power on my Crystal to share with you one of my favorite bug type Pokemon and one of my favorite shiny Pokemon.​
     
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    Necrum

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    I know judging is supposed to start today, but this is still part of GT. Can I still put up my entry? I have one caught I just have been waiting til I caught a certain mon so I can remove a certain move from the mon. Please tell me I can still post an entry.

    EDIT: lmao, you guys accidentally put June instead of July on some of the dates. XD
     

    skyluigi2

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    NecrumWarrior said:
    I know judging is supposed to start today, but this is still part of GT. Can I still put up my entry? I have one caught I just have been waiting til I caught a certain mon so I can remove a certain move from the mon. Please tell me I can still post an entry.
    Click to expand...

    I'd like to know as well, I don't know if it's worth my time to try and improve my entry today, or if the entry period has already gone.
     
    Brendino

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    If you give it enough effort, it's actually pretty easy to find Pokemon with high IVs in HG/SS's Bug-Catching Contest, provided you know what you're looking for. Beyond that, I don't know much about what makes for a good nature/moveset of most Pokemon, but it seemed to do pretty good for itself in the little time I had training it. (hopefully this isn't too late, as it doesn't look like judging's started yet).

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    Spoiler:

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    Wobbu

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    I hope I'm not too late...
    Also, I caught it as a Spinarak on Route 30, so I'm not sure why it says headbutt in Route 22.

    GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest

    ARIADOS / Ariados (♂)
    Insomnia | Gentle
    14/14/31/31/9/3
    Spider Web | Sucker Punch | Night Shade | Shadow Sneak
    [Route 30]
    Spoiler:
     

    vaporeon7

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    Oh my god Blade, I want to cry.

    GSC/HGSS Bug Catching Contest

    Beedrill | f | Lvl 76 | OT: Sakura | 56606
    Bashful | Swarm
    Poison Jab, X-Scissor, Assurance, Endeavor

    Umm so I caught this guy a while ago on SoulSilver, but seeing as I can't connect to the internt in 4th gen, no PokéCheck for me. I can tell you its IVs are no where near perfect though.

    Not only were they both shiny Beedrill, both our trainers are named Sakura lol.​
     
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