[GT Challenge] • Baton Pass 2.0

[Eleanor]

Selects Ruin Maniac.

Quick questions:
1. Are Pokemon caught outside of caves by other players fine to use? (Assumes so. Would be difficult to get that many stone evolutions in caves, probably. Wanted to make sure.)
2. For the objective, do you have to evolve a Pokemon every time? (Assumes the evolution is part of the objective. Means evolving Pokemon by stones six times, minimum.)

1. Of course!
2. Yeah, everytime you get to evolve a Pokémon and use it in the same segment's ending battle, you can claim the points. Ideally it should be ok, given that the evolution can happen on different saves and players could hold onto their stones / teammates for you to evolve them when you get to play!

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🎟️ Name: 5qwerty
🎟️ Gender: male
🎟️ GT Team: Aqua
🎟️ Game of choice: Emerald
🎟️ Games you can or cannot play: cannot do 3ds

Here we go!

Challenge Invitation
Welcome to the Baton Pass challenge, @5qwerty. Now, which one are you again?

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Cyclist 5qwerty

Spoiler:

Restriction: At least three Pokémon in your team must know a high priority move (or learn one as soon as possible).
Task: Defeat a Milestone Battle in a number of turns equal to or less than their number of Pokémon plus 3 (Gym Leader, Kahuna) or plus 5 (Alola Trial, Elite 4, Champion).
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 10 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

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Scholar 5qwerty

Spoiler:

Restriction: Have at least 2 Pokémon that can be caught before the first gym (or their evolutions) in your team at all times.
Task: During a Milestone Battle, defeat at least half of the opponents (rounded up) with either: a multi-hit move that reaches 4 or 5 hits; Magnitude 9 or 10; a move that is guaranteed to land a critical hit; the move Last Resort.
You can complete this challenge up to 2 times. This task is worth 15 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

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Depot Agent 5qwerty

Spoiler:

Restriction: Bring at least 2 Rock or Steel types on your team at all times (unless none is available yet).
Task: During a gym battle, only take either not very effective or super effective damage from every attack.
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 10 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

 

[5qwerty]

I'll go cyclist!

 

[Explorer of Time]

1. Are Pokemon caught outside of caves by other players fine to use? (Assumes so. Would be difficult to get that many stone evolutions in caves, probably. Wanted to make sure.)

Yes. You can't catch Pokemon outside of caves, but you can use Pokemon that other players catch outside of caves.

2. For the objective, do you have to evolve a Pokemon every time? (Assumes the evolution is part of the objective. Means evolving Pokemon by stones six times, minimum.)

Yes. To get all the points, you have to do at least six stone evolutions. If you fulfill the task with multiple Pokemon in the same segment, all of them still count up to the 6th stone evolution.

 

[Explorer of Time]

You can force me to do the PokéStar studios thing no problem :) worth it given the rest of the game

🎟️ Name: Eleanor
🎟️ Gender: Female
🎟️ GT Team: Team Magma
🎟️ Game of choice: Pokemon White 2
🎟️ Games you can play: Red, Ruby, Emerald, Platinum, Soul Silver, Black, Black 2, White 2, Y

Challenge Invitation
Welcome to the Baton Pass challenge, Eleanor. Now, which one are you again?

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Medium Eleanor

Spoiler:

Restriction: When a Pokémon of yours faints in a trainer battle, you must permanently box it, and no one else may use it in battle. Soft-resetting during a trainer battle is considered as having all of your Pokémon in the team fainted.
Task: Complete a Milestone Battle using the same number of Pokémon as your opponent, no items in battle, and no Pokémon with a higher level than those of your opponent.
You can complete this challenge up to 4 times. This task is worth 8 points every time you complete it, for a total of 32 Challenge points.

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Combat Girl Eleanor

Spoiler:

Restriction: During a battle against a trainer, you must always select the "Fight" option (no Bag, no switch).
Task: Defeat all the trainers in any Victory Road (except Johto's) without leaving the area and without using items to heal your Pokémon (even outside of battle).
You can complete this challenge up to 1 time. This task is worth 30 Challenge points.

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Geologist Eleanor

Spoiler:

Restriction: You may only use Pokémon with (strictly) less than 80 base Speed. You may only use Pokémon with (stricly) less than base 95 Speed only if they have a - Speed nature.
Task: During a Milestone Battle, defeat at least one full health opposing Pokémon with Explosion or Self Destruct. You may only complete this task up to TWO times during the same segment.
You can complete this challenge up to 5 times. This task is worth 6 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

 

[Devalue]

Team: Magma
Class: Ruin Maniac
Restriction: Only catch things in caves (plus gifts)
Mode: Set (just to say it once)
Segment: 1/13
Save: Devalue's Crystal file
Objective: Badge 1

Picked Cyndaquil for roasting Bellsprouts. Named it Pompeii. Chose a blind one, apparently. Missed three Tackles against Youngster Joey. Fainted to the rival's Totodile because of a Tackle miss too.

Grabbed all the available cave Pokemon, including the 1% Dunsparce. (Only wanted the level 4 Geodude and Zubat.) Caught two Zubats because of forgetting to nickname the first one.

Describes the battle against Falkner as unfortunate. Led with Petra (Geodude). Missed every Rock Throw. Switched out to Tikal (Zubat). Missed so many Supersonics. Switched to Pompeii (now Quilava) to torch everything effortlessly.

 

[PoryKid575]

Here's the first two Challenge invitations! Please reply to this post here on the forums, stating the Trainer Class you'd like. You will then be added to the player board and can start up your game.

Challenge Invitation
Welcome to the Baton Pass challenge, @Mewtwolover. Now, which one are you again?

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Galactic grunt Mewtwolover

Spoiler:

Restriction: You're scared of ghosts! If at any point, during any trainer battle, you are hit by a Ghost-type damaging move used by a Ghost-type enemy OR you are afflicted by Curse (when used by a Ghost-type), you must box the affected Pokémon from the end of that battle until the end of your segment - unless it is a Dark-type Pokémon. Soft-resetting to retry a battle does not cancel out the previous rule, and you have to deposit the Pokémon anyways.
Task: During a Milestone Battle, defeat an opponent with Counter, Mirror Coat, Bide, Metal Burst, Me First, Future Sight, Mirror Move, Copycat, OR while under the effects of Trick Room, Wonder Room or Magic Room.
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 11 points every time you complete it, for a total of 33 Challenge points.

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Cyclist Mewtwolover

Spoiler:

Restriction: At least three Pokémon in your team must know a high priority move (or learn one as soon as possible).
Task: Defeat a Milestone Battle in a number of turns equal to or less than their number of Pokémon plus 3 (Gym Leader, Kahuna) or plus 5 (Alola Trial, Elite 4, Champion).
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 10 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

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Ace Trainer Mewtwolover

Spoiler:

Restriction: You may only use "Ace" Pokémon in battle. Any Pokémon you catch yourself is considered to be an Ace Pokémon. At the start of every segment you play, except your first, you may also designate one Pokémon (caught by another player) as Ace, and any other Pokémon of the same species that you may find in different save files will also be automatically designated as "Ace".
Task: Reach the Hall of Fame with a team, whose sum of all their BST values gives 3000 or more (for a full team, that's an average of 500 BST).
You can complete this challenge up to 1 time. This task is worth 32 points Challenge points.

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Challenge Invitation
Welcome to the Baton Pass challenge, @CoolKid575. Now, which one are you again?

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PokéFan CoolKid575

Spoiler:

Restriction: You may utilize in battle each Pokémon species just in one segment throughout your challenge. This carries over across different saves you play on. Different evolution stages count as different species, and if you evolve a Pokémon during your segment, only the stage you had in your team at the START of the segment will be banned in future segments you play. Any Pokémon in your team that does not participate in battle will not be banned, meaning you can freely use HM slaves.
Task: Catch one Pokémon that can only be found after Gym 6 and that has 10% or less encounter rate in any given area. You can do this up to three times during a segment with Pokémon of different species; the reward is maxed out at 6 captures (of different species) overall.
You can complete this challenge up to 6 times. This task is worth 5 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

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Magma Grunt CoolKid575

Spoiler:

Restriction: You may not use any Water, Electric, Bug, and Ice type Pokémon.
Task: During a Milestone Battle, defeat all of the opposing Pokémon while Sunny Day is active.
You can complete this challenge up to 2 times. This task is worth 15 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

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Plasma Grunt CoolKid575

Spoiler:

Restriction: You can only catch the first Pokémon you find in each area (even if it's already been caught in your current save file). You may retry the capture as many times as you want, but it has to be the same species of Pokémon as the one you first met.
Task: Right before a Milestone Battle, if you have at least 3 times as many Pokémon in your team and box as your opponent will use (Trial battles always count as 3 Pokémon): choose an amount of Pokémon in your team and box that is 3 times as many as your opponent will use, then move them to a separate box. Randomly choose one third of those Pokémon, and use only them in your Milestone Battle (so that you will have the same amount of Pokémon on hand as your opponent). You may claim the reward if you manage to win the battle on your first attempt without using items in battle.
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 11 points every time you complete it, for a total of 33 Challenge points.

I'll choose the Plasma Grunt.

 

[Devalue]

Team: Magma
Class: Ruin Maniac
Restriction: Only catch things in caves (plus gifts)
Segment: 2/13
Save: Mewtwolover's Ruby file
Objective: Badge 2

Pretty short segment. Caught a Makuhita (Colosseum) in Granite Cave to possibly learn Fake Out later. Other than that? Taillow and go.

 

[Eleanor]

Spoiler:

Challenge Invitation
Welcome to the Baton Pass challenge, Eleanor. Now, which one are you again?

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Medium Eleanor

Spoiler:

Restriction: When a Pokémon of yours faints in a trainer battle, you must permanently box it, and no one else may use it in battle. Soft-resetting during a trainer battle is considered as having all of your Pokémon in the team fainted.
Task: Complete a Milestone Battle using the same number of Pokémon as your opponent, no items in battle, and no Pokémon with a higher level than those of your opponent.
You can complete this challenge up to 4 times. This task is worth 8 points every time you complete it, for a total of 32 Challenge points.

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Combat Girl Eleanor

Spoiler:

Restriction: During a battle against a trainer, you must always select the "Fight" option (no Bag, no switch).
Task: Defeat all the trainers in any Victory Road (except Johto's) without leaving the area and without using items to heal your Pokémon (even outside of battle).
You can complete this challenge up to 1 time. This task is worth 30 Challenge points.

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Geologist Eleanor

Spoiler:

Restriction: You may only use Pokémon with (strictly) less than 80 base Speed. You may only use Pokémon with (stricly) less than base 95 Speed only if they have a - Speed nature.
Task: During a Milestone Battle, defeat at least one full health opposing Pokémon with Explosion or Self Destruct. You may only complete this task up to TWO times during the same segment.
You can complete this challenge up to 5 times. This task is worth 6 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

Hello! Just so you know, I'm going to pick Geologist - and edit myself into the player board ♥ this is going to be an interesting challenge for me :)

 

[Explorer of Time]

Save Swap Challenge - Magma Grunt Soleil
Pokemon X - Badge 1
Segment 1 (Aquacorde Town -> Santalune Gym)

This first update isn't too exciting. I used Braixen to solo my way through the early game of X, easily beating Viola by 2HKOing Surskit, then Howling while I waited for Water Sport to wear off and 1HKO Vivillon. I obtained all the items available up to this point, including both hidden items in Santalune, and beat every trainer prior to the first badge.

My save file is attached both here and on the Discord. You'll have to extract the zip file if you download it here because it's required by XenForo's software, but you don't have to from Discord. This is intended for JBSundown, but I'm open to someone else if circumstances change.

Team

Spoiler:

Braixen (♀) | Fire | Level 17
Moves: Ember, Scratch, Howl, Flame Charge
Stats: 48 HP / 28 Atk / 33 Def / 33 SpA / 33 SpD / 34 Spe
Ability: Blaze | Nature: Impish | Item: None

 

[Jbsundown]

Team: Aqua
Class: Phsychic
Restriction: Must have 2 Ghost or Psychic type pokémon in your party at all times.
Save: Jbsundown's Ruby file
Segment: 1/13 Littleroot town -> Rustboro City

1st Badge of the save complete!
Team:

Spoiler:

The 2 psychic types on my party are 2 Ralts that I picked up immediately in route 102 (after 15 minutes of searching for them).
There's a few more Pokémon in the PC, a Surskit and a Wingull.
I wasn't able to activate my Task in this segment.

 

[PoryKid575]

Pokemon Crystal - Badge 1
Class: Team Plasma Grunt
Grinded for 1.5 hours so I could get my task points, only to get my 2 main Pokemon anyway. Oh well, still got the points. My save file is attached to this post and the next intended player is Arcaneum. There are 4 Pokemon in Box 2 trained to LV15 if you want to use them

 

[Arcaneum]

🎟️ Name: Arcaneum
🎟️ Gender: NONE
🎟️ GT Team: Aqua
🎟️ Game of choice: Pokémon SoulSilver
🎟️ Games you cannot play: XY/SM/USUM/SwSh/SV

 

[Explorer of Time]

Challenge Invitation
Welcome to the Baton Pass challenge, Arcaneum. Now, which one are you again?

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Depot Agent Arcaneum

Spoiler:

Restriction: Bring at least 2 Rock or Steel types on your team at all times (unless none is available yet).
Task: During a gym battle, only take either not very effective or super effective damage from every attack.
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 10 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

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Doctor Arcaneum

Spoiler:

Restriction: At the start of any segment you play, spend at least 75% of all your trainer money to buy healing items.
Task: Complete an entire segment without any of your Pokémon ever fainting. You must beat at least 15 different trainers for this to count (any double battle where you battle against two characters counts as two trainers, even if you have a partner trainer by your side).
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 11 points every time you complete it, for a total of 33 Challenge points.

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Ranger Arcaneum

Spoiler:

Restriction: You may only use (in battle) Pokémon under 5'11'' of height.
Task: Begin a Milestone Battle with all of your Pokémon holding a Berry (Gen 2) or either Oran, Sitrus or Lum berries, but finish the battle without your Pokémon ever consuming them. You may only claim the full reward for this task if you complete it on your first battle attempt, without soft-resetting, otherwise the amount of points will be 8 instead of 10.
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 10 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

 

[tenthcompanion]

🎟️ Name: tenthcompanion
🎟️ Gender: female
🎟️ GT Team: magma
🎟️ Game of choice: omega ruby
🎟️ Games you can or cannot play: I think I can play any games, but currently only have Citra installed. Have used DeSmuMe before too.

 

[Explorer of Time]

Challenge Invitation
Welcome to the Baton Pass challenge, tenthcompanion. Now, which one are you again?

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Medium tenthcompanion

Spoiler:

Restriction: When a Pokémon of yours faints in a trainer battle, you must permanently box it, and no one else may use it in battle. Soft-resetting during a trainer battle is considered as having all of your Pokémon in the team fainted.
Task: Complete a Milestone Battle using the same number of Pokémon as your opponent, no items in battle, and no Pokémon with a higher level than those of your opponent.
You can complete this challenge up to 4 times. This task is worth 8 points every time you complete it, for a total of 32 Challenge points.

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Clerk tenthcompanion

Spoiler:

Restriction: You may not catch Pokémon in any location other than a city / town (but you can accept gifts and in-game trades no matter where they are located).
Task: Defeat the League in one save file using a team of Pokémon that were caught by at least 4 different players.
You can complete this challenge up to 1 time. This task is worth 30 Challenge points.

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Galactic grunt tenthcompanion

Spoiler:

Restriction: You're scared of ghosts! If at any point, during any trainer battle, you are hit by a Ghost-type damaging move used by a Ghost-type enemy OR you are afflicted by Curse (when used by a Ghost-type), you must box the affected Pokémon from the end of that battle until the end of your segment - unless it is a Dark-type Pokémon. Soft-resetting to retry a battle does not cancel out the previous rule, and you have to deposit the Pokémon anyways.
Task: During a Milestone Battle, defeat an opponent with Counter, Mirror Coat, Bide, Metal Burst, Me First, Future Sight, Mirror Move, Copycat, OR while under the effects of Trick Room, Wonder Room or Magic Room.
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 11 points every time you complete it, for a total of 33 Challenge points.

 

[Chr. Draco]

🎟️ Name: chr. draco
🎟️ Gender: male
🎟️ GT Team: aqua
🎟️ Game of choice: Pokémon Sapphire
🎟️ Games you can or cannot play: I could try 3ds but no promises

 

[Explorer of Time]

🎟️ Name: chr. draco
🎟️ Gender: male
🎟️ GT Team: aqua
🎟️ Game of choice: Pokémon Sapphire
🎟️ Games you can or cannot play: I could try 3ds but no promises

Challenge Invitation
Welcome to the Baton Pass challenge, Chr. Draco. Now, which one are you again?

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Aqua Grunt Chr. Draco

Spoiler:

Restriction: You may not use any Fire, Ground, Poison and Dragon type Pokémon.
Task: During a Milestone Battle, defeat all of the opposing Pokémon while Rain Dance is active.
You can complete this challenge up to 2 times. This task is worth 15 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

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Dancer Chr. Draco

Spoiler:

Restriction: You may not use STAB damaging moves on a Pokémon, unless you are forced to (for example, because of Torment or PP depletion). All your Pokémon should know at least one non-STAB damaging move to be used in battle.
Task: Teach 4 TM / HM moves to a Pokémon, then, with the help of your teammates, defeat at least two Milestone Battles and enter the Hall of Fame with that Pokémon in the team.
You can complete this challenge up to 1 time. This task is worth 32 Challenge points.

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Galactic grunt Chr. Draco

Spoiler:

Restriction: You're scared of ghosts! If at any point, during any trainer battle, you are hit by a Ghost-type damaging move used by a Ghost-type enemy OR you are afflicted by Curse (when used by a Ghost-type), you must box the affected Pokémon from the end of that battle until the end of your segment - unless it is a Dark-type Pokémon. Soft-resetting to retry a battle does not cancel out the previous rule, and you have to deposit the Pokémon anyways.
Task: During a Milestone Battle, defeat an opponent with Counter, Mirror Coat, Bide, Metal Burst, Me First, Future Sight, Mirror Move, Copycat, OR while under the effects of Trick Room, Wonder Room or Magic Room.
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 11 points every time you complete it, for a total of 33 Challenge points.

 

[Arcaneum]

Challenge Invitation
Welcome to the Baton Pass challenge, Arcaneum. Now, which one are you again?

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Depot Agent Arcaneum

Spoiler:

Restriction: Bring at least 2 Rock or Steel types on your team at all times (unless none is available yet).
Task: During a gym battle, only take either not very effective or super effective damage from every attack.
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 10 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

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Doctor Arcaneum

Spoiler:

Restriction: At the start of any segment you play, spend at least 75% of all your trainer money to buy healing items.
Task: Complete an entire segment without any of your Pokémon ever fainting. You must beat at least 15 different trainers for this to count (any double battle where you battle against two characters counts as two trainers, even if you have a partner trainer by your side).
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 11 points every time you complete it, for a total of 33 Challenge points.

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Ranger Arcaneum

Spoiler:

Restriction: You may only use (in battle) Pokémon under 5'11'' of height.
Task: Begin a Milestone Battle with all of your Pokémon holding a Berry (Gen 2) or either Oran, Sitrus or Lum berries, but finish the battle without your Pokémon ever consuming them. You may only claim the full reward for this task if you complete it on your first battle attempt, without soft-resetting, otherwise the amount of points will be 8 instead of 10.
You can complete this challenge up to 3 times. This task is worth 10 points every time you complete it, for a total of 30 Challenge points.

I think I'll take the Doctor, please

 

[Explorer of Time]

Save Swap Challenge - Magma Grunt Soleil
Pokemon Ruby - Badge 2 (Brawly)
Segment 2 (Route 116 -> Dewford Gym)

Second Update. I inherited a party of an unusable Mudkip, a bunch of low-level newly-caught Pokemon, and a level 11 Ralts. Since I had to beat Brawly next, I immediately caught a Taillow (boxing Mudkip until someone else picks it back up) and spent all my time leveling it and my Ralts, which was nicknamed Jackson. (I do not nickname my Pokemon; so Taillow is not nicknamed.) Only these two took part in any battles so I'm not statting up anyone else. Since I had the two Pokemon that counter Brawly the best, my match against him was easier than it usually is. Taillow 2HKOed Machop with Wing Attack, taking half damage from Karate Chop in the process. It put Makuhita in the yellow with Wing Attack too, but fainted to an Arm Thrust. Ralts outsped and KOed it the next turn with Confusion.

I've also picked up a whole bunch of items that my predecessor missed, and caught a Slakoth I don't plan to use. I even have a couple Heart Scales from the beaches, though I'm pretty sure I'm missing the Premier Ball from Rustboro and anything on the beach north of Rustboro too.

Team

Spoiler:

Jackson the Ralts (♂) | Psychic | Level 14
Moves: Confusion, Growl, Double Team, (Empty Slot)
Stats: 34 HP / 13 Atk / 11 Def / 20 SpA / 18 SpD / 20 Spe
Ability: Synchronize | Nature: Lonely | Item: Quick Claw

Taillow (♂) | Normal/Flying | Level 16
Moves: Wing Attack, Quick Attack, Growl, Focus Energy
Stats: 42 HP / 23 Atk / 18 Def / 15 SpA / 17 SpD / 32 Spe
Ability: Guts | Nature: Careful | Item: Silk Scarf

 

[LeGoldenWolf]

🎟️ Name: LeGoldenWolf
🎟️ Gender: Male
🎟️ GT Team: Magma
🎟️ Game of choice: Sapphire
🎟️ Games you can or cannot play: Can play Any Gens 1-5 game

(Repost since I saw "please reply" for mewtwolover and thought it was just general instructons)