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I completed my monocolor brown run of Ultra Sun the other day. Because it's quite a lot of progress to cover, I'll just run through the most important parts of each island.
Spoiler:
Akala Island:
» Caught a Tauros that I named Hornbeam, and battled Gladion before advancing to Lana's trial site.
» Against totem Araquanid, Rowan, Coconut and Hornbeam all had to cooperate to bring home the victory.
» Continued towards Kiawe's trial via Royal Avenue. Once at the site, I faced off against totem Marowak. Hornbeam and Coconut lowered its stats enough for Walnut to be able to take it down.
» Made my way towards the final trial, located in Lush Jungle. I mainly used the same strategy as with totem Marowak, substituting Walnut for Rowan.
» At Memorial Hill, I battled Olivia. She was tougher than expected, but Hornbeam's newly acquired Smart Strike sealed the deal.
» Before sailing to Ula'ula, I grabbed a Dome Fossil from Poké Pelago. Named the newly revived Kabuto Carapa.
Ula'ula Island + Aether Paradise:
» Upon arrival, Hau challenged me and was beaten fairly quickly.
» Hopped on a bus, got to Mount Hokulani and beat the totem Togedemaru. I don't remember much of the battle, but I can't imagine it was too difficult given that I had Walnut.
» After the trial, I made my way towards Tapu Village. On the way, I caught a Torkoal that I named Viburnum.
» I also don't remember much of the battle against totem Mimikyu, except that it was pretty tough. Nevertheless, I was able to clear the trial.
» Headed north and raided Po Town, finding Guzma at the end. He proved to be challenging, but found himself defeated in the end.
» Battled Nanu before sailing to Aether Paradise. Once there, I defeated grunts left and right and also battled Faba, Guzma and Lusamine. This allowed me to continue to Poni Island.
Poni Island + the Pokémon League:
» Headed to Exeggutor Island to retrieve the Sun Flute.
» The trek to the Altar of the Sunne was interrupted by a trial against Totem Kommo-o. No real strategy was involved, but I lowered both its Attack and Speed stats to make it more manageable. A team effort was required to pull this off.
» Lillie and I continued to the altar, where Nebby evolved into Solgaleo and then fused with Necrozma. Coconut and Viburnum took it down, and then we headed to Ultra Megalopolis by riding on a Lunala.
» Admittedly, I had no clue what I would do against Ultra Necrozma. Lowering its stats might've been helpful, provided I could actually outspeed it and some point… which I couldn't. Once it was out of Photon Geyser, however, Rowan could tank its attacks and defeat it with Shadow Ball.
» Peace was restored, and it was now time for my final trial. This trial entailed collecting different color petals from previous trial captains, so I got to work and presented Mina with all seven after a while.
» Doing so triggered the battle against the final totem Pokémon, Ribombee. This was a tricky one. It took quite a few Revives and Hyper Potions, but it eventually went down.
» Hapu, the final island kahuna, awaited me on Exeggutor Island. Rowan obliterated most of her team with Leaf Blade, but Hornbeam had to help against Flygon.
» My journey was finally nearing its end – all that was left was Mount Lanakila and the Pokémon League. After traversing through the mountain and finalizing movesets, I was ready for the final battles.
» First up was Molayne. Viburnum and Walnut handled most of his team, but Rowan had to help against Magnezone.
» I thought Rowan could solo Olivia, but that was easier said than done. Three of her Pokémon took neutral damage from Grass-moves, so Walnut had to help secure the win.
» Other than Palossand, Acerola didn't provide much of a challenge.
» Lastly, there was Kahili. Carapa was the MVP here, but Coconut and Hornbeam also put in some work.
» Only one battle between me and the throne! Against none other than Hau. Complete cakewalk, save for Tauros against whom I didn't have any real counter. Nevertheless, I defeated Hau and became Alola's first-ever champion.
Final update on my run, I completed it. Beginning was a pain having only Psyduck as my team member for quite a while. Yuxyux was the MVP for my E4 run, what an amazing tank.
Watwat, the sassy Psyduck♀
Level 56
Ability: Cloud Nine
Disable, Ice Beam, Screech and Surf
Neeta, the impish Rapidash♀
Level 56
Ability: Flash Fire
Return, Growl, Tail Whip and Fire Blast
Yuxyux, the jolly Uxie
Level 55
Ability: Levitate
Psychic, Shadow Ball, Toxic and Reflect
Chichi, the adamant Raichu♀
Level 56
Ability: Static
Secret Power, Nasty Plot, Thunder Wave and Thunderbolt
-Started the run, picked Piplup and ran through to Oreburgh to get my first team members: Elinvar the Machop and Inconel the Onix.
-I primarily used Elinvar for the first 3 gyms because Onix is such a weak pokemon. Roark was easy, Gardenia I managed to get really lucky with a crit on Revenge and for Fantina I had to get lucky with Thief.
-Elinvar eventually evolved into a Machoke and at Lvl37, I evolved Inconel into a Steelix
-With evolved pokemon, the next gym was very simple: Maylene went down to Inconel's Dig and Elinvar's Revenge.
-Crasher Wake was a bit more difficult since Inconel was weak to water, so Elinvar had to muscle through was Cross Chop. I got really lucky with a critical on his Gyarados which allowed me to win.
-At this point, I evolved Elinvar into a Machamp at Lvl42.
-Now with surf, I finally got my next 2 team members: Guanin the Glameow through an egg and Electrum the Magnemite.
-After grinding and fully evolving Guanin to a Purugly and Electrum to a Magnezone, I went off to Canalave.
-Byron was relatively simple since I had fighting and ground moves, as well as having access to Fire Punch with Elinvar.
-After cleaning up Lake Valor and Verity, I hopped over to Route 216 to get my next team member: Bismanol the Snorunt who I quickly evolved into a Glalie.
-I was so overlevelled at this point that I basically ran through the remainder of the game relatively easily.
-Candice was simple due to my fighting moves, again, and Volkner was simple due to Inconel's Earthquake.
-After trekking through Victory Road, I made it to the Pokemon League and took on the Elite Four.
-Aaron went down to rock moves, Bertha I used Bismanol's Ice Beam, Flint was a combination of rock and ground moves and Lucian was easy to handle thanks to Guanin's Shadow Claw.
-Cynthia was a bit more difficult, especially her Lucario which was faster than my entire team and had neutral coverage. Eventually, I managed to win after a reset.
-After getting the National Dex, I got a Claw Fossil from the underground and revived it to get Melchior the Anorith, which I spent 400 hours grinding up to match my team's levels, evolving into Armaldo in the process.
-I then ran through the Post Game. I was not as overlevelled as I had been in the end of the main game, so I still had a bit of trouble, especially with some of the Ace Trainers and Veterans.
-After completing the Stark Mountain side quest, I took on the Elite Four rematches.
-I was more underlevelled compared to the first time, which made the League much more difficult to beat. Cynthia's Lucario again caused much trouble, so I had to stall it for quite a while before I managed to finally beat her.
Team:
Elinvar the Machamp (M), Lvl69: Cross Chop, Brick Break, Rock Slide, Fire Punch
-The MVP for the first half of the game. Had very high attack, so he was very reliable even in the end game and in the post game.
Inconel the Steelix (F), Lvl68: Stone Edge, Iron Tail, Earthquake, Rock Smash
-Inconel was so bad as an Onix; why does it only have 45 base attack? After evolving, she became so much better thanks to her monstrous
defense which helped with stalling some more difficult opponents. Her low accuracy moves did made her an unreliable attacker though.
Guanin the Purugly (F), Lvl69: Body Slam, Shadow Claw, Aerial Ace, Hypnosis
-Basically the main reason I did a gray run was to use Purugly. I expected her to be pretty lackluster, but her Hypnosis saved me so many times.
While her attacking stats weren't as impressive as the rest of the team, putting things to sleep was such a great utility that I really appreciated
having her on the team.
Electrum the Magnezone (X), Lvl68: Thunderbolt, Flash Cannon, Tri Attack, Thunder Wave
-Magnezone is such a great pokemon in general. Thanks to its great typing, Electrum could just come in and just take hits without a problem. Its
excellent special attack was also a godsend, allowing me to take out foes with relative ease.
Bismanol the Glalie (F), Lvl69: Ice Beam, Dark Pulse, Water Pulse, Protect
-While not terrible, Bismonal was probably the worst member of my team. She just couldn't get the KO, always leaving a sliver a health in her
opponents. This was especially not helpful against Cynthia's Garchomp. Again, not terrible, just not as good as the others.
Melchior the Armaldo (M), Lvl69: Brick Break, Rock Slide, Aqua Tail, X-Scissor
-A great addition to the team. He really helped in the post game with his Aqua Tail and X-Scissor. Great attack meant he KO'd pretty much
everything he attacked.
First update for my monocolor black run of Ultra Sun.
» Started up the game and shortly thereafter caught a Pikipek that I named Pickety. Not long after, I caught two official team members: Mozzarella the Alolan Rattata and Blackout the Murkrow. Pickety stayed for a while, as it had helpful coverage with Rock Smash.
» Totem Gumshoos wasn't too difficult. Blackout's Haze got rid of its stat boost, and then Pickety's Rock Smash both dealt damage and lowered its Defense. Mozzarella then secured the KO with Bite.
» Blackout took care of Hala's Machop and Makuhita, but fell to Crabrawler's Z-Move. The rest of the team had to help out here.
» Totem Araquanid required me to be more strategic. First, Mozzarella lowered its speed with Scary Face, allowing Pickety to outspeed and lower its defense with Rock Smash. In turn, Blackout could now two-shot it with Wing Attack. The ally Dewpider defeated Blackout, so Mozzarella finished it off with a Bite.
» Went straight towards Wela Volcano Park and Route 7 to add two new team members: Rouge the Salandit and Minrin the Pyukumuku.
» Totem Marowak turned out to be much easier than anticipated, with Mozzarella putting in a lot of work.
» Per usual in totem battles, Mozzarella lowered Lurantis' speed with Scary Face. I then took advantage of the sun set up by the ally Kecleon and 2-hit KO'd Lurantis with Rouge's Flame Burst. Blackout finished off the Kecleon, meaning I was now done with the trials on Akala Island.
» Before I could move on, I had to face Olivia, the island kahuna. Minrin took care of Anorith with Bide, and then the entire team had to take down Lileep. Finally, Minrin defeated Lycanroc using Counter.
Finally finished the Kanto portion of my run. Picked Azul the Squirtle as my starter (obviously). Stopped off by route 22 to catch Mavi the Nidoran♀ who later evolved into Nidorina and then Nidoqueen in Mt. Moon. I skipped over Cerulean to mix things up and get badges in a different order than usual. After obtaining cut from the S.S. Anne, I then remembered that I needed to beat Misty in order to progress, so she ended up giving me my second badge anyway. I lopped through Rock Tunnel and Lavender Town on my way to Celadon, where I obtained Sininen the Eevee. I quickly ran to the store for a water stone to evolve him into Vaporeon. I stopped at the game corner to do some gambling, hoping to get a Dratini. After a couple hours I decided that I suck at gambling and moved on with my life. I Defeated Giovanni for the first time then cleared Pokémon Tower, Mavi did the majority of the work, she had pretty much been carrying the team up to this point. I then made my way to Fuschia City where I snagged a Horsea at the beach and a Dratini in the safari zone. They were named Sifa and Neela respectively.
Now having five of my team slots filled and nowhere left to travel on land, the time had come to start gathering badges. I went back to Celadon to obtain a TM containing Ice Beam for Sifa, then used Erika's precious plants as target practice to make Sifa a more viable team member. Then came Lt. Victim *cough* I mean Surge who made a decent practice dummy for getting Neela some exp. I did some training outside Fuschia to get my team leveled evenly at about 35 if I remember correctly. We then made easy work of Koga and his weak toxins. Finally completing my swimming lessons and learning how to move rocks weighing more than 10 lbs, it was time to travel to the Seafoam Islands and add team member #6. Venturing deep into the cave, I found the majestic ice chicken and trapped the legendary creature within a tiny ball. Caeruleum the Articuno was now mine. I then flew to Pallet Town and made my way to Cinnabar and defeated Blaine. I stopped by the mansion to round my team off to level 40 then finally decided that Saffron needed to be rid of Team Rocket. Some rando in Silph Co. offered me a Lapras, but who needs an off-brand Loch Ness monster when you have a majestic ice chicken? I proved to Sabrina that spoon bending isn't as fancy as my card tricks then flew back to Viridian to kick Giovanni's butt one more time.
After painstakingly showing multiple guards my badges I made it to the Indigo Plateau to end phase one of my quest. I spent some time training in Victory Road to get my team up to level 50, but got tired of waiting and decided to take on the Elite Four anyway, figuring my team would get to a minimum of 50 by battling there anyway. Surprisingly I made it to Lance with only a single Pokémon, Mavi, fainting. Lance managed to take Azul down with his Gyarados, but Neela and Cearuleum swept through the rest of his team. Restoring my team with my overstocked potions and revives, as well as finally using the six rare candies I finally remembered were sitting in my bag, I was ready to take on the champion. Blue's Alakazam was the hardest one to beat, but Azul whittled down its health with Bubblebeam. I finished embarassing Blue in front of his grandfather with Caeruleum using Sky Attack on his Venusaur. Victory was mine. Now on to Johto.
Second and final update for my monocolor black challenge on Ultra Sun.
Ula'ula Island + Aether Paradise:
» Before heading to Ula'ula, I visited Aether Paradise and battled Nihilego.
» Battled Hau and then headed up to Hokulani Observatory, where the next trial awaited me. Rouge easily handled totem Togedemaru and the ally Skarmory with Nasty Plot and Flame Burst.
» I was a bit worried about totem Mimikyu, but Rouge's Toxic was very helpful. Minrin used Curse a few times and was thus able to tank Mimikyu's attacks, and it eventually fainted from Toxic damage. Rouge then finished off the ally Banette.
» Now inhabited by Pokémon, Thrifty Megamart was home to my next team member, Shuppet. Caught one and named it Bottle.
» Traded over an egg containing a Baltoy, since it's a version exclusive. Once it hatched, I named it Zero.
» Headed north towards Po Town, where I battled a bunch of Team Skull grunts as well as Guzma.
» After this raid, I battled Nanu at the harbor and then sailed to Aether Paradise.
» Plenty of battles were fought here, including Faba and Lusamine.
Poni Island + the Pokémon League:
» Once all of that was taken care of, I could continue to Poni Island, where my final trials awaited me.
» I first battled Totem Kommo-o at Vast Poni Canyon. I had good coverage for this battle, so it wasn't too bad.
» Climbed up the stairs and did the whole Ultra Space thing. Ultra Necrozma was challenging, but eventually saw itself defeated. I then returned to Poni Island for my final trial.
» After battling Mina, she informed me that her trial required me to collect flower petals from previous trial captains. I went around and collected them, and then brought them to her.
» This triggered the final totem battle, against Ribombee. Despite its Quiver Dances, it was knocked out by my team.
» With all trials completed, it was time for the Pokémon League.
» Zero and Rouge tag teamed to defeat Molayne.
» Olivia was mostly taken care of by Zero, but some additional help was required by the rest of the team as well.
» Acerola was defeated quite easily by Mozzarella, Rouge and Blackout.
» Kahili required a team effort and quite a few potions to bring down, but it eventually worked out.
» The battle against Hau was a bit easier than anticipated. Some of his Pokémon were OHKO's, whereas others, like Vaporeon and Tauros, required a bit more effort to take down. Once his team was defeated, I become Alola's first-ever Champion!
Well, time for me to bust out the new games and really give them a proper chance! This will be my first Sword/Shield challenge so here goes.
Username: Pendraflare (was Swagroar but am now my trademark again)
Color: Blue
Game: Blue, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, Black 2, X, Moon, Sword
Ultimate: Yes
Spoiler:
So I started the game, chose the girl and named her Clarence. After all the opening stuff I chose Sobble. I beat Hop with it, and then caught a Rookidee and Blipbug before getting to the lab and meeting Professor Magnolia and Sonia. And beating Hop again. Eventually we reached Monostoke, and later on Turffield. I caught a handful of Pokémon, including Wooper, Tympole, Grubbin, Milcery and Woobat. As the time came for Milo, Grubbin handled his Gossifluer easily enough, but Eldegoss Dynamaxed and beat me in two turns then OHKO'd Blipbug before reverting to normal. Woobat beat away at it with Air Cutter, eventually finishing the job and getting me the Grass Badge. That leaves Hulbury next!
Team:
Spoiler:
Drizzile (M), Level 20
Stats: 56, -28, +31, 49, 32, 45
Moves: Bind, Tearful Look, Water Gun, Water Pulse
So I was able to get to Hulbury and beat Nessa's Gym. Charjabug made her first two easy, but for Drednaw i waited until she wasn't Dynamaxed anymore, and a Wobbuffet I caught neat that with Counter. Kabu soon after I used Drizzile, just Dynamaxed and destroyed him in three turns. And I caught a Sawk, and got the fossils necessary to get Arctozolt. And the Thunder Stone to get Vikavolt. I also dropped Milcery given the sweet needed to evolve it into the right one I found out is quite rare. I switch training to get Arctozolt up faster when possible. Hop at Stow-on-Side wasn't too tough but did deal some damage. Bea, however, was harder. Her Hitmontop lived a +2 Pluck from Corvisquire, but I handled that. Pandora was easy work for Sawk. Sirfetch'd was a little tougher, but I had Swoobat for that. Machamp dealt some damage too but I did beat it. Bede was a little tricky. That left me to go about.
Team:
Spoiler:
Drizzile (M), Level 34
Stats: 89, -48, +52, 81, 52, 75
Moves: Sucker Punch, Tearful Look, Water Gun, Water Pulse
Nice to see you again, Pendraflare! Hope you've been doing well.
I got started on a mono gray challenge on Ultra Sun, so here's the first update on that.
» Started up the game and did all the mandatory beginning stuff. Caught a Grubbin, Zorua and Magnemite that I named Anhydrite, Obsidian and Chromium, respectively. Only Zorua will stay a permanent team member, but I think the others can have some uses too.
» Continued towards Hau'oli and beat Ilima at the docks.
» My first trial took place at Verdant Cavern, where I faced off against Totem Gumshoos. All of my team members had helpful status moves in for example Fake Tears, String Shot and Thunder Wave, which made it considerably easier to defeat both of my opponents.
» Lillie ran off to somewhere, so I went to hunt her down. After finding her at Melemele Meadow, I entered Seaward Cave and defeated Dulse.
» I was now able to take on Hala, the Island Kahuna. I quickly realized that this would be impossible with my current team's levels, so I levelled up Grubbin to Lv 19, where it learned Acrobatics. This made it significantly easier to defeat Hala.
» Swiftly visited the Alola Photo Club before I travelled to Akala Island on a Mantine.
» Saved in Heahea City.
Second update for my monocolor gray challenge on Ultra Sun.
» Battled Dexio in front of the Tide Song Hotel, and then continued towards Paniola Town. Once there, I battled Hau.
» A bit further up north, Gladion wanted to battle me, so I made quick work of him before heading to Brooklet Hill for the next trial.
» Totem Araquanid was definitely challenging, what with the rain, its Wacan Berry and +1 Speed. This required me to try out some different strategies, which was honestly pretty fun! The winning strategy had Obsidian lower its Sp. Def with Fake Tears, whereafter Chromium could fire off a Thunder Shock, making the Araquanid consume its berry. Then Anhydrite had to come in and Revive Chromium, who had fainted. This made it possible to finish off both Araquanid and its ally Dewpider.
» Next, I made my way to Royal Avenue, battling and defeating Dulse's Poipole on the way.
» Participated in a Battle Royale and then headed north to the next trial site, Wela Volcano Park.
» Totem Marowak was impossible to defeat with my current team. Its +2 Speed boost and move coverage meant it OHKO'd everything on my team. This really left me no choice but to grind Obsidian to Lv 30, where it evolved into Zoroark. The battle was pretty uneventful as a result of this, but I quite literally had no other option.
» With Marowak defeated, I could continue to the next Trial Site. I caught a Wimpod along the way that I named Titanium.
» Surprisingly, Totem Lurantis was harder than anticipated, given my high-levelled team members. Sunny Day and Solar Blade/Synthesis resulted in a pretty challenging battle, but my team pulled through in the end.
» Up next was the island kahuna, Olivia. I found her at Akala Outskirts and defeated her easily with Chromium. Around this time I had pretty much decided to make Chromium a permanent member of the team, probably replacing Obsidian, but I'll see later on what happens.
» Sailed to Aether Paradise and defeated Nihilego.
» Arrived in Malie City, beat Hau and then went to Malie Garden to find Kukui. Also spent some time grinding Titanium up to Lv 30, so I could get Golisopod.
» Saved in Malie City.
Screens:
Spoiler:
Team:
Obsidian the Zoroark ♂ - Lv 33
Lax / Illusion
Scratch, Leer, Night Slash, Fake Tears
» Totem Marowak was impossible to defeat with my current team. Its +2 Speed boost and move coverage meant it OHKO'd everything on my team. This really left me no choice but to grind Obsidian to Lv 30, where it evolved into Zoroark. The battle was pretty uneventful as a result of this, but I quite literally had no other option.
Actually, there were some Pokémon you could've caught, like maybe Remoraid or Carbink. Or you could've gotten Herdier with Intimidate. And Machop can learn Knock Off. Ah well, what's done is done.
As for me... Finished this before April was out and I don't have many pics except from the big ones so let's just rattle it all off.
Sword Blue Mono-Color Update #3
Spoiler:
Soon after Bea, I got Drizzile to evolve into Inteleon. Opal was mostly handled by Vikavolt, except Alcremie who was bested by Wobbuffet. Before arriving in Sirchester, I caught a Boldore and got it evolved into Gigalith. Gordie was no problem for Inteleon and Sawk. After getting the bike upgrade, we dealt with Piers in Spikemuth, who was actually a little tricky save his Obstagoon which was destroyed by Sawk. As for Raihan, I had a bit of fun with him. Inteleon embarrassed his Flygon and Sandaconda, and Sawk beat Gigalith before being finished. For Duraludon, I used Tearful Look and Soak. That let Arctozolt do him in.
As for the Champion Cup, Marnie was for Sawk, Swoobat and Vikavolt. Hop I beat handily thanks to Vikavolt and Gigalith. With the shenanigans at Rose Tower, we had to confront them! Oleana was a little tricky. We got back to business against Bede, who proved a little tough. Nessa and Bea were both very simple, Raihan was pretty easy except for Duraludon, then we had to stop the Darkest Day! Rose was a little tricky but nothing staggering.
After catching Eternatus, it was time for the Champion, Leon! This took a second try because first one I had a strategy for his lead but it backfired. And with that…
I began with Inteleon against Aegislash, and used Tearful Look twice before dropping to the red. Scald OHKO'd thanks to Torrent.
Dragapult was next, and I switched for Arctozolt, who cased his Thunderbolt to fail because of Volt Absorb. Flamethrower hit for 2/3, but Avalanche OHKO'd.
Then came Haxorus who finished me with Earthquake. I tried Swoobat, but he was faster and Outrage OHKO'd. Wobbuffet lived a hit with 1/3 and Counter OHKO'd.
Rhyperior came next and Megahorn KO'd. I used Inteleon again and Scald OHKO'd.
Rillaboom was next. I turned to Vikavolt, and his Endeavor failed. Knock Off hit for under half and removed my Lax Incense, and Bug Buzz almost OHKO'd. He healed and Bug Buzz almost OHKO'd again. Endeavor got me to 2 HP as I finished him.
Charizard was last, went Gigantamax and used the Fire-type attack to finish me. I used Gigalith and Dynamaxed, lived a Max Overgrowth, and Max Rockfall OHKO'd for the win.
Sawk (M), Level 56 (was not on team during Champion fight)
Stats: 169, 168, +124, 54, -99, 123
Ability: Sturdy
Moves: Bulk Up, Close Combat, Low Sweep, Throat Chop
Actually, there were some Pokémon you could've caught, like maybe Remoraid or Carbink. Or you could've gotten Herdier with Intimidate. And Machop can learn Knock Off.
Fair point, but either way I would've had to grind something up to a sufficient level, since I only had my three team members with me at the time.
Anyway, here's another update on my gray monocolor challenge on Ultra Sun.
» Headed west towards Hokulani Observatory. Caught a Skarmory on Route 10 that I named Aluminium.
» Initially, I planned on letting Titanium defeat Totem Togedemaru with Brick Break. However, Chromium proved to be rather suitable for this task, since it resisted everything Togedemaru and its ally Skarmory could throw at it. Slowly but surely, Chromium was able to defeat them both.
» Before I could continue to the next trial, I had no battle Guzma at Malie Garden.
» On Route 11, I caught an Alolan Graveler that I named Copper.
» Arrived in Tapu Village without much trouble. Took a detour to Blush Mountain so I could evolve Chromium into Magnezone. I then returned to Tapu Village and caught a Snorunt that I named Zircon.
» The next trial took place at the abandoned Thrify Megamart on Route 14. Totem Mimikyu wasn't too difficult, but still required a team effort.
» Po Town was my next destination, where Team Skull had taken over. Nanu let me in and I then proceeded to defeat everyone inside, including Guzma.
» With that out of the way, I now had to sail to Aether Paradise to take care of their shady business. Before doing so, I made easy work of Nanu at the docks in Malie.
» Aether Paradise was pretty straightforward. A bunch of grunts, battles against Faba, Guzma and Lusamine, and then it was over.
» Sailed to Seafolk Village on Poni Island, where I saved.
Screens:
Spoiler:
Team:
Obsidian the Zoroark ♂ - Lv 44
Lax / Illusion
Scratch, Leer, Night Slash, Fake Tears
Chromium the Magnezone – Lv 48
Bashful / Magnet Pull
Tri Attack, Flash Cannon, Discharge, Thunder Wave
Titanium the Golisopod ♂ - Lv 47
Timid / Emergency Exit
Sucker Punch, Brick Break, Leech Life, First Impression
Aluminium the Skarmory ♂ - Lv 47
Gentle / Sturdy
Aerial Ace, Steel Wing, Slash, Rock Tomb
Copper the Alolan Golem ♂ - Lv 47
Hardy / Sturdy
Smack Down, Thunder Punch, Rock Blast, Stealth Rock
Zircon the Glalie ♂ - Lv 46
Adamant / Ice Body
Crunch, Ice Fang, Headbutt, Freeze-Dry
I've almost conquered Johto now, just beat the Elite Four and now to make another run through Kanto so I can battle Red and truly beat Crystal. I also did a worse job of taking notes during this journey than my last one, but I'll do my best to recap from memory.
I Started off by picking up Kyanos the Totodile from Professor Elm. After clearing Sprout Tower, Kyanos made quick work of Falkner's birds. I then traveled down through Route 32 where I obtained Masmavi the Wooper. After booting Team Rocket from the Slowpoke Well I did some training in Union Cave to get Kyanos and Masmavi up to lvl 20 for the second gym battle. After beating Bugsy I ventured into the forest to teach Masmavi Headbutt, then turned back to Azalea to find a Heracross, thus adding Azzurra to my team. I've never used a Heracross in a playthrough of any games before, and holy crap it took forever to find one in a tree.
Anyway, I finally traveled to Goldenrod to face Whitney and her dreaded Miltank. Masmavi lowered Miltank's accuracy with mud-slap, then Azzurra made quick work of that blasphemous bovine. I then remembered that I could get a blue pokémon from Goldenrod and went to the game corner to get myself a Wobbuffet. After getting annoyed with the card flipping, I hopped over to the slots, and after awhile I got lucky enough to roll 7s two times in a row and purchased Indiko from the rewards counter.
After entering Ecruteak, I hopped into Mt. Mortar to catch Bleu the Marill. Kyanos did most of the work in defeating the Ecruteak gym, thanks to bite, then my team and I ventured the Olivine. On the way there, I stopped by the Miltank ranch and attempted to help the sick cow, but only had two berries so I opted to let her meet Arceus on his terms. Upon entering Olivine, I stopped by the café to grab Strength then set sail for the Whirl Islands. There I crawled into the caves to fish up a Horsea which I named Sifa after the one I obtained in Kanto. I then surfed to Cianwood to grab my 5th badge. The gym was easily soloed with Indiko, being able to rely on Counter for most of the battles, with the exception of some Mirror Coat for the trainers' Hitmonchan's elemental punches.
I then returned to Olivine to level up Sifa in the lighthouse and hand over the medicine to Jasmine. I then followed Jasmine to the gym and swept through her team with Masmavi. Next came Mahogany where Azzurra did most of the work in getting me the Glacier badge. After defeating Team Rocket for the final time, I traveled through the Ice Path to Blackthorn City. I spent some time rounding my team up to lvl 40 before facing the gym. Once inside, Sifa carried the team with Icy Wind and Swift. As per custom, I had to crawl into a cave and play 20 questions to prove that I was deserving of an 8th badge, because apparently pokémon battles are not the proper way to earn a badge these days. After this I traveled back to Mt. Mortar to snag a Dragon Scale, which I used alongside my copy of Silver to evolve Sifa into a Kingdra.
Finally, the time had come for me to take my second first steps into Kanto on my journey to become the master of blue. None of the trainers posed any real threat to my team as we easily cleared a path to Victory Road. Once inside, it was a fairly easy trek to the exit where I kicked Silver's butt one more time. I then ran circles around the cave to round my team up to lvl 50 before facing the Elite Four.
Kyanos did most of the fighting against Will, relying on Bite to take down Slowbro and both Xatu. Indiko took out Jynx by deflecting her Ice Punches, and Sifa took down Exeggutor with Icy Wind. Next came Koga. Bleu took out his Ariados and Venomoth with Rollout, but failed to even hit his Forretress and fainted. Fortunately, Indiko was able to step in and take it out along with Koga's Muk, but couldn't counter Crobat's hits. Luckily, I was able to "beat" crobat with Destiny Bond, thus claiming victory over Koga. Indiko was the only 'mon I needed to defeat Bruno, countering all of his attacks and making for a fairly simple battle.
In the battle against Karen I did a bit more switching out of my team. I lead with Azzurra to take out Umbreon, switched to Sifa to defeat Vileplume, then Kyanos for Gengar, Then Bleu came in to fight against Murkrow and Houndoom. There isn't much to say against the battle with Lance, as Sifa swept through his team with Icy Wind and Dragonbreath. And now I make my way back into Kanto to collect the final 8 badges needed for me to enter Mt. Silver.
Final update for my gray monocolor adventure on Ultra Sun.
» Went to Exeggutor Island to retrieve the Sun Flute, after which I continued to Vast Poni Canyon. Caught a Jangmo-o that I named Caesium.
» Some trainers later, I found myself at the trial site. Totem Kommo-o was slightly annoying with Drain Punch, but I managed to work around it.
» Climbed to the Altar of the Sunne and witnessed Necrozma fuse itself with Solgaleo.
» Chased after it on Lunala and arrived in Ultra Megalopolis. Titanium's First Impression really helped a lot with Ultra Necrozma.
» With the world back to normal, I could continue my journey.
» For her trial, Mina had me battle her and then the previous trial captains as well.
» The battle against Totem Ribombee was not too bad. Chromium paralyzed it and then fired off some Flash Cannons, which worked pretty well despite its stat boosts from Quiver Dance. Aluminium and Copper also had to help.
» Hapu awaited me on Exeggutor Island for a battle. The entire team helped out here, with Zircon securing the victory.
» It was now time for Mount Lanakila and the Elite Four.
» Once I was at the peak, I entered the league and started with Molayne. Aluminium and Caesium were the main contributors, but Copper helped a bit too.
» Caesium single-handedly took care of Olivia.
» Acerola was smooth sailing until Palossand, which required a team effort to bring down.
» Kahili was mostly handled by Copper, but Aluminium, Zircon and Chromium also put in some work.
» Hau didn't give me as much trouble as I thought, which was nice. After defeating him, I was crowned Champion!
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Team:
Chromium the Magnezone – Lv 60 @Amulet Coin
Bashful / Magnet Pull
Tri Attack, Flash Cannon, Discharge, Thunder Wave
Titanium the Golisopod ♂ - Lv 59 @Silver Powder
Timid / Emergency Exit
Liquidation, Poison Jab, Leech Life, First Impression
Aluminium the Skarmory ♂ - Lv 59 @Sharp Beak
Gentle / Sturdy
Aerial Ace, Iron Head, Slash, Night Slash
Copper the Alolan Golem ♂ - Lv 59 @Quick Claw
Hardy / Sturdy
Bulldoze, Thunder Punch, Rock Slide, Stealth Rock
Zircon the Glalie ♂ - Lv 58 @Black Glasses
Adamant / Ice Body
Crunch, Ice Fang, Headbutt, Freeze-Dry
