6th Gen Playing With Handicaps

[SleepingTyrant]

Ever since gen 4 I've used pickup teams for in-game use. They focus on ability rather than power.
In XY, after getting though victory road, I accidentally went strait to the elite four, not realizing that the pokemon center wasn't in the same building. I hadn't saved the game in a while, and I hadn't had any previous need to buy any healing items. All I had were the items I managed to find/pickup while playing the game.

I hadn't had such a hard time beating the E4 since gen 1-2, when I didn't know what I was doing. I was afraid that the Exp. Share was going to make the game too easy, but this balanced things out nicely. :classic:
If it wasn't for the revives that my rival gave me on victory road, I don't think I could have won.

Since I enjoyed it so much, with having to ration my healing items combined with a less than OP team, I decided to do it on purpose in OR.
This time I never bought any healing items...I just now finished beating the E4, and loved it :laugh:.
When I started I had:
5x hyper potions
1x max potion
1x full Restore
6x full heals
10x revives
3x max revives
5-6x sitrus berries
12x oran berries.

After:
2x Revives
2x Max Revives
4x Full heals
1x Sitrus berry
2x Oran berries(I got desperate)

I can't remember what level they were when I started, but here's my team:

Noivern - Lv. 65 (needed a flyer for the team)
Ability: Frisk
Moves:
-Fly
-Air Cutter (for killing hoards)
-Super Fang (for catching)
-Thief

Teddiursa - Lv. 59
Ability: Pickup
Moves:
-Rock Smash
-Strength
-Yawn
-Sweet Scent

Meowth - Lv. 56
Ability: Pickup
Moves:
-Dig
-Flash
-Pay Day
-Assist

Pachirisu - Lv. 59
Ability: Pickup
Moves:
-Quick attack (high PP, for EV training later on)
-U-turn
-Spark
-Secret Power

Linoone - Lv. 55
Ability: Pickup
Moves:
-Covet
-Surf
-Simple Beam (to find HAs)
-Cut

Gourgeist - Lv. 60 (always nice to have a wall)
Ability: Pickup
Moves:
-Will-O-Wisp
-Leech Seed
-Protect
-Phantom Force


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Anyway, does anyone else play with a handicap?

 

[Pepperton]

This is actually perfectly suited for the Travel Journal thread! Go post it in there :]