Completed Event Running out of time - GT 2023 Pokémon Challenge

[Eleanor]

Get-Together 2023 Pokémon Challenge
← RUNNING OUT OF TIME →

Current scores (Challenge Points) - will be updated at the end of the event:
Apricorns: 1330 → 295 GT points
Gears: 1350 → 300 GT points

As it turns out, two professors from different time periods suddenly bumping into each other in a place neither belongs to is not the only weird thing happening right now in Area Zero. More time anomalies are occurring, more strange items are appearing, and there's a lot to be discovered - or be afraid of - as you all try to make sense of what happened. Time to learn more and experiment with these anomalies yourself as you try to help Grand Oak and Laventon to get back to their time! What could possibly go wrong?

General Rules:

• This Challenge can be played on any Pokémon game or fangame, as long as it's completed by defeating the usual 8 gyms (or trials) and the following Elite 4 and League. For games set in Alola, Kahuna battles act as the even-numbered gyms, while odd-numbered gyms correspond to the Verdant Trial, Wela Volcano Park, Abandoned Supermarket and Vast Poni Canyon trials. Each stretch of the game between two gyms (or the trials mentioned above) will be referenced to as Segment.
• The Challenge is considered completed once you get the credits to roll!
• Legendary and Mythical Pokémon are banned from this challenge. Pokémon Amie, Refresh, and the EXP Share are allowed in all games in which they exist.
• If you need to evolve a Pokémon through trading, feel free to do so. Otherwise, no trading allowed. Similarly, hacking or trading in items is allowed for evolutions, provided it is unavailable before the Elite Four in your game.
• Map will be updated at least once per day - please be patient if you don't get everything sorted out immediately! We'll do our best ♥
• Talking points (a.k.a. the main reason why you all come play): beating 4 gyms and posting the relative update here will grant you - as a single player - 100 Challenge Points, which will become 200 when you finish your challenge. Challenge points can also be added through certain rules and achievements you may be able to get as you explore the challenge maps (see below)!
• How does this translate to GT Points? The team who obtains the most Challenge Points will be awarded 300 GT points at the end of the event, while the second team will obtain a lower amount of GT points, depending on how far behind the first team they were.
  We'll just do a basic proportion - winner team's challenge points : 300 GT points = second team's challenge points : second team's GT points.
• If you have any questions, feel free to message us Challenge Mods, Eleanor and Janp.

Out-of-Time Challenge Rules

• The "Challenge" here is that you will not only play the game of your choosing, but also will move on the maps below. When you sign up, choose your starting position and a trainer sprite that should represent you on the map in your sign-up. Feel free to specify which gender and generation you want your sprite to be from - and for Gen VI+ trainer classes, please choose an older overworld sprite to represent you in the game map below.
• After finishing each Gym, post in the thread and include the number of a room adjacent to where your character is. If you're standing in a room with a time warp, you can also choose to walk through it. Who knows where it will take you? Your character will then move to the selected room the next time I update the thread and you will be given an additional rule, which you have to play with for the remainder of the run unless mentioned otherwise. This way, you will have a very unique (and hopefully fun) Challenge. If you want to check the list of your rules, just click on your character on the map.
• After signing up or obtaining a badge, please wait until you are told what your new rule is before proceeding.
• In the case of a contradiction between the general rules here and the personalized rules from moving through the map, the text of the personalized rule prevails unless noted otherwise.

FIND SPECIAL ARTIFACTS!
There are several ancient artifacts you can find during this event. These artifacts are so cursed that they will add new rules to every player from your team (or both!) currently participating in the event. These rules are also known as Global Rules and take effect with your next update or from the moment you found out about them (your choice).

ACHIEVEMENTS ARE BACK!
That's right! Explore the map, investigate weird time portals and find things out of their time! Maybe, if you're good enough, you'll hit a jackpot!

Sign-up:
Name:
Trainer Class: (if your chosen class doesn't have one already, please choose a small, gen 5 or older Overworld sprite we can use for the map!)
Your favourite time traveller: (Grand Oak or Laventon?)
Game of choice:
Where you want to start on the map (you can only choose areas that are already lit up):

Check your information on the player board below!

Challenge created by Eleanor and Janp.
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[Eleanor]

'OUT OF TIME' MAPS

[tab=hello]❌[/tab] | [tab=map3]🔭 The Future[/tab] | [tab=map4]🌱 The Past[/tab]

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Choose the map you want to take a look at!

█████ FUTURE MAP

🫐 Jamp

🫐 Cubeth

🫐 5qwerty

🫐 Juno

🫐 LeGoldenWolf

⚙️ Mewtwolover

⚙️ Explorer of Time

⚙️ Princess Eleanor

⚙️ X_K.V.Jin_X

⚙️ kaizodakitten

🫐 TwilightBlade

🫐 saniachan

🫐 tenthcompanion

⚙️ Apro

⚙️ Alex_Among_Foxes

🫐 wolf

🫐 Jbsundown

█████ PAST MAP

🫐 Devalue

⚙️ Arcaneum

⚙️ Celèste

🫐 GlitchedViolet

⚙️ Chr. Draco

Player Rules

[tab=global]🌎 ← Global Rules[/tab]

Team Apricorns:
[tab=jamp]Janp[/tab]
[tab=5q]5qwerty[/tab]
[tab=cu]Cubeth[/tab]
[tab=jb]Jbsundown[/tab]
[tab=dev]Devalue[/tab]
[tab=san]saniachan[/tab]
[tab=ten]tenthcompanion[/tab]
[tab=juno]juno[/tab]
[tab=lew]LeGoldenWolf[/tab]
[tab=blade]TwilightBlade[/tab]
[tab=glitch]GlitchedViolet[/tab]
[tab=wolf]wolf[/tab]
Team Gears:
[tab=el]Eleanor[/tab]
[tab=mew]Mewtwolover[/tab]
[tab=alex]Alex_Among_Foxes[/tab]
[tab=arc]Arcaneum[/tab]
[tab=cel]Celèste[/tab]
[tab=exp]Explorer of Time[/tab]
[tab=draco]Chr. Draco[/tab]
[tab=jin]X_K.V.Jin_X[/tab]
[tab=kitten]kaizodakitten[/tab]
[tab=apro]Apro[/tab]

████████ GLOBAL RULES ████████

GLOBAL RULES

The Prehistoric age* - You can only use Grass and Normal-types for the next segment.
The Medieval age* - You can only use Fighting and Fairy-types for the next segment, or in alternative, only Normal-types.
Towards the new future - You have to put a Fairy-type Pokémon (or Pokémon that turns into a Fairy-type in later gens) on your team until the end of the game. It has to use Explosion or any of its variants (or if it can't learn any, then it has to use the strongest attack it currently knows) in each Gym Battle. It's not affected by any other rule.
Sounds sort of like a... - Players of Team Apricorns have to put a Pokémon with type combination of Rock and Ground (either Rock/Ground or Ground/Rock) on their team for the following segment. If you can't, you have to put pure Rock or pure Ground-type Pokémon on your team for the following segment. This Pokémon is unaffected by all other rules.
Time heals all wounds - Creationism is no longer a rule.
Time debt - At the end of your next segment, you can permanently box / release up to 4 Pokémon who battled against the last Gym leader / Kahuna / Captain you faced and obtain 10 Challenge Points for each.
In another time... - Devalue and tenthcompation switched up Clueless and The 12 Monkeys rules.

* = given that these rules restrict you to using different types of Pokémon and can become contradictory if applied during the same segment, you are welcome to follow them during subsequent segment, instead of "as soon as you know about them".

Click on a player's name to see their individual rules.

Janp

████████ JANP

Pokémon Sapphire
Badges: 5/8
Rules:
Cavegirl - You have to put at least 1 Ground-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Fast Thinking - You must complete your battle's final segment in a maximum of 5 turns per enemy Pokémon you will have to fight. If you don't manage to do this you can try again as many times as you want.
Questionable discovery - You may not use any Steel-, Fairy- or Dark-types.
Myths of the past - You have to put at least 1 Dragon-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
In the name of progress - You can only use the best version of each available item (for Pokéballs, the only kinds allowed are Premier Balls, Ultra Balls, or any other Pokéball that costs at least 1k $ per piece).
Time capsule - Pick one Pokémon you used in this segment. You can't use it until the final segment and you have to use it in that segment.

5qwerty

████████ QWERTY

Pokémon Fire Red
Badges: 4/8
Rules:
Fast catches - For each area, you may only catch the most common Pokémon you can find in the tall grass of by surfing. No other encounter methods are available unless both grass and water to surf on are unavailable.
Item consequences - If you used any healing item during any previous Gym Battle, you can't use any item in this segment. Otherwise, you have to drop half of your healing items.
The Big Bang - You must use Explosion or its variations at least once during each segment's final battle (if you have no way to have a Pokémon of yours learn Protect, you can ignore this rule).
It's just a ring - You have to put at least one Poison-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Back to square one - Consider the number of badges you own: subtract 3 from that number, then consider all the areas of the game that are accessible to you if you still were at that number of badges. You can only use Pokémon you can find in those areas, or their evolutions.

Devalue

████████ DEVA

Pokémon Fire Red
Badges: 8/8
Rules:
The future is now, old man! - All of your Pokémon must learn all new moves via level-up (or HMs if strictly needed to progress).
The 12 Monkeys - You have to put at least one Rock-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Back to square one - Consider the number of badges you own: subtract 3 from that number, then consider all the areas of the game that are accessible to you if you still were at that number of badges. You can only use Pokémon you can find in those areas, or their evolutions.
The Big Bang - You must use Explosion or its variations at least once during each segment's final battle (if you have no way to have a Pokémon of yours learn these moves, you can ignore this rule).
The Butterfly Effect - You have to put at least one Bug-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Let the past burn - If you used Fire-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you have to beat the next segment with a team made just out of Grass-types. Otherwise, your team can only consist of up to 4 Pokémon.
Courtney - You have to put at least one Fire-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Fast thinking - You must complete your battle's final segment in a maximum of 5 turns per enemy Pokémon you will have to fight. If you don't manage to do this you can try again as many times as you want.
Item consequences - If you used any healing item during any previous Gym Battle, you can't use any item in this segment. Otherwise, you have to drop half of your healing items.

Eleanor

████████ ELLE

Pokémon White 2
Badges: 8/8
Rules:
Creationism - Your Pokémon cannot evolve during this segment.
Time flows like water - If you used Water-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you can only use Pokémon caught during this segment. Otherwise, you can't use TMs for the rest of the game.
The Wright Brothers - You have to put at least one Flying-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
The Big Bang - You must use Explosion or its variations at least once during each segment's final battle (if you have no way to have a Pokémon of yours learn these moves, you can ignore this rule).
Team Laventon! - As long as you have a Grass-type Pokémon on your team, all Sinnoh Pokémon are unaffected by Global Rules.
Looper - You have to put at least one Dark-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Noir - You can only use White and Black Pokémon during this segment. If you can't, you have to use Gray Pokémon during this segment.
Back to square one - Consider the number of badges you own: subtract 3 from that number, then consider all the areas of the game that are accessible to you if you still were at that number of badges. You can only use Pokémon you can find in those areas, or their evolutions.
A thousands-years old vampire - As long as you have at least 100 000 Poké Dollars, any Pokémon that knows HP-draining moves is unaffected by any of your rules.

Cubeth

████████ CUBE

Pokémon Fire Red
Badges: 4/8
Rules:
The time of peace - Your Pokémon may not use attacking moves of their type, unless they cannot learn any eligible move during the current segment.
The Butterfly Effect - You have to put at least one Bug-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
The Tomorrow War - You have to put at least one Fighting-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Clueless - You have to put at least one Normal-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
A thousands-years old vampire - As long as you have at least 100 000 Poké Dollars, any Pokémon that knows HP-draining moves is unaffected by any of your rules.

Jbsundown

████████ JBSD

Pokémon Crystal
Badges: 8/8
Rules:
Team Oak! - As long as you have a Steel-type Pokémon on your team, all Kanto Pokémon are unaffected by Global Rules.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - You have to put Fairy-type Pokémon (Or Pokémon that becomes Fairy-type) on your team for this segment.
Time blossoms - If you used Grass-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you can only use moves learnt during this segment. Otherwise, you can't return to old locations outside of story or healing reasons for the rest of the game.
Time flows like water - If you used Water-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you can only use Pokémon caught during this segment. Otherwise, you can't use TMs for the rest of the game.
The Butterfly Effect - You have to put at least one Normal-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Ice Queen - You have to put at least one Ice-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Time doesn't fly - You may not use any Flying-, Normal- or Psychic-types anymore.
Fast catches - For each area, you may only catch the most common Pokémon you can find in the tall grass of by surfing. No other encounter methods are available unless both grass and water to surf on are unavailable.
The Wright Brothers - You have to put at least one Flying-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.

Mewtwolover

████████ MEWTWOLOVER

Pokémon Emerald
Badges: 8/8
Rules:
Running out of time - You have to avoid as many Trainer battles as possible. Also, you can't pick any new items found in the overworld.
Time doesn't fly - You may not use any Flying-, Normal- or Psychic-types.
Super-effective consequences - If you used super-effective move during any previous Gym Battle, you have to use only 1 Normal-type Pokémon solo in this segment. Otherwise, you can only use Pokémon that are super-effective against the next Gym in this segment.
Progressive thinking - You must sell all of the Pokéballs you currently have in your bag before beginning to play your next segment (except the Master Ball).
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - You must put at least one Fairy-type Pokémon in your team (or Pokémon that turns into a Fairy-type in later gens).
Bravely Default - You must use Protect or its variations at least two times during each segment's final battle (if you have no way to have a Pokémon of yours learn Protect, you can ignore this rule).
The Wright Brothers - You have to put at least one Flying-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Creationism - Your Pokémon cannot evolve during this segment.
Let the past burn - If you used Fire-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you have to beat the next segment with a team made just out of Grass-types. Otherwise, your team can only consist of up to 4 Pokémon.

saniachan

████████ SANIA

Pokémon Sun or Moon
Badges: 3/8
Rules:
Team Laventon! - As long as you have a Grass-type Pokémon on your team, all Sinnoh Pokémon are unaffected by Global Rules.
Fast thinking - You must complete your battle's final segment in a maximum of 5 turns per enemy Pokémon you will have to fight. If you don't manage to do this you can try again as many times as you want.
Time capsule - Pick one Pokémon you used in this segment. You can't use it until the final segment and you have to use it in that segment.
Genwunners - You can only use Pokémon (or Pokémon that will evolve in such Pokémon) introduced in generations outside of your game's generation.

tenthcompanion

████████ TENTHCOMP

Pokémon Sword
Badges: 5/8
Rules:
Noir - You can only use White and Black Pokémon during this segment. If you can't, you have to use Gray Pokémon during this segment.
Running out of time - You have to avoid as many Trainer battles as possible. Also, you can't pick any new items found in the overworld.
Arianne - You have to put at least one Water-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
A thousands-years old vampire - As long as you have at least 100 000 Poké Dollars, any Pokémon that knows HP-draining moves is unaffected by any of your rules.
Clueless - You have to put at least one Normal-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Bravely Default - You must use Protect or its variations at least two times during each segment's final battle (if you have no way to have a Pokémon of yours learn Protect, you can ignore this rule).

Alex_Among_Foxes

████████ ALEX

Pokémon Leaf Green
Badges: 8/8
Rules:
The Tomorrow War - You have to put Fighting-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Inexperienced - If you play on Switch mode, you have to permanently switch to SET mode. Otherwise, you now have a level cap of the Gym Leader's strongest Pokémon for each segment.
The time of peace - Your Pokémon may not use attacking moves of their type, unless they cannot learn any eligible move during the current segment.
Predicting the future - You have to put a Psychic-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Time flows like a water - If you used Water-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you can only use Pokémon caught during this segment. Otherwise, you can't use TMs for the rest of the game.
Arianne - You have to put at least one Water-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Slower than usual - Your Pokémon cannot evolve by any other method other than level up / friendship. In that case, they can only evolve once their level is equal to their normal evolution level (or the level at which they obtained max friendship) + 5.
A thousands-years old vampire - As long as you have at least 100 000 Poké Dollars, any Pokémon that knows HP-draining moves is unaffected by any of your rules.
The revenge is best served cold - You have to put at least one Posion-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.

Juno

████████ JUNO

Pokémon Emerald
Badges: 3/8
Rules:
A thousands-years old vampire - As long as you have at least 100 000 Poké Dollars, any Pokémon that knows HP-draining moves is unaffected by any of your rules.
Fast catches - For each area, you may only catch the most common Pokémon you can find in the tall grass of by surfing. No other encounter methods are available unless both grass and water to surf on are unavailable.
Courtney - You have to put at least one Fire-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
The future is now, old man! - All of your Pokémon must learn all new moves via level-up (or HMs if strictly needed to progress).

Arcaneum

████████ ARC

Pokémon Soul Silver
Badges: 8/8
Rules:
Genwunners - You can only use Pokémon (or Pokémon that will evolve in such Pokémon) introduced in generations outside of your game's generation.
Donnie Darko - You have to put at least one Electric-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Creationism - Your Pokémon cannot evolve during this segment.
Inexperienced - If you play on Switch mode, you have to permanently switch to SET mode. Otherwise, you now have a level cap of the Gym Leader's strongest Pokémon for each segment.
Item consequences - If you used any healing item during any previous Gym Battle, you can't use any item in this segment. Otherwise, you have to drop half of your healing items.
Time blossoms - If you used Grass-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you can only use moves learnt during this segment. Otherwise, you can't return to old locations outside of story or healing reasons for the rest of the game.
Wait for it... - You must use a two-turn move (including Bide) at least once during your segment's final battle.
Time capsule - Pick one Pokémon you used in this segment. You can't use it until the final segment and you have to use it in that segment.
The revenge is best served cold - You have to put at least one Poison-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.

LeGoldenWolf

████████ LEGOLDENWOLF

Pokémon Emerald
Badges: 2/8
Rules:
Fast thinking - You must complete your battle's final segment in a maximum of 5 turns per enemy Pokémon you will have to fight. If you don't manage to do this you can try again as many times as you want.
Back to square one - Consider the number of badges you own: subtract 3 from that number, then consider all the areas of the game that are accessible to you if you still were at that number of badges. You can only use Pokémon you can find in those areas, or their evolutions.
Donnie Darko - You have to put at least one Electric-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.

Celèste

████████ CELESTE

Pokémon Gold
Badges: 1/8
Rules:
The correct time period - You may only battle one segment's final gym leader / captain / kahuna with Pokémon caught in that segment. Once you get this rule, you can choose during which segment it will apply.
Clueless - You have to put at least one Normal-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.

Explorer of Time

████████ EXP OF TIME

Pokémon Black 2 (Blaze Black 2 if possible)
Badges: 4/8
Rules:
Slower than usual - Your Pokémon cannot evolve by any other method other than level up / friendship. In that case, they can only evolve once their level is equal to their normal evolution level (or the level at which they obtained max friendship) + 5.
Genwunners - You can only use Pokémon (or Pokémon that will evolve in such Pokémon) introduced in generations outside of your game's generation.
Time flows like a water - If you used Water-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you can only use Pokémon caught during this (current) segment for this segment. Otherwise, you can't use TMs for the rest of the game.
Questionable discovery - You may not use any Steel-, Fairy- or Dark-types.
Item consequences - If you used any healing item during any previous Gym Battle, you can't use any item in this segment. Otherwise, you have to drop half of your healing items.
Noir - You can only use White and Black Pokémon during this segment. If you can't, you have to use Gray Pokémon during this segment.

TwilightBlade

████████ TW BLADE

Pokémon Heart Gold
Badges: 678
Rules:
In the name of progress - You can only use the best version of each available item (for Pokéballs, the only kinds allowed are Premier Balls, Ultra Balls, or any other Pokéball that costs at least 1k $ per piece).
Fast catches - For each area, you may only catch the most common Pokémon you can find in the tall grass of by surfing. No other encounter methods are available unless both grass and water to surf on are unavailable.
Slower than usual - Your Pokémon cannot evolve by any other method other than level up / friendship. In that case, they can only evolve once their level is equal to their normal evolution level (or the level at which they obtained max friendship) + 5.
The correct time period - You may only battle one segment's final gym leader / captain / kahuna with Pokémon caught in that segment. Once you get this rule, you can choose during which segment it will apply.
Noir - You can only use White and Black Pokémon during this segment. If you can't, you have to use Gray Pokémon during this segment.
Super-effective consequences - If you used super-effective move during any previous Gym Battle, you have to use only 1 Normal-type Pokémon solo in this segment, ignoring all other rules that would limit your team somehow. Otherwise, you can only use Pokémon that are super-effective against the next Gym in this segment.
The Tomorrow War - You have to put at least one Fighting-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Bravely Default - You must use Protect or its variations at least two times during each segment's final battle (if you have no way to have a Pokémon of yours learn Protect, you can ignore this rule).

GlitchedViolet

████████ GLITCH VIOLET

Pokémon Sapphire
Badges: 0/8
Rules:
The time of peace - Your Pokémon may not use attacking moves of their type, unless they cannot learn any eligible move during the current segment.

Chr. Draco

████████ DRACO

Pokémon Ruby
Badges: 0/8
Rules:
Cavegirl - You have to put Ground-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.

wolf

████████ THE OTHER WOLF

Pokémon Emerald
Badges: 4/8
Rules:
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - You must put at least one Fairy-type Pokémon in your team (or Pokémon that turns into a Fairy-type in later gens) for this segment.
Fast catches - For each area, you may only catch the most common Pokémon you can find in the tall grass of by surfing. No other encounter methods are available unless both grass and water to surf on are unavailable.
Donnie Darko - You must put at least one Electric-type Pokémon in your team for this segment.
Time capsule - Pick one Pokémon you used in the last segment. You can't use it until the final segment and you have to use it in that segment.
Inexperienced - If you play on Switch mode, you have to permanently switch to SET mode. Otherwise, you now have a level cap of the Gym Leader's strongest Pokémon for each segment.

X_K.V.Jin_X

████████ JIN

Pokémon Emerald
Badges: 2/8
Rules:
Donnie Darko - You have to put at least one Electric-type Pokémon on your team for this segment.
Questionable discovery - You may not use any Steel-, Fairy- or Dark-types.
In the name of progress - You can only use the best version of each available item (for Pokéballs, the only kinds allowed are Premier Balls, Ultra Balls, or any other Pokéball that costs at least 1k $ per piece).

kaizodakitten

████████ KAIZO

Pokémon Black 2
Badges: 0/8
Rules:
Tenet - You have to put at least one Ghost-type Pokémon on your team for this segment. (If none is available, this will apply as soon as a Ghost-type will be available).

Apro

████████ APRO

Pokémon X
Badges: 6/8
Rules:
Team Oak! - As long as you have a Steel-type Pokémon on your team, all Kanto Pokémon are unaffected by Global Rules.
The future is now, old man! - All of your Pokémon must learn all new moves via level-up (or HMs if strictly needed to progress).
Donnie Darko - You have to put at least one Electric-type Pokémon on your team for this segment. (If none is available, this will apply as soon as a Electric-type will be available).
Slower than usual - Your Pokémon cannot evolve by any other method other than level up / friendship. In that case, they can only evolve once their level is equal to their normal evolution level (or the level at which they obtained max friendship) + 5.
Fast thinking - You must complete your battle's final segment in a maximum of 5 turns per enemy Pokémon you will have to fight. If you don't manage to do this you can try again as many times as you want.
12 Monkeys - You have to put at least one Rock-type Pokémon on your team for this segment. (If none is available, this will apply as soon as a Rock-type will be available).
Time blossoms - If you used Grass-type Pokémon in any of the previous segments, you can only use moves learnt during this segment. Otherwise, you can't return to old locations outside of story reasons.

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[5qwerty]

Name: 5qwerty
Trainer Class: Baker
Your favourite time traveller: Grovyle
Game of choice: Pokémon Fire Red
Where you want to start on the map (you can only choose areas that are already lit up): Future 3

 

[Devalue]

Name: Devalue
Trainer Class: Hex Maniac
Your favourite time traveller: Rika Furude
Game of choice: Fire Red
Where you want to start on the map (you can only choose areas that are already lit up): Past 2

Thought about Black or Scarlet. Preferred not to possibly troubleshoot the former. Worried about time for the latter. Has not played Fire Red in a long time either, though. Was on the list of games to play.

 

[Eleanor]

Name: Eleanor
Trainer Class: Gen 5 Ace Trainer ♀, obviously
Your favourite time traveller: Klinklang
Game of choice: Pokémon White 2
Where you want to start on the map (you can only choose areas that are already lit up): Past 1

 

[budube]

Name: Cubeth
Trainer Class: Gym Leader Gardenia (Gen 5 Maid if not possible)
Your favourite time traveller: Crono
Game of choice: Fire Red
Where you want to start on the map (you can only choose areas that are already lit up): Future 2

 

[Jbsundown]

Name: Jbsundown
Trainer Class: Crystal from... Crystal!
Your favourite time traveller: David Tennant
Game of choice: Crystal!
Where you want to start on the map (you can only choose areas that are already lit up): Past 1

 

[Mewtwolover]

Name: Mewtwolover
Trainer Class: HGSS Champion Lance
Your favourite time traveller: Dialga
Game of choice: Emerald
Where you want to start on the map (you can only choose areas that are already lit up): Past 2

 

[Janp]

Okay, map is updated. As you can see, there are some items you can interact with before you move to the next room. But that might have a huge consequences. Maybe you'll better just ignoring them?

Future 2: There isn't much, but maybe you can find a good book to kill some time?
Future 3: There is a mysterious machine. Or you can also check books in this room.
Past 1: You can see some pressure plate on the floor. Also, is that a blue computer in the corner?
Past 2: Not much to do, right? Maybe that yellow computer might have some information on what to do next?

 

[Mewtwolover]

First segment complete, defeated Roxanne with Mudkip.
Next room: Past 5

 

[budube]

User Cubeth's Time Traveling Adventures

Game: Pocket Monster Fire Red Version (2004) for the Gameboy Advance

Rules:

Spoiler:

1. The time of peace - Your Pokémon may not use attacking moves of their type, unless they cannot learn any eligible move during the current segment.

Part 1:

I started my journey through the region of Kanto by stepping out of Pallet Town fully knowing I would die. Thankfully for this challenge, NPC and Pocket Monster Professor Professor Oak stopped me and took me to his Pocket Monster Lab where my rival Poop was waiting to get a Pokémon for himself. Despite Poop arriving at the lab much earlier than me, I was the first one to get a Pokémon for some reason, and my choice was a Charmander which I called Dinosaur because I got what's probably the most horrible rule to start this game with.

After easily beating Poop in my first (in-game) battle I left to do some errands for Professor Professor Oak and then I got a PokéDex and 5 PokéBalls, 4 of which I lost trying to catch Miranda the Mankey in Route 22, where I also beat Poop a second time.

I went to Viridian Forest where Dinosaur learned Metal Claw and then I went to Pewter City's Gym where I challenged Gym Leader Brock, the Rock-Type Gym-Leader from Pewter City. The strategy was to spam Brock's Onix with Miranda's Leer and then use Metal Claw to hopefully one-shot it, since I can't use Low Kick to save myself, but it didn't work because Dinosaur wasn't strong enoug to one shot and was too slow to hit a second time after being hit with Rock Tomb once.

Trying to figure out a way to outspeed Onix, I stumbled into a Weedle with a big ass nose who I called Bigassnose, which ended up being the most pointless name I've ever given to a Pokémon because when she reached level 10 she ended up having only a big ass instead. That said, Bigassnose had what I needed which was String Shot, which I'm able to use despite its type because it's a status move. I still lost the first rematch against Leader Brock the Rock Type Leader because Dummysaur missed the second Metal Claw, but after trying it again I won. Dinosaur evolved at the end of that battle.

Sorry for the horrifying resolution of my screenshots, it's MyBoy's fault. I will move to Future 5, without checking a book.

 

[saniachan]

Name: saniachan
Trainer Class: Baker
Your favourite time traveller: Laventon... with Grovyle as his partner?
Game of choice: Still teetering between Sun or Moon but probably not Ultra... Finally decided on Sun.
Where you want to start on the map: Past 2, please.

Also, remind me, which team is Devalue again? They have access to Team Apricorn's private chat yet listed under Team Gears here...

 

[tenthcompanion]

Name: tenthcompanion
Trainer Class: female aqua grunt
Your favourite time traveller: The Doctor
Game of choice: Pokemon Sword
Where you want to start on the map (you can only choose areas that are already lit up): Future 1

 

[Alex_Among_Foxes]

This looks cool!

Name: Alex_Among_Foxes
Trainer Class: Female protag of FR/LG
Your favourite time traveller: John Locke (team Gears if it matters here)
Game of choice: Leaf Green
Where you want to start on the map: Future 1

Let's rock and roll.
Edit: Misty's down. GGEZ.

Spoiler:

My Pokemon for those who care:
Ivysaur, lvl 21, current moves: Tackle, Poison Power, Leech Seed, Vine Whip.
Pikachu, lvl 7, current moves: Thundershock, Growl, Tail Whip, Mega Punch.
Mankey, lvl 3, current moves: Scratch, Leer.

Edit: Got my rules and I'm ready to go! 👍

Spoiler:

Global Rule(s):
You can only use Grass and Normal-types for the next segment. EZ Picked Bulba as starter. 👍

Personal Rules:
You have to put Fighting-type Pokémon on your team for this segment. Gunna go catch a Mankey then. Edit: Mankey obtained! 👍
If you play on Switch mode, you have to permanently switch to SET mode. Otherwise, you now have a level cap of the Gym Leader's strongest Pokémon for each segment. That's a little more my speed! I always play on SET, so level caps it is!

Edit again: Oh, and I fiddle around with that machine in my starting room whenever.

 

[Juno]

Name: Juno
Trainer Class: Team Aqua Grunt ♀ (gen III sprites) changed to Magma to prevent confusion - sorry! didn't notice there was already an Aqua grunt
Your favourite time traveller: My villager in Animal Crossing (if this actually matters and we have to pick Grand Oak or Laventon, then Laventon)
Game of choice: Pokemon Emerald
Where you want to start on the map: Future 2

 

[Arcaneum]

Name: Arcaneum
Trainer Class: HGSS Burglar
Your favourite time traveller: Grand Oak
Game of choice: Soul Silver
Where you want to start on the map (you can only choose areas that are already lit up): Past 2

 

[LeGoldenWolf]

Name: LeGoldenWolf
Trainer Class: Gym Leader Volkner
Your favourite time traveller: laventon!
Game of choice: Emerald
Where you want to start on the map (you can only choose areas that are already lit up): Future 2

 

[5qwerty]

Session 1
I beat Brock. Caught only the most common Pokémon I could find in each area. There were ties for Route 1, Route 2, and Route 22, so I caught Pidgey, Rattata, and Mankey. I got a Caterpie at Viridian Forest.

Team is as follows:
Bulbasaur Lv14
Pidgey Lv11
Rattata Lv3
Caterpie Lv4
Mankey Lv4

Actions:
I check Mysterious Machine and move to Future 6 (if possible).

 

[saniachan]

First, I'm letting y'all know that I've settled with Sun for my game.

Second, I have a question: Do new players need to wait for their rules before getting a starter?

 

[Mewtwolover]

Do new players need to wait for their rules before getting a starter?

Yes, notice this rule:

After signing up or obtaining a badge, please wait until you are told what your new rule is before proceeding.