[Challenge] The Monotype Challenge v8, Tera Edition

[Explorer of Time]

Original thread created by myrrhman
Second thread created by Alakazam17
Third thread created by Necrum
Fourth thread created by Necrum
Fifth thread created by Volga
Sixth thread created by KingSwing
Previous thread created by Raven Valt and edited by Duck
Title graphic by Fairy

Welcome to the eighth edition of the Monotype Challenge, one of the oldest and most popular Pokémon challenges, now with rules updated for Tera Types and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet! Since The Undisputed Era is no longer active on these forums, I will take care of updating the Challengers and Hall of Fame listings from now on.

Core Rules

1. You may only use Pokémon of your chosen type, or that evolve into your chosen type, in trainer battles.
2. You may still catch Pokémon not of your type for non-battle-related purposes, such as breeding, HMs, field moves, in-game trades, Pickup items, Contests, or Pokédex completion. If one of these Pokémon is forced to be sent out into battle, you must immediately switch it out, or let it faint if you can't switch out.
3. Multiple Pokémon of the same species are allowed.
4. Your challenge starts when you first obtain a Pokémon of your type, or Pokémon that evolves into your type. If your first available Pokémon is available before the first gym, you must catch it before the first gym. If it isn't available until later you must catch it at the earliest possible opportunity.
5. Two challenges do not stack, e.g.: only using Grass/Poison Pokémon will not count for both a Grass and Poison Monotype.
6. All Pokémon you use that aren't of your chosen type (e.g. Charmander in a Flying run) must evolve into that type as soon as possible. The only exception is Nincada, which, in a mono-Ghost run, may be prevented from evolving into Shedinja until the player has a non-Shedinja Ghost-type.
7. You must use at least two Elite Four viable Pokémon in the final battle.
8. You may use Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and Dynamax.
9. You may use a Pokemon that does not have your chosen type before a Mega Evolution, but does afterwards. However, in such a case, you must Mega Evolve it in every single battle it takes part in as soon as you get its Mega Stone, and must obtain the Mega Stone in question as soon as possible. If this Mega Stone is unavailable until the postgame, you may not use the Pokemon until you obtain its Mega Stone, including via trading or hacking.
10. You may use Pokemon with abilities that cause them to lose your chosen type. If you use a Pokémon that changes type based on its held item, you must equip it with a held item that changes it to your chosen type as soon as possible.
11. A Pokemon that changes forms in battle counts as its out-of-battle form for all type requirements.
12. In rom hacks and fan games, the in-game content decides what has a given type, so double check the game's documentation to make sure a Pokémon may be used. (E.g.: if a hack changed Flygon from Ground / Dragon to Bug / Dragon, you wouldn't be able to use Flygon for a Ground run in that hack)
13. If your team does not have any move that damages an enemy Pokémon, you may trade or hack in another unevolved Pokémon of your type that can learn a move that can hit it. (e.g. if playing mono-Psychic Ruby or Sapphire, you may trade or hack in another unevolved Psychic-type to hit Dark-types, since Ralts can't learn a move that can hit Dark until the Thief TM is obtained in Slateport.) If you can't, you may delay the start of your challenge until you have a move that can do damage.
14. You may use Rental Pokemon not of your type in situations where you aren't allowed to use your own team. (e.g. the Battle Factory)
15. Any run started under a previous iteration of the Monotype Challenge may be conducted under the most lenient of the two versions of the rules. They will automatically be treated as Standard Mode for Hall of Fame purposes unless you choose to enter Free Mode to do something you couldn't under either the original rules or the current Standard Mode rules.
16. Pick either the Standard Mode or Free Mode rules below, and follow one of them.
17. You may, at any time, choose to convert a Standard Mode run into a Free Mode run at the beginning of an update. You may only convert a run from Free Mode to Standard Mode if you have not yet broken any Standard Mode rules. (If converted to Free Mode in a postgame update, preexisting Hall of Fame entries will not be marked as Free Mode)
18. You may add any number of additional restrictions of your choice to your own challenge, but only compliance with the monotype rules will be tracked in this thread. You may apply a run to both this thread and other challenge threads so long as you follow all the rules of both threads.

Eligible Games

(If you're playing an official mainline game, you don't need to read this section)

Spoiler:

1. You may challenge any official game, romhack, or fangame, that allows the player to pick their own team of multiple controllable Pokémon of the same type and participate in Pokémon battles, unless that game is forbidden by a rule below.
2. Games that have preset teams, games that don't use Pokémon teams at all, and games that do not have Pokémon battles are ineligible.
3. Games that use a different battle system from mainline Pokémon games are to be approved or denied on a case-by-case basis. Most will likely require more specialized rules in the Game-Specific Rules section before any challenge can begin. Even if they are approved, these games will not be eligible for the Ultimate or Type Mastery challenges. Any battle systems that don't separate Pokémon into mechanically-distinct types with strengths and weaknesses against other types are obviously ineligible.
4. Games that have a different stat system from the normal six stats, likewise, will require specialized rules to define which Pokémon are Legendary, though this is not important to Free Mode challenges that do not trade or hack in Pokémon. The Generation 1 Special stat is already covered in the game-specific rules.
5. Romhacks and fangames that don't call their catchable monsters "Pokémon" are still permitted, and their not-Pokémon are to be treated as Pokémon for the purposes of these rules.
6. To be eligible, a romhack or fangame must have a definable endpoint, such as a Pokémon League or other final boss. Romhacks and fangames that are still in development are not eligible until their planned endpoint has been reached, at which point they become eligible even if they have not finished releasing postgame content. However, if a romhack or fangame ceases development and has not reached this endpoint, its last boss battle is to be treated as the endpoint. Romhacks and fangames without a clear final boss or ending are not eligible even if they are finished. You may post updates for games that are not eligible under this rule, so long as they'd be eligible once development is completed, but your challenge will not be added to the Hall of Fame until then.
7. Eligible games of the Single Challenge and Game Mastery Challenge may be of any length. However, the Type Mastery challenge and the Ultimate Challenge have stricter eligibility requirements described in their own sections.
8. Romhacks and fangames that violate Pokecommunity site rules are not eligible, even if the rulebreaking content is not discussed in any updates. Challengers of these games will be given one warning, informing them of the rulebreaking content in the relevant game/hack. Persisting past this warning will result in the offender being kicked from the thread. Attempting to challenge a game or hack that is so obviously rulebreaking that no reasonable player would be unaware of it, or one already blacklisted under Rule 9, will result in an immediate threadkick. This rule overrides all other rules concerning eligible games. Any romhack or fangame downloaded from Pokecommunity itself, or from the former website Relic Castle, is considered to be acceptible unless it was removed by either site's moderators for a rule violation.
9. The following games are blacklisted from this thread in accordance with Rule 8: Pokémon Clover, Pokémon Empire, Pokémon Wack, and all fangames by Eric Lostie (Anil, Opalo, and several untranslated Spanish-language hacks).

Standard Mode Rules

(If you're playing Free Mode, you don't need to read this section)

Spoiler:

1. You may only use Pokémon Amie, Pokémon Refresh, Pokémon Camp, Picnics, or Friendship-increasing Berries up to two hearts of Affection/Friendship. In Gen VIII and Gen IX, you may not use Pokémon Camp (including Curries), Picnics (including Sandwiches), or friendship increasing berries if it would increase your Pokemon's friendship to 180/Friendship Level 3 or higher.
2. Any Pokemon that Mega Evolves must still have your chosen type after Mega Evolution.
3. If playing a game with the Terastal Phenomenon, you may only Terastalize Pokemon into your chosen type. You may not Terastalize any Pokemon into a type that is not your chosen type. You may use a single Pokemon in your party that is not your chosen type, but you must Terastalize it to your chosen type in any trainer battle or wild Pokemon boss battle it takes part in. This means that its Tera Type MUST be changed to your chosen type before it can be used at all. If you cannot Terastalize it and it ends up in a battle anyway, switch it out or allow it to faint.
4. You may not use a move that causes your Pokemon to lose your chosen type, unless your Pokemon can use no other moves (i.e. Ditto using Transform). This includes Pokemon with Protean or Libero using a move that is not your chosen type.
5. You may trade or hack in version exclusives, mutually-exclusive Pokémon, Pokémon only available in the post-game, or Pokémon not available in the game at all, as long as they're available in your regional dex. If these happen to be Legendary, reference Rule 12 of the Legendary rules instead.
6. If trading or hacking version-exclusive Pokémon, you must reach the point where you could have caught them in your counterpart's game (e.g. Meteor Falls for Solrock in Sapphire). For mutually-exclusive Pokémon, you must have reached the point where you have obtained the other available Pokémon (e.g. Hitmonchan only after getting Hitmonlee from the Kanto Fighting Dojo). Both these restrictions are waived if you can't find a Pokémon of your type before the first gym and are hacking in a starter, or if the Pokémon in question is part of your regional dex and can't be caught until the postgame.
7. If you intend to use any Legendary Pokemon, you need to read through all the Legendary rules.

Standard Mode Starter Trading/Hacking Rules

(If you're playing Free Mode, or if you can't or don't want to trade or hack in a starter, you don't need to read this section)

Spoiler:

1. If you can't get a Pokémon of your chosen type (or one that evolves into that type) before defeating your first Gym Leader, Island Trial, or Cipher Admin, you may hack or trade a base form Pokémon of your chosen type available in your game as your starter at level 5 or lower. It may not be or evolve into a Legendary. If your game's starter(s) start at a level higher than 5, you may give yourself a starter at that higher level or lower. If you can't trade / hack, keep playing until you can get a Pokemon of your type.
2. If trading or hacking in a starter, your starter must start out as your chosen type, must be unevolved, and must be able to evolve into another Pokémon of your chosen type. It does not need to be the first available Pokémon of your type. (e.g. Aron, Magnemite, or Beldum in Mono-Steel RSE.) If no Pokémon in your regional dex meets these criteria (e.g. Ice in RBY/FRLG), this rule is waived and you can pick a Pokémon that can't evolve (e.g. Jynx or Lapras), or an unevolved Pokémon that doesn't start off as your type, but evolves into it (e.g. Seel or Shellder).
3. If double battles are required before you can get your second Pokémon of your chosen type, you may trade or hack in a second starter, and if triple or rotation battles are required before you can get your third Pokémon of your chosen type, you may trade or hack in a third starter. (Multiples of the same species count as available Pokémon for the purposes of this rule; i.e. only being able to catch 2+ wild Noibat in a game where Noibat is the only Dragon-type available before the first gym would not trigger this rule, but having a part-Dragon starter and no wild Dragon-types before a first Gym Leader that you fight in a double battle would.)
4. You may also trade/hack in a starter if your first available Pokémon is catchable before the first gym, but not one of your game's starter Pokémon. However, in this case, you can only pick a starter that you could have caught before the first gym. (e.g. in a mono-Electric run of FRLG, you could only trade/hack in a Pikachu as your starter.)

Free Mode Rules

(If you're playing Standard Mode, you don't need to read this section)

Spoiler:

1. Alll Legendary Pokémon you catch may be used without restrictions.
2. You may use Pokémon Amie / Pokémon Refresh, and other Friendship/Affection-related mechanics without restrictions.
3. Any Pokémon that Mega Evolves need not have the chosen type after the Mega Evolution so long as it starts with your type.
4. If playing a game with the Terastal Phenomenon, you may Terastalize Pokemon into your chosen type. You may also Terastalize any Pokemon of your type into a type that is not your chosen type. You may use a single Pokemon in your party that is not your chosen type, but you must Terastalize it to your chosen type in any trainer battle or wild Pokemon boss battle it takes part in. This means that its Tera Type MUST be changed to your chosen type before it can be used at all. If you cannot, switch it out or allow it to faint if it takes part in any applicable battle.
5. You may use a move that causes your Pokemon to lose your chosen type, so long as it starts as your type.
6. You may hack or trade in any species of unevolved Pokemon, even ones not available in your game, with the exception of Legendary Pokémon, which must follow Rule 12 and 13 of the Legendary Rules.
7. You must list your run as "Free Mode".

Legendary Rules

(If you don't plan to use any legendaries, mythicals, ultra beasts, Paradox Pokemon, or Ash-Greninja, or you're playing Free Mode and aren't trading or hacking in any of them, you don't need to read this section)

Spoiler:

1. A Pokémon is considered to be Legendary if it is unobtainable via breeding, has a base stat total of 540 or higher, and is not Gholdengo. For the sake of simplicity, any mention of Legendaries in these rules also includes Ultra Beasts and Mythicals that fit these criteria. Pokémon that are not considered Legendary in official games, but are altered to meet these criteria in romhacks or fangames (such as randomizers that change base stats) are to be treated as Legendaries. These Pokémon may still be caught for out-of-battle purposes.
2. Because of the above rule, Ash-Greninja is considered a Legendary because its BST is 640 and it cannot breed, even though regular Greninja is not a Legendary. This does not apply to Battle Bond Greninja that use Gen IX's Battle Bond mechanics.
3. In Standard Mode, unless overruled by Rule 11, you may not use any Legendary Pokémon with a base stat total of 600 or higher in trainer battles, unless that Pokémon has Slow Start or Truant as its ability. If a Legendary Pokémon has multiple forms, only those forms (including Mega Evolutions) with a base stat total equal to or above 600 are prohibited.
4. The list of official Pokemon that are normally banned in Standard Mode includes: Mewtwo, Mew, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Celebi, Latios, Latias, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Dialga, Palkia, Heatran, Giratina, Cresselia (Gen 4-8 Stats), Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Reshiram, Zekrom, Landorus, Kyurem, Meloetta, Genesect, Ash-Greninja, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde 50% Forme, Zygarde 10% Forme (Power Construct), Diancie, Hoopa, Volcanion, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Magearna, Marshadow, Zeraora, Melmetal, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Calyrex (Ice Rider or Shadow Rider), Zarude, Koraidon, Miraidon, Terapagos, and Pecharunt.
5. Any Legendary Fakemon with a base stat total of 600+ is also prohibited in Standard Mode (unless it has one of the two handicap abilities), as are any official Legendaries not listed here that have had their base stat total or ability modified to be in breach of this rule.
6. The following official Pokemon are considered Legendary, but are allowed in Standard Mode with restrictions: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Cresselia (Gen 9 stats), Regigigas, Keldeo, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Tornadus, Thundurus, Silvally, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini, Nihilego, Buzzwole, Pheromosa, Xurkitree, Celesteela, Kartana, Guzzlord, Naganadel, Stakataka, Blacephalon, Urishifu, Regieleki, Regidraco, Glastrier, Spectrier, Enamorus, Great Tusk, Scream Tail, Brute Bonnet, Flutter Mane, Slither Wing, Sandy Shocks, Iron Treads, Iron Bundle, Iron Hands, Iron Jugulis, Iron Moth, Iron Thorns, Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, Chi-Yu, Roaring Moon, Iron Valiant, Walking Wake, Iron Leaves, Okidogi, Munkidori, Fezandipiti, Ogerpon, Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, and Iron Crown.
7. The following official Pokemon are not subject to any restrictions on Legendaries except for trading/hacking restrictions, because their BSTs are lower than 540, but they evolve into Pokemon with higher BSTs: Meltan, Type: Null, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Poipole, Kubfu.
8. The following official Pokemon are not subject to any restrictions on Legendaries at all, because their BSTs are lower than 540 and they do not evolve: Phione, Zygarde 10% Forme (Aura Break), Calyrex (non-rider form).
9. Unless overruled by Rule 10, you may not use more than one Legendary Pokémon in your team at any one time in Standard Mode.
10. In Standard Mode, If you are playing a game or romhack where NPC trainers that you battle have multiple Legendaries, you may use up to as many Legendaries as they do. This rule takes effect after the boss battle (Gym Leader, Champion, Team Leader, etc.) before the trainer that has rule-breaking Legendaries.
11. If you are playing a game or romhack where NPC trainers that you battle have Legendaries with 600+ BSTs, you may use Legendaries that have a base stat total of up to that of their highest-BST Legendary. This rule takes effect after the boss battle (Gym Leader, Champion, Team Leader, etc.) before the trainer that has rule-breaking Legendaries.
12. You may only trade or hack in Legendaries that are version-exclusive or mutually-exclusive, and you must catch their counterparts first before doing so. (e.g. catching Groudon before trading in a Kyogre in Ruby, or catching your starter's Legendary Bird before the other two in XY).
13. In Free Mode, you may trade or hack in any Legendary during the postgame, superseding Rule 12.

Trading and Hacking

(If you can't or don't want to hack or trade, you don't need to read this section)

Spoiler:

1. All Pokémon traded or hacked in must have legal movesets (in the context of the game) as well as random IVs, natures and abilities. I.e.: Please don't trade / hack in your purebred 5 IVs perfect nature min-maxed Pokémon. They also need to be at or lower than the level of your strongest Pokémon. If hacked, they must have your character's OT, name, and TID/SID to avoid the experience bonus. They do not need to have randomly-selected genders, however.
2. You may change your Real-Time Clock for any reason.
3. You may trade or hack in unpurchasable items that regenerate or grow via the Real Time Clock, provided that it's theoretically possible to get them legitimately by waiting in real time or changing your system clock. (e.g. you could hack in berries in most games provided you can grow a berry of that type already). Rare Candies, Max Revives, and all Lottery items are excluded from this rule and may not be traded or hacked in.
4. You may trade or hack in Pokémon for the sake of evolution (e.g.: Haunter into Gengar), provided you already have any necessary items.
5. You may trade or hack to evolve Pokémon that would evolve with Day/Night cycles, a Moss Rock, an Ice Rock, or a Special Magnetic Field if none of these are available in your game. If traded, you must immediately trade them back after evolving.
6. You may trade or hack in items that change a Pokemon's type to your chosen type, including Mega Stones for Pokemon that change types when Mega Evolving, the Red Orb for Groudon, Plates for Arceus, Nectars for Oricorio, Memories for Silvally, the Rusted Sword for Zacian, the Rusted Shield for Zamazenta, and Masks for Ogerpon. You may not give held items traded or hacked in by this rule to any Pokemon except the ones that change their types with them.
7. You may hack any Wurmple's personality value to force it to evolve into Silcoon in a mono-Flying run, or Cascoon in a mono-Poison run. You must use your Wurmple's default personality values in a mono-Bug run, however, though you can check them with a save editor.
8. You may trade or hack in evolution items or Mega Stones that are unobtainable or not available until the postgame. If an evolution item is finite, you may trade or hack in additional copies so long as you have already used every instance of that item available before the postgame.
9. If no available Pokemon of your type can learn Thief, or you do not have access to reusable TMs, you may trade or hack in items held by wild Pokemon, so long as you have a way to repeatedly encounter those wild Pokemon.
10. If playing in a game that does not have reusable TMs, you may hack in or trade in additional TMs, but only if you have already obtained at least one copy of the TM.
11. You can hack in moves that your Pokemon would be able to relearn at a Move Reminder if you do not have access to one. You can also hack out HM moves if you do not have access to a Move Deleter, too.
12. If you breed a Pokemon with an egg move, you may hack that egg move onto other Pokemon of the same evolutionary family as though you were using a Gen VIII nursery. Hacking in egg moves under other circumstances is not allowed.
13. You may trade or hack in Heart Scales (or Big Mushrooms in FRLG) for the Move Reminder.
14. You may trade or hack in Everstones for any Pokémon of your chosen type that you don't want to evolve, such as Pokémon that would lose your chosen type upon evolution.
15. You may hack in coins for the Game Corner. If you can't hack in coins, you may trade or hack in Pokemon or Items from it once you reach the Game Corner and have a Coin Case.
16. You may trade or hack in level 5 or lower Pokemon for use only for HMs or other field moves. You are unable to use them in battle whether or not you would normally be able to do so. These Pokemon may learn illegal field moves.
17. You may trade or hack in any type of Repel.
18. You may hack in purely cosmetic items that have no gameplay effect, such as clothing or Secret Base decorations.
19. You may not use Pokemon gifted in Nintendo events, whether obtained legitimately or not. You may, however, use Event Items or Pokéwalker routes, whether obtained legitimately or via hacking. This includes both the Gen IV Azure Flute and Lock Capsule, which were never obtainable legitimately. You may use caught event-exclusive Pokémon, though the vast majority are Legendary or Mythical Pokémon that are only available in Free Mode, and most are only available in the postgame.
20. You may not sell traded or hacked items for money. If you want to remove them from your inventory, discard them instead. This includes items bought with hacked Game Corner Coins.

Challenge Types

There are four different challenge types, the default Single Challenge, and the multi-run Ultimate, Type Mastery, and Game Mastery Challenges, all described below. You may, at any time, abandon a multi-run challenge, and upon being notified, I'll move any completed runs into the Single Challenge section of the Hall of Fame.

The Single Challenge

The most common challenge done on this forum, the Single Challenge is accomplished by completing a single monotype run in a single game. This is the default challenge type and has no special rules.

The Ultimate Challenge

An Ultimate Challenge is accomplished by successfully completing a run of a given type in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and Alola.

Spoiler: Detailed Rules

Due to the Switch's status as a console, and the subsequent price increase in the hardware and the games, we've chosen to have the Galar and Paldea games remain optional for Ultimate runs for now. The Orre region and any other spinoff-exclusive regions are also optional. For the purposes of this challenge, Hisui is considered a spinoff-exclusive region and is not considered part of Sinnoh.

These runs may be done in any order and in any main series games that feature these regions.

Rom hacks which don't alter the maps or plot in significant ways (usually marketed as "difficulty hacks" and / or "all Pokémon available") may be used in place of their retail equivalent.

Because the non-Switch Kanto games only have one evolutionary family available for the Ghost, Steel, Dark (which can't even be evolved in-game), and Dragon types, these four ultimate runs may be done without Kanto. Dragon may also be done without Johto if the player does not have access to trade evolutions.

As for the Fairy type, only Hoenn, Kalos and Alola are obligatory for Fairy monotypes (seeing as the Galar and Paldea games, and the Sinnoh and Let's Go Kanto remakes, are Switch games).

If you have already completed monotype runs with a type before starting an Ultimate Challenge, completed regions count towards your completion of the challenge.

The Type Mastery Challenge

A Type Mastery Challenge is accomplished by completing eighteen monotype runs, one of every type in the official Pokémon games.

Spoiler: Detailed Rules

These runs may be done in any order and in most full-length official games, romhacks or fangames.

These should be equivalent or longer in length to an official Pokémon game with eight badges and a Pokémon League, and as such, count as "full-length" if the final boss has a full team of six Pokemon, at least one of which must be 45 or more levels higher than the starting level of the game's starter Pokemon. If the final boss does not have a Pokémon of the required level, but a postgame boss does, you must progress into the postgame to at least that boss to have your run count for the Type Mastery Challenge.

Games and hacks that change a type's strengths or weaknesses to anything other than those of an official game's type chart, such as Inverse Battle hacks, are ineligible for those types. (e.g. a hack that made Ice resist Water, but no other type effectiveness changes, would not qualify mono-Ice or mono-Water runs for this challenge, but the other sixteen types would still qualify.) The four allowed type charts are the Gen 1 type chart, the Gen 1 type chart with Psychic's Ghost immunity glitch fixed, the Gen 2-5 type chart, and the Gen 6+ type chart.

If playing a game that adds new types outside of the normal 18, including the Stellar Type, these types are not required for the challenge.

If you have already completed monotype runs before starting a Type Mastery Challenge, those count towards your completion of the challenge so long as the runs themselves meet the Type Mastery rules.

The Game Mastery Challenge

A Game Mastery Challenge is accomplished by completing a run of every type in a single game.

Spoiler: Detailed Rules

Paired versions (RB, GS, RS, DP, BW, B2W2, XY, ORAS, SM, USUM, SwSh, BDSP, and SV) count as the same game for the purpose of this challenge, as do QOL romhacks that do not significantly alter difficulty or allow catching Pokemon outside the regional dex before the postgame. Third versions (Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, Platinum, USUM) and more extensive romhacks count as separate games from their base versions. A randomized Game Mastery Challenge may use separate seeds for different runs, but must use the same settings throughout.

Like the Ultimate Challenge, the Game Mastery Challenge exempts types with no obtainable Pokemon or with only one evolutionary family, meaning that Ghost is optional for RBY, GSC, and FRLG, Dragon is optional for RBY and FRLG, and GSC/HGSS players without access to trade evolutions, and Steel and Dark are optional for FRLG only. (The latter is impossible without hacking in Dark-type Pokemon or hacking to evolve Eevee into Umbreon, since there are no Dark-types available before the National Pokedex is obtained in FRLG.)

These runs may be done in any order, and any eligible official game, romhack, or fangame may be selected for this challenge.

If playing a game that adds new types outside of the normal 18, those types are required for the purpose of completing a Game Mastery Challenge, so long as they have at least two different fully-evolved Pokemon available before beating the game. Types that don't exist in the game, or types that have only one evolutionary line, are exempt.

If you have already completed monotype runs in a game before starting a Game Mastery Challenge, those count towards your completion of the challenge.

Endpoints

For the main series games, we consider the game beat when the credits start rolling for the first time.

For rom hacks and fan games, it's up to you, but beating the Champion, Elite Four or seeing a credit roll is probably a good enough rule of thumb.

And if you want an extra challenge, you don't have to stop there! Here are some suggestions you might find interesting:

Spoiler:

RBY - Defeat or catch Mewtwo
FR/LG - Complete the Sevii Islands side-quests and rematch the Elite Four
G/S/C - Collect the Kanto Badges and defeat Red
RS - Defeat or catch Rayquaza
Emerald - Defeat Steven
OR/AS - Complete the Delta Episode and rematch the Elite Four
Colosseum - Complete Mt. Battle and Deep Colosseum
XD - Complete Mt. Battle and Orre Colosseum
DP - Complete the Stark Mountain side-quest and defeat Barry at the Fight Area
Pt - Complete the Stark Mountain side-quest and rematch the Elite Four
HG/SS - Collect the Kanto Badges, rematch the Elite Four and defeat Red
B/W - Rematch the Elite Four and defeat Alder
B2/W2 - Rematch the Elite Four
X/Y - Finish the Looker Bureau side-quest
S/M - Finish the Ultra Beast side-quest, get to the Battle Tree, and defeat Red/Blue
US/UM - Finish the RR side-quest, get to the Battle Tree, and defeat Red/Blue
LGP/E - Rematch the Elite Four
Sw/Sh - Defeat Hop for the second time in the Slumbering Weald
BD/SP - Rematch all gym leaders and the Elite Four
S/V - Become the Academy Ace and complete both DLCs

If you think you have a competitive-level monotype team, still want to use it after completing the challenge, and want to try something really difficult, try fighting your game's Battle Facilities, if any. Or, if you're playing Gen 1 through 4, import your team to Stadium, Stadium 2, Colosseum, or Battle Revolution. If you beat one of these, I'll mark it on your hall of fame!

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Rules for Specific Official Games

(Bolded rules are only relevant to Standard Mode players. Italicized rules are only relevant to Free Mode players, unless you really want to catch an unusable legendary for bragging rights.)

Spoiler:

Gen 1 - Additional Rules

Spoiler:

1. In all Gen 1 games, or romhacks or fangames that use the Special stat instead of Special Attack and Special Defense, Legendary Pokémon are defined by having a base stat total of 475 or higher instead of 540 or higher, and by being uncatchable in the wild if breeding is impossible. For official games and romhacks that use official stats, these are: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, and Mew.
2. In Standard Mode, if the Special stat is used, Legendary Pokémon with a base stat total of 500 or higher are prohibited by default instead of those with a base stat total of 600 or higher. In Gen 1 official games and romhacks that don't alter base stats, these are only Mewtwo and Mew.
3. You may hack in a small amount of money if you softlock yourself by running out of money for the Safari Zone (in RB) or a drink for the Celadon guards and do not have a Pokémon with Pay Day.
4. If playing Stadium, you may transfer any Pokémon from any compatible game. This includes legendaries and Mew, as endgame trainers also use legendaries.
5. In a mono-Electric run of Yellow, you may trade or hack to evolve your starter Pikachu any time after making it to Celadon City.
6. You may trade Pokemon to GSC to breed Pokemon. You may only breed them with other Pokemon from your Gen 1 game, and must trade them all back immediately after you've hatched the eggs you need.

Gen 2 - Additional Rules

Spoiler:

1. In GSC, you may trade or hack in TM09 (Psych Up) after reaching Ecruteak City.
2. If playing Stadium 2, you may transfer any Pokémon from any compatible game. This includes legendaries and mythicals, as endgame trainers also use them.
3. In Fire, Water, Grass, and Electric monotypes of Gold and Silver, but not Crystal, you may trade or hack in Fire, Water, Thunder, and Leaf Stones after defeating the trainers who would've given them to you in Crystal.

Gen 3 - Additional Rules

Spoiler:

1. In RS, or in Japanese Emerald and FRLG, you can use any e-Reader card.
2. In a mono-Poison run of RSE, if you are trading or hacking in a starter, and do not have a way to guarantee the correct personality value for Wurmple, you may trade or hack in a Cascoon instead of a Wurmple. It may be up to level 7 instead of level 5 and may know moves it learned or could have learned as a Wurmple.
3. In a mono-Grass run of Sapphire, FireRed, or LeafGreen, you may trade or hack in additional Sun Stones after reaching Meteor Falls (in Sapphire), or getting the National Dex (in FRLG) if you want to use multiple Bellossom.
4. In a mono-Normal run of Ruby or Emerald, you may trade or hack in additional Moon Stones after reaching Meteor Falls.
5. If your copy of RSE is affected by the Berry Glitch, or your internal battery has failed, you may trade or hack in Berries, provided you already have at least one berry of that type already. You may also trade or hack in the Pacifidlog TMs once you get to Pacifidlog Town.
6. If your copy of RSE's internal battery has failed, you may trade or hack in any items from the section of Shoal Cave that you cannot access. If Shoal Cave is stuck at High Tide, you may also trade or hack in Snorunt.
7. In FRLG, you may trade or hack in TM10 (Hidden Power) at any time after reaching Route 5.
8. In FRLG and Emerald, if you have already used a single-use move tutor, you may trade or hack other compatible Pokemon to teach them the moves that the move tutor would have taught.
9. In FRLG, you may trade Pokemon to a completed copy of FRLG to breed Pokemon before beating the game. You may only breed them with other Pokemon from your original FRLG game, and must trade them all back immediately after you have the eggs you need.
10. In Gen III, you may use Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire to store Pokémon, and use the eggs obtained from it. Transferring Pokémon from other games counts as a trade for the purposes of the trade rules.
11. In a mono-Ghost run of Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, you may trade or hack in a level 5 or lower Shuppet or Duskull as a starter, even though Shedinja is available before the first gym.
12. In Emerald, but not Ruby or Sapphire, you may use Latios and/or Latias in a mono-Dragon or mono-Psychic run in the postgame, since two Frontier Brains use them. You may not use Deoxys even though it has 600 BST, because it's not eligible to fight the only two trainers with a BST Legendary.

Pokémon Colosseum & XD: Gale of Darkness - Additional Rules

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1. Shadow Pokémon are not considered a type for the purposes of this challenge. If you wish to start a "Shadow Pokémon only" challenge run, make a separate thread for it.
2. In Colosseum, Miror. B counts as a gym leader for the purpose of rules pertaining to the first gym.
3. If playing the Japanese version of Colosseum, you can use any e-Reader card.
4. Due to both games' focus on double battles, you may hack up to two starters if you pick a type that can hack starters, and your challenge starts once you get two Pokémon of your type instead of one.
5. If you do not yet have access to the Relic Stone, you may save edit to purify any Shadow Pokémon, provided that they already have a fully empty heart gauge and are or evolve into your type. This is to prevent unwinnable situations where a user's only Pokémon cannot make it to the Relic Stone because it can't level up or change its moveset. If you cannot or do not want to save edit, you may delay the official start of the monotype run until you reach the Relic Stone, as though you didn't have a Pokémon of your type.
6. In Standard Mode, if you hack Pokémon as starters, you may not use a hacked starter and a snagged or gifted Pokémon of the same species or its evolution in the same party. This does not apply to wild Pokémon caught at a Poke Spot, or to Free Mode playthroughs.
7. For a Pokémon Colosseum playthrough to qualify for the Type Mastery Challenge, the player must progress into the postgame and defeat Deep King Agnol. You do not need to snag his Shuckle.
8. In XD, Lovrina counts as a gym leader for the purpose of rules pertaining to the first gym.
9. For a Pokémon XD playthrough to qualify for the Type Mastery Challenge, the player must progress into the postgame and defeat either Miror B. at Gateon Port or Lovrina in the first round of Orre Colosseum, or defeat Battlus at the top of Mt. Battle. If the player chooses Miror B., snagging the last Shadow Pokémon is not required.
10. In Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, you may use Shadow Lugia if it matches your type in Standard Mode, as you snag it from a final boss that uses multiple Legendaries. If playing a mono-Flying run, you may also use as many Legendary Birds as you can snag from him.
11. In Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, if you have already used a single-use move tutor, you may trade or hack other compatible Pokemon to teach them the moves that the move tutor would have taught.
12. In a mono-Grass run of Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, you may hack in a single Leaf Stone after snagging Weepinbell. You may also trade one in during the postgame if you can't hack.
13. In a mono-Fire run of Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, you may hack in a single Fire Stone after snagging Growlithe. You may also trade one in during the postgame if you can't hack.
14. In a mono-Fire run of Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, if you don't want to hack in a Fire Stone and want to evolve both Arcanine and Ninetales, you don't need to use a Fire Stone on Eevee even though Flareon is your first available Fire-type. However, in this case, you can't use Eevee at all once you catch your first two Fire-types. This restriction is waived if you evolve Eevee into Flareon via a traded Fire Stone in the postgame.

Gen 4 - Additional Rules

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1. In DP and Japanese Platinum, you may use My Pokémon Ranch to store Pokémon. Transferring Pokémon from other games, or Pokémon traded from Hayley, counts as a trade for the purposes of the trade rules.
2. In DPPt, you may trade or hack in Combee, Burmy, Cherubi, Aipom, Heracross, and/or Munchlax after defeating the Galactic Grunts in Floaroma. You may also save edit to change a Honey Tree's encounter to any of these Pokemon.
3. In DPPt, you may trade or hack in Pokémon outside the regional Pokédex but obtainable via the Dongle method.
4. In DPPt, you can trade or hack in TM64 (Explosion) after obtaining the Coin Case in Veilstone.
5. In DP or Pt without access to an event Regigigas, you may trade or hack in a Regirock, Regice, and Registeel to battle/catch Regigigas. You must permanently box, trade away, or release the Regi trio immediately after catching Regigigas.
6. In the postgame of any Gen 4 game, you may trade or hack in Pokemon only obtainable via Mass Outbreaks or the Trophy Garden. For Mass Outbreaks, you must reach the area where they occur before trading or hacking them in. They may not exceed the level in which you can catch them in the wild.
7. In Platinum, if you continue a challenge into the postgame, you may trade or hack in an event Regigigas to battle/catch Regirock, Regice, and Registeel. You must permanently box, trade away, or release the event Regigigas immediately afterwards. Do not use it in battle.
8. If playing HGSS, you may obtain Pokémon from the Pokewalker. You may also hack in Pokemon obtainable from the Pokewalker if you do not have access to them or their routes. You must still reach Goldenrod City before hacking in any Pokemon from Beyond the Sea or obtain the National Pokedex before hacking in any Pokemon from a route that requires it.
9. In HGSS, you can trade or hack in an event Celebi to trigger the Giovanni encounter. You must permanently box, trade away, or release the Celebi immediately afterwards. Do not use it in battle.
10. In HGSS, after catching Latios or Latias, you may trade in the other if you do not have access to an Enigma Stone.
11. If playing Battle Revolution, you may transfer any Pokémon from any compatible game. This includes legendaries and non-Arceus mythicals, as endgame trainers also use them.
12. Arceus may not be used in Battle Revolution in Standard Mode.
13. In Battle Revolution, you may use opponents' Pokemon not of your type in Neon Colosseum, but you must still bring a monotype party of your own for your half of the roulette.
14. After beating the League in any Gen 4 game, you may use up to three Legendaries of your type. You may also use Latias and/or Latios in HGSS, or Heatran or Cresselia in DPPt, if they match your type. Other 600 BST Legendaries aren't allowed since you can't use them to fight the trainers with Legendaries, who are all Frontier Brains.

Gen 5 - Additional Rules

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1. In BW, you may use the box legendary after catching it in Standard Mode, if it matches your chosen type. However, you still may not two legendaries of your type. In the postgame, you can use any catchable legendary of your type, including the box legendary, but still may not use more than one.
2. You may use Victini in BW Standard Mode only after the 8th gym, if it matches your type. You may not use both it and Reshiram at the same time in a mono-Fire run.
3. If your box legendary does not match your chosen type, please make sure to have a full party of Pokemon of your type before fighting the Elite Four, even if some of them are too weak to fight. If you forget this, please switch out Reshiram/Zekrom immediately. (Allowing it to faint won't disqualify your run, but switching out would be much preferred because it preserves your opposing legend's power points, of which it does not have very many.)
4. Likewise, if you plan on using Victini in Standard Mode mono-Fire Black or Thundurus in Standard Mode mono-Electric White, you also need to bring six Pokemon, and if you choose to swap out a Pokemon for your box Legend, you need to pick your original Legendary.
5. In a grass, fire, or water monotype of BW, you may trade or hack in a level 10 or lower Pansage, Pansear, or Panpour after receiving the wrong type's elemental monkey in the Dreamyard. If you can't trade or hack, you may use a single Pokemon not of your type for the mandatory double battle against Twins Kumi & Amy without forfeiting your challenge.
6. You may trade or hack in two starters instead of one in an Electric, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost, Steel, Ice, or Dragon run of BW, because of Kumi and Amy's mandatory double battle.
7. Similarly, in a mono-Fighting run of BW, you may trade or hack in a Timburr, Mienfoo, or Scraggy as a second starter, also because of Kumi and Amy's mandatory double battle, though your first starter will still be Tepig. If you can't trade or hack, you may use a single non-Fighting-type Pokemon that doesn't evolve into Emboar for the mandatory double battle against Twins Kumi & Amy without forfeiting your challenge.
8. In BW, you can trade or hack in an event Legendary Beast or Celebi to trigger the Zorua or Zoroark encounters. You must permanently box, trade away, or release the event legendary immediately afterwards. Do not use it in battle.
9. If playing BW or B2W2, you may hack in Pokemon that were obtainable in the Dream World when it was operational. You may also use Pokémon that were legitimately obtained from the Dream World, should you somehow have them. You must have reached Entree Forest and have the required number of badges per area. You may also hack in berries that would be obtained from the Dream World, provided you already have at least one berry of that type already.
10. In the postgame of any Gen 5 game, you may trade or hack in Pokemon only obtainable via Mass Outbreaks. For Mass Outbreaks, you must reach the area where they occur before trading or hacking them in. They may not exceed the level in which you can catch them in the wild.
11. In B2W2, you may trade Pokemon to BW or a completed copy of B2W2 to breed Pokemon before beating the game. You may only breed them with other Pokemon from your original B2W2 game, and must trade them all back immediately after you have the eggs you need.
12. If playing B2W2 on Easy Mode or Challenge Mode, please state so in your application or your first update. Your challenge run will be marked as "Easy Mode" if you lower your difficulty to Easy after catching a Pokémon of your type, or as "Challenge Mode" so long as you activate it before catching your first Pokémon of your type and don't lower it for any reason.
13. If playing B2W2, you may transfer in Pokémon from Pokémon Dream Radar, or hack in Pokémon from it at an appropriate level if unavailable. Do not transfer any Legendary until the postgame.
14. In B2W2, you may use Cresselia or Heatran if they match your type, but may not use Reshiram, Zekrom, or Kyurem in Standard Mode even though you fight two of them in the story, since you can only get them after defeating them and no other trainers use Legendaries with a BST higher than 600.
15. In the postgame of B2W2, you may trade or hack in Yancy's exclusive trades (Meowth, Mawile, Teddiursa, and West Sea Shellos) if your character is female. If your character is male, you may trade or hack in Curtis's exclusive trades (East Sea Shellos, Mankey, Sableye, and Phanpy).

Gen 6 - Additional Rules

Spoiler:

1. In all Gen 6 games, you may not use Pokemon Amie to increase a Pokemon's affection to three hearts or higher in Standard Mode.
2. In all Gen 6 games, you may trade or hack in evolution stones if you are not able to get them legitimately from Secret Super Training due to out-of-game reasons, such as being left-handed or having a poor reaction time. You must still unlock Secret Super Training by having a max-EV Pokemon to do so, however.
3. If continuing a challenge into the postgame of X and Y, you may trade or hack in Pokemon available only through the Friend Safari.
4. If you aren't playing a Free Mode run in which you can use Xerneas or Yveltal, please make sure to have a full party of Pokemon before catching it. If you forget, you'll have to switch out Xerneas/Yveltal and allow one of the pokemon you can use to take a free hit from Mienshao. (Allowing Mienshao to faint Xerneas/Yveltal to avoid switching is neither allowed nor recommended because it can hurt itself with a potentially Swords-Dance boosted High Jump Kick, so please switch out instead.)
5. In a mono-Poison run of ORAS, if you are trading or hacking in a starter, and do not have a way to guarantee the correct personality value for Wurmple, you may trade or hack in a Cascoon instead of a Wurmple. It may be up to level 7 instead of level 5 and may know moves it learned or could have learned as a Wurmple.
6. In a mono-Ghost run of Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire, you may trade or hack in a level 5 or lower Shuppet or Duskull as a starter, even though Shedinja is available before the first gym.
7. In ORAS, after completing the Delta Episode and the Pokemon League rematches, you may use any number of Legendaries of your type. You may also use Latios, Latias, Cresselia, Heatran, and/or Landorus if they match your type, but may not use other 600 BST Legendaries because they aren't allowed in the Battle Maison, where all the trainers with these Pokemon are.
8. If you do not have access to the Eon Ticket, you may trade or hack in a Latias in Omega Ruby after obtaining Latios, or Latios in Alpha Sapphire after obtaining Latias.

Gen 7 - Additional Rule

Spoiler:

1. In all Alola games, you may not use Pokemon Refresh to increase a Pokemon's affection to three hearts or higher in Standard Mode.
2. The Verdant Cavern counts as a gym for the purpose of rules pertaining to the first gym.
3. In SM and USUM, you may trade or hack in Pokémon outside the regional Pokédex but obtainable via Island Scan, if Island Scan is unavailable to you.
4. In all Gen 7 games, you may not use Pokemon that gain your chosen type via Mega Evolution until after obtaining the Key Stone in the postgame.
5. In the postgame of USUM, you may use any legendary of your type regardless of BST, but still may not use more than one at a time in your party in Standard Mode.
6. In LG:PE, you may use Friendship Bonuses without restrictions in Standard Mode, since Friendship is easily raised and unlowerable without fainting.

Gen 8 - Additional Rule

Spoiler:

1. You may use Friendship bonuses without violating Standard Mode rules in BDSP since it's tedious to completely shut them down. However, I do recommend using herbal medicine to lower friendship so they don't trigger.
2. In Standard Mode of SwSh, you may not use Pokemon Camp or EV-reducing berries to increase a Pokemon's friendship to 180 (3 camp hearts) or higher, unless you do not use the Pokemon in a trainer battle. Playing and cooking can both raise friendship, so be careful with both. If you accidentally increase your friendship from any of these actions, you may lower it by taking damage in wild battles and repeatedly healing with herbal medicine.
3. In the postgame of BDSP, you may trade or hack in Pokemon only obtainable via Mass Outbreaks or the Trophy Garden. For Mass Outbreaks, you must reach the area where they occur before trading or hacking them in. They may not exceed the level in which you can catch them in the wild.
4. The old-save bonuses in BDSP count as event items and Pokemon for the purposes of event items and Pokemon. This means that you may catch and use Arceus in Free Mode and hack in the Azure Flute if you don't have it, but you can't use the Mew or Jirachi from Floaroma.
5. In BDSP, you may trade or hack in Combee, Burmy, and/or Heracross after defeating the Galactic Grunts in Floaroma. You may also save edit to change a Honey Tree's encounter to one of these Pokemon.

Legends: Arceus - Additional Rules

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1. In Legends: Arceus, you may use up to two legendaries of your type in the postgame in Standard Mode, as Volo's battle counts as two legendaries even though you fight the same Pokemon twice in a row. You also may use any legendaries of your type regardless of their base stats. After catching Arceus, you may use as many legendaries of your type as you wish because of the Eternal Battle Reverie.
2. In Legends: Arceus, if you use Arceus, you must use your type's plate on it as soon as it enters your party. You may not use the Legend Plate under any circumstances.
3. In Legends: Arceus, Pokemon inelegible for trainer battles may not be used in wild Pokemon battles either.

Gen 9 - Additional Rules

Spoiler:

1. In Standard Mode, you may use any number of Legendaries of your type (including Paradox Pokemon) after entering Area Zero for the first time.
2. In Standard Mode of SV, you may not use Picnics or EV-reducing berries to increase a Pokemon's friendship to 180 (3 picnic hearts) or higher, unless you do not use the Pokemon in a trainer battle. Playing, making Sandwiches, and washing Pokemon can all raise friendship, so be careful with all three. If you accidentally increase your friendship from any of these actions, you may lower it by taking damage in wild battles and repeatedly healing with herbal medicine.
3. You may not play a mono-Stellar team because the type is only available through Terastalization, and it is thus impossible to have more than one Stellar-type Pokemon at a time.
4. Stellar is therefore not required for any multi-run challenge involving a Gen 9 game.
5. The challenge for SV is considered completed after defeating Sada or Turo, rather than after defeating the champion, and the mandatory Paradise Protection Protocol battle right afterwards is considered a Rental Pokemon battle that does not disqualify the player.
6. You may not catch Pokemon from the Terrarium until you defeat either Professor Sada or Turo, or at least one member of the BB League Elite Four. Entering the Terrarium before beating the game is still allowed so long as you do not catch Pokemon within it.
7. If you do not have access to Group Blueberry Quests, you may hack in Treats for Legendary Pokemon of your type after getting your first Treat from Snacksworth. You may also trade in a single copy of any the relevant Legendaries after getting your first Treat if you can't hack.

Other Official Spinoff Games - Additional Rules

Spoiler:

1. You can kinda sorta do a monotype challenge in a few other spinoff games listed in this section. None of these games qualify for the Type Mastery Challenge because they're so different from everything else.
2. Since none of these games have trainer battles, once you get a Pokémon of your type, don't use any Pokémon without your type.
3. In the Pokémon Rumble series, since the simplified stat system means that there isn't actually much of a difference between Legendary and non-Legendary Pokémon, all Legendaries are allowed in Standard mode.
4. In most, if not all, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, getting a monotype team without hacking is impossible until the postgame. If hacking, give yourself a partner of the same type as you and don't add any Pokémon to your team that aren't your type, excluding mandatory escort missions in the story. Your endpoint is seeing the credits roll.
5. In both Pokémon TCG video games, you can do a monotype challenge by only using Pokémon cards that have one type. You may still use any non-Pokémon cards. You may also use Eevee cards that evolve into your type, but only if you have at least one Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon card in your deck. Legendary Pokémon cards are allowed in Standard mode. The challenge starts once you have enough cards to actually have a playable monotype deck, but use your own judgement since I have no TCG experience.
6. I have no experience with Pokémon Conquest and don't know how to do a monotype run in it, but it looks theoretically possible. If anyone is actually interested, I'll do some research.
7. Any official spinoff games not listed here or in an above section are impossible to monotype and thus not allowed.

Rules for Romhacks and Fangames

Randomizers - Additional Rules

Spoiler:

1. If playing a randomized game, you may save edit to set the Fateful Encounter flag for any caught Mythical Pokémon.
2. If you allow legendary Pokémon to be obtained in the wild, outside of static encounters, you must also allow them to be used by NPC trainers.
3. If playing a Game Mastery Challenge of a randomized game, you must use the same randomization settings throughout, but may use different seeds for each run.
4. Multi-game randomizers, such as Archipelago multiworlds, are not eligible for this challenge.

All Fangames/Romhacks with Difficulty Settings - Additional Rule

Spoiler:

1. Please list your difficulty setting before starting your challenge. In your Hall of Fame entry, your challenge run will be marked as the lowest difficulty you've fought a trainer battle on.

Specific Romhacks and Fangames

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Pokémon Blaze Black and Volt White - Additional Rules

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1. If playing in Standard Mode, you may use a single non-Arceus Legendary of your choice regardless of BST after defeating the Opelucid Gym, if applicable for your type. Reshiram and Zekrom count towards your legendary slot, so if you pick them, you need to swap out your original Legendary as you would in vanilla BW1.
2. After defeating Alder, you may use any number of Legendaries of your type, since Game Freak Morimoto has a team of six Legendaries. You still may not use Arceus in Standard Mode.
3. You may trade or hack in a second starter for the Fire and Grass types, and two starters for the Electric, Ice, Ghost, Dragon, and Steel types because of twins Kumi and Amy's mandatory double battle on Route 3.
4. Like in vanilla BW, you may trade or hack in a level 10 or lower Pansage, Pansear, or Panpour after receiving the wrong type's elemental monkey in the Dreamyard. If you can't trade or hack in a mono-Grass or mono-Fire run, you may use a single Pokemon not of your type for the mandatory double battle against Twins Kumi & Amy without forfeiting your challenge. However, unlike vanilla BW, you have access to the Azumarill and Bibarel lines in a mono-Water run without trading or hacking.

Pokémon Blaze Black 2 Redux and Volt White 2 Redux - Additional Rules

Spoiler:

1. You may not use the Wii Cheat Menu to add Rare Candies, Money, Master Balls, Medicine Items, Battle Items, Sacred Ash, Gems, or Recollecting Gift Pokemon.
2. You may, however, use the Wii Cheat Menu to add Berries, the Shiny Charm, the Oval Charm, or Max Repels. You may also use any of the three handicap codes.
3. The Dream World rule from normal Gen 5 games does not apply as this romhack takes into account that the Dream World isn't operational, and all Dream World Pokemon can be caught in-game.
4. If playing in Standard Mode, you may use up to two of the Swords of Justice in a mono-Fighting run, since Ghetsis uses both a Kyurem and a Genesect.
5. If playing a mono-Psychic or mono-Fire run in Standard Mode, you may use Victini after defeating Drayden, or after defeating Skyla in Challenge Mode difficulty, since Ghetsis and Challenge Mode Drayden both use a 600 BST legendary.
6. In the postgame, in Standard Mode, you may use any Legendary of your type except Arceus. You may also use up to four Legendaries of your type in your team, since Benga's rematch team also has four Legendaries.

Pokémon Emerald Cross - Additional Rules

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1. You do not have to use the "one type only" in-game challenge rule, since it's more restrictive than this thread's ruleset and can't be exited once you actually finish your run.
2. You may not use the Mirror Mode challenge. You may not Restrict Trainer Items unless you also restrict player items.
3. You may not activate the Friendship Bonus option, may not turn Earn Extra Money on unless you also restrict player items in-battle, and may not turn on Win Rare Candies unless you both restrict player items and turn level caps on.
4. You may not use the Cheaper Items option to purchase any items usable in trainer battles unless you also restrict player items in battle, but may temporarily turn it on to purchase items that are unusable or useless in trainer battles (i.e. Repels and Poke Balls).
5. If you use the Stat Equalizer option, you have to announce it at the very start of your run, and it will be noted in your Hall of Fame.
6. If you use any Randomizer, you have to follow all the additional Randomizer rules listed above. You also have to mark your run as randomized, and it will be noted in your Hall of Fame.
7. If you use Catch Them All mode at any point in your run, you have to announce it as soon as you activate it, and it will be noted in your Hall of Fame.
8. If you turn the PSS Split on, you have to announce it as soon as you activate it, and it will be noted in your Hall of Fame.
9. Emerald Cross counts as Emerald for the purpose of the Game Mastery Challenge, but only if Catch Them All mode, Randomizer Mode, the PSS split, and the Stat Equalizer mode are all turned off.
10. The Gligar gifted to you in Sootopolis by the developer counts as an Event Pokemon and may not be used in battle. Caught Gligar are unaffected, whether obtained through the postgame Safari Zone or the Randomizer.
11. You may use any other game options without restrictions.

Pokémon Eternal X and Wilting Y - Additional Rules

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1. In Standard Mode, on the Legal and Rebalanced versions, you may use a single Legendary of your type with a BST of 600 after beating Wulfric.
2. In Standard Mode, on the Insanity version, you may use a single Legendary of your type with a BST of 600 after defeating Korrina. You may use two Legendaries starting after you defeat Mable in the Frost Cavern. You may use any two Legendaries of your type, regardless of BST, after beating Xerosic at Lysandre Labs, which is upped to five Legendaries after defeating Wulfric.
3. In Standard Mode, on the Legal Insanity version, you may use a single Legendary of your type with a BST of 600 after defeating Ramos. You may use three Legendaries starting after you defeat Mable in the Frost Cavern. You may use any three Legendaries of your type, regardless of BST, after beating Xerosic at Lysandre Labs, which is upped to five Legendaries after defeating Wulfric.

Pokémon Infinite Fusion - Additional Rule

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1. Fusions of Legendary and non-Legendary Pokémon are considered to be Legendary if they have a stat total of 550 or higher and do not have the ability Truant. They are considered to be non-Legendary if their stat total is below 570 or their ability is Truant, and as such will be exempt from all restrictions on Legendaries. Fusions of two or more Legendaries are always considered to be Legendary, and fusions of two or more non-Legendaries are never considered to be Legendary.

Mega Moémon FireRed - Additional Rules

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1. You may not use any Event Mons obtained from inputting codes into the PC.
2. In Standard Mode, you may use a Legendary of your type with a BST of 600 after you enter Victory Road for the first time.

Pokémon Radical Red - Additional Rules

Spoiler:

1. Under any difficulty setting other than Hardcore, you may use two legendaries after defeating May. Your Legendary BST cap is lifted and you may use any three Legendaries of your type once you defeat Archer & Ariana at Cerulean Cave. This is expanded to four Legendaries after you defeat Clair, and five Legendaries after defeating Brendan on Route 23.
2. When playing on Hardcore difficulty, you may use two Legendaries of your type after defeating Lt. Surge. You may use four legendaries of your type with after defeating Giovanni at Silph Co. After beating Sabrina, this expands to four Legendaries of BST 708 or lower. All BST restrictions on Legendaries are removed after beating Archer & Ariana at Cerulean Cave, and all numerical restrictions on Legendaries are removed after defeating Brendan on Route 23.
3. All Mystery Gift Pokemon count as traded Pokemon for the purposes of the trading or hacking rules.
4. All room NES codes are permitted but must be noted in your updates if used.
5. You must list your difficulty setting at the start of your run.

Pokémon Xenoverse - Additional Rules

Spoiler:

1. During the main game, keeping the Starter Pokémon (Shyleon, Trishout or Shulong) in the party is mandatory for story progression. If you want to play the game as intended by its creators, it is highly recommended that you run on Free Mode (see Part II as to why) and center your run around any of the types they cover - that is, Grass, Fairy, Fire, Sound, Water or Dragon - so that you can include them in your party.
2. Should you choose to run with any other type, or choose not to use them in your team (e.g. in a Standard Mode run), the Starter can remain in the party, gain experience if you are playing on Modern Mode/with the Exp. Share on, and be sent out whenever the story requires it (e.g. during the Tag Battle against A and B at the Newtron Library), but must be kept out of battling duties otherwise, especially after you have access to a Pokémon of your chosen type.
3. There are no special restrictions on X Pokémon beyond those of other fakemon, as they function much like regional variants once caught.
4. If you have less than six Pokémon during the battle against your Blue Energy-possessed Starter, before the 4th Gym, Cardinal Abraham will lend you his Scaleon to help you out. You may only send it out to battle if - and only if - you're on a Mono-Dragon run. Otherwise, ignore it.
5. After the battle with Vakuum, your starter will automatically transform into its Astral Form if sent out into battle in its base form. As the Astral Forms have BSTs of 700, they count as Legendary Pokémon. Therefore, in Standard Mode, you must equip your starter with the Terrestrial or Xenoversal Ring as soon as possible after defeating Vakuum. (You may fight Vakuum using your Astral Form starter, though)
6. In Standard Mode, you may use a single BST 600 legendary for the Pokemon League and the postgame, since each of the game's Elite Four uses a 600 BST Legendary.
7. The goal, as stated in the Core Rules and as seen in most official games and fan games, is beating the Champion... in this game, Aster, the Lumen.
8. Since the post-game Furious Battles are kind of impractical to do on a challenge run, the extra goal for this game would be to fulfill the conditions to unlock them, as follows: Defeat Taraxo on Route 13, catch Dielebi, Lugia and Ho-Oh, and then defeat Gold in Aurora Den. If you are on Standard Mode, you may catch Lugia and Ho-Oh, but you must not send them out to battle even if they match your chosen type.

 

[Explorer of Time]

Challengers

Singles:

Spoiler:

Bug

cyndaquilepicness - Soul Silver
GhostMadison7 - Volt White
Rev1395 - Blue
The Sceptile King - Crystal

Dark

joeygmurf - Platinum
Simply Dunsparce - Emerald
sirKlett - Y
SqualidLarva - Black
Zero-G - Blazing Emerald

Dragon

transwiththeplan - Shield
Zexeedkeil123 - Y
DarkChibimon - Blue

Electric

facundoleonel1 - Yellow
Figment - Sword
SilverLeafeon75 - Platinum
Asaki - White 2

Fairy

GhostMadison7 - Eternal X [Rebalanced Mode]
Lrachelr5 - X
sirKlett - X

Fighting

Cyddeon - Black
LameLlama - Brilliant Diamond
Lith97 - Emerald
Zero-G - Emerald

Fire

Bay - Black 2
Captain Gizmo - Silver
Charcadet121 - Scarlet
Count - X
DeadlyHyena - Blaze Black 2
Fenberry - Sun
FollowTheCreed - Emerald
Poke Fan Number 489 - Radical Red
StenirRPG - Sapphire

Flying

DarkVee77 - Fire Red
GladeGaming - Ultra Sun
GrassN - Red
Infer12 - Platinum
mjb8910 - X
RedHead! - Fire Red
Reginald Cosmic - Fire Red
Setheking - Soul Silver
SorveteQuente - White
Yungbossawott - Red

Ghost

Blyvern - Platinum
Juliorain - Ultra Moon
Lugiafan123 - Brilliant Diamond
Morzoelin - Violet
Reginald Cosmic - Ultra Moon
Sakura_H - Radical Red [Normal & Minimal Grinding Mode]

Grass

323k13L - Black
Count - X
Forever_Kiara - Fire Red
Grumeaux - White
Lugiafan123 - Soul Silver
Trainer CH - White

Ground

Eolith - Emerald
Silksong - Storm Silver
Suon - Heart Gold, Diamond, Black
Zero-G - Emerald

Ice

CrazySquare - FireRed
TheHumanCleric - Shield
Simply Dunsparce - Ultra Moon
transwiththeplans - Sword

Normal

Curelixir - Fire Red
GrassN - Emerald
Hirokimura - Black
Lith97 - Emerald
MaskXP - Soul Silver
Pikachukid - Fire Red
WolffBoyJoe12 - Ultra Sun
Zero-G - Dark Rising Origins

Poison

Kezukov - HeartGold
Kyuuji - SoulSilver
Mamoswineftw - Let's Go Eevee
Wuzzy - Blaze Black 2

Psychic

GrassN - Alpha Sapphire
jensmoking - Blue
Pok3pals - Shield
Radboy - Shield
Senoue - White
ShyRayq - Pearl
SorveteQuente - Blaze Black 2
The Smooth Lefty - Sapphire
Zero-G - Volt White 2

Rock

(All completed!)

Steel

Captain Gizmo - Diamond
LucarioRed - FireRed
RattataDude - Pearl
RattataDude - X

Water

AkiFromFT - Ruby
Ash - Heart Gold
BlissyMKW - Sun
Explorer of Time - Sapphire
FactoriesFarAway - Red
Imperator161 - FireRed
KingsOfTheSummit - Leaf Green
Slyfox198 - Crystal
xVaporeon - Fire Red

Ultimate:

Spoiler:

Bug

Ahri - Red, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White 2, Y, Moon (Optional: Shield, Violet)
FactoriesFarAway - Leaf Green, Heart Gold, Ruby, Platinum, Black, Y & Sun
GhostColossus - FireRed, HeartGold, Omega Ruby, Platinum, Black2, X, Ultra Sun (Optional: Shield, Scarlet)
Kimborelli - Fire Red, Heart Gold, Omega Ruby, Platinum, White 2, X & Ultra Moon
Lugiafan123 - Fire Red, Soul Silver, Emerald, Diamond, White 2, Y & Ultra Moon
Whallan - Yellow, Soul Silver, Omega Ruby, Platinum, Black, Y & Ultra Moon
Xemnahort - Yellow, ????, ????, ????, ????, ???? & ????

Dark

Daysonyx - Sacred Gold, Emerald, Renegade Platinum, Volt White, Wilting Y & Ultra Sun
JollyRoger25 - HeartGold, Shining Pearl, Omega Ruby, Black 2, Y, Ultra Sun (Optional: Shield, Scarlet)

Dragon

KingsOfTheSummit - Heart Gold, Emerald, Platinum, Black, Y & Moon (Optional: Fire Red)
limeemil - Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y & Ultra Moon (Optional: Fire Red)

Electric

Duck - Fire Red, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, Black, X & Ultra Sun
RebeccaRain43 - Fire Red, Heart Gold, Omega Ruby, Diamond, White, Y, Ultra Sun, Sword
starryAstrophysicist - Fire Red, Silver, Emerald, Platinum, White, X & Moon

Fairy

jdthebud - Omega Ruby, X & Sun
milcute - Omega Ruby, X & Sun (Optional: Sword)

Fighting

curelixir - Fire Red, Heart Gold, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y & Ultra Sun
Mochorro - Yellow, HeartGold, Sigma Σmerald, Platinum, White 2, X, Ultra Sun (Optional: Sword, Violet)
Xemnahort - Yellow, ????, ????, ????, ????, ???? & ????

Fire

AngeltheTogekiss468 - Leaf Green, Soul Silver, Omega Ruby, Platinum, White 2, Y, Sun
Dadkota - Fire Red, Gold, Ruby, Platinum, Black, X, Ultra Sun
DyingWillFlareon - Leaf Green, Crystal, Ruby, Platinum, Black, Y & Moon (Optional: Shield)
kitarei - Leaf Green, Heart Gold, Emerald, Pearl, White, Y & Sun

Flying

Arubetsu - Fire Red, Heart Gold, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, Black 2, Y & Ultra Sun (Optional: Shield)
Dawn - Fire Red, HeartGold, Emerald, Platinum, White 2, X & Ultra Moon (Optional: Shield)
Pumpkaboo92 - Red++, Polished Crystal, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White 2, X, Moon & Ultra Sun (Optional: Shield)
Ramzie - Yellow, Gold, Emerald, Platinum, Black 2, Y, Sun (Optional: Sword, Violet)
Razzu117 - Fire Red, Soul Silver, Emerald, Pearl, Black, Y & Moon (Optional: Sword)
Valroxen - Fire Red, Heart Gold, Emerald, Platinum, White, X & Ultra Moon (Optional: Shield)
Xemnahort - Red, ????, ????, ????, ????, ???? & ????

Ghost

FireBat87 - Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y & Moon (Optional: Fire Red, Shield)

Grass

adzpower - Leaf Green, Heart Gold, Omega Ruby, Pearl, Black 2, Y & Sun
Cinnabar Rhubarb - Leaf Green, Crystal, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White 2, X, Ultra Moon
curelixir - Leaf Green, Heart Gold, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, Y & Ultra Sun
Elite4Sage - Emerald, Leafgreen, Platinum, SoulSilver, Black 2, X & Ultra Sun (Optional: Shield)

Ground

Casual Toxic Stall - Fire Red, Crystal, Emerald, Platinum, Black 2, Y & Ultra Moon

Ice

Lugiafan123 - Fire Red, Soul Silver, Emerald, Platinum, White 2, Y & Ultra Moon (Optional: Shield)

Normal

Ahri - Red, Silver, Omega Ruby, Platinum, White 2, X & Sun
arucker101 - Leaf Green, Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, White 2, X, Moon & Ultra Moon (Optional: Sword)
Cardwell74 - Blue, Crystal, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White, X & Ultra Sun
Obichu - Fire Red, Heart Gold, Emerald, Platinum, Black, Y & Ultra Moon
Pluckles - Fire Red, Heart Gold, Emerald, Platinum, Black, X & Moon
SamHershy - Fire Red Omega, Sacred Gold, Theta Emerald EX, Renegade Platinum, Blaze Black 2, X & Ultra Moon
zetsubanx - Blue, Gold, Ruby, Platinum, Black, X & Ultra Moon
Poohbear1 - Blue, Gold, Ruby, Pearl, White, X, and Moon

Poison

Ahri - Red, Soul Silver, Omega Ruby, Platinum, White 2, X & Sun (Optional: Shield)
Faelmine - Fire Red, Heart Gold, Omega Ruby, Platinum, Black 2, Y & Ultra Moon
James and Eevee - Fire Red, Soul Silver, Ruby, Pearl, White 2, X, & Ultra Moon
Lugiafan123 - Fire Red, Soul Silver, Emerald, Diamond, White, Y & Ultra Moon
Oggynal - Let's Go Eevee, Heart Gold, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White 2, Y & Ultra Sun (Optional: Sword)
Sorvete - Fire Red, Storm Silver, Omega Ruby, Renegade Platinum, Black 2, X & Ultra Moon
StenirRPG - Blue, Gold, Sapphire, Shining Pearl, Black, Y, Sun
viper8890 - Fire Red, Heart Gold, Omega Ruby, Platinum, Black 2, X & Ultra Moon
W33DL3 PYROP3 - Leaf Green, Soul Silver, Emerald, Platinum, Black, X & Moon
Xemnahort - Blue, Crystal, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, White 2, X & Ultra Moon, (Optional: Sword)

Psychic

yurinator557 - Leaf Green, Heart Gold, Emerald, Platinum, Black 2, Y & Sun

Rock

Xemnahort - Yellow, ????, ????, ????, ????, ???? & ????

Steel

Newfi Cheese - Soul Silver, Alpha Sapphire, Platinum, Black 2, Y, & Moon (Optional: Leaf Green)

Water

calenlily - Blue, Soul Silver, Ruby, Platinum, ????, Y & Ultra Moon
Figment - Let's Go Pikachu, Soul Silver, Omega Ruby, Platinum, White 2, Y & Ultra Moon (Optional: Sword)
Pumpkaboofan4life - Red, Crystal, Alpha Sapphire, Pearl, Black, X & Moon (Optional: Shield)
Sheep - ???, Crystal, ???, ???, ???, ??? & ???
Xemnahort - Blue, ????, ????, ????, ????, ???? & ????

Type Mastery:

Spoiler:

The games for completed types are listed elsewhere in the Hall of Fame, since some challengers may have multiple qualifying runs of the same type.

Explorer of Time - Flying, Ground, Poison, Psychic, Water, Dark, Normal, Grass, Fighting, Steel, Rock, Fire, Electric, Fairy, Bug, Ghost, Ice, Dragon
Infer12 - Fighting, Flying, Fire, Psychic, Ground, Grass, Ice, Steel, Bug, Electric, Poison, Ghost, Water, Fairy, Rock, Normal, Dragon, Dark
GhostMadison7 - Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost, Steel, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Dark, Fairy

Game Mastery:

Spoiler:

Black 2 and White 2
Striscia La Magicienne - Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost, Steel, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Dark

Platinum
Kostucha - Flying, Bug, Rock, Water, Normal, Ground, Fire, Electric, Fighting, Poison, Ghost, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Dark

Ruby and Sapphire
Reginald Cosmic - Ground, Flying, Psychic, Ice, Fighting, Normal, Poison, Rock, Bug, Ghost, Steel, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Dragon, Dark

Scarlet and Violet
Pluckles - Electric, Bug, Fairy, Water, Grass, Ice, Fire, Fighting, Poison, Normal, Flying, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Steel, Psychic, Dragon, Dark

Mega Moemon FireRed
Sakura_H - Flying, Fire, Psychic, Ground, Poison, Fighting, Rock, Ice, Ghost, Fairy, Dragon, Grass, Electric, Bug, Dark, Normal, Water, Steel

 

[Explorer of Time]

Hall of Fame

Singles:

Spoiler:

Bug

AzureSparkz - Leaf Green
CelloX - Shield
jdthebud - Blue, Silver, Sapphire, Platinum, Black
Makaan - Ultra Moon
nikkissippi121 - Shield
Pebblycone - Ruby
Piloswine - HeartGold (Free Mode)
Raven Valt - Emerald

Dark

Explorer of Time - XD: Gale of Darkness
Infer12 - XD: Gale of Darkness
jdthebud - Red, Silver, Ruby, Diamond, Black
Lordecoxinha - Black
Makaan - X
Raven Valt - Emerald

Dragon

Aleimon Thimble - Sun
AzureSparkz - Fire Red
jdthebud - Red, Gold, Sapphire, Platinum, White
transwiththeplans - Ultra Sun

Electric

AzureSparkz - Fire Red
Janp - Fire Red
jdthebud - Blue, Crystal, Sapphire, Platinum, Black
Panda280 - Shield
Raven Valt - Emerald
ShyRayq - White 2

Fairy

Radboy - Omega Ruby
Panda280 - Shield
Mintaka - Xenoverse (Free Mode)

Fighting

Captain Gizmo - Platinum [Free Mode]
Explorer of Time - Diamond
Infer12 - Alpha Sapphire
jdthebud - Yellow, Crystal, Sappire, Platinum, Black
Raven Valt - Emerald

Fire

Captain Gizmo - Fire Red
jdthebud - Blue, Crystal, Ruby, Platinum, Black 2
Raven Valt - Emerald

Flying

Explorer of Time - Shin Pokémon Red
Infer12 - Diamond
jdthebud - LeafGreen, Crystal, Emerald, Pearl, White
Raven Valt - Emerald
Sumner - White
Wuzzy - Emerald Kaizo

Ghost

jdthebud - Blue, Crystal, Sapphire, Pearl, White
Raven Valt - Emerald
Silphalion - Y

Grass

Explorer of Time - Emerald Cross
jdthebud - Red, Silver, Sapphire, Platinum, Black
Raven Valt - Emerald
sunshinesonia - Black 2

Ground

AzureSparkz - Fire Red
Elder Trainer - Violet (Free Mode)
Explorer of Time - Gold
jdthebud - Yellow, Crystal, Ruby, Platinum, Black
MachoPony - Red
Raven Valt - Emerald
Reginald Cosmic - Sapphire
Silphalion - Platinum
Suon - Leaf Green, Ruby

Ice

AlexaMichelle - LeafGreen
ddrox13 - Platinum
jdthebud - Red, Crystal, Ruby, Platinum, Black
Makaan - Sword
Raven Valt - Emerald

Normal

Aleimon Thimble - Leaf Green
Cyddeon - Emerald Crest (Randomized)
Explorer of Time - FRLG+
jdthebud - Green, Crystal, Ruby, Platinum, Black
Raven Valt - Emerald

Poison

Aleimon Thimble - Platinum
curelixir - Fire Red
Explorer of Time - Perfect Crystal 2020
jdthebud - Yellow, Silver, Ruby, Platinum, Black 2, Y
Kyuuji - Soul Silver
Makaan - Sword
Raven Valt - Emerald
ShyRayq - Diamond

Psychic

Explorer of Time - Ruby Cross
jdthebud - Blue, Silver, Ruby, Platinum, White 2
Lunacrest - Leaf Green, Gold, Sapphire
Raven Valt - Emerald
ShyRayq - Pearl
Swagroar - X, Ultra Moon

Rock

jdthebud - Blue, Gold, Sapphire, Platinum, Black 2
Panda280 - Crystal Dust

Steel

Explorer of Time - Platinum QOL
Goldikarp - Platinum
jdthebud - Silver, Sapphire, Platinum, Black
Makaan - Sword
RattataDude - White 2

Water

[REDACTED] - Leaf Green
Aleimon Thimble - Platinum
Cubchoo - Fire Red, Crystal, Platinum, Black 2
Explorer of Time - Colosseum
jdthebud - LeafGreen, HeartGold, Emerald, Platinum, Black 2
Raven Valt - Emerald
Reginald Cosmic - Leaf Green
SiegeGoatRevenge - Blue

Ultimate:

Spoiler:

Bug

StenirRPG - Red, Gold, Ruby, Brilliant Diamond, Black, X & Sun

Dark

StenirRPG - Gold, Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, Black, X, Moon

Dragon

Janp - Fire Red, Heart Gold, Emerald, Platinum, Black, Y & Ultra Moon

Electric

StenirRPG - Red, Gold, Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, Black, Y, Sun

Fairy

StenirRPG - Omega Ruby, Y, & Sun, (Optional: Brilliant Diamond)

Fire

StenirRPG - Blue, Gold, Emerald, Shining Pearl, Black, X, Sun (Optional: Sapphire)

Ghost

StenirRPG - Gold, Sapphire, Shining Pearl, Black, X, Moon (Optional: Red)

Grass

ddrox13 - Fire Red, Storm Silver, Emerald, Diamond, Black 2, Y & Sun (Optional: Shield)
StenirRPG - Red, Gold, Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, White, Y, and Sun

Ground

Smotemotem - Leaf Green, Heart Gold, Sapphire, Pearl, White, X & Moon (Optional: Sword, Scarlet, Legends: Arceus)
MachoPony - Fire Red, HeartGold, Emerald, Platinum, White, X & Ultra Moon (Optional: Shield)

Ice

StenirRPG - Red, Silver, Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, White, Y, Sun

Rock

StenirRPG - FireRed, HeartGold, Omega Ruby, Brilliant Diamond, White 2, Y & Moon (Optional: Red, Gold, Sapphire, Black)

 

[Explorer of Time]

Changelog:

8.0

Spoiler:

8.0: Initial version of the thread. Mega evolution rules have been changed so that Pokemon that have Mega Evolutions with different types can be used in specific circumstances. Rules for Terastalization have been implemented. I've also broadened and clarified the list of things that can be traded and hacked in, reimplemented the Dream Radar and Pokewalker rules, re-added a more detailed Free Mode for those who want a less restrictive ruleset, and added a bunch of rules to cover any edge case I can think of.

8.0.1: Edited Dream Radar transfer rule and clarified type-changing moves interacting with Libero and Protean.
8.0.2: Added Rule 12 in the core rules, which clarifies when you can switch between Standard and Free Modes.
8.0.3: Added a rule in the trade or hack rules allowing trading or hacking Pokemon for the purpose of field move compatibility.
8.0.4: Moved several game-specific rules to the second post in the thread.
8.0.5: Clarified that Pokémon not of the chosen type may still be caught for any non-battle purposes, such as Pokédex completion or breeding.
8.0.6: Added in the Xenoverse-specific rules and added a clarification that Reshiram and Zekrom are OK to use in BW1 Standard Mode if they match your type.
8.0.7: Provided a specific definition of Legendary Pokemon for games with Fakemon.
8.0.8: Updated credits and links to previous thread versions, and allowed legendary Pokemon in Stadium, Stadium 2, Colosseum, XD, and Battle Revolution to provide a level playing field with endgame trainers in all five games.
8.0.9: Allowed trading or hacking to get multiple uses of single-use Gen 3 move tutors.

8.1

Spoiler:

8.1.0: Added two new multi-run challenges to stand alongside the Ultimate Challenge, the Type Mastery Challenge and the Game Mastery Challenge. The Type Mastery Challenge is a challenge to do eighteen monotype runs, including all official types, across any number of games. The Game Mastery Challenge is a challenge to do a monotype run of every type within a single game.

Made the Ghost and Dragon types exempt from Kanto (And Johto players who can't trade), to make them consistent with the Steel exemption for Kanto, because all three types only have one fully-evolved Pokemon.

Made single runs completed prior to starting a multi-run challenge (Ultimate, Type Mastery, Game Mastery) count towards completion of that challenge.

Allowed hacking egg moves for Pokemon if the player has another Pokemon of the same evolutionary family with the same egg move, similar to the Gen VIII nursery, and prohibited hacking other egg moves.

8.1.1: Changed the rules for hacking or trading starters to match the level of the original starters, for games that start the player off with a Pokemon at a level other than 5, provided alternate cutoff points for trading or hacking a starter for official games without gym badges (Colosseum, XD, SM, and USUM), and made multiple new rules for Pokemon Colosseum and XD, to be found in the game-specific rules.

8.1.2: Added rules detailing Pokémon and items from Nintendo Event distributions. Gifted event Pokémon are not allowed, caught event Pokémon and event items are allowed. Allowed storing Pokémon in Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire and My Pokémon Ranch.
8.1.3: Allowed trading or hacking in Everstones.
8.1.4: Closed a loophole that accidentally allowed trading or hacking legendaries/Mythicals/UBs in Standard Mode games that allow them.
8.1.4.1: Minor grammatical corrections.

8.2

Spoiler:

8.2: Allowed the use of a single Legendary with a BST under 600 in Standard Mode, or a single Legendary with a BST above 600 and Slow Start or Truant as abilities.

Maintained and made clearer the "level playing field" exemption for games/hacks that have NPC trainers who use even stronger Legendaries.

Provided a clearer mechanical definition of "Legendary", which includes nearly all official Legendaries, Mythicals, and Ultra Beasts (and also Ash-Greninja because it fell within the criteria), and clarified in the Gen 1 Game-Specific Rules how the BST caps apply to games that don't split Special into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Allowed combining this challenge with other challenge threads so long as all rules in both threads are followed.

Added rules for determining which games are eligible for this challenge. TL;DR, NSFW and hate speech hacks/fangames aren't allowed, in-development games won't be eligible for the Hall of Fame until they've released their final boss, games/hacks that have big battle system changes will need special rules before a challenge begins, and spinoff games like Ranger that don't make sense to do this challenge with aren't allowed. No games already used in any challenge, current or former, are impacted.

Multi-Run challenges can be abandoned upon request, and all completed runs from them will be moved to the Single Challenge Hall of Fame.


8.2.1: Allowed legit Dream World Pokémon obtained from before 2014, should a challenger be lucky enough to somehow have them.
8.2.2: Made the multiple-starter-hacking rule applicable to any game or romhack that requires double/triple/rotation battles before a Pokemon of a chosen type can be caught, not just Colosseum and XD.
8.2.3: Provided a clearer definition of what counts as a full-length game or romhack for the purposes of eligibility for the Type Mastery Challenge, and added rules for a few other spinoff games.
8.2.4: Closed a loophole that would've allowed hacking in items to sell for money, and fixed two grammatical errors.
8.2.4.1: Reorganized the Game-Specific rules, cleared up slightly confusing wording involving Standard Mode Rule 3, but made no changes to the rules themselves.
8.2.5: Fixed an error regarding Cresselia's Gen 9 base stat change in the Standard Mode legendary rules.

8.3

Spoiler:

8.3: Moved the rule about trading or hacking unobtainable Pokemon in the regional dex to the Standard Mode rules, since Free Mode has its own separate rules on the topic.

Required that the player have reached the point where they could've caught a Pokemon in their counterpart game before trading or hacking version-exclusives. As this rule would affect in-progress challenges, runs started before 4/7/2023 are allowed to trade or hack version-exclusives at any point in time.

Made mutually-exclusive Pokémon, like some fossils, tradeable or hackable under the same restriction.

Allowed keeping Nincada unevolved until a second Ghost-type is obtained, if the player's first available Ghost-type is Shedinja.

Added a clause allowing trading or hacking in a Pokémon if the player's party is completely unable to damage a Pokémon without Struggle, or delaying the start of the challenge if players can't trade or hack.

Clarified that using multiple Pokémon of the same species is allowed.

8.3.1: Required that final bosses or postgame equivalents have a full team of six Pokémon to qualify for the Type Mastery Challenge, and mentioned a third postgame battle that qualifies a Pokémon XD run for it.
8.3.2: Allowed trading in Game Corner items or Pokemon if hacking in Coins isn't possible, and allowed trading or hacking a TM in DPPt that required the slot machines but couldn't be bought with Coins.
8.3.3: Reordered and reworded a few of the Core Rules, and mentioned when a player needs to catch their first Pokemon.
8.3.3.1: Edited Rule 2 to explicitly clarify that Pickup is allowed.
8.3.4: Added a clause for Grass/Fire/Water runs of BW1 allowing trading or hacking in the correct type's elemental monkey at the Dreamyard, since there's an unavoidable double battle before these types can get their second Pokemon.
8.3.5: Added a clause to the game-specific rules allowing trading or hacking in a non-Shedinja Ghost-type starter in Hoenn.
8.3.6: Explicitly permitted the use of rental Pokemon not of the player's type in situations where the player can't bring their own team to a battle, such as the Battle Factory or Battle CDs in Pokemon XD, and added a game-specific rule for Neon Colosseum in PBR.
8.3.7: Added a couple game-specific rules for Blaze Black 2 Redux, Volt White 2 Redux, Infinite Fusion, and games with difficulty settings.
8.3.8: Lowered the cutoff for legendary Pokemon from 570 BST to 550 BST so that the new legendaries from The Teal Mask are counted as legendaries.
8.3.9: Added a couple new rules regarding Legendaries in Blaze Black 2 Redux and Volt White 2 Redux and fixed the text in the rental Pokemon rule.
8.3.10: Added game-specific rules for the romhack Emerald Cross, and one game-specific rule for mono-Electric runs of Yellow.
8.3.11: Clarified that Hisui does not count as the same region as Sinnoh for the purposes of the Ultimate Challenge.
8.3.12: Allowed trading or hacking additional copies of finite evolution items, and clarified what to do in XD mono-Fire runs where a player can't hack in a Fire Stone, and wants to skip Flareon to get both Ninetales and Arcanine.
8.3.12.1: Fixed formatting glitches from the migration to XenForo.
8.3.13: Lowered the Legendary BST cutoff for allowed legendaries from 550 to 540 because I forgot Naganadel had a lower BST than the other Ultra Beasts. Transwiththeplan's Dragon monotype of Sword and limeemil's Dragon monotype of Ultra Moon are grandfathered in and may use Naganadel as though it wasn't a legendary.
8.3.14: Added a new game specific rule for Emerald Cross regarding the Cheaper Items option.
8.3.15: Removed LG:PE's exemption from some types in the Game Mastery Challenge since Alolan forms are available for all types. Allowed hacking in Repels and purely cosmetic items like clothing and decorations. Added game-specific rules allowing RBY, FRLG, and B2W2 to temporarily trade Pokemon to other games to allow breeding.
8.3.16: Added a game-specific rule for FRLG about trading or hacking in the unaccessible-without-Pickup TM10.
8.3.17: Added two game-specific rules for Emerald Cross, one detailing how it, being a QOL hack of Emerald, interacts with the Game Mastery Challenge, and the other detailing an undocumented gift Gligar that is to be treated as an Event Pokemon.
8.3.18: Updated the rules for the release of The Indigo Disk by adding a game-specific rule noting that mono-Stellar runs are impossible, and exempting the type from the Type Mastery and Game Mastery challenges.
8.3.19: Added a couple new rules for Legends: Arceus, two detailing Legendary-related stuff for Standard Mode, and one extending wrong-type prohibitions to wild battles.
8.3.20: Added a couple allowances for trading and hacking berries and Shoal Cave stuff for RSE players with broken real-time clocks.
8.3.21: Further clarified the rules for hacking in starters, and added an exemption for niche cases where no Pokemon would be eligible to trade or hack in as a starter.
8.3.22: Removed Sableye (RSE/ORAS) and female Snorunt (ORAS) from possible starters for RSE/ORAS Ghost monotypes under the Shedinja Clause, as neither qualified under the normal rules for trading/hacking in starters.

8.4

Spoiler:

8.4.0: Various layout changes, mostly placing more stuff in spoiler tags to take up less space and moving the Legendary-related rules to a new section, but the only rules change is to make romhacks and fangames that alter the type chart (i.e. Inverse Battle hacks) ineligible for the Type Mastery Challenge.
8.4.1: Added in rules for the mandatory legendary captures in BW and XY, and noted that SV requires the player to defeat their Professor after the league.
8.4.2: Specified what counts as the first gym in the Alola and Orre games, and added a rule allowing trading or hacking in starters if the player wants to start with one that's catchable before the first gym, but isn't the very first Pokemon you get. Also added game-specific rules about Cascoon in Hoenn mono-Poison runs and a trading and hacking section rule regarding Wurmple's personality value.
8.4.3: Added a game-specific rule forbidding the player from catching level 70 Pokemon in The Indigo Disk's Terrarium until the player has beaten the final boss of the base game or a BB League E4 member.
8.4.3.1: Reformatted the margins to make the rules more readable and added new rules pertaining to trading/hacking in starters in BW1 for types that can't get two Pokemon for Route 3's mandatory double battle.
8.4.4: Added game-specific rules for trading/hacking in pokemon temporarily to catch legendaries that require other games' version exclusives and/or unobtainable Regis. Most of these are only relevant to Free Mode players or postgames, with the exception of Regigigas in SwSh. Also added in an exemption for people unable to access SV's Blueberry Group Quests so they can catch Pokemon locked behind it, whether via trading or hacking in Treats.
8.4.4.1: Reorganized the rules by moving the starter trading/hacking rules for Standard Mode into their own section, and bolded or italicized game-specific rules only relevant on one mode.
8.4.5: Fixed an oversight regarding Pokemon that gain a type via Mega Evolution being obtained before their Mega Stone, so that they're now stated to be usable as they should be, so long as their Mega Stone is obtained before the postgame, including via trading or hacking the Mega Stone. Also added a Game-specific rule to Gen 7 to disallow these until the postgame since Mega Evolution isn't possible until the postgame even with a Mega Stone. Moved a couple Mega Evolution-related rules that were the same in both Standard and Free Mode into the Core Rules. Also turned the Oricorio Nectar trade/hack rule into a general rule for any item that changes types, with all such items for official Pokemon being listed in the rule.
8.4.6: Added game-specific rules for Eternal X and Wilting Y.
8.4.7: Updated Standard Mode's ban on friendship bonuses to include Gen 9, and added a game-specific rule to allow a high-BST legendary in USUM's postgame in Standard Mode, to even the playing field with Mega Mewtwo.
8.4.7.1: Changed the credits for the seventh thread's OP to reflect their recent username change.
8.4.8: Added game-specific rules for Radical Red.
8.4.9: Added game-specific rules for Blaze Black and Volt White 1, and adjusted Gen 5's game-specific rules to make clear that the player can't bring both Victini and Reshiram to the final battles of Black, or Thundurus and Zekrom to the final battles of White. Also added Electric to the list of trade/hack dual starters for Gen 5 because Kumi and Amy block off Route 3's grass.
8.4.10: Edited the Legendary rules slightly to account for romhacks that make Legendaries repeatedly catchable in the wild. No runs of official games are affected.

8.5

8.5.0: Revised and reordered several rules relating to Legendaries.The only major changes are that version-exclusive and mutually-exclusive Legendaries now follow the newer rules regarding exclusive Pokemon, which means that they can be traded or hacked in after their counterparts are caught, though most of these can't be used in Standard Mode. I also added a lot of clarifications in the game-specific rules involving the Legendary BST and Numerical Limits in Standard Mode, mostly involving Battle Facilities. The Tao Trio in vanilla B2W2 and Arceus in Battle Revolution are also now not allowed in Standard Mode.
8.5.1: Realized that the new Legendary rules unintentionally defined Paradox Pokemon and Gholdengo as Legendary. Made a special exemption for the latter so it isn't treated as one. Kept Paradox Pokemon as is since they'd work better to be treated as such in romhacks and fangames, and updated the Game-Specific Rules for Gen 9 and Radical Red to account for them.
8.5.2: Added a clause to the Trading and Hacking rules allowing runs without access to Thief to trade/hack in items from Wild Pokemon that they could've gotten with Thief.
8.5.3: Added a couple new rules for Mega Moemon Firered, to accommodate a challenge of that hack, and made a minor edit clarifying that Mega forms of Legendaries can be banned if their BST is too high even if their base forms aren't.
8.5.4: Updated the game-specific rules for Xenoverse since they weren't updated for the new legendary rules.
8.5.5: Updated all the Friendship/Affection-related rules, moving detailed explanations to the game-specific rules, and updated Moemon FireRed's game-specific rules.
8.5.6: Added a rule clarifying that the Real-Time Clock may be freely changed for any reason. Allowed trading/hacking in certain items that rely on the Real-Time Clock to obtain (mostly berries) and Honey Tree-exclusive Pokemon in Sinnoh.
8.5.7: Allowed trading or hacking in Pokemon only available through Mass Outbreaks, as well as Curtis and Yancy's gender-locked exclusives in B2W2.
8.5.8: Removed the requirement to beat the League Rematches in Platinum and HGSS to use 3 Legendaries or BST 600 Legendaries for the Battle Frontier.
8.5.9: Allowed trading/hacking in evolution stones in Gen 6 games after unlocking Secret Super Training. Clarified in the randomizer game-specific rules that multi-game randomizers are not allowed.

 

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[Explorer of Time]

User: Explorer of Time
Type: Psychic
Game(s): Ruby Cross
Single / Ultimate: Single
Standard Mode / Free Mode: Standard Mode

And finally, to start the thread! I'll be playing a QoL hack of Ruby called Ruby Cross, which adds several QOL features. The only ones relevant to gameplay, however, are that it adds reusable TMs, allows non-Legendary Sapphire version exclusives to be caught (though I do not plan to use Lunatone), allows trade evolutions to be evolved without trading, and allows HM moves to be deleted without the Move Deleter.

 

[Orion☆]

Question! Do those who are already in the middle of a run have to sign up again specifying if they're running Standard or Free Mode?

I'm doing a Mono-Fairy run of Xenoverse as you know, and I've been pondering...

Spoiler:

...if it would be better for me to abandon my current challenge and restart by signing up for Free Mode. The reason for this is that the Starter is a Legendary Pokémon, its final form has stats on par with one, and it cannot be removed from the team until right before the Elite Four due to story reasons. Until very recently, my Starter also had Camouflage in its moveset, which allowed it to bypass its massive Poison weakness while it was the only Pokémon in my party during the early game. I've since let it forget said move, but I've already broken a ton of rules for what is considered Standard Mode.

That said, given this game's.. special rules and structure, I do also suggest that any future runs of this game be automatically set to Free Mode.

 

[Explorer of Time]

Question! Do those who are already in the middle of a run have to sign up again specifying if they're running Standard or Free Mode?

I'm doing a Mono-Fairy run of Xenoverse as you know, and I've been pondering...

Spoiler:

...if it would be better for me to abandon my current challenge and restart by signing up for Free Mode. The reason for this is that the Starter is a Legendary Pokémon, its final form has stats on par with one, and it cannot be removed from the team until right before the Elite Four due to story reasons. Until very recently, my Starter also had Camouflage in its moveset, which allowed it to bypass its massive Poison weakness while it was the only Pokémon in my party during the early game. I've since let it forget said move, but I've already broken a ton of rules for what is considered Standard Mode, so...

As in rule 10 of the core rules, use the more lenient of my ruleset or the second thread's ruleset for any possible rule. Your run will be still be considered Standard Mode unless you plan to use the Pokemon listed under your spoiler. If you choose to use it, as the previous ruleset did not allow Legendary Pokemon either, your run will be converted to Free Mode and marked as such on your challenge/hall of fame. (Unless you've already fought a trainer that uses a Legendary, then it's still Standard Mode. I don't know what Xenoverse's balancing is like, but it sounds like it expects you to have that Pokemon and will up the difficulty accordingly, and hacks/fangames like that are what the clause is for.)

I'll update the OP with rules for converting from Standard Mode to Free Mode.

 

[Orion☆]

As in rule 10 of the core rules, use the more lenient of my ruleset or the second thread's ruleset for any possible rule. Your run will be considered Standard Mode unless you plan to use

Spoiler:

your starter's final form

. If you choose to use it, as the previous ruleset did not allow Legendary Pokemon either, your run will be converted to Free Mode and marked as such on your challenge/hall of fame. I'll update the OP with rules for converting from Standard Mode to Free Mode.

Thank you for the quick answer! I'll ponder upon it before the next update...

Spoiler:

...as I'm considering on ditching my Starter already. I always have this sort of crisis after it obtains its Xenoversal Form, but it's especially bad now because, ugh, Xeno Shyleon is ugly as HELL and its Astral Form isn't much better. On the other hand, I've already broken the current ruleset for Standard as mentioned above with the Camouflage issue and I do plan on using Astral Shyleon to get through the plot-mandated battle with Vakuum (which is borderline sadistic in terms of difficulty), so I might just convert to Free Mode regardless of whether Shyleon stays in my party after said battle.

Could it also be possible to dedicate a small section to rules for specific fan games? I can adapt the ones I wrote for Xenoverse in the previous thread to the current rulesets, and maybe other people who choose to do other fan games (as in, those which aren't enhancement hacks of official games - Xeno, Uranium, Unbound, Insurgence, Reborn, Rejuvenation, etc.) can add theirs later.

 

[Explorer of Time]

Could it also be possible to dedicate a small section to rules for specific fan games? I can adapt the ones I wrote for Xenoverse in the previous thread to the current rulesets, and maybe other people who choose to do other fan games (as in, those which aren't enhancement hacks of official games - Xeno, Uranium, Unbound, Insurgence, Reborn, Rejuvenation, etc.) can add theirs later.

Absolutely! I'll need advice from people who have played those games, if I haven't played them myself, but I'll be playing close attention to this thread and I will take suggestions.

 

[Orion☆]

Pokémon Xenoverse - Additional Rules and Specifications for Monotype Runs

1. The Starter Pokémon - Part I
During the main game, keeping the Starter Pokémon (Shyleon, Trishout or Shulong) in the party is mandatory for story progression. If you want to play the game as intended by its creators, it is highly recommended that you run on Free Mode (see Part II as to why) and center your run around any of the types they cover - that is, Grass, Fairy, Fire, Sound, Water or Dragon - so that you can include them in your party.

Should you choose to run with any other type, or choose not to use them in your team (e.g. in a Standard Mode run), the Starter can remain in the party, gain experience if you are playing on Modern Mode/with the Exp. Share on, and be sent out whenever the story requires it (e.g. during the Tag Battle against A and B at the Newtron Library), but must be kept out of battling duties otherwise, especially after you have access to a Pokémon of your chosen type.

2. The X Pokémon
Given that the X Pokémon function much like regional variants once caught, you may catch any of them as long as you are allowed to and as long as they match your chosen type. It is recommended that you farm them around the region, however; check guides as to where and how to encounter them.

3. Abraham's Scaleon
If you have less than six Pokémon during the battle against your Blue Energy-possessed Starter, before the 4th Gym, Cardinal Abraham will lend you his Scaleon to help you out. You may only send it out to battle if - and only if - you're on a Mono-Dragon run. Otherwise, ignore it.

4. The Starter Pokémon - Part II (Spoilers)

Spoiler:

As stated in the story, the Astral Forms of the Starter Pokémon are essentially Legendary Pokémon and have stats on par with such. Therefore, they are subject to the rules of the specific variation of Monotype you are running.

If you are on Standard Mode:
-During the battle with Vakuum (the sphere Pokémon and the last boss before the Cardinals/Elite Four), the Starter Pokémon in its Astral Form must be switched out as soon as possible after the game prompts it to be sent out, and only the remaining members of your party must battle it.
-After the battle with Vakuum, the Starter in its Base Form will automatically transform into its Astral Form upon sending it out to battle. You may either box it, or use the Terrestrial/Xenoversal Rings to return it back to either of its previous forms, but due to the Standard Mode rules on Legendaries, the former is recommended.

If you are on Free Mode, you are allowed to use your Starter in its Astral Form to directly battle Vakuum, as well as to keep it in your party after said battle. It's your call, but you have that dispensation. And again, if you want to stick to the way the creators intended this game to be played, it is recommended that you sign up under Free Mode rules.

5. Endpoint
The goal, as stated in the Core Rules and as seen in most official games and fan games, is beating the Champion...

Spoiler:

...in this game, Aster, the Lumen.

6. Extra Goal
Since the post-game Furious Battles are kind of impractical to do on a challenge run, the extra goal for this game would be to fulfill the conditions to unlock them, as follows:

Spoiler:

Defeat Taraxo on Route 13, catch Dielebi, Lugia and Ho-Oh, and then defeat Gold in Aurora Den.

If you are on Standard Mode, you have special dispensation to get ahold of the aforementioned Pokémon, but you must not send them out to battle even if they match your chosen type.

Any future rules and/or specifications will be added to this post. Per Aspera Ad Astra!

 

[Explorer of Time]

I've added them to the rules, thank you!

 

[Orion☆]

Pokémon Xenoverse (FREE MODE)
Mono-Fairy - Fallen Star Mintaka
Update 4 (Gravity Tunnel - Westar City)

Team:
-Shyleon Xenoversal Form (Pascal), level 52
-Granbull (Diana), level 54
-Grudako (Ranmaru), level 53
-Fatail (Aniceto), level 53
-Mimikyu (El Mimi), level 36

As stated above, I have decided to set this run to Free Mode because I already failed to comply with the rules of Standard Mode (re: Camouflage) and because I want to have the ability to decide whether I'll bring Shyleon with me beyond the final boss battle.

I'd rather not talk much about the plot in this segment. I absolutely hate this part of the game and most of the events that happen within it, so let's just sum it up to:
-Pascal got his Xenoversal Form, got corrupted by Blue Energy and temporarily left, came back, and I almost kicked him out of the team of my own volition because I couldn't even look at him. I had this crisis with the other two starters in previous playthroughs, but this is by far the worst.
-Eventually I reached some kind of conciliation with him, however. If he helped me defeat the ones responsible for his transformation, I would let him stay. Ergo, he promptly helped me earn my fourth badge, and returned to the fold.
-We reached Westar City and kicked G.E.I.S.T. out of Wild Bull Saloon - because really, in a story where the protagonist is dead to begin with, they're the villains. Then, after much running, we welcomed a new member into the team - El Mimi the Mimikyu! I have to confess I almost abandoned my run because I couldn't find a single Mimikyu, but then he walked in and everything was alright. That was a bit exaggerated because I'd like to imagine he was always with me, just not battle-ready - just like a certain motorcycle dragon in a recent official Pokémon game. Either way, what a sweet good baby he is!

Now we're off to challenge Sheriff Caspar for my fifth badge! I know I'm much more into the college sweetheart Ginger now, but I'd be lying if I said I don't have a thing for the handsome old Sheriff still. He was the very reason I gave Xenoverse a try. I don't know where I'd be without him, and like with Ginger, it's a shame he won't pop up again until post-game. Why do I have to see a lot more of the Ass-ter of my ex-husbando and less of my current husbandos? :C

 

[Explorer of Time]

Pokémon Ruby Cross (Standard Mode)
Mono-Psychic - Stargazer Astrid
Update 1 (Littleroot Town -> Rustboro Gym)

My first update in the new thread!

Since I'm doing a mono-Psychic run of Ruby, the only Psychic-type prior to the first gym is Ralts. Unfortunately, it cannot hurt the Team Magma Grunt's Poochyena with any move it learns via level-up, and can't learn a non-Psychic attack move until I get to Slateport. Given the standard mode rules, I could trade* in a Beldum, the only non-Legendary Pokemon in my regional dex which isn't available until the postgame. (My other option, the Sapphire-exclusive Lunatone, is technically available in this hack.)

Beldum gets tired very easily, with it only knowing a single move that does recoil damage, but its Steel typing gives it a large defensive advantage early on. Ralts is pretty strong offensively, but can't take a lot of hits. He does know Double Team, though, which means that if I can set it up he won't get hit much. Ralts actually soloed the battle against Roxanne, by using Growl to take down Geodude's attack to the minimum, then using Double Team to max out evasion, then fainting it with several Confusions, then Growling at Nosepass six times and fainting that with confusion too.

*This romhack isn't trade-compatible with PKHeX, but it is trade-compatible with the vanilla games, so I genned in a Beldum with a random nature and IVs, gave it an OT/TID/SID matching mine to stop it from getting an experience boost, and traded it for a random Wurmple.

Team

Beldum (⚥) | Psychic/Steel | Level 11
Moves: Take Down, (Empty Slot), (Empty Slot), (Empty Slot)
32 HP / 19 Atk / 24 Def / 14 SpA / 18 SpD / 13 Spe
Ability: Clear Body | Nature: Rash | Item: Quick Claw

Ralts (♂) | Psychic | Level 13
Moves: Confusion, Growl, Double Team, (Empty Slot)
33 HP / 12 Atk / 14 Def / 16 SpA / 15 SpD / 19 Spe
Ability: Synchronize | Nature: Jolly | Item: Oran Berry

 

[Explorer of Time]

Pokémon Ruby Cross (Standard Mode)
Mono-Psychic - Stargazer Astrid
Update 2 (Rusturf Tunnel -> Granite Cave)

It's my second update, but it's a short one. I went down to Rusturf Tunnel, beat the Team Magma Grunt with my Beldum, then explored a few areas with Cut. Then, I went down to Dewford Town. The locals, funnily enough, had "Lukewarm Event" as their randomly-generated trend. I decided to keep it as-is for now. I taught my Ralts Flash, since Ruby Cross allows Pokemon to forget HM moves without the Move Deleter, but otherwise I haven't had anyone level up enough to get a new move. I beat Brawly with my Ralts, this time using Confusion most of the time because of the type advantage. I used three Potions during the battle to heal up, and I used Growl once or twice to stop Bulk Up from getting too strong. When I went to Granite Cave, I caught an Abra. It's useless to me now, but I'll get TMs for it in Slateport very soon. I don't plan to keep it on my final team, since I don't want a second Pokemon without a secondary type, but it will stay on for quite a while.

Team

Spoiler:

Beldum (⚥) | Psychic/Steel | Level 14
Moves: Take Down, (Empty Slot), (Empty Slot), (Empty Slot)
39 HP / 23 Atk / 29 Def / 16 SpA / 22 SpD / 15 Spe
Ability: Clear Body | Nature: Rash | Item: Quick Claw

Ralts (♂) | Psychic | Level 14
Moves: Confusion, Growl, Double Team, Flash
35 HP / 13 Atk / 14 Def / 17 SpA / 16 SpD / 20 Spe
Ability: Synchronize | Nature: Jolly | Item: Oran Berry

Abra (♀) | Psychic | Level 10
Moves: Teleport, Flash, (Empty Slot), (Empty Slot)
26 HP / 9 Atk / 8 Def / 27 SpA / 18 SpD / 21 Spe
Ability: Synchronize | Nature: Relaxed | Item: (None)

 

[Reginald Cosmic]

Question since I'm new to the forum: What counts as a "lost run" in this situation? Clearly, this isn't a nuzlocke where Pokémon "die" when they faint, but before I joined the forum today, I'd been doing a Ground-type only run on Pokémon Sapphire Version, and I lost to Gym Leader Wallace by a hair (his Molitic had a sliver of health), so I had to reload. If this was under these rules, would that have counted as losing the run, or would I be allowed to reload, or would I need to accept the loss of money and continue from the "white out"?