The Monotype Challenge

[RefinedHornet]

Ultimate Ground Monotype Platinum Update:
-chose Turtwig
-defeated rival on Route 201
-defeated rival on Route 203
-caught Onix in Oreburgh Mine
-defeated Roark
-Turtwig evolved into Grotle
-defeated Gardenia
-caught Gible in Wayward Cave
-Gible evolved into Gabite
-defeated Fantina

Team:

Spoiler:

Grotle
Lv. 27
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Rash
HP: 83
Attack: 59
Defense: 54
Sp. Attack: 44
Sp. Defense: 39
Speed: 32
Moves: Bite/Curse/Mega Drain/Razor Leaf

Onix
Lv. 27
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Careful
HP: 62
Attack: 34
Defense: 97
Sp. Attack: 27
Sp. Defense: 34
Speed: 51
Moves: Rage/Sandstorm/Rock Throw/Screech

Gabite
Lv. 27
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Hardy
HP: 81
Attack: 59
Defense: 44
Sp. Attack: 40
Sp. Defense: 40
Speed: 57
Moves: Sand Tomb/Dragon Rage/Sandstorm/Take Down

 

[Shiisaa]

Alright, done with my mono dark X run!

Final team: Hall of Fame

Spoiler:

Inklord Kale lv75
Night Slash/Thunderbolt/Psycho Cut/Psybeam
Mind Plate

Hideko lv72
Venoshock/Flamethrower/Toxic/Strength
Poison Barb

Croakette lv72
Hydro Pump/Night Slash/Ice Beam/Surf

Hoodrat lv75
High Jump Kick/Head Smash/Brick Break/Power-Up Punch
Black Belt

Cerberus lv65
Work Up/Dragon Rush/Rock Tomb/Hyper Voice
Dragon Fang

Shichibukai lv73
Outrage/Earthquake/Crunch/Sand Tomb
King's Rock​

 

[Arcean Warrior]

I'm doing another Heartgold challenge because I feel like it, but my DS is a little uneasy these days. I might have to do a seperate Firered challenge or something...

So, here it is:

SN: Arcean Warrior
Type: Bug
Game: Heartgold
Challenge Single
Pervious progress: None

And just like I was doing from the Normal challenge, I'm just going to add the first 5 bug pokemon I met in the wild. It was perhaps lucky for me I didn't meet a single Spearow during the whole game, or a Noctowl/hoothoot.
Just a guess: My team would be Butterfree/Parasect/Venomoth/Forretress/Heracross.

 

[derrick95]

I think I'm gonna put my challenge on hold for a while. School's starting to get harder, more games are coming out, and I'm just not having fun with it. I'll probably come back to it eventually, but for right now I'm leaving it.

 

[Shiisaa]

Forum User Name: Shiisaa
Pokémon Type: Dragon
Challenge Mode: Single
Game(s): X

 

[Crackin355]

Update #16 - Johto 7/16
I don't know what compelled me to play some more, but I went ahead and did everything from Jasmine to Pryce. I decided to use Minagawa until she evolved into Yanmega so that's why she's a higher level than the rest.

Gon [ARIADOS] ♂ Lv31
Bashful Nature @Soothe Bell
HP:93 | ATK:62 | DEF:56 | Sp.A:44 | Sp.D:50 | SPD:34
>Sucker Punch
>Dig
>Shadow Sneak
>Return

Takechiyo [BUTTERFREE] ♂ Lv30
Gentle Nature @Choice Specs
HP:79 | ATK:36 | DEF:40 | Sp.A:57 | Sp.D:67 | SPD:57
>Silver Wind
>PoisonPowder
>Sleep Powder
>Psybeam

Berserker [HERACROSS] ♂ Lv31
Timid Nature @No Item
HP:94 | ATK:83 | DEF:56 | Sp.A:37 | Sp.D:71 | SPD:72
>Headbutt
>Aerial Ace
>Shadow Claw
>Brick Break

Takumi [SCIZOR] ♂ Lv30
Quiet Nature @No Item
HP:92 | ATK:93 | DEF:74 | Sp.A:50 | Sp.D:62 | SPD:45
>Metal Claw
>Wing Attack
>Pursuit
>Slash

Minagawa [YANMEGA] ♀ Lv33
Impish Nature @Miracle Seed
HP:103 | ATK:60 | DEF:74 | Sp.A:82 | Sp.D:45 | SPD:77
>AncientPower
>U-Turn
>Shadow Ball
>Hidden Power

-: Beat the Red Gyarados
-: Fought the Team Rocket people, I didn't really pay attention to the text since I was watching stuff on the side.
-: I fought Pryce; Gon beat Seel, Berserker beat Dewgong and a combination of Takumi, Minagawa and Berserker took down Piloswine. Berserker was the only one able to deal a good amount of damage in one hit to Piloswine, Minagawa got OHKO'd by Blizzard after avoided two of them and Takumi was at 2hp because of being worn down by Mud Bomb.
-: Received the Glacier Badge.

 

[Shiisaa]

Mono Dragon, Update 1:

Started off on a mono dragon run, and so far I'm up to two badges. No Pokemon have yet to evolve, but it's almost time to wreck havoc onto mankind! I've also traded for a Skrelp, since X doesn't have that normally.

Current Team:

Axael Lv24
>Slash
>False Swipe
>Dragon Rage
>Dual Chop


Slubs Lv23
>Rage
>Bite
>Headbutt
>Leer


Buster Lv24
>Bide
>Stealth Rock
>Bite
>Charm


Krillex Lv27
>Poison Tail
>Feint Attack
>Water Gun
>Water Pulse

 

[Chrono Eternal]

Forum User Name: Chrono Eternal
Pokémon Type: Flying
Challenge Mode: Single (for now)
Game(s): FireRed

This is my first attempt at any kind of Pokémon challenge ever, and so far I am loving it. I'm typically a completionist with a "gotta catch 'em all" attitude, but there is something very liberating (and so far, more fun) about having a limited number of Pokes to use and not worrying about constantly catching, evolving, and breeding.

PROGRESS:

Spoiler:

• Chose Charla the Charmander as my starter.
• Lost(!!!) my first battle against Blue - this may be my first time ever losing in the initial rival battle. It's okay - this will fuel my rival hate-fire.
• Caught Pippin the level 3 Pidgey on Route 1.
• Caught Arthur the level 4 Caterpie in Viridian Forest. He soon evolved into Metapod.
• Forgot about Route 22! Backtracked to Viridian City and headed west. Exacted sweet revenge on Blue. Arthur evolved into Butterfree.
• Caught Shakespear the level 3 Spearow on Route 22.
• Had a tough time (as expected) against Brock at the Pewter Gym. Arthur took out Geodude easily enough with Confusion, but Onix required Sleep Powder, Growl, and Poison Powder to be taken care of.
• Caught Gotham the level 9 Zubat in Mount Moon. Annihilated a ton of Zubat and Team Rocket's poison types with Arthur's Confusion.
• Won a Nugget, de-Jigglypuff'd Bill, and stole the stolen TM. Charla evolved into Charmeleon on Route 25.
• Misty was tougher than expected. I had to take out Starmie slowly, with a nice dose of Poison Powder. Pippin evolved into Pidgeotto at the end of the battle.
• Eventually arrived at Vermilion City and got a Bike Voucher and an Old Rod.
• Caught Karpadia the level 5 Magikarp with the Old Rod in Vermilion City.
• Caught a wild Spearow, put Charla into Bill's PC, and traded the unnamed Spearow for a level 15 Farfetch'd named CH'DING because it's not Gen 5 yet.

TEAM:

Spoiler:

Arthur (lvl 21)
Adamant Butterfree ♂ (Compound Eyes)
Confusion, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Supersonic

Pippin (lvl 19)
Mild Pidgeotto ♂ (Keen Eye)
Gust, Quick Attack, Tackle, Sand-Attack

Gotham (lvl 18)
Rash Zubat ♂ (Inner Focus)
Bite, Astonish, Leech Life, Supersonic

Shakespear (lvl 17)
Bold Spearow ♂ (Keen Eye)
Peck, Fury Attack, Leer, Growl

CH'DING (lvl 15)
Adamant Farfetch'd ♂ (Keen Eye)
Peck, Sand-Attack, Leer

Karpadia (lvl 7)
Quirky Magikarp ♀ (Swift Swim)
Splash

In Box:

I've yet to decide exactly what my final team looks like, and I'm hoping to catch and use all of the Flying types (Legendary Birds aside) in some of this run. My Charmeleon is hanging out in Box 1 now. I'm trying not to use her much before she evolves into Charizard and don't really feel it's fair in this run to take a non-Flying type to Lt. Surge. We'll see if I can survive without her!

 

[Shiisaa]

Mono Dragon, Update 2

I currently have 5 badges, and stopped right at the Fairy gym. This is gonna be such a pain....
I did a little bit of modification to my team, so here they are!


Gobbles Lv36
>Sandstorm
>Dragon Claw
>Sand Tomb
>Slash


Drizlop Lv32
>Thunderbolt
>Dragon Breath
>Rain Dance
>Flail


Sammy Lv39
>Fly
>Earth Power
>Bulldoze
>Rock Slide


Slubs Lv40
>Shadow Claw
>Bite
>Dragon Breath
>Zen Headbutt


Axael Lv41
>Dragon Claw
>Dragon Dance
>Dragon Rage
>Dual Chop


Buster Lv44
>Rock Tomb
>Earthquake
>Crunch
>Dragon Claw

 

[Chrono Eternal]

FireRed Mono-Flying Run
UPDATE #2

PROGRESS:

Spoiler:

• Went aboard the S.S. Anne and leveled up my Magikarp quite a bit.
• Had a pretty exciting fight with my revival - just down to my Pidgeotto vs. his Wartortle at the end.
• CH'DING the Farfetch'd became my Cut slave.
• Had a surprisingly easy battle with Lt. Surge. I was all ready to "cheat" and take my Charmeleon out of the Box and teach her Dig, but it wasn't necessary. Arthur the Butterfree was once again my MVP inflicting Sleep, Confuse, and Poison. Probably would have been more of a challenge if I hadn't used Paralyze Heals though. Oh well.
• Cut my way back to Viridian City and and tutored Arthur to learn Dream Eater because in a pre-Natu world, I guess Butterfree is gonna be my psuedo-Psychic type.
• Traveled again through the wall of Zubats known as Mt. Moon, got myself a Bicycle in Cerulean City and headed east.
• Shakespear and Karpadia evolved into Fearow and Gyarados on Route 9. I was all ready for Karpadia to learn a water move to get me through Rock Tunnel, and when I saw that she wouldn't for another 20 or so levels, I got over my one-use-only TM anxiety and taught her Water Pulse, which made Rock Tunnel a breeze (except that I didn't want to mar Arthur's moveset with Flash so I did it in the dark).
• Gotham evolved into Golbat in Rock Tunnel.
• Had a brain fart about needing the Silph Scope so I thought it was time for the Tower in Lavender Town. Switched out my Cut slave for Charla the Charmeleon (who I'm still trying not to really use until she's a Charizard) and made quick work of my rival. Then remembered the whole Silph Scope thing, left the Tower, and got ready to head west.

TEAM:

Spoiler:

Arthur (lvl 26)
Adamant Butterfree ♂ (Compound Eyes)
Confusion, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Dream Eater

Karpadia (lvl 25)
Quirky Gyarados ♀ (Intimidate)
Water Pulse, Dragon Rage, Bite, Tackle

Shakespear (lvl 23)
Bold Fearow ♂ (Keen Eye)
Peck, Fury Attack, Pursuit, Leer

Gotham (lvl 23)
Rash Golbat ♂ (Inner Focus)
Wing Attack, Bite, Leech Life, Supersonic

Pippin (lvl 22)
Mild Pidgeotto ♂ (Keen Eye)
Gust, Quick Attack, Whirlwind, Sand-Attack

Charla (lvl 20)
Calm Charmeleon ♀ (Blaze)
Ember, Metal Claw, Smokescreen, Growl

In Box:

Using CH'DING really wasn't so bad. With the crits he'd get from his held Stick, plus the quick leveling and stat increases he'd get as a traded Pokemon, he was holding his own. But now that my Spearow, Zubat, and Magikarp have evolved, he statistically just can't hold up. Still thinking about what the final team will shape up to be. I don't love the idea of Charizard, Gyarados, Aerodactyl, and Dragonite all making the final cut, since that screams "Dragon" to me more than "Flying." I'm actually now considering using Zapdos over Dragonite...it will give me some defense against Electric types and, despite being Legendary, it's a little less OP.

 

[Pave Low]

Forum User Name: Spartacus
Pokémon Type: Poison
Challenge Mode: Single
Game(s): Emerald

 

[Lrachelr5]

Forum Username: Lrachelr5
Pokemon Type: Dark
Challenge mode: Single
Game: Omega Ruby

 

[Chrono Eternal]

FireRed Mono-Flying Run
UPDATE #3

PROGRESS:

Spoiler:

• Headed over to Celadon City and did plenty of exploring there.
• Made it through the Rocket Hideout without too much trouble thanks to Psychic moves from Arthur the Butterfree. Giovanni wasn't too much trouble while using Karpadia the Gyarados, though his Kangaskhan was pretty tough.
• Breezed through the Gym (about time I had a type advantage at a Gym)! Erika was no big deal and I taught Gotham the Golbat Giga Drain.
• Before heading back to the Pokemon Tower, I took a detour to Route 16 and caught Sharpy the Doduo. I put her in the team and sent Shakespear to the Box, since they have similar movesets and Shakespear was already a fully-evolved Fearow.
• Basically solo'd the Pokemon Tower with Sharpy, leveling her up quite a bit. Immunity from Ghost and Ground moves made it pretty easy for her. Blue wasn't a breeze, but fights against him are definitely getting easier now that my team's shaping up.
• I had totally forgotten that at this point (after receiving the Poke Flute), the game opens up a bit. So I did some exploring of several routes, and after debating whether to go to Koga or Sabrina, I decided Saffron City.
• Breezed through the FIghting Dojo, because Flying.
• Silph Co. was a bit tougher than the Rocket Hideout, but Blue and Giovanni were manageable. Sharpy evolved into Dodrio while here, and has become an instant favorite among my party members. Got a little weary of the Psychic Gym coming up since the Drowzee, Hypno, and Blue's Alakazam were a bit tough. Thought about getting Shadow Ball from the Game Corner in Celadon, but ultimately decided to just power through with what I had and a bunch of Dark moves (all special this generation) on physical attackers.
• Made it through the Gym without a ton of strategy, mostly just using hard hitting moves like Sharpy's Tri Attack since all my Dark moves were not so great. Onto Fuchsia and the Safari Zone!

TEAM:

Spoiler:

Arthur (lvl 39)
Adamant Butterfree ♂ (Compound Eyes)
Psybeam, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Dream Eater

Charla (lvl 35)
Calm Charmeleon ♀ (Blaze)
Flamethrower, Brick Break, Smokescreen, Scary Face

Pippin (lvl 35)
Mild Pidgeotto ♂ (Keen Eye)
Fly, Wing Attack, Whirlwind, Feather Dance

Gotham (lvl 35)
Rash Golbat ♂ (Inner Focus)
Air Cutter, Bite, Giga Drain, Confuse Ray

Sharpy (lvl 35)
Serious Dodrio ♀ (Run Away)
Tri Attack, Peck, Pursuit, Growl

Karpadia (lvl 33)
Quirky Gyarados ♀ (Intimidate)
Water Pulse, Dragon Rage, Bite, Leer

In Box:

This could be my final team...Arthur, Charla, and Sharpy are locks (I think). Pippin is paling in comparison to Sharpy, but maybe that'll change when he evolves into Pidgeot? It seems like he could be replaced with Aerodactyl, but looking at Aerodactyl's moveset, I'm not sure if having one on my team would really change things up that much. Same thing with Scyther...no Bug moves and isn't getting the Normal STAB like my Normal/Flying types are. I understand that Gyarados is a powerhouse and all, but with pre-physical/special specifications for moves...she really doesn't seem that great anymore. She has awful Special Attack and only learns special moves. I still haven't decided how cheap it would feel to use Dragonite instead.

 

[Pave Low]

Poison Monotype - Emerald
Update 1

Badges

Screenshots
Woops I forgot do screenshot evolutions and when I defeated Roxanne

Spoiler:

Dustox | Level 35
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Nature: Serious
Ability: Shield Dust
Protect | Psybeam
Silver Wind | Light Screen

Escobar | Level 34
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Nature: Docile
Ability: Clear Body
Bubblebeam | Supersonic
Wrap | Acid

Ashley | Level 32
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Nature: Jolly
Ability: Chlorophyll
Poisonpowder | Stun Spore
Sleep Powder | Acid

Harley | Level 32
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Nature: Jolly
Ability: Inner Focus
Steel Wing | Confuse Ray
Wing Attack | Bite

Weezy | Level 33
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Nature: Lonely
Ability: Levitate
Tackle | Sludge
Selfdestruct | Haze

Atia | Level 32
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Nature: Lonely
Ability: Stench
Pound | Minimize
Disable | Sludge

​

 

[Lrachelr5]

I'm withdrawing again sorry

 

[limeemil]

Ultimate Mono Fighting Sapphire Update:

- Defeated Wallace
- Reached Ever Grande City
- Traversed Victory Road
- Defeated Wally
- Defeated the Elite Four
- Defeated Steven
- Entered the Hall of Fame

Finally completed this one! On to Sinnoh!

Final team:

Spoiler:

Ken the Hasty Blaziken Lv. 56
Blaze
- Flamethrower
- Brick Break
- Rock Tomb
- Rock Smash

Copper the Lonely Medicham Lv. 57
Pure Power
- Hi Jump Kick
- Shadow Ball
- Psychic
- Ice Punch

Judith the Mild Machamp Lv. 53
Guts
- Cross Chop
- Submission
- Earthquake
- Strength

Steve the Bashful Breloom Lv. 50
Effect Spore
- Giga Drain
- Sky Uppercut
- Mach Punch
- Stun Spore

Darunia the Hasty Hariyama Lv. 50
Thick Fat
- Vital Throw
- Fake Out
- Smellingsalt
- Surf

 

[RefinedHornet]

Ultimate Ground Monotype Platinum Update:
-defeated rival in Hearthome City
-Grotle evolved into Torterra
-defeated Maylene
-caught Rhyhorn on Route 214
-caught Hippopotas in the Ruin Maniac Cave
-defeated rival in Pastoria City
-Hippopotas evolved into Hippowdon
-defeated Wake

Team:

Spoiler:

Torterra
Lv. 36
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Rash
HP: 123
Attack: 94
Defense: 84
Sp. Attack: 75
Sp. Defense: 64
Speed: 57
Moves: Bite/Curse/Earthquake/Razor Leaf

Onix
Lv. 35
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Careful
HP: 78
Attack: 45
Defense: 126
Sp. Attack: 35
Sp. Defense: 44
Speed: 68
Moves: DragonBreath/Sandstorm/Rock Throw/Rock Polish

Gabite
Lv. 35
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Hardy
HP: 104
Attack: 78
Defense: 56
Sp. Attack: 52
Sp. Defense: 51
Speed: 75
Moves: Sand Tomb/Dragon Claw/Sandstorm/Slash

Rhyhorn
Lv. 35
Ability: Lightningrod
Nature: Naughty
HP: 105
Attack: 82
Defense: 82
Sp. Attack: 35
Sp. Defense: 27
Speed: 31
Moves: Tail Whip/Stomp/Rock Blast/Scary Face

Hippowdon
Lv. 35
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Rash
HP: 131
Attack: 98
Defense: 93
Sp. Attack: 63
Sp. Defense: 55
Speed: 44
Moves: Sand-Attack/Crunch/Sand Tomb/Take Down

 

[Pave Low]

Poison Monotype - Emerald
Update 2

Badges

Screenshots
Woops I forgot do screenshot evolutions and when I defeated Roxanne

Spoiler:

Dustox | Level 48
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Nature: Serious
Ability: Shield Dust
Protect | Psychic
Silver Wind | Aerial Ace

Escobar | Level 53
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Nature: Docile
Ability: Clear Body
Surf | Supersonic
Ice Beam | Sludge Bomb

Ashley | Level 50
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Nature: Jolly
Ability: Chlorophyll
Petal Dance | Return
Toxic | Stun Spore

Harley | Level 51
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Nature: Jolly
Ability: Inner Focus
Steel Wing | Confuse Ray
Fly | Bite

Weezy | Level 51
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Nature: Lonely
Ability: Levitate
Shadow Ball | Sludge
Explosion | Haze

Atia | Level 50
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Nature: Lonely
Ability: Stench
Strength | Double Team
Rock Smash | Sludge Bomb

 

[TheCrystalFlaaffy]

Haven't been playing Pokemon much lately, hopefully a new challenge will bring me back to it :)

Forum User Name: TheCrystalFlaaffy
Type: Grass
Challenge: Ultimate
Games: Pokémon Leaf Green | Pokémon Crystal | Pokémon Alpha Sapphire | Pokémon Platinum | Pokémon Volt White | Pokémon Y

Will be starting with Alpha Sapphire.

 

[Pave Low]

Forum User Name: Spartacus
Type: Steel
Challenge: Single
Games: Emerald