The Ones That Got Away Challenge

[Zeffy]

How about Skuntank? If not then yeah feel free to choose the last one yourself, although there's not that many in your list to choose from :P

I'll post a new application then. The Pokémon I listed before was just from the top of my head. And I wouldn't mind posting a new application.~

Name: Zeffers
Game: HeartGold
List of Pokemon that got away:

Spoiler:

Bibarel
Glailie
Froslass
Weezing
Linoone
Floatzel
Metagross
Rotom
Magnezone
Gallade
Gliscor
Skuntank
Furret
Salamence
Scizor
Skarmory
Medicham
Rhyperior
Toxicroak
Mismagius
Dusknoir
Gengar
Drifblim
Spiritomb
Clefable
Togekiss
Lucario
Magmortar
Staraptor
Infernape
Gallade
Garchomp
Milotic
Gastrodon
Lanturn
Empoleon
Forretress
Slowbro
Bronzong

*The ones strikethroughed are the ones I cannot get.
Number required: 4
Any specific requirements: Only 1 stall-type Pokémon. And no happiness evolution Pokémon either. :)

 

[Sammuthegreat]

I'll post a new application then. The Pokémon I listed before was just from the top of my head. And I wouldn't mind posting a new application.~

Name: Zeffers
Game: HeartGold
List of Pokemon that got away:

Spoiler:

Bibarel
Glailie
Froslass
Weezing
Linoone
Floatzel
Metagross
Rotom
Magnezone
Gallade
Gliscor
Skuntank
Furret
Salamence
Scizor
Skarmory
Medicham
Rhyperior
Toxicroak
Mismagius
Dusknoir
Gengar
Drifblim
Spiritomb
Clefable
Togekiss
Lucario
Magmortar
Staraptor
Infernape
Gallade
Garchomp
Milotic
Gastrodon
Lanturn
Empoleon
Forretress
Slowbro
Bronzong

*The ones strikethroughed are the ones I cannot get.
Number required: 4
Any specific requirements: Only 1 stall-type Pokémon. And no happiness evolution Pokémon either. :)

Ok then, have Forretress, Froslass, Salamence and Slowbro.

 

[Zeffy]

Ok then, have Forretress, Froslass, Salamence and Slowbro.

Ok thanks. I'm going to start soon enough. After I delete my old savefile, that is. xD

 

[Sammuthegreat]

Update 5:

- Took out the Red Gyarados, incurring £3000 in fines trying to work out how to get the Sludge Bomb TM (turns out you can only get it after clearing the Secret Basement)
- Cleared the Secret Basement with Lance... got Sludge Bomb TM
- Beat several shades of snot out of Pryce (another Gym I never have trouble with). By the time I challenged him my team were all at least the level of his higest level Pokemon, Piloswine (lv.34), so he was absolutely no challenge.
- Headed over to Goldenrod to clear out the Radio Tower and the Underground Base - Misdreavus, Croagunk and Omanyte all evolved in the process
- Once Team Rocket were forced out of Johto once and for all, I headed over to Blackthorn City
- Once I reached it, I used the Move Obliviator to delete Cut from Pinsir's moveset and Rock Smash from Toxicroak's
- Swept through the Blackthorn Gym, although Clair proved a bit tricky because Kingdra was faster than Dragonair and OHKO'd him with Dragon Pulse. Toxicroak sorted him in the end though, spamming Focus Punch when Kingdra bizarrely decided to use Hyper Beam repeatedly
- Got a phone call from Professor Elm - some Kimono Girls wanted to take me on. Caught a Poliwag and evolved it to Poliwhirl for HM Slave purposes (wasted a lot of valuable XP that could have been used on my team Pokemon in the process... Grr)
- Pinsir took out Umbr and Esp, Omastar took out Flar, Toxicroak finished off Jolt and Mismagius ate up Vapor... nomnomnom
- The Kimono Girls decided I was ready to take on Lugia, so after clearing out Whirl Islands, that was exactly what I did... and Mismagius ate him up too! Nomnomnomnomnom
- Bumped into Raikou and caught him in my Master Ball to trade to my main HG game later on... why not!
- Saved just after reaching Kanto, heading towards Victory Road and the Pokemon League

The Team:

Spoiler:

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Croagunk, Male, Relaxed, Lv.41
Poison Jab, Faint Attack, Focus Blast, Nasty Plot
Impressions: this is the sort of Pokemon that really pleases me: not only does he look awesome, but he has the skills to back it up. It was a bit shaky until he hit lv.41 because after forgetting Rock Smash, the only reliable attacking move he had was Faint Attack, which didn't hit too hard (the other two moves being Nasty Plot and Focus Blast). Now he's got Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb to follow, he's laughing.
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Omastar, Male, Mild, Lv.41
AncientPower, Mud Shot, Headbutt, Surf
Impressions: I almost feel like I'm underusing this guy. His Sp.Atk is the highest single stat of any of my Pokemon, so he levels up in the blink of an eye - he just steamrollers anything he's up against, getting so far ahead of the rest I have to leave him for a while for the rest to catch up. Possibly my new favourite fossil - the rest never seemed to have the moveset to back up their awesome stats/typings. And AncientPower got off to a good start - it raised all of (then) Omanyte's stats 3 times out of the first 4 times I used it!
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Mismagius, Female, Docile, Lv.41
Confuse Ray, Charge Beam, Shadow Ball, Psybeam
Impressions: Mismagius is a fun word to type. Mismagius. Mismagius. Anyway, she's awesome in literally every way. She's lightning quick and takes opponents as threatening as Lugia down in the blink of an eye, barely taking any damage because of her awesome Sp.Def. A real star.
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Girafarig, Female, Sassy, Lv. 41
Zen Headbutt, Psychic, Assurance, Strength
Impressions: I fear that Girafarig's time in the spotlight may be drawing to a close. She's still rock solid and dependable, but she's simply being overtaken now by more powerful teammates like Toxicroak, Omastar and Mismagius. Still, I love her fiercely, and she came in handy when she was the only Pokemon I had who could learn Flash for Whirl Islands (well, Mismagius could too, but I would rather replace Girafarig's rarely used Reflect than any of Mismagius' moveset). If Mismagius' star is on the rise, Girafarig's has just faded slightly.
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Dragonair, Male, Adamant, Lv.41
Thunder Wave, Dragon Rush, Aqua Tail, Extremespeed
Impressions: Dragonair's topsy-turvy performance record continues. In the mid-30s (after Jasmine really) he suddenly hit an awkward phase where his only accurate offensive move was Extremespeed which only has 5PP, and neither Iron Tail nor Aqua Tail was quite powerful enough to finish tougher oppoents in one hit. All of that... well, ok, half of that changed with the advent of Dragon Rush though, and (slightly disappointing performance in the Blackthorn Gym aside) he's still a valuable and strong member of the team.
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Pinsir, Male, Quiet, Lv.41
X-Scissor, Swords Dance, Rock Tomb, Brick Break
Impressions: Pinsir's jumped up in my estimations again. X-Scissor is a brutal attack in his hands (paws? Claws?) and his performance in tearing the Kimono Girls to shreds was invaluable - I usually struggle against the first one and her Umbreon! Luckily there will be lots of Rock and Psychic Pokemon from here on that Pinsir can destroy with Brick Break and X-Scissor respectively. And I get the feeling he's looking forward to it...​

 

[jdthebud]

Pretty big update on Platinum.

Spoiler:

• Trudged to Snowpoint City, which is ALWAYS annoying. Hail is the most hated move ever.
• Picked up Rock Climb, taught to Worker2.
• In Snowpoint, it was time to challenge the gym.
  
  
  
  
  Ended up using my whole team here because I didn't use items and Hail was evident throughout. Also used Pyre last as she was the highest on my team. One Flamethrower and Abomasnow was done.
  
  
• Rock Climbed to Lake Acuity to see Jupiter escape.
• Flew to Pastoria for the Move Relearner and taught Draken Ice Fang and Pyre Nasty Plot.
• TM time as well. Earthquake, Rock Slide and X-Scissor to Slasher, Poison Jab to Draken.
• Flew to Veilstone to take on TG.
• Looker unlocked the Warehouse for me and I eventually found the Galatic Key.
• Went back to the HQ and cleared it out. Second fight against Cyrus.
  
  
  
  
  Silver killed most of the foes before Pyre finished up.
  
  
  
  
  
  Then I fought Saturn again. Same thing - Silver killed most of em, then Pyre cleaned up.
  
  
• After freeing the Lake trio, it was time to try and stop TG in Mt. Coronet.
• After climbing the mountain, I reached the Sky Pillar, where Jupiter and Mars were waiting for me. Nolan showed up to help me, not that I needed it.
  
  
  
  
  Silver went down to repeated damage, then Slasher came in and finished it. Nolan lost Munchlax and Rapidash.
  
  
• Cyrus summoned Dialga and Palkia.
• GIRATINA!!!!!
• Pretty cool cutscene, although it has nothing on Emerald.
• Cynthia showed up, and we followed the lake trio into the Distortion World.
• Navigated it pretty easily, having done it a couple time before.
• Finally caught up to Cyrus, who after ranting and raving, was up for a battle.
  
  
  
  
  This was hard because I led with Silver and she was OHKOed by Houndoom's flamethrower. I should have switched out, and because I didn't, her presence was sorely missed later. She would have been very useful against Crobat, his final Pokemon. After healing Draken a few times due to confusion damage, I was able to push through and send Cyrus off in a fit of mad rage.
  
  
• Then it was time to kill Giratina.
  
  
  
  
  It wasn't easy, but after Zapp Parafused him before being taken down, Draken Paybacked him for the KO.
  
  
• After leaving the Distortion World and reappearing in the Sendoff Spring, I flew back to Sandgem.
• Proceeded to hunt down the Lake trio. "Saw" Mespirit and killed Uxie and Azelf.
• After some TM hunting for Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Psychic (sold), U-Turn, and Roost (taught to Silver), I went to Sunnyshore City.
• Bought some Seals.
• Found Volkner in the Lighthouse (irresponsible cur).
• Beat the gym pretty easily.
  
  
  
  
  Slasher almost swept Volkner with Earthquake. He doesn't have the speed to sweep this gym though as he isn't a ground type. Pyre was in there for his last one, Luxray. Finally shook off the paralysis to beat him.
  
  
• Got the Waterfall HM from Jasmine.
• Taught Strength to Draken and Waterfall to Bibarel (forgot Strength).
• Got some items with Waterfall - Dragon Claw TM, Stone Plate, the Orbs (sold), and some others.
• Bought a bunch of vitamins for my Pokemon. Zapp got an Effort Ribbon upon entering Sunnyshore, but the others were a ways off it seems.

Am about to Surf to Victory Road from Sunnyshore.

Team Jaskil:

Draken (Drapion, F) - L49 @ Poison Barb
Nature: Careful, Ability: Battle Armor
Moves: Strength, Ice Fang, Poison Jab, Crunch

Pyre (Ninetales, F) - L48 @ Mind Plate
Nature: Bold, Ability: Flash Fire
Moves: Extrasensory, Confuse Ray, Nasty Plot, Flamethrower

Slasher (Armaldo, M) - L51 @ Soft Sand
Nature: Impish, Ability: Battle Armor
Moves: Return, X-Scissor, Rock Slide, Earthquake

Zapp (Lanturn, M) - L49 @ Splash Plate
Nature: Modest, Ability: Volt Absorb
Moves: Surf, Confuse Ray, Thunder Wave, Discharge

Silver (Skarmory, F) - L48 @ Iron Plate
Nature: Adamant, Ability: Keen Eye
Moves: Steel Wing, Fly, Night Slash, Roost

Worker2 (Bibarel, M) - L19
Nature: Careful, Ability: Unware
Moves: Rock Smash, Cut, Rock Climb, Waterfall

In the box are Bill (Psyduck) with Flash and Fluffy (Piplup) with Defog.

Slasher's moveset is really good. I also like Parafusion Zapp, although I'm gonna teach Ice Beam and Thunderbolt, so one of those status moves has to go. I am thinking about teaching U-turn to Draken as well (forget Strength), although I'm not sure if that is gonna happen Return to Draken (can't learn U-Turn). Swords Dance is an interesting idea as well.


Edit: Update #2: Beat the Elite Four and Cynthia to finish the challenge!

From Sunnyshore to becoming the Champion:

Spoiler:

• Surfed to Victory Road.
• Made my way through it pretty easily. No real challenges here.
• Upon reaching the building, healed up and flew to Canalave City to have Draken forget Strength for Return.
• Geared up for the final rival fight against Nolan!
  
  
  
  
  I actually went through my whole team here. Pulled out Pyre at the end, and she took care of Heracross and then finished off Staraptor, who had used U-Turn at the beginning, with a Flamethrower for the win.
  
  
• Now it was time to face the Elite Four:
• First up was Aaron with his Bug Pokemon.
  
  
  
  
  Went through my whole team here as well. Vespiqueen got set up on me and Silver couldn't finish it. Pyre was my last Pokemon again, and it would have been easier if I had used her more.
  
  
• Next up was Bertha and her Ground-Types:
  
  
  
  
  Zapp's problem here is that he is weak to Ground, and the only other Pokemon on my team who has a super-effective move is Draken with Ice Fang, and he is weak to Ground as well. Needless to say I had a tough time, and but was able to push through with Pyre again as my last Pokemon. She survived an Earthquake from Gliscor while using Nasty Plot, then finished him off with Flamethrower.
  
  
• At this point, I was running out of Revives (9 left here) and I resolved to keep my Pokemon alive more. Didn't Revive Silver for this one.
• Next up was Flint with his Fire team:
  
  
  
  
  I had a much easier time here. Zapp went down to Infernape after paralyzing him, and Slasher EQ for the KO. When Rapidash came out, I switched to Pyre and used Nasty Plot three times. Extrasensory killed Rapidash, Flareon (after healing), and OHKOed Magmortar after a Thunderbolt was not enough to kill Pyre.
  
  
• Lucian was next with Psychic Pokemon:
  
  
  
  
  I was finally able to use Draken effectively here, and this really weas the only battle he participated well in. He took care of Mr. Mime, then switched for Slasher when Brongzong came out. X-Scissor was good for him, and because Earthquake was being used I didn't switch in Pyre. Ended up not using her at all. After Brongzong finally went down, Silver took down Gallade with Fly, and Draken Crunched Alakazam and Espeon for the win.
  
  
• Now that I had beaten the Elite Four, the Champion was next.
• Cynthia is by far the toughest Champion that I have faced, especially in Platinum due to one new Pokemon, Togekiss replacing Gastrodon. Lance is a close second if your team can't handle Dragons.
• First I taught Stone Edge to Slasher, even though I ended up never using it. I also didn't teach Zapp Ice Beam because there would have been no chance to use it against Garchomp, who OHKOs with EQ.
• Here comes Cynthia with her team of OU/Uber Pokemon:
  
  
  
  
  Wow. This was by far the most unsatisfying Champion battle I have been a part of. I had to PP stall Garchomp's EQ because it was OHko or 2hKO on every one of my Pokemon except Silver, who was taken with Flamethrower.
  Well, first I lost.
  Then I used the 7 Rare Candies I had in my bag, and led with Pyre. She set up three Nasty Plots and I healed her, then took down Spiritomb with Flamethrower and then got really lucky when Milotic came out. The first Extrasensory only did about 60%, but Milotic flinched, so Pyre was able 2HKO her without taking a hit. Garchomp came out and EQ for the KO. I thought Pyre would be able to outspeed him, but no luck there.Put out Slasher, and after an EQ (60%)/X-Scissor (20%) exchange, I switched to Silver, and curiously Cythia switched to Togekiss. I switched in Zapp, who nullified the Shock Wave, and eventually Thunderbolt 2HKOed Togekiss after I healed Slasher. Roserade came out and killed Zapp with Energy Ball, then Silver beat her with Fly. Garchomp came back out and Flamethrower took Silver down. At this point I have two Pokemon left - Slasher and Draken. Draken couldn't survive an Earthquake to use Ice Fang, so I had to PP stall with Slasher. I got a few X-scissors in when Garchop missed with Dragon Rush a couple times. Then came a big break for me. After I healed Slasher once, Cythia switched to her final Pokemon, Lucario. Slasher did 95% with Earthquake, and Lucario missed with Stone Edge, which may or may not have OHKOed Slasher. Cynthia then used her last Full Restore, which ment she didn't have one to use on Garchomp (Thank God!). Slasher EQ twice for the KO, then proceeded to PP stall Garchomp until EQ ran out and Dragon Rushes started coming. Slasher got Garchomp down to a sliver before fianally going down. Draken came in and survived a Giga Impact, then finally took the win with Crunch. It was finally over.
  
  
  
  
  
  The Hall of Fame.

If you could add me to the Champions list that would be great :D.

Team Jaskil (Final):

Draken (Drapion, F) - L53 @ Poison Barb
Nature: Careful, Ability: Battle Armor
Moves: Return, Ice Fang, Poison Jab, Crunch

Pyre (Ninetales, F) - L56 @ Mind Plate
Nature: Bold, Ability: Flash Fire
Moves: Extrasensory, Confuse Ray, Nasty Plot, Flamethrower

Slasher (Armaldo, M) - L56 @ Soft Sand
Nature: Impish, Ability: Battle Armor
Moves: Return, X-Scissor, Stone Edge, Earthquake

Zapp (Lanturn, M) - L55 @ Splash Plate
Nature: Modest, Ability: Volt Absorb
Moves: Surf, Confuse Ray, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt

Silver (Skarmory, F) - L53 @ Fly Plate
Nature: Adamant, Ability: Keen Eye
Moves: Steel Wing, Fly, Night Slash, Roost

HM slaves are above.

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Most Valuable Pokemon:
Gyms MVP: Zapp
Elite Four MVP: Pyre
Best Moveset: Slasher (1a), Zapp (1b, Parafusion FTW)
LVP: Draken

 

[Sammuthegreat]

Congratulations jdthebud, our 3rd Champion!

Update 6:

Not a huge update, this one. All I've done is trudged up Routes 27 and 26, got through Victory Road and reached the Pokemon League. Haven't taken them on yet though, so I won't do long impressions on this update.

The Team:

Spoiler:

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Croagunk, Male, Relaxed, Lv.45
Poison Jab, Faint Attack, Focus Blast, Nasty Plot
Impressions:
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Omastar, Male, Mild, Lv.45
AncientPower, Mud Shot, Headbutt, Surf
Impressions:
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Mismagius, Female, Docile, Lv.45
Confuse Ray, Charge Beam, Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse
Impressions:
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Girafarig, Female, Sassy, Lv. 45
Zen Headbutt, Psychic, Assurance, Strength
Impressions:
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Dragonair, Male, Adamant, Lv.45
Thunder Wave, Dragon Rush, Aqua Tail, Extremespeed
Impressions:
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Pinsir, Male, Quiet, Lv.45
X-Scissor, Swords Dance, Rock Tomb, Brick Break
Impressions:​

 

[Sammuthegreat]

Update 7:

I beat the Elite Four!

Will was pretty easy: Pinsir and Mismagius managed to take care of him pretty much between them, with a cameo from Toxicroak who nearly took down Exeggutor in one Poison Jab (he likes a challenge) but then fell to Psychic.

Koga was an absolute cinch, as he always is. Girafarig nailed Ariados. Toxicroak then completely obliterated Forretress with Focus Blast, Omastar took down Crobat and Girafarig finished the rest off.

Bruno was entertainingly easy; Hitmontop has no moves that could hit Mismagius as she has Levitate, so while Hitmontop was Digging his way to complete futility, Mismagius took the opportunity to set up with numerous Charge Beams. By the time Hitmontop went down, Mismagius' Sp.Atk was so ridiculously high that she OHKOd the rest of Bruno's team!

After a timely Max Ether to Charge Beam, I moved onto Karen, who presented more of a problem than she ever has done before - I usually find her quite simple. First of all Toxicroak destroyed Umbreon before he had a chance to Double Team/Confuse. He then took down Murkrow with Nasty Plot/Focus Blast, before Houndoom nailed him and Dragonair AND Pinsir with Nasty Plot/Dark Pulse - some critted. Omastar sorted him out with Surf, before Mismagius swept up Vileplume and Gengar.

Lance was tricky, as ever. I led with Mismagius, who took down Gyarados with Charge Beam in one. Aerodactyl was next, and was somehow even faster than Mismagius, OHKOing her with a crit Crunch before Mismagius could Charge Beam again. Omastar finished Aero off with Surf, but not before Thunder Fang dealt him a bit of damage.

Dragonite1 was next - the one with Thunder. Out went Omastar for Pinsir. He used Rock Tomb to take down Dragonite's Speed but was paralyzed by Thunder Wave; cue an exchange of missed Dragon Rushes and paralysis/missed Rock Tombs before eventually Pinsir succumbed to Thunder. Omastar was back in, and took Dragonite1 down with Ice Beam. Dragonite2 came in afterwards, leading with Dragon Rush against my Dragonair (OHKO) before being murdered in one by Omastar's Ice Beam.

Then came Dragonite3, the really tough one. I switched out Omastar, because I knew if he died my team was screwed. I sent in Girafarig, who sacrificed herself to Full Restore Omastar. I then sent in Toxicroak, who sacrificed most of his health to Max Revive Mismagius, and then went down trying to Poison Jab the dragon. Omastar came back in and OHKOd the bugger with Ice Beam. Charizard was last up, and he used a pathetic Air Slash before being OHKOd by AncientPower.

Hurrah! I was Champion, thanks mainly to Mismagius and Omastar. Next up, Kanto!


The Team:

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Croagunk, Male, Relaxed, Lv.46
Poison Jab, Brick Break, Focus Blast, Nasty Plot
Impressions: Useful, although not as devastating as I'd thought he would be against Karen. Used his high HP to turn the tide against Lance, too.
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Omastar, Male, Mild, Lv.48
AncientPower, Mud Shot, Ice Beam, Surf
Impressions: Absolutely the MVP of the Elite Four. I'd never have done it without him. He saved me not only against Lance, but also in a tricky situation against Karen's Houndoom.
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Mismagius, Female, Docile, Lv.48
Confuse Ray, Charge Beam, Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse
Impressions: A close second to Omastar, if only because she didn't do so much against Lance. She solo'd Bruno though, and killed most of Will's team too.
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Girafarig, Female, Sassy, Lv. 46
Zen Headbutt, Psychic, Crunch, Strength
Impressions: Handy to have around, although outclassed by the above three. Should be useful in Kanto.
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Dragonair, Male, Adamant, Lv.45
Thunder Wave, Dragon Rush, Aqua Tail, Extremespeed
Impressions: Frankly, did nothing in the Elite Four except die against Lance (perhaps unsurprisingly). Waiting for him to become a Dragonite... only 10 levels...
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Pinsir, Male, Quiet, Lv.45
X-Scissor, Swords Dance, Rock Tomb, Brick Break
Impressions: Not as good as I'd hoped. I thought he'd take down Will single-handedly, but I was surprised when he led with Xatu who hurt Pinsir a lot. I then thought he'd do the trick against Karen, but again disappointed.​

 

[Porygon Z]

I'll try it in Crystal!

Spoiler:

Persian
Poliwrath
Tentacruel
Farfetch'd
Muk
Marowak
Kangaskhan
Electabuzz
Omastar
Sudowoodo
Slowking
Forretress
Scizor
Magcargo
Skarmory
Stantler
Porygon2

 

[Saiddun Uzkha]

I'll try it in Crystal!

Spoiler:

Persian
Poliwrath
Tentacruel
Farfetch'd
Muk
Marowak
Kangaskhan
Electabuzz
Omastar
Sudowoodo
Slowking
Forretress
Scizor
Magcargo
Skarmory
Stantler
Porygon2

Persian
Muk
Sudowoodo
Farfetch'd
Scizor
Stantler

Have fun!

 

[Sammuthegreat]

Added Porygon Z to the Challengers list. Keep updating people! I'm trudging through Kanto as we speak, full update to come tonight or tomorrow.

 

[Porygon Z]

Persian
Muk
Sudowoodo
Farfetch'd
Scizor
Stantler

Have fun!

Can you exchange Persian with something to surf?

 

[Sammuthegreat]

Can you exchange Persian with something to surf?

Take Slowking instead. Enjoy!

 

[Rainbow-Sasuke]

Name: Rainbow-Sasuke Ingame Name: Ace
Game: Gold(ROM)
Pokemon that got away:

Spoiler:

Kanto:
Fearow
Arbok
Sandslash
Nidoking
Clefable
Dugtrio
Persian
Primeape
Poliwrath
Alakazam
Machamp
Tentacruel
Slowbro
Dewgong
Cloyster
Gengar
Hitmonlee
Weezing
Starmie
Jynx
Electabuzz
Pinsir
Tauros
Gyarados
Lapras
Jolteon
Kabutops
Omastar
Aerodactly
Dragonite

Johto:
Ledian
Crobat
Lanturn
Togetic
Ampharos
Bellosom
Azumarill
Politoed
Jumpluff
Quagsire
Umbreon
Slowking
Misdreavus
Wobbuffet
Granbull
Sneasel
Heracross
Scizor
Ursaring
Piloswine
Octillery
Delibird
Skarmory
Houndoom
Kingra
Donphan
Porygon2
Stanler
Smeargle
Hitmontop
Blissey
Tyranitar

Number requirement: 6
Specific requirements: No trades, three from each catergories.

 

[Saiddun Uzkha]

Name: Rainbow-Sasuke Ingame Name: Ace
Game: Gold(ROM)
Pokemon that got away:

Spoiler:

Kanto:
Fearow
Arbok
Sandslash
Nidoking
Clefable
Dugtrio
Persian
Primeape
Poliwrath
Alakazam
Machamp
Tentacruel
Slowbro
Dewgong
Cloyster
Gengar
Hitmonlee
Weezing
Starmie
Jynx
Electabuzz
Pinsir
Tauros
Gyarados
Lapras
Jolteon
Kabutops
Omastar
Aerodactly
Dragonite

Johto:
Ledian
Crobat
Lanturn
Togetic
Ampharos
Bellosom
Azumarill
Politoed
Jumpluff
Quagsire
Umbreon
Slowking
Misdreavus
Wobbuffet
Granbull
Sneasel
Heracross
Scizor
Ursaring
Piloswine
Octillery
Delibird
Skarmory
Houndoom
Kingra
Donphan
Porygon2
Stanler
Smeargle
Hitmontop
Blissey
Tyranitar

Number requirement: 6
Specific requirements: No trades, three from each catergories.

Kanto:
1. Arbok
2. Tauros
3. Electabuzz

Johto
1. Quagsire
2. Blissey
3.Smeargle

Have Fun!

 

[Rainbow-Sasuke]

Ok, thanks Saiddun. I'll start tomorrow. I'm going to cheat in Smeargle first if that's ok.

 

[Porygon Z]

The biggest update of my life :D

(ITALIAN ROM)

Started the game, named myself Haru, chosen Totodile, then did all the initial stuff.
Catched Grimer (cheat), and grinded him all the way to Violet City.
Then took on Sprout Tower and Violet Gym, not too difficult, thanks to Sludge.

Went through Route 32, 33 and Union Cave, then in Azalea Town.
Found out Team Rocket in Slowpoke Well, and defeated them.
Defeated Bugsy and then our beloved Rival (:D).

Went to Ilex Forest, found a lost Farfetch'd, took him to his trainer and got HM01 Cut in exchange. Then passed through the rest of the forest and Route 34.
Arrived in Goldenrod City, made a quick city, then some training in Routes 35, 36 and National Park.

After all this stuff, we literally crushed Whitney. Too much, she cried. I wonder why...

On the road to Ecruteak City, we found our new buddy.

Once arrived at the new town, we met Bill, then quickly went on Route 38... two new buddies awaits.

After a long grinding of all of them, we met, again, the blameless Rival.

Then we awakened the Legendary Dogs, then a man called Eusine appears and thanks us for what we did. Wow.

Wait! Let's do a quick backtracking.

Ok. Straight on from this, a quick healing, then... Morty.

And the Fog Badge is ours.
Now, on Olivine City! A good training for Scyther...

Once we arrived, Rival strikes again, but this time he won't fight us.
Then we find out that the Gym leader of this city is on the top of the Lighthouse, wondering why. We made it up there, and we found out that the Lighthouse Pokèmon, Amphy. He needs the Secret Potion, findable only in Cianwood City, house of the 5th Gym.
Let's go!

Once we arrived (Scyther did a very good work in Sea Routes), we got the Secret Potion, then we took on the 5th Gym. But first I've something to do.

Back in Olivine, I bought something very very useful, then I took the Secret Potion to Amphy, which is now OK. Jasmine thanks us, then cames back to his Gym.

OK, no time to lose!

I went to the Pokèmon Center, and after that I took on Chuck very easily.
Find out what I bought...

Ok, now I want to explore the beach... WTF?

Woah, that was Suicune... Amazing!
After that, Eusine shows up, saying he wants to fight us. OK!

... Wow, already done? You suck.

Anyway, time to get to Olivine Gym!

OH MY GOD. I can't defeat Janine with these Pokèmon... How?
OK, I must train Totodile, just for this Gym.
Very well! Thanks Feraligatr, you helped us with that ****in Steelix!

Ok, now we have to travel to Mahogany Town, where the 7th Gym is.
Du da da...
AGAIN?!?

OMG! OK, let's go on. :D
Wow, this town sucks. Let's go upper.
Oh, some Trainers! :D

Woah, what is that? A Shiny Gyarados? Well, lets' get rid of this.

(OK, now let's check if someone answered me on PC Forum... WTF?!? I can use Slowking? Well, I MUST train one, IMMEDIATELY!)

Grimer: Thunderpunch, Sludge, Poison Gas, Disable.
Scizor: Quick Attack, Metal Claw, Focus Energy, Pursuit.
Slowking: Ice Punch, Surf, Confusion, Fire Blast.
Sudowoodo: Rock Slide, Strength, Flail, Low Kick.
Farfetch'd: Peck, Mud-Slap, Swords Dance, Fly.
Stantler: Tackle, Leer, Hypnosis, Stomp.

Well, thanks for reading! :D​

 

[Rainbow-Sasuke]

^If you talking to me, I'll do yours after. Anyway, first update:

Spoiler:

Started my adventure.
Called myself Ace(of course).
Went and chose Totodile.
Went to the first route.
Hacked in Ekans.
Went through all of that stuff.
Beat my rival.
Went to Elm's lab.
Named him Zero.
Went to Violet.
Beat Bellsprout Tower.
Went and beat the gym.
Try to find Wooper.
Looked on Serebii and found out you can only find the at night.
Ekans evolved!
Saved at the Pokemon Center before Union Cave.

Current team:

 

[Sammuthegreat]

Update 8:

After clearing out the S.S. Aqua, I hit Vermilion City, spotting Suicune on the way into town (accompanied by the unavoidable meeting with Eusine... what a tool). I headed straight for Lt. Surge's Gym, which I took down using Dragonair and Dragonair alone. I was very keen to bump him up the levels required to make him a Dragonite, you see. Surge was no problem - he never, ever is - and I moved on Northward to Saffron.

Now Saffron was likely to be a pain. None of my Pokemon at the time had especially good Sp.Def - Mismagius excepted - and none of them had a Psychic resistance. This could therefore have proven to be a tough Gym, so I moved further West to Celadon, which I thought would be a tad easier. I caught a Meowth for Cut purposes, as Pinsir no longer knew it.

I hate the layout of Celadon Gym. I honestly, absolutely hate it. It's impossible to see where you're going, and progressing through the holes in the wall is a monotonous task of walking into every spot until you find the right one. Eurgh. At least the Gym's easy; Dragonair and Toxicroak cleared it out between them, Dragonair learning Dragon Dance and then hitting Lv.55 to become a Dragonite. I taught him Fly and we headed North to Cerulean.

Cerulean was a breeze too. I sorted out the Power Plant, beat up the foreign Rocket and slapped the Nugget Bridge trainers. I then tonked the Gym trainers and laid the smack down on Misty. Pinsir and Toxicroak handled the main brunt of the Gym Battle, although Mismagius finished off Starmie.

As I now had a few levels more to my name (not to mention a new Dragonite) I headed back to Saffron to take on Sabrina. This time, the Espeon that could have caused me trouble before went down in one to Dragonite's Dragon Rush, and the rest was a process of spamming Girafarig's Crunch until Alakazam could no longer be Full Restored. Honourable mention goes to Pinsir for nailing Mr. Mime.

So that's where I am: halfway through Kanto already, with my team now fully evolved.


The Team:

Spoiler:

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Toxicroak, Male, Relaxed, Lv.51
Poison Jab, Brick Break, Sludge Bomb, Nasty Plot
Impressions: I've just realised my updates have named him as Croagunk the whole time, despite the fact he's been a Toxicroak for a while now. He's my favourite Pokemon on this team (shhh, don't tell the others) even if he's not strictly the best (shhh, don't tell him). Ever reliable, especially now Sludge Bomb has replaced the erratic Focus Blast, fun as it was.
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Omastar, Male, Mild, Lv.50
AncientPower, Mud Shot, Ice Beam, Surf
Impressions: He's taken a bit more of a back seat since his Elite Four killing spree, but he's still an absolute beast when called upon. He has amazing type coverage with his moveset, and his Sp.Atk can give any opponent Pokemon cause for serious concern.
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Mismagius, Female, Docile, Lv.51
Confuse Ray, Charge Beam, Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse
Impressions: The same as ever here. She hits hard and fast, and if she's hit she goes down just as hard and fast. Luckily she's very rarely hit, seeing as her foes are usually down before they get a chance. It's also worth mentioning that she levels up REALLY fast...
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Girafarig, Female, Sassy, Lv. 51
Zen Headbutt, Psychic, Crunch, Strength
Impressions: She's taken an unexpected upswing in form after the Erika battle. She was fading a tad due to her stats being so much lower than the rest, but Crunch has turned into a real lifesaver. Impressively she single-handedly (hoofedly) decimated Sabrina's Alakazam, despite the massive BST and level difference.
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Dragonite, Male, Adamant, Lv.55
Dragon Dance, Dragon Rush, Waterfall, Fly
Impressions: ...And just like that, everything changed. As soon as he became a Dragonite, all my previous annoyances with his inconsistency vanished. Even though he looks retarded (PLEASE GAMEFREAK DESIGN AN ALTERNATE DRAGONAIR EVO!! Preferably Sp.Atk based...) you can't argue with his power. He'll almost certainly be the difference that makes me win against Red.
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Pinsir, Male, Quiet, Lv.50
X-Scissor, Swords Dance, Rock Tomb, Brick Break
Impressions: To complete the update, here's the third Pokemon who's suddenly undergone a massive improvement. Pinsir made up for his disappointing Elite Four showing with a barnstorming couple of fights against Misty and Sabrina; Golduck, Mr. Mime and just about every trainer between Saffron, Cerulean and Celadon can testify as to how hard this Bug hits.​

 

[Rainbow-Sasuke]

I'm going to cancel this challenge and do it again sometime(with the same team mind!).

 

[torcoal]

Name: torcoal
Game: Pearl
Ones that got away:

Spoiler:

Staraptor
Bibarel
Kriketune
Roserade
Bastiodon
Wormadam
Cherrim
Gastrodon
Purugly
Chimecho
Stuntank
Blissey
Chatot
Lucario
Hippodon
Lumineon
Dusknoir

Number of pokemon: 6