Ultimate Monotype Challenge Thread

[MattyG2010]

another Update on my Pokemon Fire Red Fire-only run. Giovanni was the toughest Gym to date, taking out my Charizard and Rapidash, I had to finish with my Flareon but was able to do a lot of damage thanks to Charizard and Arcanine. After 3 or 4 losses in a row to Lorelei of the Elite Four, I am grinding in Victory Road to get Charizard, Arcanine, Rapidash and Flareon above level 60.

ive been using an emulator, and I got so much done, I was fighting Lance, I had saved before him, and lost, so I went to reload, and screwed something up, and lost all the progress that I had made, so I am abandoning my Fire-only run and starting my Ground-only run instead. There is no way that I am going through all of that work again.

 

[myrrhman]

another Update on my Pokemon Fire Red Fire-only run. Giovanni was the toughest Gym to date, taking out my Charizard and Rapidash, I had to finish with my Flareon but was able to do a lot of damage thanks to Charizard and Arcanine. After 3 or 4 losses in a row to Lorelei of the Elite Four, I am grinding in Victory Road to get Charizard, Arcanine, Rapidash and Flareon above level 60.

ive been using an emulator, and I got so much done, I was fighting Lance, I had saved before him, and lost, so I went to reload, and screwed something up, and lost all the progress that I had made, so I am abandoning my Fire-only run and starting my Ground-only run instead. There is no way that I am going through all of that work again.

I hate it when that happens. Its happened to me loads of times. Recently, which was thankfully not very far, I was doing Bug on Silver, and I thought I was doing crystal, so I looked and looked for a Spinarak, but couldn't find one, only to realize I was doing the wrong game. I usually mess up when I try to do like 5 challenges at once, and always save one over the other. Good luck with your Ground, btw.

 

[blue]

Time to start on my Emerald Flying UMC ~ Update Soon!

 

[MattyG2010]

on second thought, Im just gonna scratch, Im gonna do a playthrough of Fire Red using what I feel will be an ultimate team. Had fun with what i did though :)

 

[myrrhman]

So in addition to my Platinum Normal Run, HG Water Run, and new Ruby Poison Run, I started a Gold Fighting Run. Poison is at Mauville now with Golbat and Dustox, and now Gold is at Mahogany (pre Red Gyarados) with Primeape (Dig, Strength, Low Kick, Iron Tail) and Machoke (Karate Chop, Ice Punch, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch)

 

[Hamez]

Started Pokemon Red mono water yesterday! Pretty Fun, I had forgotten how much fun the older games were! Just about to take on the pokemon league's elite four.

Starmie
Surf
Blizzard
Thunder
Psychic

Blastoise
Surf
Strength
Dig
Withdraw (?)

Lapras
Thunderbolt
Surf
Ice beam
Confuse ray

Gyarados
Body Slam
Dragon Rage
Fire Blast
Hydro Pump

Vaporeon
Surf
Ice Beam
Acid Armor
Toxic

All team Lvl 45 at this point. Should Be enough for the E4 i hope.

 

[kaorusquee]

Sorry for my lack of updates. Life has gotten in the way. It took me FOREVER to beat Giovanni! Doing an electric type mono-challenge against a ground type gym where they all know Earthquake is not easy. Finally beat him, though. My party was:

Magneton (Maggs) Lv. 44
Thunder
Hyper beam
Supersonic
Thunderwave

Electrode (Voltage) Lv. 46
Skull Bash
Thunderbolt
Light Screen
Swift

Jolteon (Thunders) Lv. 63
Pin Missile
Double Kick
Take Down
Thunder

Pikachu (Piika) Lv. 53
Thunderbolt
Body Slam
Submission
Double Team

Currently battling the Elite Four. I beat the first two relatively easily, so I've decided to try this first run as my actual run. Current levels are:
Pikachu Lv. 58
Jolteon Lv. 65
Magneton Lv. 49
Electrode Lv. 46

 

[myrrhman]

Sorry for my lack of updates. Life has gotten in the way. It took me FOREVER to beat Giovanni! Doing an electric type mono-challenge against a ground type gym where they all know Earthquake is not easy. Finally beat him, though. My party was:

Magneton (Maggs) Lv. 44
Thunder
Hyper beam
Supersonic
Thunderwave

Electrode (Voltage) Lv. 46
Skull Bash
Thunderbolt
Light Screen
Swift

Jolteon (Thunders) Lv. 63
Pin Missile
Double Kick
Take Down
Thunder

Pikachu (Piika) Lv. 53
Thunderbolt
Body Slam
Submission
Double Team

Currently battling the Elite Four. I beat the first two relatively easily, so I've decided to try this first run as my actual run. Current levels are:
Pikachu Lv. 58
Jolteon Lv. 65
Magneton Lv. 49
Electrode Lv. 46

Yeah, you won't have any problems with the E4 with a 60+ Jolteon with Thunder. Agatha's Gengars might give you a couple of problems because of their Sp. Def, but other than that it should be smooth sailing.

And don't worry about lack of updates, I havent updated my HG Water in like 2 months.

 

[kaorusquee]

Yeah, had a little bit of trouble with the Gengar, but that was about it. Yay, I beat the Elite Four!!! Team was:
Jolteon (Thunders) Now on Lv. 67
Pin Missile
Double Kick
Take Down
Thunder

Electrode (Voltage) Now on Lv. 46
Skull Bash
Thunderbolt
Light Screen
Swift

Magneton (Maggs) Now on Lv. 49
Hyper Beam
Thunder
Supersonic
Swift

Pikachu (Piika) Now on Lv. 59
Thunderbolt
Submission
Body Slam
Double Team

Also has two HM slaves, Spearow and Squirtle, that did not see battle.

Now I'm going on to the next game. I was gonna use Crystal, but realized that I won't find an electric type for the first few gyms. So, I'm going to use Soul Silver, since you can get a Mareep before the first gym.

 

[myrrhman]

Yeah, had a little bit of trouble with the Gengar, but that was about it. Yay, I beat the Elite Four!!! Team was:
Jolteon (Thunders) Now on Lv. 67
Pin Missile
Double Kick
Take Down
Thunder

Electrode (Voltage) Now on Lv. 46
Skull Bash
Thunderbolt
Light Screen
Swift

Magneton (Maggs) Now on Lv. 49
Hyper Beam
Thunder
Supersonic
Swift

Pikachu (Piika) Now on Lv. 59
Thunderbolt
Submission
Body Slam
Double Team

Also has two HM slaves, Spearow and Squirtle, that did not see battle.

Now I'm going on to the next game. I was gonna use Crystal, but realized that I won't find an electric type for the first few gyms. So, I'm going to use Soul Silver, since you can get a Mareep before the first gym.

Ah, I remember my Silver Electric Run. Ampharos/Lanturn duo run. Ampharos ended up like 20 levels higher than Lanturn.

 

[AyameHikaru]

Well, since it'll apparently be a while before I can get a working Silver, I've decided to restart my Heart Gold version and use that instead. :/ However, I really like Ninetales more than Arcanine, so when it gets to the point where I can get said Pokemon I'm going to transfer over a Vulpix egg instead.

Journey start! Partner: Izanagi (V2) the Mild Cyndaquil that has 31 IVs in speed. <3

 

[Weavile05]

Okay, before I start this update...
I FOUND A SHINY STANTLER!
but i ran out of pokeballs..........
I would've so retrained it too.

Anyway on to the next update

Update #... um... 5? I forgot
-Grinded whole team to level 30 (togepi lv. 31)
-Finally beat Morty
-Went on to the next route
-Togepi finally evolved
-Failed Miserably at catching a Tauros
-After failing some more, decided not to catch a Tauros
-Arrived in Olivine
-Surfed all the way to Cianwood, just to find out I needed strength to get through the gym
-Went all the way back to Olivine, searching all over the place, finally finding Strength
-Surfed all the way back to Cianwood
-Beat Chuck with no problem
-Flew back to Olivine
-Climbed the Lighthouse
-Gave Amphy the Drugs
-Beat Jasmine with no problem... on the 3rd or 4th try
-FINALLY saved

Team

Bonk! the Furret, lv 35

Slam
DynamicPunch
Surf
Quick Attack

Cpt. Falcon the Fearow, lv 35

Fly
Pursuit
MirrorMove
Fury Attack

Togetic, lv 34

Return
Swagger
Metronome
Sweet Kiss

Hyperat the Raticate, lv 33

Shadow Ball
Iron Tail
Strength
Hyper fang

Stantler, lv 36

Stomp
Headbutt
Hypnosis
Leer

 

[blue]

Okay, before I start this update...
I FOUND A SHINY STANTLER!
but i ran out of pokeballs..........
I would've so retrained it too.

Anyway on to the next update

Update #... um... 5? I forgot
-Grinded whole team to level 30 (togepi lv. 31)
-Finally beat Morty
-Went on to the next route
-Togepi finally evolved
-Failed Miserably at catching a Tauros
-After failing some more, decided not to catch a Tauros
-Arrived in Olivine
-Surfed all the way to Cianwood, just to find out I needed strength to get through the gym
-Went all the way back to Olivine, searching all over the place, finally finding Strength
-Surfed all the way back to Cianwood
-Beat Chuck with no problem
-Flew back to Olivine
-Climbed the Lighthouse
-Gave Amphy the Drugs
-Beat Jasmine with no problem... on the 3rd or 4th try
-FINALLY saved

Team

Bonk! the Furret, lv 35

Slam
DynamicPunch
Surf
Quick Attack

Cpt. Falcon the Fearow, lv 35

Fly
Pursuit
MirrorMove
Fury Attack

Togetic, lv 34

Return
Swagger
Metronome
Sweet Kiss

Hyperat the Raticate, lv 33

Shadow Ball
Iron Tail
Strength
Hyper fang

Stantler, lv 36

Stomp
Headbutt
Hypnosis
Leer

Unlucky about Stanler and especially that your doing a Normal UMC!

Anyway, so I started up my Emerald on my Emulator, did the basic stuff, saved Rowan, battled May ect. and caught the first two members of my UMC Flying Emerald Team

Taillow & Wingull!

I'll do a more detailed update at the first gym!

 

[Weavile05]

Unlucky about Stanler and especially that your doing a Normal UMC!

Anyway, so I started up my Emerald on my Emulator, did the basic stuff, saved Rowan, battled May ect. and caught the first two members of my UMC Flying Emerald Team

Taillow & Wingull!

I'll do a more detailed update at the first gym!

I know right (about the Stantler). It was my first ever shiny too.

 

[myrrhman]

I know right (about the Stantler). It was my first ever shiny too.

I know what you mean. One time I was doing a Nuzlocke, and found a Shiny Wurmple, but it was the second Pokemon I found. So mad.

In other news,

I think every time, I'm going to name myself a color that I typically think of that type.

 

[tomreaper]

Poison UMC update!


Evolved Gunko, Scorp, and Spore while training at iron island. I left with Spore being the last one to get to 45 since i got fed up with training.. So i made my way to the gym and challenged the leader.

This, i knew was going to be a challenge. His magneton was the most annoying since it 2 hits both Smokey and gunko, which is garbage that Gunko didn't hit it with revenge, which would've killed it... Anyways, Before Smokey died, i had him use curse so it was down almost all the way and Scorp could just steal the glory. Next was steelix. I switched to Spore to use pedal dance, i hit him, he healed, hit him again, then it was done. Finally, it was Bastiodon. Had Spore use pedal dance, it got alil over a third of his health down, then he almost killed her. I switched out for Scorp and stole its sitrus berry with bug bite, healing scorp. Then i switched back to spore and finished it with pedal dance.

Now, i must EV train some Eevees since im almost at the point where i can get glaceon.

My Current Team...

Smokey/Gengar

Level 40

-Shadow Ball
-Curse
-Shadow Punch
-Confuse Ray


Gunko/Toxicroak

Level 40

-Nasty Plot
-Faint Attack
-Revenge
-Swagger


Scorp/Drapion

Level 40

-Knock Off
-Bug Bite
-Poison Fang
-Toxic Spikes


Zulu/Crobat

Level 45

-Air Cutter
-Confuse Ray
-Wing Attack
-Poison Fang


Spore/Roserade

Level 45

-Toxic
-Petal Dance
-Toxic Spikes
-Magical Leaf

 

[hazard master]

okay quick update, # 6

got the key from the mansion, beat blaine, saved lostelle, returned to viridian, beat giovonni, challenged blue, but lost to charizard cuz his flamethrower took down most of Spikey's health and I ran out of potions. Oh well.

Next update I should be the Kanto champion, but first; a lot of ginding.

Team:
Spikey- Nidoking: level 50 something
Queen- Nidoqueen: level 49 or 50
The Many- Dugtrio: level 43 I think

Hm slaves



myrrhman, you got my name wrong, its hazard master

 

[thenickel09]

Quick Update

Got through Silph Co.

Team: Blastoise, Gyarados x2, Vaporeon, Kingler, and Lapras (new ^-^)

Also starting a Electric monotype on Silver soon ^-^

 

[jdthebud]

Final Update for Ultimate Monotype Challenge (Normal)!

Final Update (#6) on Platinum! Ultimate Normal Monotype is Complete!

Picked up the game on the route to Sunyshore.

Spoiler:

• Arrived in Sunyshore and found Volkner in the Lighthouse.
• Challenged the gym.
  
  
  
  
  After Linda went down, Lola beat the rest with Dig.
  
  
• Got Waterfall and taught it to Beav, then headed to Victory Road.
• Made my way through Victory Road easily enough, although Beav kept fainting.
• When I made it out, I healed my team, then walked up to the guard.
• Joe ambushed me me from behind.
  
  
  
  
  Well, after Beav went down to Staraptor, Lola OHKOed Staraptor with Return, then fell to Heracross. Ace then took up the reins and swept the rest away.
  
  
• I did a lot of preperation for the Elite Four:
• Taught Substitute and Focus Punch to Lola.
• Forgot Surf and taught Stealth Rock to Beav, and also bought a Return TM from the Game Corner for him.
• Taught Thunderbolt to Matrix, and also used a Heart Scale to teach him Nasty Plot.
• After I caught a Starly as a Fly slave, I had Ace forget Fly and learn ExtremeSpeed.
• Got everyone Effort Ribbons as well.
• Time for the Elite Four!
  
  
  
  
  Linda took out Yanmega then fell to Heracross. Matrix OHKOed Heracross with Tri Attack thanks to the stat drop from Close Combat, then got a Nasty Plot on Vespiquuen and swept the rest with Thunderbolt and Tri Attack.
  
  
  
  
  Linda took out Whiscash with Power Whip, then was crit Earthquaked by Gliscor. Matrix OHKOed with Ice Beam, then was beat by Hippowden. Beav swept the rest with Waterfall.
  
  
  
  
  Beav led and put down Stealth Rock, then barely missed OHKOing Houndoom with Superpower. He went down, Linda came out and beat Houndoom and Infernape with Earthquake before falling to Rapidash. Lola came out, Substituted, and Flare Blitz recoil fainted Rapidash after Lola used Dig. Lola preceeded to lay down three more Substitutes, getting her HP down to 1, taking out Flareon in the process. After Magmortar Flamethrowered Lola's final Substitute, she was able to get a second Dig off to KO Magmortar and win the fight.
  
  
  
  
  This took a few tries. First it was because of Gallade, then Espeon kept dealing too much damage. Eventually I made it through. Beav led again, and was able to take out Mr. Mime with some Waterfall/Return attacks, then fell to Gallade. Ace came in and beat Gallade with Air Slash, then fell to Alakazam while using ExtremeSpeed. Linda came in and survived Focus Blast to finish Alakazam, then Espeon's Quick Attack beat Linda. Lola came in and was able to take out Espeon before being taken down by Brongzong, but not before throwing a Focus Punch with a Substitute. I had revived Ace, and he used two Flamethrowers to beat Bronzong for the win.
  
  
• I used all my Rare Candies to bring everyone up to L57, with the exception of Beav, who was stuck at L56.
  
  
  
  
  Lost a couple times here too. Anyway, here's how it went down:
  BeavGot some Waterfalls off around Stealth Rock to bring down Spiritomb's health before falling to 3 Dark Pulses. Linda finished off Spritomb, then fell to Lucario after almost OHKOing with Earthquake. Ace beat Lucario with Air Slash, then beat Togekiss as well. Ace then fell to Milotic's Ice Beam. Matrix came in and finished Milotic with Thunderbolt, and Garchomp was OHKOed by Ice Beam after Matrix survived Dragon Rush. Roserade came out and finished off Matrix with a crit Sludge Bomb, and Lola was my final Pokemon. Lola used Substitute, which was erased by Sludge Bomb, then Lola outsped Roserade to OHKO with Return!

The Proud Members of the Hall Of Fame!

Forgot to box Starly, lol...

And my final Trainer Card as well.

Yay for Shiny Badges!

Team Norma (Final):

Beav the Hasty Bibarel, ♀ - L56 @ Splash Plate
Ability: Unaware
Moves: Return, Waterfall, Superpower, Stealth Rock
Final Stats: 123/82/77/92/118

Lola the Lonely Lopunny, ♀ - L57 @ Silk Scarf
Ability: Cute Charm
Moves: Substitute, Focus Punch, Return, Dig
Final Stats: 133/106/81/128/153

Ace the Naive Togekiss, ♂ - L57 @ Sky Plate
Avility: Serene Grace
Moves: Air Slash, Aura Sphere, Flamethrower, ExtremeSpeed
Final Stats: 81/122/170/134/128

Linda the Lonely Lickilicky, ♀ - L57 @ Earth Plate
Ability: Oblivious
Moves: Return, Swords Dance, Power Whip, Earthquake
Final Stats: 146/119/112/120/84

Matrix the Bold Porygon-Z - L57 @ Silk Scarf
Ability: Adaptibility
Moves: Tri Attack, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Nasty Plot
Final Stats: 106/122/190/111/126

HM slaves:

Twiggy the Turtwig, ♂ - L9 (Cut, Rock Smash, Strength, Rock Climb) [boxed]; Starly, ♂ - L3 (Fly)

Most Valuable Pokemon:
Sinnoh MVP: Lola. Even though she faded a bit down the stretch, she was instrumental in defeating 2 major gyms: Eterna and Veilstone, especially Veilstone, as she had the means to beat Lucario. She also was a beast with Return coupled with her high speed, and was handy in the Volkner fight as well. Honorable Mention: Matrix. It dominated the latter half of the region due to its wide moveset.
Elite Four MVP: Matrix. Dominated Aaron, and was key against Cynthia's monster Garchomp as well as Milotic to a lesser extent. It didn't contribute much in between mostly by choice and lack of need. Honorable Mention: Lola. She shined against Flint, and contributed in every fight except Aaron's. Also scored the winning hit against Roserade with a OHKO Return.

 

[Beechlgz]

Starting the Ultimate Monotype Challenge

Type: Flying
Game: Original Red
Starter: Charmander lvl 5 (evolves into flying-type charizard)

Actually can I change mine to yellow? That way I'd get FLY on charizard.

Type: Flying
Game: Yellow
Starter: Pikachu lvl 5

First objective: Replace pikachu with a pidgey.