Colour Bandit
Senior Member
Welcome to TBT's (Not yet official) Pokemon Challenge thread! Here you can take part, follow or even suggest Pokemon challenges.
Thread rules:
Please only post if you are:
Signing up for a challenge,
Updating your challenge,
Suggesting a challenge,
Or commenting on a challenge.
Please do not post to say you want to sign up for x reason without adding constructively to the thread, e.g. "I can't sign up because I don't play Pokemon" vs "I'm sorry I can't sign up but maybe you could add in challenges for spin off games?"
More challenge rules to be added soon!
More challenges will be added soon, challengers will be added when people sign up for Challenges.
Feel free to link to YouTube videos of your challenge if you are filming it, but please post a description of what happened in that video for those who do not wish to watch videos.
If you have ideas for a challenge post a brief description, the rules and a basic sign up form and I will add it to the challenges if it is not too similar to an existing challenge.
This post will be updated in the future so keep any eye on it!
Thread rules:
Please only post if you are:
Signing up for a challenge,
Updating your challenge,
Suggesting a challenge,
Or commenting on a challenge.
Please do not post to say you want to sign up for x reason without adding constructively to the thread, e.g. "I can't sign up because I don't play Pokemon" vs "I'm sorry I can't sign up but maybe you could add in challenges for spin off games?"
You must nickname all of your Pokemon.
A black out/white is a "game over," even if there are Pok?mon left in your PC.
When a Pokemon faints you must either release it or box it permanently.
You must catch the first Pokemon in an area.
Optional rules-
Dupes clause, if your first encounter on a route is a Pokemon you have already caught you may attempt to catch another one. Shiny clause, if you encounter a shiny at any point you may catch it, shiny Pokemon are not subject to dupes clause if used.
You must change the battle style to SET.
After the first wild Pok?mon was caught, you must release your starter.
You may not heal outside the use of Pok?mon Centres and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of healing items and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of battle.
You may only have (whichever number you like) Pok?mon Centre visit per town.
You may not use held items.
You may only buy a (whichever number you like) amount of Pok?Balls per Pok?Mart.
You may only use Pok?Balls.
You may not use/catch legendary Pok?mon.
A black out/white is a "game over," even if there are Pok?mon left in your PC.
When a Pokemon faints you must either release it or box it permanently.
You must catch the first Pokemon in an area.
Optional rules-
Dupes clause, if your first encounter on a route is a Pokemon you have already caught you may attempt to catch another one. Shiny clause, if you encounter a shiny at any point you may catch it, shiny Pokemon are not subject to dupes clause if used.
You must change the battle style to SET.
After the first wild Pok?mon was caught, you must release your starter.
You may not heal outside the use of Pok?mon Centres and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of healing items and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of battle.
You may only have (whichever number you like) Pok?mon Centre visit per town.
You may not use held items.
You may only buy a (whichever number you like) amount of Pok?Balls per Pok?Mart.
You may only use Pok?Balls.
You may not use/catch legendary Pok?mon.
Follow Nuzlocke rules except your starter and all caught Pokemon must be Wonder traded away.
Optional rules-
Dupes clause, if you receive a Pokemon you already have through Wonder Trade you may wonder trade it off. (Dupes clause dose not apply to caught Pokemon)
Shiny clause, if you encounter and catch a shiny Pokemon you may keep it, shiny Pokemon are not subject to Dupes clause if it used.
You must change the battle style to SET.
After the first wild Pok?mon was caught, you must release your starter.
You may not heal outside the use of Pok?mon Centres and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of healing items and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of battle.
You may only have (whichever number you like) Pok?mon Centre visit per town.
You may not use held items.
You may only buy a (whichever number you like) amount of Pok?Balls per Pok?Mart.
You may only use Pok?Balls.
You may not use/catch legendary Pok?mon.
Optional rules-
Dupes clause, if you receive a Pokemon you already have through Wonder Trade you may wonder trade it off. (Dupes clause dose not apply to caught Pokemon)
Shiny clause, if you encounter and catch a shiny Pokemon you may keep it, shiny Pokemon are not subject to Dupes clause if it used.
You must change the battle style to SET.
After the first wild Pok?mon was caught, you must release your starter.
You may not heal outside the use of Pok?mon Centres and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of healing items and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of battle.
You may only have (whichever number you like) Pok?mon Centre visit per town.
You may not use held items.
You may only buy a (whichever number you like) amount of Pok?Balls per Pok?Mart.
You may only use Pok?Balls.
You may not use/catch legendary Pok?mon.
You must nickname all of your Pokemon.
A black out/white is a "game over," even if there are Pok?mon left in your PC.
When a Pokemon faints you must either release it or box it permanently.
You must catch the first Pokemon in an area.
Any Pokemon you catch must be swapped for an egg that is in the PC.
Hatched Pokemon must be legal, so legal moves for a level one Pokemon, legal ability, etc.
Optional rules-
Any Pok?mon hatched may be leveled to the level matching the Pok?mon that was exchanged for the egg, through the use of Rare Candies.
Dupes clause, if your egg hatches into a Pokemon you already have you may hatch another egg.
Shiny clause, if you encounter a shiny at any point you may catch it and not exchange it for an egg, shiny Pokemon are not subject to dupes clause if used.
You must change the battle style to SET.
You may not heal outside the use of Pok?mon Centres and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of healing items and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of battle.
You may only have (whichever number you like) Pok?mon Centre visit per town.
You may not use held items.
A black out/white is a "game over," even if there are Pok?mon left in your PC.
When a Pokemon faints you must either release it or box it permanently.
You must catch the first Pokemon in an area.
Any Pokemon you catch must be swapped for an egg that is in the PC.
Hatched Pokemon must be legal, so legal moves for a level one Pokemon, legal ability, etc.
Optional rules-
Any Pok?mon hatched may be leveled to the level matching the Pok?mon that was exchanged for the egg, through the use of Rare Candies.
Dupes clause, if your egg hatches into a Pokemon you already have you may hatch another egg.
Shiny clause, if you encounter a shiny at any point you may catch it and not exchange it for an egg, shiny Pokemon are not subject to dupes clause if used.
You must change the battle style to SET.
You may not heal outside the use of Pok?mon Centres and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of healing items and healing moves.
You may not heal outside of battle.
You may only have (whichever number you like) Pok?mon Centre visit per town.
You may not use held items.
You must beat the game with only one Pokemon.
HM Slaves are allowed but cannot be used in battle. If your chosen Pokemon faints and you have to send out your HM Slave you may use revives, though it would be cool if you just black out. Revives kind of take away from it being a solo challenge.
Legendaries are not allowed.
HM Slaves are allowed but cannot be used in battle. If your chosen Pokemon faints and you have to send out your HM Slave you may use revives, though it would be cool if you just black out. Revives kind of take away from it being a solo challenge.
Legendaries are not allowed.
Your final team must consist of at least 2 Pok?mon who share the type you specified in your sign up. No Pok?mon may be used in Trainer Battles outside of that specified type.
A Pok?mon of your type must be obtained before you earn your third badge. If this is impossible in your game, you may trade a single Non-Legendary Pok?mon of your type within your region's Pok?dex, trading items into your game is never permitted.
Before you obtain the first Pok?mon of your type, you may only use your starter Pok?mon.
Pok?mon outside your type may be used as long as they evolve into your type by the end of the challenge.
All Pok?mon banned in the Battle Maison are banned from use in this challenge.
Trading is permitted for evolution and obtaining version exclusive Pok?mon in your region's Pok?dex that cannot be obtained otherwise, as long as its level does not exceed the highest level on your team. No Egg Moves or RNG for this trade in.
HM Slaves are permitted. They do not need to match your type.
A Pok?mon of your type must be obtained before you earn your third badge. If this is impossible in your game, you may trade a single Non-Legendary Pok?mon of your type within your region's Pok?dex, trading items into your game is never permitted.
Before you obtain the first Pok?mon of your type, you may only use your starter Pok?mon.
Pok?mon outside your type may be used as long as they evolve into your type by the end of the challenge.
All Pok?mon banned in the Battle Maison are banned from use in this challenge.
Trading is permitted for evolution and obtaining version exclusive Pok?mon in your region's Pok?dex that cannot be obtained otherwise, as long as its level does not exceed the highest level on your team. No Egg Moves or RNG for this trade in.
HM Slaves are permitted. They do not need to match your type.
RULE #1: FAINTED POKEMON ARE DEAD
When a Pokemon faints, it must be released forever (or boxed permanently). It is considered to be dead.
RULE #2: ONLY CATCH THE 1ST ELIGIBLE POKEMON IN AN AREA
You can catch or obtain only the first eligible obtainable Pokemon you encounter in any route or area, with exceptions being made based on the Pokemon's gender. Fail to catch it and you get nothing for the area.
? Genderless Pokemon cannot be caught. Ever.
? If you have 1, 3, or 5 Pokemon in your party, you ignore any Pokemon encounters whose gender you have an uneven number of, e.g. if you have just one male Pokemon and two female Pokemon, you cannot catch any more female Pokemon until the count is even again. If you have an even number of each gender, this does not apply.
? "Dupes Clause" is recommended, to add to the uniqueness of each Pokemon. This means you do not count any encounter against any Pokemon whose species you have already caught, which is usually determined by the Poke Ball symbol by their HP bar.
RULE #3: ALL POKEMON MUST BE NICKNAMED
This is to increase the bond between you and your Pokemon. They're not just randoms; they're your friends. Treat them accordingly.
RULE #4: YOUR POKEMON ARE "PARTNERED" WITH EACH OTHER AND FIGHT IN PAIRS
? Only one male and one female can form a pair, and once they do, it lasts until one dies or is released.
? Each Pokemon on your team can battle only alongside its partner, if it has one. Switching Pokemon out in battle is allowed, but ONLY for the Pokemon's partner.
? If a Pokemon dies in battle, its partner must avenge the fallen Pokemon or die along with them; switching to any other Pokemon is forbidden, regardless of circumstance. (In the case of Double or Triple Battles, you may have to make exceptions. Do what feels right.)
? If a Pokemon's partner dies, it can gain a new one that doesn't already have a partner (either from a PC box or a wild Pokemon).
RULE #5: YOU CANNOT DEPOSIT POKEMON TO YOUR PC
? You must release Pokemon or have them die in battle if you want to withdraw anything in your PC.
? You can freely release your Pokemon (up to you if it counts as a "death" or not), but you will probably feel like a jerk for doing it.
? If you absolutely require HM moves to get through the game, you may temporarily break this rule and deposit a pair of Pokemon in the PC for one or two HM Pokemon; however, they cannot fight or do anything other than use HM moves outside of battle, and should be removed as soon as one of your main Pokemon can use the required HM move.
RULES BY MARRILAND
When a Pokemon faints, it must be released forever (or boxed permanently). It is considered to be dead.
RULE #2: ONLY CATCH THE 1ST ELIGIBLE POKEMON IN AN AREA
You can catch or obtain only the first eligible obtainable Pokemon you encounter in any route or area, with exceptions being made based on the Pokemon's gender. Fail to catch it and you get nothing for the area.
? Genderless Pokemon cannot be caught. Ever.
? If you have 1, 3, or 5 Pokemon in your party, you ignore any Pokemon encounters whose gender you have an uneven number of, e.g. if you have just one male Pokemon and two female Pokemon, you cannot catch any more female Pokemon until the count is even again. If you have an even number of each gender, this does not apply.
? "Dupes Clause" is recommended, to add to the uniqueness of each Pokemon. This means you do not count any encounter against any Pokemon whose species you have already caught, which is usually determined by the Poke Ball symbol by their HP bar.
RULE #3: ALL POKEMON MUST BE NICKNAMED
This is to increase the bond between you and your Pokemon. They're not just randoms; they're your friends. Treat them accordingly.
RULE #4: YOUR POKEMON ARE "PARTNERED" WITH EACH OTHER AND FIGHT IN PAIRS
? Only one male and one female can form a pair, and once they do, it lasts until one dies or is released.
? Each Pokemon on your team can battle only alongside its partner, if it has one. Switching Pokemon out in battle is allowed, but ONLY for the Pokemon's partner.
? If a Pokemon dies in battle, its partner must avenge the fallen Pokemon or die along with them; switching to any other Pokemon is forbidden, regardless of circumstance. (In the case of Double or Triple Battles, you may have to make exceptions. Do what feels right.)
? If a Pokemon's partner dies, it can gain a new one that doesn't already have a partner (either from a PC box or a wild Pokemon).
RULE #5: YOU CANNOT DEPOSIT POKEMON TO YOUR PC
? You must release Pokemon or have them die in battle if you want to withdraw anything in your PC.
? You can freely release your Pokemon (up to you if it counts as a "death" or not), but you will probably feel like a jerk for doing it.
? If you absolutely require HM moves to get through the game, you may temporarily break this rule and deposit a pair of Pokemon in the PC for one or two HM Pokemon; however, they cannot fight or do anything other than use HM moves outside of battle, and should be removed as soon as one of your main Pokemon can use the required HM move.
RULES BY MARRILAND
More challenge rules to be added soon!
When you post your sign up form please say what challenge you are doing, it makes things easier for me!
More challenge sign ups to be added soon!
Username: ...
Game challenging: ...
Any optional rules? ...
Game challenging: ...
Any optional rules? ...
Username: ...
X or Y? ...
ORAS will be added if it features WT.
X or Y? ...
ORAS will be added if it features WT.
Username: ...
Game: ...
Do you want to be sent eggs? ...
If yes please include how you want to be sent eggs.
Game: ...
Do you want to be sent eggs? ...
If yes please include how you want to be sent eggs.
Username: ...
Game: ...
Pokemon you are using: ...
Game: ...
Pokemon you are using: ...
Username: ...
Game: ...
Type chosen: ...
Game: ...
Type chosen: ...
Username: ...
Game: ...
Game: ...
Username: TheEliteEmpoleon
Game challenging: Pok?mon X
Any optional rules? Shiny Clause, Dupes Clause, No Route 2 Pidgey, No Route 7 Snorlax
Username: Leopardfire
Game challenging: X
Any optional rules? Dupes clause, Shiny clause, only use Exp. Share while grinding
Username: Earth Wolf-Howl
Game challenging: Two games- Platinum and Sapphire.
Any optional rules?: Dupes clause, shiny clause, only using Pokeballs, not using legends but capturing them for extra challenge.
Username: Prin
Game challenging: Omicron
Any optional rules? N/A
Game challenging: Pok?mon X
Any optional rules? Shiny Clause, Dupes Clause, No Route 2 Pidgey, No Route 7 Snorlax
Username: Leopardfire
Game challenging: X
Any optional rules? Dupes clause, Shiny clause, only use Exp. Share while grinding
Username: Earth Wolf-Howl
Game challenging: Two games- Platinum and Sapphire.
Any optional rules?: Dupes clause, shiny clause, only using Pokeballs, not using legends but capturing them for extra challenge.
Username: Prin
Game challenging: Omicron
Any optional rules? N/A
TO BE ADDED
Username: ColourBandit
Game: X
Do you want to be sent eggs? Yes, please send me a PM with offers, due to my egg count being low I am accepting eggs until I say I have enough.
Extra rules:
Dupes clause
Shiny clause
No mega evolutions!
Game: X
Do you want to be sent eggs? Yes, please send me a PM with offers, due to my egg count being low I am accepting eggs until I say I have enough.
Extra rules:
Dupes clause
Shiny clause
No mega evolutions!
TO BE ADDED
TO BE ADDED
Username: TheWonky
Game: Pokemon White 2
Additional Rule - 4 item limit per pair and a level limit of 3 above the next gym leaders highest levelled pokemon.
Username: Camillion
Game: Heartgold
Anything special?
No in-battle healing
EXPLOSION clause: if you can't escape a mon and it explodes, it is not counted as death
Dupe clause
Shiny clause
Gendered legends (cough Heatran cough) not allowed
Game: Pokemon White 2
Additional Rule - 4 item limit per pair and a level limit of 3 above the next gym leaders highest levelled pokemon.
Username: Camillion
Game: Heartgold
Anything special?
No in-battle healing
EXPLOSION clause: if you can't escape a mon and it explodes, it is not counted as death
Dupe clause
Shiny clause
Gendered legends (cough Heatran cough) not allowed
Feel free to link to YouTube videos of your challenge if you are filming it, but please post a description of what happened in that video for those who do not wish to watch videos.
If you have ideas for a challenge post a brief description, the rules and a basic sign up form and I will add it to the challenges if it is not too similar to an existing challenge.
This post will be updated in the future so keep any eye on it!
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