Planning out my mono-type challenge:
My personal pokemon challenge (all of these are required unless stated otherwise):
Eggs can be traded
No legendaries
Limit of 1 Pseudo-legendary on the team
Battle style will be “Set”
No items are allowed to be used on pokemon during battles - but you can use them outside battles
No EV training in-game team
Pokerus is allowed if you want.
Optional: Lucky eggs are only allowed if your training a pokemon up to the same levels as the rest of the team
[Extra challenge] - Pick whichever one you want (or both!)
Use Pokemon that aren’t used by the elite 4
Monotype team - the type you choose cannot be used by the elite 4
----in addition---if you choose water, fire or grass as your mono-type, you must use your in-game starter
[Bonus: if you choose BOTH the above extra challenges not just one, you may use up to 2 pseudo-legendaries on your team]
The reason for this is because I think of my character as being an actual part of the story in each Pokemon game. So think of the anime, normal trainers can’t catch legendaries and pseudo-legends are actually really rare. Also the Elite 4 tend to be really powerful trainers. So your team has to stand out and not just imitate the team of an elite 4 member.
I’m re-playing Black 2 so the pokemon I can’t use are:
Shauntal: Cofagrigus, Driftblim, Golurk, Chandelure, Gengar, Frosslass
Grimsley: Liepard, Scrafty, Krookodile, Bisharp, Honchkrow, Houndoom, Tyranitar
Caitlin: Musharna, Reuniclus, Sigilyph, Gothitelle, Alakazam, Gallade, Metagross
Marshal: Throh, Sawk, Meinshao, Conkeldurr, Machamp, Lucario
Iris: Hydreigon, Druddigon, Archeops, Aggron, Lapras, Haxorus, Salamence
(The additional pokemon I’ve added are from their challenge mode round 2 teams - IMO that’s the real Elite 4 of Unova)
So I’m not going to be using any pokemon used by the elite 4 or the champion. I was only going to do a mono-type challenge, but as I began to write down the rules, this seemed to be a better option… any thoughts? Suggestions of what type I should pick?
I was planning a poison type team with:
Crobat -Poison/Flying -Physical
Gengar -Poison/Ghost -Special - Trade Over
Drapion -Poison/Dark -Physical
Wheezing -Poison -Mixed
Seviper -Poison -Mixed
Roserade -Poison - Special
Water types are an option with:
Samurott, Swampert, Milotic, Kingdra...?
But any suggestions (about types or otherwise) are welcome!
Remember: if I create a monotype team I can’t use: Ghost, Dark, Psychic, Fighting & Dragon mono-type teams