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Starter Challenge.

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Oh teh noes!1112one
Well ok.

I was bored so I decided to start a new game in emerald, and I decided I will beat it only using my starter(Mudkip)

No matter how stuck I am I will only use it. Look at the Gym Leaders:

Roxanne: Easy
Brawly: Considerring my marshtomp is going to be lvl 27 by that time...
Wattson: Thats why they say Water/Ground Mud Shot that.
Flannery: Haha easy
Norman: His slaking Might give me trouble, but with my high leveled Swampert and some super/hyper potions I will beat it.
Winona: Meh, average difficuly. Her alteria though might be a problem.
Tate n' Liza: Water Attacks could wipe em out
Wallace: Earthquake

Well, then comes in the hardest part---Grass Types. They are going to be x4 super effective on me. What the hell do I do at May's Lv 35 Grovyle?

Right now I am in Rustbro with a lvl 25 Marshtomp leaving for Dewford.
 
by the looks of it you have no chance! but it should only know a few grass attacks. i can only tell you to train to overpower her.
 
Yep, that's what I thought.

A girl with the shroomish before your first double battle wiped out my lvl 18 Marshtomp previously. ;(

Any comments?
 
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I haven't played the game recently so I don't know when May's lv. 36 Grovile comes in, would you be able to get to Lavaridge Town to get some fire pokemon? Or you could raise a bug type early in your game!

Beautifly worked good for me...
 
you have to use attacks that marshtomp learns that are effective against grovyle, such as tackle. It might not help you much, but it's your best bet.

Marshtomp learns take down at lv. 31. If you can raise it that high, then it's special defense might be high enough to withstand absorb and take down will inflict alot of damage, even with recoil
 
What nature does your Marshtomp have? If it has high attack or special defense, you should be... um... not too bad. Try giving it a sitrus berry to fight May (kinda obvious, I know, but whatever); at fairly low levels, this can help.
DarkTyphlosion said:
well, just get an Ice Beam TM from a friend or sumthin... and teach it. Or, get your own.
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Yeah, this is your best bet. I have Ice Beam on my Swampert, and it's really saved me a whole lot of times. ^^
BTW, the 8th gym leader in Emerald is Juan, just to be nitpicky.

Good Luck! Training like this can be really fun (I've tried it with a Charizard in Red and I even managed to beat my rival's Blastoise in the Elite Four). ;151;
 
Ice Beam
Surf
Take Down
Earthqake/Rock Slide

Meh. That Will be my best bet.


Update:

Well look what happened when I battled may with my lvl 32 Marchtomp:

Wild May Appeared! rofl

May Sent out Wingull!
Mat sent out Marshtomp!

Marshtomp used Take Down!
Wingull Fainted!

May sent out Grovyle(Lv 20)
Marshtomp used Take Down!
Grovyle Fainted!

May Sent out Slugma!
Marshtomp used Water Gun!
SLugma Fainted!

May was defeated!
 
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XxGreivousxX said:
Ice Beam
Surf
Take Down
Earthqake/Rock Slide

Meh. That Will be my best bet.


Update:

Well look what happened when I battled may with my lvl 32 Marchtomp:

Wild May Appeared! rofl

May Sent out Wingull!
Mat sent out Marshtomp!

Marshtomp used Take Down!
Wingull Fainted!

May sent out Grovyle(Lv 20)
Marshtomp used Take Down!
Grovyle Fainted!

May Sent out Slugma!
Marshtomp used Water Gun!
SLugma Fainted!

May was defeated!
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Congratulations then :D
 
You need Ice to make it through the game though!
with Torchic its easier! lol fire/fight imba^^
i made the Sapphire game with only Torchic
when facing "May" i just used fightning!...and ha hole lot of potions:P
Torchic is the best choice
then Grovyle
then Mudkip
 
Ice beam will be useful everywhere, you can't take Sidney down with a pokemon like Swampert with no Ice Beam. A big problem to you will be Glacia and Wallace too. I think that you should use another pokemon such as Magneton and a Fire one.
 
This isn't a challenge, in fact, most people just use their starter to complete the game without any other Pokemon and start training afterwards ._.
 
good luck with your challenge ive had pokemon emeald for a week now and still soft resetin for my blue treeeko lol ill ge it soon enough and with your challenge have a ice move , water move , normal move and ground/rock move its a good combo good luck with your challenge
 
i read this thread and im doing the same but ive caught 5 zigzagoons (for the pick up) in case i run outta money
btw all of my zigs are lv 5-2

you have to give harbour mail to the girl in muaville (the first house as you enter from the trick master route) harbour mail is the pokemart in slateport
 
Yup lvl 48 now just beaten flannery and gone through that desert place.
Do I go face Norman now?

I beat Archie btw too. Im not riding back that far. Is there a Fly HM anywhere?
 
You get Fly when you beat May after you clear the Weather Institute. Good Luck with this, I did it with Blaziken and I know it is hard, but it is doable.

Leumas
 
Good luck. Beating the Elite 4 will be tough though. You're doing well though. Try catching an HM slave, and only that.
 
I got lucky I stayed on the PC 2 days like this. Meh.

Im too lazy to go to Waether Insitute now. Im just training and my Swapert is at lvl 49.
 
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