Scavenger Hunts

[ashiemore]

19/08/14 GMT +0

Winner of Scavenger Hunt: Wan the Avatar
Second place: no-one
Third place: no-one
Consolation prize to: no-one
Solution: 7e3091, setsuna, namelocked

(no blitz)

Questions...
1) What was the hex color of jdarden's PS name before he got it changed?
2) Who was the most recent Smogon user to pass 1000 likes?
3) What did the # symbol stand for on PS before it was used for Room Owners

 

[Politoad]

19/08/14 GMT +1

Winner of Scavenger Hunt: losedude
Second place: Psywaves
Third place: duch xd
Consolation prize to: GoodMorningEspeon, sly mav
Solution: MissingNo,helioptile,timid

(no blitz)

Questions...
1) What was the first pokemon glitch ever?
2) What electric type pokemon can be found in a rocky area together with ground types in XY?
3) What is Dratini's usual behaviour?

(Yesterday's night hunt, forgot to post :I)

 

[Psywaves]

20/08/14 GMT +0

Winner: Someoneelse2003
Second place: Ryun
Third place: HeracrossTheGreek
Consolation prize to: Keldeo-Resonant, Mega Sponge
Solution: carvanhasharpedo, basculin, chocovinetown

(no blitz)

Questions...
1) "Havoc and a sharper" is an anagram of which evolution line? (Format in evolutionary order - e.g pichupikachuraichu)
2) Fish + Letter + Shortened suffix (sometimes spoken in this shortened form)
3) "Connive cow hot" is an anagram of which anime-exclusive Pokémon location?

Explanations...
2) Bass (Not the instrument; as that is pronounced "base") + Q + Lin' (e.g Callin', fallin') = Basculin

 

[Snaquaza]

20/08/14 GMT +0

Winner: No One
Solution: 719, bebbz, yahhhoi.

Q1: How many Pokemon can be immune to a Pokemon entire movepool.
Q2: Who was the only Mafia RO whose named started with a b.
Q3: What is the only Japanese Pokemon Music name which can't be translated into English.

No Winner because randomly ended.

(Took long though, probably some of the hardest legit questions possible)

 

[Psywaves]

21/08/14 GMT +0

Winner: Instant Apple Pie
Second place: Politoed
Third place: Sly Mav
Consolation prize to: no-one
Solution: 3180, 34, dratini

(no blitz)

Questions...
1) What is the combined base power of all the attacking moves learnable by a Kalos-born Slowking?
2) How many Pokémon who learn Dragon Tail do not get STAB on the move?
3) Expression of annoyance + Letter + Body Part

Explanations...
3) Drat + E + Knee = Dratini

(Official from last night, had to leave so I didn't get round to posting results until now)

 

[Meteordash]

just posting here so i can get alerts in the future.

 

[Psywaves]

just posting here so i can get alerts in the future.

You can just click "watch thread" in the top right-hand corner. :]
(Assuming you haven't done so already)

 

[Psywaves]

22/08/14 GMT +0

Winner: duch xd
Second place: kevinrocks
Third place: HeracrossTheGreek
Consolation prize to: Midnightsecrets
Solution: skorupi, luxio, empoleon

(no blitz)

Questions...
1) Win + Direction + Letter
2) Fortune + Letter + Letter
3) Letter + Main character of an animated film about a certain martial art + Location in France

Explanations...
1) Score + Up + E = Skorupi
2) Luck + C + O = Luxio
3) M + Po (from Kung-Fu Panda) + Lyons (Pronounced "Leon") = Empoleon

All I gotta say about this one is that it's pure Psywaves. ;]
Nice job all!

 

[Instant Apple Pie]

23/08/14 GMT -4

Winner of Scavenger Hunt: Angels2002
Second place: kevinrocks
Third place: no-one
Consolation prize to: no-one
Solution: probopass, wilhemina, 2700000

(no blitz)

Questions...
1) Master + Accessory + Key
2) What user made the 1234567th forum post on smogon?
3) What is the file size of the BW subway trainer music on PS in bytes? (do not include "bytes" in your answer)

Explanation...
1) Pro + Bow + Pass

 

[Jumi]

posting here for future alerts. congrats anguls and kevin

 

[kevinrocks]

also posting here for future alerts thanks for congratz jumi, congratz angels

 

[Xylen]

Guys, you can just go on the top and click "Watch thread" instead of posting. It looks messy on the thread if everyone would comment just to get notified when you can just "watch the thread"

 

[kevinrocks]

rof sorry

 

[Snaquaza]

23/8/14 GMT+1
Winner: Wan the Avatar.
Second place: The Swift Wyvern.
Third place: Instant Apple Pie.
Solution: aguidetopsmafia, pokmonadvancedgenerationivebegunhiraganaandkatakana, .

Q1: What is the article named Transmuter and Snaquaza wrote for a webzine on Smogon?
Q2: Which Pokemon Game is an anagram of: "[Anagram Here]"
Q3: What was unfixable 's first username on Smogon?

 

[Xylen]

24/8/14 GMT +8

Winner: Angels2002 [BLITZ]
Second place: Sunako
Third place: AnthemOfTheWorld
Consolation prize to: GoodMorningEspeon, Queez
Solution: synirc, hackmons, darnell

Questions:
Most Smogon users use this server on IRC
This metagame was recently moved from ladder to challenge only
This user is getting interviewed next for the PS! interviews

Haven't done a hunt in a while, good to be back.

 

[AnonymouzLSB]

at first, i thought q1 was asking for the maximum number of users the showdown irc had

 

[Snaquaza]

(24/06/14) GMT+1
Winner: instant apple pie.
Second place: The Swift Wyvern.
Third place: kevinrocks.
Solution: dutch, Hulavuta , pueltown.

Q1: What is the only public room which has no global auth ranked?
Q2: Which Smogon mentor would like people to call him Emperor.
Q3: Which place in the Pokemon World has the most bordering areas.

 

[GoodMorningEspeon]

(25/8/14) GMT-4

Winner of Scavenger Hunt: AnonymouzLSB
Second Place: Angels2002
Third Place: PK Aero
Consolation Prize To: HeracrossTheGreek, Sukai&Mira
Solution: ufo2, theimmortal, beldum

Questions
1) This Pokestar Studios opponent has a unique typing and learns no STAB moves
2) This is the only user whose real name is not shown on the credits page of Showdown
3) The user who created the oldest thread on Smogon has what Pokemon as their avatar

Explanations
1) UFO-2 only learns Dark Pulse, Flamethrower, Hyper Beam, and Ice Beam and is a Psychic/Electric type.
3) Click here.

Hunt courtesy of me, thanks to Xylen for hosting and putting up with my several failures ;)

 

[ashiemore]

25/08/14 GMT +0

Winner of Scavenger Hunt: Cyllage
Second place: MukUsedDrillPeck
Third place: angels2002
Consolation prize to: losedude, kevinrocks, Gargoyle31
Solution: terrakion, alakazamauraichuntaillumiseedflarecycleechlifeintattackorderuptionix, oglemi

(no blitz)

Questions...
1) (Psywaves Q) Rip + Letter + Opener + Preposition
2) (Ports) [Gen 1 Psychic Type][Gen 6 Ice Type][Gen 1 Electric Type][Gen 3 Water Type][Gen 3 Bug Type][Grass Type Move][Normal Type Move][Bug Type Move][Dark Type Move][Bug Type Move][Fire Type Move][Gen 1 Ground Type]
3) Which Smogon Badgeholder changed their name to AnalThrasher69 for a day?

 

[Snaquaza]

26/08/14 GMT +0 (Morning)

Winner: losedude ●▂▂●.
Second place: Xylen.
Solution: xylen, typemons, ditto.

Q1: Which user on PS! made an admin de-register his name so he could get rid of an unnecessary N.
Q2: A tour of this OM is currently holding its sign-ups on Smogon.
Q3: This Pokemon who can't be paralyzed will struggle if it holds an Assault Vest.

Really disappointed in the amount of people who got it, though losedude got it in 2 minutes or so

 

[Psywaves]

26/08/14 GMT +0

Winner: HeracrossTheGreek
Second place: Sly Mav
Third place: Midnightsecrets
Consolation prize to: no-one
Solution: corphish, numelgon, sleightofsand

(no blitz)

Questions...
1) Which Pokémon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time Darkness and Sky's catchphrase is a reference to their Japanese name?
2) English name of a certain Pokémon + Disappeared [Answer is the Japanese name of a certain Pokémon]
3) "If hot gladness" is an anagram of which Pokémon anime episode?

Explanations...
2) Numel + gone = Numelgon (Goodra)

 

[queez]

27/08/14 GMT -4

Winner: ashiemore
Second place: kevinrocks
Third place: Trickster
Consolation prize to: GoodMorningEspeon, ElbowSkinn
Solution: quinella, azurebay, pinsir

Questions:
1. Which user on the Smogon Forums list of staff members has the least amount of posts (not counting bmelts)?
2. The ice type pokémon with the highest base HP is pictured in which X/Y location on its bulbapedia page?
3. In the anime Ash was worried about which pokémon cracking open his metapod?

My first official hunt, thanks a ton Darnell for letting me host! Really enjoyed it :)

 

[kevinrocks]

one day i will get first in an official ;-;

 

[Snaquaza]

27/08/14 GMT+0

Winner: Trickster. [BLITZ]
Second place: GoodMorningEspeon.
Third place: losedude ●▂▂●.
Consolation prize to: Weebl, Cyllage, ashiemore, HeracrossTheGreek.
Solution: orangeislands, cometstorm, conversion2buttonfailsinbattles.

Q1: Snaquaza has the most posts in this board on Smogon.
Q2: This was the name Trickster had before he got promoted to Driver.
Q3: What is the only known "Known Bug in Singles" according to Smogon?

 

[Xylen]

28/8/14 GMT+8

Winner: angels2002
Second place: HeracrossTheGreek
Third place: ss1234
Solution: terrysalt, stabmons, win

Questions
which smogon badgeholder received his/her ladybug when he/she have no post
This is the OM that was selected to be the om for Pokemon Throwback of August
V4 was said to be working on this command on PS! for unlucky players