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Let's Play! Orange Islands Plays: The Rebirth
- Thread starter Jimera0
- Start date
This hangout has now started! Click https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/guta7c7iaj36foavjrjiwxrxqqa?hl=en to join in!
Started the hangout since Jimera0 isn't yet here:
https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/gsmujtxgekhugjvs5fhruoepi4a
I'm doing my gauntlet, but the rest of you can do whatever you want. Probably a good idea to carry on Jimera's challenge from last week, though.
https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/gsmujtxgekhugjvs5fhruoepi4a
I'm doing my gauntlet, but the rest of you can do whatever you want. Probably a good idea to carry on Jimera's challenge from last week, though.
GODDAMNIT I FORGOT AGAIN.
OK, it's not too late yet. OI Plays going on now, same no health care challenge. Sorry guys, The couple weeks where I couldn't do it really threw me off my routine. https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/g5nu26c636ctngrrzbsxcxc4hma?hl=en is the link.
OK, it's not too late yet. OI Plays going on now, same no health care challenge. Sorry guys, The couple weeks where I couldn't do it really threw me off my routine. https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/g5nu26c636ctngrrzbsxcxc4hma?hl=en is the link.
Alright, I've come up with a new challenge for this week and maybe a few after.
The "N" challenge:
Based around N from Black and White, this challenge is going to be a little different. You know how N always used local Pokemon to battle you and released them soon after? Well yeah, you're going to be doing that. The rule is that after every gym battle you need to release (or at least permanently box) all your Pokemon (except for one used to catch your first replacement, which is released immediately after capturing it). The new Pokemon you catch to replace them with must be from routes/areas you have not visited yet. An exception to this rule applies only when you need to use an HM to proceed but nothing available to you in new areas can learn it, in which case you can backtrack and catch a Pokemon that can use that HM.
I don't recommend doing this challenge with the 1st gen or their remakes due to the shallow level curve of the wild Pokemon in those games and the non-linear nature of the games complicating the second rule. I also don't think it'd work very well with the Colosseum games, or with GSC/HGSS postgame. Everything else should work alright though.
Hangout is this Sunday at 2pm EST, same as usual. See you there!
EDIT: Just gunna use this same post for info for this week too since it's gunna be the same. See yah in a few.
EDIT2: Same thing for this week. It'll be the same thing again, since most people are really just starting their N challenges due to ORAS and stuffs.
EDIT????: Seriously, people still haven't finished their N challenges and I haven't come up with anything else so might as well continue this week as well.
The "N" challenge:
Based around N from Black and White, this challenge is going to be a little different. You know how N always used local Pokemon to battle you and released them soon after? Well yeah, you're going to be doing that. The rule is that after every gym battle you need to release (or at least permanently box) all your Pokemon (except for one used to catch your first replacement, which is released immediately after capturing it). The new Pokemon you catch to replace them with must be from routes/areas you have not visited yet. An exception to this rule applies only when you need to use an HM to proceed but nothing available to you in new areas can learn it, in which case you can backtrack and catch a Pokemon that can use that HM.
I don't recommend doing this challenge with the 1st gen or their remakes due to the shallow level curve of the wild Pokemon in those games and the non-linear nature of the games complicating the second rule. I also don't think it'd work very well with the Colosseum games, or with GSC/HGSS postgame. Everything else should work alright though.
Hangout is this Sunday at 2pm EST, same as usual. See you there!
EDIT: Just gunna use this same post for info for this week too since it's gunna be the same. See yah in a few.
EDIT2: Same thing for this week. It'll be the same thing again, since most people are really just starting their N challenges due to ORAS and stuffs.
EDIT????: Seriously, people still haven't finished their N challenges and I haven't come up with anything else so might as well continue this week as well.
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Last Sunday saw the defeat of Cress, the earning of the Trio Badge, and the induction of four Pokemon into my N Challenge Hall of Fame:
Pigma the Tepig was my MVP for this section. Despite Cress' Water-type specialty, Pigma's STAB Ember was extremely useful in both the Trainers leading up to him and the Cress fight itself.
Cavalier the Lillipup and Overpull the Patrat were both extremely useful as well. They both had STAB Tackle, and i really can't pick one over the other.
Finally, Mean Kitty the Purrloin was indeed mean. No STAB moves, weak stats, and hard leveling made me actually give up leveling Mean Kitty and declare it LVP.
If you guys haven't come to play with us yet, you're hugely missing out. Playing the wonder trade battles was tons of fun, enough so that it prompted me to go buy a headset.
I would say that people should definitely try this if they haven't before. Just stop by!
I would say that people should definitely try this if they haven't before. Just stop by!
Getting seemingly endless chains of Zizagoons/Poocheyenas and Wurmples isn't all that fun... But yeah, I had a great time last night and I think it was one of the biggest get togethers for us all too. I'll likely be trying out more Gold next week and probably taking part in some Wonder Trade battles (I am going to go and specifically catch a load of crap now). It's just a good time to talk/mess about and play! :)
I hear you there. I know this was on my Scramble, not my OI Plays file, but for a good 40-50 minutes I was encountering lots of Pokemon that I didn't want anything to do with: Zigzagoons, Poochyenas, Seedots, Wurmples, and two Ralts. (Actually this happened in my mono-blue run in OI Plays too, and in the same place - Route 102 in Hoenn!)
Just posting to say that there was a second round of OI Plays last night that led to a couple hours of hilariously fun iSketch.
Goes to show that we're not all about playing challenges, and sometimes we're about 5 non-artists scrambling to draw Pokemon themes. Join us for a good time! Hopefully we'll play again soon.
Goes to show that we're not all about playing challenges, and sometimes we're about 5 non-artists scrambling to draw Pokemon themes. Join us for a good time! Hopefully we'll play again soon.
You're not the only one that slept too late; I did also.