Scavengers Official Hunt Thread (Old)

[Cattail Prophet]

10/2/15 EDT

Winner: Cyllage
Second place: Broil
Third place: kevinrocks
Fourth place: spook afk (PyoroLoli)
Fifth place: Wan the Avatar
Consolation prize to: rosepetal, Illusio, PK Aero
Solution: Nugget, Pay Day, Hitmonchan

Questions...
1) What item can be found in Cerulean Cave in Red and Blue but not in Yellow?
2) What move is known by all event Pokemon distributed in Gen 1 excluding Mew and Pikachu?
3) What Pokemon's critical hit rate is the same throughout all Gen 1 games? (first alphabetically if multiple)

Apparently my qcers and I all managed to overlook the event magikarp with dragon rage for q2, sorry about that everyone! Thanks anyway, snaq and gme!

 

[Manaphy286]

[10/03/15]

Winner: Mr. Uncompetitive [BLITZ]
Second place: aeolia
Third place: ultraplayer
Consolation prize to: chuppers, eeveeattract, Abysmal Ruins, Manazran
Solution: junglerelic, onehundred, staryu

1) Where is the last, “solo” member of the Go-rock squad found in Pokemon Ranger?
2) How many commands is the Miniremo said by Team Dim Sun members to have, at a minimum? (write out the number)
3) In Pokemon Ranger, what pokemon has a field move that no other pokemon can legally have? | staryu

Grats to Mr. U on blitzing this hunt!

 

[kevinrocks]

dank reservation

Reserving a hunt on the 4th haha of october haha at 11 pm edt!! (8 pm pdt and 3am gmt)
The theme will be Pokemon Moves
moves rhymes with hooves. Cows have hooves. Miltank is a cow. Miltank has udders.
Theme rhymes with dream. Dreams happen in the REM stage of sleep. Rem rhymes with gem. Alexandrite is a gem. Alexandrite is also the birthstone of June. June rhymes with moon. Moon is made of cheese. Cheese is often grated. Grate

This hunt will be udderly grate

10/4/15 EDT

Winner: SergioRules
Second place: Someoneelse00
Third place: eevee hw (eeveeattract)
Fourth place: keeping it icy (abysmal ruins)
Fifth place: mirandasbiggestfan
Consolation prize to: mafiamike, seito hakari
Solution: endure, bianca, dragonite

Questions...
1) This priority move has lost it's ability to be taught by TM twice
2) The first time the move Fling was used in the anime was by this Trainer's Pokemon (name only)
3) This Pokemon in the anime used the most moves ever in a singular battle

grats to all the winners :] thanks to ashie for qc and pespeon for last minute qc!

 

[Painter Espeon]

10/5/15
dank memes is an anagram for dank memes
Winner: Zipzapadam
Second Place: kevinrocks
Third Place: Abysmal Ruins
Fourth Place: GoodMorningEspeon
Fifth Place: SergioRules
A Colt's Onion Prize To: Cyllage, Seito Hakari, eeveeattract
Solution: aron, enigmaginema, croconawscald

Sin Quotes
q1) What Pokémon’s name is an anagram of a berry name, not including the word “berry?”
q2) What two berries’ names are anagrams of each other? Format alphabetically and do not include the word “Berry.”
q3) ”Carnal Cod Cows” is an anagram of a Pokémon and a move it can learn; what are they? (Format as Pokemonmove)

Special thanks to ham soiree for quality checking and hosting, The Tail Act Prop for quality checking, and congratulations to all the finishers of the nag a ram hunt!

 

[ashiemore]

10/06/2015 GMT-4

Winner: blintz [BLITZ]
Second place: Cattail Prophet
Third place: SergioRules
Fourth place: eeveeattract
Fifth place: a random duck
Conslation prize to: Abysmal Ruins, Dylas, Painter Oshawott, LinkFromLoZ
Solution: arkwelder, noguardgalaxy, acedia

Questions...
1) On the PS main page, which user is shown joining the battle between Zarel and Treecko?
2) This is the only current PS ladder format that contains an "x" in its name.
3) This global moderator's name is made up of a global driver's name plus three more letters.

 

[GoodMorningEspeon]

10/07/15 8:00 PM GMT-4
Topic: Generation IV

Winner: PyoroLoli
Second place: SergioRules
Third place: eeveeattract
Fourth place: PlebsLookinHealthy (pokemonvortex)
Fifth place: Abysmal Ruins
Conslation prize to: Rory Mercury, Illusio, kevinrocks, Endurr

Solution: wii, eterna, froslass

Questions:
1) In all main series Generation IV games, the player has which video game console in their bedroom?
2) Iron Island is noted to be off the coast of which city in Sinnoh? (Exclude the word “city”.)
3) In Pokémon SoulSilver, this Pokémon’s Pokédex entry has no punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.

Congratulations to all of the finishers! Thanks to ashiemore and Cattail Prophet for quality checking.
n_n

 

[GoodMorningEspeon]

10/08/15 8:00 PM GMT-4
Topic: Manga

Winner: pokemonvortex
Second place: Rory Mercury
Third place: Dylas
Fourth place: adiass
Fifth place: Cattail Prophet
Conslation prize to: eeveeattract, Spieky

Solution: xey, theelectrictaleofpikachu, foongusgirl

Questions:
1) What is Shauna’s nickname for X in the Pokémon Adventures manga?
2) This Pokemon manga series has four volumes and twenty chapters (Format any é in your answer as e).
3) Whi-Two plays as which character in a Pokéstar Studios movie?

Congratulations to all of the finishers! Thanks to ashiemore and kevinrocks for quality checking.
n_n

 

[Spieky]

gg ez

 

[ashiemore]

10/09/2015 GMT-4

Winner: Wan the Avatar [BLITZ]
Second place: Cyllage
Third place: GoodMorningEspeon
Fourth place: PyoroLoli
Fifth place: Rory Mercury
Conslation prize to: chaitu, keeping it icy, Broil, eeveeattract
Solution: magmaemblem, excellent, soothebell

Questions...
1) This non-event key item is exclusive to Pokemon Emerald.
2) This unobtainable item occupies hex value 0x74 in Gen I.
3) In FRLG this item can be found using the Itemfinder right after the player rescues Mr. Fuji.

 

[Mr. Uncompetitive]

Hi sorry I didn't post this earlier (college life pls ;-;) but I'm gonna be hosting the Glitches and Beta Elements hunt at 10 PM EST tonight

Hunt is postponed, college nyooo :(

 

[Manaphy286]

[10/11/15]

Winner: Illusio
Second place: AvianGladiator
Third place: SergioRules
Consolation prize to: mirandasbiggestfan, Catacomb, RebornPixels, Dylas, eeveeattract
Solution: labyrinthcave, mtdeepgreen, krabby

1) Of the event wondermail dungeons featured in PMD2, which one does not feature one of the Seven Treasures as a reward for completion? (Caution: serebii's name for this dungeon is wrong.)
2) What Friend Area is the least-expensive of those available in Wigglytuff’s shop?
3) In PMD2, What pokemon blow bubbles during the various cutscenes throughout the story?

Congrats to all finishers!

 

[Painter Espeon]

10/12/15 aka BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL

Winner: Rory Mercury
Second Place: kevinrocks
Third Place: SergioRules
Fourth Place: eeveeattract
Fifth Place: mirandasbiggestfan
Consolation Prize To: Painter Oshawott
Solution: moomoo, erika, mrmime120

Questions :D
What is the name of the sick Miltank that can be found in Johto?
What Kanto Gym Leader hands out TMs in both Gen 1 and Gen 2?
What Pokémon’s BST increased the most between Gen 1 and Gen 2, and by how much?

Thanks to Wan the Avatar for quality checking, ashiemore for quality checking and hosting, and congratulations to everyone who solved the hunt!
I'd also like to say sorry about the original q2, which had a typo in the answer, got leaked twice, and thus had to be scrapped. That was my fault :( But overall, not worse than the Beat Up hunt!

 

[SergioRules]

10/13/15 11pm EDT

Winner: Mr. Uncompetitive [BLITZ]
Second Place: Wan the Avatar
Third Place: Gleeb
Fourth Place: Eyan
Fifth Place: eeveeattract
Consolation Prize To: ultraplayer, keeping it icy (abyssal ruins)
Solution: resixyellosix, chaserrillian, zubat

Questions:
1) These Hexagon Brothers are the only ones without Shadow Pokemon that originated in Generation III.
2) This Mt. Battle trainer in Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness has a team made of the starters and Legendary Shadow Pokemon from Pokemon Colosseum. (include trainer class)
3) Pokemon Colosseum is the only game where this Pokemon and its evolutions are unobtainable without trading. State the unevolved Pokemon.


A big thanks to everyone who participated in the second Sergiofficial, and an even bigger thanks to ashiemore and Painter Espeon for quality checks and ashie for hosting as well :3

 

[ashiemore]

10/14/2015 GMT-4

Winner: Painter Espeon [BLITZ]
Second place: eeveeattract
Third place: Rory Mercury
Fourth place: Zipzapadam
Fifth place: Wan the Avatar
Conslation prize to: chupps
Solution: darumaka, sableye, gastrodon

Questions...
1) This Pokemon's wastes are used by people to keep themselves warm.
2) This Pokemon's eyes have been changed due to what it eats.
3) This Pokemon secretes a purple liquid when under attack to escape.

thanks to ILRB for this hunt

 

[Mr. Uncompetitive]

bad pun

Heyo guys, there'll be a hunt happening tomorrow night at 11 PM EST (GMT -4, so 3 AM for y'all GMT+0s), qced by Mana, qced and hosted by Ashie, and created by yours truly.

Topic will be TCG, which I know gives some people trouble. Thus, it's probably best for you guys to draw all of your might

Eh?

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhh?

10/15/2015 11:00 PM GMT-4

Winner: eeveeattract
Second Place: Rory Mercury
Third Place: Painter Espeon
Fourth Place: kevinrocks
Fifth Place: Gleeb
Solution: exfireredleafgreen, multitechnicalmachine01, kyurem

Questions:
1) This was the last set to feature EXP.ALL as a TCG card (copy the set name from Bulbapedia)
2) This was the first TM card to be released outside of Japan
3) This is the only Secret Rare card that was released in an English mini set/sub set

Thanks to ashie for hosting and qcing, thanks to mana for also qcing, and thanks to all the players for playing and somehow managing to enjoy a TCG-based hunt~

 

[GoodMorningEspeon]

10/16/15 8:00 PM GMT-4
Topic: Rumble Series

Winner: eeveeattract
Second place: Gleeb
Third place: rubsomebacononit
Fourth place: Ghostly Guy
Fifth place: Gargoyle31
Conslation prize to: no-one

Solution: audino, meloetta, dodgy

Questions:
1) In Pokémon Rumble Blast, there is a chance that a practically impossible Rumpus Room can spawn containing four of this Pokémon.
2) Possibly due to a bug, this boss in Pokémon Rumble U may fully restore its HP when changing its form.
3) This trait in Pokémon Rumble World (and Rumble Blast) serves as the Wonder Guard mechanic for Shedinja.

Congratulations to all of the finishers! Thanks to Cattail Prophet and ashiemore for quality checking.
n_n

 

[Gleeb]

10/17/15
Topic: Gen 3

Winner: Wan The Avatar
Second Place: ILRB
Third Place: Zipzapadam
Fourth Place: Rory Mercury
Fifth Place: Cyllage
Consolation Prize: Flerovium, lovemathboy

Solution: thestoryteller, meteorfalls, lavacookie

Questions:
1) What is the name of the NPC in RSE who will tell the player how many times they have used splash?
2) This location in RSE has two index numbers, one used and one unused.
3) Blacking out is required in FR/LG in order to make this item not permanently inaccessible.

Congratulations to all finishers and big thanks to ashiemore and GoodMorningEspeon for the QC's and ashiemore for hosting!

 

[Zipzapadam]

10/18/15
Topic for today is Characters

Winner: Cattail Prophet
Second Place: RoryMercury~
Third Place: Turtle Factory
Fourth Place: PyoroLoli
Fifth Place: mewfiveeightfive
Consolation Prize: Pristina Aguilera (pokemonvortex)

Solution: Oichi, Percy, Temacu

Questions:
1) Who is the only Warlord that specializes in a type combination that no Pokemon has?
2) This character from a gen 3 side game got laughed at when he claims to have seen a Mew.
3) This character from the anime explains how her name was derived from a combination the first few letters of 3 different Pokemon names

Congrats to everybody who finished, and thank you Painter Espeon and Manaphy286 for QCing, and big thanks to kevinrocks for last minute hosting!

 

[ashiemore]

10/19/2015 GMT-4

Winner: Mr. Uncompetitive [BLITZ]
Second place: Painter Espeon
Third place: SergioRules
Fourth place: PyoroLoli
Fifth place: Gleeb
Conslation prize to: Broil, rubsomebacononit
Solution: dewgong, kiyoshimizuki, scratch

Questions...
1) This Gen 1 Ice-type was omitted from the original Japanese Pokemon Stadium.
2) This person is credited with being the Mini-Game Director of Pokemon Stadium 2.
3) The Amnesia Psyduck that is exclusive to the original english Pokemon Stadium has which other move when obtained?

 

[Mr. Uncompetitive]

I get a bad rap sometimes

Oy guys, I hope you like Music, cause I'll be droppin my mixtape (ft. AshE and P.P. EON) at Ashie's Tuesday night party at 9 PM EST

Y'all better have BURN HEAL, cuz MY MIXTAPE IS FIRE!!!!1!!!!!11!!Juan!!!

10/20/15 9 PM EST GMT -4

Winner: Manaphy286
Second Place: Gleeb
Third Place: pokemonvortex
Fourth Place: Rory Mercury
Fifth Place: TheListening

Solution: advanceadventure, azaleatown, battletower

Questions:
1. This Pokemon song was one of the songs included in the Japanese release of the game "Donkey Konga"
2. The background music (BGM) that plays at Four Island is actually a rendition of this town's BGM
3. Hitomi Sato's first credited work as a musician for the Pokemon games was as the arranger for the theme of this Gen III location

 

[ashiemore]

10/21/2015 GMT-4

Winner: Mr. Uncompetitive [BLITZ]
Second place: Catacomb
Third place: abysmal ruins
Fourth place: Gleeb
Fifth place: Wan the Avatar
Conslation prize to: eeveeattract
Solution: slowking, openmyeyes, greece

Questions...
1) This non-legendary Pokemon had its debut in the second movie, "The Power of One".
2) This is the name of the English ending theme for the seventeenth Pokemon movie.
3) Many locations in this country were used as inspiration for the setting of "Arceus and the Jewel of Life".

 

[GoodMorningEspeon]

10/22/15 8:00 PM GMT-4
Topic: PokéPark

Winner: Illusio
Second place: Painter Espeon
Third place: kevinrocks
Fourth place: adiass
Fifth place: SergioRules
Conslation prize to: TheAura, VeryPinkPancakes, Dysprosium-las (Dylas)

Solution: voltorb, unawarehouse scientorium, drifblim

Questions:
1) This Pokémon and its evolution serve as obstacles in the attraction Rayquaza’s Balloon Panic in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure (Name only the pre-evolution).
2) Poster Portals are notably manufactured at this site in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond.
3) In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure, despite this Pokémon being found in almost all zones, it can only be befriended in the Meeting Place.

Sorry everyone, Q2's answer was incorrect. I ended up having to to give a hint that basically gave the answer away. Scientorium was indeed correct and that's what people ended up finding.

Thanks to ashiemore and Wan the Avatar for quality checking.
n_n u_u

 

[Snaquaza]

I'm hosting Locations hunt tomorrow, 9 PM GMT+2. (Friday, October 23r, its 7 PM GMT)

Painter Espeon dont forget yours. Checked by ashiemore and Mein

Winner: HerAcrossTheGreek!. BLITZ
Second place: Flerovium~. BLITZ
Third place: SergioRules. BLITZ
Consolation prize to: Whiscashmega, adiass, Gleeb, CaPTiViTY.
Solution: nimbasa, giantchasm, kalosroute1.

 

[Painter Espeon]

10/23/15 a.k.a. FOX STEVENSON RELEASED COMEBACK

Winner: GoodMorningEspeon
Second Place: Gleeb
Third Place: chupps
Fourth Place: ILRB
Fifth Place: Wan the Avatar
Consolation Prize To: GoodMorningEspewan, eeveeattract, Flerovium, WhimsicottDreams, Illusio, Shite (AnonymouzLSB), keeping it icy
Solution: pewtersciencemuseum, icefall cave, reflection cave

Questions :D
Q1) Where can an NPC be found who mentions the real life date of the first Moon landing?
Q2) In what location is Lorelei said to have met her Lapras?
Q3) Where in the Pokémon world will certain trainers challenge the player when they walk behind them?

Special thanks to ashiemore for quality checking and hosting, Cattail Prophet for quality checking, and congrats to everyone who completed the hunt! Also, sorry about being 17 minutes late :/

 

[Snaquaza]

10/24/2015 GMT-4

Winner: Rory Mercury
Second place: adiass
Third place: Flerovium
Fourth place: Gleeb
Fifth place: GoodMorningEspeon
Conslation prize to: no-one
Solution: gallademega, xerneas, congregationofthemasses

Questions...
1) Which Fighting-type Pokemon is S-Rank in Smogon ASB?
2) This Pokemon is wrongly stated to learn Ice Beam by the OP of the "Pokemon XY General Discussion."
3) This is the oldest publicly visible forum of Smogon, being the 25th ever created.