[Smaug]

I think I'll be doing a Pearl Gauntlet. I would like the challenges to be hard, but not too hard. I have FR, Emerald, and the ability to trade with Heartgold and Soulsilver.

Two challenges for each milestone, and each gym badge is a milestone. The Palkia battle is a milestone as well, as is the Elite Four. After each milestone and before the start of the game, I will accept two challenges. I also will accept two challenges throughout the entire game.

Challenges:

Entire Game

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Originally Posted by Fat dinosaurdan

You can only use STAB moves whenever possible on your pokemon.(this includes non-attacking moves.) If it can't it can only use normal moves under 50 bp. If neither of these conditions can be met, all moves used by this pokemon must be less than 40 BP.

Originally Posted by Fat Ziposaki

Don't ever use Grass-type moves. I was going to say Fire, but we know Pearl and it's track record with Fire-types.

First milestone

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Originally Posted by Fat Corkscrew

You cannot use Super-Effective moves against Roark. (I have no idea how hard this will be).

Originally Posted by Fat G-Von

Against Roark, you cannot use any items to heal your pokemon.

-Start game
-Name Smaug
-Hyperactive rival Ralph
-Fined $1 million
-Ralph doesn't understand the concept of "tall grass"
-Steal a Chimchar
-Destroy a bird
-Chimchar inexplicably healed
-Ralph teleports me home
-Get new shoes
-Running instructions lean on the fourth wall
-Ralph calls the professor senile
-Name Chimchar Not An Ape (apes have no tails)
-Professor asks kid he just met to find every monster in the region
-Dawn gives a useless tour and lesson
-Catch a Bidoof for HMs
-Name it Hmm...
-Not An Ape learns Ember
-Let the games begin.
-Double-critted by a Shinx
-Critted again by a Shinx
-Get to Jubilife
-Take lunch money from two school kids
-Get the Town Map that I was holding the whole time
-Homeless guy won't let me go to the next town until I find some clowns
-Yes to every question
-Get a watch
-Fight Water with Fire
-Ralph is an idiot in battling
-Can't escape from a wild Abra
-Catch a Zubat
-Name it Blind as a
-Get Rock Smash
-Kid says "noob"
-Caves are no fun when Geodude resists your entire team
-Blind as a learns Astonish
-Roark shows off
-Astonish does virtually nothing to Geodude
-Not An Ape evolves
-Rock Smash does what it's supposed to do against Gym trainers
-I challenge Roark
-He sets up SR
-Blind as a dies
-I'm stuck Embering Rock-types
-I take out Geodude
-Onix is dead
-Roark says a very generic sentence
-All I have left is my level 9 Hmm... against his almost-dead Cranidos
-He uses Leer
-My Tackle does absolutely nothing
-He uses Pursuit and almost kills me
-He uses Leer, then Leer again, and I defeat him!
-Coal Badge get!

TEAM:

Not An Ape (Monferno)
Level 15
Hardy
HP: 48
Atk: 33
Def: 23
Sp. A: 31
Sp. D: 20
Spe: 34
-Ember
-Rock Smash
-Mach Punch
-Taunt (unusable)

Blind as a (Zubat)
Level 11
Adamant
HP: 32
Atk: 16
Def: 15
Sp. A: 12
Sp. D: 16
Spe: 17
-Astonish
-Leech Life
-Supersonic (unusable)

Hmm... (Bidoof)
Level 10
Lax
HP: 33
Atk: 14
Def: 17
Sp. A: 13
Sp. D: 11
Spe: 12
-Tackle
-Growl
-Defense Curl

Second Milestone

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Originally Posted by Fat Jimera0

Smaug, you are challenged to never leave gardenia's gym after entering. For each time you fail, permanently lose one team slot.

Originally Posted by Fat Pika25

Don't use SE against Gardenia.

-I return to Jubilife City
-I defeat some poor-mannered Galactic grunts
-I get a Fashion Case- so fashionable!
-I kill a Chatot with a crit
-Not An Ape doesn't learn Fury Swipes
-Blind as a learns Bite. Yippee.
-I reach Floaroma Town
-A little girl enlists my help fighting spacemen
-Some Galactic trolls won't let me cross the bridge
-I destroy Team Galactic
-I catch a Misdreavus, name it Ms. Drevus
-I grind a ton
-Blind as a evolves! Woo!
-Blind as a and Not An Ape destroy most of the gym
-Not An Ape 2HKO's Gardenia's Cherubi with Rock Smash
-I have Turtwig issues, but eventually take it out
-Ms. Drevus, between a held Pecha berry, Confuse Ray, and Astonish, defeats Roserade! Second badge get!


Not An Ape
Monferno lv. 22
HP: 67
Atk: 46
Def: 32
Sp. A: 44
Sp. D: 28
Spe: 48
- Ember
- Rock Smash
- Mach Punch
- Flame Wheel
Probably my MVP so far. During the gym, I actually forgot I had Flame Wheel, resulting in a lot of 2HKOs that should have been OHKOs.

Blind as a
Golbat lv. 22
HP: 70
Atk: 45
Def: 43
Sp. A: 36
Sp. D: 44
Spe: 46
- Wing Attack
- Leech Life (unusable)
- Supersonic (unusable)
- Bite (unusable)
A close second for MVP. Despite only having one usable move, Wing Attack is more than powerful enough with all the bugs and Grass types at this point in the game. I should probably change its name, now that it's no longer blind.

Ms. Drevus
Misdreavus lv. 21
HP: 61
Atk: 36
Def: 36
Sp. A: 47
Sp. D: 36
Spe: 45
- Astonish
- Confuse Ray
- Spite
- Growl (unusable)
Ms. Drevus is decent. Confuse Ray is useful, but that's about it. Her best asset is her typing, but Gastly is better in that area. On top of that, she has no special attacks. All in all, she will probably be replaced sometime soon.


And Bidoof is just... terrible.

Third Milestone

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Originally Posted by Fat Naix

Smaug, when you're in Veilstone Gym, your Pokemon can't use items or physical attacks.

Originally Posted by Fat Jimera0

You are challenged to "pay" (meaning throw out) the Pokemon center 10 of the highest level Pokeballs you can buy (not counting special balls, just normal, great and ultra) every time you use the Pokemon center. This includes using the PC box to heal, so don't get any ideas. Also, any people/devices that heal your pokemon that are not unavoidable due to story reasons also require payment. Every time you partner with a trainer (ie that chick in Eterna forest and that dude with the Lucario) you are required to pay them.

Basically, if you can heal your Pokemon with it, pay them. I tried to close all the loopholes but I might've missed something.

Good luck!

I am SO glad I decided to replace Ms. Drevus. I get Cut, walk into the Old Chateau, and the first pokemon I find is... a shiny Gastly! As everyone knows, shiny Gastly and Haunter are significantly more awesome than their non-shiny counterparts. I may actually end up keeping it a Haunter to preserve its awesomeness.
Lick has no power, but the paralysis chance is very nice. After some grinding, Gastly (whom I named Shadow) learns Night Shade, which is nice for consistent damage. While grinding Shadow (I still haven't healed from the gym, due to Jimera0's restriction) Not An Ape grows to level 23. Shadow grows to level 19 amd learns Confuse Ray. I heal for the first time since the gym, which costs me $2000. I enter the Team Galactic building... you'd think they'd try to be a little more inconspicuous. Team Galactic seems to brainwash its employees, or at least have a lot of blind followers. I fight Jupiter and her Giga Drain Zubat. She is beaten easily, and I get a bike. I look at the statue of PAL. I then get an Exp. share. Dawn offers me one of her hands, but only gives me what she was holding in that hand. I heal again, then head on to Mt. Coronet. Inside, a blue-haired stranger talks about the creation of the universe. Shadow grows to level 25, but I prevent it from evolving. An extremely mysterious Black Belt gives me the Odd Keystone. A hiker gives me an egg I will probably never hatch. I try to enter Amity Square, but they're racist, so whatever. I learn that my mom's name is Johanna. I get a tux, but can only wear it in contests, which is a shame. PP is a huge problem, especially on Gastly, so I heal again. Ralph ambushes me, but he's weak, so I just have Blind as a solo him. A little girl says she will eat me, I fight a Poké kid, and I get a Good Rod. Not An Ape destroys a team of Bidoof, gains a level, and tries to learn Feint. I get the TM for Steel Wing, which I will definitely never use. I find a Calcium, which I use immediately on Shadow. I get the Roost TM and use it on Blind as a. That will be very useful with the healing restriction. I fight a guy who says "the truth is out there". Apparently, the X-files exists in the pokemon world. According to Pkmn Breeder Amber, Cleffa->Clefairy->Happiny. I see a bunch of farmers, but no farms.
Shadow grows to level 29 and learns Shadow Ball! She is then allowed to evolve into Shiny Haunter!
I enter the gym and easily beat the Karate Dudes of tears, courage, hope, and love. Now it's time to face Maylene! I lead off with my Shiny Haunter and obliterate her Meditite with a Shadow Ball. I keep Shadow in as she goes to her Machoke, and almost kill it with a Shadow Ball as it Leers at me angrily. I then Shadow Ball for the KO. I go to Not An Ape against Lucario. Since I can't use physical moves, I go for Ember, which does less than half. Lucario uses Drain Punch and does way too much damage. I decide to try a new tactic. I go to Blind as a to take the Drain Punc, which does laughable damage. I then use Air Cutter and get a crit- but Sitrus Berry activates, making the crit irrelevant. The opponent uses Metal Claw, leaving Blind as a slightly above half health. I then use Air Cutter, which does very little without the crit. I go for Roost as Maylene uses Drain Punch. I use Air Cutter and bring it into red health. It uses Metal Claw and gets an attack boost. Maylene uses a Hyper Potion as I use Air Cutter. I use Air Cutter and it uses Drain Punch, leaving it slightly above half health. Next turn, I use Air Cutter as it uses Force Palm and paralyzes me. She uses Metal Claw, and Blind as a faints. I go to Not An Ape, knowing that Ember probably won't KO... but I get a crit and take it out! Cobble Badge get!


Blind as a
Lv. 30 Golbat
Adamant
HP: 93
Atk: 60
Def: 58
SpA: 48
SpD: 58
Spe: 63
- Wing Attack
- Air Cutter
- Roost
- Bite (unusable)
Blind as a is at a higher level than the rest of the team because it was so good in the gym. Even though it soloed the first four gym trainers, it only took 10 damage from them.

Not An Ape
lv. 29 Monferno
HP: 86
Atk: 60
Def: 43
SpA: 57
SpD: 35
Spe: 64
- Ember
- Rock Smash
- Mach Punch
- Flame Wheel
Not An Ape didn't do much in this part, due to the combination of there being a rainy route and having a mostly physical moveset in a gym where no physical attacks are allowed.


Shadow
lv. 29 SHINY Haunter
Bold
HP: 68
Atk: 34
Def: 41
SpA: 76
SpD: 43
Spe: 63
- Shadow Ball
- Lick
- Night Shade
- Confuse Ray
Haunter has always been awesome. Shiny Haunter? That goes beyond awesome. Anyway, Shadow didn't do much this part, due to being a Gastly with no good moves for most of it. But now? Look at that Special Attack. Look at that Speed. Look at that sprite. Shadow shall soon have her chance to shine.


Though I still carry Bidoof around, I refuse to acknowledge its existence as a team member.

Fourth Milestone

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Originally Posted by Fat Ziposaki

Okay, each gym leader pokemon needs to be soloed by a pokemon that is equal to it's solo target level. So, you need to solo Gyarados with a Lvl. 27 pokemon, Quagsire with a Lvl. 27 pokemon, and Floatzel with a Lvl. 30 pokemon. You might have to scrounge up some different pokemon for this.

Originally Posted by Fat Sage Chow

Smaug, here’s your fourth leg challenge: Prove your ninja stalking skills and defeat Crasher Wake without using attacking moves at all.

Have Fun!

I start this part by healing, which costs $12000 because of the department store. Now it's time to help Dawn get her pokedex back. Shadow does a great job against team Galactic and grows to level 30- now I can't use him again until the Gym leader. Not An Ape also grows to level 30. I put Blind as a in front... then get HM02! Blind as a now has an all-Flying moveset. I fly to Hearthome, then heal again for $6000. Realizing I had been mistaken as to where to go, I fly back to Veilstone and go South, where a man claims to have found a fossil pokemon. After quite a bit of running around, I finally find and capture the pokemon I seek. Which pokemon is it? You'll find out soon enough. Grinding it is very annoying, though. I get to Pastoria City and enter the gym.