Recent content by Uncle Red

That's a fair point. I think I was assuming that each loss was just due to running into perfect counters at the wrong time and other typical Arena RNG shenanigans, but it's possible there's more to it than that. In any case, I share your curiosity about the full sets, which would allow folks to...

I say if you're getting to the 50s, your team is probably good enough to make it all the way. I don't know what most people would consider a reasonable number of attempts, but for the streak I just posted, I think it took me around 10 tries after I started using the team that eventually made it...

Coincidentally adding to the Battle Arena discussion, I'm thrilled to report a 69-win streak in the Battle Arena on retail (level 60 open level). I have a love-hate relationship with this facility. On the one hand, the judging mechanic makes it a unique puzzle, one I enjoyed finding creative...

Cool! I'll give it a shot, then.

I hadn't seen the Childhood Challenge until this post--it sounds interesting! I'm basically living that challenge's scenario right now, going for gold on my childhood cartridge with no access to trading (though I did restart so I could make sure I saved TMs and such for cloning in the postgame)...

Hey, all! I've been lurking in this thread for a while as I've been working on getting all the gold symbols, and I'm happy to report a couple streaks on retail. I only have a general idea of my Pokemon's IVs (I just bred until I got a correct-natured baby with "quite impressive" stats or...