Scavengers Ladder Cycles

[pokemonvortex]

Hosted a Lunar New Year Point Rally for February 11th, 5:00 P.M. EST (10:00 P.M. GMT).

Thanks to turtalkatthing and TeutonicSquire for QC'ing.

1st place: Bert122
2nd place: Silveste
3rd place: bubidajeffery
4th place: one for my baby
5th place: Computerwizard8800
Consolation prize: vadey, aQrator, legendarymouse, shayy min skyy, The Benz Mafia, franciscate, Flinchhaxisgreat, JustFranco‽

Points

1	Bert122	179
2	Silveste	172
3	bubidajeffery	150
4	one for my baby	127
5	Computerwizard8800	115
6	vadey	77
7	aQrator	65
8	legendarymouse	50
8	shayy min skyy	50
10	The Benz Mafia	25
11	franciscate	20
11	Flinchhaxisgreat	20
13	JustFranco‽	10

Hunts

This Scavengers roomauth shares their name with a monster from __Slay the Spire__.|Snecko
LegendaryMouse once hosted an official where one of the questions was about the level-up moves of this glitch Pokémon.|'M;'M (00)
This Scavengers roomauth has a name similar to the real Pokémon referenced in the question mentioned in Q2.|Snaquaza

Lucas's grab in the __Smash Bros.__ series is the inspiration for this recurring item in the __Legend of Zelda__ series.|Whip
Equipping the titular gun~~s~~ from __Metal Gear Solid 4__ will sometimes play the opening part of this song.|Snake Eater
This is the hell of Sandiramon in __Digimon ReArise__.|Krishńa;Krishna

In a four panel comic strip, Fuecoco is being stared at closely by this Pokémon.|Miraidon
Of the Pokémon that appear on a certain item, this is the only Pokémon not part of any evolutionary line that does not have a Bronze, Silver, or Gold variety of that item.|Miraidon
When one of the formes of this Pokémon Terastallizes, its Tera Jewel will be on backwards, and it will not perform any animation when finished. (Answer with base form)|Koraidon

[As Seen on Bulbapedia - All questions are based on something on Bulbapedia] This serpentine Pokémon may have had the chance to visit Buoy Base Galaxy, even if it was only on a ride.|Snivy
Of two secret weapons, one is a Poké Ball. The other secret weapon originates from another series, where, in the first installment, this creature is the only one of its particular rank in its tribe.|Noko
Notably, there's a Pokémon of this species nicknamed "66" (without quotes).|Zygarde

This Pokémon is the best friend of an Emolga.|Dunsparce
In a scenario that never happens in Gates to Infinity but is still inside the game in some form, this Pokémon is depicted on the leftmost side.|Snivy
For the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games made for WiiWare, these are the only Pokémon recruitable by Friend Password whose passwords are not listed on the official website. (Alpha order)|Manaphy Milotic

This Pokémon evolves from Arbok.|Seviper
Hayley used to get the name of this Pokémon wrong before an update.|Tangela
This Pokémon has gone the longest without being scanned by a Pokédex in the anime since its debut.|Ekans

This Pokémon can be obtained in every Generation III game where Pokémon can be caught.|Magcargo
Considering Regigigas is the Colossal Pokémon, this Pokémon would be the ᴄᴏʟᴏꜱꜱᴀʟ Pokémon.|Eternatus
In an illustration by Tika Matsuno where a Rotom Phone is present, Iono is not featured, but these (other) Pokémon are. (Alpha order)|Sandaconda Steelix;Sandaconda Steelix

 

[turtalkatthing]

Hosted a Pokémon Shipping themed official on Valentines Day (February 14, 11:30 PM GMT-5)

Thanks to computerwizard8800 & TeutonicSquire for QC'ing

1st place: bubidajeffery [16:13].
2nd place: Bert122 [17:13].
3rd place: imnewhelppls [03:43:43].
4th place: Snaquaza ◢ ◤ [07:05:31].

Hunt

1) Bulbapedia currently has pages for these ships (alpha order) | AmourShipping, PokeShipping, Rocket Shipping
2) Bulbapedia used to have a much more extensive list of articles under the "shipping" category prior to the deletion of many of these pages sometime in 2021. One of these pages detailed the history of pokemon shipping and featured a section heading titled "Pact of Pallet" which was a treaty between these two clubs (alphabetical order) | Official Pokeshippers, PalletShippers International / OPS, PI
3) As evidence for palletshipping, user ChaosRocket provides the following quote "Does Ash look like a guy who's into girls?". Who is this quote attributed to | Butterfly

Relevant Links for the hunt

The History of Pokémon shipping article on Bulbapedia
ChaosRocket's site dedicated to PalletShipping which could be found in the links section in the article above

 

[computerwizard8800]

The short month is over and Our top 3 are TurtalKatThing with 207 points, Bert122 with 189 points and Computerwizard8800 in third with 98 points. Everyone else is below.

ladder

1	TurtalKatThing	207
2	Bert122	189
3	Computerwizard8800	98
4	Teutonic✠Squire	74
5	bubidajeffery	72
6	The Benz Mafia	67
7	Hydrargyrus	61
8	DrThop	54
9	imnewhelppls	52
10	NewsDan ⌐◼_◼	48
11	WarriorGallade	47
12	Snaquaza ◢ ◤	42
13	legendarymouse	41
14	Oricorioiscool	40
15	silveste	38
16	one for my baby	30
17	notbuddha	24
17	Luca12379	24
19	YetAnotherDodo	21
20	Snecko	20
21	p^_^okemonvortex.	19
21	aegii	19
23	yeet dab xd	18
23	boredgort	18
23	penguind	18
26	jojja	17
27	joey	15
27	Zipzapadam	15
27	vadey	15
30	Nonexistent_0	13
31	Qui-Gon the Flygon	12
32	Sabby60>!!>	10
32	TheAura	10
32	aQrator	10
35	RavioliQueen	9
35	1hfkqhwhrelk%◕‿‿◕%	9
37	Playering	8
37	scavengers	8
39	join qw join qw	7
39	franciscate	7
39	mayple⍼treeway	7
39	Archualudon	7
43	Yoshman8	6
43	Kalamata Queen	6
43	LJB14	6
46	Merlee	5
46	tl the legend	5
46	FLCL fucking sucks	5
46	smii	5
46	dcmldcml	5
46	Richard Papen	5
52	Monoples	4
52	SergioRules	4
52	Upis	4
52	A Welcome Guest	4
56	wisteriapurple	3
56	arch of life	3
56	mikemanwba	3
56	lebla28	3
56	scoobydoobydrew	3
56	MantisSlantis	3
56	OHKOff⁇	3
56	TheStarmanLord	3
56	rpapenru	3
56	Alexander489	3
66	logelublud	2
66	Found then Lost	2
66	oovoov	2
66	LilProfessor	2
66	Gwynt ^-^	2
66	ludicoloblue ☾	2
66	tommy ege	2
66	shayyminskyy	2
66	flinchhaxisgreat	2
66	justfranco	2
66	Bekama	2
66	Istil	2
66	trghnmj	2
66	Flera	2
80	AndrewThePenguin	1
80	The Hisui Region	1
80	Plum Kitaki	1
80	epidotutsamayo	1
80	Galib12	1
80	Namranan	1
80	DarKing9_YT	1
80	Benjgbro	1
80	jegoro	1
80	PrimalLanturn	1
80	ClearFox	1
80	Parkerv1!	1
80	Bonig	1
80	Geene	1
80	dot Comfey	1
80	111ace111	1
80	CreativelyRenamed	1
80	An >_> Dy	1
80	Cyniccyndaquil	1
80	mrwhy124	1
80	Firebird Fiasco	1
80	TheGriffinKing2O	1
80	GrassyStorm	1
80	BlueFins	1
80	Night_Sky_Fire	1
80	toxtricityindbmaj	1
80	winkyno	1
80	Zpengwin	1
80	gregoris4	1
80	UwU? 1v1! つ⌐▨-▨つ	1
80	Damnright	1
80	omegaxl	1
80	CinderClod	1
80	Cazenovia	1
80	Deacon Bleus	1
80	Eco killa⌐▨_▨	1
80	dragonknifeY	1
80	Queen of Narnia	1
80	fearfire22	1
80	juniperjumpluff	1
80	Discordual	1
80	arelyn	1
80	hshdjdhd	1
80	menace02	1
80	nlsn	1
80	Hoops McAnn	1
80	siang	1
80	rxdb	1

Our twist for March is Double Down: You may say "nice hunt" before finishing an official. If you finish the hunts within 5 seconds of your message, you will earn 7-5-5-5-5-3-1 extra points but lose the same amount if you do not.

 

[computerwizard8800]

mini round up

2-6 Computerwizard8800

QC: Theaura
1st place: Teutonic✠Squire [01:54:52].
2nd place: imnewhelppls [02:48:29].
3rd place: Snecko [03:11:24].
Consolation Prize: aegii [03:15:10], WarriorGallade [03:39:57], Bert122 [03:59:10], TurtalKatThing [06:32:07], Hydrargyrus [06:32:45], notbuddha [11:03:40], yeet dab xd [11:30:50], Luca12379 [14:02:07], tl the legend [14:18:16], p^_^okemonvortex. [17:29:32]

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[computerwizard8800]

I won't fix this later. April Fools!!! March is over the top 3 is exactly the same with TurtalKatThing in first with 129 points, Bert122 in second with 119 points and Computerwizard8800 third with 68 points. All other Fools can be found below.

ladder

1	TurtalKatThing	129
2	Bert122	119
3	Computerwizard8800	68
4	DrThop	63
5	Hydrargyrus	55
6	Oricorioiscool	45
7	legendarymouse	42
8	Snaquaza	41
9	WarriorGallade	37
10	YetAnotherDodo	32
11	p^_^okemonvortex.	28
12	Menace02	22
13	LJB14	21
14	Soft Flex	20
15	aQrator	18
15	TheAura	18
15	wisteriapurple	18
15	yeet dab xd	18
19	penguind	15
19	The Benz Mafia	15
19	pv2094	15
22	Aris 64	14
23	boredgort	13
24	Luca12379	12
24	WrathofSiracusans	12
26	OHKOff⁇	11
26	notbuddha	11
26	bubidajeffery	11
29	siang	10
29	Snecko	10
31	Qui-Gon the Flygon	9
31	Alexander489	9
33	Yoshman8	8
33	Teutonic✠Squire	8
33	ludicoloblue ☾	8
33	franciscate	8
33	Purple Gummi	8
33	acctmeda 魚	8
39	apehat	7
39	Sabby60>!!>	7
39	duch n_n	7
42	Geene	6
42	SergioRules	6
42	BobDylansHarmonica	6
42	Zamazam	6
46	Discordual	5
46	1hfkqhwhrelk%◕‿‿◕%	5
46	TheRealDevron	5
46	Bekama	5
46	CreativelyRenamed	5
46	aegii	5
46	Charles P Bianchi	5
53	Cazenovia	4
53	Playering	4
53	TheStarmanLord	4
53	Atlas	4
57	tl the legend	3
57	joey	3
57	killerASCII	3
57	imnewhelppls	3
57	jojja	3
57	shayy min skyy	3
57	Zipzapadam	3
64	teehee638	2
64	A Welcome Guest	2
64	dragonmirror	2
64	Nonexistent_0	2
64	Hoops McAnn	2
64	Clarity	2
64	mikemanwba	2
64	dcmldcml	2
64	logelublud	2
64	horse facts	2
64	quack the sire	2
64	BrisingrDraconis	2
64	Devoxys	2
64	ksch	2
64	Monoples	2
79	Silver❀Knight❀314	1
79	scoobydoobydrew	1
79	TpOi2006	1
79	woo	1
79	Gw112	1
79	Tis i me	1
79	NewsDan ⌐◼_◼	1
79	SirSalad 9132	1
79	lebla28	1
79	join qw join qw	1
79	Bert	1
79	Light Koopatrol	1
79	Bekarma	1
79	hydratedmite	1
79	ptelzcra	1
79	Methridium ❀	1
79	remotelamp	1
79	yuli998	1
79	Sevipyrm	1
79	Steve456664	1
79	toxic boosted	1
79	Verdant Virtuosa	1
79	AndrewThePenguin	1
79	BurgerThing	1
79	husdjur	1
79	floooood	1
79	CheesyPeeps	1
79	Night_Sky_Fire	1
79	dragonknifeY	1
79	Dratios	1
79	mayple⍼treeway	1
79	Merlee	1
79	Alex	1
79	cyniccyndaquil	1
79	PrimalLanturn	1
79	zacjl	1
79	Gwynt ^-^	1
79	Embar	1
79	Hyzerflippin	1

April's twist for real is Player’s Choice: Everyone (including non-auth hunt makers!) may apply any of the following twists to their regular hunt:Scavengers Feud, Time Trial, Spam Filter, Bonus Round, Perfect Score, Theme Team, Future Sight.

 

[computerwizard8800]

The cruelest month is over and Bert122, TurtalKatThing and Hydrargyrus stand victorious with 116, 109 and 81 points respectively.

ladder

1	Bert122	116
2	TurtalKatThing	109
3	Hydrargyrus	81
4	DrThop	67
5	Snaquaza ◢ ◤	60
6	Computerwizard8800	50
7	The Benz Mafia	43
8	Alexander489	38
9	Oricorioiscool	34
10	WarriorGallade	29
11	p^_^okemonvortex.	28
12	Teutonic✠Squire	26
12	Purple Gummi	26
14	YetAnotherDodo	25
14	bubidajeffery	25
16	Luca12379	22
17	pv2094	20
18	Sabby60>!!>	19
18	notbuddha	19
20	yeet dab xd	18
20	penguind	18
20	NewsDan ^-^	18
23	Aris 64	17
24	siang	16
25	Qui-Gon the Flygon	14
25	Snecko	14
27	Soft Flex	13
27	1hfkqhwhrelk%◕‿‿◕%	13
27	I HATE PARAMS	13
30	Zamazam	12
31	aQrator	11
31	Discordual	11
31	aegii	11
34	Nonexistent_0	10
34	legendarymouse	10
34	OHKOff⁇	10
37	Madapazpiz	9
37	acctmeda 魚	9
37	Geene	9
37	shayy min skyy	9
37	joey	9
42	boredgort	8
42	arch of life	8
44	SergioRules	7
44	TheRealDevron	7
46	ludicoloblue ☾	6
46	TheAura	6
46	tl the legend	6
46	oybruvoybruv	6
46	random batt leg	6
51	LittEleven	5
51	CreativelyRenamed	5
51	vadey♪	5
51	Bekama	5
51	111ace111	5
51	floooood	5
57	wisteriapurple ミ★	4
57	Latias380	4
57	Stilyx	4
57	Franciscate	4
57	Whoahza	4
57	1Rawr1	4
57	Zipzapadam	4
57	Isserley	4
65	bro._.torterra	3
65	dcmldcml	3
65	Tacocato9	3
65	dragonknifeY	3
65	AndrewThePenguin	3
65	jojja	3
65	Clarity	3
72	LJB14	2
72	join qw join qw	2
72	Playering	2
72	Devoxys	2
76	toxtricityindbmaj	1
76	Jeop	1
76	Werewolf	1
76	Gunbert	1
76	Scabengers	1
76	ksch	1
76	Methri ❀	1
76	epidotutsamayo	1
76	rosepetal	1
76	Hyzerflippin	1
76	shoebat	1
76	zacjl	1
76	Scalakodak	1
76	yuli998	1
76	pants	1
76	Steve456664	1
76	scoobydoobydrew	1
76	Nightskyfire	1
76	Yakkosalabama	1
76	Privacy Policy	1
76	logelublud	1
76	mayple⍼treeway	1
76	hoi6789	1
76	TheStarmanLord	1
76	Pavel Yudin	1
76	35 ladderer	1
76	GalladePlay1209	1
76	luminous spring	1
76	toxic boosted	1
76	toxicbooksted	1
76	Tis i me	1
76	christmas!!	1

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Our twist for May is once again Minifish Mayhem: For the month of May, the Blitz rule will now apply for mini-official hunts! Finishing a mini-official within 1 minute of its starting time allows a top 3 finisher to gain 5 extra BLITZ points for their speed.

 

[computerwizard8800]

mini round up

04-01 DrThop & Snaquaza

QC:aQrator
1st place: Alexander489 [19:00].
2nd place: TurtalKatThing [01:38:58].
3rd place: Teutonic✠Squire [01:46:00].
Consolation Prize: Madapazpiz [01:46:11], Hydrargyrus [03:11:39], Bert [03:33:34], Discordual [04:08:44], SergioRules [04:14:26], WarriorGallade [05:06:41], ludicoloblue ☾ [05:16:08], LittEleven [06:01:12], Werewolf [07:04:02], Nonexistent_0 [07:34:33]

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[Snaquaza]

Hosting an official at 4PM UCT on Thursday the 15th of May :) --> Delayed to 8PM

QC by DrThop and TurtalKatThing

1st place: Bert122 [37:49].
2nd place: 111ace111 [01:11:04].
3rd place: thebenzmafia. [02:20:55].
4th place: yeet dab xd [02:22:07].
5th place: adorluigi [02:50:42].

Solution:
1) This Event Pokemon was distributed with near-perfect IVs; all stats had 31 IVs, except Special Attack which had only 22 IVs. Name the original trainer, and then the Pokemon species. [Jiseok Garganacl]
2) In Pokemon Platinum, this is the only Trainer Pokemon guaranteed to have all-14 IVs. Name the trainer class, then the trainer's name, then the Pokemon species. [Idol Grace Clefairy]
3) In Pokemon Omega Ruby, out of all Trainer Pokemon guaranteed to have all-24 IVs, name one with the lowest level. Name the trainer class, then the trainer's name, then the Pokemon species. [Battle Girl Tessa Machop / Battle Girl Tessa Meditite]

 

[pokemonvortex]

May is over. I'm sure there's a pun somewhere. Congratulations to Bert122 for first with 166 points, TurtalKatThing for second with 106 points and Purple Gummi for third with 84 points!

Ladder

Rank	Name	Points
1	Bert122	166
2	TurtalKatThing	106
3	Purple Gummi	84
4	DrThop	83
5	Computerwizard8800	79
6	Snaquaza ◢ ◤	61
7	bubidajeffery	58
8	The Benz Mafia	55
9	Oricorioiscool	53
10	pv2094	42
10	adorluigi	42
12	PartMan	41
13	Hydrargyrus	37
14	Sabby60>!!>	36
15	111ace111	34
16	yeet dab xd	32
17	p^_^okemonvortex.	28
17	Zipzapadam	28
19	aQrator	26
20	WarriorGallade	23
20	Soft Flex	23
22	arch of life	22
22	Teutonic✠Squire	22
24	legendarymouse	21
25	penguind	20
26	Nonexistent_0	17
27	GalladePlay1209	16
28	TheAura	14
28	NewsDan ^-^	14
28	LJB14	14
31	pksyed	13
32	notbuddha	12
32	OHKOff⁇	12
34	dragonknifeY	11
34	eternalblitzy	11
36	franciscate	10
37	Alexander489	9
37	Luca12379	9
37	Yoshman8	9
37	christmas	9
37	Menace02	9
42	YetAnotherDodo	8
42	ludicoloblue ☾	8
42	floooood	8
42	onsha no inu	8
42	Discordual	8
42	LittEleven	8
48	boredgort	7
48	siang	7
50	Geene	6
50	Snecko	6
50	AndrewThePenguin	6
50	100gecsfan	6
50	tl the legend	6
55	1hfkqhwhrelk%◕‿‿◕%	5
55	jojja	5
55	Tapler ❀	5
58	1Rawr1	4
58	BobDylansHarmonica	4
58	Antharea	4
58	lebla28	4
58	joey	4
58	shoebat	4
58	gregoris4	4
58	scavengers	4
66	HydratedMite	3
66	SergioRules	3
66	toxic boosted	3
66	Qui-Gon the Flygon	3
66	shayy min skyy	3
66	I HATE PARAMS	3
66	Emdimd	3
66	shoccco❤	3
66	yuli998 ◢ ◤	3
75	join qw join qw	2
75	Zamazam	2
75	dcmldcml	2
75	Steve456664	2
75	Whoahza	2
75	imnewhelppls	2
75	Tacocato9	2
75	a staff	2
75	Eevee121263	2
75	bro._.torterra	2
75	acctmeda 魚	2
75	Soda_Eesti	2
75	Richard Papen	2
75	Primal ❤ Lanturn	2
75	out da wae	2
75	Raven	2
75	Playering	2
92	Devoxys	1
92	CreativelyRenamed	1
92	fiishing	1
92	minasion	1
92	HughLance	1
92	scoobydoobydrew	1
92	pants	1
92	Istil	1
92	Ze Memerr	1
92	Rory Mercury	1
92	working on this	1
92	Politoad’sFingers	1
92	ultimate adorluigi	1
92	Poketough	1
92	cubobone	1
92	saltvik	1
92	ptelzcra	1
92	skybounds	1
92	gallelujah	1
92	ksch	1
92	Hairoll	1
92	Linkin Karp	1
92	Zpengwin	1
92	dot Comfey	1
92	Theboys48888	1
92	flowerbeds ✿	1
92	sigma ohio rizzler	1
92	Cazenovia	1
92	Cyniccyndaquil	1
92	bigben10001	1
92	JettSettin	1
92	amulets	1
92	fdsfd12345	1
92	Qtierater	1
92	Benjgbro	1

May's twist is Pointless: Players get bonus points for guessing the least commonly guessed answers!

 

[pokemonvortex]

Mini round up

May 4th - Devoxys

1st place: Bert122 [02:42].
2nd place: Oricorioiscool [03:58].
3rd place: bubidajeffery [05:26].
Consolation Prize: TurtalKatThing [05:27], DrThop [06:30], pv2094 [07:39], The Benz Mafia [14:50]
QC: Snaquaza

May 6th - DrThop

1st place: TurtalKatThing [07:12].
2nd place: Snaquaza ◢ ◤ [09:29].
3rd place: WarriorGallade [15:06].
Consolation Prize: Purple Gummi [26:41], Bert122 [40:17], Computerwizard8800 [01:10:18], Zipzapadam [01:15:21], Hydrargyrus [01:19:42], yeet dab xd [01:21:08], Oricorioiscool [01:42:29], TheAura [02:49:21], pv2094 [03:47:45], adorluigi [04:57:27], p^_^okemonvortex. [06:05:09], Teutonic✠Squire [06:47:03], christmas!! [10:10:32], sneヤイヤイと人cko [19:20:39]
QC: Devoxys

May 14th - aQrator

1st place: Sabby60>!!> [08:21].
2nd place: Purple Gummi [40:24].
3rd place: arch of life [47:41].
Consolation Prize: Bert122 [01:23:07], Zipzapadam [03:13:12], DrThop [03:20:03]
QC: Snaquaza

May 19th - Bert122

1st place: Purple Gummi [11:26].
2nd place: Computerwizard8800 [14:06].
3rd place: bubidajeffery [18:22].
Consolation Prize: TurtalKatThing [22:46], pv2094 [23:23], Nonexistent_0 [29:51], saltvik [42:11], yeet dab xd [01:10:35], p^_^okemonvortex. [02:15:43], aQrator [02:49:55], ptelzcra [03:13:21], DrThop [04:14:23], christmas [04:16:16], toxic boosted [06:31:38], skybounds [08:00:28], WarriorGallade [08:23:24], penguind [09:35:48], arch of life [10:05:55], Snaquaza ◢ ◤ [13:09:06], LittEleven [13:22:42]
QC: TeutonicSquire

May 24th - WarriorGallade

1st place: Bert122 [01:22].
2nd place: Computerwizard8800 [01:37].
3rd place: TurtalKatThing [01:56].
Consolation Prize: PartMan [02:08], eternalblitzy [21:41], franciscate [22:43], Oricorioiscool [29:10], Snaquaza ◢ ◤ [35:16], penguind [37:54], Sabby60>!!> [39:26], join qw join qw [45:55], aQrator [49:53], adorluigi [51:58], Nonexistent_0 [01:04:53], The Benz Mafia [01:16:07], Menace02 [01:17:38], pv2094 [01:48:20], Discordual [01:56:12], Linkin Karp [02:14:51], notbuddha [02:37:37], Raven [02:45:53], Playering [04:15:41], NewsDan ^-^ [04:34:22], dragonknifeY [05:22:01], Teutonic✠Squire [06:36:09], Purple Gummi [06:56:40], OHKOff⁇ [07:41:54], LittEleven [08:22:24], Zpengwin [10:41:34], bro._.torterra [13:01:40], shoccco❤ [14:55:42], gregoris4 [16:59:13], Geene [22:21:29], dot Comfey [22:51:13]
QC: DrThop

You can find the previous month's mini round up here.

 

[aQrator]

I'm hosting an official This monday, June 16th, at 15:00 GMT (8am PDT, 11am EDT, 17:00 CEDT, 20:30 IST)

QCs by turtalkatthing and TheAura, big thanks to both!
The results are in!

Due to me making this hunt as a proper Pointless as opposed to an official with the Pointless twist, this one went a little differently than usual.

The rules for this specific hunt were as follows:
Rules:

• The goal is to have the fewest possible points (Hence "Pointless").
• For each question, The score of an answer is equal to the number of people who said that answer minus one.
• Your first 2 answers will be scored, with your second answer incurring a +1 point penalty. Your final score for that question will be the best score out of those two answers.
• If an answer is wrong, it will score MAX + 3, where MAX is the number of people who said the most common correct answer.
• After your first 2 answers, all of your other answers will count towards other people's scores until you enter 2 wrong answers. All further answers after the wrong answer will be ignored.
• Separate multiple answers with commas, newlines, or any other sensible delimiter (Commas are preferred).
• Spelling mistakes will not be fixed for you, so spellcheck yourself! If you make one, it's a wrong answer.

TL;DR It's like the Pokémon Pointless that was hosted in the Scavengers Discord but with only 2 answers allowed and 2 mistakes allowed, and being the first finisher had no bearing on your placement in the official.

Furthermore, if you guessed the lowest scored answer as your first or second answer for a question, you will get 2 bonus points (so up to 6)!

And here are the results for everyone:

So we have 4 players tied for first place in Bert122, DrThop, BubidaJeffery and Hydragyrus!
Thanks everyone for playing, I hope you enjoyed this weird spinoff of a hunt.

Solution

Q1: Without any hacking or trading, these Pokémon can be seen in your first Pokémon battle in any core or side series Pokémon game Exclude Demos, Pokémon Stadium/Battle Revolution and Pokewalker battles.

Answers and explanation

Luca12379 was the only person to guess Wooper, and as such this was one of the 3 answers worth 0 points. They guessed this as their second answer. The other two least common answers were Marill and Yungoos.

So side series refers to a specific set of games, and does not include spinoffs. As a result, the following answers are correct:
Note: Most of these are just seen in your first fight with your rival. If no explanation is given, you may assume that's the explanation

bulbasaur; charmander; squirtle; // RBY FRLG
chikorita; totodile; cyndaquil; rattata; hoothoot; sentret; hoppip; spearow; jigglypuff; geodude; phanpy; caterpie; metapod; weedle; kakuna; pidgey; zubat; poliwag; ledyba; spinarak // GSC HGSS. You can get up to Route 30 without getting into a battle, including the south end of route 46. Any encounter on those routes is a correct answer.
treecko; torchic; mudkip; zigzagoon; poochyena; // RSE ORAS. You fight a wild Poochyena in (O)R(A)S, and a wild Zigzagoon in Emerald.
turtwig; chimchar; piplup; starly // DPPt. In Diamond & Pearl you fight a wild Starly in your first battle
snivy; tepig; oshawott; // BW B2W2
chespin; fennekin; froakie; // XY
rowlet; litten; popplio; yungoos; rattata-alola // SM USUM --> In Ultra Sun and Ultra moon, your first encounter is always a Yungoos or Alolan Rattata, found in the first patch of grass. You cannot dodge this encounter, as seen in various footage, tested across the QCers and players, and as seen in the speedrun guides for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
grookey; scorbunny; sobble; Wooloo // SwSh - Hop also has a Wooloo.
sprigatito; fuecoco; quaxly; // SV
pikachu; eevee; //LGPE
Togepi; // PLA - Your first is against Volo with the Togepi
espeon; umbreon; salamence; metagross // colo/xd. The first fight in Colosseum is Espeon & Umbreon vs 2 Zigzagoon, the first fight in XD is Salamence vs Metagross (yes this is a simulation, but it's still a Pokémon battle)

Q2: List the characters you can play as in a single player mode of Pokémon Puzzle Challenge.

Answers and explanation

I'll admit that the term "character" was a bit confusing, so some people gave Ethan as an answer. In the interest of fairness I've given those people a chance to reselect an answer from their answer list. It didn't really matter for their points anyway.
The following answers were all correct:

chikorita; totodile; cyndaquil; sentret; pikachu; pichu; togepi; marill; bellossom; // core 9
magby; elekid; cleffa; igglybuff; // exclusive to marathon/garbage
pidgey; kakuna; clefairy; gastly; steelix; primeape; seel; dragonair; // Exclusive to time trial
lip // secret code that allows you to play as lip only.
While some people did find that data for various other Panel de Pon characters was still present in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, those were not accessible as a playable character without hacking and as such were not correct answers.
Lip was the least common answer, and the top 5 all guessed that one. If some people had ordered their answers differently, however, the least common answer would have been most of the time trial exclusives (weirdly except Primeape as it was guessed one extra time), which no one guessed before making 2 errors.

Q3: As of gen 9, these held items and consumable items were uniquely usable by one Pokémon in at least one game. Exclude mega stones, Z-crystals, forme changing items, candy and swap items. Also exclude mobile games.

Answers and explanation

I've seen some confusion about swap items. Seeing as the Bulbapedia term for it is either "exclusive" or "trade", which would cause more confusion, I elected to go for the third (partially because I thought this was a common name for it. It's the one I always used at least).
Besides that, some people managed to find answers that I did not account for, but which are, by the definition of this question, correct. Those will be added at the end.

The following answers are correct:

Stick; Leek; Lucky Punch; deep sea tooth; deep sea scale; light ball; lucky punch; metal powder; quick powder; // stat boosting items. The Leek is unique in exclusively BDSP, the Light Ball is uniquely usable by Pikachu in Colosseum and XD only. In most mainline games, Raichu can also use it for Breeding purposes.

Auspicious armor, black augurite, chipped pot, cracked pot; galarica cuff; galarica wreath; malicious armor; masterpiece teacup; metal alloy; peat block; scroll of darkness; scroll of waters; sweet apple; syrupy apple; tart apple; unremarkable teacup; //evo use items
Dubious Disc; Dragon Scale; Electirizer; Magmarizer; Oval Stone; Prism Scale; Protector; Reaper Cloth; Sachet; Upgrade; Whipped Dream; // evo held items
Berry Sweet; Clover Sweet; Flower Sweet; Strawberry Sweet; Love Sweet; Star Sweet; Ribbon Sweet; // sweets

Sun Stone; // In PLA, only the Petilil line uses the Sun Stone.
Razor Claw; Razor fang; // In PMD, they do not have a secondary effect and thus can only be used by Sneasel and Gligar respectively.
Leaf Stone; Shiny Stone; // In Conquest, only 1 Pokémon evolves through these stones

Sun shard; moon shard; beauty scarf; frozen rock; heart of the moon; heart of the sun; mossy rock; // spinoff evolution items
Adamant orb; lustrous orb; Griseous Orb // type enhancing items -- the crystal/globe/core change forme. Griseous orb is included as it is no longer a forme changing item in gen 9.
mix elixir // lookalike item that is only usable by Linoone.

On top of these, the Basculegion Food and Sandwich key items in PLA and Scarlet/Violet respectively are, technically, uniquely usable by 1 Pokémon in those games, and are consumed upon use despite being key items. By the definition of this question, they count.
Various answers were only given once, but Hydragyrus got bonus points for using Heart of the Sun, and BubidaJeffery got bonus points for using Basculegion Food.

 

[computerwizard8800]

June has ended and our top 3 are Bert122 with 120 points, DrThop with 80 points and Nonexistent_0 with 79 points. All other scores can be found below

ladder

1	Bert122	120
2	DrThop	80
3	Nonexistent_0	79
4	hydrargyrus	77
5	bubidajeffery	52
6	TurtalKatThing	45
7	1rawr1	28
8	NewsDan ^-^	27
9	WarriorGallade	25
10	Oricorioiscool	24
11	Teutonic✠Squire	23
12	Snecko	22
12	Menace02	22
14	The Benz Mafia	21
14	Computerwizard8800	21
16	Soft Flex	20
17	Snaquaza ◢ ◤	17
18	Purple Gummi	16
18	LJB14	16
20	penguind	15
21	OHKOff⁇	13
21	Luca12379	13
21	Sabby60>!!>	13
24	pv2094	11
24	n.kazuya	11
24	Devoxys	11
27	gregoris4	10
27	p^_^okemonvortex.	10
27	aQrator	10
30	Zipzapadam	9
30	notbuddha	9
30	tl the legend	9
30	franciscate	9
34	Cazenovia	8
35	Yoshman8	7
35	yeet dab xd	7
37	Qtierater	5
37	christmas!!	5
37	floooood	5
37	ludicoloblue ☾	5
37	brotorterra	5
42	mikemanwba	4
42	boredgort	4
42	luca123379	4
42	J pokes J	4
42	dcmldcml	4
47	Bert	3
47	BobDylansHarmonica	3
47	ICouldEatAHorse	3
47	theaura	3
47	xX_Y337D4B_Xd	3
47	Namranan's Glove	3
47	bgae	3
54	wisteriapurple	2
54	Benjgbro	2
54	acctmeda 魚	2
54	Dratios	2
54	Antharea	2
54	adorluigi	2
54	Richard Papen	2
54	WaffleHouseBrawler	2
54	Gwynt ^-^	2
54	shoebat	2
54	prodcc	2
54	AndrewThePenguin	2
54	dot Comfey	2
54	siang	2
68	epidotutsamayo	1
68	Discordual	1
68	yuli998 ◢ ◤	1
68	1hfkqhwhrelk%◕‿‿◕%	1
68	ArbitraryEnding	1
68	SergioRules	1
68	ksch	1
68	pechanerd	1
68	Alexander489	1
68	husdjur	1
68	Cyllage	1
68	Tacocato9	1
68	Mystiphox	1
68	killerASCII	1
68	Arelyn	1
68	wiiiu	1
68	pants	1
68	Playering	1
68	phlegmboar	1
68	Linkin Karp	1
68	Queen Masenko	1
68	Geene	1
68	i am dumb y43yhfr	1
68	Raichu95lucario	1
68	Lucas LB3	1
68	Monoples	1
68	eevee121263	1
68	pokemonerxyz	1

July's twist is "the most technically we have a twist ever" Close Call: If you finish an official within 1 minute of the first finisher, you get equal points to first place!

 

[computerwizard8800]

July is so last season with Bert122 in first again with 81 points this time, DrThop is second with 51 and I am third with 49 points. Everyone else can be found below.

ladder

1	Bert122	81
2	DrThop	51
3	Computerwizard8800	49
4	Oricorioiscool	46
5	The Benz Mafia	39
6	Hydrargyrus	37
7	Nonexistent_0	35
8	TurtalKatThing	29
9	pv2094	23
9	WarriorGallade	23
11	legendarymouse	21
12	bubidajeffery	19
13	Soft Flex	18
14	Menace02	17
14	LJB14	17
16	notbuddha	15
17	squidslayer69	14
18	zipzapadam	11
18	Teutonic✠Squire	11
20	newsdan ^-^	10
20	1rawr1	10
20	I HATE PARAMS	10
20	Discordual	10
20	acctmeda 魚	10
25	Snaquaza ◢ ◤	9
25	bro._.torterra	9
27	shayy min skyy	8
27	siang	8
27	Luca12379	8
27	boredgort	8
27	YetAnotherDodo	8
27	yeet dab xd	8
27	Qtierater	8
34	aQrator	7
34	dot Comfey	7
36	AndrewThePenguin	6
36	p^_^okemonvortex.	6
36	wisteriapurple	6
36	TheAura	6
40	Tapler ❀	5
40	practicesemijrlman	5
42	scavengers	4
42	ludicoloblue	4
42	Gwynt ^-^	4
42	Bert	4
42	Sabby60>!!>	4
47	mikemanwba	3
47	killerASCII	3
47	christmas!!	3
47	cazenovia	3
47	FriesInMayo	3
47	snecko	3
53	SirPeanutCronch	2
53	dcmldcml	2
53	Antharea	2
53	OHKOff⁇	2
53	shoebat	2
53	Devoxys	2
53	Alexander489	2
53	fartttttt	2
53	111ace111	2
62	penguind	1
62	Bekama	1
62	ArbitraryEnding	1
62	a staff	1
62	Rahul_3301	1
62	Yua999	1
62	tl the legend	1
62	Purple Gummi	1
62	richard papen	1
62	BugBuzzing	1
62	dragonknifeY	1
62	smitten	1
62	Hadu☆dee	1
62	SergioRules	1
62	imnewhelppls	1
62	Rory Mercury	1
62	SixpathsofSpain	1
62	terrapieseven	1
62	Emdimd	1
62	epidotutsamayo	1
62	yuli998	1
62	franciscate	1
62	wo chien challenge	1
62	geene	1
62	dratios	1
62	Luminous Spring	1
62	ip04	1
62	pacdan111	1
62	DJAwesome12	1
62	pokeman8511megacup	1

There was some pretty large news this month with aQrator getting that admin promotion, big congrats or apologies there.
August's twist is Calendar: Every day has a pre-specified theme that the officials of that day will follow. Mini-officials will specify in advance if the twist applies to them.

 

[Devoxys]

Reserving an official for 1 pm EDT on August 3rd, 2025.

Thanks to computerwizard8800 and aQrator for QCing.