Scavengers Ladder Cycles

[aQrator]

Mini roundup!

04-06 DrThop Minesweeper mini

The mini scavenger hunt by DrThop was ended automatically.
1st place: aegii [02:52].
2nd place: Anzaro5 [04:11].
3rd place: Snecko [04:28].
Consolation Prize: aQrator [05:06], Bert122 [05:50], Nonexistent_0 [07:58], Richard Papen [09:33], WarriorGallade [10:23], RL [17:45], Menace02 [01:11:30]

aegii, Snecko, aQrator, Richard Papen, WarriorGallade, and RL have completed the hunt without hitting a single mine!
QC: TurtalKatThing

 

[aQrator]

I hosted an odyssey today starting at 13:00 server time. It was QCd by turtalkatthing and Snaquaza. This odyssey was themed around the Dropout gameshow Um, Actually, where people had to fix incorrect statements so that they would be correct. Hope everyone enjoyed!

The official scavenger hunt was ended automatically.
1st place: Nonexistent_0 [54:48].
2nd place: I❤PocketMonsters [54:50].
3rd place: Two of Roses [01:38:53].
4th place: DrThop [01:41:59].
5th place: WarriorGallade [02:00:24].
Consolation Prize: Richard Papen [03:23:42], Luminous Spring [04:23:27]

answers

1	This hunt is based on the concept of "Um, Actually". You will be given a sentence where one aspects is incorrect. Give, in order, the incorrect part and what it should be to make the sentence correct. In case of a deletion, list just the incorrect part. (e.g. "The Kanto starter Pokémon are Charmander, Squirtle and Snivy" would have as answer, "Snivy, Bulbasaur") --- Although Bulbasaur is the first ever Pokémon by dex number, other Pokémon also have the association of "first Pokémon". For example, Arceus created the Pokémon universe and all its inhabitants with its 500 arms, Mew is the common ancestor of all Pokémon, and Rhydon was the first Pokémon created by Ken Sugimori.	500, 1000
2	Pokémon Unite, the Pokémon based TBS game, has had many icons over the 5 years it's been available. Before the anniversary celebration, the most recent one is based on a Unite battle held in the anime, where the Rising Volt Tacklers defeat the Shining Oceans with a last second goal from Cap.	TBS, MOBA ; TBS, multiplayer online battle arena ; TBS, RTS ; TBS, Real Time Strategy
3	Before shiny Pokémon were introduced, the anime had other alternate colorations of Pokémon. A lot of them could be seen on Valencia Island, home of Elite Four Prima. The Pokémon on the island include Vileplume, Raticate, Paras and Weepinbell.	Elite Four Prima, Professor Ivy ; Elite Four Prima, Professor Philena Ivy
4	Back in the third generation games, Pokémon used braille to cipher information. The European instruction booklets contain a chart to help you decipher the braille, and in Australia and Japan there was an insert with the same purpose. The alphabet is also shown in-game, in both the Sealed Chamber and in Ruin Valley. With it, you can decipher the tales of ancient civilizations.	Ruin Valley, Mt. Ember
5	Ever wanted to have your Pokémon span more than one card? Now you can with Pokémon LEGEND cards. Just play both halves onto your bench, seek them out with Legend Box or Next Destinies Bronzong, and strengthen them up with Indigo Plateau. Competitively, they sadly weren't that great: Only Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND and Suicune & Entei LEGEND have made it into World Championship decks as a niche option.	Next Destinies, Triumphant ; Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND and Suicune & Entei LEGEND, Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND, Entei & Raikou LEGEND and Suicune & Entei LEGEND ; Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND and Suicune & Entei LEGEND, Entei & Raikou LEGEND, Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND, and Suicune & Entei LEGEND ; Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND and Suicune & Entei LEGEND, Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND, Suicune & Entei LEGEND and Entei & Raikou LEGEND
6	The newest unevolved pseudo-legendary is Frigibax, the Ice Fin Pokémon. It is the second ever Ice/Dragon type, it has a signature ability in Thermal Exchange, and it can be found at Paldea's Glaseado Mountain.	Ice/Dragon, Dragon/Ice
7	Various Pokémon have been a roadblock across the maingames. Snorlax is the most famous one, but Crustle, Wooloo, Psyduck, Sudowoodo, and Kecleon have all been roadblocks in one game or another. Just grab your Poké Flute, Squirtbottle, Devon Scope or other plot device key item of choice, point it at the Pokémon blocking you, and they will leave you alone after a battle.	Wooloo, Psyduck, [...] ; after a battle, [...]
8	In the Mystery Dungeon series, you are transformed into a Pokémon and live in Treasure Town, Serene Village, Pokémon Square or Post Town depending on the game. Though the often forgotten entries of Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad!, Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad! and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad! also have hometowns. Those are Pokémon Village, Pokémon Garden and Pokémon Beach, respectively.	Pokémon Garden and Pokémon Beach, Pokémon Beach and Pokémon Garden ; Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad! and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad!, Go For It! Light Adventure Squad! and Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad! ; Pokémon Garden, Pokémon Beach - Pokémon Beach, Pokémon Garden
9	In Pokémon Conquest, every warrior has four stats: Power, Wisdom, Charisma and Capacity, as well as up to two type specialties and weaknesses. Although warlords sometimes have more, every warrior has a perfect link with one evolutionary line. Once warriors reach 100% link with their Pokémon, their warrior skill will no longer cause its user any negative effects.	Warrior Skill, move ; Warrior Skill, attack
10	Pokémon X & Y are the first game where you get gifted two starter Pokémon, giving you access to two powerful Pokémon before the second gym. Bulbasaur in particular is great for the second gym, as you have a super effective STAB move against its typing.	Pokémon X&Y, Pokémon Yellow ; X &Y, Yellow ; first, second

 

[aQrator]

Over the past 3 weeks. we held our tried and true Community Odyssey over in Treasure Town. With 27 questions all submitted by the community, it became a true challenge for all that tried it. The results of which are posted riiiiight here... That didn't work. Ah well, I'm sure you can find it. Hope you all enjoyed this community odyssey!

 

[aQrator]

July has come to a close and with it, we have our newest top 3. In first place, we have Bert122 with 145 points. In second place, I❤PocketMonsters with 137 points, and rounding out our top 3 is Oricorioiscool with 132 points. Congratz all three!

full results

Rank	Name	Points
1	Bert122	145
2	I❤PocketMonsters	137
3	Oricorioiscool	132
4	Nonexistent_0	114
5	WarriorGallade	111
6	bubidajeffery	90
7	DrThop	89
8	Two of Roses	73
9	menace02	60
10	Richard Papen	48
11	Anzaro5	38
12	Zipzapadam	34
13	The Benz Mafia	32
14	TurtalKatThing	30
15	aQrator	28
16	RL	27
17	Soft Flex	22
18	pv2094	19
18	deckus card	19
20	king edgy	15
21	yeet dab xd	14
21	Computerwizard8800	14
23	rush delivery	13
23	penguind	13
25	1Rawr1	11
25	p^_^okemonvortex.	11
25	TpOi2006	11
28	YveltalNL	10
28	Snaquaza ◢ ◤	10
28	boredgort	10
31	RavioliQueen	9
31	Istil	9
33	scavengers	8
33	aegii	8
33	shoebat	8
36	Santu♡Fairy★彡	7
36	yuli998	7
36	Bekama	7
36	1hfkqhwhrelk%◕‿‿◕%	7
36	thepokemonuploads	7
41	pacdan111	6
41	wiiiu	6
41	AndrewThePenguin	6
44	octillion	5
44	DiamondIyes	5
44	FodlandyEnjoyer	5
44	mrnothingman	5
44	JDC1043	5
44	notbuddha	5
44	111ace111	5
44	Yoshman8	5
44	Luminous Spring	5
53	Yua999	4
53	diemond35472	4
53	Qui-Gon the Flygon	4
53	delicious james	4
53	Qtierater	4
53	Cazenovia	4
59	Snecko	3
59	mrsomethingman	3
59	Monoples	3
59	Grogzilla	3
59	Teutonic✠Squire	3
59	fdsfd12345	3
59	BugBuzzing	3
59	Azasd	3
59	YetAnotherDodo	3
59	sawsbuckfan731	3
69	Sabby60>!!>	2
69	TheAura	2
69	Uranium233	2
69	Discordual	2
69	bro torterra	2
69	OctalMicrobe	2
69	ptelzcra	2
69	Dratios	2
69	chen	2
69	Pennysbiggestfan	2
69	Alexander489	2
69	veins of stardust	2
69	weeping devil	2
82	Brady1014	1
82	IsaacTheDot	1
82	jojja	1
82	leaf smoker	1
82	CreativelyRenamed	1
82	Kazuya Miyuki	1
82	Hyzerflippin	1
82	mrwhy124	1
82	glasshopper	1
82	rover64	1
82	bridalexpress	1
82	wild_lycanroc ☽⯎☾	1
82	Drawdinator	1
82	Treeko928	1
82	Crofin	1
82	primarycoder517	1
82	DJAwesome12	1
82	Amaluna	1
82	Nightmare	1
82	DJdeMaster	1
82	LainaVista	1
82	pmrappleman77	1
82	crypyr	1
82	RahimRajul	1
82	arch of life	1
82	dragonwind22	1
82	zygarde12	1
82	bodiddily	1
82	carcachoc	1
82	clagorous	1
82	LioDarling	1
82	POKEMASTAAHH	1
82	asianzoro	1
82	silverbow5	1
82	2 tokyo drift	1
82	tanPat	1
82	Queso	1
82	RUVolcanion	1
82	dcmldcml	1
82	sergiorules	1
82	jacob 'the' lash	1
82	pikbil153ALT	1
82	biggamer199998	1
82	gorillagraimer	1
82	gerrylwae	1
82	AndrewGoncel	1
82	pants	1
82	sugar700	1
82	Dragosbeat	1
82	Tails72	1

This month's twist is Close Call: If you finish an official or mini within 1 minute of the previous finisher, you get equal points to them!

There were no mini's this month, so no post for that this time

 

[Devoxys]

Reservation

Reserving a very special Odyssey for Sunday, September 6th, at 3:00 PM EDT!

Thanks to turtalkatthing and aQrator for QCing!

1st place: TheAura [01:31:34].
2nd place: Richard Papen [02:35:40].
3rd place: penguind [02:44:38].
4th place: octillion [02:55:11].
5th place: conwynaut [02:58:12].

Hunt

1) What is the first move alphabetically that can have the highest possible and lowest possible base power out of all moves of its type, excluding Z-moves? Magnitude (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/scavengers-official-hunt-thread-old.3542873/post-7002187)
2) This Pokemon has had two "retro" cards based on the same card in TCG, where the first had an updated art done by a different illustrator while the second uses the original illustration. Sneasel (orig: Devoxys https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7509702)
3) Out of all the Pokemon found in Remains Island in both Generation III and VIII, which has the highest recruitment rate difference between the two generations? Skiploom (orig: Devoxys https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/scavengers-official-hunt-thread-old.3542873/post-7047214)
4) The only main series Pokemon game playable character to not have a counterpart with the same features/appearance in the Pokemon Adventures manga, but is from a game with a corresponding arc in Pokemon Adventures, has this name in French. Célesta (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7406700)
5) Name the slowest Pokemon with a unique base speed stat. Stakataka (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7496709)
6) This is the earliest species of Pokémon by Pokédex number to learn Water Gun by level up in only 1 generation. Seel (orig: LegendaryMouse https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7528833)
7) Name the only players in the National Baseball Hall of Fame to be taken with the number 1 overall draft pick in the MLB draft. (last names only, alphabetical) Baines Griffey Jones Mauer / Baines Griffey Jr. Jones Mauer (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7491685)
8) Ignoring the effects of other moves and abilities, if the move Trick-or-Treat is used on these fully evolved Pokemon, it will at that point be either weak, resistant, or immune to 17 out of 18 types on the type chart, taking neutral damage only from water-type attacks. Name the Pokemon in alphabetical order. Magnezone Togedemaru (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/scavengers-official-hunt-thread-old.3542873/post-6977214)
9) What is the tallest Pokemon that can use Minimize? Sandaconda (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7496709)
10) This ability can boost the most potential boostable stats, without the uses of moves. Costar (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7403297)
11) The region these Pokemon were introduced in, its name, and one of its types all start with the same letter! What's the Pokemon? (alphabetical order) Gossifleur Grookey Shieldon (orig: Meicoo/Devoxys https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/scavengers-official-hunt-thread-old.3542873/post-7005012)
12) In the Pokemon TCG, various Ditto cards have been depicted as having transformed into a diferent Pokemon. Which of these different Pokemon has the lowest BST? Cherubi (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7514988)
13) This NFL player holds the average yards per punt record among qualifiers for a single season. (last name) Stonehouse
14) Which Pokemon has the highest BST who's name starts with the letter "F"? (PS format) Floette-Mega (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/scavengers-official-hunt-thread-old.3542873/post-7088888)
15) These weather generating Abilities were not introduced in the same generation as any other weather generating Ability. Orichalcum Pulse Sand Spit Snow Warning (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7293911)
16) The Pokemon Center Vending Machine in this United States mall is the only Pokemon Center Vending Machine that remains in a location that once was home to a staffed Pokemon Center kiosk. Tacoma Mall (orig: Devoxys https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7409073)
17) Name the tallest Pokemon capable of using both Low Sweep and Low Kick. Slither Wing (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7508665)
18) Two characters have appeared in all but four of the Pokemon movies released on theatres since Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. They also appeared in this animated short posted to Youtube. A Ripple in Time / 【公式】"A Ripple in Time" by Pokémon × Daniel Arsham] (orig: Devoxys https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/old-scavengers-ladder-february-2017-may-2018.3597196/post-7395895)
19) Ignoring the effects of other moves and abilities, if Forest's Curse is used on these Pokemon, they will be weak to 10 types. What are the pokemon's dex numbers, in ascending order? 646 996 997 998 (orig: Meicoo https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/scavengers-official-hunt-thread-old.3542873/post-6977214)
20) This is the last question of the hunt! You can enter 'cool quiz' as the answer to complete the hunt and /viewhunt to read the rest of this message if you would like. You may have noticed that the questions in this hunt are updates and remixes of official hunt questions by Meicoo, LegendaryMouse, and myself from 2016-2017, whose original answer/premise have been invalidated over the last 10 years. The three of us received roomvoice back in September 2016, I wrote this hunt to commemorate this 10 year anniversary. To every Scavenger past, present, and future: thank you for participating, and let's keep mhaving fun! cool quiz / https://www.youtube[.]com/watch?v=SJywJjwqIK8

Huntmaker's Note: As you can see, the types of questions Meicoo used to ask are really good for this concept. LM and I, not so much. I looked through all of LM's hunts from 2016-2017 and that was the only one that worked, I swear!

As always, congrats to all finishers, and thanks again to turtalkatthing and aQrator for QCing. This hunt was created to commemorate my 10 years as Scavengers roomauth, as well as that of my fellow September 2016 voice cohort, Meicoo and LegendaryMouse. Thanks to everyone who has participated in Scavengers, it has been a truly wonderful time . Here's to the future!

 

[computerwizard8800]

August has ended and the top 3 are Oricorioiscool with 82 points, Nonexistent_0 with 78 points and Bert122 with 68 points. The reset of the ladder is here

ladder

1	Oricorioiscool	82
2	Nonexistent_0	78
3	Bert122	68
4	Richard Papen	53
5	I❤PocketMonsters	48
6	RL	44
7	Snaquaza ◢ ◤	43
7	Soft Flex	43
9	rush delivery	34
10	DrThop	29
11	Anzaro5	27
11	WarriorGallade	27
13	The Benz Mafia	25
14	octillion	23
15	Computerwizard8800	22
16	penguind	20
17	Snecko	19
18	bubidajeffery	17
19	mrnothingman	16
20	Zipzapadam	15
20	conwynaut	15
22	Alexander489	14
22	pv2094	14
24	p^_^okemonvortex.	13
24	1rawr1	13
26	DiamondIyes	12
26	yeet dab xd	12
26	FodlandyEnjoyer	12
26	aQrator	12
30	YveltalNL	11
30	Two of Roses	11
32	YetAnotherDodo	10
33	veins of stardust	9
33	Qui-Gon the Flygon	9
33	AndrewThePenguin	9
33	delicious james	9
37	Qtierater	8
37	1hfkqhwhrelk%◕‿‿◕%	8
37	boredgort	8
37	deckus card	8
37	Yua999	8
42	TurtalKatThing	7
42	notbuddha	7
42	Santu♡Fairy★彡	7
45	rika	6
45	Istil	6
45	nature's gladness	6
45	Kaibenhavn	6
49	pokeman8511megacup	5
49	TpOi2006	5
49	Cazenovia	5
49	DJAwesome12	5
49	shoebat	5
49	Monoples	5
49	Toeburt	5
56	legendarymouse	4
56	Methridium ❀	4
56	Steve456664	4
59	siang	3
59	BugBuzzing	3
59	bro torterra	3
59	Teutonic✠Squire	3
59	aerial gundam	3
59	ihavebestsandteam	3
59	Xsczr	3
59	Two of Ashes	3
67	mrsomethingman	2
67	Waifish	2
67	wiiiu	2
67	Gwynt ^-^	2
67	Luminous Spring	2
67	Gibbermish!	2
67	AndrewGoncel	2
67	111ace111	2
67	dcmldcml	2
67	thepokemonuploads	2
67	mymemoryisbad	2
67	tanPat	2
67	Sabby60>!!>	2
67	OHKOff⁇	2
67	abilookinginside	2
67	isnt clodsire cute	2
67	Lillie	2
67	TheAura	2
67	Weepingdevil	2
86	Grogzilla	1
86	join qw join qw	1
86	Worth Her Salt	1
86	RichardPapenTTAlt1	1
86	tester 5736	1
86	KingChandelure	1
86	Spellhole	1
86	mr.tennas tv time	1
86	smitten	1
86	Tails72	1
86	Spitfire arcanine	1
86	Acclamation	1
86	Damnright	1
86	sergiorules	1
86	SprigDaMeowscarda	1
86	Admirable Deer	1
86	EclipseHazen	1
86	aaaaaah2	1
86	nightmare	1
86	Yonbi	1
86	67 Champion	1
86	Pommelien	1
86	Raf	1
86	An >_> Dy	1
86	Audiino	1
86	lebla28	1
86	floooood	1
86	StrongestThoughts	1
86	TheStarmanLord	1
86	Hyzerflippin	1

Our Twist for September is undecided atm.

 

[computerwizard8800]

Mini roundup

8-15 WarriorGallade

1st place: I❤PocketMonsters [05:11].
2nd place: Richardpapen [09:01].
3rd place: Oricorioiscool [18:55].
Consolation Prize: Bert122 [20:20], Nonexistent_0 [20:23], rush delivery [25:27], yeet dab xd [02:35:10]
QC: snaquaza

previous

 

[aQrator]

Somebody wake up Green Day, because it's October again. Here's our winners of last month: In first place is Richard Papen with 99 points, followed by Bert122 in second with 84, and conwynaut in third with 82 points!

Ladder

1	Richard Papen	99
2	Bert122	84
3	conwynaut	82
4	Oricorioiscool	66
5	penguind	56
6	TheAura	49
7	octillion	40
8	Nonexistent_0	37
9	DrThop	34
10	BubidaJeffery	29
11	WarriorGallade	28
12	Soft Flex	26
13	ProvostBeedrill	23
14	Two of Roses	21
14	The Benz Mafia	21
14	rush delivery	21
14	elementalbalance	21
18	Bekama	19
19	I❤PocketMonsters	17
20	tester 5736	16
21	1rawr1	15
21	pv2094	15
21	thepokemonuploads	15
24	deckus card	11
24	notbuddha	11
26	Anzaro5	10
27	p^_^okemonvortex.	9
28	Zipzapadam	8
28	lebla28	8
28	Computerwizard8800	8
28	nature's gladness	8
28	Snecko	8
28	curlyfrycaycay	8
34	YetAnotherDodo	7
34	Menace02	7
36	FodlandyEnjoyer	6
36	aQrator	6
36	6-7 skibidi rizz	6
36	Teutonic✠Squire	6
40	Sabby60>!!>	5
40	Chomper734	5
40	veins of stardust	5
40	delicious james	5
40	Isserley	5
45	Alexander489	4
45	DiamondIyes	4
45	AndrewThePenguin	4
45	Devoxys	4
45	fakeapple	4
45	mrsomethingman	4
45	dcmldcml	4
45	ihavebestsandteam	4
53	StrongestThoughts	3
53	shoebat	3
53	Kaibenhavn	3
53	Qui-Gon the Flygon	3
53	YveltalNL	3
53	DJAwesome12	3
53	Monoples	3
53	Santu❀Fairy★ツ	3
53	Yua999	3
53	Toeburt	3
53	MagnificentGengar	3
53	Cryoxetic	3
65	isnt clodsire cute	2
65	Luminous Spring	2
65	Discordual	2
65	tl the legend	2
65	mrnothingman	2
65	scoobydoobydrew	2
65	RL	2
65	Cazenovia	2
65	weepingdevil	2
65	sergiorules	2
65	Istil	2
65	TurtalKatThing	2
65	BugBuzzing	2
65	JDC1043	2
65	Geene	2
65	boredgort	2
65	altelapis	2
65	plenly	2
65	hua4ever	2
84	Alolan Cup of Tea	1
84	yuli998	1
84	arch of life	1
84	Privacy Policy	1
84	Tails72	1
84	Gwynt	1
84	a jar of dirt	1
84	Galib12	1
84	makloy	1
84	Gibbermish!	1
84	LainaVista ✿	1
84	TpOi2006	1
84	peachyrosa	1
84	1hfkqhwhrelk%◕‿‿◕%	1
84	incredibly gastly	1
84	rika	1
84	ip04	1
84	lotadsea	1
84	wiii2	1
84	2 tokyo drift	1
84	yeet dab xd	1
84	Ark175235	1
84	palapapop	1
84	Buffaslug	1
84	we be out here	1
84	SparkyHeliolisk	1
84	An >_> Dy	1
84	VeinsOfSpookiness	1

We're busting out the spooky scary skeletons for October, as our twist is Blind Incognito: Upon completing the last question, neither you nor other players will know if the last question is correct! You may be in for a nasty surprise when the hunt ends!

No minis in September, so no mini roundup either

 

[WarriorGallade]

hi hello hosted fish 4 hello win
why when? is time at 16:00 GMT yesterday
it used spooky twist
incognito twist blind twist
and not much more
and not much else but plenty of it
i don't know who finished
they don't know who finished
then restart happened
oh no, the horror, it truly halo wayne
now i the truly finished
just kidding we know who finished
big thank for smart qc DrThop Snaquaza
without you hunt would be hun't

rember when i said i was kidding
i was right
they the finished:

Spoiler

The official scavenger hunt by WitchGardevoir was ended by DrThop.
1st place: NeverEndngNontmare [03:59].
2nd place: Oricorioisspooky [07:52].
3rd place: Richard Pumpkin [18:46].
4th place: GraveboundwithGojo [33:26].
5th place: treat dab xd [02:47:16].
Consolation Prize: pumpkonwhynaut [03:09:25]

that the hunt:

Spoiler

Solution:
1) This hunt will be about Pokemon eggs (somewhat)! I am playing Pearl, but the wireless on my DSi does not work. In this case, from a new save, it's possible to achieve a higher than normal shiny chance for some specific eggs. Assume that one of the parents of this egg was a Ditto that I caught in the wild. What are all the Pokemon that could be in these eggs? (alpha) [abra chatot gastly magikarp]
2) I magically fixed my wireless, switched to another mainline game on my DSi and received an egg in a trade from someone else. Myself and this other person were the only people involved here. For doing something specific in this trade, we both received a berry each. What are all the berries we could have gotten? (exclude the word berry, alpha) [aguav figy iapapa mago wiki]
3) (This question is unrelated to the last two questions) I got an egg from two Pokemon of the same species. The egg has no egg moves, and does not inherit any moves from its parents' current moveset. I hatched it, and noticed it knew exactly 2 moves, A and B. I then traded both parents to another game in the same generation, got them to make an egg (with the same offspring species as before) and hatched it. There, it knew exactly 2 moves; C and B. B is a status move. C has the same type when compared with A, but different power, different PP, and more accuracy. It is impossible for the Pokemon to know move C if this entire situation was replicated in any other generation. Answer with what Pokemon hatched from this egg. [ponyta]

 

[WarriorGallade]

Hosted a fish for Halloween; October 31 at 15:00 GMT! Thanks to researchers TheAura and Snaquaza for QCing!



Hallow's Eve has claimed its fair share of souls this ere night: for naught but 3 of the 10 people who reached Q3 could complete the hunt.
...actually, it claimed my soul too, for Q3 had a catastrophic error - the answer was actually 8, not 9 as I had intended. As such, I discussed with ROs and decided to make it so that reaching Q3 awarded 10 points, since there's no way to know who got it right, or not.
Apologies again for the error!

Finishers: (or well, everyone who got to Q3)

Spoiler

Oricorioisspooky, Richard Papen, NeverEndngNontmare, BubidaJeffery!, gojofamilysoninlaw, siang, RL, DrThop, Bert, p˅_˅okemonvortex.

Solution:

Spoiler

1) Method: Collecting the (sample product 0) is a monumentally difficult task, particularly in our home land of Hoenn. It requires a specialized elder to visually scout for its ephemeral location, standing from his house in close proximity to water. This is an expected vantage point, for (sample product 0) is touted to contain the sea's power. Eyewitness reports also describe a species of Blue Pokemon inhabiting this fleeting land, but they do not possess a legendary designation. Your task is to correctly identify what (sample product 0) is. [liechiberry]
2) Observation: The (sample product 1) was held by a Pokemon and traded to us from a trainer in a different region, then has been subjected to a variety of preparation methods. It has been tossed into a blender of some sort, and pressing a button at the right time will speed up the blender's rotation. At the end of this processing, we obtain (sample product 2). Performing this activity in synchronicity with other researchers seems to increase the quality of the (sample product 2), albeit marginally in this case. Each researcher puts in the same (sample product 1) into the blender - this method is currently being evaluated, and further investigation is underway. It appears that such a (sample product 2) was of sub-standard quality. Yet, it seems that this (sample product 2) was the most filling compared to any other that could be made, even if a different (sample product 1) fitting the earlier criteria was used. It is imperative to know if due diligence was taken on your part thus far. Name all the possible things that (sample product 1) could be, in alphabetical order, of course. [apicotberry ganlonberry liechiberry petayaberry salacberry]
3) Inference: Not every Pokemon can eat the same quantities of the aforementioned samples. Now, of (sample product 1's) possibilities, we chose to exclude that which embodied the land, and used all the rest in another experiment. One of each of the remaining samples was added to some batter, and four researchers stirred it both clockwise and anticlockwise. After exactly 57 seconds, the mixture solidified into a bread of some sort, leading to the creation of (sample product 3). For this new trial, a different test subject was selected. We acquired a Flying-type Pokemon from a young child currently living in a city, in exchange for something else. It did not look like the child was a trainer, as they refused any requests to battle. Apparently, the Pokemon has a tongue similar to a human's, so data gathered from this experiment has relevance for human trials. To assuage our patrons that this research is worth funding, they wanted something to "make Pokemon cool". With this goal in mind, we fed it a certain number of (sample product 3) until it had maximized the patrons' criteria. Now, have you truly understood this project in this entirety? What is the least amount of (sample product 3) we could have fed to the subject? [9 / nine]

 

[pokemonvortex]

Spooky season's over; get ready for November. In first, we have Oricorioisspooky with 155 points; in second, Bert122 with 107 points; in third, pumpkonwhynaut with 106 points.

Ladder

1	Oricorioisspooky	155
2	Bert122	107
3	pumpkonwhynaut	106
4	Richard Pumpkin	101
5	NeverEndngNontmare	97
6	DrThop	70
6	gojofamilysoninlaw	70
8	bubidajeffery	68
9	WitchGardevoir	57
10	penguind	51
11	pv2094	27
12	aQrator	24
13	Snaquaza ◢ ◤	23
13	Sabby60>!!>	23
15	mrsomethingman	21
16	p˅_˅okemonvortex.	20
17	wiiiu	19
18	siang	18
19	ihavebestsandteam	16
19	RL	16
21	Santu❀Fairy★ツ	15
22	treat dab xd	14
22	gregoris4	14
24	My Sleep Schedule	12
24	Soft Flex	12
26	A BMW Driva	11
26	notbuddha	11
28	6-7 skibidi rizz	10
28	rush delivery	10
28	ProghostBeedrill	10
28	AndrewThePenguin	10
32	1hfkqhwhrelk%◕‿‿◕%	9
32	spookier 5736	9
32	mrhallowsman	9
32	The h(Aura)r	9
36	The Benz Mafia	8
36	deckus scared	8
36	death & despear	8
39	Cryoxetic	7
40	Anzaro5	6
40	tl the legend	6
40	Weepingdevil	6
43	YveltalNL	5
43	BekamAAAAAAAAHH!!!	5
43	DiamondIyes	5
43	dcmldcml	5
43	Chomper734	5
43	Bekama	5
43	RIP Zip ✘︵✘	5
43	boredgort	5
43	lebla28	5
43	spooktillion	5
53	Two of Roses	4
53	1rawr1	4
53	Menace02	4
53	FodlandyEnjoyer	4
53	13rawr31	4
53	Scarecurly	4
53	thepokemonuploads	4
53	Teutonic✠Squire!	4
53	jojja	4
53	EggsAndBaconAndHam	4
63	YetAnotherDodo	3
63	shoebat	3
63	Soft Hex	3
63	Snecko	3
63	Steve456664	3
63	nature's gladness	3
63	DJAwesome12	3
63	makloy	3
63	Discordual	3
63	isnt clodsire cute	3
63	Zipzapadam	3
74	Alexander489	2
74	Lillie	2
74	Cazenovia	2
74	Daemonoples	2
74	thepumpkinuploads	2
74	Lyla2099	2
74	Yua999	2
74	aspearberryjuice	2
74	AlphawolfXYZ	2
74	Lucas LB3	2
74	Luminous Spring	2
74	seedotland	2
74	delicious james	2
74	Chronicon	2
74	Galib12	2
89	MagnificentGengar	1
89	BugBuzzing	1
89	elementalbalance	1
89	Hikanu	1
89	Toeburt	1
89	leaf smoker	1
89	furyacephoenix	1
89	fdsfd12345	1
89	pechanerd	1
89	JDC1043	1
89	I❤PocketMonsters	1
89	diemond35472	1
89	Stylus	1
89	Istil	1
89	MASTER OF OBOES	1
89	Firebird Fiasco	1
89	overdriveiono	1
89	wiii2	1
89	Winsy Tinsy	1
89	KaiBOOhavn	1
89	Barnaba	1
89	plenly	1
89	MukUsedDrillPeck	1
89	scary franciscate	1
89	yeet dab xd	1

Twist is TBD.

 

[pokemonvortex]

Mini round up:

10-9 NeverEndngNontmare

No one finished
QC: aQrator

10-28 DrThop

1st place: bubidajeffery [05:07].
2nd place: Snaquaza ◢ ◤ [05:48].
3rd place: gregoris4 [10:44].
Consolation Prize: Bert122 [11:08], gojofamilysoninlaw [13:33], penguind [29:23], Oricorioisspooky [03:51:12]
QC: WarriorGallade