Update 1: Why?
So I'm part of a Pokémon fan group on Facebook and I recently posted a poll because I noticed there were two themed challenge runs you could do early in Pokémon X and Y. The first was a run through of the game with the three elemental monkeys from Gen 5. The second was a run through of the game with all four of the Burmy line.
Guess which one they picked.
I'm editing this post instead of double posting. After naming my character WHY??! I began with Fennekin, since you fight Serena way more than Shauna and Greninja, Absol and Meowstic all share a weakness to Burmy's main type. After speeding through the first couple routes, I come to Route 3, the Burmy route. I capture four Burmys: one named Plant who will ironically not be evolving into Plant Cloak Wormadam, a male one named Moth and two other female Burmys who I forgot to nickname for now.
So let's talk Burmy. Evolving at level 20, its evolution depends on level, gender and location. If male, you get the slow and frail mixed attacking Bug/Flying Mothim. If female, it depends on where you are. Evolving in tall grass gets you the specially inclined Bug/Grass Plant Cloak, evolving in caves or deserts gets you the physically inclined Bug/Ground Sandy Cloak and evolving in a building gets you the mixed Bug/Steel Trash Cloak. While Mothim has attack and special attack of 94, it's quite frail with 50 in each defense and has an awful type. Plant Cloak also has an awful type but has a pretty good 105 special defense and an ok at worst 79 in special attack. Sandy has a better typing and the same stats as Plant, but in physical defense and attack respectively. Finally, Trash has 95 in both defenses but a mediocre at best 69 in both attacks. Overall, I've got my work cut out for me.
So, how to train a Pokemon that needs to get to level 10 to learn Tackle and starts with only Protect? The answer: systematically cycle through all four Burmys to get to Fennekin, who can KO whatever they're "fighting." After some cycles, Plant and Moth learn Tackle, and we're off to the races! Sort of.
I actually manage to get through Viola's gym okay, but then run into a roadblock in Viola's Vivillon. In my first run, Surskit KO'd two of my Burmys and Vivillon finished the others. I then get everyone to 12 and try again. Success: my last, imaginatively named Burmy is able to defeat Vivillon and get my first badge and a move I will not be able to teach my Bugs until they evolve.
That was last night. Defeating Viola took 1:46, actually slightly faster than I thought I would. Tonight will go from Santalune City to Cyllage City, attempting to defeat Grant.
So I'm part of a Pokémon fan group on Facebook and I recently posted a poll because I noticed there were two themed challenge runs you could do early in Pokémon X and Y. The first was a run through of the game with the three elemental monkeys from Gen 5. The second was a run through of the game with all four of the Burmy line.
Guess which one they picked.
I'm editing this post instead of double posting. After naming my character WHY??! I began with Fennekin, since you fight Serena way more than Shauna and Greninja, Absol and Meowstic all share a weakness to Burmy's main type. After speeding through the first couple routes, I come to Route 3, the Burmy route. I capture four Burmys: one named Plant who will ironically not be evolving into Plant Cloak Wormadam, a male one named Moth and two other female Burmys who I forgot to nickname for now.
So let's talk Burmy. Evolving at level 20, its evolution depends on level, gender and location. If male, you get the slow and frail mixed attacking Bug/Flying Mothim. If female, it depends on where you are. Evolving in tall grass gets you the specially inclined Bug/Grass Plant Cloak, evolving in caves or deserts gets you the physically inclined Bug/Ground Sandy Cloak and evolving in a building gets you the mixed Bug/Steel Trash Cloak. While Mothim has attack and special attack of 94, it's quite frail with 50 in each defense and has an awful type. Plant Cloak also has an awful type but has a pretty good 105 special defense and an ok at worst 79 in special attack. Sandy has a better typing and the same stats as Plant, but in physical defense and attack respectively. Finally, Trash has 95 in both defenses but a mediocre at best 69 in both attacks. Overall, I've got my work cut out for me.
So, how to train a Pokemon that needs to get to level 10 to learn Tackle and starts with only Protect? The answer: systematically cycle through all four Burmys to get to Fennekin, who can KO whatever they're "fighting." After some cycles, Plant and Moth learn Tackle, and we're off to the races! Sort of.
I actually manage to get through Viola's gym okay, but then run into a roadblock in Viola's Vivillon. In my first run, Surskit KO'd two of my Burmys and Vivillon finished the others. I then get everyone to 12 and try again. Success: my last, imaginatively named Burmy is able to defeat Vivillon and get my first badge and a move I will not be able to teach my Bugs until they evolve.
That was last night. Defeating Viola took 1:46, actually slightly faster than I thought I would. Tonight will go from Santalune City to Cyllage City, attempting to defeat Grant.
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