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Welcome everyone to the debut of a new project in this community: the Random Battles Ladder Achievements Project!
As we all know, grinding for hours and hours on ladders is one of the favorite activities of the people in this community and it's finally time to have a dedicated project that hopes to create something cool and fun for everyone involved.
Introduction to cycle 2
Last month saw the debut of the LAP and there were a lot of things to reflect on for the long term success of the project. For the upcoming cycle, there aren't going to be real changes in the structure but from now on, the goal is to create challenges that are more "tailor-made" for the current Spotlight format. Since this is the first ever Gen 5 Spotlight, you can expect that we'll find a way to involve something like gems, items, abilities, mechanics and pokemon first introduced in this gen for our challenges. Pokebilities is obviously the distinctive trait of this format, so you already know that abilities will play a big role in each of the three weeks of the LAP.
And now, without further ado, let's take a look at what week 2 has in store for the players!
Climber: Reach 1st place on the Gen 5 Pokebilities ladder
Specifics: There are no specifics for this challenge
Questionable temporary logo by me
Welcome everyone to the debut of a new project in this community: the Random Battles Ladder Achievements Project!
As we all know, grinding for hours and hours on ladders is one of the favorite activities of the people in this community and it's finally time to have a dedicated project that hopes to create something cool and fun for everyone involved.
Introduction to cycle 2
Last month saw the debut of the LAP and there were a lot of things to reflect on for the long term success of the project. For the upcoming cycle, there aren't going to be real changes in the structure but from now on, the goal is to create challenges that are more "tailor-made" for the current Spotlight format. Since this is the first ever Gen 5 Spotlight, you can expect that we'll find a way to involve something like gems, items, abilities, mechanics and pokemon first introduced in this gen for our challenges. Pokebilities is obviously the distinctive trait of this format, so you already know that abilities will play a big role in each of the three weeks of the LAP.
And now, without further ado, let's take a look at what week 2 has in store for the players!
Climber: Reach 1st place on the Gen 5 Pokebilities ladder
Specifics: There are no specifics for this challenge
Win Streak: Win at least 15 matches in a row with a fresh account
Specifics: "Fresh account" means we'll only consider the results coming from profiles registered on October 6th or beyond
You are allowed to clear your w-l record of your account and try again until you clear the challenge. Just use a "fresh" account
Specifics: "Fresh account" means we'll only consider the results coming from profiles registered on October 6th or beyond
You are allowed to clear your w-l record of your account and try again until you clear the challenge. Just use a "fresh" account
Mark of Mastery: Reach at least 1510 elo on the Gen 5 Pokebilities ladder
Specifics: There are no specifics for this challenge
Specifics: There are no specifics for this challenge
Sleeping Tight: Win 1 match where you switch a pokemon that has been put asleep and then come back and manage to awaken it
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1200
- Your pokemon needs to be put asleep for AT LEAST 1 turn before switching it out (look at the sleep counter to be sure)
- Pokemon with Early Bird are compatible with this challenge
- Using Aromatherapy or Heal Bell to awaken your pokemon does NOT count
- Pokemon with Early Bird are compatible with this challenge
- Using Aromatherapy or Heal Bell to awaken your pokemon does NOT count
Gem Power: Win 3 matches where you used at least one attack boosted by a gem
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1200
- To consider the gem activation valid, the message "The Flying/Normal/Fighting Gem strengthened the opposing (name of the pokemon)'s power!" needs to be displayed
- If you use multiple gem boosted attacks in the same match and you win it, that still counts as 1 match won
- If you use multiple gem boosted attacks in the same match and you win it, that still counts as 1 match won
Stat Raiser: Witness 5 instances where a non primary ability in gen 5 rands is triggered and it leads to a stat increase of a pokemon
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1150
- The 5 instances can involve both your and the opponent's pokemon
- However, each of the 5 instances need to involve different pokemon
- You may use as many instances as you want from the same replay
- The stat increase needs to involve a stat boost change. For instance, pokemon having increased speed thanks to Swift Swim DO NOT count
- With "non primary ability", we mean one of the abilities that the pokemon normally doesn't have in randbats but that gains thanks to pokebilities (e.g. Weak Armor Skarmory)
- To be 100% sure, we advise you to do !showteam at the end so we can see what the primary ability was
- However, each of the 5 instances need to involve different pokemon
- You may use as many instances as you want from the same replay
- The stat increase needs to involve a stat boost change. For instance, pokemon having increased speed thanks to Swift Swim DO NOT count
- With "non primary ability", we mean one of the abilities that the pokemon normally doesn't have in randbats but that gains thanks to pokebilities (e.g. Weak Armor Skarmory)
- To be 100% sure, we advise you to do !showteam at the end so we can see what the primary ability was
Weatherbound: Win 3 matches where you witness an interaction between a weather and a weather-related ability that is not primary on a certain pokemon in gen 5 random battle
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1150
- The interaction can involve any combinations of both your and the opponent's pokemon: the weather can be set by you or the opponent, the ability can belong either to your or the opponent's pokemon
- With "non primary ability", we mean one of the abilities that the pokemon normally doesn't have in randbats but that gains thanks to pokebilities (e.g. Solar Power Sunflora and Charizard, Clorophyll Tangrowth, Swift Swim Carracosta, Snow Cloak Mamoswine etc.)
- Some pokemon have a weather related ability but only on one of their sets, like Swift Swim Mantine and Poliwrath. For this challenge, we will only consider the weather-related abilities that do not appear on the set you have rolled in the match
- To be 100% sure, we advise you to do !showteam at the end so we can see what the primary ability was
- With "non primary ability", we mean one of the abilities that the pokemon normally doesn't have in randbats but that gains thanks to pokebilities (e.g. Solar Power Sunflora and Charizard, Clorophyll Tangrowth, Swift Swim Carracosta, Snow Cloak Mamoswine etc.)
- Some pokemon have a weather related ability but only on one of their sets, like Swift Swim Mantine and Poliwrath. For this challenge, we will only consider the weather-related abilities that do not appear on the set you have rolled in the match
- To be 100% sure, we advise you to do !showteam at the end so we can see what the primary ability was
Word Builder: Form a meaningful english word of 5 letters.
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1100
- The word must be SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE
- Every time you win a match, you'll "receive" the initial of the pokemon in slot 1 as a letter to use to compose a word
- Only english words count, or words originally from other languages that are now common in english ("pizza", "blitz" etc. are ok)
- Once you acquire a letter, you might use maximum TWICE to compose your word
- The host will have the last say on how acceptable the word you use is
- Every time you win a match, you'll "receive" the initial of the pokemon in slot 1 as a letter to use to compose a word
- Only english words count, or words originally from other languages that are now common in english ("pizza", "blitz" etc. are ok)
- Once you acquire a letter, you might use maximum TWICE to compose your word
- The host will have the last say on how acceptable the word you use is
Elemental Monkeys : Win at least 1 match for every elemental monkey
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1150
- To complete the challenge, the elemental monkey(s) the opponent has count as well
- The monkeys can be found across multiple matches
- Needless to say, the pokemon compatible with the challenge are:
- The monkeys can be found across multiple matches
- Needless to say, the pokemon compatible with the challenge are:
Hot Tag: Get the most kills of a targeted pokemon that keeps changing!
Specifics:
1) We'll start by giving you a certain pokemon to defeat on the ladder
2) Your goal is to be the first competitor to ko that target and win the match in the process
3) If nobody else did that before you, post the replay of your win in this thread and gain a point in the process
4) The next target will be automatically selected as the first pokemon you sent out in the battle against the previous target
5) The person with the most points at the end of the week is going to be the winner of this Side Quest
More specifics
- The minimum elo required for this challenge is 1050
- Only the pokemon of the opponents count as the target pokemon, of course
- In the very very rare case the lead is also the previous target pokemon, we'll pick the pokemon in slot 2 instead
- However, repeated targets are allowed: if the 2nd and the 5th pokemon happen to be the same, that's ok
- You don't have to wait for the host to officialize the next target pokemon since you can easily see it in the replay (I'll try to announce it asap though)
- Please post the replays IN THIS THREAD for visibility
Current target pokemon:
List of defeated target pokemon:
List of points per player:
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The deadline for the Side Quest is set on Sunday 19th at 11:59 pm GMT +1 (midnight UK time)
General Rules
Here are some general guidelines we have reprised from other LAPs and adapted to the current project:
- All battles must take place on the Spotlight Ladder on Pokemon Showdown.
- Please give proof that you completed the challenge to validate your achievement. Our preferred way to do so is by sending replays in the dedicated thread. This is particularly true for the Fun Challenges, while screenshots are normally better to show you have cleared the Standard Challenges. In any case, hosts will specify how to submit the results in case of very unique challenges.
- You can get several achievements from the same battle/account, unless explicitly stated otherwise. I'll like your post once I've taken it into account.
- Achievements can be submitted in PM to me if you want the account you used to remain inconspicuous; I will be posting them in the thread (giving your Smogon username) myself. Please only do it as little as possible though; it's less fun.
- Past performances will not be counted; any submission needs to be verifiable on the server (by checking at the rank, WL, and such) at the moment they are posted. I.e. if the LAP starts on October 6th, you can't send a screenshot of you topping the ladder on October 1st to claim one of the Standard Challenges.
- You are obviously allowed to update your posts to showcase you have improved your records on the ladder (this is especially important for the Standard Challenges but it could also involve other challenges) as long as you do so before the deadline.
- Naturally, don't try to cheat, for instance by submitting an achievement with an account that's not yours and yours alone. In addition to that, don't mass forfeit games on the ladder just to speed up the process of obtaining the achievements. If caught doing so, you might get exposed and made fun of (but also infracted of course).
- Achievement levels may be subject to change at host's discretion.
The Prizes
Standard Challenges: The person with the most Standard Challenges won is going to get room prize winner in the Random Battles room for one month. In case of tie, that reward will go to the person who has registered the highest peak elo.
Fun Challenges: Everyone who clears all the Fun Challenges of a specific week will gain 3 tokens to be used to start a tournament in the Random Battles room. If no one clears all the challenges, we'll give 2 tokens to the person(s) who have gotten the most achievements.
Side Quests: For the Side Quests, the idea is to have a predetermined set of unique prizes that will be randomly assigned to the winners of the challenges. People won't know these prizes in advance but they will have to wait for the last week, when the results of the roll will get publicly announced.Deadlines
No deadline this week for the Standard Challenges, since it's just the first week of the LAP
The deadline Fun Challenges is set on the midnight of Sunday 19th, according to your timezone. If you get an achievement when it's still Sunday for you but Monday for the host, just send me a screenshot to prove the validity of the result
The Side Quest will officially close on Sunday 19th at 11:59 pm GMT +1 (midnight UK time)
No deadline this week for the Standard Challenges, since it's just the first week of the LAP
The deadline Fun Challenges is set on the midnight of Sunday 19th, according to your timezone. If you get an achievement when it's still Sunday for you but Monday for the host, just send me a screenshot to prove the validity of the result
The Side Quest will officially close on Sunday 19th at 11:59 pm GMT +1 (midnight UK time)
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