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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.
Big changes in the structure
I have decided to make some big changes to the structure of the LAP in order to address problems both me and the players have noticed in the first two cycles. These changes are not necessarily going to be definitive but this cycle is to be viewed as an experiment with the purpose of creating a better event with an increased playerbase
1) Start of the LAP > the first two LAPs started halfway through the cycle of the Spotlights to announce and advertise the project in advance and give myself more time to think about the challenges. However, instead of keeping the ladder alive, the project started with an already limited playerbase since most people had already left the ladder. Now the aim is to exploit the novelty of the Spotlight ladder to make it more relevant and drag players into the competition
2) Duration of the LAP > another problem I have detected is that three weeks of challenges can be overwhelming for the players, especially if the ladder is quite inactive. That's why I have decided to remove the third week of Fun Challenges, while Standard Challenges will actually go on for the usual three weeks
3) Removal of the Side Quests > due to their unique nature, it's not easy to come up with 3 different Side Quests challenges every cycle. Most importantly, the lack of "real" rewards that are truly different from the ones the other two challenges give, makes them a bit unappealing. Hopefully they can return when we finally implement the trainer profile system in the randbats room, but for now, they are going on a hiatus
And now, without further ado, let's take a look at what week 1 has in store for the players!
Climber: Reach 1st place on the Force of the Fallen Roulette 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.
Big changes in the structure
I have decided to make some big changes to the structure of the LAP in order to address problems both me and the players have noticed in the first two cycles. These changes are not necessarily going to be definitive but this cycle is to be viewed as an experiment with the purpose of creating a better event with an increased playerbase
1) Start of the LAP > the first two LAPs started halfway through the cycle of the Spotlights to announce and advertise the project in advance and give myself more time to think about the challenges. However, instead of keeping the ladder alive, the project started with an already limited playerbase since most people had already left the ladder. Now the aim is to exploit the novelty of the Spotlight ladder to make it more relevant and drag players into the competition
2) Duration of the LAP > another problem I have detected is that three weeks of challenges can be overwhelming for the players, especially if the ladder is quite inactive. That's why I have decided to remove the third week of Fun Challenges, while Standard Challenges will actually go on for the usual three weeks
3) Removal of the Side Quests > due to their unique nature, it's not easy to come up with 3 different Side Quests challenges every cycle. Most importantly, the lack of "real" rewards that are truly different from the ones the other two challenges give, makes them a bit unappealing. Hopefully they can return when we finally implement the trainer profile system in the randbats room, but for now, they are going on a hiatus
And now, without further ado, let's take a look at what week 1 has in store for the players!
Climber: Reach 1st place on the Force of the Fallen Roulette 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 November 17th 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 November 17th 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 Force of the Fallen Roulette ladder
Specifics: There are no specifics for this challenge
Specifics: There are no specifics for this challenge
World Tour: Win at least 1 match in every generation
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1100
- Wins via forfeit of the opponent obviously count
Revenge of the Fallen: Win 1 match where you get 3 kills with a pokemon with the same inherited move
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1150
- It's better to do !showteam at the end of the match to see that the move was indeed inherited
- Inheriting a move your pokemon already has does NOT count for the challenge
- Inheriting the same move from two or more pokemon is accepted
- Max Moves and Z-Moves of the inherited move do count, as long as you're able to prove that you clicked the inherited move
- For indirect kills, only the ones via hazards and status moves you have inherited do count
- Indirect kills via recoil do not count
- Transforming into a different pokemon can count for the challenge
- Inheriting a move your pokemon already has does NOT count for the challenge
- Inheriting the same move from two or more pokemon is accepted
- Max Moves and Z-Moves of the inherited move do count, as long as you're able to prove that you clicked the inherited move
- For indirect kills, only the ones via hazards and status moves you have inherited do count
- Indirect kills via recoil do not count
- Transforming into a different pokemon can count for the challenge
Pyrotechnic: Witness 3 explosions in the same match
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1100
- Explosion and Self Destruct are the only moves allowed for this challenge
- The Explosion doesn't have to ko the opposing pokemon. The only condition is that the pokemon using it explodes, losing all its hp in the process
- The opposing pokemon do count for this challenge
- You don't have to win the match to clear this challenge
- The Explosion doesn't have to ko the opposing pokemon. The only condition is that the pokemon using it explodes, losing all its hp in the process
- The opposing pokemon do count for this challenge
- You don't have to win the match to clear this challenge
Eradicator: Win 1 match in at least 6 different generations where you ko a grass type pokemon
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1100
- Pokemon acquiring the grass type via tera do not count
- Indirect kills do count for this challenge
- Only the pokemon of the opponent count for this challenge
- Indirect kills do count for this challenge
- Only the pokemon of the opponent count for this challenge
Core Master: Win a match where a pokemon clicks fire-water-grass, fighting-dark-psychic or fairy-dragon-steel moves at least once
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1100
- You don't have to ko pokemon with these moves to complete the challenge
- The moves don't have to be clicked in a particular order
- The moves don't have to be clicked consecutively: you can even switch your pokemon and send it back on the field later to click those moves
- The moves don't have to be attacks
- The moves don't have to connect, we just need to see a message displayed on screen that shows you actually clicked the moves
- Moves inherited by the other fallen pokemon of your team do count
- You obviously don't have to complete every core: one is enough
- The moves don't have to be clicked in a particular order
- The moves don't have to be clicked consecutively: you can even switch your pokemon and send it back on the field later to click those moves
- The moves don't have to be attacks
- The moves don't have to connect, we just need to see a message displayed on screen that shows you actually clicked the moves
- Moves inherited by the other fallen pokemon of your team do count
- You obviously don't have to complete every core: one is enough
Odd Ones Out: Play and win 3 consecutive games in an odd numbered gen
Minimum elo of your opponent: 1050
- To show proof of completing this challenge, we'll look at the elo achieved at the end of each of the three matches. Since the games need to be won consecutively, the elo reached at the end of one game needs to be the starting point for the next one. We can easily see this in the replays you send us
- If you win a game in an odd numbered gen and then you play the next one in an even numbered gen, your streak will restart from 0, even if you were to win that game
- Battling in the same odd numbered generation for two or three times in a row does count for the challenge
- If you win a game in an odd numbered gen and then you play the next one in an even numbered gen, your streak will restart from 0, even if you were to win that game
- Battling in the same odd numbered generation for two or three times in a row does count for the challenge
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 August 4th, you can't send a screenshot of you topping the ladder on August 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.Deadlines
The deadline for the Standard Challenges is set on 11:59 pm GMT 0 of December 14th
The deadline for the Fun Challenges is set on the midnight of Sunday 23rd, according to your timezone. If you get an achievement when it's still Sunday for you but Monday for the hosts, just send us a screenshot to prove the validity of the result
The deadline for the Standard Challenges is set on 11:59 pm GMT 0 of December 14th
The deadline for the Fun Challenges is set on the midnight of Sunday 23rd, according to your timezone. If you get an achievement when it's still Sunday for you but Monday for the hosts, just send us a screenshot to prove the validity of the result
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