Scavenger Hunts

[Painter Espeon]

5/30/15

Winner: GoodMorningEspeon
Second place: Aeolia
Third place: kevinrocks
Consolation prize to: Eyan, adiass, Zipzapadam, Exeggutor, Gregbraaa, PyoroLoli, Gleeb
Solution: ludicolo, tyrogue, deoxyslifeorb

Q1: What is the fully evolved form in the only evolutionary line to learn both the first and last moves alphabetically (barring Smeargle)
Q2: Which Pokémon shares an ability with an evolution, but is unable to retain this ability after it evolves?
Q3: Team Plasma is known to have once possessed the legendary Pokémon Genesect. However, an event distribution depicts the team as having presumably owned another legendary Pokémon. What is this Pokémon and the item it holds?

Q2 explanaton: Tyrogue can have Steadfast as a non-hidden ability, and Hitmontop has it as a hidden ability; therefore, a Tyrogue with Steadfast cannot evolve into a Hitmontop with Steadfast.

Thanks to ashiemore for hosting the hunt, thanks to kevinrocks for ending it, and congratulations to everyone who finished! I think this is the most finishers I've ever seen on an official before.

 

[Manaphy286]

[05/31/15]

Winner: Wan the Avatar
Second place: Mr. Uncompetitive
Third place: Gleeb
Consolation prize to: Zipzapadam, Painter Espeon, GoodMorningEspeon, Chupps
Solution: oak, gorebysshuntail, acrobatics

1) What is the last name of Sam, the time-traveling boy from the movie Pokemon 4Ever?
2) Name the pokemon whose Poke assists do not match their types in Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. (alphabetical)
3) This physical move is unique in that it does less damage when you attach a Life Orb to the pokemon using it.

Note: For q2, some users tried to find all the pokemon whose types did not match their listed groups in the Almia Browser. This is faulty, since almost all of them had their groups being one type and their assists being their other of their types. Examples being Combee (bug group, flying assist) and Tyranitar (Rock group, dark assist). Gorebyss and Huntails Poke-assists are psychic-type and dark-type respectively, and neither are psychic type or dark type.

 

[Snaquaza]

Reserving official for tonight, 8 PM GMT+2.

Winner: xfix.
Second place: Eyan.
Third place: Exeggutor.
Consolation prize to: HeracrossTheGreek, Aeolia, adiass, Akumeoy.
Solution: 439, chinese, nyttyn.

smh kevinrocks not making this chronological.

What is the highest difference in the value of the Attack stat and the Special Attack stat possible with existing Pokemon?, 439, Which public non-official room has the least roomdrivers?, Chinese, Who was the original creator of Almost Any Ability?, Nyttyn

 

[Xylen]

June 1, 2015 2:00 AM GMT
Winner: ashiemore [BLITZ]
Second place: social netwerk [BLITZ]
Third place: Aeolia [BLITZ]
Consolation prize to: Painter Espeon, Gleeb, Chillie102, Mr. Uncompetitive, RebornPixels, herrrbz, Timbuktu, txnnyo, Hurrycanes
Solution: cranidos, nexon, digimonadventuretri

which pokemon is based on the Pachycephalosaurus?
What was the company that published the game Mabinogi?
What is the newest announced Digimon anime series?

 

[ashiemore]

06/04/2015 GMT-4

Winner: Catacomb
Second place: social netwerk
Third place: Cattail Prophet
Consolation prize to: Aeolia, Pixystyx, eevee1400, SirBlastoise
Solution: mirror shot, distortion world, rotom

Questions...
1) What is the only Steel-type move in the Cute contest category?
2) "Indoor twist lord" is an anagram of which location in the Pokemon world?
3) Which Pokemon can only breed with Ditto despite being in the Amorphous egg group?

 

[Cattail Prophet]

6/6/15 GMT +0

Winner: Dylas
Second place: Catacomb
Third place: iap
Consolation prize to: Aeolia, Painter Espeon
Solution: deoxys, gravelyrock, great glacier redland reaches

Questions...
1) What pokemon with dialogue says the fewest words in the English trailer for Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon?
2) What lookalike item is edible even though the item it is a lookalike for is not?
3) What are the two non-magnagate dungeons in Gates to Infinity with alliterative names? (alphabetical)

Recording this for posterity:
+Cattail Prophet: anyway, not naming names, but someone told me to make easier officials, so I have come to a decision: until someone blitzes one of my officials, I will abstain from gaining points on the leaderboard

Thanks to ashiemore for hosting!

 

[Painter Espeon]

06/06/2015

Winner: Dylas
Second place: Manaphy286
Third place: Wan the Avatar
Consolation prize to: lovemathboy, kevinrocks, AnonymouzLSB, iap, Aeolia
Solution: bubblebeam, berrymaster, mtmoonsquare

Questions :D
1) The first hint is: What move that was a TM in Generation 1 would be weakened by the TM move of the same number in Generation 2?*
2) Which NPC in the Pokémon games is known by a title that the player can also receive in a Pokémon-Amie minigame?
3) Despite the real-world lunar cycle taking just under a month to complete, the full moon seen at this location suggests that the Pokémon world’s lunar cycle completes weekly.

*First alphabetically; there was one other combo that did work and several others that I was PMed that could be argued; alpha still stood

Special thanks to ashiemore for hosting, Instant Apple Pie for being a super cool dude and working around a scheduling issue, and congrats to everyone who finished! :)

 

[ashiemore]

06/06/2015 GMT+10

Winner: Zipzapadam
Second place: iap
Third place: Valiancy
Consolation prize to: kevinrocks, Catacomb, Painter Espeon, ILRB
Solution: anunderseaplacetocallhome, lobby, seafoamislands

(no blitz)

Questions...
1) This is the name of the most recent anime episode that Chinchou appeared in.
2) Name the only public PS room without any room Moderator.
3) The Pokémon Trainer's Survival Guide incorrectly notes that there are no items to be found in this place.

We had an impromptu hunt, thanks to Xylen for q2 and Shame That for q3 as well as inspiring this official. ^-^

 

[Xylen]

June 6, 2015 6:00 PM GMT [NO POINTS]

Winner: Painter Espeon [BLITZ]
Second place: Aneesh12
Third place: Crusader92
Consolation prize to: GoodMorningEspeon, Eyan, Zipzapadam, Chupps
Solution: magikarp, kantosafarizone, abra

Questions...
1) Which Pokemon offered for trade in-game has a Latin phrase as its nickname?
2) In which location can the most number of Trainer Tips be found?
3) Which Pokemon can evolve directly to its final stage while skipping one stage in between in the Trading Card Game?

The answers to this official hunt were accidentally posted as publicly, so there would be no points for this official.

Special thanks to ILRB for the hunt

 

[Instant Apple Pie]

06/08/15 GMT +0

Winner: Painter Espeon [Blitzgerald (worth nothing)]
Second place: a wanderer
Third place: Zipzapadam
Consolation prize to: Dylas, Chupps
Solution: megaswampert, rarecandy, icefightingpokedex

Questions...
1) To strengthen its punches, this Pokemon fills parts of its back with air
2) In the location where the only trainer in ORAS with a Sneasel resides, you can find two (and only two) of this item
3) This Pokemon guide book incorrectly shows that the legendary golems are not legendary (put e instead of é)

 

[Zipzapadam]

6/8/15

Winner: Cattail Prophet
Second Place: Catacomb
Third Place: Wan the Avatar
Consolation prize to: GoodMorningEspeon, emboar11
Solution: shaloursable, terrakion, tagbattles

Questions...
1) This item is named after a specific location, but cannot be obtained in a game where that location is accessible.
2) Psywaves q! [Rip + Shelf + letter + prepositon] - [Tear + Rack + E + On]
3) This type of battle format is planned to be implemented in the future on Pokemon Showdown by Slayer95.

realest and tealest y'all

 

[Xylen]

June 10, 2015 4:00 EST

Winner: Catacomb
Second place: Wan the Avatar
Third place: iap
Consolation prize to: Eyan, Dylas, devoshi10, cuzzie
Solution: pantyraid, metagamiate, snorlax

Which PS! registered Server has not been online for the longest time?
This OM gives every pokemon a -ate (eg Aerilate) ability
'r ゥ is a hybrid of which pokemon

 

[Cattail Prophet]

6/12/15 GMT +0

Winner: iap
Second place: kevinrocks
Third place: Manaphy286
Consolation prize to: Zipzapadam, Dylas
Solution: agility, iron tail, foresight

Questions...
1) What is the only status move that Ash's Pikachu has used?
2) What is the only other non normal/electric type move that he has used?
3) Those moves together are learned by exactly one steel type and one psychic type. What status move can the psychic type learn through breeding with the steel type?

iap was 28 seconds away from blitzing :( Everyone thank ashiemore for hosting!

 

[GoodMorningEspeon]

6/12/15 GMT +0

Winner: Painter Espeon
Second place: Aeolia
Third place: Dylas
Consolation prize to: Cattail Prophet, Sparkl3y, blackburn009, iap, Brrandon
Solution: outskirtstand, seaking, crystalonix

Questions...
1) This is the only location in Pokémon Colosseum that sells Poké Balls.
2) This is the only Pokemon both Ash and Misty have separately owned at one point or another in the anime.
3) This variation of a typical Pokémon species is immune to Water-type moves and weak to Fire-type moves. However, the regular version of this species would be the opposite (weak to Water-type moves and resistant to Fire-type moves).

Hopefully Q3 wasn't too badly worded, sorry if it was hard to understand. :(
Anyway, thanks to Zipzapadam for the second question and to ashiemore for hosting! n_n

 

[Painter Espeon]

6/14/15 AKA Lucas, Roy, and Ryu Day

Winner: Social Netwerk (aka interrobanger)
Second place: Chupps
Third place: iap
Consolation prize to: Wan the Avatar (aka a wanderer), adiass, kevinrocks
Solutions: megarig, 65217, porygon

Questions :D
Q1: What vehicle has been shown to have the ability to scan and copy a Pokémon’s abilities?
Q2: This is the highest ID number belonging to a Trainer who trades with the player in-game.
Q3: What is the only Pokémon that, despite being unable to participate in Pokémon Jump, has an evolution that can?

Special thanks to ashiemore for hosting, as well as resetting the hunt because of a mistake I made on the original Q1. (Sorry guys ;-;) And congrats to everyone who completed the hunt!

 

[social netwerk]

6/14/15 AKA Lucas, Roy, and Ryu Day

Winner: Social Netwerk (aka interrobanger)
Second place: Chupps
Third place: iap
Consolation prize to: Wan the Avatar (aka a wanderer), adiass, kevinrocks
Solutions: megarig, 65217, porygon
Questions :D
Q1: What vehicle has been shown to have the ability to scan and copy a Pokémon’s abilities?
Q2: This is the highest ID number belonging to a Trainer who trades with the player in-game.
Q3: What is the only Pokémon that, despite being unable to participate in Pokémon Jump, has an evolution that can?

Special thanks to ashiemore for hosting, as well as resetting the hunt because of a mistake I made on the original Q1. (Sorry guys ;-;) And congrats to everyone who completed the hunt!

Ha Ha I am the goodliest :}

 

[Cattail Prophet]

6/16/15 GMT +0

Winner: Zipzapadam [BLITZ]
Second place: Painter Espeon
Third place: ampharoshe
Consolation prize to: Dylas, Gleeb
Solution: dragon ascent, dig, iron tail

Questions...
1) What move whose name contains a type other than its own deals neutral damage to the type in its name?
2) Rayquaza uses this move as a boss in Smash Bros Brawl despite being unable to learn it in the pokemon games.
3) What move does Rayquaza learn whose BP is equal to the average of dig and dragon ascent's BP and whose PP is equal to the sum of dig and dragon ascent's PP?

Hurray, I can get points again. Also I just realized iron tail was an answer in my last hunt too. Thanks to ashiemore for hosting! (even though he said this hunt wasn't blitzable)

 

[Painter Espeon]

6/17/15

Winner: Zipzapadam
Second place: Chupps
Third place: adiass
Consolation prize to: social netwerk (aka interrobanger), Aeolia
Solutions: mewtwo, metronome, murph

Questions :D
Q1: This Pokémon’s Ranger Sign can be seen during the introduction sequence of Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs.
Q2: Inputting this into the /dt command will simultaneously result in descriptions for two separate things.
Q3: Slowpoke is noted to be faster than this NPC.

Special thanks to Instant Apple Pie for hosting the hunt, ashiemore for ending it, and of course to GoodMorningEspeon for coming up with q1 and working with me throughout the official! And of course, congrats to everyone who finished the hunt!

 

[Instant Apple Pie]

6/17/2015 GMT +0

Winner: Catacomb
Second place: kevinrocks
Third place: Chupps
Consolation prize: Zodiax, Dylas, social netwerk, Wan the Avatar
Solution: wallace, laverrecity, airlens

Questions...
1) This is the only gym leader that, when defeated, gives you an HM instead of a TM
2) In this city/town there is a clock that suggests a Pokemon day is actually 26 hours long. Or they just don't know how to make clocks.
3) This move was used to repel Pikachu's attacks with heat in the anime

 

[Spy]

GRATS XYLEN

 

[ashiemore]

go away spydreigon

Congratulations to Xylen! He is the newest RO of Scavengers. Well done to him!

 

[Xylen]

June 18, 2015 4:00 PM EST

Winner: Eyan
Second place: iap
Third place: social netwerk
Consolation prize to: blackburn009, Chupps, Wan the Avatar, Painter ☆ Espeon, Zipzapadam, Chauque, Archiac
Solution: raikou, blackthorncity, aromaticmisthelpinghand

This Pokemon has a unique EV yield of 1 Special Attack and 2 Speed.
A Trainer Tips sign in this area explains the effect of a MiracleBerry
These two moves with an effect can only be used on an ally in a double or triple battle (alphabetical order)

Thanks to ashiemore for the official!

 

[queez]

go away spydreigon

Congratulations to Xylen! He is the newest RO of Scavengers. Well done to him!

yeah congratulations xylen :)
why should ashiemore get all the likes

 

[Aeolia]

06/20/2015

Winner: Social netwerk
Second place: Dylas
Third place: (.____.)
Consolation prize to: .____.
Solution: Diamond badge, rusty pokemon, Charmander & Friends Deck

Questions...
1) This badge is awarded to whoever defeats what Giovanni considers to be the strongest pokemon (include badge in the answer)
2) These type of Pokemon when caught would only have a recoil-causing move and won't learn anything else until purified
3) If you pick this at the start of the game you start off with a Zapdos (use official name)

Hmm two people finished...I should make a harder hunt

 

[Wan the Avatar]

06/19/2015 GMT-4

Winner: Catacomb
Second place: Flerovium
Third place: Silvertabby
Consolation prize to: Gleeb, GoodMorningEspeon, Aeolia
Solution: restaurantleyeah, arbok, meteonite

Questions...
1) this place serves a slowpoketail dish to its customers
2) in pokemon origins, red used a great ball to catch what pokemon
3) this pokemon item was going to be used as a fake sun