{"id":475,"date":"2015-04-19T05:30:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T05:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbs.studio-revolution.net\/magazine\/?p=475"},"modified":"2015-04-19T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T12:36:00","slug":"top-5-best-ways-to-make-your-pokemon-game-run-more-challengin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbs.thecoldstorage.uk\/magazine\/?p=475","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Best Ways to Make Your Pok\u00e9mon Game Run More Challenging"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nOr: Pok\u00e9mon Ragequit Version.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the same basic formula: get your starter, defeat your rival(s), blaze through gym leaders, fight a villainous team (or two), become the Champion. As each generation passes, beating the game\u2019s main storyline becomes easier and easier, with little buffs to items and nerfs to opponents making a game less difficult to finish than the last. While many players appreciate the less frustrating gameplay, many other players are stuck uttering the same wish while they lazily go through the credits of the latest game: \u201cMan, I wish that was more of a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fortunately, a fandom as big as Pok\u00e9mon is bound to have many creative minds, and this creativity has seeped into the very way we play these games. Many players have instilled specific rulesets to their playthroughs that make it much harder, resulting into a more rewarding experience.<\/p>\n

This list will run through five of the best rulesets that make your game runs more challenging. It will also explore variations of these Challenge rulesets, and ways to make them easier or harder.<\/p>\n

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5. No Pok\u00e9 Ball Challenge<\/p>\n

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\nLook at all the Pok\u00e9 Balls you can’t use!<\/em><\/p>\n

Simply put, this challenge restricts you from using any type of Pok\u00e9 Ball, thus preventing you from having a diversified team. While you get to keep your starter\u2014almost a rarity in challenges like these\u2014you\u2019ll be hard-pressed to find the rest of your team. More specifically, the only Pok\u00e9mon you can use are the following: starter Pok\u00e9mon, gift Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>, fossils, prize Pok\u00e9mon (i.e., those from the game corner), and event Pok\u00e9mon (this last one being optional, seeing as many event giveaways are pretty strong). Because of its over-reliance on Pok\u00e9mon given to you by NPCs, some players also call this the Gift Pok\u00e9mon Challenge.<\/p>\n

[Though there are times that one must use a Pok\u00e9 Ball to progress through the game\u2014such as Reshiram and Zekrom in Black and White, and Xerneas and Yveltal in X and Y\u2014it\u2019s understood that after catching them, the player cannot use them for the challenge.]<\/p>\n

While its origins are unknown, GameFAQs member Pyrostormer has the earliest thread<\/a> on the challenge, which was done on Pok\u00e9mon Diamond.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the secret?<\/h4>\n

No tips, really, as the difficulty of this challenge depends on which game you choose. FireRed and LeafGreen have the luxury of the Game Corner prizes which, combined with the seven gift Pok\u00e9mon, makes for eleven choices, more than enough for a full team. On the other hand, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald only have four possible team members: your starter, a fossil, Castform, and Wynaut. Good luck beating the Elite Four using only those!<\/p>\n

Does it come in different sizes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t really get more straightforward than \u201cno Pok\u00e9 Balls\u201d, but there have been variants of the challenge where players restrict the number of Pok\u00e9 Balls they use in the run instead of banning Pok\u00e9 Balls all together. A more popular variant, the Pok\u00e9 Ball Challenge, is more focused on the completion of the Pok\u00e9dex. As the name implies, it restricts the player from using any ball other than the Pok\u00e9 Ball to catch Pok\u00e9mon, excluding times where it is necessary such as the Safari Zone and events. While it sounds simple on paper, trying to catch all those legendaries without any buffed Pok\u00e9 Balls is more frustrating than you think.<\/p>\n

Anything else on the menu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many ways to up the difficulty of your game by taking out a particular component. A popular choice is the Pok\u00e9mon Center, with its close friend the Pok\u00e9 Mart. Restricting yourself from using either (or both, if you\u2019re up for it) puts the pressure on how you use your moves and items, and it\u2019ll change the way you see those berries you find in the trash cans of the S.S. Anne or the six Soda Pop you get from the shop in Route 109.<\/p>\n

You can also try going through the game without the Exp. Share, without grinding your Pok\u00e9mon to obscene levels (i.e., your team\u2019s levels should never reach the highest level of the next gym leader before battling said gym leader), without TMs, without using any money, and so on. The possibilities are endless, and they could make for some interesting challenges!<\/p>\n

4. Wonder Trade Challenge<\/h3>\n

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A challenge specifically made for Pok\u00e9mon X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire (and any future main series games that keeps the feature), the Wonder Trade Challenge dares you to start your game, get a full team in the first route (your starter + five caught Pok\u00e9mon), and send all six of them away to the amazing world of Wonder Trade. Whichever six you get will be your permanent team for the rest of the playthrough.<\/p>\n

While not explicitly stated in its rules, it\u2019s pretty much understood that the only time one can catch a Pok\u00e9mon normally after the first five is when none of your team\u2019s members can learn an HM needed to progress.<\/p>\n

The idea for the challenge came about as early as two days after the release of Pok\u00e9mon X and Y, with this thread from GameFAQs<\/a> and this thread from Marriland<\/a>\u00a0being some of the earliest. Though if you\u2019re like me, you may have first heard of this challenge when you saw the image above.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the secret?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Wonder Trade is completely random, this challenge largely depends on what type of Pok\u00e9mon you receive. What adds to the challenge, though, is how a huge number of these wonder trades bring back Pok\u00e9mon you commonly find in the first route, such as Zigzagoon, Bunnelby, and Poochyena. While you might be lucky to get a 5 IV Protean Froakie, don\u2019t be surprised if the rest of your team will consist of Pok\u00e9mon from Santalune Forest and Route 102.<\/p>\n

Does it come in different sizes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many players who take this challenge impose a few rules that would make it slightly more forgiving. One of these is the duplicate clause, in that if one receives the same Pok\u00e9mon in Wonder Trade, one can send it back for another Pok\u00e9mon, which can be done until your team consists of six unique species.<\/p>\n

Some players also take heed of the level of the Pok\u00e9mon that they receive; as it is a challenge, these players also apply the rule of trading away Pok\u00e9mon which are ridiculously over-levelled. I mean, what\u2019s the fun in blazing through X or Y with a Level 49 Trevenant someone caught in Route 20?<\/p>\n

Anything else on the menu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A variant of the challenge\u2014though it could be its predecessor, seeing as it\u2019s the term used in the two threads linked above\u2014is the Wonderlocke Challenge<\/a>, which as the name implies combines this challenge with Nuzlocke. It proceeds like the usual Nuzlocke, except that instead of using the first Pok\u00e9mon you encounter in each route, you have to send these Pok\u00e9mon through Wonder Trade before progressing. That way, the limitations of Nuzlocke are a bit softened, but you also have the challenge of getting completely unexpected teammates!<\/p>\n

3. Monotype Challenge<\/h3>\n

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\nWhat’s your type?<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the grandfathers of challenges, and most probably one of the challenges that was done before the notion of challenges were even popularized, the Monotype Challenge follows the simple rule of having a team of six Pok\u00e9mon that share a common type. Sometimes called the Gym Leader Challenge because of how it resembles the teams of your favorite trainers to beat, first-timers of the challenge will find it surprising how restrictive this simple rule can be.<\/p>\n

As it is a very old challenge, its origins are largely unknown, though all of the big Pok\u00e9mon forums are guaranteed to have a thread for it as far back as Gen 3.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the secret?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The difficulty of a Monotype run is entirely dependent on which type you choose for it. Water and Flying usually have the easiest runs, as there are many common Pok\u00e9mon evenly distributed throughout the games. Grass and Fire may seem appealing as you get to keep your starter, but their difficulty can spike depending on the game you play – a mono-Grass run in the Hoenn games is much easier than one in the Johto games, while a mono-Fire run in Diamond and Pearl is limited to only two Pok\u00e9mon pre-E4!<\/p>\n

Types such as Dragon, Ghost, and Steel are much more difficult choices, not only because there are fewer Pok\u00e9mon to choose from, but also because a bulk of these Pok\u00e9mon are available late in the game. While you can start with Treecko in ORAS for a mono-Dragon run thanks to Mega Sceptile, the next earliest team member, Swablu, is three badges away, which means you have to go through almost half of the game with only one Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

Does it come in different sizes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some players make it slightly easier by trading the eggs of six similar-typed Pok\u00e9mon over and hatching them before the start of the run so that you can choose the more obscure types. (I mean, unless you want to be limited to Gastly and Misdreavus for your mono-Ghost HGSS run, it\u2019s your only choice.) Others increase the type limit to two, allowing for a much wider selection of Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

Some take it to the next level and completely follow the alternative name of the challenge to the letter, in that they only restrict themselves to the Pok\u00e9mon used by a certain gym leader. Though as much as I\u2019d love to have a Falkner run using only the Pidgey line, these challenges usually take into account their teams in rematches and future games.<\/p>\n

Anything else on the menu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMono-\u201d challenges are very popular, and you can attach many terms to that prefix to get an interesting challenge. Monochrome only allows a team of Pok\u00e9mon that share the same color, while Mono-egg group follows the different egg groups instead of the different types. Monogen restricts you to only using Pok\u00e9mon introduced in the same generation, with Pok\u00e9mon Black and White completely adhering to the rules of this challenge.<\/p>\n

Other Mono- challenges can take almost inconsequential similarities and give you a fun set of Pok\u00e9mon to work with. Try building a team that share the same first letter in their names, or the same number of limbs, or of a certain multiple in the regional Dex. The results may surprise you!<\/p>\n

2. Scramble Challenge<\/h3>\n

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\nSpin the Poke-roulette!<\/em><\/p>\n

The Scramble Challenge relinquishes the decision of choosing the members of your team from you and gives it to six other players. Popular in Pok\u00e9mon forums, Scramble Challenges are a great way to put some zest in your game (if you\u2019re the challenger) or to flex your creative minds (if you\u2019re the giver of the challenge).<\/p>\n

The latter is one of the most inviting features about this challenge, as coupled with the team member you give to the player, you also have to create specific restrictions for that Pok\u00e9mon with regards to its evolution, moveset, and everything else you can think of. It could be as easy as \u201cLet Mudkip beat 11 gym trainers before evolving into Marshtomp\u201d or as out-there as \u201cLet Marshtomp solo 20 trainer-owned Grass-types of equal or higher level using only STAB moves while holding a Miracle Seed to evolve into Swampert, but only after Level 50 and when it has three hearts in Amie\u201d.<\/p>\n

Yeah, creative.<\/p>\n

Like Monotype, Scramble Challenges go way back, and it\u2019s difficult to determine where it originated from. Due to its collaborative nature, it may have been created in a Pok\u00e9mon forum or discussion board, which is where you will find threads for them nowadays.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the secret?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This should come as no surprise to you, but part of the fun of Scramble Challenges is how unexpected their difficulty can be. As a rule of thumb, your original post asking for team members should state how lenient or harsh you want the challenge to be. Should you not mention anything about taking it easy, you\u2019re bound to get a lot of difficult and overly specific restrictions!<\/p>\n

Does it come in different sizes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As said above, one of the good things about a Scramble Challenge is how you have some control over how difficult you want it to be. A variation called Random Challenge takes out the restriction part of the challenge all together and instead simply asks for six random Pok\u00e9mon from six random people. On the other end of the spectrum, Scramble Challenges can get intense depending on the kind of restrictions you receive. You might have to go through the game using a Feebas that isn\u2019t allowed to evolve until the Champion battle, or a Clefable whose only possible damaging move is Metronome. That\u2019s part of the insanity of Scramble Challenges and why it\u2019s so popular.<\/p>\n

Anything else on the menu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some challengers also incorporate the Mono- challenges when asking for Scrambles, in that they request for challenge-givers to adhere to a certain theme. Want to have a mono-Dark run in Y but can\u2019t decide what to pair with your Greninja? Or want a team that have restrictions emulating the main cast of Friends? It\u2019s part of the beauty of the Scramble Challenge \u2013 it encourages you to go all out.<\/p>\n

1. Nuzlocke Challenge<\/h3>\n

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Nuzlocke logo by CallMeFrozenx<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The epitome of the term \u201cchallenge\u201d in Pok\u00e9mon, the Nuzlocke Challenge follows two very simple but very difficult rules: one can only catch the Pok\u00e9mon you first encounter in a route, and one must release a Pok\u00e9mon if it faints at any point in the run. These simple-sounding restrictions makes your run a million times harder, and it has forced players all over the world to rage quit their challenge runs because of an untimely critical hit or a mispredicted switch. If all of your Pok\u00e9mon faint, it\u2019s game over, and you will have to restart your run.<\/p>\n

An often-cited third rule of the challenge is that you must nickname all of the Pok\u00e9mon you have the luxury of catching. This third rule puts importance to how you as a player should care for your team, given the dire circumstances you\u2019re working with. You may not like that Rattata you caught in Route 1, but when it\u2019s suddenly in the red HP mark in the middle of your final battle against Giovanni, you start appreciating Scabbers a whole lot more.<\/p>\n

The Nuzlocke Challenge came out of a web comic of the same name<\/a>, with the medium being one of the core reasons why it has become arguably the most popular Pok\u00e9mon challenge nowadays. True to its origins, many \u2013 and I really mean many \u2013 players document their runs in creative ways, whether it be through comics, videos, or fanfics. I mean, if you lose your hard-trained Quilava to Whitney’s damn Miltank, you\u2019d also be glad if you read a comic depicting that bitter heartache, right?<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the secret?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s really only one way to make the most out of the Nuzlocke Challenge, and that\u2019s to keep playing it. A lot of people quit midway through the run or relieve themselves of one of Nuzlocke\u2019s rules, and while that may keep you sane, it really takes away a lot of the fun of the challenge. It didn\u2019t become popular by being easy, so you should expect tragic things like your only decently trained Pok\u00e9mon fainting to a critical hit or half of your team having to be changed after a tough gym battle. That\u2019s the way Nuzlocke is, and that\u2019s why it\u2019s so addicting.<\/p>\n

Does it come in different sizes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Nuzlocke run is only really defined by the two core rules mentioned above, but many players have added on to these rules to make their Nuzlockes either a bit tamer or much more difficult. Some players allow themselves to use a maximum number of Revives for untimely faints and simply impose stricter restrictions to the revived Pok\u00e9mon. Others impose a duplicate clause, in that if the first Pok\u00e9mon you find in a particular route has already been caught, it wouldn\u2019t count towards the first rule.<\/p>\n

For those who want to take it up to eleven, many of the self-imposed restrictions related to the No Pok\u00e9 Ball Challenge mentioned above can also be applied to the Nuzlocke Challenge. It would be significantly harder to keep your team from fainting if you can\u2019t use the Pok\u00e9mon Center and\/or the Pok\u00e9 Mart. In fact, you can merge the No Pok\u00e9 Ball Challenge with the Nuzlocke rules, too. Think having a team of four in the original Hoenn games is hard? What if you\u2019d have to release them if any of them faint? It\u2019s beauty in madness, really.<\/p>\n

Anything else on the menu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, lots and lots more, so much so that there\u2019s an entire wiki<\/a> dedicated to documenting the different types of Nuzlocke challenges out there. Egglocke and Wonderlocke were already mentioned above, but those are just the tip of the iceberg. Popular variants like Wedlocke and Chesslocke give certain roles to the members of your team which come with their own restrictions. Other variants like to further restrict what type of Pok\u00e9mon you\u2019re able to catch, limiting them to certain types or attributes.<\/p>\n

The two core rules of Nuzlocke can also be applied to all four challenges above, which means you can have a Scramble Nuzlocke run or a Monotype Nuzlocke run. Whatever other restrictions you put, as long as you stick to the two rules above, you\u2019re bound to have an interesting Nuzlocke. Nuzlocke\u2019s ability to be compounded with almost every other challenge, and to be a formidable challenge on its own, makes it, in this writer\u2019s opinion, the best way to make your game run more challenging.<\/p>\n

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Written by Dramatic Melody
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Egglocke<\/a>, though its name suggests it\u2019s a variation of another challenge on this list, works almost exactly like Scramble Challenges, except that instead of team suggestions, six other players will give you random eggs that you have to hatch at the beginning of the game. The suspense of only finding out who your team is after these eggs hatch is what makes this a very fun alternative, and one that\u2019s been getting a lot of popularity with the much smoother inter-game communications of the later generations.<\/p>\n