Filthy Casual

I believe after the patch.

Super excited to see this! When I start the game, I keep getting this: What should I do?

How many of these have you done before? I ask because I like the color scheme! Also (and this is the bias talking), gen 3 is my favorite generation anyway, so this is already a plus for me, lol

Considering that Scizor's only weakness is now only a 2x weakness, I'd personally consider that a good buff. Add in an awesome 140 defense and respectable enough 100 special defense, and you have quite the fearsome foe on your hands.

This is cool! Last thread, I had an idea for a Mega Kantonian Raichu. Since we're now reviving this thread, I'll use my next suggestion for this: Mega Alolan Raichu Type: Electric/Psychic Ability: Psychic Surge HP: 75 (+15) Attack: 40 (-50) Defense: 55 (+0) Special Attack: 160 (+70) Special Defense: 90 (+10) Speed: 165 (+55) BST: 485 -> 585 (+100) If you remember from my Mega Kantonian Raichu, I made it a physical attacker with Rock Head as the ability so it could spam Volt Tackle. As such, for this version, I decided to give this one a special attacking ability. While there aren't good designs for a Mega Alolan Raichu on Google, I decided to give this Pokemon Psychic Surge as an ability in order to really emphasize it's new psychic abilities.

Long story short, this gym is a pain in the butt. What I did to win was first use a Noivern's Hurricane to blow away the field. Next, I had a Bronzong use Trick Room as the duo targeted Noivern. Magnezone and Bronzong then proceeded to dominate with the new fairy tale field. While you don't have to add a Bronzong, I'd say maybe a Noivern (or something that could get rid of the fog) can give your steel moves enough of a power boost to win, ESPECIALLY if you get Trick Room up.

While I don't know where you can find about all of the leaders in particular, there's a thread where they go into a bit of detail (including Sigmund's real life horrific acts). You can find it here:

I'll play devil's advocate here and say that her mega (as well as her ace) is Mega Scizor. The reason for this is because that was her ace during the online league. In addition, my prediction is that the field will become another fairy tale field. This means that fire type attacks would become dragon type, negating that crippling weakness.

This will sound nuts, but I'll suggest replacing Luxray with Rotom Frost. I say that form in particular because it's Blizzard can help change the field for three of the last four gyms. Next, it's time for an unpopular opinion: you can use Gardevoir if you want, but Sylveon is fine. If you want to use it, it's all yours.

Man, this is tough. If you want to eventually replace Houndoom with Incineroar, I'd say that your best option is probably Noivern or Lycanroc. Having said that, if you had to replace one of the two, I'd say Noivern, as it gets walled the most by the rest of the big boss battles.

Final Chapter: The Emerald Epilogue With Zinnia now on her way to Sky Pillar, we needed to find out how to catch her. After all, the Sky Pillar had been sealed off for years. Fortunately for us, Steven had an excellent solution for us: With Wallace's help, we were able to access the Sky Pillar. However, before we were allowed to access the sacred tower, he had one last request for us... Indeed, it was time for a fight! With Wallace defeated once more, we were granted access to the Sky Pillar. When we entered, we were greeted to none other than Zinnia! Zinnia decided to give us a long story about the history of the Hoenn region. However, here's the condensed version: Rayquaza can mega evolve. With that taken care of, we began to have a more heart-to-heart moment. Man, that would have been nice if you told Steven that. I guess he just doesn't "get it", right? And what relevance does that have to do with this? Where are you going with this...? Oh, your Whismur! That's nice to- ...did you just- WHAT?! So Zinnia lost either a daughter or a sister when she was younger (depending on her age), and that's why the Whismur is named Aster. I still hate Zinnia, and think she's my new least favorite character in the franchise, but I can't hold that against her. That has to be tough. Who knows? Maybe I can even gain a bit of respe- ...WAIT! SCREW YOU ZINNIA! With that our of the way, Zinnia was finally ready for the ritual. After a chant, as well as the sacrifice of a few mega rings, enough power was summoned to call upon none other than Rayquaza himself. Much to Zinnia's pleasure, she commanded for Rayquaza to mega evolve, allowing the world to be saved once and for all. However, unfortunately for her, the Mega Ring wouldn't react. As it turns out, even Rayquaza had been drained of energy after years of doing nothing. Side note: just look at the MC's face here. Don't you love how he's going "Hey, dumbass! I thought you were the one who was supposed to 'get it'!" All anger aside, after all of this buildup, our meteor FINALLY decided to activate. With the meteorite giving off intense energy, Rayquaza came up to it and... ...oh, dear... Indeed, it was time to fight the legendary protector himself, Rayquaza! With Rayquaza caught, we decided that a being of his status could only be named one thing... Shenron was forced into our party. Because I didn't feel as if she would be used for long, I decided to send Charlotte (Ninetales) back to our PC. Zinnia couldn't believe herself. Now, before we continue on, we have to zoom in on her face. It just screams "OH MY GOD THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME WHY?!" All jokes aside, as one of her final duties as the lore keeper of the Draconid people, she decided to teach Rayquaza one more move... ...and it allows Rayquaza to break the game. Before we could stop the meteor, however, Zinnia had one more task... REALLY, ZINNIA?! THERE'S A METEOR HURLING TOWARDS THE EARTH! WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS! However, she wouldn't hear us. There was one thing left to do... With Zinnia defeated, she finally decided to concede her role of protector of the region to us. With that out of the way, we were treated to quite the fun cutscene. With the Magma Suit in tow, we decided to ride on the back of Rayquaza, allowing to mega evolve in the stratosphere. With the meteor in tow, there was only one thing left to do... ...save the world. However, that wasn't the end. As soon as the debris cleared... ...well... I FUCKING CALLED THAT! Indeed, it was time for the most intense- At last, our adventure had come to an end. While returning to Earth, we had received a letter from Zinnia, saying that she had finally completed her job. As such, she was finally free to move on. Afterwards, we were treated to a multitude of cutscenes. Wait a minute... WE?! YOU DIDN'T DO JACK SHIT! Meanwhile, as seen above, Wally had received tickets to visit the Battle Frontier. Wally has indeed grown quite significantly as a character, and it's nice to see his adventure on high note. Meanwhile, at the Team Magma base... Courtney was quite guilty for almost destroying the world, even going so far as to be brought to tears by her own actions. However, this caused Maxie to say the most mature thing he's said all game: Maxie admitted to Courtney that he had not realized how loyal Courtney had been to him, understanding that the sudden change may have shattered her psyche. As such, he understood that he also held responsibility in this scenario. It's quite nice to see Maxie develop so much as a character. However, that leads us to my least favorite scene in the game (even if it's because of bias)... Don't tell me... YES! LISTEN TO HIM! YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE WALLACE AS THE CHAMPION! HE DOESN'T DESERVE IT! In fact, now that I think about it, why is this even happening? STEVEN'S NOT THE CHAMPION ANYWAY! This is a really lazy way to explain why Wallace is Emerald's champion. Worst of all, if they were going to have an explanation, it should have been in Emerald. All feelings aside, the next scene involved none other than Zinnia and her grandmother. Indeed, Zinnia had been told that regardless of her previous duties, not that they had been completed, it was time for her to move on. Frankly, however, I hope we never see her again. What happened next, however, led to some interesting foreshadowing. ...you're really shipping the two MCs, aren't you? Wait a minute... WAIT! OH MY GOODNESS, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING ON A DATE WITH MAY! Yes, I know it's not actually a date, but the implications are still there. In fact, she even tells us this: With the show completed, there was one thing we could do for May... ...take her home. With that completed, we entered our house to meet our loving parents, where... ...well... While I'm not a fan of the Delta Episode as a whole, I had a blast playing and sharing this game with all of you. I want to thank each and every one of you who took the time to read this. This was quite an enjoyable game, and it was really nice to share my experiences with all of you. With that being said, I'll see you all next time.

Chapter 20: Unhinged With Zinnia defeated, Steven told us to meet him back at the Mosdeep Space Center. When we arrived, we ran into both Steven and... ...professor Cosmo?! It's nice to see you're not relegated to side character role this time. Cosmo had once again explained that a meteorite was coming to space. However, using the power of Pokemon souls Infinity Energy, they had found a way to avert the crisis. Cosmo had explained that if they created a warp hole, the asteroid could be warped away from their world. This could spell for the safety of their world. Steven, however, was still quite curious, wondering what would exactly happen with the meteoroid. Cosmo then gave us a really neat Easter Egg. HOLY SHIT! THEY'RE REFERENCING OLD TRADING! For those who don't remember, before Gen 4 and introduced the series to wifi, the earliest they got was using a Link Cable to trade and battle among friends. As a veteran, it's really cool to see this referenced! In fact, the plan seemed to be perfect, as this world would be left unharmed... ...but as it turns out, not everyone was quite on board. Zinnia decided to show up to express her displeasure of the idea, even going so far as to say this: While Steven tried to give his point, rather than express her points in a mature manner, she told Steven this: WOW! Worst of all, though, after saying ALL OF THAT, She has the balls to say this: WELL FUCK YOU, TOO! YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY HERE TO BLAST THEM FOR DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING! I had recently been introduced to a comic from the webcomic "xkcd", and I think it exposes Zinnia's horrific attitude. This is what it says: Rather than explain or have a person experience a fact, Zinnia belittles you for not knowing something. If she truly wanted to save the world, she would take her time to explain her position, not get defensive... ...oh, I should probably explain that. After her outburst, Steven and I decided to try and find another meteor shard from Meteor Falls. When there, however, we found this interesting individual: This person turned out to be a descendant of the Draconid people, a clan who worshipped Rayquaza as the protector of Hoenn. Zinnia turns out to be a descendant of those people, and the only person capable of summoning Rayquaza. It's quite obvious now that her alternative is to use Mega Stones in order to summon Rayquaza and stop the meteor, but it would have been nice if that was explained to us. After retrieving the shard, we headed back to Rustboro, only to find a couple unfortunately familiar faces waiting for us. Indeed, Team Magma had not only attempted to best us in battle (LOL), but they had stolen something that could save the world... According to the professor, Team Magma had headed out to the space center. We quickly ran, only to discover a familiar sight. ...my prediction is coming true, isn't it? Called it! Unfortunately for the quintuplets, Achilles (Swampert) also has access to Surf. They never stood a chance... With them tossed aside, we ran into Steven, who was trying to talk sense into the one responsible for putting the world in immediate peril... Indeed, Courtney had been extremely traumatized over the past few days based on her leader's actions. She had claimed that Maxie's attitude, as well as all she knew, was changing rapidly. Of course, she decided to put the blame on us. Courtney's own despair brought her to a horrific conclusion... ...don't tell me... But the meteor's going to- Oh my god! When you consider her emotional state, this is one of the most high stake battles in a Pokemon game to date! Steven and I wasted no time, as we both quickly went to battle! With Courtney defeated, we were once again ready to save the world... ...only for Zinnia to sabotage our plans completely. With the dimensional shifter now in Zinnia's control, she decided to explain why she stole the shifter. Steven tried to ask what she meant. However, Zinnia gave the most arrogant answer she could possibly muster... SCREW. YOU. That's when she decided to explain that if the meteor was teleported, it could possibly teleport to another dimension. A place where... ...well... That's really cool! Referencing the old games is always a treat! However, that's when a couple things began to hit me... With this in mind, Zinnia took this time to destroy the dimensional shifter. She then decided to do something completely in her character... ...be a stubborn jerk. Indeed, rather than actually explain why she was going to do it, she stole Courtney's key stone. In fact, that wasn't all. She then ran to Maxie and even stole his key stone. With her objective complete, Zinnia said she could finally go to the Sky Pillar to summon Rayquaza. Maxie, fearful of what would happen, decided to give us something to assist us in our battle. With that out of the way, Steven called us, requesting that we visit him at the space center once more. Next time, we will be finishing off the Delta episode. Indeed, it'll be the final part of the whole play through soon! Current Team

I'd be more scared of Amaria if I didn't have Magnezone or Leavanny on my team to help clutch things out. Having said that, her Lapras will be SCARY

Now that I see your team, I'll definitely say keep Alakazam. It's special attack is very good, and if used correctly, it can dominate.

Chapter 19: Mixed Signals With our defeat of Steven, we were officially the Pokemon league champion! Traditionally, this means the end of our story. However, in this case, it marked the beginning of a new episode: the Delta episode! I've been hearing a fair amount about this episode, and am quite intrigued to see where this goes. Unfortunately for us, this episode doesn't seem to bode well for our heroes. Indeed, it seems like the plot of this episode is going to be very similar to Michael Bay's 1998 movie Armageddon. A meteorite is threatening to crash into the earth, and its up to us to stop it. However, after hearing this news, the scene quickly shifted to an area I assume is the Sky Pillar. ...wait a minute, weren't you that one grunt who showed up in the beginning of the game? Are we finally going to actually meet you? Admittedly, while I don't know what's coming, I do know about Zinnia's existence. Mainly, I know she's relatively popular amongst the community, and that her battle theme is good. It'll be interesting to know what role she plays, as she clearly wants to use Rayquaza to save the world from the meteor. In fact, she even claims that's why she was with Team Magma in the first place. I'm honestly pretty sad Zinnia didn't show up in a game like Emerald, where Rayquaza does show up. It may have been more interesting to see her plan pulled off. Regardless, we're quickly pulled back to our house, where our father commends us for our increased strength. Afterwards, he gives us a gift. Norman proceeds to tell us that he was going to go with our mother, but his gym called him back. Strangely enough, he tells us to invite May. That would be fine if he didn't call her "that cutie". I'm starting to get vibes that the game is actually trying to ship the two MCs now. As such, we tried to hand off the tickets, but along the way... ...excuse me? I just saw you for the first time. How are we in sync at all? Despite that strange introduction, Zinnia decides to introduced herself to us. She then proceeds to compliment us, describing us as the strong new champion of Hoenn. As she was talking to us, the Whismur, who seems to be named Aster, began pestering Zinnia. This caused her to say this: What alone? What were you planning to... ...oh, dear. May proceeded to tell us that she was heading out to Petalburg next. Of course, we quickly ran off, only to find that a familiar foe had beaten us there. Courtney had been determined to steal Wally's key stone. Wally, unfortunately, refused to battle her, as his key stone was also stolen by Zinnia. That didn't stop Courtney, however, as she was determined to try and defeat us in battle. Spoiler alert: the battle lasted one turn. Courtney's definitely distraught from Maxie deciding to change his ways. I feel like she might be more of a "problem" in the future. I put "problem" in quotes because we all know that the next time we fight, it's going to be one turn. Regardless, Wally thanked us for our help, claiming he was going to watch and protect his family. As he was leaving, we received a phone call... ...wait, what? Apparently, Steven had been developing this app for the Pokenav for quite a while. He only planned on using it in case of emergencies, and unfortunately, this seemed to be quite a shocker. We were told to meet up with him at Rustboro, where we received quite the text dump. I'm going to be much nicer and put it in a spoiler bubble to prevent this post from extending too much. TLDR: Shit gets dark, we're required to get a meteorite shard. As we get there, however, we found ourselves face to face with Zinnia once more! ...this is the second time we've met. I don't call that "an awful lot". Excuse me? Does anyone know how old Zinnia actually is? I only ask because my character is only ten, and I'm getting a lot of flirtatious vibes from Zinnia. I don't know if it was intentional or not, but that's pretty creepy if she's an adult flirting with a child. Of course, there was no other way to resolve this, was there? Zinnia seemed quite excited for our victory. In fact, she was so excited, she decided to reward us with the meteorite shard we were looking for. However, as soon as we received the shard, our original meteorite began to glow. Even Zinnia took notice. It seems as if we're finally going to see what the meteorite will be used for. Given the timing, it's probably related to Rayquaza somehow, but only time will tell. As Zinnia was leaving the cave, she decided to try and instill some philosophical wisdom upon us where absolutely none was needed. Alright, Zinnia, here's what my truths are. All you've done is steal from two of my friends and then try and act way too friendly around me just to get on my good side. I know the game doesn't want me to trust you, but I'm more annoyed than anything else. Besides, I know this game's going to make me the good guy anyway no matter what I do or say, so none of these "truths" or "ideals" I have really matter in the long run. What about all of you, though? What are your thoughts on Zinnia as a character? Despite all of that, we received a call from Steven, who told us to head down to Mosdeep as soon as we could. Next time, we'll be continuing on with the Delta episode by doing just that! Current Team

I kept it on the whole game. I only used three members until halfway through the game, and didn't want Swablu to fall behind. I eventually forgot I could just turn it off. Even so, I'm disappointed in the EXP Share. Not because it makes the game easy (heck, I had the option to turn it off whenever I wanted), but because the game isn't designed with that EXP Share in mind, like in USUM. Still a big fan of this team, though. I'm not sure how this ranks compared to my top rank Emerald team (Swampert, Breloom, Crobat, Torkoal, Grumpig, Electrode), but man, this OR team was really fun! Also glad to see you've enjoyed the play through so far! I'm looking forward to seeing what this delta episode has to offer!

My original six will be the same. I plan on using them throughout the game. Having said that, I've been thinking about starting a second file with Chesnaught as the starter. As such, I've been thinking this as a potential team only for fun: Chesnaught Mimikyu/Togekiss Dewgong Mega Pinsir/Darmanitan Metagross Flygon

Chapter 18: Judgement Day Indeed, throughout many trials and tribulations, we had finally made it to the end of the game. Only one long corridor awaited us before the champion. With such intense and epic buildup, we quickly made sure our team was in peak condition to fight. Afterwards, we walked in, and... ...well, who else could the champion be? Steven proceeded to congratulate us for making it so far. He also acknowledged that we had made it through a multitude of trials to get where we were. However, Steven was still interested in one more thing... We'll let Steven elaborate on what happened next... After one of the greatest battles I have ever partaken in, Steven proceeded to congratulate us, stating that our victory wouldn't have been possible if the bond with our Pokemon wasn't so strong. As such, he proceeded to announce our new reign as the Hoenn champion! ...wait a minute, let's zoom in on that face for a bit... Even with silly faces, Steven looks suave as hell! Of course, anyone who played these games knows what happens next. May barges in, attempting to give us advice, while Birch says that we have grown so much. Steven then invited us to the Hall of Fame, where we got to register our amazing team! After registering our team, I expected the end credits to play, like in the originals. However, we were instead treated to something new. What happens next is something honestly quite touching. May might make for a boring rival, but she also makes for an incredible friend. With that, we end the main story of Omega Ruby. On the ride home, however, we ended up running into one of the most unique end credits sequences I can remember. The game shows you all of the Pokemon that helped you on your journey throughout certain points. As such, here are some of my personal favorite moments from the game: With that being said, what were some favorite moments of yours of this LP so far? What about during your own LPs? What were your champion teams? Generally, you'd think after all that, we'd be done. However, there was still one thing left to do. Despite our nostalgia coming back, there was one more thing May wanted us to do. Indeed, it was time for what I'm assuming is the TRUE final rival battle! Despite her loss, May seemed really grateful for our battle. After our victory, the two of us decided to head back to Littleroot. Along the way, we saw a nice meteor shower. As such, with that, the main story of Omega Ruby is finally complete. However, we aren't done yet. Next time... ...well...

Chapter 17: Knocking on the Door of Destiny After doing some quick training, it was finally time. Indeed, it was time to fight the Elite Four! I was really excited to see what they would do with this one, as I personally believe that this Elite Four was where expectations really started to heighten. Upon entering, said expectations didn't disappoint. Look at that! That's such an amazing way to enter! Not only that, but the first leader, Sidney, has a chair now! Sidney, the dark type leader, seemed excited to face us. Without hesitation, we went to battle! Despite having a relatively easy time, Sidney assured us that we'd have a much harder time in the next room. While I knew what was coming (mostly), I was still scared, as this next member always gave me a boat load of trouble. Regardless, we proceeded on through an eerie backdrop. Upon entering the room, we met Phoebe, a person who looks like she belongs in the inferior tropical region Alola. Without hesitation, we took to battle! Despite my worries, we were able to pull out a victory. With Phoebe down, we continued onwards to the next room, where there was a sudden change in atmosphere. Seriously, that floor immediately froze as soon as the door opened. How is his feet not frozen to the ground? All jokes aside, we traveled into the next room, where we ran into a confident woman named Glacia. Our third challenge awaited us! We managed to crack through Glacia's intimidating team. However, there was one last challenge we had left... ...Bruno from HGSS. Okay, while the setting is extremely similar, it's not Bruno. Instead, it was Hoenn's dragon master, Drake! Unwilling to back down, we decided to take the fight to Drake! With Drake defeated, we thought we had finally become the champion. However, Drake informed us that we were not done with our challenge yet. Next time, we'll be taking on the champion for the right to call ourselves the strongest trainer in Hoenn! Current Team

It depends on your team. If you need a sweeper, though, then I'd say Alakazam can get the job done for you.

Chapter 16: Showdown of the Starters After defeating Wallace, we decided to quickly stop by to visit our Mom. She told us that she was proud of us, even giving us an Amulet Coin for visiting her! That wasn't all, however! We found this: So is Mewtwo in this game? I feel like Mega Mewtwo X gets nowhere near as much love as Y, and would love to at least try it out. That wasn't all, however. We stopped by to visit Birch, who upgraded our Pokedex to the national dex! We would now be able to see Pokemon that hadn't visited the Hoenn region for a thousand years, perhaps a side effect of saving the world. With that done, we had one thing left to do: finish Victory Road... ...and my goodness, what a facelift! Victory Road is a marvel when you realize you're walking through a cave within a greenland within yet another cave. It's so much more amazing just for that. Not only that, but some of the trainers even used Unovan Pokemon! This is making me wonder what the Elite Four is going to use. Will they use new Pokemon, or will they keep their teams the same? While pondering this question, we continued onward until we ran into a familiar face... Wally had apparently beaten us here. He proceeded to tell us that his crushing defeat back them motivated him to become much stronger than he was. He had prepared for the inevitable rematch for some time. This didn't stop him from becoming nervous, however... That's when something awesome happened: the guitars kicked in. We'll let Wally say the next part for us: With our victory secured, Wally seemed really frustrated with himself. However, he quickly pushed his emotions aside to congratulate us on a well fought battle. With our victory, he decided to give us a gift in order to commemorate this battle. In fact, with Wally's newfound confidence, he decided to tell us this: With Wally defeated, we quickly decided to leave Victory Road. One Mewtwonite Y later, and we finally noticed we had at long last made it. The Pokemon League was right in front of us. Next time, we'll be taking on the Elite Four! Current Team