Ezlo Farcarver

I've gotten into the swing of sprite editing since finding Reborn, so I've been making some and sharing them via the Discord. (Course, my account got hacked so I had to delete it...... and the edits disappeared too.) With the creation of my new d-cord, I thought 'Why not stick my fave sprites I've made here, get a few opinions?' So... enjoy my Shiny Rampardos, made in the image of a Metal Head from Jak & Daxter.

I've come up with an EVEN WORSE run, use ONLY moves with 40 PP. Since that's mostly status, it's VERY hellish. (I just tried this one with the Randomizer and got smooshed at Florinia.)

Began my adventure into hell Randomizer, and my Popplio Rayquaza got DESTROYED by Fern's lame Rowlet Prankster Murkrow due to Destiny Bond. Good start, can't wait for the banes of my existence in Reborn the Titania fight and the Glass Gauntlet. Send help I'm enjoying this.

Where do you get the patch?! I NEED to try this, it's my dream come true! EDIT: Found the patch! It's amazing! I feel like the game just got a full revamp. I'm now walking around on a fresh file with a Popplio Rayquaza that has Sketch and Sonic Boom. And, fun note, Fern had a Prankster Murkrow with D-Bond. Not fun.... but AWESOME.)

So I've thought of a devilishly fun run during the quarantine. Using Debug, replace your starter with your absolute most favorite Pokemon (In my case Zapdos)... and give them nothing but Sketch. You get four moves from Sketch, any move legit used against you. It replaces a Smeargle solorun, due to Smeargle's lackluster stats. Besides, you'll be taking your fave buddy out for spin.

That or just a random effect each battle. Imagine, persay, the first Fiore fight on a glitch field, then the second on maybe the Holy field. Stuff like that. I'd be 100% down for that. Just had an idea while writing this, a Secret Power only run. THAT is hell.

With my already-shit luck, I kinda play against crits to begin with. I believe you can alter certain things, namely crit rate, AI intellect, and stat/status chances with certain mods, but I don't know about altering Abilities or Field Effects. I know you can give a 'mon illegal moves (but not abilities) with debug or sandbox. That said, if there was a way to alter Field Effects, or even add your own, there'd be so many new run possibilities.

Thought of a simple but brutal one, using only mons with one form (i.e. no evos, like Heatmor). I remember struggling with said run in Black, might be more fun (and hellish) here.

I thought of another fun fun one, gonna put it here so you all can share the trauma. See how far you get with Pokemon of a certain base stat total. (For example, only Pokemon with a base stat total of 440, no more no less. That sorta deal.) That's be hellish with mons under 300, though op and crazy with the 500 range.

Yeah, I kinda intend to make this post a repository of ideas, fun strategies, and challenges. If you ever think of anything, jot it here in a post. Wacky, mundane, it don't matter.

So, I'm a fan of Nuzlockes and other challenge runs, I use Sandbox on here to try out oddball runs of Reborn all the time! A run with ONLY ONE item allowed? I've tried it. A run with a single legendary or mythical vs. the entire game? Sign me up!. I want to hear some crazy ideas for runs of Reborn. Give your wackiest, zaniest, stupidest, most insanity-driven run ideas you've got! My ultimate goal is to compile a list of crazy run ideas so others don't have to look far for some wacky fun ideas. The more the merrier!

As one of the players who finds the game quite difficult naturally, I'm happy there's gonna be a few options available to soften up things. I'm a fan of challenge, but I don't like being stuck on a single battle for what can be days at a time. Sure, after the first run you can predict things, but even still it's not easy. I'm in it for the story, the fights should reflect that. The story's NOT a grindfest, and this'll help make it easier to experience said story without wasting time training. I'm REALLY looking forward to 19. So much stuff, it's gonna revamp everything.

Personally, I'd advise AGAINST Flying-types due to the Rock Slide spam at all levels, which is funny as Flying is usually my go-to type. I usually use a Flying-heavy team, so my skills are kinda built around that type. If you want a solid Flying early, you can't go wrong with Pidgeot's line. Sure, they don't get good moves 'til much later, but they have solid stats and great abilities to fall back on. Can't go wrong with Keen Eye or Big Pecks, and Tangled Feet is actually surprisingly useful. (Basically a free -3 Accuracy for your foes. Saved my butt in the Psych gym.) Murkrow & Honchkrow are super-solid choices for this game. The abilities they have are swell (Super Luck is underappreciated) and they get some pretty killer moves as well. Foul Play is exceptional, and other moves like Pursuit and Quash actually come in quite handy. Prankster Murkrow with Quash can delay an opponent's Prankster for a few vital moves (REALLY helped against Shelly during the GG and saved my Flygon), and Haze is amazing for removing annoying setups. And, surprisingly, Murkrow can stand pretty well on it's own at later levels, and Honchkrow is a beast. Another option is Archeops, despite Defeatist. That Attack stat is stupid, and combine that with Acrobatics or U-Turn, you can do some stellar damage. Also, on the subject of Rock types, try Rampardos as well. Slap an Assault Vest on that guy and he's a king, or a good defensive item like the Rocky Helm, King's Rock, or Bright Powder. Red Cards work, too. (Downed a Mega Garchomp in one stroke after taking a hit. Rampardos is a monster.) Actually, just the Fossils. They're all pretty solid guys, and each can cover a Flying teammate pretty damn well. Something else to mention, slap that Bug Memory on Silvally if you feel your bugs just ain't cutting it. Silvally with U-Turn can actually cut a decent chunk in many. Finally, U-Turn. Best Bug move you can get via levelling if you ask me, most overlook it, and it can save you tons of time. It's like a free switch-in, and it's base 70 to boot so it's great early on. It's even pretty swank later on, a free swap does wonders. Anyways, that's my two cents on the matter. Murkrow, Pidgeot, Fossils, U-Turn. Be wary of Rock, play the long game, be defensive, BE WARY OF CRITS.

West Coast guy myself, not much else to say. Never been out of the US myself, though my fam's from Australia. Nobody knows my accent. It's brilliant.

I'm overjoyed for the multiple save capability! I can finally stop messing about with swapping the files (and accidentally deleting them) when I wanna change characters. Saves us all a bunch of hassles!

Well, R.I.P. the viability of Fling with the reduced Iron Ball drops, but three cheers for the early access to Honchkrow and the like! Shame there won't be the later fossils, but hey, beggars can't be choosers. Early Dusk Stones are what'll carry me.

So I have been stuck on Titania for about THREE MONTHS, JUST because her Aegislash keeps landing nonstop critical Sacred Swords and one-shotting my team. I got past her ONCE, two months ago, after debugging in a Zapdos and praying. Then, of course, my saves and a portion of my backups corrupt, resetting me to Tourmaline, and we're right back here. Is there a way to lower the game's crit rate, or flat out remove it? I'm sick of this, and I'm wasting precious hours of my life on this RNG bullshit. Aside from Shell Armor, what can i do to stop the crits, file-wise, at least for this fight? I do NOT want to rely on debugging my way past this shit.

Thanks for the info, I didn't know I could get a Natu there, never found one. I'm gonna backtrack all the way from tanzan to nab one for Lucky Chant, EVERY time I fight Noel he gets that one lucky crit. I'm sick of it, so thanks for the help!

Burning question, where can I find either a Scope Lens (So I can play up my head Honchkrow's Super Luck), or a Pokemon that has/learns Lucky Chant (So that I can stop noel constantly critting me)? I'm beginning to lose valuable funds with the amount of times he's destroyed me... and I'm running out of strategies.

My constant name for Rapidash is Brook, I don't know why. And Kanto Persian? I call him Crate. There's also my namesake, Ezlo, my Paraboom in Uranium. Oh, and Old Orcus, Zapdos. Those are the ones I remember off the top of my head.

Totally, I like Midnight Lycanroc. I'll hold off on a Lyc for now, I think I'm solid for the time being. I'll see if I can score a Rockruff via WonderTrade for later however, tho I don't have many pokeballs left to catch things to put in there.

So, teambuilding is NOT my strong suit, especially when the game's as tough as Reborn. So far, I'm at the Lv. 35 level cap. Been breezing through due to my WonderTrade luck, but that'll wear off easily. The Team so far is super sketchy, but solid. Glass cannons, mostly Clockworks, Murkrow Lv. 25 Hardy, Super Luck Has Wing Attack, Night Shade, Assurance, and (VALUABLE) Perish Song Perish Song is KING. If there's a bullshit level jump, I'll drop a Song and take the hits. Besides, Foul Play WILL be invaluable when I get it. Gretchen, Glameow Lv. 27 Hardy, Own Tempo Got Growl, Hypnosis, Feint Attack, Fury Swipes Standard attacker of sorts, mostly an all-around innocent choice. She's put in some good work. Amber, Primarina Lv. 34 Serious, Liquid Voice Got Sparkling Aria, Aqua Jet, Bubble Beam, and Disarming Voice My starter! Having a Fairy has helped BIG time against some of the early Fightings. Besides, that Sp. Attack is stellar for being a full evolution. Matilde, Sneasel Lv. 34 Impish, Pickpocket Has Slash, Feint Attack, Hone Claws, and Icicle Crash (Wondertrade 1. Also, Pickpocket negates the need for Thief and has gotten me a good starting-off supply of heals.) Super good! Probably the primary team member currently, that Attack stat is crazy! Beat back the Flobot easily with her. Rujurd, Lucario Lv. 34 Modest, Steadfast Got Swords Dance, Aura Sphere, Meteor Mash, and Vacuum Wave (Wondertrade 2. He's my ace card sweeper-only, I pull him out when the cards are against me.) My exclusive sweeper, I only send him out when the chips are down. Don't wanna just breeze through Reborn, so he's staying out of the limelight. I don't have a solid sixth, but three solid Fires in the PC: Brook, Ponyta Lv. 25 Quiet, Flash Fire Foehammer, Growlithe Lv. 25 Docile, Justified Maybelle, Numel Lv. 20 Quiet, Own Tempo Ain't got much more than that that's worth mentioning YET, I'm grinding up some backups. I also have a Lv. 57 from WonderTrade chilling in the PC, a Delibird. I HAVE actually used it to swamp Fern. Once. Only Flying-type I've got 'sides what's below Lv. 10. Also found ONE Shiny, a Morelull. Only real bartering chip I have, 'sides Rujurd. Also, I got a Pachirisu, heard you could've gotten a Zigzagoon in that spot, I personally would've preferred that, Pickup's TOO valuable, and Pach isn't putting in the power I need short-term. With Linoone, it'd be better and I'd have Pickup for longer. Oh well, beggars can't be pickers. I do have the Reborn Ball from the Lottery (Thanks, Delibird's OT), but I'll be saving that for something I PERSONALLY won't pass up, like an Archeops or a Zapdos, something I'm familiar and strong with. I'm off to a good start, but it's gonna get rougher. Might as well start some prepwork now, take advantage of the beginners' luck. Also, I've only ever gotten ONE rainy day. That feels wrong to me.

Thanks for the kind words, it's real reassuring! Lemme just say, was not expecting the Poison guy to do what he did. WOW. I shrieked! I'm enjoying this a LOT. Also, I'm out of money. All in all, hoping this game gets crazy. [Oh, any bullcrap sudden level jumps to worry about? I don't wanna take a wrong turn and run into 70s with my crew of 35s. I'm surprised that this game's been kinda forgiving so far, my luck's prob gonna run dry at this Ghost guy my lads warned me about.]