Hey guys!
I'll be doing a special challenge run, i will use this topic as my journal. Hope you like it
The concept :
- My goal is to beat this game without using strong pokemon to blaze through fights. By episode 18, we have all pokemon at our disposal....yet I can't remember on a casual run the last time i didn't use a top tier mon, even for HM slaving. So this run, I want to see how "bad" the pokemon I'm using can get. The criteria for "bad" will be the stats of the pokemon i'm using, the BST if we want to use the proper term.
Abusing typings and field effects will be key here.
The rules :
- I will give myself access to all pokemon (through debug).
- For each major fight (basically every named fight except very easy fights), I will replay the fights over and over with worse pokemons.
- The goal is to use the lowest team in terms of BST that can still win.
The Maximum BST in my team will be the BST that I track. This means if i use a Dragonite and five early game bugs, it doesnt count, since there's a 600 BST pseudo legendary. Therefore, I'm supposed to have a party of equally low stats pokemon
- I will use items, moves and facilities I am supposed to have at the time of the fight.
IV/EV training are available from start, they just take time.
- If i change forms during a battle, the BST must be updated if needed. This mostly is about the megas and Ditto.
- No items during battle
- Set mode
Banned :
- Pure Power, Huge Power and Fur Coat are banned. They're basically hidden stats.
- Shedinja is banned. He's way too good for his very low BST, and can still cheese endgame fights.
- Smeargle is banned. He is also too good considering his move access.
BST trivia
- All BST are available here (sort by Total) : https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Pokémon_by_base_stats_(Generation_VII)
- The worst BST is Sunkern, with 180. (technically it's wishiwashi solo, but as soon as he transforms he's not anymore)
- The first tier of pseudo legendaries (Dratini, Larvitar...) is 300. Their evolutions are at 420, and the final stage at 600.
- Starter mons are around 300-320, their evolutions are around 410, and final stage around 530.
- Lowest Mega is Mega Sableye, at 480.
- Eevelutions are at 525
- Highest currently available mon is Slaking (lol) at 670. With Megas, it's Mega Garchomp at 700.
Summary
Julia - 198 - Ralts/Sunkern/Kricketot/Weedle/Caterpie/Wrumple
Scrafty Gang - 195 - Sunkern/Kricketot/Weedle/Cterpie/Wrumple/Azurill
PULSE Tangrowth - 198 - Ralts/Sunkern/Kricketot/Weedle/Azurill/Wrumple
Fiorina - 210 - Cascoon/Azurill/Wooper/Kricketot/Magikarp/Feebas
Taka - 198 - Weedle/Caterpie/Kricketot/Azurill/Sunkern/Ralts
Taka & ZEL - 198 - Weedle/Caterpie/Kricketot/Azurill/Sunkern/Ralts
Wild Klinklang - 198 - Weedle/Caterpie/Kricketot/Azurill/Sunkern/Ralts
Corey - 215 - Tyrogue/Pichu/Sunkern/Sentret/Wooper/Ralts
(posting discontinuited, no one seems to care . still doing the challenge tho)
Wild Scolipede Gang - 198 - Weedle/Caterpie/Kricketot/Azurill/Sunkern/Ralts
Aster & Eclipse - 198 - Weedle/Caterpie/Kricketot/Azurill/Sunkern/Ralts
Victoria - 198 - Weedle/Caterpie/Kricketot/Azurill/Sunkern/Ralts
Shelly - 245 - Makuhita/Poochyena/Noibat/Zubat/Starly/Ralts
I think it will be pretty fun and challenging. If you see something I don't about a fight, or if you just want to chime in, feel free ^^