Advice for starting Rejuvination

[InnocentSinner]

Hi!! i just finished ep 18 of pkmn reborn and i plan on playing rejuv soon!! does anyone have any helpful tips/advice for rejuv? :0

[Edo]

Well if you already know Reborn, then there isn't much to tell you.

The main difference to pay attention to are the Achievement points. While it's not necessary, it can be useful to farm some Achievement points so you can buy certain Key items in the casino which replace HMs, so no need to teach them anymore. And there are some key cards to buy as well, they unlock doors in the starting lab where you can train EVs very quickly. HP and Speed rooms are unlocked by default.

[Gengar768]

and also crests (thats a big thing that was also introduced)

[InnocentSinner]

2 minutes ago, Edo said:

Well if you already know Reborn, then there isn't much to tell you.

The main difference to pay attention to are the Achievement points. While it's not necessary, it can be useful to farm some Achievement points so you can buy certain Key items in the casino which replace HMs, so no need to teach them anymore. And there are some key cards to buy as well, they unlock doors in the starting lab where you can train EVs very quickly. HP and Speed rooms are unlocked by default.

Ahhh tysm for this!! <3333333

[Gengar768]

Spoiler

Intense Mode's Major Battle Teams (as Pokepastes) - Pokemon Rejuvenation - Reborn Evolved

Oh also theres different modes you can play the game on (think of it like how BW2 did it)

 

if you ever want to give intense mode a try after normal mode (which is what i reccomend doing cause imagine reborn but harder *shivers*)heres a link that has all of the important battles so you can plan ahead (cause believe me that shit aint easy if ur doin it blind)

 

(But dont look at it to early haha we wouldnt want you to get to spoiled now)

[SilverAngelus]

Lycanroc and psychic type Pokemon are very helpful for early game! (~3 - 4 badges)

[Taska]

Simple Swoobat and Lycanrock (Midday) are extremely strong, if you're ever having trouble pick them up. I also recommend looking at this guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Dk0g5bVs0B4JNuSR-f4AAFIeWQozHosKFS-wPao9bc/edit It is a full guide of everything in Rejuvenation, from items to battles to events. It is the most helpful resource that I think exists for Rejuvenation.

[Gastronely]

Vivillon, Chimecho and Cherrim are BEASTS on the early game. The evolve before badge 1, and keep their utility until gym 5, though Vivillon, if you can get one with Compound Eyes, remains useful even at the last gym

[DinosaurDude25]

A few early game Pokemon suggestions and advice:

Dusk Lycanrock is a great Pokemon to have and you can get it early. There is a lady you can trade with in Oceania Pier, the very first area after the boat introduction, to get an Own Tempo Rockruff. You need another Rockruff to trade with her and you can easily get one in your first cave area. 

 

Another great early game Pokemon is a Woobat with Simple, a good 'Mon that works well for the first three gyms due to type match ups and field effects. I can find a Woobat in the Sewers once you have access to that place.

 

I would highly recommend checking out Help Centers, they offer interesting side quests and give out good rewards. For the Help Center in the starting area, I suggest doing the Love Letter quest first, it's easy and gives you a gold nugget for good early game money. 

 

Rejuvenation has an Auto Save system that triggers at certain events such as before a boss battle. I would recommend turning that off in the options. One time I got locked in a cutscene before a boss fight and couldn't leave unless I blacked out or won the battle. I assume you have enough game sense to save before an important encounter, you don't need the game to save for you.  

 

If you're someone who's interesting in modding, you should check out 12.1 Mod Pack for some nice QoL mods such as visible typing and stat buff/debuff tracker in battles. An Egg notification whenever an egg is available from the Day-care. Itemfinder becomes a toggleable item that reveals all hidden items in the overworld so you can easily walk up to an item and pick it up.

 

FYI: That mod pack does create some problems in the safari zone were the game crashes whenever you trigger a random encounter. If you want to do the safari zone, simply remove the mod pack from the date folder and drop it in you desktop and put in back once you're done.

 

 

[Lucifer Morningstar]

My early game MVPs were:

Simple Swoobat
Magic Bounce and Ominous Wind Xatu
Iron Fist Monferno
Intimidate Mightyena

Sturdy Solrock

 

Psychic types in particular are a big advantage over the first 3 gyms. 
FYI you can also get a Spoink prior to the first gym as a Casino prize. I wanted to do this but experienced a glitch obtaining the Coin Case. Swoobat took care of me though. 

 

Important Features that differ Rejuvenation from Reborn:

Achievement points:

These are awarded for various natural activities such as running around in the grass, battling trainers and shiny hunting (Rejuvenation has the same shiny odds as Reborn). 

The most valuable use for APs is the golden items (Golden Ax, Golden Hammer, Golden Surf Board etc.). These items perform the HM functions in place of teaching the moves to a Pokemon which unlike in Reborn are in fact HMs not TMXs with the exception of Rock Smash thus require the move deleter to erase (though she is accessible fairly early in the game, trust me, the HMs can still be annoying). 
 

APs can also be used to purchase cards that provide access to EV training rooms in the Gearen City Lab as well as an EXP ALL, the latter of which can save you a lot of grinding.

 

Help Center Side Quests:

 

These are easy to moderate side quests that award good prizes such as Rare Candies, free Gourmet Treats which can be used to trigger static encounters (these are also purchasable in common marketing areas but are expensive), Super Potions, Great Balls, A Blue Moon Ice Cream (an extremely rare item that instantly maximizes friendship for those annoying but necessary friendship evolutions) and even a couple of Pokemon (specifically Pichu and Eevee).
All of the quests also award money prizes, anywhere from 500 to over 2K which is the best money available early game. 

 

Some of them also have other benefits such as opening secret areas or shortcuts. 

 

Friendship Statics:

 

There are some static Pokemon in the game such as Espurr and Growliethe that require interactions such as petting, playing with and taking Growliethe for a walk to develop friendship before they'll join you. 

 

Limited EXP and EV Gain:

 

Like Reborn, Rejuvenation also has the obedience level caps but unlike Reborn, Rejuvenation stops EXP and EV gain upon reaching each one. 
The caps can however, still be surpassed using the Daycare and Rare Candies. 

 

New and Altered Field Effects:

 

Rejuvenation has a lot of the same field effects as Reborn but also some different ones such as the Haunted Field and some with altered effects, i.e the Forest Field can no longer be converted into the Burning Field. At not that I've been able to figure out. 
There is a manual included with the download. 

 

Auto Save:

 

As the name suggests this automatically saves the game at random moments.
Just putting this out there because the icon that pops up as an indicator (a floppy disk with an arrow) can be difficult to see and you might want to disable if your uncomfortable with it which can be done in the options menu. 

 

If the auto save leaves you stuck in the middle of a cut scene, you can load a previous save assuming you have the sense to save before and after all major events or when you feel there might be one coming up if you're unsure (catching a new Pokemon, boss and gym battles etc.), but disabling auto save can eliminate the work to do that.

 

This is all I know up to where I am now. 
Here is a full guide to the entire most recent version of game:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Dk0g5bVs0B4JNuSR-f4AAFIeWQozHosKFS-wPao9bc/edit

 

Above all, have fun. 
 

Edited June 6, 2020 by Devilish