After a few irl months, it’s finally done. I can now fight Falkner! No more evolutions or pokemon available to obtain! (Unown are in their own box, I plan on catching 1 of each of them)
Finally done with FireRed.
Welp… here we are again closing in on 80 hours into this hunt and honestly it feels like it’s never going to end, hopefully for my sake it’s over before double over odds.
Kinda makes me curious tho for those who have attempted a shiny Professor oak or just shiny hunting in general… What is your longest hunt?
I ended up taking some time away from this to finish my ZA home dex (a hateful experience btw) and to shiny hunt Latias. The moon stones in this section were found relatively quickly. Also my Beedrill hasn't grown too much but I'm saving that grind for better vs seeker battles later on.
I'm glad to be back on this challenge. The next sprint shouldn't be too bad, right? Right??
Finally done with this one! Took a break when champions released but figured I should finish it off since I was already in post game. What a fun run!
The latter half of the game FLEW by, but it was fun to experience the Sevii Islands post game for my first time. The breeding and hatching eggs was honestly the most boring part of this final section - it just takes so long in gen 3.
Not sure when I’ll start, but I’m looking at maybe gen 4 for my next POC!
Articuno was the worst of the three birds for me. Also I know I didn’t have to put in the last 3 badges since there’s nothing between them and they all are in the same section with the E4 before the postgame, but still wanted to for the sake of it. Just working towards the E4 and then the massive postgame.
I hate Safari Zone, i hate Tauros, and i fuckin want to nuke all the Chanseys that get in way
When FireRed and LeafGreen dropped on Switch this year I jumped back in immediately. I wanted to do a full Pokédex completion and this challenge, the first time I'd seriously attempted it since I was a kid with the physical guidebook in my hand.
The problem was the guidebook is long gone and I found myself constantly jumping between different sites to get the information I need. So I did what any developer would do (but probably shouldn't do when they want to actually fully complete a game): I built an app for this as soon as I was done with the pokemon league.
The app is called RouteDex. It's free, on both the apple and google app stores.
The core idea is you pick a game and you get a route-by-route list of every location. Tap any route and you see every wild encounter: which Pokémon, what method (tall grass, surfing, fishing, headbutt trees, etc.), its rarity, and level range. You tap to mark it caught and your overall Pokédex completion updates instantly across everything.
That's the bit I personally use the most. Walking into a new route and immediately knowing what's available and what I still need without pulling up a separate browser tab has been genuinely great. Then, I can move on when I know I caught everything possible in this area. Vice versa, I can view pokemon I still need to catch, and where they are located within the game. This was helpful seeing if I can catch certain pokemon in the wild instead of training for evolution.
Beyond that, it's grown into a more complete companion for the games. It has:
Pokédex per game: full base stats, typing, abilities (including hidden), evolution chains with trigger conditions, level-up and TM moves, and type effectiveness. Everything is generation-accurate so the movesets and typing shown actually match the game you're playing.
Gym Leaders and Elite Four: every trainer's full roster with types, levels, and abilities, so you can walk in prepared. You can tick off who you've beaten.
Team Builder: build and save teams per game, assign moves, ability, nature, and held item to each slot.
Reference tabs: type chart, natures table, full abilities list, full moves database, items, egg groups, breeding compatibility, EV yield lookup, and growth rate tables. Everything filterable to your selected game.
Compare tool: put any Pokémon side by side with stat bars.
I built it for FRLG and ended up finishing it out across every generation, so it has all games, Gen I through Gen IX, for 39 mainline games total (will be adding champions season rosters soon)
If you're doing this challenge, a completion run, a Nuzlocke, shiny hunting, or just playing through for the first time and want one place to check encounters and references without juggling a dozen tabs, give it a go.
The app is free with some ads to keep it running, but there are options to remove and upgrade if you enjoy it and would like to support further development. Happy to answer any questions about it, or take any feedback and feature suggestions for future updates if you try it out.
The full app name is: RouteDex: Game Tracker & Guide
Seems to have taken me more time then most to clear the first gym. Honestly I don’t really care, just an observation. On to badge 2! Oh and 1 shiny caught: a Weedle.
I've been stuck on Alpha Sapphire pre gym 8 for at least half a year, because of all of the mirage spots. Last month I even completed a second playthrough on Omega Ruby just to be able to get double the spots every day. Of course I've not checked every day these last 6 months, but I'm still missing 5 whole lines (Meowth, Elekid, Munna, Minccino and Vullaby. I know the last 4 are available in the friend safari in X and Y, but I'm not nearly far enough in those games, and even than I'll still be missing Meowth.
Is it acceptable to just move on with the challenge and get them later when they'll finally decide to show up or no?
Ive got badge 5, which means surf I'll need a moonstone for jiggleypuff. How long did it take everyone to find a Lunatone holding a moonstone?
Cause im feeling very unlucky.😭
Shiny Zigzagoon soon to be named Creamsicle.
Decided to just do the challenge on my Japanese copy of Diamond instead. I think the craziest part was somehow getting Pokerus and a shiny Zubat in the same session of grinding. Onwards to PB2 and Munchlax... TID has a Munchlax Tree at Route 205 South.
Done with PB3. The safari mons didn’t give me as much trouble as I thought they would. And soft reset for the Grimer encounter so that didn’t waste much time.
modded legends ZA living dex poc, first time posting.
Hey! Back again for some help
I just reached section 5, but the waiting is killing me...
Murkrow only has a 4% chance to appear. So is there any faster way to get it to appear (besides beans)?
I've been here for like 2 weeks now and still nothing
I was farming EXP for Lairon and went to check his EVs. Could not believe what I was seeing. Vaulted the whole team in the PC boxes.