So today I want to talk about the monotype challenge , and here are the rules



1. Choose a game. It can be ANY game all the way from Pokémon Red/Blue up to Black 2/White 2 (including the stand-alone games like Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, and Platinum). Or, to make it a real challenge, play a game from each generation as well as one of each of FireRed/LeafGreen, HeartGold/SoulSilver, and Black 2/White 2 (this is called the Ultimate Mono-Type Challenge).



2. Choose a type. This type is going to be your “mono-type”. If you choose to take the Ultimate Mono-Type Challenge, this type will be used through all of the games, starting with R/B/Y and working your way forward through each generation.



3. Once you obtain a Pokémon of your mono-type in a game, you may only use Pokémon of your mono-type from then on. Dual-type Pokémon are fine as long as one of their types is your mono-type.



4. A Pokémon that evolves into a dual-type Pokémon who possesses your mono-type (such as Charmander evolving into a Flying Pokémon) counts as a Pokémon for your mono-type. The Pokémon must reach the evolution stage of the Pokémon that possesses your mono-type before you enter the Hall of Fame.



5. The goal is to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame on your particular game. Once you’ve done that, feel free to continue playing as you please. G/S/C and HG/SS players may opt to have defeating Red be their goal if they wish.



6. HM slaves may be used if a certain mono-type can’t use all of the HMs in a particular game (for instance, Fire not being able to Surf in R/B/Y). These Pokémon cannot be used to fight. If an HM slave ever attacks or causes you to win a battle (by self-destruction or recoil), your game is considered corrupted and must be restarted from the last save. Therefore it is advised to save often.



7. No trades allowed between games unless they are for the sole purpose of evolving a Pokémon and then trading them back. This also includes receiving Pokémon from games like Pokémon Stadium 1&2, Coliseum,, and Battle Revolution, as well as the eggs from the Pokémon Ranger games.



8. For HG/SS players, your Pokewalker is allowed. Any Pokémon obtained off of your Pokewalker is treated just like a Pokémon caught in game.



9. No glitches or cheating. This includes the Mew Glitch, Missingno. Glitch, and Rare Candy Glitch from R/B/Y. It also includes the use of any cheat devices such as GameSharks and Action Replays.



10. The use of legendaries is shunned. They make the challenge a bit too easy once they’re obtained. While not forbidden, players will often consider a mono-type challenge with legendary Pokémon to be a failsafe if they have no Pokémon left



I want everyone to reply to this specific post so I can actually see who's doing the challenge. Here's an example of how to sign up for a single monotype



Name : Latias900

challenge : Single

Game : Fire Red

Type : Poison.



and now for Ultimate



Name: Latias900

Challenge: Ultimate

Type: Poison



Let's see what you guys can make, also I want you to give us play- by plays on what goes on in your challenges, as well as your overall game plan for starting out.


Good luck everybody!

What do you have against the new games? Why can't we use those? :p

This sounds like a great idea though, I have heard of a few others playing games with just one type but I never thought of trying it out myself.

When do you have to pick your type? What if someone doesn't want the fire/water/grass type at the start? Do they just pick a random one and then play until they catch the type that they want?

zanderlex : You can use the new games. I actually have been meaning to do a fairy monotype of Alpha Sapphire for a while now. 

You have to pick the type you want at the start of the game, and yes that's what you have to do.

Say I'm doing a bug monotype of Ruby. I'll choose Mudkip so May has Treecko, who I'm strong against. 

Go ahead and try it out, if you haven't done it before, I recommend doing a type you can either get a lot of early on (normal types) or pick a starter type.

zanderlex : You can use the new games. I actually have been meaning to do a fairy monotype of Alpha Sapphire for a while now. 

You have to pick the type you want at the start of the game, and yes that's what you have to do.

Say I'm doing a bug monotype of Ruby. I'll choose Mudkip so May has Treecko, who I'm strong against. 

Go ahead and try it out, if you haven't done it before, I recommend doing a type you can either get a lot of early on (normal types) or pick a starter type.

Hmm all right, that's still a bit confusing based on how far in you can catch the Pokemon of your type, but it seems fun so ill give it a chance when I can. I haven't yet played the copy of Pokemon X that came with my 2DS almost a year ago so I guess that would be a good game to try it out for, and it's not like I would have to reset anything so it works out.

Also, nice double post dude. :p

zanderlex : Oh! This looks pretty fun! I haven't played soulsilver in a good while actually, so I might do a run of this on that game! I like this idea, very creative!

Titan127 : Uh, ok I guess.

zanderlex : Take a compliment! It is a creative idea! I was just letting you know!

And I have yet to pull out my 3DS and actually start the challenge, but that's because I'm lazy.

Titan127 : Uhhh, I gave 0 ideas.

zanderlex : Oh whoops, I thought you made the thread for some reason. xD I think I clicked on your name instead of latias900, and then just assumed it was you. I'm smart I swear. I took an online IQ test and I got a whopping score of twenty eight, so yeah.

But I mean, you must've had an idea at some point regarding something, give yourself some credit lol.

latias900 : All those things I said to Zanderlex? Yeah, I meant you. Very creative.

This is a really cool concept. I might have to pick the Pokémon games back up just to give this a try. I've never done a Nuzlocke or anything like that before, and this challenge seems much more interesting to me ^^