bdt2002
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs superfan
Around six months ago, when I first announced my idea to play through the entirety of a Pokémon game without taking any damage, everyone I had told my idea to thought it was a unique idea, but they also thought it was the most insane thing ever. Somewhere here, there's a dead discussion thread of mine regarding this from October of 2018 when I first told the public. (I recommend viewing that one first if you're confused.) Since then, considered cancelling the challenge, due to the intense difficulty, massive amount of preparation, and a lack of motivation. The lack of support anyone had for me stepping out of my comfort zone led me to go on a six month session where I didn't say a word about it, thought nothing of it, and told myself my idea was cool, but way, WAY too difficult in any Pokémon game.
But today, that about all ends. I've had a resurgence in motivation and am ready to take on this dastardly challenge and childhood dream once and for all, and I'll be doing it here for you all to see. I don't care how crazy the idea of playing an entire Pokémon game without taking any sort of damage sounds. Say what you want, but I'm determined to make history. With that, I'm happy to announce early the date this challenge will officially start, as well as the rules I've set in place for the games. Out of this discussion I also hope to choose which of the many main series games to play through for this, and I'd more than appreciate your help with this and many other things if you so wish. Now, without further ado, introducing Pokémon: "The Perfect Run". Enjoy!
Mission: Play through the entirety of a Pokémon game from the start until the end of the main story without taking damage by using any means necessary within the rules provided:
Rules:
1. No cheats, hacks, hacked Pokémon, etc., allowed at ANY moment in the run.
2. Forced Loss Clause: If a "forced battle" of any kind is absolutely, 100% impossible to beat without taking any damage, the player (me) is allowed to take damage, but only in these very specific battles. This rule was put into place to prevent runs from being truly impossible.
3. (Gen 1 Only) 1/256 Clause: If I use an attack with 100% accuracy and it misses due to the game's mechanics, and if the opponent uses an attacking move that does hit afterward, the opponent's hit will not be counted as true damage, since this RNG is unavoidable.
4. Battles must be in Shift mode, not Set mode. This won't be an issue, but this is basically impossible otherwise.
5. Mascot Legendary Pokémon are banned from team construction. Everything else is allowed if obtained legit.
6. Forced Legendary Clause: In the case that you are forced to use a Legendary Pokémon on your team after catching it, rule #5 does not apply and becomes optional.
(More Details Coming Soon, currently searching for which game to use)
But today, that about all ends. I've had a resurgence in motivation and am ready to take on this dastardly challenge and childhood dream once and for all, and I'll be doing it here for you all to see. I don't care how crazy the idea of playing an entire Pokémon game without taking any sort of damage sounds. Say what you want, but I'm determined to make history. With that, I'm happy to announce early the date this challenge will officially start, as well as the rules I've set in place for the games. Out of this discussion I also hope to choose which of the many main series games to play through for this, and I'd more than appreciate your help with this and many other things if you so wish. Now, without further ado, introducing Pokémon: "The Perfect Run". Enjoy!
Mission: Play through the entirety of a Pokémon game from the start until the end of the main story without taking damage by using any means necessary within the rules provided:
Rules:
1. No cheats, hacks, hacked Pokémon, etc., allowed at ANY moment in the run.
2. Forced Loss Clause: If a "forced battle" of any kind is absolutely, 100% impossible to beat without taking any damage, the player (me) is allowed to take damage, but only in these very specific battles. This rule was put into place to prevent runs from being truly impossible.
3. (Gen 1 Only) 1/256 Clause: If I use an attack with 100% accuracy and it misses due to the game's mechanics, and if the opponent uses an attacking move that does hit afterward, the opponent's hit will not be counted as true damage, since this RNG is unavoidable.
4. Battles must be in Shift mode, not Set mode. This won't be an issue, but this is basically impossible otherwise.
5. Mascot Legendary Pokémon are banned from team construction. Everything else is allowed if obtained legit.
6. Forced Legendary Clause: In the case that you are forced to use a Legendary Pokémon on your team after catching it, rule #5 does not apply and becomes optional.
(More Details Coming Soon, currently searching for which game to use)
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