He was always a late-game replacement, but you know what? He did a solid job of it. OLIVE THE LUDICOLO, LEVEL 82: A very, very late-game team replacement, I never got overly attached to Olive- maybe because they were a Pokemon that joined after a Victory Road death.
I could have never done this without you Eggs. Basically: I loved her, and she became basically my mascot and my favorite Pokemon left as my team was torn to shreds around her. Plus, she was the fastest Pokemon in party after a while, and could outspeed to end power threats. Seriously though Eggs survived so many hits she had no right to survive, and delivered so many clutch finishing moves it wasn't even funny. She had Seed Bomb by the end of the game, which was some fun coverage? Volt Absorb: a neat trick. Things I didn't expect her to be so good at: tanking special attacks better than almost any other member of my team at the time. When literally half my team died in the span of about a route- thanks, Drayano- I had space for the Pokemon I had named Eggs. Catching a Pachirisu was a novelty I'd always wanted to use one but had never been patient enough to train one up. 10/10 would recommend using the big death snek.ĮGGS THE PACHIRISU, LEVEL 82: I WILL NEVER INSULT A PACHIRISU AGAIN GUYS. Having a legendary help you out during the Elite Four is like, the best you could have. RATI THE GIRATINA, LEVEL 82: Obviously a late-game catch, and one who came in replacing a death to Cyrus before them. Mostly switched into psychic attacks and took out things I knew couldn't have fairy-type moves, but still. Getting a good dark-typed attacker? That was definitely important, and Absol's moveset in Renegade Platinum is pretty baller. Running into an Absol right before the Distortion World felt like fate. HAIL THE ABSOL, LEVEL 82: My very, VERY ominous outer Mt. That physical defense is nothing to scoff at, and adding in a good deal of physical attacking strength, Brightspot was a survivor and a fighter and I love her. Late in the game she had to be babied to avoid Earthquakes and Aura Spheres sometimes, but most of the time she remained steady. He was a symbol of hope, too- right after what was possibly the bloodiest point in the run, he appeared to help urge me on to keep going.īRIGHTSPOT THE AGGRON, LEVEL 82: The longest-surviving team member. Gaining the fairy typing and some boosted stats, Sforzando was a helpful companion the rest of the run. Queue the shiny Jigglypuff I took it as a sign. After the bloodbath that the Aaron fight ended up being, and a bloody run up getting to Hearthome, I'd needed a lot of team replacements. If you’re interested in learning more and finding out how you can play the games yourselves, you can check out the games’ official thread here.SFORZANDO THE SHINY WIGGLYTUFF, LEVEL 81: A miracle catch. Unfortunately, these newer, tougher versions of Pokémon are only available on 3DS hardware on firmware 11.0 or lower with Homebrew Launcher installed. They also feature much faster egg-hatching than standard games (saving lots of time for breeders), and Pokémon that could previously only evolve by trade now have alternative evolution methods. Pokémon Rutile Ruby and Star Sapphire are also designed so that the Pokémon you catch in it will register as legitimate Pokémon for trading and entering tournaments. These modded versions of the third generation remakes crank up the difficulty (every trainer in the game has been redesigned for a tougher fight, and more battles have been added in), balancing things so that your main party should hit level 100 by the time you make it to the Elite Four. If you’re a big fan of Pokémon but find recent entries in the franchise to be too easy, Pokémon Rutile Ruby and Star Sapphire may be just what you’re looking for.