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  1. adman2

    Is there a major disparity in Gen 9's version of choice?

    I actually picked Violet to spite the nickname censor from Pokemon X. Supposedly one girl couldn't name her character Violet, and one of her parents mentioned it on some forum (GameFAQS)?
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Crystal Solo Seaking FINALE All of the Kanto Gym Leaders except for Blue were flawless battles. To be fair to Misty, her Lapras botched a Blizzard after surviving one Return. Mystic Water ensured that even a Seaking could Surf the wave of victory as Brock's Kabutops and Omastar wiped...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Crystal Solo Seaking Part 4 Will of the Elite 4 had only two Pokemon that could take a Seaking's Pink Bow Return: Exeggutor and Slowbro. Exeggutor planted Leech Seed on VENKATESH, which sprouted and drained him to 160/182 HP at Lv 57 when Slowbro forgot how to not be at +2 Special...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Crystal Solo Seaking Part 3 Nothing during the sequence of Team Rocket holding the Goldenrod Radio Tower hostage was interesting except for the battle with DBROOKS. Golbat barely held on after a Return and dazzled VENKATESH with Confuse Ray. Golbat later swung with Wing Attack...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Crystal Solo Seaking Part 2 VENKATESH the Goldeen was so subpar that I thought the Kimono Girl with the Jolteon would be a threat. She wasn't. Jolteon was gored by a critical Horn Attack. He had earlier surprised me by defeating Sudowoodo with some Supersonic confusion help after...
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    Unpopular opinions

    Haven't played Temtem at all, so thanks for the information. I have played Nexomon Extinction several times, however, including a Normal monotype challenge. Normal has a disadvantage both offensively and defensively against Ghost and Psychic. Normal does have its own weird niche. Other types...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Crystal Solo Seaking Part 1 On Smogon, there was a thread that claimed Seaking was one of the least used Pokemon in the series. Is Seaking maligned, or is it overlooked for good reason? Of course the conventional wisdom is correct! Seaking is a mediocre fish competing in the most...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Mudbray FINALE DONKEY feared Nemona more than even the final boss. Her Lycanroc only prodded him with a Drill Run before falling to Earthquake. Goodra turned down the temperature with Ice Beam before succumbing to Terastallized Earthquake. DONKEY Rested against Pawmot...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Mudbray Part 5 DONKEY's signature Ground move High Horsepower was inferior to Earthquake on most occasions, since it had 5 less base power and accuracy. But Titan Dondozo + Tatsugiri was an abnormal circumstance. High Horsepower had the advantage of not hitting Arven's...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Mudbray Part 4 Nemona's next encounter went mostly the same as last time, except now she had a Sliggoo that was faster and aimed Dragon Pulse at DONKEY's low Special Defense. Puss in Boots as Meowscarada Slashed to show off, then showed DONKEY a Flower Trick to make him...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Mudbray Part 3 SHREK found a Rock Slide TM on the ground in the unusually rainy "desert" north of Levincia. Rock Slide overwrote Rock Tomb in DONKEY's brain, and SHREK rode Miraidon the Poke-motorcycle to Atticus's base. Abilities have no effect in auto-battles, as seen...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Mudbray Part 2 DONKEY didn't have his Eviolite yet, but one item in Porto Marinada took its place for a few battles: Assault Vest. SHREK struggled to slip it over DONKEY's hooves later in this session, but he gained +50% Special Defense at the cost of being unable to use...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Mudbray Part 1 SHREK the trainer was disoriented after being cast out of the fairy tale lands, and now seemed to be a human boy with green Space Buns hair instead of an ogre. It was probably the Fairy Godmother's fault. He had been separated from his longtime companion...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Arboliva FINALE Arboliva's roots could walk faster than Poppy's Corviknight could run. Speed was her worst stat, but she was not as sluggish as a Shuckle. Larry's Flamigo bashed Arboliva from 226/259 HP down to 80, and a critical hit would certainly have resulted in a...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Arboliva Part 5 Arboliva fought the Elite Four members so many times that I'll mainly write about the highlights. She never made it past Hassel even at Lv 78. Rika's Whiscash sounded like Growth bait until it started casting Blizzard. Blizzard often missed, but one...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Arboliva Part 4 ACEITUNA found a Protect TM in South Province and fought Nemona again in Alfornada. Arboliva recovered the health lost to Lycanroc's Rock Slide with a Giga Drain. Sliggoo was a special defensive Dragon rather than a threat, so Arboliva set up Growth and...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Arboliva Part 3 Arboliva surprised me by defeating wild Lv 50-53 Dondozos in Casseroya Lake at Lv 41 while riding a tiny raft. She also conquered the Titan Dondozo + Tatsugiri, which was intended for a Lv 55 party! Giga Drain + automatic Grassy Terrain + Leftovers kept...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Arboliva Part 2 Dolliv had a difficult choice when fighting Iono. Terastallizing removed her weakness to Wattrel's Pluck, but also removed her resistance to Spark from Luxio and Bellibolt. If Dolliv was willing to take super effective Flying attacks, Luxio would instead...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Arboliva Part 1 Wanted to try a slow Pokemon for a different kind of challenge. Arboliva the Grass/Normal type doesn't disappoint with these base stats: HP: 78 Attack: 69 Defense: 90 Special Attack: 125 Special Defense: 109 Speed: 39 Arboliva also has a unique...
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    Let's Play! Herman Gigglethorpe's Pokemon Solo Playthroughs

    Pokemon Violet Solo Flamigo FINALE Nemona: SYLVANDO may have lost every previous rival battle, but he won when it counted. Day Lycanroc was so feeble it tapepd out after one round of Double Kick, and Flamigo outsped the Lv 65 dog too. Acrobatics unceremoniously kicked Pawmot back into its...
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