Can Kangaskhan beat Pokemon Red/Blue with only 13 battles?
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8 Gym Leaders, 4 Elite Four Members and the Champion - 13 battles to beat the game in the most hardcore hack imaginable. Rules below!
Shoutout to Channel Member PKMNwww411MkII who helped inspire this with his Pikachu Hyper Minimum Battles TAS challenge.
Link to the Johnstone Video that inspired this:
HOW EASILY CAN YOU BEAT POKEMON RED/BLUE I...
~~Rules~~
-I start with a single Max DVs/Max IVs Level 5 Kangaskhan.
-I must lose to Rival 1 in Oak's Lab.
-I can only fight the Gym Leaders, the League, and the Champion.
-I can fight Gym Leaders in any order
-I can walk through walls to travel the overworld, collect items, etc..
-I can get vitamins that are available to transfer to Gen 1 via the Color Case in Pokemon Stadium 2.
-Solo Challenge: No other Pokemon in battle, no items in battle
-Rare Candies and Stat-Boosting Vitamins ARE Allowed
-Double Team is banned.
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~~Scoring System~~
Scoring:
-Pokemon Starts with a score of 100 points.
-Minus 0.1 points per reset (10 resets = 1 point)
-Minus 0.25 points per optional battle (4 optional battles = 1 point)
-Minus 1 point per TM (Excluding Broken TMs)
-Minus 10 points per Broken TM (Double Team, Substitute, Mimic, Rest, Bide, Toxic)
For why these TMs are Broken, watch my Level 5 No EXP Solo Challenge Series, where even Bide helped Level 5 Pokemon Solo the ENTIRE GAME!
Playlist is here: Level 5 Challenges
~~Pokemart~~
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-- Software: https://pokehacks.dabomstew.com/rando...
-- Guide: How to Start With Any Pokemon! - The Unive...
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Can you beat the game using only an Onix challenge run? See how an ultra minimum battles strategy handles the toughest encounters.
This playthrough focuses on the specific constraints of an ultra minimum battles run using only Onix. If you enjoy seeing how restricted Pokémon teams handle difficult boss fights and unexpected faints, this breakdown highlights the precise tactical decisions required to succeed. We navigate the specific limitations that come with this low-count strategy, including the difficult choice of which moves to keep and which to discard.
Watch the full progression as we reach the conclusion of this Pokemon Onix run and review the final score summary. This challenge showcases how careful move management and battle planning affect the outcome of a Pokemon challenge run. It is a look at how far a single, restricted Pokemon can go when forced into tight corners.
Subscribe for weekly Pokemon challenge run breakdowns, and let me know in the comments which Pokemon you want to see attempted next.
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A second broken TM like Substitute would drop the score too much and early rare candies could be a nightmare in the end game.
Since it's a Safari Zone exclusive pokemon, it likely that it's not native to Kanto. And when it appears in the wild in Gold/Silver it does so afrer they closed the Safari Zone and in Kanto only, which implies that's not it's native habitat. And the first time it appears in the wild without caveats, is in the post game of Black & White!
(This is giving priority to the first region it can be consistently caught in the wild in. Which means no swarms or events. Plus I don't count remakes, such as Crystal or Platinum since their canonicity is in question.)
Can Kangaskhan beat Pokemon Red/Blue with only 13 battles?
RBY Pokemon Challenges
5,054 views
8 Gym Leaders, 4 Elite Four Members and the Champion - 13 battles to beat the game in the most hardcore hack imaginable. Rules below!
Shoutout to Channel Member PKMNwww411MkII who helped inspire this with his Pikachu Hyper Minimum Battles TAS challenge.
Link to the Johnstone Video that inspired this:
HOW EASILY CAN YOU BEAT POKEMON RED/BLUE I...
~~Rules~~
-I start with a single Max DVs/Max IVs Level 5 Kangaskhan.
-I must lose to Rival 1 in Oak's Lab.
-I can only fight the Gym Leaders, the League, and the Champion.
-I can fight Gym Leaders in any order
-I can walk through walls to travel the overworld, collect items, etc..
-I can get vitamins that are available to transfer to Gen 1 via the Color Case in Pokemon Stadium 2.
-Solo Challenge: No other Pokemon in battle, no items in battle
-Rare Candies and Stat-Boosting Vitamins ARE Allowed
-Double Team is banned.
~~RBY Pokemon Challenges Community~~
Support my goal to become a full-time creator (someday!)
Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=83413986
Youtube Channel Membership: @rbypokemonchallenges
~~Connect with me~~
Email: teoinjp@gmail.com
Twitter: Twitter: RBYPokemon
Facebook: Facebook: RBYPokemonChallenges
Discord: Discord: discord
~~Scoring System~~
Scoring:
-Pokemon Starts with a score of 100 points.
-Minus 0.1 points per reset (10 resets = 1 point)
-Minus 0.25 points per optional battle (4 optional battles = 1 point)
-Minus 1 point per TM (Excluding Broken TMs)
-Minus 10 points per Broken TM (Double Team, Substitute, Mimic, Rest, Bide, Toxic)
For why these TMs are Broken, watch my Level 5 No EXP Solo Challenge Series, where even Bide helped Level 5 Pokemon Solo the ENTIRE GAME!
Playlist is here: Level 5 Challenges
~~Pokemart~~
Changing Starters:
-- Software: https://pokehacks.dabomstew.com/rando...
-- Guide: How to Start With Any Pokemon! - The Unive...
Software I Use:
-- Live RAM access: https://gamehook.io/
-- Recording: https://obsproject.com/
-- Photo & Video Editing: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
Can you beat the game using only an Onix challenge run? See how an ultra minimum battles strategy handles the toughest encounters.
This playthrough focuses on the specific constraints of an ultra minimum battles run using only Onix. If you enjoy seeing how restricted Pokémon teams handle difficult boss fights and unexpected faints, this breakdown highlights the precise tactical decisions required to succeed. We navigate the specific limitations that come with this low-count strategy, including the difficult choice of which moves to keep and which to discard.
Watch the full progression as we reach the conclusion of this Pokemon Onix run and review the final score summary. This challenge showcases how careful move management and battle planning affect the outcome of a Pokemon challenge run. It is a look at how far a single, restricted Pokemon can go when forced into tight corners.
Subscribe for weekly Pokemon challenge run breakdowns, and let me know in the comments which Pokemon you want to see attempted next.
#pokemonblue #pokémonchallenge #ultraminimumbattles
Pre-watch analysis: Unfortunately, Kanga's mom does NOT have it going on. This is just a Pokemon with a whole lot of nothing going for it. It's not like it's flat garbage, our attack stat is solid, but it's not like it's OUTSTANDING and it's really all Kanga has beyond an also good, but not great speed stat. The big problem here is our special is terrible and our "good" attack and speed aren't compensating for that, and that's going to be a problem for many key fights throughout the game.
Now, in Kanga's defense for a moment, I do remember an old Scott's Thoughts video where he compared it to Tauros, and Kanga actually performed pretty similarly due to Kanga being in a better level-up group- I don't think this will actually translate to UMB, though. I won't say the extra levels are completely mitigated and don't matter but when EXP is more limited than a Minimum Battles run I do think it evens out a little more. And also the big thing is that Tauros actually has a special stat for it's TM moves to actually do damage, though Kangaskhan can still get value out of fishing for freezes and we're probably going to have to go that route sometime.
It's up in the air how Tauros will perform in this, but I would say at the bare minimum I think he will do better than Kanga, and that's partially because I really don't have very high hopes for this Pokemon- good strengths, terrible weakness, and we can't even do anything like badge boost to make up for it. We might be singing a very different tune if this thing got Agility but we live in the world as it is. I don't want to say Kangskhan is so bad it can't beat the game, but.... unfortunately, I kind of do. Just what does she even do?
But I could be wrong, and maybe a victory is possible, but if it is... boy, is it not going to be pretty.