Remember when Pokémon games were limited to just 151 little critters to collect? God, those were the days. I can't comprehend trying to acquire every Pokémon they've come up with since that time.
The gang at TheSpeedGamers are made of tougher stuff than I am, apparently. They've decided that they're going to attempt to collect all 493 Pokémon. And they're going to do it in a 72-hour period, live on the internet, as a charity drive for an Oklahoma-based children's cancer charity, Ally's House.
No outside trading, just pure capturing skill involved. Of course, some of the Pokémanz were only available at live events, so special exceptions have been made for these creatures which will be pre-loaded on one of the cartridges they'll be using.
Best of luck to TheSpeedGamers! You'll be able to check out their live stream of the event and donate to the cause beginning tomorrow.
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I wish them the best of luck.
Not only do you have to catch each species, but you have to evolve them all fully. For some (like Gorebyss and Huntail) you need special items to evolve that require play through half a game to obtain.
Then there's getting Ho-oh, which (unless using Japanese HG/SS cart) requires you to play all the way through Colosseum, catching and purifying every shadow Pokemon, and then playing through the 100-stage battle tower. This in itself is a feat.
I wish them good luck, though.
I'm kinda curious if they should go past the fourth generation of the series, though. The game does get more refined with every iteration, But I don't want to think about managing nearly 700 Pokemon.
Gotta see this.
Agreed, I highly doubt they can capture every last one.
Though, if I had to take a guess, I'd say they'll capture no more than 380.
From the article: "Of course, some of the Pokémanz were only available at live events, so special exceptions have been made for these creatures which will be pre-loaded on one of the cartridges they'll be using."
Actually Mew IS obtainable legally, from My Pokemon Ranch on the Wii. Fill 999 out of 1000 box spaces, and the girl (can't remember her name) will give you a Mew for that last box spot.
I'll be extremely disappointed if they forget about this.
Should be pretty interesting.
They acknowledged that live event ones were given an exception but what about pokemon only available on the sister cart? What about starters?
Its just not possible to do it no trading.
I assumed by outside trading they meant using the Global Trading System to get more. I'm assuming within the competing group there'll be entirely too much trading going on in the next three days.
I think they meant catching them all period and not all on one cartridge. Although, pokemon like gengar and machamp have to be traded to be obtained, but that isn't the issue.
All event-based Pokémon are pre-loaded into the game (as wild Pokémon, not already obtained).
No OUTSIDE trading probably means they can only trade between themselves. It makes sense since stuff like Rhyperior, Porygon2/Porygon-Z, Golem etc. are all trade-only.
Best of luck to them, they need it.
And again, if they counted Mew as one of those "pre-loaded event Pokemon", I will be seriously disappointed, since you CAN get one legally.
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