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Everyone's heard of the Nuzlocke Challenge-- an extremely hard optional way to play any main series pokemon game. But few people have heard of a new, unique challenge. This challenge is named after Team Rocket. The rules are as follows:

1) Aside from your starter, you are limited in the types of Pokemon you can use: Poison, Bug, Dark, Ghost, Ground, and certain Normal-types: Rattata or that region's equivalent (Sentret, Zigzagoon, Bidoof, Watchog).
2) OPTIONAL: If you have a cheating device, you can use Pokemon outside those types if they have been captured from another trainer. If you lose with a stolen Pokemon, they have been 'freed' and you must release it. However, you can ONLY steal the last Pokemon from a gym leader or other important character.
3) You cannot leave an area until all accessible trainers have been defeated.
3a) If you're playing a first or second gen game, or a remake, avoid Team Rocket as much as possible. (playing third gen or beyond, crush the opposing team completely)
4) Trading is allowed only with other people taking the Team Rocket Challenge.
5) Your mission is completed when you have captured (NOT defeated any) all of the legendary Pokemon of that region for the glory of Team Rocket!
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Just like the Nuzlocke thread, if you decide to take the challenge on, you can post your progress here.

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Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:14 am
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This is pretty interesting. I'll go ahead and take a whack at it with all 5 of my games (Leafgreen, Emerald, Platinum, Heartgold, Black).

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Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:32 am
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I'll try it with Blue.

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Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:04 am
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That's a weird objective. Team Rocket was the only team that gave absolutely no craps about legendaries.

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I will give this a try on my Black.

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Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:43 am
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Currently doing it on Platinum. Have the first 2 badges and the following Pokemon:

Prinplup Lv. 32
Golbat Lv. 27
Graveler Lv. 28
Onix Lv. 28
Kricketune Lv. 28
Beautifly Lv. 25
Dustox Lv. 25
Eevee Lv. 21 (evolving it to Umbreon, so I'm not cheating, am I?)
Bibarel Lv. 20

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Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:35 am
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Skeleton wrote:
That's a weird objective. Team Rocket was the only team that gave absolutely no craps about legendaries.


In the manga they treated them like the most valuable things in the world. They were new research opportunities, after all.

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Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:52 pm
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You mean... No Carnivine or Wobbuffet??

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Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:49 pm
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Platinum update: have all 8 badges, about to head to Pkmn League...
Empoleon Lv. 56
Mesprit Lv. 51
Azelf Lv. 51
Uxie Lv. 51
Giratina Lv. 47
Umbreon Lv. 47
Steelix Lv. 32
Golbat Lv. 32
Sneasel Lv. 35
Haunter Lv. 39
Bibarel Lv. 33
Graveler Lv. 33

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Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:36 am
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I just beat Burgh. Now I have to fight my way through Route 4, I'm not looking forward to finding all of the trainers.

Team:
Dewott Lvl 23
Watchog Lvl 22
Drilbur Lvl 22
Swadloon Lvl 23
Whirlipede Lvl 23
Scraggy Lvl 17
Sandile Lvl 17

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Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:55 pm
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Starting on HeartGold now... just beat Falkner, and only have Totodile Lv. 16.

HeartGold update: 3 badges!
Croconaw Lv. 22
Spearow Lv. 20 (taken from gatekeeper by Goldenrod)
Geodude Lv. 15
Gastly Lv. 13
Bellsprout Lv. 13
Zubat Lv. 13
Rattata Lv. 13
Onix Lv. 6 (day-care)
Sandshrew Lv. 6 (day-care)

HeartGold Update: Just arrived in Kanto, 8 badges.

Feraligatr Lv. 36
Red Gyrados Lv. 31
Fearow (stolen) Lv. 35
Ho-oh Lv. 45
Haunter Lv. 26
Raticate Lv. 27
Onix Lv. 24
Graveler Lv. 25
Empoleon Lv. 56 (traded from Platinum)


HeartGold update: 10 badges, about to enter Cerulean.

Empoleon (trade from Platinum) Lv. 64
Feraligatr Lv. 36
Ho-oh Lv. 46
Haunter Lv. 26
Fearow Lv. 35
Raticate Lv. 27
Onix Lv. 24
Red Gyrados Lv. 31
Graveler Lv. 25

Update: 14 badges.
Empoleon Lv. 69
Snorlax Lv. 50
Feraligatr Lv. 36
Ho-oh Lv. 46
Haunter Lv. 26
Fearow Lv. 35
Raticate Lv. 27
Onix Lv. 24
Red Gyrados Lv. 31
Graveler Lv. 25
Dragonair Lv. 39

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Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:31 am
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Aw hell no! That's my sig you bot! *Reports*
I'm going to be doing this challenge on BW2 w/e I get it. Just for the lolsies!

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Welp I'm gonna try this out on a FR/LG emulator :3 wish me luck guys~


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Soooo so far I have one badge, going through Mt Moon right now.

Squirtle level 15
Sandshrew (caught from the trainer in Brock's gym) level 12
Rattata level 13
Spearow (caught from a trainer on Route 3) level 14
Nidoran M level 9


Debating whether or not to catch a Paras for the next gym battle or to just wait and catch Magnamite from a guy in Mt Moon

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3 badges down and I have the base for my permanent team:

Nidoking level 22
Spearow level 18
Ivysaur (caught off of Rival) level 20
Magnemite level 25
Ponyta level 17 (Caught off a guy on the S.S. Anne)
Wartortle level 20

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4 badges now!
Dratini level 25 (From the Game Corner)
Wartortle level 27
Magnemite level 27
Ivysaur level 27
Nidoking level 29
Ponyta level 30


Hopefully this will be my final team.

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going through Mt Moon right now.
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Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:27 pm
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Allllrighty I just beat the Elite Four with:

Nidoking level 45
Blastoise level 52
Magneton level 51
Venusaur level 51
Rapidash level 52
Dragonite level 55


Onto catching allll the legendaries!!

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I have all 3 legendary birbs B) Magneton got Articuno down to like 2HP and paralyzed my first battle and I didn't have to reload at all.

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Had to hack the legendary dogs into the game thanks to save issues with my emulator, so I decided to get them all in to add to the challenge. Raikou was a piece of cake, Entei was a bit more difficult and Suicune was just a pain in the butt.

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And I just completed the challenge for Fire Red! Caught Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos, Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia and Ho-Oh! I will continue onto Crystal at some point in the near future.

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I am going to try this on my Y I think...

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Moving onto Crystal now, if I can find a cheat to let me catch trainer's Pokemon >< Everything I've tried so far glitched out my game.

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Getting ready to take on Falkner I have:

Cyndaquil level 11
Pidgey level 9 caught from the second trainer on Route 29
Onix level 6 caught a Bellsprout from the first guy in Bellsprout Tower and traded with the kid in the Violet City

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Ya girl is back with Pokemon Emerald. I randomized it completely and my starter was a female Growlithe! She's level 11.
I also just caught a level 3 Seel from a bug catcher in the forest. No badges yet but we're on our way and I'm very much looking forward to stealing from Wally later in the game :lol:

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