Pokemon Y Ghost Monotype
So, after doing Blue and Platinum ground monotypes, I realized I don't enjoy ground types as much as I thought, My big 4 ground favorites Garchomp, Excadrill, Seismatoad, and Krookadile fit in 2 of my other favorite types (dragon,steel) with only 2 remaining. I don't really like the other grounds too much. So, I have given up on the Ground Ultimate Challenge after 2 regions. Instead I will move on to one of my three definite favorite types. And with that...
I started by choosing froakie, to use as an HM slave (surf/waterfall/strength/cut/rock smash). Since the first ghost wasn't until after the first gym, I sped past everything I could, getting froakie up to lvl 13 fors the first gym. After getting my first badge relatively easy, I quickly went and caught Pointy the honedge and a nincada.
I backtracked through everything I skipped and got both of them up to lvl 20, evolving nincada and gaining Shedinja, who I wasn't able to nickname sadly. I also added Balloon the Drifloon to the team. After reaching the next gym, I took a detour north to grab Bob the golett. At the second gym, Rock Smash was able to one shot Amaura and 2 shot Tyrunt.
Continuing on my journey, I fought a fake gym fight where Magnitude 2 shot lucario. Before hitting the third gym, I spent some time catching sableye. And by some time, I mean over one hour! He kept hiding from me, but I eventually added Demon to the team. At the third gym, Gust took out Machoke and Hawlucha, and Shedinja was immune to meinshao, so that was easy.
Nothing really changed on my travels to the fourth gym. Mainly leveling up. The fourth gym was similar to the third. Gust took out Jumpluff and weepinbell, and Shedinja was immune to gogoat.
Again, it was a straight shot to the fifth gym, with some adventures and leveling along the way. Magnitude one shot Magneton, X scissor 2 hit helio, but emolga was ANNOYING! In no time, I was up to five badges.
On the way to my sixth badge, I added the final member to my team, Ghost the haunter. At the sixth gym, earthquake 1 shot mawile, shadow claw 1 hit Mime, and iron head 2 hit sylveon. Again, not too bad of a battle.
After the sixth badge, I got around to trade evolving Ghost, leaving Pointy the only member left to evolve once I managed to get a Dusk Stone.
The seventh badge was cake. Obviously. Ghost vs. Psychic, need I say more?
Now one badge away, I took a detour into Terminus Cave to grab a Dusk Stone and evolve Pointy, completing the team. After some time, I was ready for the last badge. This fight was a little more challenging. Iron head took out avalug in 2 shots, double fly took care of abomasnow, but cyrogonal was annoying! It was a close call, but I earned my last badge.
The end was in sight! I journeyed through Victory Road and eventually reached my goal, the League!
Malva was pretty easy. Earthquake 1 shot pyroar, shadow ball took out chandelure, earthquake 1 hit torkoal, and power gem 1 hit talonflame.
Wikstrom wasn't bad either. Earthquake for probopass and scizor, shadow ball for aegislash, and Shedinja was immune to klefki.
For Drasna, dazzling gleam took care of noivern and druddigon, earthquake took out dragle, and ice beam took out altaria.
On Siebold, thunder bolt took out clawitzer and gyarados, shadow ball handled starmie, sacred sword dealt with barbaracle.
For the champion Diantha, thunder bolt took care of hawlucha, ice beam froze tyrantrum and took him out on the second shot, dazzling gleam 2 hit goodra, shadow ball 1 hit gourgeist, shadow claw 1 hit gardevoir before it could Mega, and Shedinja was immune to aurorus.
Some pics:
https://imgur.com/a/4GHZKBV
Overall, this was a fun run. I never noticed how many pokemon have a dark type attack in this game though.
Final Team:
Ghost the Gengar lvl. 73
Balloon the Drifblim lvl. 71
Pointy the Aegislash lvl. 73
Demon the Sableye lvl. 73
Shedinja lvl. 74
Bob the Golurk lvl. 72