u/Dornsy

I finally finished up my run of Black 1. I had a lot of work cut out for me to get through N and Ghetsis, but I decided to also push through the post-game and do the Elite 4 Rematches to have an official fight with Alder and be crowned Champion since I personally find him to be one of my favorite Champions in the series.

Now let me introduce my new Champions:

-Socks the Sawk Ability: Sturdy (Lvl74, Met @ Route 10) Socks was a late addition to the team in my run but proved invaluable as he helped me with Grimsley, N and Ghetsis and of course Alder. He was more situational outside of fighting Grimsley but he was a very good switch in with Sturdy and his amazing attack and speed.

-Mini the Mamoswine Ability: Snow Cloak (Lvl 73, Met @ Giant Chasm) Mini was a late addition into my final team after losing a few to the post-game Cheren Rematch, but this girl's Bulk and strength helped take out a few very scary Pokemon for me.

-Duckbert the Golduck Ability: Cloud Nine (Lvl74, Met @ Route 14) Like with Mini, Duckbert was another late addition after losing a few Pokémon but he proved himself in the end. His typing helped out a bit vs the Elite 4, while still hitting decently hard thanks to what he could learn.

-Cogsworth the Klinklang Ability: Plus (Lvl74, Met @ Chargestone Cave) Cogsworth was one of the oldest pokemon I had with me in this team, being a part of my team since Chargestone Cave and even soloing Brycen with Eviolite. Cosworth let me do some fun switch ins with it's amazing Ability to take a hit, and even having good speed to make use of Volt Switch. Although, they didn't hit the hardest in every fight, Cogsworth did an amazing job being a wall.

-Victor the Victini Ability: Victory Star (Lvl74, Met @ Liberty Garden) While I didn't use Victor for most of the game, they did a fantastic job helping me with the Elite 4 rematches. They hit hard and anytime Victor was in danger they could escape with U-Turn.

Retired Pokemon:

I actually didn't have any retired Pokemon in this run. Any Pokémon that helped me in the gyms or Elite 4, all died or made it to the Champion Team so I want to give special mention to 2 deaths I had this run that were both originally in-game trades.

-Lillil the Lilligant

:This death hurt me a lot since I lost my starter and most of my early team members around Castelia and Nimbasa besides Lillil. After that, Lillil swept Clay for me and became a central part of my team all the way up to Victory Road where I lost it against a Gigalith who OH-KOed Lillil with a Crit Stone Edge. It felt like losing ym starter all over again and hurt so much since I was so close to the Elite 4.

-Paul IV the Xatu

:While Paul sat a backseat through most of the game since most fighting types had some sort of rock type move, it still hurt losing him against Cheren. Paul has been with me since my run through of Johto in Crystal, and was my last remaining Champion from the previous regions, though thankfully the run didn't end.

Overall my run through Black 1 was a lot of fun, but I did forget how much GRINDING vs Audino you have to do to stay adequately leveled. Anyways, how do you think I did? Any comments on my team, or tips for Black 2? Let me know in the comments.

I'll be posting again after I make my run through Black 2, not up to Iris, but all the way up to Benga including all post-game superbosses such as a rematch with a certain Blonde Champion in Undella. Anyways wish me luck.

Well I'm back with an update on my Genlocke a lot sooner than last time, since Hoenn doesn't take as long. Overall though Hoenn, like usual was a relatively easy run, and though I could have avoided some of the deaths (at least 2 from random trainers), the rest were from Boss Fights.

My Champions this time were all survivors of Johto besides the new addition of my Hoenn Starter:

-Paul Jr the Xatu (He was really useful as a pivot during the Elite 4, and was very useful Vs Drake.)

-Caesar III the Vileplume (While she wasn't useful in most of the Elite 4, she really shined Vs Drake and Steven with her bulk.)

-Jin Jr the Raikou (Jin mostly helped get rid of Steven's Skarmory.)

-Todoroki the Blaziken (Besides being there with me from the start of the game and helping me get through so many gyms and boss fights, Todoroki continued to shine by sweeping Sydney, and Glacia, along with finishing off Steven.)

My Retirees:

-Pyrite the Lombre (While they were helpful early on, such as with Roxanne, Ceasar III quickly outclassed him.)

-Iona the Latias (Since Latias is given to you in Alpha Sapphire, I used her for a bit to help me with Winona, but I soon after boxed her since my rules would only allow 1 Legendary at a time in the party and I needed to take Jin Jr with me to the Elite 4.)

-Fang the Mightyena (Being my first catch he stayed apart of my party I rotated around for a long time, but after Tate and Liza I didn't really have much of a use for him since I also had Absol.)

My Deaths:

-Slakoth and Pikachu (They both died due to random trainers on Routes sadly)

-Mac the Hariyama (I had to sacrifice him to one of Norman's Slakoth to keep Todoroki alive.

-Squidward the Tentacruel (They died to a crit while fighting Wally in Victory Road.)

-Ploopy Jr the Quagsire (They died against Drake's Salamence while still over half HP. Lesson being don't underestimate Salamence's Attack Stat.)

-Myste the Absol (They died during the Champion fight, so I could get a clean switch in to Todoroki.)

Overall it was a lot of fun to revist Hoenn again, and remember why it's considered one of the easier Nuzlockes to do. Anyways it's time to start Sinnoh next, and I'll be doing Brilliant Diamond. My main reason for this is because with Pokemon Home you can easily get the National Dex as early as after Gardenia, which makes the encounters so much more varied and interesting. Any comments on how I did in Hoenn? On what my rules are for the Genlocke? Or why I'm choosing to do the remakes instead of just doing Platinum? Feel free to comment below.