I know this is a shiny hunting blog.
But.
I thought it would be fun to keep track of my challenge run on Shield between shiny encounters! The rules for this run are as follows:
Only one Pokemon can be used between gym challenges. You can use your starter to begin with, or switch it out for one of the early route Pokemon. This cannot be chosen, it must be randomly encountered.
Once the gym has been cleared, your current Pokemon must be swapped out for a new one. This can be obtained from any available route up until this point, but it cannot be chosen/ must be randomly encountered (close your eyes when entering the grass!). You can release your previous Pokemon or box it until the challenge is over.
The replacement Pokemon must be raised to the level of the previous Pokemon.
No healing items.
No running from any battles. A Pokemon spawned under your feet? It needs to be defeated. Over levelled Wild Area Pokemon don't count for this, because death is imminent no matter what you do.
I'm not sure how challenging it will be yet as I haven't played either Sword or Shield to completion, but the rules can be adjusted if it turns out to be too easy.
With that being said, here is my first little friend:
Sobble is the hardest difficulty setting with the grass type gym coming up.
Wish me luck!
