Category: Pokemon Solo Runs
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Empoleon Platinum Solo Run: Waddle On
While Empoleon is built for special offense, I doubted the good old Water-type complement of Surf and Ice Beam would lead to a swift finish. A lack of ways to boost Special Attack and Speed would leave me at the mercy of endgame speedsters like Infernape and Garchomp, even with some overleveling. As such, I…
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Infernape Platinum Solo Run: Where’s the Fire?
So, uh, I may have taken things a bit TOO much faster. Don’t get me wrong, it felt great to finish in two settings instead of, like, five for Torterra, but I was overconfident in my endgame strategy and suffered some embarrassing losses along the way. Infernape’s a fairly uncommon design in that it’s good…
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Torterra Platinum Solo Run: Earthquake with a Sidelined Salad
I’ve been inspired to take on itemless Pokemon solo runs. The puzzles of optimizing completion time and avoiding losses have put Pokemon games in a new light that I want to bring to Platinum. Most of the creators out there focus on the first three generations, as they’re shorter and less mechanically dense. However, Platinum’s…
