Luxray-line Solo Challenge - Pokemon Platinum

Rules:
1. Only my starter in battle
2. No items in battle, except held items
3. No glitches, exploits, save states, or RNG manipulation
4. No evasion moves before level 100*
Rule details:
-- *In gen1, evasion boosting is allowed if the Pokemon does it through means other than learning the move by level up or TM. For example, using Mimic or Mirror Move to boost evasion is allowed. (This exception is to keep ranking consistent with my legacy videos.)
-- I am allowed to manipulate my starter
-- I play the game at 4x game speed
-- For fair comparisons all my Pokemon have perfect (or near perfect) DVs / IVs
-- I am allowed to catch HM users - I can use all field moves
-- All in-battle glitches are allowed in generation 1
-- In generation 1, I'm allowed to skip Marowak with the Poke Doll
-- Surge's trash-can-puzzle is automatically solved
-- The bike is allowed in gen1, banned in gen2, and allowed for bypassing terrain in gen3
-- Saving between league members is allowed
-- If the solo Pokemon faints and I choose to blackout it counts towards my reset counter
-- I can pause the game and timer to take breaks
-- The footage is sped up / slowed down to match the pace of my narration
-- The ability Pickup can only be used if the starter has it
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[@thedancingguy828]

You reminded of me?!?! Thank you Scott, that means so much to me and shows that you are a great guy, i watch your videos since you had like 2k or so views! I just don´t comment that often anymore, i am gonna change this, i am gonna start commenting again every video

[@Soldaraku]

A handful of things I hope will be somewhat useful in future playthroughs.

[@lorddelibird]

For the future I highly recommend trying to grab natural gift from the veil stone department store. If you line up your berries it can help as a one time use move to get rid of particularly problematic pokemon like the steelix. I don’t think it’s broken like hidden power since it is one time use and has an item cost but I imagine it could save a lot of time.

[@cryogyro3779]

Sitrus Berries are the key to tough fights in this game. With a bit more HP, you can power through Byron's Steelix without Swagger gambling, and they generally make the difference for fights that are just slightly out of reach. (E: other comments reminded me that Natural Gift Fire was my actual answer to Byron)

[@fernandoguillen5996]

Luxray should've been a part dark type

[@goldkobold6496]

Odd question but wouldn’t it be more beneficial to knock out Giratina in this situation since Luxray can realistically one shot and get some good exp gains from the legend?

[@shimmianNS]

On the twenty-eighth day of December, Scott's Thoughts gave to me:

[@OnceAic]

The moveset for this generation looks very good after Gen 1-3, I love the physical/special split

[@Cjbball4]

It would be fun to see how Luxray would do if you gave it the egg move Ice Fang which I feel like could help it a lot.

[@steeliodoesminecraft2645]

Something to keep in mind for later, stealth rock is amazing for Cyrus in case a pokemon struggles and doesn't get a better rock move. ~(1/4 damage on switch in for only 1 turn of setup) Shouldn't impact this run, but thought of it when I saw you selling it.

[@asierrv]

love your progress dude, each run you get so much better. pd: maybe you want to start implementing tutor moves in the movepool chart since in this game they are so much accesible, magnet rise will make a huge change in electric pokemon final times for sure!

[@TJF588]

That Gardenia introduction segment is so cuuute!

[@treiz01]

Shinx was the first full odds shiny I ever caught, so I will forever have a special place in my heart for this cute lil guy.

[@Tarkduckleduck]

Hey Scott! Nice video as always. For future runs I think you should keep the move Natural Gift in mind. It isn't particularly like...

[@xxovampireoxx]

I've been waiting for this ever since I found your channel and you mentioned you were planning on doing a luxray run eventually! Worth the wait!

[@PlutoDarknight]

Charge is kind of the True Strike of Pokemon

[@maxspecs]

I look forward to Rotom’s playthrough! Electric types with Levitate are always fun, and there’s the aspect of swapping forms to handle different situations in Platinum…provided you can activate the secret key.

[@Pepperly]

First, loving these daily videos; i'm currently working on a pokemon-themed mural for my best friend's nursery and having your runs keep me company is perfect. Not distracting at all and I know the games well enough to not have to constantly watch like some other streamers. Your narration of all the interesting bits is also great for no-screen entertainment.

[@Felkastrasz]

I am so happy you finally decided to do Platinum. By far my most played games as a kid/teenager. Lookin forward to a "Munchlax only" :D

[@eekajmoneybaby9309]

Loving the new series btw can't wait for more series to become available as new tech comes out