Playing a Gen I-VIII Pokémon Game? Share your achievements here.

Gabi

And by "achievements" I don't mean collectible labels, but things you have achieved and are happy about.

I have been playing Pokémon Legends: Arceus lately. I play erratically, because I'm busy and that game takes time, but I got to play a bit last night and I got my two favorite Pokémon!

I found Vulpix by chance while looking for a Lost Satchel in the Coastlands. Vaporeon took a lot of preparation. I chose the Water Stone as a reward from the Umbreon quest a long time ago, and since then I'd been looking for an Eevee with good enough stats. Yesterday I got an alpha. So I guess that means I now have an alpha Vaporeon.

I also finished collecting 100 leeks and caught a Manaphy and two Phione - my first legendaries in this game - but I'm not crazy about legendaries. Vulpix and Vaporeon gave me more joy.

ICanSnake

Last month before PLZA came out, I had to play PLA. I got it on release but dropped it after the second boss. My plan was to finish the game so that I could unlock the Arceus requirement you need for BDSP. I was hoping to complete my shiny trio, since I had already shiny hunted for Shaymin and Darkrai I was only missing Arceus.

I played through PLA last month and beat it in about a week, and in that time I completed the Pokedex too. Now that the Pokedex was completed, I unlocked the Azure Flute in BD. I had a few weeks of time before I would be invested in PLZA, so I wanted to hunt for Shiny Arceus before the game came out. It took a little bit to relearn how to navigate through Mount Coronet and get to Spear Pillar. I was planning to put a lot of my extra time into hunting for the shiny. So I SR'd for the first night, and into the second day, and into the second night... Suddenly it shined! I was so surprised because my Shiny Shaymin took 7 months on and off and it took me years to get Shiny Darkrai. This was such a quick hunt, my quickest ever hunt. I'm so proud Arceus shined so easily and I got back my free time for the next few weeks until PLZA released.

Gabi

ICanSnake Whoa! I wouldn't have the time nor the patience to do a third of the things you mentioned!

I feel the Pokédex is ridiculously hard to complete. I've only ever completed the Alolan Pokédex, but at least the others only required you to catch each Pokémon once. This one requires multiple other tasks. I don't even know if it is possible to catch one of each Pokémon without an online subscription - which I am not planning to get.

And shiny hunting would require a lot more time than I will ever be able to dedicate to a game. I did some shiny hunting in friend safaris in Pokémon X, and some chain fishing in Sun, but that was it.

As for finishing the story within a week, I'd have to quit one of my two jobs in order to do it. I've already beaten the Coronet boss, but getting there took me over a month. And I spent the last two weeks doing quests. That said, it's not like I get to play everyday, or spend four hours of a single day playing, so I understand that my pace is slow and have accepted it.

So... congratulations on all those otherworldly achievements!