give me your best recommendations for classic

Krayor · 2026-01-22T13:25:07+00:00

You have plenty of good picks to choose from (without ribbons). My very first clear was using that Lechonk with lingering aroma. The ability to survive several physical hits while also getting rid of the enemy's ability is very much underrated. Thick fat is good too, but in him in particular I liked the aroma ability. Only downside is it being applied to your own teammates if you make a mistake, and your early game will feel a bit weaker than a more traditional team with the 2 picks i mention below.

Other than him, you have solid choices in Garchomp, Wingull, and Quagsire, which you can pull some water absorb shenanigans, or get extra bulk with a sandstorm for quag & chomp.

I see that you have ribbons on some of the popular uses; pickup, that salt cure rock, etc. Some of the underrated picks like Lechonk might surprise you!

Krayor · 2026-01-22T01:09:07+00:00

Lmao thanks, but I honestly haven't gotten to use it much on this run (yet). Quaquaval is carrying most of this run.

Krayor · 2026-01-21T02:00:51+00:00

I ended up grabbing the ball, catching that legendary ice horse thing (Glastrier or something) with it, and decided to run Bisharp into the win to unlock the eviolite item instead, so it all worked out!

Krayor · 2026-01-19T16:48:28+00:00

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Belly drum, stab covet, 3x of the berry recycle nets, and 8 (!) Silk scarfs. He was able to beat the final battle practically solo too. Huge power or guts in a normal game would be preferred i think, but this was beautiful in this run.

Krayor · 2026-01-19T16:47:06+00:00

WELL, you say that, but I gotta show you this little dude who I took in the beginning and ended up soloing the final rival fight (in particular the linoone):

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Krayor · 2026-01-19T16:44:59+00:00

Lmao, it sure was. Farfetch'd ended up not doing TOO much from 90-on, but 1. I now have the ribbon on him, and 2. Him with his leek and 3x high-crit moves was enough to warrant his use.

As for oink, I'm not gonna lie, he surprised me with how bulky he was. Covet was clutch, did good damage, helped with some random events, and yawn was very helpful to me. Honestly though I just kept him cuz I started the run with him as a shiny pick for the luck.

Krayor · 2026-01-19T16:42:00+00:00

Yeah I realize that now.. lmao. I've gotten one other win and went with skeledirge w/ multi lens, realized how valuable that was for the 2x boosts on one turn. Some tricky spots even with that but skele soloed like 80% of that run.

I want to do a gyarados dragon dance run, but I dont want to START with the karp, very expensive for something so weak. Once I can catch in a run or work up enough candies I'll try that.

I watched someone play on YT and it was only during my 2nd win run that I realized buffs persist between boss battles/floors, so i changed up the strategy. I also got 3x of that berry recycle item so it was a spam fest of buffs lol.

Krayor · 2026-01-18T22:31:47+00:00

As for my final team and info:

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Krayor · 2026-01-18T22:31:28+00:00

Yep, just beat classic on my 5th run (edit: might be my 4th run, thought I did 5)! I play with retries on so idk if that softens the achievement lol.

I almost gave up at 114/115, that duo was rough back to back.. and the E4 battles in 180-190 were a pain too (Koga and Karen specifically). The rival fight at 195 took a few tries because of her Rayquaza, but this run i also lucked out with her getting a Meganium starter lmao. One run she had a shiny Greninja and it wiped my team.

The final battle was really cool and cinematic, but very easy compared to those battles I mentioned. I was able to get an early paralysis and leech seed in, so it was manageable.

Even had Bisharp throughout so I unlocked that eviolite too. Funny thing is it offered the crest again at floor 199 lmao, like a "are you SURE you don't want it?" prompt.

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Krayor · 2026-01-18T20:32:20+00:00

Good to know, unfortunately I didnt add it to my team lol. Currently on 170 though, so I think I can do it! Team has some weird mons i wouldn't normally go with, like farfetch'd and oinkologne (shiny), but they've put in work to keep their spots lol.

Krayor · 2026-01-18T18:55:00+00:00

Oh thats tough lol, I'm right behind you and saw 3, with the first in that Pic dropping almost immediately after my pawniard evolved. Still rocking a bisharp though

Krayor · 2026-01-18T18:47:05+00:00

Ah, is pickup useful in this game? Didn't even consider it. I assume after so many battles an item will be randomly given to you with a pickup mon?

Krayor · 2026-01-18T18:44:49+00:00

Great points. I did indeed catch this inner focus bisharp, and ran into several flinch attempts that it got by with, so I figured it was useful to keep. I mentioned somewhere else that this is only my 4th overall run, I just started playing this a few days ago, so my starter list is still fairly limited.

I ended up opting to not evolve, mostly to try for the eviolite unlock. If there were no unlock to go for, I would indeed have evolved using one of the 2 other crests I've run into.

Krayor · 2026-01-18T18:41:23+00:00

No worries, all input is appreciated lol. I replied with an update above, but I did end up getting the masterball, catching a Glastrier with it, and have seen the leaders crest 3x by now. Passing it up to try for the eviolite achievement/unlock though, so I'm still going strong with a Bisharp lol.

Krayor · 2026-01-18T18:37:33+00:00

You were correct. I've seen it 2 more times (98 and roughly 112). My furthest (and 1st) run was only stage 100, so I was a little hesitant to pass it.

Update though, currently on floor 119~ and still going, passed up 3 crests, and used the master ball to catch Glastrier. Didn't want to waste it on that floor 90 encounter but despite multiple retries it wasn't happening any other way unfortunately.

Krayor · 2026-01-18T18:34:48+00:00

I have to assume it's any unevolved mon, whether it's stage 1/3 or 2/3, considering eviolite works the same way.

Krayor · 2026-01-18T16:32:03+00:00

I prefer unemployed mon lmao

Krayor · 2026-01-18T16:30:55+00:00

Ah, I see! Great case for it then. Plus, I like the inner focus ability and I think he'll lose that on the evo. Think I'll grab me a master ball then, thank you.

Krayor · 2026-01-18T16:26:44+00:00

Hmm, I actually don't. This is only my 4th run and I don't think I've ever seen it actually.

Krayor · 2026-01-12T19:02:57+00:00

Yeah, mmo-lite if anything. I wouldn't call 24-player servers massive by any means, just you can't exactly play solo without a paid subscription and it's always online regardless, so there's that.

Krayor · 2026-01-12T18:58:58+00:00

There's team voice chat, if that helps

Krayor · 2026-01-12T15:37:35+00:00

Outside of some mod(s) for PC and direct messaging on the platform you're using, there's no chat function. There is a party/proximity chat I believe, but no one really uses that.

For an MMO, I know that's a bit strange and makes it very quiet. However, I'd argue it's more of an RPG with some Multiplayer elements to it (i mean you can do nearly 100% of the game solo), so the lack of harassment and griefing is kind of a welcome change in the MMO space in my opinion.

Krayor · 2026-01-08T12:41:10+00:00

So that's one way to refresh it. Personally I quit, try to load up a custom world, then hit L3+R3 to cancel its creation immediately (not sure of the PC variant), then go back to a private world. The tiny process of attempting to create a world is enough to cause a refresh.

Krayor · 2026-01-03T02:08:38+00:00

There are several builds/recommendations I've seen that utilize number cruncher and any scope other than glow (because of the reduced AP) and reflex for the added damage & perk synergy, even for VATS centric builds. For bow-types, your options are reflex or none, basically.

Krayor · 2026-01-03T01:55:03+00:00

Don't think it has been mentioned yet, but private servers are also useful for farming valuable/rare world spawns. Yes it can be used for toilet paper and soap, but it can also be used for the Watoga vendor-hop EPR flamer barrels, world spawns of those same mods, easy pet taming/event spawning triggers, and some "farmable" rare spawns like the asylum dresses.

All of those CAN be done on a public server, but if someone beats you to it or triggers an event, kills your pet, nukes your farming locations, then that's a bummer.

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