Summary
- A skilled Pokemon player managed to beat Pokemon Shining Pearl using only Shuckle, showcasing the flexibility of strategy and team-building in the game.
- Despite Shuckle's low offensive powers and speed, the player used a combination of Rollout, Power Split, Defense Curl, Substitute, and Acupressure to win battles.
- While using Shuckle may seem like a hilarious choice, other players have also created challenging self-imposed runs, such as defeating the Elite Four with a team of baby Pokemon, showcasing the diverse ways to play the game.
A skilled Pokemon Shining Pearl player has recently managed to beat the entire game using only Shuckle. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are the Switch remakes of the fourth generation of Pokemon games, and this self-imposed challenge showcases just how flexible these titles can be in terms of strategy and team-building, provided gamers are experienced and careful.
Not all Pokemon are equally suited for battle, and Shuckle is definitely not on most people’s lists of best Pokemon in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. While the creature does have some pretty good defensive stats, its HP value is not very high. Also, it’s often considered to have atrocious speed and very low offensive powers. Pokemon Shining Pearl takes a considerable amount of effort to beat, so using Shuckle is definitely risky.
Despite all the obstacles, a Pokemon player called Darkdragon1231989 finished a run in Pokemon Shining Pearl using only Shuckle. According to the gamer, they actually completed the game using this turtle Pokemon twice. At first, they traded after the first gym in Pokemon Shining Pearl to get the creature. In a second, more recent run, however, they already started with Shuckle and kept the turtle-like Pokemon up until the end. Darkdragon1231989 also described their strategy to win battles. Most of the time, they used a combination of Rollout and Power Split to do enough damage to enemies, while improving defense with Defense Curl. Towards the end of the game, they leaned harder on abilities such as Substitute and Acupressure, though.
Most people in the comments were pretty impressed by the skill demonstrated by Darkdragon1231989, while others thought it was a pretty hilarious choice to pick this Pokemon. Paco-ramon, for instance, commented that Rock/Bug-type Pokemon were a pretty strong combination for offense. However, that would be lost on Shuckle, which is ironic.
This player is not the only person to create a highly difficult self-imposed challenge to beat Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Peal, though. A few months ago, a gamer called SouthWhell was able to defeat Elite Four with Baby Pokemon. SouthWhell’s whole team featured the starter Piplup, Gible, Shinx, Ralts, Riolu, and Houndour. While most of them are not among the strongest Pokemon someone could use to beat the Elite Four, they had pretty good synergy, and the gamer was able to do it with the creatures on levels roughly around 70. While not as impressive as using only Shuckle, it’s still quite a feat.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are available on Nintendo Switch.