Pokemon BrainStrain v.13 (approved by Lady Vulpix)

[Knight of Time]

Pokemon BrainStrain

Version 13

Admin Approved by Lady Vulpix

Workers: Knight of Time, Shadow Wolf

This game is similar in ways to Pokemon Hangman, The Riddle Game, and Lingo. However, it has some differences. To play this game, you are given the name of a Pokemon, but only the first letter. You are not given the number of letters in the Pokemon's name though, so to figure a puzzle out, you have to use a bit of logic. Basically, you have to guess Pokemon names that start with the same letter as the one being done (unlike in Pokemon Hangman, you cannot guess letters, you have to find at least one more of their positions through the guesses made, besides the first letter). The thing is, each time a guess is made, the one whose turn it is has to indicate how many letters the guess has in common with the Pokemon being done, if any (aka the same letter(s) in the same place(s) the guess has with the correct Pokemon, for example, if the Pokemon is Breloom, and someone guesses Bronzor, you'd post Br???o*, where the question marks each represent a single letter, and the asterisk represents at least one letter (hence why the asterisk is on the end when applicable). If someone correctly guesses the Pokemon, they will win a figurine of the Pokemon, and can now make their own logic Pokemon puzzle for everyone else to figure out.

When a puzzle is being done, individuals can make a max of 5 guesses each per puzzle, and there is a max of 9 incorrect guesses allowed on a puzzle, if a 10th incorrect guess occurs on a particular puzzle, the Pokemon that was being done is revealed, but nobody wins the figurine, and either me or Shadow Wolf will do the next puzzle (it's similar to what happens if the man hangs in Pokemon Hangman; a worker has to do the next puzzle if a "hanging" here happens).

In the event someone accidentally misspells the name of a Pokemon while another person is doing a puzzle, the person doing the puzzle needs to disregard the guess, since a misspelling of a Pokemon's name can still give away information. For such a situation, the misspelled guess isn't counted as an incorrect guess, thus no information comes out of it.

When someone here is doing a puzzle, you're welcome to use the BrainStrain Calculator, a big thanks goes to Lady Vulpix for making this calculator.

A note on legendaries, shinies, and mega evolved figurines- even though they can come up here, only workers can give them out.

We encourage players here to take responsibility in using the Gallery, so if you win a new figurine, you should update your post there (or make one, if you have at least one figurine, but haven't posted in the Gallery yet) to reflect the addition of your new figurine.

Sun/Moon Pokemon are now available to be won as figurines (including Alolan versions of earlier Pokemon).

Players, you may use the Official Pokemon BrainStrain Randomizer to help you pick a Pokemon for a BrainStrain puzzle here. If you select a Pokemon with alternate forms using the Official Pokemon BrainStrain Randomizer, it will tell you that form, using either parentheses, like "UNOWN (A)", or additional flavor text, like "BURMY Steel." Please don't include this extra information when doing your puzzle. You may reveal it though, if someone has won the figurine.


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Mikachu, you're up!

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Thanks for the Golduck figurine.

This one starts with S.

[Knight of Time]

Let's try Serperior first.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Serperior: S??????or

[Knight of Time]

This looks like a Staraptor to me.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

And Staraptor it is. Congratulations Knight of Time.

You're up.

[Knight of Time]

Thanks Mikachu, that's a figurine I was looking for.

The next one begins with the first consonant after the second vowel (aka an F).

[firepokemon]

Feraligatr

[Knight of Time]

Feraligatr: F??a*

[firepokemon]

Flaafy?

[Knight of Time]

firepokemon, I'm afraid I cannot accept your guess the way you spelled it. Can you fix it, please?

[firepokemon]

Oh lol missed a F.

Flaaffy

[Knight of Time]

That's better thanks.

Flaaffy: Fl?a*

[firepokemon]

Hmm not that one so the only one I can think of is Floatzel.

[Knight of Time]

The only one you can think of is the correct answer, firepokemon.

'hands you the Floatzel figurine'

Go for it.

[firepokemon]

The next letter starts with M

[Knight of Time]

Let's start with Manectric.

[firepokemon]

lol that was fast

Manectric: Manectric

[Knight of Time]

Wow, first try! That's very rare, but thanks firepokemon, I'll gladly take the figurine.

Meanwhile, can you guys "C" the first letter here? It's the one you guys can start with.

[firepokemon]

Chandelure please.

[Knight of Time]

Chandelure: C*

[firepokemon]

Corsola

[Link]

Chesnaught

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

How about Celebi?

[Knight of Time]

Corsola: C??s?l*
Chesnaught: C??s*
Celebi: C*

[firepokemon]

Crustle?

[Knight of Time]

Bingo. Congrats firepokemon, the Crustle figurine is yours.

'hands it over'

Go for it.

[firepokemon]

The next letter is E

[Knight of Time]

Let's try Eevee to start.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

And I'll try Empoleon.

[firepokemon]

Eevee: E*
Empoleon: E*

[Knight of Time]

How about Electivire?

[firepokemon]

Electivire: E*

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Excadrill?

[Knight of Time]

I'll try Escavalier next.

[firepokemon]

Excadrill it is. Well done.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Thanks firepokemon.

This starts with P.

[firepokemon]

Pidgeot

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Quite revealing.

Pidgeot: Pi???o

[Lady Vulpix]

Is it Pineco?