[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Dragonstrike]

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Hmm, let me think about it. Also, here a list of the Pokemon I might wish for:

Luxray
Gyarados
Steelix
Heracross
Haunter
Honckrow
Rotom
Chansey
Clefable
Spiritomb
Skorupi
Riolu
Gligar
Kirlia
Houndoor
Scyther

If there is any Delta variant of any of those I might be interested.

Gyarados, Steelix, Rotom, Spiritomb, and Riolu are all ineligible due to being very, very rare in the wild in Sinnoh or too massive to keep in larger numbers for research purposes.

The more common the pokemon you're trading for is, the more likely Professor Rowan is going to have a strange variant of the evolution line (or some other surprise).  In addition, keep in mind that the pokemon Professor Rowan will trade typically won't be fully evolved, and evolved forms can sometimes be considered rarer.  

Here's the general rarity of each evolution line on that list:

Common

Generally, Common Pokemon can appear in various places all over the region, or appear earlier in the games.

- Shinx and Luxio (easy to find in Sinnoh wherever they appear)
- Gligar (Able to appear in many locations in Sinnoh if Dual Slot is accounted for.  Most common on Route 206)
- Ralts and Kirlia (Rather common on Routes 203, 204, 208, 209, and 212)

Uncommon

Uncommon Pokemon tend to only appear in a handful of places in the Region.  They may also be common encounters in those places.

- Murkrow (most common in Eterna Forest and Lost Tower [Night])
- Gastly and Haunter (most common in Eterna Forest and Lost Tower)
- Cleffa and Clefairy (most common in Mt. Coronet, particularly in the morning)
- Houndour and Houndoom (most common on Routes 214 and 215, particularly during the day. Also somewhat common on Valor Lakefront at night)

Rare

Rare pokemon are typically hard to find no matter where you look, regardless of how many locations they actually show up in.  Pokeradar, Swarm, and Dual Slot mode exclusive pokemon automatically go in this category if they are not in the Sinnoh pokedex.

- Heracross (Rare Honey Tree encounter)
- Happiny and Chansey (Rarely found on Route 209, Route 210, and in Mr. Backlot's Trophy Garden)
- Scyther (Rarely found on Routes 210 and 215.  More common in the morning, however)
- Skorupi (Rare encounter in the Great Marsh)