Alright! Second update, and first Gym Badge!
Meeting a Gym Leader face-to-face... Meh. Done that plenty of times before
Level 9 Pidgeotto? What a hacker
Oh Yeah! I win!
Venture out onto Route 32 and meet my second teammate, Sparkle the Mareep. Would've been nice if she came before Falkner.
Hmm... It looks tasty, but I don't want to support Pokemon cruelty
My team at the end of the chapter, before Union Cave. Mareep is unfortunately only available
after you beat Falkner, so she had to do a lot of grinding to catch up with Volc. Falkner was taken down in three hits of Ember, while Volc only took about 10hp damage throughout the battle. So my team stands at level 18 Quilava, level 13 Mareep and Level 0 Egg.
On a side note, if anyone is playing through Shiny Gold, or any hack game, feel free to post photos and team updates here!