Hey there everyone, it’s time to check out what data was on that disk that Ein left for us.
*turns out it’s a list of the Shadow Pokemon that have been made, but of course it was wiped as I expected*
Yeah, can’t say I didn’t see that coming. Anyway apparently Nett says he’ll try to recover the data somehow and he’ll contact me when he does. I don’t know why Ein didn’t just smash the thing to bits, it would’ve been so much more sure to be taken care of then...
So, where do I go next for real then?
*I talk to the kid outside the base just randomly and he tells me to talk to Silva about Realgam tower*
Well there we go! But before I do that, I have something to take care of.
Well really, more like 100 somethings. Yeah, I’m going to do a whole bunch of the stuff I’ve neglected up until now, starting with at least part of Mt. Battle! And then all the colosseum’s I’ve passed up until now, and that Pre-gym leader from ages ago, and trying to get that Ariados I missed... lots of stuff basically.
Alright Mt. Battle is mostly just a bunch of battles against weak Pokemon until you get to a certain point so I won’t bore you with the details. I’ll just relay anything particularly interesting/infuriating to you guys as I go.
Oh, and by “weak” Pokemon I mean the first battle starts out against a level 16 Tailow and a lv 15 Hoothoot. And you’re fully healed after each battle. There won’t be anything interesting for a while, trust me.
*Gets to the end of the first area and faces off against Area Leader Vander*
Wait a second... area leader? BOSS MONS BAHAHAHAHA! At level 18 and 20! Finally Voice is going to get his solos in due to exploiting a loophole! YAY CHEATING!
*OHKO’s two Pokemon with surf finally fulfilling that dumb restiriction*
Seriously, if I ever do another Colosseum scramble I’m just going ahead and saying “no solos” because they work terrible for double battles.
*continues on and encounters 0 resistance through area 2*
Don’t worry, things will pick up come later areas when they actually start using Pokemon around my level. After that they’ll actually be too high for me so I’ll have to move on to something else.
*by the end of area 3 the Pokemon have just hit level 30*
Good lord this is going to take a while before I get to good battles isn’t it?
*BOOM and suddenly lava out of nowhere*
Holy shit, when did I enter a dark lava filled chamber? Jeeze, there are no railings on these platforms. This place CANNOT be OSHA compliant.
*At battle #34 I finally encounter the first opponent I do not OHKO*
But it was because I was using a 4x resisted attack... seriously, this shit is so easy it’s embarrassing.
*Several battles later*
Klepto wants to learn Screech eh? Well that actually could be useful, except that Klepto doesn’t really have space for it. Unfortunately, I’ll have to pass this one up...
*Finally in the next area things start actually halfway posing threats, being only 10 levels below me*
Hey, I don’t OHKO everything anymore! Maybe I’ll have some fun here yet!
*I level up with Voice and accidentally delete Rain Dance and get Screech instead*
... Well I do want Screech, but I wanted to get rid of Scary Face not Rain Dance! ACK! Well, I know where I’m going after this... Phenac Colosseum is where I can obtain the Rain Dance TM, and it should be easy enough to get that. So, I guess I’ll head there come next rest stop...
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God I need to pay more attention when I’m playing this shit.
Random Athelete after defeat: “I’m dripping with perspiration!”
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Ew.
*Mario is trying to learn Psychic!*
... I so wish I could.
*DENIED*
*Finally beat the area 5 boss*
Alright, now to go to Phenac and get Voice Rain Dance back!\
*Quickly heads there and enters the challenge*
Alright, I’ll TRY to solo this with Voice without Rain Dance at first, but if things start going downhill I’ll just do it next time.
*Enters the stadium*
Woah this place is fancy, water falling all over, pretty flags, and some sort of water coloured gemstone glittering on the ceiling (or is that a globe of suspended water??). This place puts Pyrite to shame.
*First battle is against 2 unevolved lv 40 normal types*
Huh, I might actually be able to solo this without rain dance...
OH also I’m changing the definition of a solo in double battles for this to mean that the soloer has to be the only one to inflict damage. Status conditions that don’t inflict status and basically everything else is fair game. Why? Because fuck solos in Colosseum. Ruins the whole damn point of the game and they’re as annoying as hell D:< If I take another Colosseum scramble someday, there’ll be a “no solos” rule gottit?
*First battle is ridiculously easy*
Alright, will this pick up at all or do I have a clear shot to victory?
*Second battle contains 2 OHKOs and Voice barely being scratched*
Geeze, and I thought I’d need rain dance for this?
*Also, the semi-final battle music for Colosseums is awesome*
Damn this is way too easy. Alright, Finals up next!
*He has three Pokemon all 5+ lower than Voice and unevolved*
... I’d say this was anticlimactic if anything had been building up to this battle in the first place.
*Voice effortlessly completes his requirement to solo a Colosseum*
Well, that was about 10 times easier than I thought. I thought for sure they’d be at least level 50s... Well, I’m not complaining. Time to learn rain dance again Voice!
Alright, now I’m going to do Phenac Colosseum three more times to get the other three TMs obtainable here. I’ll fill you in if anything interesting actually happens (which probably won’t).
*After slogging through another 4 trainers with extremely weak Pokemon*
Good lord it’s Mt. Battle all over again. At least I got TM 11 Sunny Day out of it.
*After another solid trouncing of underleveled Pokemon*
I’m really starting to feel bad pounding on these unevolved weaklings with my fully evolved monsters. Ah well, TM 19 Giga Drain obtained! DR.PROTECT also got the option to learn Rockslide, but I passed it up due to his craptacular Attack and Yawn’s utility. It is the only way I can put Shadow Pokemon to sleep after all, thanks to Fluffy’s restriction against fighting them.
*One more uneventful challenge later*
Alright, TM 22 Solar beam and we’re done here. I will almost certainly be using none of these TMs meaning this was almost completely a waste of time, but the OCD in me wouldn’t let me not do it. Hope you enjoyed that.
Alright, now before we leave Phenac there’s another loose end I haven’t tied up yet here. Remember that pre-gym? Yeah, we still haven’t fought the leader Justy there yet, so let’s go do that now! There’s a 89% chance his Pokemon are horrifically underleveled, and I just pulled that statistic out of the air. Point being, don’t expect much.
*Justy has underleveled unevolved Pokemon. Shocker!*
Yeah... anyway, he has 6 of them. Should be easy.
*Start Sandstorm and evasion spamming, after many misses and a few Ariel Aces from his Gligar, Omega actually almost faints*
... Wow this is bullshit.
*From then on in I actually use a bit of strategy and win without any faints... but two go into the red*
Well that was a lot more annoying than I expected. Evasion stall with sandstorm... goddamn that crap. He had Sand Viel Pokemon out the wazoo of course. But hey, I got TM 27 Return for my trouble and that’s actually a good move! I might well teach that to someone at some point.
Anyway, next up is Pyrite Colosseum! Let’s see if it’s any harder over there shall we?
*BOOM level 50+*
... I might not win this.
*First fight goes fairly well with Mario’s Reflect allowing Omega to beat up on the normal types*
Alright, onto the next one. I am not at all confident this is going to end in me winning btw.
*Lv 52 Delecatty and lv 51 Jigglypuff*
At least they only have 2 or three Pokemon most of the time...
*Goes fairly easily using the same strategy*
Man I am glad I decided to go with Mario and Omega in the lead spot...
*next up is a lv 52 Doduo, a lv 51 Loudred and a lv 53 Furret*
At least I’m likely to get lots of experience here... I’m worried Mario is going to faint though.
*Finals has a Chaser with 4 Pokemon, including the first one that isn’t at least part normal, a lv 53 Koffing*
Well that won’t be an issue with Mario around, but I still think I’m going to put up Reflect first.
*After the coffing goes down, a lv 55 Combusken comes out*
Well am I ever glad I have Mario out now...
*Combusken is OHKO’d, revealing his final Pokemon to be a Swellow. However, Omega is KO’d when the Sklakoth he failed to KO last round pulls a reversal out of its ass.*
Well damn. This is starting to get a little hairy...
*Swellow is Glowing!*
OH FUCK DIE DIE DIE DIE
*Thankfully, Fluffy, who came in for Omega, paralyzes it wtih Dragonbreath*
Whew... alright, now I can finish it before it lets off that Sky Attack. I don’t think anyone other than Dr. Protect could take that...
*Victory! I get TM 01 Focus Punch!*
Hey another move for Omega, not that he’ll ever get the chance to pull it off! At least I’ll have another option... Now to do this 3 more times! Oh lord this is going to be nerve-wracking.
*Round 2 starts with a couple unevolved grass types. I’m leading with Voice and DR.PROTECT this match*
The good thing is that if some of my Pokemon DO faint they’re healed between battles so with the exception of Mario there’s no consequences for it. I just have to concentrate on winning overall which shouldn’t be TOO difficult.
*Second battle has DR.PROTECT and Voice both come close to fainting, but in the end I win without either going down*
DR.PROTECT survived that with 1HP and Voice with 9 (and poisoned!). Honestly... I’m kinda liking the extra challenge here.
*Third battle has Voice faint due to the overwhelming presence of Grass types this round. Fluffy comes out and cleans up*
Of course the one where I lead with Voice would be the one overflowing with Grass types. Why the hell not?
*The finals start out with a lv 53 Nuzleaf and a lv 52 Grovyle*
Yeah I’m going to lose voice here probably... oh well
*Grovyle outspeeds Voice and takes in Sunlight*
Yup, Light Screen or not he’s fucked. I think I’ll be nice and switch him out...
*Swapped out to Fluffy, who is barely scratched by it*
*Trollface*
*Next Solar Beam crits and OHKOs DR.PROTECT*
Grovyle: *Trollface*
....... fuck you too.
*His Nuzleaf was replaced by a Lairon so I send voice back in. Fluffy comes down from her Fly and KOs that Grovyle right back*
But I get the last laugh!
*The Lairon is predictably OHKO’d by Surf, and I win the second tournament!*
Alright! Just two more to go! This time I get TM 07 Hail... utterly useless to me unfortunately. Two more times to go here!
*I lead with Voice and DR.PROTECT again. First battle is against two ground types, setting the stage for this round*
... Ground types? Aw shit, DR.PROTECT is toast... At least Voice won’t have trouble this time.
*He actually survives the first battle easily, though this might have something to do with taking no Ground Type attacks*
The real trick here is going to be avoiding KOing more than two Pokemon with Voice...
*Next battle sees little difficulty with the opponent only having two Pokemon that go down quickly*
I think that might’ve been the easiest battle I’ve done in here so far...
*Next opponent also has two Pokemon, but these are higher level and 2nd stage evolutions. Unfortunately for my opponent, they are a Graveler and Pupitar*
Surf’s up dude!
*DOUBLE OHKO! BOOM SHAKALAKA!*
That was probably the single worst built team for doubles ever in the history of Pokemon.
*Next battle has the guy lead with a Gligar and Quagsire*
This on the other hand is a bit nastier... well maybe DR.PROTECT can get up a screen before going down... Now Voice doesn’t need any more training so I’ll take him out and put in Klepto. Besides, I might need Voice later in the fight...
*DR.PROTECT only manages to get Reflect up before being OHKO’d by Quagsire’s Waterfall, but Flame Body burned it*
Well that actually turned out fairly well. Mario is going to come out now, as Omega is weak to Gligar’s Ariel Ace and the other two are halfway to level 50.
*Mario 2HKOs the Gligar but takes some heavy damage in the process, much to my dismay*
Gosh dang it, I don’t want Mario to faint here... I guess I’ll just hope for confusion hax. Surely that Shelgon he just sent in isn’t that threatening riiiight?
*Well not when it gets OHKO’d by a Critical Psybeam it isn’t. His final Pokemon is Pelipper, who gets Confused as it comes in by Klepto*
And Mario lives another day, thanks to hax! Nice to see it work in my favor for once...
*Quagsire goes down to Psybeam the next turn while the Pelipper is hit with Toxic, and then hit by itself*
Alright, looking good! Maybe Mario can get out of this without losing a faint counter!
*For once I didn’t jinx myself, and thanks to confusion hax I win yet another TM*
Let’s see what I got... TM05 Roar. Well... that’s pretty much useless. Ah well, maybe the next one will be better?
*First battle of the final round starts with a Pikachu and a Minum, showing the theme this time to be electric types. I enter with Klepto and DR.PROTECT in the lead*
Oh joy, what’s the bet I see more Thunder spamming later on...
*Second one pulls a Wailmer out of nowhere to go with her Voltorb*
Ok, that’s slightly odd but whatever. I just hope it doesn’t murder DR.PROTECT before she can get up a screen.
*Not really, but she still fainted. Funilly enough, the Voltorb did far more damage. Next one has a Magnemite and Larvitar leading*
*yawn* did I say this was going to be nerve wracking a few challenges ago?
*The next battle starts off against an Electrode and Lunatone*
Dang, finally they bring out the big guns. Took them long enough this round. I forsee an Explosion coming...
*nope, instead the Electrode focuses on Screeching like crazy. The Lunatone is the one that Explodes while Electrode Protects, KOing poor Klepto*
Well that sucked. Of course though, it`s not like you`re going to be able to win just by exploding...
*Instead the Machoke that comes in tries to KO DR.PROTECT with Dynamic Punch, before getting OHKO’d itself by a Focus Punch from Omega*
I guess that move turned out useful after all. Just gotta be able to predict the opponent...
*Yeah, shame I didn’t predict the Explosion that took Omega down to 8HP right after Ampharos came in*
Ah whatever, I still have 4 Pokemon left and he has one. Time to die!
*Mario comes in but only does around 1/3 to the Ampharos with Psybeam, while it finishes off Omega with Strength of all things*
Ah whatever, come in Fluffy. This won’t last much longer. Stupid explosion though, half my team is down.
*Another couple turns sees Ampharos fall without incident giving me my final victory at Pyrite Colosseum*
So what TM do I get this time? TM31... BRICK BREAK! Awww yeah, now Omega is in business! Finally I get a move with perfect accuracy and normal priority... this should help the poor big guy out a lot.
Alright, I did a quick check and saw that the Pokemon in the Under Colosseum outlevel me by up to 10 levels, so I’m not going there right away. Instead, I am first going to go see if I can catch that Ariados I missed last chapter...
*The Shadow Pokemon lab is completely empty*
... Well fuck. I had better be able to recapture that Ariados at some point because otherwise I’ll be awfully pissed I didn’t just waste all the other Shadow Pokemon I encountered up until now.
*Checks GameFAQs and finds out that no, I don’t get another chance to catch it*
Welp, looks like I’m not going for 100% purification from now on! Alright then Shadow Pokemon, from now on YOU ALL DIE BITCHEEEES!
Soooo then... I guess I’ll finish off some of Mt. Battle then eh?
*I teleport up to Area 6 and begin my slaughter anew, with the first area falling without difficulty*
Alright, now everyone is level 50! I should be able to do another area or two before I’m forced to give in. The next area will have the opponents reach around my level (finally) so it might actually be a challenge.
*after two battles in Area 7*
Wow yeah, difficulty level has definitely taken a jump. Each of them appears to have 4 Pokemon at least, all around level 45 with decent strategies. Still, no real difficulties so far... Oh, the place is also literally above the clouds now, having finally left the magma chamber. Cool I guess... but the lava was better :D.
Lady in Suit: “You’re so lovely little boy!”
D:
*After a couple more battles, Klepto wants to learn Moonlight!*
:O I want to have this! However... I don’t have room. Tbh Klepto almost never gets to low health anyway and I can always use potions to heal just as well... I guess I’ll pass it up.
*Finally I reach the area boss*
Alright, now this promises to be a real fight. Let’s get to it shall we?
*He leads with a Machoke and a Mawile. The Machoke is OHKO’d by Psybeam from Mario, who levels up and learns Morning Sun instead of Helping Hand. Mawile is put to sleep by Fluffy too and a Quagsire comes out*
Well well well, that went really well. Now, someone else is coming out instead of Mario for training purposes, while Fluffy tries to put that Quagsire to sleep. Omega, come on out!
*Sing works, but Mawile comes back in. Fortunately, it just uses Crunch on Omega*
Alright, next up... DR.PROTECT, come in for Fluffy while Omega KOs that Quagsire... hopefully.
*Nope, Cross Chop misses and Quagsire wakes up and uses Amnesia*
Fudgemuffins. Alright, let’s try that again shall we?
*Dr.Protect manages to get Reflect up, surviving Quagsire’s Mudshot. The Mawile continues to be useless*
Ok, that Quagsire needs to go.
*It does go down as this time Cross Chop actually hits. Next up comes a Dusclops, much to my annoyance*
Well Omega won’t be hurting that. Guess that Mawile is finally going down while DR.PROTECT attempts to hurt that dang thing.
*Mawile is OHKO’d with ease before being replaced by Altaria. Flamethrower just misses out on the 2HKO on Dusclops, who Confuses Omega*
And now Omega is really useless. Voice, your turn!
*Voice gets hit by a critical Dragonbreath from Altaria, which Paralyzes him, as he switches in*
... That was haxy shit man.
*His Altaria uses Dragon Dance, but DR.PROTECT manages to finish off that damn Dusclops at least. Voice’s Slash isn’t looking promising though*
Dangit... Alright, Yawn time! And Screech I suppose.
*It uses Astonish. For reals. Screech and Yawn both work on it*
Astonish on a level 50 Altaria? Really? The hell is wrong with you man? Dragon Dance on it and you waste its other moveslots on Dragonbreath and ASTONISH? What the hell?
*yeah, it’s KO’d the next turn and I win the match*
Well that was easier than I expected. I’m tempted to go one more Area now... yeah, I think I’ll go for it! Hope you guys enjoy watching me fail...
*First battle has 4 Pokemon level 50 and up, which I beat without too much trouble*
Also, I discovered you CAN use items here, much to my surprise. As such, this is going to be a hell of a lot easier than I feared...
*The battles have gotten a lot longer, but so far not particularly harder*
I just totally jinxed myself didn’t I?
*Two more battles, up to #77 and so far it all seems fine...*
Waiting for the fail to kick in.....
*Two battles to go, no fail yet*
Waiting...
*Final battle*
Alright, it’s now or never. Here comes one of my toughest fights yet! Probably.
*it’s a hot chick! Hells yeah! She leads with Hariyama and a Cacturn while I lead with Voice and DR.PROTECT! Hell no!*
Aw shit, I could get in trouble here...
*Actually, Voice just gets seeded, allowing him to attack while DR.PROTECT is hit with Fake Out for minor damage*
Alright, I screeched that Cacturn so it should go down.
*Uh no, slash does not KO it. Hariyama uses Bulk up too, which is veeeery worrying*
Yeah I’m fucked.
*Cacturne would be KO’d, but Slash missed allowing voice and DR.PROTECT to both be hurt badly*
I’m fucked aren’t I.
*I get haxed by sand viel AGAIN leading to Voice fainting. DR.PROTECT lands a flamethrower on Hariyama but is then KO’d by Vital Throw*
Yeah this is not going well. Mario and Fluffy come out now!
*Hariyama is KO’d by Psybeam, While Fluffy flies into the air. Mario is hit by Faint Attack for some damage, and a Weezing comes out to replace Hariyama*
Alright, no more mucking around. That Weezing and Cacturne are going down!
*Weezing is OHKO’d by Psybeam, and Cacturn thankfully does not hax Fluffy’s Fly, which scores a KO on the Cacturne.*
Alright, so a Starmie and a Golem huh? Golem is the bigger threat, so down it goes!
*Golem is KO’d by Fluffy and Mario, leaving just Starmie, who boosts using Cosmic Power*
Alright, one more to go. I guess I will come out of this the winner... I just think I’ll leave the rest of Mt. Battle until later heh...
*Starmie barely gets hit by Mario and Fluffy, while it KOs Mario with Hydro Pump in return*
Dangit! At least I have faint counters still...
*Klepto comes in and uses Snatch while Hydro Pump misses. Fluffy continues to whittle away with Dragonbreath*
Not much longer surely...
*Hydro Pump misses again, and Starmie is pushed into the red and confused*
Alright! Now I’ve got this match in the bag.
*It hits itself and Fluffy finishes it off!*
Booyah! Now... I just need to get Voice and DR.PROTECT caught up with the rest of my party...
*A quick bit of grinding in Pyrite Town gets Mario back a Faint Counter*
Well anyway, think I might actually be strong enough to take on the Under Colosseum now! So yeah, that’s where I’m headed next!
*Enters a match*
Geeze the Colosseum here is like a mix of a cage match and Chinatown. Don`t ask me how that is it just is ok?
*Lead with Voice and DR.PROTECT*
Alright, what am I faciiiiii... a bunch of water types, great.
*DR.PROTECT is OHKO’d by a critical water gun the first turn*
Greeeeeeeeeeeat I fucked up coming here didn’t I?
*But then Omega comes in and KOs everything*
Or not.
*Round 2 goes veeeery similarly to Round 1*
Yeah I’m noticing a theme here.
*Semi-final has a double team spamming team. This time I switch out DR.PROTECT BEFORE he gets KO’d*
Alright finals... a level 57 Gorebyss eh? Thank lord Shell Smash doesn’t exist yet...
*It OHKOs DR.PROTECT through light screen*
... Well I can’t say I expect him to last long... Omega will easily clean this up. He’s been so awesome since getting Brick Break and Focus Punch. Amazing what two moves can do. Of course, now that he’s past level 50 he takes a shit tonne of experience to grow levels.
*The final battle is annoying thanks to the opponent using every method they have to prevent you from attacking, including paralysis, confusion and attraction. Still I win only losing DR.PROTECT*
Well you know what? I think I can manage this after all. Let’s keep going with this! I got TM 37 from this, which isn’t much use to me but hey. Maybe the next one will be better!
*Second round seems to be centered on Bug types, which gives DR.PROTECT a chance to make up for fainting so often last round*
Alright, this should be easier than the water types from the last round. I’m leading with DR.PROTECT and Klepto, and Klepto should be OK since there aren’t a lot of threatening bug type moves in gen III.
*Second battle goes well, despite a Sneasel’s attempt to muck over my Dual Screens with Brick Break*
Stupid Brick Break... both Klepto and the doctor are weak to it >.< still they won without any other help.
*Next battle almost sees my team sweeped by an Extrasensory and Confuse Ray using Grumpig*
Seriously... I have no luck. I hit myself at so many vital times... ah well, I still won.
*Aside from DR.PROTECT getting OHKO’d AGAIN, the final battle is rather easy.*
Also, now everyone is at level 54 now! Man, at this rate I’m going to be overleveled for the next part...
*For winning, I get TM 36 Sludge Bomb*
Yeah won’t likely be using that. However I will be using something else on Voice...
*Voice forgot how to use slash. And... Voice learned Return!*
Yeah, Slash was just lacking the power I need. This should help him out quite a bit methinks.
*Remembers suddenly about the 70BP restriction on Voice*
... Shit. I don’t want to go through that damn challenge again, not when everyone is so nice and evenly leveled... well I’ve already allowed Return once on Mario... I guess I might as well make it consistent across the board; variable power attacks are allowed with BP restrictions. God I feel like I’m cheating now though...
*I enter a third time, leading with DR.PROTECT and Voice again*
It’s easiest to keep the team even if I level Voice up first alright?
*Seems like Poison Type is the theme. One of them is Tentacool though*
Yup, DR.PROTECT is going down again.
*For some reason NOTHING attacks except a Dustox with Confusion, so he can’t attack. Then Omega gets haxed to death, and Mario almost gets haxed to death too.*
Good god. This... is... so... annoying! This battle would’ve been EASY had they just done SOMETHING to Voice! So... freaking... annoying!
*Next battle has Voice get 3HKO’d by a Machoke’s Seismic toss because I didn’t focus on it when I should have*
Gah... I do NOT want Voice to fall behind in levels. Because his participation is tied to DR.PROTECT’s it’s hard brining him into battle for exp...
*In the next battle Mario needs to step in to prevent the team being steamrolled, but after that it goes well since his entire team is weak to Psychic*
Nice teambuilding there buddy. Anyway, next up is the finals! I’m getting close to finishing this...
*The final battler uses flinch-fusion strategy, much to my annoyance. I end up using another one of my Hyper Potions to ensure Voice levels up during the battle, which he does.*
God I had hax based strategies... NPCs just seem to love them. Anyway, for that I got TM30 Shadow Ball! I would totally teach this to Mario, except it is 80BP and has a secondary effect, putting it just out of range of his restrictions. So yeah, it’s useless again.
*Fourth round go! Fluffy and Klepto lead the way!*
Hmmm a Dunsparce and a Shuppet? No real connection there... no theme this time?
*next one is a Duskull so Ghost type actually. Also, I discover that Shuppet can actually 3HKO itself in confusion*
Well that was easy. Oh, I haven’t mentioned it yet, but a lot of the trainers here seem still devoted to lady Venus and Cipher. I don’t think I’ve ever seen shadow Pokemon referred to so often...
*Second battle takes forever because I’m using my two most stallish Pokemon*
Geeze this could take a while with this team...
*next battle takes less time because of two Fighting Types which Fluffy easily destroys*
Yay! Ok, just one more to go here! I’ll be switching to someone else at the start though because both of them hit level 55 last battle.
*yeah not going to happen, Wobbuffet is in the lead spot*
... bullshit.
*Despite being confused the whole battle, Wobbuffet doesn’t hit itself once. This isn’t an issue until it uses Destiny Bond right as it dies from Toxic. But it doesn’t work for some reason*
Wait what? Why did tht fail? I am confused... well anyway, now I’m switching to the two that actually need exp. Go Omega and Mario!
*The remaining Cradily and Tentacruel fall easily to Mario (Omega hit himself in confusion 4 turns in a row)*
God I hate the RNG in this game. It hates me so much. Anyway, what do I get this time hmmmm?
*It’s TM 23 Iron tail, which is useless or unlearnable by all party members*
So I got nothing useful here then. Well at least I got some levels...
Anyway, I think I’ve dragged this chapter on long enough! And like, nothing happened! Yay? Anyway, next time there will be plot! Until then though, audios!
END OF CHAPTER SUMMARY:
Location: Pyrite Town
Pokemon: 6
Pokemon Purified: 7 (Go Time Flute!)
Pokemon Snagged: 31
Retries: 6 (though I was given a good run for my money...)
Pokemon:
Klepto the Umbreon
Level 55 – Ability: Synchronize – Nature: Hardy – Item: Blackglasses – Purified? Yes – Gender: Male
Moves:
Faint Attack
Toxic
Confuse Ray
Snatch
Klepto is still the mixed bag he always is. The confusion and Toxic damage really can help in some battles, and even Snatch comes in hand now and again to prevent opponents from getting boosts. But his attack power is still low when he can attack at all, and opponents still always target his teammates instead of him making his great bulk kind of a moot point. Still, I really do enjoy using him. His battles can just be a little slow sometimes...
Mario the Espeon
Level 54 – Ability: Synchronize – Nature: Naughty – Item: Twistedspoon – Purified? Yes – Gender: Male
Moves:
Psybeam
Return
Reflect
Moonlight
Powerups:
Micro Mushroom
Fire Flower
Racoon Suit
Lives remaining: 3 (+2)
Mario continues to be the driving force behind my team. His attack power is immediate and sufficient for most enemies, and while his bulk isn’t great Reflect does a lot to rectify that. Moonlight hasn’t seen much use yet and likely rarely will, seeing as I rarely need to heal him. I’m noticing that he’s getting a lot more 2HKOs than he used to now as his opponents grow more powerful, but 2HKOs are miles better than most of my party can do so I’m grateful all the same.
Omega the Hariyama
Level 54 – Ability: Thick Fat – Nature: Hasty – Item: Black Belt – Purified? Yes – Gender: Male
Moves:
Focus Punch
Brick Break
Vital Throw
Cross Chop
And BOOM Omega is transformed! At the start of this chapter he was just as useless as he ever was, hardly ever actually getting a chance to land an attack. But then he got Brick Break (and to a lesser extent, Focus Punch) and suddenly he became one of the hardest and most reliable hitters on my team, second only to Mario. Brick Break is a good, reliable attack, which is exactly what he needed. Alternating it with Cross Chop usually decimates the opposition, as misses and hax preventing me from attacking now happens a lot less often. He’s also not super slow anymore it seems, as he does go before opponents fairly regularly. Focus Punch and Vital Throw still see use, partially due to Torment but also in niche situations. Vital Throw is a godsend when the opponent boosts evasion (which happens WAY too often btw) and Focus Punch has massive power to muscle through resistant opponents or OHKO a dangerous one, though it requires prediction and luck to use. Overall Omega has improved vastly this chapter, becoming one of my best Pokemon thanks to just two moves. I couldn’t be more pleased with this development!
Voice the Feraligatr
Level 55 – Ability: Torrent – Nature: Rash – Item: Mystic Water – Purified? Yes – Gender: Male
Moves:
Rain Dance
Screech
Return
Surf
Voice is somewhat frustrating to use, and really annoying to train thanks to the fact he has to have DR.PROTECT appear at sometime during the battle. Because of that, keeping him caught up to the rest of the team is a chore. I’m also starting to get annoyed by his restrictions again, particularly having to wait for him to get hit by something before attacking. It seems like it usually goes one of two ways; he sits there while his teammate gets slaughtered or he gets crippled by a status move or super effective attack before he can do anything. Finally, the reward of being able to attack with him isn’t as awesome as it used to be, with his overall attack power dropping. Return is a nice addition, even if it does take a liberal interpretation of his restrictions to accept. It certainly is more useful than Slash was, allowing him to take on Grass and Water Types to a degree. He really is starting to fall from grace again though, especially with Omega suddenly springing up in usefulness.
DR.PROTECT the Magcargo
Level 55 – Ability: Flame Body – Nature: Relaxed – Item: Quick Claw – Purified? Yes – Gender: Female
Moves:
Light Screen
Yawn
Reflect
Flamethrower
God having two 4x weaknesses to two of the most common attacking types is a pain. DR.PROTECT is still getting KO’d far more than any of her teammates, and I see little to show that trend will change. Still, I am starting to see some virtue in her. I’ve come to rely on the screens she puts up, and have taken to kind of using her as a suicide lead in this chapter due to the healing after every round. Of course that won’t work later and you can bet it’ll annoy me more later on... at least when she does get going she’s alright. Basically, as long as nothing has a water or ground type attack, she’s cool. Unfortunately, that never seems to happen. Oh well, them’s the breaks.
Fluffy the Altaria
Level 55– Ability: Natural Cure – Nature: Timid – Item: None – Purified? Yes – Gender: Female
Moves:
Dragon Breath
Sing
Refresh
Fly
Ah Fluffy, you just never seem to change. She’s doing the same as she’s done ever since she first evolved long ago; hitting weakly but reliably while tanking hits and inflicting status. Sing has saved me more than once now, as has Dragonbreath’s high paralysis chance. And while she might not hit really hard, she isn’t a total pushover either and there are times when Fly and Dragonbreath can be used to inflict serious damage. She is starting to fall victim to power creep though, as he attacks tend to do less and less and worse, the opponents keep doing more and more damage to her. What used to seem like amazing bulk now seems a lot less impressive, but we are near the end of the game now so hopefully things won’t get bad for her before we’re done.