They were always my way to train before the Elite Four. It was easy xp along with a decent amount of money so I could buy more TM's at the Game Corner. Their Pokemon weren't too bad, although Exploud didn't tend to faint easy. I liked them in a way, but I feel like they should have done something more rather thank stalk you all the time. (Yeah, they did 'interview' Captain Stern, but that's about it for reporting.)