Game of Thrones Challenge

Lyanna Lv 34 Escavalier
-Slash
-X-Scissor
-Bug Buzz
-Headbutt

Rickard Lv 39 Stoutland
-Strength
-Dig
-Surf
-Crunch

Catelyn Lv 39 Liepard
-Snarl
-Fake Out
-Cut
-Seed Bomb

Benjen Lv 40 Ferrothorn
-Curse
-Power Whip
-Gyro Ball
-Iron Defence

Brandon Lv 42 Magnezone
-Flash Cannon
-Electro Ball
-Volt Switch
-Signal Beam

Eddard Lv 33 Skorupi
-Bug Bite
-Poison Fang
-Venoshock
-Hone Claws

The player character is named Winter, and the rival Summer, because children born in summer do not know the might of Winter. Winter's starter is Piplup, with a Quiet nature, and quite fittingly nicknamed Ned (before she even remembered to check for nature!) She's thinking of renaming him Eddard once he evolves Empoleon, but then again, maybe not.

Captured a level 3 Bidoof named Slave, as per the rules, although she really wanted to name him Unsullied. Or Hodor, but she likes Hodor too much for him to be a Bidoof/Bibarel.

Lucas generously gave her some Pokeballs, and she traipsed out of Sandgem and on to Jubilife, where she delivered the parcel to Summer. As honor needs to be rewarded, she then stocked up on potions, in anticipation of the coming rival and gym battle.

Summer's party was soundly defeated by a level 13 Ned, and Winter went on to Oreburgh Gate. Ned evolved in the mine, then destroyed the Oreburgh Gym with Bubble.

The Galactic grunts were summarily dealt with, by a rapidly leveling Ned's Bubble/Bubblebeam.
Floaroma Town's events were easily finished, with a level 24 Ned's Bubblebeam/Peck obliterating the sadly underleveled grunts' Pokemon. (Slave saw some action, because twins Liv and Liz were a double battle and Winter traveled only with Ned and Slave. Slave leveled to 6.)
Eterna Forest was a good training ground.

In Eterna City, Winter realized that as overleveled as Ned was (level 28), he still wouldn't be able to deal with Gardenia's monster of a Roserade. Luckily, a training session in Mt. Coronet turned up a friendly level 14 Bronzor, whom Winter hopes will become a wall of defense in the future. Benjen the Bronzor is now in charge of walling Gardenia, as well as dealing out some Confusions…after some training, of course.

It would be nice if Eterna Forest housed Murkrows…but unfortunately for Winter, she's playing Platinum, and there are no Murkrows in Platinum.

Spamming Confuse Rays right and left, brave Benjen walled and walled and fought Turtwig to the death. As Turtwig fell to a combination of Confusion and self-inflicted hurt, Benjen steeled himself for a greater challenge yet: surviving Cherrim.

Cherrim was a demon, spamming Safeguards and Grass Knots as freely as Benjen tossed out Confusions. Twice did Benjen need to be brought back from the brink of death. When Cherrim threw out a Leech Seed, Winter recalled Benjen to his ball, and Ned walked majestically out.

"Cherrim shall fall," he declared, and with a Peck, so she did.

"Are you ready?" Winter asked her brave wall. Benjen nodded.

"I go to destroy Roserade," he vowed.

At first, all went well with him, as he walled and confused Roserade, who was setting up Reflect. But then, with a screech of "Growing Strong!" Roserade broke free of her confusion and felled Benjen with a Grass Knot.

Benjen, brave little wall, lay dead on the grass.

After the gym battle, wherein Ned felled Roserade with a critical-hit Peck, Benjen was ceremoniously buried in the Stark crypts. Winter wept for a while for the first casualty of her journey, then drew herself up, taught Cut to Slave, and proceeded to the Galactic Building to free the Cycle Shop manager.

The Galactics stood no chance against a grief-stricken, level 30 Ned. The Cycle Shop manager was freed, and Winter acquired a Bike. Onwards!

Got through Mt. Coronet, and met the strange, blue-haired man again. Upon arriving in Hearthome City, Winter met up with her mother, and received a Timid future Glaceon named Sansa.

(You guys, you have no idea how many times I reset to get a female Eevee.)

At this point in time, Winter, Ned, Sansa, and yes, even Slave, had a moment of silence for the dear, deceased little Benjen, whose brave self-sacrifice helped them get this far. And then...to training once more!

Next up will be the ghost-type gym with the strangely beautiful French lady, Fantina!

The trip through the gym was made quickly, with Sansa in the lead holding an Exp. Share and then switching out for Ned. Winter proceeded carefully, not wanting to be seen by the gym trainers. Finally, she reached Fantina.

Sansa faced Duskull, blinding her with Sand-Attack to set up for Ned. Thanks to the Sand-Attacks, the Will-o-Wisps that Duskull was so fond of spamming all missed Ned, allowing him to clean up Duskull and 2OHKO Haunter. Mismagius was managed similarly, but with a little more care, with her Magical Leaf proving a slight danger to Ned's sweep.

After leaving and healing up, Winter faced Summer at the gate going to Solaceon Town. Sansa easily got rid of Staravia, and Ned cleaned up Ponyta, Buizel, and Grotle.

Explored Solaceon Ruins and obtained the items therein.

On the outskirts of Solaceon Town, a Ponyta named Tyrion was obtained, for the sole purpose of breeding with Sansa and producing Eevee eggs. (*shudder* Thank the Seven that scenario didn't happen in GOT.) Two Eevee eggs having been produced, Tyrion was then permanently boxed, and Sansa was reinstated.

Winter wended her way through Route 215. During the double battle near the gate to Hearthome, Ned achieved his 36th level, and evolved into Empoleon.

Onwards to Veilstone!

Winter was suitably impressed with Crasher Wake.

Ned delivered a beatdown to the Veilstone Karate Quads, despite being supereffectively damaged by the fighting-type moves. (Should I have held off his evolution until after beating the gym that supereffectively damaged his secondary type?) Well, too late now. The Hyper Potions picked up during the journey healed him up until Maylene. Due to being level 37, and thus 5 levels higher than her ace Lucario, Ned wiped the floor with Bubblebeam.

After the gym battle, Lucas came around begging for help, and Winter obliged. The duo cleaned up Team Galactic in a double battle (although I would argue that the player character always does more work in double battles, sigh), after which Looker came whizzing in, late as usual. HM Fly was obtained, as well as a Porygon that was instantly permanently boxed.

As Winter had done a good deed, she deserved to splurge! Star Pieces and Nuggets were sold to finance her shopping spree at Veilstone Dept., which mostly consisted of Vending Machine drinks, repels, and Poke balls. Then she biked back to Cafe Cabin to purchase a dozen Moomoo Milks. On the way back, she ran into a male Scyther. With level 32 Sansa in the lead, it was Quick-Attacked to red health and caught with a Net Ball.

In case anyone's interested, here's the team now: