Another update. Same as last time, Surge and Cid got another badge, and only one short from completing all eight Hoenn badges.
- Surfed all the way to Mt. Pyre.
There I kicked some more Team Aqua butt, then left with a Magma Emblem in hand.
- Flew to Lavaridge Town.
I remembered seeing a Team Magma Grunt at Jagged Pass, so I went there to give the Emblem back. And what do you know, the boulder where I saw the Team Magma Grunt standing near to responded with the Emblem, which took me to their hideout.
Who would have known there was a huge cavern used by crooks beneath the Jagged Pass?
- Entered the Team Magma Hideout.
There I battled Team Magma Leader Maxie. By the way, the knocked out Pokemon besides Cid is StrSmasher, because Strength was needed to get through the hideout, though I made it a point to knock him out before having any battles inside to still have a solo run. I beat him easily...then he just disappears.
At least you're not avoiding me, unlike some other team leader.
I wonder if the other team leader is as much of a pushover as you.
- Flew to Slateport City to see Team Aqua get away with Capt. Stern's submarine.
- Flew to Lilycove City.
After entering the cavern east of the city, I came across the hideout of Team Aqua. There, I kicked a little Team Aqua butt (yet again), then their boss got away (yet again).
- Surfed east of Lilycove City, I got to Mossdeep City.
- Came to the Mossdeep Gym, and defeated Mossdeep Gym Leaders Tate and Liza.
There I found out that I had to have at least two Pokemon to battle the Gym Leaders, which is why I brought Flasher (my least used HM Buddy) with me, whom I plan to knock away from the battle to achieve the solo run.
Two Gym Leaders? Now that's just...awful, for a guy using one Pokemon for battling all throughout his journey.
I'm really sorry, Flasher, but Cid has to do this alone.
With that turn wasted, I got hit by Psychic and Earthquake, both significantly denting Cid's HP to almost half. I used Thunderbolt on the Xatu first to kill it off, who was then replaced by a Lunatone. Claydol continued to lash another Earthquake that turn, which was definitely painful, and put Cid's HP to orange.
Yeow, that tremor was painful.
I used Thunderbolt on the Lunatone, so the fight would at least be fair...then they suddenly send out Solrock to replace Lunatone...argh. Then I get hit by another Earthquake, which put Cid's HP to red.
What? First you do a cheap trick of sending Solrock out, then you continue to cause tremors as the trick is done? And your partners really had to be IMMUNE to Earthquakes, just so Cid could feel the pain. Argh.
No! Hang in there, Cid! A Hyper Potion's on the way!
I desperately grabbed a Hyper Potion for Cid, who subsequently got hit by yet another Earthquake (is this a Ground-type Gym or what?). To make matters worse, Solrock toasted Cid with a Flamethrower. Cid just Thunderbolted Solrock to death, so that it would finally be fair, and another Earthquake hit Cid to put his HP to orange level...again.
Hah! Served you right for trying to toast Cid...
...what? Come ON, this isn't a Ground-type Gym.
I thought my level was high enough for this, but teaming up on a single Pokemon is just CRAZY. I commanded Cid to use Return on the Claydol, who finally got knocked out (I should have knocked him out first, but when I tried on my first fight against the duo, he retained a little HP).
Take that! Cid's returning all those nasty Earthquakes you did for every turn of the fight.
Finally. No more Earthquakes.
Your tactics are REAL cheap, you know. Still, Cid prevails.
Only one more Gym Badge to go before the Pokemon League!
- Went to the Mossdeep Space Center.
On the way, I encountered Team Magma with their leader, marching towards the building. Seems that they've come for rocket fuel, but for what? Did Groudon suddenly blast off to space from our last encounter?
- Defeated Team Magma Admin Tabitha and Leader Maxie while teaming up with Steven Stone.
So you plan to use the fuel to make the volcano erupt? Not when we're here to defeat you.
That was an epic fight. And it was fun, too.
- Went inside Steven's house, who gave me Dive.
Awesome! Thanks a lot, Steven. Now I'm teaching this to DW-Surfer.
- Flew back to Slateport, and took on the fourth, fifth and sixth Trick House challenges.
I sold the rewards from the first two, and equipped the Magnet on Cid, which I received from the most recent challenge.
Cid's Thunderbolts are much stronger now, since he's holding a Magnet in his hands.
Now then, off to diving near Mossdeep City!
Progress:
Location: Slateport City
Badges: 7
Cid (Electabuzz)
Level 81
Moves:
- Return
- Screech
- Thunderbolt
- Psychic