Ah, what a day! I know I say this every day, but each morning is the beginning of a new adventure for me and my team!
We started by doing a little training through the Viridian Forest, where I got Bugsy's number last night. I took on all the bug catchers and completely destroyed them. Then we arrived in Pewter! I walked around for a bit with Toty, my dear Feraligatr, as we took in the sights and sounds of this familiar city, even more beautiful than I've ever known!
And of course, why else would one travel the towns if not for the challenge of a new gym? Brock of Pewter certainly bigged himself up, but his gym type meant he was at a disadvantage here.
He started with Graveler, who was easily taken care of by Toty's Surf. The same was said for Rhyhorn, although at this point Toty got a little too low on health for my liking, so I switched to my little surprise, Starrie, my Ampharos. Yes, that's right, I sent out an Electric type against a Rock/Ground type. That was my surprise: Rock Smash! It worked really well as I was high levelled, so in two turns (plus one healing turn), Rhyhorn was done. Brock sent out Onix, his strongest Pokemon, so I switched back to Toty and defeated him with a single Surf. Next was Kabutops, and I'll be honest here, I didn't remember that Kabutops was half-Water type, so I used two Surfs and a Waterfall to beat him. Finally, Omastar, who I did remember as a part-Water-type, so I sent out Starrie and Discharge defeated Brock!
Then, I battled my way up to the entrance to Mt. Moon but at that point, I got a rematch call, and remembered two I had gotten previously, so I took them on, and then headed to Celadon to take on Erika as my Vulpix was in need of a little training. Basically, all you have to know is, Flamethrower, Flamethrower, Flamethrower. Rinse and repeat as necessary. She was easily taken care of.
My team is currently:
Toty | Feraligatr | ♂ | Lv. 55
Pidge | Pidgeot | ♂ | Lv. 55
Starrie | Ampharos | ♂ | Lv. 55
Vully | Vulpix | ♀ | Lv. 56
Teddy | Ursaring | ♀ | Lv. 54
Snesee | Sneasel | ♀ | Lv. 53
On a side note, I've started EVing a Poliwag (mainly in Sp.Atk, as Water is Special) with the intention on raising a Politoed. He is affectionately named Poltaro, just like Gold's. ~♪