6th Gen Travel Journal

[PlatinumDude]

I finally beat the Delta Episode today.

After saving the Devon scientist from the Aqua Grunts, I went to Mossdeep Space Center and watched as Matt brought the Aqua Grunt quintuplets with him. I followed them inside and the quintuplets confronted me in yet another trainer horde battle. It was a good thing I planned on battling with Kyogre next because all five of their Mightyena had Intimidate. Even though one of the quintuplets claimed that I cheated, she never took in account spread moves and special moves (Origin Pulse fulfills both criteria). After going upstairs, I watched Matt suffer a villainous breakdown, as he was frustrated that Archie's dream was never realized. I managed to snap some sense back into him with Steven.

After the battle, Zinnia came in and swiped Matt's Key Stone, then crushed the dimensional transporter that Cozmo and Steven were working on with her fist. I did understand that the meteor could doom another dimension, but that was just the wrong way to do things. Zinnia then left for the Aqua Hideout, with me in hot pursuit. After battling some more grunts, I found Zinnia in Archie's room and witnessed her steal the boss' Key Stone. She beckoned me to come to the Sky Pillar, while Archie and Shelly encouraged me to go after her. Steven contacted me and advised me to go to Sootopolis and meet with Wallace, so I did. After that, I went to the Sky Pillar and rematched Wallace in order for him to open the way to the Sky Pillar. It was interesting to note that Wallace used his Emerald team in that battle.

After entering the Pillar, Zinnia greeted me and told me the story of how Rayquaza quelled the battle between Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon. She told the story in segments as I made my way to the top. It's a good thing I didn't need the Acro Bike here, but the fact that some of the floors looked unsafe concerned me. Upon reaching the top, Zinnia told me about her childhood and how she lost Aster (not the Whismur standing next to her, mind you); after that, she apparently knocked me out and I had no idea why. She even owned up and apologized for the trouble she caused.

Then Zinnia got ready to summon Rayquaza and it worked. To her dismay, it wasn't able to Mega Evolve. The Meteorite in my bag glowed, and Rayquaza ate it; this gave it the energy needed for it to Mega Evolve. Zinnia asked me to challenge it, since I was the one it chose, not her. After around a dozen or so soft-resets, I managed to get a Naive Rayquaza with decent IVs. Zinnia taught it Dragon Ascent and challenged me to another battle to prove me worthy. I was tempted to use Rayquaza alone to sweep Zinnia, but I changed things up and used my other Pokemon. After defeating Zinnia, I suited up and flew up into space on Rayquaza. Rayquaza Mega Evolved and destroyed the meteor by flying straight into it.

Upon the meteor's destruction, a familiar triangle emerged and it did a similar pattern. Tentacles emerged and Deoxys was awakened. I didn't want to catch it because I didn't want to have to go through the entire process again if the Deoxys turned out not to have good IVs/nature. After barely enduring a Psycho Boost, Rayquaza KOed Deoxys with Dragon Ascent, ending the episode.

After returning to Earth, the Mossdeep scientists rejoiced, Zinnia left on her own journey, Steven considered giving up his Champion position and May and I enjoyed the Litleonids.

The end.

Or is it? After the Delta Episode, I picked up my Unova starter from Prof. Birch (Oshawott), explored the S.S. Tidal and looked around the Battle Resort. I didn't want to do anything there yet because there were some legendaries I had to catch. So far, I've caught Lugia (man, it was pretty hard to catch because I only had 20 turns to do so; it Struggled itself to death on my first attempt; luckily, a good-IVed one turned up on the third). Right now, I'm working on the Regis.


Swampert, male, level 76

-Rock Slide
-Dive
-Earthquake
-Waterfall
Nature: Adamant

Metagross, level 65

-Earthquake
-Meteor Mash
-Zen Headbutt
-Rock Smash
Nature: Adamant

Gardevoir, male, level 65

-Moonblast
-Psychic
-Focus Blast
-Flash
Nature: Modest
Ability: Trace

Armaldo, male, level 65

-Cut
-X-Scissor
-Stone Edge
-Dig
Nature: Jolly

Latias, female, level 66

-Surf
-Dragon Pulse
-Psychic
-Calm Mind
Nature: Timid

Kyogre, level 65

-Strength
-Thunder
-Ice Beam
-Origin Pulse
Nature: Modest

 

[jombii]

I just reached Mauville and oh my god, the changes are huge! I love everything it has to offer although I am really intrigued by the second floor.

 

[HairyLoco]

Hi all,

I just got Pokémon Alpha Sapphire in the mail. Contrary to my Omega Ruby playthrough, I'll be logging every Gym Challenge, and beforehand I'll do my best to summarize what happened between each log entry
So, let's get started. :)

The rules!

Spoiler:

(Raikou's Wonder Trade Challenge, however I added the last three rules as personal additions.)

- You may only catch one additional pokemon per route. The caught pokemon must be wonder traded for a new pokemon.
- All pokemon you receive must be wonder traded. You do not have to accept the gifted pokemon if you don't want to.
- Mega stones may be used for pokemon obtained through the wonder trade.
- You may catch ONE HM slave if needed. You may NOT battle with this pokemon.
- Trading to evolve a pokemon obtained through wonder trade is permitted.
- You may catch and keep legendary and/or shiny pokemon if you wish but these pokemon are not to be used in the challenge.
- Challenge ends when you've battled the rival at the end of the credits.
-You may use no more than four Pokémon at once (this excludes the HM slave).
-You may not use any items during battle.
-You may not use any held items.

Introduction:

Spoiler:

My name is May. I just moved in to Littleroot Town. The moment I jumped out of the truck, a serene feeling went through me. This is a small and quiet town with only few houses. It's pretty nice here.
My room is massive, too! I don't think I'll ever have enough stuff to fill this up!
Ah, and a notebook on my desk reminded me to quickly set the battle style to Set.

Once I came back downstairs mum quickly beckoned me over; apparently Dad was on TV, but I had just missed it and the program was over. Mum then suggested I should introduce myself to Professor Birch - a good idea. However, once I got to his laboratory I found that he wasn't there. He's out doing fieldwork...what now? Perhaps I should drop by my neighbours to introduce myself.

Upstairs was Prof. Birch's son, Brendan. We introduced ourselves but he had to go help the Professor catch wild Pokémon, so he had to leave swiftly.

Back outside, I could hear someone scream out of town! I hastily ran towards it and found Professor Birch being chased by a wild Poochyena. He urged me to check his bag and help him out. In it were three Pokéballs, one of Torchic, Treecko and Mudkip respectively. I had to think quickly, since the Professor is in trouble, so I took Mudkip's Pokéball and fought with Poochyena! Mudkip's Water Gun was amazing, it only took two shots to take out that Poochyena! He endured a tackle but that didn't seem to hurt him much. What a strong Pokémon!

Once we got back to the lab, Professor Birch gave me the Mudkip I used! I nicknamed him Dante.
So, on Professor Birch's advice, I headed out to Route 103 to find Brendan there.
In Oldale Town I met and spoke with a few people, they seemed kind. They gave me all sorts of advice.

Down on Route 103 I met up with Brendan and he challenged me to a battle!
He used a Treecko, a grass type. I knew Water Gun would be weak to Treecko, so I let Dante use Tackle. After taking two Pound hits, Dante's health was getting low, but Treecko took two Tackles and he looked worse. The next Tackle was enough, Treecko was defeated. Dante and I won!
After healing Dante, Brendan advised me to go back to Littleroot and meet up with Professor Birch again.

Back at the Lab, Prof. Birch gave me a Pokédex and asked me to travel the region! Oh an adventure sounds like so much fun! Brendan gave me some Poké Balls so I can catch Pokémon as well.
Outside, mum was waiting for me. It was time to tell her about what happened, and to say good bye.

My adventure begins.

 

[antemortem]

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I just recently trained a team up to early 70s and dove into the Elite Four rematch gauntlet. It went over rather well, and I only lost once lol. Drake tended to be a problem the first time around, because I lacked anything super effective against Dragon-types, unlike when I battled the E4 for the first time ever and I had a relatively fast Flygon with Dragon Rush. Also, Glacia's incredibly bulky Walrein and Ice Shard Mega Glalie were problematic the first time around, too, but once I added Clefable to my team and taught some additional moves to the rest of the team, such as Ice Fang to Sharpedo, the gauntlet became much easier and I stormed it the second time through. (Steven was a pushover yet again)

Both Manectric and Sharpedo hold their Mega Stones because they needed their particular abilities or boost in power/speed to be truly effective against certain E4 members. For instance, Mega Sharpedo's boosted Speed, Attack, and Tough Jaws allowed Ice Fang to decimate most of Drake's team, and Mega Manectric's Intimidate was a decent buff against the likes of Steven's Mega Metagross. In any case, I just wanted to try out Volcarona, plus having it on the team gave it a few free levels to get it closer to Level 100 where it'll be more comforting for me to fully EV train it for VGC15. The same goes for Scrafty and the two Megas, though I'm pretty sure I'll eventually decide to use Clefable. It's not nearly as bulky as it could be - it doesn't help that it's Rash nature - but we'll work on it.

bang bang

 

[Dreg]

I have beaten Brawly and made my way to Slateport. I'm hugely disappointed by Granite Cave... It's not the way it was before (normally I'd get Aron before fighting Brawly). Currently trying to get some items from Pokemon as Taillow now has thief. Obtained a Brightpowder and gave it to Ralts.

Team: Grovyle, Taillow, Whismur, Ralts, Magikarp, Nincada.

 

[mikey]

Well, I beat AS, so now to go through OR. I used Pokebank to get all three of the starters in the game. Thought it would be a fun change. We just defeated Brawly and are on our way to Slateport!

The team:

- Marshtomp Level 20
- Combusken Level 20
- Treecko Level 18
- Whismur Level 18

 

[HairyLoco]

In accordance to the Wonder Trade Challenge, I Wonder Traded away the Fire Fang Poochyena that I initially caught and the Zigzagoon I caught next.
I was pleased with the returns.

A Bold Kanghaskhan who, after checking it into the IV calc, has 4 perfect IVs in HP, ATK, Def and Sp. Def, and a Timid Ralts who has 2 perfect IVs in Sp. Atk and Sp. Def.

I'm still planning to stay on Route 103 for a while longer until both Pokémon are at least level 5, then I will travel onwards to Rustboro City.

 

[FallenArtemis]

Did i just get lucky... or... Well i had some bad luck with catching Groudon(killed him the first time, then beat the E4, went back killed him again, but soft reset and caught him the next time) but i just finished the Delta Episode and i have to say... i was really surprised. I saw that a BUNCH of people had had a hard time catching Rayquaza(less) but after that, accidentally killing Deoxys(alot, and then they rage quite because you cant save after you get Rayquaza). But surprisingly, (i used my mega swampert just to make sure and am saying this cause i got a lvl 80 Rayquaza from a trade when i got wonder traded a Azelf when i was a noob and traded it for the Rayquaza.. and i was smart and saved before the battle) I got Rayquaza down to into the yellow on health, threw an ultra ball, caught him first try. Now if that wasnt enough for you, i got Deoxys down to yellow too and caught him on 3rd try with ultra ball. But he was recharging if that makes a difference. This wasnt made to brag, i just want to know if this is rare or common and if this happened to anyone either..

 

[HairyLoco]

Hmm, I'm not so sure if I really enjoy the Wonder Trade Challenge. I had forgotten about the level restriction before you got so many badges. I'm now stuck with a lvl 12 Ralts and a lvl 12 Kangaskhan who refuse to listen to me, and then there's the fact that you get boosted experience because they're traded.

It doesn't look like I'll be able to beat even the first gym without breaking a rule or two.
Edit: I've deleted my save data and am abandoning the Wonder Trade Challenge. It is just not fun to be restricted like this and effectively lose Pokémon the moment I spend too much time with them...

Edit to prevent double post:

So after restarting the game, I decided not to do a specific challenge.
I will play under the following rules:

Spoiler:

- Battle Style must be on Set
- You may use only up to 4 Pokémon in your party at once. The fifth slot can be a HM slave, but may not be used in combat. The two filler slots must be filled with Pokémon below level 5.
- Held items of any kind are prohibited.
- Healing in battle is prohibited.
- Usage of stat boosting items such as Calcium and X Attack is not allowed.
- Super Training and Pokémon Amie is banned.
- No two Pokémon may have the same types in the party.
- You may only challenge the gym leader with an equal amount of Pokémon.
- If you are wiped, soft resetting is prohibited. Exceptions are Legendary encounters.
- You may not save in between Pokémon League matches.
- EXP. Share is banned.

This is what I have decided on.
Now, after replaying my part up to Rustboro, I'm about to challenge Roxanne.
My team currently consists of:

Spoiler:

Zira ♀ Lv 9
Quiet
-Disable
-Confusion
-Double Team
-Teleport

Dante ♂Lv 14
Lonely
-Tackle
-Growl
-Water Gun
-Mud-Slap

Right, let's get this show on the road.

Roxanne sent out her Geodude; I sent out Zira first.

Zira's opening move Double Team allowed her to dodge Geodude's Rock Tomb, after which a Disable caused Geodude to be unable to attack in the second turn. So far, so good. Zira's Confusion did about 25% damage to Geodude and confused her. Geodude's tackle then missed. Another Confusion brought Geodude below half, who then hit herself in her confusion. Roxanne used a Potion to heal Geodude to almost full HP, but another Confusion brought that HP almost down half again. The next confusion almost took him out, but Geodude used another Rock Tomb and missed.
At this point I must say, Zira has already exceeded my expectations. Her Double Team, Disable and Confusion have all been more effective than I had anticipated.
The next Confusion took out Geodude. Zira had won this round, but the battle is not over yet. Roxanne still had her Nosepass. Zira leveled up to level 10 now too.

Nosepass was actually faster than Zira now and opened with Rock Tomb. I had anticipated the move, but not his speed. Zira's Double Team came after, but I wonder if that would be enough. Nosepass now used Tackle, but missed and Zira's Disable prevented Nosepass from using Tackle again.
With this, I decided it was enough for Zira, and I switched to Dante.

Nosepass used Harden while Dante switched in - a good strategic move, were it not that Dante's Water Gun was special based. Water Gun took a good chunk out of Nosepass's HP, but the retaliation Rock Tomb took about equally as much out of Dante. Nosepass used another Harden, and Dante's answer Water Gun still did a lot of damage to Nosepass. One more would be enough, I'd reckon. Nosepass used Harden once more, but to no avail. Dante's Water Gun took out Nosepass!

We won! Dante and Zira were tremendous! I've got ... A Stone Badge! ^^

 

[Dreg]

Yeah, I can't believe the changes in Mauville City, it looks more hi-tech than it was before. There has been a change; Nincada is replaced by Oddish, due to the fact that Oddish has Sweet Scent and can engage in horde battles now. A few other pokemon have evolved, and I'm on the route west of Mauville. Not faced Wattson yet. I have yet to have seen a Zigzagoon with pickup :/

Team: Kirlia, Gyarados, Taillow, Grovyle, Loudred and Oddish.

 

[jombii]

So I got the shiny beldum! It seems awesome but I am torn if I am going to use it in my team. I already have a Gardevoir as the Psychic in my team. So far, I am sure of Swampert in my team.

I'm thinking of M-Manectric, but its movepool is so bad. Metagross but above problem exists. I think I can do that, replace Gardy with Metagross AND Altaria for the fairy coverage but that would mean giving up M-Swampy. Also, there is the Latios looming just beyond the game.

 

[HairyLoco]

Hi all,

The adventure in Rustboro continues:

Spoiler:

So after defeating the Rustboro Gym Leader, Roxanne, I witnessed a theft! A Team Aqua member must have stolen something from DevCo, as they call it here. I quickly healed up my Pokémon at the Pokémon Centre and went straight after him! I found the duped researcher at the edge of the city, he looked desperate. Once I got closer I realized that's the very same researcher I helped out in Petalburg Woods! What a poor guy.

He urged me to go after Team Aqua and retrieve the so-called Devon Parts. What they are, I have no idea. But they must be valuable if Team Aqua is after them! Who are they anyway? A bunch of psyducking criminals that's for sure.

Tailing the Team Aqua member took longer than I thought, but I eventually found him holed up inside some cave. At the entrance stood a forlorn man. Once I approached him he turned to me and begged me to bring back his darling Peeko. The Team Aqua member must have stolen it! I quickly went inside after him. I can't forgive him now. Stealing someone's Pokémon is unforgivable. Luckily the cave had a dead end - he probably hadn't thought his escape plan through very well.
Defeating him was easier than it was to tail him, actually. I hurried back to town to bring back the Devon Parts, after which the researcher brought me inside DevCo.

I met up with the head of DevCo, a surprisingly friendly man named Mr. Stone. His office is like a museum, there are rocks on display everywhere. He was most thankful for my help and rewarded me with the BuzzNav app, it looked pretty handy. I can be up to date on what happens around the world anywhere now. Aside from that, I seemed to have earned his trust and he requested I deliver a letter to his son, Steven Stone on Dewford Island. Coincidentally that's where the next Gym is, so of course I happily accepted.

I went back to Route 116 to fill up the Pokédex. I wanted to first catch everything that was on the DexNav before continuing. I found a Nincada that I actually befriended rather easily, and she joined me in my team. I nicknamed her Canna.
I was just about done now, so it's time to head out for Dewford.

Mr. Stone told me he'd send word to Mr. Briney, a now retired Sailor and he would take me to Dewford. How could I refuse a private ride?! Once I got to his cottage I found a jolly old fellow playing with his Wingull - the very same man I helped out in the Verdanturf Tunnel!
He happily took me over to Dewford. The sea was calm so the trip went smoothly.
Not too long after the boat trip we landed on Dewford, and I set off to train my Pokémon and deliver the letter.

My team as of writing:

Spoiler:

Zira ♀ Lv 16
Quiet
-Disable
-Confusion
-Double Team
-Disarming Voice

Dante ♂Lv 16
Lonely
-Tackle
-Rock Tomb
-Water Gun
-Mud Shot

Canna ♀Lv 13
Rash
-Scratch
-Leech Life
-Harden
-Sand-Attack

 

[NevanPTF]

After a long day of searching for a Timid Zorua, after 236 encounters with that little dude... I got a shiny Zorua! Horray! After 2 more encounters another Shiny Zorua!

When I was about to go to sleep...my dexnav caught one last Zorua, lvl 20 and 3 stars! I caught it and rushed to the PC...*drum roll*... A Timid Zorua with 3 IVs! It was a strugle but wurth :3

 

[HairyLoco]

Alright, we're at the Dewford Gym. It's time to battle Brawly, the Dewford Gym Leader. I've chosen to challenge him with Zira and Dante, Dante in the lead.

Without further ado, let's begin.
About Zira and Dante:

Spoiler:

Zira ♀ Lv 16
Quiet
-Disable
-Confusion
-Double Team
-Disarming Voice

Dante ♂Lv 16
Lonely
-Tackle
-Rock Tomb
-Water Gun
-Mud Shot

Let's battle!

Spoiler:

Brawly first sent out his Machop. Dante's Mudshot did significant damage and lowered Machop's Speed. Machop used his Bulk Up to raise both his Attack and Defence. Dante's Water Gun had nearly defeated Machop, but he could still dish out a strong Low Sweep, and took Dante low.
Brawly healed his Machop with a Super Potion, but another Water Gun took him down nearly half again. Another Mud Shot took Machop low again, but Machop's Karate Chop nearly took down Dante as well. Dante's next Mud Shot, however, is enough to take down Machop!

Brawly now sent out his Makuhita. Dante was tired, but wanted to keep fighting. I wasn't sure if I should let him, but he was determined, so I was too. His Mud Shot was enough to bring Makuhita down half, and lowered his speed. Makuhita used Brawly's signature move Bulk Up. Another Mud Shot almost took Makuhita down, but he responded with a Sand-Attack. Now Dante couldn't see!
However, Dante's Rock Tomb did hit, and Makuhita fainted!

We won! Dante and I had defeated Brawly! I have ... A Knuckle Badge!!!

Below you'll find what happened after battling Brawly.

Spoiler:

After defeating Brawly, I went to complete my assignment and deliver Mr. Stone's letter to Steven Stone. Brawly informed me that Steven was currently inside the Granite Cave to see the ancient cave paintings inside. The road to the Granite Cave was short, and even shorter inside and I had quickly found Steven. While I was there, he discussed the meaning behind the scriptures, and talked about how the Ancient Pokémon wielded extreme power, dangerous power. We talked some more and introduced ourselves. I handed over the letter, and we parted ways soon after.

Returning to Mr. Briney and Peeko, he informed me that he had another message from Mr. Stone. The Devon Parts I had recovered earlier were bound for Slateport. I was rather irritated that I wasn't informed sooner, but sure, I took on the job. The next gym was in Mauville anyway... And so we set sail for Slateport.

Upon landing in at the Slateport beach, I informed Mr. Briney that I would be a few days, perhaps weeks and he shouldn't wait for me. I took my time and battled with some of the trainers in the Café. I won a box of Lemonade too.
I visited the Market in Slateport too, but I decided I didn't have enough money to buy anything.
I went to deliver the Devon Parts to Captain Stern, but found out he went to the museum. Once in the museum I found it littered with Team Aqua grunts. I found the one I defeated back in the Rusturf Tunnel - he got scared and handed me over a TM, the TM for Thief. That's pretty useful. I should be grateful, but considering where it came from, I can't really much enjoy the gift. However, it's useful.
On the top floor I finally found Captain Stern, however, before I could hand over the Devon Parts we were interrupted by Team Aqua. They were low grunts and easily defeated, but then another Team Aqua member came. He didn't look much like a Grunt, rather he looked like one of the higher ups.
He introduced himself as Archie, the leader of Team Aqua. My suspicions were correct, and their goals were as ill as their manners. Raise the ocean and flood the world? What is he thinking?!
He "let me off" this time - oh don't you worry, I was the one "letting you off", mister Tightpants. I handed over the Devon Parts and went back on my way.

At this point, I was traded a Shiny Zorua by a friend who then joined my team. He was nicknamed Nox, and a very welcome addition to my now Four Man Squad.
Upon departing to Mauville City, I heard Lissi was in town. I'm not much of a fan but I'd always wanted to see her in real life. After her speech she decided to recruit someone and coach that person to be a Super Contest-star. Surprisingly, she chose me. I had no interest in Contest but she wouldn't listen to my pleas at all an dragged me in front of the camera. If you ask me, that camera has gone a little to her head...

After the whole initiation process, I quickly took off finally for Mauville and to give Nox an opportunity to get used to the team. We trained a little on the way to Mauville, Nox was doing pretty good and he got used to Rin, Dante and Canna pretty well. They seemed to get along. Nox does eat a lot though, it takes a lot of berries to keep him happy!

Finally arriving in Mauville I once more saw Wally. He was on his way to the Mauville Gym, it was good to see he was doing well. Last I saw him, I helped him catch his first Pokémon in Petalburg. Before I had a chance to go up and talk to him, he bolted off towards the gym. That's a shame.

I went down to the PokéMart and picked up a Bulldoze TM for Dante. That'll definitely be a good help against Wattson, the Mauville Gym Leader, who uses Electric Type Pokémon.
We went down South to train a little bit more and I went up on Cycling Road. After a while I decided my team is ready to face Wattson. I had already made up my mind, I'm going to use Nox, Dante and Canna in my Gym Battle, so I went back to Mauville to get some rest, heal up my Pokémon and get ready for the Gym Battle.

So, I'm glad I logged this battle. Walk with me and watch how my team struggles against a level 16 Magnemite from some random trainer on the Cycling Road.
Battle start:

Spoiler:

My team in short:
Lvl 17 Zorua (Nox) started on half HP
Lvl 22 Marshtomp (Dante)
Lvl 18 Kadabra (Rin)
Lvl 18 Nincada (Canna) started on half HP

Nox vs Magnemite

Nox switches out, Dante switches in.
Magnemite used Supersonic.
Dante used Rock Tomb - Hurt himself in confusion.
Magnemite used Sonic Boom. (Dante is now at half HP)
Dante switches out, Canna switches in.
Magnemite used Sonic Boom. (Canna is now almost down, in the red zone)
Canna switches out, Rin switches in.
Magnemite used Supersonic.
Rin used Confusion, it was not very effective.
Magnemite used Thunder Wave.
Rin hurt herself in confusion.
Rin switched out, Dante switched in.
Magnemite used Thundershock, it had no effect.
Dante used Rock Tomb, it was not very effective. (Magnemite is now about half HP)
Magnemite used Supersonic.
Dante switched out, Rin switched in.
Magnemite used Sonic Boom. Rin fainted.
Nox switched in.
Nox switched out, Dante switched in.
Magnemite used Thunder Wave. It had no effect.
Dante used Rock Tomb, it was not very effect. (Magnemite was now in the red zone)
By now, I had predicted a Supersonic, but Magmenite used Sonicboom. (Dante was now in the red zone as well)
I had the speed advantage, Dante used Rock Tomb and Magnemite was defeated.

This one level 16 Magnemite really had me fighting for my money. This one level 16 Magnemite had gotten me serious and I actually had to predict his next move in order to succeed. Holy crowley. That was.. one hell of a battle.
And by now I realized I mistakenly thought Magnemite had a Levitate ability. The battle could have been so much easier...
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So that's where I'm up to now. The Gym Battle will follow soon.

Preparing for the Gym Battle, this is the team I'm taking with me:

Spoiler:

Dante ♂Lv 22
Lonely
-Tackle
-Rock Tomb
-Water Gun
-Bulldoze

Nox ♂Lv 19
Bold
-Extrasensory
-Fake Tears
-Pursuit
-Dark Pulse

Canna ♀ Lv 19
Rash
-Fury Swipes
-Leech Life
-Harden
-Mud-Slap

Going into battle with Wattson!

Spoiler:

Wattson opened with Magnemite. I should beware of its Supersonic and Thunder Wave. I opened with Canna who used Mud-Slap. It almost took down Magnemite, who, surprisingly, used Tackle. This left me open for another Mud-Slap which had quickly defeated Magnemite. The first Pokémon I expected to be a pretty big threat fell rapidly.

Next was Magneton, who was threatening for the same reasons Magnemite was, but now stronger. Magneton could move first and used Supersonic on Canna, who was now confused. In her confusion, she managed to pull off a Mud-Slap, but I didn't want to push her so I recalled her. This time, Dante fought. Upon Switch-In, Dante was attacked with a Magnet Bomb, but he shrugged it off as if it was nothing. Magneton used Supersonic yet again, and Dante, too, was now confused. I switched back in on Canna who, too, suffered a Magnet Bomb upon switch-in. This time, Magneton's Supersonic missed, and Canna unleashed a strong Mud-Slap. Wattson now used a Super Potion and healed Magneton back up. Magneton suffered another Mud-Slap, and its accuracy was now lowered by three stages. The odds of a Supersonic landing are decreasing by the turn, I'm liking these odds. Magneton used Magnet Bomb once again and nearly defeated Canna, however Canna could still use another Mud-Slap. I decided this was enough for Canna, and I switched Nox in who took a Magnet Bomb upon switch-in. Magneton now used Volt Switch and defeated Nox.

Voltorb switched in, as I recalled Nox. Voltorb is capable of using Rollout which could deal damage to Canna, who is already wounded. I sent out Dante to deal with Voltorb. As expected, Voltorb used Rollout and dealt barely any damage. Dante's Bulldoze was enough to defeat Voltorb in one hit!

My worries were not over though, since a refreshed Magneton came back. Of course, his Supersonic landed and Dante hit himself in his confusion. I couldn't switch Canna in, since she would fall to the follow up Magnet Bomb, so I had to rely on Dante hitting Magneton in his confusion. Another Magnet Bomb had hit Dante, and he was now at half HP. Dante's Bulldoze came through, and Magneton fell!

We won! My team and I defeated Wattson! I've got ... A Dynamo Badge!!!

 

[Hikamaru]

I finally managed to get past the dreaded nature strip known only as Route 119, but not before getting a good TM, Dazzling Gleam along the way after a short detour. I tried my best to speed-run through Route 119 (because as you know, it's my least fave route in all of Hoenn) and while I ended up fighting a few trainers I did manage to get to the Weather Institute for another showdown with Shelly and Team Aqua. Those guys were a joke given I had stuff that easily exploited their weaknesses, and not even Shelly's Sharpedo was that tricky at all. The owner gave me a free Castform after that, but I had to dump her in the PC because she wasn't really needed right now, although she could excel in a Beauty contest.

After that, had another battle against Brendan where I easily triumphed over him and he gave me the HM for Fly, and not even Route 119's constant rain was going to put a damper on my determination to discover more about Primal Kyogre. Next I made a stop in Fortree City and then headed towards another nature-filled route, Route 120 following Steven where I encountered him on the bridge and revealed an invisible Kecleon (which I subsequently caught) and then Steven gave me the Devon Scope and a new Mega Stone, the Swampertite.

Next I defeated the Fortree Gym with relative ease, earned the Feather Badge. Winona didn't even get to do much against me since I had an easy type advantage and also Pokemon Amie benefits. Next time, it's back to Route 120 en route to Lilycove City.

Swampert ♂
Level 52
Mild nature
Torrent
Capable of taking hits
Moves:
- Surf
- Mud Shot
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide

Breloom ♀
Level 50
Naughty nature
Poison Heal
Capable of taking hits
Moves:
- Seed Bomb
- Cut
- Mach Punch
- Sky Uppercut

Gardevoir ♀
Level 50
Brave nature
Trace
Likes to fight
Moves:
- Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam
- Calm Mind
- Draining Kiss

Manectric ♀
Level 51
Lax nature
Lightning Rod
Takes plenty of siestas
Moves:
- Discharge
- Thunder Wave
- Strength
- Volt Switch

Camerupt ♀
Level 50
Brave nature
Magma Armor
Nods off a lot
Moves:
- Flame Burst
- Earthquake
- Strength
- Overheat

Altaria ♀
Level 52
Careful nature
Natural Cure
Very finicky
Moves:
- Dragon Pulse
- Fly
- Moonblast
- Cotton Guard

 

[classiccartoonsftw]

I just finished the Primal Kyogre storyline, and my Metang is now level 44, meaning it's close to evolving!

 

[anniellewellyn]

I got way too distracted by Super Secret Bases...all of a sudden most of my team was above level 70 and wouldn't listen to me because I didn't have the right badges! I guess that's the problem with a largely traded team. Still, I pushed through and got the next badge and my babies are listening to me again. I switched Surf from Swampert to Aggron, cause, hey, my big baby could use a water move. Swampert is probably gonna be my Dive and Waterfall baby at least for a while though.

I'm just about to start the actual Primal Kyogre story...excited!

 

[jbernardocard]

Spoiler:

Just finished soft reseting for a good kyogre and saw that little animation. Favorite part of the game so far! Seeing all the characters come out and look at the sky was pretty cool and i wasn't expecting that. Then when i'm alone again in front of cave of origin i kind felt lonely ahaha. Soaring the sky at the moment, i'm really loving this remake, Hoenn has always been my favorite region and all these new features make me love this region even more.

 

[Dreg]

Ok, I beat Wattson (can't remember if I said that previously) I went through the storyline with Team Magma at Meteor Falls, then at Mt Chimney, then a little bit later, defeated Flannery very easily without any water/ground moves.

Went into the desert and caught myself a Trapinch, so all I gotta do is meet back up with May and head off to Petalburg. Change to team: Trapinch now takes the place of Loudred.

Team: Grovyle, Kirlia, Trapinch, Swellow, Aron, Gyarados.

 

[classiccartoonsftw]

I recently defeated Wallace, and my Metang evolved into an awesome Metagross.

Now I'm off to the Meteor Falls to catch a Bagon and finish my team. Hopefully I'll get one with Sheer Force, so I can have a Salamence with Moxie!