Thanks. Do I have to start with these pokemon, or can I just get them as I go?
You have to get them along the way but I'd suggest to trade one or two eggs from one of the Pokes from your team, breed it and then train it on your restarted file!^^ Have fun!^^
Okay, now for the
UPDATES!^^
Progress:
-Defeated Pearl 2nd time
-Got HM6 (had to teach it Turtwig! ;_; )
-Shuppet got its first damaging hit
-Shuppet fainted 1st time
-Got 1st badge
-Got Adress book
-Defeated Team Galactic (Jublife)
-Defeated Team Galactic (Floaroma, Valley windworks)
-Turtwig evolved
-Went through Enterna Forest
-Went in the Underground first time
-Defeated Gardenia and got 2nd badge
-Got Weepinbell
-Got HM1 (taught it Weepinbell)
-Explored Old Chateau (fun fact: I wrote a creepypasta featuring Charon + the ghosts in the Old Chateau!^^)
-Saw a ghost (little girl)
-Defeated Team Galactic (Eterna)
-Gave back Buneary and Clefairy
-got Bicycle
Here's my current team:
Grortle Lv.25
Attacks:
-Rock Smash
-Curse
-Bite
-Razor Leaf
My main sweeper. After 2-3 curses it OHKOs everything due to its really diverse movepool (I sound like a competitive battler although I'm far away from one...)!^^ To keep it short: It rocks!^^
Shuppet Lv.25
Attacks:
-Shadow Sneak
-Return
-Will-O-Wisp
-Screech
Although I'm quite a noob with competitive battling, this moveset is awesome!^^ After one Will-O-Wish Shuppet laughs at every physical attack!^^ With Screech it can make its already pretty okay attack stronger!^^ This whole stuff might sound awesome but in fact it faints more than Grortle does. Before Roark's Cranidos with its Pursuit I liked to call it the team's "Gaara" (Gaara is a Naruto chara that has never taken a single hit till the chuunin exams) but that's a thing of the past, unfortunately... But oh well, it's Halloween so you're the star of today, Shuppet!^^
Weepinbell Lv.25
Attacks:
-Sleep Powder
-Stun Spore
-Acid
-Cut
Meet the new team member with its... um... double-stat-horror!^^ Although I thought it could never pack a punch with that moveset, it was quite okay. Although it does the fewest damage in the team currently, it still does okay damage so it's an acceptable member!^^