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Nah November 21st, 2014 8:44 AM

Travel Journal
 
UPDATE 1/6/2017: THIS THREAD CAN BE USED FOR DISCUSSING BOTH ORAS AND XY TRAVELS!

Much like the Kalos Travel Journal and the Unova Travel Journal, this thread is for everyone to record and share their journey in the updated version of Hoenn.

General Thread Rules:
-This is NOT a place to ask questions about the games. Questions go in this thread here.
-Team Help threads go in the Battling and Team-Building section. Trades go in the Trade Corner.
-No Youtube videos.
-Discussions can go in their own threads.
etc

So have fun telling us about your experiences in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire!

NocturnLeader November 21st, 2014 8:47 AM

Started the game at 11 am (Sapphire version).

Trainer Name: Roland

Pokemon: Mudkip Lv 15, Dustox Lv 11, Skitty Lv 10

Currently exploring and training and looking forward to new surprises (walk slowly to catch a pokemon is a new one; especially when they have moves like fire fang, etc). Trained for the 1st gym and later today I will face off on the 1st gym leader.

RedJ November 21st, 2014 10:07 AM

Started the game last night. Named my character RedJ, chose Mudkip as my starter, and now I'm currently in Petalburg Woods looking for an HA Shroomish. My Pokemon are starting to disobey me so hopefully it wont take too much longer. Also got the EXP Share and immediately turned it off.

Current Team:

Spoiler:
http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/258.png
Nickname: Kipp (I am uncreative)
Male
Level 10
Ability:
Torrent
Nature: Bold (why do I always get starters with hindering Natures)
Attacks: Tackle-Growl-Water Gun-Mud Slap

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/255.png
Nickname: Ignis
Male
Level 12
Ability:
Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant
Attacks: Baton Pass-Low Kick-Crush Claw-Ember
No I didn't breed this in X and transfer it over nopenopenope

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/280.png
Female
Level 10
Ability:
Synchronize
Nature: Modest
Attacks: Growl-Double Team-Teleport
Using Diantha's Ralts (which is why it doesn't have a nickname) since I thought it would be fitting, but that turned out to be a not so great idea. Ralts learns Confusion at level 4 in OR/AS, and this one starts out level 5 so it had already missed it. Now I have to wait until it gets Disarming Voice (just one more level...)


ThatChickWithNoLife November 21st, 2014 11:39 AM

I started the game at around noon today (SO EXCITED)
http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/treecko.gif
In my first (official) trip to Hoenn, I named my character LeAnn (sort of a combination of my nicknames, Lynn and Ann, sort of, but not really. That and I really like the name :))
I chose Treecko as my starter, and named him Midas (not sure why, maybe cause i just think Sceptile looks Regal)

Haven't done much yet, still getting into the game, but it's pretty awesome so far :)

UPDATE: Just received my shiny Beldum and I'm planning on putting him to good use. While I can't nickname him, I think I'll call him 'Gladiator' just cause he's such a beast
http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados-shiny/beldum.gif

εcho. November 21st, 2014 1:11 PM

Started my Ruby game at around 11:30pm (PST) last night, after an agonizing 2 hours of downloading time!

Named my character Zed, after my only other male character I played in Emerald.

Picked Treecko as my starter and nicknamed him Brigan after a character from one of my favourite book series.

Currently at 6 and a half hours of game time (I had to sleep, unfortunately. xD) and have currently just left Slateport to make my way to Mauville. My current team is as follows:

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/grovyle.gif
Brigan | m | lvl. 20
Pound / Fury Cutter / Mega Drain / Quick Attack

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/skitty.gif
Katsa | f | lvl. 19
Disarming Voice / Double Slap / Attract / Sing

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/surskit.gif
Bitterblue | f | lvl. 19
Signal Beam / Quick Attack / Bubble Beam / Water Sport

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/poochyena.gif
Fyre | f | lvl. 17
Thunder Fang / Howl / Sand Attack / Bite

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/ralts.gif
Po | m | lvl. 17
Disarming Voice / Confusion / Double Team / Magical Leaf

NocturnLeader November 21st, 2014 1:11 PM

So I beat the Gym leader after I did a bit of wonder trading (Heck YES)

New Team: Marshtomp Lv 17
Roucool (Pidgey) Lv 9 *Wonder traded for my Dustox*
Croagunk Lv 11 * wonder traded for my Skitty*
Fayana (Fennekin) Lv 5 *wonder traded my surskit*

Onward to defeat the goon in the cavern and then to the Boatman to the 2nd gym.
But training my team up for a bit.

Rapidfir3Pho3nix November 21st, 2014 1:46 PM

I was able to go to one of the midnight releases of ORAS and it was a lot of fun!

I picked out Omega Ruby cuz my friend is getting Alpha Sapphire.

Let's see, so far my team is:
http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/combusken-f.gif - Fuega the Combusken

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/taillow.gif - Soara the Taillow

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/shroomish.gif - MushiMushi the Shroomish

Currently, I am walking around Slateport City having delivered the "goods" to Capt. Stern. :)

Venitardus November 21st, 2014 3:28 PM

Well, I got the game yesterday and have been playing it since I got it. I have started out picking may, named Kimmy, and picked treeko. I got my shiny beldum and first 3 badges. Now, before I go to work, I have almost made it to lavaridge town. I've been training up and what not.

My current team is:

Grovyle (tamriel) lvl 31
Mightyenna (bear) lvl 31
Event shiny beldum lvl 31
Begon [from X version/sat in bank] lvl 21
Zigzagoon lvl 16 (using as hm slave)


[I have been thinking of usin my legally bred beldum from X, but decided to leave it in the bank for now. Might train it after league]

Alex November 21st, 2014 4:02 PM

Began playing at 5PM EST. Loving this game so far.

Picked up Torchic, and keeping true to the DexNav encouragement by catching all the Pokemon I encounter. I love the small ways this game rewards you for completing an area.

Decided to keep training Ralts, for nostalgia's sake. Currently getting through Petalburg Woods. Also just picked up my Shiny Beldum mystery gift.

Torchic @ Lv13
Ralts @ Lv5
Beldum @ Lv5

Pendraflare November 21st, 2014 4:21 PM

So I got the games, and picked up Omega Ruby to use as my main one. I chose Mudkip and named it Slippers, then went to Route 103 and beat May's Treecko there. I caught a few Pokémon on Route 102, including a Ralts that I found in hiding, which I caught and named Purity. After getting a Taillow on Route 104 named Codswalloo (meant to name Codswallop, but I accidentally hit o twice), and in the Petalburg Woods I caught a Slakoth in hiding too. Once I got to Rustboro, I traded it for that Makuhita. I beat Roxanne without too much trouble at all. Here's my team:
Mudkip (M) "Slippers", Level 14
Ralts (M) "Purity", Level 11
Taillow (F) "Codswalloo", Level 11
Makuhita (M) "Makit", Level 11

Just the start of my journey, so let's see how interesting this gets.

NocturnLeader November 21st, 2014 4:44 PM

Currently in slateport city; after defeating 2nd gym. Trained my team.

Croagunk - Lv 20 (Mud-slap, Taunt, Drain Punch, Feint attack)
Fayana (Braixen) - Lv 20 (Ember, Howl, Psybeam, Scratch)
Marshtomp - Lv 21 (Tackle, Foresight, Water gun, Mud Shot)
Pidgeotto - Lv 21 (Steel Wing, Whirlwind, Gust, Quick Attack)

NocturnLeader November 21st, 2014 7:13 PM

Deafeted May with Marshtomp, Nuzleaf and Croagunk. Then ended up training more and then Made it to Mauville City; OMG it changed ALOT

Pokemon: Marshtomp Lv 24, Fayana (Braixen) Pidgeotto and Croagunk all Lv 25
New Members of team: Eevee lv 16, and Nuzleaf lv 18

I ended up getting the Mach Bike and looking around a bit in Manville. And now resting for the night. More adventures tomorrow!

Gogoat Rocks! November 21st, 2014 9:02 PM

I Beat the 3rd gym and just made a super secret base. :)

Team:


PS: Super Secret base QR code if you want to check out my base :)

kevcrash November 21st, 2014 9:28 PM

Honestly, this game is so so so good and I'm only 2 badges in. Like I'm enjoying this game so much and taking my time with it. I've been switching around my team and I plan to continue doing that, but holy JESUS I love this game.

Team so far:
Skip the Grovyle Lvl. 23
Marvel the Tailow Lvl. 19
Paragon the Sableye Lvl. 15
Cruncher the Mightyena Lvl. 19

I'm planning on removing Mightyena and replacing it full with Sableye. I have shiny Beldum, but I'm not sure if I want to use it in my run through. I will probably swap out Tailow for Altaria or Flygon a little later. Other than that I'm good.

The DexNav makes looking for all Pokemon on a single route so much fun. My box is literally filling up cause I want to catch everything. Despite its seemingly average reviews, I'm extremely satisfied with this game.

PlatinumDude November 21st, 2014 9:33 PM

Take 2.

After spending practically the whole non-working day soft-resetting for a good Mudkip, I finally got my hands on an Adamant one. Sure, this weakens its ability to dish out damage with its early/mid-game STABs, hence forcing me to fight left-handed for the majority of the game, but I do enjoy a bit of a challenge every now and then.

Current team:
Mudkip, male, level 7:
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/d0/MDP258.png
-Tackle
-Growl
-Water Gun
Nature: Adamant

NocturnLeader November 22nd, 2014 5:06 AM

And Day 2 of Sapphire Adventure:

took on the 3rd Gym leader and defeated him with Marshtomp and Croagunk!
Took some time to look around a bit in Mauville and had my Eevee relax.

Went out to catch Pokemon and did a Wonder trade for a Marill and got a Spirtzee and then Deposited my Eevee to add her to my team.

I entered the Beauty contest with Spirtzee and WON!

After that I fixed the Issue with the Rocks in the cave so people can pass in and out with ease! Now currently training.

Judge Mandolore Shepard November 22nd, 2014 6:59 AM

Here is the start of my travel journal. Note: these events are from yesterday.

Even though I picked up Pokemon Alpha Sapphire around 11 AM (Pacific Time), I did not start playing until around 5:40 PM (Pacific Time). When I started playing, I ended up choosing to play as Brendan, whom I named Mandolore. I of course chose to start with Mudkip. I have currently obtained two badges.

I made it as far as Slateport. While I was there, I found my first Mega Stone in the game. The one I found was Alakazite. The way I found it was by seeing three glowing sparkles on the ground near each other. I have currently seen 35 Pokemon and caught 17.


Star Wars Jedi Team
Luke (Mudkip -> Marshtomp)
L22/Naughty
Gender: Male
Moves: Tackle, Rock Tomb, Water Gun, Mud Bomb

Obi-Wan (Tailow)
L18/Lax
Gender: Male
Moves: Peck, Wing Attack, Focus Energy, Quick Attack

Yoda (to be caught)
Mace Windu (to be caught)
Ki-Adi (to be caught)
Anakin (to be caught)

Player805 November 22nd, 2014 7:02 AM

Started the game off last night and played for around 4hours. Wake up this morning and i found a shiny zigzagoon using dexnav im so happy right now haha even if its a zigzagoon my first ORAS shiny

BadPokemon November 22nd, 2014 7:29 AM

Started the game at 10:30 pm and ended at 1:30. I recieved my starter, Mudkip and named him Captain. I met my new friend, May and professor Birch (I think he is clumsy). Later I caught an adamant poocheyena with fire fang, who I named Dudley. After meeting my dad, I taught Wally how to catch his first pokemon and I recieved my shiny beldum. I also caught a zigzagoon for cut. After meeting with the fishermen, he took me to Dewford, where I battled all the trainers. I'm planning on entering the cave, catching a zubat for my party, and challenging the gym. My party will be: Mudkip, Poocheyena, Beldum, and Zubat. So far everything is the same level without the exp. share. And nothing has fainted!

Pendraflare November 22nd, 2014 7:55 AM

So last night, I got to Dewford, beat Brawly without taking any damage, and then met Steven at the Granite Cave. I beat the trainers on the coast, arrived in Slateport City, got Team Magma out of the Oceanic Museum, and then found that you can catch Magnemite in hordes, which was surprising. I caught one and named it Parallel. I would have named it Parallelogram, but sadly that's one character off the limit. Anyway, I beat the trainers on Route 110 then arrived in Mauville, did some stuff and beat Wattson without too much concern. Here's my team:
Marshtomp (M) "Slippers", Level 22
Kirlia (M) "Purity", Level 20
Taillow (M) "Codswallop", Level 20 (this was male, not female)
Makuhita (M) "Makit", Level 21
Magnemite "Parallel", Level 20

This is going quite good, wonder how much i'll get done today.

MarinoKadame November 22nd, 2014 8:49 AM

I'm not that far yet since I mostly transfered eggs then super trained my pokemons, For now I got Torchic, Mudkip, Pichu and Taillow and I'm just after I met Norman.

RedJ November 22nd, 2014 9:54 AM

Meant to post this last night before going to bed but didn't. Whoops.

Anyway, got my third badge and did a bit of backtracking after going to Verdanturf and clearing the Rusturf Tunnel. Found a few Mega Stones (Mawilite, Aggronite, Pidgeotite, Steelixite, and Manectite) and went back to Granite Cave to catch an Aron (which took FOREVER because I was trying to get one with its Hidden Ability). Currently on Route 111 with EXP Share on to hopefully catch my newest team members up in levels.

My team:

Spoiler:
http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/259.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/pokeball.png
Kipp
Male

Level 29
Ability:
Torrent
Nature: Bold
Attacks: Rock Slide-Mud Shot-Water Gun-Mud Bomb

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/256.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/pokeball.png

Ignis
Male
Level 29
Ability:
Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant
Attacks: Baton Pass-Low Kick-Rock Smash-Flame Charge

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/281.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/pokeball.png

Female
Level 23
Ability:
Synchronize
Nature: Modest
Attacks: Magical Leaf-Double Team-Draining Kiss-Disarming Voice
FINALLY got some offensive moves for her so she's been a lot more useful.

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/286.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/nestball.png
Lute
Female
Level 24
Ability: Technician
(Yep, I eventually got that HA Shroomish)
Nature: Rash (unfortunate but it could've been worse)
Attacks:
Mega Drain-Headbutt-Stun Spore-Mach Punch
Also used her to win my first Contest in Slateport.


http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/261.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/duskball.png
Sayla
Female
Level 17
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Mild
(a defense hindering Nature GOODY)
Attacks: Howl-Fire Fang-Ice Fang-Thunder Fang
Used a bunch of Egg Moves Poocyena and a HA Poochyena caught with DexNav to breed her.

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/304.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/timerball.png
Sinna
Male
Level 16
Ability: Heavy Metal
Nature: Jolly
Attacks: Rock Tomb-Mud Slap- Headbutt-Metal Claw


And for anyone wondering, I got the Nest, Dusk, and Timer balls through the mine cart game on PGL.

Emboar November 22nd, 2014 10:14 AM

Well, after 90 minutes, I'm in Rustboro. I managed to find a Steel Wing Taillow and a Twister Wingull, so those two are with me, along with my Torchic.

NocturnLeader November 22nd, 2014 11:23 AM

currently in Fallarbor town... Team is looking great. My Nuzleaf is now a Shiftry, I got a leaf stone and satchel from pokemon global .... Now I need to Evolve Spirtzee if anyone wants to help with that Great!

Need to train more as I venture off towards Team Aqua!

Venitardus November 22nd, 2014 11:48 AM

Update for me!

I just beat the petalburg gym, currently on route 118. I have started to use the super training. I have also made my secret base (which I'll upload in a little bit).

My current team is:

Tamriel (Sceptile) lvl 37
Metang lvl 37
Bear (mightyenna) lvl 38
Snowbird (glalie from demo) lvl 42

NocturnLeader November 22nd, 2014 12:41 PM

Thanks ASH for trading with me!

I just defeated team Aqua and onto the 4th gym. Also have a Mysterious Egg that I will hatch from ASH.

Emboar November 22nd, 2014 1:06 PM

I made it to Mauville, and I just beat Wally again. I also caught a Fake Tears Whismur. That Whismur and my Torchic have since evolved.

mikey November 22nd, 2014 1:59 PM

I am having a blast with Alpha Sapphire! So much fun. I just made it to the new redesigned Mauville as well. I just beat Wally and am exploring, because there is so much to explore in Mauville now!

My squad:

Grovyle Level 25
Swellow Level 22
Ralts Level 18
Electrike Level 17
Metang Level 22
Mightyena Level 21

Itcheeee November 22nd, 2014 3:18 PM

Started Omega Ruby. Chose May of course but used my own name. Pleased with the giant Lapras plush in my room XD (And the Wii U lol)
Met Brendon and soon found Prof Birch and chose my percious Pokemon Torchic. Saved Birch and recieved my warm fire bird for myself. Really enjoying the overland itself.
Got to Oldale town. After seeing Pokeballs were out of stock, went to the next route to find Brendan on Route 103 who wished to battle. Barely won the battle, as Torchic is still just a few levels. Trained Brendon back to the Lab and got my Pokedex! :D
Torchic was named Bandana. My Torchic plush wears May's bandana, so in honor of the retired Bandana of May he was given this name XD
Started going back and got to Petalburg City only to hear a boy named Wally was missing. Upon entering Norman's Gym, Wally himself asks him politely for help getting his own Pokemon. Scince I had already became a trainer, it was decided I would assist him. With the help of Norman's Zigzagoon, Wally caught his own Ralts! Excited and filled with joy we return to Normal and Wally issues plenty of thanks. Wally leaves to move Cities with his new Ralts. Normal promises after obtaining 4 badges he will battle me fair for the Badge he holds.

Gogoat Rocks! November 22nd, 2014 5:14 PM

I defeated the 4th, 5th and 6th gyms (easy as poochyena) :)

Team:
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated/254.gif
Nortek/Level 42
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated/262.gif
Poochama/Level 42
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated/279.gif
Flora/Level 42
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated/310.gif
Spark/Level 41
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated-shiny/375.gif
Metang/Level 42
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated/333.gif
Pixilate/Level 28

NocturnLeader November 22nd, 2014 5:22 PM

So I feel cheated:

I defeated the 4th gym later and suddenly MAY appears and takes me straight to the 5th gym (My dads gym)...I easily take him out so now I have my 5th badge.
Wally shows up and now he takes me straight to Mauville city... Like WTH is going on did they just take the easy way out and just say Heck you lucky were doing this ...?

Anyways This game is moving along faster than I expected.

My Team:

Croagunk: Lv 36
Shiftry: Lv 36
Pidgeot: Lv 38
Marshtomp: Lv 34
Aromatisse: Lv 31
Fayana (Delphox): Lv 39

Emboar November 22nd, 2014 5:54 PM

Norman is pathetically easy if you have a Pokemon with Protect, like my Pelipper. Anyways, I'm back in Mauville, on my way to Fortree City to challenge Winona. I have a Combusken, Swellow, Pelipper, Loudred, and Sandslash with me, and I hope to pick up a 6th team member soon.

Gogoat Rocks! November 22nd, 2014 8:22 PM

I just reached Lilycove City. :)

Team:
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated/254.gif
Nortek/Level 45
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated/262.gif
Poochama/Level 48
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated/279.gif
Flora/Level 45
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated/310.gif
Spark/Level 45
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated-shiny/376.gif
Metagross/Level 45
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated/334.gif
Pixilate/Level 45

RedJ November 22nd, 2014 10:48 PM

Have six badges and just cleared Magma Base, on my way to Mossdeep now (I think).

Current Team:


Spoiler:
http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/260.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/pokeball.png
Kipp
Male

Level 44
Ability:
Torrent
Nature: Bold
Attacks: Hydro Cannon-Surf-Water Pledge-Muddy Water
Even with his Mega Evolution he's suffering from lack of Ground moves, but there's nothing I can do about that until I get to the League- I need a Surfer and Diver, so for now it'll have to be him.

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/257.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/pokeball.png

Ignis
Male
Level 45
Ability:
Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant
Attacks: Baton Pass-Blaze Kick-Rock Smash-Fire Pledge
Want to give him Blast Burn, but can't bring myself to get rid of Fire Pledge yet. Might delete Rock Smash once I get to the Pokemon League and fill in the blank with Blast Burn then...not that he even needs it.
http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/282.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/pokeball.png

Female
Level 40
Ability:
Synchronize
Nature: Modest
Attacks: Magical Leaf-Psychic-Draining Kiss-Future Sight
Looked like I was going to have to replace her for awhile because she was falling behind and kept getting knocked out in battle, but that changed once she evolved.

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/333.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/dreamball.png
Female
Level 31
Ability: Cloud Nine

Nature: Mild
Attacks:
Dragon Rush-Steel Wing-Roost-Fly
Lute's replacement since I needed a (non-Legendary) Flyer. Bred from a HA Dream Ball Swablu I had because I didn't want to waste 1-2 hours tracking down a bunch of HA Egg Move Swablus. I've always wanted to raise one of these...but now I know why I never did. This thing is pathetic- it barely does any damage with its attacks and it can't take any hits, either, and as you can see it can't keep up in levels. But that's fine, it'll be replaced by my old Sceptile before Victory Road. Who knows, maybe it'll evolve and be less terrible before then.
http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/262.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/duskball.png
Sayla
Female
Level 39
Ability: Moxie
Nature: Mild

Attacks: Dark Pulse-Fire Fang-Ice Fang-Thunder Fang
Like Gardevoir, I was starting to think I would have to replace her until she evolved. Giving her all the elemental Fangs was the right choice.
http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/305.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/timerball.png
Sinna
Male
Level 36
Ability: Heavy Metal
Nature: Jolly
Attacks: Rock Tomb-Strength- Iron Head-Metal Claw


daina_jo 89 November 23rd, 2014 1:15 AM

Just got through the second gym. I'm super excited. Hoenn is by far my favorite region. Now to grind out another 5 hours of AS.

Candy November 23rd, 2014 4:06 AM

Candela's Hoenn Journal: Day 1

I decided to go as a guy (since I like his hair-hat), named Chronos.

Moving out into the town of Littleroot, my mind was filled with nostalgia, as looking at the entry screen with a screenshot of Ruby and Sapphire's old intro with Professor Birch came up. It was not what I expected at all, and I am so glad that they placed it in.

After coming outside and doing all those things with the neighbors, I went to grab Treecko from Professor Birch's bag. I was hoping for a female, just because it was the gender of my first starter. Alas, I ended up with a male. Nicknamed Scepteelee just to reminiscence my old Emerald Treecko. Lame, I know, but hey, I might change it by the time I reach Slateport.

After retrieving Treecko, I went to route 103 to battle May. At first I was worried that her Torchic might use Ember on me, but man was I wrong. May, you have the cutest expression ever. I didn't regret going as a guy now. :3

Anyway, with all that done, and after obtaining the Pokedex as well as the DexNav, I immediately tried to do some sneaking. Little do I know that sneaking wasn't a feature 'til you went through the tutorial with May/Brendan. Man, I ended up circling for a bit before knowing.

Anyway, caught a female Poochyena with Thunder Fang, nicknamed Nana. Will be useful against Flying types though, but eh... I'll be catching a Feebas later anyway. Entering route 102 and I ended up spotting a male Zigzagoon with Charm. Caught and nicknamed Charming, 'cause I'm that original lol. I ended up catching a male Seedot with Beat Up nicknamed Gangsta, as well as a Surskit with Felt Stinger nicknamed Skittles.

I also encountered a Ralts shaking spot before I entered Petalburg. Nice, too bad it was a guy. I prefer Gardevoir as female myself, but eh Gallade's good too. Now I'm hoping that by the time he could evolve, I already got my Dawn Stone in my bag... Or I can always not use it. Honestly, Hoenn contains most of my favorites that I can't choose. Nicknamed Wally, 'cause whenever I think Ralts I think of him.

After watching the tutorial on how to catch Pokemon by Wally, I obtained the PlayNav and immediately traded with a friend who got her copy with me. We traded each other's version-exclusive, and she gave me her Zigzagoon with Mudslap 'cause she's in for the dex data anyway.

Caught a lot of other Pokemon through sneaking (sneaking is fun yo!), and I ended my journey for today over at Rustboro City. I still want to play more, but I need to get my fossil breeding for people done, as well as deal with other things, so I'll probably continue playing by the time they're all done.

Current Team:
Scepteelee | Treecko M | Lv. 13
Nana | Poochyena F | Lv 10
Charming | Zigzagoon M | Lv 10
Wally | Ralts M | Lv 9

Judge Mandolore Shepard November 23rd, 2014 7:15 AM

Day 2 of my Travel Journal:

My events of yesterday started with me preparing to leave Slateport City. Course before I could leave the city, some NPC mentioned a Contest Spectacular star had shown up, so my character went to go see for himself. After meeting the Contest Spectacular star, I decided to enter a Cool Contest Spectacular. I entered it with Obi-Wan and ended up winning. After that, I then left Slateport.

When I was on Route 110, I caught the third member of my team. Course after I caught him, I had to go back to Slateport to buy more Pokeballs. This was because the battle with the Pokemon that became my third team member nearly depleted my supply of them. After going back to Route 110, I decided to go to the Trick House. After clearing it the first time, I started to think that there would only be six levels this time.

After I left the Trick House, I continued through Route 110. While I was on there, I defeated May for the second time. Her Grovyle did not stand a chance against Obi-Wan's Aerial Ace. After that battle, I then I reached Mauville City. Course with the new look of Mauville, it feels more like a mall than a city.
One of the first things I did there was battle Wally for the first time. After defeating him, I got the Mach Bike at Rydel's Cycles. Later, I battled and defeated Wattson to get my third gym badge. I have currently seen 53 Pokemon and caught 25.

Star Wars Jedi Team
Luke (Marshtomp)
L30/Naughty
Hold Item: None
Moves: Rock Smash, Rock Slide, Water Gun, Mud Bomb

Obi-Wan (Tailow -> Swellow)
L26/Lax
Hold Item: None
Moves: Peck, Wing Attack, Aerial Ace, Quick Attack

Anakin (Electrike)
L19/Gentle
Hold Item: Manectite
Moves: Thunder Wave, Thunder Fang, Spark, Quick Attack

Yoda (to be caught)
Mace Windu (to be caught)
Ki-Adi (to be caught)

Outsethero November 23rd, 2014 8:20 AM

Day: 001 [Nov. 21, 2014]

I picked up my copy of Omega Ruby at around 11am-12pm, alongside a Link Amiibo. I was also given a poster, which was pretty cool! I didn't actually start playing until at around 1 or so, though. I went with Omega Ruby because, regardless of Water being my favorite type, Ruby was the game I grew up with and I knew the nostalgia would be great. I'm really glad I did now, since I much rather prefer the exclusive legendaries in this than AS. [Though I do prefer Latias over Latios, but the Eon Ticket will make that all better~]

In any case, I started my adventure and was immediately hit in the face with nostalgia. Absolutely LOVE the beginning of the game. I soft reseted a couple of times to try and see if I could get a nice looking ID # and landed 06161, which I think was pretty cool so I kept it. I also SR'd a couple of times to be able to get an Adamant natured Mudkip!

I embarked on my journey and have since then fallen in love with the DexNav. I have always enjoyed capturing every Pokémon I see, but now that I can actually get an idea of which Pokémon I can get and if I have captured all of the ones available to that area I am in ecstasy! Sneaking is a lot more fun than I thought it would be, too!

I am heavily enjoying the longer PokéDex descriptions along with their nice registration animation; it feels so rewarding! Both when I entered my first Pokémon Center and when I bumped into my first Team Magma Grunt I was just slapped in the face with nostalgia - and I loved it.
Spoiler:
My sister also pointed out that the second Team Magma Grunt we saw could be Zinnia, an aspect I hadn't noticed but can definitely see being the case and was super excited about.
After reaching Rustboro City I realized I hadn't been planting any berries, so I backtracked for a bit to find the patches once more and plant some of the berries I had acquired.

I have been super slow about playing this game, taking in the new features along with getting really distracted from time to time. I worked on getting my Shiny Beldum, SRing for a while to get the right nature I wanted for it before putting it on PokéBank next to the rest of my Event Collection. I then beat the first Gym Leader, Roxanne, witnessed the Devon Parts being stolen and saved just before entering the cave to retrieve them, finishing my playthrough for the day since it had gotten rather late.


~My team up until this point:
Quote:

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/259.gif
Marshtomp

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/287.gif
Slakoth: HM Slave [Cut]

For the most part I tend to only use my starter when playing through the story of any Pokémon game!
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Day: 002 [Nov. 22, 2014]

On my second day I did not get to play as much as I had liked. Was extremely busy for most of the day, but at least I did get to play some. I started back from where I left off, retrieved the Devon Parts and was taken to Dewford Town. I made it a point to, once again, capture every Pokémon I could in every area, especially that cursed Abra at the Granite Cave. I managed to actually capture it without having dealt any damage to it or given it any status ailments, which was pretty cool!

I made my way back to Dewford, battled Brawly and then came back to Granite Cave once more to meet Steven. I thought the mural looked incredibly cool and I love how they've already started integrating the whole "Primal" thing into the story.

I made my way to Slateford City where I was greeted with the infamous Team Magma waiting line at the Oceanic Museum. I later got to go in, enjoyed the Museum on its own before battling the Grunts on the second floor and getting to meet Maxie for the first time! I now really like what they've done with the character, something that wasn't originally the case back when their redesigns were announced, and enjoyed his small speech about his motives. [I also looked up the same scene online for AS, enjoying the difference in dialogue between the Grunts themselves and their leader. I still prefer Team Magma, which is nice.]

After that was done I met Lisia, a really great addition to the Hoenn cast and entered my first Contest! I was surprised to see I actually won, placing first on the Normal Rank Tough Contest with my Marshtomp! I then picked up my Cosplay Pikachu, absolutely loving the entire concept of it and the fact I own one now.

I then made my way up to Route 110 where I fought with Pokémon countless times trying to get all of the ones in the area. I have yet to get a Plusle to appear. *Grumble Grumble* I saved right before fighting May, knowing I wanted to leave that for tomorrow [today] as it had gotten late already, cursing Plusle as I turned it off.


~My team up until this point:

Aquacorde November 23rd, 2014 8:38 AM

I play so slowly omg I've been having too much fun trying to complete DexNav areas and that.

Matagross - Metagross - 51
Vittoria - Sableye - 51
Teddy - Crobat - 51
Jasper - Sceptile - 51
Trevor - Linoone - 44 (temporary)
Makit - Makuhita - 33 (temporary)

AND I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN LILYCOVE YET GUYS
I'm holding our for Glalie and Sharpedo but ugh I forgot how long I'd be without them.

RedJ November 23rd, 2014 9:36 AM

Got my seventh badge, dealt with Team Magma, fought Primal Groudon and knocked it out partly because I didn't want to deal with trying to catch it then since it knows Rest and partly because I want to reset for good IVs, and just got my eighth and final badge. Probably not going to head for Victory Road right away since my team's a bit under leveled for the Elite Four at this point. Plus I now have the Eon Flute and there's plenty of other places I haven't been to yet.

Current team:
Spoiler:

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Kipp
Male

Level 47
Ability:
Torrent
Nature: Bold
Attacks: Hydro Cannon-Surf-Dive-Waterfall
I feel bad because my starter has basically been turned into an HM Slave, but like I said before there's not much I can do about it right now. Once I get to the Pokemon League I'll be taking him straight to the Move Deleter/Reminder.

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Ignis
Male
Level 50
Ability:
Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant
Attacks: Baton Pass-Blaze Kick-Rock Smash-Fire Pledge
Also suffering due to having an HM move, but at least he's still got a decent moveset and is still good in battle. May or may not replace Fire Pledge with Blast Burn before heading into Victory Road.
http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/282.pnghttp://www.serebii.net/games/balls/pokeball.png

Female
Level 46
Ability:
Synchronize
Nature: Modest
Attacks: Magical Leaf-Psychic-Draining Kiss-Future Sight

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/254.png
Male
Level 52
Ability: Overgrow

Nature: Adamant (ah yes, back when I actually got starters with decent Natures...)
Attacks:
Leaf Blade-Bullet Seed-Giga Drain-Grass Knot
My starter from the original Ruby, making him my oldest Pokemon. I was going to wait until I got to the Pokemon League to bring him over, but then I remembered Primal Groudon isn't affected by Water Attacks because of its ability, and so since none of my other Pokemon except for maybe Gardevoir stood a chance against it I brought in the big guns. He took out Primal Groudon all on his own, too (although Groudon was asleep for all of it).
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Sayla
Female
Level 45
Ability: Moxie
Nature: Mild

Attacks: Dark Pulse-Fire Fang-Ice Fang-Thunder Fang
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Sinna
Male
Level 40
Ability: Heavy Metal
Nature: Jolly
Attacks: Rock Slide-Strength- Iron Head-Metal Claw

Poor guy's starting to struggle to keep up now. He's going to be the main one I focus on leveling up before taking on the Elite Four.

BadPokemon November 23rd, 2014 9:46 AM

Im at Meteor Falls with new party members! I have a level 24 Golbat, level 24 Marshtomp, Level 24 Metang, level 24 Mighteyena, and level 22 Electrike. I built my secret base right outside the Meteor Falls cave, and it looks really nice. It is about double the size of the other secret bases I have seen and is separated into two parts. Im off to save professor Cozmo!

Thursday November 23rd, 2014 11:00 AM

I currently have 3 badges and trying to figure out what I want my final team to look like. Right now it is this:

Britt/Linoone Lvl 26
Headbutt - Odor Sleuth - Cut - Pin Missile

Wally/Gallade Lvl 23
False Swipe - Confusion - Double Team - Magical Leaf

Clyde/Grovyle Lvl 31
Pursuit - Leaf Blade - Giga Drain - Quick Attack

Metang Lvl 27
Hold Back - Iron Head - Zen Headbutt - Iron Defense

Sableye Lvl 21
Rock Smash - Sucker Punch - Nasty Plot - Recover

Rusty/Mightyena Lvl 26
Thunder Fang - Howl - Roar - Assurance

I used Pokebank to evolve Kirlia into Gallade and to bring over my 5IV egg move Sableye, but it became an HM slave since I didn't want to mess up Mightyena's Contest moves or give any of my others an HM.

Metang is staying until he evolves but then he goes into the PC. I'm not sure what I want to do with Britt and Rusty since Headbutt is Britt's main attack and Rusty is falling behind damage wise.

I know I'm going to add Skarmory to my team, if only for a little while, and probably switch it off with Flygon later. I also want Sharpedo so it (more than likely) will replace Rusty.

Emboar November 23rd, 2014 1:35 PM

Well, I'm going to challenge to Pokemon League after this post. My team, all level 50, is Blaziken, Latias, Swellow, Pelipper, Exploud, and Sandslash. I still have some preparing to do, as I've got to get rid of some HMs.

mikey November 23rd, 2014 4:11 PM

Currently in Flannery's gym! Battling trainers at the moment.

I am really having a blast with this game!

The squad:

Grovyle Level 31
Manectric Level 29
Swellow Level 29
Seviper Level 25
Kirlia Level 26
Metang Level 30

GhostTrainer November 23rd, 2014 4:36 PM

Currently in Sootopolis City. Waiting outside the Pokemon Center so I can go to the Cave of Origin to meet up with Wallace (I'm doing the Delta Episode)


Current team:
Groudon Lvl 86.
Latias Lvl 50
Metagross Lvl 55
Kyogre Lvl 54
Mightyena Lvl 53
Ludicolo Lvl 53.

I'm going to put Groudon back in my box as well as Latias as long as it doesn't hinder my ability to use the Eon Flute

CurseShooter November 23rd, 2014 4:38 PM

After a fierce battle against Primal Groudon my trusty Skarmory and I managed to calm his insane rampage by capturing it in our 21st Pokeball.

Pochama95 November 23rd, 2014 6:52 PM

My name is The Trainer

and I am currently on my way to Slateport City.

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/252.pngCompanion Lvl 21
http://www.serebii.net/Shiny/XY/374.pngBeldum Lvl 16
http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/267.png Beauty Lvl 18
http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/290.png Nincada Lvl 14

RedJ November 23rd, 2014 7:09 PM

Well I was going to hold off on taking on the Elite Four and spend the day grinding and just messing around Hoenn, but I got impatient. Beat the Elite Four and Steven, did Delta Episode and got Rayquaza (and it has a Hardy Nature ew, also had to use my Master Ball because there was no way my level 50-60 Pokemon could handle it), beat Deoxys to rest for IVs later, and picked Totodile from the Johto Starters (Mild Nature...eh, could be worse I guess).

Final update on my Hoenn team as it is since I'll be bringing in my other teams soon:

Spoiler:

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Kipp
Male

Level 57
Ability:
Torrent
Nature: Bold
Attacks: Hydro Cannon-Earthquake-Muddy Water-Waterfall
I had Mud Bomb back in place of Waterfall, but then I needed Waterfall again during the Delta Episode.
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Ignis
Male
Level 61
Ability:
Speed Boost
Nature: Adamant
Attacks: Baton Pass-Blaze Kick-Blast Burn-Low Kick
He ended up landing the finishing blow on Steven's Mega Metagross, although he had 2 HP left when he did it because of previous damage and hazards set out by Steven's Skarmory (which I should have taken out faster but I thought Stone Edge would one shot it...nope)
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Female
Level 55
Ability:
Synchronize
Nature: Modest
Attacks: Magical Leaf-Psychic-Draining Kiss-Future Sight


http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/254.png
Male
Level 62
Ability: Overgrow

Nature: Adamant (ah yes, back when I actually got starters with decent Natures...)
Attacks:
Leaf Blade-Leaf Storm-Giga Drain-Grass Knot
He got his revenge match against Drake (the farthest I ever got in the Ruby Elite Four). Had to recall him against his Salamence because he kept spamming Dragon Rush and bringing Sceptile down to almost red levels of HP. There's always rematches, I guess (and there will be rematches).
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Sayla
Female
Level 55
Ability: Moxie
Nature: Mild

Attacks: Dark Pulse-Fire Fang-Ice Fang-Thunder Fang
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Sinna
Male
Level 40
Ability: Heavy Metal
Nature: Jolly
Attacks:
Stone Edge-Thunderbolt-Iron Head-Surf

Decided to make this guy my Surfer for Delta Episode to avoid screwing up Kipp's moveset again. How that works with Aggron being weak against Water, I dunno.

GhostTrainer November 23rd, 2014 7:16 PM

Caught Rayquaza in a regular pokeball (friggen lucky right there I tell you), fought and caught Deoxys in a Ultra Ball. I wanted to catch him in a Premier Ball or a regular Pokeball like I did Kyogre/Rayquaza, but my 3DS was dying so I'll take what I get. Glad that I didn't have to resort to my Masterball, I want to save that ball for the LAST available legendary that I can catch.

Anyway, Delta Episode complete, going to go for the mirage spots to capture the Legendaries for AS and then I'm going to head for the ruins so I can catch the Regis.

Sotani November 24th, 2014 12:49 AM

I tried going into the game with a team in my head involving which pokemon I wanted to relive the Hoenn experience with. I traded over my shiny zubat I bred from x&y because it was the first shiny pokemon i've ever caught and that was back in emerald and I wanted him to come along. Choosing which starter I wanted would have been harder if they hadn't of given us a Torchic during x&y; Blazekin was so overused that I was tired of seeing his face so I started out with Treeko and a shiny Zubat.

I kept those two till the end, and included a whismur and surskit I caught early on in the game. I had in my mind that I really wanted to use Walrein but by the time I made it to shoal cave I already had a Sharpedo and an Altaria I couldn't let go of.

The team I beat the elite four with was
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The reasons for their names is that i'm studying veterinary medicine and these are a few of my favorite drug names.


I caught all of the ledgendaries up to deoxys pretty easy but I was so scared of accidently killing him that I caught him in the Master ball. Honestly I really liked the game but I thought a few parts were pretty anticlimatic, like when you receive the Cosplay Pikachu and how you're just handed Latios/Latias.

I'm more of a breeder than anything though so what will be really fun is being able to breed for good contest pokemon as well as more pokemon for all the arenas this game has to offer! There is still alot more to explore i'm sure but it looks like breeding is all i'll be doing for a while. Can't wait for the next game~

Emboar November 24th, 2014 4:16 AM

After beating the Pokemon League, I did the Delta Episode, catching Rayquaza but knocking out Deoxys :( I also did some DexNavving on Route 101, which led me to find a 3 IV Poochyena. Now we're going on a big fat legendary Pokemon hunt.

Syvelocin November 24th, 2014 5:38 AM

I strangely got a female Mudkip without noticing. That's never happened to me without rerolling lol. She's lv. 40, not evolved, and sitting in my PC because I almost never use starters unless that starter is Bulbasaur. :3

Absol ♀ lv. 45
Flygon ♀ lv. 48
Breloom ♂ lv. 47
Gardevoir ♀ lv. 49
Milotic ♀ lv. 26

Holding out for a Froslass. I like Banette better as a ghost but ice sure does fill in some holes nicely. Thinking about switching out Breloom but I'm not a fan of grass pokes of gen 3. I might throw in Altaria but that depends how I feel in the future.

Judge Mandolore Shepard November 24th, 2014 7:21 AM

Day 3 of my Travel Journal:

Well my events of yesterday started with me deciding to get the shiny Beldum. After that, I then left Mauville and headed North on Route 111. When I then turned toward Route 112, May showed up and healed my Pokemon. After that, we took a look at Mt. Chimney. I then went through the Fiery Path.

After going through the Fiery Path, I continued on Route 112, Route 111, and Route 113. While I was on Route 113, I snuck up on and caught a Skarmory. I then headed to Fallarbor Town. When I got there, May and I went to see Professor Cosmo's assistant to find out what happened to him. After finding out, May and I decided to go to Meteor Falls to save him.

When May and I got to Meteor Falls, we had a tag battle against Aqua Admin Shelly and a Team Aqua Grunt. After that Magma Leader Maxie showed up. After he gave his speech and left, May and I got Professor Cosmo back to his house.

After that, May and I headed back to Mauville City. Course I did not stay long. I then headed right to Mt. Chimney. After beating members of Team Aqua there, including Aqua Leader Archie, I then headed to Lavaridge for my fourth gym battle. After I battled and defeated Flannery, I left the gym. May then showed up and asked if I want to go back to Petalburg. I told her no since I still had things I needed to take care of. I have currently seen 82 Pokemon and caught 39.

Star Wars Jedi Team
Luke (Marshtomp -> Swampert)
L39/Naughty
Hold Item: None
Moves: Rock Smash, Rock Slide, Muddy Water, Mud Bomb

Obi-Wan (Swellow)
L34/Lax
Hold Item: None
Moves: Peck, Wing Attack, Aerial Ace, Secret Power

Anakin (Electrike -> Manectric)
L28/Gentle
Hold Item: Manectite
Moves: Bite, Thunder Fang, Strength, Quick Attack

Yoda (to be caught)
Mace Windu (to be caught)
Ki-Adi (to be caught)

Outsethero November 24th, 2014 8:07 AM

Day: 003 [Nov. 23, 2014]

I forgot to mention this previously, but I love the new gameplay mechanic for the Dowsing Machine. I never bothered to use it before, as I had found it to be tedious, but I find myself constantly using it now every time I reach a new area.

Anyways, after constantly trying to find Plusle I decided to have my sister send me one she had captured so I could register it on my Pokédex, have it appear on my DexNav and then capture my own using the Search function. I could have probably tried to tough it out some more, but I wasted way too much time this morning doing that.

With that I made my way towards Mauville City and... Wow. I knew they had changed it, but I definitely did not expect this! Regardless of Mauville City being a city that stood out to me back in the day, mostly due to the different branching paths and the bike shop, I am rather fond of this new version. It really does make it fit a lot nicer and I enjoyed taking my time going through all of it and talking to everyone seeing what they all had to say! The camera angles from X/Y were also a nice touch.

In any case, after spending a little too much time exploring the new mall Mauville City, I headed towards the 3rd Gym. I was expecting a little bit more from the "puzzles", but then I remembered that this was only the 3rd Gym, so I let it slide. Wattson was not difficult at all but it was very nice to get to see him virtually unchanged. Love that guy.

After that was done I spent some time on the neighboring routes completing as much as I could of my DexNav [curse you, Marill, for taking ages to appear] and then I headed towards Route 111 to continue on my journey. I was exceptionally glad to see this area mostly unchanged, as well, as I absolutely loved it way back in the day.

Fast forward me fighting bunches for my DexNav and passing through the Fiery Path and I reach Fallarbor Town! I get right down to business and go straight to looking for Prof. Cozmo. Once I arrive at Meteor Falls nostalgia hits me again. The moment I stumbled into my first Solrock was amazing and I absolutely love how they made the cave look! This game is gorgeous.

In any case, I finally get a glimpse at Tabitha! Although I am not a huge fan of the character design change, I do have to say that his personality does intrigue me. I fight him and the Grunt alongside May and am finally introduced to Archie! It is super nice getting to see [in-game] the difference in personalities between not only Archie and Maxie, but the team overall, as well. They leave towards Mt. Chimney but May and I return to Fallarbor Town to take Prof. Cozmo home safely. May offers to walk back to Mauville City together, which I accept and am instantly transported to the center of the mall city.

After healing my Pokémon I make a beeline to Mt. Chimney, enjoying the look of the small cutscene as the Cable Car reaches the top. Once I set foot outside, nostalgia has snuck up on me and punched me in the face once more. I loved being able to see the Poochyena "battles" between the Team Aqua and Magma grunts. So many memories! After talking to all of them, as I often try to do, I go up and find Tabitha once more! Once again his personality catches my interest, particularly that laugh of his.

We fight, I beat him and then I get to see Maxie again. He explains his plans to me in that calculating tone of his that I have grown to really like. I am loving the small differences in storyline and how they've implemented Mega Stones into it and stuff like that. I'm really enjoying this remake. In any case, he then challenges me to a battle! Even if he didn't use it I love that I got a glimpse of his Mega Glasses, a concept I found very interesting and enjoyable. I beat him and I get to see him freak out for a second, which I must agree was funny, and then he storms off, apparently having received intel on the actual location of the orbs they've been searching.

I make my downwards, passing through the Jagged Pass and taking my time there, capturing the available Pokémon and going every possible route to get as many of the items scattered around. I then finally reach Lavaridge Town, where the first thing I do after healing my Pokémon is check out the new Hot Springs! I breathe in the hot, warm nostalgic air. The old ladies may not be there anymore, but that is fine by me. I save and call it a night.


~My team up until this point:

Quote:

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/260.gif
Swampert

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/288.gif
Vigoroth: HM Slave [Cut, Rock Smash, Strength]

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/300.gif
Skitty: TM Slave [Flash, Secret Power]

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/184.gif
Azumarill: For my upcoming water HMs!

Pendraflare November 24th, 2014 11:24 AM

So today I did the big Team Magma event - Maxie was a joke; the only member of his that got to damage me was Crobat (well, his Weezing OHKO'ed my Azumarill, which was just an HM Pokémon). Then Primal Groudon was next, and my Bellossom made short work of it while it was asleep thanks to Solar Beam and Giga Drain. Then I beat Wallace, who was pretty easy except for his Milotic (and even at that, my Gardevoir handled it without any real concerns thanks to Calm Mind). And I got the National Dex, which is pretty cool that you get it before you even beat the game. Here's my team:
Swampert (M) "Slippers", Level 44
Gardevoir (M) "Purity", Level 44
Hariyama (M) "Makit", Level 44
Magnezone "Parallel", Level 45
Flygon (M) "Gnarly", Level 45
Bellossom (M) "Sunnyside", Level 44

Tomorrow i'll probably go through Victory Road, but I think I want to do some backtracking to areas I didn't fully explore first.

clbgolden November 24th, 2014 7:11 PM

Got Alpha Sapphire Sunday, so far:

Sunday:
Chose Mudkip as my starter, first caught Pokemon was Zigzagoon. Didn't get too far, just got to Rustboro City. I was gonna challenge Roxanne, but instead decided to hold off and began to super train my Mudkip. Afterwards, did some trading. My team was:
Mudkip
Charmander
Pikachu
Shiny Beldum

Monday (today) :
Got much farther, got 3 gym badges and began making my way to Lavaridge Town. My team now:
Marshtomp
Grovyle
Charmeleon
Pikachu
Makuhita
Shiny Metang

(Don't have too much info because I'm not using the game right now)

Emboar November 24th, 2014 7:18 PM

Well I caught Lugia, Uxie, Mesprit, Cobalion, and Virizion today and yesterday. I did battle Thundurus, but it eventually Struggled itself to death.

PlatinumDude November 24th, 2014 11:09 PM

It's been a while since the last update, because I was Super Training and fooling around with the DexNav too much in a desperate search for a good Taillow. It didn't have Boomburst or Brave Bird, but at least I'm alright with the IVs and nature. I made it through Petalburg Woods in case anyone's curious. Before that, I ported over a Ralts from my Y version so that I wouldn't waste too much time searching for one with good IVs/nature.

Current team:

Mudkip, male, level 13
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/d0/MDP258.png
-Tackle
-Growl
-Water Gun
-Mud-Slap
Nature: Adamant

Beldum, level 10
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/37/MDP374.png (shiny)
-Hold Back
-Iron Head
-Zen Headbutt
-Iron Defense
Nature: Adamant

Zigzagoon, male, level 10
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/df/MDP263.png
-Tackle
-Growl
-Tail Whip
-Sand Attack
Nature: Naive
Ability: Pickup

Lotad, female, level 10
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/64/MDP270.png
-Astonish
-Growl
-Absorb
-Bubble
Nature: Modest
Ability: Swift Swim

Ralts, male, level 10
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/5/5d/MDP280.png
-Growl
-Confusion
-Magical Leaf (in case anyone's wondering, it came with the move when I traded it over)
-Double Team
Nature: Modest
Ability: Trace

Taillow, male, level 10
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/e/ed/MDP276.png
-Roost
-Growl
-Focus Energy
-Quick Attack
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Scrappy

Candy November 25th, 2014 12:47 AM

Candela's Hoenn Journal: Day 2 & 3 (midday)

Alright, after exploring Rustboro for a bit, I decided to go to route 116. I ended up starting a Skitty chain and a Taillow chain for a bit. Netted me with a Mud Bomb HA F SKitty nicknamed Amimi and a Defog F Lv 18 Taillow (which was higher than my Grovyle's (evolved while chaining) level, I was lucky to catch her) nicknamed Tally.

I ended up depositing Nana and Wally 'cause I don't feel like using any of those two. Tally... well, she can pass off for the Coolness contest I guess?

After chaining for a while, I went to challenge the gym. Skitty Mud Bomb OP. She helped clear out the Geodudes that were bothering, but she was still underleveled compared to Roxanne's Nosepass, so Grovyle took care of it.

After doing other story-related stuff (Peeko walks, it's so cute), I went to Dewford. The gym... well, considering that I got a Lv 18 Taillow on my side, it was somewhat of a cinch. I made Amimi deal with the trainers before Brawly though, but Disarming Voice isn't a strong move...

Granite Cave was shorter than I expected. I was actually expecting to catch a Mawile though... oh well. At least Steven is shown in all of his glory. Mm... Steven... :F

Alright, went to Slateport, dealt with Team Magma, met Maxie (damn ORAS has a lot of hot dudes), and got access to POKEMON CONTEST SPECTACULAR!!! Oh man, how much I miss this. I was actually glad to see that it's at Slateport, which means I can access the contests early. :D

Alright, so I entered the contest with Tally. Fed it a single Red Pokeblock+ to boost its coolness a bit. It was amazing, actually, since I dominated the contest at the talent round. I gain like most of the attendance's views. So I tried out the Super Rank this time, and I saw that even when I didn't raise her coolness, her talent round performances took the hearts of the audience.

Amimi did her best and won the Normal Rank Cuteness Contest.

And obviously, got the Cosplay Pikachu... eh, it's a nice gimmick, but she's staying in my boxes for now. Her sheen's ridiculously high though, maybe I should try her out someday.

And then I went to find an Electrike. Caught one just so I can begin chaining, but I haven't gotten one that I like. Oh well...

And then I noticed it's almost 3AM. Crap! I have to leave for campus in 4 1/2 hours!

~End Day 2~

Alright, so what I did here... I defeated May, reached Mauville and defeated Wally. Still exploring the New Mauville city though. Hmm... they're selling ribbons, wonder why they didn't add that at XY when I have like 9 million of cash only used for the daycare. :/

At least, Charming evolved into Linoone today.

~End Day 3 (midday)~

Current Team:
Scepteelee | Grovyle M | Lv 21
Charming | Linoone M | Lv 21
Amimi | Skitty F | Lv 21
Tally | Taillow F | Lv 21

Judge Mandolore Shepard November 25th, 2014 7:17 AM

Day 4 of my Travel Journal:

My events of yesterday started with me heading back to the Fiery Path to get the items in the western side. While I was there, I caught the fourth member of my team. After I finished up there, I headed to the desert. While I was in the desert I obtained a fossil. After finishing up the desert, I made my way back to Meteor Falls. I then went through the southwestern exit to Route 115. After making my way through Route 115, I headed to Devon to get my fossil restored. After doing that, I made my way all the way back to Lavaridge. Then I told May I was ready to go back to Petalburg.

After making my way back to Petalburg, I then battled and defeated Norman for my fifth gym badge. After leaving the gym, I got HM03 Surf. Then Wally and I headed back to Mauville to reach Route 118. Course now that I could use Surf, I headed back to Route 115 to take care of some business there. One of the things being creating my [Super] Secret Base. After that, I headed back to Route 110 since I felt like completing more puzzles in the Trick House. While I was at the Trick House, I competed two more floors, but got stuck on the next one. That was when I decided to go to Route 118.

While I was on Route 118, I ran into Steven again. While we were talking, Latios showed up and took us to Southern Island because of some reason. We found out what the reason was after we got there. After speaking to Latias, Steven and I had a tag battle against Aqua Admin Matt and a Team Aqua Grunt. After winning the battle, Latias trusted me enough that she wanted to go with me. I was surprised to get one of the Eon Pokemon at this point in the game. After getting Latias, Steven gave me the Mega Bracelet. After that Latios took us back to Route 118.

After getting back to Route 118, Steven left. I then finished up Route 118 and headed to Route 119. I noticed that the rules regarding the really tall grass on Route 119 had changed. I was shocked that I could now ride my bike through it, but it can't be cut. I made it as far as the Weather Institute where I stopped for the night. I have currently seen 104 Pokemon and caught 46.

Star Wars Jedi Team
Luke (Swampert)
L49/Naughty
Hold Item: None
Moves: Rock Smash, Rock Slide, Surf, Mud Bomb

Obi-Wan (Swellow)
L43/Lax
Hold Item: None
Moves: Peck, Wing Attack, Aerial Ace, Secret Power

Anakin (Manectric)
L37/Gentle
Hold Item: Manectite
Moves: Bite, Thunder Fang, Strength, Discharge

Yoda (Torkoal)
L32/Timid
Hold Item: None
Moves: Rock Smash, Secret Power, Lava Plume, Flame Wheel

Mace Windu (to be caught)
Ki-Adi (to be caught)

skyburial November 25th, 2014 7:48 AM

I was thinking on the bus today, and for now, there's no real reason for me to keep a piece of my non-breeding collection on Y. Kalos and ORAS pokes aren't marked differently (both have the pentagon), so I'll probably merge everything to AS tonight or tomorrow. That'll make DexNav stuff a bit less tedious, and prioritize my run through the game.

So far I've earned 5 badges. I thought the sequence between gyms 4 and 5, and back to Mauville was kind of rushed and haphazard. I know GF probably inserted it to cut down on grinding, but in my opinion the execution is lacking.

Other than the Alakazite that PlatinumDude shared with us some days ago, I haven't found any stray Mega Stones lying around. I'll probably revisit that search after I'm done playing through.

Soft resetting for an ideal-natured Latias was just irritating. I hope GF doesn't continue this trend (Yveltal and Xerneas were similar, iirc) where we have to sit through 5 minutes of dialogue to catch a legendary and check its stats. I wanted to punch Steven in his pretty boy face by the time I managed to get a Modest Latias. His waxing poetic discourse about its sublime beauty was just cheesy and pretentious. I know he's supposed to be my friend in this game, but I'm looking forward to kicking his teeth in ruthlessly at the Pokemon League.

Maybe I'm just salty because I'm used to the old model of waltzing up to my prospective poke, chatting it up, catching it and moving on with my life, sans 5 more minutes of idle chit chat.

Current Rotation:

Jolteon, Timid, Lv 32
Metagross, Shiny, Adamant, Lv. 34
Marshtomp, crappy nature, Lv. 35
Pinsir, crappy nature, Lv. 27
Gardevoir, Modest, Lv. 30
Gallade, Bold (will be replacing with a Jolly one on Y), Lv. 29
Growlithe, Impish, Lv. 28
Nidorino, crappy nature, Lv. 27
Shroomish, Jolly, Lv. 32
Latias, Modest, Lv. 30

I think the fact that I've been able to maintain a rotation this big on par with my in-game opponents' levels is a testament to the argument that Exp. Share overlevels a team. Nonetheless, I'm enjoying myself.

/longchat. Took me a long time to find this thread.

Pendraflare November 25th, 2014 8:35 AM

Well, I just beat the game. The Elite Four weren't too difficult at all, as I had the proper coverage for them (although Phoebe was a little annoying). Then we came to the Champion, Steven! Not only was my team rather low leveled going in, but I wanted to try to give my entire team chances to fight. I had a Magnezone, which could easily take most of his team but I didn't want to get too dirty.
-Skarmory was 2HKO'ed by Purity thanks to Thunderbolt, although he healed.
-Aggron came after that, and I brought in Makit. I used Fake Out and got rid of Sturdy, before taking less than half from Iron Tail then slamming him with Close Combat.
-Claydol was next, and I went to Sunnyside...before realizing I forgot to put back Solar Beam! (I got rid of it for Dazzling Gleam before I took on Drake.) He used Extra Sensory, then I set up Sunny Day and put him to sleep after. He didn't wake up, so Giga Drain was a 2HKO.
-Cradily came after, and that was perfect for Parallel...except for Confuse Ray, which did prove to be an annoyance but I did get him out of the picture thanks to Flash Cannon.
-Armaldo was after. Gnarly did less than half with a Soft Sand boosted Earth Power, and I missed with Draco Meteor, so he killed me. Purity finished him.
-Finally, Metagross was last. I went to my own ace, Swampert, to take him. We both Mega Evolved, and he missed with Giga Impact as I used Rain Dance. I was then faster, and used Scald, which hit for only around 37% or so even with rain, but it burned him, so his Zen Headbutt only did a bit over 1/4 my health. From near half, Earthquake finished him, winning me the fight!

Then there was the same stuff that happens in the originals, May shows up but i've already won, and then we entered the Hall of Fame. The final battle against May was nothing worth reporting, either. I did feel bad defeating her Mega Sceptile, though. ): But what happened afterwards was so cute. And so were the credits! (:

Here was my final team:
Bellossom (M) "Sunnyside", Level 52
Flygon (M) "Gnarly", Level 52
Magnezone "Parallel", Level 52
Hariyama "Makit", Level 52
Gardevoir (M) "Purity", Level 52
Swampert (M) "Slippers", Level 52

And that's that! I beat the entire game without ever using the Exp. Share or any items in battle. I'll probably do the Delta Episode tonight after I get home from work. (I could do it now while i'm still at college, but eh.)

encas November 25th, 2014 8:39 AM

I downloaded Alpha Sapphire around midnight last week, and I have been taking my time with it ever since. In fact, for the past day or so, I had been hunting for a decent Recover or Moonlight Sableye with its Hidden Ability of Prankster in Granite Cave, and I only caught mine a few minutes ago.

Current Roster:

Ruby the Sableye (Lv. 12, Relaxed female)

Ruby is the result of a few days worth of Dexnaving for a Prankster Sableye with either Recover or Moonlight (in her case, it's Moonlight). As a result, she is very underleveled at the moment, but I am sure Ruby will come in handy soon.

Jolene the Skitty (Lv. 30, Adamant female)

Jolene was my second capture for my party, who I also caught with the DexNav feature. I was originally going to use her as a Baton Passer since she knows Baton Pass, but due to her Ability of Normalize, she is a lot more useful in battle than I expected. Although I am not even at Fallarbor Town yet, which gives Jolene plenty of time to be replaced if need be, she has pleasantly surprised me so far.

Rick the Surskit (Lv. 29, Modest male)

Ah, Rick...my first team member other than my starter! I decided to DexNav in search of Surskit right before I hit Petalburg, and thankfully, the first one I encountered with Hydro Pump had an excellent nature, so I used him. Due to the fact that Surskit and Masquerain have such different learnsets, I plan on keeping Rick a Surskit until he learns Sticky Web.

Tyra the Combusken (Lv. 32, Hasty female)

Tyra was my starter, who took quite a bit of time to SR for. I was adamant on starting with a female Torchic with a good enough nature, but I eventually got sick of SRing for an Adamant or Jolly female that refused to appear, so I settled for a Hasty female. I am already pretty attached to Tyra; she has been a big part of the battles for my three badges so far.

Outsethero November 25th, 2014 9:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyburial (Post 8508885)
Soft resetting for an ideal-natured Latias was just irritating. I hope GF doesn't continue this trend (Yveltal and Xerneas were similar, iirc) where we have to sit through 5 minutes of dialogue to catch a legendary and check its stats.

Latios and Latias can actually be Synchronized with what seems to be 100% effectiveness. And if you talked to Steven you could leave the Island and then come back, so if you didn't have one on you at the time you could have done that. Just in case!

Day: 004 [Nov. 24, 20014]

I kick off the day by heading over to the 4th Gym and challenging Flannery! I liked the idea and concept of the Gym's mechanics, but was turned off a little by how straightforward it was. Regardless, I reach Flannery and, after enjoying her small outbursts, proceed to wipe the floor with her. As I step out of the Gym, badge in hand, I am greeted by May who gives me the option to accompany her to Petalburg. I was a little taken aback by the sudden transportation to the next Gym, wondering if I should have just gone there myself, but decided it was fine since it just saved up a lot of time for me anyway.

With that, I enter the 5th Gym to face off my father! Unlike the previous Gym, I both liked and enjoyed the dynamics of this one. There's nothing too outstanding about it, but I like how you can either go through a whole, singular route or you can backtrack every time to face the other trainer you would have otherwise missed. In any case, I reach Norman and we face off! After an thrilling, action-packed battle with my father [Not really, OHKO'd 2/3 of his Pokés. xD] and a nice father-son scene, we head outside to bump into Wally once more! After a nice chat I am rewarded with Surf! Wally and I head off and our fathers bond in a nice, short scene right after. I liked that.

From here I am instantly transported once more to Mauville City and am left with a promise from Wally to battle the next time we meet. I head over to Route 118, cross the gap with my new Surf and bump into Steven. As we are both about to leave we receive a surprise visit from Latias! She takes us to Southern Island and we not only get to meet Latios, but the second Team Magma Admin, Courtney! I was really looking forward to seeing more of her in game and she did not disappoint; I love her personality! After a quick fight with Courtney and a Team Magma Grunt I am rewarded with Latios. I honestly wish I could have been given the chance to fight it and then capture it rather than receiving it as a gift, but hey, I'll be doing that with Latias [whom I prefer] once I get my hands on the Eon Ticket, so that's fine! Immediately after getting Latios I am also given a Mega Bracelet from Steven himself! I like the integration of Latios [and Latias] into the story to introduce the character to Mega Evolutions. [I still wish we could have fought Latios instead, but I digress]

Having captured a Timid Abra with Synchronize, I decided to spend as much time as I could getting at least some good IVs on Latios. Luckily enough, I got a really good one on my second Soft Reset! A Timid Latios with an IV spread of 31/18/30/28/30/30, which was really sweet! After that Latias takes us back to Route 118 where Steven and I part ways and I am back on my adventure! I proceed towards Route 123, being utterly surprised by both the vast amount of Berries and the new area's size, then head back and make my way to Route 119. [All the while capturing all the Pokémon I can for the DexNav.]

I am absolutely in love with Route 119. It was one of the most memorable areas for me back when I first played these games and it is virtually unchanged. I was so happy by that. Anyways, I continue on my adventure, finding a nice, new place for my [Super] Secret Base and I bump into Team Magma yet again! I head inside the Weather Institute to see what they are up to. On the second floor I am greeted with a scene I do not remember at all from the original, one where Tabitha is questioning Maxie's motives. Really interesting. I continue, fighting off the Team Magma Grunts and then I face off against Tabitha! I OHKO his Pokémon and, with a really nice, updated scene, Tabitha leaves. After I am told about what they were up to and am given my Castform, I head down, get my Rocky Helmet from the scientist that was slapped and continue onwards!

Lo and behold, before I get to reach Fortree City I am stopped by May. I remember being so upset to have to fight yet again at this point when I was a kid, but now I was glad to get to see her again. We battle, I win, we talk some more and I then get to finally reach Fortree City! First thing I do is enter the Pokémon Center, heal and then save before turning it off for the night.


~ My team up until this point:


NeonMewtwo November 25th, 2014 1:05 PM

A new update!

AlphaSapphire:

-Went through the Safari Zone, caught some Pokemon, and sent them out on WonderTrade.
-When I got a Kecleon in WonderTrade, I didn't think I would use it. I'm glad I kept it on my team as it's approaching level 50.
-Making preparations to journey to Mossdeep City.

Candy November 25th, 2014 6:52 PM

I forgot to mention this, but I got Pokerus during my chain of Electrike on Day 3 (midday). I expected a shiny first, but this is good too.

Candela's Hoenn Journal: Day 3 (night)

I continued to chain Electrike. Search lv 60 and I still haven found one I like. Oh well, I caught a female with Fire Fang and a male with Ice Fang, so that'll do. Dropped them into the daycare and picked up an egg immediately. Whatever it'll hatch into. may it be guy or girl, I'll still get an elemental fang Electrike.

Anyway, I explored Mauville again and picked up the Mach Bike ('cause I'm in for speed). Went back and forth from Mauville to Slateport trying to chain Electrike again (hoping for a Lightning Rod one, bah). No luck.

Bu still, after all that I went to Vedanturf. Tally participated in the contests again and gaining access to the Master Rank Coolness Contest.

And then I got impatient and just take out one of my old DPPt contest Pokemon from the Bank and conquered all of them anyway (after learning that she can eat Pokeblocks again. MAX ALL THE CONTEST STATS!). I ended up challenging Lisia at the end and barely won with a 1-point difference. Got me a Luracrionite and a pretty Secret Base decor after all that trouble, and my contest Pokemon ended up getting a Contest Star ribbon thanks to my recklessness.

But then I realized that I spent too much time there, so I immediately go to Mauville and defeated Wattson. I ended up being overleveled thanks to using DexNav a lot. Oh well, Alpha Sapphire. Added challenge: No Contests or DexNav 'til post-league.

And then I skimmed through the trainers to meet Aurune. I can't wait to pick up Surf and regain my old Secret Base at Route 115.

Although, I ended up staying up 'til 1AM this time. I should stop doing that.

~End Day 3 (night)~

Current Team:
Scepteelee | Grovyle M | Lv 25
Charming | Linoone M | Lv 25
Amimi | Skitty F | Lv 25
Tally | Taillow F | Lv 25

clbgolden November 25th, 2014 9:01 PM

Today I now have a total of 6 gym badges, did more trading, and got Latias. Of course, in process of getting those badges, I made my first Secret Base, ran into Team Aqua a couple times, beat Archie, and got some things like Mega Bracelet, Swampertite, etc. My Pokemon also have got to their final forms.
My current team:
Swampert
Sceptile
Charizard
Lucario
Zebstrika
Latias

skyburial November 26th, 2014 6:34 AM

Well, good news to folks scoping out the mega - it looks like Sceptile learns more Dragon-type moves now. I was training one yesterday and it learned Dual Chop.

Crossing my fingers for Ice Punch on Swampert.

Route 120 at night is friggin gorgeous. I was truly captivated by the reflection of the stars on the surface of the water.

Judge Mandolore Shepard November 26th, 2014 7:27 AM

Day Five of my Travel Journal:

Outside of the game: Yesterday I got the updates done for both PokeBank and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire. I also transferred Diancie from Pokemon X to Pokemon Alpha Sapphire.

In the game: My events started with me clearing Team Aqua out of the Weather Institute. After that, I got Castform and the Rocky Helmet. After I left the Weather Institute, I ran into May again. Before the battle with her, she sounded like she was jealous about the Mega Bracelet that I got. After beating her, I made my way to Fortree City.

While in Fortree, I bought a desk for my [Super] Secret Base, and got Diancie's Mega Stone. I then briefly headed to Route 120 where Steven was waiting. He then gave me the Devon Scope so I could see the invisible Kecleon. After I beat it, Steven gave me Swampert's Mega Stone. I then headed back to Fortree to have my next gym battle.

When I battled against Winona, I used Luke, Anakin, and Yoda in that battle. After I beat her, I headed east to clear Routes 120 and 121. When I was on those routes, I found five more [Super] Secret Bases. I then headed to the Safari Zone. While I was at the Safari Zone, caught five or six more Pokemon. After I was done there, I headed to Lilycove.

While I was in Lilycove, I battled and beat May again. After that, I headed to the Department Store to buy a few things. I then headed to the Move Deleter to get rid of one of Luke's moves. After I finished up my business in Lilycove, I headed to Mt Pyre. When I got to Mt. Pyre, I proceeded to make my through there. I even critical caught the Pokemon who became my fifth team member. After beating members of Team Aqua there, including Aqua Admin Matt, I then headed to Slateport. While in Slateport, I met up with Captain Stern. After doing a battle in the harbor that was not there in the original games, Captain Stern took me back to Lilycove so I could look for Team Aqua's Hideout. That was where I stopped for the night. I have seen 134 Pokemon and caught 60.

Star Wars Jedi Team
Luke (Swampert)
L60/Naughty
Hold Item: Swampertite
Moves: Rock Slide, Surf, Earthquake

Obi-Wan (Swellow)
L52/Lax
Hold Item: Amulet Coin
Moves: Air Slash, Wing Attack, Aerial Ace, Fly

Anakin (Manectric)
L47/Gentle
Hold Item: Manectite
Moves: Bite, Thunder Fang, Strength, Discharge

Yoda (Torkoal)
L45/Timid
Hold Item: None
Moves: Rock Smash, Secret Power, Lava Plume, Flamethrower

Ki-Adi (Shuppet)
L32/Quirky
Hold Item: Banettite
Moves: Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex, Shadow Ball

Mace Windu (to be caught)

Altius November 26th, 2014 10:07 AM

My first ever travel journal. This one is on Omega Ruby. Well, I've already gotten 3 badges over the past 3 days, so I'll consolidate all 3 into this post. The ones in spoilers are pretty long...

Day 1:
Nothing much really. Picked Treecko as my starter and downloaded the shiny beldum. Trained both to Lv7 and defeated May using treecko.

I teared a little after watching the introduction. Game Freak has certainly nailed this one. A great way to throwback to the original one. Too much nostalgia (7.8/10?)

Day 2:
Spoiler:
Had quite a lot of fun trying out DexNav. Caught a Ralts as my first Pokemon even without DexNav, but I discovered a few others with it. Spent a whole lot of time at Petalburg Woods as well... Trying so desperately to catch a boomburst taillow (lol). Gave up after an hour or so.

Was in a bit of trouble with the twin battle. Beldum refused to listen at times. Defeated Roxanne quite easily with treecko alone. Absolutely love the updated Rustboro design. Looks more grand, and bigger in size too. The first floor of Devon was also very nice. Headed to Dewford Town next and caught a zubat at granite cave.

Sadly, I was pretty disappointed with Brawly. He was a major challenge back in the originals but now he's just a joke. His gym is pretty cool though, and THANK GOD they added the vending machine. I always hated to go back to Petalburg to buy POTIONS back in the original games. Steven's room in granite cave was rather disappointing in the sense that there's no more puzzle required to get there. Sheesh.

Travelled to Slateport and wrecked the beach, got free pops. Day ends here.


Day 3:
Spoiler:
Oceanic Museum! DAMN. MAXIE LOOKS SO BADASS. I've always liked Maxie in the original games, but he just looks so much cooler now. Stymied by a child eh? I like how Maxie tries to educate you with his bullish facts, and his new "nerd" look just fits him so well.

Tried my first contest with Taillow and her all-cool move roster. Got defeated pretty badly. I have totally forgotten contest mechanics after so long. Sigh. Lisia looks pretty cute though. The new pokeblock machine no longer requires you to click and click, which is kinda sad because I used to enjoy playing it.

Caught an electrike on Route 110 and decided to train it as a "spare". At this point, the level gap between my team and the trainers was really small - only about 2-4 levels apart. I was rather worried to be honest.

OH MAN the trick house. I roughly guessed his hiding spots from the original RSE, otherwise I would have no idea where the trick master could be hiding at. He doesn't seem to give any clue this time. The first two puzzles were a piece of cake (I tried 3 of them - 2 after defeating Wattson), but I did struggle a little with the dark room. That idiotic trick master bot trying to sell you escape ropes is a little funny to be honest.

May battle in Route 110. I was expecting her to come out with a Taillow, not a Wailmer. Grovyle took some unnecessary damage. Thankfully zubat was able to take out that combusken. Shroomish was plain annoying. She gave me the dowsing machine which works fairly well and makes your character look like an alien. After that, she went off with her bike. WHY DID SHE EVEN USE THE LOWER PATH?

Reached Mauville City. Surprisingly, I knew how to get around rather easily. Defeated Wally with zubat and it evolved to Golbat! Got myself a mach bike and spun around the top floor of Mauville about 20 times, and Golbat evolved into Crobat after one level increase. The gym was not so difficult, but really annoying. DAMN VOLT SWITCH. Paralysis is already a pain, but continuous volt switches made it even worse.

After the gym, I did some backtracking and took on the trainers on Cycling Road. Got the mega stones for manectric and alakazam, and continued on with the next 2 trick house challenges. Went to the daycare route and fought the trainers and I realized that my team had a startling 10 level difference. Skipped most of the trainers here by zipping around using the bike.

Saved at verdanturf town. End of day 3.

PlatinumDude November 26th, 2014 10:41 AM

I beat Roxanne. She was as easy as I remembered, even though I had to fight left-handed with Mudkip. It evolved into Marshtomp after the battle. Regarding the AreaNav's Trainer's Eyes function, I was surprised that the trainers registered in it wanted rematches after the Rustboro Gym, instead of after beating Norman. That gave me some good training opportunities. I also got the Devon Goods back from Team Aqua and set foot on Dewford.

Current team:

Marshtomp, male, level 17
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a3/MDP259.png
-Tackle
-Rock Tomb
-Water Gun
-Mud Shot
Nature: Adamant

Beldum, level 14
-http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/37/MDP374.png
-Hold Back
-Iron Head
-Zen Headbutt
-Iron Defense
Nature: Adamant

Zigzagoon, male, level 14
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/df/MDP263.png
-Headbutt
-Baby-Doll Eyes
-Tail Whip
-Cut
Nature: Naive
Ability: Pickup

Lotad, female, level 14 (I'm not evolving this until it gets Mega Drain)
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/64/MDP270.png
-Astonish
-Growl
-Absorb
-Bubble
Nature: Modest
Ability: Swift Swim

Ralts, male, level 14
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/5/5d/MDP280.png
-Disarming Voice
-Confusion
-Magical Leaf
-Double Team
Nature: Modest
Ability: Trace

Taillow, male, level 14
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/e/ed/MDP276.png
-Roost
-Wing Attack
-Focus Energy
-Quick Attack
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Scrappy

Candy November 26th, 2014 2:25 PM

I keep forgetting that Taillow evolved already lol.

Candela's Hoenn Journal: Day 4

Where was I last at... oh right, Route 111, after meeting Aurune. So after healing with the nice old lady at route 111, I went to do some back tracking. The Electrike egg hatched along the way, male so I nicknamed him Quick. I temporarily switched my battle style to set just to train him.

Anyway, I spent the day training him, as well as chaining for Skarmory for a bit. Missed one with Stealth Rocks... eh, I can live with that.

Over at Fallabor, I noticed that QUICK BALLS ARE FOR SALE OVER HEAR **** YEAH! I've been searching for Quick Balls since the beginning. I'm mad that my Electrike isn't in a Quick Ball. But eh, now I can catch HA Pokemon in Quick Balls. :D

Also, I noticed that every Pokeball now gets the Premier Ball bonus.

Anyway, went and saved Professor Cozmo, Electrike evolved during the process. And since I tend to get distracted with ORAS when I still have assignments to do, I ended my journey early.

Also, I've been doing the Pokemon Contest Spectacular just to get more Comet Shards. Dang I need more money.

~End Day 4~
Current Team:
Scepteelee | Grovyle M | Lv 29
Charming | Linoone M | Lv 29
Amimi | Skitty F | Lv 29
Tally | Swellow F | Lv 29
Quick | Manectric M | Lv 26

antemortem November 26th, 2014 5:10 PM

I'd just made it to the Abandoned Ship - now known as Sea Mauville - before trying to take a screenshot on the very edge of the girder sticking out of the top of the ship when I soft reset by accident. It sent me back to where I'd saved just before battling and defeating Norman, so I lost some progress. Thankfully, I brought myself right back to where I'd been before and traveled a bit further, to the Weather Institute. I'm currently on the ground floor, the wreckage of two downed Team Aqua grunts in my wake. I know what to expect on the next floor from my history with the original games, but anything can happen in remakes...

Current team:

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/260.gifhttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/286.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/323.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/375.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/328.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/380.png

Palus (Swampert) Level 37
Adamant @ No item
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Brick Break
- Rock Slide

A friend of mine gave Marshtomp these moves (minus Rock Slide) at Level 17, don't judge.

http://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/260.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/286.gifhttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/323.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/375.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/328.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/380.png

Russel (Breloom) Level 35
Gentle @ Miracle Seed
- Mega Drain
- Mach Punch
- Force Palm
- Leech Seed

http://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/260.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/286.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/323.gifhttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/375.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/328.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/380.png

Apollo (Camerupt) Level 34
Bold @ No item
- Lava Plume
- Amnesia
- Earth Power
- Rock Slide

http://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/260.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/286.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/323.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/375.gifhttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/328.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/380.png

Metang (Metang) Level 35
Bashful @ Metagrossite
- Iron Head
- Iron Defense
- Zen Headbutt
- Bullet Punch

http://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/260.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/286.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/323.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/375.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/328.gifhttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/380.png

hollywood (Trapinch) Level 31
Hasty @ No item
- Bulldoze
- Crunch
- Rock Slide
- Earth Power

http://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/260.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/286.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/323.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/375.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokexycons/328.pnghttp://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/380.gif
Effy (Latias) Level 32
Relaxed @ Latiasite
- Recover
- Dragon Breath
- Mist Ball
- Surf

Outsethero November 26th, 2014 6:10 PM

Day: 005 [Nov. 25, 2014]

A lot of my morning was spent EV training my Swampert in Super Training and then spending a bit of time with it in Pokémon Amie. And by a lot I do mean a lot. I already get distracted enough as it is, so I actually spent a good chunk of my time doing this. xD

After I was done, however, I decide to head on towards the Gym! As expected I am stopped by a Kecleon mysterious, invisible object, so I have no option but to pass by the city. After getting a glimpse of Steven, I follow him up to the next route where I see him once more and he, for what seems to be the 50th time, gives me yet another gift: the Devon Scope! With the item in hand I head on back to the Gym, use it to startle the Kecleon out of the way and proceed to go inside!

The mechanics for this Gym were relatively easy, but definitely an improvement from previous ones. I quite enjoyed how the "puzzles" worked, regardless of not needing much thought to them. I then reach the lovely Winona and challenge her to a battle! With an overpowered starter [thanks to using it almost exclusively all throughout], she does not pose a threat and I manage to beat her with relative ease.

I am now capable of using Fly! First thing I do is get my Shiny Beldum from my PokéBank to take it to Mr. Stone over at Rustboro City to get that nice little dialogue piece from him. It's not much, but I wanted to be able to read it in-game nonetheless.

After that I return to Fortree City and make my way through the horde of trainers that await me in the upcoming Routes ahead. I bump into Team Magma, who mention something about going to Mt. Pyre, but continue on ahead to Lilycove City to both be able to Fly back to it later and heal up my Pokémon. My Wynaut egg also hatched on the way there! After all of that is done I head on down to Mt. Pyre!

Once I arrive I am instantly greeted with a Shuppet, an absolute delight to see since Ghost is one of my two favorite Pokémon types [Aside from Water. Ghost tends to be in the lead more than half of the time, but the on other half they're tied, so.]. After a rather depressing [though oddly filled with happy music when meeting other trainers] climb through Mt. Pyre, I reach the top. I battle the Grunts and reach the top, where Maxie has just acquired stolen the Red Orb. I take the Blue Orb [as the screen shakes and pulses eerily] and I go to Slateport in pursuit of Maxie! Once I get there I witness their successful Submarine stealing operation. I fly back to Lilycove, where Team Magma's hideout is, save and turn in for the night.


~My team up until this point:

Quote:

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/260.gif
Swampert

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/286.gif
Breloom: Realized I caught an ideal natured Shroomish early on, so I decided to use her!

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/289.gif
Slaking: HM Slave #1 [Cut, Rock Smash, Strength]

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/279.gif
Pelipper: HM Slave #2 [Surf, Fly, Secret Power]

I have finally made more than 15 posts, so I can finally use images to represent my team! [Went back and edited the previous posts, too!]

Thursday November 26th, 2014 7:06 PM

Just beat the E4 for the first time. The credits are actually nice this time around, but really dang slow. After the credits was a little lackluster though :\ Here was my final team:

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/sceptile.gif
Clyde the Sceptile @ Sceptilite (Lvl 64)
Ability: Overgrow
Dual Chop| Leaf Blade | X-Scissor | Detect

I completely neglected the poor guys Sp. Atk but I plan to do a complete overhaul of his attacks.

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/manectric.gif
Andi the Manectric @ Safety Goggles (Lvl 56)
Ability: Static
Discharge | Thunder Wave | Flamethrower | Secret Power

Was originally just for Secret Power but then became a main member when she destroyed Winona.

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/gallade.gif
Wally the Gallade @ Metronome (Lvl 57)
Ability: Steadfast
False Swipe | Psycho Cut | Swords Dance | Close Combat

A great Pokemon that didn't get to see too much battling after getting hit with critical hits everytime I revived him.

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/skarmory.gif
Irene the Skarmory @ Quick Claw (Lvl 51)
Ability: Sturdy
Fly | Rock Smash | Steel Wing | Slash

Was originally an HM slave but has helped a ton of times, especially against Phoebe

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/gyarados.gif
Dave the Gyarados @ Bright Powder (Lvl 47)
Ability: Intimidate
Waterfall | Crunch | Dive | Surf

My other HM slave that I got way late into the game (Sootopolis late). He was really useful for getting around Froslass.

http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/sandslash.gif
Shelly the Sandslash @ Lucky Egg (Lvl 55)
Ability: Sand Veil
Earthquake | Stone Edge | Gyro Ball | Strength

Another late catch since I removed half of my original team for new members. Stone Edge destroyed most of Drake's team and Earthquake nearly killed M-Metagross twice before Steven used Full Restore and Giga Impact.

clbgolden November 26th, 2014 8:42 PM

Today I have now collected all the gym badges, and preparing to challenge the Pokemon league. Since I have the last gym badge, the Shiny Mew my friend gave me can now obey me. Also, I CAUGHT KYOGRE WITH A REGULAR POKEBALL! #BraggingRights {XD}
My team:
Swampert (has mega stone)
Sceptile
Charizard
Zebstrika
Shiny Mew

PlatinumDude November 27th, 2014 12:12 AM

I beat Brawly. He was much easier than Roxanne really; I literally 2HKOed his Makuhita with Marshtomp (thanks to the Super Training I did); the only thing it did back was Sand Attack. I delivered the letter to Steven in Granite Cave. I was surprised that Granite Cave changed a lot since Gen III. I was expecting to go through a dark maze to reach Steven, but he was in the room the Ruin Maniacs were blocking. The dark maze must be the one where the Mach Bike is needed, but I'm not up to that point yet.

I went to Slateport and the nostalgia of listening to its music was simply overwhelming. I also cleared Team Aqua out of the museum and met Archie.

Marshtomp, male, level 20
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a3/MDP259.png
-Tackle
-Rock Tomb
-Water Gun
-Mud Shot
Nature: Adamant

Beldum, level 17
-http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/37/MDP374.png
-Hold Back
-Iron Head
-Zen Headbutt
-Iron Defense
Nature: Adamant

Zigzagoon, male, level 17
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/df/MDP263.png
-Headbutt
-Baby-Doll Eyes
-Tail Whip
-Cut
Nature: Naive
Ability: Pickup

Lotad, female, level 17 (I'm not evolving this until it gets Mega Drain)
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/64/MDP270.png
-Astonish
-Mist
-Absorb
-Bubble
Nature: Modest
Ability: Swift Swim

Ralts, male, level 17
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/5/5d/MDP280.png
-Disarming Voice
-Confusion
-Magical Leaf
-Flash
Nature: Modest
Ability: Trace

Taillow, male, level 17
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/e/ed/MDP276.png
-Roost
-Wing Attack
-Steel Wing
-Quick Attack
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Scrappy

Outsethero November 27th, 2014 7:10 AM

Day: 006 [Nov. 26, 2014]

Today was a relatively short day. I didn't get to spend as much time as I would have liked on the game, having been busy for a lot of the day. Regardless, let's get on to my journey!

I start off by making Team Magma's Hideout my #1 priority! Once there I immediately fall in love with how it's designed. It looks absolutely stunning. I love how they kept the teleportation pads, especially the original animation where your character twirls into the air, that was freakin' great. The lava being visible through the transparent pipes was also a really nice touch. I make my way through their base, talking to every Grunt along the way and enjoying the quirky conversations this game never ceases to have, finding Courtney and Tabitha's rooms [with really nice touches about their personalities] and then stealing Maxie's Master Ball before reaching the last area.

After fighting a horde of Team Magma Grunts [which I thought was really cool], I find Courtney along their... interestingly re-designed submarine. I fight her, giving Team Magma the necessary time to escape, and am given a hint as to their next location by Courtney herself. She is honestly one of my favorite characters in the game.

With that, I leave the hideout, get on my Pelipper and Surf towards Mossdeep City! It was actually really nice to finally get to reach this place after having played the demo. It gave me a different sort of nostalgic feeling outside of the original game, which was really nice. After speaking to everyone, getting my Super Rod and investigating the Shoal Cave, I make my way to the 7th Gym!

Ok, yeah, I really like this Gym. The battles, as per usual, were nothing special, but the interior design, along with the traveling mechanics in which you float, were a super nice touch. After battling every trainer, I walk float up to Tate and Liza! So far they have my favorite pre-battle pose/stance animation. I did not expect them to have only two Pokémon [especially since they were immediately out in the field due to it being a Double Battle], but I beat them nonetheless and got my 7th Gym Badge! One more to go!

I head out of the Gym to witness an earth-shaking beam of light emerge from the middle of the sea. Steven is nearby and notices the same thing, walking up to me and offering to go speak in privacy. Once we reach his home he lets me know that the light we had just seen was a sign that the seal holding the Ancient Pokémon has been broken, something I do not remembering being a part of the original game [the beam of light, I mean] and is heavily appreciated. He then gives me Dive, trusting in me to help him out against Team Magma and tells me where I could try to find them.

After this I head out, work on changing a couple of party members [which I will list below] before saving, turning the game off and calling it a night!


~ My team up until this point:
Quote:

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/260.gif
Swampert

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/310.gif
Manectric: A brand new addition to the team, replacing Breloom as my second battler when in need!

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/289.gif
Slaking: HM Slave #1 [Cut, Rock Smash, Strength, Secret Power]

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/149.gif
Dragonite: Brand New HM Slave #2 [Fly, Surf, Dive]

The Fourteenth Doctor November 27th, 2014 7:18 AM

Finally got Alpha Sapphire, just reached Petalburg Woods so far

My team:

Treecko Lv9
Beldum Lv8

I also have a Taillow, 2 Lotads (second one caught while testing the hidden pokemon feature) and a Wingull, these will be placed in the PC eventually.

Judge Mandolore Shepard November 27th, 2014 7:42 AM

Day Six of my Travel Journal:

Well my events of yesterday started with me going to Team Aqua's Hideout. While I was there, one of the researchers told me something about Aqua Admin Shelly's past. I of course remembered to get the Master Ball while I was there. One of the battles there was quite interesting since I had to battle quintuplets. The last battle I did there was against Aqua Admin Matt. After beating him, I left the Team Aqua Hideout.

After leaving Team Aqua's Hideout, I headed east to Mossdeep City. When I got there, one of the things I did was head to the gym. The gym battle against Tate and Lisa was too easy, one use of Surf from Luke knocked out both of their Pokemon. After leaving the gym it showed a cutscene where Team Aqua had succeeded in breaking the seal of the Seafloor Cavern. After the cutscene, I headed to Steven's house where he gave me Dive. I then left Mossdeep.

I then decided to checkout dive spots on Routes 124 and 126. While I was on Route 126, I found another [Super] Secret Base. After checking the base out, I headed back to Route 125 and Shoal Cave. Course when I was at Shoal Cave, it was low tide so I was able to get most of the items. (I will need to go back at high tide to get the remaining items.) After leaving Shoal Cave, I headed through Routes 127 and 128. While on Route 128, I used Dive to reach the Seafloor Cavern.

After entering Seafloor Cavern, I proceeded to make my way through it. When I reached Archie, I entered a battle against him. His Mega Sharpedo stood no chance against my Mega Swampert. After that, he succeeded in awakening Kyogre. After that, I needed to head to Sootopolis City.

When I got to Sootopolis City, Steven and Wallace were waiting for me. When we headed to the Cave of Origin enterance, turns out that Maxie, Archie, and Shelly were waiting there. Then May showed up and friend zoned me. After a long conversation, I then entered and made my way through the Cave of Origin. When I reached close to the bottom, Kyogre showed up to take me to the Hoenn Core. After reaching the Hoenn Core, I proceeded to battle and catch Kyogre. After catching Kyogre, I exited the Cave of Origin.

After a long cutscene, I made my way to the Sootopolis Gym. That was where I battled and defeated Wallace. After I defeated him, I headed back to Littleroot to get my Pokedex upgraded. After doing that, I headed to Route 115 to deal with some things. That was stopped for the night. I have currently seen 157 Pokemon and caught 66.

Star Wars Jedi Team
Luke (Swampert)
L67/Naughty
Hold Item: Swampertite
Moves: Rock Slide, Surf, Earthquake, Dive

Obi-Wan (Swellow)
L58/Lax
Hold Item: Amulet Coin
Moves: Air Slash, Wing Attack, Aerial Ace, Fly

Anakin (Manectric)
L53/Gentle
Hold Item: Manectite
Moves: Bite, Thunder Fang, Strength, Discharage

Yoda (Torkoal)
L53/Timid
Hold Item: None
Moves: Rock Smash, Secret Power, Earthquake, Flamethrower

Ki-Adi (Shuppet -> Banette)
L46/Quirky
Hold Item: Banettite
Moves: Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex, Shadow Ball

Mace Windu (to be caught)

Rainflower November 27th, 2014 8:11 AM

I've been playing my Omega Ruby since the first day I bought it (back in Sunday) and supposedly, I should be in Team Magma's hideout kicking Maxie's ass but heyah, here I am doing sidequests here and there because I don't want the storyline to be ending so quickly yet. xD

Overall, I did not experience any difficulties with the gyms, thanks to the Exp. Share and Pokemon-Amie. At this point, I guess I'm quite a bit overleveled too (most of trainers' Pokemon faint in one hit by my Absol's Night Slash or so... oh well). Here's my main team at the moment:

Spoiler:
Fong (Blaziken)
Male/L54/Quirky/Blaze
Hold Item: Blazikenite
Moves: High Jump Kick, Slash, Blaze Kick, Brave Bird

Lolo (Swellow)
Male/L53/Hasty/Guts
Hold Item: Rocky Helmet
Moves: Aerial Ace, Fly, Steel Wing, Brave Bird

Leila (Milotic)
Female/L50/Sassy/Competitive
Hold Item: -
Moves: Recover, Surf, Hydro Pump, Hidden Power (Electric)

Thor (Manectric)
Male/L51/Sassy/Static
Hold Item: Manectite
Moves: Thunder Wave, Discharge, Wild Charge, Bite

Buttercup (Roserade)
Female/L52/Bold/Poison Point
Hold Item: -
Moves: Venoshock, Petal Dance, Giga Drain, Toxic

Moon (Absol)
Female/L43/Bashful/Super Luck
Hold Item: Absolite
Moves: Night Slash, Slash, Psycho Cut, Swords Dance

(I get some of the worst abilities/nature available fml)


And here's some I got in my box, probably planning to be used sooner post-game (I usually develop one set of a team at a time)
Spoiler:
Annie (Gyarados)
Female/L48 (iirc)/Modest/Intimidate
Hold Item: Gyaradosite
Moves: Ice Fang, Surf, Aqua Tail, Crunch

Shroomy (Breloom)
Female/L38 (iirc)/Quiet/Poison Heal
Hold Item: -
Moves: Force Palm, Mega Drain, Rock Smash, Poison Powder

There's also some that I'm also planning to use in my PC for my next set of team (a Vulpix and a Ralts), though I intend to re-capture it since the Natures are rather... hindering.

Altius November 27th, 2014 10:10 AM

Day 4:
Destroyed the rocks at Rusturf Tunnel, and the black belt gave me an aggronite! I was rather surprised. Haha.

Went back to Mauville and up to the north. Destroyed the Winstrate's (is that how you spell it?) with crobat and grovyle. It was really easy. Bought Aerial Ace from the mart and taught it to both.

Up the fiery path, and Aarune is there! Taught Secret Power to Linoone so that I can find another secret base if I want to. Played around with the new secret base. Totally lost touch with it and I must say... I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. Oh goodness, it's like having your own home in the games - though it's not very "secret" considering you can share the base with the world. What irony. The old woman in the house still insists on you resting at her residence, but she's kinda pointless now thanks to May.

Went to Route 113, caught a skarmory using DexNav. That thing is a pain in the butt! It refused to be captured despite its health being in the red. Wasted nearly 10 pokeballs on this monster. The route is really pretty, but it's kinda sad to see no 3D volcanic ash. Absolutely upset with the flute guy. WHY DID GAMEFREAK REMOVE THE "HUFF PUFF"?

Saving Prof. Cozmo from Meteor Falls. The place is absolutely gorgeous. The music is super too; love the echo so much. Got nearly knocked out by self destruct here but otherwise, no biggie. Electrike evolved into Manectric after the match.

I've decided to keep Manectric in my team for now. Problem is I don't have a surf-capable pokemon yet, and Linoone's move sets are pretty full of HMs except secret power. Oh well, we'll see how it goes.

The cable car view is just amazing. You weren't able to tell how tall Mt. Chimney was in the originals (duh). Still, kinda doesn't make sense how a cable car would bring you to a caldera. Maxie was a piece of cake. Manectric took out mightenya and golbat while grovyle got rid of camerupt.

Jagged Pass. Sadly, I wasn't able to venture around a lot because I had a mach bike. Reached Lavaridge. Kinda disappointed that the hot spring has no more old ladies in it. Flannery was easy, but Torkoal was a lot bulkier than I thought.

Decided to ditch May and went straight to the desert. Caught baltoy and trapinch, but I'll be training neither. Had a lot of fun trying to find hidden items. Decided to pick the claw fossil and headed back to Rustboro via Verdanturf to get it restored.

ANORITH IS SHO CUTE! But at Lv20 it was a pain to train. Rematched with many trainers only to get knocked out quite a lot. Turned off EXP share from here on, because my team is generally over leveled. Decided to leave the trick house until postgame since there's no more trainer battles. Bought Power Up Punch from Mauville. Built a new secret base at Route 117 so that it's nearer to a city.

Went to Slateport and boarded S.S. Peeko (yes I made that up). Explored the rest of Granite Cave now that I have the mach bike. Honestly, you do not need flash. It's still relatively easy to venture around the cave and I didn't use a single escape rope. Got the Steelixite inside. Cool, but I already have it in the demo. Grovyle evolved in the cave

Rode S.S. Peeko back to Petalburg to contest in the gym. Destroyed all trainers with relative ease. Taught Sceptile Power Up Punch and tried that against daddy. Too easy. Luckily I saved before fighting him, so I'm going to try again tomorrow without using Power Up Punch. Retailiate does hurt though.

End of day 4.

EDIT:
I always confuse Rusturf Tunnel with Granite Cave.

Current team:
Spoiler:
Sceptile Lv37
Crobat Lv35
Metang Lv35
Manectric Lv33
Anorith Lv27
Linoone Lv32

Badges: 4

Replaced Swellow with Manectric, sorry buddy.

Moonlight Shadow November 27th, 2014 4:35 PM

Day 1
Only got the game yesterday evening after many soft resettings got a female Torchic which I named MaiK(Meant to be MaiKa but clicked confirm by mistake so a trip to the name rater later on) after that levelled up Torchic a little and had the first round against Brendan,caught a few Pokemon and fought a few trainers.
So far in my team(current will change later):
MaiK the Torchic level 10(F)
Tala the Poochyena Level 8(F)
Yaki the Zigzagoon level 8 (F) (name will be changed to Yakima later on)
Cari the Surskit level 7(M)
and the most recent Ran the Ralts level 6(F)
Yesterday was mostly catching pokemon and training them up which continues into day two...where I'll hopefully get to the first gym.
Current Location Route 102(levelling up)

clbgolden November 27th, 2014 6:40 PM

Finally beat the game today. Managed to catch Rayquaza, but voiding catch Deoxys. Now I'm working on Super Training my team and them doing some online matches. Team:
Swampert (has Mega Stone)
Sceptile
Charizard (has Mega Stone)
Lucario
Zebstrika
Shiny Mew

Thief November 27th, 2014 7:02 PM

Nintendo UK sent me my game a day early (European release is 28th, I got it 27th). Got it in the post at 11am today.

- Journey Began: 4:23pm on the 27th November, Thursday
- Chose Mudkip as starter, named him Kipper.

- Caught the special Poochyena who has Fire Fang but boxed him.

- Spent the next 4 and a half hours searching for a Poochyena I was happy with, and I finally ended up with a Level 17, 1IV, HA, Poison Fang Poochy. Evolved him into Mightyena when he levelled up for the first time. Named him Chrome but will be changing it to DeWitt later on.

- Spent further time looking for a good Zigzagoon. Ended up with a Level 12, 3IV+, Trick Zigzagoon. No HA but I didn't want it; he has Pickup so he was ideal. Named him Bandito.

- During that period of time, I also caught a further few extra Pokémon (which I didn't intend to use, but collect for the moves/IVs). A male Ralts named Gallant, a female 3IV HA Taillow named Skydiver, a couple of Poochyena with Ice Fang and Leer (both 3IV+s I believe), and a couple others for the sake of completing that section of the DexNav.

- Up until the 9 and a half hour mark, by which point I still hadn't entered Petalburg Woods*, I spent it searching for a good Taillow (and then commencing to attempt a shiny chain, which I broke because of lack of PP). Ended up with a Level 17, 3IV+, Sky Attack Taillow. No HA but I didn't want it; he has Guts so he was ideal. Named him Totem.

- Did a bit of super training. Headed through Petalburg Woods, caught a Slakoth for the dex. Beat the Magma grunt and am now headed towards Rustboro.

Current team:
Marshtomp (Named Kipper. Level 20.)
Mightyena (Named Chrome (will name DeWitt). Level 22, 1IV, HA, w/ Poison Fang.)
Zigzagoon (Named Bandito. Level 14, 3IV, w/ Trick.)
Taillow (Named Totem. Level 17, 3IV, w/ Sky Attack.)

*I'm savouring the game, otherwise by this point I'd usually be over halfway through the story. :P

blue November 28th, 2014 6:15 AM

Waited in line for a long time being Black Friday and what not, but I finally got my copy of Alpha Sapphire! Starting up the game, exploring practically everywhere and talking to almost everyone and I'm loving this game so far. Picked Mudkip as my starter and I'm about to download the Shiny Beldum event. n_n

Team

http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/258.png
Kippy Lv. 8
- Tackle
- Growl
- Water Gun

The Fourteenth Doctor November 28th, 2014 6:50 AM

Just defeated Wattson on my first try, it was a real challenge though as I don't have a pokemon super effective against electric type pokemon, now that I have defeated him I will head north towards Mt Chimney and hopefully catch a Numel, I also have a Wingull currently being raised by the Daycare, I'm going to use it temporarily until I can catch a Carvanah

My Team:

Grovyle Lv25
Metang Lv24
Swellow Lv24

Judge Mandolore Shepard November 28th, 2014 7:18 AM

Day Seven of my Travel Journal:

Well, my events of yesterday were not very special. The first thing I did was use the Eon Flute so I could visit some of the mirage places. Seems certain mirage places have portals there for some reason. I then decided to go battle trainers in the water parts of Routes 105 through 109. I even stopped by the Sea Mauville. While I was exploring the Sea Mauville, I found an interesting amount of a certain something in one of the rooms. After finished up the Sea Mauville, I left there.

I then headed to my [Super] Secret Base to deal with some things. After I finished up there, I then went to Route 111 where I found four more [Super] Secret Bases. After obtaining flags from those bases, I headed to Fortree. While I was at Fortree, I got my [Super] Secret Base's rank up to Bronze. After that, I stopped for the night. I have currently seen 166 Pokemon and caught 70.

Star Wars Jedi Team
Luke (Swampert)
Gender: Male
L70/Naughty
Hold Item: Swampertite
Moves: Ice Beam, Surf, Earthquake, Dive

Obi-Wan (Swellow)
Gender: Male
L62/Lax
Hold Item: Amulet Coin
Moves: Air Slash, Wing Attack, Aerial Ace, Fly

Anakin (Manectric)
Gender: Male
L57/Gentle
Hold Item: Manectite
Moves: Bite, Thunder, Strength, Discharge

Yoda (Torkoal)
Gender: Male
L56/Timid
Hold Item: None
Moves: Rock Smash, Secret Power, Earthquake, Flamethrower

Ki-Adi (Banette)
Gender: Male
L51/Quirky
Hold Item: Banettite
Moves: Will-O-Wisp, Feint Attack, Hex, Shadow Ball

Mace Windu (to be caught)

skyburial November 28th, 2014 9:17 AM

Has anyone else noticed that Azumarill takes a remarkably long time to learn Play Rough in this version, if at all? I'm 61 levels in, still no sign of the Fairy-type STAB.

If all else fails I'll just bank it back over to Y and Heart Scale Play Rough on (but I left that at home during the holiday).

Altius November 28th, 2014 10:10 AM

Day 5:
Did quite a lot of training today after defeating Daddy. I've decided to avoid PUP and use crobat's acrobatics, however his last Slaking still took me out with a single retaliate and it was more than 5 levels lower. Boohoo.

Spent a good amount of time fishing for a carvahna. It is pretty rare with a good rod, or maybe it's just my luck. Quick balls are an ultimate lifesaver. It was at Lv25. Gave it all of my rare candies plus some training and it evolved into sharpedo at Lv30. It swims SUPER fast! Really pleased. It has terrific attacking power too!

Southern Island is accessible in this game early, and here we get to fight Admin Courtney. I could have sworn that she's a robot. Plain weird.

I had to give up one team member for Latios. I really needed a special attacker, so I had to bid adieu to anorith. It is one of my favorite pokemon, but thinking ahead... It might not be the best option anyway. Maybe I'll train it postgame for contests. Latios was at Lv30, quite a decent level.

The trainers in eastern Hoenn caught up in levels rather quickly. I was so shocked to see a Lv36 pokemon while training up sharpie and latios. Luckily the battles were fine, and both pokemon managed to get very decent experience and caught up with the rest of the team. I love sharpedo. I've never really used one in any previous games, but man it has got the attacking power. Sadly it has mediocre defenses but oh well, at least it's fast enough.

Fortree City. Beautiful. Simply beautiful. This is perhaps the best remastered city in the games. The lucky me managed to get hidden power in one go. I guess I need to decorate my secret base with more items... But I'm pretty broke. Hey, at least my QR code is in the SD card now, so I'll upload it in the secret bases thread tomorrow!

Whizzed past all trainers on early Route 120 to Steven, and went back to the gym. It was easy, a lot easier than I thought. I'm not that overleveled either (I didn't use my regulars, only sharpedo and latios which was just only a level higher). On the other hand, I lost to Winona nearly thrice in the originals.

Did some flying and backtracking after the gym. Bought some quick balls from Fallarbor and visited mom to get the amulet coin. Did some berry planting too! Still no idea where's the lucky egg, but you don't really need it in this game. You can fly to routes and cave entrances now, which is awesome but arrived a little too late.

Route 120 is absolutely gorgeous, and I can't emphasize that enough. There are many trainers in this route and they do put up a decent fight. Metang evolved into metagross! I'm currently at the regi chamber area.

End of Day 5.

My team so far:
Spoiler:
Sharpedo Lv40
Latios Lv40
Manectric Lv42
Crobat Lv43
Metagross Lv45
Sceptile Lv45

Badges: 6

Gone: anorith, linoone. Sorry buddies... You'll be used later.

KostK2Boss November 28th, 2014 10:56 AM

FINALLY, OmegaRuby came out in Europe! I started my adventure today (as May, because I prefer her design over Brendan's). I'm currently in Petalburg City. Everything going smoothly so far.

Team:
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/255.png Volcanita, female, lv 9
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/278.png Pedro, male, lv 7 (haven't used a Pelipper in a long time)
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/280.png New 34, female, lv7 (already she's a friggin' beast!)
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/374.png Beldum, idontcare, lv7 (i'll try to use him as little as possible, but he does have Hold Back which will be useful for catching legendaries)

Sabrewulf238 November 28th, 2014 11:28 AM

Just outside Petalburg Woods. It's taken an age to get anywhere because of the dexnav, in the end I just decided I didn't need the best Pokémon and it would be more fun to "go with my heart". Every time a Pokémon pops out of the grass I can't help but head towards it though.

Team right now:

Torchic (M) lv 11
Lotad (M) lv 11
Ralts (F) lv 4

My Lotad is bashful (shy), which I find really funny since that's not like Ludicolo at all. Ralts needs a good deal more training to catch up.

It's weird but back in the original games I never ever encountered a Surskit in the wild, and this time one of them pops out of the grass in no time at all.

NeonMewtwo November 28th, 2014 12:40 PM

Alpha Sapphire Update:

-Things have changed since the last update
-Obtained all the Gym Badges, getting ready to challenge the Elite Four
-Using Wondertrade. I get tons of Zigzagoons and Whismurs

adameastment November 28th, 2014 1:08 PM

Ok, so received Omega Ruby today - would have rather had Sapphire for some reason, but it's all good.

Day 001:

The moving lorry dropped me off, after that almost lethal and completely unsafe drive from Johto to Hoenn I survive the trip.

After doing all the preliminary introductions to everyone in Littleroot, I find Professor Birch and see him being attacked by what can only be described as a puppy. I chose Treecko, purely based on Mega Sceptile - it looks awesome!

After receiving the Pokémon and getting the Pokédex I moved out. Learning all the new stuff - Sneaking and identifying the different aspects of the Nav is awesome.

After fiddling and getting to Oldale I get the potion and go battle May. All that jazz.

Afterwards, I started building my team. I have the Thunder Fang Poochyena, but caught a few others attempting to use the Nav.

Ultimately, my team came out to being:
  • Treecko
  • Beldum (Shiny)
  • Ralts (after some long searching...)
  • Tailow
  • Seedot
  • Zigzagoon

I got a few special Pokémon in there, Wingulls with Pretty Wings and similar, Zigzagoon with an alternate Ability etc.

I completed the Rustboro gym, was a breeze with Treecko - Absorb and the better one made it incredibly simple. Not looking forward to Winona's gym though.

So that pretty much takes us up to now, I'm now in Dewford after saving Peeko from the evil Magma Grunt. After that, I took Briney's boat to the next port where I am currently going through the Gym, training up my Ralts.

After moving out of Slateport, I decided that I would call it a night. After several hours playing, both my character and me are extremely tired.

KostK2Boss November 28th, 2014 2:59 PM

Okay, I just delivered the Letter to Steven. Kinda dissapointed that I can't catch Mawile until later in the game, but oh well. The amount of in-jokes and references to the originals is insane! So far, the Shroomish nicknamed "Pekachu" might be the funniest thing in the game! That and the thin guy transforming into a hiker after giving away his Float Stone!

Team:
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/256.png Volcanita, female, lv 18 (pretty much steam-rolled Roxanne's team)
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/278.png Pedro, male, lv 15 (he's starting to get some decent STAB moves)
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/280.png New 34, female, lv15 (utterly destroyed Brawly's Gym. Disarming Voice is actually a pretty good move that early in the game)
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/374.png Beldum, idontcare, lv15 (I think I only used him in two battles so far. The only reason he catches up on the levels is because of the Exp. share)

Sopheria November 28th, 2014 4:15 PM

Got out of the back of a moving truck and set foot in Littleroot town. My adventure begins :D

Outsethero November 28th, 2014 6:13 PM

After heavy consideration and not being comfortable with the way I had been playing the game so far and how I worked on some things, I have decided to restart my game. So, from here on out I will be starting from scratch, "re-formatting" the Journal on here to start from Day 1 once more, and I'll be putting a little more detail on my team as I go along, including moves, natures and the like. In any case, let's jump right in!

~Day 001~

Once I start the game I am welcomed with that gorgeous intro that calls back to the original game by having your character re-play the introduction from Ruby and Sapphire. Even if I have already seen this, I can't stop but feel so nostalgic and then so overjoyed by the following scene showcasing the Pokémon in the wild as Birch's speech goes on and your truck makes its way towards Littleroot Town. I honestly love this so much. I choose my gender and my name and then the truck's doors open up, greeting me into the fantastic world of Hoenn. Here is where my new journey begins!

I step outside and walk into my new home, loving the sight of the moving Pokémon I remember oh-so well from the original. After "setting up" my clock, I go out and meet May for the second time, remembering just how much I enjoyed the way they handled this scene. As she leaves I go out and search for Prof. Birch, only to find out he is being attacked by a Poochyena! After I spend a couple of seconds just standing there, having both the scene and the music bring back some wonderful memories, I walk over to the bag and choose my brand new starter, Treecko! [I actually did this quite a couple of times trying to get an ideal nature for him. Don't tell anyone.]

After saving him from what is probably one of the most patheric endearing intros for a Professor, we go back to his lab where he lets me keep Treecko and makes me go out in search of his daughter. I go on to Route 103 where I find May staring out into a really nice looking stretch of forest, a touch I really like since it makes way more sense than the original [where she was staring into nothing, basically]. I have my first Pokémon Battle with her, we head back to Littleroot Town and then I receive my very own Pokédex [My personal favorite design for it, too], along with some Pokéballs!

I head on out on my adventure, immediately bumping into May on the way to Oldale Town. She reteaches me how to Sneak and use the DexNav and then I spend an unnecessarily long time trying to catch a good, Hidden Poochyena with at least a neutral nature. After I catch him I leap with joy and make my way towards Petalburg City.

Once I arrive at Petalburg City, I talk to everyone I can before heading up and "meeting" my dad. We head inside the Gym where, after a small chat, we are interrupted by none other than Wally! I help him catch his very first Pokémon, a male Ralts, and then we head back. I exchange a few words with my dad and, after letting me know I should get at least 4 badges before facing him, I am off to continue my adventure!

I immediately go and try to find a Ralts to add to my team. Once I find and capture one, I use the DexNav to continue to try and find more so I could at least get a Jolly, Male Ralts. I literally spent the rest of my night doing this [Though I did catch a good number of Synchronized Ralts, which is pretty great]. It took so long I stopped caring whether it had any stars at all in its "Potential" and just used a Synchronized Jolly Poké I had in PokéBank to help me catch it. Luckily, although I end up finding one with an egg move, Synchronoise! I happily take my catch, head back to Petalburg City, save and then call it a night.


~My Current Team:
Quote:

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/252.gif
Treecko Lvl. 9
Timid @ No Item
Ability: Overgrow
- Pound
- Leer
- Absorb
- Quick Attack


http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/261.gif
Poochyena Lvl. 7
Hardy @ No Item
Ability: Run Away
- Thunder Fang
- Howl
- Sand Attack


http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen3/rusa_action/280.gif
Ralts Lvl. 3
Jolly @ No Item
Ability: Synchronize
- Synchronoise

Candy November 28th, 2014 6:22 PM

Candela's Hoenn Journal: Day 5 & 6

Morning: I stormed through Team Magma at Mt. Chimney, and completely ignoring May during the process. Sorry, but I was doing business at Route 115 first, fell down and had to go through Rusturf tunnel again. Don't judge.

And then I head to Lavaridge, ignoring trainers cause I got lucky enough to avoid them all. Skitty evolved 'cause I'm not too interested in her level up moves. Nearly lost against Flannery, but I had to leave so I just turned it off for the morning.

Night: I went and defeated Flannery. May gave me the Go-Goggles, giving me access to Route 111's desert ,and offered me a trip to Petalburg. I refused, since I want to catch a Trapinch first.

The desert. I spent some time searching for items, pick up the Claw Fossil as well as catching a male Trapinch nicknamed Skywind. I then head to Jagged Pass to battle the trainers I've missed.

After some decent leveling, I came back to Lavaridge and went to Petalburg with May ('cause I'm lazy to walk all the way back). Reaching Petalburg, I switched to Scepteelee and taught him Dig to dodge Retaliate.

Defeated Norman on first try. I was expecting his last Slaking to use Retaliate, but it ended up using Chip Away at its first turn.

I have to say, Retaliate looks good with the gym's background.

Anyway, went outside and met Wally. And then I got the HM for Surf and went to Mauville, no wait Route 118, along with him.

But I have no time for that! I travelled back to Rustboro to revive the Claw Fossil, got a Male Anorith nicknamed Rock J (for some reason). I then travelled north to rebuild my old Secret Base, yay!

...and then I remembered that it has a hole in it. Well... at least Scepteelee evolved after battling the trainers there.

Went back through Route 103, played with the Trick House while I was at it.

I went back to Route 118 and met Steven. Met Latios, and then he joined me. Steven even gave me the Mega-Bracelet. Nice, now Quick can Mega-Evolve aka. time to switch up the moves to Special.

I then blasted through Route 119, ignoring all the trainers to get to the water route. You guys know why.

Anyway, spent the night fishing for Feebas. Caught one female with Mirror Coat, nicknamed Lamiroir.

Day 6: Uneventful, only maxed out Lamiroir's beauty stat.

Next time: Weather Institute and reaching Lilycove to get the Clearance Sale aka. blasting through all the trainers including Winona (Quick will definitely own her).

~End Day 5 & 6~

Current Team:
Scepteelee | Sceptile M | Lv 36
Charming | Linoone M | Lv 31 (boxed)
Amimi | Skitty F | Lv 32
Tally | Swellow F | Lv 30 (boxed)
Quick | Manectric M | Lv 30
Skywind | Trapinch M | Lv 27
Rock J | Anortih M | Lv 22
Lamiroir | Feebas F | Lv 15

Rainflower November 28th, 2014 6:51 PM

Update!

Today, I just defeated Tate and Liza one-handedly with my team of Mega Absol and Roserade. Absol is at Level 46-47-ish and Roserade is at Level 55. The battle was quick, though Liza's Lunatone managed to hit my Roserade quite hard. Soon after the events of Groudon, I taught my HM assistant Gyarados Dive and followed the storyline all along. The battle against Primal Groudon managed to knock out both of my overleveled Blaziken and Roserade so I decided to use Swellow, since 2 out of 3 Groudon's strongest attack didn't have any effects (Lava Plume only cut half of Swellow's HP and when he was burned, he toughened it out for me aww). After some damaging with Brave Bird and Aerial Ace, I finally caught it with an Ultra Ball (3-4 times trying). Yay!

Anyhow, the scene after we beat Groudon was so touching. I literally have tears on my eyes. Sobs.

Now it's Sootopolis Gym left! I'm suspending it for a while because real life commitments go first.

And my current team is:
Spoiler:
Fong (Blaziken --> Mega Blaziken)
Male/Lv. 58/Blaze
Sky Uppercut
Slash
Blaze Kick
Brave Bird

Lolo (Swellow) --> planning to switch him with a Salamence soon after I get Waterfall HM
Male/Lv. 58/Guts
Aerial Ace
Brave Bird
Fly
Steel Wing

Buttercup (Roserade)
Female/Lv. 58/Poison Point
Venoshock
Petal Dance
Giga Drain
Toxic

Thor (Manectric --> Mega Manectric)
Male/Lv. 56/Static
Rain Dance
Thunder
Discharge
Strength

Leila (Milotic)
Female/Lv. 55/Competitive
Recover
Hydro Pump
Surf
Hidden Power (Electric)

Moon (Absol --> Mega Absol)
Female/Lv. 50/Super Luck
Night Slash
Razor Wind
Psycho Cut
Swords Dance

KostK2Boss November 28th, 2014 7:48 PM

Just beat Wattson, saved Wally's cousin's relationship and cleared the first three Trick House challenges (that last one was a little trippy near the end). Gotta say, for a big city, Mauville is actually surprisingly easy to navigate compared to its predeccessors.
also...
poor Game Corner owner :( :( :(

Team:
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/256.png Volcanita, female, lv 31 (as expected, she's shaping up into quite the powerhouse. easily took out Wattson's team)
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/279.png Pedro, male, lv 27 (he's finally starting to become good and will only get better)
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/281.png New 34, female, lv 28 (already OHKOing things with Draining Kiss. can't wait for her to evolve)
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/375.png Metang, idontcare, lv 27 (why am I keeping this again? oh yeah, shiny...)
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/icon/303.png Jawn Jawnes, male, lv 24 (the newest member of the team and also the hardest to work with. doesn't help that it takes it an eternity to learn a move of its own darn type)


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