February 21, 2014
I woke up a little early so I had Magikarp, Burmy(2), Hoppip, Nincada, Meditite, and Helioptile sent to me to start of some weekend training.
That evening, my Hoppip evolved into a Skiploom!
131. Skiploom
Then I thought about my other Pokémon that may be close to evolving, and remembered something from my days in the Hoenn region. I returned to the Pokémon Center and left on of my Pokémon with Nurse Joy so I had a free space in my party. Then I went back out to train. After one battle, I had a double evolution. My Nincada evolved into a Ninjask, and my Burmy evolved into a Sandy Cloak Wormadam! And of course, I checked one of my Poké Balls, and it contained a Shedinja, the ghost-type remnant of Nincada's evolution!
"Ninjask, the Ninja Pokémon, and the evolved form of Nincada. Ninjask move so quickly that they are almost invisible. They congregate around tree sap. Their cry leaves a lasting headache if heard for too long."
"Shedinja, the Shed Pokémon. Shedinja are discarded bug shells that came to life. These peculiar Pokémon can appear in a Poké Ball when Nincada evolves. Peering into the crack on their backs is said to steal one's spirit."
132. Ninjask
133. Shedinja
The next battle after that, my Magikarp evolved into a much more powerful Gyarados!
"Gyarados, the Atrocious Pokémon, and the evolved form of Magikarp. Gyarados are rarely seen in the wild. Huge and violent, they are capable of destroying entire cities in a rage. In ancient literature, there is a record of a Gyarados that razed a village when violence flared."
134. Gyarados
February 22, 2014
I took my team of newly evolved Pokémon to the Battle Chateau. We battled lots of trainers there, and I was awarded a new title due to all the battles I've won. I now have the title of "Marquis" and can battle even stronger trainers that show up there.
I also learned the Hidden Power types for my Meditite and Sandy Cloak Wormadam. Meditite's Hidden Power is flying-type; Wormadam's is water-type, just like my Trash Cloak Wormadam, ironically.
One of the trainers I battled at the Battle Chateau had the largest Pokémon currently known. She had a Wailord! Good thing we were in a large hallway!
"Wailord, the Float Whale Pokémon. Wailord are the biggest of all Pokémon. They can dive to a depth of almost 10,000 feet on only one breath. They can sometimes knock out opponents with the shock created by breaching and crashing their large bodies onto the water."
After a lot more training at the Battle Chateau, I rotated in the next six Pokémon: Charmander, Ferroseed, Chespin, Mothim, Gulpin, and Litleo.
February 23, 2014
I did some battling at the Battle Chateau today. After a battle with my Chespin, it started to evolve! Who's that Pokémon? It kind of looks like a grass-type version of Pignite. It's still pure grass-type though, unlike Pignite which became part fighting-type.
"Quilladin, the Spiny Armor Pokémon, and the evolved form of Chespin. Quilladin strength their lower bodies by running into one another. They are very kind and won't start fights. They rely on their sturdy shells to deflect attacks, and then they counterattack with their sharp quills."
135. Quilladin
After that, I sent my Charmander out to have a battle against another trainer. It won the battle, and then evolved into Charmeleon!
"Charmeleon, the Flame Pokémon, and the evolved form of Charmander. Charmeleon elevate the air temperature to unbearably high levels when they swing their tails. They knock down foes by lashing about with this tail. They then tear up the fallen opponent with sharp claws."
136. Charmeleon
I battled a lot more at the Battle Chateau with the entire team, and then returned to Geosenge Town.
February 24, 2014
The next team of Furret, Bibarel, Taillow, Dwebble, Tyrunt, and Drifloon was sent to me in the evening after work.
February 26, 2014
I battled at the Battle Chateau, and eventually I ran into Viola, the Santalune City Gym Leader! Her Pokémon were much stronger than before, and her Surskit had evolved into a Masquerain. So I had my Cubone sent to me to battle her. It was a good opportunity to have my Cubone show off its recently learned Rock Tomb attack, which helped me win the battle with ease.
Back at Geosenge Town, I trained a bit more outside the town and then had Espurr(M), Floette, Venipede, Minun, Kirlia, and Absol sent to me.
March 1, 2014
During some training, my Venipede evolved into a Whirlipede!
"Whirlipede, the Curlipede Pokémon, and the evolved form of Venipede. Whirlipede are usually motionless, but when attacked, they rotate at high speed to fight back. Protected by a hard shell, they spin their bodies like a wheel and crash furiously into their enemies."
137. Whirlipede
March 9, 2014
Finally, after a busy few weeks I get to do some Pokémon training! I'm on vacation this week, so I hope to maybe reach the next city and earn my next gym badge before the week is over.
While I was training the team outside of Geosenge Town, my Espurr started to evolve! It doubled in size and looked like a dark blue cat standing on two legs. Who's that Pokémon?
"Meowstic, the Constraint Pokémon, and the evolved form of Espurr. Meowstic have eyeball patterns on the interior of their ears that emit psychic energy. They keep the patterns tightly covered because that power is too immense. When in danger, they can release enough psychic power to grind a 10-ton truck into dust."
138. Meowstic
I finished training the team, and then made a journey to Lumiose City. Professor Sycamore contacted me on the Holo Caster and said he had some important things to tell me.
March 10, 2014
When I arrived at Professor Sycamore introduced me to Brigette, a researcher in Pokémon transport and storage.
"You may have met my little sister Lanette who lives in the Hoenn region," she explained. "We've been studying the concepts that Bill from Kanto first developed and have been working for many, many years to come up with a way to transport Pokémon from far away regions. I'm happy to say that we've finally been successful!"
"Really?" I asked, astonished. "So I could have any of my Pokémon from other regions transported here to Kalos?"
"Absolutely!" Brigette answered. "And this little mythical Pokémon was discovered one day when we were testing the process for the first time!"
Brigette held out a Luxury Ball, and out of it appeared a Celebi!
"The time-travel Pokémon!" I exclaimed.
"Yes, and after talking to Professor Sycamore here, I've decided to leave its Luxury Ball with you." She handed it over to me.
"Thank you, Brigette," I said as I accepted the gift. "Man, I can't wait to see some of my old friends again! I have to contact Professor Birch in Hoenn, and Haley at the Pokémon Ranch, and…"
"There's no need to hurry," she assured me. "Just contact me when you're ready, and I'll fire up the Poké Transporter. I hear you have hundreds of Pokémon, so I imagine the process will take a while!"
Excited by the news, I left the lab, and stopped in Camphrier Town to visit Cubone and my other Kalos Pokémon. I took six more with me: Zigzagoon, Kecleon, Whismur, Beedrill, Aerodactyl, and Luvdisc.
On my way back to Geosenge Town, I decided to stop in the Battle Chateau since I was passing by. After one of my battles there, my Whismur evolved into a Loudred!
139. Loudred
March 11, 2014
Shortly after midnight, while I was training on Miroir Way, I came across a Starly horde. What's noticeable about this is that when I had my Zigzagoon use Sand Attack, it actually worked on one of the Starly. That means it didn't have its normal ability of Keen Eye, so it must have its hidden ability, Reckless! I decided to capture it after defeating the others.
After a good night sleep, I awoke to a beautiful sunny morning. I went back out to finish training my current team, and my Zigzagoon evolved into Linoone!
"Linoone, the Rush Pokémon, and the evolved form of Zigzagoon. Linoone charge prey at speeds over 60 mph. However, because they can only run straight, they have a tough time with curved roads."
140. Linoone
After that, I rotated my Pokémon and took Binacle, Ducklett, Oddish, my regular Cubone, Budew, and Zubat with me. I took a quick detour to Cyllage City, where I took my Budew to get a massage to hopefully help it to evolve. After a few battles, however, it still did not evolve. I happened to have some Qualot Berries on hand, so I fed some of those to Budew.
I did a lot more training this beautiful, sunny afternoon, and several of my Pokémon evolved! It started with my Oddish evolving into Gloom, but my Budew and Zubat evolved soon after that.
"Gloom, the Weed Pokémon, and the evolved form of Oddish. Gloom drool honey from their mouths that smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away. However, around one out of a thousand people enjoy sniffing their nose-bending stink."
141. Gloom
142. Roselia
143. Golbat
A-004-3 Adventure Hard Cycling A Medal given to outstanding cyclists who have ridden a Bicycle 100 times. 02/26/2014
B-012-3 Battle Marquis A Medal for Trainers who have been granted the title of Marquis at the Battle Chateau. 02/23/2014