Update One/Two: to Sandgem, to Floroma
"Welcome to the world of Pokem-"
"Okay, I get it. Just give me a Pokemon already so I can go catch some more."
So, I finally have begun my adventure in the beautiful region of Sinnoh. Barry and I (Zhinc) went looking for
the infamous red Gyrados in the nearby lake because he's stupid and thinks it's Lake Rage. ANYWAY, we
met this old dude and his assistant, who conveniently left a briefcase full of Pokemon behind. Since Barry
and I are nice people, we decided we would go return it to the Professor when we were so rudely attacked
by a couple of Starly!
After fishing around in the briefcase, I extracted a female Chimchar to defend myself and Barry chose a Piplup.
We made quick work of the Starlys and were once more about to head off to deliver the briefcase when that
annoying assistant interupted our musings. Thankfully, he was just looking for the briefcase, although he was
upset we'd used the Pokemon inside. Of course, he doesn't realize that we were being attacked by FREAKING
BIRDS, otherwise, he'd have been a little kinder about using the Pokemon.
Finally, we left the lakeshore with the intent of going home, but the assistant got away before we left and
alerted the old man about what had happened. Thankfully, he just seemed to shrug and asked us to drop by
in Sandgem Town later. How nice of him! I really do like this Chimchar, but she ain't no favourite.
Several long, forced conversations later, I was able to buy some Pokeballs with the intent of starting to fill up
my Pokedex. Unfortunately, the route between Sandgem and my house only has Bidoof and Starly, so I made
little progress on that front. Even so, I caught four Pokemon on the route and then decided to see if there was
anyone willing to trade me for something better.
In the Wireless room, I met two lovely trainers who had a much larger selection of Pokemon and who were,
oddly enough, willing to trade me some of my favourite Pokemon for mere Starlys and Bidoofs! On my team,
I now have the Chimchar I was given by the professor, who I intend to box away shortly; a level five Vulpix with
a killer moveset that her original trainer says is due to breeding; a level sixteen Drantini that I'm not sure how to
use yet and will box away temporarily; a level six Nidoran whose ID information came all the way from some place
called Kanto; and a level one Larvitar who appearantly just hatched.
Armed with these new friends, I think I can now safely venture out onto the route just north of Sandgem and see
what adventures are just over the horizon!
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"As proof of your victory, I present you with this bad-"
"Yes, yes, I know. You have three Pokemon. It wasn't that hard."
I continue with where I left off and...holy cow! That annoying Lucas kid was sitting in some tall grass waiting for me
to walk by. That's only a little creepy. So, he shows me how to catch Pokemon, even though I've already caught,
like, four or five at this point.
I snake my way north to find some trainers! They all pretty much have the same Pokemon, and even my little
Larvitar is having a field day with them and gaining tons of experience. As soon as I reach Jubilife, my stalker is there,
asking how many Pokemon I caught. Appearantly, I only have caught four, even though I know I have more
of these little monsters put away in the PC. Unhelpful little--nevermind.
So I wander around in a couple of buildings including some school. I found Barry there, so I was able to give him some
package his mum gave to me for him. Sweet! A town map! Now I can know where I'm going, even though I'm pretty sure
a ten-year-old should have a pretty decent idea of the region they live in. Just saying.
There's a lot of routes out of this city. To the west is the sea, which I can't figure out how to cross, especially since I lack any
water Pokemon. I did manage to get an old rod from some guy, but all I can find with it are Magikarp. Oh well. To the north
is a little cave thing, but it's blocked by these MASSIVE ROCKS that look like a strong Pokemon might be able to smash into
little bits. So, to the east it is!
...and Barry's waiting to challenge me to a battle right as I exit Jubilife. How kind of him. Vulpix made quick work of
both of his Pokemon. There's some more trainers around here and a couple of nifty items lying around that no one else
seems to notice, so I guess they're mine now. And there're Abra in the grass here! I threw a Pokeball at one and caught
it, but I'll just be putting him in the PC, I think. Alakazam's pretty cool, but he's not one of my favourites.
There's a cave at the end of the route, but it isn't blocked by MASSIVE ROCKS, so I get through to Oreburg. Barry, of course,
is already here and already got his fancy badge. Appearantly, the Gym Leader left to go do something right after him, so
I head off to the mine. There're Onix in here! I want one so I can have a Steelix! Of course, 'little man' (which I started calling
my Larvitar) accidently faints the first one I find, so I have to spend a whole other hour looking for another one. Finally, I find
one. It's a female with the Rock Head ability. That'll make double-edge tons of fun. So, after that, I talk to the Gym Leader
and get him to go back to where he belongs. Thank God.
I unfortunately noticed while battling some of the workers that Vulpix is becoming disobedient, as is my lovely Nidoran! I
started to notice this once they got to level eleven, so I'm keeping 'little man' at level ten for now. My new Onix, on the
other hand, doesn't seem to mind taking orders from me no matter her level, so she's now around level eleven or so, tied
with Nidoran. I managed to get Vulpix all the way up to level fifteen, though. I wonder if they get even MORE disobedient
as their level gets higher? I hope not....
Once I think I've trained enough, I take on the Gym. I lead with Nidoran, but she disobeys herself into a faint, so I pull out
Vulpix. Even with the turns where she uses the wrong move or doesn't attack, she whipes the floor with all three of Roark's
Pokemon. I guess having Energy Ball as an egg move is a REALLY good thing.
So, I get my badge, heal up, and get ready trek north. Unfortunately, some weird slope thing blocks my path. Instead, I head
back towards Jubilife. I'd taught my Onix the HM move some hiker guy gave me, so I'm thinking I can make it through the cave
north of Jubilife. I'm right! Now, I've managed to get to the northside of the same route I was on before. The trainers here have
some more interesting Pokemon then before, but they're still easily taken care of. I had to pause for the night about half-way
through the route, so I'll be starting my journey again soon.