EMERALD Chapter 2
One step forward, two steps back.
Current Team
MUDKIP ♂
Level 11
Rash Nature
Tackle, Growl, Mud Slap, Water Gun
SLAKOTH ♂
Level 7
Hardy Nature
Scratch, Yawn, Encore, Cut
What's happened?
Bulbapedia misinformed me. Apparently, for whatever reason, WURMPLE never learns Bug Bite at level 15 for RSE. And here to fore... I wasted about two days of ambitious training... The problem? That I skipped a handful of DUSTOCS moves that would be helpful by waiting to evolve WURMPLE.
The verdict?
He's out of here, removed from my team... That was time I could of spent of acquiring a VIGOROTH.
Back to the logs...
Picking up where I last left off. (PETALBURG WOODS) I moved forward training my WURMPLE with whatever I could find. Exiting the woods and coming back to ROUTE 104 and defeating the trainers there, while also getting a WAILMER PAIL and some berries.
I then headed into RUSTBORO and picked up the CUT HM and then spoke with every person in town.
Then, I headed to Route 107 or 117... or is it 114, at any rate it's the Route with RUSTURF TUNNEL. I battled every trainer. With still not enough experience for WURMPLE, who, at this time, I believed would learn Bug Bite, I went to the Gym and battled the Trainers... When WURMPLE hit level 15 and didn't learn Bug Bite, I knew something was off. I opened YAPE to see his information and found out that the last skill WURMPLE learns before evolving into either of his cacoon states is Poison Sting... I face palmed and then I reluctantly reset my game from my last save point.
Now I'm waiting at the POKeCENTER, right before I went into Route RUSTURF...
*Sigh* So much time wasted...
EMERALD
MARSHSTOMP ♂
Level 16
Rash nature
Tackle, Mudshot, Mudslap, Water Gun
SLAKOTH ♂
Level 11
Hardy nature
Scratch, Yawn, Encore, Cut
ALAKAZAM ♂
Level 18
Bashful nature
Confusion, Teleport
So what's happened this time?
After restarting my journey I placed WUMRPLE in BOX 1 and headed out to Route RUSTURF and battled all the trainers. In the meantime catching a NINCADA, sadly though his nature poorly reflected his strengths. So I placed him in the box along with WURMPLE. And then returned to the tunnel to polish off the remainder of the trainers. While finishing the rest of the trainers I encountered an ABRA and I threw one POKeBALL and with that lucky toss, I captured it. It's nature was perfect and then I began it's Switch Training. Until the amount of experience was no longer good enough to make a difference in ABRA's level.
So I went to the GYM, and proceeded to switch train even in the presence of ROXANNE I put ABRA in first and switched him out for MUDKIP. After losing once to her, I came back while still using the Switch Train tactic, I used SLAKOTH as cannon fodder and won.
After receiving the STONE BADGE I noted the bandanna wearing fool I met in the PETALBURG WOODS. First I healed my POKeMON and took chase. Stopping him at RUSTURF TUNNEL. Now learning he had taken a WINGULL from a poor old man I jumped into action, beat his POOCHEYNA and sent him packing while also receiving the DEVON GOODS he stole.
The man, turning out to be MR. BRINEY and revered sailor native to Hoenn, offers his service to sail whenever I need it.
So with that I headed out of RUSTBORO CITY.
Before leaving I challenged MAY and beat her into the ground. OH shyte! I forgot to mention that the PRESIDENT OF DEVONCORP game me a LETTER and the idiot that kept getting stuff stolen gave me the GOODS to deliver myself seeing how he's rather incompetent.
So I headed to BRINEY's COTTAGE and took a short sail to DEWFORD TOWN and then trained a bit against the Trainers on the beach. ABRA then evolved into KADABRA and I easily defeated BRAWLY shortly following. After that I used my VBA Link to trade over my KADABRA to my other Emerald game and back to receive my ALAKAZAM.
EMERALD
Furthermore...
My Current Team
MARSHTOMP ♂
Level 16
Rash nature
Tackle, Mudshot, Mud-Slap, Water Gun
SLAKOTH ♂
Level 15
Hardy nature
Scratch, Yawn, Encore, Cut
MAKUHITA ♂
Level 15
Naughty nature
Tackle, Focus Energy, Vital Throw, Arm Thrust
ARON ♂
Level 16
Docile nature
Metal Claw, Rock Tomb, Mud-Slap, Headbutt
ALAKAZAM
Level 19
Bashful nature
Confusion, Teleport, Disable, Flash
So after beating DEWFORD's own BRAWLY in his Gym, I headed to GRANITE CAVE in search of STEVEN, receiving the Flash HM from a wandering mountain man within the entry of the cave. With the KNUCKLE BADGE, using Flash was a simple task. I lit the second floor of the cave and trained for awhile.
When entering the cave I made a note to catch ARON, which I did, getting him in a good nature that suited his needs I then continued in the cave, finally finding another POKeMON I would need later, MAKUHITA. I caught it and began training them. For MAKUHITA, species of his own nature and ARON's were his training buddies. While for ARON, ZUBATS and ARON's were his target. (ZUBAT being ultra-susceptible to Rock Tomb) and his own species being weak against Mud-Slap.
After training a few rounds I went into the darkest, deepest part of the cave, found STEVEN and delivered his letter. I then use an ESCAPE ROPE to exit the cave quickly. I then returned back and forth training MAKUHITA and ARON further.
I then asked BRINEY to take me to PETALBURG to defeat the remaining trainers on Route RUSTURF that I forgot to get to and beat them down rather simply, SLAKOTH proving to be and more useful even with his nuisance of an ability, TRUANT.
After mopping up the rest of the trainers, I returned to BRINEY and set-sail for SLATEPORT.
Upon arriving to SLATEPORT, I battled every trainer on the beach and in the SHORE SHACK. Earning my 6-Pack of what I assume is my favorite soda, DR. PEPPER. :)
Then I headed north into the heart of the city, stopped and sold my STARDUST, TINY MUSHROOM and other assorted sundries.
I then went to STERN's place only to learn he was off somewhere doing something.
I left to the AQUARIUM MUSEUM HYBRID and found AQUA had stormed the place, I climbed to the second floor and found STERN but was promptly ambushed by two AQUA goons. I beat them down rather simply, using a combination of SLAKOTH, MAKUHITA and ARON. ARCHIE, the leader of AQUA showed himself and told me no longer to interfere. Make a note: That's exactly what I'm not going to do.
STERN happy took his supplies and now with all my errands completed, shall head north to find more GYM LEADERS and more challenges, I have saved east of the low road leading to MAUVILLE.
PS
The two POKeFANATICS with the 2 PLUSLEs and 2 MINUNs make me hate that species of POKeMON even more.
Also, ORAN BERRIES... RRGGGGH!!!
Until next edit.