Apparently the best deals for scouts require paid Gems...while it would be normal for f2p like myself to be very upset with this, I am in a unique situation where the Pokemon I actually want are either obtainable through the story or are not available (yet, hopefully). The game's story cutscenes are slow, but the rest of the game plays fine (either that or the pacing is just enough for me to think about what moves to do next). I am close to finishing Chapter 2, but my phone's battery got very low and I had to stop, but I will definitely keep playing. I got a feeling that the Pokemon I really want to play as might not be available for a while, especially since it shows up in Chapter 1 as a Pokemon from generic trainers. The game's evil team is encountered first in Chapter 2, but I do not even know many details about them at this point, but there is a battle with them I have yet to do. Overall I have been enjoying this game, but I think I have the luxury of not needing to touch the gacha part of the game for a while.