Why hello there! I quickly realize that I need to hack in a Ralts at Lv6, because Growl OP. So I do so. After introductions, we complete the tutorial and train up a bit. I grab a Sentret to use as an HM slave, and we head off to Violet City.
I find the Sprout Tower annoying. However, Inigo sees it as good training. So, we train up and get an TM Flash as a reward. How useless. Whatever. I eventually convince Inigo to come to the gym. The ease of the gym trainers makes Inigo feel eager for a good battle. Falkner's Pidgeotto would have defeated Inigo, but a lucky confusion from, uhhhhh, Confusion earns us the first badge! Inigo is very happy about all of this.
After a short rest, we go south and eventually arrive in Azalea Town. I notice Team Rocket at the well in town, and Inigo runs to try and scare them off. I recall Inigo to his pokeball for the first time since we met, and go get help from Kurt. When Kurt hurts his back, Inigo could not be happier to go beat up the rest of Team Rocket in his place. A few Confusions later, and we reach an executive, and Proton falls to another two Confusions. As thanks, Kurt offers to make me some Pokeballs, but I need the Apricorns for Poketathalon later.
Next, we head to the gym. Inigo stays back, at which point I learn that he is scared of bugs. Great. So I decide to take him into Ilex Forest for a bit of training to build his confidence when... Oh, hey Rugan. Rugan tells me that I didn't beat Team Rocket and challenges me to a battle. His Gastly Meanly Looks at Inigo, which frightens him a bit. However, I snap him out of it and Confusion wins out. Zubat is up next, and it dies before anything of use occurs. Croconaw is Rugan's last Pokemon. Double Team allows me to evade a few Bites, and Inigo eventually wins out with Confusion. Inigo also hits Lv20 in this fight, meaning he evolves into Kirlia! Good work! Inigo helps the Cutter find his Farfetched, and learns Magical Leaf.
Next, it's gym time at last. Evolution seems to have cleared up some of the fear of Bugs, and the gym trainers fall easily. Bugsy's Scyther manages to knock Inigo out once with U-Turn, but upon Revive he sets up 6 Double Teams on Metapod and cleans house. Badge get!
Long story short, we went to Goldenrod next and beat Whitney. No contest.
I plan to attack the Pokeathalon at this point, but I then realize that Dawn Stones are only post-NatDex. However, I do evolve my Sentret into Furret for the greater HM selection and additional cuteness, and the egg that I never bothered to box hatches into Togepi, who can fly once it evolves. We will be hacking a Dawn Stone in after Morty. Speaking of Morty…
As we head north to Ecruteak, Inigo notices an odd tree in our path. I find the odd tree to be odd. As I discuss what to do with the tree with a nearby girl, Inigo telepathically takes the Squirtbottle out of my bag and smacks the tree with it. The odd tree does not like the Squirtbottle. Inigo doesn't like the odd tree. The girl rewards me with some Berry Pots and a few Oran and Pecha Berries. I politely thank her and bury them deep within my Bag.
After retracing my steps for some TMs (and to learn that Kirlia can't learn Thunder), we reach Ecruteak at last. Inigo quickly expresses distaste at the Gym Leader's absence, and gets quite annoyed when Rugan shows up. However, when Cursed by Gastly, Inigo goes on a complete rampage and murders said Gastly and Zubat. Croconaw KOes Inigo again thanks to the curse, but not before a couple Magical Leafs slay the croc. A revive and a few Confusions take out Magnemite, and we are done here. Well, after we see three legendaries in one place.
NOW it's gym time. Even if Ghost is strong against Psychic, every Pokémon in this gym is weak to it as a Poison type. All the trainers go down in 1 Confusion per Pokémon, Morty lets Inigo set up 3 Double Teams and a Calm Mind so he can sweep. After the battle, I am forced to deny Inigo evolution into Gardevoir, as this is a Gallade run.
At this point, it is now the time to activate Inigo's final form by hacking in a Dawn Stone, and at last, I have a Gallade. "And it's about time too," was Inigo's input into the matter. Anyway, as we currently only have Special attacks and there is no increase in that stat upon evolution, I decide we need some physical moves. Drian Punch seems like an ideal candidate, so my destination is Route 37. When I asked Inigo weather he wanted to go to Cianwood or Mahogany for our next gym, he decides that running back to Mahogany is pointless now. So, we head to Olivine, picking up Drain Punch and learning Psycho Cut along the way so that Inigo can attack off of its 100 Attack stat rather than it's 51 SpAtk stat.
Upon arrival in Olivine, Rugan shows up AGAIN and ridicules the Gym Leader for being a kind person. He pushes me aside, to which Inigo responds with a Drain Punch to Rugan's face. He then proceeds to act innocent until I glare at him, at which point he admits he wanted to do that for a long time (I can't blame him). I whip out my Journal and write, uhhh, this. We are bunking here for tonight, I'll deal with the Lighthouse tomorrow.
