Lycanthropy
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- Seen Aug 20, 2023
Pokémon SoulSilver - Zephyr Badge
LOCK DOWN: Ground Barrier (GLOBAL RULE) - You can no longer use Ground-type Pokémon or moves for the rest of the game.
A young trainer starts his Pokémon journey. Partnered with Maw the Totodile, Xander did his job as an errand boy for Professor Elm and brought him the very Mysterious Egg. By the time he was back, Maw has gained a whopping three levels, which made the first battle against his new rival, a guy whose name apparently only consists of random arrows, rather easy.
Back on Route 29, Xander got an (unskippable, ugh) tutorial how to catch Pokémon. Time to add a new friend to the team! But who? I didn't really feel like catching a Rattata/Pidgey/Sentret/Caterpie and The Rules ruled out Zubat, Geodude, Bellsprout and Ekans (and also Sandshrew, which I was hoping to add to my team later in the game). Instead, I decided to catch Lightning the Mareep, who would be a great asset against the first Gym Leader. But first, Xander has to prove he's worthy by defeating the Bellsprout sages. This trial was definitely more challenging than the Gym that came after (but was a great opportunity to grind Lightning a few levels to get Thunder Shock). The elder sage thought Xander would do fine in the Gym Challenge and only moments (and three Thunder Shocks later), the Zephyr Badge was in his hands.
Another notable thing that happened is that I got Joey's phone number, which I will surely be going to regret later.
Now, onward to room 28!
The team
Maw (M), lv. 14
Torrent
Bite, Scratch, Water Gun, Leer
Lightning (M), lv. 13
Static
Thunder Shock, Tackle, Growl
Egg (?), lv. -