Hey, PP here, trying out a Psychic challenge on my Silver cart. Yes, mother, I know how to use the PHONE. And, gee, it is convenient. :NOSTALGIA: Named trainer Domino. Wednesday, 2:48. Let's go brolords.
This challenge is sponsored by Franz Ferdinand.
:CHALLENGE START:
"Chapter 1: Beginning to Slowpoke"
:NEWBARK TOWN: Grabbed Cyndaquil, no nickname for you. I mean, geez, all you have to do is beat up like a level 9 Pidgeotto and a level 14 Koffing. That doesn't earn you a name. And gimme that berry.
:ROUTE 29: Actually managed to get to Cherrygrove without a single encounter. Huh.
:CHERRYGROVE CITY: Map Card get!
:ROUTE 30: Somehow managed to only encounter 2 level 2 Pidgey, avoiding a level up. If I can't beat my rival, I guess I'll go back and fight one more for a small advantage.
:CHERRYGROVE CITY: Bought a couple potions for rival battle and a few antidotes for later. Rival tiem!
:RIVAL ENCOUNTER: Let's get it over with.
- I Leer, he Scratches for 5 damage. (14/19)
- I Leer again, he Scratches for another 5 damage. (9/19)
- I Tackle for crap damage, he Scratches again. (4/19)
- Potion, Scratch. (14/19)
- Leer, Scratch. (9/19)
- Tackle him past halfway, Scratch. (4/19)
- Potion just in case, Scratch. (14/19)
- Tackle him dead. Wasted a potion.
CYNDAQUIL levels to 6.9999, literally 1 exp away from 7, learns Smokescreen (Whoop-dee-freakin-doo).
:ROUTE 29: No encounters again! Score!
:NEWBARK TOWN: Rival named Rivale because it looks cool. Would of liked to name him Poopy McGee, but, you know, character limit. Let mother be a piggy bank so I can get that Snorlax doll someday. :cer_boogie:
:ROUTE 29: I refuse to not describe every route and city I pass by outside of grinding excursions. And screw you bad haircut kid, I can catch Pokémon just fine. Pidgey on first tile of grass, level to 7, no other encounters.
:CHERRYGROVE CITY:Yep.
:ROUTE 30: Ignore first trainer, second trainer levels CYNDAQUIL to 8, manage to evade third guy.
:ROUTE 31: No battle for you. I'll save Dark Cave for later.
:VIOLET CITY: "The City of Nostalgic Scents" Really? I never read that sign before. Freaky. :NOSTALGIA: Skip Sprout Tower, on to try me out a Spearow. First try, throw out a few Smokescreens, critically Pecked to death. Second try, throw out a couple Leers instead, 3 Tackles and 2 Potions later, level 9. Next trainer somehow managed to critical 3 times, requiring 2 potions and bringing me to level 10. This Cyndaquil is breaking my bank. Grind to level 12 for Ember, time for Falkner.
:GYM LEADER-FALKNER: Let me just say this: Falkner is math. I mean, his gym floor is in the shape of a dollar sign and he wears hammer pants. Pure math. First try, Pidgey goes down with a couple Embers but gets a Mud-kip on me. His hacked Pidgeotto (Level 9? What the hell?) ends up beating me from 1/3 health because of 3 gimped Embers in a row. Freaking Mud-kip. Second try I critically Ember Pidgey to death. Take that, Mud-kip! Pidghetto owned, level 13. Does Zephyr Badge really raise attack? And in what way? Anyway, I grab the egg because I might need the Everstone in case Eevee decides to evolve before level 30.
:ROUTE 32: First trainer is unavoidable, but he doesn't level CYNDAUIL.
:UNION CAVE: Ugh, rock types. Managed to grab that Potion and evaded that first climber. Second climber unavoidable, but his Dudes go down eventually, and level CYNDAQUIL to 14, evolution. Yaaay.../sarcasm. Avoided first firebreather. Skip the path to Swift for now. Second firebreather unavoidable.
:ROUTE 33: Yep v.2.0.
:AZALEA TOWN: Mistuh Kurt...he dead. THE HORROR!
:RAINMAKER WELL: It sounds cooler than SLOWPOKE WELL. Taking on all these Rockets since they disappear, they're unavoidable anyway. QUILAVA owns all dese grunts. "Just...too..strong." :cer_nod: Leveled to 17, not that it matters, because he's an HM slave now.
:AZALEA TOWN: "I'd be honored to make BALLS for you!" : SUPPRESSED MEMORIES: Well now I can go back and get my first Psychic type.
:SLOWPOKE WELL: I can call it this now that there are actually Slowpokes in here. Caught my level 8, named him Combo.
"End of Chapter 1"
I'll get back to you guys once I've ground Combo up enough to face Rivale.