Battles Lost - this journey: 1
• Reflection Cave - against Battle Girl Hedvig and her Throh, & Hawlucha
SCREENSHOTS:
After winning the Cliff Badge from Grant in Cyllage City - decided to celebrate by doing 10 laps around the Cycling Course! So much fun.
Before leaving, I had to check out the spectacular view of Route 10 from the top of Cyllage City! That view is so beautiful, had to pose in front of it
Now, onto Route 10
Now, continue the journey along Route 10! One thing I just noticed, that this route is called Menhir Trail and Menhir is one of my favorite bands from Germany!!
Cruising around with the bicycle, battling trainers, catching wild Pokemon - and then!! - Team Flare shows up again!!
Arrived at Geosenge Town! Did some exploring, got another Everstone - so once Xylina evolves she has her Everstone
Just before leaving Geosenge Town - Korrina and her beautiful Lucarios show up for an unexpected battle! A bit of practice before the gym battle! Bring It On Korrina! Lucario! Polly took care of both Lucarios.
Ahhh! Reflection Cave! It all that separates me from another badge! Caught lots of Pokemon - did lots of trainer battle! Leveling up Pokemon before the gym battle with Korrina
- and had to experince my second loss to a trainer! To a trainer named Hedvig
I promised myself before leaving an area, I would explore everything in the area, obtain as many items as I can, catch Pokemon I don't have, and most importantly for me challenge every trainer, So after loosing to Hedvig, I had to rechallenge her. I won on round 2 - I promised myself: in trainer battles no items, potions, or berries (I could have won on the first try if I used my items - it's part of my challenge to make the game a little harder than normal)
after that, left Reflection Cave
after challenging Honeymooners Yuu and Ami and their Combee and Vespiquen,
Xylina Evolves!!
part of my challenge is Lairon - so after evolving she gets her Everstone that I received in Geosenge Town.
after exiting the cave....
Welcome to Shalour City!
My most favorite city in Kalos!!
Naturally, time to explore! talk to everyone in town.
What?!! Korrina is not at the gym? - that sucks, wanted that badge. Oh well, let's visit Shalour City's famous landmark.
Made it - Tower of Mastery - such a great looking place, love that statue of Mega Lucario
Greetings Calem! Did you came here to learn about Mega Evolution - only one Mega Stone? - I wouldn't mind giving it to Calem, none of the members of my team can Mega Evolve (since Aggron is not part of my challenge) - oh well, Calem wants to battle for it - makes great practice before the gym
For those that want to know: Battle vs Calem:
Calem - Shalour City - Tower of Mastery
• Lorraine vs Meowstic (Male) - switched for George
• George vs Meowstic (Male) - won (sorry there Meowstic, hope you can forgive me)
• Lorraine vs Absol - won
• Francine vs Frogadier - won
After Calem's battle, Korrina is finally ready for the gym battle - so off I go - time to get that Rumble Badge. Arriving at the gym - challenging the trainers - its Korrina Time!
For gyms 3 and 4 I promised myself: only 1 item, berry, or potion - luckily I didn't used any
Korrina, Shalour City
in party: Francine, George and Polly - Items/Potions: 0 Used
• Polly vs Mienfoo - lost, I'm actually surprised given that Polly has type advantaged, she lost on the 3rd hit
• Francine vs Mienfoo - won, heartbreak lost (it breaks my heart every time I have to defeat one of my top favorite Pokemon) - poor Mienfoo, please forgive me!!
• Francine vs Machoke - lost
• George vs Machoke - won
• George vs Hawlucha - won, just barely, only 1 hp left - wow, almost lost to Korrina, George survived Hawlucha's Flying Press with only 1 hp and earlier scald left Hawlucha with a burn, so Hawlucha was also on the red and the burn fainted it. Lucky George.
I was going to originally use Fox in the battle, but I decided not too, she was almost 10 levels higher than Korrina - and tried to keep the gym battle kind of fair, and evened match.
Obtained Rumble Badge!!