6th Gen Travel Journal

[Spinosaurus]

Wow all my team were Lv.48 (give or take one) when I beat Steven, but you guys are around that level way before the E4. :V

 

[Outsethero]

Day: 011

First thing i do when I start my day is use my newly acquired Eon Flute and Soar to Littleroot Town! It felt so good to actually be up on a Pokémon's back and just fly wherever the heck you want. I loved it, and this is just what fans have wanted for "Fly" for a very long time. In any case, I land down on Littleroot, pick up the Mega Stone next to the Lab and then talk to Prof. Birch. He tells me that after my fight with Groudon, a lot of more Pokémon have started to populate the Hoenn region. Pokémon that used to live here hundreds of years ago but were somehow missing from the region and then hands me the upgraded National Pokédex! With this amazingly clever explanation for giving the player more to do and the new Pokédex, I leave his lab.

Next order of business, Victory Road! I make my way to Ever Grande City and stare up at the huge [but gorgeous] waterfall that towers above me. I also notice two Ace Trainers on the side who can't seem to be able to go up, letting the player know that they need Waterfall to go up, and that you get it from beating Wallace. This is really nice as it adds more "life" to the place and also helps players not get lost. Man, I'm loving all the small details in this remake. I go up the Waterfall and head on through the entrance to Victory Road!

The first two areas of the cave seem to be relatively the same as the original, though from there on out they start to differ. Victory Road seems to have been heavily shortened, though I honestly don't mind. It was needlessly long in the original anyway. Regardless, I fight all of the trainers I find and make my way through the cave, finally reaching what seems to be the exit when… I'm greeted by an absolutely fantastic sight. Waterfalls and forestation surround me, and I am just in awe at how gorgeous this place looks. I continue to move forward, taking in this brand new part of the Road.

I go through another "exit" only to find Wally standing in the center of yet another part of this beautiful Road! We exchange words and he challenges me to a battle. The music that plays throughout this fight is, hands down, my favorite song in the entire game so far. It is extremely good and it gives Wally a much appreciated sense of strength that befits his growth throughout his adventure. His team is no laughing matter, either. After I beat him he rewards me with a Dawn Stone, promising to continue to train and challenging me once more when he becomes stronger. I go through the actual exit this time and walk down this winding road to reach the fabled Pokémon League! I am glad to see the interior is left virtually unchanged. I heal my Pokémon and then save before calling it a night!

[This day was also pretty short, but I definitely did a lot more than yesterday. xD]

~My Current Team:

Sceptile ♂ Lvl. 59
Timid @ Sceptilite
Ability: Overgrow
- Leaf Blade
- X-Scissor
- Dual Chop
- Grass Pledge

Gallade ♂ Lvl. 59
Jolly @ Metronome
Ability: Steadfast
- Close Combat
- Rock Smash
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psycho Cut

Manectric ♂ Lvl. 58
Timid @ Manectite
Ability: Lightning Rod
- Ice Fang
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Strength

Aggron ♀ Lvl. 58
Docile @ Aggronite
Ability: Sturdy
- Flamethrower
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Surf

Sharpedo ♂ Lvl. 58
Adamant @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
- Crunch
- Waterfall
- Ice Fang
- Dive

Flygon ♀ Lvl. 59
Adamant @ Soft Sand
Ability: Arena Trap
- Draco Meteor
- Fly
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake

 

[PlatinumDude]

I received Swampert's Mega Stone, challenged the Fortree Gym and won. On a random note, I took revenge on Winona's Altaria for giving me a hard time since Sapphire for soaking up Swampert's Surf. Luckily, Swampert gained Rock Slide as a level-up move, but during my battle with Winona, it missed and Altaria managed to get Cotton Guard up. I did get a Rock Slide in afterward, though, but I swapped to Gardevoir after not wanting to risk another miss and it finished Altaria with Moonblast. My, how things have changed over the past 10 years.

The event Beldum I've had since the beginning of the game also evolved all the way to Metagross. I also beat Team Aqua at Mt. Pyre and watched as they made off with Capt. Stern's submarine. Stern also took me to Lilycove, but I can't help but wonder if he had a backup boat with him, even though I never actually saw it. I'm just about to infiltrate the Aqua Hideout.

Current team:

Swampert, male, level 51

-Strength
-Rock Slide
-Muddy Water
-Earthquake
Nature: Adamant

Metagross, level 47

-Hold Back
-Meteor Mash
-Zen Headbutt
-Rock Smash
Nature: Adamant

Gardevoir, male, level 47

-Moonblast
-Psychic
-Focus Blast
-Flash
Nature: Modest
Ability: Trace

Swellow, male, level 47

-Fly
-Aerial Ace
-Steel Wing
-Quick Attack
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Scrappy

Armaldo, male, level 47

-Cut
-X-Scissor
-Stone Edge
-Metal Claw
Nature: Jolly

Latias, female, level 47

-Surf
-Dragon Breath
-Mist Ball
-Psycho Shift
Nature: Timid

 

[Nah]

So I've gotten through a bit of the Delta Episode, it's certainly interesting. I wonder what exactly it is that Zinnia's playing at.....

 

[GreenFlame]

Is it okay for me to post on what I plan on doing? I haven't got the game yet.

So I bred an IV-bred and nature-bred Fletchling and EV-trained it and it is now ready for Alpha Sapphire. It will be my Fly Pokémon, and since it will have Flame Body when it evolves it will be perfect for breeding. It is going to be pretty much the same as the Talonflame I use as my party staple in X, except this time I will try to keep the Pokérus on it so it will give Pokérus to the eggs when I breed.

I plan on choosing Torchic, though once I beat the Elite Four I will replace the Blaziken with an IV-bred and EV-trained Blaziken I already have in X.

 

[HairyLoco]

Continuing on from where we left off a few days ago in the same format:
My team currently consists of:

Spoiler:

Lv. 50 Akira ♀
Ability: Intimidate
-Fire Fang
-Rock Smash
-Take Down
-Crunch

Lv. 50 Casimira ♀ @ Absolite
Ability: Super Luck
-Psycho Cut
-Stone Edge
-Night Slash
-Swords Dance

Lv. 50 Scylla ♀
Ability: Rough Skin
-Surf
-Earthquake
-Crunch
-Poison Fang

Lv 50 Shido ♂
Ability: Early Bird
-Leaf Storm
-Leaf Blade
-Dark Pulse
-X-Scissor

Interlude:

Spoiler:

After days of training, I decided it was time for a retry. Last time we were wiped out by Sidney, but I'm sure this time it won't be so easy for him. During our training, Shido learned how to use X-Scissor. A certainly mighty weapon, especially against Sidney. I have a feeling he especially will do well. I'm confident that putting him in the lead this time will lead to some good results. Scylla, too grew a lot during the past days, and she's raring to go. My entire team is excited to challenge the Hoenn League's Elite Four again, so I can't let them down now.

The Elite Four:

Spoiler:

Standing before Sidney once more nerves me a little, but knowing my Pokémon are as excited as ever calms me down. I really need to focus this time around.

It's time. This time, we will win!

Sidney once again opened up with his Mightyena. An expected move. Shido in the lead managed to damage Mightyena with a strong X-Scissor. Mightyena, who still had more than half HP left responded with Swagger leaving Shido in confusion!
The confused Shido hurt himself, and Mightyena's Take Down came on top of that. At this point I was contemplating recalling Shido since he still has half his HP right now.
It was probably for the best and I sent out my Akira.

Mightyena hit Akira with another Take Down, but it didn't seem to do much damage at all and Akira looked as fine as ever.
Akira used Rock Smash and nearly defeated Mightyena in one hit. Mightyena yet again Swaggered and confused Akira. Sidney then used his Full Restore on Mightyena, and Akira hurt herself in her confusion as well. I don't like these odds, at all.
I switched out Akira too and sent Shido back to battle.
A Take Down from Mightyena did a little damage to the already wounded Shido, but he still looked good enough to continue the battle. His X-Scissor nearly defeated Mightyena who was severely damaged by Shido's attack. But Mightyena yet again used Swagger. Since the odds haven't been in my favour at all when my Pokémon were confused, I decided to yet again switch out Shido and send in Akira.
Take Down again did not deal much damage to Akira and a Rock Smash finally finished off Mightyena.

Sidney sent out his Shiftry as his second Pokémon. I felt confident in Akira, and a strong Fire Fang managed to take out half of Shiftry's HP. But Shiftry's rebuttal Leaf Blade took out Akira. Now it was up to Shido to complete the task.
A brilliant X-Scissor took out Shiftry, and Shido was the victor!

Sidney now sent out his Absol. Shido's X-Scissor nearly defeated Absol, but he still had enough energy to pull off an Aerial Ace and defeated Shido.
It's time Scylla took to battle. Sidney restored Absol's health using a Full Restore, but an earth-sundering Earthquake nearly took out Absol again.
Now it was Surf that became the bane of Absol. Scylla looked so happy defeating Absol, who had defeated her before.

Sidney sent out Cacturne in response to Scylla's victory. Scylla used Poison Fang, but Cacturne used Spike Shield to guard himself.
The next time however, Poison Fang landed and dealt incredible damage against Cacturne. But a Needle Arm almost took out Scylla, who was left with only 1 HP. The next Poison Fang did take out Cacturne.

Scylla wanted to keep fighting in the face of the enemy Sharpedo. I think she knew she was never going to win, but she wanted to tire out Sharpedo for Casimira.
The opposing Sharpedo, however, used Aqua Jet to ensure a first-turn attack and Scylla fainted.

It was now up to Casimira. She Mega Evolved when she came out of her Poké Ball. Sharpedo's Slash took out nearly half of Casimira's health, but Casimira's Stone Edge took out Sharpedo in one hit!

It was done. We had defeated Sidney, the first member of the Elite Four!

I quickly nursed my Pokémon back to full health before taking on the next member.

The next bridge had an eerie environment. It was cold and a bone-chilling wind blew softly. There are lilies all around me, even though all I see below the bridge is fog.
Unsettled by the environment, I quickly hurried inside to find a beautiful young woman waiting for me.

It was Phoebe, the Ghost Trainer of the Elite Four.
She led off with Dusclups. I sent out Scylla, and a first turn Crunch nearly defeated Dusclops. Dusclop's Shadow Punch did very little damage and Scylla was ready for the next Pokémon - Dusknoir.

Yet another first turn Crunch did massive damage on Dusknoir, but his Thunder Punch defeated Scylla in one hit.
To counter the Thunder Punch, I sent out Shido, and Phoebe used her Full Restore to restore Dusknoir's health. Using the moment, Shido attacked with a Dark Pulse and took out most of Dusknoir's health again. Back to square one. Another Dark Pulse quickly made short work of Dusknoir, and he was defeated.

Phoebe now sent out a Sableye, a Pokémon with no weaknesses. A Fake Out disrupted Shido's concentration and he flinched.
Shido used X-Scissor and dealt a bit of damage to Sableye. Sableye countered with Night Shade, which didn't have much effect.
Shido then used a Leaf Storm and finished off Sableye and grew to level 51!

Phoebe now sent out Banette, let's see how Shido does with the extra stats he gained. Dark Pulse took out more than half of Banette's HP, but she used Will-O-Wisp to burn Shido. I didn't want to risk him taking excessive burn damage, so I switched him out for Akira.

A Shadow Ball didn't deal much damage to Akira, she shook it off like it was nothing. Crunch then took out the weakened Banette.

Phoebe now sent out another Banette, and Akira swiftly took her out as well with another Crunch!

We had won, we defeated another member of the elite four!

I quickly nursed my Pokémon back to full health before moving on to the next challenge. Whereas the previous bridge was chilly, this one is freezing. I wished I had brought my jacket. The blizzard froze up the bridge, I had to be careful not to slip. I could guess in which type the next member specialized, and I'd keep Scylla in the lead.

As I expected, the well dressed lady Glacia prefers Ice Type Pokémon. She lead the charge with a Glalie. I knew Scylla's Earthquake wouldn't work due to Glalie's Levitate, so I decided to use Crunch. It dented Glalie's defence, but didn't deal much damage.
Glalie responded with Hail, and it pelted on Scylla - but Glalie seemed to revel in it. Another Crunch, however, was enough to defeat Glacia's leading Pokémon, and Scylla grew to level 51!

Glacia now sent out Froslass, an Ice/Ghost type. Crunch was enough to defeat this Pokémon. Strong as it may be, Scylla was stronger.

Next up was Walrein, a bulky Water/Ice type. I decided to try and poison it by using Poison Fang, but alas he didn't get poisoned. His Blizzard, although not effective by type matchup, dealt a lot of damage and Scylla was left with less than half HP. In some sort of a final Gambit, Scylla used Earthquake and took Walrein's health to half. Another Blizzard had defeated Scylla, but she had outdone herself this battle.

I sent out Shido, knowing his Grass Type moves would deal at least some damage, and he lead the charge with Leaf Storm which defeated Walrein, as I expected!
However, now Glacia sent out another Froslass who used Confuse Ray in the first turn. Shido hurt himself, and I, knowing my luck when my Pokémon are confused, decided to recall him immediately and sent out Akira.

Froslass used Blizzard and Akira took heavy damage. Froslass is certainly a fearsome Pokémon. Another Blizzard had defeated Akira before she could do anything.
Shido gave it another try, but Blizzard also defeated him. It was now up to Casimira.

She Mega Evolved, and Froslass used Hail. Casimira used Night Slash, but Froslass had evaded the attack. Another try at using Night Slash proved successful and Casimira defeated Froslass!

Now Glacia only had Glalie left. I hoped to defeat him quickly with another Night Slash, but Glalie used Protect and blocked the attack. Another Night Slash took out nearly half of Glalie's HP and Glalie responded with a strong Freeze-Dry that took out over half of Casimira's HP. Casimira used another Night Slash, but Glalie defended himself with Protect. Now, Night Slash did hit and almost defeated Glalie. We only needed to hit him once more, but I anticipated Glacia would use a Full Restore, which she hasn't used so far. So I decided Casimira should use Swords Dance to raise her attack stat.
It turns out I was right and Glacia restored Glalie's health.
Night Slash now nearly defeated Glalie, but Glalie's Freeze-Dry had defeated Casimira.

We had defeated two out of four members of the Elite Four this time. We had improved a lot, but not enough. My Pokémon had definitely grown a lot, but were outmatched by Glacia's icy brilliance. We still have a long ways to go.

 

[Pyrax]

Finally completed the Delta Episode after putting it off in favour of exploring Mirages. Had to redo the last three battles because I accidentally used my Master Ball on Deoxys (at least I got to hear those three amazing themes once more ingame at least), otherwise I went through it with no problems. I love the Sky Pillar's familiar theme, too.
After picking up the other bike from Rydel and the Galladite, I went aboard the S.S.Tidal and after a series of battles, arrived at the infamous Battle Resort.

Current Team:

• Swampert lv.60
• Gallade lv.61
• Ninetales lv.59
• Manectric lv.58
• Altaria lv.60
• Metagross lv.58

 

[Outsethero]

Day: 012

Time to take on the Elite Four! I make sure I have the proper supplies before talking to the two men at the door, having my badges verified, and then going through, beginning my Pokémon League Challenge! First thing I see is that the hallways to each "room" have been fully reimagined, and they look absolutely stunning. Not only do the Elite Four members' room get replaced by actual small "houses", so to speak, but the view from the "hall" and the scenes that play for their doors to open are breathtaking. I head on through the now open doors and come face-to-face with Sidney! I'm glad to see he has a chair, as that was something I always thought was odd back in the day: What the heck would E4 trainers do in that room all day? Don't they get tired of standing? Anyways, I approach him and challenge him to a battle!

After a fantastic battle featuring an amazing intro and a gorgeous background, I head on through the doors on the back and I'm welcomed by what is probably going to be my favorite of the "Halls" and "Rooms". Ghost [followed by Water] is my favorite Pokémon type, and this place just looks perfect. I move forward, watching the lights on the upcoming "room" light up through supernatural forces and then head into the room. I talk to Phoebe [my FAVORITE E4 member], keeping a really close eye out on the Ghost Girl that appears throughout this scene [Ugh, I love it] and then challenge her to a battle! With yet another fantastic background, a battle ensues between trainers and I end up coming out on top! The Ghost Girl seems to be gone, Phoebe comments on my bond with my Pokémon and the next area opens up!

In this "hall" a blizzard opens up the doors and freezes the floor, leaving me to wonder how often people actually come here so that the floor can freeze up every time. I go through and find Glacia who is heavily disappointed at the recent trainers she's fought. She challenges me to a battle, hoping to find some excitement this time around! An icy-filled background and battle later, Glacia is astonished by me and my Pokémon and grants me access to the next room.

This next "hall" is definitely the most threatening, with a pool of lava beneath the bridge and two pseudo-dragons jumping from one side to the other, entering a dragon head stationed atop the bars that were blocking my path forcing them to open. I then reach Drake who says I cannot beat him if I don't know what it takes to battle in unison with Pokémon, and then challenges me! This battle also has the most threatening background, really fitting for the last of the E4 members before the Champion. I take down his dragon Pokémon and gain his approval, learning that it takes a True and Virtuous Heart to battle and train alongside Pokémon! He moves to the side and allows me to pass through to the Champion!

This "hall" looks magnificent. It is extremely fitting of a Champion, and seeing those huge double doors slowly open as I make my way across is a fantastic feeling. I go through the doors only to find… *GASP*, it's Steven! I obviously already knew this due to having played the original game to death, but this version does a fantastic job at making the reveal feel huge and unexpected, which I'm sure will be really nice for newer players. Steven gives his short speech about the Hoenn region and it's trainers, then challenges me to a battle to show him what I've learned throughout my journey!

After an amazing battle (that was actually tougher than the rest of the E4), Steven accepts defeat and I am crowned Champion! Before he can get the chance to lead me to the Hall of Fame, May and Prof. Birch appear to try and help, only to find out that I've already defeated Steven. He leads me towards the Hall of Fame, stopping May from going any further as she tried to follow us, and then he records my Pokémon, officially dubbing me a Pokémon League Champion! I head out and find May. She waited for me so we could return back to Littleroot together, just as we both set out on our adventure together.

The credits begin to roll and I am just in awe at what happens throughout them. Every moment of importance in my adventure being highlighted, with either my leading or winning Pokémon by my side and it was just amazing. It made me really happy that I restarted my save file and that I actually made a team throughout the story for the first time. It was perfect. Once the credits end another scene plays out. May and I are back at the site of our first Pokémon battle, Route 103. We look out towards the same forest she was standing in front of when she points out the small puddle she was staring at back then, making me realize for the first time that it's the one used on the Opening for the game. [Wow. That was just… Ugh. <3] After some talking she challenges me to a battle, a scene that's meant to reflect the beginning and ending of my journey by battling at the same spot we did for the first time.

She's not all that difficult, so I manage to beat her quite easily. We talk some more and continue walking when she points up at the sky. We stare at a meteor shower currently taking place when the game's name pops up. It fades out along with the sky, signalling the end of this fantastic journey.

OR DOES IT?!

A shot of my desk back at home fades into view as some dialogue appears on the bottom of the screen. My parents are having a conversation about their plans to go watch a meteor shower over at Mossdeep City, resulting in the cancellation of said plans due to my father having to work that day. Contemplating what to do with their leftover tickets, a logo for what seems to be Mega-Rayquaza slowly fades into the scene, fading out shortly after along with the screen. With that cliffhanger I am brought back to the main menu of the game. Expecting to be instantly thrown into the Delta Episode when I load the game again, I decide to shut it off and call it a night!


MY WINNING TEAM

[Don't ask me why there's a 6 next to it, as that is definitely not the date I beat the League.]

 

[classiccartoonsftw]

Today, I've defeated Wattson. I've had a really easy time against him. My Combusken took out his Magnemite and Magneton, while my Geodude took down his Voltorb. His Magneton attempted to make a final stand by using Supersonic, but it missed, giving me the edge.

My team remains mostly the same, though Beldum and Taillow are close to evolution, and I've got the Cosplay Pikachu.

 

[Nah]

Cleared the Delta Episode today! Man that was so nice.

 

[Outsethero]

Day: 013 ~ DELTA EPISODE 01

Today I start this brand new chapter on a classic story! Right off the bat I am greeted with way too many X's, then see the Mossdeep Space Center Celestial Observatory where I find out that a meteor has changed course and is now heading straight for us! After that we see the mysterious Team Magma Grunt take off their uniform and reveal to themselves as Zinnia! She speaks about how Primal Groudon should have been revived and how I got in the way of her plans, in a way, by catching stopping it, but she says she's thought up a new plan. She promises to keep her Whismur, Aster, safe, before [what I assume is] Mega Rayquaza's logo fades in and the camera pans out, revealing she's on top of the Sky Pillar [I believe]. The scene fades away and then I am suddenly back in my room and back in control!

I go downstairs and find my dad home! He comments on how I seem stronger and then gives me the Pair of Tickets, continuing the story from the ending of the main scenario. He tells me to invite May and then heads out for the Gym. A TV report pops up about the Litleonid meteor shower, the very same event that I was given these tickets for, and am reminded to go give the other to May. I head outside to find Zinnia standing in my doorway! She introduces herself (sort of), without actually telling me her name, and then reveals she knows all about me and how I'm the Pokémon League Champion. She decides she'd rather our meeting be short and then leaves, just like that. I head on over to May's house for yet another scene. She seems to be hurt, apparently due to Zinnia bursting in through her window and stealing her Key Stone. She tells me she muttered something about going to Petalburg next and then tells me to be careful.

First thing I do after I head out is use my Eon Flute, get up on my Latios and then fly over to Petalburg! Once there I find Courtney trying to steal Wally's Key Stone from him. She notices me and challenges me to a battle, deciding she'll steal mine instead. After I beat her, she complains about my meddling and leaves after saying something about going after the Leader's Key Stone over at Meteor Falls. Wally tells me that his Key Stone just randomly disappeared before Courtney's arrival and tells me to watch out for myself. I then receive a call on my PokéNav from Steven, telling me that something urgent has popped up and that I should meet him over at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro. I use my Eon Flute again, hop on my Latios and make my way there!

Once inside the Devon Corporation we get to see Steven call the President Dad for the first time in-game. After beating around the bush for a while, the President tells me about the calamity that took place 3,000 years ago, the one that was explored during X/Y. He tells me how because of those event, specifically the weapon created, was the sole reason the prior President of the Devon Corporation created the Infinity Energy. He confirms that the Devon Parts I helped retrieve throughout the story were made to be able to use this Infinity Energy to help give power to the Submarine Explorer 1. [I really like how they're tying everything together like this]. He tells me about the meteorite threatening to crash into the planet and how he needs me to retrieve a Meteorite Shard from the Granite Cave. Steven leaves to check use a "Link Cable" he was given over at the Mossdeep Space Station and then I am back in control!

I get out of the building, hop on my Latios and drop down over on Dewford! Once inside the Granite Cave, I find Zinnia staring up at the painting of Primal Groudon on the wall. She says it's the same as some other wall, one that depicts Mega Evolution, instead, and how it proves that her ancestors once lived here. She says that these ancestors passed down the knowledge on how to protect the world through her. Protect it from the threat that will appear from space. Her Whismur notifies her of my presence, and as she approaches me she tells me how the Meteorite Shards found here can serve as a source of power for the Legendary Pokémon that lives in the heavens. She then challenges me to a battle. Once I beat her she hands me the Meteorite Shard. The Shard seems to resonate with the Meteorite I was given throughout the story, and she takes note of this. She tells me to hold on to it before leaving. I then receive a call from Steven telling me to meet up with him over at the Mossdeep Space Center, so that's exactly where I'll be heading!

When I reach Mossdeep City and enter the Space Center, I am greeted by yet another familiar face: Prof. Cozmo! He proceeds to tell me about their plan, which consists of using both the Infinity Energy within their rocket and the life energy from humans found in Key Stones. They'll start by replicating the massive energy triggered during Mega Evolution, they will then fire the energy produced from the rocket into space and create a "warp hole" in the path of the meteorite, hoping to transport it far away from the planet. He says that the warping technology already exists, linking it to the warp panels we've seen used in Team Magma's Hideout [Another great connection I heavily appreciate]. He begins telling us that he needs another Meteorite Shard before Zinnia bursts into the room! After ogling over the room and introducing herself properly, she scolds us for thinking of this plan as it seems, according to her, that we are making an even bigger mistake than the weapon created 3,000 years ago. She leaves after apologizing for the interruption, leaving Prof. Cozmo to finish what he was saying earlier. He lets us know we need a more pure Meteorite Shard this time around, which can only be found in Meteor Falls. Steven leaves, promising to meet again over at Meteor Falls. With that, I step outside the Space Center, save and then call it a night!

~My Current Team:

Sceptile ♂ Lvl. 62
Timid @ Sceptilite
Ability: Overgrow
- Leaf Blade
- X-Scissor
- Dual Chop
- Grass Pledge

Gallade ♂ Lvl. 62
Jolly @ Metronome
Ability: Steadfast
- Close Combat
- Rock Smash
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psycho Cut

Manectric ♂ Lvl. 62
Timid @ Manectite
Ability: Lightning Rod
- Ice Fang
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Strength

Aggron ♀ Lvl. 61
Docile @ Aggronite
Ability: Sturdy
- Flamethrower
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Surf

Sharpedo ♂ Lvl. 62
Adamant @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
- Crunch
- Waterfall
- Ice Fang
- Dive

Flygon ♀ Lvl. 63
Adamant @ Soft Sand
Ability: Arena Trap
- Draco Meteor
- Fly
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake

 

[The Fourteenth Doctor]

just for fun i'm currently battling the Elite 4 (rematch) with a few pokemon from X and Y

Team:

Breloom Lv53
Salamence Lv54
Absol Lv54
Gardevoir Lv54
Delphox Lv71 (delphox and azumarrill are the only ones from x and y)
Azumarrill Lv91

 

[HairyLoco]

Right, another attempt at beating the Elite Four! Continuing on in the same format as usual:

My team:

Spoiler:

Lv. 52 Akira ♀
Ability: Intimidate
-Fire Fang
-Rock Smash
-Take Down
-Crunch

Lv. 52 Casimira ♀ @ Absolite
Ability: Super Luck
-Psycho Cut
-Stone Edge
-Night Slash
-Swords Dance

Lv. 52 Scylla ♀
Ability: Rough Skin
-Surf
-Earthquake
-Crunch
-Poison Fang

Lv 52 Shido ♂
Ability: Early Bird
-Leaf Storm
-Leaf Blade
-Dark Pulse
-X-Scissor

Lv 54 Valruna ♀
Ability: Overcoat
-Feint Attack
-Dark Pulse
-Fly
-Air Slash

Interlude:

Spoiler:

We've suffered another defeat by the hands of the Elite Four. They're certainly strong, but now we have gotten stronger too. During our training, we encountered a Vullaby. I thought she would be a nice addition to the team, so I captured her. Valruna adapted quickly and the group liked her too, she fit right in!
Now, with a new friend in our group, I'm sure we'll get past the Elite Four in no time!

Elite Four:

Spoiler:

I decided to let Shido lead against Sidney. Sidney himself started out with the all-familiar Mightyena. Shido trained a lot, and an X-Scissor took out over half of Mightyena's HP. This is starting out good. Mightyena countered with a Take Down, but it didn't really deal much damage. Another X-Scissor had quickly taken out Mightyena, and Sidney was down one Pokémon already.

Next he sent out Absol, who almost went down to an X-Scissor, but barely lived. This time again, he used Aerial Ace, but Shido managed to stay up despite the strong attack. He had very little health left, but I knew he would pull through the next round. The second X-Scissor had again taken out another of Sidney's Pokémon, and Sidney grew to level 53!

Sidney sent out his Sharpedo now. I saw the look in Shido's eyes, he wouldn't accept being called back when he has the advantage, even though he's tired. I decided to let him stay and use Leaf Storm. It was so effective, it took out Sharpedo in one hit! I'm glad I trusted Shido.

Now he sent out his Shiftry. Was it time to switch out Shido? But before I knew it, I had already called out another X-Scissor. Shido rapidly took out Shiftry! Shido is in such great shape today! I decided to let him stay for the last of Sidney's Pokémon, Cacturne! Shido used another X-Scissor, but to no effect. Cacturne defended himself with Spikey Shield and Shido hurt himself slightly. But Cacturne can't keep that up twice, so let's try again! It proved effective, and Cacturne was quickly taken out.

Shido had defeated Sidney by himself. Wow. That's all I can say. He was tired, but pulled through and took out three more Pokémon, what more can a trainer wish of his Pokémon?!
I quickly nursed Shido back to full health and went on to the next Elite Four member, Phoebe.

This time, I put Casimira in the lead. I felt confident in her ability to deal with Ghost type Pokémon.

Casimira mega evolved as soon as she came out of her Poké Ball, and used Swords Dance. Dusclops used Shadow Punch, but didn't deal much damage at all. I decided to push my luck, and do another Swords Dance to be sure, I think Phoebe would retaliate with another Shadow Punch, or ineffective attack. It turns out I was right, another Shadow Punch had landed on Casimira, but it dealt again very little damage.
It was time for offense, and a Night Slash quickly took out Dusclops.

Sableye was next, and I couldn't use Night Slash or Psycho Cut, so I went with Stone Edge, however Sableye used Fake Out and Absol flinched. Another attempt proved succesfull, and Sableye was taken out in one hit.

Dusknoir came out next, and Casimira was under pressure. However, she pulled through and landed a perfect Night Slash, taking out Dusknoir in one hit!
She's doing really well, just like Shido!

Phoebe's iconic Pokémon came out now - Banette. Another Night Slash landed perfectly and took her out too. Casimira is on a whole other level now.

Phoebe's last Pokémon now came out, her last Banette. Another Night Slash did the trick, and Banette fainted.
We were victorious again. And rather easily too!
My Pokémon, they've trained so hard and became so strong.

Glacia of the Elite Four was next. I decided Akira's Fire Fang would be great on Glacia's first Pokémon, Glalie, so I put Akira in the lead this time.
As expected, Glacia sent out Glalie first. His Ice Shard landed on Akira, but she shrugged it off easily. Akira's Fire Fang almost did half of Glalie's HP damage too.
Another Fire Fang almost took down Glalie, but he was still able to fight. The second Ice Shard hit Akira, but like the last she didn't look hurt at all.
Glacia restored Glalie's HP with a Full Restore, but the next Fire Fang had burned Glalie. Glalie's next Ice Shard hit a bad spot on Akira, it looked to deal more damage than normal, but Akira's next Fire Fang was enough to finally take out Glalie.

Glacia's next Pokémon was Froslass, the Ghost/Ice type. Froslass used Confuse Ray on Akira, who then hurt herself.
It was a good time to switch out Akira, who was now below half HP. She's fought well and deserves a rest.
I sent out Scylla, whose Crunch would deal massive damage on Froslass. Once Scylla entered the battle, Froslass used Blizzard and dealt a lot of damage to Scylla, but Scylla had seen better, and her next Crunch took out Froslass! A one hit KO!

Glacia then sent out another Froslass, who also got knocked out by Scylla's Crunch. Now, Glacia sent out her iconic Pokémon: Walrein. Scylla's Earthquake did a little damage, but the bulky Walrein endured it well. Walrein used Sheer Cold to instantly deep freeze Scylla, but Scylla evaded the attack!
Scylla then attacked with Crunch which did good damage on Walrein, I'm sure he felt that!
But alas, Walrein's Sheer Cold hit Scylla, and she was knocked out.

Then I'm sure Shido will do well. He was in good shape anyway! A brilliant Leaf Storm took out what remained of Walrein's HP, and Shido grew to level 54!

Now Glacia sent out Glalie, a tough opponent for Shido. He used Dark Pulse, but only dealt little damage since he recently used Leaf Storm.
Glalie responded with Hail, which pelted on Shido, damaging him a little. Shido's X-Scissor managed to take Glalie's HP down to half, but Glalie's Freeze Dry severely hurt Shido. He was not going to win this fight at this rate. I decided to switch him out to be safe. I was certain Casimira could finish the job on Glalie. Glalie used Freeze-Dry on Casimira, and slightly damaged her, and the hail was pelting on her too. But a Psycho-Cut did great damage on Glalie, and his HP got severely low.
Glacia restored Glalie's HP, but Akira's Stone Edge almost took out Glalie instantly. The next Psycho-Cut did it, and Glalie fainted.

We had defeated the third of the Elite Four! We had our revenge! Yes, we have certainly grown - and a lot too!

After having been in cold temperatures for so long, the fiery bridge behind Glacia's chamber nearly burned my skin. It warmed me up a little too well. I decided to give Scylla the lead for the next battle to come. I'm not sure what to expect, so I'm sure Scylla will adapt well.
Awaiting me in the next chamber was a fierce and stern looking man. He introduced himself as Drake, the Dragon Master.

He opened up with an Altaria. Most of Scylla's move are ineffective on her. I decided to go with Crunch, which dealt more damage than I expected and lowered Altaria's defence. However, a Cotton Guard quickly negated that effort, and Altaria's defence rose sharply.
I decided to go with Surf, but that dealt little damage too. Altaria's Moonblast severely hurt Scylla. She wouldn't be able to keep this up for much longer.
A last-ditch effort Cruch almost took out the remainder of Altaria's HP, but it was not enough.
It's time to sent out the latest member of our group: Valruna.
Her Dark Pulse did little damage on Altaria after Drake restored her health with a Full Restore. Another Dark Pulse did another bit of damage, and Altaria was now below half HP. She used Cotton Guard to raise her defence.
Another Dark Pulse almost took out Altaria, and she retaliated with a fierce Moonblast, but it didn't even deal half of Valruna's HP. The last Dark Pulse was enough to take Altaria out. Drake was now one Pokémon down too.

His next Pokémon was Kingdra. who's yawn lulled Valruna to sleep after she used Fly. I was unable to wake her up, and Kingdra used another Ice Beam and dealt severe damage to Valruna. I decided to switch her out for Casimira. She took heavy damage from another Ice Beam. Her Night Slash was almost enough to take out Kingdra, but he still had enough energy to use Surf, taking out Casimira.

I've now sent out Akira. Drake restored Kingdra's health with a Full Restore, and Akira used Crunch which dealt a good bit of damage. Another Crunch almost took out Kingdra, who now used Yawn again! I decided not to risk it and switched Akira out for Shido.
Kingdra again used Yawn, and Shido was already looking drowsy. I decided to switch him out again too and put Akira back into battle.
Kingdra used Yawn yet again, so I followed the same routine once more. Kingdra now used Surf, but Shido hardly seemed to care. Shido used Dark Pulse and took Kingdra out! Akira had gained enough experience to reach level 53 from this too!

Drake's next Pokémon was Flygon. I'm sure he sent him out against Shido for a reason... I decided to attack Flygon with a Leaf Storm that took out most of Flygon's HP at once. Flygon used Screech, harshly lowering Shido's defences. However, another Leaf Blade proved enough to defeat Flygon.

Drake's iconic Pokémon, Salamence now entered the battle. I knew Shido wouldn't last long against Salamence, so I switched him out for the asleep Valruna in an attempt to wake her up. Salamence used Dragon Rush, but missed, luckily. I urged Valruna to wake up, but to no effect. Salamence used Dragon Rush and defeated Valruna.
I sent out Akira to fight against Salamence now. Salamence's Dragon Rush dealt a lot of damage, nearly taking out half of Akira's HP. But Akira's Crunch was more effective against Salamence, who lost more than half his HP from that attack. Salamence used another Dragon Rush, but Akira dodged it well, and she used Crunch in return. It almost took out Salamence, but he still had enough energy to battle.
Another Dragon Rush nearly took out Akira, but she could still pull off a Crunch on Salamence. They were equal in strength indeed.
Shido had gained enough experience from this to hit level 55!

Now, Drake sent out his last Pokémon, Flygon. Akira wasn't going to last much longer, I hoped she could weaken Flygon enough for Shido to finish the job. Her Crunch hit hard, and Flygon nearly lost half of his HP. Akira then fainted from Flygon's Earthquake. It was now up to Shido, we were both on our last Pokémon.

Shido used another brilliant Leaf Storm, and it was enough to take out Flygon!
We had won!
We defeated the last of the Elite Four!
Words can't express the pride I feel of my Pokémon. They pulled through, it was hard, but they managed, and it is thanks to them that we can now face the Pokémon Champion!
I nursed my Pokémon back to full health as we prepared for the next fight.

Behind Drake's room was a steel bridge that stretched over a seemingly infinite depth. I hardly dared look down, but as I did I could find nothing there. On the far side, two massive doors slowly opened, and up the stairs the Champion awaited me.
It was Steven?! Steven is the Hoenn League champion! Well, even though he's a Champion, I was sure I was in for a tough fight.

Steven first sent out Skarmory to fight against my Scylla. Her Crunch had hit Skarmory, but it hardly seemed enough. Skarmory then used Toxic and badly poisoned Scylla. I knew she couldn't fight long, so I told her to use Surf, which dealt a lot more damage to Skarmory. Skarmory then used Spikes, so now I'll be at another disadvantage when I switch my Pokémon. However, another Surf was enough to take Skarmory out!
Steven was now down one Pokémon, and he now sent out his Armaldo.

Scylla used a brilliant Earthquake, but it dealt only little damage, and Armaldo's X-Scissor was enough to defeat Scylla.
It was time for Shido to take to battle, but immediately he was hurt by the Spikes.
He again used an amazing Leaf Storm, and took out Armaldo in one hit!

Now Steven sent out his Cradily, and Shido used Leaf Blade, which nearly dealt half of Cradily's health in damage. Cradily used Confuse Ray, and I, still not a fan of my odds, decided to switch Shido out for Akira. Cradily used Sludge Bomb and dealt a lot of damage to Akira, and poisoned her too!
Akira's Fire Fang did not deal much damage to Cradily at all, and Giga Drain healed Cradily right back up. It was strong enough to defeat Akira too.

I now sent out Casimira, who Mega Evolved when she came out of her Poké Ball. She then used Swords Dance and raised her attack sharply. Cradily used Giga Drain again and took out a large portion of Casimira's health.
Casimira used Night Slash and took out most of Cradily's health, but Cradily healed back up with another Giga Drain, and took out Casimira in the process.

Things were not looking well. Shido's Dark Pulse almost took out Cradily, but it wasn't enough. Cradily's Sludge Bomb also severely damaged Shido. Steven restored Cradily's health with a full restore, and Shido's Dark Pulse damaged Cradily slightly once more. What a fearsome Pokémon. I decided to risk another Leaf Storm, which critally hit and almost took out Cradily!
Cradily now used Ancient Power and took Shido out. It was now up to Valruna to finish Cradily off. Steven, however, used another Full Restore, and Cradily was back on full health.
Valruna used Dark Pulse, which critically hit but still dealt little damage. She then used Fly which dealt a little damage. Cradily used Confuse Ray, but Valruna being my last Pokémon meant I couldn't switch her out! Valruna was confused, but still used Fly. In the air, however, she hurt herself in her confusion, and Cradily could use Ancient Power to deal massive damage to Valruna. I asked Valruna to use Air Slash, but alas she hit herself again in her confusion. Cradily hit Valruna with Ancient Power and took her out. Steven had defeated me.

Still, we made it all the way to the Champion. My team tried their hardest for me, and that's all I can ask of them. We will need to train up more before we can take on Steven, I know that now.

 

[Outsethero]

Day: 014 ~ DELTA EPISODE 02

First thing I do is make my way to Meteor Falls! Unlike every other time, now I actually have to do a bit of exploring and walking around before reaching the next cutscene. After a couple of battles and aimlessly walking around the cave, I find Steven talking to this old lady. He tells me he has the Meteorite, and then explains how she is a descendant of the Draconids, the ancient fol tasked with passing down the knowledge of Mega Evolution. Specifically with what she calls "The geat lore of Lord Rayquaza". Apparently, Hoenn is prone to devastation, with meteoroids and Primal Reversion Legendaries threatening to destroy everything. In each instance, Rayquaza was there to stop it. It seems as though the mechanism for Mega Evolution was discovered as a result of humanity's first meeting with Rayquaza, where the ancient Lorekeeper held up a rainbow stone and made a wish towards the Pokémon, causing it to transform and overpower even the Primal Reversed Pokémon. She goes on to say that this generation's Lorekeeper is Zinnia, who tried to bring Rayquaza back by joining Team Magma and telling them how to resurrect Groudon, causing a threat so big that would definitely bring it back. [An amazing addition to the story that further explains her involvement and the overall story!] With that, Steven feels as if something bad is going to happen, so he heads off to return to the Devon Corporation in Rustboro.

I follow him and, once there, the scientist that gave me the EXP. Share runs out of the Devon Corporation building. After bumping into me, a Team Magma Grunt comes out, as well, and battles me. After I beat him, another one comes out and battles me, as well. When I'm through with that one, a THIRD one comes out and challenges me, too! Once I beat him, however, that seems to be the end of it. The scientist tells me that some girl [Zinnia] has stolen the "Dimensional Shifter", the control device for the Link Cable. He tells me she and Steven must have gone to the Mossdeep Space Center, so off I go!

When I get there, I find Courtney leading the Team Magma Quintuplets into the Space Center. I head inside only to find the quintuplets stopping me from reaching the second floor by challenging me to a battle. One of them asks me to help out Courtney after I beat them, so I quickly make my way to the second floor. Once there, Courtney tells us how she plans to destroy the world with the energy that is contained within the rocket, which is apparently bigger than the amount used in the events of 3,000 years ago, along with the dimensional shifter. Steven and I team up to stop her. Once Courtney has been taken care of, Zinnia's Whismur jumps into the scene and steals the dimensional shifter from her. She tells us how transporting the meteorite away would just cause trouble for another world, one where Hoenn also exists, but is different from ours. Where neither Mega Evolution or the events of 3,000 years ago were ever a thing, and how they would be left utterly defenceless against an upcoming meteorite. [I'm guessing this is a reference to the original Ruby and Sapphire?! 'Cause if so, this is insanely cool!] She then shatters the dimensional shifter, steals the Key Stones Courtney has and takes off towards Team Magma's Hideout!

When I get there, it seems like the Team Magma members are keen on fighting me once more. I make my way through the hideout, battling every Grunt I find, and finally reach Maxie's room. Zinnia has already defeated him, and when I get there she manages to steal his Key Stone and, now that she has them, she tells me she will be heading over to the Sky Pillar to summon Rayquaza! I receive a call from Steven who tells me to meet up with him at the Space Center. When I go there, I explain what has just happened and he tells me that only a very select few can enter the Sky Pillar. He tells me to find Wallace, one of those very few, as he should know how to undo the seal at Sky Pillar. He tells me I can find him at the Cave of Origins, so off to the cave I go!

Wallace was actually in front of the Cave of Origins, talking to an elderly man about how the tree stationed in front of the cave was actually received from AZ, from X/Y the Kalos region! I speak with Wallace and I learn that only the Draconids and direct descendants of the people from Sootopolis, such as Wallace, have access to the Sky Pillar. He tells me the location of the pillar [Route 131] and then heads there himself. I head on over to Route 129, save and then call it a night!

~My Current Team:

Sceptile ♂ Lvl. 64
Timid @ Sceptilite
Ability: Overgrow
- Leaf Blade
- X-Scissor
- Dual Chop
- Leaf Storm

Gallade ♂ Lvl. 64
Jolly @ Metronome
Ability: Steadfast
- Close Combat
- Rock Smash
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psycho Cut

Manectric ♂ Lvl. 64
Timid @ Manectite
Ability: Lightning Rod
- Ice Fang
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Strength

Aggron ♀ Lvl. 63
Docile @ Aggronite
Ability: Sturdy
- Flamethrower
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Surf

Sharpedo ♂ Lvl. 64
Adamant @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
- Crunch
- Waterfall
- Ice Fang
- Dive

Flygon ♀ Lvl. 65
Adamant @ Soft Sand
Ability: Arena Trap
- Draco Meteor
- Fly
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake

 

[PlatinumDude]

I busted through the Aqua Hideout and made my way to Mossdeep to battle Tate and Liza. They were as easy as I remember them; they were easily decimated by Swampert's Water STAB, with a little chip damage from Latias. After gaining Dive, I saw something I never saw before in the originals: an energy pillar from Mossdeep.

After gaining the ability to actually use Dive, I backtracked to Sea Mauville and did some more exploring. I learned more about Prof. Cozmo and it was heartbreaking that his parents' relationship was so strained. The same can be said for Sea Mauville itself, since its boss practically pushed its workers to keep working to the point of exhaustion. I also picked up plenty of Nuggets in storage, as well as the Beedrillite.

I explored the sea routes further and decided to pay Sootopolis an early visit. I did part of the routes between Slateport and Pacifidlog, but I'm holding off on the rest until later on, since my team is pretty overleveled at this point of the game. So I decided to finally go to Seafloor Cavern and take care of Team Aqua there.

Current team:

Swampert, male, level 59

-Strength
-Rock Slide
-Dive
-Earthquake
Nature: Adamant

Metagross, level 55

-Hold Back
-Meteor Mash
-Zen Headbutt
-Rock Smash
Nature: Adamant

Gardevoir, male, level 55

-Moonblast
-Psychic
-Focus Blast
-Flash
Nature: Modest
Ability: Trace

Swellow, male, level 55

-Fly
-Brave Bird
-Steel Wing
-Return
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Scrappy

Armaldo, male, level 55

-Cut
-X-Scissor
-Stone Edge
-Dig
Nature: Jolly

Latias, female, level 55

-Surf
-Dragon Breath
-Psychic
-Calm Mind
Nature: Timid

 

[SparklingMistral]

Currently working on making a new team for an E4 rechallenge to get another starter from Birch. Presently on the route between Mauville & Verdanturf, which I believe is 119, but I might be wrong there.

Current party is Quilava, Surskit, Zigzagoon, Wingull, Minun, & Nuzleaf.

 

[Aeroblast]

Obtained the platinum flag for my secret base.

 

[Candy]

Interlude​

Currently breeding for an upcoming competition. I made a silly mistake while training Breloom, but eh I'll just have to switch my tactics 'cause I'm not willing to breed and train another perfect Shroomish from scratch since I've already wasted my time EV training my current one. Ah well...

At least Mawile and Milotic came out good.

On another note, since I was itching to grab another starter as well as the Metagrossite, plus I need exp, I took out one of my lv 100s from Y to OR, and proceeded to sweep the Elite 4 with it. Good old Milotic, never cease to fail me.

~Legendary Hunt resuming whenever I find the Crescent Isle~​

 

[Tsukiyomi]

Bought Alpha Sapphire today, since I pretty much did everything in Omega Ruby already, and wanted to give that a whirl. Still need to collect Giratina in OR, before I feel like my life is complete. Travel journal will most likely begin tomorrow morning. :B

 

[Outsethero]

Day: 015 ~ DELTA EPISODE 03

My adventure continues as I make my way through Route 129, 130 and past 131 where I reach Pacifidlog Town for the first time. I decided to head here before the Sky Pillar to finally "unlock" it and to be able to visit one of my most memorable towns from when I was a kid. I am especially happy that they kept the kid that goes "Where did you come from?" and the only answers you have are "Yes" and "No"! In any case, I explore the town a bit, talk to everyone, find an old man that seems to reference a meme ("One does not simply walk into a Mirage Spot) and then make my way to the Sky Pillar!

When I get there I find Wallace standing in front of the Sky Pillar's cave's entrance. He tells me he has undone the seal, but has one more thing to do before allowing me to pass. He needs to battle me. When I'm done with him, he apologizes for once again having the world's fate fall upon my shoulders and then leaves. I head inside and am immediately greeted by Zinnia [and a FANTASTIC homage to the original Sky Pillar in the DexNav]. She tells me the "first chapter" of the lore passed down by the Draconid, which is detailed in a painting on the far wall of this floor. The "chapter" tells of a time where the world was overflowing with natural energy. Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon fought over that energy endlessly, causing disasters all around them. If that wasn't bad enough, at the exact same time a multitude of meteorites fell upon a waterfall that was home to a tribe of Dragon Pokémon users. With that, she ends her story abruptly and tells me she'll continue on the upcoming floor. Obviously, I follow her.

"Chapter 2" of the story tells of how the meteors shone with a rainbow brilliance. Shortly after, Rayquaza came down and overpowered both Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. The people revered Rayquaza as their saviour. A thousand years pass and the meteorides fall again. A huge meteoroid, far greater than any before, struck the planet and left a large crater in its wake. The land created was later known as Sootopolis. She ends this "chapter" here and goes on to the next floor.

I follow her, anxious to find out more about this fantastic new addition to the game. "Chapter 3" starts by telling me that the huge meteoroid was just the first of many disasters to come. The land cracked after it's fall, causing a great outpour of natural energy. Thirsting for this energy, Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre awoke once more. The people wished for Rayquaza to come back, and as they did, the meteoroid shone brilliantly, resembling a Key Stone. Rayquaza came down once more, and as the people wished for salvation, a great change began occurring to Rayquaza. He was enveloped in light. Once the light faded, he had transformed into a form that emanated pure life. She hints at this transformation resembling Mega Evolution, and then moves on ahead to the next floor.

In her next "chapter", she tells of how Rayquaza stopped Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre once more, this time removing them of their Primal power altogether, causing them to go back into the depths of the land and sea. Rayquaza stared at them before soaring up back into the sky. The Draconids then built a tower to not only hold the power of the stone, but also create the very same mural we have been watching so as to record the events that had transpired. With that, she continues onto the next floor.

In this "final chapter", the Draconids, having learned from this deathly cycle, foretell the coming of another meteoroid. This next one would be far worse than those before it, causing the entire Earth to break. The Draconids developed a plan to invoke Rayquaza before the meteoroid would fall. And that's it. That's the end of this [amazing] tale. As a descendant of the Draconids, and as the Lorekeeper, she is tasked with bringing about the summoning of Rayquaza. She continues up to the roof of the Sky Pillar. [Which, as a sidenote, I am sad to see the puzzle here be removed, but I definitely enjoy the new design along with the fantastic meaning behind it and the story accompanied with it.]

Once up on the roof, Zinnia welcomes me, calling this place the "Dragonhark Altar". She tells me about her past, and about a certain "Aster" whom she used to watch the stars with. An "Aster" she lost. She then, apparently, knocks me out, though I didn't realize this since the scene showed no change 'cause I was playing at night. Zinnia then uses an incantation and manages to summon Rayquaza! She does, however, fail to make it Mega Evolve. It seems that, after a thousand years, Rayquaza has lost the power to do so. The meteorite I was given by Maxie way back when throughout the story begins to glow, brighter and brighter until it shows signs of resembling a Mega Stone. Rayquaza swallows it and regains the power to Mega Evolve, though he is trying to gather more so as to challenge me in battle. Zinnia urges me on, telling me to fight and subdue it.

And, as much as I really want to be able to fight it and continue with the story, it has become rather late on my side, so I save and then call it a night.

~My Current Team:

Sceptile ♂ Lvl. 66
Timid @ Sceptilite
Ability: Overgrow
- Leaf Blade
- X-Scissor
- Dual Chop
- Leaf Storm

Gallade ♂ Lvl. 66
Jolly @ Metronome
Ability: Steadfast
- Close Combat
- Rock Smash
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psycho Cut

Manectric ♂ Lvl. 65
Timid @ Manectite
Ability: Lightning Rod
- Ice Fang
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Strength

Aggron ♀ Lvl. 65
Docile @ Aggronite
Ability: Sturdy
- Flamethrower
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Surf

Sharpedo ♂ Lvl. 65
Adamant @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
- Crunch
- Waterfall
- Ice Fang
- Dive

Flygon ♀ Lvl. 66
Adamant @ Soft Sand
Ability: Arena Trap
- Draco Meteor
- Fly
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake