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Before i head through Mt. Coronet, i go on another dig, and actually find a fossil this time. I immediately head back to Oreburgh to show it to the museum staff there, and they offer to revive it for me. Now Ming the Shieldon is alive once more. However, while Bastiodon proved a great asset back on Hawaii, my current team composition means it's probs a bad idea to add more fighting and ground weaknesses; those types will probs become a problem once Hikari evolves. So Ming is going in the box for now, awaiting a day when my team composition changes.
With that all done, i head into Mt. Coronet and encounter a Zubat there. It shall be named Dracula and it's going in the box. I head on when i suddenly find myself face to face with an old enemy of mine: Cyrus. You'd think that he of all people would recognise me, but he doesn't. He just goes on one of his usual rants about the world being awful. Something strange is definitely going on here, with everyone failing to recall my previous adventures in Hokkaido. Could it be related to the strange thing that happened on Mt. Silver? i'll probably have to look into that. Anyway, after his rant, Cyrus heads off; we really should have put the man in jail after what happened with Dialga. Time to head on though.
On the other side of the mountain, i reach route 208. This riverside route has quite impressive waterfalls and rock formations; ideal if you want to relax to the soothing sound of water pouring down the cliffs. I come across a Psyduck here, which i catch and nickname Donald. I then press on through the route and into Hearthome City, the cultural heart of Hokkaido. As i enter town, a Buneary runs up and bumps into me, followed by its trainer. Said trainer introduces herself as one of the judges in the contests that are held in this city; she invites me to come check them out during my visit. Before i head there though, i decide to do some other touristy stuff, like a visit to the town's age-old church. This church honours the myths that i discovered to be true last time i visited here, about Dialga and stuff. I decide not to visit the city's famous Amity Square though, as it looks lame. When i head up to the gym, i find that the gym leader Melissa is once again not doing her job and is off somewhere else.
Time to head to the contest hall, i guess. Lo and behold, Melissa's just standing here, participating in contests rather than accepting challengers. She's even unwilling to accept my challenge because she thinks i'm not strong enough. Isn't it her job to test that? do your fucking job, lady. Seriously, how is she still a gym leader if she constantly abandons her duties? Anyway, i head into the contest hall, where i see my mother engaged in a conversation with the judge whose buneary i ran into. I knew my mom was into contests, but it's still a neat coincidence that we run into each other here. Mom insists that i partake in one of these contests even though she knows it's not really my thing; Tezara ends up losing, but a second place isn't too bad. I should get going though.
As i head south on my way to exit town, i run into Max. Kid's impatient as ever, and demands that i battle him right away. I see no harm in that, so he sends out his Starly while i lead with Tezara. One fury swipes takes care of that problem, and next is Buizel. I switch to Hana and kill the thing with two absorbs, after which Max sends out his Ponyta. This is a job for Hikari; Bubblebeam gets the one-shot. Max's final pokemon is his Grotle, for which i opt to send in Lorkhan. Bug Bite only just misses out on the two-shot, but he can't hurt me in return to i kill the grotle and grab the victory. Max vows to get stronger and challenge the Veilstone gym, then he heads off. I prepare to head off as well, but then a guy near the town's exit offers me an egg. I get so excited about what might be in there that i start hyperactively cycling around town, until i see cracks forming in the egg. A cute little Happiny emerges; i name it Morwha, but unfortunately it will be residing in the box for now since i don't want to ditch any of my current team.
I head out east, where i come across a fisherman who offers me his good rod. I opt to not check it out though, and instead i run into the grass and catch Daioto the Staravia. I then proceed along the piers of this quiet riverside route until i come across an odd structure that seems to be missing a keystone of some kind. I don't have it though, so this mystery will remain unsolved. If i ever find it, i'll be sure to come back here. Further north, i find this region's pokemon graveyard-tower. Unlike the equivalent tower in Kanto, this one hasn't made way for a radio tower, so i'm glad to see that people here still respect the deceased. I decide to head in to pay my respects, but once inside i run into a Misdreavus. I pacify this evil spirit by trapping it in a poke ball, and give it the nickname Missy. Once i reach the top of the tower, the old couple there reward me for my piety by updating my poketch with HM04 Strength, though i won't be able to use it for some time.
With my respects paid and HM04 in hand, i decide to leave the tower and head north to Solaceon Town. In this rural farming town, i decide to call it a day for now.
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My current team:
Zen (Meditite) lv 26
Tezara (Aipom) lv 27
Lorkhan (Skorupi) lv 26
Hikari (Prinplup) lv 28
Noisy (Staravia) lv 29
Hana (Budew) lv 27
got 2 pokemon i really like (Shieldon and Happiny) but my team currently consists entirely of pokemon i really like, so they're just going to have to wait until a space opens up.
also, i had my first run-in with that affection bullshit today, with Noisy randomly recovering from being poisoned. not gonna force-feed my mons herbal medicine to prevent it though.
With that all done, i head into Mt. Coronet and encounter a Zubat there. It shall be named Dracula and it's going in the box. I head on when i suddenly find myself face to face with an old enemy of mine: Cyrus. You'd think that he of all people would recognise me, but he doesn't. He just goes on one of his usual rants about the world being awful. Something strange is definitely going on here, with everyone failing to recall my previous adventures in Hokkaido. Could it be related to the strange thing that happened on Mt. Silver? i'll probably have to look into that. Anyway, after his rant, Cyrus heads off; we really should have put the man in jail after what happened with Dialga. Time to head on though.
On the other side of the mountain, i reach route 208. This riverside route has quite impressive waterfalls and rock formations; ideal if you want to relax to the soothing sound of water pouring down the cliffs. I come across a Psyduck here, which i catch and nickname Donald. I then press on through the route and into Hearthome City, the cultural heart of Hokkaido. As i enter town, a Buneary runs up and bumps into me, followed by its trainer. Said trainer introduces herself as one of the judges in the contests that are held in this city; she invites me to come check them out during my visit. Before i head there though, i decide to do some other touristy stuff, like a visit to the town's age-old church. This church honours the myths that i discovered to be true last time i visited here, about Dialga and stuff. I decide not to visit the city's famous Amity Square though, as it looks lame. When i head up to the gym, i find that the gym leader Melissa is once again not doing her job and is off somewhere else.
Time to head to the contest hall, i guess. Lo and behold, Melissa's just standing here, participating in contests rather than accepting challengers. She's even unwilling to accept my challenge because she thinks i'm not strong enough. Isn't it her job to test that? do your fucking job, lady. Seriously, how is she still a gym leader if she constantly abandons her duties? Anyway, i head into the contest hall, where i see my mother engaged in a conversation with the judge whose buneary i ran into. I knew my mom was into contests, but it's still a neat coincidence that we run into each other here. Mom insists that i partake in one of these contests even though she knows it's not really my thing; Tezara ends up losing, but a second place isn't too bad. I should get going though.
As i head south on my way to exit town, i run into Max. Kid's impatient as ever, and demands that i battle him right away. I see no harm in that, so he sends out his Starly while i lead with Tezara. One fury swipes takes care of that problem, and next is Buizel. I switch to Hana and kill the thing with two absorbs, after which Max sends out his Ponyta. This is a job for Hikari; Bubblebeam gets the one-shot. Max's final pokemon is his Grotle, for which i opt to send in Lorkhan. Bug Bite only just misses out on the two-shot, but he can't hurt me in return to i kill the grotle and grab the victory. Max vows to get stronger and challenge the Veilstone gym, then he heads off. I prepare to head off as well, but then a guy near the town's exit offers me an egg. I get so excited about what might be in there that i start hyperactively cycling around town, until i see cracks forming in the egg. A cute little Happiny emerges; i name it Morwha, but unfortunately it will be residing in the box for now since i don't want to ditch any of my current team.
I head out east, where i come across a fisherman who offers me his good rod. I opt to not check it out though, and instead i run into the grass and catch Daioto the Staravia. I then proceed along the piers of this quiet riverside route until i come across an odd structure that seems to be missing a keystone of some kind. I don't have it though, so this mystery will remain unsolved. If i ever find it, i'll be sure to come back here. Further north, i find this region's pokemon graveyard-tower. Unlike the equivalent tower in Kanto, this one hasn't made way for a radio tower, so i'm glad to see that people here still respect the deceased. I decide to head in to pay my respects, but once inside i run into a Misdreavus. I pacify this evil spirit by trapping it in a poke ball, and give it the nickname Missy. Once i reach the top of the tower, the old couple there reward me for my piety by updating my poketch with HM04 Strength, though i won't be able to use it for some time.
With my respects paid and HM04 in hand, i decide to leave the tower and head north to Solaceon Town. In this rural farming town, i decide to call it a day for now.
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My current team:
Zen (Meditite) lv 26
Tezara (Aipom) lv 27
Lorkhan (Skorupi) lv 26
Hikari (Prinplup) lv 28
Noisy (Staravia) lv 29
Hana (Budew) lv 27
got 2 pokemon i really like (Shieldon and Happiny) but my team currently consists entirely of pokemon i really like, so they're just going to have to wait until a space opens up.
also, i had my first run-in with that affection bullshit today, with Noisy randomly recovering from being poisoned. not gonna force-feed my mons herbal medicine to prevent it though.