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Here we go! Starting the next challenge. Been planning this one for a while. One of my irl friends suggested this one, so let's get this started!
I couldn't help but notice that his demo Pokemon was a MUNCHLAX! If you know anything about Sinnoh, you would know that Munchlax is the RAREST Pokemon in the entire Sinnoh Dex, and it's because of the Honey Tree Phenomenon. On top of that, only 4 Trees in all of Sinnoh can spawn it. Because of this, and the requirements for the Honey Trees, I may just skip going for stuff in those, though we will see my luck! Anyway, way to taunt people Rowan!
I named myself Lucas and my Rival Barry. From there, the game opened, not as expected, but with a news report about a "Red Gyrados". Must have seen my Log #25 of the Heartgold G. E. T. Challenge...lol. Leaving my room and my house, Barry runs into me with a THUD, then asks me to go with him to Verity Lakefront, where he hopes to see a Pokemon like the Red Gyrados. There, we see Professor Rowan and his assistant Dawn. When they depart, they leave Rowan's briefcase behind. Curious, Barry and I investigate, only to be attacked by Starly! We have to defend ourselves. Opening the briefcase, we see three Pokemon. Let's look at them!
I selected Chimchar, beat the Starly easily, then went back home. Eventually when Barry and I headed out again, we met up with Professor Rowan and Dawn, who were shocked we used the briefcase Pokemon. Rowan, Dawn, and Barry left. After getting to Sandgem Town, Dawn showed me around, then we went to talk to Professor Rowan (after nearly getting knocked down by a rushing Barry!). Rowan let me name Chimchar, which I named Caesar, then challenged me to fill in the Dex.
Leaving there, I trained up Caesar to Level 6 in the grass on Route 201, then went to Route 202 (after first going home and getting the Running Shoes, the Journal, and the Parcel from home), where Dawn was waiting for me to teach me how to catch Pokemon. She has Turtwig as her Starter, and her demo involved catching a Bidoof. Once she caught it, she gave me 5 Pokeballs, meaning I could start catching Pokemon now. Going to the Poke Mart (this is the last Generation where the Center & Mart are in separate locations), I bought 5 more Pokeballs, another few Potions (I got the first one from a Poke Mart attendant) and an Antidote & Paralyze Heal, spending my initial $3,000.
Man, there was a lot in this first Log! In the next one, we will catch a few Pokemon, train them up, probably to Level 8, then continue onto Jubilife City. Until then, we will see you!
| "Hello there! It's so very nice to meet you! Welcome to the world of Pokémon!" "My name is Rowan. However, everyone just calls me the Pokémon Professor. Before I go any further, is this your first adventure? If you need advice, I'm certainly capable of giving it. "Would you like to know more about anything else?"* "This world is widely inhabited by creatures known as Pokémon. Here, I have a Poké Ball. Touch the button on the middle of the Poké Ball, if you'd please." "No, no! Not that button! The button on the Poké Ball."* "We humans live alongside Pokémon as friends. At times we play together, and at other times we work together. Some people use their Pokémon to battle and develop closer bonds with them. What do I do? I conduct research so that we may learn more about Pokémon. Now, why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself? Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?" "All right, so you're a boy/girl?" "Tell me, what is your name?" "Your name is <player>?" "Ok... So, you're <player>? A fine name that is! Now this boy here... I believe he's your friend. What might his name be?" "<rival>, is it? That's your friend's name?" "Alright, <player>, the time has come. Your very own tale of grand adventure is about to unfold. On your journey, you will meet countless Pokémon and people. I'm sure that along the way you will discover many things, perhaps even something about yourself. Now, go on, leap into the world of Pokémon!" |
I couldn't help but notice that his demo Pokemon was a MUNCHLAX! If you know anything about Sinnoh, you would know that Munchlax is the RAREST Pokemon in the entire Sinnoh Dex, and it's because of the Honey Tree Phenomenon. On top of that, only 4 Trees in all of Sinnoh can spawn it. Because of this, and the requirements for the Honey Trees, I may just skip going for stuff in those, though we will see my luck! Anyway, way to taunt people Rowan!
I named myself Lucas and my Rival Barry. From there, the game opened, not as expected, but with a news report about a "Red Gyrados". Must have seen my Log #25 of the Heartgold G. E. T. Challenge...lol. Leaving my room and my house, Barry runs into me with a THUD, then asks me to go with him to Verity Lakefront, where he hopes to see a Pokemon like the Red Gyrados. There, we see Professor Rowan and his assistant Dawn. When they depart, they leave Rowan's briefcase behind. Curious, Barry and I investigate, only to be attacked by Starly! We have to defend ourselves. Opening the briefcase, we see three Pokemon. Let's look at them!
First, we have Turtwig. Normally I am a MAJOR TURTWIG FAN! I have used Turtwig as my starter through all of the previous times I have played Sinnoh. Sinnoh was the first time I used a Grass starter, so Turtwig seemed to make a very good impression on me. | |
Next is Chimchar. Oddly, Chimchar is one of ONLY 2 FIRE TYPES IN DIAMOND & PEARL, the other being the Ponyta line. This means that if you do not pick Chimchar, and you want a Fire Type, you have to pick up Ponyta. In this run, I decided to pick up Chimchar. | |
Piplup, in my opinion, is the weakest Starter of Sinnoh. Its typing when fully evolved is the weakest of the three, and is therefore the one I like least. I know there are some Piplup fans though. |
I selected Chimchar, beat the Starly easily, then went back home. Eventually when Barry and I headed out again, we met up with Professor Rowan and Dawn, who were shocked we used the briefcase Pokemon. Rowan, Dawn, and Barry left. After getting to Sandgem Town, Dawn showed me around, then we went to talk to Professor Rowan (after nearly getting knocked down by a rushing Barry!). Rowan let me name Chimchar, which I named Caesar, then challenged me to fill in the Dex.
Leaving there, I trained up Caesar to Level 6 in the grass on Route 201, then went to Route 202 (after first going home and getting the Running Shoes, the Journal, and the Parcel from home), where Dawn was waiting for me to teach me how to catch Pokemon. She has Turtwig as her Starter, and her demo involved catching a Bidoof. Once she caught it, she gave me 5 Pokeballs, meaning I could start catching Pokemon now. Going to the Poke Mart (this is the last Generation where the Center & Mart are in separate locations), I bought 5 more Pokeballs, another few Potions (I got the first one from a Poke Mart attendant) and an Antidote & Paralyze Heal, spending my initial $3,000.
Man, there was a lot in this first Log! In the next one, we will catch a few Pokemon, train them up, probably to Level 8, then continue onto Jubilife City. Until then, we will see you!