Unovia's White 2 "Gym Leader Ace Pokemon" Challenge

[Unovia]

I got to this Gym much earlier than expected, since I Audino Hunted, first in Virbank Complex to get Drilbur (Clay) to Level 23 with the rest of my team. Then I found out that there was an area that was accessible through access in the sewers. This was Castelia Park. It is said that Castelia City began around Castelia Park.

Once I got to the Park, I found Audino in the Rustling Grass. Slowly, steadily, I got my Pokemon to Level 29. It was, on average, 3 Audino per Level per Pokemon, so let's do some quick math here. To go from Level 23 to Level 29, its 6 Levels. That is 18 Audino per Pokemon, times 6 Pokemon is 108 Audino, just in the Castelia Park alone. Having completed my training finally, I rode my bike to the Castelia City Gym, where I would finally challenge Burgh.

My Team Thus Far:
Seamus (Pignite)-Level 29
Roxie (Whirlipede)-Level 29 (Almost a Scolipede!)
Clay (Drilbur)-Level 29 (Almost an Excadrill!)
Burgh (Leavanny)-Level 29
Cheren (Herdier)-Level 29 (Almost a Stoutland!)
Lenora (Watchog)-Level 29

Puzzle: The cocoons are very challenging to figure out. There is a lot of up and down process, trying to figure out how to get to Burgh. Some of them are sideways travel and some are forward travel. Just was strange.

Gym Trainers: While it was good to battle them to prepare for Burgh, it was a bit disappointing that there were so few of them. Seamus dispatched most of their teams, except for the occasional Dwebble, which I used Leavanny on for the Gym Trainers.

Gym Leader: I prepared my Roxie (Whirlipede) and Clay (Drilbur) for this fight. He opened with Swadloon (Level 22) against Roxie. I expected to just simply OHKO Swadloon, but that was not to be the case. Swadloon attacked first, using String Shot, then Struggle Bug. Luckily, Whirlipede is a Poison Type, so it barely even did anything to me. I retaliated with Poison Tail, hoping to score either a Poison status or an OHKO, neither of which happened. If it had, I would have used Venoshock to the the fight. Two total Poison Tails, and Swadloon was out. Burgh even tried to use a Super Potion on it to keep it in the fight. The Pokemon I was concerned about most was Dwebble (Level 22). Dwebble is a Rock & Bug Type. That makes it immune to Fire or Poison moves. The only types that effect Dwebble are Rock, Steel, and Water, making for a tough Pokemon to take down. This is what I had Clay (Drilbur) for, since he has both Metal Claw and Rock Slide. Two Metal Claws, and Dwebble was down, taking out the largest obstacle. Lastly was his Leavanny (Level 24). Switching back to Roxie, I opened with Bug Bite, since Leavanny has a Sitrus Berry, and I wanted to rob Leavanny of it, hoping to recover damage from Swadloon. It worked, then I kept hitting with Poison Tail, and Leavanny only hit me with Cut. Leavanny went down quickly, and I won my 3rd Badge!

After beating Burgh, and healing up my team, I checked out the rest of Castelia, joining in on a rich people's party. Upon reaching the Route 4 Gate, I met again with Colress, who explained he was a Scientist who studied the behavior of Pokemon. He asked to battle me on Route 4, then departed. I then met up with Bianca, who gave me the Drowsing Machine. Onward to Nimbasa! In the next Log, we will travel through Route 4. There is much to do there. See you soon!

 

[Unovia]

In the original Black & White, Route 4 had no development, but in Black & White 2, there is a small settlement here, almost the equivalent of a town. The Problem is that there is the desert, making a hard travel experience. I beat all of the trainers initially, then took on Colress. He specializes in Steel Types. After I beat him, I continued to battle the trainers, eventually coming across a wild Braviary. I decided to catch it, using Lenora (Watchog) to get the levels low. After I caught it, I named it Americus.

Since the Desert Resort & the Relic Castle are here, I decided to go check out the area. In the next Log, we will check out both areas. See you soon!

 

[Greninjaman]

Where is your next partner going to be?

 

[Unovia]

Where is your next partner going to be?

I think the next ones will be shortly after Elesa, in Lostlorn Forest (the elemental monkeys) and Driftveil Drawbridge (Ducklett)

 

[Unovia]

After exploring Route 4, I took some time to check out The Desert Resort & The Relic Castle. There are a lot of trainers in the area, and you still have to be careful with the Sandstorms. Once I cleared the Desert Resort (thank goodness there is a Nurse who heals up your team), I tred to find the opening of the Relic Castle. Unfortunately, unlike in the original Black & White, there is no group of Darmanitan in the desert. In the original games, there were 5 Zen Mode Darmanitan in the Desert.

I walked into the opening of the Relic Castle that is available (a small staircase) and saw that there was a lot of quicksand spaces. I am not going to go through there yet, only because I really don't want to get lost, but something makes me think that there is possibly something in the lower levels, maybe a Legendary, that makes me interested to come back here eventually. Looks like I will have to use a walkthrough to get me to there and check it all out.

In the next log, we will finally leave the desert and see what lays beyond. Until then, we will see you!

 

[Unovia]

Escaping from the desert, I came into a new experience, Join Avenue. I was introduced to the Manager of Join Avenue, who gave it to me to run. I got a few businesses started, then I left, mainly because the game is older and the connectivity s limited. I never really invested much in Join Avenue. Done with it, I moved onward to the bright lights of Nimbasa City. There is so much to do here. This is a massive city. I explored the houses of Nimbasa, then walked up to one of the prominent buildings of the city, the Battle Subway.

Ingo & Emmet are the Bosses of the Battle Subway, Unova's answer to the Battle Facilities. Ingo (The one in Blue) runs the Single Trains, while Emmet (the one in White) runs the Double Trains. I teamed up with Rosa, the female option for the protagonist. She comes into this battle with Servine, while Ingo and Emmet have Gurdurr and Boldore. At the time, I was training Lenora, but knowing this battle was coming, I switched to Seamus. Combined, we beat them in battle. Rosa gave me the VS Recorder, then disappeared. Walking into Gear Station, I went to find the train to Anville Town. Anville Town is only available by train, so there are some people who may never go there. Once I was in Anville Town, I was introduced to a girl who was missing her Pansage. Apparently, they had gone to the Pokemon Musical together, but then got separated. I will work to reunite them. I may take on the Battle Subway before the Pokemon League.

Big Stadium & Small Court are the sporting arenas in Nimbasa City, where, between games, trainers can be battled. During games, the stadiums are closed. I am planning to spend the rest of the week getting some levels during regular use of the battling capabilities.

I won't be making another post for the rest of the week, and hopefully, I will have a few levels by the time I post again. I want to get Drilbur (Clay) to Excadrill and Herdier (Cheren) to Stoutland before we move onto the next Log. In the next Log (at the end of the week), I will discuss my results for Big Stadium & Small Court. See you soon!

 

[Greninjaman]

I hope you drank lots of water as you went through the desert.

Knowing what your team is right now, Drillbur will be of great help to you, especially once it evolves.

 

[Unovia]

I hope you drank lots of water as you went through the desert.

Knowing what your team is right now, Drillbur will be of great help to you, especially once it evolves.

I am happy that this challenge has been going well so far. It's surprising. Elesa could still be a problem however.

 

[Unovia]

These battles were really helpful to get my team leveled. I trained in the mornings so I didn't have to worry about being blocked by cops. Here were the days & sports:

Small Court	Large Stadium
Tuesday (Basketball)	Tuesday (Soccer)
Wednesday (Tennis)	Wednesday (Football)
Thursday (Basketball)	Thursday (Baseball)
Friday (Tennis)	Friday (Soccer)
Saturday (Basketball)	Saturday (Football)

In the end, I got all of the evolutions I wanted, and my team got to Level 32, perfect to take on Elesa. We also got the Pansage back to the girl that was missing it in Anville Town. In the next Log, we will explore the Amusement Park, which I had started to look at and start to interact with. See you soon!

 

[Unovia]

While I was at the ending stages of training at the Big Stadium & Small court, I decided to explore the Amusement Park and flesh out some of my levels. There, you run into a guitar player and a lot of people having fun. Toward the midpoint of the Park, you see the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel.

The Rondez-view Ferris Wheel is infamous for the conversations you can have on the wheel. On both times I rode it thus far, I ran into Clerk Trisha, who is pregnant. She talks a lot about her baby and the doctor advising her to take it easy. She also claims to be an "old lady". The second time we rode the ferris wheel, it was like we were dating. She is really open and comfortable with me, which is nice. It's nice to have NPCs that can converse.

After meeting up with her, I explored the previous site of the Nimbasa Gym, rode the coasters and beat the trainers. All of this training set me for a healthy Level 32, two levels higher than what Elesa is at her max. While in the park, I picked up a missing X transciever which belongs to Yancy. Hopefully, we will get it back to her soon. In the next log, we will take Elesa on for our 4th Gym Badge! See you soon!

 

[Unovia]

The new Nimbasa Gym is absolutely stunning! In the original Black & White, the Gym was a building with a massive roller coaster in it. In BW2, the official Gym (parked next to the previous Gym) is a modeling catwalk. The crowd there to watch the modeling show & the Gym Battle is awesome. I planned to use Excadrill to wipe out Elesa, but can I do it? Let's do our analysis and find out! Clyde also gave me a Fresh water and advised me about Emolga.

My Team So Far:
Seamus (Pignite)-Level 32
Clay (Excadrill)-Level 32
Cheren (Stoutland)-Level 32
Roxie (Scolipede)-Level 32
Burgh (Leavanny)-Level 32
Lenora (Watchog)-Level 32

Puzzle: The Catwalk is not difficult in itself, but if you include having to go into the previous Gym, riding the roller coaster to get access to the other one, it is a bit more challenging.

Gym Trainers: The Gym trainers are not difficult, but they do set you up for Elesa, and if you use physical moves, you can be paralyzed. I used Seamus until he was Level 33, then started using Cheren since I didn't want to start using Clay and wear him down going into the battle with Elesa. The whole catwalk was beautiful. Easily the nicest looking Gym so far, and probably the coolest in Unova.

Gym Leader: Elesa can be a tough Gym Leader if you are not ready for her, due to being able to Volt Switch and change out her party whenever she is looking for a type advantage. I set up Clay for this fight, since it is immune to Electric (and Poison) moves. First up was her Emolga (Level 28). In the original Black & White, she had 2 of them, while in this game, one of them was exchanged for a Flaaffy. In addition, Emolga had no moves that could really impact me. In the original games, Emolga had Aerial Ace. Not so this time. Not being able to use Volt Switch, Emolga only used a Quick Attack. One Rock Slide was an OHKO. That also ended the biggest threat to a trainer who didn't have a Rock Type move, though I made sure I was high enough level to have a Rock Type move. Next, surprisingly to me, she brought out Zebstrika (Level 30). Zebstrika is fast and can hit hard if you aren't ready. I was nervous that Zebstrika would use Flame Charge to raise its speed. In addition, Flame Charge would be super effective against Clay. Instead, Zebstrika used Pursuit, causing barely any damage. Clay used Dig, coming up quickly, leading to another OHKO. Down to her last Pokemon, Elesa brought out Flaaffy (Level 28), which was the slowest of the three. Clay used Rock Slide again, not doing an OHKO, but making Flaaffy flinch. One more Rock Slide ended the battle, winning me my 4th Gym Badge! Being nice, Elesa and her entourage walked me back to the end of the catwalk, the crowd cheering me for my victory.

In the next Log, we will go back to Route 16, which I had explored while I was training (having gotten Fly from Bianca). There is Lostlorn Forest on this Route, giving me another exploration opportunity. In the next Log, we will explore the Forest and see what we can pick up. Until then, we will see you soon!

 

[Greninjaman]

Looks like Excadrill was the MVP for this fight. Leavanny will help against the next Gym.

 

[Unovia]

Looks like Excadrill was the MVP for this fight. Leavanny will help against the next Gym.

The Elemental Monkeys are in Lostlorn Forest (Just have to get 3 Male) and Ducklett will be on Driftveil Bridge. Need to get a Female one there.

 

[Unovia]

After beating Elesa, I healed up, then went to Route 16, where in the back area of the Route, there is Lostlorn Forest, which a Zoroark is said to inhabit. I am here to collect the Three Elemental Monkeys, Pansage, Pansear, & Panpour.

	Pansage was the second of the three I found. Threw a Quick Ball and caught it. Named it Cilan.
	Pansear took me the longest to find. Threw a Quick Ball and caught it. Named it Chili.
	Panpour was the first of the three I found. Caught it in the second Pokeball I threw after lowering its HP. Named it Cress.

Not planning to use any of them, although if I decided to train them up, they would all be good against Clay. Their stats are just bad, and if you want to evolve them, you need Evolutionary Stones and they are rare in Unova. On top of that, in order to make them worth it, you have to train them up pretty high. Not worth my time. Also found a lot of Audino, so between all of the Audino and the trainers, my entire team all got boosted quite a bit. There was also a backpacker, who after I talked to him, he transformed into Zoroark, then ran off. Mysterious...

Upon leaving and getting back to Nimbasa City, I was drawn into a battle to help Hugh against a group of Team Plasma grunts, who all fled when they were defeated. After that was done, Seamus turned to Level 34. On Route 5, there is a biker named Charles who is blocking passage to Driftvel Bridge. In the next Log, we will battle him. See you soon!

 

[Greninjaman]

After beating Elesa, I healed up, then went to Route 16, where in the back area of the Route, there is Lostlorn Forest, which a Zoroark is said to inhabit. I am here to collect the Three Elemental Monkeys, Pansage, Pansear, & Panpour.

View attachment 147383	Pansage was the second of the three I found. Threw a Quick Ball and caught it. Named it Cilan.
View attachment 147384	Pansear took me the longest to find. Threw a Quick Ball and caught it. Named it Chili.
View attachment 147385	Panpour was the first of the three I found. Caught it in the second Pokeball I threw after lowering its HP. Named it Cress.

Not planning to use any of them, although if I decided to train them up, they would all be good against Clay. Their stats are just bad, and if you want to evolve them, you need Evolutionary Stones and they are rare in Unova. On top of that, in order to make them worth it, you have to train them up pretty high. Not worth my time. Also found a lot of Audino, so between all of the Audino and the trainers, my entire team all got boosted quite a bit. There was also a backpacker, who after I talked to him, he transformed into Zoroark, then ran off. Mysterious...

Upon leaving and getting back to Nimbasa City, I was drawn into a battle to help Hugh against a group of Team Plasma grunts, who all fled when they were defeated. After that was done, Seamus turned to Level 34. On Route 5, there is a biker named Charles who is blocking passage to Driftvel Bridge. In the next Log, we will battle him. See you soon!

If you were not planning on using them, why did you bother catching them?

 

[Unovia]

If you were not planning on using them, why did you bother catching them?

Because I have to catch the Ace Pokemon of every Gym Leader. Plus, I could train them a bit with my Ducklett. Audino Hunting.

 

[Greninjaman]

Because I have to catch the Ace Pokemon of every Gym Leader. Plus, I could train them a bit with my Ducklett. Audino Hunting.

I mean, I guess that's fair. Technically, you don't HAVE to get all of them. It's your challenge, you do what you want.

 

[Unovia]

I mean, I guess that's fair. Technically, you don't HAVE to get all of them. It's your challenge, you do what you want.

If I have a quest, a reason to go somewhere, other than just going there, I have more reason to stop and breathe.
Besides, it's just fun to see if I can do it.

 

[Unovia]

On Route 5, there is a motorcyclist named Charles. Around Driftveil City, he is known as "the Heartbreaker". On Route 5, Charles presents a Triple Battle to me. In the Triple Battle, he uses Sigilyph, Archen, & Tirtouga. To this battle, I used Clay, Cheren, & Roxie. For the most part, I dominated the battle, though Charles did defeat Roxie. For some reason, his Tirtouga kept attacking Roxie. After Roxie fell, I changed out to Burgh. Burgh ended the battle with Tirtouga, eventually winning me the battle. Charles will be introducing me to Rotation Battles in Driftveil.

After I beat Charles, I walked onto the Driftveil Drawbridge. It took me a while (I actually collected more wings than seeing Ducklett), though eventually, I did find a female Ducklett, named it Skyla, then started training it. Lostlorn Forest is a good place to train Ducklett, especially since the shaking grass had Audino and high level grass types. On top of that, there is a Pokemon Breeder there who you can battle every time you come back into the forest.

Once I got Skyla to Level 31, I left Lostlorn Forest, heading back to Nimbasa. There, I battled all of the trainers at Big Stadium & Small Court as well as Trisha again. I am going to train up my team to Level 35 before moving to Driftveil.

After I caught Skyla, I restructured my team, putting Cheren & Lenora in the box to make room. This left me with 5 Members.

My Team Thus Far:
Seamus (Pignite)-Level 34
Clay (Excadrill)-Level 34
Roxie (Scolipede)-Level 34
Burgh (Leavanny)-Level 34
Skyla (Ducklett)-Level 32

In The Box:
Cheren (Stoutland)-Level 33
Lenora (Watchog)-Level 33
Cilan, Chili, Cress (Pansage, Pansear, Panpour)-Level 22

In the next Log, we will battle Charles again in a Rotation Battle. See you soon!

 

[Unovia]

I used Breeder Galen, available in Lostlorn Forest for multiple battles, so that I can get my levels up to my goal (Level 35). That allowed Skyla to evolve to a Swanna. Once the levels were done, I rode my bike across Driftveil Bridge (known as Charizard Bridge) and into Driftveil City. There, Hugh meets me again when two groups of Team Plasma interact. He pushes his way through, while the groups disperse, then invite me to their base in the city.

The drama concluded, I check out the Hotels of Driftveil, which seems to "make Heartbreaker Charles less of an attraction". With that done, I hunted down the legend.

Last time, Heartbreaker Charles introduced me to Triple Battles. Now, he introduced me to Rotation Battles while using the same Team. I opened with Seamus (Pignite), Clay (Excadrill), & Roxie (Scolipede). Seamus easily defeated his whole team. With both battle formats, I crushed the Heartbreaker!

After I beat Charles, I healed up, getting ready to track down the Team Plasma Base in Driftveil. In the next Log, we will take down Team Plasma here. See you soon!