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I'm currently up to Route 216. I got to Celestic Town and dealt with Team Galactic, along with other things. I then went into the Grand Underground and finally found my Snorunt: Frostbite, though it took a couple of room resets to get him. Sadly, he doesn't have Inner Focus but he'll do for now. I also caught several more Mons for later. I managed to beat Fantina. She gave me a bit of trouble, I have to admit, mostly Drifblim. Now with Surf I made several side-quests to places like Fuego Ironworks, the area near Ramanos Park, and any other place that needed Surf to access, battling along the way. Frostbite ended up evolving into Glalie after a while, though I'm still building up his Friendship/Affection.
After completing all side-quests I went to Canalave City. I battled Barry and beat him pretty easily before heading to Iron Island to work with Riley and get the Riolu egg. After doing all that I beat Byron and got my next badge. Then it was time to head to each of the three lakes and deal with Team Galactic. I beat Saturn at Lake Valor and Mars and Lake Verity. Now with Strength I was able to backtrack to Wayward Cave and not only catch a Gible but also got the Earthquake TM. While the bike controls are rather wonky, I won't deny that they do have one advantage over their previous versions: you don't need to build up speed when going up slopes or over ramps like in Gen 4, as you'll automatically go up/jump over the needed spots when you face them. That's a helpful perk.
Anyway, after backtracking to every area I could now that I had Strength I made my way though Mt. Coronet to Route 216. Most of my team are in the upper 40s, with Hotshot and Hawkeye being in the 50s. I'm still debating on some final moves for my Mons, mainly Slick and Frostbite. I'm not sure if I should teach Slick Ice Beam or Sludge Bomb. Both will deal with Grass but the latter will also deal with Fairy, even though there aren't that many Fairy Mons in the game. But given my only offensive coverage against Fairies is Kazap's Flash Cannon I'm seriously debating if it'll be worth teaching him Sludge Bomb over Ice Beam. As for Frostbite I'm not sure if I should teach him the Earthquake TM I got and either Crunch or Shadow Ball. He currently has Freeze-Dry, Ice Shard (priority), Bulldoze (for Fire, Steel, and Rock), and Bite. I'm tempted to give him Earthquake and Shadow Ball so he'll be a mixed attacker like Hotshot (especially since his offensive stats are only a few points apart) but I'm not sure. Any suggestions would be fine. Speaking of moves, Hawkeye is now fully equipped with his final moveset, as is Kazap and Skyfang. I still need to find a way to evolve Skyfang before post-game. I might have to ask for a trade for a Razor Fang from someone at this rate. Have to take a break now as my Switch Lite needs recharging.
After completing all side-quests I went to Canalave City. I battled Barry and beat him pretty easily before heading to Iron Island to work with Riley and get the Riolu egg. After doing all that I beat Byron and got my next badge. Then it was time to head to each of the three lakes and deal with Team Galactic. I beat Saturn at Lake Valor and Mars and Lake Verity. Now with Strength I was able to backtrack to Wayward Cave and not only catch a Gible but also got the Earthquake TM. While the bike controls are rather wonky, I won't deny that they do have one advantage over their previous versions: you don't need to build up speed when going up slopes or over ramps like in Gen 4, as you'll automatically go up/jump over the needed spots when you face them. That's a helpful perk.
Anyway, after backtracking to every area I could now that I had Strength I made my way though Mt. Coronet to Route 216. Most of my team are in the upper 40s, with Hotshot and Hawkeye being in the 50s. I'm still debating on some final moves for my Mons, mainly Slick and Frostbite. I'm not sure if I should teach Slick Ice Beam or Sludge Bomb. Both will deal with Grass but the latter will also deal with Fairy, even though there aren't that many Fairy Mons in the game. But given my only offensive coverage against Fairies is Kazap's Flash Cannon I'm seriously debating if it'll be worth teaching him Sludge Bomb over Ice Beam. As for Frostbite I'm not sure if I should teach him the Earthquake TM I got and either Crunch or Shadow Ball. He currently has Freeze-Dry, Ice Shard (priority), Bulldoze (for Fire, Steel, and Rock), and Bite. I'm tempted to give him Earthquake and Shadow Ball so he'll be a mixed attacker like Hotshot (especially since his offensive stats are only a few points apart) but I'm not sure. Any suggestions would be fine. Speaking of moves, Hawkeye is now fully equipped with his final moveset, as is Kazap and Skyfang. I still need to find a way to evolve Skyfang before post-game. I might have to ask for a trade for a Razor Fang from someone at this rate. Have to take a break now as my Switch Lite needs recharging.