Pokemon Pearl - Hearthome Gym

I went to Hearthome Gym, and found that the Gym Leader was FINALLY back from wherever she went.

My team consisted of:

Marcus (Staravia, Normal/Flying, Lv. 32)
Alexander (Machoke, Fighting, Lv. 32)
Maximus (Luxray, Electric, Lv. 32)
Annabelle (Grotle, Grass/Ground, Lv. 32)
Lucius (Ponyta, Fire, Lv. 32)
Maria (Gastrodon, Water/Ground, Lv. 32)

I went up a platform, and found a sign with 3 doors behind it. The sign had a simple math question, and each door represented an answer. I took the right door at this first sign, then continued to the next floor. I went through the middle door for this one, then the left door for the next one. The final door I took on the right, and finally reached the Gym Leader, Fantina.

She told me she likes to try new things, and that when she saw the Contest Hall in Hearthome City she planned to be the best Coordinator, and explained that reason was why she dressed the way she did too. Then we started the match.

I sent out Marcus, to fight her Drifblim, and Intimidate cut her Drifblim's attack before the match started. I had Marcus use Aerial Ace for good damage, then it used Minimize to increase it's evasion. I had Marcus use Fly, and he flew up high, but still got hit by Drifblim's Gust attack for massive damage and was brought to the yellow. Marcus Flew down and hit Drifblim for great damage, bringing it to the red, and it used Minimize to raise evasion again. I had Marcus use Aerial Ace, but not before Fantina could use Hyper Potion on Drifblim. I decided to switch out for Maximus, knowing his Electric-Type would do great damage against a Ghost/Flying-Type like Drifblim. I had Maximus try to use Bite, but it missed, and then Drifblim used Minimize again. Maximus used Spark and it hit for massive damage, and knocked out the Driblim!

I sent out Lucius next, against her Mismagius. Lucius got hit by Magical Leaf, though it wasn't very effective, and then he used Fire Spin to trap Mismagius and keep it damaged. Lucius got hit by another Magical Leaf, this time a critical hit that brought him to the yellow, and then used Ember for minor damage. I decided to switch over to Maria, and she got hit by Shadow Ball for good damage. Maria got hit by Confuse Ray on the next turn, and hurt herself in her confusion. Maria got hit by another Shadow Ball, and barely clung on, but she was able to hit Mismagius with Surf for good damage. Mismagius ate a berry to heal up, and I switched over to Maximus again, who got hit by Shadow Ball for massive damage. Maximus then got hit by Psybeam and knocked out before he could attack, and I was forced to use Annabelle. Annabelle got hit by Psybeam for good damage, and her Leech Seed missed. Annabelle got hit by another Psybeam for good damage, then countered with Mega Drain for some damage. Mismagius used Magical Leaf for good damage, and Annabelle tried to use Earthquake to no effect thanks to Mismagius' Levitate Ability. I decided to use Revive on Maximus, knowing his Bite attack would do great damage against Mismagius, but then Annabelle got hit by Confuse Ray. Annabelle got hit by another Psybeam, but clung on, and used Leech Seed against it. I then used a potion to heal Maximus more, and Annabelle was knocked out by Magical Leaf. I sent out Maximus, and he got hit by Magical leaf for good damage, but used Bite on Mismagius and knocked it out.

Next up was Gengar, and I kept Maximus out to fight. Maximus got hit by Confuse Ray, but powered through it to Bite Gengar for great damage. I decided to use Hyper Potion on Maximus, knowing only he had a Dark-Type attack to do super-effective damage against this last Gengar, and he got hit by Poison Jab for good damage, and was poisoned. Maximus got hit by another Poison Jab, a critical hit that knocked him out, and I had to switch to Marcus. Marcus cut Gengar's attack with Intimidate, and then used Fly to fly up high and avoid an attack. Marcus Flew down and struck the Gengar for massive damage, and knocked out Gengar for victory!

After this tough battle, Fantina told me she was dumbfounded, surprised at how strong my Pokemon and I were, and she gave me the Relic Badge! She also handed over TM65 (Shadow Claw), a move that usually does critical hits. I can now use Surf outside of battle, and I'm sure I'll need to very soon, right after I heal my Pokemon.

Before I could heal my Pokemon though, I came across Cynthia again. She had been looking for me, apparently having gotten word from her Grandma about what I did in Celestic Town. She thanked me for saving the town, but told me that she was growing very concerned with Team Galactic, having previously written them off as just an "eccentric bunch of freaks" until now. She thought they were harmless with how they talked and dressed, but now she realizes that they're becoming big trouble. She told me that I should visit the library in Canalave City if I found the ruins in her town interesting, and that it may help in the completion of my Pokedex. She then left, and I headed straight to the Pokemon Center to heal my team.

Current Team:

Marcus (Staravia, Normal/Flying, Lv. 32)
Alexander (Machoke, Fighting, Lv. 32)
Maximus (Luxray, Electric, Lv. 32)
Annabelle (Grotle, Grass/Ground, Lv. 32)
Lucius (Ponyta, Fire, Lv. 32)
Maria (Gastrodon, Water/Ground, Lv. 32)