Pokemon SoulSilver - Mahogany Gym

I flew back to Mahogany Town to get my next Gym Badge. I had Edward at the head of my team as I went inside the building.

My team consisted of:

Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 32)
Claire (Haunter, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 31)
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 32)
Seth (Weepinbell, Grass/Poison, Lv. 32)
Samuel (Monferno, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 32)
Lucas (Pidgeotto, Normal/Flying, Lv. 31)

I found a Gym covered in ice, and I knew I would be dealing with Ice-Type Pokemon, and Water-Type Pokemon that could use Ice-Type attacks. The first room I was in had a simple sliding puzzle with a couple ice blocks in the center of a large patch of ice. I got through easily and moved on to the next room.

In the next room I fought a couple Trainers, and after a couple short battles I made my way through the next sliding puzzle. I had to move one block to the other, slide forward, and then slide to the end of the room to move to the next room. I fought another few Trainers as I made my way through the sliding puzzle, and Edward grew to Level 34 by the time I reached the end of the room.

I finally reached the Gym Leader, Pryce. He told me how Pokemon have many experiences in their lives, like people do, and how he had seen and suffered much in his life. He told me he would show me what he meant, and that he had been training Pokemon since before I was born.

Pryce sent out Seel, and Edward went out against it. Edward used Thunder Punch for massive damage, and knocked it out in a single blow. Next up was Piloswine, and I sent out Samuel against it. Samuel used Mach Punch for great damage, then it countered with Hail for minor, multi-turn damage. Samuel used another Mach Punch for great damage, then Piloswine used a Sitrus Berry to heal itself a bit, and then it countered with Mud Bomb for massive damage that left Samuel clinging on.

I switched over to Blake, who got hit by Ice Fang for good damage, and hurt a little by Hail. Blake used Surf against Piloswine for massive damage, and it was a critical hit that knocked it out! Finally Dewgong was sent out, and I sent Edward out against it. Edward used Shock Wave for massive damage, and it countered with Aurora Beam for great damage, then the hail stopped. Edward finished Dewgong off with Thunder Punch, and the battle was over!

With the battle won, Pryce congratulated me on my victory, and told me he knew I would overcome all life's obstacles. He then handed over the Glacier Badge, which raised the Special stats of my Pokemon. I could also use Whirlpool to get across real whilrpools. Pryce gave me TM07 (Hail) which does minor Ice-Type damage for 5 turns, but would not hurt Ice-Type Pokemon.

I left the Mahogany Gym feeling pleased with myself and my team, glad that I had beaten another Gym Leader quite easily. I felt like I was training my Pokemon well, and I felt confident in my ability to beat the Johto League just as I had the Hoenn League and the Sinnoh League.

I didn't take more than 3 steps before I got a call from Professor Elm, who told me that something weird was happening with the radio broadcasts. He said they were talking about Team Rocket! He asked if I knew anything about it, and worried that Team Rocket had returned. I healed my team, and got ready to fly to Goldenrod to take back the Radio Tower!

Current Team:

Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 34)
Seth (Weepinbell, Grass/Poison, Lv. 32)
Samuel (Monferno, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 32)
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 32)
Claire (Haunter, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 31)
Lucas (Pidgeotto, Normal/Flying, Lv. 31)