After I got my team healed at the Pokemon Center, I went and caught a couple more Pokemon from Route 44, and nearby Route 45, Lickitung (Normal, Female, Lv. 24) and Teddiursa (Normal, Female, Lv. 20), before I went back to the city and to the Poke' Mart to grab Shuca Berries, Occa Berries, Kebia Berries, and a Choice Scarf that Mom had bought with my cash. I also grabbed some Ultra Balls while I was at it.
I found the Move Tutor and Move Deleter in a house next to the Poke' Mart, and I also found an elderly couple who could train very powerful moves, but I decided against it. I didn't have Heart Scales to go to the Move Tutor either. I talked to more people in the city and found out that the Dragon Tamers throughout the region all came from Blackthorn City.
With surprisingly little else to do in the "city" I decided to go to the Blackthorn Gym and get my 8th Gym Badge. When I started my way through with Blake close behind, the man near the entrance stopped me and told me that the Gym had unstable footing, and told me to keep Blake in his Pokeball.
My team consisted of:
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 35)
Seth (Weepinbell, Grass/Poison, Lv. 35)
Lucas (Pidgeotto, Normal/Flying, Lv. 35)
Claire (Haunter, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 35)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 36)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 35)
I found myself having to work controls on a platform atop the lava to move it over and spin it around so I could continue further through the Gym. I found myself against the first Trainer, and he sent out a Dratini while I sent Blake out against it. Blake used Ice Fang for massive damage, and knocked it out instantly. Another Dratini was sent out, and I kept Blake in the fight. Blake used Ice Fang again, and Dratini was knocked out instantly. Seadra was sent out last, and Blake used Ice Fang for minor damage, before Seadra used Agility to increase it's speed. I switched over to Edward, who got hit by Bubble Beam for good damage, then Brine for great damage, before Edward countered with Thunder Punch to knock it out and win the battle.
I healed Edward, then continued on to fight another Trainer. Her Dratini went down to Ice Fang, and her Dragonair went down to a couple Ice Fangs too. Blake grew to Level 36, and I healed him before I was on another mobile platform. I made my way across and fought another Trainer, and Horsea was sent out. I switched to Edward, and Thunder Punch knocked it out, then Seadra was sent out and Edward hit it with Thunder Punch for massive damage. It knocked out Edward with Bubble Beam doing critical damage, and I switched to Seth, who got hit by Bubble Beam for minor damage before he used Vine Whip to knock it out and win the battle.
I revived Edward and continued on, and I fought another Trainer who went down easily against my team. Edward grew to Level 36, and I healed my team up before I continued further onto the next Trainer. He sent out Dragonair, and it took Seth out before Blake knocked it out. I left the Blackthorn Gym to heal my team, and I taught Lucas Roost in place of Twister after I found it to be useless against the Dragon-Type Pokemon.
With Blake at the ready, I made it across with the last platform and faced the Blackthorn Gym Leader, Clair. She told me she was the world's greatest Dragon-Type Master, and that she could hold her own against even the Elite Four. I told her I wasn't afraid, that I wanted to fight, and she agreed to battle me.
I sent out Blake, and Clair sent out Gyarados. Gyarados' Intimidate cut Blake's attack, and I switched over to Edward, before he got hit by Dragon Rage for great damage. Edward used Thunder Punch for massive damage, and knocked out Gyarados in a single blow. Dragonair was sent out next, and I sent out Blake against it. Blake used Ice Fang for massive damage, and it was frozen solid! Blake used Ice Fang again and knocked it out, and then another Dragonair was sent out.
Blake used Ice Fang again for massive damage, then he got hit by Thunder Wave to be paralyzed. Dragonair used Dragon Pulse next for great damage, and Blake was stopped by paralysis. During the next turn Blake's Quick Claw let him move first, but Paralysis stopped him again, and then Dragon Pulse did great damage again. Dragonair used Dragon Pulse once more, and Blake countered with Ice Fang to knock it out and grow to Level 37.
Finally Clair sent out Kingdra, and I sent out Edward to fight it. Kingdra used Dragon Pulse for massive damage, and Edward clung on to strike with Thunder Punch for good damage. I gave Edward a Hyper Potion to heal up, then Kingdra used Hydro Pump for massive damage, putting him in the red again. Kingdra used Dragon Pulse again and knocked Edward out, then I sent out Seth.
Kingdra used Dragon Pulse for massive damage, and Seth charged up, then Kingdra used Hydro Pump to knock Seth out. I sent out Claire, and Kingdra used Dragon Pulse for massive damage to knock her out before she could do anything. I felt the pressure, only two Pokemon left and one badly injured, and none could do much. I sent Lucas out, and Kingdra used Hydro Pump for massive damage, knocking Lucas out instantly.
I sent out Samuel next, and he used Close Combat for massive damage, then Kingdra ate a Sitrus Berry to heal itself before it knocked out Samuel with Hydro Pump. All I had left was Blake, and I gave him a Hyper Potion to heal, before he got hit by Dragon Pulse for great damage. Kingdra used Dragon Pulse again for great damage, then Blake used Ice Fang for minor damage. I gave Blake a Max Potion, and Kingdra used Hydro Pump for good damage. Kingdra missed with Hyper Beam next, and Blake's paralysis stopped him from attacking.
I gave Blake a Parlyz Heal, and Kingdra used Dragon Pulse for great damage. I gave Blake my last Max Potion, and Kingdra used Dragon Pulse for great damage. Quick Claw worked to let Blake use Waterfall for minor damage, then Kingdra used Dragon Pulse once more for great damage. I used my Max Revive to revive and heal Edward, before Blake was knocked out by Dragon Pulse.
Kingdra used Hyper Beam for massive damage, then Edward countered with Thunder Punch for good damage. Kingdra had to recharge, and Edward used Thunder Punch again to knock it out, and win the battle! Clair was speechless upon defeat, she couldn't believe she lost against me, though she was a challenging opponent with only a couple Pokemon to fight against her.
After the battle, Clair refused to concede, and told me I still wasn't ready for the Pokemon League. I knew I had a very difficult time throughout this league of such odd Gym-Types, but for the final Gym Leader to refuse me my Gym Badge? She said I should take the Dragon-master challenge, in the Dragon's Den behind the Gym. She told me if I went to the shrine inside and prove that I've lost my lazy ideals, then she would give me my Gym Badge.
I felt angry, after my whole team was knocked out by her strength (and by their lack of Type-advantages), that she refused to give me the Gym Badge I had earned fairly. I wished I could just continue onto the Pokemon League, but I needed that damn Gym Badge. I knew my Pokemon needed further training, but I wondered how much more they would need. I found myself again wishing, as I went back to the Pokemon Center, that the Johto League had normal Gyms.
Every other League has a general layout, with Rock, then Water, then Grass, etc, but then this Johto League has the secondary types to fight against, an odd assortment that started with Flying-Type Pokemon, the first League I've faced so far to have that as a Gym Type-theme. I was just glad to be nearly done with this Johto League, and to win the Championship so I could move on to the next League.
Current Team:
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 37)
Seth (Weepinbell, Grass/Poison, Lv. 35)
Lucas (Pidgeotto, Normal/Flying, Lv. 35)
Claire (Haunter, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 35)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 36)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 36)
No comments:
Post a Comment