After healing my team, I explored Vermilion City for a time, and I
met the Fishing Dude, elder of the Fishing Bros. He asked if I met the
Fishing Guru at the Lake of Rage, and told me to show the Guru any
Magikarp I've caught because he's been looking for the greatest Magikarp
around.
Down the street I went up a few stairs to a
large raised lot, where an old man and his Machop were preparing the
land for construction, but the old man said he lacked funds to start. I
decided to help him out a bit by having Samuel crush some boulders with
Rock Smash. While doing so, I found a Diglett, but I let it go as it
wasn't my focus. I found another Diglett in another rock, and had Seth
take it down when it's ability wouldn't let us run.
I
came across a Pokemon Fan Club and went inside. I met a woman with a
Bayleef, and then I talked to the Chairman of the Pokemon Fan Club
(which I would assume would include the whole world of Pokemon...) and
he told me he raised over 150 Pokemon. I decided to listen to his tale
of Pokemon, and he told me about his Rapidash. When he finished, he
handed over a Rare Candy which I pocketed.
I did a bit
more exploration, and found out a few things, like how the Magnet Train
Station is located in Saffron City, and that there was a nearby sleeping
Pokemon, a Snorlax, blocking both the path onward and Diglett Cave
nearby. With little left to explore, I decided to challenge the
Vermilion Gym for my first badge in Kanto.
I went
inside and was told that the traps to the Gym Leader had been out of
order for some time, but had been recently repaired. I looked around,
and saw the room filled with trash cans. I wondered why an
Electric-Type Gym would use trash cans as some kind of puzzle, but I
forged ahead.
I found myself in a Double Battle, and
they sent out Jolteon and Electrode while I sent out Seth and Rayquaza.
Jolteon used Helping Hand, then Rayquaza struck down Electrode with
Dragon Claw, and then Seth used Leaf Blade to knock out Jolteon. Next up
they sent out Voltorb and Electrode, and Rayquaza knocked out Electrode
with Dragon Claw, but got paralyzed by it's Static ability, then
Voltorb used Screech to lower Seth's defense before he countered with
Leaf Blade to knock it out. Unfortunately Seth was paralyzed by Static
as well, and so both were greatly slowed down.
Finally
they sent out Magnemite and Electrode, and I had my team switch out to
Samuel and Claire. Electrode used Screetch to lower Samuel's defense,
then Magnemite used Shock Wave on Samuel for good damage. Claire used
Shadow Ball on Electrode to push it to the red, then Samuel used Flame
Wheel to knock out Magnemite, and after that Electrode used Rollout on
Claire for minor damage. Claire used Hypnosis to put Electrode to sleep,
then Samuel finished the fight with Rock Smash and won the battle.
Samuel
had gotten paralyzed by static, just as the other two had, and I had to
stop back at the Pokemon Center to get my team healed before I went
looking through the trash cans. The Vermilion City Gym Leader was behind
a wall of electricity, and I had to look inside the trash cans to find
the two switches that would power it down.
I found the
first switch on my first try, and my second try found the second switch.
With that "puzzle" lucked out, I moved forward only to be stopped by an
old man who didn't want me to fight the Gym Leader. Seth used Leaf
Blade to knock out his Pikachu, and again to knock out his Flaffy, and
he was hit by Electrike's Shock Wave for minor damage, and stopped by
paralysis he caught from Pikachu's Static ability. Electrike used
Thunder Fang for minor damage, then Seth won the battle with Leaf Blade
once more. At the end of the battle, Seth grew to Lv. 51!
I
cured Seth of his paralysis with my last Paralyze Heal, and knew I'd
have some issues with that particular ability as seemingly every Pokemon
here had it. I met the Gym Leader, Lt. Surge, who called me a little
tyke, and told me it wasn't smart to challenge him, but it did take
guts. I couldn't wait to shut this smug asshole up, and I knew he would
go down against my team.
Lt. Surge sent out Raichu, and
I sent out Seth. Both were Level 51, so I knew I had some difficulty
ahead. Raichu used Shock Wave for minor damage, and Seth absorbed light.
Raichu used Double Team to increase it's evasion, and it worked to
avoid Seth's Solar Beam. I was hesitant to have Seth try a physical
attack, but knew I needed to make the effort. Raichu used Thunder Wave,
rendering my worry moot anyway, and then paralysis stopped him from
attacking.
Raichu used Double Team again, but Seth used
Leaf Blade against it for massive damage, and it barely clung on at the
red. Lt. Surge used a Full Restore to heal Raichu up, and Seth was
stopped by paralysis again. Raichu used Double Team again, and Seth hit
it with Sludge Bomb for great damage, but no poison. Raichu used Shock
Wave again for good damage, then Seth was stopped by paralysis again.
I
decided to take a page out of Lt. Surge's book, and gave Seth a Full
Restore to heal him up and cure him of paralysis. Raichu used Shock Wave
again for good damage, and then another Shock Wave for good damage, before Seth hit it
with Leaf Blade to knock it out!
I kept Seth in the
fight when Lt. Surge sent out Electrode, and Electrode used Double Team
to increase evasion before Seth absorbed light. Electrode used Double
Team again, but it was ineffective as Seth hit it with Solar Beam for
massive damage, and it was a critical hit that knocked Electrode out
cold!
Electabuzz was sent out next, and it was even
stronger than Raichu. Electabuzz used Light Screen to raise it's special
defense, but it didn't do anything against Seth's Leaf Blade, which did
massive damage before Electabuzz used a Sitrus Berry to regain some
health. Electabuzz hit Seth with Shock Wave for good damage, then Seth
used Leaf Blade to knock it out!
Another Electrode was
sent out next, and it used Double Team to increase evasion, and so Seth
missed with Leaf Blade. Electrode used Charge Beam next for good damage,
then Seth countered with Leaf Blade for massive damage, though he was
also paralyzed by Electrode's Static ability. I decided that Seth had
done enough, and that the others would want in on the action.
I
sent out Samuel, and Lt. Surge used a Full Restore to heal Electrode,
but at least the Light Screen wore off. Electrode missed with Screetch,
then Samuel hit it with Close Combat for massive damage that knocked it
out instantly! Samuel was paralyzed by the Static ability, but he grew
to Level 52!
Magneton was sent out last, and I was
doubly glad to have Samuel already in the fight. Magneton used Double
Team to increase it's evasion, but Samuel hit it with Flame Wheel for
massive damage, and it just clung on in the red. Lt. Surge used a Full
Restore to heal Magneton, then Samuel hit it with Close Combat for
massive damage and an instant knock out!
Lt. Surge had
lost against my team and I, and I was glad to have wiped the smirk off
his face. I'm a Pokemon League Champion, in Hoenn, Sinnoh, and now
Johto, and I wasn't about to lose with this team to some upstart soldier
parading around as a Gym Leader! I received the Thunder Badge from Lt.
Surge, and TM34 (Shock Wave) before he told me to head north to Saffron
City.
I healed my team before I started north, proud of
Seth in particular for his strength during this challenge. I knew we
were ready for anything the future might hold!
Current Team:
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 51)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 50)
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 51)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 52)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 50)
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