With my team healed at the Pokemon Center, I decided it was time to get my 8th Gym Badge from the Indigo League. I headed into the Viridian Gym, ready to battle Blue.
My team consisted of:
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 60)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 59)
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 59)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 60)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
When I got inside, I was told by the man at the entrance that the floor was unstable, and that I would need to put my Pokemon away to get to Blue. I saw the floor was covered in multicolored tiles, each different color going a different direction.
From what I saw, red went forward, orange went back, cyan went right, and blue went left. I would have to navigate my way using the right red tiles to make my way to Blue. I saw a promising tile at the right, and I took it, and soon found myself on a special tile that stopped my momentum.
I saw another red tile nearby that looked correct, and I took it to another special tile. I took another one toward a special tile, then another path toward Blue onto another special tile. Soon enough I got through the maze without fighting a single Trainer, and I found myself before Blue.
Blue told me he wasn't feeling in the mood to battle on Cinnibar Island, but he was ready to fight now. I told him that I had conquered all the Gyms in Johto, and he just laughed, thinking that Johto's Gyms must be pathetic. Blue claimed he would know if I was good or not by battling me.
Blue sent out Exeggutor, and I sent out Blake. Blake used Crunch for massive damage, then Exeggutor countered with Leaf Storm for massive damage, and Blake went down instantly. I sent Claire out against it next, and she used Shadow Ball to knock it out.
Arcanine was sent out next, and I left Claire out to fight. Arcanine's Intimidate cut Claire's attack, but her focus is on special attack so it did nothing to weaken her. Claire hit Arcanine with Shadow Ball for massive damage, then it countered with Flare Blitz for massive damage, and she barely clung on while Arcanine got hit by recoil. Blue used a Full Restore to heal Arcanine, and Claire used Shadow Ball again for massive damage.
I sent Rayquaza out to fight Arcanine, and it used Flare Blitz for good damage. Rayquaza hit Arcanine with Dragon Claw and knocked it out, then Rhydon was sent out and I had Seth fight it. Seth used Leaf Blade for massive damage, and it was a critical hit that knocked Rhydon out instantly.
Pidgeot was sent out next, and I had Edward go out to face it. Edward used Thunderbolt for massive damage, and it barely clung on, then it used a Sitris Berry to heal before using Return for massive damage. Edward used Thunderbolt again, and struck down Pidgeot, then I sent out Rayquaza to fight Blue's Machamp. Rayquaza flew up high, then Machamp used Stone Edge for massive damage, before Rayquaza countered with Fly for massive damage, and took Machamp out instantly.
Gyarados was sent out next, and I sent Seth out against it. Seth took in sunlight, then Gyarados used Dragon Dance to increase it's attack, before it used Ice Fang for massive damage, then Seth countered with Solar Beam for massive damage. Gyarados used Ice Fang again, and Seth was knocked out, then I sent out Edward to fight. Edward hit Gyarados with Thunderbolt for great damage, and Gyarados was knocked out to win the battle!
Blue was shocked, wondering how he lost to me. Blue accepted his defeat, and handed over the Earth Badge! I could now use Rock Climb outside of battle, and he handed over TM92 (Trick Room) as well. Trick Room allows the slowest Pokemon to attack first, and the fastest Pokemon to attack last, a very curious move indeed.
I left the Viridian Gym with the last of my Indigo Gym Badges, and I knew I would have to seal the deal with another visit to the Elite Four. I received a call immediately after I left the Gym, it was Professor Oak, and he said something about getting me a present in appreciation of my hard work. He told me he picked something up, and forgot to give it to me. Professor Oak told me to go back to Pallet Town to pick up the gift, and I knew I'd have something interesting waiting for me.
Current Team:
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 60)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 59)
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 59)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 60)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Pokemon SoulSilver - Catching Articuno
I went down the steps in the Seafoam Islands to the icy caves below. I moved some stones and went north to grab a Grip Claw, and then I gave Blake a Cleanse Tag to hold onto so the wild Pokemon would stay away. I made my way through the first level a ways, and found an Ice Heal before I went down a ladder.
I noticed some Trainers hanging around nearby, and I switched over to Samuel before I slid over some ice to confront them. The first, a Skier, had a Delibird, and Samuel took it out with Flame Wheel, then the second, a Snowboarder, sent out a Cloyster. Cloyster used Protect to prevent damage the first time, but the second time it failed and Samuel took it out instantly with Close Combat, then he sent out Dewgong and Seth knocked it out quickly.
I beat a third Trainer, and then moved east to find another ladder going down. I put Blake back in the lead, then continued onward. I found another ladder and went further down, then I found myself in a large cavern with water all around and many large hills jutting out of the water with ladders going up. I found TM13 (Ice Beam) and went back up the ladder.
I looked around the third level and noticed a ladder on the northern part. I had to get past some ice to get there, and I moved a boulder north a couple paces, then used it to slide over to the ladder. I went down to the fourth level and found an Ultra Ball, which reminded me about the amount I had. I hoped I had enough for whatever was down here, but knew it was too late to worry at that point.
I went back up the ladder to the third level, then moved about to go up the ladder on the east side to the second level. I went onto the ice and passed the Snowboarder, then off a ledge to climb up a ladder to the first level. I went down a ladder and found a Water Stone, then went down a ledge and climbed back up the ladder to the first level again.
I got back down to the third level, and I saw some ice blocks on ice. I slid the first south, and the second north, then I pushed the third west to provide a stopping area to move onward. I saw another few ice blocks on a large patch of ice to the north, and a bit further west there was a ladder going down. I moved the ice blocks around a bit, and grabbed a Big Pearl before I went down that western ladder.
I surfed around a bit, and saw Articuno on the central southern landmass. I KNEW something had to be down here. I went up a ladder, then up another ladder, then across a bridge and down another couple ladders. Finally I could surf over to the spot Articuno was waiting at.
I saved my game, then I started the battle with Blake. Blake used Crunch for great damage, then Articuno countered with Ancient Power for minor damage. Blake used Crunch again for great damage, and Articuno was in the yellow before it used Agility to increase it's speed. Articuno hit Blake with Ice Beam for good damage, and he was frozen solid before he could counter.
Blake was frozen solid when he got hit by Ancient Power again, but fortunately I had Ice Heal to unfreeze him before he was hit by Ancient Power again for good damage. Articuno used Agility again to increase it's speed, and then Blake used Ice Fang to push Articuno to the red. Now I could switch to Claire to start attempting the capture.
Claire was sent out, and Articuno used Agility again. Articuno couldn't get it's speed any higher with Agility, and Claire missed with Hypnosis. Articuno hit Claire with Ancient Power for good damage, but Claire managed to hit it with Hypnosis to put it to sleep. The first Ultra Ball did nothing, then the second did a single shake. I tried a Dusk Ball, and it did nothing.
Another Ultra Ball got one shake, and Articuno remained asleep, though I knew it wouldn't be much longer. Another Ultra Ball shook three times, and it looked like I had finished, but Articuno broke out at the last moment. Claire managed to get it back asleep with Hypnosis, and I kept tossing the Ultra Balls to catch it.
Articuno woke up and hit Claire with Ice Beam a couple times, and she went down. I sent out Edward, and kept at it with Pokeballs. Several more Ultra Balls failed as Edward took damage, and when he got to the red I sent out Samuel to take the punishment while I kept trying to catch Articuno.
Samuel kept taking damage, but thanks to his resistance he could last a while against Articuno's attacks. Eventually I ran out of Ultra Balls, and started using my few Dusk Balls. I rant out of them, and tried my few Great Balls next, while Samuel kept taking damage, already in the yellow. When I ran out of Great Balls, I decided to try something else.
I switched to Rayquaza, knowing it's double weakness to Ice would be a problem, but that it's high level was the only way for my Level Balls could have a chance. Immediately after it was sent out Rayquaza took a hit from Ice Beam and received massive damage, already in the yellow. The first failed, and the second looked like it would work but failed after the third shake. I kept trying, but I ran out and had to start using other Pokeballs.
Eventually Articuno ran out of moves, and a single Struggle knocked itself out. I restarted the battle from my previous save, and hoped that I could catch it this time. I decided to try a Quick Ball at the start of the battle, just to see what would happen, and it had a single shake before Articuno broke out.
Blake knocked out Articuno with a critical Waterfall, and I had to try again. Blake weakened Articuno again, then Claire took a pounding before she could put Articuno to sleep with Hypnosis. Eventually Claire went down and I kept at it with Edward, though soon decided to use a Revive to bring Claire back to the battle.
Finally, FINALLY an Ultra Ball managed to catch Articuno right after it woke up. I was glad to have the first of the Legendary Bird Pokemon, and I wondered how difficult it would be to get the others. I used an Escape Rope to get out of the cave, then flew to Viridian City to heal my team and stock up on more Pokeballs.
Soon I'll have the 8th Gym Badge, and I'll be on my way to becoming the Indigo League Champion!
Current Team:
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 60)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 59)
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 59)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 60)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
I noticed some Trainers hanging around nearby, and I switched over to Samuel before I slid over some ice to confront them. The first, a Skier, had a Delibird, and Samuel took it out with Flame Wheel, then the second, a Snowboarder, sent out a Cloyster. Cloyster used Protect to prevent damage the first time, but the second time it failed and Samuel took it out instantly with Close Combat, then he sent out Dewgong and Seth knocked it out quickly.
I beat a third Trainer, and then moved east to find another ladder going down. I put Blake back in the lead, then continued onward. I found another ladder and went further down, then I found myself in a large cavern with water all around and many large hills jutting out of the water with ladders going up. I found TM13 (Ice Beam) and went back up the ladder.
I looked around the third level and noticed a ladder on the northern part. I had to get past some ice to get there, and I moved a boulder north a couple paces, then used it to slide over to the ladder. I went down to the fourth level and found an Ultra Ball, which reminded me about the amount I had. I hoped I had enough for whatever was down here, but knew it was too late to worry at that point.
I went back up the ladder to the third level, then moved about to go up the ladder on the east side to the second level. I went onto the ice and passed the Snowboarder, then off a ledge to climb up a ladder to the first level. I went down a ladder and found a Water Stone, then went down a ledge and climbed back up the ladder to the first level again.
I got back down to the third level, and I saw some ice blocks on ice. I slid the first south, and the second north, then I pushed the third west to provide a stopping area to move onward. I saw another few ice blocks on a large patch of ice to the north, and a bit further west there was a ladder going down. I moved the ice blocks around a bit, and grabbed a Big Pearl before I went down that western ladder.
I surfed around a bit, and saw Articuno on the central southern landmass. I KNEW something had to be down here. I went up a ladder, then up another ladder, then across a bridge and down another couple ladders. Finally I could surf over to the spot Articuno was waiting at.
I saved my game, then I started the battle with Blake. Blake used Crunch for great damage, then Articuno countered with Ancient Power for minor damage. Blake used Crunch again for great damage, and Articuno was in the yellow before it used Agility to increase it's speed. Articuno hit Blake with Ice Beam for good damage, and he was frozen solid before he could counter.
Blake was frozen solid when he got hit by Ancient Power again, but fortunately I had Ice Heal to unfreeze him before he was hit by Ancient Power again for good damage. Articuno used Agility again to increase it's speed, and then Blake used Ice Fang to push Articuno to the red. Now I could switch to Claire to start attempting the capture.
Claire was sent out, and Articuno used Agility again. Articuno couldn't get it's speed any higher with Agility, and Claire missed with Hypnosis. Articuno hit Claire with Ancient Power for good damage, but Claire managed to hit it with Hypnosis to put it to sleep. The first Ultra Ball did nothing, then the second did a single shake. I tried a Dusk Ball, and it did nothing.
Another Ultra Ball got one shake, and Articuno remained asleep, though I knew it wouldn't be much longer. Another Ultra Ball shook three times, and it looked like I had finished, but Articuno broke out at the last moment. Claire managed to get it back asleep with Hypnosis, and I kept tossing the Ultra Balls to catch it.
Articuno woke up and hit Claire with Ice Beam a couple times, and she went down. I sent out Edward, and kept at it with Pokeballs. Several more Ultra Balls failed as Edward took damage, and when he got to the red I sent out Samuel to take the punishment while I kept trying to catch Articuno.
Samuel kept taking damage, but thanks to his resistance he could last a while against Articuno's attacks. Eventually I ran out of Ultra Balls, and started using my few Dusk Balls. I rant out of them, and tried my few Great Balls next, while Samuel kept taking damage, already in the yellow. When I ran out of Great Balls, I decided to try something else.
I switched to Rayquaza, knowing it's double weakness to Ice would be a problem, but that it's high level was the only way for my Level Balls could have a chance. Immediately after it was sent out Rayquaza took a hit from Ice Beam and received massive damage, already in the yellow. The first failed, and the second looked like it would work but failed after the third shake. I kept trying, but I ran out and had to start using other Pokeballs.
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Eventually Articuno ran out of moves, and a single Struggle knocked itself out. I restarted the battle from my previous save, and hoped that I could catch it this time. I decided to try a Quick Ball at the start of the battle, just to see what would happen, and it had a single shake before Articuno broke out.
Blake knocked out Articuno with a critical Waterfall, and I had to try again. Blake weakened Articuno again, then Claire took a pounding before she could put Articuno to sleep with Hypnosis. Eventually Claire went down and I kept at it with Edward, though soon decided to use a Revive to bring Claire back to the battle.
Finally, FINALLY an Ultra Ball managed to catch Articuno right after it woke up. I was glad to have the first of the Legendary Bird Pokemon, and I wondered how difficult it would be to get the others. I used an Escape Rope to get out of the cave, then flew to Viridian City to heal my team and stock up on more Pokeballs.
Soon I'll have the 8th Gym Badge, and I'll be on my way to becoming the Indigo League Champion!
Current Team:
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 60)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 59)
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 59)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 60)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Pokemon SoulSilver - The Seafoam Gym
I went east on Route 20, heading to the Seafoam Islands. I fought several Trainers, both Swimmers and regular Trainers on dunes. By the time I got to the Seafoam Gym, Edward had grown to Level 60.
I went into the cave on the Seafoam Islands, and then found two paths, the left going down into an icy cave, with the other being a ladder going up. I took the ladder, and found myself in a cave with many rocks in a flame-shaped pattern, with several Trainers waiting to fight. I knew that the Gym Leader, Blaine, was somewhere in there ready to fight.
The Trainers were Scientists and Super Nerds, and I could see I needed to work my way through the rocks and Trainers to reach Blaine. The first Scientist went down easily enough with Blake against his Arcanine, then he moved back to allow me through.
I fought the second Trainer, a Super Nerd, and he sent out a Torkoal who was knocked out by Blake, then he moved aside and I kept moving up. The next Trainer was a Scientist who sent out Magmar, and Blake took it out to clear a path. Blake received a burn from the battle, and I used a Burn Heal before I moved on.
The next Trainer after that was a Super Nerd who sent out a Numel, and it was knocked out by Waterfall before I continued moving through the cave. I fought another Super Nerd and beat him, then he moved aside to let me fight Blaine.
I went to the center of the cave and met up with Blaine. He told me about how his Gym on Cinnabar Island was burned down by the eruption, but that he wouldn't give up. Blaine found this cave and turned it into a Gym, and now I was his latest challenger.
Blaine sent out Magcargo and I sent out Blake. Blake managed the first shot with Quick Claw, and his Surf attack landed to knock out Magcargo instantly. Blake grew to Level 60, then Magmar was sent out. Blake used Surf on Magmar and it went down as quick as the previous opponent.
Rapidash was the last Pokemon Blake sent out, and I kept Blake in the fight. Rapidash sprang up, and avoided Blake's Surf, then it used Bounce to do good damage against Blake before he countered with Surf for massive damage, and just like the previous two Pokemon it went down in a single blow!
Blake grew to Level 60, and the battle was won. Blaine handed over the Volcano Badge, and he gave me TM50 (Overheat) as well. Blaine wanted a rematch, whenever he rebuilt the Cinnabar Gym. I left the Gym and went back out onto Route 20, then flew to Cinnabar Island to heal my team.
I talked to Blue, and showed him my 7th Gym Badge, and he told me to meet him at the Viridian Gym when I was ready. Before that though, I want to check out the icy caverns in the Seafoam Islands...
Current Team:
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 60)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 59)
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 59)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 60)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
I went into the cave on the Seafoam Islands, and then found two paths, the left going down into an icy cave, with the other being a ladder going up. I took the ladder, and found myself in a cave with many rocks in a flame-shaped pattern, with several Trainers waiting to fight. I knew that the Gym Leader, Blaine, was somewhere in there ready to fight.
The Trainers were Scientists and Super Nerds, and I could see I needed to work my way through the rocks and Trainers to reach Blaine. The first Scientist went down easily enough with Blake against his Arcanine, then he moved back to allow me through.
I fought the second Trainer, a Super Nerd, and he sent out a Torkoal who was knocked out by Blake, then he moved aside and I kept moving up. The next Trainer was a Scientist who sent out Magmar, and Blake took it out to clear a path. Blake received a burn from the battle, and I used a Burn Heal before I moved on.
The next Trainer after that was a Super Nerd who sent out a Numel, and it was knocked out by Waterfall before I continued moving through the cave. I fought another Super Nerd and beat him, then he moved aside to let me fight Blaine.
I went to the center of the cave and met up with Blaine. He told me about how his Gym on Cinnabar Island was burned down by the eruption, but that he wouldn't give up. Blaine found this cave and turned it into a Gym, and now I was his latest challenger.
Blaine sent out Magcargo and I sent out Blake. Blake managed the first shot with Quick Claw, and his Surf attack landed to knock out Magcargo instantly. Blake grew to Level 60, then Magmar was sent out. Blake used Surf on Magmar and it went down as quick as the previous opponent.
Rapidash was the last Pokemon Blake sent out, and I kept Blake in the fight. Rapidash sprang up, and avoided Blake's Surf, then it used Bounce to do good damage against Blake before he countered with Surf for massive damage, and just like the previous two Pokemon it went down in a single blow!
Blake grew to Level 60, and the battle was won. Blaine handed over the Volcano Badge, and he gave me TM50 (Overheat) as well. Blaine wanted a rematch, whenever he rebuilt the Cinnabar Gym. I left the Gym and went back out onto Route 20, then flew to Cinnabar Island to heal my team.
I talked to Blue, and showed him my 7th Gym Badge, and he told me to meet him at the Viridian Gym when I was ready. Before that though, I want to check out the icy caverns in the Seafoam Islands...
Current Team:
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 60)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 59)
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 59)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 60)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Pokemon SoulSilver - Onward to Cinnabar Island
I started surfing on Route 21 going south to Cinnabar Island. I quickly got into a battle with a Swimmer, and afterwards Seth grew to Level 59. I kept onward and fought against another couple Trainers, and then Edward grew to Level 59 too.
I fought a couple more Trainers as I headed south, and one of them mentioned an arrogant guy at Cinnabar Island. I kept moving south, fighting against a couple more Trainers, and Claire grew to Level 59 before I finally made it to Cinnabar Island.
I found a Pokemon Center there and healed my team, before I went to talk to the man I noticed north of the Center. I introduced myself, and he told me he was Blue, former Kanto Champion! He was obviously frustrated that it was so short-lived thanks to Red, but changed the subject to the island we were standing on. Apparently Cinnabar Island held a town, before the volcano erupted, and Blue pondered how people could be overwhelmed by nature.
Blue told me that if he saw a strong opponent, it made him want to battle. He said I needed to show him how many Kanto badges I had earned if I wanted to fight him, and I showed him only for him to tell me I wasn't ready yet. I knew I would have to get my 7th Gym Badge elsewhere, and then Blue would be there to battle for my 8th Gym Badge.
It seems I'll have to keep onward.
Current Team:
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 59)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 59)
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 59)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 59)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
I fought a couple more Trainers as I headed south, and one of them mentioned an arrogant guy at Cinnabar Island. I kept moving south, fighting against a couple more Trainers, and Claire grew to Level 59 before I finally made it to Cinnabar Island.
I found a Pokemon Center there and healed my team, before I went to talk to the man I noticed north of the Center. I introduced myself, and he told me he was Blue, former Kanto Champion! He was obviously frustrated that it was so short-lived thanks to Red, but changed the subject to the island we were standing on. Apparently Cinnabar Island held a town, before the volcano erupted, and Blue pondered how people could be overwhelmed by nature.
Blue told me that if he saw a strong opponent, it made him want to battle. He said I needed to show him how many Kanto badges I had earned if I wanted to fight him, and I showed him only for him to tell me I wasn't ready yet. I knew I would have to get my 7th Gym Badge elsewhere, and then Blue would be there to battle for my 8th Gym Badge.
It seems I'll have to keep onward.
Current Team:
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 59)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 59)
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 59)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 59)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Pokemon SoulSilver - Visiting Pallet Town
I flew back to Viridian City, and then I went south on Route 1 toward Pallet Town. I fought several Trainers along the way, and soon enough I found myself in Pallet Town approaching Professor Oak's research lab.
I went inside the lab and talked to a few Scientists around before I talked with Professor Oak. He asked what I thought about Kanto Trainers, and I commented on their strength before I told him I was collecting Kanto Gym Badges. Oak thought the experience would help me, and told me he would have a gift for me when I get them all. I could only imagine what kind of gift he meant as I left.
I went to Red's house after I left Professor Oak's lab, and talked with Red's mother. She told me Red has been away, and hasn't called, so she had no idea where he was or what he was doing. The saying "no news is good news" wasn't very comforting for her, and I could understand that. I wondered what this former Champion of the Indigo League could be up to, and if he was in some kind of trouble.
I went into Red's room before I left, and found that his computer hadn't been used in a long time, and I grew concerned as I went to Blue's house. When I went inside I was greeted by Daisy, the older brother of Blue, who apparently is Gym Leader of the Viridian City Gym. She told me he goes out of town often, causing problems for the Trainers. I wondered how that could work when a Gym Leader needs to be available to accept challenges.
With all I could do finished in Pallet Town, I could only head south toward my next challenge.
Current Team:
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 58)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 59)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 58)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 58)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
I went inside the lab and talked to a few Scientists around before I talked with Professor Oak. He asked what I thought about Kanto Trainers, and I commented on their strength before I told him I was collecting Kanto Gym Badges. Oak thought the experience would help me, and told me he would have a gift for me when I get them all. I could only imagine what kind of gift he meant as I left.
I went to Red's house after I left Professor Oak's lab, and talked with Red's mother. She told me Red has been away, and hasn't called, so she had no idea where he was or what he was doing. The saying "no news is good news" wasn't very comforting for her, and I could understand that. I wondered what this former Champion of the Indigo League could be up to, and if he was in some kind of trouble.
I went into Red's room before I left, and found that his computer hadn't been used in a long time, and I grew concerned as I went to Blue's house. When I went inside I was greeted by Daisy, the older brother of Blue, who apparently is Gym Leader of the Viridian City Gym. She told me he goes out of town often, causing problems for the Trainers. I wondered how that could work when a Gym Leader needs to be available to accept challenges.
With all I could do finished in Pallet Town, I could only head south toward my next challenge.
Current Team:
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 58)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 59)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 58)
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 58)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Pokemon SoulSilver - Catching Latios
I decided before I would continue on my journey to finally capture the Latios that was going around the Kanto region looking his sibling. I first went to Saffron City, then I made my way over to Lavender Town where I found a decent spot on Route 8, and I went between town and route for a time before I spotted Latios.
I encountered Latios (Dragon/Psychic, Male, Lv. 35) and realized I might have a difficult time trying to weaken him without just knocking him out. I decided to send out Samuel, and he used Rock Smash for great damage, but thankfully it left Latios with plenty of health left. I knew just a couple more hits with Rock Smash would bring him to the yellow or even red.
After a time I got Latios down to no more than 3 HP, a sliver of health deep in the red. I knew I just had to toss plenty of Pokeballs to catch him. I tried using a Fast Ball first, one shake before it broke, then a Quick Ball which failed instantly. I knew I'd probably be best off with Ultra Balls, or at worst use the Master Ball I still had. I truly wish I could get a couple more of them for the other Legendary Pokemon I know are still in Kanto.
After a time I found Latios again, and tried another Fast Ball, which gave three shakes before it finally failed. I didn't have many Fast Balls so I knew I had to be careful, but worst-case scenario I would be able to reload the game after I got Latios to the red and try again.
I tossed another Fast Ball with no luck, and then had to wait for a time before Latios came back again. As long as it was taking for me to find him, I started wondering if maybe I should just use my Master Ball on Latios and be done with it.
After a couple hours of trying to find Latios and using different Pokeballs with no luck, including Fast Balls, Quick Balls, and Ultra Balls, I finally caught Latios with my only Master Ball, same as his sibling Latias in Hoenn. I admit for a moment I was worried it would fail, after Latios kept breaking out so quickly from the other Pokeballs, but of course the Master Ball landed true.
I just hope that I won't regret using it on Latios.
Current Team:
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 58)
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 58)
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 59)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 58)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
I encountered Latios (Dragon/Psychic, Male, Lv. 35) and realized I might have a difficult time trying to weaken him without just knocking him out. I decided to send out Samuel, and he used Rock Smash for great damage, but thankfully it left Latios with plenty of health left. I knew just a couple more hits with Rock Smash would bring him to the yellow or even red.
After a time I got Latios down to no more than 3 HP, a sliver of health deep in the red. I knew I just had to toss plenty of Pokeballs to catch him. I tried using a Fast Ball first, one shake before it broke, then a Quick Ball which failed instantly. I knew I'd probably be best off with Ultra Balls, or at worst use the Master Ball I still had. I truly wish I could get a couple more of them for the other Legendary Pokemon I know are still in Kanto.
After a time I found Latios again, and tried another Fast Ball, which gave three shakes before it finally failed. I didn't have many Fast Balls so I knew I had to be careful, but worst-case scenario I would be able to reload the game after I got Latios to the red and try again.
I tossed another Fast Ball with no luck, and then had to wait for a time before Latios came back again. As long as it was taking for me to find him, I started wondering if maybe I should just use my Master Ball on Latios and be done with it.
After a couple hours of trying to find Latios and using different Pokeballs with no luck, including Fast Balls, Quick Balls, and Ultra Balls, I finally caught Latios with my only Master Ball, same as his sibling Latias in Hoenn. I admit for a moment I was worried it would fail, after Latios kept breaking out so quickly from the other Pokeballs, but of course the Master Ball landed true.
I just hope that I won't regret using it on Latios.
Current Team:
Claire (Gengar, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 58)
Seth (Victreebel, Grass/Poison, Lv. 58)
Blake (Feraligatr, Water, Lv. 59)
Edward (Electabuzz, Electric, Lv. 58)
Samuel (Infernape, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 59)
Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying, Lv. 71)
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