After I healed my team, I explored Nimbasa City, a city "lit by the Flash of Lightning" as the sign said. The first place I visited was the Battle Institute right next to the Pokemon Center. Inside was a small combat arena where I could take a Battle Test. I asked for more info, and was told that a Battle Test involved using three Pokemon for Single Battles and four Pokemon for Double Battles, and at the end of five battles in a row I would be graded on my performance.
I next checked a couple buildings to the north, and someone inside gave me HM04 (Strength). I also got a Soothe Bell by another woman in that same building. In the other building I got a Sun Stone, but otherwise nothing of note to be mentioned. I started looking around, and found myself going toward the gateway to another route before I was stopped by Bianca.
Bianca made me follow her to a massive, colorful building with the word "Musical" on the top, and we went inside. It was a large room, and Bianca was in awe of it all, then we were greeted by an old man. The man was the owner of the theater, and he was pleased to meet us. He viewed us as great Trainers, and told us that they use things called Props to make our Pokemon fashionable and glamorous.
The old man handed us both a Prop Case, which let us store Props for decorating our Pokemon. He was throwing us right into it, so I decided that I would have Zach start out playing Dress Up. Suddenly I found myself in a mini-game where I had a circle of Props surrounding Zach, and I could spin them around and drag them to latch onto him in the appropriate spots. I decided upon a Top Hat and a Bowtie, then I tapped OK.
The owner told us we did a great job, and that our Pokemon were charming. He told us if we have a Pokemon that we can Dress Up, then we could participate in the Pokemon Musical. He asked us to join them, and that the receptionist could explain everything. The owner left, and Bianca wasn't sure what to do, excited to try the Pokemon Musical but wanting to do other things. Bianca decided that she would see the sights in Nimbasa, and left shortly before I did, after I received TM49 (Echoed Voice) from someone in the building.
I left the building, and found Bianca's father confronting her on the street. She was surprised to see him, and he told her he had come to take her home. Bianca's mother told him she had made it all the way out there, and thought she had gone far enough, but Bianca wanted to explore even further than that. Bianca wanted to continue on with me and her Pokemon, but her father refused, saying that others do things their way, and their family does things their own way. Bianca told him that he should do things HIS way, and she could do things HER way.
Suddenly we heard someone telling her to keep going on her travels, and a blonde woman came up from the bridge. Bianca's father asked who she thought she was, telling her to butt out of their family matters. The woman introduced herself as Elesa, the Nimbasa Gym Leader AND a professional model. Elesa talked to Bianca, telling her there were many people in the world, some of who may think completely differently from her, and that sometimes this could mean she could get hurt.
Bianca's father agreed with Elesa, that it was what he was worried about. Elesa talked to Bianca's father now, telling him it's important to keep trying, to learn about the differences between yourself and others, to learn that being different is okay. Elesa told Bianca's father that he shouldn't worry, that Trainers always have Pokemon at their side, that they are wonderful for both how cute they can be but also how dependable they could be too.
Bianca pleaded with her father, knowing the road ahead could be difficult, that she got that, but she knew there would be lots of nice people to meet as well. Bianca told her father that because she had been traveling with her Pokemon that she knew she had already grown tougher. Bianca's father thought about it for a bit, and agreed to let her go. He said that her wanting to continue the journey was only as selfish as his desire to stop her, and realized how childish he was being. He decided that it was better she take the path she wants to now, and wished her good luck on her journey.
I promise Bianca's father to take care of her, and he left, with Bianca promising that she would come home after she finds out what she wants to do. Elesa was sure he had traveled as a Trainer himself years ago, and knew that being a parent must be hard. I wondered if the former were true, if something had happened to make him so worried for his daughter? Elesa was worried she had meddled unnecessarily, that she had chimed in because Bianca looked trouble, then she asked us to stop by the Nimbasa Gym.
Bianca told me she wanted to be a cool woman like Elesa, and wondered how she would get there. Bianca knew she had to figure out what she wanted to do before then, and bid me farewell before she left. I decided to do more exploring, first by checking out the big building in the center of the city. The building was the Battle Subway, and before I could enter it I was stopped by a blue-haired woman leaving the building.
The woman told me that Gear Station has trains where I could battle other Trainers, the Battle Subway. She handed me the Vs. Recorder, which lets me record battles with friends or on the Battle Subway. After she told me about it, the woman left for the Battle Institute, and I went inside. I found someone who would allow me to choose phrases to use for battles, but I didn't bother much with it.
I pondered trying out the Battle Subway, open with Single, Double, or Multi Trains, but then I found that my team wouldn't actually gain experience for my battles. Battle Points could be won by going on winning streaks, but otherwise there seemed to be little purpose to it. As I am trying to get through this game to reach Pokemon Y and finally enjoy all the updates and balances to the series, I wasn't about to go through undue stress or work.
I checked on the Big Stadium and Small Court near the Pokemon Musical building, and I went inside the Big Stadium first. I found that there was a game going on, and I went up to watch it with some other people in the stands, before I left and checked out the Small Court next to it. I found out that the Small Court was being used for practice, and that I could go onto the court to battle the players.
I got into a Pokemon battle with one of the Hoopsters training there, and then I went over to the Pokemon Center to heal my team before I decided to go to Route 16 hoping to do some training for the challenge ahead. I got into several battles with Trainers there, during which my whole team grew to Level 25, Mason learned Spark in place of Quick Attack, and Nora evolved into . I also caught a Gothita (Psychic, Female, Lv. 19), Minccino (Normal, Female, Lv 19), and a Trubbish (Poison, Male, Lv. 21).
I did some research on Bulbapedia after the training, specifically on Arthur, and it looked like Grass Seed was the last great Grass-Type attack he could learn on his own. Anything else he could use would be through TM, because everything else would be Dark-Type moves. I decided to use the Leaf Stone on Arthur, and he evolved into Simisage. Thanks to the evolution, Arthur's attack, special attack, and speed all increased to good levels, and defense and special defense were decent. I also decided to teach Arthur to use Work Up in place of Leer to increase his attack and special attack both during battle.
I felt my team was as ready as they could be without excessive training, and I went into the amusement park. I found N there, and he asked if I was looking for Team Plasma. N told me that they ran into the amusement park, and followed him to see what was going on. N got to the Ferris Wheel and looked around, then told me they weren't there. We decided to ride on the Ferris Wheel to see better and find the Plasma Grunts.
N told me he loves Ferris Wheels, the motion and engineering, telling me they were like collections of elegant formulas. We went up, and there N revealed that he was the king of Team Plasma. Ghetsis asked him to help save Pokemon as their king, and he wondered just how many Pokemon were in the world as I pondered how someone like N could lead such thugs.
When we got down, a pair of Plasma Grunts ran up, looking for their king. They were relieved to see N safe, and he told them that there wasn't a problem. He told the Grunts that they was part of the people N and Team Plasma brought in to help them save the Pokemon, that they was under his protection as well. N told them that he would battle me to cover their retreat, and so we battled.
N sent out Sandile, and I sent out Cole against it, and a single Rock Smash took it out. Sigilyph was sent out next, and so I sent out Zach against it. Zach hit Sigilyph with Pursuit for massive damage, then it used Tailwind to increase it's speed. Zach got hit by Air Cutter next for great damage, but he countered with Pursuit to knock it out.
Next up N sent out Scraggy, and I sent out Madelyn, and she got hit by Brick Break for good damage before she countered with Air Cutter for massive damage. Scraggy used Swagger next to confused Madelyn and increase her speed, but the managed to work through confusion to knock it out with another Air Cutter.
Finally Darumaka was sent out, and I sent Nora out against it. Nora used Bubble Beam for massive damage, and Darumaka was knocked out instantly. The battle was over, and N admired my strength. He told me that he had a future he must change, and for it he would deafeat the Champion, and become unbeatable. He promised me he would make all Trainers free their Pokemon, and dared me to stop him. N told me the only way I could stop him would be to get all the Gym Badges and try to fight him at the Pokemon League.
N left, and I went to the Pokemon Center to heal my team before I went to fight at the Nimbasa Gym.
My team consisted of:
Cole (Pignite, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 25)
Mason (Blitzle, Electric, Lv. 25)
Nora (Palpitoad, Water/Ground, Lv. 25)
Arthur (Simisage, Grass, Lv. 25)
Madelyn (Tranquill, Normal/Flying, Lv. 25)
Zach (Liepard, Dark, Lv. 25)
When I went inside, I found that it was a roller coaster. The first step was to get in the car, then there was the platform. From there I could change where the coaster was going, and I could tell this would be annoying before I could finally get that next Badge.
I went on the blue line, and got into a battle, and after I pressed a switch to change the course of the blue line. I made it to another platform, and got into another battle, then I pressed a switch to change the course of the green line to become yellow. I was about to step onto another car, but it was occupied with a Rich Boy who stepped out and battled me. With the battle won, both Arthur and Nora grew to Level 26.
I went through on the yellow line, stopped at another platform, pressed the switch for the orange line, and then stepped in front of the next car only to be stopped by another Trainer occupying it. With another battle behind me, I got onto the orange line, through a loop-the-loop and finally to the main platform where Elesa was waiting for me.
Elesa asked if I was dizzy from the speed, and told me that her Pokemon would make my head spin. Elesa sent out Emolga while I sent out Mason against it. Emolga used Quick Attack for good damage, then Mason countered with Thunder Wave to paralyze it and lower it's speed. Next I had Mason hit it with Spark for massive damage, a critical hit that left it in the yellow, then it countered with Aerial Ace to bring Mason to the yellow. Mason hit Emolga with Spark again and knocked it out.
I sent out Nora against Elesa's next Pokemon, Zebstrika, and it used Quick Attack for good damage, before Nora countered with Mud Shot for great damage that also lowered it's speed. Zebstrika used another Quick Attack for good damage, and then avoided another Mud Shot. Nora got hit yet again with Quick attack, but this time she was able to land another Mud Shot to push Zebstrika deep into the red.
Elesa used a Hyper Potion to heal Zebstrika, then Nora hit it with Bubble Beam for good damage. Zebstrika used Quick Attack for good damage again, and Nora was deep in the yellow, but she countered with Mud Shot to push it to the yellow again. Another Quick Strike hit, and Nora was knocked out before she could counterattack. I sent out Cole, who took revenge with Flame Charge and knocked it out, and Cole grew to Level 26.
I decided to keep Cole in the fight against Elesa's last Pokemon, Emolga, and Emolga used Aerial Ace for massive damage, but Cole countered with Flame Charge for just as much damage, and both were in the yellow before Cole was paralyzed by Emolga's Static ability. I would not allow Cole to go down like Nora had, and so I sent out Mason against it, and he got hit by Aerial Ace for great damage. Emolga hit Mason with Quick Attack next, and he was knocked out.
I decided to fight speed with speed, and so I sent out Madelyn against it. Madelyn was too fast for Emolga, and her Quick Attack took it out and won the battle! Cole grew to Level 27, and I had beat Elesa for my fourth Gym Badge!
Elesa admired my fighting style, telling me I was a great Trainer. It seemed she was getting flustered at my abilities, and she decided to just hand over the Bolt Badge before she could embarrass herself. With the Bolt Badge, Pokemon up to Level 50 would obey me. Elesa also gave me TM72 (Volt Switch) which let's the Pokemon using it switch with another Pokemon after attacking.
Elesa assumed I was going to Driftveil City next, because it also had a Gym, but assumed I wouldn't be able to get there. Elesa told me she would fix it so I could cross, and to wait for her on Route 5. It sounded like I didn't have much choice, so I pressed a switch and got onto another car to leave the place.
Four Badges down, four more to go. I just hope that the rest of them go more smoothly, with less Pokemon knocked out on my team. I wondered what N could be up to, and I hoped I would be able to reach the Unova League in time to stop him.
Current Team:
Mason (Blitzle, Electric, Lv. 25)
Nora (Palpitoad, Water/Ground, Lv. 26)
Cole (Pignite, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 27)
Arthur (Simisage, Grass, Lv. 26)
Madelyn (Tranquill, Normal/Flying, Lv. 25)
Zach (Liepard, Dark, Lv. 25)
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