Part 17: Park and Ride

Update 14: Park and Ride



Oh hey, it's that time to evolve some stuff we have. Here's the list


HP: 85 | ATK: 76 | DEF: 64 | SP.ATK: 45 | SP.DEF: 55 | SPD: 90 | TOTAL: 415
#020: Furret


HP: 55 | ATK: 35 | DEF: 50 | SP.ATK: 55 | SP.DEF: 110 | SPD: 85 | TOTAL: 390
#031: Ledian


HP: 70 | ATK: 55 | DEF: 55 | SP.ATK: 80 | SP.DEF: 60 | SPD: 45 | TOTAL: 365
#054: Flaaffy


HP: 55 | ATK: 45 | DEF: 50 | SP.ATK: 45 | SP.DEF: 65 | SPD: 80 | TOTAL: 340
#068: Skiploom





This is the state of our team as of this update. I'll be doing this after every gym battle or so, if I remember. So anyway, let's finally leave this damn city and go on to new adventures.

Route 35

"a favor?"

: Can you take this POKéMON with MAIL to my friend?



Hmm, Route 31 is quite a ways back, but maybe we'll be going back there fairly soon, who knows?



: My pal's a chubby guy who snoozes all the time. You'll recognize him right away!



: ROUTE 31! Oh yeah, there was a weird tree brocking the road. I wonder if it's been cleared?



Say hi to Kenya. He'll be joining us for a few updates so we can deliver him to the fat man. Interesting letter, too, what could it mean???



New route means new trainers! Here's one now.



And there they go.



: I found a useful item shopping, so I bought it with your money. Sorry!

Huh, we were that close to another item. Neat.

"them."

Guuuurl, they just look so pretty, right? I love how they compliment my jacket.

"stuff!"

Ah, a fire type trainer.




HP: 70 | ATK: 20 | DEF: 50 | SP.ATK: 20 | SP.DEF: 50 | SPD: 40 | TOTAL: 250
#130: Marill



Hah, I need your money and experience and your crumbling relationship means nothing to me.

"girlfriend..." "rely on him."






HP: 35 | ATK: 55 | DEF: 30 | SP.ATK: 50 | SP.DEF: 40 | SPD: 90 | TOTAL: 300
#022: Pikachu



Ahh, nostalgia. Anyway, Double Team (Kage Bunshin: Shadow Divide) is a Normal status move with 15PP that raises your evasion by one stage. It's either not too useful, or the most aggrevating move ever, your choice.



And the team overview is already outdated. That was quick.

"my boyfriend."

Mine would say the same, IF I HAD ONE.



Man, remember when we used to learn via the radio? Good times.



Brawn beats brain, nerd.

"of wild POKéMON."

The March/Lullaby songs aren't too helpful, since the encounter rate is usually high enough that March is unnecessary, while repels are much better and more consistent than Lullaby.



Two spinners, what fun, we'll go left first.




HP: 65 | ATK: 95 | DEF: 57 | SP.ATK: 100 | SP.DEF: 85 | SPD: 93 | TOTAL: 495
#151: Magmar



Some very good experience for Jeremiah and a bad time for Churchill. It's crazy how early it gets Fire Punch.

"wild POKéMON."

Hopefully we'll see more Firebreathers. Magmar have a great exp yield. We'll talk about that after this update, why not?



Oh be-HAVE.



Good work team.

"prize POKéMON."

: But your prowess electrified me! You're the best I've ever battled! Huh? You're the one who saved all the SLOWPOKE? Well, no wonder I couldn't beat you!

: Would it be OK to get your number? I don't want to miss anything you do from now on!

I like the idea that Marina mentions that she saved all the Slowpoke to basically every person she meets.



: Wow! Gee, thanks! Now I can call you anytime, whether anything's up for not. You know, just to chat!

Girls don't like over eager guys friend.



Well yeah, cause there's policemen that try to fight me.

"own ways."

: But don't overdo it, OK?

"appear there."

Before we head into the building, there's still more to explore on the right. Surprise, it's another trainer.



Apparently roasted bugs are delicious.




: Do you get the feeling that there are more rare POKéMON around? I'm positive there are, so I look all the time. If I find one, I want to share the good news with everyone I know.



: If I spot any awesome POKéMON, I'll be sure to give you a call!



Eventually I'll get around to encountering those rare Pokemon, but can't do much until they call me and I need to not be on the other side of the damn region when it happens.



Oh goody, the Rollout TM. Wonderful. We also have this guy here, let's talk to him.



Gah! He was a trainer! I think he's the only one in the game to do that, though they do that more often in future generations.



: Try catching them with KURT's FAST BALL. Whenever I find a WHT APRICORN, I take it to KURT. He turns it into a custom BALL.

Hahaha, if you only knew what you were talking about man...




HP: 60 | ATK: 40 | DEF: 80 | SP.ATK: 60 | SP.DEF: 45 | SPD: 40 | TOTAL: 325
#104: Exeggcute



And here's the last unique Pokemon we can find via Headbutt. We can't find Exeggcute anywhere else and now we have no need of Headbutt, except that it's still a really good early move.



There's an interesting event we could do today, but we'll save that for next update. For now, let's enter...

National Park



If you thought the music in this game was good before, baby you ain't heard nothing yet. While most of my Top 10 consists of ORAS battle music, some of my favourite tracks are from Gen 2.



: ...Oops, I have to quit thinking like a teacher all the time. You must be a POKéMON trainer. Since you're working so hard, I want you to have this.



: Sometimes it will strike first during battle.

Now we're getting to the good hold items. It gives the user a 20% chance of going first in its priority bracket. Very useful for slow Pokemon, but it is of course unreliable. Over the course of a game, however, it'll proc a lot of times, so I'll probably give it to Jeremiah, or a future slow team member.



: Let me tell you how proud my darlings make me.



There's a few trainers in this park, out by the grass. The only thing to really note about Pokefans is their Pokemon will always hold a Berry.



Hmm, maybe one day you'll get lucky.



: There are still lots of thing we don't know. But I know more than you do!



No. No you do not.



: For example... There are 50 kinds of TMs. Traded POKéMON level up faster.

: Your knowledge is impressive! I like that! Want to trade battle tips? I'll phone you if I get good info.



While I don't really benefit from having your number, might as well. By this point, I'm cycling out numbers I don't need anymore, since I only realistically have 7 free slots.



The main park is shaped like a Pokeball and while the grass here is different and even unique, it has the same encounter rates as the normal looking grass.



And there's even a few new Pokemon we can catch here.



Her partner is around here too, but I can fight some trainers while I look.



...you talkin' to me?



It wouldn't have been very long until we saw a Cubone anyway. As a result, we're boned.

"because I'm cute!"

What can I say, I appreciate your hair colour.

"dislike us."

: That's what being a FAN is about.




HP: 60 | ATK: 90 | DEF: 55 | SP.ATK: 90 | SP.DEF: 80 | SPD: 100 | TOTAL: 475
#023: Raichu



Goddamn that thing is frail (ignoring the fact that I was seven levels higher than it).



Well can't argue with you there.



Before we grab the last couple Pokemon, we can learn all about the wonder that is the GB Printer. Okay, actually, there's a gap in the fence we can go through.



There's quite a bit of walking, but there's a couple nice items around.



Down this stupidly long gap in the trees is the TM for Dig (Ana wo Horu: Dig Hole), which is a Ground move with 60BP, 10PP and 100% accuracy. It's taken a big hit since last gen, so there's not much point teaching it to a Pokemon, unless you want its effect of teleporting you to the entrance of the cave you're currently in.



Alright, that's more or less everything, so let's grab the last two Pokemon here.



Time to join your sister/partner/heterosexual other in cyberspace.



Good to finally have these two obtained.




HP: 30 | ATK: 30 | DEF: 30 | SP.ATK: 30 | SP.DEF: 30 | SPD: 30 | TOTAL: 180
#102: Sunkern



Yep, that's Mega Drain (Mega Dorein), a Grass move with 40BP, 10PP and 100% accuracy that heals you for 50% of the damage done to the opponent. I mean, it's better than Absorb, but not by much...



With how many we still have left to catch, this is by far the last heart attack.



And there we have it, our fourth team member! Ahahaha... yeah, I'm kidding. I have to be.



Conveniently, there's PCs very close by and we'll need them, cause depositing a Pokemon now fully heals them. We'll be using Jeremiah a lot at the start of the next update, so it's very helpful.



Cause next time, we'll be participating in this Bug Catching Contest we've heard so much about.