Took Butterfree and Psyduck out of the team and replaced them with Voltorb & Dratini and headed out north to fight some of the trainer battles.
These didn't prove too hard and I even let Dratini take the lead at the end and got it from Lvl 10 to lvl 13 learning Twister on the way.
Also found and started using the GTS in these past 2 sessions - nothing much I could grab that I don't have on Platinum, still mostly unrealistic offers too... I have a Pikachu up there for any Clefairy. Will see what happens.
Saturday, 10 April 2010
Day 13 - Work Sabatical
Managed about 20 mins of Pokemon in the last few days including 1 (ONE) trainer battle.
Did catch a load of PokeWalker Pokemon including two Dratini - so now all the work is done it's progress as normal.
6 hrs 30 mins in...
Did catch a load of PokeWalker Pokemon including two Dratini - so now all the work is done it's progress as normal.
6 hrs 30 mins in...
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Day 12 - Immobilized By Love
Miltank used Attract, Bricks fell in love!!
Stomp
Immobilized by love!!
Stomp
Immobilized by love!!
etc.
While I do think there is a song in the Eurovision Song Contest this year with those lyrics (or was it a Joy Division b-side?) this is how the battle seemed to go...
The gym leader in the Goldenrod Gym turned out to be a different battle to how I remember. I remember being Rollout'd to destruction quite effectively when I last played the original game. This time all the rollout's missed and I was getting slowly stomped to bits while my Pokemon sat around with a dreamy look in it's eyes.
Turns out all the normal attacks were not very effective though, so after a few defense curls Bricks was taking 1 or 2 points each time. Every Brick Break my Geodude pulled off lowered the Miltank's defense too (luckily) so the war of attrition (yeah I used potions, but SO DID SHE) was won by me. Convincingly.
I got my 3rd badge and in 5hrs 30. I'd got my lvl 31 Pidgeotto on the team but didn't use it at all in the gym and preferred to level my other pokemon. Those normal types really don't like Poison Powder/Acid attacks from Oddish.
Good few more levels there too - and I stumbled across the watering can thing for sudowoodo so if I can find them (and remember to get some pokeballs) then it should be a mad rush for the next town!
Unless I have a go on VoltorbFlip or find the GTS buidling I guess... ;)
Stomp
Immobilized by love!!
Stomp
Immobilized by love!!
etc.
While I do think there is a song in the Eurovision Song Contest this year with those lyrics (or was it a Joy Division b-side?) this is how the battle seemed to go...
The gym leader in the Goldenrod Gym turned out to be a different battle to how I remember. I remember being Rollout'd to destruction quite effectively when I last played the original game. This time all the rollout's missed and I was getting slowly stomped to bits while my Pokemon sat around with a dreamy look in it's eyes.
Turns out all the normal attacks were not very effective though, so after a few defense curls Bricks was taking 1 or 2 points each time. Every Brick Break my Geodude pulled off lowered the Miltank's defense too (luckily) so the war of attrition (yeah I used potions, but SO DID SHE) was won by me. Convincingly.
I got my 3rd badge and in 5hrs 30. I'd got my lvl 31 Pidgeotto on the team but didn't use it at all in the gym and preferred to level my other pokemon. Those normal types really don't like Poison Powder/Acid attacks from Oddish.
Good few more levels there too - and I stumbled across the watering can thing for sudowoodo so if I can find them (and remember to get some pokeballs) then it should be a mad rush for the next town!
Unless I have a go on VoltorbFlip or find the GTS buidling I guess... ;)
Day 11 - Addict
Basically I turned the DS on, went to the Voltorb Flip game and played it for 30 mins...
I got 400 coins, but thats one dangerous little mini-game.
I got 400 coins, but thats one dangerous little mini-game.
Saturday, 3 April 2010
Day 10 - Long walk to Goldenrod
Not much PokeWalker action today - keep failing to catch Pikachus with my watts so still 50 off the next course.
Gamewise I've plodded through the forest to the next city - Goldenrod. I seem to remember this is where the casino is, so I'll have a quick go on that. Might be where the GTS station is too.
I caught a few lesser Pokemon on the way (Drowsey etc.) but nothing worth adding to team. Most of my Pokemon seem a bit underlevelled so I made sure to fight all the trainers, even though I barely went through the grass this added a few levels.
Found my friend code out too (as someone had sent me theirs) so leave a message if you feel like destroying my casual team of obvious Pokemon!
If I were a genuine casual gamer today's session would have seemed a bit short and dull. I'm thinking of all the good stuff yet to come.
Very tempted to turn the animations off like I did with Platinum, the game STILL needs to be faster. The bottom screen isn't even used while the attacks are happening - why not put the messages there at the same time as the animations??
Gamewise I've plodded through the forest to the next city - Goldenrod. I seem to remember this is where the casino is, so I'll have a quick go on that. Might be where the GTS station is too.
I caught a few lesser Pokemon on the way (Drowsey etc.) but nothing worth adding to team. Most of my Pokemon seem a bit underlevelled so I made sure to fight all the trainers, even though I barely went through the grass this added a few levels.
Found my friend code out too (as someone had sent me theirs) so leave a message if you feel like destroying my casual team of obvious Pokemon!
If I were a genuine casual gamer today's session would have seemed a bit short and dull. I'm thinking of all the good stuff yet to come.
Very tempted to turn the animations off like I did with Platinum, the game STILL needs to be faster. The bottom screen isn't even used while the attacks are happening - why not put the messages there at the same time as the animations??
Day 9 - Cut & Headbutt
A short and distracted Pokemon day today.
Didn't really go out much so only put the one level on the Pidgeotto who is progressing nicely.
Did get the new WiFi walker course for all the Pikachu - never really been a fan of the little yellow rat, but having surf and fly on the same Pokemon would be handy. Apparently the internet says you can't do that though and only get one at a time. Pity.
Spent a good 5 mins clearing up the PokeBox and deciding who to inflict Cut upon. It's one of those moves that is only useful in specific parts so I decided that I'd have a Paras with it. I do like poison & confusion so I've used this critter a lot before (maybe in my original Gold run 10 years ago) but don't plan on taking him all the way.
Wandered around the forest and found a bunch of story elements and trainers and found the guy who teaches head-butt. Gave that to Psyduck so he's now a bit more diverse (it easily outperforms scratch anyway) and I can look in the trees. Got a Hoot-Hoot out to the next area and it was time to save.
30 mins flys by if you try to play Pokemon while doing other things, doesn't it?
Didn't really go out much so only put the one level on the Pidgeotto who is progressing nicely.
Did get the new WiFi walker course for all the Pikachu - never really been a fan of the little yellow rat, but having surf and fly on the same Pokemon would be handy. Apparently the internet says you can't do that though and only get one at a time. Pity.
Spent a good 5 mins clearing up the PokeBox and deciding who to inflict Cut upon. It's one of those moves that is only useful in specific parts so I decided that I'd have a Paras with it. I do like poison & confusion so I've used this critter a lot before (maybe in my original Gold run 10 years ago) but don't plan on taking him all the way.
Wandered around the forest and found a bunch of story elements and trainers and found the guy who teaches head-butt. Gave that to Psyduck so he's now a bit more diverse (it easily outperforms scratch anyway) and I can look in the trees. Got a Hoot-Hoot out to the next area and it was time to save.
30 mins flys by if you try to play Pokemon while doing other things, doesn't it?
Friday, 2 April 2010
Day 8 - Retail defeats Piracy, but by a slim margin!
Not much PokeWalker action - i've been busy so just put 2 levels on DLC the Pigeotto (now 30). Did catch Psyduck however and put him into the main team.
In game I only had 21 mins due to yesterday's Gym LEader battle over-run, but within minutes of setting up a nice team to get to the next area I ran into the Rival - Piracy.
He opened with a Ghastly which My female Nidoran couldn't touch so when she fainted I moved to using the Totodile starter. He used Mean Look and fixed me in place then switched to his starter that was 6 levels higher than mine and took me out in one hit. As I didn't have my starter killing Ponyta on the team I sent out Oddish, even though it again was lvl 12 to his 18. Using the acid move as well as a sweet scent for good measure I chipped away at the health speedily, not helped by his constant use of synthesis. Eventually he went down and Oddish grew to lvl 14 and learnt poison powder.
Piracy sent in Golbat and took out Oddish so I sent in Bricks the Geodude. Two Rock Throws later (with a spot of confusion in between) and it was just Ghastly to beat. Ghastly decided to use Spite and took himself into the yellow and then Rock Fall took him the rest of the way. 2 levels for Geodude and Retail defeats Piracy once more. DLC wasn't effective, but Bricks (and mortar) and a small green poisonous plant worked better.
Psyduck & Butterfree were not used.
I did the Farfetched puzzle and got CUT but don't really know who I should teach it to yet. Do I want to be properly casual and teach them to my main Pokemon or put them all on the same Pokemon?
In game I only had 21 mins due to yesterday's Gym LEader battle over-run, but within minutes of setting up a nice team to get to the next area I ran into the Rival - Piracy.
He opened with a Ghastly which My female Nidoran couldn't touch so when she fainted I moved to using the Totodile starter. He used Mean Look and fixed me in place then switched to his starter that was 6 levels higher than mine and took me out in one hit. As I didn't have my starter killing Ponyta on the team I sent out Oddish, even though it again was lvl 12 to his 18. Using the acid move as well as a sweet scent for good measure I chipped away at the health speedily, not helped by his constant use of synthesis. Eventually he went down and Oddish grew to lvl 14 and learnt poison powder.
Piracy sent in Golbat and took out Oddish so I sent in Bricks the Geodude. Two Rock Throws later (with a spot of confusion in between) and it was just Ghastly to beat. Ghastly decided to use Spite and took himself into the yellow and then Rock Fall took him the rest of the way. 2 levels for Geodude and Retail defeats Piracy once more. DLC wasn't effective, but Bricks (and mortar) and a small green poisonous plant worked better.
Psyduck & Butterfree were not used.
I did the Farfetched puzzle and got CUT but don't really know who I should teach it to yet. Do I want to be properly casual and teach them to my main Pokemon or put them all on the same Pokemon?
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