Gargravarr
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Wednesday 2nd March
10:58pm Okay, my pokemon are all levelled up (complete with some evolutions and the acquisition of a Celebi thanks to a giveaway), so I'm now all set to take on the Blackthorn Gym. My team will be Tusker and Levi (Ice attacks for Dragons), Tesla (Electric for Water-types), and Rosso, Pell and Molar (non-Dragons with Dragon attacks for Kingdra). Hopefully nothing should go wrong, so here goes nothing...
11:02pm Blimey, this place has changed a bit. Looks like Clair took inspiration from Bowser's Castle when she built/remodelled her gym. The puzzle has changed, too. Instead of pushing boulders on the upper floor down holes to form bridges over the lava in the ground floor, there's only one flor and you have to manoeuvre platforms across it through the use of switched on each platform. Two switches move a platform from side to side, while the third twists the platform 90 degrees, allowing you to move in all directions. It's a bit more complex, but nothing I can't handle.
11:26pm Okay, that's all the gym trainers beat. Now to heal up and take on Clair herself. Wish me luck!
11:53pm Ah, Levi... What would I ever do without you? The battle went smoothly against Clair's Gyarados and the first of her Dragonairs (Gyarados fell in one shot to Tesla's Discharge and the Dragonair was beaten by repeated Ice Shards from Tusker). Problems started when Clair brought out her Kingdra. At first it went okay, I was whittling its health down with Rosso's Twister attack, but he was eventually taken down with repeated Dragon Pulses... Then I brought out Molar (a bit stupid I know, but I thought it was worth a shot) and tried to get him to use Dragonbreath, but he was taken down immediately by a Hydro Pump that caused a Critical Hit. Then I brought out Pell and started alternating between Twister and Fly attacks. I managed to get Kingdra's health down far enough for Clair to use her Hyper Potion, and was doing a decent job of bringing down its health a second time, when Kingdra suddenly unleashed a Hyper Beam. This finished off Pell, so I was forced to bring out Levi again and attack with Crunch. Kingdra got Levi's health down to the red, but Levi won in the end. Finally Clair brought out her second Dragonair and I sent out Tusker. It was going okay, but Dragonair then used Fire Blast, taking Tusker down to just 15HP, and the burn the attack inflicted immediately took care of his remaining health in a rather biased decision on the part of the CPU, IMO. So I then brought out Levi a third time and manage to take Dragonair down with a single Ice Fang, winning the battle.
Not that it made much difference. Clair still can't take defeat like an adult and now I have to "prove myself" by heading into the Dragon's Den behind the gym before she'll properly admit defeat... ¬_¬
12:39am Well, I answered the Master's questions and he forced Clair to give me the Rising Badge. She still wasn't happy though, as she apparently hasn't passed the test yet herself. I can't help wondering how, however, as the correct answers are pretty easy to determine... Well, unless you're a **** like Silver, anyway. The Master also gave me some info about Lugia before I left, saying that he's resting in the bottom of the Whirl Islands and that I'd need a Silver Wing to get to him. So now I know what pokemon the Kimono Girls have been talking about, I just don't get why they want me to face it... Anyway, back to Blackthorn.
12:47am Looks like Clair's finally gotten over herself and accepted her defeat. She gave me TM59 Dragon Pulse as an apology. Now to head back to the shrine. Why? You'll see...
12:54am The Master just gave me a Dratini for answering his questions so well and proving myself worthy. Apparently I would've gotten a Dratini no matter what answers I gave, but for giving the correct ones I got one that knows ExtremeSpeed. I can't think of a decent nickname for him right now, so I'll leave it for the time being.
1:33am Looks like it's off to New Bark Town. No sooner had I left the Dragon's Den than Prof. Elm phoned me to say that there was something at his lab that I should see. Off we go...
2:01am The thing Prof. Elm had for me was a Master Ball. That should come in handy. And apparently the Kimono girls have been looking for me. I'm supposed to go to the Ecruteak Dance Theatre to see them, but that'll have to wait until tomorrow. For now, I'm going to get a good night's rest...
Current Pokemon: Levi - Feraligatr, level 41 Pell - Pidgeot, level 41 Roxxor - Graveler, level 35 Ratigan - Raticate, level 35 McTwisp - Furret, level 28 Lightyear - Beedrill, level 25 Hollis - Noctowl, level 35 Pitcher - Weepinbell, level 35 Cheshire - Haunter, level 35 Unown E, level 5 Hatcher - Togetic, level 30 Tesla - Ampharos, level 41 Drifter - Jumpluff, level 28 Coatl - Arbok, level 35 Newton - Quagsire, level 35 Fidget - Golbat, level 35 Herman - Slowpoke, level 35 Cnut - Slowpoke, level 35 Gomez - Vileplume, level 35 Hana - Bellossom, level 35 Phobia - Parasect, level 35 Morph - Ditto, level 10 Mesmero - Hypno, level 36 Hocus - Kadabra, level 35 Muscle - Machoke (F), level 36 Kingpin - Nidorino, level 35 Reina - Nidorina, level 35 Hammer - Sudowoodo, level 35 Prongs - Stantler, level 25 Absolem - Butterfree, level 25 Sonata - Vulpix, level 35 Helia - Sunflora, level 30 Cleaver - Scizor, level 35 Celsius - Magmar, level 35 Choker - Weezing, level 35 Noka - Dunsparce, level 15 Murcott - Pinsir, level 35 Molar - Steelix, level 41 Atmey - Fearow, level 35 Atlas - Heracross, level 35 Samba - Ambipom, level 35 Bastion - Forretress, level 36 Francis - Ledyba, level 35 Duster - Venomoth, level 35 Macroma - Kangaskhan, level 35 Brandman - Tentacruel, level 35 Findor - Krabby, level 35 Cluster - Exeggcutor, level 35 Gekko - Poliwhirl, level 35 Don Gero - Poliwhirl, level 35 Marlin - Seaking, level 35 Kappa - Golduck, level 35 Aniso - Yanmega, level 35 Kenshi - Scyther, level 35 Zankou - Sandslash, level 36 Rosa - Espeon, level 15 Astro - Starmie, level 35 Pyria - Ponyta, level 35 Ferranti - Electabuzz, level 35 Maneki - Persian, level 35 Sturgeon - Magneton, level 35 Mora - Miltank, level 30 Minos - Tauros, level 35 Patch - Farfetch'd, level 36 Ruby - Corsola, level 35 Shuckie - Shuckle, level 20 Rouge - Jynx, level 36 Minerva - Noctowl (S), level 35 Sentinel - Metang, level 35 Jirachi, level 35 Burrows - Dugtrio, level 36 Stella - Dewgong, level 35 Lumiere - Lanturn, level 35 Maurice - Cloyster, level 35 Tony - Murkrow, level 35 Bansheera - Misdreavus, level 35 Lapis - Azumarill, level 30 Struthia - Dodrio, level 36 Richter - Rhyhorn, level 35 Imago - Pupitar, level 35 Winston - Granbull, level 30 Mew, level 36 Marwell - Girafarig, level 32 Rosso - Red Gyarados, level 41 Azul - Gyarados, level 35 Explosivo - Electrode, level 35 Udon - Tangrowth, level 35 Glossus - Lickilicky, level 35 Rito - Delibird, level 25 Tusker - Piloswine, level 41 Celebi, level 50 Dratini, level 15
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