Gotta Train 'Em All Part 5 - Gym 4

Thank God for Gyarados. At lv 20, all his stats, but especially his Attack and Sp Atk took a huge jump and he learned Bite. Congratulations, you are now useful.

There's a schoolboy trainer (that is to say, a pokemon trainer that attends some sort of elementary academic institution, not someone who trains schoolboys) right before the Sudowoodo that gives you his phone number. When I arrived in Ecruteak, he called saying he had something for me. It turned out to be a Fire Stone, which I used on Growlithe immediately. At lv 20, he already knew Flame Wheel, Flame Thrower and Bite, so any other moves he needs, I'll teach him via TM's. As an Aracanine, he'll pick up Extreme Speed later. His stats all grew by 14 or 16 points.

With Gyarados and Aracanine in tow, Morty and his juniors did not put up much of a fight.

More details on stats tomorrow.