Black and White

So far so good with the fifth generation of Pokemon. I decided to start with Tepig, who is turning out to be a capable Fire type. I almost restarted the game when I received on with a Bold nature, which lowers Attack and raises Defense. But since I had already downloaded the Mystery Gift to obtain the event Pokemon, I think I'll tough it out. Even with a Bold nature, his second form's standout stats are his Attack and Sp Atk, but everything else is quite well-rounded. He learned Flame Charge, which is a good physical Fire move that raises Speed.

I'm catching everyone I can with a neutral nature so that I can get accurate accounts of how their stats develop. I'm making an exception for Pansage, a Grass type that some dude gave me before the first gym. Since the first gym is whatever type I'm weak to, I assume that this gift Pokemon is whatever type that completes the rock-paper-scissors loop. Pansage has a Lonely nature, which raises Attack and lowers Defense. He was very useful against the gym leader.

I also did some training with Blitzle, an Electric type Zebra. She has good Attack, Sp Atk and Speed, and learned Shock Wave, a familiar move.

I'll post more thoughts tomorrow on some other trainees as well as the second gym.