Thoughts on a More Coagulated Team

Victini hit a rough spot after the 5th gym, when it seemed like everywhere I walked it was raining. I pulled out Krokorok again, taught him Bulldoze and rode him out through the cave filled with Electric types. Outside, there's another town and a person who uses Heart Scales to teach moves - a staple of the series. Vicitini learned Searing Shot via Heart Scale - Sp Atk Fire move with 100 damage and 100 accuracy. Brilliant.

Zoroark is shaping up to be a fine Pokemon - kind of the antithesis of one of my all time favorites: Umbreon. Oh, and that Lucky Egg item is a must-use. It's grinding made easy.

I was beginning to doubt Zebstrika, but romp in the rain and Discharge restored my faith in the little guy. Even though his Attack is pulling away from his Sp Atk, he's still very capable with both.

Vanillite evolved and learned Ice Beam, so far so good with this delicious monster. Ducklett evolved into Swanna as well, but I put him away in favor of a fortunate trade that I stumbled across.

So some kid in Japan really wanted a Darumaka, but I guess couldn't seem to catch one (or wanted on with an English name). So he was willing to trade his lv 1 Axew for a female Darumaka. Done and done. Now at lv 38, my new Dragon type is kicking a lot of ass while I explore around using Surf. There's a lot of ground to cover that is not necessary to complete that game, which I like a lot. The more exploration the better.