#just if it evolves please don’t let it be another diggersby

[aeris-blue]

Guys. Guys. Guys. You don’t understand. I love them.

new ghost puppy, greavard ~

[atrainernamedradish]

Top 10 Least Favorite Pokemon

You know what’s harder than making a top favorites list? A least favorite one. I was particular about this list because I wanted my own personal opinion on the matter instead of adding to the echo chamber that can be the fandom’s. I don’t hate these Pokemon. These are the ones I care for the least. Also, the placements kept changing for this list, but I feel like I finally put everyone on here in the right order now.

10) Whismur Line

The only reason this line is the Normal typing is because Game Freak hasn’t made the Sound typing official. Hell, Electric, or even Steel, would have made more sense. But nope we got these weird fleshy sound-based things that I’m never excited to see.

9) Greedent

I take back everything I said about Diggersby (still wished it didn’t have the belching model cry though), and I’m directing that towards Greedent. It looks like your typical fat, lazy, and not particularly bright cartoon character. Almost feel like they were a bit lazy in this design. Like… they could have done something more, or less since it’s large enough. I feel like Game Freak is trying to recreate a likeness to Snorlax, since it’s the poster child for obese Pokemon, but keeps falling short by giving us the ugliest designs. We don’t need more fat normal types. We’ve got plenty.

8) Electrode

Hey guys, let’s make this Pokeball based Pokemon flip upside down, make it less pissed off and call it an evolution! Also, it’s going to be crazy fast as well explode, most likely killing anything nearby, because why the fuck not? Boring and dangerous… what a match made in hell for a design!

7) Pheromosa

It’s an almost 7 foot tall sentient cockroach with legendary stats. Nope. Just nope. *flees*

6) Grimmsnarl Line

I have been disappointed with this evolutionary line since seeing the leaks of Impidimp. I know a lot of Faerie lore and it ticks me off that they chose a Goddamn Goblin for the first Dark/Fairy type. Also, and I know not all Faeries are cute and cuddly, but why does Game Freak keep trying to sneak in ugly Fairy types? About 95% of the Fairy typing has a cute or pleasing ascetic. That’s one of its themes, that and trying to throw pink on everything, so why give us this ugly line?

The only indicator of this thing remotely being Fairy typing at a glance is that it’s pink. I would have never gotten Fairy otherwise from it. Goblins might be in Faerie Tales, but they aren’t Faeries.

The only one in this line that remotely gives off the Dark typing to me is Morgrem. The other two not so much. Putting black on a Pokemon is maybe another indicator of the Dark typing, but even then it ain’t helping…?

Overall to me this thing is goofy to ugly looking with its design and typing a complete mess. It irritates me that our first combination of Fairy and Dark is this line…

Also, using it in a playthrough and it pisses me off that I’m not getting a Fairy move until it reaches its final evolution! That’s if I don’t want to grind up watt points in the Wild Area for a Fairy TR, or beat Opal before getting said evolution!

5) Shiinotic

Fairy typing makes sense for Morelull when you realize what it’s based on. Hell, even Ghost does. But Shiinotic? I don’t care if mushrooms are a big thing in Faerie Culture. You can’t just design some ugly ass alien mushroom hybrid then slap the Fairy typing on it because of mushrooms or lore from a pre evolution! While we’re at it let’s make the Amoongus and Breloom line Fairies too!

Morelull should have been a single stage line. It would have made sense. But no. They just wanted to make an ugly Fairy type just to prove they could say: “hey fandom I know you’re sick of all the cute and pink Fairy types so here’s an ugly one to change things up!”

And don’t get me *started* on that ugly ass shiny! Game Freak: bright yellow and muddy browns are a terrible color combination! Guess why?

4) Spinda

You know how I praised Alcremie for having multiple forms because of what it was and why it made sense for it? Well I have the opposite opinion regarding Spinda.

If I didn’t believe in the golden rule of everyone having a favorite of each Pokemon then I’d very much assume this thing wasn’t liked by anyone.

Everything about its design annoys me. Why is it a panda? And before anyone tries to tell me otherwise, it’s in its American/English name. Why is it in a constant state of vertigo? I literally was trying to think of a typing it would be better off as instead of the Normal typing and none come to mind. So it’s normal because a) it’s an animal or b) because they needed to give it a typing and no other typing fit.

And out of ALL the Pokemon why does this one have an almost endless possibility of “forms”? This thing has got to be a living dex collector’s worst nightmare!

3) Archeops

This Pokemon is on here for pure personal reasons. Technically there are a few other Pokemon that I feel the same towards, but this one was the worst about it.

You know you have a stupid powerful stat as a non-psuedo legendary and legendary when you need an ability to nerf you. What’s worse is when you need a pretty bulky Pokemon to soak up the damage you reap before said ability does nerf you.

It was always Goddamn terrifying to run into this Pokemon in White 2. Not only was a good chunk of my team weak to Flying, but my Samurott couldn’t take more than one hit from it. Not to mention it didn’t do enough super effective damage to OHKO this thing. So I was never happy to run into this thing because I would only get out of the fight with a lot of collateral damage to my party!

This wasn’t the only Pokemon that was this fucking difficult to deal with in Unova. There is definitely a power imbalance in these games which made playing them a pain in the ass. Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE Black 2 & White 2, but fuck me if this wasn’t my biggest issues with those games…

(Some of y'all are probably wondering about Slaking, and Slaking is actually easier to deal with thanks to its typing and ability readily triggering.)

2) Pelipper

This Pokemon was originally going to be my least favorite Water type on my favorite and least favorite typings lists, but I think its placement on this list suits it better.

I honestly don’t mind its pre-evolution Wingull. Wingull is kinda cute. Wonder Trade had me groaning every time I saw one, but that was more the player’s fault than anything.

Pelipper is just such a poorly designed Pokemon. Like, what were they thinking when they essentially fused the beak and stomach together? How can this thing carry its front heavy, well front? I assume it can handle all of that weight being airborne since I doubt it can get around any other way with its stubby little feet.

Then they gave it the Drizzle ability and suddenly people give a shit about its ugly ass…

The only time I’ve “willingly” used one was in my Wonderlocke, which was only due to the fact that I was in dire need of a water type, and I'll tell you that right now that I didn’t want to resort to using it. I’m pretty sure it died at the very end in the Champion battle… wasn’t all that sad to lose it if I’m being honest.

This isn’t just reserved for this Pokemon, but I absolutely hate the dual typing of Water/Flying. Nothing says “throw a rock at me” more than this typing combination. 

Overall I just don’t like anything about this Pokemon.

1) Greninja

This Pokemon used to be a lot lower on this list, but as I mentioned right before the list that the order changed as I was making it. I can promise you that this Pokemon isn’t on here because of how popular it is (there are others that would be on here if that was the case). There are many other reasons I will go over as to why this one is on the list.

The first is my experience using a basic one in XY. It’s learn set of moves is terrible, and that’s because it learns a lot of physical moves despite having a much better Special Attack. When I thought about the aspects of a ninja’s special attack being higher than physical it made much more sense. It had little to no options for Dark type moves with one of the best moves for it not being available till you’ve gotten the 8th badge for Waterfall. Greninja was the weakest member of my team with my Aromatisse putting in much more work than it! If Greninja is not competitively trained as well as has any of its hidden abilities then it’s not really that useful. I kept the one from that playthrough because I don’t have the heart to release it or get rid of it…

The second is its design. I very much don’t care for it (its tongue scarf is gross!). Its middle evolution looks so much better to me, and it made me sad evolving it into this ugly thing…

The third is its typing. I’ve had some time to think about it and I’ve wondered to myself: why is Greninja a Dark type? Thinking of the history, and to some extent the mythology of ninjas, nothing screams Dark type to me. I’m also taking into account of Dark being Evil in Japan, and nothing about ninja inherently screams Evil or Dark typing. Then I found myself thinking about its other typing in Water which brought me to the conclusion that the only reason Greninja is a Water type is for two reasons: 1) It’s a starter and 2) it’s a frog.

So you’re probably thinking by this point: “well Radish if you don’t like its typings then what would you change them to?” Unfortunately, I’d keep Water since it’s not the only Pokemon to have a typing based on the animal it is (looking at you Poliwag line!). Dark typing would be replaced with Ghost since ninjas in their lore and mythology can traverse and interact with the spiritual world.

I will address the elephant in the room for my closing thoughts on this Pokemon: Greninja and the fandom. I wholeheartedly believe that if Greninja didn’t have the hidden abilities that it did that it wouldn’t be as favored as it is among the fanbase. As someone who used a basic ability one in hopes of giving it a chance I was greatly disappointed, and didn’t understand why this Pokemon was so popular. That’s why I feel as though the competitive scene is where it has gotten all of its fame from. People give Charizard so much shit for being overrated but do they for Greninja? (Not a big fan of Charizard for those who wanna accuse me as such.)

[1wngdngl]

Pokemon Shield playthrough - Part 5

Back again with another post! This one covers Route 5 and the Water Gym.

Just as I start down the route, I encounter the Cameraman/Reporter duo, who are a classic trainer pair from past games. Given that all the Gym Challenge stuff is a big spectacle in the Galar region, it makes perfect sense that Gym Challengers would get interviewed along the way.

This horde of Minccino chased after me. It was adorable.

I discovered the Pokemon breeding-grounds - or at least, the artificial version of it. This is not the same as the old “Day-Care” that could also level up Pokemon. The Nursery is solely for eggs, while Levelling up can be done with PokeJobs and the experience candies.

The people here are really nice - they gave me a free rare Pokemon!

It’s like a baby dinosaur! I believe this is also the first Poison-Electric combo we’ve had.

Since I don’t want to have duplicate types, I remove Yamper from the team. I prefer dual-types, plus this purple dinosaur looks cooler. Okay, so he starts at Level 1, and he’s pretty frail, but I can be patient.

Leaving the Nursery behind, I encounter another traditional trainer class - the Chef. He sends out food to attack me.

I also find a wild Wobbuffet - and promptly realize just how horrible its catch rate is.

I wasted every last Poke Ball on this fiend. At least he gave decent experience when I knocked his lights out.

I consoled myself by catching the weird apple creature for myself. Here’s another unique type combo - Grass and Dragon (wait, does Mega Sceptile have that typing?) It only knows a defense-raising move and the incredibly-weak Astonish, and has horrible stats all around. I’m sure it will evolve into something great, if I can figure it out. (btw, is it weird that Galar has both apples /and/ “Leppa” berries?)

I decided that my psychic-bug-cocoon wasn’t doing enough for me, so it got booted off the team.

I also got a second try at Wobbuffet ;)

This guy has a nice camping spot for himself. He never leaves. Maybe he ran away from home?

Seeing a pink puffball and an apple fight over a toy is too cute for words.

My coworker also has this game, and was kind enough to trade over this incredibly-high level Wingull. Not that I really plan to use it, but it /does/ have Pokerus. You’d think by now the nurses and professors of the Pokemon world would have learned to harness the power of Pokerus and turn it into a mandatory booster shot.

Back on track, these silly Team Yell people are blocking the bridge forward.

I get to see what my Dark-type fox /could/ have evolved into, if it were still on my team :( It looks like a proper gentleman-thief.

I love Pokemon - you save someone from getting their precious possession stolen, and as thanks, they give you their precious possession.

Too bad the outfit for it is so garish.

The blue color is a little better though.

Now that I have a bike, I can go into the Wild Area and try the Rotom Rally mini-game. It’s basically a time trial as you travel between different regions of the Wild Area. It looks like you can’t get attacked by wild Pokemon while in this Rally mode, so it’s probably the quickest way to get around (minus the flying taxi, of course).

These guys can also upgrade your bike a bit, but it’s expensive. And they don’t have the ride-on-water option either.

You know, Serebii.net says that Bunnelby doesn’t evolve until Level 20. This is an illegal Diggersby here!

Okay. Back on the bridge. Riding is so much faster than walking, but I keep stopping anyway to grab hidden items and look at the scenery. You can see the Dragon city in the background.

Another fight with my rival on the bridge. His Scorbunny has evolved, but it’s still not too tough.

In this place, Eldegoss literally float by on the wind. 

Here’s the tunnel that ducks under the train tracks. What could be on the other side?

That can wait! First, I gotta get my Pokemon sent out on more jobs. I love this logo that’s a blatant KFC rip-off.

Oh, I also discovered that you can, in fact, change the wallpaper of PC boxes. All of the choices are pretty boring, though.

Also, my coworker invited me on a raid battle with a 5-star Ditto. I have a bad feeling about this...

Scorbunny’s final form is so majestic.

None of the previous raid battles I fought had “barriers”! Is that something that only shows up in multiplayer raids?

This is it. We’ve weakened it, and now I have the chance to obtain this rare, useful, iconic Pokemon for myself...

Yeah, I failed the capture. I didn’t know they could fail. At least I got some good loot.

FINALLY, I make it to the seaside town of Hulbury. I wonder which British coastal town this is based on? For being the main port of the region, it’s not really all that big.

We encounter Chairman Rose and some of his “admirers”.

We also learn a little more about the relationship between Rose and Bede. Apparently Bede really wants to impress the Chairman, so maybe he’s not so much “working for him” as trying to gain his favor.

You know, I really don’t think he pulls off that outfit. What is it even - a mix of baseball uniform and swim trunks?

Oleana thinks she can boss me around.

I don’t owe you anything, silly person! This is /my/ Pokemon journey. And I’ll take as long as I want. ^.^

Sigh...Why can’t I just throw my coal monster at these goons to get past? My character is way too nice.

Oh, here’s another look at that elephant Pokemon that the Chairman had. It looks like it’s wearing a little hat.

Also, please be more creative when naming locations.

Here’s the “bustling market” I was told about? Must be a slow day.

We’ve got the stock “bitter medicine” booth (I never use these)...

Ah! Here’s something useful. You can bet I will use this item to maximize my earnings from every battle. I haven't seen an option to re-battle trainers yet, and those cool outfits won’t buy themselves.

I trade away for a Cottonee. You know, why don’t people in real life just trade pets with each other whenever they feel like it?

Pokemon, Pokemon...People already say your recent games are too easy, and now you’re giving me a free held item that’s super-effective against the current Gym? (Yet another sign that you should ignore Oleana and /not/ go straight to the Gym upon arrival.)

If nothing else, Hulbury is scenic. I bet the dock is covered with Wingull droppings though.

These people obviously don’t get the point of Pokemon.

With the hills overlooking the sea, I’m reminded of Los Angeles - or was it San Francisco? It’s probably a lot colder in Hulbury though.

Here’s the train station at the top of the town. Of course it can’t take me anywhere new. What if my dying grandmother lived in the next town over - would you let me get on /then/?

I never got into Pokemon’s post-game battle facilities much. I wonder what Galar will have in that department.

I go fishing in the pier, and find a few new Pokemon. That seems to confirm that what you catch is based on where you are, so there’s no rod upgrades.

Good to see that Basculin still comes in two forms. I’m guessing Sword version has the red form?

Another sneaky way to help players - hide a Chinchou in the pier. Its electric attacks would also be useful against the Water Gym.

Aha! Here’s that Pokemon we saw in the trailer, when everyone wasn’t sure if it /was/ a Pokemon or just a generic fish. Well, it is real, though it doesn’t look that useful. It actually looks like a skinnier version of red-striped Basculin.

Nope, not keeping you. I only have six slots!

Some more postcard pictures.

Here’s that weird-looking Pokemon that was also glimpsed in the trailer. Will I be able to find this in the wild?

A hidden Electric-type TM. This is why you explore and do side stuff /before/ continuing the main story.

About ready to face the Gym now. First, now that I’ve entered a new town, I have some new options for my league card.

Here’s a brief look at where I am so far.

And a preview of Nessa. That pose cannot be comfortable.

My team. I’m hoping Avery’s Electric attacks will help, even though he is a bit under-leveled...

First, the Gym puzzle. It’s not really that hard. You could probably do it completely by accident.

In the old days, we had puzzles involving sliding around on icy floors, and using the Strength HM to push boulders into the correct holes. Now /that/ was a puzzle!

I wonder if Nessa ever gets cold, wearing that?

Her Dreadnaw wasn’t a super-high level, but it was incredibly powerful.

It knocked out my Dynamaxed Pokemon, even when the Dreadnaw itself was small!

I had no choice but to pull out my starter, and fight water with water.

Turns out Nessa’s calm demeanor breaks when she faces failure.

And now it’s dusk. I still don’t get how time of day works in this game - is it just an aesthetic thing related to the story?

A change in lighting can make for totally different pictures.

I have access to a new job company. They must be a sponsor for Nessa, since she wore a pin with their logo. Does this mean we can actually encounter Wailord in the game?

I also get the Chairman’s league card. I like the way he writes his signature.

You know the drill - can’t advance with my life until I follow the plotted line into this restaurant. At least it looks fancy inside. I like the Wishi-Washi designs on the floor.

Some story stuff happens. I am completely extraneous to this conversation.

I don’t really know how I feel about the Chairman. I still think he’s probably up to no good, but he’s not the cackling-evil sort that Lusamine was. Maybe it’s actually Oleana who’s evil, and Rose is being manipulated.

This restaurant: Nice location, horrible service. The whole time I sat here - empty glasses, and no food. If I’m gonna be forced to sit and listen to some exposition, I should at least get a meal out of it. 

Okay, that’s all for now! In the next entry, I will enter this tunnel into yet another mine.

[cutekaiju]

Pokemon Moon Namelocke Episode 8: I Hate Hariyama

Current Party:

DOGE the lv. 27 Furfrou

Bean the lv. 31 Vaporeon

Capricorn the lv. 30 shiny Skiddo

Kyuubi the lv. 34 Vulpix

Misgender ? the lv. 31 Illumise

Kitten the lv. 30 Alonan Persian

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Time to continue the adventure by talking to some classy peeps at the classy Hano Resort hotel, but first let’s take a walk over to the beach resort to start the episode off with an encounter.

Get it...... U is Star instead of a Star is Born?  Yeah well......poor thing isn’t really a star cause that is a horrible nature for Staryu, but might not be a horrible nature for some of thing things in this box.

The closest thing in level I could exchange it for is:

It does indeed look Delectable, and I know Adamant is a good nature for Bounsweet, but I’m a bit OVERGROWN with grass types at the moment.  Ha I am hilarious.

Anyway on with the plot.

I just want to say that I knew this man was trouble when he walked in.  Like really being a prissy pretty boy with the name Faba?  Are you a Dragonball Z movie minion?

Time to get in this strange man’s boat and go to an artificial island where a Mewtwo is totally not waiting to clone all my Pokemon before killing off the human race.

I should consider this sad and dark, but that’s what you get for being an irrelevant gen 2 Pokemon that is stuck in the PU tier.  I do like it’s shiny though.

Can’t get too caught up on sight seeing however, as I got to channel my inner Spongebob and go Jelly Fishing!

Spoiler Alert I love this Pokemon’s design, but was super disappointed when I found out it’s typing and it kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth.  Wasn’t really a threat to Misgender and Kyuubi combo.

Yes an Illumise is still here and being a pretty good tank that will thunder wave you while setting up a wish for the next pokemon to switch in.  I know healing moves aren’t ideal for a Nuzelocke cause you can do better using a potion instead of wasting a turn to heal, but wish is pretty handy when you have to switch in and take a hit.

Off to Malie I go, where a battle between me and my friend Hiau awaits me.

Ahhhhh how cute not only is your starter weak to my starter (both the game given and what I consider my real starter) but so is your eeveeloution.  Wow I really am the rival of this game.

I am excited to be in Malie, because there is one thing I know I can do in this town that I’ve been wanting to do for the last two episodes now, but I got to go to the garden and talk to the professor, and I might as well get an encounter capture to.

Just what I need in this game..... yet another Meowth.  Oh well Fancy Feast time to visit the Bashful box again where we are one still one level too low to get that lv 26 Diggersby in a Masterball so it’s time to RNG again since I don’t want Agumon the Archen at the moment.  

(Note: about two more boxes of Pokemon were added to the game between last episode and this one because these boxes still need love though the Calm box is almost full)  

Once again I am crossing my fingers because I really want that Noibat, and the number I get is 8 meaning:

Nany the Rockruff..... not going to complain because I was hoping I would eventually get a Rockruff sometime in this game.  Would probably be a good replacement for DOGE since a normal type with a weak electric attack really isn’t helping me that much, but me and DOGE have an established relationship so Nany is just going to have to be on stand by.

After doing this and chatting up the professor I went to clear some of the trainers out at the garden and it was time to get hype.

My starter evolved into it’s true form.  Now that Capricorn is a man full grown I was hoping the astrological talk would be toned down, but now he is more into it than ever.  Told me his evolution was because his horoscope said he’d undergo a huge change today.  Silly fool doesn’t know it’s because he is to evolve at a certain level.

Now that the garden is cleared out I can do that very important thing I’ve been wanting to do in this town.  Capricorn isn’t the only one undergoing a huge change this day.

DOGE got a make over and is now stylin.  It just needs a monocole and a cane to be a proper gentlemen now.  I’m now feeling super ready for whatever comes my way.  Though I should be reading to route 10 I want to go above and below the city for some captures and fight Janitors and all the other trainers wanting a piece of me.  My team is perfect nothing can go wrong!

Kyuubi are you okay?  Is this real?  Kyuubi the one who had great egg moves great promise and put a lot of work into getting me this far has fallen?  I can’t-

What?

HARIYAMA YOU THICK FAT TRUCK HITTING LITTLE HOE I AM SO OVER YOU.  STOP HURTING MY POKEMON!  Not only does this fat fingered fat shit always hit me like a truck but it got a Belly Drum in.... meaning half of it’s HP was gone.  I got greedy and went for the extrasensory thinking that would take it out, but of course it survived with like 1 HP and then killed poor Kyuubi in one shot.

Kyuubi please forgive me......... you deserved better than me as trainer :’( I hate myself even more cause I’m use to the old school way of dealing with Vulpix where you wait til it learns flamethrower before popping a fire stone.  In my sun version I evolved a lv. 1 Vulpix with a fire stone and it learned flamethrower through evolution.  Maybe if I’d evolved it and gave it more love it could possibly still be alive :(((((

Time to do some exchanges and then my party might have to be rebuilt a little cause this is a huge loss.

We got Adulthood the lonely Trubbish caught above the City where the Janitors and pose guy hang out.  There were two possible exchanges I had to RNG for and none I was excited about.

I got a 1 meaning I’m stuck with a Salandit that will never evolve.  At least the Magikarp could have served as a water replacement if something befalls Bean..... oh Nintendo I really love your gimmick evolutions...... it’s so fun having a pokemon that can never reach it’s full potential in a world where no one ever wants to have a Little Cup battle :(

There is also the brave Quantum Beak that was captured on the lower route where poor Kyuubi is now buried.  Brave nature and the closest thing I can get to it’s level is:

A Fyrdoge..... another Growlithe to add to the roster, which is goo cause I need a fire type replaced though Floofmeister the Growlithe I got earlier might be a better solution since it has the egg move Close Combat, but I don’t know how I have some serious thinking to do with my options.

I decided to go with FILIS the Fletchling, which I knew I had to level up to 30 before continuing on my journey.  It became a Fletchinder.... and I am still unsure if I made the right decision.  Had I gone with Litten I could double up on fire and dark and replace Kitten with something else, and there is an electric trial coming up on me.

I decided on FILIS, because jolly nature on a Talonflame is nothing to sneeze at where Litten’s nature wasn’t anything to brag about.  I have Growlithe’s but I think it’s best to go with as many dual types as I can even though this fire type won’t help me much against Ice Types.  

Also I never really have used Talonflame in game before.... always dismissing Fletchling during my play through of X not knowing the hero it would become so this is a chance to use one.  Fly is pretty powerful in gen 7, got steel wing to use against fairies, and flame charge will have to do since it’s special attack is horrible.  It doesn’t have Galewings, but Flame Body will serve my purposes just fine.

Kitten hasn’t had much time out to play, but it gives a powerful fake out and bite attack so I’m not ready to part with it.

On to Route 11 to catch a bus..... I would have quietly waited with the Team Skull members as we got on the bus, but they keep wanting to fight me.  Why you are all adorable.

My Route 11 Capture:

Got me a Fearow, which will be exchanged in the Naughty box for:

Spotty the Ledian.  Too bad Ledian is horrible, because I really do like it’s design.  It is just missing a scarf to pull the look together.

I took the bus, but went back down the mountain for another encounter and to clear out some trainers when FILIS reached it’s potential.

Oh boy an OU try hard on the time.  Too bad I am super nervous for the next trial..... obviously Talonflame won’t be showing up because it’s electricity, but it’s not even the electricity that’s the problem.  The problem is all the Pokemon I’ll be facing are also bug types, meaning Capricorn can’t really help neither can Kitten.  I do have a Rockruff that would put some resistance in, but it’s not night time in my game so I can’t evolve it.

Perhaps my mountain capture can help me with this issue.

Another Fearow with an on point nickname and a good nature for it.  Back to the Adamant box where the closest thing in level is that Staryu I just caught at the beginning of the episode.  I really don’t thing an adamant Staryu is going to be really helpful so I will RNG for what Pokemon I will be adding to the squad.

This is still the one I am really hoping for, and not because it’s a shiny but because it’s a rock type and I don’t have a dragon in my reserves at all.  It would be a great addition to the team..... but sadly I didn’t get it.  Instead I got:

Scissor the Scyther.... who isn’t a bad draw.  It’s the right nature and has egg moves.  I don’t have a use for him now, but he is high on the list.  Especially if I can find a metal coat to evolve him.

On to the trial so I can get this possible team wipe over with cause we just aren’t equipped to deal with electric bug types.  The steel Pokmon using lanky guy wasn’t really much of a problem...... though Skarmory is pretty bulky and resisted FILIS’ flamecharges pretty well.  With him out of the way it’s time to YOLO.

During the trial I tried to use Misgender for some set ups..... really wished I had taught him or her or whatever reflect since the electric types are physical so I couldn’t count on Struggle Bug to lower their electric attacks.  I almost lost this little bug..... and honestly would have been fine using it for death fodder because should an Illumise be surviving this long in a Nuzelocke?

There was really only one option to deal with VIkavolt and that was DOGE, because DOGE might not have the strongest special or regular attack, but it takes hits pretty well.  I even used an X defense cause why not as this little guy fought through the paralysis to get a work up in before spamming a Silk Scarf assisted Headbutt.

DOGE CAME THROUGH!  It took a little while with a few heals, but it’s Headbutt attack did the job.  DOGE earned a Rainbow Bean for that display.  ALSO NOBODY DIED!!!!! Everything is fine when there isn’t a Hariyama on the field.  Kyuubi would be proud of DOGE for finishing this fight in style.