Day 200: Scientist Gregg

 The next day, further into the Team Rocket hideout...

“There are traps to confound intruders

like you.”

 If you're referring to the Persian statues, I don't think that kind of thing was around in the Edo period...

 I use Ember for its Special damage to match its low Sp. Def, killing it in one hit.

  I use Ember for its Special damage to match its low Sp. Def, killing it in one hit.

  I use Special for its Sp. Def damage to match its low Ember, killing it in one hit.

“alarm system.
Don't you ever touch it, OK?”

 Sadly enough, I'm probably going to follow his advice because I want the experience.

Day 199: Team Rocket Grunts -- Team Rocket Hideout

 The next day, at the shores of the LAKE OF RAGE...

 Better head back to Mahogany Town to find out what to do next... hey, who's that? And why is he on fire?

“it to evolve..."

Dude that's nice and all but I think we have more pressing concerns your HEAD IS ON FI

“Did you come here because of the

wild tales?

You're Stalin?

I'm Lance, a Trainer like you.

I heard some rumblings, so I came to

investigate...

I saw the way you battled earlier,

Stalin.

I can tell that you're a trainer

with considerable skill.

If you don't mind, could you help me

investigate?”

>No

"Oh...Well, if you change your mind,

please help me."

 Oh, fine. That fire must be a magic trick or something...

>Yes

“Lance: Excellent!

It seems that the Lake of Rage's

MAGIKARP are being forced to evolve.

A mysterious radio broadcast coming

from Mahogany is probably the cause.

And that suspicious souvenir shop...

I'll be waiting for you in Mahogany,

Stalin.”

 I fly back to Mahogany Town and enter the souvenir shop.

 Lance murders a poor man with Dragonite's Hyper Beam.

“What took you so long, Stalin?
Just as I thought, that strange radio

signal is coming from here.”

Dude, you just killed a guy. I think I need to call the po-

Oh, okay...

After following Lance down the stairs he's nowhere to be found. I wander on...

A siren blares!

I use Flame Wheel to great effect, killing it in one turn.

Zubat also dies in one hit. Challenge!

He runs off to parts unknown. Time to wrap up the day.

Gah!

As before, I use Flame Wheel and faint Zubat in one hit.

I use Ember on Grimer, purely to conserve Flame Wheel PP. I'm quite sure this dungeon will be long and annoying, so I need to be prepared. It takes another Ember to bring it down.

Ratata goes down with just one Ember due to a critical hit.

Oh Team Rocket grunts!

Day 198: Gyrados

 The next day, at the LAKE OF RAGE...

 Presumably I've just been staring down Gyrados for the past twelve hours. I get sick of it and call it a dumb.

Rhianna successfully uses stun spore right off the bat. Gyrados had gone before her, but only used Twister, a Water-type move. Next turn I use Acid, but it barely scratches it. Thus, I switch to Nelly.

I beat it up quite a bit with Wing Attack before tossing out a Great Ball. It breaks out immediately.

 I switch to Diane to intentionally deal pathetic amounts of damage. Gyrados isn't having it, though, and kills her in two turns.

 Believing it to be sufficiently low, I try a Lure Ball.

 (^"o")^

 "Atrocious Pokemon"

 When I was a kid, I had a crush on a girl named Sarah. On an unrelated note, I've named this grotesque water dragon Sarah.

 I also get this thing I guess.