Day 417: Tentacool

 

“The Pokemon League?

Are your Pokemon loyal enough for

you to win?

Let me see...

Ah! Your Pokemon trusts you

very much.

It's nice to see a good Trainer.

Here. A gift for your journey.”

 South of Tohjo Falls is this shack, where an old lady gives me TM37 because Rhianna likes me.  Yay!

I forgot what TM37 is. Anyone have TM name?

...Anyway. I don't get far before getting caught.

 Rhianna kills it in one hit with Razor Leaf.

Day 416: Ace Trainer Megan

 Somehow, I make it out without running into another Seaking. I won't make it much farther, though, because that there is an Ace Trainer.

For Bulbasaur, I start with Rhianna. It doesn't go very well, since it's Grass on Grass. I switch to my handy fire type.

Rekt.

Megan brings out Venusaur next. I give Dorothy a rare chance for experience.

 Venusaur hits pretty hard, but Dorothy's super effective Ice attacks prove to be too much.

 Megan's final Pokemon is an Ivysaur. Dorothy brings it down to less than half with a Powder Snow.

 Ivysaur's Petal Dance very nearly kills Dorothy, but she is able to survive and kill with that Powder Snow spam (her next naturally learned Ice move won't show up until level 60...)

“really does make a Pokemon stronger.

But evolved forms also learn moves

later on.”

 Pokemon 101 everyone.

Day 415: Seaking

 Tohjo Falls is a real dick.

 A wild Seaking appears.

Rhianna kills it in one hit with Razor Leaf.

Day 414: Slowpoke

 Still in Tohjo Falls. I don't get very far at all before getting caught.

 Rhianna kills it in one hit with Razor Leaf.

Day 413: Slowpoke

 Headin' up the waterfall, courtesy of Garth.

I don't make it far before...

Rhianna kills it in one hit with Razor Leaf.

Day 412: Goldeen - Tohjo Falls

 Further down Route 27, I come upon this excited man.

“You've taken your first step

into Kanto.

Check your Pokegear Map and see.”

 Sure enough...

 A gangly appendage has been added to the map, encompassing Routes 27 and 26, Victory Road, the Elite Four, and Mt. Silver. For the first time in fifteen months, the end is actually in sight.

“The Link between

Kanto and Johto”

The path to the right is blocked off with ledges, so this is where we're going next.

The falls themselves are incredibly small; it basically just exists to make sure the player has Surf, Waterfall, and the badges to use them.

 Rhianna kills it in one hit with Razor Leaf.

Day 411: Tentacool -- Route 27

“You are so wonderful.

There is nothing more for us to say.

Take good care of yourself in

your journey...”

Before I Fly out of here, this Kimono Girl calls me wonderful and stuff.

Violence, Cheating, Physical Strength...

 I Fly home to New Bark. I actually had to stop at Ecruteak Pokecenter to heal first, because you can't heal at your Mom's house in this version.

 Route 26, the way to Kanto, is reached by surfing directly east of New Bark. I don't get far before getting caught, though.

  Rhianna kills it in one hit with Razor Leaf.

Day 410: Ho-oh

Alright. It's time to finish this.

Exiting 9F to 8F.

I make it to the end without much fuss, switching to Sarah because Rhianna would be destroyed.

Just up this ladder...

“When the dance we practiced for many

days becomes one with the sound of the

Clear Bell we entrusted to you,

then HO-OH shall come down from the

great arch of the sky once again!”

“from ancient times...

So many have tried and tried, only

to fail...

Stalin, your heart and the Clear

Bell in harmony have finally made

it appear...”

“HO-OH must have been waiting for

someone like you all this time.

Wouldn't you agree...?”

Sarah opens with a pretty unimpressive Surf. (Ho-oh used Extrasensory first, a pretty damaging Psychic move.)

Ho-oh uses Fire Blast, dealing... considerable damage, even though it was at half effectiveness.

Sarah heals slightly with a Sitrus berry I gave her prior to the battle, before using a very unimpressive Bite. Honestly, I meant to use Surf... but my hand slipped :(

Sarah heals with a Super Potion, but...

Ho-oh undoes it handily.

As such, I deem Sarah no longer worthy and let Ho-oh kill her.

I have Nelly use a pretty potent Fly. Ho-oh misses a Sacred Fire and uses Sunny Day in the process - pretty good deal, really.

Next turn I have Nelly use Bite (Fly would've killed it), but Ho-oh takes Nelly down with Fire Blast in a single hit.

I bring out Diane and use her first turn reviving Sarah as backup.

Diane uses Quick Attack next, bringing Ho-oh into the red.

Another Quick Attack. Fortunately, it didn't crit.

ULTRA BALL IS GO

(Note: I only brought three.)

Balls. Ho-oh is offended by this lack of reverence and uses Sacred Fire.

I give Diane a lemonade to drink before...

SECOND ULTRA BALL IS GO

Balls. It appeared to be caught. I'm down to my last Ultra Ball.

I bring out Rhianna for some paralysis/sleep action. I figure she should at least be able to survive one of Ho-oh's attacks, since by now both of its fire moves (Sacred Fire and Fire Blast) are out of PP.

Alas. Rhianna is Grass/Poison, and Poison is super ineffective against Psychic.


Rhianna never gets any respect.

FINAL ULTRA BALL IS GO
 

...

fuck it

Since Ho-oh is genderless, I go for your average gender-neutral name. Welcome aboard, Cody! Hope you like the PC!

Whew. I wash my hands of this nonsense. Onto Kanto!