Last time, I started the game, got a ton of Pokémon (including all three Alola starters), and prepared to fight the first Gym Leader. At this point, I do want to mention the couple of things. One, I've been enjoying the game so far, but I do have to point out that it does glitch up. Nothing terrible, just when you walk, the Pokémon behind you can get a bit weird, location-wise. Another is a feature that I think is pretty cool. If you talk to your Pokémon on occasion, they can do this for you.
Pretty neat, huh? Back in the day, some Pokémon would have the Ability called "Pickup". This ability allowed Pokémon to find and give you items if you talked to them on occasion on the overworld. Here, it seems that any Pokémon that follows you has this ability. I noticed this with several Pokémon I had following me. And I don't think any of them had the "Pickup" Ability. I know Biollantus doesn't. Biollantus gave me a Nugget in that picture. I love this feature, as it encourages the player to talk to their Pokémon more often. And also, the items you can get are pretty cool. I think I got a free Potion, I know I got a Apricorn (don't remember the color), a Blue Apricorn, and a Nugget. That can be sold for quite a bit of money. Thanks, Biollantus!
I also like that your current team is shown on the top of the screen. The creators of the game seemed to keep Let's Players in mind when they made this game.
I did some exploring of Kagawa City, and it's a nice-looking place. It seems to be more of a small town than a city, though. But there are a couple of things I wanted to point out. One is this.
It's an apartment building. Nice-looking one, too. But there was another place in this city that I noticed.
Meet the mysterious warehouse. The guard there gets a bit surly when you talk to him. I can't help but wonder what is in that warehouse? I couldn't find a way to sneak inside, but I get the feeling that it may play a bigger role in the future.
Well, time to take on the Kagawa Gym leader, Kaneki. Honestly, I felt lazy when it came to doing some grinding up my Rowlet and Popplio, so I decided to just do it and get it over with. Worst case scenario, I'd lose and can try again.
Kaneki's appearance isn't...quite what I'd expect from a Gym Leader who specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. Honestly, I'd expect a Rock-type specialist to look more...rugged. Like they were one with the land. This guy looks like he barely spent any time outside.
Biollantus was a big help here, especially his Leech Seed attack. It helped it wear down and power through Kaneki's Roggenrola. His Onix managed to beat Biollantus (Rock Tomb brought the pain), but Misty the Azurill's Water Gun was able to finish it off. Luckily, Biollantus managed to plant Leech Seed on the Onix, and Vine Whip did plenty of damage.
I got the Boulder Badge for defeating Kaneki. This Badge allows Pokémon to use Cut outside of battle. I also got TM39 (Rock Tomb). Yeah, I get the feeling this game started out as a fan remake of Red and Blue. The Boulder Badge and TM39 are the same prizes you get for beating Brock in FireRed and LeafGreen.
After leaving the Gym, I encountered Serena, who I think is the same one from Pokémon X and Y. I have encountered her before, but I'm afraid I don't remember when. She wants to take me on right now. At the very least, she heals my Pokémon up for me. Alright, let's do this.
She started with Squirtle, but Biollantus the Bulbasaur dealt with it quick thanks to the Leech Seed/Vine Whip combo. She then brought in Pidove, so I brought out Slate the Geodude to counter him. Her final Pokémon was a Sewaddle. It was only level 5 (I bet she only caught that recently), Betty the Butterfree dispatched it with a couple blasts of Confusion.
I got a free Exp. Share from it. This'll be a big help in grinding up Pokémon to take on future Gym Leaders. I do wish it was more like the Exp. Share in Sun and Moon, though. Maybe I can get it upgraded at some point. Sun and Moon's Exp Share really helps with the grinding.
I decided to explore Route 3 a bit. Caught some Pokémon, and found this house.
The woman inside asks me if I'm Brendan's friend. Evidently Brendan is another kid going on a Pokémon adventure like I am. He must be out getting ready for it, because he left his Pokémon and Pokédex behind.
It's odd, as no trainer worth their salt would ever leave their Pokémon behind like this. Maybe we'll actually meet in the future. According to the old lady wandering nearby, he's supposed to be the Hoenn Champion. Hoo boy, I bet he'll be a powerhouse. Route 3 is a bit of a coastal area, ending with this ship. That reminds me, I've got to get back to playing Omega Ruby sometime.
I wonder if we'll get to explore that at some point, like the warehouse in Kagawa City.
Explored Route 4 a bit. Found a couple of Berry trees, got some Chesto and Cheri Berries.I am hoping at some point we get some Berry Pots, because I've always found the berry patches a bit inconvenient. Last time, I learned there was a guy named Kurt who made Apricorns into Pokéballs. I found his house.
And his house has several berry patches in front of it. Well, that's nice. Maybe when I get some kind of watering can, I can come here and plant some Berries.
Route 4 is a short route, leading directly to Anomi City. However, Anomi's Gym was closed up. Turns out that the leader passed away a couple years ago, and the Gym was shut down ever since. Okay...wait a second, if the Gym leader passed away, wouldn't the Region's Pokémon League have plans for this? Wouldn't they have made sure to get someone to run the Gym? I mean, Gyms usually have a bunch of trainers before you face the leaders, couldn't one of them handle it in this situation? Seriously!
Next time, I think we'll explore the Anomi City some more, and maybe file some complaints to this Region's Pokémon League about the lack of a Gym Leader here after two years...
Pokémon Obtained:
Route 4 Pokémon. Caught a Mankey, named him Ambrose. I think it's a good name for a Pokémon that can be a...bit nuts. Caught a Dwebble, named him Rocky. Thinking up nicknames for Pokémon is hard sometimes. But Dwebble is cute. I also managed to catch an Abra with an Ultra Ball, and named him Einstein. Caught a Snubbull, named her Bulla. Caught a Croagunk, named her Weying.
Route 3 Pokémon. Caught an Aipom, named him Louie. Caught a Taillow, named her Swift. Caught a male Nidoran, named him Romeo. Caught a female Nidoran and named her Juilet, of course.
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