Grinding, grinding, and grinding. Been doing a lot of grinding for this Gym battle. Got my Sandshrew to evolve into Sandslash, so that's pretty cool. And so, I am so ready to take on Volkner. This is the team I plan to bring in.
Deino is a Dragon-type, which is resistant to Electric, from what I understand. My Grovyle and Ivysaur are Grass, which is also resistant to Electric attacks. Biollantus, my Ivysaur, is also packing Posion Powder and Leech Seed, so it can wear Volkner's Pokémon down. I still am mixed about Butterfree. Yeah, it's being part-Flying makes it vulnerable to Electric attacks, but it is fast, and it is packing Sleep Powder. Hopefully, I can put Volkner's Pokémon to sleep and whack them with Psybeam before it wakes up.
But my big guns against him? Harvina and Amy, my Drillbur and Sandslash. Harvina knows Dig, and Amy knows Magnitude, two Ground attacks that can do some damage. Also, being Ground-type makes it immune to Electric-type attacks. Alright, let's do this!
When I got into the Gym, I reached Volkner's area, and I noticed something.
What're these isolated areas with the cops and Electrodes for? Were they meant to be rooms where you could battle them? What if those cops need to go eat or use the bathroom? How do they get out? Anyway, enough dawdling. Time to fight Volkner!
Heh heh, he thinks he's so cool. He starts out with a Zebstrika. It manages to paralyze Deino, but Deino hits it hard with Crunch. Volkner then uses a Super Potion to heal the Zebstrika. Despite this, Deino's Crunch takes it down. It took a beating, so I switch Deino out. Volkner brings out Electabuzz, and I respond with Harvina the Drillbur. Harvina's dig takes Electabuzz down with one blow. So, I decide to keep her out for Volkner's final Pokémon. His last Pokémon is a Manectric, and he as another surprise.
Yeah, it can Mega Evolve. Mega Manectric is kind of funny-looking. I get the impression that mane is rather stiff and impedes its head movement. Anyway, Drillbur wrecks it. So much for Mega Evolution being a major power-up. And with that, I earned the Boruto Badge. The Badge allows Pokémon to use Strength in the map. And I also got TM57: Charge Beam. Four badges down, four more to go. When I leave the Gym, I'm greeted by a Pidgeot, and it's got a letter for me.
I am curious as to why this badge is called the "Boruto" badge. Honestly, the only "Boruto" I knew of was connected to Naruto, the anime/manga franchise. Luckily, Wikitonary came to my rescue. It turns out "Boruto" is a loanword to Japanese from English. "Boruto" means bolt or volt, and this was the badge from a Gym that specialized in electric-type Pokémon. Heh heh. Clever.
It's from Red, as in the player character from the original Red and Blue. He's waiting for me in a place called Fairy City. I think he's waiting for me in Floroma Town. Yeah, this game needed a proofreader, because he said something about a "Flomola Town". With my next destination set, I decided to check my map to find Fairy City. And it turns out I was in error. There is an actual "Flomola Town".
Why does this game have two towns that have similar names? Anyway, I have to go back through Tsukachiga City and go north. Fairy City is at the end of what is the biggest bridge of the Akiba Region. It's known as the Windflow Bridge. What a name. While at the end, I encounter...
Is that...Is that Looker? Yeah, it is him! He heard about my whupping Team Prime's butt at the Power Plant, and he wants my help. Evidently, the whupping I handed them was so bad, they had been laying low. Looker thinks they're up to something in Fairy City, and he wants my help to investigate it. Since I'm heading there anyway, I agreed to do so. Kill two birds with one stone.
At the foot of the bridge, I found a couple of bikers having a battle. The bridge itself looks like a giant road, and it's rainy. Very rainy. During my journey across the bridge, I saw this gathering.
It's a bunch of performing Budew. Neat. This bridge also has its fair share of Pokémon, mainly birds like Pidgey, Pidove, and Ducklett. There are also some trainers to battle if you want to power your Pokémon up. I added one, a sailor, to my Pokégear. The bridge ends with a pair of Trainers doing a Pokémon battle. One of them tells me Red is waiting for me in the Stones Laboratory. I'm guessing the place researches the various stones Pokémon use for various things, mainly evolution.
After that, she summons her Altair to take her home, and she vanishes. Weird. And who was that girl, anyway? A friend of Red's? Anyway, I've finally arrived in Fairy City, the "most popular city in the Akiba Region". ...How did it get that nickname? What makes it so popular?
Upon arrival, I meet a scientist who is an assistant to a Professor Hase. He's looking for someone with a Pokédex. I imagine that can't be hard to find. There are lots of trainers out there, and you'd think Pokédexes would be standard equipment for a trainer. He needs some help, and I reluctantly agree.
I decided to do some exploring before meeting Red, and I found that Fairy City has its own Game Corner, the Pokémon world equivalent of a casino. I'm guessing that's why Fairy City is so popular, despite the city being rainier than Seattle. I also learned that many Gym Leaders live here as well. Huh. You'd think Gym Leaders would reside in or near the towns their Gyms are in. Makes commutes easier.
I went to the Stones Institute, and I got a Pixie Stone. The scientist who gave it to me said they have no idea what it is, and thinks it's useless. I'm assuming this Stone has something to do with Fairy-types and evolution. Maybe I can evolve an Eevee into Sylveon with it Red says he has an item for me, but he has to battle me for it. Alright, let's go! But WAIT! To face him, I have to beat Mary, Fairy City's gym leader.
Who's Mary, you ask? She was the little girl I encountered earlier on Windflow Bridge. She lives in town, so I have to go see her at her home first. Explains how she knew who I was. And they let a little girl be a Gym Leader?! How does that work? Aren't there rules against that kind of thing?! Where are her parents?! You know, I should not be surprised. In a world where children are allowed to travel around a region without any supervision capturing and training potentially dangerous monsters, of course they can be gym leaders.
And here is where I think we'll stop for now. Join me next time as we explore around the City, and maybe hope for some winnings at the Game Corner! You know, maybe Team Prime is up to something at the Game Corner. Illicit gambling would be a good funding source for them. And I can imagine there may be something at the Stones Institute they'd find valuable. Who knows? Maybe we'll find out next time!
Pokémon Obtained:
Sandslash (evolved from Sandshrew)
Windflow Bridge
- Ducklett
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