[Raino] 40 hours?! Team update, oi oi oi!

What the crap, man. It says I've been playing for 40 hours. How did this even happen? Sure, there was the level-grinding and the egg-hatching. And then there was the level-grinding. Uh, the time I ran all the way back to Violet City from Goldenrod because Wade wanted to give me a berry. Uh, the level-grinding? 40 hours? I mean, I've only collected 5 badges up until now, what is this madness? And why the hell am I only running into Magnemite now? Don't tell me all the Raticate, Tauros and Farfetch'd went to sleep because the sun set a little? Oh come on, what is this!

Oh well. Current team Raino:

Lv. 31 Kaizer (Quilava)
Lv. 30 Anubis (Lucario)
Lv. 29 Mjollnir (Pikachu)
Lv. 28 Verano (Ivysaur)
Lv. 30 Lockheed (Dragonair)
Lv. 34 Slowpoke (Slowpoke)

Ah, I'm so proud of Lockheed for taking on that whole Lighthouse by himself, turning himself into a worthy Dragonair and all. And then there's Slowpoke, holy god, what a beast. Curse -> Headbutt/Zen Headbutt. I was out raping Tentacool thinking he'd evolve at 27, but it seems I got it all wrong. At least he's at Lv. 34 now.

That aside; hnnnggg. I can go battle Mikan (Jasmine) any time now, but I'd rather have Kaizer at an even higher level before taking on that Steelix of hers. On the other hand, I don't really want to hurt her poor pokeymans. Why are you doing this to me, Mikan, whyyy. erk. Maybe I should just do it and get on with the game. I have some srs plans for when I go to Kanto anyway.

WELL THEN, TRUE BELIEVERS. UNTIL NEXT TIME.
asdasjdkjskafj. EFF YOU MAGNEMITE.

[Grace] Zapdos, indecision and breeding

So since I got lost, oh, about ten minutes into the Whirl Islands, I decided to go catch some things where I won't get as, er, lost. For instance, Zapdos, which sits nicely outside the Power Plant merrily waiting for me to detain in a computer for all time.

After getting him down to a pixel of health, paralyzed, none of my thirty Ultra Balls worked. So I'm thinking, ffff. It was so hard to get him so far down and I'm not even going to catch him. And you know what? On a whim, I threw a Dusk Ball, and it worked.

Sure, that's good and all, but I'm going to now spend a ton of money replacing those Ultra Balls. Argh. Because, I must have thirty of those at all times, and five of every other ball, and fifteen hyper potions and ten of every other healing item -- the list goes on and on, but the point is, when it comes to games I'm completely organized and probably a tad obsessive compulsive but in real life you can hardly see the floor in my bedroom because of all the books, cloths, stuffed animals, etc., on the floor.

But hmm, what now. More Battle Frontier? Go catch Moltres and Articuno to finish the trio? Maybe try Kyogre/Groudon/Rayquaza? Or try Latias again? Oh, decisions, decisions. Or I could finish breeding my team, which I've been avoiding because, you know, breeding. After breeding five full boxes of Feebas (without a Pokémon that has Flame Body, mind you), you tend to want to avoid breeding as much as possible. And out of those [whatever thirty times five] is Feebas, only like ten had a Modest nature, and get this. The highest SP ATK IV on all of them? Fourteen. Fourteen. And no, I'm not completely insane yet and am fully aware I've mentioned this, but I feel the need to express my despair as much as possible, so you can get a small idea of said despair. Yeah, I'm a positive person, I know.

So anyway, hmm. It's morning right now, here in the past anyway. 6:30AM. And you know what that means! Time to consult my list and see who we can call of get the number of to schedule a rematch. Ergo, dear readers, I am off -- I have some numbers to grab.

[Raino] Picnicker Liz, team update and Lucario

Uhm, so

...... ......
This is Liz! Good afternoon!
Listen, listen!
My NIDORAN♀... it's... so pretty...
and...giggle...so awesome...yes...but...
very much... eeek!
And...lovely...just ravishing...
Oh, too much! Hug it... Sleeping...
That's right...pretty... Sigh...
So nice...cute...
...Oops!

Very. FFFFing. Creepy. What I was thinking when I traded numbers with that disturbed psycho, I do not know. Seriously, who'd make a phone call like right after meeting someone for the first time? Did she not have anything better to talk about? I mean, there was this one time she phoned to talk about how bored she was, and she actually sounded like a normal person, but noooo, it turns out she didn't call the right person. But why am I complaining.
She's kind of...pretty...and...giggle...but...very much... OH SHI--

Ahem. Anyhow, my group of trusted companions has expanded and, naturally, they have become a lot stronger. Well, most of them. Last night (or was it the night before? idek) the final two eggs hatched and Dratini and Riolu joined my team. I named them Lockheed (if you know why I chose this name, then you're a nerd) and Anubis. Mjollnir later evolved into Pikachu around Lv. 18, and Anubis evolved into Lucario at Lv. 20. I also caught a Slowpoke in the well and named him... Uh, it seems I forgot to name him. Thus my team is as follows:

Lv. 19 Mjollnir (Pikachu)
Lv. 23 Kaizer (Quilava)
Lv. 14 Verano (Bulbasaur)
Lv. 21 Anubis (Lucario)
Lv. 18 Lockheed (Dratini)
Lv. 14 Slowpoke (Slowpoke)

I'm especially satisfied with Anubis here. He made my life so much easier when going up against Whitney's legendary MilTANK of myths and despair. That Normal-Type gym really wasn't a challenge at all with this guy on the team, nuh-uh. I just wish the cow would be around Lv. 24 or something instead, like Lt. Surge's Raichu in the FR/LG versions for the GBA. At least then I'd have enough EXP to share around on the team, you know?

But oh well, easy win was easy, no room for complaining here. I'll head back into the grass for some grinding now before I go rain on Sudowoodo's parade. kekeke.

[Grace] Caves, cosplay and Tentacool

Hey again fellow Earthlings, Grace here once again. After sitting around in Cerulean Cave for more than a half an hour being obsessive about getting every item -- because I'm anal like that -- I spent about, ohh. Fifteen minutes on Mewtwo? It wasn't that difficult, or frustrating, to my pleasure and surprise. My first try I ran out of Ultra Balls (I only brought thirty), my second try I was a little more lucky and only had to use seven -- I had him down to a pixel of health instead of two pixels like before. It makes a lot of difference!

So now here I am, in the Whirl Islands, gettin' myself a Lugia. Or attempting to. I generally have a good sense of direction, except when it comes to caves. I don't know why, but cave confuse me. （　ﾟДﾟ） I mean -- I've been in here, like, five minutes. And I'm lost. Fff, you know?

Other than that, other Poké-tales and adventures? Well, I checked all the IVs of my, like, what, about ten modest-natured Feebas? And get this. The highest SP. ATK IV out of all of them? Fourteen. Fourteen. Out of thirty-one. Like, are you serious?

Sigh. Well, I also started out myself on the Battle Frontier for the first time in HeartGold -- I had at least a silver thing in all of them back in Platinum -- and got myself to a seven win streak in the Factory and Arcade, and a ten win streak in the Hall, thanks to my beautiful Empoleon. Don't know if I'll continue with one of those or try a different facility, hmm.

It's Sunday, 11PM, and I really should be doing my homework, but you know, a girl has more important things to attend to. Capturing legendary creatures that helped shape the world, training with her partners in battle and life, you know. The usual.

Oh, also, I went to a fabric store today (I know this isn't sound like it's going to relate to Pokémon, but just stick with me) and picked up some black, brown and red cloths -- why, you ask? For my Blue cosplay, of course. Using her post FR/LG arc outfit (for those who don't understand: go read the Poké Special manga, you uneducated, poor soul). Blue as in the Japanese Blue. Blue as in the chick, just so we're clear. Oh America, Red's rival is Green. Not Blue, you fools. Because, you know. Red is the complimentary color of Green and it makes sense, jeezum.

So I have the hat, the shirt, the skirt, the bag. Some modifications need to be made to my hat, shirt and bag -- hence the cloths -- and I still need some shoes. The con I'm wearing this outfit to starts Friday, so I got some time to get it to together. There will be pictures, and -- oh my god, if I see another freaking Tentacool.

Surfing. You know how it is.

Well, folks, I have myself a legendary guardian of the seas to catch here, so the Grace is off.

[Raino] The journey begi-- continues.

I'm somewhat sorry for not really putting up a decent introductory post myself, but with Grace here, I was able to jump straight into my journey back to Johto in all its wondrous colours and wonders.

Huh? Oh, right. I'm Raino (think: Rhinoceros, Rhyperior, Raichu), as Grace said I'm sort of the main man here, and I'll be blogging about my adventures as I take on the exciting Pokémon League Challenge and battle the heinously evil Team Rocket (Oh them poor Slowpoke).

But I guess I'll also take the time to talk about trivial things -- like how some trainers call you ten a day times only to tell you the same things over and over again without even bothering to rephrase their material and how silly them female Wobbuffet look with their outrageously red lipstick, or maybe about how sad I am that there is no chance in hell that I'll be able to go on a date with Jasmine even after I've saved her precious Amphy from dying a slow and painful death of pain and illness. /fistshake

Oh, but enough about that. Let's see. Right, I started my journey on Friday, the 26th of March, and since then I've beaten every person to stand in my way. I dominated my poor rival Silver's Lv. 5 Totodile with my Lv. 10 fire-breathing Cyndaquil named Kaizer, but this is all boring stuff, really. The fun stuff comes later.

Right now my team is consisting of three pokémon and two eggs. Yes, eggs. No, there's not a single Togepi in this lot. They are as follows:

Lv. 6 Mjollnir (Pichu)
Lv. 20 Kaizer (Quilava)
Lv. 1 Verano (Bulbasaur)
Lv. 0 Egg (...)
Lv. 0 Egg (...)

And I have the most generous Grace to thank for this. I am very happy with my Pichu, seeing Gold (I named myself Gold and the rival Silver, yeah) walking around with a Pichu really makes me wanna read more Pokéspe. That shit's amazing.

For now, I'm just hatching eggs, really. After that I'll spend hours level-grinding, so I'll probably wait with posting an update unless I happen to find a trainer who likes shorts or something.

That's it for now, folks. Raino signing out.

[Grace] Taking the liberty.

Well, Rai man I'm taking the liberty of going first here -- I hope you don't mind.

Let's see. For those new to this gig, I'm Grace, Girl of the World That Was. The main man here is Raino, Boy of the World to Be.

So, I was thinking, god, I want to post something. I mean, new blog and all. That itch to post, you know? Then I remembered something that Rai had said earlier;

Raino says (7:49 PM):
*Okay, maybe I'll blog tomorrow
Raino says (7:49 PM):
*I give up. I have to play now
Raino says (7:49 PM):
*I can't keep on torturing myself like this

And just, oh my god. It's like, sure, the Rai man says things I can relate to a lot -- but this, I don't know. I don't think it's just us, maybe, I think it's one of the huge drawing aspects of Pokémon, but maybe I'm just crazy -- it's just that feeling. That feeling of excitement, of anticipation. Like, I'm about to start a journey, to be the very best, like no one ever was. Maybe I'm just clinging to my childhood memories and fantasies here, but still at the age of fifteen that feeling doesn't lose one ounce of its appeal and excitement. Only with Pokémon, too -- it's a feeling that only that series has accomplished. For me, anyway.

On a side note, playing HeartGold, I just encountered Latias. For the umpteenth time. And also for the umpteenth time, I failed to catch it. The thing is level 35, and my Ampharos is 63 -- and get this, Ampharos is still slower and can't get a Thunder Wave off before it runs. Like, my god, Ampharos. Do you have to be that slow? Really? Really. My goodness, Amphy. I've managed to get Golbat to Mean Look it though and get it down to that sliver of red health, but I still need a status effect on it -- or at least, I feel I do, I don't know, habit -- and nothing that's fast enough has a status-enducing thing. Fffff.

So while I'm sitting here, my sixteen badges shiny, Raino is just starting his journey. I kind of envy that. That feeling. I blew through the game so fast I kind of didn't savor all the juicy, satisfying moments. But that's okay, I enjoyed it, I felt like I was seven again.

Well anyway. This entry must close; Latias is too frustrating, I think I'm off to go catch me a Mewtwo.