Xiri

The chances should be even (otherwise it wouldn't be too fair...) I was personally hoping for a Staryu too... but I got Tentacool and Phantump instead. I never used a Tentacruel or Trevenant in my team before, so I'm all good with that though.

Uh... it shouldn't be locked - although Sinikuro is right with how to trigger the event. If you haven't triggered the event, the house will still be accessible - but the woman inside will just say stuff and that's it.

I bet the stronger flying types would be saved for the next Flying trainer.

Forum Name: Xiri Server Name: Jiniri Opinion of your own skills (1-10): 4 Timezone: UTC+8 (KST) Hours best for you: Relatively Flexible Hours worst for you: Mornings in my time Anticipated time away: About a week or two in mid-July (will confirm later)

On 7th Street

I'm replaying the game at the moment - but I'm getting the feeling that the AI has gone dumber in the new episode - for both normal trainers AND skilled trainers like rivals and gym leaders, which is one of the reasons Ciel is pretty easy to defeat imo. Also, in that point of the game, we are pretty much given a decent selection of Pokemon to use - so she is naturally going to be easier than the previous leaders. I think every leader we have yet to face, except for the ones we'll be facing in a double battle, will be pretty easy to beat. Ciel has an Archeops though? She had something different in the beta xD

Not too sure about Numel - maybe he shows up during thunderstorms only? As for the Pokesnax merchant, he only shows up on clear days.

ENTRY #10: The Escape I went off to the Grand Hall and found that Fern was having a conversation with Ame. Didn't this loser said he was going to come to the Stairway? Fern snickered that I was late 'as usual' and he already told Ame about the incident we witnessed. Ame sighed that she was worried about this, but Fern rudely interrupted her and told her to get the reserve Poison gym leader ready to battle him when he gets there. Ame said that she will call the reserve leader now, exchanged a quick greeting with me, and headed upstairs. Fern looked at my expression and realized that I was confused. He explained about the Reborn Reserve League system, and told me that the reserve Poison gym leader is a girl that lived somewhere called the 'Wasteland'. He laughed that a key is needed to reach the place, and he teased me that he has already got it. He then continued to brag about how many badges he has won already, and I almost punched him in the face when he started to mock Shelly. Holding my rage, I asked him where he got the key from (if he stole it, I was going to take it BY FORCE). He looked at me quite stupidly and wondered why he has to tell me, but he has second thoughts and said he will tell me if I beat him in a battle... Mission: vs vs vs vs I had to sacrifice Paruto for Glameow to gain full experience from defeating the Ferroseed. I made Fern waste both of his potions, and let Paruto fall down to the Iron Barbs recoil damage. Ferroseed was only left with a sliver of health - and Glameow was able to revenge-kill the Ferroseed with Feint Attack. Root's opponent was Ludicolo. Mega Drain did negligible damage - so Root was able to use Curse, and inflict heavy residual damage to the grass/water Pokemon. Zen Headbutt damaged a bit more... and almost took out Root, but Root was then able to launch a Will-O-Wisp - which weakened the Ludicolo's next Zen Headbutt - leaving Root to finish the dancing Pokemon with a Feint Attack. Roserade was a problem because it packed HP Fire AND Extrasensory - both being lethal to Donar. I decided to sacrifice Glameow. Extrasensory was just short of being a OHKO (if it went for Giga Drain, Glameow would have been KOed instantly), so Glameow took the opportunity to use Hypnosis, and lower Roserade's monstrous special attack via Captivate. Unfortunately, Roserade woke up the next turn, and finished Glameow off with HP Fire. With Roserade at -2 Special Attack however, Donar came in and got 4 Struggle Bugs off - then stroke the final blow with Psybeam. Struggle Bug was coming through! The grasshole's last Pokemon was Servine. Jan received a ton of damage from Servine's Leaf Tornado, but a crit Ice Fang one shotted the grass snake Pokemon! Oh Jan, I'm so proud of you. Fern called me a 'noob' despite beating him (he seriously needs to get a life). He blabbed on saying that he received the key from the new Poison Leader's brother, who he described as a real 'fruity' lookin' guy dressed in purple. I asked him if it was Cain, and Fern snorted that he should've expected we knew each other (what the hell does that imply b*tch). Before leaving off, he mentioned that Cain was going up to the Beryl Cemetery, which was where I headed next. Cain seemed surprised to see me in the cemetery. He told me that he was here because he heard what happened to Corey, and was growing worried about the daughter he left behind. He said he knew the feeling of being left all alone, so he wanted to comfort her to some extent. He then asked me what I was doing all the way up here, and I told him I wanted the key to the Wasteland. Cain seemed slightly disappointed that the reason wasn't entirely linked to himself. Joking aside, Cain didn't seem to be too pleased with her sister. Weren't they getting along well? He told me that it wasn't going to be fun just giving it to me straight away, and he challenged me to a battle... Mission: vs vs vs vs Dewott was easy to beat with Donar. After falling asleep, Dewott couldn't do anything but take 2 Struggle Bugs before being defeated. Venomoth vs Venomoth was an interesting match. 2 Psybeams took the moth out, while Cain's Venomoth retaliated with Gust, which got a boost from the field - leaving Donar at around half his HP. Jan had an easy match-up in this battle - as Water Pledge 2HKOed the Nidoking - although Thrash inflicted a decent amount. Grimer vs Grimer was probably the most intense match-up. Cain's Grimer was a tad bit higher in level than mine - so it attacked first with Sludge Bomb, which hardly did anything. Squelch began to spam Mud Bombs - all coincidentally causing an accuracy drop. Cain seemed to have noticed that Mud Bomb dealt a lot more damage - so he began to follow suit. Unfortunately for him, the accuracy drops had a huge effect, and his Mud Bomb kept missing - while mine scored a direct hit - winning me the battle. Cain laughed about the battle - saying that it was fun. He was about to hand me the key, but he noticed a pink-haired girl watching us from a cliff right above us. Heather didn't like the way Cain was looking at her - and Cain asked once more if she was indeed Heather. Heather wondered how he knows her, and Cain began to introduce himself. He then went on to say he was searching for her because he was getting worried. Heather rudely snorted at the comment - and asked him if he wants to place rules on her too. Cain seemed taken back at the comment - and began to try and persuade her that he was trying to befriend her, but Heather cut in again saying that she doesn't want anything from him. I felt sorry for Cain because he was enduring all these harsh, rude comments. Heather snapped that she has a friend already, and doesn't need anymore. Cain wondered who she was referring to, and Heather angrily replied that she is a Gym Leader and unlike him, doesn't ask many questions. Cain apologized again, and suggested that she go visit her friend because she may be growing worried. Heather sighed and harshly replied that she will, and asked us not to follow her. With that, she released her Salamence from her Poke Ball and began to take off towards the Lapis Ward. Cain told me he was going to follow her, and told me the key would have to wait as he didn't want to lose track of Heather. Whelp, I guess I better follow them too... I found Cain, Heather and Shelly in Shelly's room in her gym. Heather was irritated that the two of us followed her here. Cain protested that he didn't think it was a good idea to leave her alone, especially at a time like this. Shelly began to agree but Heather angrily snapped at her - commanding her to not take Cain's side. Shelly seemed intimidated by Heather's words. Cain continued on to explain that she is scared and confused, and he knows how she is feeling right now. Heather shouted that he doesn't know anything. She angrily stated that she did what he asked her to do - which was to go and see a worried friend, and in that case, Cain and I will leave the two of them alone. Heather sorta 'commanded' Shelly to tell us to go away, which Shelly began to do not so willingly. Cain, in a more serious tone, told Heather that most friends do not boss each other around. Heather got ticked off again - and told him to stop giving her orders. Cain denied that statement - and was just pointing out that Shelly seemed scared when she was being yelled at. Cain asked Shelly if she would like Heather to be a little nicer. Just as Shelly was about to answer, Heather apparently had enough. She stormed downstairs, and the sound of the front door closing slammed at our ears. Cain let out a sigh, and urgently asked me and Shelly to help him stop Heather as she is going to be hurting herself more if she continues on. Shelly and I agreed - and the three of us quickly went outside. We spotted Heather confronting Dr. Connal, who seemed to be blocking the way with his orderlies. Heather angrily asked Sigmund to move away - which the doctor pointed out as being rude. Heather turned her back, and found the three of us standing in her way as well. Realizing that she was trapped, Heather let out a grunt. The doctor wondered if Heather's parents haven't taught her any manners, which seemed to make Heather flinch a little. Cain told the doctor to back off, and asked Heather again where her parents are. Heather snapped at him and demanded that he doesn't ask such a thing. At that moment, Shelly stepped in, and told the doctor that Heather's parents are not here anymore. Realizing that Heather doesn't have any primary caregivers either, the doctor began to explain about his orphanage - where he gives homes to orphaned children of Reborn. He asked Heather if she was interested - but Heather strongly denied. The doctor was taken back - and asked her why, in which Heather replied that he was a creep. The doctor sighed, and told us that Heather doesn't have a choice - because under strict laws, he was responsible for all the orphans found in the city. He ordered his orderlies to seize Heather, and take her away. As the orderlies grabbed onto Heather, she began to struggle. We were about to help - but the doctor glanced at us, and suggested we do not interfere as that will lead to disciplinary action. The orderlies began to walk away with Heather - and the doctor followed suit, after wishing us a good day. Shelly seemed shocked at the sudden turnout of events and began to run off towards her gym. Cain and I called after her - and followed her back. Shelly was crying - and blaming herself that if she hasn't said anything, Heather would not have been taken away. Cain tried to cheer her up, and admitted that he has responsibility too because he was the one that told Heather to come and visit her. Shelly was scared that Heather was going to be mad at her, but Cain assured her that she will not because she was there for Heather. Cain suggested we infiltrate the orphanage and try to rescue Heather. Shelly was worried that if that happened, we would all get in trouble - but Cain sternly stated that Heather is already in trouble - so we have to risk that. Just then, a flash of lightning blinded my eyes, and a deafening scream could be heard from outside. Shelly noticed that scream was Heather's, and Cain urged us - saying that we should hurry. The three of us ran towards the orphanage - but found that it was locked. Cain was extremely frustrated by this - but at that moment, a sound was heard from inside - and the door opened! We were greeted by Anna, Noel and Charlotte again. Cain was surprised that the door suddenly opened and Anna happily stated that she saw my 'glowiness' through the wall - which is why she unlocked it. While Cain was trying to understand what she meant, Anna began to introduce herself to Cain and Shelly. Charlotte assumed that we were here because of the girl that was brought in just now - who was constantly screaming and kicking. Shelly nervously told her that we were here to save her - and Cain asked the three of them if they want to join them in our little 'prison break'. Charlotte replied that the answer is obvious, but Shelly stated that we have to get Heather first. Charlotte mentioned that it wasn't going to be easy because orderlies will notice us soon and will try to kick us out. Noel added that their Pokemon has been confiscated so we are going to be terribly outnumbered. Charlotte said that she had a plan though, and headed upstairs. Anna asked her what she was doing - and she replied that she was creating a diversion. We heard Charlotte demanding her cigarettes (okay...) to some of the orderlies. The orderlies tried to calm Charlotte down - but her behavior got more vigorous as she continued to demand her cigarettes. The orderlies began to threaten Charlotte - that if she continues to behave this way, she will be going to the 'Circuit', which Anna explained was a place where they put the 'very' bad kids. Charlotte seemed to be taken away to the Circuit - but just then, three orderlies noticed our presence. They asked us to leave as it was outside of visiting hours - to which Cain replied that they will have to decline - and a 3 on 3 battle between us started. All three of us won our duel with the orderlies. One of the orderlies noticed that they were not in a good position - and ran off to warn the doctor. Anna seemed impressed by Shelly's battling style and enthusiastically asked her if she wants to become friends. Noel stated that we don't have much time since the orderlies that went to lock Charlotte up will be returning soon. Cain said that he won't allow that, and Noel suggested that he stand in the doorway so none of the others can get to us. Cain agreed to him, praised him (which Noel grinned to), and tossed out his Nidoking. Suddenly, two orderlies approached Noel from the middle door - so quickly that I hadn't got the time to stop them. Noel screamed for help - but it was too late. The orderlies already seized him and took him upstairs. Anna shrieked that we have to hurry and catch them, and Shelly and I both agreed. We explored the whole orphanage, defeating annoying orderlies throughout our way. We eventually grabbed the kids' Pokemon and all of us barged up to the Doctor's room, which was located on the top floor of the building. Noel and his Clefable were holding down an orderly while Cain and his Nidoking was doing the same. Heather was pinned down onto an operating table by Electivire - which presumably belonged to the Doctor. The Doctor himself was cornered by Charlotte, Anna and their Pokemon - Ninetales and Gothitelle. Upon the late arrival of Shelly and I, Charlotte taunted Doctor about his current situation. The doctor remained calm from all of this - and stated to Charlotte that she is interrupting Heather's private session. Charlotte was surprised that the doctor hasn't realized the disadvantage he was at, and demanded him to release Heather. Shelly confronted him as well - nervously shouting to let Heather free. Cain teased Sigmund - pointing out that he was clearly outnumbered. The doctor refused to do what he asked though - which made Charlotte furious. She approached the doctor and quickly pushed something in his cheek - which Cain recognized as a cigarette. He was surprised that Charlotte made such a nasty move - and Charlotte admitted that she wanted to do that for a long time. She noticed me and Cain's shocked expression - and warned us not to feel sorry for the doctor as he has done far worse things to her and her sisters. Grunting, the doctor reluctantly told Electivire to release Heather. Shelly immediately approached her, and asked her if she was alright - but Heather remained quiet, without saying a word. Getting back on his feet, the Doctor informed us that he has already contacted the authorities about this incident - and we are all going to get arrested shortly. Bolting, Cain suggested that we run off - as we achieved our goal of rescuing Heather. Anna agreed - and the seven of us all exited the premises rather quickly. Noel was wondering where they have to go to be safe. None of us had good ideas, but Anna suggested we discuss this somewhere more covered - such as underneath the Opal Bridge, to the Railway. Once we were there, we began to discuss a plan. Charlotte pointed out that we need to stay hidden since the police are going to be on the lookout for us. She pointed out that this tunnel we were in right now leads to the Chrysolia region - where her sisters' house is. She suggested we stay there until things have settled down a bit - and the rest of us agreed. Noel and Anna seemed excited that they were free, while Shelly and Cain was trying to talk to Heather - who remained speechless. We continued on until we hit a dead end. Our pathway has been shut by a giant metal door. Charlotte spotted a computer nearby and tried to turn it on - assuming that this was the key to the way forward. However, to our demise, the computer remained frozen, and frustration was looming on us... Current Team: Jan (Feraligatr) Lv. 36 - Water Pledge - Crunch - Ice Fang - Agility Squelch (Grimer) Lv. 36 - Mud Bomb - Sludge Wave - Pound - Poison Gas Donar (Venomoth) Lv. 39 - Sleep Powder - Psybeam - Signal Beam - Stun Spore Paruto (Diggersby) Lv. 36 - Mud Shot - Nature Power - Take Down - Double Kick Root (Trevenant) Lv. 36 - Curse - Leech Seed - Will-O-Wisp - Feint Attack Glameow (Dummy) Lv. 36 - Captivate - Charm - Feint Attack - Hypnosis

ENTRY #9: Fury of the Insects As I was about to enter the main entrance to the library (which was part of the gym), Victoria urgently called after me. She asked me if I really had to fight Shelly in the state she was in right now (weren't YOU the one that suggested we have a battle?), because she could end up being stressed even further. She told me she was going to try and stop me from doing that by battling me... (how does this work...?) Mission: vs vs vs vs 2 Water Pledges (the first one being a crit) knocked out the Scraggy, but Scraggy was no pushover. Its Payback knocked off a third of Jan's HP. Pignite faced the same fate by being defeated by 2 Water Pledges (I wish I had a physical Water move). Take Down took out another third of Jan's HP - so Jan was pretty weakened by now. Donar vs Kirlia was a poor matchup in my side - especially since Kirlia had Psychic - which 2HKOed Donar. Leech Life wasn't doing anything - so I guess I had to sacrifice Glameow again. Hypnosis + 3 Cuts brought Kirlia down to almost nil HP - so once Psychic took out Glameow, Donar was able to revenge kill via Leech Life. Finally, Squelch poisoned Hariyama and a crit Force Palm was waiting for her. URGH! I was an idiot because I forgot Hariyama sometimes had Guts... and this was the time it did! Smellingsalt took away half of Squelch's HP. Thinking that this was going to turn into a long battle, I proceeded to heal Squelch... and Hariyama decided to go for... a Belly Drum...? Uh... it was barely at half health - and the residual poison damage took the Hariyama out. Uhm okay. That was easy. Victoria sighed and was disappointed that she couldn't beat me. She told me to be gentle with Shelly and wished me luck. With that, Victoria left the gym. Shelly's gym was in the form of a library - where bookcases that could be shifted up and down levels were keys to reaching Shelly. After pressing a lot of switches, and moving back and forth, I managed to reach Shelly, who was anxiously waiting for me. She asked me if I liked her gym design, and shyly admitted that she was a bookworm. She told me she spent a lot of time reading so she could be good enough for her brother, a Gym Leader in Johto - who seemed to treat her really poorly. She then apologized for going off-topic and wished me luck: Mission: vs vs vs vs Double battles are extremely tricky to pull off well in EV Challenges because the freedom to switch is heavily restricted. The battle started off with Shelly sending out Masquerain and Illumise - while I sent out Paruto and Glameow. The Intimidate drop from the Masquerain was annoying - but 2 Take Downs were enough to KO the Illumise, which only attacked with Dazzling Gleam. The Masquerain was put to sleep by Glameow, and got lowered down to -2 in Special Attack via Captivate. Shelly sent out her Wormadam... which really was impossible to take down with only Glameow. I decided to deal as much damage I could with Paruto, but I'll have to have Paruto faint and not take any experience from defeating the Wormadam. There was a LOT of repetition involving Hypnosis, Captivate, Double Kick from my side and the opponent just constantly waking up and falling back to sleep again. Masquerain was pretty much useless because it was at -6 Special Attack, but Wormadam surprisingly hit hard. Eventually, the Wormadam knocked Paruto out and I sent in Root. I KNOW Root wasn't supposed to earn an EV in Defense, but we'll use one of the 2 EVs we can use for extras. The Wormadam was eventually defeated with Leech Seed + Hypnosis + Feint Attack combo - while the Masquerain remained helpless as ever. Heather the Yanmega was the most vicious threat on Shelly's team. It was FAST (and it got faster thanks to Speed Boost), and hit extremely hard. Fortunately, it attacked Glameow with Ancientpower - allowing the little cat to survive, but it got the terrible boost in all stats! Glameow quickly put it to sleep, while Root set off a Leech Seed. After waking up 2 turns later, the Yanmega knocked Root and Glameow out with Air Cutter - and this thing was ready to savage my team. Fortunately, the combination of Squelch and Jan pulled through with Ice Fang and Sludge Bomb, along with Root's Leech Seed memento taking the dragonfly down. Shelly's next Pokemon, Anorith was OHKOed by Jan's Water Pledge - and Masquerain was down to less than half its health. Bugsy the Volbeat was Shelly's final Pokemon. The thing began to set up with Tail Glow as soon as it stepped onto the field - which was extremely scary indeed. Sludge Bomb from Squelch thankfully managed to poison the firefly, while Jan's Crunch inflicted a large chunk of damage. I was getting worried because the next combo of attacks will defeat the Volbeat - but Squelch wasn't allowed to receive any Speed EVs. Shelly was obviously laughing at my thoughts because a +3 Struggle Bug actually took both of my Pokemon out! I was only left with Donar to defeat both Volbeat and Masquerain. Thankfully, even with a +3 boost and a boost from the field, Struggle Bug didn't do much to Donar at all. So I had to poison-stall the Volbeat until it fainted from the poison (I don't normally like doing this, but I had no choice). Then, Masquerain was a joke to take down as it was weakened to the max. Donar was pretty weak too due to the constant Struggle Bugs it had to endure. But a crit Psybeam hit the intimidating moth, and the battle was finally over (I swear this took like four hours...) Shelly was feeling sorrowful for her loss - stating that she will never live up to her brother's expectations. She handed me the Cocoon Badge and also gave me TM76 (Struggle Bug). Afterwards, she thanked me for helping her deal with the whole traumatic incident. I replied that it was nothing - and I was about to leave her gym until Shelly called me. She asked if I could go inform Ame that Heather's dad has died, so that the reserve gym leader could be informed to take his place. I wished for nothing else... since I was feeling pretty sorry that I defeated her. So off we go to the Grand Hall...

We haven't met IG Ame for a while now haven't we... I think the last time we met her was when Shelly told us to inform Ame that Corey was dead?

Vaporeon and Clefable

I was wondering about that too... what could it be? The trailer sure is making me excited though xD

ENTRY #8: The Secret of the Stairway There was a large commotion in North Obsidia Ward - where curious people were trying to observe the destruction of the stairway. A large fissure was visible in the middle of a large staircase. Why would someone want to explode this stairway? Reborn was turning out to be a more malevolent place than I thought... There wasn't anything else for me to do in this ward... except for joining a street gang called Team Magma! ...Yeah, I won't go into details. To the west of North Obsidia lied Lapis Ward - where citizens were shocked to witness a death in the ward. The ward generally had more citizens of the upper class - compared to other wards I have visited. There was a large building in the middle of the ward - and a purple-haired woman was standing in front of the front door. She was muttering something about 'escape' and 'revenge' before noticing my presence. She walked away afterwards... and I had a feeling that I'll be meeting her again very shortly... It seemed that Corey has fallen near Lapis Ward's Gym. Lots of people surrounded the body - and the closest was Victoria and Shelly, a girl that helped me obtain Kricketot in Peridot Ward. Shelly began to cry from the horrific scene that was in front of her, and Victoria tried to comfort her. Just then, two Meteor grunts, named Aster and Eclipse, appeared on top of a tall building beside the gym. They were apparently reporting to someone that Agent Beryl has been confirmed deceased. Victoria was shocked to see that Team Meteor was behind this death. Aster began to protest that her thoughts were wrong but Eclipse shushed him. She then warned Victoria to keep her nose out of their business and urged Aster that they get going. Aster snickered that they were required at the stairway, and Victoria let out a second gasp of realization that Team Meteor was behind the bombing of the staircase! Aster naively stated that her prediction was correct - but Eclipse pulled him away, telling him to stop giving us information. The two of them walked away. Victoria was about to get Shelly inside, but she let out a scream as she pointed at the wall beside us. A shady person was materializing in the wall before us, and Shelly recognized 'it' as Shade. Without a word, Shade began to take Corey's body away - and it vanished as fast as it came. The three of us were dazzled by what just happened - but we made our way into Shelly's room inside her gym. Victoria said that she was interested in what Team Meteor was up to in the stairway, and asked if I was willing to join her. I nodded my head, and once Victoria has asked Shelly if it was alright to leave her alone for a while, she headed off before me. As I climbed the ladder that lead underground, Aster and Eclipse has already captured Victoria and was keeping her hostage! Victoria noticed me and asked for help - but the duo taunted me and said to follow them if I wanted to rescue her. They darted off with the squealing Victoria - and I had no choice but to follow them. I ventured deeper - and I eventually reached a large chamber which contained a large gate. Standing in front of the gate was a man in a trench coat, who asked me if I knew such place existed beneath the city. I replied that I had no idea... and he continued to explain the history of the apparently sacred place - referring to the four 'seals' named after four pieces of jewelry. The mysterious man told me that Victoria was being held up ahead, and he said to do whatever I wished to the grunts that are keeping her there. He walked away afterwards - leaving me to wonder why he has told me all of this. Aster and Eclipse couldn't believe their boss just let me through this easily. Frustrated, the duo challenged me to a battle. Fortunately, they were guarding Victoria pretty loosely... so she was able to offer a helping hand. The four Pokemon the duo had were tough, but we were tougher. After defeating them, the duo turned sour, and vanished as soon as they cursed me. Victoria thanked me for saving her - but nothing serious has happened other than a man in a trench coat telling her about Reborn's history. She was also wondering why he has told us those things, and just as we were about to discuss further, Victoria suddenly remembered that Shelly was waiting for us, and the two of us hurried back to Lapis Ward. Shelly still seemed distraught after the whole suicide incident. Victoria was getting worried - so she asked me to visit the local psychiatrist, called Dr. Connal, who lived in the huge building in the middle of the ward. I proceeded to the huge building, which oddly seemed quite intimidating. As I was about to enter, I bumped into a pink-haired girl in green clothing. She seemed glad that she was 'finally getting out of the place' and I wondered what she meant by that. I opened the front door and I was greeted by a black-haired girl in pigtails. She seemed quite friendly... but she apparently thought I was glowing. A black-haired boy nearby sighed that I wasn't glowing. The girl seemed confused at the remark - and wondered why she was the one that was seeing these things. She introduced herself as Anna, and she also introduced her brother, Noel, who was the black-haired boy. Anna then proceeded to introduce her friend, Charlotte, a pink-haired girl in pigtails that was nearby. Anna described her as pretty but I had to see through her 'scars'. Charlotte sighed that for the last time, she did not have any scars - but Anna recklessly whispered quite audibly that she forgot that Charlotte doesn't like talking about her scars. Charlotte asked me if I ran into another pink-haired girl while entering. I nodded - and Charlotte proudly stated that the girl was her sister, Laura, who was also part of the Elite Four. Noel was about to mention something about Anna at that moment, but Anna cut in and stated that Noel and Charlotte were also Reborn Gym Leaders! Wow, is this place like a house for talented young Pokemon trainers? Charlotte continued to explain that Laura was able to get out of this place because she has turned 18. Anna noticed my confused expression - and went on to explain that this was an orphanage - and children here weren't allowed to leave the orphanage until the 'good doctor' let them free or they turn into legal adults. Noel shivered at the mention of the doctor - clearly scared of him... whoever he is. Anna comforted her brother - and said that the doctor has scary electric type Pokemon which he uses them in his therapy sessions. Anna finally asked me why I visited this place. I replied that someone I know might need some help from the doctor - but Anna's cheery expression suddenly changed. She insisted that this was not the place to ask for help - and guaranteed that bringing the person here will make matters worse. She suddenly jolted - and stated Nostra, her Jirachi doll, was sensing the doctor approaching. Indeed, a blonde man, possibly in his forties, appeared, and calmly introduced himself as Dr. Sigmund Connal. He asked me how he can help, and at that moment, Anna cut in and replied that I was here because he was interested in challenging gym leaders for their badges. The Doctor, remaining calm, assumed that I was a skilled battler in that case - and ordered one of his orderly to have an examination battle with me! The doctor seemed impressed that I managed to beat his orderly - but unfortunately, he cannot allow me to face any of his 'patients' in battle because it will interfere with their emotional development, and he cannot let them leave the premises because they are highly volatile individuals - so I will have to wait until they are of age. Anna quickly agreed to the doctor's comment, and ushered me out. As she pushed me out rather boldly, she insisted that the doctor wasn't the person I was looking for. She said that Nostra has also sensed the sorrow my friend is feeling, and told me to tell my friend to tell her to look out for the one who is really hurt by by this, and then she won't have time to be sad. The doctor wondered what we were whispering about. Startled, Anna said it was nothing and pushed me out, and locked the door while she was at it. Back at her gym, Shelly was surprised that I had a message for her. I told exactly what Anna told to forward, and she told me that she has to go find Heather in that case. Victoria opposed, and said that now as the time for her to rest. Shelly insisted that she was alright, and she must go find Heather right away. But Shelly remembered that Victoria came for a gym battle, and maybe they should proceed with that first. Victoria said not to worry, but maybe I was interested in the battle. Shelly said that was fine too, and she went off to the arena, telling me to come when I'm ready. Victoria seemed quite worried that the poor girl was going through so much, and began to wonder if telling Shelly that I was interested in battling her was a good idea after all...

If you don't give Blake the ring, a special event is triggered - where you battle Aster again (possibly for the last time) before challenging Blake in Ametrine.

I see this is your first post here. Before anything else, welcome to Reborn and feel free to introduce yourself in the Grand Hall! As for your thoughts - yeah I did notice that too. But I guess the fact that the leader of the evil organisation being female kind of makes it up for the heavily male dominated evilness.

ENTRY #7: 101 Reasons to hate Fern Citizens have returned to the streets of Beryl Ward - most being surprised that the police force has charged towards Beryl Gym. While on my way there, a woman informed me that what the police is doing was not really a smart move. When I asked why, she told me to go find out myself, which is exactly what I did. As I entered the Gym, the Chief was panicking. He urgently told me that the glowing reactors in the room has released some sort of toxic gas which has hypnotized all his men. They sure seemed to act funny as when I tried talking to them, they acted like zombies and challenged me to a battle. They did thankfully come back to their senses when I defeated them. Corey was nowhere to be found however... and something about the reactors made me grow suspicious. They changed color when I touched them - so I was guessing that I had to turn them into the same color? And I was right! When all the reactors turned blue, a small door materialized behind the back row of reactors. Corey was waiting for me inside, and cursed me for what I did. He told me he'll be waiting for me in the arena - which is where I headed for straight away. He was clearly angry at me, and blamed me for the fact that I revealed his identity in front of his daughter. I tried to protest, but he wouldn't hear anything from me. He snapped his fingers, and noxious gas started to leak from the reactors. Corey coldly said for me to suffer - and the battle began: (I forgot to take a snapshot of vs Corey....) Mission: vs vs vs vs vs vs Root had a poor match-up, but Confuse Ray + Leech Seed + Faint Attack combo really came through! Its Acid hit pretty hard - but it was only able to successfully hit once - due to the confusion hax, and I hoped that this luck would stay with me throughout the whole battle. Skuntank was a bigger problem. Squelch did pack Mud Bomb - but it was 4HKO at best. Incinerate and Pursuit was the moves that hit Squelch - but they thankfully didn't do as much as I expected. However, an Acid Spray made me cringe because his attacks will hit me harder! Fortunately, the third Mud Bomb got a lucky critical hit, and Skuntank went down. Croagunk was easy bait for Paruto... or that's what I thought anyway. The little bugger managed to land a Sucker Punch which took about half of Paruto's health - before going down to a Take Down. Nidorina was up next, and Squelch hit the field again. Nidorina went for a BIte - which inflicted quite a bit of damage to Squelch - although Mud Bomb did basically the same. Another Bite was going to take Squelch out though - so I healed her with a Super Potion while Nidorina.... was switched out for Grimer? Okay, I'm fine with that. 2 Mud Bombs were enough to take the Grimer out anyway. A lucky crit Mud Bomb sent Nidorina packing when it returned to the field again - so that switch was quite helpful for me. Finally, Corey's ace, his Crobat showed up. I didn't have the confidence that Donar was able to take down the Crobat by himself. I planned to sacrifice Glameow - and deal as much damage as it could to the bat. Unfortunately, it didn't work out too nicely because Crobat woke up as soon as Hypnosis hit - and a Nasty Plot boosted Venoshock took my Glameow out in one hit. I guess I had to make another sacrifice even though I didn't want to... I sent out Paruto - and ordered a Take Down - which brought Crobat down to the red zone. Crobat retaliated with Venoshock again - which my Diggersby fell to. Okay, since it was in the red now, Donar should be able to take the bat out! Donar miraculously survived a +2 Air Cutter with 4 HP - so I took this chance for Donar to go for Stun Spore. Okay, a Psybeam should be enoug... NO IT LIVED WITH LIKE 2 HP! CRAP I PROBABLY HAVE TO START THE WHOLE BATTLE AGAIN...... YESSS IT GOT FULLY PARALYZED!! So a lucky para hax was enough for Donar to go for another Psybeam to knock the bat out - resulting in my victory! Corey seemed shocked that he lost. With a smirk, he asked me if I was planning to hand him over to the police. I nodded, but Corey shook his head - saying that he has a better idea. He told me to come to Beryl Bridge where he will answer most of my questions... After telling the Chief about my victory (who seems to be delighted), I left the Gym. As I left the gym, an Absol was looking at me from the top of the gym building. After our eyes met contact, the Absol slowly turned away and dashed off. Something wasn't right here... Upon my arrival, I saw Corey releasing all his Pokemon! Once his last Pokemon (his Crobat) departed, he threw his Poke Balls over the bridge, and turned towards me. He asked if I wanted to know why he was part of Team Meteor, and went on to explain that it was because of a certain piece of jewelry called the Ruby Ring. He also asked me to look after Heather for him, as she will be hunted by Team Meteor because she has the ring now. Then before I had the chance to stop him, he ran towards the edge of the bridge, and threw himself over the bridge! I watched in shock as his body disappeared to the ward below. Just then, a familiar annoying voice was heard - and it was Fern the loser (why do you show up everywhere I go??). He called Corey a moron, and he was actually disappointed that his efforts to obtain a badge has gone to waste. I stared at him in disbelief - I mean, how LOW can this loser go? Fern seemed to catch my look, and started to deny that he was heartless. He told me to go to Lapis ward, which was where he fell down to if I was really concerned. Just as he was about to continue, a sound of something exploding rang in my ears. Fern exclaimed that there was smoke rising over North Obsidia Ward near the Grand Stairway and he was rushing there to see what's going on. Guess I have no choice but to follow him....

I get the feeling that one of the four choices is the 'correct 'one though - which will lead to the 'complete' ending.

ENTRY #6: Destruction and Havoc Wow... Jasper Ward was in a more sorry state than I thought it would be. Like the guard at the entrance has told me, the ward was completely destroyed - wild Pokemon rampaged through the area, and just like in Obsidia, wild plants were emerging from the ground. No citizens could be found in the streets - although some people were still trapped in their homes. A police station was in the ward with only the Chief inside. He was worried about his officers who have been missing since the whole disaster. Just as he was about to go on, a police officer showed up at the doorstep. It was the same policemen that allowed me passage into Obsidia Ward! The policeman praised me for my actions for saving Obsidia Ward, which made the Chief raise an eyebrow at that remark. He didn't realize that I was a pretty confident trainer, and politely asked me to search for his missing officers, which I gladly agreed to... because I needed to do that to obtain a certain Pokemon... I continued to explore the barren ward... and the pathway eventually took me to Malchous Forest. This place was too sinister for my taste. A couple of Meteor grunts could be found, which I took down - including a grunt that was threatening a police officer. At the end of the forest, a familiar machine with a Tangrowth was visible. But this time, ZEL wasn't here - but a man with yellow-brown hair was there, who greeted me. He introduced himself as Taka and properly introduced me to the brutal machine that was causing so much destruction - the PULSE. Unlike ZEL, Taka seemed to be pretty relaxed about the whole thing. He wasn't trying to aggravate me or anything like that - something was up with this guy for sure. He challenged me to a battle because he was ordered to eliminate me. Alright, I'm good with that. Totally. Mission: vs vs vs ...I know you have Confuse Ray, Lileep, why not use it instead of going for Poison-type moves on my Grimer?? A combination of Acid+Constrict isn't going to freak Squelch out you know... but Poison Gas + Sludge Spam will! (Personally, this was my easiest attempt to beat this Lileep without raging about confusion hax!) The PULSE Tangrowth was a lot harder this time - particularly because Mega Drain gets a boost from the forest field. Kricketune's 3 Fury Cutters weren't enough to take the Tangrowth down, and due to 2 Acid Sprays lowering Kricketune's Special Defense to -4, made him vulnerable and a Mega Drain took him out. Fortunately, Glameow was able to handle the rest by performing a Hypnosis + Fury Swipes combo which defeated the vine monster. OH MY GOD IT'S A CHATOT KILL ME NOW. Nah, but Ice Fang should do... WHY ON EARTH ISN'T IT NOT SUPER EFFECTIVE??? Jan was able to take 2 Chatters - but the confusion hax wasn't really worth risking. As Jan lived on a shiver of health, I sacked off Glameow and Kricketune to restore Jan's health. The final Chatter got Jan down to the red zone again, but luckily he broke through confusion and connected the second Ice Fang which KOed the monstrous bird! Taka didn't seem too fussed about his loss (unlike someone I know). The machine stopped functioning, and all the bushes from the ground slivered back down. Taka reminded me that there was another PULSE machine up in Beryl Ward, and told me it might be a good idea to check it out. Well... I guess we know what we have to do next! Just as I was about to leave the forest, a girl with pink hair was glaring at me rather intimidatingly. She wasn't impressed by how I defeated Team Meteor here - stating that she wanted to do the job. She then muttered something about her father... something about escaping from him because he didn't allow her to beat up bad guys? She warned me that the machine in Beryl Ward was hers and told me to stay out of it. Without waiting for my reply, she flew off towards Beryl Ward on her Salamence.... WAIT WHAT? A SALAMENCE? WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT?? Maybe it is a good idea to let her handle things over there... As I headed towards Beryl Ward, I ventured into a seemingly empty house. It probably wasn't a smart idea - but I took the elevator up and stumbled across a girl who told me she was trapped because the elevator was malfunctioning... and then she noticed that I got here using the elevator. She thanked me for rescuing her, and said that she will be returning to Peridot Ward. Alright then... I found a second police officer too, just before the exit to Beryl Ward. He told me that the vines have trapped him there, and thanked me for saving him. Beryl Ward seemed equally destroyed as Jasper Ward. Again, malignant floral life was easily noticed - and lots of fissures and cracks were present. I proceeded west - to Rhodocrine Jungle. Tall trees were blocking the sunlight - so it was really hard for me to proceed carefully... which was the reason why I fell into a pitfall trap! As I opened my eyes, I was inside some sort of wooden cage, and 2 Nuzleafs were about to shut the gate! I shouted for them to stop - but they simply giggled and rushed off after closing the gate. YOU TWO ARE GOING TO FACE MY RAGE IF I SEE YOU AGAIN! ...But I had to get out of here first. The switch that opened the gate was too far for me to reach. As I stood helpless, I heard footsteps, and Fern the moron was coming towards me. Great, out of ALL the possible people that could have come to rescue me, it HAD to be him. He laughed at the fact that I was trapped in a cage, and blabbed that it suited me well. He then went on to brag about how he already got 2 gym badges and it was so easy... YEAH RIGHT. YOU PROBABLY BRIBED THEM OR SOMETHING B*TCH. He told me to worry no more about being locked up - as he will open the cage for me, if I get on my knees and beg. THAT'S THE LAST THING I'LL BE DOING, YOU F**KING LOSER! He seemed annoyed that I was refusing to do what he asked me to do - and just stormed off angrily. Hmph I'd rather kneel down to that rude pink-haired girl I met earlier than to you. I was trying my hardest to figure out what I had to do. The only option available for me was to just use my Pokemon's attack to set myself free. Just as I was about to send out Jan, a familiar Chatot appeared out of nowhere, muttered the phrase 'release', and opened the gate for me! The second the door was open, the bird flew off, without giving me the chance to say thanks. That Chatot... wasn't it Taka's? I was free to explore the rest of the jungle now. I came across a small cavern that lead me to a policeman who was stuck behind a cage - just like I was about ten minutes ago. He thanked me for rescuing him, and strolled off - presumably back to the Police Station in Jasper Ward. There was another cavern to the right, and that was where I met my fourth team member: Another police officer was being threatened by a Meteor Grunt, whom I defeated with ease. Once that policeman was rescued, I searched around the Beryl Library and came across a lone Growlithe staring at what seems like a pitfall trap. The Growlithe noticed my presence, and moved away to let me see what he was staring at... and it wasn't a pretty sight. The Growlithe took one more glance down the hole, and rushed off - presumably back to the police station. I followed it - and informed the Chief of what I have witnessed. He was left in disbelief - and sadly asked me to take ownership of the Growlithe that the fallen soldier has left behind. As I thanked him and prepared to leave, one of the officers I rescued called me. He wanted to help his colleague who have lost his Growlithe to a Meteor Grunt, so he was wondering if I find a Growlithe egg and trade it to him - and that's exactly what I did.... 20 minutes later. The officer was delighted that I fulfilled his request - and gave me a brown, striped egg in return - which hatched into... At the end of the long road, a PULSE Tangrowth machine and three people - ZEL, Taka and a hooded figure was waiting for me. The hooded man wanted to know who I was - and ZEL and Taka both stated that I was responsible for stopping the PULSE in Obsidia and Jasper Wards. The hooded man glared at me - accusing me for being sneaky. He was about to challenge me to a battle until a shout was heard from the other side. A pink-haired girl showed up on her Salamence - and I recognized her as the rude girl that was annoyed at me for stopping the PULSE at Jasper. Eve stated that her name was Heather, and was the daughter to the Beryl Ward Gym Leader. The hooded man demanded why she was here, and Heather angrily replied that she was there to stop the bad people a.k.a himself. The two quarreled for a bit - and the man ordered ZEL and Taka to deal with me, while he will deal with Heather himself. Lumi apologized that they had to do this, while ZEL was delighted that they got the opportunity to get revenge: Mission: vs(SpA) vs(SpA) vs(SpD) vs(SpD) vs(Def) vs(Atk) Glaceon and Lileep was sent out, while I countered with Donar and Glameow. Glameow's role was to put the opposing Pokemon to sleep - which worked pretty well. Once the two Pokemon were put to sleep, Psybeam + Cut combo from my Pokemon quickly brought the Glaceon down. I was planning to KO ZEL's team first, before dealing with the Lileep - because Taka's two other Pokemon were no pushovers. Espeon was taken down more easily than Glaceon - as Leech Life and Faint Attack were super-effective against it. It was able to get a Future Sight off though. Hopefully, it was targeted towards Donar because Donar has done his job in this battle. Donar went down after taking a Future Sight and a Faint Attack from Umbreon. However, along with Glameow, Donar took away half of Umbreon's HP, so that's a plus. Glameow was really coming through in this match! Hypnosis never missed - and she was fast, so she put everything straight back to sleep when they woke up. Umbreon went down to 2 Sludge + Cut combos after being put to sleep. Okay ZEL was gone. The Lileep by itself was a joke really. Glameow put it to sleep, then spammed Faint Attack while Squelch was busy throwing sludge at the fossil Pokemon. Just as the final blow was about to strike however, Taka had a Super Potion up his sleeve and healed his Pokemon! Well... at least ZEL didn't have any Potions. But anyhow, the strategy did seem to work, as Lileep went down eventually - without inflicting too much damage to my Pokemon. I was so proud of my Pokemon as I didn't have to use a single Potion in this match yet! Tangrowth was a problem. He gave Defense EVs, so I needed to beat it with only Glameow or I have to use up the two extra EVs I'm allowed to invest in any of my main Pokemon. I decided to just use up the 2 EVs for Squelch, seeing as she was pretty much at full health - and taking a risk like this might have meant my Glameow had to go down. The mutant Pokemon liked to stay asleep - so it was an easy defeat which surprised me. Continuous Sludge + Cut combos were turning out really good here! The Chatot showed up as the duo's last Pokemon. This thing was giving me headaches. Glameow went down to the monstrous bird's Chatter, while Squelch missed her Sludge. Frustrated, I sent out Paruto - and I ordered a Take Down and surprisingly, he OUTSPED the Chatot! Wow, Jolly nature coming through! The victory arrived really unexpectedly because I always needed more than one go to defeat these two. After the battle, Eve told the hooded man that the PULSE has been deactivated. Taka shrugged and if that was the case, he'll be dashing off and invited ZEL to come along, which Lumi agreed to. The hooded man, who was still battling Heather's Salamence with his Crobat, was disappointed that his minions have ditched him. He suddenly withdrew his Crobat, told Heather that they will settle this later, and headed towards north. Heather was irritated that her opponent has just walked away, and began to chase after him. I followed suit - and discovered that the Chief from the Police Station and the four policemen I rescued earlier was surrounding the hooded man. Annoyed that he has fallen for an ambush, the hooded man wondered why the officers were here, despite the orders he gave to the grunts to detain them. The Chief laughed at his comment - and told him that I was the one who rescued all of them. Enraged, the man shot a sharp glare at me - and the Chief took this chance to sneak up behind the hooded man, and pulled his hood back to reveal who he is. Heather seemed to be the most shocked to see who the hooded man really was - as she recognized that the man was her father all along. The man sighed, gritting his teeth to the police and me for revealing his identity in front of his daughter. Heather seemed confused and lost for words - so she sent out her Salamence, and began to fly off. The Chief called the man, 'Corey' and was shocked himself to discover that the Beryl Ward Gym Leader was sharing an alliance with an evil organization. Corey smirked at the remark - and called the Chief stupid for thinking that Gym Leaders cannot be part of Team Meteor. The Chief has heard enough - and ordered his men to seize Corey. Corey smirked again - and told everyone that he'll be waiting in his gym. A second later, he vanished. The Chief knew that this was some kind of a trap - but he also realized that they had no other choice. He ordered his men to move out, and the five men dashed out towards the Beryl Gym...

I'm still expecting the next leader to be Hardy (even though it makes no sense yet!) because I'm speculating that the next gym battle is going to be a double battle. The 4th (Shelly), 7th (Aya), 10th (Radomus), 13th (Charlotte) leaders were all faced in double battles... so guess what format the 16th gym battle might be? The reason why I'm thinking that Hardy will face us in a double battle is because his aces are Lunatone and Solrock, and the fact that Rock Slide is a pain to deal with in double battles.

I can really see G.Gardevoir mega-evolving... If Adrienn got a Mega-Gardevoir, it might take the spotlight away from her xD

ENTRY #5: The Desert Rose Onyx Ward was a lot smaller than the previous wards I've visited... oh wait there was Coral Ward, never mind. This ward seems to have faced the least amount of destruction - all the houses were intact, and there was even an arcade operating! I also passed by a girl who seemed to have lost her keys to her home... I wish I could've helped! There were several schoolkids in this ward - which was explained by the fact that the Onyx Trainers School was in this ward. I also learnt that Amaria, Florinia, Julia and Titania (whom I haven't met yet) all graduated from this school together. No wonder they were so close to each other (well... Florinia doesn't really show her emotions at all but the others seemed to care for her a lot) I also learnt that the Gym was also located inside the School. As I entered, a green-haired snob was waiting for me. I really didn't expect to meet him so soon... He told me I was unworthy to challenge her sister (WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE), and ordered one of his followers to lock the gate. An iron gate appeared in front of me and Fern, and Fern walked away. Furious at this ass's attitude again, I entered the school from the eastern entrance and began searching for him angrily. Lots of students there (who called Fern 'top dog', 'boss' etc... poor things) wanted to battle and my three Pokemon bashed through them. There were lots of quiz monitors in the last room - which an elderly man in the room advised me to answer them all correctly if I wanted to advance. After answering all the questions, I eventually reached Fern. He was not pleased that his followers have failed to stop me (I mean, YOU can't even defeat me, so what makes you think that your underlings will defeat me?) and started to badger me that he is doing me a favor for saving me embarrassment from losing. ALRIGHT THAT DOES IT. I immediately challenged him to a battle and the battle began: Mission: vs(SpD) vs(Spe) vs(SpA) Lombre was a pushover. Absorb and Fury Attack did really little to Squelch, while Squelch was able to continuously spam Sludge (Lombre was actually good at tanking Sludge attacks surprisingly) Servine was a much difficult challenge. Leaf Tornado was a scary move that almost took out Jan. Jan was able to inflict a reasonably same amount of damage via Ice Fang, but Servine was faster - so if it went for another Leaf Tornado or Mega Drain, Jan was defeated. However, the green snake decided to go for a Leech Seed, which even missed - and hence Jan was able to deliver another Ice Fang and made the Pokemon faint. Roselia was actually the easiest to defeat - as 2 Fury Cutters from Kricketune sent it packing. Fern was pretty sour at the fact that I defeated him (which really shouldn't be surprising). He accused me of thinking that I'm better than him (which is TRUE), and suddenly dashed out by saying that he will also participate in the Reborn League Challenge - because since I can do it, he can do it too. Well whatever. Just don't appear in front of me again please... I don't know what I'll be doing the next time I see you asshole. Before challenging Florinia, I returned to one of the houses in Onyx Ward. Skye, one of Fern's underlings, was there. He recognized me, and apologized for how he acted. As a token of apology, he let me up to the Rooftop Garden, where I scooped up a third valuable team member: Now that a new team member was acquired, it was time to explore some areas which I haven't got to before - including the North Obsidia alleyway and the Day Care. The Day Care couple seemed really strange though. They seemed to recognize who I was, and told me to leave as soon as possible. It turned out that they were Team Meteor grunts all along who were just stealing Pokemon! They teased that they locked up the real couple somewhere far away, and challenged me to find them before running off. Well... I did notice there was a Warehouse Key in one of the houses near the park... so they were pretty bad at hiding things. The real couple turned out they were hidden in a locked warehouse in Coral Ward. They were delighted to see me, and returned to work straight away. Alright, that's that. It's time to face Florinia herself! Mission: Maractus was a pain in the butt to deal with. Needle Arm and Pin Missile weren't too threatening for Donar but this thing got 5 crits while attacking, which is totally fair urgh. Leech Life was super-effective against this thing, but it did so little that Florinia used up all her potions and the Maractus was able to set-up three layers of spikes. Eventually, with about 10 Leech Lifes, Donar was able to defeat the cactus. Ferroseed was 3HKOed by Struggle Bug (I didn't want to take Iron Barbs damage... especially after Spikes damage, hence I didn't use Fury Cutter), after being put to sleep by Sing. Kricketune sure was having easy victories lately... Breloom was easily 2HKOed by Sludge - while it attacked with Mega Drain and Mach Punch - which Squelch was able to absorb with relative ease. Cacnea was basically a less defensive, more offensive version of Maractus. Leech Life did a tad bit more to this cactus, but its Pin Missiles were definitely stronger! However, a critical Pin Missile miss made the Cacnea lose momentum and Donar seized the chance to defeat it with 3 Leech Lifes. Cottonee probably laughed at Jan, thinking it can knock it out without using any grass moves. It proceeded to poison Jan with Poisonpowder and strike a Sand Tomb via Nature Power. Pity it didn't go for Mega Drain or something like that - because 2 Ice Fangs made the little cottonball burst into tears. Florinia's last Pokemon was Cradily - as expected. Now, I had to heal-stall a little because I didn't really have anything to hit this thing with. Cradily set up the Sandstorm while Squelch released a Poison Gas. A Smack Down from the Cradily followed - dealing about 20HP. After around 3 Potion heals, Squelch reached a point where Smack Down will knock her out. I had to use Kricketune as a sacrifice, and to get Cradily's health down as much as possible with Struggle Bug. It worked as once Kricketune was down and Squelch took his place, the final poison damage took out Cradily and Florinia was finally defeated! P.S This took like a MILLION of tries for me - particularly because of that Maractus and Cacnea combo After the battle, Florinia handed me the Canopy Badge and TM96 containing Nature Power. She then asked me what I planned to do next. She suggested to me to venture off to Jasper and Beryl Wards where similar floral damage was caused, and since I was fully aware of what was going on, I should go and assist in those matters....

ENTRY #4: Mutant Pokemon Guards weren't present in South Obsidia anymore - so I quickly rushed north and joined Amaria and Florinia, who were waiting for me in front of Obsidia Park. Amaria told me that their pathway is blocked by some shrubs that can be taken down via the HM/TM Cut, and readily handed me the item. I guess I'm supposed to be clearing the obstacle? (Why couldn't either of you do it in the first place??) I taught Cut to Kricketune and ordered him to cut the bush down. Once the bush fell down, Amaria and Florinia rushed ahead. Just as I was about to follow, I heard Amaria's deafening scream. Shocked, I ran to the middle of the park and found that the girls were hanging mid-air, being strangled by vines! A grey machine with a Tangrowth hooked on it was present - and a man in black was standing in front of it. I demanded to know what he did to the girls - but the man... was quite weird. It seemed that there were three different people fused into one body... which really didn't make any sense. He introduced himself as ZEL, and was 'made up' of Zero, Eve and Lumi. Eve explained that the machine behind her is responsible for the havoc caused in Obsidia, and Zero taunted me to try and stop them. ZEL sent out Tangrowth (EV in Def) and I sent Kricketune out to fight. Just as I was about to order a Fury Cutter, the machine somehow transformed Tangrowth into an ugly, plant-like creature with metallic arms and long, dark green vines emerging from the Tangrowth's body. What have they done to this thing?? It seemed that the Tangrowth has gained a secondary Poison typing - so my Fury Cutter didn't do as much damage. Luckily, the only move the mutant creature went for was Mega Drain - which was not very effective against Kricketune - but still inflicted a large chunk of damage. Successive Fury Cutters were able to take down the monster, and ZEL was made speechless. After giving remorse remarks, ZEL left the scene. Amaria and Florinia became free from the vines - and was delighted that they were able to breathe again. After thanking me for my help (a.k.a me doing all the work!) Amaria left for the Grand Hall to inform Ame of what happened. Florinia told me that she'll be returning to her gym in Onyx Ward and expected me to be there shortly. Sounded good to me because a certain Pokemon I needed to get was waiting for me in that very ward....

ENTRY #3: Plants, Boxes and Cain Guards were blocking my progress into Obsidia Ward - deeming that it was dangerous for me to proceed. Just as I was about to argue, Florinia appeared behind me, and assured the guards that I could be of use, and the guards let me through rather obediently. She hurried away afterwards, without giving me the chance to say thanks. Obsidia Ward looked awful... earthquakes have damaged the place and created cracks, random bushes and plants were emerging from the ground and people seemed to be confused and panicking about the whole situation. In the middle of the city, a giant fissure was present - and vicious plants were blocking people from moving to the other side. Unfortunately, I needed to get to the other side because the park, where Florinia thinks the source of the destruction is, was there. As I wandered around the fissure, trying to figure out what to do, a man nearby suggested that I go through the Slums. It certainly didn't sound like a pleasing idea... but I guess I had no other choice. As I headed south, I ran into Victoria again - who tried to go through the slums herself, but was vastly intimidated by the crazy men and apparently 'alive debris' inside, so she backed out. She asked if I intended to pass through, which I replied with a strong nod. Despite my approval, she was still unsure about my skills - so she asked for a battle to test my skills: She lead off with Ralts (EV in SpA), who was instantly knocked out by Kricketune's Fury Cutter. Next came, Pignite (EV in Atk) who was about to face Squelch. I was glad Squelch was getting some battle time as she really needed to catch up on levels. Pignite packed powerful moves such as Arm Thrust and Flame Charge. Too bad he mostly went for the former move which was not very effective against Squelch (although the Flame Charge had to make me use up a Potion). A combination of Poison Gas and Sludge spam eventually took down the fire pig. Her last Pokemon, Makuhita (EV in HP) basically faced the same fate as Pignite. It only used fighting moves such as Arm Thrust and Force Palm, which Squelch ate up quite happily. Sludge 2HKOed the fighting Pokemon, and Victoria was defeated! Victoria still seemed uneasy about me proceeding, but she wished me luck and darted away back north. I progressed onward - and I could see what Victoria meant by the creepy men and moving debris. Several times, a box just magically moved across the floor by itself. Just as I was beginning to wonder if I was turning mental and seeing hallucinations, I spotted a lone Scraggy sneaking up on a small metal box, it hopped inside, and began to move inside it! As I began to chase the box, frustrated by thinking that I was trolled by that blasted Scraggy, I ran into a really rude kid who seemed to recognize me, and challenged me to a battle. After being defeated, the kid hastily confessed that he was the one who snagged the rare Pokemon I bought from the Grand Hall! I demanded my Pokemon to be returned to me but he groggily told me that he sold the Pokemon to a gang member in North Obsidia Ward. Retrieving this Pokemon seemed like it is going to be a lot harder than I thought... As I reached near the end of the slums, I unexpectedly ran into a gang of Scraggy and Scrafty! I guess these Scraggy were responsible for causing the mystery of the moving boxes. Once the four Pokemon were defeated by Squelch and Kricketune, Scrafty opened the iron gate behind him and allowed me to pass. I had a feeling that this wouldn't be the last time I'll be meeting the gang... I finally reached sunlight - but these friggin policemen were being extremely stubborn! They refused to allow me to pass since the situation in Obsidia was so dangerous, and they asked me to wait in Coral Ward until the situation was somewhat resolved. I GOT PERMISSION FOR GOD'S SAKE! Irritated, I made my way back down to a small, misty ward - which seemed extremely quiet apart from the thumping sound coming from what seemed like warehouse buildings. As I reached the pier which faced the murky water, I saw a blue-haired girl watching a lone Oshawott who seemed to be stranded on a small island. She told me she was a water-type trainer, but due to the toxicity of the lake, it was impossible for her Pokemon to surf out and rescue the poor Pokemon. Then, a familiar voice echoed in my ear - and I saw Cain casually walking towards me. Cain couldn't believe that I was beside Amaria, a high-ranking leader - but Amaria cut in and said they should be concerned about Oshawott first. Cain shrugged her remark off and began to sing while Amaria and I remained dumbfounded. He sent out his Grimer who jumped into the toxic water, swam across and rescued the little otter. Once he saw that the Pokemon was safe, Cain said he had to run off - but Oshawott seemed to have second thoughts. Cain noticed that the little Pokemon was following him, but apologized that he only took Poison types into his party. Amaria asked if he could make a tiny exception, and Cain began to ponder. Oshawott began to express his desire through his cute eyes, which Cain eventually managed to accept. Amaria suggested that Cain and I have a battle (why do I suddenly have to be involved with this??) to allow Oshawott to settle in, and our rematch began rather hastily: Cain lead off with Grimer (EV in HP) and I sent out Squelch. A Grimer vs Grimer battle is always interesting right? The only difference was that my Grimer had Mud Bomb while his Grimer only had Mud Slap - so Squelch naturally squished his Grimer with 2 Mud Bombs - making Cain waste a Potion. Next-up was Venonat (EV in SpD), so Squelch had to remain in the field. Mud Bomb didn't really do much damage because I'm an idiot and I didn't realize that Mud Bomb was a special move... I'm such a bad trainer xD. Pound seemed to do a lot more damage to the insect - and 3 Pounds managed to take the thing out. Luckily, Confusion from Venonat didn't hit as hard despite being super-effective. Nidorino barged in (EV in Atk), and attacked Squelch with a Double Kick which CRITTED BOTH TIMES. Luckily, Squelch was able to survive and retaliate with a Mud Bomb. Just as she was about to launch another Mud Bomb, Cain realized that his Nidorino was in danger, so he switched in his newest member, Oshawott (EV in SpA). This was bad - since I didn't want Squelch to eat up that Special Attack EV. I decided to use Poison Gas on him which turned the misty field into a corrosive mist field. Squelch went down to two Water Guns - but the poison damage also made Oshawott faint in the process too. The Nidorino showed itself again - and Jan's critical Bite sent the Nidorino packing. Amaria was upset that Oshawott ended up losing, but Cain was pretty chilled about it - and told us that he had to get going to meet her sister out in the Wasteland. Once he headed off, Amaria realized that she has left Florinia alone in Obsidia Ward for too long. I told her I knew the girl - and Amaria seemed pretty surprised by that. She invited me to assist them in solving the crisis, and told me to come as soon as possible....

ENTRY #2: Factory Trouble Julia was waiting for me in front of the factory. She looked at the closed entrance for a second, and then the next, she smiled as she blew up the entrance (how the hell did she not take any damage from that??). Two people approached us - one being the annoying brat we faced earlier, and the other being a green-haired lady who seemed very serious - judging from her manner of speaking. Julia introduced her as Florinia - and they apparently graduated together. The douchebag referred to her as Flobot - and I could tell why. The four of us ventured inside - and were shocked to discover toxic water, which according to Florinia, was over 90% in toxicity. Julia suggested we stop the factory from destroying Azurine Lake, and Florinia further suggested that the four of us split into two groups since there are two pathways. I prayed that I wouldn't end up as a team with Fern, but luck never stays on my side at all... After defeating a handful of grunts, the four of us met up in front of a large steel gate. Florinia insisted that this was the headquarters, and proceeded to decode the security system. Julia was getting impatient - and wanted me to search for explosives to just blow the gate straight away. To my disappointment, Fern seemed to agree with her, so I reluctantly proceeded (along with Fern, urgh) down south to obtain the explosives - guarded by a grunt couple. Julia was extremely eager to use those explosives right away - but as soon as she was about to let them off, Florinia managed to unlock the security system successfully and the steel door opened. Calmly, Florinia entered while Julia followed, upset that she wasn't able to set off the 'booms'. Fern and I followed her. Upon entering the 'headquarters', I could see a man in black wearing an eye-patch. Realizing that he was the one in-charge, Julia raged at him while the man merely smirked at us. He mocked that he deliberately let us enter the area, and was even disappointed that we took so long to get here. He then ordered the two grunts that were standing by to battle me and Fern, while he will attend to the gym leaders (Oh, Florinia is also a Gym Leader?). The battle was quite easy - with Jan being the MVP (The opposing Magby had fun taking down all three of Fern's Pokemon... talk about useless!). Jan also evolved into a Croconaw in this process - which was a pleasing moment for me. The eye-patch man's Seviper was combating Julia's Electrode and Florinia's Cradily at once. The man seemed disappointed that his underlings were defeated so quickly. Realizing that he was at a disadvantage, he, along with his juniors disappeared. While everyone was trying to figure out what they have just witnessed, Julia suddenly told everyone to rush out. Fern asked what she has done, and she replied with a 'Kaaaaaaaaa'. Did she really have to do that?? We barely exited the factory while the explosion was triggered. Florinia was glad that the problem was solved, and she told us she will be returning to Obsidia to deal with the crisis that was happening there. As she left, Julia mentioned that Florinia has never been the same... Fern also left the scene - by mocking me in the process. TOP DOG MY ASS. Julia thanked me for assisting them, and said she will be returning to her gym and she'll be expecting me soon. Naturally, I headed there too. After being greeted by Ame over the phone and battling gym trainers, I reached where Julia was waiting for me. She welcomed me enthusiastically, and our match began: All of Julia's Pokemon gave speed EVs... which meant JAN HAS TO DEFEAT ALL OF THEM! (This is going to be extremely difficult...) Julia's first Pokemon was Helioptile, which was OHKOed by Jan's Bite. Emolga was next - which also fell to 2 Bites (luckily, Emolga went for Acrobatics instead of an electric move). Voltorb also faced the same fate - although it was able to deal some damage to Jan with a Sonicboom + Aftermath combo. Julia's second Voltorb was up next. While I healed Jan with a Super Potion, the Voltorb went for a Rollout. Looks like I have to get rid of this thing quickly! A Bite took out three quarters of Voltorb's health and luckily for me, the second Rollout missed! Fearing another Aftermath effect, I ordered Jan to go for Water Gun to finish the Voltorb off without any physical contact. Blitzle was up next - which was 2HKOed by Bite - but it was able to take away half of Jan's health with Charge Beam before falling. Julia's last Pokemon, was Electrode - as expected. I didn't want Jan to faint so I switched in Kricketune. While the Electrode went for a Sonicboom, I healed Jan with a Potion. Charge Beam's stat increase was negated by Kricketune's Struggle Bug on the next turn, and unfortunately Kricketune went down to a second Sonicboom. As Jan returned to the field, the Electrode immediately shot a Sonicboom at me, which Jan replied with a Bite. Bite seemed like a 3HKO - so I went for another one, while the Electrode set up a Charge. I didn't want to take any Aftermath damage so the increase in Special Defense was a problem for me, but nevertheless the final Water Gun got a lucky crit, and Julia's ace was defeated! Julia seemed disappointed with the loss, and suddenly seemed really sleepy (kinda freaky if you ask me). Before drifting off to sleep, she handed me the Volt Badge and TM57 containing Charge Beam! As I went out of the gym, I ran into Victoria, who told me about plants wreaking havoc in Obsidia Ward - and she was rushing there to give help. Florinia was talking about the destruction too earlier... so my curiosity got the best of me, and I decided it was best if I head for Obsidia Ward myself...

According to Ame, Ciel was more of a defensive Flying type trainer and a hyper-offensive flying trainer is waiting for us in the future