Early Team. Trouble finding a good training spot.

[LonerPrime]

Hello again PR Community,

Excuse me for coming back to the forums so soon again but I kind of got a bit confused regarding my starter team and the training spots that I can use. For starters here is my team setup. Please let me know if any improvements could be made to the rooster:

1) Torchic Lvl 15

2) Grimer Lvl 9

3) Espurr[F] Lvl 11

4) Budew Lvl 11

5) Butterfree Lvl 12

6) Zigzagoon Lvl 4 [Pickup ability] / Panpour Lvl 10

I am at a point where I have basically defeated all the trainers upto the factory event and have no other choice but to tackle it to advance the storyline. All other sections of the city are still closed off and I am not feeling too confident going into the factory unless all my pokemons are at least over level 15. I have only found 4 training spots:

1) Outside Grand Hall

2) The bug Garden

3) The juvenile alley on the way to the caved in tracks

4) The hobo alley next to the western rail tracks

Of all the above, only the hobo alley is the one that has poocheyana that spawns at level 12 and giving any decent xp though it does hit like a truck with it's bite. I tried reading the forums extensively but the training guides are over 3 years old and basically jump around to higher levels.

So what I am really wondering is, are there any other training spots before the factory/electric gym where I can take my pokemon for leveling apart from the ones I mentioned above? I haven't really caught a lot of pokemon in the wild mostly as to conserve money for now. Any tips for a newbie before I walk into the valley of shadow?

Regards,

LonerPrime

Edited May 4, 2016 by LonerPrime

[Fumble]

Unforunately, there isn't any other place to grind. The alley is the best place to do so.

However, the factory trainers aren't very high leveled, and you have Fern as a partner who will always heal your Pokemon after each battle (think of Riley in Iron Island), making it a good place to train (despite the battles being limited). You can leave whenever you want to, though. Be warned that the final battle in the factory is a bit tough, as the Pokemon are a bit high leveled, but you have Fern to help you, so you should be fine.

In E16, I think Ame said she'd make it easier to grind before Julia by making the rebattle-able trainers in Grand Hall available from the start.

[LonerPrime]

Unforunately, there isn't any other place to grind. The alley is the best place to do so.

However, the factory trainers aren't very high leveled, and you have Fern as a partner who will always heal your Pokemon after each battle (think of Riley in Iron Island), making it a good place to train (despite the battles being limited). You can leave whenever you want to, though. Be warned that the final battle in the factory is a bit tough, as the Pokemon are a bit high leveled, but you have Fern to help you, so you should be fine.

In E16, I think Ame said she'd make it easier to grind before Julia by making the rebattle-able trainers in Grand Hall available from the start.

Thank you for that bit of information. Very nice addition if Ame is considering adding the trainer feature. Not sure how long it will be before episode 16 arrives though. Still, as you mentioned, the boss battle in the factory, is a bit of a pain. I attempted that battle when I had the episode 12 version of the game and Fern got his teeth knocked out in the last battle. I didn't do so hot either but I was mostly unbalanced and under leveled, but his pokemons were budew and snivy and he got rekt by Magby. I am really not feeling so hot depending on him again unless his pokemon choices have changed. Hence my quest for a decent leveling ground, but I guess I'll have to go and hunt purrloin and poochyena only. :S

Edit: I worked a bit on leveling my grimer and butterfree and that did the trick. Fern got rolled again >_>. 2 grass and one water hybrid pokemon against a fire and electric type... Anyhow I leveled quite a bit while going through the factory and I did so by alternating between grimer and butterfree. By the last battle I was a level lower than the enemy pokemon but sleep powder/stun powder combined with mud slaps and some good amount of luck where the sleep didn't break too fast, I managed to finish the enemy team off. Now onward to Electric.

Edited May 4, 2016 by LonerPrime

[Imperial]

Another interesting place for training is under Opal bridge. You'll only find low level Noibat and Woobat so it's not the best for xp, but it also does EV training for speed at the same time which can be useful

[LonerPrime]

Another interesting place for training is under Opal bridge. You'll only find low level Noibat and Woobat so it's not the best for xp, but it also does EV training for speed at the same time which can be useful

Thank you for that tip, though I don't think I have access to that area as of now. All the wards are closed until I defeat Julie which is being a bit of a pain. I am about 7 levels above her voltorb and she still makes the first move. No choice but to level my budew by beating some pooches repeatedly. Wish I could get a storm so I can get my mits on that Elekid

[Fumble]

Thank you for that tip, though I don't think I have access to that area as of now. All the wards are closed until I defeat Julie which is being a bit of a pain. I am about 7 levels above her voltorb and she still makes the first move. No choice but to level my budew by beating some pooches repeatedly. Wish I could get a storm so I can get my mits on that Elekid

That place is available; just head west of Peridot from the street where one of the alleys are iirc.

Elekid's been axed, btw, there's a Blitzle now.

[LonerPrime]

That place is available; just head west of Peridot from the street where one of the alleys are iirc.

Elekid's been axed, btw, there's a Blitzle now.

I apologize as you folks are indeed correct. I just never went past the area where the fire pokemon takes refuge during rains. For some reason I was under the impression it was a dead end due to some npc saying the rail network was caved in. Thank you both. Unfortunately all I am getting are level 5 to 8 woobat and noibat. I guess for now poochyena/purrloin grinding is the only way to go.

[Imperial]

As I said, they are low level so not the best for xp. But if you intend do to EV training later you'll have to do it there (the fastest place for speed), so it's not lost