05.12.07
John Geeks Out About Pokemon, Part XXIII
So, yeah. Probably not going to clear Diamond this weekend– today’s GASP, and it would be tacky to play the game while all those wonderful board games are there. It’s not going to stop me from bringing the DS, just like I always do, but I likely won’t play it. The primary reason, however, is because Victory Road is too damn tempting.
Since it’s the traditional “final dungeon”, VicRoad is loaded with tons of trainers and high-level critters. Critters which, being such high-levels, are worth a hell of a lot of XP. And naturally I’m set to one-shot them. I’ve promised myself, of course, that I won’t go over Level 50 on my main team before I start fighting trainers inside the dungeon; furthermore, as it turns out I can only take 5 of my main team through the road anyway, as I need the sixth spot for my HM drone Onix. The sixth (likely either my Staraptor or Luxray– which reminds me, I still need to mop up the trainers on the route below VicRoad, and I’m sure Luxray will hit 55 during that massacre) will either sit in the PC or in the day care during the trip. Right now, I have two Level 50s; the remainder are 45 and 46s, but they’re tough ones (Rapidash is going to have trouble as most of the baddies in VicRoad aren’t weak against Fire, and Lopunny’s at a serious disadvantage as a Normal type against the Rock and Steel types there too; I don’t expect too much trouble raising Empoleon or Gastrodon to the required 50).
Yes, I know only three people actually care about this. If you wish to complain, please feel free to not do so. (Oh, and Rick, yes I know I’m horribly weak against Grass types. I’m kind of counting on the Elite 4 not noticing this.) Catch you folks tomorrow.