Let's Sperg Pokemon Daybreak: Another Pokemon Fangame Screenshot LP -

[EnemyStand]

meanwhile Reborn doesn't give you this TM until your pokémon are level 80.

That's ridiculously late. One positive is that by that point the STAB users have long since learned it so you have little chance of wasting it.

and holy shit with Gold's threats, never meet your heroes indeed.

Yeah, in my headcanon he's basically the Cher of the Pokemon World. The Gold and Silver protagonists never seemed to get much love from the community, especially compared to Red. That put an idea in my head that people who live in that Indigo League purview act in a similar way.

 

[ChucklesTheJester]

That's ridiculously late. One positive is that by that point the STAB users have long since learned it so you have little chance of wasting it.

Yeah, in my headcanon he's basically the Cher of the Pokemon World. The Gold and Silver protagonists never seemed to get much love from the community, especially compared to Red. That put an idea in my head that people who live in that Indigo League purview act in a similar way.

It's always gen 1 or gen 3 wanking, never 2 gen. Makes you feel bad for the poor guy.

 

[EnemyStand]

It's always gen 1 or gen 3 wanking, never 2 gen. Makes you feel bad for the poor guy.

Which is sad because Gold and Silver was a really great Pokemon game. The new Pokemon were cool, you could use the old ones if you wanted, and the Gym Leaders were fresh concepts. Even the new Elite Four had neat designs. Plus the Dark and Steel types added now dimensions to the game and it was a better balanced game in general.

 

[EnemyStand]

Spoiler: Interlude: Crawling in my Sins? Cheer up, Emo Kid!

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After getting BTFO'd by Gold on Facebook, we find Sped on Kwao Road in the throes of depression after everyone on the beach got tired of his sperging about how trash a Champion Gold is. Thanks to the Internet, he believes poetry is a great way to work through your feelings. Unfortunately, poetry is a shit hobby and anyone who enjoys it are slightly above incels in how much of an edgelord they are. Case in point:

Ocean under the moon black as night
Only you care to listen to my plight.
I hope to walk to your comforting embrace,
Yet I can feel only my own coward-ace.

Yikes. Luckily, thanks to @Mary the Goldsmith , help arrives to save us all from an unlikely source. You see, Sped is aptly named, as he not only has email reminders for the people he follows on social media, but he also actually checks them when his phone goes off. So, he soon sees this after you account for the time difference between Armira and Reborn on literally ALL his social media accounts.

Wow! That's pretty embarrassing. Just as embarrassing as what Gold said to me. Except it was in private. And no one knows about it. Come to think of it, my mom's a drunken pill popper. And I don't even have a sister! OR A GROWLITHE!

Before Sped can really pick up steam, something unexpected happens.

And with the memory of Kiki in his head and that sad excuse for fatherly advice in his heart, Sped feels a renewed vigor! Will Gold ever stop getting dunked on? Will Sped's father ever kick the shit outta Gold? And will Sped get BTFO'd on social media again? You probably know the answers, but for confirmation join us next time when we actually play Pokemon Daybreak and not just write shitty fanfiction about it!

 

[ChucklesTheJester]

Spoiler: Interlude: Crawling in my Sins? Cheer up, Emo Kid!

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After getting BTFO'd by Gold on Facebook, we find Sped on Kwao Road in the throes of depression after everyone on the beach got tired of his sperging about how trash a Champion Gold is. Thanks to the Internet, he believes poetry is a great way to work through your feelings. Unfortunately, poetry is a shit hobby and anyone who enjoys it are slightly above incels in how much of an edgelord they are. Case in point:

View attachment 2144416Ocean under the moon black as night
Only you care to listen to my plight.
I hope to walk to your comforting embrace,
Yet I can feel only my own coward-ace.

Yikes. Luckily, thanks to @Mary the Goldsmith , help arrives to save us all from an unlikely source. You see, Sped is aptly named, as he not only has email reminders for the people he follows on social media, but he also actually checks them when his phone goes off. So, he soon sees this after you account for the time difference between Armira and Reborn on literally ALL his social media accounts.

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View attachment 2144416Wow! That's pretty embarrassing. Just as embarrassing as what Gold said to me. Except it was in private. And no one knows about it. Come to think of it, my mom's a drunken pill popper. And I don't even have a sister! OR A GROWLITHE!

Before Sped can really pick up steam, something unexpected happens.

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And with the memory of Kiki in his head and that sad excuse for fatherly advice in his heart, Sped feels a renewed vigor! Will Gold ever stop getting dunked on? Will Sped's father ever kick the shit outta Gold? And will Sped get BTFO'd on social media again? You probably know the answers, but for confirmation join us next time when we actually play Pokemon Daybreak and not just write shitty fanfiction about it!

But isn't all the let's spergs Basically Fanfiction, with a bit of viewer interactivity thrown in for engagement.


Also Rip Dad's Identical Twin brother.

 

[EnemyStand]

Spoiler: Through the Lighthouse and Into the Lion's Den! Electric Pun!

Yes, it's all fanfiction, but this fanfiction will actually advance the plot of the game!

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Sped is now done with his emo poetry phase thanks to a combination of Sargon's insensitivity and his dad wanting him to Western Union him a few bucks. To prove it, he catches an Armiran Hippopotas. You'll see this in our team, she'll replace BestMeme because I've had a Swampert in basically every team since Gen 3 and Armiran Hippowdon can fill more or less the same role, just as a special attacker. By the way, this Dex entry is the same entry from Diamond and Pearl, just replace "water" with "sand" and "dry" with "wet." We go from maximum effort to minimum effort so much in this game. Her name is BRUH, by the way since I like retarded Youtube videos.

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Well, here's that sailor in Marewn's license. Actually, I'm surprised I haven't lost my Trainer Card yet...

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I didn't mention this in the cave, but Daybreak has the "shaking grass" mechanic from Black and White. Unlike the honey trees, I like this mechanic since it's a good way to conceal rare Pokemon without me having to wait 12 hours to MAYBE get a rare one. Audino are on Kwao Road, and with the Lucky Egg we got in the last full episode they're bags of EXP I can use to quickly level up my Pokemon.

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The Lighthouse is bigger on the inside, and it's packed to the brim with Sailors using Water-type Pokemon. These guys are about as tough as the trainer battles in the cave, but there's a lot of them and I had to keep running back to town so my team didn't miss out on too much EXP. That's why you will see me make weird choices in trainer battles and not just sweep with a type advantage: I like to keep my team at about the same levels.

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The theme of the Lighthouse is: "Magnemite gets confused from Water Pulse and finishes itself off." The sailor lets us in on the dirty secret behind public works projects after BestGirl closes out the battle.

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Two sailors on the second floor. The first one makes a dad joke and sends out my nemesis. I hate Wingull: they're usually too fast to get away from and they constantly confuse my Pokemon. They're the Zubats of the grass. Anyway, not much else to say. ACDC didn't beat itself up until Lombre came out.

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Sped meets one of those elitists his Facebook friend from Unova is always complaining about. BestGirl almost drops to a crit (seriously, I swear the Ralts line is just a crit magnet the devs use to troll coomers), but she survives and takes out the Armiran Growlithe.

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Machop is out next, and despite BestGirl being battered and bruised, Sped has faith in his partner. Unfortunately, his faith was misplaced, Machop doesn't get one shot, and even at 25% power. Revenge can hit for a measly 3.

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Worried about the miss chance on Mud Shot, Sped has BestMeme use Water Gun instead. Unfortunately, Machop is made of sterner stuff than he thought and almost knocks out BestMeme with three Low Sweeps before going down himself. This was the point I remembered the Machop line tends to have the No Guard ability, so Mud Shot probably wouldn't have missed regardless.

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Sped is a gracious winner, and decides to let the sailor stay in the lighthouse. Well...okay, he doesn't even think about that and keeps going so he can reopen the Gym.

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This incredibly polite sailor challenges Sped to a battle. Sped, being Sped, accepts.

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He leads with Mareep, but Sped switches in Best Girl. She takes some hits, but is able to drop both his Mareep and Qwilfish, gaining a level in the process. The small talk slowly starts getting creepy, and he's starting to wonder if his dad was right when he said "One hundred men walk on the boat, fifty couples walk off."

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Sped's low on healing items, and he is getting tired from walking back and forth between here and the Pokemon Center. BRUH's a little too weak, but trusty Blackface is able to handle the crab.

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Wingull is usually an easy match up for ACDC's Thundershock, but taking a Water Pulse from switching in plus a confusion plus another Water Pulse equals ACDC ramming itself into a wall to give the victory to Fucking Wingull. Blackface powers through, though, and a Feint Attack ends it. I forgot to take screenshots of his third Pokemon, but I beat that up too, whatever it was.

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Sped's team got a bit beat up in that battle, and true to his word he heals Sped's team once and once only. Ah, the wonders of free healthcare.

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Sped wonders why this sailor would rather have a Pokemon battle then make sure his wife doesn't get pissed, but then he remembers his own father's adventures with Favorite Son and just pulls out his Pokeballs. Of course, Shellder has no problem taking down ACDC with Mud Shot after a swap from BRUH to get her some experience.

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Shellder takes a few hits from BestGirl, but drops.

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His Seel was an even tougher nut to crack. Packing Ice Beam and high Special Defense, Best Girl doesn't have a prayer of winning. Sped decides to take a gamble with BATMAN!

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BATMAN! switches into the 4x powered Ice Beam and survives, but Sped forgot Seel doesn't get Ice typing until it evolves. The Rock Smash ends up doing unimpressive damage, and another Ice Beam breaks the Bat.

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BRUH's Bite attacks are weak, but it tanks the Drill Runs like a champ, just barely surviving long enough to take Seel down. The sailor embarrasses himself by not knowing where his bitch is at, despite the fact he only has one. He can't help but feel sorry for the sailor though: if he was a real man he wouldn't be getting cucked by Usher.

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Another floor, another Sailor. His Horsea was dealt with easily enough, but Blackface had to come in to deal with his Staryu with Surf. At least he's a gracious loser.

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This sailor might be complaining about having to take the stairs, but he's no pushover. His first Pokemon is Vaporeon, and Blackface had some trouble taking out his cousin, dropping instead.

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I'd say ACDC gave a valiant effort, but other than inflicting Paralysis...well, long story short I sent in BestGirl to beatbeat this shit right again.

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Damn sno-cone, you going as a bitch for Halloween?

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Vaporeon finally goes down, BestGirl having avenged her brothers in arms.

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BestGirl may not care about Intimidate, but Gyarados's massive attack breaks her all the same. I send in BRUH to get some Yawn and get some XP, then pivot to BATMAN!

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And Gotham is safe once more. The Sailor might have had some good Pokemon, but he's still fat and I would not have sex with him.

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I have not sir, but that's because it seems like an entire ship has decided to fight me every step of the way.

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BRUH handles the Dratini fairly well, but has some issues with Marill's Sp. Def. I switch in BATMAN! to finish it off.

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The Sailor doesn't really say anything all that interesting, and Sped really wants to get to the top to reopen the Gym. So he does.

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I'm Taze by the way. You?...

Well, my name on my Trainer Card is Sped, but-

Ah, Sped.

Well yeah, but before it was changed it was-

When I'm not at the gym, I make sure the lighthouse power is good and I scout for boat traffic. It's sort of my social responsibility as a gym leader. But anywho, I'll see you at the gym.

I really need to figure out a new name to go by...

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There's a Hidden Power TM south of where we meet Taze. Other than that, the lighthouse is complete, so let's go deal with what I presume is the Electric-type Gym. You know, based on the fact the leader is blonde and is named Taze.

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Dante, I literally just talked to the gym leader 10 minutes ago. Did you camp out here or something waiting for him?

Oh, sorry, Sped. I see you haven't got your third gym badge yet!

I'm going to take that as a yes.

Hahahaha, come find me after you beat the gym leader. Actually, that might take a while...

Seriously, it's only been 10 minutes, did you fight him outside the gym?

Well, I'm gonna take off for Briseano Town! Time to find that sailor so he can take me there...

Do I want that boat to sink with him on it? No...he'd probably just meet a bunch of gym leaders and get involved in a cool terrorist attack then brag about it. Speaking of which, that Kira guy hasn't Tweeted in a while.

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This guy makes a big deal about the puzzle, but it's just a smaller, more linear version of Wattson's puzzle from R/S/E. You just need to step on all the buttons...AND DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! XDDDDDDDDDDD

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Standard Electric Pokemon Gym Trainer #1 gives us advice on not doing the impossible. The gates don't do anything but stop your movement. Sped checked, and besides, this isn't Unova. No one's told Sped to shoot himself out of a cannon.

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Here's the gimmick dude with a Plusle and Minun. They manage to take out ACDC on the spot., so I switch to El Bacono since I was convinced BestMeme could carry the fight.

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Yeah, no such luck. Fucking cute Pokemon and their random Fairy attacks! I swap in BATMAN! to clean up.

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Yeah, they apparently have Hidden Power Ice. This fight isn't going well...

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Plusle finally drops, removing Minun's bonuses. A lucky Crit takes out BestGirl, but BestMeme finishes off the Terrible Two.

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The Engineer confirms that Taze was too lazy to think of his own gimmick, while a Scientist decides to use Sped's team as a guinea pig. Speaking of pigs...

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El Bacono tanks the Self-Destruct, but he stays covered in soot until he attacks. Pichu gets swept.

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It's pretty easy to comprehend. You wasted your first Pokemon and baby Pokemon are weak! You're just a bad trainer.

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This guy decides to lead with Vulpix, so I switch ACDC for BestMeme. There's some back and forth thanks to Mud Bomb missing, but the power of Mudkipz could not be denied.

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Tried to get BestGirl some more XP, but she wasn't up to the challenge. BestMeme managed to take down the floating fuck.

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Another Millennial obsessed with children's cartoons. Bet he still lives at home, too. His Elekid's Shock Wave (yes, seriously, it took a third of ACDC's health) makes short work of ACDC.

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BATMAN! arrives once again to protect Gotham, making short work of Elekid. Emolga swaps in, and he uses his expertise in martial arts to Knock Off Emolga's Assault Vest. For those not in the know, the Assault Vest is a badass item that gives you a 50% boost to Special Defense in exchange for not being able to use non-attacks moves. I wonder when I get a Thief TM, because some of these items are kick ass...anyway, BATMAN! wins again.

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And Sped resets the counter. Oh well, you can't win them all.

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Translation: Let me beat the crap out of your directly before the gym leader so you have to run back to the Pokemon center.

My strategy was to shoot out Jolteon's support and force it into a 2-on-1 fight. The strategy went decently with his first two Pokemon, and BestGirl managed to confuse Jolteon.​

Yeah, it actually was pretty easy. Still needed to heal before Taze, though.

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Sped's team going into this fight.

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Taze doesn't have much to say that we haven't heard from literally every other Electric-type gym leader that has ever existed. So I'm going to skip the expository banter. IT'S TIME TO FIGHT LIKE MEN! AND WOMEN! AND WOMEN WHO DRESS LIKE MEN!

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Taze has four Pokemon and leads with Luxio. I had used El Bacono as my lead, hoping he led with a Magnemite or something. Taze has no Fire or Fighting weaknesses on his team, however, I didn't know that at the time.

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I swap into BestMeme to block a STAB Shock Wave that was coming for El Bacono, and while the resulting Mud Bomb did respectable damage, a Hidden Power I guessed (correctly) as Grass took more than half BestMeme's health.

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I swapped El Bacono in to confirm my suspicions, and the Shock Wave did good damage. Flame Charge dropped Luxio into the red, and with the Speed boost I was likely to get the first strike. Taze subs in his Raichu.

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El Bacono had two Speed boosts, but Raichu still outran him anyway to put him away with a Thunderbolt. Worse, I found out that Raichu was holding a Life Orb, which is why his health is a little lower in the fourth picture. Life Orbs are endgame Held items that boost the power of your Pokemon's moves in exchange for 10% of your total health whenever you hit. As they say on /tg/: there are no breaks on the Rape Train.

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However, I didn't think hope was lost yet. I still had our own personal Dark Knight, and it was time to use him. Unfortunately, he got dusted with a Hidden Power, and I wasn't sure (at the time) what kind it was. The candidates were Water and Ice, and since Raichu had a Life Orb and likely full EVs in Sp. Attk. and Speed, it muddied the water a bit.

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Taze had all the momentum now, and since he hadn't lost a single Mon it wasn't looking good. I sent in Blackface to use Confuse Ray and hopefully break that momentum. Unfortunately, Raichu didn't hit himself to give me the breathing room I needed and took out Blackface.

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I had tried to use ACDC to paralyze Raichu with Thunder Wave, forgetting that they changed the rules for Electric-type Paralysis in Gen 6. So Taze got a free swap. It was at this point I forgot to take some screenshots, so ACDC took down Luxio with Sonicboom and got yeeted by Raichu. I sent in BestGirl as a sacrifice to use a Revive (I got them from smashing rocks in the cave from last episode) on BATMAN!

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Raichu's Life Orb took it down, but only after everyone but my freshly revived BATMAN! was done. Chinchou aren't known for being tough Pokemon, but it was just tough enough to survive a Knock Off. I'm not sure it mattered, because I don't know the order of operations for a one shot Knock Off into a Focus Sash. One Surf later, and Taze hands me and Sped our first loss.

I...I'm out of Pokemon...

Ah, so I suppose it's my victory this time. Well, for what it's worth you didn't do too badly.

Right...

You seem down. You're not going to stare at the ocean and write emo poetry, are you? I wear a smoking jacket and even I think that's gay. Like, literally homosexual.

You-you'd like that, wouldn't you? Well how about this, Taze? How about I come back and kick your ass so hard YOU'LL be the one writing emo poetry!

And with that, Sped stomps back to the Pokemon Center, unaware of Taze's sigh of relief. He has enough bullshit to deal with with the tourists constantly asking where the Pokemon Center is.

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After some deliberation, Sped concludes that Ivysaur should be all he really needs. It keeps the typing on his team diverse and with his status effect moves, TheFirst in the Pokedex and TheFirst in my heart should be able to help us push through.

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The rematch begins! This time BestMeme is out first. He survives the Hidden Power Grass and does decent damage with Mud Bomb, but I was forced to switch in ACDC.

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I don't need to say anything here, do I?

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ACDC was defeated, and BATMAN! used his high Attack power to force Taze to switch. Unfortunately for him, he swapped Chinchou into a Knock Off and was handily two-shotted, getting BATMAN! his vengeance. He swapped his weakened, sleeping Luxio in as a sacrifice pivot, then Raichu was back. I swapped to our secret weapon, TheFirst...

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I need to mention this: that was Hidden Power Ice. However, at that point I actually went on tilt and didn't realize that, leading me to make a couple dumb decisions. I only had one Revive, so I got somewhat frantic.

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I was wholly concerned with stopping Raichu's momentum before he could break my back again. I confused his Raichu, then swapped in BATMAN! which blocked the incoming Thunderbolt. Unfortunately, Raichu cleansed itself before the Bat could do anything other than eat another Hidden Power Ice.

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At this point I pivoted and healed. ACDC, El Bacono, and Blackface didn't have a snowball's chance in Hell of doing anything other than letting me heal up BestMeme and BATMAN! BestMeme hung in there, and managed to finish off Raichu after it had pretty much broken it's fist punching the shit out of my other Pokemon. That led us to Taze's final Pokemon, the one we didn't get to see yet...

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Yep! The Electric-type Gym Leader's last Pokemon? MEXICAN KAPPA! I was out of healing items and only BestMeme and BATMAN! were left. BestMeme was too low to have a chance to do anything, so it was all down to our Caped Crusader.

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This was it. From what I knew about Ludicolo, it had decent Spe. Attk. and HP. I also knew he had one Defense stat that was at least decent, and I had a feeling it was Defense. I figured I had but one shot. BATMAN! was guaranteed to hit first, and since he wasn't holding an item, Acrobatics had boosted damage. But how much? I didn't remember. There was only one thing to do, so Sped sent a quick prayer to Arceus and called out either the last or the second to last move of the match.

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And Ludicolo, playing the part of the Joker, went down in one hit, once again proving that the dudes with no super powers are more interesting than the ones who can bench press the Earth itself.

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Taze then goes on to demonstrate he has no real personality to speak of, despite the fact that he was a difficulty spike. Oh well, at least Sped won. Anyway, I figured out the wonky XP in the gyms. You only gain enough to get your Pokemon to the level of the Gym Leader's strongest Pokemon, so in Taze's Gym the cap you can earn in the Gym itself is Level 24. You can go higher, just not in the gyms.

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And as Sped leaves the gym, we're reminded of what Professor North said about an expedition. We'll check in on this guy next time. For now, we have some stuff to do.

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Hiking back through the cave to return the Sailor's License nets us a Rare Candy. I was hoping for a TM or something, but whatever.

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There's also this cave behind the Lighthouse. I'm not sure if we can take both fossils or not, so I'll leave it up to you guys which one I try to grab first. I have no information on what these fossils are, the game doesn't say. North or South?

...Of all the people to simp for...

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[ChucklesTheJester]

Spoiler: Through the Lighthouse and Into the Lion's Den! Electric Pun!

Yes, it's all fanfiction, but this fanfiction will actually advance the plot of the game!

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Sped is now done with his emo poetry phase thanks to a combination of Sargon's insensitivity and his dad wanting him to Western Union him a few bucks. To prove it, he catches an Armiran Hippopotas. You'll see this in our team, she'll replace BestMeme because I've had a Swampert in basically every team since Gen 3 and Armiran Hippowdon can fill more or less the same role, just as a special attacker. By the way, this Dex entry is the same entry from Diamond and Pearl, just replace "water" with "sand" and "dry" with "wet." We go from maximum effort to minimum effort so much in this game. Her name is BRUH, by the way since I like retarded Youtube videos.

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I didn't mention this in the cave, but Daybreak has the "shaking grass" mechanic from Black and White. Unlike the honey trees, I like this mechanic since it's a good way to conceal rare Pokemon without me having to wait 12 hours to MAYBE get a rare one. Audino are on Kwao Road, and with the Lucky Egg we got in the last full episode they're bags of EXP I can use to quickly level up my Pokemon.

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The Lighthouse is bigger on the inside, and it's packed to the brim with Sailors using Water-type Pokemon. These guys are about as tough as the trainer battles in the cave, but there's a lot of them and I had to keep running back to town so my team didn't miss out on too much EXP. That's why you will see me make weird choices in trainer battles and not just sweep with a type advantage: I like to keep my team at about the same levels.

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The theme of the Lighthouse is: "Magnemite gets confused from Water Pulse and finishes itself off." The sailor lets us in on the dirty secret behind public works projects after BestGirl closes out the battle.

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Two sailors on the second floor. The first one makes a dad joke and sends out my nemesis. I hate Wingull: they're usually too fast to get away from and they constantly confuse my Pokemon. They're the Zubats of the grass. Anyway, not much else to say. ACDC didn't beat itself up until Lombre came out.

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Sped meets one of those elitists his Facebook friend from Unova is always complaining about. BestGirl almost drops to a crit (seriously, I swear the Ralts line is just a crit magnet the devs use to troll coomers), but she survives and takes out the Armiran Growlithe.

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Machop is out next, and despite BestGirl being battered and bruised, Sped has faith in his partner. Unfortunately, his faith was misplaced, Machop doesn't get one shot, and even at 25% power. Revenge can hit for a measly 3.

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Worried about the miss chance on Mud Shot, Sped has BestMeme use Water Gun instead. Unfortunately, Machop is made of sterner stuff than he thought and almost knocks out BestMeme with three Low Sweeps before going down himself. This was the point I remembered the Machop line tends to have the No Guard ability, so Mud Shot probably wouldn't have missed regardless.

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Sped is a gracious winner, and decides to let the sailor stay in the lighthouse. Well...okay, he doesn't even think about that and keeps going so he can reopen the Gym.

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This incredibly polite sailor challenges Sped to a battle. Sped, being Sped, accepts.

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He leads with Mareep, but Sped switches in Best Girl. She takes some hits, but is able to drop both his Mareep and Qwilfish, gaining a level in the process. The small talk slowly starts getting creepy, and he's starting to wonder if his dad was right when he said "One hundred men walk on the boat, fifty couples walk off."

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Sped's low on healing items, and he is getting tired from walking back and forth between here and the Pokemon Center. BRUH's a little too weak, but trusty Blackface is able to handle the crab.

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Wingull is usually an easy match up for ACDC's Thundershock, but taking a Water Pulse from switching in plus a confusion plus another Water Pulse equals ACDC ramming itself into a wall to give the victory to Fucking Wingull. Blackface powers through, though, and a Feint Attack ends it. I forgot to take screenshots of his third Pokemon, but I beat that up too, whatever it was.

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Sped's team got a bit beat up in that battle, and true to his word he heals Sped's team once and once only. Ah, the wonders of free healthcare.

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Sped wonders why this sailor would rather have a Pokemon battle then make sure his wife doesn't get pissed, but then he remembers his own father's adventures with Favorite Son and just pulls out his Pokeballs. Of course, Shellder has no problem taking down ACDC with Mud Shot after a swap from BRUH to get her some experience.

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Shellder takes a few hits from BestGirl, but drops.

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His Seel was an even tougher nut to crack. Packing Ice Beam and high Special Defense, Best Girl doesn't have a prayer of winning. Sped decides to take a gamble with BATMAN!

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BATMAN! switches into the 4x powered Ice Beam and survives, but Sped forgot Seel doesn't get Ice typing until it evolves. The Rock Smash ends up doing unimpressive damage, and another Ice Beam breaks the Bat.

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BRUH's Bite attacks are weak, but it tanks the Drill Runs like a champ, just barely surviving long enough to take Seel down. The sailor embarrasses himself by not knowing where his bitch is at, despite the fact he only has one. He can't help but feel sorry for the sailor though: if he was a real man he wouldn't be getting cucked by Usher.

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Another floor, another Sailor. His Horsea was dealt with easily enough, but Blackface had to come in to deal with his Staryu with Surf. At least he's a gracious loser.

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This sailor might be complaining about having to take the stairs, but he's no pushover. His first Pokemon is Vaporeon, and Blackface had some trouble taking out his cousin, dropping instead.

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I'd say ACDC gave a valiant effort, but other than inflicting Paralysis...well, long story short I sent in BestGirl to beatbeat this shit right again.

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Vaporeon finally goes down, BestGirl having avenged her brothers in arms.

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BestGirl may not care about Intimidate, but Gyarados's massive attack breaks her all the same. I send in BRUH to get some Yawn and get some XP, then pivot to BATMAN!

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And Gotham is safe once more. The Sailor might have had some good Pokemon, but he's still fat and I would not have sex with him.

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View attachment 2184503I have not sir, but that's because it seems like an entire ship has decided to fight me every step of the way.

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BRUH handles the Dratini fairly well, but has some issues with Marill's Sp. Def. I switch in BATMAN! to finish it off.

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The Sailor doesn't really say anything all that interesting, and Sped really wants to get to the top to reopen the Gym. So he does.

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View attachment 2184512I'm Taze by the way. You?...

View attachment 2184503Well, my name on my Trainer Card is Sped, but-

View attachment 2184512Ah, Sped.

View attachment 2184503Well yeah, but before it was changed it was-

View attachment 2184512 When I'm not at the gym, I make sure the lighthouse power is good and I scout for boat traffic. It's sort of my social responsibility as a gym leader. But anywho, I'll see you at the gym.

View attachment 2184503 I really need to figure out a new name to go by...

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There's a Hidden Power TM south of where we meet Taze. Other than that, the lighthouse is complete, so let's go deal with what I presume is the Electric-type Gym. You know, based on the fact the leader is blonde and is named Taze.

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View attachment 2184503 Dante, I literally just talked to the gym leader 10 minutes ago. Did you camp out here or something waiting for him?!

View attachment 2184501 Oh, sorry, Sped. I see you haven't got your third gym badge yet!

View attachment 2184503 I'm going to take that as a yes.

View attachment 2184501Hahahaha, come find me after you beat the gym leader. Actually, that might take a while...

View attachment 2184503 Seriously, it's only been 10 minutes, did you fight him outside the gym?!

View attachment 2184501Well, I'm gonna take off for Briseano Town! Time to find that sailor so he can take me there...

View attachment 2184503 Do I want that boat to sink with him on it? No...he'd probably just meet a bunch of gym leaders and get involved in a cool terrorist attack then brag about it. Speaking of which, that Kira guy hasn't Tweeted in a while.

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This guy makes a big deal about the puzzle, but it's just a smaller, more linear version of Wattson's puzzle from R/S/E. You just need to step on all the buttons...AND DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! XDDDDDDDDDDD

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Standard Electric Pokemon Gym Trainer #1 gives us advice on not doing the impossible. The gates don't do anything but stop your movement. Sped checked, and besides, this isn't Unova. No one's told Sped to shoot himself out of a cannon.

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Here's the gimmick dude with a Plusle and Minun. They manage to take out ACDC on the spot., so I switch to El Bacono since I was convinced BestMeme could carry the fight.

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Yeah, no such luck. Fucking cute Pokemon and their random Fairy attacks! I swap in BATMAN! to clean up.

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Yeah, they apparently have Hidden Power Ice. This fight isn't going well...

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Plusle finally drops, removing Minun's bonuses. A lucky Crit takes out BestGirl, but BestMeme finishes off the Terrible Two.

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The Engineer confirms that Taze was too lazy to think of his own gimmick, while a Scientist decides to use Sped's team as a guinea pig. Speaking of pigs...

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El Bacono tanks the Self-Destruct, but he stays covered in shoot until he attacks. Pichu gets swept.

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View attachment 2184503 It's pretty easy to comprehend. You wasted your first Pokemon and baby Pokemon are weak! You're just a bad trainer.

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This guy decides to lead with Vulpix, so I switch ACDC for BestMeme. There's some back and forth thanks to Mud Bomb missing, but the power of Mudkipz could not be denied.

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Tried to get BestGirl some more XP, but she wasn't up to the challenge. BestMeme managed to take down the floating fuck.

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Another Milennial obsessed with children's cartoons. Bet he still lives at home, too. His Elekid's Shock Wave (yes, seriously, it took a third of ACDC's health) makes short work of ACDC.

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BATMAN! arrives once again to protect Gotham, making short work of Elekid. Emolga swaps in, and he uses his expertise in martial arts to Knock Off Emolga's Assault Vest. For those not in the know, the Assault Vest is a badass item that gives you a 50% boost to Special Defense in exchange for not being able to use non-attacks moves. I wonder when I get a Thief TM, because some of these items are kick ass...anyway, BATMAN! wins again.

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And Sped resets the counter. Oh well, you can't win them all.

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View attachment 2184503Translation: Let me beat the crap out of your directly before the gym leader so you have to run back to the Pokemon center.

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Yeah, it actually was pretty easy. Still needed to heal before Taze, though.

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Sped's team going into this fight.

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Taze doesn't have much to say that we haven't heard from literally every other Electric-type gym leader that has ever existed. So I'm going to skip the expository banter. IT'S TIME TO FIGHT LIKE MEN! AND WOMEN! AND WOMEN WHO DRESS LIKE MEN!

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Taze has four Pokemon and leads with Luxio. I had used El Bacono as my lead, hoping he led with a Magnemite or something. Taze has no Fire or Fighting weaknesses on his team, however, I didn't know that at the time.

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I swap into BestMeme to block a STAB Shock Wave that was coming for El Bacono, and while the resulting Mud Bomb did respectable damage, a Hidden Power I guessed (correctly) as Grass took more than half BestMeme's health.

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I swapped El Bacono in to confirm my suspicions, and the Shock Wave did good damage. Flame Charge dropped Luxio into the red, and with the Speed boost I was likely to get the first strike. Taze subs in his Raichu.

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El Bacono had two Speed boosts, but Raichu still outran him anyway to put him away with a Thunderbolt. Worse, I found out that Raichu was holding a Life Orb, which is why his health is a little lower in the fourth picture. Life Orbs are endgame Held items that boost the power of your Pokemon's moves in exchange for 10% of your total health whenever you hit. As they say on /tg/: there are no breaks on the Rape Train.

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However, I didn't think hope was lost yet. I still had our own personal Dark Knight, and it was time to use him. Unfortunately, he got dusted with a Hidden Power, and I wasn't sure (at the time) what kind it was. The candidates were Water and Ice, and since Raichu had a Life Orb and likely full EVs in Sp. Attk. and Speed, it muddied the water a bit.

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Taze had all the momentum now, and since he hadn't lost a single Mon it wasn't looking good. I sent in Blackface to use Confuse Ray and hopefully break that momentum. Unfortunately, Raichu didn't hit himself to give me the breathing room I needed and took out Blackface.

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I had tried to use ACDC to paralyze Raichu with Thunder Wave, forgetting that they changed the rules for Electric-type Paralysis in Gen 6. So Taze got a free swap. It was at this point I forgot to take some screenshots, so ACDC took down Luxio with Sonicboom and got yeeted by Raichu. I sent in BestGirl as a sacrifice to use a Revive (I got them from smashing rocks im the cave from last episode) on BATMAN!

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Raichu's Life Orb took it down, but only after everyone but my freshly revived BATMAN! was done. Chinchou aren't known for being tough Pokemon, but it was just tough enough to survive a Knock Off. I'm not sure it mattered, because I don't know the order of operations for a one shot Knock Off into a Focus Sash. One Surf later, and Taze hands me and Sped our first loss.

View attachment 2184503 I...I'm out of Pokemon...

View attachment 2184512 Ah, so I suppose it's my victory this time. Well, for what it's worth you didn't do too badly.

View attachment 2184503 Right...

View attachment 2184512 You seem down. You're not going to stare at the ocean and write emo poetry, are you? I wear a smoking jacket and even I think that's gay. Like, literally homosexual.

View attachment 2184503 You-you'd like that, wouldn't you? Well how about this, Taze? How about I come back and kick your ass so hard YOU'LL be the one writing emo poetry!

And with that, Sped stomps back to the Pokemon Center, unaware of Taze's sigh of relief. He has enough bullshit to deal with with the tourists constantly asking where the Pokemon Center is.

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After some deliberation, Sped concludes that Ivysaur should be all he really needs. It keeps the typing on his team diverse and with his status effect moves, TheFirst in the Pokedex and TheFirst in my heart should be able to help us push through.

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The rematch begins! This time BestMeme is out first. He survives the Hidden Power Grass and does decent damage with Mud Bomb, but I was forced to switch in ACDC.

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I don't need to say anything here, do I?

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ACDC was defeated, and BATMAN! used his high Attack power to force Taze to switch. Unfortunately for him, he swapped Chinchou into a Knock Off and was handily two-shotted, getting BATMAN! his vengeance. He swapped his weakened, sleeping Luxio in as a sacrifice pivot, then Raichu was back. I swapped to our secret weapon, TheFirst...

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I need to mention this: that was Hidden Power Ice. However, at that point I actually went on tilt and didn't realize that, leading me to make a couple dumb decisions. I only had one Revive, so I got somewhat frantic.

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I was wholly concerned with stopping Raichu's momentum before he could break my back again. I confused his Raichu, then swapped in BATMAN! which blocked the incoming Thunderbolt. Unfortunately, Raichu cleansed itself before the Bat could do anything other than eat another Hidden Power Ice.

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At this point I pivoted and healed. ACDC, El Bacono, and Blackface didn't have a snowball's chance in Hell of doing anything other than letting me heal up BestMeme and BATMAN! BestMeme hung in there, and managed to finish off Raichu after it had pretty much broken it's fist punching the shit out of my other Pokemon. That led us to Taze's final Pokemon, the one we didn't get to see yet...

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Yep! The Electric-type Gym Leader's last Pokemon? MEXICAN KAPPA! I was out of healing items and only BestMeme and BATMAN! were left. BestMeme was too low to have a chance to do anything, so it was all down to our Caped Crusader.

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This was it. From what I knew about Ludicolo, it had decent Spe. Attk. and HP. I also knew he had one Defense stat that was at least decent, and I had a feeling it was Defense. I figured I had but one shot. BATMAN! was guaranteed to hit first, and since he wasn't holding an item, Acrobatics had boosted damage. But how much? I didn't remember. There was only one thing to do, so Sped sent a quick prayer to Arceus and called out either the last or the second to last move of the match.

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And Ludicolo, playing the part of the Joker, went down in one hit, once again proving that the dudes with no super powers are more interesting than the ones who can bench press the Earth itself.

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Taze then goes on to demonstrate he has no real personality to speak of, despite the fact that he was a difficulty spike. Oh well, at least Sped won. Anyway, I figured out the wonky XP in the gyms. You only gain enough to get your Pokemon to the level of the Gym Leader's strongest Pokemon, so in Taze's Gym the cap you can earn in the Gym itself is Level 24. You can go higher, just not in the gyms.

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And as Sped leaves the gym, we're reminded of what Professor North said about an expedition. We'll check in on this guy next time. For now, we have some stuff to do.

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Hiking back through the cave to return the Sailor's License nets us a Rare Candy. I was hoping for a TM or something, but whatever.

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There's also this cave behind the Lighthouse. I'm not sure if we can take both fossils or not, so I'll leave it up to you guys which one I try to grab first. I have no information on what these fossils are, the game doesn't say. North or South?

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View attachment 2184503...Of all the people to simp for...

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Dante was camping outside like most CoD kids on launch day of the newest game, or that fucker has people keeping track of when gym leaders are in.
my guess is the first one, because he also have to have fought all the other trainers, and solve the "puzzle".

Sped should be welcomed into losing to a gym leader club.

 

[EnemyStand]

Dante was camping outside like most CoD kids on launch day of the newest game, or that fucker has people keeping track of when gym leaders are in.
my guess is the first one, because he also have to have fought all the other trainers, and solve the "puzzle".

That's my bet, but I don't know how well-connected Dante is admittedly. Dante annoys me. I get that he was meant to be a return to form to antagonistic rivals like Blue and Silver considering the Pokemon fandom loves to bitch about how much they hate having friendly rivals, but according to the devs Dante is 16 while the PC is supposed to be 10. So instead of it coming across as your rival just being an immature ass that you love to hate, it's instead an edgy teen that gets his kicks dunking on a little kid. If it wasn't for that he wouldn't be so annoying.

Sped should be welcomed into losing to a gym leader club.

Ah yes...his undefeated record was doomed to failure. Although based on Lily and Rocco not exactly being your typical newbie gym leaders, I had a sneaking suspicion a loss would come sooner or later.

 

[ChucklesTheJester]

That's my bet, but I don't know how well-connected Dante is admittedly. Dante annoys me. I get that he was meant to be a return to form to antagonistic rivals like Blue and Silver considering the Pokemon fandom loves to bitch about how much they hate having friendly rivals, but according to the devs Dante is 16 while the PC is supposed to be 10. So instead of it coming across as your rival just being an immature ass that you love to hate, it's instead an edgy teen that gets his kicks dunking on a little kid. If it wasn't for that he wouldn't be so annoying.

Ah yes...his undefeated record was doomed to failure. Although based on Lily and Rocco not exactly being your typical newbie gym leaders, I had a sneaking suspicion a loss would come sooner or later.

So how long till dante completely turns from "insufferable annoyance that is only there for you to hate" to " tolerable annoyance that isn't as bad as some new fucker introduced later" ?

Right now dante really comes off as the type of person who would boast about how easy pokemon is, but never play anything but the mainline games.

 

[Mary the Goldsmith]

damn gym leader haaving life orbs and shit, does Taze hail from the Reborn region or what? poor Sped got his first loss. I agree with Chuckles Dante was camping out of the gym

 

[EnemyStand]

damn gym leader haaving life orbs and shit, does Taze hail from the Reborn region or what? poor Sped got his first loss. I agree with Chuckles Dante was camping out of the gym

Maybe he got kicked out for giving people their badges immediately, not wanting to anhero, and overall just being kind of boring? Hmm...

I'm starting to think we're heading into a Dark Souls part. It'll get rough for a bit because of the somewhat low Pokémon and move selection and then get easier as our Pokémon get stronger and options expand. Or maybe the difficulty will keep spiking and I'll start using the Daycare to get perfect IVs and EV train like an autist. Guess we'll find out.

 

[ChucklesTheJester]

Maybe he got kicked out for giving people their badges immediately, not wanting to anhero, and overall just being kind of boring? Hmm...

I'm starting to think we're heading into a Dark Souls part. It'll get rough for a bit because of the somewhat low Pokémon and move selection and then get easier as our Pokémon get stronger and options expand. Or maybe the difficulty will keep spiking and I'll start using the Daycare to get perfect IVs and EV train like an autist. Guess we'll find out.

I'll be honest I have no idea how to breed, and I am too lazy to look up how to even get started. How long would you say it would take a autist to breed perfect IV pokemon anyway?

 

[EnemyStand]

I'll be honest I have no idea how to breed, and I am too lazy to look up how to even get started. How long would you say it would take a autist to breed perfect IV pokemon anyway?

If we're talking just one, maybe 10 hours if you get unlucky. Remember, the IVs have to be perfect AND it has to have the right nature. I think there's a trick for transferring natures from the father, but I don't know what it is. Luckily there's plenty of autism encyclopedias Pokemon fan sites that can explain it better.

 

[Mary the Goldsmith]

I only know how to EV train like an autist but not how to breed the perfect IVs, but there is a way to get any pokémon to have perfect IVs by using bottle caps, but this content is usually post game only.

 

[EnemyStand]

So confession time. That last update? I actually had the content ready for a couple weeks. Got sidetracked with painting tiny army men. What I'm trying to say is, you get an extra update.

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Spoiler: Battle in the Frozen Wastes! Fear the Temple Guards!

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When we last left our hero, he had defeated Taze after some difficulty to earn the Plasmabadge. Remembering that Professor North invited him on an expedition once he had his third badge and since Dante ran off to the next town, Sped thinks this will give him some unique bragging rights.

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Is that your first name or last name?

My team and I are heading on an expedition to Snowcast Island. You...you look like an accomplished trainer!

I don't mean to brag...well, maybe I do a little.

3 gym badges is mighty impressive, hoho! Care to tag along? We'll need aid in the event we find strong Pokemon!

Well, it's probably incredibly irresponsible for you to invite a ten-year-old on a dangerous expedition in harsh climate conditions, but considering how well it's worked out for every single Pokemon League Champion for the past 10 years, I'm going to say YES!

Alright! Meet us at the harbour and we will set sail! Get ready before you leave!

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North is a little envious. Sped wonders why he can't go, but then he remembers this is a scientist who gets his area of study mixed up with fortune telling and thinks it's probably for the best. Sped grabs some Lemonade and Revives from town just in case, then he heads to the harbor.

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I'm about as ready as I can be, since I was invited and then given no information about this expedition.

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...here. Remember that this island is completely wild, so expect a lot of Pokemon to not be hiding in tall grass. Let's heal before we go in.

Did...you guys NOT stop at the Pokemon Center before getting on the boat?

Okay! Let's roll!

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Oh birds...they went ahead. Well, might as well do some exploring and catch some new Pokemon.

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And so he did. The way the roaming Pokemon work is if you walk into them (but not alongside them) they'll force you into a battle. As you might expect, there's a lot of Ice types that hang around here, but also a few Steel-types you can add to your collection. I caught probably around 10 Pokemon to add to the reserves, and we made it to Box 3. Sped has quite a collection now. By the way, the Sailor at the dock is the healer, and you can't leave the island until the expedition is complete.

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What? Wild Pokemon? I know, I'm going to catch them. Especially that Abomasnow...

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The Pokemon here are acting defensive...does it have something to do with that Metang?

METANG?! Oh man, after I get that Abomasnow that one's coming with me too....

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Consider it done, o peerless leader. Heh...Dante's going to be so jealous...

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Okay, he's weak and he'll be asleep next turn. Good work, you two. Don't want to knock it out, so I'll just throw a Pokeball and see...

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WHAT! No fair! You're not supposed to catch the Pokeball!

ABOOOOOM!

NO! You listen to me now mister, you get in the Pokeball, obey me for the rest of your days, and beat up whoever and whatever I tell you to!

Abomas-no.

Did...did you just flip me the bird?!

Abohohohohohom.

YOU SON OF A STOUTLAND! I'M GOING TO WEAR YOUR PELT AS A DICK WARMER!

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Abomasnow runs off after you defeat it. He's apparently not too keen on his pelt being used to swaddle a prepubescent penis.

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Yes, that appears to be the case. You have a drone overhead taking pictures right?

Yes.

Can you send a photo of that Abamosnow to my Pokegear?

Sure, I don't see why not.

Thank you.

There's no way that Deviant account is real. Poor sucker probably got hacked. Well, better catch up. It's started to snow...

And with Juicebox patiently awaiting a payment for services rendered that will never come, Sped follows the expedition team into the tunnel.

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Do you see those dots at the top of it?

Yep.

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Indeed! This might be an old Regi temple. The rumor is that these legendary golems reside in impenetrable chambers. While they exist in every region, even if you find one, there's no way to simply dig into it. The only way to unlock a Regi chamber...well...no one knows, or else we would've done it already! Perhaps the only instance of an exposed Regi is Snowpoint City in Sinnoh! But alas, without the presence of the other golems, Regigigas will never awaken. This is an important discovery! We should head back to the lab to request fund9ing for an archeological set up in a few months time!

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Sped, thank you for your services! Here, this is $10,000 as payment for your volunteer aid! We're going to head back, but if you catch us at North's lab in the future we would love for you to join us again.

Wow! No one told me I was getting paid! I think I've officially made more money than my dad ever did!

Oh, and please don't touch the ruins...unless you somehow manage to open it, because hey, you never know!

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Oh, no problem...I'm right behind you. ...All right, let's see what's in there.

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The ruins has a left chamber and a right chamber. Wild Beldums hang out here, so Sped makes sure to catch one as a consolation for missing the Metang and Abomasnow. With the mission accomplished, he decides to get out of the cold and go back so he can train up his new Beldum by getting it to beat up wild Audino.

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I found it funny that the Pokemon I gave a German name has a Serious nature. Since adding the power of German heavy industry to our team, both ACDC and BestGirl became a bit redundant. I replace them both with Uber Stahl himself and RealMan, our male Clefairy. After that side trip, Sped heads back to the boat to head to Briseano Town. The second he gets off the boat, however...

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Dante, seriously. Do you literally just camp out waiting for people? This is getting seriously creepy.

I want to see how far along you've come while we...do whatever we're doing for Blake...

You mean finding out why Squad Zero wants the Meteorite? I thought I had ADHD...

Let me heal your team quickly...and let's battle!

Least you could do is stop ignoring me, but fine. I'll kick your sorry butt again!

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Hard to believe it's only our second Rival battle so far, considering how much Dante's been showing up. He still only has three Pokémon to fight with.

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He's still leading with Bagon, and while Uber Stahl could likely overpower him with neutral damage, his Bagon could still have Ember. I swap to El Bacono. I didn't add any of the Ice-types I caught to my team, so heavy hitting neutral damage will be my strategy. Luckily, El Bacono resists the Dark-type Bite (which Uber Stahl is weak to since the games removed Steel's resistance to Dark and Ghost).

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Bagon smells what El Bacono is cooking! He eats five hits off of Arm Thrust, then uses his Eject Button to swap in Kirlia. El Bacono will probably lose, so...

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Uber Stahl returns to the fray! He has the same mission as NazisRPref: to bring understanding of the superiority of the Steel-type to the unwashed, ignorant masses. He eats a Psychic which does little and a single Metal Claw drops Kirlia to almost down. Dante swaps out...or tries to.

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No matter how much you run, there's no escaping the truth: if the Steel-type is the Ubermenschen of types, then the Metagross line is the Ubermenschen of Steel-types. Kirlia learned this lesson the hard way.

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Bagon returns, and with a super-effective Bite manages to put a dent in superior German science. However, Uber Stahl bears the indignity with poise and finishes off the weakened Bagon with a single Confusion.

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Dante's final Pokemon is Hitmonlee, his evolved Tyrogue. I thought the innate superiority of the Steel-type would see Uber Stahl through. Unfortunately, it could only go so far.

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I send out my other newbie, RealMan. He was secure enough in his masculinity to not only take two Jump Kicks to the face, but he managed to Sing Hitmonlee to sleep. However, lacking an extremely testosterone-poisoned Fairy-type move, I had no choice but to switch.

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A boosted Acrobatics closes the fight, Hitmonlee going from asleep to KO'd.

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Oh, Tauros shit! You lost fair and square, you crybaby!

Anyway, I heard Platoh City has the next gym location, so I am gonna head there. I've got a feelin' we will run into Squad Zero again there. See ya later!

Embarrassingly, Sped immediately beelines to the closest human being to bitch about how bad Dante sucks.

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This woman has the patience of a saint, and realizes the best way to take the wind out of Sped's sails is to just ignore his sperging. Also, check out that shadow effect! They did a good job with the shadow effects from the street lights. You'll see in a few other pics the shadows move and fade based on your distance.

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It looks like something went down in the house next to the Pokemon center, but no one in town seems concerned. There are no clues to be found so Sped buys a Razor Fang from the vendor and gives it to BATMAN!

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This guy lives on the beach and gives an upgraded fishing rod to Sped. Sped's not interested in monster Magikarp, but he takes the free gift all the same.

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One of Taze's rejected gym trainers complains about first world problems. Sped wonders why he doesn't just catch more Pokemon. It's late, but there's one last thing Sped needs to do. There's a reason he gave BATMAN! a Razor Claw...

Holy crutches, Batman! Next time, we'll head to Torayra Road and check out the Electric-type murdering mountain!

 

[ChucklesTheJester]

Even wild pokemon don't respect sped enough to be captured. Poor guy.

 

[EnemyStand]

Even wild pokemon don't respect sped enough to be captured. Poor guy.

I didn't go into detail, but I'm genuinely salty that was a boss fight and wasn't treated like a standard wild Pokemon. That thing had Ice Shard and Grasswhistle. Those are Egg Moves.

 

[ChucklesTheJester]

I didn't go into detail, but I'm genuinely salty that was a boss fight and wasn't treated like a standard wild Pokemon. That thing had Ice Shard and Grasswhistle. Those are Egg Moves.

Whats funny about this is that wack again gets it right, by makes it clear when you are not allowed to catch a pokemon. Such as the corrupted jirachi, by making a placeholder trainer to clue you in it's not catch-able.

It's so bizarre to see other fan games fall for these pitfalls but WACK OF ALL THINGS, manages to do it right despite being a cluster fuck.

And also technically everything is also catchable thanks to the wonder trade using EVERY POKEMON.

 

[EnemyStand]

Whats funny about this is that wack again gets it right, by makes it clear when you are not allowed to catch a pokemon. Such as the corrupted jirachi, by making a placeholder trainer to clue you in it's not catch-able.

It's so bizarre to see other fan games fall for these pitfalls but WACK OF ALL THINGS, manages to do it right despite being a cluster fuck.

And also technically everything is also catchable thanks to the wonder trade using EVERY POKEMON.

Yeah, Wack and Reborn both tell you when you can't catch an apparently wild Pokemon. I didn't waste a good ball, luckily, but how many people threw an expensive Dusk Ball at it? I half-expected a Squad Zero admin to ambush us after calling it back, which would have eased my saltiness. Daybreak is pretty damn good, but there were choices made that makes me wonder why. The wild, uncatchable Abomasnow is just the most egregious one of those to date.

 

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Yeah, Wack and Reborn both tell you when you can't catch an apparently wild Pokemon. I didn't waste a good ball, luckily, but how many people threw an expensive Dusk Ball at it? I half-expected a Squad Zero admin to ambush us after calling it back, which would have eased my saltiness. Daybreak is pretty damn good, but there were choices made that makes me wonder why. The wild, uncatchable Abomasnow is just the most egregious one of those to date.

How long till we find out dante is really the son of squad zero leader or some silly plot twist like that as one should expect in pokemon fan games.