Yazmat

Nope. The only thing you need to do is beating Fern and then go back to the hole where Sapphira appeared. Nothing else.

Well either it was because it changed in EP 12 or no one realised it before you could get the key after beating Fern.

You can get the key as soon as you beat Fern on route 1. Tested it my self.

Well wouldnt it be enough to take of the attack boosting Items from ZELs eeveelutions as they are the only real problems in this fight. Or let him send out Umbreon first as it is his weakest Pokemon and you have more of a choice who you gonna beat first.

Well I know about Reuniculus and Slowking but I guess everyone use it besides maybe Guardevoir.

He doesn´t have an Alakazam because he now relies on Trick Room so all his Pokemon are quite Slow. Also Crobat Is because of his field effect 4x Weak to Psychic and if he managed to get Trick Room off it´s gg for it. He could use it against Exeggutor. The same also goes for Venomoth. Although Venomoth is more useful because it destroys Malamar and Exeggutor. Well since the steel update of gen 6 Metagross is now weak to Dark and I would recommend using Night Slash because of Skuntank´s higher attack. Also maybe you should take Nidoking as psychic does now neutral damage because of the field. effect.

Who needs Tauros if you can battle Trainer who get stronger after every 2 badges every day.

I´d like to see inverse battle inthe game. Maybe as an field effect.

Well I got my starter and got kricketot and trained at the Opal Bridge there it was.

I´m pretty sure I got mine Gulpin even before Julia

You can also grind your Pokemon at the Grand Hall after beating Florinia I think. They get stronger everytime you get 2 badges and you get money.

I would like to see something like the Battle Frontier from Emerald. Loved it as a kid, never could beat even one of it.

Chinchou got axed. Now I'm glad I got it long before updating to 12.1

After beating Aya I did grind a good number of my Pokemon in the Grand Hall. After beating Serra I´m still doing it. Level range of their Pokemon are 46-52. Also infinite money income. Although I´m pretty sure they didn´t scale with the number of badges you had in EP 11.

She still has it but you can easily sweep her with Technician Kricketune.

I leave it up to you or someone else, also are we allowed to nickname your Pokemon? If yes then name Trubbish Oscar

As starter use Mudkip and Trubbish

Like I said I finished the run because of the grinding and I´m waiting for the game to finish (2040) until I do a new Challenge.

Just fought Corey. Timberdragon should be glad he fought him already in EP 11 in his Dark Monotype.

Well you have to first find Kiki´s Gravestone. The Strenght Boulder will then appear.

Congratulations on beating Shade. This was my strategy for him and many fights after him too. You should watch out for Kiki as her Machamp has Rock Slide or Rock throw which could be dangerous against Venomoth. Aya is fodder for Venomoth and Toxicroak as long as you don´t beat anyone of her Pokemon before setting up Quiver Dance and Nasty Plot. A shame you didn´t choose Bulbasaur as your starter as Leech Seed on Muk would make your Venomoth pretty much invulnerable. Against Radomus you shouldnt use Venomoth as it has now a 4 x Weakness against Psyshic because of his Chess Field and should probably take Nidoqueen/-king instead as they only take neutral damage from Psychic.

You can only get the key after beating Radomus. Then go there Sapphira came. You need something with Rock Smash and Strenght.