Lost Lore

Mudkip is rather well-known (I take it you know why, because that meme is everywhere...) so Swampert gets plenty of exposure because of that. I wouldn't call it one of the lesser-known starters. That out of the way... let me try to put some real thought into this post. Apologies in advance if I ramble/this becomes a little too long. (Read: It'll be a lot too long.) I feel that I'm still searching for the team I want to have, but I'm not entirely sure what I want to use as a whole. It'll take time, I'd say, and I don't know if I'll ever set on one concrete one that I'm entirely happy with... I hope I will, but I can't say for sure... My starter for Reborn was Tepig. There were very few starters I hadn't used recently- the only ones being Snivy, Tepig and Turtwig (this was in Episode 10, so Gen VI wasn't in yet), off the top of my head. Three very different Pokemon. My love for Fire as a type + a bit of the horrors I'd been hearing about Florinia's Cradily finally cemented the decision. A decision I can't say I've regretted, per-say. While not a stand-out among my team members, by any means, Spiggy (quick warning: my nicknames are dorky and will only get dorkier from here on out) pulled his weight well, and if it was dealing damage I wanted, then it was dealing damage he would do. The biggest thing I can remember him doing is being the one to take down Spectral Kiki's Medicham so many times, in my quest for a shiny Gastly. He has finally been rotated off of the team, and I'm still seeking another Fire-type that can fill the hole he's left behind... I'm working on getting a Chandelure as I type this, and we'll see how that works out. The rest of my team has rotated on and around, but... I have a few things that have stuck over time, and one new addition that hasn't had a proper test run yet, but I've already started to form a bond with. Because I'm dorky and form bonds with my pixels yes. But I'll get to that. First, we have Blair, my Skuntank. I spent an extremely long time in the Underground Railnet hunting for a Stunky, since Skuntank is my favourite Poison-type, and I was quite eager to have one when I'd heard it was in the early game. My efforts paid off in the long run, because he has helped me in several key situations. Namely, he was my MVP against Shade, taking down four of his Pokemon (three on his own, one with help, I believe) and he is also the only reason I beat Luna on the first try. I don't know if he'll stick around until the very end, but he'll be staying for now... he's actually the only thing besides Spiggy that's remained consistent this long, I've just realized. Huh. Picking up Sir Vale, my Gardevoir, as a Ralts in the early game was an impromptu decision, I'll admit. Back when I was still naive to the ways of Reborn (I am not now, at least, not as naive) he was the one who claimed victory against Julia with a really terrible Double Team strategy- one that was almost entirely luck. He's participated in a lot of important battles (the most noteworthy being against Corey's Crobat [before Episode 11 again, so he wasn't Fairy-type then] and Radomus' own Gardevoir) and he was temporarily rotated out in favour of a faster Psychic-type in my Espeon, but I've opted to take him back as of late. Bayou the Swampert was a switch-in for my Azumarill- I wanted something that could take hits just a slight bit better than he could. He's definitely proved that he can do that, and dish out a good chunk of damage as well. As he's a relatively late addition, he's not gotten much use- the most noteworthy bouts he's had are against Radomus' Metagross and Luna's Tyranitar. I'm quite fond of him now, though, so I don't really see myself switching him off the team. And, though he's still an extremely new addition, I'm already quite attached to Cantus, my Meowstic. I'd wanted something for more of a "support" role, and I'd been tossing the idea of using my preferred Meowstic form- the male one- as a dual screener around. Lo and behold, I went through with it, and with the little use I've gotten out of him as things are now, he's filling his role well.This is also my first use of Meowstic, so I was a bit worried... but he's living up to and beyond my expectations, as it is now. I suppose I should wait to see how he fares in an actual serious battle to determine whether or not he's really what my team needs... There are other things I've used that I won't be going into detail on... because this post would be a bit too long if I did, but for one reason or another, I've decided to swap them for something else. Currently my sixth slot is taken by Echoes, my Noivern, but I don't feel that I'll be keeping him for good... I used Persian (Grimmjow), Azumarill (Ruri), and Simisage (Cleanse) earlier on, took on the trifecta of Roserade, Gengar and Espeon (Fern, Shade and Radomus- can you guess why they're a "trifecta"?) for a short time after Episode 10s end, and I've used Dusclops (Chateau), Marowak (Vigil), and Ninetales (Kurama) for specific Gyms, but not much else. ...I mean, I know you didn't ask for my entire team history, but... I feel the need to give credit where credit is due. I've used a bunch of Pokemon- people recommend rotation here, to combat the level cap, but I've never actually hit that, regardless of whether I rotated things or not. I just can't rotate forever... I need to be prepared for the Elite Four way down the line and have a proper team put together for that, plus I'd like to just have that one team and be able to say "Hey, I conquered the game with these guys, they're awesome" but that won't happen anytime soon. ...I think I got a little too emotional about this post. Going back to breeding Snubbull now. OTL

Meowstic's Psychic. (P.S. ...I am 70% sure that Zap Cannon is neutral on Swampert in Inverse because... Water-type?)

She lost the Foongus for Maractus in Episode 11, so yeah, her team changed again.

Inverse battle, hm? Swampert's Waterfall.

^ You're correct, and yes, that's Tara that he's referring to. At the moment, no, there's no (accessible) content for that, but I'm assuming that is a plot point that will be addressed whenever we get Surf, possibly? And Dive. ...Also, when exactly does he appear in the Beryl Cemetery? Because I've never seen him... but I've heard he appears.

Unfortunately, they need to grow up a bit more before they'll be doing any Dragon slaying. Or maybe a lot more. Or maybe they need to journey to the top of a mountain, through a winding cave, while dodging traps, and learn the first word of- oh, wait. On another note, Azurill's official art still bothers me. What happened to it? It looks severely traumatized...

It is safe to resurrect the fossils, actually, so long as you make sure you don't speak to the guy again before leaving and re-entering the building.

TM100 is Confide. It replaced the TM that was there before, which was Trick Room. (Obviously Radomus gives that now, so it couldn't stick around.) This is probably not very helpful, but you need to follow the path with the rocks, rather than following the tracks... you'll know you've gone the right way if there are train tracks pointing in all four directions. No better way to explain it than that, I don't think.

Nnnnope, you can find it in Episode 11 as well~ You need to head back to Tanzan Mountain and to Tanzan Mountain West- there's a cave there... bring Rock Smash and Strength, by the way. And it's pretty straightforward from there.

...And I still haven't seen a single Pixie Plate. And had no idea you could actually mine them. At all. Anyway, Fossils are definitely the rarest, but I'm sure I've seen at least one of each in my entire time playing on my main file. Usually when I wasn't looking for them, so you just have to be lucky. Y'all have really cruddy luck, it seems. I know that feel. Sun Stone and Moon Stone are a bit rarer than the other evolutionary stones too, I think. At least, I've seen less of them than I have Fire/Water/Leaf/Thunder.

Then you're obviously not looking in a shady enough place... that, or you have no "Rare Candies" to steal. Edit: ...Damnit Vinny, you ninja.

There is one headbutt-able tree in particular towards the beginning of the Wasteland- it's near one of the Bivouacs. Near a Rock Smash rock, too, I think?

You've got quite a long wait yet left for Earthquake on Diggersby, sadly... Spiritomb is very handy against Aya, most Poison-types do very well against her (if you watch out for Earth Powers from Nidoqueen, that is) and as Sheep said, Malamar kind of destroys her + Light Screen weakens Sludge Wave on top of that. Mr. Mime is probably not a good idea because it's weak to Poison, and I haven't tried Meowstic... but I'd be willing to bet that'd do all right. For both the aforementioned Light Screen + it has access to Safeguard, for random poisonings and Confuse Ray.

This isn't terribly specific but I will try to help you: Did Radomus tell you about 7th Street? If he hasn't yet, you need to actually... y'know, leave the Gym and look into that. And take it from there. If he has, then you need to go to whoever the Gang is that you joined and figure things out from there.

Meowstic's Shadow Ball. Yeah, there are some quality cries in Gen VI. I think Aurorus' was my favourite?

Espurr's Energy Ball. P.S. Froslass has the best cry, you can't convince me otherwise.

...Brb preparing a Pickup army like I should have ages ago, that sounds amazing. This is Sparta Reborn, home to "Rare Candies" and various other shady dealings. I can't be entirely surprised.

Drapion's Poison Jab. ...Just... don't hurt it too much. I have a soft spot for Dedenne because of that goddamn cute squeaky cry why

Berry Ice Cream is the second-strongest regularly available healing item in the game (after Moomoo Milk)- it heals 90 HP. Presumably, Blue Moon Ice Cream heals for 100 or more, but I dunno how much exactly.

1 - Okay, I'll be sure to do that. Shadow Sneak is really useful considering Ghost is weak to different things than Water/Dark is (wrecked Kiki's Medicham- that's still my favourite use I've gotten out of it) but it won't be there forever, I know. 2 - Ha... I think I one-shot five out of his six Pokemon? I was having difficulty not giggling maniacally through that entire battle. About as much as I expected from a Psychic Gym in a Dark mono-type, only that's a bit overboard... It doesn't help that he's (tied for) my favourite Reborn Leader so I find it both amusing and feel terrible about it. OTL

I feel that I'll inevitably want to make an update while I'm avoiding the need to grind to take on Luna sitting around, so... here we are. Current number of badges: 8 *Garchomp has been defeated. *Judgment has rained down upon the false god. (Translation: Arceus has been defeated, too.) TFL 'dex completion: 32/44 Seen | 29/44 Caught The Active Squad: ~Hasn't changed all that much... some new moves here and there, but I think I'll be sticking with this one generally, at least for now. Indra the Houndoom (Male, Lv. 60) @Charcoal Modest nature. Flash Fire -Dark Pulse -Sunny Day -Will-o-Wisp -Flamethrower Duskwing the Honchkrow (Male, Lv. 61) @Dread Plate Adamant nature. Moxie -Sucker Punch -Night Slash -Brave Bird -Roost Corey the Drapion (Male, Lv. 61) @Black Sludge Careful nature. Battle Armor -Poison Jab -Hone Claws -Crunch -Ice Fang Zig-Zag the Scrafty (Male, Lv. 60) @Black Belt Adamant nature. Intimidate -Strength -Dragon Dance -Crunch -Hi Jump Kick Azurine the Greninja (Male, Lv. 62) @Splash Plate Hasty nature. (debating on whether I want to trade for Timid, since his Defense is fragile enough... or Modest, maybe) Protean -Water Pulse -Extrasensory -Shadow Sneak -Hydro Pump Sepia the Malamar (Male, Lv. 60) @Mind Plate Adamant nature. Contrary -Psycho Cut -Light Screen -Night Slash -Superpower Noteworthy reserves, as of recent events:

You're looking in the wrong room... try the locked door on the other side of the power plant. You'll know if you have the right one if it's filled with "Poke Balls".

Nope, you can get it before beating Radomus~ I dunno the exact timing, but you definitely can.