Aureus

Good luck with your re-playing on Reborn  

Thanks ~ I'm enjoying my approach to it much more greatly and yet much more steadily this time around~

I am hoping to create a new signature for myself soon featuring my main Team.... which I am really loving right now, with the exception of not quite having the access yet to certain favorites of mine so I can just have them already.... Sneasel, Snorunt (for Froslass), Phantump, Snover, Reaper Cloth for my Dusclops, gahhhh these are some of my ALL time favorites, but not available till quite late, haha.

Still, I'm loving my core: 

Delphox, Dusclops, Nidoqueen, Exploud, Aurorus, Swalot,

Arcanine, Gardevoir, Mismagius, Kabutops, Mightyena, Roserade,

Cofagrigus, Gothitelle, Sharpedo and Camerupt. 

Aye yaiyai, I feel like I've kept myself so busy JUST getting decent IV's for most of them, and training up all these mons!  

The only thing really stopping me from doing a Prankster Sableye build right now is that it appears that in game, there is currently no legitimate way to obtain the TM for Will o Wisp, which is pretty darn crucial for that particular Sableye.  

Anyways, I'm just rambling at this point. I'm really loving the Playthrough so far. 

Exploud (Amp) has really surprised me and become an MVP for me, in spite of never having been one of "my favorites" before. After he evolved and got access to Boomburst, he has been CLUTCH in many battles, and yet he still finds room to provide me with Strength and Rock Smash when he's not practically screaming until the flesh vaporizes off of opponents in battles.

Swalot (Guts) is a similar case, ending up being super handy for me in numerous situations, with just Yawn, Acid Spray, Sludge Bomb, Stockpile, and a WHOOOOLE LOTTA BULK.

I have just used a Nidoqueen (Empress) and Aurorus (Aurium) for the first time ever; they are Pokemon I have always "liked", but never got around to raising or using in any games before, and I am in love with them both. Sheer Force Nidoqueen, even without Life Orb, is a friggin boss. Aurorus is just fantastic. 

Most of the rest of the current team include longtime favorites of mine, so it would only further my current ramble if I talk about how great they've been. 

I have not gotten much use out of my Kabutops (Forsaken) and Sharpedo (Nibbles) quite yet, although I've EV'd them and grinded them into the high 60's for now. Each of them is sorta awkwardly awaiting in the bleachers for me to obtain some Physical Water HMs (or TMX) and perhaps access to Swords Dance before they can critically shine. 

By the way, LykosHand, I wanna share something briefly with you and anyone else who might view this wall. 

I recently found a cute little Loophole glitch that I'm gonna probably drag out in game to see just how long I may be able to keep it up. 

I kept Teleport on my Gardevoir to ease the burdens of traveling and backtracking all over the map for this and that. As I entered the Agate Circus area, though, I decided to try something out, and it works.

AS LONG AS I do not use any Healing Stations or PCs from Agate Circus and onward, I will always have the ability to Teleport freely back to all of the previous areas which should otherwise become unavailable and remain such for a long time to come. If I Teleport out, then walk back via the Route 1 entrance, I go into Agate City and immediately appear in Agate Circus, past the Sleep Quarantine, and yet I can still Teleport back out freely. 

I'm mainly wanting to exploit this for the Department Store Sticker quests, so I can get some particular items before I am totally locked into what I predict shall be a very heavy and limiting portion of the game. Well, I'll try my best for as long as I can, and for as long as I am willing to, every time I need to heal or swap my party, make myself walk ALL the way from Opal Ward and into the far reaches of such places as Ametrine Mountain and Route 4.