Zargerth

Field effects and not needing HM slaves would be nice.

Karrablast

Tfw your sleep schedule is busted

This is the wrong board and wrong topic. Anyway, you can find them at night only.

Did you meet Aelita yet? She's supposed to be in front of the gym in Teila Town (the town where Tesla's Villa is).

I did beat them on my first try, Connor cloned himself right before the battle. I / my character was facing one of the guards, next to me was one Connor looking straight at me and next to this Connor was the second Connor facing the other guard. Funny thing is, this never happened in my second save file. I think I downloaded version 2.1. I downloaded the version featured in the opening post.

I use 7-zip. I haven't used WipZip so I can't say for sure what's the difference, but I've never had any problems on my end.

I downloaded this game yesterday, I think, and I already played it through (at least what's available for now). I like how there are little secrets and surprises here and there, as well as some crucial Pokemon are obtainable right before the gym leader. Now I just have to go back and solve the Bidoof puzzle. Is there a way to make Connor stop following you? He kinda double team'd in the cave (after the password) so basically there's one Connor doing whatever he does and another one constantly following me.

What mons do you have in your box? Any particular mon in Shade's team that gives you trouble? Noibat is imo outright useless there, so don't bother using it. Magneton can make good use of the field effect, so I'd recommend using one. Fire-types are good for taking down Doublade and Trevenant, so you might want to use your Growlithe for those. If it's not powerful enough to one-shot them, you could try evolving it or using Pyroar instead - it learn Flamethrower at level 38.

Shade's Gengar knows Shadow Claw, so yes it knows physical attacks. If you're willing to use your Focus Sash, you could just lead with Shuppet (let it hold the Sash) and use Destiny Bond on the Garchomp. Unless you already have replaced it, Shuppet should know DB without any need for Heart Scales / level ups. You might be able to use Charge Beam and take the advantage of the field effect in play.