Filthy Casual

1) Go to the science club and do their one mission (I think it's the town between the desert and Route 5) 2) Wait for the phone call allowing access to the second region

It's really amazing you're giving us this awesome opportunity. I'm currently working on a remix to submit for the musician slot. Hopefully it's up to your standards!

Pretty much what @MrFireyJ said. You have to use your new Heart Swap ability through the Quartz Flute to get to the next town.

Chapter 22: The Pointless Episode As we entered the strange mountain, we ran across none other than Olvin! He informed us that the other Team Shadow grunts had been captured, becoming mind controlled by the rest of Team Lightning. We decided to team up with Olvin to stop this threat. We ended up at the base, where we were confronted with the perfect counter. With the Malamar using Hypnosis on us, we were brought into a deep sleep. Clearly, a smart person would use this opportunity to throw us into prison... ...so what did they do? PUT OUR SLEEPING BODIES OUT OF THE DOOR! YOU IDIOTS ARE GIVING LUNA ENOUGH TIME TO WIN! As such, we decided to do some investigating. Through our investigations, we determined that Malamar's powers were both being amplified by the mountain and these strange machines. We shut off both of the machines, even capturing one of the Malamar along the way! Afterwards, we decided to head back. However, Sam was still set on capturing us. As such, it was time for a battle that honestly took way longer than it should have! After we won, the professor and Sam tried the same strategy again, attempting to put us to sleep with Hypnosis. However, they didn't realize that we had handled the Malamar earlier. Therefore, there hypnosis strategy didn't- ...wait... does that mean everything we just did was pointless? In fact, if they could do that the whole time, why didn't they just do that the first time?! Everything we did this episode was pointless if they could have just done that from the beginning. In fact, a lot of this game appears to be filler, whether it be fighting and losing to Dinor for no reason or fighting one Genesect when you have had access to Arcanine for the longest time, a lot of stuff appears to be there because it feels obligated to be there, and that's a shame. Next time, we'll try and get out of this cell! Current Team

It's the end. I suggest doing the side quests in Grand Dream City, as well as finding and fighting the Kimono Girls.

Did you rat her out, or did you team up with Erin? Try going to Cassandra's office.

You didn't find Flora? She should be by the trees (assuming you decided to team up with her and not rat her out).

Exactly what was the last thing you did?

I guess I would say try looking in the Botanical garden in the very back by the colorful trees.

Could you be more specific? I know there's a point where you may have to find Venam in the shopping district located somewhere east. Maybe try there?

Here: Game.rxdata For future reference, please patch your game. I got it to run just fine because I used a patched copy. However, your team looks life fun!

I need help deciding what kind of play through I should do next (I'm thinking Full Moon is starting to finish up). What kind of unique run should I do that hasn't been done before? I'd love to hear your feedback.

You know what would be hilarious, though? If that Pokemon we were supposed to get from the fisherman wasn't actually Magikarp, but was instead Cosmog. After all, it knows Splash. Yes, it will never happen, but it would still be funny.

We all know that Pokemon does its best to reflect the habitats and behaviors of the real world. In our world, animals fight each other for territory, food, or general dominance. We see this through many obvious rivalries, such as the Zangoose-Seviper rivalry, or the new Alolan Marowak-Mandibuzz. These rivalries help generate a unique sense of an ecosystem in the Pokemon world. However, those relationships are not what this topic is about. My question to you is this: if you could create a rivalry between two existing species of Pokemon who don't already compete against each other, who would they be? You can select multiple, but for me, it would have to be this: What are your rivalries you would love to see?

I feel like Aevia is too similar to Yancy. Having said that, I'm curious to see who the most popular starter was. I'd love to see that poll!

Chapter 27: Blowing some Steam We ended last part with a huge explosion from outside. The gym leader quickly ran out, only to find something terrible... ...MORE LEGENDARIES TO CATCH! Luckily for us, the luck came through for us, as it took only one Ultra Ball! Understandably, however, the gym leader still wanted Team not-Meteor's heads on a pike. After all, they attacked his city. We elected to try and calm him down, allowing Luna to say one of the dumbest things I have ever heard... ...now, Luna... let's read that again... Now, if I were going to calm someone down from a Volcanion attack, I sure as hell wouldn't include a fucking pun! Was this intentional?! This is the last thing I would do to calm him down, especially after something so terrifying! ...anyway, enough of that nonsense. We decided to head out to the next town. Along the way, we fought a couple Lightning grunts. As we beat them, someone from Team Meteor Shadow told us that the academy had been taken over by Team Lightning. This led to an important revelation: After that revelation, we continued back to the academy. Along the way, Ariëtta stopped to give us the HM for Strength... ...alongside Aerial Ace? Why would she do that? It's not like the gym leader gave us the badge... ...unless... I'M NOT EVEN MAD! After realizing we received the Sailboat Badge, we continued on, where we discovered something that this game would do: We eventually made our way to the academy, where we discovered the entire place had been overrun with people from Team Lightning. We eventually ran into the Sensei, who told us everything that had been going on. NO SHIT. We fought our way through the beach. However, as we got to the end, we noticed something extremely jarring... ...a blue mountain? Next time, we will be heading inside to investigate! Current Team

I haven't found one yet, and I'm pretty far in the game. You might want to consider using Staraptor. It comes relatively soon, and is pretty POWERFUL.

I'm not sure if this is how you get it, but here's what happened for me (as I chose Eevee as my starter):

Did you click on the fourth Ariados in the same room? If so, walk to the platform in the center, and the Ariados will create a path.

I would recommend doing legendary hunting in Insurgence. There's a LOT to do in the post game, as well as a lot of new forms legendaries get.

Go to the train station in West Gearen and talk to Melia.

Those four look like fun! I recommend you first get a Magnezone. It's dual typing could really help your team. For your sixth member, however, I have a couple recommendations: 1) The Mystery Egg could probe to be a valuable asset 2) Either Vaporeon or the starter egg (in particular if it's Popplio) Either way, I recommend you get a bit more bulk for your team, as Tangrowth alone isn't enough. Your team still looks awesome, though!

Chapter 26: Death Fodder Since we won our gym battle last time, we were able to continue exploring! We decided to head to the next route. As we passed through the route, we once again ran into Team Lightning. They were blocking the road to the next town! As such, we took an alternate path, where... Eventually, we made our way to the next city, and quite frankly, it's my favorite place in the game so far. THIS IS SO UNIQUE! An island in the sky is a neat idea, and apparently, it's being held up by the power of Lunala. However, I also noticed that this is only the second drawn cutscene in the whole game. What took them so long? We even ran into the gym leader of the town, Fethis! He decided that he wanted to challenge us to a battle. We easily accepted! After all, seeing a guy with wings could make for a unique sprite, right? ...right? With that win under our belts, we got ourselves the... ...don't do this now, please. I don't want another Reborn/Rejuvenation tro- ...damn it... There is one lesson to be learned from this episode: everyone in this game is a moron. Next time, we will be seeing what the commotion is all about! Also, is there a name rater nearby? If I can rename the newest team member, I might consider it. If we did that, however, what do you think would be an appropriate nickname? Current Team

I haven't found one yet.