Day 4: Thursday, April 1st 2010
Welcome back to more Let's Play Pokemon HeartGold! In Episode 3, we found Mareep and Hoppip, then put Hoppip away because... she sucks.
Before I started actually playing, I decided since someone on a website said they'd give me a Teddiursa, I'd mess with my Wi-fi settings. I did that, then for some reason the little cap thing on the back of the Pokewalker came off, so I decided to connect to that and put Hoppip in it. But then, I wanted to put the clip thingus on it so I could actually get some watts, but it... wouldn't. What the crap? I dunno, I'll ask people around if they know what to do in this situation. But, for now, I'm stuck with 3 watts (gotten from slapping the Pokewalker on the couch several times) and a Hoppip, who is in the Refreshing Forest course.
After that, my first order of business was to put Mareep in the PC, so I head to the Pokemon Center in Azalea, heal up just in case, and do that. Then I head into the Slowpoke Well. If you don't remember from last time, Team Rocket is back after breaking up three years ago and is cutting off the tails of Slowpoke (not Slowpokes, because that would make too much sense. Ex.: "I feel bad for all those SLOWPOKE.)... for some reason. I don't really know why they find it necessary. They just say that their master told them, but there's gotta be a reason. I dunno. Maybe they get high off of 'em.
So, anyways, I head into the Slowpoke Well and see that guy whose name escaped me last time. His name is Kurt, and he makes Pokeballs, and he is holding his back because he jumped down the well and hurt it (there's totally not a ladder or anything), so he "can't move" - even though he had to walk a little to get to me, because in RPGs, you can't talk to someone unless you're sitting on their lap.
So, I head into the main part of the well and go up against my first Team Rocket trainer. He jumped down the well too (retards), but apparently his back isn't made of rubber, so he's fine. I like how the Team Rocket trainers have a cool flying "R" effect when you go into battle with them. He sends out Zubat and Ekans, who both die within a single Ember by Bernard. I fight two more trainers, then go back to restore some PP.
While at the Pokemon Center, I was thinking and I kinda hate how Bernard is the only one on my team who can really fight anything. He's a Level 19 (at least by the end of this episode he is) and everyone else is between Level 6 and Level 10. I'd level them up, but that would require effort. Maybe when I get later in the game and meet some wild Pokemon that are higher than Level 12, I can ditch the rest of the team. Of course, by then, Bernard will probably have evolved already.
I go back and fight one of the Team Rocket leaders, Executive Proton. I thought he was gonna be a challenge, and he... kinda was. He first sent out Zubat, and I decided to lead with Dwayne, but the Zubat refused to die. So, I whipped out Bernard again (the little thunder thief), burnt it to a crisp, then did the same to a Koffing (be nice to have one o' thems). Then, Kurt takes me back to his place and gives me a Great Ball, then forces me to give him an Apricorn, and his phone number. He'll call me when the BAWL iz reddie.
I go into a random gym. It's a bug gym, with weird spider platforms that take you to different parts of the gym. I run into and defeat an accidental trainer, then leave. On my way out... HUH? The egg is hatching. It hatches and it's... a Level 1 Togepi. How... exciting? It's male (of freaking course) so for lack of a better name, I name it Toga. (Are togas edible?)
Then, Elm calls me and he somehow knows that the egg hatched. So, he tells me to come ALL THE WAY BACK TO HIS LAB so he can see what Pokemon it is. 'Cause I totally can't just tell him over the phone, no, he has to see it.
But, before that, I wanna see what the next area is. So I go near one of those two-entrance city divider buildings. Before I enter, that Derrick S.O.B. comes over and attacks me. He has a Gastly, which curses itself and Dwayne to death (though Dwayne does learn Rock Polish, which is hella better than Mud Spore), and Bernard is put under a curse. Then, a Croconaw comes out and wipes out the entire team. I automatically heal. I thought about going back and trying a different strategy or leveling up then doing it, but I'm like yeah, F that. I'll just go find Elm.
So, about 45 minutes later, I finally get to his lab. Here is what all that time was spent for:
"Oh, hello, Tim! I'd like to see what Pokemon hatched."
*I take out Togepi, then talk to him again*
"! Oh, my goodness! This is TOGEPI! A legendary Pokemon!" (yes, behold, the legendary Level 1 spiky thing coming out of an egg)
"This is incredible!"
*random 30 second wait*
"Well, goodbye Tim! Don't forget my research!"
*end discussion*
...really? That whole 35 minutes of backtracking was for THAT!?
And now I had to go back to Azalea the more annoying way, because I couldn't skip over the grass. This was one of those times where the game liked to throw 8,000 Pokemon that you don't need at you. So, 1 hour and 375 encounters later... I get back to Azalea.
One win, then two fails. Un-freakin'-believable.
I was going to level up everyone else, or just try that fight again, but I was in too much of a bad mood after that that I just decided to stop there and save. Unless I have a Pokemon that can fly me to other cities, if Elm calls me again later in the game and tells me to come to his lab, I'll just tell him to go screw himself.
Just a quick recap of my team:
Quilava (Bernard) - Level 19
Geodude (Dwayne) - Level 10
Hoothoot (Howl-Owl) - Level 9
Bellsprout (Sprout) - Level 7
Togepi (Toga) - Level 1...
That's the end of Episode 4! Hopefully, next time, we'll level up my team (I'd like to get Bernard to Level 20, and everyone else up to Level 13) and fight Derrick, then hopefully make some actual progress in the game.
Game Time so far: 4 hrs 30 mins
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