Gardevoir isn't available in the game, that's why. Same for Beedrill
WHICH IS RETARDED AS MEGA BEEDRILL GOT BIGASS BUFFS

They made a shop where you can get mega stones yet not all of them are in the game, that's just screwed up.

Probably events in the future postbank

Does this person not know about Compound Eyes or something? Or at least use Magnet Pull...



Anyway.

I've gotten up to the battle tree at last, so now I'm working on filling out my Pokedex. Finally got a Relicanth so I'm gonna be working on finding Lapras. I found one earlier but unfortunately it used Perish Song at the first chance it got and I was unable to catch it. The low encounter rate while surfing is really working against me now...

Pokedex... completed. Now, onto breeding that shiny perfect Golisopod I've had my eye on... Gonna need to work on that Ditto. Also, once other people have their breeding setups of choice, I'd be interested in making swaps of competitive level or breeding fodder Pokémon.

Also, as much as I think it's stupid for them to make essential evolution items be wild held items only, the most effective method, imo, is train up a compound eyes Butterfree with thief and go to town. Some will still be a problem, like Razor Claw being exclusively on the freaking Jangmo-o line for no logical reason, but it should make Metal Coats a cinch to get.

Meloetta event is now live.

Took a while but Metal Coat is finally mine.

Jesus christnthe eevium Z sidequest is freaking depressing.

http://i.imgur.com/E1rXu11.jpg?1

"Hey kid, here are some harsh realities of Senescence and the Slow March to the Grave. Now here's a cute fox creature to fight."

I'm proud to say I have hatched a shiny Rowlet. And it only took 40 eggs!

So... anyone have pokerus?

Need an infection? I can spare Nermal for a bit.

Like I care (which I don't), but for those interested, Empoleon is the next playable character in Pokken Tournament.

Spent past 2 hours trying to get an Adamant Solgaleo. Still going. Pretty much only fucking thing I'm going to get done today in this game.

Yes I know Synchronize is a thing. No I didn't feel like wasting just as much time trying to catch or hatch something with it. Just venting.

Should've just taken the one Jolly one I had.

And 40 minutes later I finally got another Jolly. Good enough.

Ugh, All these people on GTS asking for Lunala for their own Lunala.

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...95/899/b8a.gif
This guy is my new favorite Pokemon.

...I am STILL waiting for them to be on the Wii U version.

Well that was a pretty cool wonder trade. Sent off the Yungoos I had early in the game and got a level 55 Poliwrath in return.

Caught the final UB. Still waiting for someone to trade the exclusive one I have for another >_<

Also caught Tapu Lele last night. While I was dozing off XD. Surprisingly got her in about 8 turns. ChuChu took most of her hits while Mewcha Lucha was sent out for ball throwing

Just caught Tapu Bulu. What a pain in the ass that was

Wait till you fight Fini

...Quick Ball to get a timid one first shot...

Course, her sister Lele gave me all kinds of crap to get a modest one.

Listening to Nate covers while I do my shiny hunting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7YT2VnGcJE

Ive gone through 3 boxes of Popplio eggs at this point.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ItionoBen...833920/video/1
Yussssssssss

I had literally know idea what the fuck I was supposed to be seeing there since it just links to the video.

So the actual tweet is "Tapping all the beans individually in Poke Pelago too annoying? Did you know you can rub the screen instead to pick up beans?" To help out anyone else confused.

To which I'll say, that is neat to know.

Tapu Fini took 3 Ultra Balls. Easiest Tapu capture lol

I am very close to finishing my dex for Sun. So close. Practically only need to evolve some of the weather SOS mons, and catch the legendaries, and that'll be that. Though I need some way of getting another Solgaleo for my living dex. Also gonna have to do some battle tree so I can get another Up-Grade, which may be a pain.

In the meantime, there's only one more Pokemon I need to catch, and it's not going so well. Finding Feebas is hell.

You should be able to get a Cosmog post-game. Just go through the portal at the alter and go to the lake in the alternate world while having Solgaleo in your party. A Cosmog should appear and will automatically join your party. Evolve it to Cosmoem and then to Solgaleo.

I've already gotten it, but evolving it wasn't really my initial plan since the living dex requires Cosmog and Cosmoem as well.

I ended up just trading one of my Silvallies for a Cosmog on the GTS...Which I wish I hadn't done because I just got another Cosmog for a Magmortar. Now I have to replace the Silvally, but at least I have a spare now...I'll probably end up evolving the one I got from the Lake of the Sunne since I prefer my Pokemon have nicknames or foreign names and the other Cosmog I have is Japanese. I really wish they wouldn't just get the English name upon evolution...

edit: wow ok yeah. This other Cosmog I got is Adamant, has all 6 perfect IVs, and also has Pokerus. Such hax.

I traded my Lunala for a Solgaleo; also got a Cosmog so once that hits LV53 I'll have to retrain it. Had a really good Lunala with a Sharp Beak that help win me the Championship; but since the game gives you items like PP Up like some of the time and I have means to regain money getting my new Lunala up to the power level of my first shouldn't be that bad.

I am however annoyed at GTS. I have all the Ultra Beasts apart from the Sun exclusives and I really want them, but people are unreasonable with their demands. Like anyone has a LV91 Pikachu.

Make your own offers it's how I got the other starters.

Aw. No one on GTS wants to trade my UB04 for theirs XD

No real surprise there. The two UB-04's aren't equal in value, since you get 4 of one and 2 of the other. If you're trying to get a Celesteela by putting up a Kartana that's unlikely to work out.

I expect you'd have more luck with their respective UB-02 counterparts. A Celesteela for a Buzzwole is more likely to work, I'd expect.

Already traded my spare Buzzswole >_<

Neat, someone did trade me a Celesteela XD

I'm apparently way too crap at the Battle Tree to get more than one win, so I gave up on trying to get enough BP for the Up-Grade and just traded away a Scizor for a Porygon2. It's nice that there appears to be some misconception about how difficult it is to get one of those because it makes it easy to trade. And with that, I just need four trade evos to finish my living dex of normal Pokemon. Hooray.

So I'm starting on the legendaries. Went and caught Tapu Koko first. Was easier than expected, only took seven Poke Balls. And I went and stocked up 500 of them in preparation...not that I mind. And the synchronizer worked the first time which is nice.

Three to go. And then some beasts.

edit: Decided to push my luck and went after Tapu Lele. Was harder, took 15 Poke Balls, still not too bad. Synchronizer worked again, so that's something.

Onto the bull.

edit: Bulu took 14 Poke Balls, though it was harder overall since it has 4 offensive moves instead of 3 and a status like the others. Also that it hits like a damn truck. Unfortunately synchronize didn't work this time, so he's Calm instead of Adamant. But I guess it's not like it matters, since I'm not even into competitive or anything. Also I don't really feel like resetting. So meh.

edit: and I got Fini. I accidentally killed her twice so I had to soft reset, but I struck gold on my third try. I got her at full health on my second turn! Friggin sweet. And the synchronizer worked! (The synchronizer also leveled up 19 levels)

3/4 ain't bad at all. Total number of Pokeballs spent between these four: 38. Not bad.

Shiny Popplio hunt day 4.

...I have nothing else to say there.

Finally became Champion last night! :D

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CypdGBSUkAA-dO-.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CypdGBQUoAEr8qi.jpg

This was by far the longest it's taken me to beat the game, largely because of regular interruptions but I digress there. Glad to beat it (and have a lot left to look forward to) but think I'll take a break until I get my New 3DS to actually get some use out of that. If I can wait that long heh.

Also the first time in a few years I didn't blog my thoughts daily since I'm not really active where I did it before. Did so for the past 4 or 5 games and kind of missed it (though with how long this one went and how slow progress was... eh maybe for the best). But overall I'd say I liked the game.

It did end up holding your hand too much, that's for sure. They pulled back some after the first island fortunately - which was overwhelming - but still I was tired of being told and shown precisely where to go every few steps.

Not really going into a lot of specifics here but just to be safe?

Cutscenes were nice and added a lot to the important story moments. But speaking of... It was kind of weak to me. The adventure and personal growth aspect of it between you, Hau, and especially Lillie was the main focus and that part was pulled off well and I did enjoy that. But Team Skull and Aether Foundation seemed like such afterthoughts, the latter and Lusamine in particular. As crazy as she was I just never much cared because we barely saw her.

Creating the League was cool. I didn't know who to expect at all in it and the new character threw me for a loop a bit. Had I known types ahead of time I would have kept Link around for the Rock damage. But Solgaleo helped out a lot again Hala so eh trade offs. Kagami just needed to be stronger really. I knew going into the first one that I was well underleveled, but I never once soft reset (in fact I only saved outside of it because I expected to get trounced and just go grind instead) and beat everyone in my first go. The fight against Kukui was great, especially him having Prismarina so somebody in the game finally used the starter Hau and I didn't pick. Liked that small touch. But wow did that cutscene at the end drag on and on and on... And the unskippable credits... Not fun. Just defeated Tapu Koko quickly so I can return later and reset for natures. But coming full circle like that was nice.

Still looking forward to more with the Ultra Beasts or whatever else is left in the post-game as I've kept myself rather in the dark about that (something about defending your championship though? Sounds neat), just not quite yet.


And like I've said before this was the first time I used a rotating team. It was pretty fun actually. Also used a lot more Bug types than I ever have, which had its ups and downs but there were some really cool ones this generation. So everyone that helped me, which was more varied than ever have:

Kane the Incineroar
Kagami the Vikavolt
Saba the Salazzle
Shredder the Golisopod
Agito the Kommo-o
Solgaleo (Don't nickname my legendaries but we all know what this one would have to be if I did)
Link the Lycanroc (Midday)
Sleipnir the Mudsdale
Lolth the Araquanid
Beak the Toucannon
Gordon the Gumshoos
Kaido the Snorlax
Linlin the Raticate (Alola)

And there's a ton of gen 7 'mons I just didn't get to that I would totally use on a second run. Or if I get Moon. Although Turtonator was one of them... I just realized I never went up to the power plant at all! D'OH! >_<

I just got a Popplio with perfect IV's. Neat. :D

Generations episode 15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F4PiWYc1Rw

Hey! Was wondering when they'd inevitably use N. Still odd he has the Truth Pokemon when he's all about ideals.

Speaking of Unova, would anyone happen to have a Tornadus spare? It's one of the few things Pre-Alola I'm still missing. I could offer Darkrai or Meloetta in exchange?

It's shorts like this that make me wish we had a Pokémon anime aimed at an older audience, this is SOOO good.