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Review

My first Pokèmon game ever!

Likes

  • Variety of Pokèmons
  • Art is pretty nice, love the chibi style
  • Gamplay is straightforward, no walking around, trying to figure out what to do next
  • Side content available: Super Contest Show, Lottery, etc

Dislikes

  • Wild encounters could get a bit annoying, especially early game in caves, although Max Repel does help

Log

E4 + Cynthia

Roster

Empoleon ✔️

  • Drill Peck - Flying - By Leveling compatible Pokèmon
  • Flash Cannon - Steel - Defeat Gym Leader Byron
  • Ice Beam - Ice - Purchasable @ Veilstone Department Store
  • Scald - Water - Team Galactic HQ

Luxray ✔️

Staraptor ✔️

  • Take Down - Normal - By leveling compatible Pokèmon
  • Brave Bird - Flying - By leveling compatible Pokèmon
  • Close Combat - Fighting - By leveling compatible Pokèmon
  • Wing Attack - Fighting - By leveling compatible Pokèmon

Charizard ✔️

  • Flamethrower - Fire - Veilstone Department Store
  • Fly - Flying - Veilstone City - Team Galactic Warehouse
  • Dragon Pulse - Dragon - Victory Road (In the eastern room, scale down the waterfall nearest to the northern stairs)
  • Hyper Beam - Normal - Veilstone Department Store

Gardevoir ✔️

Palkia ✔️

Bertha

Probably the hardest trainer out of the four for me.

I might have outleveled some of the Pokèmons as I attempted the Elite 4 + Cynthia three times and switched Kricketune for Gardevoir for the last attempt.

first time league champion

In Progress

  • Complete the Sinnoh Pokèdex
    • #53 - Combee - Pokèmon Home (GTS)
    • #59 - Cherrim - Pokèmon Home (caught in Pokèmon Go)
    • #65 - Drifloon - Pokèmon Home
    • #114 - Unown
    • #115 - Riolu - Pokèmon Home
    • #135 - Lumineon
    • #147 - Mesprit - Caught it with Haunter 48Lvl with Mean Look & Hypnosis
    • #148 - Azelf - Lake Valor, use Quick and Dusk Balls
    • #149 - Dialga - Cannot be caught in SP, talk to Elders north of cave in Celestic Town to register it in Pokèdex
  • Get Destiny Knot
  • Save Pokérus-infected pokèmons in boxes in Home & BDSP
  • Ribbons
    • Footprint ribbon - Route 213
    • Alert Ribbon - Sunyshore City - Monday
    • Shock Ribbon - Sunyshore City - Tuesday
    • Downcast Ribbon - Synyshore City - Wednesday
    • Careless Ribbon - Sunyshore City - Thursday
    • Relax Ribbon - Sunyshore City - Friday
    • Snooze Ribbon - Sunyshore City - Saturday
    • Smile Ribbon - Sunyshore City - Sunday
  • Visit Ramanas Park
  • Use Pokèradar
  • Catch Ditto with Best IVs
  • Breed something using Ditto
  • Catch Arceus (encounter unlocked with finishing Pokemon Legends: Arceus)

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