Thread: The Lost Tower's Travelog

It is possible that the save battery in my copy of Pokémon Crystal may be about to run dry.

Its clock currently claims that it is 07:50 on Friday, but here is the output of the date command:

Code:

Wed Jun  6 07:54:40 CDT 2012

This may not seem too different, but it displayed a similar time at 23:something!:

Originally Posted by Myself, in an IRC channel

23:51:58 < woddf2> My copy of Pokémon Crystal says it is 07:43. What is this?

This thread dying is really sad... I will just post some stuff to try and kick-start this again. I am not sure if I mentioned this, but I have a Blastoise in Yellow now. I also leveled Pikachu and Snorlax a bit, and I am trying to complete the available Pokedex (I don't think I can trade, because I play this game on a computer.) So that means, according to calculations, 132 ( That was the closest I remember, I am certain it is in the 130s...) Pokemon are available to catch. Right now I have 61, so I have a long journey. I am working to evolve Pidgeotto and Ivysaur. And yes, because of a trade you can get Machamp, so I have that. If there wasn't, I would have about 60. My Silver file.... I am not in the mood to talk about that... So that's all. Also, Pikachu is not going to learn Thunder, because Thunderbolt is accurate.


My team in Yellow is, currently:

Pikachu "Jean Luc" Level 40 Thunderbolt, Take Down, Double Team, Thunder Wave. Notes: He is a really good one when it comes to catching Pokemon. Uses Double Team so the wild Pokemon don't hit him, strikes with a few Thunderbolts, then strikes with Thunder Wave and then they get the Ultra Ball treatment.

Snorlax Level 41 Body Slam, Surf, Rest, Fissure. Notes: He is actually very impressive when it comes to variety. However, most people I battle nowadays have higher levels then Snorlax, so Fissure isn't very useful, honestly, but Snorlax is actually, in terms of power, a star of the team.

Articuno Lvl 56 Peck, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Fly Notes: Articuno is definitely the best Pokemon when it comes to the Elite Four. It can Ice Beam Bruno's Onix, Fly on everything else on Bruno's Team, is a beast when it comes to Lance's team, and can get good hits on Blue's Exeguttor and Sandslash. Bravo, Articuno.

Rhydon Lvl 63 Rock Slide, Ice Beam, Horn Drill, Earthquake Notes: You could actually argue Rhydon is my best Pokemon in terms of Psychical stats.. It knows Horn Drill already, but with Ice Beam, it doesn't need to worry about Grass types. It knows the strongest Rock and Ground moves in the game, which makes it great. However, it can and will faint to fast Water types.

Zapdos Lvl 65 Thunder, Thundershock, Fly, Drill Peck Notes: Zapdos is probably my best Pokemon, even better then the next one. It might be a lower level, but its stats are incredible. It is a real beast, perhaps able to defeat most of Blue's team by itself except Magneton. It is a powerhouse. Well done Zapdos.

Mewtwo Lvl 74 Psychic, Barrier, Recover, Swift Notes: Mewtwo is a beast. That is all I can say about Mewtwo's awesome, destructive, power. I would say Red Blue and Yellow Mewtwo is the strongest Pokemon in general. Mewtwo is mostly a last resort, but is helpful when sent out.

Well, I finally picked up Emerald again. I had to level grind a bit near Fallarbor Town, then want down the Jagged Pass to Lavaridge to heal. I caught a Swablu to raise into an Altaria for my team later. Im not sure I'm ready to fight Flannery, I may need to backtrack and train more, but I'm thinking of trying to battle her and see if I have a chance first.

Currently traversing LeafGreen, in training for the 7th badge. After finishing this game, I will go on to SoulSilver and resume my playthrough of that.

My LG team is as follows:

Lapras, level 29, Surf, Body Slam, Confuse Ray, Psychic
Ninetales, level 32, Flamethrower, Confuse Ray, Will-O-Wisp, Quick Attack
Raticate, level 33, Cut, Pursuit, Quick Attack, Hyper Fang
Raichu, level 33, Thunderbolt, Brick Break, Double Team, Thunder Wave
Venusaur, level 33, Giga Drain, Poisonpowder, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf
Sandslash, level 34, Aerial Ace, Strength, Dig, Rock Tomb

Sandslash is a powerhouse. I love this thing. My team, except for Lapras and Venusaur, are all physical attackers, so it's something I need to adjust to. Also going through with no flying-types at all, something I've never done before.

^^Yes, yes I am xD For some reason, I always end up underleveled.

I played a lot of Emerald last week. I had to grind my team up to Level 30 and managed to beat Norman after losing once. I usually lose to him because he's tough to beat. After I beat him, I went back, caught a Marill and taught it Surf then continued to Rt 119 where I battled the trainers. Then I decided I wanted an Altaria on my team so went back and caught a Swablu. I also evolved my Gulpin into a Swalot. Im at the Weather Institute now.

Resently, I been training my team on Leafgreen. I beat the game, but I just want to train them.
Here's a look.

Machamp, Lv. 60, Revenge, Seismic Toss, Cross Chop, Dynamic Punch
Charizard, Lv. 69, Fly, Blast Burn, Overheat, Fire Blast
Tyranitar, Lv. 73, Crunch, Rock Slide, Sandstorm, Earthquake
Venusaur, Lv. 75, Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, Solar Beam, Frenzy Plant
Blastoise, Lv. 78, Hydro Cannon, Hydro Pump, Waterfall, Surf
Alakazam, Lv. 78, Recover, Psychic, Calm Mind, Psybeam

What do you think of my team? If anyone wants me to, I can post it in a easier to read format.

On another note, I also been trying to beat Arena Tycoon Greta. I never seem to get to her though. All thats going to change after I teach some mega-moves to my Metagross.

I restarted LeafGreen again, since the team I had just wasn't working out. I'm currently at the Pokemon League in my new save (just got there this morning), and here's the team I've built this time around:

Victreebel (Saboten), level 41, Vine Whip, Toxic, Flash, Sleep Powder. I'm a bit irked with this one, since if I had waited two more levels (I evolved Weepinbell at level 40), I could have had Razor Leaf instead of the forever-crappy Vine Whip. Ugh.

Snorlax (Daitaro), level 42, Body Slam, Brick Break, Shock Wave, Strength. I taught it Shock Wave even though its special attack isn't that great, just so I could have an electric type move in my team if needed.

Graveler (Vladimir), level 42, Dig, Rock Throw, Earthquake, Rock Blast. Not much to say about him except that he's saved me in battle a few times.

Charizard (Koschei), level 42, Cut, Fly, Flamethrower, Metal Claw. Koschei's Special Attack is much higher than his Attack, which is extremely useful for Flamethrower usage. I only have two HM moves on him because he's the only one in my team that can learn Fly, and I wasn't using Wing Attack much anyway.

Butterfree (Amelia), level 43, Sleep Powder, Giga Drain, Poisonpowder, Psychic. I was actually really surprised by Amelia; I only initially caught her for help with Brock and whatever else Koschei was weak to. She's now one of the main Pokemon I use on the team, primarily to take out Poison-types. If I'd known that Butterfree had really good potential before, I would've used it earlier than now.

Vaporeon (Matsu), level 45, Bite, Water Pulse, Surf, Aurora Beam. I really like Vaporeon. A lot. Matsu is easily the star of the team.

So that's my team. The only problem Pokemon I have right now is Saboten, but I think I'll be able to work with her... somehow... that stupid Vine Whip is going to be the death of me, though.

Im currently in Team Magma's hideout in Emerald, trying to beat them before going on to Team Aqua's base near Lilycove city.
'Team:
Swablu Lv 33
Grovyle Lv 34
Lairon Lv 35
Swalot Lv 33
Sharpedo Lv 34
Numel Lv 34

Id like to grind a bit after beating both evil teams and have my team at Lv 40 before going to the next gym, as I have trouble with Tate and Liza.

About a month ago, I bred a Blaziken from a Ruby with a Mightyena to get Torchic. I transfered them all, including a female, to Diamond for training. The female one is now a Combusken.