Team:
- Takumi
- ChuChu
- Ribbon
- Cha
- Mos Eisley
- Scully
Current Location: Haina Desert
Yeah I've been pretty busy for the last couple of days.
As you can see, Takumi's name now fits him, ChuChu is
finally useful, and Grimer and Zorua are no longer on the team.
I caught Scully on Melemele in a sidequest (I'm a grinder so I know about almost every sidequest in the game), and he was actually fully evolved in contrast to how my other team members were when I found them. Also I made sure that he has Fluffy and not Klutz because that's a great ability vs. an awful ability.
Mos Eisley was just a Palossand I caught on a beach on Akala Island, nothing special about that (doesn't mean he's not awesome tho). He's currently one level away from evolving so he's getting as much EXP as he can.
Anyway, I have obviously defeated Olivia, though it wasn't that easy because I messed up my battle strategy (seemingly a recurring theme in this playthrough), but I did it and I have my Rocknium Z that I will probably not use often because the only Rock move any of my team members will have in the end is Rock Slide for coverage.
After that, I visited Aether Paradise and started to notice what people meant when they said that the story was watered down. The game isn't
even trying to be subtle about Lusamine being evil. And seeing the Ultra Recon Squad being treated completely normally by the Aether Foundation is
really weird, same with their reaction to Nihilego. This is sad because Sun and Moon's story was one of the many things I loved about those games.
Anyway, after that I did a bunch of sidequests on Ula'Ula island, and did both Sophocles' and Acerola's trials. I didn't like how they changed Sophocles' trial and Togedemaru is not at all a fitting choice for a Totem Pokemon in my opinion, at least not as much as Vikavolt was. Hell, I don't like
any of the Totems they chose to change for this game (except for
maybe Araquanid but that's ruined by flavor text), but this one just straight up doesn't
fit.
Anyway, Totem Togedemaru was actually a pain in the ass because Dedene's charm and because he summons a
Skarmory for whatever reason. Also TIL Totems can summon allies while asleep.
Meanwhile, Totem Mimikyu was straight up defeated all of my team members (though I used revives so I didn't black out), but disguise has nothing to do with it, and I had Takumi Pluck its Berry when I busted it - it was because the "aura" boosted all of its stats, and each of my team members was weak to at least one of its moves, except for Ribbon but Ribombee's defense is paper and it was only going to paralyze it anyway, though she did manage to KO Banette with Dazzling Gleam. Ultimately, Takumi defeated it with Sinister Arrow Raid, just as I originally planned. I like to think this is a metaphore for what's going to happen in Smash.
Meanwhile, the trial originally went like this:
Defeated Totem Mimikyu, and... That was the easiest Trial thus far to be honest.
It went like this:
>I break its disguise after it uses a non damaging move
>It nearly kills me but I survive
>"Coo used Sinister Arrow Raid!"
>"Totem Mimikyu fainted"
Its ally Haunter put Coo to sleep but he got over that using the power of friendship (Literally) and OHKO'd it with Spirit Shackle.
Rowlet master race b0iz and girlz.
I think my Pokemon mastery is a bit rusty.
While it may look like I've completed my team at this point in the game, I'm actually missing one member, but he's not coming until Poni Island. One of the fighting types is going to be benched to make room for him.