ppe 6: Giving It The Works

[xaq_the_aereon]

[TEAM STATUS]

Belfries, Lv 16
Buster, Lv 17
Tessa, Lv 17
Astra, Lv 17
Nala, Lv 18, Leer -> Spark
[AND STEPPING IN FOR FLOOFY]
Duster (Wurmple -> Cascoon -> Dustox), Lv 10, Gust/String Shot/Poison Sting/Harden

[Y'KNOW, WHY DON'T I JUST MENTION WHEN NEW MOVES ARE LEARNED?]
Sounds good. Anyway...

My Honey Tree quest remains elusive, and while I had considered going with a Wormadam to take Floofy's place, I figured a Beautifly would be more my speed...sadly, Duster evolved to a Cascoon rather than a Silcoon, but oh well. Double Poison is more fun for me anyway.

[YOU SERIOUSLY HAVE 'MONS NAMED BUSTER AND DUSTER ON YOUR TEAM?]
Relax, neither one's gonna be endgame material...in fact, I finally have a solid endgame team planned, a few members of which are already with us. But for now, we have more important things to get back to.

[LIKE THE STORYLINE?]
Yep! ...Right after a Pokecen stop; all that leveling to evolve Duster left Tessa and Nala kinda beat. Once that's done, it's back to the Windworks...which are still locked. Too bad for them we have the key.

[OPEN SESAME]
And the Grunt from earlier high-tails it to alert the boss. I try to catch him, but another Grunt decides to be a training dummy by getting in our way.

[THUS MAKING HIM A REGULAR DUMMY AS WELL]
[VS. Team Galactic Grunt]
[vs. Cascoon]

Oooo, I'm scaaared... XP I let Belfries tag out for Astra, giving Cascoon time to Harden...before a Wing Attack one-shots it. Next room has two paths, one of which offers a Grunt and the other...nothing. I move Astra to the front and go for another easy win.

[VS. Speed Bump]
[Round 1: vs. a Wurmple that drops to 1 Wing Attack]
[Round 2: Glameow]
Okay, I know I said "easy win" but c'mon now. XP Anyway, Buster tags in and flinches to a Fake Out, loses some Attack to a Growl, and then Low Sweeps for the win.

With him out of the way and the earlier Grunt unable to fight, guess it's time to introduce ourselves to the red-headed lady in charge. Apparently Team Galactic is trying to create a better world...somehow...but nobody understands their methods or goal.

[THE VAGUENESS AIN'T HELPING, LADY]
Nope. Maybe a butt-whuppin' will give her incentive to be clearer...or at least to vacate the premises. Let's find out!

[VS. Commander Mars]
[Round 1: vs. Zubat]
I tag Astra out for Nala, who promptly gets Supersonic'd into confusion. Her Quick Claw lets her go first and Spark connects cleanly for the one-shot.
[BOOYA!]
[Round 2: vs. Purugly]
An evolution of Glameow if memory serves, so Buster should be the one to wrap this up. Mars asks what I think I'm doing to her Pokemon...um, I believe the answer is "beating them in a battle?"

Purugly Fakes Out and causes Buster to flinch, then Scratches...setting Revenge up to deal double the pain and score an easy win.
[ASTRA MOVE UPDATE: TACKLE -> ENDEAVOR]
Okay, yeah, that does work much nicer. :D

And with that, Team Galactic takes their sorry butts elsewhere. The scientist thanks us for sending them packing, at which point his daughter comes running in.

[GLAD SHE WAS SO UNDERSTANDING WITH YOU SPENDING HOURS SLATHERING HONEY ON TREES WHILE HER DADDY WAS TRAPPED IN HERE]
...Ehehehe.... ^_^;;; On the way out, they mention a balloon 'mon visiting on certain days of the week...Drifloon, most likely.

[HARD PASS]
Yeah, that thing's creepy. With TG no longer blocking the northern part of Route 205, we're clear to continue.

[WHICH WE'LL DO NEXT TIME SO YOU CAN LET THE HONEY TREES GO AGAIN, RIGHT?]
Guilty as charged. XP


[TEAM STATUS]
Belfries, Lv 16
Duster, Lv 11
Buster, Lv 18
Tessa, Lv 18
Astra, Lv 18
Nala, Lv 18

Later!
[BYE!]