Current status: Saved in Shalour City, just got Tentacool so the team is almost complete. It currently rests as follows:
Viscous the Ivysaur - a few exp from becoming a Venusaur - Razor Leaf, Nature Power, Venoshock, Rock Smash
Scolipede - Bug Bite, Poison Jab, Rollout, Rock Smash
Tree the Croagunk - Poison Jab, Low Sweep, Thief, Dig
Corrosive the Crobat - Return, Aerial Ace, Thief, Astonish
"Neuro" the Nidoking (Docile, Sheer Force) - Bulldoze, Poison Jab, Double Kick, Rock Tomb
"Thallium" the Tentacool (Rash, Clear Body) - Surf, Venoshock, Infestation, Toxic Spikes - currently in need of a Super Training run
I had some trouble with getting Corrosive and Tree up to speed, until I took a trip over to Glittering Cave. Aside from the Lunatone and Solrock I tried to pick off for their stones (no dice there), everything else went down pretty quickly.
Note: I think Dry Skin might actually cause rain to occur more often while Tree's in the lead slot, because I've never seen it rain on the western routes before.
Anyway, into Cyllage City, and the Rock gym - although Poison would have some problems, Tree actually managed to solo Grant. Rock Smash OHKOed Amaura, and then two Bulldozes and a Def-down Rock Smash did in Tyrunt. Bite resistance helped here.
By the time I got to Route 11, it was Nido-hunting time and it only took a couple of Honey to get a Hustle Nidoran (turns into Sheer Force). I evolved Nidorino in Reflection Cave, but Hustle didn't actually come back to bite me like I thought it would. Now, there's the matter of getting those big special move TMs on him so that Sheer Force will actually do something. As well, I'm thinking I maybe should have leveled up that Stunky I caught. Ah well.
As I feared, the Rival's Meowstic ran a train across half the team before Tree of all things brought it down. A few attacks later, I was in the gym and basically let Tree beat down Mienfoo and Machoke, leaving Hawlucha to the one flying thing faster than it - Corrosive. One quick Mega Evo tutorial and Surf acquisition later, it's saved out.
Next run preview: My sixth slot for the next run is either Beartic or Avalugg. Beartic helps create an obvious theme and has good Speed to go with its attack, whereas Avalugg's horrible speed gives him a good shot at 150 power Gyro Ball against MegaGardevoir. Of course, the fact that I can't get a second Pokemon for that run until... well, right where I am with the Poison run is probably going to cause me to rip my hair out.
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