Grass Day 4: My Pumpkin Isn't From Windsor

Current location: Saved in Laverre, but we have the full team - and thanks to a little help from a friend, I just got Gourgeist.

The team:
Cheech (now a Chesnaught) L40 - Seed Bomb, Low Sweep, Rock Tomb, Shadow Claw
Chong L40 - Petal Dance, Venoshock, Nature Power, Rock Smash
Harrelson (a Ferrothorn, obv) L40 - Power Whip, Metal Claw, Poison Jab, Pin Missile
Marley L40 - Grass Knot, Psyshock, Nature Power, Strength
and our newcomers Phelps the Ludicolo (Modest, Rain Dish, SA/Speed, L35) - Surf, Nature Power, Grass Knot, Zen Headbutt and Nelson the Gourgeist (Jolly, Pickup, Atk/Speed, L34) - Bullet Seed, Shadow Sneak, Flame Charge, Leech Seed

The Route That Shall Not Be Named was a quick jaunt, as has been the case in recent runs - though it helped I skipped unessential items. (That's actually been a rule for this run: Skip anything you don't actually need unless it gives cash money.) Cheech evolved at the hands of a Mightyena in the Power Plant, and we left at L36 all 'round.

The Electric gym was predictably easy, though Harrelson needed two turns of Rocky+Barbs help to get rid of Emolga as Rollout is really starting to weaken. Probably going to swap in Shadow Claw soon. A Rock Smash/Dig combo took care of Magneton, and Chong's Mega Petal Dance wiped out the Heliolisk in two.

Route 14 brought catches of Carnivine and Weepinbell, fat lot of good those did, but also brought us Harrelson's evolution and opening of a can of the Power Whip. The gym went down in Colorado's last hurrah, as he Dug out Mawile before Chong took our Mr. Mime and wore out its Reflect quickly enough for Hareelson to tank Sylveon Dazzling Gleams like a boss and win that fight.

After a tearful deposit of Colorado, it was time to ride and get the last two... the Lombre eventually known as Phelps was about the fourth attempt, and the Pumpkaboo on Route 16 was Jolly on the third try. (It was also Average-size... no Howard Dill specials here. And I suddenly realize nobody outside of my home province knows what that's a reference to, so Google it.) Moves are in place, nicknames given, and we're ready to roll for tomorrow.

The plan for tomorrow: At least get to the end of the Flare quest, with an outside shot of getting to Snowbelle.