Current location: In Shalour, post-Mega tutorial but pre-Surf acquisition. Current team at L31:
Kamina (now a Krokorok) - Dig, Crunch, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep
Simon - Dig, Crunch, Rock Tomb, Rock Smash
Nia (now a Marowak) - Bonemerang, Rock Tomb, Aerial Ace, Rock Smash @ Thick Club
Gurren - Magnitude, Shadow Punch, Rock Tomb, Power-Up Punch
Rossiu - Dig, Poison Jab, Rock Tomb, Shadow Claw
(non-EXP gaining Surf mule Panpour)
We picked up on Route 11 and I immediately set out to take Rossiu through the Chateau and for a quality nicknaming... this got him to L23, so the Brains and Brawn on 11 got him to L24 and Reflection Cave did the rest.
In the cave itself, the key problems were Counterbufffet when it couldn't be one-shot, Sawk dude until Gurren won a damage race, and accidentally engaging the last Hiker with a fainted lead because he blocked the shortcut to the healing lady. Upon arrival in Shalour, Diggersby returned to the box that he will not return from for a while, as I don't need Strength for the next few routes and he doesn't learn Surf.
The first Rival round didn't go as expected, as Meowstic was in that awkward phase where he could 2HKO Kamina with Disarming Voice but didn't have any Psychic moves (or wasn't using them, not sure). Nia wrapped that up, then Simon beat Absol and Braxien.
The Shalour Gym went largely as expected - a lot of Gurren stall. And by stall, I mean "Magnitude 8ing everything in sight". As usual, he didn't take a single hit, but I did have Nia take on Machoke for the badge.
Tomorrow: Back to work, and since it's a holiday here I should have some extra time to get in... so we'll shoot for having the full final team.
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