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Well...things were bound to go wrong eventually.
Got the Togepi egg, and surprised me to no end when it was female when it hatched - with a Sp. Attack boosting nature and Serene Grace, no less! Did my best to funnel experience as much as I could...and then, passing through the section of Mt. Coronet leading to Route 208, and solely interested in getting back to Hearthome for better grinding, I ran into a Geodude. I thought I could run, given a Geodude's average speed despite the small level gap...and Selfdestruct proved me wrong. She...well, deserved better.
Before that, too, Liberty took the full blast of another self-destructing Geodude used by a Hiker, after Cadbury had been switched out for experience. Was not expecting the trainer AI to use a move that would sacrifice its own 'Mon...even if Geodudes are notorious for exploding. Even with the level gap being in Liberty's favor, his frailty meant that he stood no chance.
And after all that, to add insult to injury, Vlad was killed by a wild Bibarel after a first-hit crit Rollout. Because why not.
This almost leaves me up a certain sort of creek as far as Fantina goes - the only solid countermeasures I have to anything Ghost are Rotom, Cranidos with Pursuit and maybe Thief, and Luxio with Bite or Thief boosted by Rivalry, and unless I decide to add Clyde to my team, there is nothing that Shadow Ball does not hit neutrally.
Trying times ahead...and I may have to grind excessively to even try and guarantee a chance at winning without more 'Mons dying. Dark day. Fallen friends...deserved better.
