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Twist Mountain and Gym 7 Prep:
>Somehow FORGOT about a Cheren fight leading into Twist Mountain, I felt like I had just fought him so despite autistically checking game data 24/7, I didn't even consider this.>Thankfully, nothing bad happens and we move on, Runar the Cubchoo joins my team and I roll a Lifespan of 45 on him. Wasn't my first choice for an encounter here [actually it was my last aside from Cryogonal] but I can put him to work>Whiff my best chance at a high LS Frillish in Driftveil City, missed the coinflip and rolled LS 38 on it, so it will never get to evolve>Head to Icirrus City and grind some more, the trainers are getting a lot tougher now. I go through my 3 puddle encounters>First is a minrolled Shelmet 'Corsica' that dies to Old Age in 2 levels, next I get Nettie the Palpitoad, LS 41, not ideal but usable.>Go to Moor of Icirrus for my last puddle mon and grab Samwell the Palpitoad, Lifespan 49>Goddamn what a cathartic roll, finally another usable endgame mon and a bulky water to boot! >After that, mostly just grinding up the team and getting ready to face Brycen.>I skipped a couple encounters to plan for later. Ironically I can skip Dragonspiral Tower entirely and try to fish a member of the Dratini line postgame, but I'm not playing dupes clause, so if I got a Basculin or lowrolled it then I'd probably end up kllling myself 