>>56413098Ok then.
Run is going pretty solid granted how BS the gym bosses and gimmicks are. Lucked out with the 5% encounter Riolu on Route 2 thta carried for a while after instantly walk-grinding for Lucario.
First gym is Grass type with a 10% accuracy drop gimmick but didn't effect my starter Gible and Power-up punch Lucario from just running through them.
However while trying to train up my team a random level 10 Poliwag murdered my Cutiefly.
then made it through the grim woods, volcano, and the routes 3-4 without issue. Then came the Dark Gym where the gimmick is non-dark types take 1/12th damage every turn. I got a Clefairy I instantly grinded the underground to get a moon stone to make into a Clefable. But Absol double critted it and "darkness" chipped her to death. Power-up punch+ feint lucario took him down though.
Just made my way through route 7 to get the old rod and my Gyarados. Having random abilities is keeping me on my toes, but I haven't gotten anything gamebreaking nor fought anything gamebreaking yet.
Parental Bond on my gourgeist is the nerfed version so the 2nd hit only does 25% the base damage of the first hit so its not the biggest thing.
3rd gym isn't that bad as its a flying gym with the gimmick being flying types get infinite tailwind.
What I'm more worried for is the 4th Gym (normal Type) with inverse battle with a Normal Gem wielding Miltank.
