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I thought this'd be short, but there's quite a bit of content coming.
First, some sidequesting. The side areas of this game are actually pretty nice and detailed. Suicide man's released pokemon can be found scattered around, and if you break into his house and jack his ring they'll join you. Into the box they go.
This totem lets you catch a Baltoy, Elgyem or Golett, whatever you get being randomized by the start of your save file. I'm lucky it didn't blow up on me.
The library back at the overgrown area now has a Gothithelle living in it. While we can't encourage it to reenact THAT comic you're probably thinking of involving a Gardevoir, Gallade and Goththelle, it describes our fate as 'void-kissed' and describes the future as 'to-come' This might lend credence to the theory that we're in a new timeline overwriting an old fucked one.
I join up with a gang so I get a water stone, and their hideout has a perish song Murkrow, possibly with Prankster. Murkrow is a fucking bitch to catch, but single boss Pokemon will never ever be a threat again.
I also find the mining kit and can mine glowy rocks for stuff like evo stones and heart scales for the move relearner, unlockable by finding the key in the railnet. Speaking of which, there's a cool hidden area in the railnet showing Aron swarming the place. You get them by headbutting the pole until one falls off.
It's a real fucking shame these nice areas are tied to this game.