>>44226766>>44227614>>44229102>>44230096Aw, shucks. You folks make me feel like a celebrity. Anyway, here's post-Norman.
I love Breloom, and losing him sucks, but at least it allows me to use the Cacnea I didn't think I'd get to use. Also, Solrock is basically the MVP of all 3 games. Total unexpected beast. I'd be dead at the last two gyms if not for Solrock.
But really I had one goal for Ruby: keep Tentacool alive. As soon as Norman is beaten, I gain access to both Surf and Sludge Bomb, so Tentacool gets an enormous buff.
Also, I'm pretty proud of my Leppa Berry + Dig Sandslash strat that worked on both of Norman's Slakings. I had to sack some fodder and let Machoke finish the second Slaking off after 20 digs, but it still worked great.