Pokémon Crystal #3
My adventure in Johto continues! I have reached the second gym city of Azalea, and i’m ready to battle! But that didn’t turn out quite the way i had planned… I met some psychos i had to deal with.
Entering 2nd gym…?
So, i tried to enter the second gym - to give this gym leader a taste of my pokémon’s POWER! But guess what… it was blocked. And my mind continued to be messed up after speaking to the dude blocking it:
Seriously. STOP IT with the darn Slowpoketails. This is so insane - i don’t even know where to start. Oh, and that isn’t the sickest thing. No way. They gather in a cave, where they have trapped all the Slowpokes in town, to chop their tails off. Sorry…uhm… IS THIS POKÉMON?! lord have mercy!!
Enter: Kurt.
Okay, let’s all just give a moment to appreciate Kurt. Our version of Tony Stark. Not only can he make pokéballs, he sets out to save the Slowpokes! He sets off to give them (Team Rocket) a lesson in pain. Which is all good, got to give the old man some credit here. Yet, i can’t help but wonder… you see, when i talked to Kurt… he said that Team Rocket was gathering in a cave, chopping Slowpoke tails. He knew this. He just waited for someone to come, so he could get his hero complex filled to the brim.
Kurt. We think you’re cool. You seem like a very, very alright guy my dude. But THIS is insane. WHY DID YOU WAIT?!
Aaand he’s gone
I catched up to Kurt. Guess what? the old man fell down the ladder and landed on his back. So, here i am, asked to face the Slowpoketail-chopping gang of psychopaths all by myself. Remember this: I’m about 10 years old in this game. Good parenting style, Kurt. Gutsy? What do you think they use to chop those tails off with? Candy canes? In some ways, you send me out on a total YOLO-mission. Who hurt you? (or should i say: who KURT you?!)
Brat, tails and broken up
So, there i am. Venturing through a cave, battling a bunch of tail-chopping gangsters. I get called a rotten brat, asked if they should quit chopping tails off living creatures, get a compliment and some information. That pretty much sums it up. Insanity at it’s finest. After all of this madness is done, and the gangsters left: Kurt shows up. Giving me a pat on the back, telling me we should get out of there. Kurt, you madman, sure thing. Your back is all better now i presume? Yeah?… damn you.
It Bugs me
Kurt’s time in the spotlight has come to an end. Sadly, and thank-god-fully. He was cool, he seems nice, but he should not be responsible for anything or anyone. Next up, is the gym!
Togepi opens up! And it looks like!!!…no. DEAR GOD NO. WHY?!… it missed. Okay, no, we can’t deal with this. You see, Togepi has this move called Metronome. It can be a bunch of different moves. Anything from Growl and Ember into Zap Cannon and Blizzard. Too much of a wild-card, sorry my friend.
Spinarak got to face-off with a Beedrill - and easily messed that bee up. He leveled up to lvl 20 - i thought it would evolve; but no. Oh well, i will wait for you, little spidey! One day, you will turn into a really - REALLY cool BIG SPIDEY!
We will rock you
How do you smash a bug? With a rock. How do you smash many bugs? Many rocks. Luckily, i have a pokémon consisting of said, many rocks. MY ROCK SNAKE; ONIX! You go girl! Smash daddy some bugs!
Rock throw is super effective against Bug, so this was a walk in the park. Onix isn’t too strong when it comes to offensive in the form of attack.. but man oh man, this stone snake is truly made of STONE. The defense stat is through the roof! A physical attacker like Scyther stood no chance what so ever against this beast of a snake. The match went easy and without any problems at all, thanks to Onix! 2nd gym badge: Check!