Alright, Blue first it is then!
No need for words, just action.
He leads with Spearow, I lead with Rol. A pair of Thundershocks and he is down. To deal with Sandshrew, I send out Turkish. A few Horn Attacks do the job no problem. Rattata falls to a single Low Kick from Spurg, as does Eevee thanks to a critical hit.
Honestly, I remember having more trouble with this guy.
Anyhow, onto Route 24!
Nugget Bridge is a good chance for training! Each trainer is dealt one at a time, with Center trips in between, to maximize safety. Trainer #1 falls to Pie's Peck attack. #2 falls under the weight of Rol and Ioi. #3 is no match for Spurg, Ioi, and Rol. Rol takes on #4 by himself, and #5 is taken out by
Dammit! I was beginning to really like him! Damn critical hit with a Karate Chop...
Realizing that the guy at the end is a secret Rocket agent and having an excuse to beat him up comes as a pleasure.
Anyhow, I continue north and find that a trainer is really down on himself. Seems that he doesn't think he's worthy of raising a Charmander. I take it off his hands and name him Basil, because Fire Pokemon FTW! I then go east to Route 25, where I come across a level 12 Bellsprout. I capture him and name him Radish.
And so, even in the light of a loss, the team grows...
Next time, on Salnax's Nuzlocke run: training Basil and Radish, moving on to Bill's, and ultimately facing Misty?
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