With my time massively underleveled, I decided to commit some time to grinding in the grass south of Cerulean. It was a bit more dangerous there than north of town, and I had a few close calls (even had to use a potion once before BAHH went down to a bellsprout), but progress was, in fact, made. EPU learned Stun Spore and Poison powder and Sleep Powder (forgetting String Shot and Tackle), every gained a few levels. I told R Mihnik *not* to learn poison powder, instead keeping the moves he had.
SirUseless, praise the gods, did something I didn't even think wss possible - he learned an attack. I am now completely confident that he will be a dominating force in no time. This still left him, currently, unable to take down a lv13 Pidgey, but hey! Progress is progress.
Here's the current state of our team:
Note that I dumped the rage-fish in the daycare, so we can immediately add whatever we find on the other side to our party.
Am I ready to go, or should I spend more time (blech) grinding?
Going a bit further, and THEN grinding, is also an option.
Final Note: I really, really miss Q. Dio was a pretty useless rat, but Q was a damn good bird.
Team Status:
NOVLAIKE - Wartortle - Jolly Nature - Ability: Torrent
Level: 27
BRVSIRUSLS - Magikarp - Gentle Nature - Ability: Swift Swim
Level: 15
EPU - Butterfree - Calm Nature - Ability: Shed Skin
Level: 17
BAHH - Pidgey - Mild Nature - Ability: Keen Eye
Level: 17
R MNHIK - Bellsprout - Hasty Nature - Ability: Chlorophyll
Level: 17
INACTIVE:
Anger - Feebas - Quirky Nature - Ability: Swift Swim
Level: 24 - HP: Full
ZIHUE - Mankey - Calm Nature - Ability: Vital Spirit
Level: 12
GHIK - Beedrill - Quirky Nature - Ability: Swarm
Level: 21
FULJON - Zubat - Relaxed Nature - Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 11
Q - Fearow - Calm Nature - Ability: Keen Eye
Level: 20
LZDIO - Rattata - Docile Nature - Ability: Run Away
Level: 18
Pallete Town: Lv.5 Squirtle Acquired, named NOVLAIKE
Route 1: Opportunity Lost - Pidgey Defeated
Viridian City: [open]
Route 22: Mankey Acquired
Route 2: Rattata Acquired
Viridian Forest: Weedle Acquired
Pewter City: [open]
Route 3: Spearow Acquired
Route 4: Magikarp Acquired
Mount Moon: Zubat Acquired
Route 24: Caterpie Acquired
Route 25: Pidgey Acquired
Cerulean City: Feebas Acquired