NOTE: This will be the only update done like this, just to see what it looks like. Then again, I might just keep the savefile anyway to play through it, but I won't make it a part of this LP. This portion is the one that will be kept for the remainder of the LP.
You're going to make me choose? Well, let's see then. Maxie is a complete idiot who once almost destroyed the planet's biosphere because he tampered with powers beyond his tiny comprehension. Powers he's trying again to tamper with. Even if he would have succeeded, his plan is complete idiocy, probably wrecking the natural balance the keeps this planet from killing itself.
On the other hand, YOU are a goddamn evil bastard, who is actively
trying to wreck everyone's shit. You stab just about everyone you come across in the back, caused far more trauma to Pokémon than even I can tolerate, and just let a volcanic god with said trauma loose into the wild just for, as far as I can tell, shits and giggles. At least Maxie is trying to do good. Failing utterly, yes, but at least he's aware of when things do go wrong.
I'd rather side with Magma. At least then, I could help them stop when they nearly cause a catastrophe.
I've heard it all before. "Ultimate power, we'll rule everything, blah blah bullcrap". I saw the things Zeus was willing to do, the things he did do. I am not going see that happen again, and I sure as hell am not going to do it myself.
And you are also forgetting one important thing, Greevil. For the Bay 12/Dwarf Fortress community, the answer. Is always. MAGMA.
You're a disappointment.
"you!""would make the intelligent trainer. I was informed you were more intelligent than that..."If you knew anything about me, you'd know what my level of intelligence is. Seriously
.
"asset to Cipher."Yeah, yeah, I'm sure you've got a whole team of Shadow Pokémon just waiting for me to grab.
So, Maxie, you're just going to stand there and watch?
I don't have much to counter that, so I switch to Carbink. He recently learned Power Gem and Moonblast to replace Smack Down and Dazzling Gleam.
Before I could finish Aerodactly, Greevil switched out.
Now that's something I can counter.
I just hope that thing is as slow as its constituent bricks.
Aw hell.
It has some ability that announced itself with "Piece the heavens with your drill!"
It then proceeds to pierce Vaporeon's heavens with its drill.
I try Unfezant to dodge the Earthquake. It tried Heavy Slam instead, but I Detected it. Dodged the next one with Fly, but was reduced to one hitpoint by the next one when Love Bird landed. I Detect again. I'm not sure how many PP Heavy Slam has, but I doubt it's 5. At least I took a 1/3rd of its HP with Fly, so I try that again and hope for a critical(Love Bird does have Super Luck).
No critical, but a near kill. Unfortunately, all the rest of my team has weaknesses against Golurk, either Ground or Ghost. Still, I don't know if it has any Ghost moves, so I throw in Meowstic.
Didn't matter, Meowstic was faster.
He sends Aerodactly back in, and I switch to Carbink to revive Vaporeon and Unfezant.
Another one I have no counter for, but Carbink should be able to tank it.
Don't I already have a Shadow Geodude?
That cost me half my team. Why did I even bother?!
That shouldn't be too hard.
Okay, so Tauros did a lot more damage than I thought he would. Still not that hard.
Merry Christmas, asshole.
"beforehand, I would have brought a more powerful team."What, does everyone I face always bring an underleveled team for the job?
"Cipher has far more important plans!"Oh yes, I remember the fun of tracking down Groudon's hiding location in Emerald. Actually, that was kind of fun. Latios/Latias, not so much. Damn, I just remembered I left one of those in Vesryn.
"It's extrememly obivious that they don't care about Groudon wreaking havoc in the world..."I thought that wreaking havoc was pretty much all Cipher did.
"I think they were testing the Black Orb to see if they could control something else."What? Something stronger? The only thing stronger than a legendary would either be Divaevus or Arceus.
Oh crap, they're going for Arceus, aren't they?
"The rest of Team Magma will investigate what this could possibly be, and we're going to hunt down Shadow Groudon as well.""believe.""We may not be able to stop Cipher at the source yet, be we can deal with what they're creating."...I should probably pick up the pace on the purifying part.
"I'd like you to have it, a gift from us to you. Consider it an upgrade for your Secret Base!"Sweet. Property.
"contact you if we need you."Okay, things are really coming together now. Finally getting some backup here, and a plan is starting to deal with the problem once and for all.
For now, though, let's check out this new base.
(Yes, I'm immediately teleported there. I guess that was how I'm supposed to get to Carinae Town)
Looks a bit more modern. I'll admit the wall texture looks like ass, though. I kinda miss the dusty cave my base started out with.
The far left has five square carpets for new things, and there's a few doors blocked off by boxes.
I should probably check it for snakes.
Upstairs, instead of a bed to heal with, there's a full-blown Pokémon Center with a café. Cool. But then, the bed was faster healing.
There are
many upgrades: All the ones I forgot before, including possibly the random wandering Pokémon(there aren't any Misdreavus anymore
), Red/Blue/Green/Yellow/Event Move Tutors, Day Care, Day Care Garden, Egg Hatching Tunnel, EV Resetter, Online Worker(probably for trades, etc), Name Rater, Move Relearner, Move Deleter, IV Changer, Hall of Glory, and an upgrade to the PokéMart I already have.
Currently drooling over what I want to buy.
I try out the Mart upgrade, and it allows me to buy IV Stones, Dream Stones, Lucky Eggs, EXP Shares, and Amulet Coins, but I can no longer buy any of the regular Mart stuff. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to use the Dream Stone in Aroma. The IV Stone is a big one though, since the base can get the IV Changer.
The R/B/G/Y Move tutors teach moves in exchange for all those damn shards I've been getting while mining. The Blue one has: Iron Defense, Magnet Rise, Magic Coat, Block, Hyper Voice, Electroweb, Icy Wind, Aqua Tail, Iron Tail, Earth Power, Zen Headbutt, Foul Play, Superpower, Gravity, Dragon Pulse, and Dark Pulse.
The Event Move Tutor is different. For Ł10,000, he teaches the signature moves of other Pokémon and other rare moves that "Event Pokémon" only learn normally. He has: Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, ExtremeSpeed, V-Create, Doom Desire, Focus Punch, Boomburst, Hi Jump Kick, Draco Meteor, Superpower, Megahorn, Zap Cannon, Aura Sphere, Nasty Plot, Meteor Mash, Double-Edge, Seismic Toss, Hypnosis, Octazooka, False Swipe, Giga Drain, Heal Bell, Morning Sun, Focus Punch, Blaze Kick, Wish, Extrasensory, Crush Claw, Flare Blitz, Psycho Boost, Acrobatics, Dark Pulse, Electro Ball, Shift Gear, Secret Sword(might be Sacred Sword), Bolt Strike, and Blue Flare.
Okay, some of those aren't too rare, but that's a hell of a list. However, none of my Pokémon seem to be able to learn anything, not even some of the sensible ones, like Blaziken learning Hi Jump Kick(though he could have gotten Superpower).
Getting the Day-Care upgrade brings the old gay couple back from Vesryn, one of whom looks suspiciously like Greevil... Getting the Day Care Garden opens up the back area.
Nice, wide-open place for them. I shall resist the urge to place both a Skitty and Wailord here. Mainly because I have no way of getting either in Aroma, and I can't actually get Skitty in Vesryn, just Delcatty.
The Egg Hatching tunnel connects me to a branch of the Pokéhadron Collider(or it looks like), which loops around.
The Hall of Glory is a room with statues.
This appears to be the group I beat the Elite Four with. The second and last ones are actually Klefki and Heliolisk.
Adding the Move Relearner, I notice Meowstic has Covet on the list. I realize far too late I could probably have nabbed some Mega Stones with that. I probably should also get the Name Rater to rename her to Patchoulli, since she has a Quirky Nature and stated to be "somewhat stubborn".
...I probably should get away from this base before I spend all my money.
Welcome to Carinae Town, where it's always raining, unless Kyogre is in town looking for Groudon.
"while he's gone!"Hey Maxie, I figured out Cipher's plan!!
I know it was mentioned before, but we're a monarchy? Odd, I thought is was some kind of Asskicking->Authority thing we had in this country. Feudal warlordism, I think. Maybe we've progressed.
"Here, I'll prove it!"She gives me TM84 Poison Jab.
"I think you'll find that quite useful!"Uh... thanks, but I still think Poison-types are pretty useless. There isn't any particularly powerful Poison-type moves, although Poison Jab has a power of 80.
"Town. I would be careful if I were you! It seemed as if he were looking for someone!"I'm guessing either Jake, Suzerain, Miror B., or some assassin hired by Greevil.
More than you, at least it's not raining in
my house.
"Do you want to take a competitive metagame quiz? There's a prize in it if you do!"Alright, I'll play your little game.
First question: Which of these moves changes type based on a Pokémon's genetics? Secret Power, Nature Power, Hidden Power.
Well, Secret Power is based on the environment, I've never figured out Nature Power, but Hidden Power is based on a Pokémon's secret IVs, so I assume it's that.(correct)
Second question: Which of these Pokémon is the fastest? Jolteon, Weavile, Mewtwo, Electrode.
Actually, I think it's supposed to be Electrode. I remember the anime had an episode involving a race, and some idiot was running atop an Electrode(none of the others were in that episode), until it fell in a hole, Exploded, and presumably killed them both.(correct)
Third Question: Which of these Pokémon is NFE? Rhydon, Phione, Probopass, Vaporeon.
What the hell is NFE? Not For English? Not a Fucking Evolution? I'm going to guess Phione, since it is the only one not an evolution.(wrong)
Go fix your roof.
It was Rhydon. Next question: What is the highest possible damage dealable by a move? 255, 481266036, 65536, 4294967296.
Oh crap, I remember this one. Definitely not 255 or 65536. 255 is the upper limit to an unsigned 8-bit value, 65536 is actually 1 higher than the upper limit of an unsigned 16-bit value. All I remember for sure that it was done by a level 100 Shuckle against a level 1 Ladyba after the Shuckle maxed its defense, used Power Trick, Defense Curl, and hit Ladyba with the 5th hit of Rollout. My first guess was 481266036.(correct)
Two more questions, he says. Which of these Pokémon can learn Shadow Force? Darkrai, Dialga, Arceus, Palkia. My first guess is Darkrai, the shadow legendary. Dialga is a dragon, Arceus is God, and I forgot what Palkia is, I figure Giratina would better fit the move.(wrong, it was Arceus. Does Arceus learn everything?)
Last question: What property holds true if a Pokémon were all types except Fairy? It would have 6 immunities, it would be weak to Fire, it would be weak to Rock, it would be immune to Ice.
The last one is right out, there is no immunity to Ice. It's not 6 immunities, since it'd be 7 - Normal(Ghost), Ghost(Normal), Psychic(Dark), Fighting(Ghost), Electric(Ground), Ground(Flying), and Poison(Steel). That leaves a weakness to either Fire or Rock. Fire is strong against Bug, Grass, Steel, and Ice, but resisted by Rock, Water, Fire, and possibly Ground. Rock is strong against Flying, Fire... and I think that's all, but it's resisted by Grass, Fighting, Ground, and I think Water. Since I don't know for certain about Ground, I pick weakness to Fire.(wrong, Rock after all. I really need to review the type table)
If you can consider process of elimination fair. Or for that matter, does meta knowledge make it fair, even in a quiz about meta knowledge?
He gives me TM?? Razor Storm. Great, now I can slit my own wrists many times at once! It appears to be a OHKO TM that, like Dark Epitaph, can only be used once.
"The rain just soaks right through! What an awful architectural design!"So, instead of fixing an easy bug, they just put an NPC pointing out said bug.
"I'm a technician on special Pokémon. Tell you what, I'd like to play a game. Is this OK?"Another quiz?
Bah, I hate these choices.
"If you can guess one of their names, I'll hand it over! How does that sound?"Saying yes, I get a text box to enter a name. Do I only get one if I guess? I type in Arceus for the lulz.
I can't figure it out, so I look around the room. The bookshelf has the answers.
The other is Amaura. Those are the dinosaurs the Hikers had in Andromeda Mine. Aurorus, Amaura's evolution, can be found in Aroma, so I get Tyrunt.
Anyway, that's enough of this town. The only thing left was someone offering a trade of Infernape for Smeargle, and his sister saying to trade the Smeargle for a Ditto in Cephei Town. Unless there's some kind of trade chain there, I'm not going to bother.
Now, to head out of town where someone is planning to jump me with a Mega.
Usually you say "goodbye" when leaving.
Says the shameless self-insert.
And this is the first time the King has been mentioned. Well no, I found out about it a few updates ago, but this is the first time it was at all relevant.
"Many fear the worst."Depending on how much of an autocracy it was, shouldn't there be government officials to take care of stuff?
Money's on Cipher. After all, I think Magma would only be involved if the King demanded a rose gold bed in his dining room.
That's the great thing about electoral systems, it's supposed to keep people from walking and saying "I want to take over the place" and getting it. I mean, it still happens in America and all...
"What side are you on?"I had to double-check a previous update, but he already knew my name when we first met.
I picked Magma, of course.
"Siding with Team Magma in a situation like this doesn't necessarily mean you fight with them. But you side with them- a common enemy is shared."So, what? The previous choice was pointless?
"Do you fight them because you think it's right? Do you do it to reap the rewards of fame and glory?"Let's see, evil bastards wrecking everything around them in a mad grab for power. That's a pretty good reason. Heck, I've got enough fame and glory.
To quote Greevil: hohoho. That's a good one. I've never tried to "be the hero". Stuff happens, and I was there. Nobody else seemed able to stop them, so I stepped up. I had to, not necessarily because I want to.
"few people that fight for others."*psst, I think this guy is the missing King.
This guy can't possibly have much stronger Pokémon than Greevil, there hasn't been any place to grind.
A Psychic battle in the rain? Only thing is, Meowstic knows Shadow Ball. Both of us set up Light Screens, and Espeon also gets Reflect up.
Hey, once I catch that, I can trade it in Kariba for Abso- oh wait, I already have Absol, and Kariba is in Vesryn.
That was certainly easier than previous captures.
Hmph. Let me show you something I learned since we last met, Suzerain.
Jolteon used Icy Wind. Utterly ineffective, but I didn't know Jolteon could learn that.
So, is this guy using the counter-starter? I'm also assuming this is his Mega.
That looks dangerous. He had a fondness for Earthquakes, so I swap to Unfezant.
I remember this one. I also remember what Vaporeon did to him.
...Might have been Carbink that fought him. He used Outrage on Vaporeon, so Carbink has a free hit.
All it took was one.
Stop copying me!
Got her with Scald. Meowstic caused him to flinch, and I discoved he has Leftovers. She goes down. Unfezant takes off a chunk with Fly before going down. Blaziken is next.
Kicks to the head. Best problem-solver there is.
Very few trainers have seen as much crazy shit as I have.
"sure you fight for the right reasons. Until we meet again."What is up with that guy. Anyway, I think it's time to rest this for the night.