Just one more Sigil Hall to go now. And Dad should be able to tell me how to get into the 5th Sigial Hall that's located nowhere near the Vesryn Spear at all.
Before I go to Mount Nova, I make a few team changes. First, I swap out Chandelure and Seaking, and replace them with Cresselia and Delta Machamp.
Next, it's back to Treader Town to visit the Move Relearner to replace D. Machamp's Screech with Draining Kiss. His other moves, Moonlight, Dynamic Punch, and Play Rough are fine. D. Machamp has No Guard, so I'm not worried about the accuracy of Dynamic Punch and Play Rough.
Then I pop over to Blackfist's Department Store to pick up an Expert Belt for him. Huh, I had one already. Oh well. They're only Ł200 each.
I finally go back to Skadar City and exit onto Route 325.
And of course, that means new Pokémon.
I have a new pillow! ^_^
Wigglytuff was level 84. The previous area had Pokémon in the 65-ish range. That's a heck of a jump. D. Machamp and Cresselia are level 76, so at the least, they have wild encounters to train up on. The first trainer encountered had a Lv.102 team.
I wonder if Jeremy isn't from Constance City then?
I missed this one in the Blackfist Safari Zone before. Annoying thing tried to Sheer Cold D. Machamp. Confirmed: No Guard does not affect OHKOs.
Continuing up the mountain path for now.
"I wonder what that was all about?"Since Artemis is dead, it's probably Athena. Great.
First out was Staraptor. Foolishly tried to Close Combat D. Machamp. She was too tough for D. Machamp, so I switched to Cresselia while she was confused. Cresselia got taken out with a couple of Brave Birds, so I simply swept his team, which inlcuded Fearow, Farfetch'd, and Mantine(that's not a bird!), with Heliolisk.
I wouldn't be here if I wasn't already going in that direction.
Already have, jackass. A long time ago. Besides, I am a member of the Hikers' Guild-Club.
First was Kabutops, who fell to Lucario. Relicanth fell to Victreebel. Lunatone exploded against Lucario for pathetic damage. And Crustle was Earthquaked by Excadrill.
Hey now, for a true Hiker, there is no "wrong mountain". There is just a mountain.
Well lookie here!
Hi!
...What's with the sudden text color change? (probably just a programmer oversight)
"Artemis, he doesn't need anyone."So, basically, he got what he wanted and then ditched the hired help.
Oh please, stop blaming me. It would have happened anyway. Hell, you already knew he was going to, or else you wouldn't have tried to fuse Shedinja and Sableye to fight him with.
She ain't the first crazy bitch I've dealt with.
Oh... so we're
not fighting now?
I wonder what she's doing here then.
...Mount Nova isn't a nuclear weapons stockpile, is it? I've dealt with pretty much everything else with end-of-the-world capabilities, from legendary Pokémon to resurrected gods. What else could she possibly use?
This has got to be the fourth volcano I've encountered so far. First there was Mt. Press, the other Route 325 between Huron and Yangtze, the Lava Sinkhole under Maggiore, and now this. And for a second there I had wondered if there was a lack of Fire-type environments. Speaking of...
I'm pretty sure evolution doesn't work like that.
Just that time of the decade, I'm sure.
Kiiitsuunee. Musn't... bully...
Well, it's in the right area, at least.
There's no specific ability required to cross this, unless this is what Morgan was talking about needing the Champions Sigil for. I just have to skip across these glowing red-hot sharp jagged rocks sticking out of the lava flow, nothing to worry about.
See? My feet are most certainly not covered in 4th degree burns or anything!
[EXPLETIVE RANT REDACTED]
Let's carry on.
I wonder what Athena is planning, though. What exactly can she do? Her plot to create a Wonder Guard Sableye failed. It's not like there's any more god-pieces to resurrect(dear Arceus, I
hope), and even if there were... well, that really worked out for Artemis, didn't it?
After clearing a line of other Hikers, I meet this guy. I'm gonna guess... Agassiz?
Wow, not even close.
He opened with Lucario. D. Machamp took him down, but took massive damage in the process, even after a Hyper Potion, mostly due to ExtremeSpeed. Cresselia tried to learn Lunar Dance, which has the exact same effect as Healing Wish(user suicides to heal their replacement). It's mostly useless so I don't take it.
Second was Hippowdon. Cresselia and Victreebel both had a part in taking it down, but both were hurt in the process.
Next was Donphan. It took down Victreebel after being reduced to 5% HP. Cresselia finished it off.
Last was Claydol. It took out Cresselia with Explosion, costing its trainer the battle in the process.
And what does that make you then?
On the way back from healing after that battle, I catch this...
Man, that thing's appearance can give you nightmares.
A defeated Hiker lets this one slip. It might be a Delta. Then again, they were talking about a rare Pokémon in conjunction with the Circle of Power before, and that turned out to be Maladeux, so maybe there is another god-piece. The next Hiker says this:
"Heatroar"? The closest thing I can think of is Entei, and Mom owns that one. If there's another one like that, then Athena's plan must be using it to detonate the volcano.
Finally making back outside at nighttime. Hopefully closing on the summit soon.
After climbing several vertical cliffs using Rock Climb, I come back inside to a maze of ledges. I really hope this is close to the summit.
The wild Pokémon here reach the level 90 mark, but so far only one of them is new.
Yet the Pokédex fails to explain the fate of those Geodude, either the "slapstick comedy" type or "horrible gory tragedy" type.
On the way up the ledges, I find a Scuba Gear. The description reads "Who needs a Pokémon? Replacement for HM Dive." Welp, looks like Seaking is forever boxed.
Before I know it, I close in on the summit.
Good work! With those bridge-building skills, you guys could probably be professional carpenters after all this.
Oh come on! You're still set on kissing Zeus' ass?
Wait... don't tell me... you're not
in love with Zeus?!
Geez! That guy is the
only person over 40 I've seen so far, my dad included, who
isn't a cradle-robber or pedophile! And that's the only nice thing I have to say about Zeus.
Yes, you've already brought it to my attention.
"world!"Really? The best in the world, huh? That's a pretty pathetic reason if you've come this far.
You know what? The two front-runners I've been preparing to fight my dad with are coincidentally also pretty effective against your Fighting-type specialty. Delta Machamp and Cresselia are going to have fun with this one.
I will win this battle with SPARKLY
RAINBOW MAGIC!!
Go, Team Sparkle!
Noctowl took far less damage than I would have liked from Ice Beam, and he responded with Whirlwind, bringing out... Heliolisk. Nobody has yet figured it out. Two! Two simple words! FRIED BIRD!!
I know the level difference is hurting.
But I still kicked that cat's ass.
Yeah, Heracross is one of those I don't really have a solution for right now. I could use Cresselia, but then she'd be hit with Megahorn.
Of course, Close Combat hurts a Steel-type just as bad.
And Normal-types. At least now Cresselia can do this.
Stubborn bug.
This probably isn't a good idea either.
It was a great idea! I hope they never change Earthquake.
A Delta? Didn't expect that. Judging from it's color, it might be a Grass-type? I can't tell.
An Ice Beam shows it's not Grass, Ground, or Dragon, at least. A Psychic hurt it, so I would suppose that it's a Poison-type. Not a Fighting-type or else Ice Beam would have been ineffective(was neutral damage).
Team Sparkle is starting to lose their sparkle a bit.
I think I very much do know what I'm messing with.
First turn, I healed D. Machamp with Moonlight. A single Play Rough brought Medicham down to ~2% HP. This was followed up with Draining Kiss for the finish. All three turns, Medicham used Accupressure like an idiot.
TEAM SPARKLE IS VICTORIOUS! SPARKLE FOR THE SPARKLE GOD!
Probably. I mean, you don't have a team to take on Heatran anymore.
Where the hell do these people keep getting these Master Balls from?! I want more than the one I'm probably never going to use.
"What are they doing to Heatran?"That isn't Jake's silhoutte.
Looks like someone is jacking your 'mon, Athena.
"The bridge is gone! How can this be?!""I will have my vengeance!"Don't you think you're a little too into revenge? The guy just caught Heatran, something you thought was unstoppable enough to get you back into bed with Zeus. Obviously, that trainer must be out of your league.
Team Olympus quickly disperses after that, leaving the way to the exit clear. The path is thick with random encounters.
Not quite to Constance City, there's still a snowy peak to contend with. Among the Ice Pokémon here...
I don't have to worry about getting Eevee now, since I can breed the whole set from this one.
Given that my team is in dire need of a Pokémon Center, I use a Max Repel so that the wild encounters are less of a problem. There are other trainers, still, so that's going to be hard, but I must pull through.
After about the fourth trainer, I notice my supply of Fresh Water has almost run out. I left Skadar with a stock of 99. At this point, I'm down to 6.
Near about the highest point on the mountain, I see this.
"City?"Why yes, yes I am.
"airborne is totally safe!"I completely believe that you think you're telling the truth.
Uh, should I strap a metal plate to my ass or something? I'd kinda like to retain the ability to properly use a toilet.
"1..."NOWAITIWANNAGETOFFIWANNAGETOFFIWANNAGET-
OH CRAAAAAAAP!
Phew, glad I didn't land somewhere where there wasn't somewhere to land. Next time, I'm going to do something sensible to get here, like strap rockets to my feet.
Hey, it's how I've been flying around without Staraptor.Now, to find the Pokémon Center and finish this up. Next update, I'll take Dad on, and
murder him for cradle-robbing find out how to enter Varlox Cave.