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@Quoake Thanks! Sableye is pretty cool, yes, and Frogadier is one of the middle stage starters that I happen to particularly like. :3 Hope you enjoy what's ahead!
@AuburnEnigma Yeah, this was ugly. Gible could've been REALLY good... And it is nice that they put the Flyinium Z in Ultra in place of Acrobatics. You'll see more up ahead!
@AuburnEnigma Yeah, this was ugly. Gible could've been REALLY good... And it is nice that they put the Flyinium Z in Ultra in place of Acrobatics. You'll see more up ahead!
So, time for the next part! Enjoy.
Last time, Eres completed her first Grand Trial against Kahuna Hala, but things really didn’t go the way she hoped they would along the way! Now she has regrouping to do after adding a replacement to her team.
So my first order of business was to train up Igloo. I did a bit of training for him against Rattata and other wild Pokémon at Hau’oli Outskirts. He got things going slowly, but I made do with it. I also sold some items I knew I wouldn’t be using, and entered Ten Carat Hill to get an encounter.
I decided to get it in the farthest hollow though, because Mawile and Carbink I felt could be a little tough to contend with. And I would find a Machop. Bigshot got it below half, and it tried to call for help to no avail. I caught it with a Great Ball. Sending it into the ether, I got a Magikarp. I sent it back…
And I got a THIRD Luvdisc. I decided I don’t want to be here for a while. This time, I took it. It was over-leveled, sure, but what even are the odds I’ll use this thing??? Heh. I decided its name would be Placeholder, lol. Maybe it’ll do something, I don’t know.
After encountering a few more Pokémon that Rotom hadn’t seen yet, I came to another part of the hollow, where the Flyinium Z was. Kahili showed up, did the determined looking pose for the Z-Move, and left me about myself.
This Z-Crystal not requiring Machamp is how Ultra makes up for Acrobatics not being here like in the original. Also, I like how she shows up, shows you the pose, and leaves without even introducing herself. :thinking: I killed a few more Pokémon on the way out, and did some riding around on Tauros with the Soothe Bell to get Supervolt’s happiness up. And after she leveled up…
Yep! That was why I didn’t use her before, so she could evolve at Level 13 and get both Nasty Plot AND Electro Ball.
Anyway, there was some other stuff to do around here before having to progress with the game. Most of what’s ahead is just gonna be optional stuff, mostly stuff that’s new in Ultra. So you can kinda skip most of what’s ahead. Or not. Your choice. I don’t want to tell you how to live your life.
First, in Hau’oli City Hall, this Gentleman doesn’t want his daughter to marry this guy without proving his strength in battle.
His Dunsparce did have Mud-Slap and messed with Igloo a bit, but Pikachu finished the job. As the two got their marriage licenses, the dad went on about how a relationship is like a Pokémon battle and he doesn’t know how to talk these things through easily. But I got a Nugget for my troubles. And he said that their Gastly probably could have beat him, too. Not with only Ghost-type attacks, they wouldn’t!
And there was THIS guy once again, who you end up cleaning the floors of the Hau’oli Mall for. I cleaned up his floor and he gave me TM48 for Round, which is okay.
Rotom even comments on the situation too, haha. Just goes to show how much more involved these games are over the originals! At least to me, anyway.
So I went through the Alola Photo Club thing. As a whole, I get why people don’t find it necessary, but I think it’s cute. After Hau talked about being ready to go Mantine Surfing, I asked, what about Kukui’s boat that he has all ready to sail? He really wanted to ride on a Mantine, though.
Haha, eat that, Kukui! :P Lillie then asked me if I could help her with Cosmog, and I will. But not just yet! There’s a bit more side stuff I wanted to cover.
First though, I do want to point this out. After you’re done at the Photo Club, Kukui literally says that he has his ship ready to sail, but when you go to the dock, the receptionist here says that the ship is undergoing maintenance! So he DOESN’T have it ready to sail??? Yeah, I get that it’s so they make sure you do Mantine Surf, but that’s still kinda silly when you think about it. But I guess it really is a junk heap! Anyway, onto some side stuff!
This NPC was in the Melemele Meadow. He’s talking about his girlfriend and how she wanders off whenever she sees something interesting… Well, she’s not much of a good girlfriend if she literally leaves you to wander off and find her yourself! What a jerk.
This trainer is a fun touch, though. She talks about how different Oricorio forms let her portray different characters. She was pumped and ready to go! But because she had only Peck and Pound, she wasn’t tough for Supervolt.
There was also a Gentleman whose Meowth had disappeared and was eager to FIND IT and LOVE IT!!! So I had to do it for him. Also, anyone else find the options to some of these questions funny? (ie “How is this my problem?!”, “Could I do it later?”, etcetera.) It was hiding under a truck parked next to the apartment, and it ran off. But a nice young lady pointed it out from under a tree. Imitating a cat myself prompted it to come out of hiding! The Gentleman overwhelmed the Meowth with love, which understandably left it feeling exhausted. And it ran off itself. Word of advice, man, don’t get too clingy!
So after that, Samson Oak found me as I was making my way to Big Wave Beach, and talked about the Totem Pokémon for a bit, and how if I get enough Totem Stickers he’ll give me special Totem Sized Pokémon. Those will apply like gift Pokémon, but I only get to use one if I so desire.
Him aside, I continued down to Big Wave Beach, and met with the young lady in charge of the beach and Mantine Surfing. She was ready for us to surf on her Mantine, so surf on her Mantine we shall! I had my turn on it, and ended with 30,487 points, which is alright.
With that, we ended up on Heahea Beach, and after Hau didn’t know whether to say “Land ashore” or “Land ahoy”, he suggested us look for Professor Kukui and Lillie. But first, the attendant dude, amazed with the previous high score being bested, gave me a Star Piece and 9 Beach Points. Not bad! And I learned the aerial move Lanturn 360, which will help a lot with getting points. Rotom popped out, called me a clever girl, and had the Akala Pokédex installed.
Up to the lower right hand side to the Tide Song Hotel, there were some Pyukumuku, and Hau didn’t want us to interrupt their sleep. Aw, way to be considerate.
As we entered Heahea City, Professor Kukui and Lillie were at the dock. And Olivia and Mallow met with us, and suggested Kukui find a shirt that goes with that lab coat of his lest he scare people off. Yeah, they have a point. They looked forward to seeing me face them and their trials, so we’ll have to make our way to them! I guess that’s where this will be left off.
QotD: Of the extra things I covered here, did you miss any of them in your first playthrough of the game?
So my first order of business was to train up Igloo. I did a bit of training for him against Rattata and other wild Pokémon at Hau’oli Outskirts. He got things going slowly, but I made do with it. I also sold some items I knew I wouldn’t be using, and entered Ten Carat Hill to get an encounter.

I decided to get it in the farthest hollow though, because Mawile and Carbink I felt could be a little tough to contend with. And I would find a Machop. Bigshot got it below half, and it tried to call for help to no avail. I caught it with a Great Ball. Sending it into the ether, I got a Magikarp. I sent it back…

And I got a THIRD Luvdisc. I decided I don’t want to be here for a while. This time, I took it. It was over-leveled, sure, but what even are the odds I’ll use this thing??? Heh. I decided its name would be Placeholder, lol. Maybe it’ll do something, I don’t know.
After encountering a few more Pokémon that Rotom hadn’t seen yet, I came to another part of the hollow, where the Flyinium Z was. Kahili showed up, did the determined looking pose for the Z-Move, and left me about myself.

This Z-Crystal not requiring Machamp is how Ultra makes up for Acrobatics not being here like in the original. Also, I like how she shows up, shows you the pose, and leaves without even introducing herself. :thinking: I killed a few more Pokémon on the way out, and did some riding around on Tauros with the Soothe Bell to get Supervolt’s happiness up. And after she leveled up…

Yep! That was why I didn’t use her before, so she could evolve at Level 13 and get both Nasty Plot AND Electro Ball.
Anyway, there was some other stuff to do around here before having to progress with the game. Most of what’s ahead is just gonna be optional stuff, mostly stuff that’s new in Ultra. So you can kinda skip most of what’s ahead. Or not. Your choice. I don’t want to tell you how to live your life.

First, in Hau’oli City Hall, this Gentleman doesn’t want his daughter to marry this guy without proving his strength in battle.

His Dunsparce did have Mud-Slap and messed with Igloo a bit, but Pikachu finished the job. As the two got their marriage licenses, the dad went on about how a relationship is like a Pokémon battle and he doesn’t know how to talk these things through easily. But I got a Nugget for my troubles. And he said that their Gastly probably could have beat him, too. Not with only Ghost-type attacks, they wouldn’t!

And there was THIS guy once again, who you end up cleaning the floors of the Hau’oli Mall for. I cleaned up his floor and he gave me TM48 for Round, which is okay.

Rotom even comments on the situation too, haha. Just goes to show how much more involved these games are over the originals! At least to me, anyway.
So I went through the Alola Photo Club thing. As a whole, I get why people don’t find it necessary, but I think it’s cute. After Hau talked about being ready to go Mantine Surfing, I asked, what about Kukui’s boat that he has all ready to sail? He really wanted to ride on a Mantine, though.

Haha, eat that, Kukui! :P Lillie then asked me if I could help her with Cosmog, and I will. But not just yet! There’s a bit more side stuff I wanted to cover.

First though, I do want to point this out. After you’re done at the Photo Club, Kukui literally says that he has his ship ready to sail, but when you go to the dock, the receptionist here says that the ship is undergoing maintenance! So he DOESN’T have it ready to sail??? Yeah, I get that it’s so they make sure you do Mantine Surf, but that’s still kinda silly when you think about it. But I guess it really is a junk heap! Anyway, onto some side stuff!

This NPC was in the Melemele Meadow. He’s talking about his girlfriend and how she wanders off whenever she sees something interesting… Well, she’s not much of a good girlfriend if she literally leaves you to wander off and find her yourself! What a jerk.

This trainer is a fun touch, though. She talks about how different Oricorio forms let her portray different characters. She was pumped and ready to go! But because she had only Peck and Pound, she wasn’t tough for Supervolt.

There was also a Gentleman whose Meowth had disappeared and was eager to FIND IT and LOVE IT!!! So I had to do it for him. Also, anyone else find the options to some of these questions funny? (ie “How is this my problem?!”, “Could I do it later?”, etcetera.) It was hiding under a truck parked next to the apartment, and it ran off. But a nice young lady pointed it out from under a tree. Imitating a cat myself prompted it to come out of hiding! The Gentleman overwhelmed the Meowth with love, which understandably left it feeling exhausted. And it ran off itself. Word of advice, man, don’t get too clingy!

So after that, Samson Oak found me as I was making my way to Big Wave Beach, and talked about the Totem Pokémon for a bit, and how if I get enough Totem Stickers he’ll give me special Totem Sized Pokémon. Those will apply like gift Pokémon, but I only get to use one if I so desire.

Him aside, I continued down to Big Wave Beach, and met with the young lady in charge of the beach and Mantine Surfing. She was ready for us to surf on her Mantine, so surf on her Mantine we shall! I had my turn on it, and ended with 30,487 points, which is alright.

With that, we ended up on Heahea Beach, and after Hau didn’t know whether to say “Land ashore” or “Land ahoy”, he suggested us look for Professor Kukui and Lillie. But first, the attendant dude, amazed with the previous high score being bested, gave me a Star Piece and 9 Beach Points. Not bad! And I learned the aerial move Lanturn 360, which will help a lot with getting points. Rotom popped out, called me a clever girl, and had the Akala Pokédex installed.

Up to the lower right hand side to the Tide Song Hotel, there were some Pyukumuku, and Hau didn’t want us to interrupt their sleep. Aw, way to be considerate.

As we entered Heahea City, Professor Kukui and Lillie were at the dock. And Olivia and Mallow met with us, and suggested Kukui find a shirt that goes with that lab coat of his lest he scare people off. Yeah, they have a point. They looked forward to seeing me face them and their trials, so we’ll have to make our way to them! I guess that’s where this will be left off.
QotD: Of the extra things I covered here, did you miss any of them in your first playthrough of the game?
- WT: Ten Carat Hill: Machop > Magikarp > Luvdisc “named” Placeholder
- Evolution: Supervolt > Pikachu after training and happiness.
- Did a whole bunch of random side quests.
- Went to the Alola Photo Club in Hau’oli and was invited to Mantine Surf.
- Mantine Surfed my way into Akala Island and made way into Heahea City.

Ability: Shields Down
States: 52, 48, 30, 36, 30, 46
Moves: Ancient Power, Confuse Ray, Defense Curl, Rollout

Ability: Flash Fire
Stats: 45, 41, 25, 31, 24, 39
Moves: Flame Wheel, Growl, Stomp, Tail Whip

Ability: Torrent
Stats: 50, 27, 23, 38, 25, 47
Moves: Growl, Lick, Quick Attack, Water Pulse

Ability: Stall
Stats: 47, 35, 34, 26, 33, 24
Moves: Brick Break, Detect, Night Shade, Shadow Sneak

Ability: Static
Stats: 38, 23, 22, 23, 21, 39
Moves: Charm, Electro Ball, Nasty Plot, Thunder Shock

Ability: Slush Rush
Stats: 43, 30, 33, 10, 17, 20
Moves: Icicle Crash, Icicle Spear, Metal Claw, Night Slash
ID No.: 189455
Money: 59320P
Alola Pokédex: 28 Registered
Time: 6:52
Normalium Z – Obtained in Part 3 / Pokémon used:
Fightinium Z – Obtained in Part 4 / Pokémon used:
Money: 59320P
Alola Pokédex: 28 Registered
Time: 6:52
Normalium Z – Obtained in Part 3 / Pokémon used:


Fightinium Z – Obtained in Part 4 / Pokémon used:





Stats: 36, 23, 17, 12, 16, 22
Obtained and added to party in Part 1, Died in Part 3
Cause of death: Died from Pursuit from Totem Raticate while at 21/36 HP and trying to switch out.
As our first death, I don’t even know why I threw you out in that battle to begin with. It’s a shame because there was so much you could have done in these early stages but I forced this onto myself. It’s a tragic shame you couldn’t pounce further than you got to.

Stats: 30, 17, 23, 20, 12, 23
Obtained and added to party in Part 1, Died in Part 4
Cause of death: Bug Bite from a wild Caterpie while at 4/30 HP, after a critical hit Gust from a Butterfree while at 26/30.
There were things you could have done down the road. But in the end, that Butterfree came from nowhere and made a sudden ink mess out of you.

Stats: 45, 30, 24, 22, 23, 18
Obtained and added to party in Part 2, Died in Part 4
Cause of death: OHKO’d by Revenge from Hala’s Machop after it was hit with a Dragon Rage.
With so much early power, I had a lot of hope for you to make the push for us, but you were overwhelmed and clung onto too hard.
So not really a lot to talk about here. This part was mostly me doing extra stuff en route to Akala. If this stuff interests you then there’s that, the only thing I got was a Luvdisc, which this time I didn’t send back. Again, it may do something. Maybe not.
Anyway, next time we’ll explore Heahea City and progress through Akala Island. Thanks for reading!
Anyway, next time we’ll explore Heahea City and progress through Akala Island. Thanks for reading!