Day 31

I descended into the Oreburgh Mines to train and prepare for my first Sinnoh Gym battle. Once my team was ready, I challenged Roark, the Gym Leader of Oreburgh City. Piplup opened strong, taking down Geodude with Bubble. But then his Onix set up Stealth Rock, making me hesitate to switch in Psyduck, who I had originally planned to use against Cranidos as my expendable backup. Instead, Budew stepped up, using Absorb to bring down Onix.

Then came Cranidos. I had a flash of inspiration—Budew hit it with Stun Spore to paralyze it, slowing it down. From there, Budew drained its energy away with Mega Drain until Cranidos fell. Roark didn’t land a single hit. Victory earned, I smashed through the boulders in Ravaged Path and continued my journey.

As I traveled toward Floaroma Town, my Starly evolved into a stronger, sharper Staravia. Outside the Valley Windworks, I caught a Shellos, only to discover that the place had been taken over by the shadowy group known as Team Galactic. I infiltrated the building and battled Commander Mars. Her bulky Purugly proved deadly—Psyduck was killed trying to stall it. Staravia stepped up in a fury and took it down, avenging Psyduck’s sacrifice. With Mars defeated, Team Galactic retreated.

I pressed on and caught a Pachirisu to the north before arriving at Eterna Forest. As I reached the edge of the woods, I found a quiet cabin and decided to rest there, gathering my thoughts and preparing myself mentally for what lay beyond the trees. The deeper I go, the more dangerous this journey becomes.

Day 31

I descended into the Oreburgh Mines to train and prepare for my first Sinnoh Gym battle. Once my team was ready, I challenged Roark, the Gym Leader of Oreburgh City. Piplup opened strong, taking down Geodude with Bubble. But then his Onix set up Stealth Rock, making me hesitate to switch in Psyduck, who I had originally planned to use against Cranidos as my expendable backup. Instead, Budew stepped up, using Absorb to bring down Onix.

Then came Cranidos. I had a flash of inspiration—Budew hit it with Stun Spore to paralyze it, slowing it down. From there, Budew drained its energy away with Mega Drain until Cranidos fell. Roark didn’t land a single hit. Victory earned, I smashed through the boulders in Ravaged Path and continued my journey.

As I traveled toward Floaroma Town, my Starly evolved into a stronger, sharper Staravia. Outside the Valley Windworks, I caught a Shellos, only to discover that the place had been taken over by the shadowy group known as Team Galactic. I infiltrated the building and battled Commander Mars. Her bulky Purugly proved deadly—Psyduck was killed trying to stall it. Staravia stepped up in a fury and took it down, avenging Psyduck’s sacrifice. With Mars defeated, Team Galactic retreated.

I pressed on and caught a Pachirisu to the north before arriving at Eterna Forest. As I reached the edge of the woods, I found a quiet cabin and decided to rest there, gathering my thoughts and preparing myself mentally for what lay beyond the trees. The deeper I go, the more dangerous this journey becomes.