I got unlucky with the dust cloud encounter in Relic Passage and got Onix isn't of Drillbur. I also messed up poisoning Onix, which led to it dying. The Castelia encounter Cottonee also died because it refused to get in the Ultraball while in red health and poisoned. I caught a Sandile on Route 4 though.
>Gothita using Psybeam on Koffing and then going for it again (I switched out)
I know with 100% certainty that wild pokemon do not exclusively target weaknesses. They don't know about immunities. Not only that but it targeted Koffing both times.
>Adamant nature
Of course. I also love how you get it AFTER Roxie. Perma-bench'd.
>Tranquill was killed because Magby is somehow faster and trapped it in a Fire Spin
GEEZ. just as I was leaving the Desert Resort, I accidentally got caught by a Pokémon Ranger.
>>58199517
Thanks, man. I beat Roxie but didn't post because I didn't want to flood the thread with my updates.

TLDR early game B2W2 is much easier than BW

In B2W2, they give you 3 X-items before the first gym; in BW, there are no X-items at that point in the game. There also are multiple Pokémon that can help with the 2nd gym (Magnemite is best, but Koffing is good enough); in BW, you either catch Roggenrola or you don't resist Lenora's STAB Retaliates.