Part 25: Wherein Joat breaks the shadows.
I do admit, slightly disappointing. This is a palette swap of Sinister Woods. That said, though, I cannot blame them too much, especially since it is still enough to visually distinguish it from Sinister Woods.
Right you are!
I looked it up, and this reduces damage of all non-Normal-type moves by 25%. That still makes Bite the strongest in my arsenal, but still, this does change things up a bit (in Reddybear’s favor, at that).
Woo!
Thankfully, I have Nontraitor, so this is not as bad. That said, I wonder…
Woo! Take that, status effect!
…That said, Cherithe does not have Nontraitor. I should probably set her to Keep Your Distance, now, because I do not think either of us can withstand an attack from her, especially Reddybear.
This happened again on the same floor, so yeah, definitely need to consider using moves more often on Venonat.
Meanwhile, this weather boosts fire moves and reduces water moves.
A useful addition!
This forest is throwing a lot of Blast Seeds at me. I thought, at first, that it was because they would be super-effective against Grass-type Pokémon, but such is unfortunately not the case. That doesn’t make much sense, given that it causes me to breathe fire, but then again, I can hit ghosts with rocks, so I guess I can’t complain too much.
This dungeon is being rather generous with its items, causing me to eat a lot of food when not needed just to clear room for more food. I suspect my belly will be cartoonishly bloated and dragging along the ground by the end of this endeavor.
Ah, quite nice!
…No, I am not naming it Locke.
Named for the Pied Piper of Hamelin, because his evolution can play the leaf on his head like a wind instrument.
Fortunately, Piper is significantly more sturdy than Reddybear, despite being two levels lower.
Oy! I’m just trying to share the love! Don’t you want some brain food? Gummis are perfect brain food!
Gaaaah! Stop being fussy and open up for the choo-choo, 'Chu!
YES!
Ah, much better! I knew my beloved would be much more accepting of a gift from his beloved!
Well, that could easily have been painful. Fortunately, one bite is enough to finish this opponent off.
…Okay, I am officially curious. Even though I suspect it may be some sort of trap, I simply must know what that is.
Oh. Well, okay, then.
Something tells me I should bring this along. I have not seen a favorite food for any other Pokémon, Gummies aside, so I suspect this may be helpful on my quest.
Well, that was underwhelming.
Also, found another Chestnut.
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You mean the state of mind in which people tend to make really silly mistakes?
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Official artwork by Ken Sugimori.
Sorry, Reddybear, but I think they may be talking about you.
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…dybear.
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Given how your peers performed, I do not feel intimidated.
This is against my better judgment (and, for that matter, against what we came here to do), but I am too curious, especially since wacky hijinks music is playing.
…Oooof course.
Nonetheless, that answers that question. No, the Chestnut does not seem to contribute anything to this fight.
That does, though!
Oy…
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Joat’s team received a peeled Chestnut as their reward.
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Neither does Caterpie’s family, it seems, but they were able to give multiple rewards. Mind, nuts are a lovely thing (stop snickering), but just one?
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We got 862 PoKé from that venture, Cherithe.
: Hey, you!
Are they speaking to Cherithe? “Hey you, Pikachu!”
You mean the ones who did not manage to lay a paw on us during that whole fight?
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…I wouldn’t count on that.
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Normally, when the game requires a pose Poochyena does not have, I just seamlessly transition to the footage of him as a Charmander (for those who are just tuning in, the game crashes if it tries to call a pose Poochyena has, but I can change which Pokémon the protagonist is between scenes via cheats to avoid this), but I simply must show you this crash. I mean, it’s just… wow. Those shadows are wilder than any Mankey could ever hope to be.
“We scared him so much, he changed into a different Pokémon entirely!”
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Whispering and muttering, clearly.
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Apparently, you can think of a life without chestnuts, since that’s clearly been your life up to now, in that case.
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In exchange for them behaving themselves, yes.
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…Or we could be incredibly selfish and go with that.
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Suddenly, Caterpie!
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Geez, that’s powerful silk, if they’re willing to use it for this purpose. Highly weather-proof, too.
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OK!
YEEEEAH!
And so…
Construction work began on the rescue team base of
Joat’s team Zephyrai.
It is kind of sad to see the old base go, really. It had a simple, modest charm to it. What will the new base look like, though? Well, you’ll just have to wait until the next part to find out!