And here's the hoodie design for one of my favourite Pokemon, Typhlosion. As you can see, the guy wearing the hoodie looks a lot cheekier and more mischievous than Feraligatr's model.
I'm still stuck with Meganium's design, though.
Since I don't really have much else to say, I'm just going to talk about my Pokemon-catching strategy. This applies to Pokemon Crystal, which is my favourite Pokemon game, but I guess it can be used in Gold, Silver, HeartGold and SoulSilver too. It's definitely not the best out there, but it works for me.
Cyndaquil is my starter of choice. This isn't just because he evolves quicker than the rest (which he does) or because I just like Fire Pokemon (which I do), but because he's strong in the first few battles, especially at Sprout Tower in Violet City. In contrast, Totodile is weak in Sprout Tower, and Chikorita is weak in Violet Gym.
One of the first Pokemon I catch is something to fight my rival's Totodile with. In Crystal, this would be a Bellsprout from the area around Violet, but in Gold or Silver I would wait until after beating Falkner before heading south to catch a Mareep. I still catch a Bellsprout anyway, though, to trade with the guy in Violet for his Onix.
I never catch any Bug Pokemon in my games - mostly because they're pathetic. When I head through Ilex forest, I usually either run away from most encounters, or one-shot those little pests with Quilava's Ember.
Whitney's gym used to be a bit of a problem for me. I could take out her Clefairy OK, but I used to get owned by her Miltank's
Rollout. I finally solved the problem by catching an Abra north of Goldenrod and trading it to the guy in the Department Store for his Machop. The Machop usually ends up being one of my stronger Pokemon.
Sudowoodo is the first forced wild Pokemon encounter im the game. As a rule, I try catching every forced wild Pokemon I encounter (Sudowoodo, the red Gyarados, Suicune and the Snorlax in Kanto), regardless of whether I use them or not. I usually get the Sudowoodo, but I don't always include him in my party.
I don't usually catch a Water Pokemon until I need to Surf. At that time I usually catch a Krabby using a fishing rod in Olivine City, and I make it my HM slave until I can go to the Lake of Rage and catch the red Gyarados there. This is also around the time I would catch and train a Flying Pokemon (usually either a Hoothoot or a Noctowl because Pidgeys are wimps) so I can beat Chuck and learn to Fly.
Suicune is a Pokemon I absolutely MUST catch at all costs. I usually stock up on Potions and Ultra Balls and save before I battle to increase my chances of success. Weepinbell is a huge help here: my strategy is to keep using Sleep Powder, then attack until Suicune's nearly fainted before attempting the catch. Once caught, I teach her (I don't know why but I always see Suicune as a female) the Icy Wind TM from Pryce to use against Claire's Dragon Pokemon.
And this is the team I use for the Johto journey. My final six in the Hall of Fame are usually Typhlosion, Weepinbell (or Ampharos), the red Gyarados, Suicune, Machoke, and one other Pokemon, usually either Onix, Noctowl or Sudowoodo.
I could go on forever about my Pokemon adventures; my Kanto quest, my search for legendary Pokemon and my fun with training Pokemon for the heck of it, but it's really late and I need to go to college early tomorrow to hand in my assignment. So good night - or good day as it may be for some of you - and see you in the next post.
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