On the Road to the Pokémon League

Well, I've officially passed the 100 mark! I took my Vulpix for a stroll on my Pokewalker last night and caught a Ponyta & a Magby. I was thinking about saving Lugia for #100, but once I had dragged myself all the way to the bottom of the Whirl Islands, I kind of just wanted to get it over with. And yes, I did use my master ball, but only so I could catch it and soft-reset over and over again until I got a good nature (I settled with Bold, for defense purposes). I did take a short trip to Cianwood while I was over there, smashed some rocks for a while, and evolved my Piloswine - cause Mamoswine is way more awesome. I also put Synthesis back on my Meganium while I was at it. I think he'll do pretty well as a defensive wall in the Pokémon League.

Route 27 - The bridge to Kanto

And now... KANTO! Down Route 27, through Tohjo Falls, and to Victory Road. Man, I remember the first time I played this game, when I realized I was going to get to explore Kanto after the Pokémon League. So much excitement.
But there is that whole "Pokémon League"" thing... And I dunno about you guys, but after about five run-throughs Victory Road really starts to get to me. I know what you're probably thinking right now: "Who doesn't love getting lost inside one of Kanto's deepest caves and being bombarded with a constant onslaught of pokémon you've seen so many times that the battles have started blending together?" But the answer to that question would probably be, well, myself. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of training until the shapes on my DS screen don't mean anything to me anymore, but grinding for the Elite Four just gets sooo old sooo fast. One can only hang out in a digital cave for so long before desiring some more interesting scenery. (Not to mention the fact that you can only battle so many level 32 Golbats without dying a little bit inside.) I just wish there were other more legitimate training areas than just Victory Road.

I think I might take a little break to evolve a few of my Eevees (or at least Umbreon & Espeon), and also probably enter some Pokéathlon events to try and win some extra stones. Mini games always provide a decent vacation from the daily frustrations of training. Wish me luck!

[Progress: 106/256]