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[Russ]

Good luck, and remember to but plenty of revives.

[Mitchfork]

I did, and oh was it so sweet. Lapras was able to score clean OHKO's on two of Lance's Dragonite, but it sucked rather muchly that he used two Full Restores on that damn Charizard; Lapras didn't have it in him to quite get it in one shot.

The Pokemon I struggled most with, though, was Karen's Houndoom. It was just too fast to die; I brought in Lapras against it and was able to get into the low yellow with a Surf while it Nasty Plotted; Houndoom then proceeded to Flamethrower it to death. I brought in Crobat as my fastest and got it into the red with Fly before being KO'd. Anticipating the Full Restore, I switched to Mamoswine and got a OHKO with Earthqauke! And to think; if she just would've kept going she would've beaten my whole team. Take that computer AI!

And on to Kanto! Lt. Surge, I'm gunning for you next!

P.S.: Todd, I don't care that your Psyduck couldn't beat a Rattata. It's pathetic.

EDIT: Kanto is awesome... I mean, I loved seeing what they did in FireRed/LeafGreen, but this is a whole new level of win.

[Golden Chocobo]

You could try freezing them, couldn't you? Or putting them to sleep? Or are they immune to that? It's just, as soon as they thawed/woke up, they'd flee.

I believe so. I paralyzed Raikou when I ran into him, but I haven't seen him since...

I got Spirit Tracks today as an early birthday present... Methinks that I'll be getting behind in that Pokeman game just a wee bit. That's okay though. It frustrated me today. I can only play Pokemon for so long before I start to hate it just a little. And then a few hours later I begin to crave it again.

[Koh]

I beat Jazmine and Pryce, and here's my team!

Tody (Totodile) -> Lv. 34
Scary (Haunter) -> Lv. 34
Nate Jr. (Xatu) -> Lv. 35
Mac Jr. (Machop) -> Lv. 33
Cat (Butterfree) -> Lv. 33

I put Jr. in the name if they came from an egg, just so you guys know. I STILL have the Poliwag and Natu eggs up for peopel to grab =).

[Dawnlight]

My Current Party

* Meganium (Lv. 41)
* Arcanine (Lv. 42)
* Politoed (Lv. 41)
* Espeon (Lv. 40)
* Heracross (Lv. 41)
* Dratini (Lv. 21) IN TRAINING

I'm training up to Level 45 for the Elite Four. I wonder if they got harder to beat than in Gold?

[Lemon]

Anyone want to battle a team of lv.50's? Hm? Hm?

[Golden Chocobo]

When I get to level 50

But srsly, I'm having trouble picking a team. I have three thus far (starter, flying, electric) and I know I want a water Pokemon in there, but as far as the other two go... I have no preference. I really want to trade over some of my Pokemon from Diamond or Platinum, but I don't have another DS to be able to trade with myself >_>

[The Satellite]

Something I did notice about trainers phoning you for a rematch was that their Pokémon definitely are a lot tougher in the rematch than they were in the originals. It's a good thing, in my opinion; means you can actually get some better experience out of the fights instead of them being mere chores. I also like the fact that you don't have to surf back to Kanto via New Bark Town in order to get back to the Indigo Plateau, as you can fly there from anywhere in Johto. Very welcome change.

Anyways, took me a bit longer than I would've liked to level up my party, but I'm there; I had to fight outside the entrance to Victory Road with Pidgeot in order to level up quicker -- it figures that when you actually want to fight a Golbat, it never shows up, and when you don't want to, they're everywhere -- and the experience wasn't as high as Pokémon in Victory Road. Fortunately, my other Pokémon had no trouble against the Graveler, Onix, and Rhyhorn that showed up, so leveling up was quicker for them.

• Lv. 46 Typhlosion
• Lv. 42 Pidgeot
• Lv. 42 Weepinbell
• Lv. 45 Red Gyarados
• Lv. 42 Graveler

I've got a stock of 15 Full Restores, 10 Full Heals, 10 Revives, and 2 Max Revives that I found in the wild. Not sure how much of those I'll need, but better to come prepared. So here I go... I wanted to attempt to "live-blog" this, or at least make it look like that, so I'm gonna keep this post up on preview while I take down the Elite Four, type up updates while I'm fighting, then post the full thing once I'm finished. Nerdy, I know, but I wanna chronicle this.

Alright, so here we go... (All times in EST.)

1:39 PM: Walked through the door to the first battle.

1:45 PM: Will down. Gyarados and Typhlosion tag-teamed this round, after using Ice Fang on Xatu and subsequently getting Confuse Ray'd. So far, so good; the difficulty seems to be about on par with the original G/S/C's Elite Four. Did have to use a Max Potion on Gyarados after the match, though.

1:50 PM: Screw your Full Restores, Koga! >:O On a side note, I really friggin hate Minimize. >_<

1:55 PM: Real damn tired of Muk. Since I always save before each battle, I reset the damn game so I can try again and hopefully nail him this time. Freakin' idiot better not use Minimize again.

1:58 PM: Ha. Got the bastard.

2:00 PM: I have officially banned Koga from using Full Restores after he used two of 'em on Crobat. >_<

2:01 PM: Finished that one. Aside from that jackass Muk, it was easy, thanks to most of them being susceptible to Typhlosion's Fire-type moves. He also gained a level. But I'm never facing that Muk again until Graveler's faster and can kill him in one hit. >:O

2:05 PM: Hitmontop must be put to death immediately for KO'ing Pidgeot. Typhlosion performed the execution with a magnificent Flamethrower.

2:11 PM: Bruno's officially my least favorite of the Elite Four so far. Bastard KO'd Pidgeot twice, as well as Weepinbell and Typhlosion. Gyarados leveled up once. I hope that freak Karen ain't hard.

2:13 PM: ... I'm freaking screwed. It wasn't until now I realized I forgot to buy revives, and I only had two Max Revives. Guess I'm resetting to take on Bruno again, whilst hoping he doesn't KO more than two of my Pokémon. Damn it...

2:21 PM: Beat him again. Pidgeot and Gyarados both fainted. I don't know if I'll save before facing Karen, in case I judge that her Pokémon are too powerful and I'll have to just replay Bruno again and again until I get through without fainting. Gah.

2:29 PM: Reset again. I hate Karen, too. Looks like I'm gonna have to beat Bruno without losing any of my Pokémon... That'll be fun.

3:00 PM: Took a lot of time, strategy, and a little luck, but Bruno has gone down without a single of my Pokémon fainting. Lost five Full Restores on Weepinbell alone, and need to use two more to prepare my party for Karen, though...

3:05 PM: I had gotten a taste of Nasty Plot's effects earlier before I had to make the restart. Luckily, Gyarados' first hit was a critical and, surprisingly, Karen didn't use a Full Restore, so I finished him the next move.

3:07 PM: Well, all right. After getting Umbreon and Houndoom out of the way, Karen was actually pretty easy. Just gotta fill up my party's strength, use Ethers where necessary, and it's Lance time. I'm scared.

3:12 PM: Somehow, Lance's theme lacks the epicness of the original version from G/S/C.

3:15 PM: KO'ing Gyarados took forever. Not a good sign.

3:21 PM: First of I'm sure many resets resets. Really wishing I hadn't forgotten to buy some damn Revives.

3:54 PM: Verdict: Lance is too damn hard. I'm gonna have to lose on purpose so I can grab some revives, restock on other items, train my Pokémon some more, and might as well throw Lugia into the mix so that I have one more strong Pokémon to use in an emergency. I could sure use him now...

So much for the "live blog" attempt.

[Golden Chocobo]

You should narrate my life, TS. Bahahaha.

I usually max out (as much as I can afford) on healing items before going into battle with the Elite Four. Especially revives.

Gooooooood luck

[Neppy]

Anyone want to battle a team of lv.50's? Hm? Hm?

I wouldn't mind really. It would just be terribly one sided though. My Pokemon are ~ Lv. 15. Got the game on Tuesday, and I have work, plus my kids take up sooooo much time. Oh well, that's life. I'll get up there sooner or later, or waaaay later. lol

[Russ]

3:54 PM: Verdict: Lance is too damn hard. I'm gonna have to lose on purpose so I can grab some revives, restock on other items, train my Pokémon some more, and might as well throw Lugia into the mix so that I have one more strong Pokémon to use in an emergency. I could sure use him now...

Don't do that! Never give up. Never. Just plan out your strategy better. That's what I did in Emerald. I planned the whole battle turn by turn. And it was worth it. There's a certain satisfaction to beating the champion while you're severely under leveled.

[The Satellite]

You should narrate my life, TS. Bahahaha.

Sure. Let me know when you make the movie.

I usually max out (as much as I can afford) on healing items before going into battle with the Elite Four. Especially revives.

Gooooooood luck

I can usually do fine with 10 or fewer Full Restores on Silver, so I think 20 Full Restores, 15 Full Heals, and 10 Revives on SoulSilver should be fine.

And yes, I did remember to buy them. So I won't get pissed off this time.

Don't do that! Never give up. Never. Just plan out your strategy better. That's what I did in Emerald. I planned the whole battle turn by turn. And it was worth it. There's a certain satisfaction to beating the champion while you're severely under leveled.

Just wait till you get to see the Elite Four for yourself, then tell me that again.

I pulled Lugia out of the box. Taught it Thunder, and that Extrasensory attack's a pretty good Psychic-type attack, so he's definitely gonna be a help. So I definitely don't regret it. Just gotta put it in battle and see how it goes from there.

[Surreal Canine]

Well, I'm in GOldenrod now. My team is currently:

Quilava (Axel)
Rattata (Mick)
Pidgey (Sora)
Luxio (Charger)
Jirachi
Shaymin

How're you doing, TS?

[Moon]

wonder if there is gonna be a ruby/sapphire remake

[The Satellite]

How're you doing, TS?

... lulz

Well, I did it. The Elite Four DIED!!!

... ERR I MEAN I defeated them respectfully and they're okay.

I feel good about it. Now I can get the crap over to Kanto, catch a Pikachu, and get my Pichu! :O

That, and the Leaf Stone so Weepinbell can become Victreebell.

And in the end, this was my time:

• Lv. 51 Typhlosion
• Lv. 48 Lugia
• Lv. 45 Pidgeot
• Lv. 45 Weepinbell
• Lv. 49 Gyarados
• Lv. 45 Graveler

And guess what, Russ? I didn't regret it!!