Inventory

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Pokeballs
10x Poke Balls
0x Great Balls
2x Lure Balls
1x Ultra Balls 


TM/HMs
One use TMs
Volt Switch 
Shadow Ball  
Aerial Ace
Ice Fang  
Roost
Rock Slide
Water Pulse
Thunder
Toxic
Giga Drain
Psychic

HMs
Rock Smash 
Surf 
Strength
Fly

Items
Escape Rope
Amulet Coin
Mirror Herb 
Key Stone (placed in his hat)
Hidden Ability Candy
 
Personal items
1 change of clothes
3 changes of undergarments
1 12oz bottle of liquid soap
1 8oz bottle of shampoo
1 8oz bottle of conditioner
1 washcloth, 2 towels, 1 toothbrush, 1 toothpaste bottle
1 clothes line, 6 clothes pins, and rubber gloves
1 bento box from mom (no lunch inside) + trail mix
1 sleeping bag
1 Tent

Cash
Some (See JBKA rank)

Pokemon items
Slowbronite

Key Items
Map
Trainer Handbook
Guide to Pokemon Breeding
Breeder's Notebook and a pen
Egg Scanner
Green apron with a matching headband
Good Rod
Badge Case
Jotaro's Journal

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April 9-15, Year 1

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April 9-15, Year 1

April 9
A lot happened today.

We arrived in Levincia, city of lights and second largest city in Paldea. I heard it used to be a port town that profited well from ore exports. It sure did, given that it was a very busy, very alive business hub. I picked up a few things at the store before I went to heal my Pokemon.

I asked the nurse at the Pokemon Center what sort of gym leader was in the area and she told me she was an electric type leader. After she healed my Pokemon, I took some food and had a breakfast picnic on the beach. While we rested, I tried to devise a strategy for Iono and decided to start practicing against the local Pichu and other electric Pokemon in the area. I didn't need much, just enough to feel confident with fighting with Fortress.

When I went to heal my Pokemon again, I remembered that the teleporters functioned all over Paldea so I decided to test it to go back to Mesagoza and submit my assignment. The technology is so convenient. It doesn't hurt, it's instantaneous, and I have all my things still on me. I really do like that the Pokemon World doesn't sacrifice harmony with nature for technology and vice versa. It's a wonderful place.

It took a little fighting with Chester to have them give up their coins so the history club could look at our earnings but he relented after I promised I would find even more for him. Got my prize and my money and then I took the teleporter back to Levincia.

It was about about late afternoon when we returned. We did some last minute touch-ups to the plan and then went to go challenge Iono.

Iono... is a weird one. She's one of those streamers I've heard some of my students back at home talk about. The entire time she was recording herself on her phone and had me on her show. "Iono Zono, or something." I have to ask Jolyne if that's popular with the youth or just a Paldean thing. Anyway, between my eyes and SP beating the shit out of any trainers in our way, we got to fight her quickly enough. (She seemed annoyed that I was breezing through various segments but she seemed to have good feedback from her fans regardless. Personally, I think it's because the damn main character because I don't think my performance was particularly entertaining).

The battle was significantly more exciting than the preamble. My team did well, considering it was our first gym battle. It was a proper fight, going back and forth well into the evening (I think I saw the full moon). Surprisingly, Luna evolved again at the end of it. She was still holding the peat block we found her and I think that triggered her evolution into an Ursaluna. She's still as big and affectionate as ever though, which is nice.

We went to celebrate with a big dinner and some ice cream. The Pokemon seemed to really appreciate it, which was nice. It was pretty funny watching Fortress shovel ice cream into the open hole in his body: he kept wincing because it was Ice but he just loved the whole experience. He really did some good work. All of them did. I'm so proud of them.

I didn't say it though. I should. I will before we sleep tonight. I'm trying to be a better caretaker now.

April 10
I was worried that the teleporter would make me feel sick but I teleported to Montenevera with no issues. It was cold and brisk, so much so that I put on the green coat I was given by 'Mom' over my clothes. Being on top of a mountain, the place is literally a "Fridge Town" (though the nickname could be a reference to how Montenevera is the only settlement in Paldea's North Province).

It's interesting. There are several black, gothic arches around the borders of the town and candles all over the place. I heard a rumor that the candles are ever-burning but I saw one woman in an all-white kimono nearby the candles, tending to them. She smiled and waved to me and I nodded. I only mention her because she was the only one dressed like that - everyone else was in fairly modern clothes. But the locals were all kind and friendly, warm, even. I had a casual look around before I came across the gym.

Immediately, SP jumped out of his Pokeball, sensing the situation. Even though we fought Iono yesterday, he immediately started nudging me towards the gym. Crazy guy wanted to fight the gym leader here too. I told him no, that we were only here because it's the closest town to the peak of Glaseado Mountain, but we discussed it and I relented. After all, it's not like I didn't want to test our power and we were still riding off the high of beating Iono.

The rest of the day was spent planning to fight Ryme. When we did meet her, I was surprised to see Ryme was probably as old as my mother, if not older, because every local I asked failed to mention that of 'the MC of RIP'. She had us participate in a little concert, which thankfully did not involve me performing. We just battled a couple of trainers before Ryme herself. Ryme was no easy battle but we managed to pull through with sheer strength alone. It's crazy that a couple of days ago I had no badges, and now I have two.

Ryme told me something strange before I left though. She said that I shouldn't follow any spirits outside. I told her I wouldn't do anything like that but she told me that "a Froslass had already made me her mark". I didn't know what that meant but I allowed her to 'remove the mark' which just involved her rapping aggressively at me.

Since we were tired and it was quite late I decided to rest at the Pokemon Center for a while. The cold wind was blowing quite fiercely and I got to see firsthand how the Montenevera candles didn't extinguish themselves. It's strange. Despite the gale, the blue glow never faded. I wonder what the kimono woman was doing with them.

I haven't seen her at all today. I assume it's just because it's a big town but I have a feeling that this is just like the teashop incident.

Good grief. I seem to be having so many ghost problems. I should ask Emporio what he does about it.

April 11

Today we started our trek to get up to the peak of Glaseado Mountain. Because I teleported here and didn't leave the town yesterday, I didn't get to see the full scale of this place. It's the tallest mountain of the region, snowed-over and chilly from the base to the peak. It's quiet, with only the wind and cries of Pokemon for company. Even though Montenvera is a day's hike away, it feels like I'm in a whole new region. It reminds me a lot of the days when I was alone on a ship, doing my oceanography research.

I'm very much underprepared for mountain climbing but Kosugi has been very good to me. Since he's an ice and rock type, he knows how to navigate the cold mountains. We don't have many daylight hours so the time saved by riding him is treasured.

I've taken shelter in a cave for the night with my new companion, Frail the whale Cettoddle. I just saw a whale out of the water, walking around like it owned the place, and just had to catch it. She's so cute that I wanted to name her Jolyne but I quickly realised how bad it would be if I did. We'll reach the top tomorrow.

April 12
I see why Paldea's Highest Peak is one of the Ten Sights of Paldea. As the name implies, it's the highest point of Paldea, and it offers a grand view of the region. We reached there early in the morning, so the sun was just rising over the East. I took several photos for the assignment (and even sent one to Jolyne and Carly) but then spent a while just admiring the view. This world is really beautiful. I'm grateful to Kosugi, to Pokemon, for allowing me to see such a thing. Without their help, I probably would have scaled a whole mountain or had any reason to.

After a pleasant start to the day, we started heading down the mountain. My plan was to go down and explore the Tagtree thicket before properly exploring the Paldea East Sea. However, something was... wrong. I'm not sure why I blanked out but one moment I was climbing down the mountain and the next minute I 'blipped' into a cave. According to the network, I'm not the only one. Everyone seems to have gotten confused and just ended up somewhere else.

To add insult to injury, I wasn't just in a cave, I was in a Salamence's nest. I'm not sure if I literally teleported there or I had unconsciously walked there but it seemed to notice me as I regained my senses. It roared at me and started to fight. Thankfully, I was quick to grab a Pokeball and Chariot was there, fending him off.

It was not an easy battle. Even though it didn't seem as experienced as Tear, Jolyne's green Salamence, it was angry and ferocious, unrelenting with its attacks. It was a constant back and forth. I ended up catching it to end the fight and give poor Chariot a break.

After we recovered from the battle with Shred (the Salamence), we proceeded to try find a way out. According to the sign, it seems like we've ended up in Dalizapa Passage, a rugged route that runs between Glaseado Mountain and the Great Crater of Paldea. I only vaguely remember seeing it on the map because it's a subregion of Glaseado Mountain but I know it's near the base of it. I'll follow it and, hopefully, we'll find a Pokemon Center or someone else to tell us how the hell we get out of here.

April 13
Still lost. However, we have plenty of food and an indication of East and West thanks to the sun. We should find an exit soon. If we don't, I'm going to have SP and Aggression smash one for us.

Aggression is my new Primeape. Like Shred, he saw me, got pissed and started to fight. SP made short work of him and originally I had no intention of catching him. However, upon losing, Aggression began to cry. It seemed like he was just lost and confused (I did notice how weird it was for a monkey to be here. Maybe he ended up here due to the same forces that confused us?)

Ended up catching him because I felt bad. Good grief, I'm getting soft. At least he stopped crying after I caught him and gave him my coat.

April 15
We finally made it out. That took three whole days. Three. At least we managed to find a town on top of getting out of that layered maze.

I'm actually not too far off my intended destination. We ended up in East Province, Area Three, a rocky region south-east of Tagtree Thicket. As we were resting (more out of relief that we were out than fatigue), a Dunsparce climbed their way into my bag. And now they refuse to get out. I don't know why they've chosen this, since they haven't eaten any food, but they sure are there. Despite SP literally pulling it out and throwing it some distance away, it keeps crawling back to sit in my bag. Weird.

I caught them to see if they'll allow being in a Pokeball in my bag instead of being just dead weight. Thankfully, they have so now I guess I have Package on my team. What a weirdo.

In less bizarre news, I've finally evolved Crimson into an Armorouge. I thought it was weird to see an old man in Zapapico with a chest plate (what he called Auspicious Armor). I didn't approach him but he hurried me down, seeing I was from out of town, and asked if I was willing to trade ten Bronzor Chips (stuff I found on the ground) for the armor. I almost ignored him but Crimson practically leapt out of her Pokeball and rather politely asked me to get it for her. As soon as we made the exchange, she took the armor and put it on. The Auspicious wishes in the armor seemed to fill her with energy and here she evolved right there and then.

She seems very happy about her evolution and is now showing it off to whoever wants to see. Chariot seems more enamoured than ever. How cute.