Its funny
how my engagement with Pokémon
UltraSun has completely changed through the capture of two
pokémon. I bought the
game a few weeks ago so I'd have something to play over Christmas
when family was being a bit trying. I didn't actually get that far
over the festive period beyond jumping through all the initial hoops
(picking my starter, learning how to battle and catch pokémon,
the usual). I found myself moderately annoyed that Zygarde cells had
been removed from the game and was a little intrigued by the little
robot chap and chapess wandering around but I wasn't really engaged.
Then, just
this weekend, I wandered into the Pokémon
Centre on Route 3 and one of the NPCs wanted to trade a Spearow for a
Hawlucha.
Now, I love
Flying-types and there are some that are just must haves for me when
they appear. Hawlucha is one of them: its a hawk that looks like a
Mexican professional wrestler. How could I not want that. I dutifully
wandered into the high grass looking for a Spearow (about the only
Flying-type whose design I utterly despise and will not have on my
team under any, any circumstances). I caught one, having accidentally
one hit killed about seven because I was stupidly over-levelled, and
returned to the Pokémon
Centre to claim my prize.
I was a
little annoyed that because of getting him in trade I didn't get to
name him but, nevermind, I had one of my favourite Pokémon
on my team. It was a definite pick me up.
Then came
the real turning point. After beating Captain Ilima's Trial I was
wandering around Verdant Cave looking for a Gumshoos I was going to
name “The Donald”. Sadly, I never found that Gumshoos but I did
stumble across something even better...
A Noibat! A
pokémon I had never seen
or heard of before but that looked so cool I had to have it. Its
funny how that happens sometimes. I had no idea what it did or what
type it was (being Flying), I just latched on to how cool the design
was. On the strength of design alone I think this little chappy is
going to remain a permanent fixture of my team.
As it turns
out its a Flying/Dragon-type and I've never had a Dragon-type before.
I've had my arse kicked by them on many an occasion but never had one
on the team before. He's only Level 8, the little fellow, and has
bugger all useful attacks but I hope that all that stands between it
and being as awesome in a fight as it is to look at is a little power
leveling.
Between this
and the little robot chap and chapess turning out to be a more
substantial new plot thread than I anticipated I'm feeling rather
re-energised about UltraSun.
Erika's
Pokémon
Team
(circa Melemele Meadow)
Barnrum
the Popplio
Weatherwax
the Murkrow
Diamondback
the Ekans
Sqidgy
the Inkay
Cha
the Hawlucha
Snuffles
the Noibat
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