So, after a break, on to the Viridian Forest.
Current Party: Magnus, Tifa, Tweety, Dan
Heading up a little and into a large field of tall grass, I grab a Poke Ball. But before I can get out of the grass, I encounter the Pokemon I'm going to have to catch for this area: Weedle...that's pretty disappointing.
Karate Chop, Karate Chop, Karate Chop, get Poisoned...Oh shit, NO! NO NOT THAT!
Well, at least I caught Weedle
Name: Sting
Pokemon: Weedle
Gender: Male
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Shield Dust
Starting Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot
Starting Level: 6
Holding: Nothing
Stats:
HP: 22
Attack: 9
Defense: 9
Special Attack: 8
Special Defense: 6
Speed: 12
Okay. Okay. Don't panic. We just have to get back to the Pokemon Center, and I can heal Magnus if I need to. Just be very careful. It's five steps for every point of HP that he has left, and he's got 27. So basic math tells me that's 135 steps. No pressure...right?
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Crap, I'm not out of there yet
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Okay, we're in the building
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We're in town now. Almost there, Magnus
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Good we're in. That was close. I'm gonna buy up some antidotes just in case this happens again.
And while I'm here, I'm gonna get a few more Poke Balls and some Paralyze Heals just in case.
Anyway, going the other way, I can find another Potion, so now I've got 3 to work with. We go a little farther forward and we fight our first fight against a trainer that's not Douchey. And thankfully, every single trainer in this place is a freaking Bug Catcher, and they are horrible at fighting. And while I'm here, I might as well put Tweety in front to give her some easy experience. Plus, there are some Trainers that have Cocoons, so Sting can get some free experience there.
Speaking of Cocoons, I was able to get my first evolution of the run. Thanks to the Silcoons and Cascoons, Sting was able to evolve from a simple little Weedle to a Kakuna! Fun times all around!
I also found an Antidote after one of the trainer battles, ironically, the one where I had Sting poison Silcoon and and Cascoon.
And then, in the fight after that, Tweety was able to learn Gust. Good for her

I later find another Potion and use it to heal Tweety, since she was nearly killed by another trainer with a Surskit who brought her down to 1 health thanks to a critical Quick Attack.
After getting out of the forest, I found another woman, who gave me a Torchic.
Name: Colonel
Pokemon: Torchic
Gender: Male
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Blaze
Starting Moves: Scratch, Growl, Focus Energy, Ember
Starting Level: 10
Holding: Nothing
Stats:
HP: 29
Attack: 18
Defense: 14
Special Attack: 18
Special Defense: 16
Speed: 16
Colonel also seems to have gotten along rather well with Tweety. Maybe it's because they're both based off of birds. Well, anyway, time to move on and get out of this forest. Pewter City's up ahead, and we'll need to get a Pokemon from there as well.
Once I get into Pewter, I see a patch of tall grass. Since I should probably get that Pokemon out of the way asap, I decide to go in. Surprisingly, there's a Sun Stone in the grass here.
And the Pokemon I'm getting is...Nosepass? Um...Okay. Dan was thankfully able to help me catch it.
Name: Ruby
Pokemon: Nosepass
Gender: Female
Nature: Hasty
Ability: Magnet Pull
Starting Moves: Tackle, Harden
Starting Level: 11
Holding: Nothing
Stats:
HP: 28
Attack: 15
Defense: 31
Special Attack: 17
Special Defense: 27
Speed: 13
So, with that out of the way, now we can go and heal up.
Inside of the Pokemon Center is yet another Gift Pokemon.
Name: Gobie
Pokemon: Mudkip (I prefer Treecko over Mudkip)
Gender: Male
Nature: Docile
Ability: Torrent (Mudkip's a pirate)
Starting Moves: Tackle, Growl, Mud Slap, Water Gun
Starting Level: 10
Holding: Nothing
Stats:
HP: 33
Attack: 19
Defense: 15
Special Attack: 17
Special Defense: 17
Speed: 13
So, now we have to do some level grinding. I'm going to try and work Gobie, Dan, and Tifa up to Level 15 if I can. Ruby and Nosepass are going to wait in the box while I do this, so that means Tweety, Sting, and Colonel are going to stay in the group, not that those three are going to get much action. Some lady also gave me an egg. I'll bring it with me for when I go through Mt. Moon. Considering how many times I'm going to go in and out of that place, I might as well. For now, let's do some training. And for that,
we're gonna need a montageWith that out of the way, we've got our team of mons that are ready to take down Brock and his rock-types. Let's go!
First fight is against a camper named Liam. His first Pokemon is Aron. Gobie took care of him easily. Next up is a Sandshrew. Nothing that Dan can't handle. Finally, he sends out a Nosepass. Tifa didn't even break a sweat against him. Now that he's down, it's time for Brock.
Brock doesn't just have 2 Pokemon in this game. He has six. His first is Geodude. Gobie washes him away with no effort. Next is a Kabuto. It's dual-typing makes it extremely vulnerable to Dan. He even leveled up from it. I also replaced Dan's Pound with Pursuit. Next, Brock sends out Rhyhorn. Tifa takes it down in one shot. Brock then tries to surprise me with Vulpix. But fortunately, I've got Gobie on my team. So it should be easy to-wait, WHAT! Hypnosis! Dammit, I didn't pack any awakenings! And she confuses him! Fuck, I can't hit her! Damn, gotta heal him. Crap, she put him to sleep again! URGH! Oh, great, Substitute. Yeah, that's going to make my life easier. Maybe Tweety can. OH COME ON! HYPNOSIS AGAIN! URGH! How about Tifa! There we go. Vulpix down. Oh, and she leveled up too. Goody. Alright, time to beat Lord Helix. Treecko's got that handled pretty well. Alright, last Pokemon in Brock's team: Onix. Ho boy. Low kick didn't kill him, and he just healed himself. Now he's digging? Alright. Tweety can come out now. She's safe. Let's see if Dan can take him out. Crap, he's paralyzed by Dragonbreath. Let's heal up Tifa and bring her back out. There we go! Brock is down! Oh hey, Tweety even levelled up. Oh, and Dan's evolving from Treecko to Grovyle! That's handy. Anyway, we get the Boulder Badge and the TM for Rock Tomb.
With all of that done, I think now is a good time to call it. Next time, we're off to Mt. Moon
Events:
Got Sting the Weedle in the Viridian Forest.
Sting the Weedle evolved into a Kakuna in Viridian Forest
Got Colonel the Torchic from a building just after leaving Viridian Forest
Got Ruby the Nosepass in Pewter City
Got Gobie the Mudkip at the Pokemon Center in Pewter City
Got an egg in Pewter City.
Dan the Treecko evolved into a Grovyle at the Pewter City Gym
Defeated Brock, gaining the Boulder Badge from him.