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Well, I went hunting for Metal Coat Magnemites, and while I was doing that, I decided it was quite pointless to just run around without fighting the Bibarels, Golbats, Houndooms and Gravelers that popped up. So I managed to level my entire team to at least forty, surviving multiple attempted homocides from exploding Gravelers. Well. My entire team except one. Larry was still in the low level phase of trying to catch up to the rest of the team, and I thought Gastrodons had stronger defense than he did. Graveler Self-Destructed, and that was enough to kill one of the many. Many. MANY Water-types I've picked up recently. RIP Larry (Level 28 to 32). But at least I eventually found a Metal Coat and was able to trade Jemma into a Steelix.

Anyway, I beat Iron Island easily and got my Riolu egg, which hatched into a level 1 Riolu (named Jackson). With him holding the Soothe Bell, I got Jackson a massage, had him walk with him, and fed him a bunch of vitamins. Then I remembered he evolves during the daytime, so that was pointless anyway. Whatever. I fought and destroyed Byron's gym without breaking a sweat, and then instead of continuing the story, I cut through Mt. Coronet to catch some new Pokemon. I say new, but despite there being only two Ice-types in the Sinnoh dex, and both are concentrated to the area around Snowpoint City, I found a level 32 Meditite first on route 216. Okay, fine. Then it High Jump Kicks my Misdreavus, misses, and kills itself. Hooray.

Route 217 gave me MediCHAM. Specifically a level 36 Medicham (named Yasmin). That left just Acuity Lakefront. Surely THAT would get me either a Snover or a Sneasel. Nope. After my tremendous luck with the line thus far, I found a level 36 Machoke (named Butch). Hopefully he won't die like the previous members of that line I've caught. I'll continue the story soon enough. Also caught up to where I am in Diamond, which means trading over Palkia first and foremost.