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Well, the game has markedly become more difficult. I got to Victory Road and caught a level 45 Graveler (named Creed) to replace Sylvester, but he didn't last long. I wound up fighting an Ace Trainer with a Clefable, and my only Pokemon with either Steel or Poison attacks was Dani. Metal Claw did not OHKO, but a critical hit Moonblast did. And when I sent Creed in to Earthquake the thing to death, another critical hit Moonblast took him out as well. RIP Dani (Level 35 to 52). RIP Creed (Level 45 to 46).

Things continued going wrong (though I'm not REALLY complaining, since I'm mostly using my D-team and I had 30 Pokemon upon entering Victory Road) as I fought a Veteran, and I had nothing particularly strong against Hippowdon. I figured I'd send in Irwin in hopes he could OHKO with Bubblebeam, but not so much. Irwin survived the Crunch attack with 4 HP, but Hippowdown's ability kicks up a Sandstorm, and that's all it took to kill Irwin. RIP Irwin (Level 31 to 52).

And then I fought a tag-team of Ace Trainers, who both apparently know how to play Pokemon. I'm so used to NPC trainers sucking that they caught me off-guard. Staraptor Close Combatted Erin, and Whiscash finished her off with an Earthquake, while Sumara could only flap helplessly. The Whiscash tried to finish her off with Zen Headbutts, but she outlasted and survived the battle. RIP Erin (Level 3 to 50).

I finally got out of Victory Road with my four casualties, and decided to surf the waters of the Pokemon League for my final catch of a standard Nuzlocke run. A level 39 Tentacruel (named Tyana) joined the party, and at this point, I know I need more training. Cynthia is notoriously hard, even for non-Nuzlocke players, and I'm averaging 12 levels lower than her strongest Pokemon, across the board. So I went back underground, only to discover that the level boost for beating Volkner is unforgiving.

The Gravelers, in addition to knowing Explosion and Earthquake, now have Stone Edge as well, giving them three of the strongest moves for their respective typings, and Sturdy, so I can't hope to reliably OHKO them. Woody fell victim to this first, as an Earthquake crit killed him, and then Samantha died to a Stone Edge. My batteries are dying, so this is the end of my update for today. RIP Woody (Level 16-51). RIP Samantha (Level 8-51).