Azure

Took about 30 hours. Was only on Normal which made it quicker. Have started a new playthrough with similar restrictions for my first Hard playthrough and my options are much worse for the early game. Finishing chapter 6 and I have 4 units. Alear, Eite, Celine, and Yunaka. I don't get anymore until chapter 11 where I do get 2 in Kagetsu and Zelkov. Then chapter 12, 13 and 15 all get me a unit in Fogado, Timerra, and Rosado. Then it is 6 chapter break for my final unit Mauvier. Just need to get the Master Seal from then Anna mission then I can promote Alear so I can at least have an easier time getting the Tiki Emblem for Starsphere.

This is only going to be my third run of the game. Decided to do a limited run where I don't actually choose the units myself cause otherwise I'm just going to go back to using Framme, Chloe, the Royals and probably Zelestia again. Which is also partially the reason I set the limit to 9 units besides Alear since the deploy limit is 12 for most maps, before rising to 14 for the last couple. Did spin Alfred, Hortensia and Lapis on the wheel, so I have some I've used before. But, after chapter 5, Louis was useful and I can see why he is used.

Ended up wiping to Nessa. Killed the Pelipper a turn early, so my boosted Butterfree had to deal with a Tailwind boosted Barraskewda, and was outsped. Then hoped Durant would outspeed after the Tailwind ended, but nope and then got one-shot. Leaving a weakened Scolipede, Golisopod and Orbeetle. Scolipede then died to a crit Drill Run. Golisopod managed to get back to full from Leech Life against most of Nessa's team, but then Drednaw comes in and while Golisopod can survive a Max Rockfall, it triggers Emergency Exit.

Losing my Vikavolt in the prior Bede fight screwed me over. Also forgetting to replace Light Screen with Reflect on Orbeetle.

Six. Golisopod, Vespiquen, Orbeetle, Scolipede, Durant, and Vikavolt. Can still theoretically get a Butterfree, Escavalier, Accelgor, and Shuckle. Skorupi is also an encounter, but Drapion isn't Bug-type. There is also Scyther/Scizor, Heracross, and Volcarona on the Isle of Armor, if I end up needing more before Leon.

Well, that's the run over. I go to train in the dark grass and end up in a double battle against a Blitzle and Eelektrik. Turns out the Eelektrik had Wonder Guard and I had no Ground moves. So I was spamming the Run button and lost my Larion and Emolga. Then I get into a trainer battle against a Lillipup which uses Metronome and gets Frost Breath against my Gible. Didn't even reach Virbank.

The tale of Beta the Rayquaza killing Luvdisk was short. He died to a wild Combee.

Turn went: Use Destiny Spinner to turn Command Tower into X/X Elemental -> Use Yanna to create a copy of Primal Vigor -> Primal Vigor and my 5 Doubling Seasons instead stack to create 64 Primal Vigor Tokens -> Rosie Cotton of South Lane sees 64 Tokens ETB and so places a +1/+1 counter on Command Tower 64 times -> all 70 Primal Vigors and Doubling Seasons see this and stack reaching to counter cap 30 doubles in.

After using the DS Lite for a bit it is not completely functional. The touch screen refuses to work most of the time so I couldn't actual start a new file on Pearl as I couldn't press the button on the Pokéball. So outside of getting using the action replay to get the Manaphy egg I'll probably be using my 2DS which does make the top screen slightly smaller to match the DS. Screen size though it's fine, feels the same as when I'm using an emulator due to the distance from the screen.

I think I've only used Kaiden once and that was when I decided to start a non-imporred file on ME2 as FemShep. Have never really kept him alive since I usually play as MaleShep and romance Ashley in the first game. Then I rarely play the first game again since the combat is kinda clunky.

Here is the team used against Leon. Not that half of them matter Prosperity was all that was needed along with 1 Energy Root.

Need to rush out info before season 2 of Superstar airs in July. Would've liked to see more of just the original 5 members, but at the same time I don't really have a favourite of the bunch. Plus after reading the translations, Shiki is definitely best girl.

Out of the film, and was just fun. Never really been a huge Sonic fan, but both movies were fun watches. The pixel credits are always nice to see before the end credits scene. I also kinda want to play Sonic Heroes again.

Well after searching a bit more it was oeingally a map done of Africa in 1606, by Jodoco Hondious, which is now ruined by a failure of a ship which was made 306 years after it.

Was watching Encanto, and have now been listening to the songs from it on repeat. What Else Can I Do? and Surface Pressure are great. Great movie.

I'm probably going to be fine as it isn't that bad currently. It has given me the opportunity to catch up on reading through my visual novel backlog while I can't be at work. Am annoyed as I was planning to take my computer and link it to the TV in the sitting room to watch the Nijigasaki live this weekend, as now I just have to use my monitors instead.

Managed to beat Arceus, so everyone deserves a rest, except Arcanine who was chilling in the Pastures. Did wipe a few times as I suck at timing my dodges correctly. Samurott was MVP during the fight, tanking two Grass-type Judgements. Sure he was level 100 with maxed EVs, and I was kinda lucky in the fact my Arceus didn't have a Sp.Atk boosting nature. Garchomp as managed to nearly 1 shot the 2nd round of combat but missed by about 10% and got 1 shot in return. Palkia then came in and finished it off. No time to slowly grind out the Pokedex for the few requests I have left.

Pulled colourless on the Anniversary Banner to try and get a merge for either Summer Freyja or Harmonized Leif, and got a -Spd Lyre which kinda sucks. But thankfully I do have a +spd 4* copy I could always merge her into, or just use as Atk/Spd Catch fodder if I ever pull a Farina I can use for Atk/Spd Catch 4 and Atk/Def Rein.

Spent a couple of hours trying to find a 2' 8" Buizel for a request, and after final getting one after catching 93 of them, I went and accidently evolved it into a Floatzel. Should've paid more attention to which of my numerous Buizels I was using when evolving them for Pokedex data for Floatzel. Well, after I sleep it is back to trying to get another damn Buizel which is at least 2' 8".

Liked his refine and since I already had him at +2, just decided to build him. He does fill a nice role as a Res tank, which I am admittedly not that lacking in, but damage reduction is fun to use.

Hopefully, is reminding me a bit of school as I use to go straight to sleep or such after getting home. The moment I don't really have to think about stuff and can just sit back listening to music the tiredness just catches up. Not being a morning person and having to wake up early also doesn't help, especially since my body will pretty much always wake up a couple of hours before any alarm I set will go off.

Got back from work and promptly fell asleep for a couple of hours. Saturdays never tired me out that much previously, so I can only imagine how I am going to feel tomorrow through Saturday when I'm in for my 8 hour shifts.

Grinding is now done. Just need 300 Grails for the final merge on Julius, then I can figure out my next Grail Project. Averse would probably be the quickest choice as she is already at +5 and unlike the other choices of Summer Leonie and Ninja Shamir will actual get a refine. Though for now I can focus on spending feathers to merge Seliph. Plus with the upcoming banner forbweapon refines I may be able to get the final 2 merges for Adrift Female Corrin.

Bad portrait photo of dinner, not picture is dessert which was a nice sticky toffee pudding. Spent a good portion of dinner reminiscing about school, a place I was barely at because hurray for mental health issues. Now we are back on the train and my back is sore and the seats which are available are folding ones with no back support.

Game has now been beaten, and Eury was the MVP in the Cynthia fight. Ankylo was my main anti-Barry 'mon as he could tank Staraptor well enough I could just set up all 6 Curses then sweep. Chasm didn't do much, outside of occasionally setting up Stealth Rock, as I deleted Metal Burst as his Naive nature was actually helping out speed most of the stuff Galactic Grunts the the time and then forget to get it back until after I entered the fight with Aaron. Mega had his big moment against Mars and Jupiter on Spear Pillar. Haikou was great againt Bertha and Flint. And finally there is Chal, who honestly was the worst performer as Eury was just better in every stat bar Sp.Atk and after getting the Razor Claw was guaranteed a Sniper crit. Ended the game with 9 Pokémon + the Manaphy and Riolu eggs. I need to play more Pokémon games without falling back on 'mons I've used before, cause that was kinda fun.

Got all my 'mons caught. Couldn't find any Drifloon in the underground so I gave up and just caught a Ponyta. Nickname's are all based on prehistoric creatures. Eury is from the Eurypterids (or Sea Scorpions), Chasm from Chasmosaurus, Mega from Megatherium, Ankylo from Ankylosaurus, Chal from Chalicotherium, and Haikou from Haikouichthys. Next step is get enough Berries to get Haikou to evolve.