Pokémon White: Day Two

The most astonishing thing about Pokémon White? TMs don't break! Finally, because that never made sense given they're supposed to be CDs or something. Also, when a Pokémon falls asleep, their eyes close. It's the little things that count.

I beat my second gym and am now back in the Pinwheel Forest, chasing after a dragon skull and Team Plasma. I sympathize so hard with Team Plasma. I keep comparing them with real life organizations and thinking that they're going a bit too far, but they've got good intentions. I think you're supposed to think that. In-game, everyone goes on about how Team Plasma really seem to believe what they're saying. I don't know. I hope the game doesn't cop out with an easy answer of right/wrong. Team Plasma is fighting for Pokémon rights, and that's cool.

I still haven't managed to find a decent Wi-Fi connection so that I can get a Liberty Pass. I am so amazingly bummed you would not believe.

Current Pokémon in my party--

Penelope - Herdier, L16
Anne - Audino, L15
Morgan - Patrat, L15
Moriarty - Panpour, L15
Dupin - Woobat, L15
Jane - Pidove, L13

This is the in-training party at the moment, so most of my higher levels are in storage following the gym battle. That includes Sherlock, my Snivy, who evolved into Servine, and is at L17; Lara, my Purrloin, who is at L17; as well as Rose, my Munna, and Jin, my Timburr, who are at L18.

New name origins you might not know: Dupin is from Poe's series of detective stories. Jane is from Jane Marple, Agatha Christie. Jin is Jin Kazama from Tekken Tag (and other Tekkens, of course). Other fighting types will be named after Tekken characters as well. Oh, and Morgan is Derek Morgan from Criminal Minds. He and Penelope were the first two I caught. I taught him Cut, so he'll be around off and on. I hate Patrat, but oh well. (He's weak too, to add insult to uglyness!)