[HEADING=2]Let?s Play: Pokemon Ruby Part 3: In which we meet the Evil Team Cult[/HEADING]

So here we are in the Petalburg Woods. Here's a map of what it looks like.


And then we see this guy. Just standing in one place, looking forward. Does anyone do anything interesting in their free time in the pokemon world?

Sadly, there's no option to show them if you have one.

Annnnnnnnd this is the first we see of the evil team cult in this game. More on that later.
What do you want?




And he hides behind a 12 year old girl. If a scary man in red comes up to you and demands research papers, what do you do? I don't know, perhaps give them over or run away. Nothing stopping him from involving law enforcement, right?

Need I remind you that our hero is a child?

Not by choice

Wait, you have a team? Can I join?

Did you get those clothes at Hot Topic?

He's taken down easily enough.


You've already lost to a child once. And you wanna do so again?

And you're telling me this.... why?

Whatever helps you sleep at night, poser



Gee, thanks.




That was odd. Anyhow, I caught a bunch of pokemon that I wasn't expecting this update.


And then I emerge from the woods.

There's a flower/berry shop nearby. Let's stop in.



Nope

And here we come to two-on-two battles. I rather enjoy these. If I'm not mistaken, they were added in Generation 3.

I'd make a joke about fighting twin sisters at once, but even I have standards.

Again, they're rather easy fights, when it's all said and done. We then come across a guy who has three Magikarps


And now we're in a new town.
I go north and run across a few pokemon.

I think we can all agree that this:

looks like this:

Right?
A few fights later...


That should make things easier.
There's also a nearby cave.

Damn you, small rocks! You're almost as bad as the small shrubs!


Easy there, big guy. Easy.

Here's the obligatory pokemon school.

Annnnnd here's the Gym. That will be the bulk of my next update.

And here's our team. Think we stand a chance? I think so
Question time: What is your favorite pokemon type? As in, water, fire, flying, ect.
I'm partial to Ice. I've always thought ice, in and of itself, was rather cool.