Now that Eve's part of the team, she needs some new moves to defend herself with.



OH YEAH!



Who needs Dragon Rage when you can have total destruction?



Let's see what I can catch here...



Hmmm...don't have one of those yet.



Let's change that.



Maria the Venonat was caught!

At this point, much grinding occured.  Every trainer on Routes 12 - 18 was challenged and defeated.  But since that's a lot of trainers, I'm not gonna show every battle and instead show some of the highlights from the grindfest.



An absolute must-have.







That's nice!



I checked out the grass at Route 14 and found this!



Sure, it's not that useful in battles, but its breeding potential is unmatched.



Kevin the Ditto was caught!

Anyways, I went back to the Cycling Road routes and started beating the trainers there.  One trainer in particular sent out a Machoke.  I expected an easy battle, but then the unexpected happened.....



....my dragon was slain.  Crit-hit Revenge For the loss

R.I.P. Eve the Dragonair Lv.23-34



Cameron, make sure that Machoke never fights again.



And here's the team after the grindfest (and the loss of Eve....)

But why is Logan's level is so low compared to the others?  Well, it's because I'm probably gonna box him soon....



So this is the famous Fuchsia Gym....and apparently the Leader is a coward, hiding behind invisible walls....



How about I show YOU something?



Strategy PLUS brute strength ALWAYS wins.  And I thought this was a POISON-type gym??



But you're no ninja....



...though you are the only trainer in here with actual Poison-types.



Don't underestimate me, Koga.



Well, I'm pretty sure you've got some Koffing, and wee all know what Koffing does best, so I am a bit worried right now...



Let's do this!




Cameron's more than enough to beat you.  I expected more from you.



And you proved that you're weak.



Nice.



THAT'S why I couldn't Surf before.



And another free TM.  Awesome.

Now that I can Surf, it's time to pay a visit to....



....the Power Plant!  But I'm not here for Zapdos....



....I'm actually here for a Pikachu.  And since the highest level Pikachus here are Lv.26, I can use Aaron in the lead...



...and a Super Repel to avoid the weak Voltorbs and Magnemites.



DAMMIT!



Well, it's not a Pikachu, but with 12 resistances and one immunity, it's still quite useful.



Normally, I choose the names for my Pokemon.  But this one connected itself to a nearby computer terminal and displayed a brief message on the screen that read, "My name is GLaDOS."

GLaDOS joined the team!



And of course, I run into a Pikachu on my way out....



As for GLaDOS, it's got a good ability, good Sp.Atk, and the previously mentioned resistances....



....so it's officially joining the team!

However, its moves are a bit....useless.  It's got Spark and that's about it...so let's see what I can do to fix that.



After a few quick tests, I determined it to be Hidden Power Psychic, which could be useful for a last-ditch attack against Fighting types (which it is weak to)



With Ground being one of its major weaknesses, a move that weakens physical attack damage should be helpful.



And with its resistances, I can easily use Toxic to stall if needed.