Day 2: Poisoned Water

The first gym took a heavy toll on my Pokemon.  I was glad to be able to move forward out of the town and catch a few new Pokemon to train.  It was a great surprise to me to discover that the next town and gym were adjacent to the towns I had already explored!  Ack!  Charmander did not cherish the thought of walking into the Poison Gym alone.

Luckily, there were fields on the south side town!  Thrilled beyond belief, I took Charmander to the fields and waited to see who the newest member of my party would be.  Rustling in the grass there was a.... Pidove!  Oh...  Not exactly a thrilling sight for a battered grass type Pokemon trainer.  I issued Charmander the command to Growl at his opponent, reducing their ability to deal devastating damage.  Between that and a hefty use of potions to restore his health, I finally managed to reduce the Pidove's attack and health to low enough levels to catch them.  With two options to fight with, my prospects started looking up immediately.

I continued my exploration around everywhere-but-the-gym, and discovered an industrial complex and trainers looking to combat.  It was in those fields that I encountered a Magnemite.  Perfect!  Since Lambchop had been taken out to pasture, I was thrilled to add another electric type to my party.  My resistance to its lightening made catching Magnestic an easy task.  NOTE: at the time, I thought the industrial complex was detached from the other Southern fields I caught the Pidove.  I don't actually think that's the case, so this may not have been legit to my rules.

With my two new friends, I began training them up, and made short (and much easier) work of the Poison Gym than I did the previous one.  This time, I lost none of my friends to the fight.  With an armament of 3 Pokemon at my disposal, my prospects are looking up again.