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Music: Opal Ward



We are in Reborn City. Right now we are in the Grand Hall of the Opal Ward.

Map of the Opal Ward



Most of this update will be in Peridot Ward, left of the Opal Ward where the train exploded last update. It's where we'll fight Michelle BayJulia for our first gym badge.

What we've seen of Reborn City is a total shithole. Unfortunately, the rest of Reborn City will not be much different. Even more unfortunate is that we'll be in here for a good while, so get comfy with the place.



Replacing the late DONGS is Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way Enoby. Like all good Mary Sues (is that an oxymoron?) she has special debugbullshit powers. For instance, she can turn any Pokemon into a shiny. She can also reroll IVs of certain Pokemon that have not battled and are not caught through normal means.

Also like a Mary Sue, she can develop new powers out of the blue if all else fails, or for entertainment purposes.

Unfortunately, for fairness purposes, she can't progress using powers that do more than eliminate tedium. For instance, she can't just conjure up badges or make our Pokemon obey above the level cap set by our current badges.

Speaking of that level cap, the worst thing about it is not the fact that it's expanded to all Pokemon. Oh no. The worst thing in my opinion is that it's entirely unnecessary. Why?

Remember Gen V? Specifically, remember Gen V's experience system (That Gen VII also uses)? Where the EXP each Pokemon gains is scaled depending on how their levels are compared to the fainted opposing Pokemon's? Where the higher level a defeated Pokemon is compared to your participating Pokemon, the higher the EXP gained, and vice versa?

That is in this game.

Yeah, they already have a system taken from the official games discouraging you from overleveling your Pokemon, and yet they made the obedience level cap global anyway.

I guess you can regardless overreach the level cap if you use only one Pokemon up to the gym leader, which I've tested in a test playthrough up to but not including the gym battle with just a starter battling everything.

If they're worried that the experience algorithm isn't enough, they could at least tighten up the experience scaling algorithm.



Back on topic, this is Enoby's shiny starter, Dementia. That OT name doesn't look right, though.

This game, like Uranium, does shows EV/IVs by the number, they get their own portion of the stat screen here.



Wild Pokemon (X and Y Super Training Remix)

Outside the Grand Hall we can already catch some Pokemon in the convenient small patches of grass.

Specifically, we can catch the following here:

Pidgey

Rattata

Ekans

Meowth

Hoothoot

Spinarak

Bidoof

Patrat

The Ekans may have the Intimidate ability which drops the opponent's Attack by one stage (down to 66% of the original stat in the usual instance), which is useful.

Bidoof is useful for at least two things, and while neither of them are battle-related, one of them is learning Headbutt to hit tall trees to knock down more Pokemon for us. The other will be revealed later this update.

I have plans for using some Rattata, but those won't be relevant for a while.

Meowth is actually the most important right now due to one thing in particular: the Pickup ability a Meowth may have. This means a chance of the Meowth silently holding a usually decent item after a battle of any kind. Having more Pickup slaves in your party means more chances to get items...



...And it just so happens I managed to get 6 of these buggers.

It's weird that they allowed you to get 'mons with an easy way of stockpiling good items literally in the first patches of grass you can encounter.

Here's Pokemon Reborn's pickup tables.




Trainer Battle (Hoenn Trainer Battle Remix?)

There's something on the top-right of the accessible area that we'll want to get, and the only thing standing in our way are some Trainers. The trainers in the above screenshots directly block and challenge you if you try to go around them with a Pokemon. If you beat one of these two, the other will not block you, but will still challenge you if you talk to him. We'll only be covering one of them in this post, though.

All right, back off. This here is Opal Bridge. In other words, if you wanna pass, the only way, is to earn your right of way.
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Hotshot Eric

Level 5 Bidoof

Money Reward: $80

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Music: Normal Victory (Gym Leader Victory Remix) + Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions

Have it your way.

All right, go ahead.


On the way there you'll have to fight one or two like this where bypassing their line of sight is impossible. We'll not be covering every trainer that we can battle in this post, but there'll be a link to all the trainers we can encounter prior to the gym leader at the end of the update.



Here's one of Pokemon Reborn's favorite things: Pokemon visible in the overworld map. This Pachirisu is being bullied by some twits, and all we need to do is beat them up and the chipmunk will thank us by joining us without a battle.


Hey, can't you see we're busy here? Scat!
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Youngster Randy

Level 6 Trubbish

Money Reward: $54

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...Uhrr...

Uh... Right, do whatever you want.

...

Hey, little Pokemon... You like to swim, right?

P-p-pa...

Heh, if you don't do exactly as we say, we'll throw you right over the bridge.

'Eyy, you messin' up our game. Shoo, fly. 'Less you gonna stop us.
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Hotshot Jackson and Street Rat Mack

Level 6 Lillipup

Level 6 Poochyena

Money Reward: $96

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Hmph...

Eyyy... All right, all right already.

Pah. Fine, we'll stop.



Simple enough, for now. Aside from collecting a few hidden items and fighting more trainers, this is actually all that is there in the Opal Ward for now that isn't blocked by cops.

Music: Peridot Ward

Map of the Lower Peridot Ward



After capturing the terrorist and doing... not nice things to him, the cops are no longer blocking the way to the rest of Peridot Ward.



Got any change? Spare $50? (Yes/No) Much obliged.

He still begs for money after the first time you pay him. He'll move away after two more payments of $50.

Not sure why they made him ask for all $150 up front other than maybe making you think this guy is gonna beg forever.

Thank you, kindly. I'mma gonna go take a snooze.



Unlike the time DONGS got scammed out of $500, we get an award for our generousity in the now-accessible house.



You may want to reload until this little thing turns out to be male with its hidden ability Own Tempo. Upon evolving this specific type of Espurr at Level 25+, it gets Prankster, which basically allows it to use status moves first regardless of Speed unless the opponent uses something like Quick Attack.



I'm guessing that since this is a shithole of a region that the devs thought to hide a bunch of shit everywhere.

The dumpster rattled slightly... ...A Pokemon jumped out!



Ironically, examining the nearby dumpster gives us somehing a bit less trash, but not something I'm willing to use.



In the house nearby that dumpster is this Whismur. Like the Espurr, he's attracted to snacks.



Unlike the Espurr, he's not willing to join us without a friendly game of violence, though. A Whismur may actually be useful in the gym battle if you catch one with the Soundproof ability.



Not showing you the inside of the house. Only notable thing about this Name Rater is that he renames even Pokemon you don't originally own. We'll actually be getting Pokemon given to us from other people but still retain their original owner's OT, which means they get boosted experience.



Since you've so kindly wandered into my house, any chance you'd be interested in this here Old Rod? I'll tell you something: Azurine Lake used to be somethin' grand, with no end to the wonder it held. But now the only thing it holds is pollution. So I'm packing up my things and leaving. This is my very last rod, but if it can be of any use to you, I'm happy to let you have it. What do you say? (Yes/No)

Obtained Old Rod!

Take care, stranger.

A running theme in NPC chatter is that Reborn was apparently an awesome paradise to end all paradises over all those stupid official regions until a 'cataclysm' happened that turns it into the awful shithole to end all shitholes it is today.

The only reason I brought this up now instead of when it becomes plot-relevant is because someone else had this to say on the subject:



for its brilliant blue hue. So what is this? The Shit-brown Lake?

I must admit, this made my chuckle.



I don't have anything to offer you, except a fight. Unless that's what you're here for. (Yes/No) Suit yourself.

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Fisherman Morey

Level 10 Goldeen

Money Reward: $180
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Hah! You've got spirit, kid!

I like you! Tell you what! I'll let you into the back. Hope you have a fishing rod.



The fisherman was guarding this pool from us. It contains Level 7-11 Goldeens and Finneon, but strangely no Magikarp.



It doesn't help that Pokemon Reborn has the stupid RSE fishing mechanic, though.



One drawback on a Contrary Snivy is that moves like Growth is mostly (if not completely) useless. Maybe it'll be useful if you need to weaken its attacking stats for some reason.




There's another set of wild Pokemon in a garden accessible through this building, but like with that pool we have to beat another trainer to access it.

So, you wish to enter my garden? Once, I let just anyone in. But then the careless people of this city ruined it. Are you different from them? Can you prove to me that you are of higher caliber? (Yes/No) Then show me your dedication.

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Elder Seacrest

Level 8 Caterpie

Level 8 Wurmple

Money Reward: $216

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Enough.

I've seen enough. Please treat my garden with respect.



The main difference between this garden and the grass by the Grand Hall is that this contains Cherubi and some intro-level bugs, and isn't very remarkable.


Reborn has a special technique for this move! Unlike in other regions Ally Switch is used with negative priority as a pivot to switch out at the end of a turn rather than the beginning! Do consider what kind of tactical application this may have.

Okay lady for randomly giving this tidbit for a move without a respective TM and isn't learned by any Pokemon obtainable nearby here.



The devs sure do love their Japanese, to the point that they have to fill some of the city walls with Japanese characters like here.

Anybody that can speak moonspeak tell if they're actually saying something or just plain gibberish?


Did you know? Inkay are creatures so strange that even the way they evolve is bizarre! Normally you have to make sure they're upside down when it comes-to... But around here, if you startle one while it has the chance to evolve, it will actually go through with it!

Why do I have a feeling that whatever method Reborn has to replace the "flip the squid upside down by flipping the 3DS upside down" method of evolution manages to be more off the wall and stupider?

'Ey, you got some style. You got the skill to back it up? (Yes/No)


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Hotshot Seth

Level 8 Stunky

Level 8 Poochyena

Money Reward: $128
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That's skill all right.

Yo, follow me.



This is an alley. The noteworthy thing about them is that they act like caves where any time is a potential random encounter spot.

This one contains Poochyena, Trubbish, and Stunky, two of which can poison you with Poison Gas.



Poison is of course troublesome because you'll either have to stockpile on Antidotes or run back to the Pokemon Center every time you get poisoned, which is a lot if you're trying to grind here. Thankfully there are more lucrative ways to grind even before Julia, so there's no reason to grind here.



On the other hand, Poison in the overworld map of recent official Pokemon games as well as this game can't faint your pokemon and will fade away when your Pokemon has 1 HP left. The reason I'm mentioning this is because...



...Sometimes Pokemon Reborn pulls an accidental twist and crash your game after the "X survivied the poison!" message for shits and giggles. Fun.




What's gonna be common in this LP is me abridging the dialogue for certain scenes, because being a fangame some of these scenes will drag on, and the less people have to read, the better.


This is Bug Gym Leader Shelly. What is the problem citizen?

My Kricketot's feeling terrible!

Kricketot is just lonely. Have you been taking care of it?

No. Too much time doing work and shit. Maybe I'm not cut out for keeping a pet. Can either the experienced Bug Gym Leader or the random stranger take care of it instead?

Sure citizen. It will live a better life where it is going.

*Kricketot gets digitized into a digital storage room forever*



ERROR! ERROR! NPC is in the way of movement! Will resume when tile is unoccupied.



Gee, I thought we left NPC getting in the way of movement scripts from certain Final Fantasy VI glitch exhibitions. Couldn't they make her phase through NPCs or does Pokemon Essentials/RPG Maker XP even have that functionality?



Okay, since the trainer (Named Kelly, apparently) did give us a Kricketot, it's considered a traded pokemon, for what that entails.





A Pansear only appears in this area under the bridge when it's raining outside, and even then not always.

Speaking of Pokemon with dumb spawning conditions, there's at least two more we can find in the scope of this update, and it turns out we can get them right now from here. We'll just need to adjust the system clock over and over until it generates the right weather that will proc these idiots.



Specifically, when not only is it raining like in previous screenshots, but when it's fucking thundering outside. That's when the Electric-type pokemon come out, you see. Yes, the distinction is enough to determine whether the following two pokemon, one of which will be seeing a use this update.

Supposedly, the (as of this post) current version of the game runs on a 5-day cycle, where weather may change to the next step of the cycle every 8 hours.
Manually changing the system clock to manipulate the system doesn't seem to work well. Usually I end up just setting the clock forward/backward 8 hours and hope for the best.



First off, back to the alley:



There's this Tynamo. Doesn't learn much of anything (if at all) until it evolves and it doesn't evolve for far too long to be useful anytime soon.




More importantly, hiding behind one of the satellite dishes by Julia's gym, north of that beggar from before, is this Blitzle. This is what is going to be used this update. You can guess right now where the base of its usefulness lies.



A note is stuck to the glass:
"Julia, do consider your soporific tendencies before agreeing to rendezvous during your 'naptime'. Nonetheless, we will proceed to the factory. Join immediately."

Looks like we got to go get ourselves some PLOT to resolve before the game will let us give Julia a piece of our mind.


Operation Hours: MON-SUN: Entirely dependent on how much coffee you bring.

...Does Julia really run the fucking power plant, or does she simply use it as a gym?



There's something written underneath.

"Neo-Circuit is such a LAME name! I officially re-title this place the Electro-Dazzle Happy Boom-Time House of Cheer!"

...If it wasn't the fucking power plant, I would pray to some god that the Pokemon world worships (Arceus is not worshipped so it doesn't count) that someone blows up this place. With her inside it, of course. Otherwise she'll probably enjoy it.

Let's see if we can sequence break around having to deal with her, shall we? Let's try going under the bridge to the right of Peridot Ward to Obsidia Ward. Maybe that place will be less terrible.


I don't know why, but the 'cracks' all around Peridot Ward as well as this big 'crack' here look terrible.


Of course we can't get away from our troubles.

Music: Atmospheric - Explore (Mystery Dungeon Primal Diala Remix v.II)
(The music actually plays at half pitch here, however I spent so much time on this update that I can't be assed to record this version of the song. )




This small portion of the "Underground Railnet" we can access right now only contains one Pokemon that I could find in a random encounter here: Noibat.



It also has Level 5 Woobat that spawn if you step in one of their shadows that regenerate when you reenter this area.



I think we got through everything in the Lower Peridot Ward. Now we press on to the Upper Peridot Ward. We're only halfway done with clearing this area.

Map of the Upper Peridot Ward




I was given this Pokemon, but no way I'm raising this stupid pink thing. I really just want an evolved Pokemon, something simple to use. Like, Bibarel. Bro-barel. If you have a Bibarel, want to trade it for this thing? (Yes/No) Such a pain.

Be right back, little man. I've just the Pokemon for you.

Music: Evolution



But before we give him the Bibarel, let's make it headbutt some trees.



The trees outside the Grand Hall contain Spearow, Pineco, and Combee.

Remember that TV at the last update where we watched the Gossip Gardevoir invade someone's privacy? There's also a "Hunting" channel where one of the possible messages when you 'watch' it is basically:

Here we are by the Grand Hall and... is that a Combee? Why can't we find those on the grass?! It's not like there are trees or anything that Pokemon based on bees may buzz around.



They also like to use gamer terminology.



Okay, we're done headbutting trees. Let's trade this sucker for whatever that bro wants to part with.

Enoby traded BIBAREL for MUNNA!

So cash. Thanks!



To be honest, I can understand why he wants to get rid of this thing.






So here's this Wingull flying quickly all over the room. You get nothing special for catching/fainting it despite one of the NPCs here feaking out over it, though.

I think this is the only Pokesnax-attracted Pokemon that actually eats the PokeSnax. You could potentially go through every Pokemon here with just the one PokeSnax we robbed from that old man from before, leaving this one for last.



They said to meet at the old factory. Maybe they meant the other factory. They should've specified. Hm? Hey, what are you looking at? Got a problem? You don't know who you're messing with. Name's Fern. I'm the cool cat, and the top dog. Got it? Cuz I don't think you do. Get ready for a lesson in class!

Music: Rival Battle (Black 2 and White 2 Champion Iris Remix)

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Swag Jockey Fern

Level 10 Lotad

Level 12 Snivy

Level 13 Budew

1 Potion

Money Reward: $494

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Note that this Budew is actually his ace for some reason. Just saying that Budew doesn't look the type to be an 'ace' pokemon, especially when you have a Snivy in the smae team.

Maybe if you evolved into a Roselia (which is possible at this point since it's a friendship based evolution) before this battle, perhaps.

I would like to spoil that Fern has the most pokemon of anybody we'll fight up until the end of this update.

Music: Major Victory (Mystery Dungeon Primal Dialga Remix)

Hah! Way to get lucky.

Whatever, man. Don't have time for this. Unlike you, I have places to be, and people waiting for me. So what if you're doing the Gym League challenge? You don't even have a badge yet? Talk about lame. Maybe you should go work on that. I, however, am required elsewhere. Later, loser!

Fern is actually a walking, talking event flag that we just triggered. We just don't know it yet. Game Design!




We can't get away from Julia through here either.

There's probably a stupid reason in the Jasper Ward that this officer is keeping away from us, isn't it.



There's another alley here. It contains pretty high level 'mons for this part of the game. To be exact, a range of about Level 7-15 'mons hang around here. It contains Trubbishes and Poochyenas like the lower alley, but unlike the lowe alley it contains Purrloin instead of Stunky.

Unfortunately, in a moment of missed opportunity, a Purrloin will not see use in the one battle we'll cover in detail. Turns out Purrloin also has Prankster, plus shit like Sand Attack that works well with it.

The Purrloin will see use later on, at least behind the scenes. Gotta fill my goffik quota, man.
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Youngster Jimmy

Level 10 Patrat

Money Reward: $90

Challenged to a battle: Check out the most powerful Patrat in the world!

Defeated in battle: What? But my Patrat is best Patrat!

Talked to after winning: My cousin, Joey, will be so disappointed.


Youngster Jackie

Level 10 Zigzagoon

Money Reward: $90

Challenged to a battle: You wanna see something truly unique?

Defeated in battle: Huh? But my Zigzagoon is highest level!

Talked to after winning: Don't tell Joey I lost!

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Then there's these two chucklefucks. Another thing Reborn likes to do is to insert relatives of canon characters fucking around in this hellhole. As relatives of Youngster "Top Percentage Rattata", they devs tried to replicate the "Top Percentage" shtick with them, instead of just trying to develop Joey's character or anything. Even worse is that they didn't quite understand that "Top Percentage" could be implied to mean "Top Breed", and instead took it to mean "Strongest" or "Highest Level", which doesn't make sense as their Pokemon are level 10.

There's actually quite a lot of trainers here that I haven't been covering this update. Around ~50 Trainer battles can be encountered up until we beat Julia. Most of them aren't quite as noteworthy as these two. Sure, there's a few that threaten to kidnap you or steal your money, at least they're not spouting dead memes and references or other shit as the assholes that we'll encounter later.


Muggers already took one of my babies and I know they'll come back! Get out! I don't want to risk anything happening! Please go!



Apparently talking with that woman above triggered these two bozos to appear in this house by the alley, becuase they weren't here, even after I've beaten Fern.

Understood.

If this woman figures out we're targetting (sic) her she's sure to flee Reborn for sure. That's one more--

We've been found!

It's of no consequence. There's no way to know where we're headed. Hey kid, stay out of our business if you know what's good for you.

Back in the Igglybuff lady's home...



No one's going to help you, Miss. This Pokemon belongs to Team Meteor now.If this woman figures out we're targetting (sic) her she's sure to flee Reborn for sure. That's one more--

...What? You found us after all?

Is that so... Then I'm afraid you'll just have to be eliminated.

Dudes. You appeared at that house right after I talked to that lady you're trying to rob.

This is an attack.

So brace for impact.

To eliminate this infestation!

To restore the art of God's own nation!

To break apart the world above!

To find what lies beneath truth and love!

Team Meteor!

Resonating with the eternal light!

Run away now, don't try to fight!

For justice! That's right!

Way to ruin your attempted image at being this super-serious villain team (unlike those other lanme villain teams) by doing what most of them haven't done and imitate those two Pikachi-obsessed twerps from the anime nobody gives a shit about!

And you even manage to sound lamer than the original motto you're trying to ape! "This is an attack"? Really?

Music: Meteor Grunt Battle (Johto Legendary Remix v.III)
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Meteor Grunt Geoff and Meteor Grunt Audrey

Level 11 Koffing

Level 11 Grimer

Money Reward: $220

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How could we fail...

I knew this would be a problem!

... If we continue, we jeopardise our main objective. Retreat.

Thank you so much for saving my precious Pokemon! I don't know what I would have done... But what if they coome back? They'll definitely come back... I couldn't bear for my precious baby to fall into the hands of thugs like them! I know! You! Please keep it safe and eliminate those people! Will you? You saved it once, I'm sure I can trust you to watch over it!



Sure, it'll be safe Miss...



...Linda. I wouldn't count on being loved or actually getting outside of some digital storage room, though. That'll depend on fate, among other things. If the train weren't busted and Enoby can actually talk, I'll tell you to move the hell away from this place instead.







In more programming-related news, this PokeSnax-craving Budew and that old man literally popped into existence in a single frame after I collected that Potion. It's like they had some weird time-related eventing going on but were bad at it.


Despite being found in the middle of nowhere, this Budew apparently belongs to a "Sweet Co."

Also, apparently our name changed to Ebony in that sequence of screenshots.



Here's another scene I had to abridge. Now we're dealing with the asshat that scammed EnobyDONGS earlier.


Ugh. It's you. Let's make a deal. Give me another $500 and I'll give you this Pokemon.

...NOT!

Hey, it's me. The salesman that was 'robbed'. Thanks for the free $1000! We'll make sure to spend it well.

Beat us in a battle and maybe we'll give it to you for reals.

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Street Rat Arnie and Fisherman Milhouse

Level 11 Fletchling

Level 11 Clauncher

Money Reward: $88

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Maybe we should give up the Pokemon before this gets out of hand.

Sorry. Some kid took it and fled to the Obsidia Ward.



Let's get out of here and spend this $1000 on drinks or some shit.


Let's just say that small scam from last update now turned into a very terrible sidequest.

How bad is it? Well just look at this here webpage. If the Pokemon they're passing around like a baton here is what they say it is...



The stray pokemon (sic) attacked!



If it's raining, by interacting with this 'fountain', we can encounter this little shit. The Hunting channel may sometimes tell you about this.



Ursa...? Ursa Ursa Ursa!!!

Teddiursa fled!

So here's another stupid thing. This Teddiursa appeared out of nowhere in this spot for no reason, and it decides to play a game of Hide and Seek that spans up to...



...6 different spots all over the Opal/Peridot area until finally the damn thing decides to act like a normal wild Pokemon.



Remember when this door was locked earlier. Well, beating Fern earlier triggered an event flag that allows us to progress with the plot by coming here.
There's no indication, however, that you should be coming here after beating Fern, so if you went here first, notice it's locked, and then beat Fern, you'd still think there's no point to coming here and get stuck.

I only stumbled onto this event by accident while trying to figure out how the Blitzle spawn is supposed to work.