Hitting a Plateau: Ranching at Base Camp Indigo

Farfetch'd Still Broken

I have achieved the tedious! The flagship team from Commune Pastures Pokemone Ranch has bested the eight gym leaders of Johto, traversed the victory road, and promptly gotten stuck.

Between training inequities and an overall lack of preparation insofar as our move selection and typing is concerned, we've hit a bit of a plateau. To that end, I've made a substitution - my Hoppip, violet, has been replaced with the Salazar, a dratini that was gifted to the ranch by the Master at Dragon's Den.

The Elite Four, and Champion Lance, will be the final five battles for this team, once we've gotten them ready to get to that point. The Johto Six has proven itself time and time again, from the earliest battles against Falkner and the local schoolboys around Violet City, right on up to the other league-recognized trainers preparing for their own Elite Four challenge bouts in the foothills around the plateau. Immortalized in the Hall of Fame, they will be retired to the Ranch, where they may live out the rest of their lives doing whatever they please.

I'm not sure yet whether or not I will undertake to topple the Kanto Gym Leaders and bring a challenge back to the Elite Four, and possibly beyond, but watch this space, because, if I do decide to go that route, I will be announcing the Kanto Six well in advance.

As per usual, I've updated our stocking list.