The first game I ever played in the Pokémon franchise was Pokémon Yellow (generation 1) on my mum's old GameBoy Colour, and the second one I played was... Pokémon moon. Yeah, I didn't really get to play the games as a kid as I didn't have any gaming consoles. But, I begged and begged for a 3DS and eventually got it, along with a bunch of secondhand games. Including this one!

Not that I wasn't already a huge Pokémon fan though, I was more interested in the trading card game and the original 1997 anime...

Since getting Moon, I've replayed it dozens of times, but only up to a certain point. I've only ever gotten up to Shady House before getting stuck. Not this time, though! Now that I'm 18, I'm gonna do what 11 year old me couldn't!

Hau'oli

► Jeez I forgot how much of this game is cutscenes...

► picked Litten of course. my goat.

here's the route 1 pokemon haul

ICON	POKEMON	NAME	TYPE	NATURE
	Litten	Soot	FIRE	Lax
	Pikipek	PRlCK	NORMAL FLYING	Gentle
	Caterpie	Dog	BUG	Bashful
	Ledyba	Femme	BUG FLYING	Quirky
	Yungoos	The Growler	NORMAL	Adamant
	Rattata	Mari	DARK NORMAL	Brave
	Spinarak	Spider 1	BUG POISON	Relaxed
	Wingull	Mari	WATER FLYING	Brave
	Slowpoke	Slowgirl	WATER PSYCHIC	Timid
	Slowpoke	N/A	WATER PSYCHIC	Hardy

► i REALLY want to like lilly but she's so grating. i don't enjoy the constant self deprecation schtick at all.

► grinded for ages to get my levels up and THEN got the exp share in the very next area. fml. anyway. now i have + torracat and butterfree!

► defeated ilima in like two turns. im so sorry girl. shes so hot.

ICON	POKEMON	NAME	TYPE	NATURE
	Grimer	Oh Slime!	POISON DARK	Timid
	Meowth	Meow	DARK	Calm
	Magnemite	Magnet	ELECTRIC STEEL	Lax
	Pichu	Chuu	ELECTRIC	Lonely
	Makuhita	Horrible	FIGHTING	Quirky
	Rattata	Mari	DARK NORMAL	Brave
	Spinarak	Spider 1	BUG POISON	Relaxed
	Wingull	Mari	WATER FLYING	Brave
	Slowpoke	Slowgirl	WATER PSYCHIC	Timid
	Slowpoke	N/A	WATER PSYCHIC	Hardy