Day 116In Alfornada, I challenged the psychic-type gym leader Tulip, whose elegant team put up little resistance. Skeledirge started strong, taking down her Farigiraf with two Bites, then cleanly eliminating Espathra with a single Shadow Ball. Orthworm stepped up next, and with one decisive Iron Head, Gardevoir fell in an instant. For the finale, Brambleghast Terastallized and unleashed Phantom Force, one-shotting Tulip’s Terastallized Florges and securing me the victory.With my seventh badge in hand, I returned to the snowy peaks of Glaseado Mountain to face the final gym leader, Grusha. Skeledirge wasted no time, burning through Frosmoth with Flamethrower. Orthworm then entered the battle, making Beartic flinch with Iron Head before finishing it off with another. Garganacl handled Cetitan, weakening it with Salt Cure before using Hammer Arm, though it took heavy damage from Liquidation and couldn’t continue. That left Grusha’s ace—her Terastallized Altaria. I sent Orthworm back in, Terastallized it, and with another timely Iron Head flinch followed by Smack Down, Altaria was defeated.With two more badges secured and my journey through the gyms complete, I pushed further north into the frigid terrain, where I expanded my team by catching a Lokix and a Revavroom.
