Finished my 2nd gym battle in Emerald last night. The game seems to cheat when it's getting bitch slapped but I do enjoy a challenge! Ralts started out pretty crap but once it learned Confusion & Double team it became a force to be reckoned with. I almost beat all the 2nd gym leaders pokemon with it & he was 5 levels lower than the gym leaders strongest Pokemon. I'm not overly fond of my starter Pokemon (the grass type one). It has already reached it's next evolutionary stage but it's attacks lack the "bite" Ivysaur or Weepingbell had.