CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This one's easy... as long as you're in an area where there are lots of rattata. There is only one rule - Catch Them All! ...and, eventually, you'll catch enough that are Size-Small that you will earn your medal. I am not going to say how many I've had to catch just to reach the 50 needed to achieve the silver level of this medal - and that's not because I'm being difficult; it's just because I've lost count. If we use Pratchettese troll-speak, you're talking 'many, many, lots'. On the up-side, you only need 25 candy to evolve them into raticate, which means you should have lots of opportunities to gain XP and move yourself along in level. I'll try to remember to keep a rattata tally on how many I need to catch in order to get to the 300 I need for the gold level of this medal, but I won't promise to remember. If you're curious, here's what the silver Youngster medal looks like - shiny, right?

I have to admit, I don't like going for walks, but I DO like the effects, and now I have an added incentive. Apologies in advance for all of you who don't like pokemon, but my kids do, and I'm finding it a great way to encourage myself to get out of the house and walk AND to spend time with my kids who love catching these little guys just as much as I do. Once a week, I'll post the poke-catch results for the week... and list the ones that got away. I'll also try to remember to post something about the location, if I go anywhere outside my neighbourhood. So, enough chit-chat from me. Here they are: On Saturday I caught: a weedle.... and a rattata that wanted to sit on my knee. On Sunday, I caught: a rattata that tried to impede my progress. On Monday, I had better luck, and I caught: a pidgeotto at the playground, a pidgy on my hat, and a pidgy the wasn't going to let me pass... ... and then there were the three ratt...