I was always the kind of person to stubbornly reject new generations at first after the second generation, and generation five was no different. Though I played through the game and enjoyed my experience and the graphics, the Pokémon were all but appealing to me. I finally grew accustomed to my Serperior, but still wanted to find other companions that I actually liked. For a while I had been hoarding gold nuggets, among other rarities, to sell for money in preparation for EV training that special Pokémon, like a proper trainer would. It was not until that peculiar day in the depths of Relic Castle that I found that special Pokémon.