Well...I got the game about 3-4 weeks ago. I don't remember. I've been playing very slowly, and currently have 52:07 hours clocked in. I have 6 badges so far. Here's a quick summary (that leaves out A LOT of details):
Got game. Walked around. Chose Piplup. Caught some Pokemon. Somehow obtained 6 badges, and along the way raised an Empoleon, Roserade, Magmortar, Rampardos, Drifblim, and Machamp.
Yesterday:
I did a lot of training on Iron Island. I decided that the 6th Pokemon on my team should be Machamp, so I trained a Machop I caught earlier in my journey. An online friend of mine evolved my Magmar (he gave me a Magby egg shortly after I beat Roark), and my new Machoke. Then I evolved my Roselia, which I caught as a Lv4 Budew.
Today: I got through the Canalave Gym. I battled the Gym Leader, and won easily. And thenBLAHBLAHBLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH and now I'm at Snowpoint City.
My current party:
Lv41 Machamp
Lv41 Rampardos
Lv42 Drifblim
Lv43 Magmortar
Lv43 Roserade
Lv45 Empoleon