I progressed onwards with Sora in tow and went north of Oldale to fight May. I struggled a little bit, due to Pound being kind of ineffective, but I got a lucky Critical that got May's Torchic past half health near the start of the battle, which helped me out a lot. Before long, I had her defeated. I went on with story related stuff after that.
Upon reaching Route 203, I began to search for my next team member; Ralts. I expected it to be trouble to find her, but not only did I find a female Ralts in a relatively short amount of time, but she also had a Calm nature, which I certainly like. I grinded and got her to level 8 before progressing. She easily wiped out the opposing trainers with Confusion- so I can tell right now that I'm going to like using her in the future.
However, my good luck with that Ralts- Kairi- really didn't transfer when it came to finding a Taillow. Although I found a male Taillow relatively quickly, he had another Calm nature- so I instantly boxed him and went on looking. However, it took me half an hour to find another male Taillow, and by that time, I was getting sick of looking. However, it was worth it in the end- I found one with a Hasty nature, so it greatly benefits its Speed- which I like.
Upon returning to Petalburg, I stocked up on supplies and quit for now.
Current team:
;252; Sora, level 8
;280; Kairi, level 8
;276; Ventus, level 4
(I'm sorry, I'm kind of a little obsessed with Kingdom Hearts right now, and the team of six plus the trainer was too good an opportunity to pass up.)
To be caught:
;041;
;118;
;290;