Worry not Dresden, I've just started over recently and I feel incredibly obsolete. I must say this is the fastest I've gone through a Pokémon game so far--having my sister's Luxray helped out a lot. From what I can remember, this is the important rundown of what's happened, if I remember correctly:
Mar. 18:
>By resetting a few times for a female, I got a shiny. Making it my second 4th gen shiny,
my first being a female Bibarel in Pearl. So yes, a relaxed hot-pink Chimchar for a starter. Named her Jacqueline.
>Caught Zubat, Shinx (Xavier), Lax Budew (Rosaire), Bold Psyduck (Elizabeth).
>Defeated Roark (morning).
Mar. 19:
>Freed Valley Windworks from Team Galactic.
>Caught Hasty Buizel (Dart)
>Proceeded through Eterna Forest with Cheryl.
>Defeated Gardenia (early afternoon).
>Caught Chingling.
>Received Togepi egg from Cynthia.
>Rescued Bicycle Shop Owner from Team Galactic.
>Hatched Naive Togepi (Kite) in the Old Chateau.
>Wondered whether or not to capture Rotom. Decided to postpone.
Mar. 20:
>Caught Cherubi. (morning)
>Defeated Fantina. (noon)
>Escorted Mira from Wayward Cave. (afternoon)
>Traded in-game Buizel for Chatot.
>Evolved Cherubi -> Cherrim.
>Caught Jolly Scyther (Friedrich).
Mar. 21:
>Received Porygon.
>Traded Shinx for Pidgey.
>Defeated Maylene (morning) and Crasher Wake (night).
>Evolved (Pidgey -> Pidgeotto) at Lvl. 16.
>Traded Jolly Scyther (Friedrich) for Calm Luxray (Ben).
Mar. 22:
>Caught Quiet Girafarig.
>Evolved Elizabeth (Psyduck -> Golduck) at Lvl. 33 (noon), Jacqueline (Chimchar -> Monferno) at Lvl. 41, (Pidgeotto -> Pidgeot) at Lvl. 36.
>Defeated Byron (early afternoon), Candice (mid-afternoon), and Cyrus in Veilstone HQ (late-afternoon).
>Escorted Riley. Drove out Team Galactic from Iron Island.
>Received Riolu egg.
>Solved the puzzle in Distortion World.
>Defeated Cyrus again in DW (night).
>Caught Lax Giratina (Thanatos)
CURRENT TEAM:
- ;391; Lvl. 48 Shiny Monferno/F/Relaxed
- ;405; Lvl. 55 Luxray/M/Calm
- ;203; Lvl. 35 Girafarig/M/Quiet
- ;421; Lvl. 37 Cherrim/M/Calm
- ;055; Lvl. 43 Golduck/F/Bold
- ;018; Lvl. 38 Pidgeot/M/Hasty
Subject to change for 8th gym challenge.
... It's obvious I had nothing better to do. Actually I make it a habit to name all my Pokémon, but I forgot while I was typing. There are also a few other Pokémon I've caught and I usually remember each nature, but it's nearing midnight, so my memory's hazy. That's all to report for now. Hoping I get to finish all gyms in a week, and with one left to go I'm fairly confident.