Dear Dad,

I slept in today. When I went to the Mart, I was relieved my packages were still there. I got a Super Potion from Mom and that egg from Dr. Elm. Then a strange thing happened. When I left the Mart, There was a weird lady wearing a kimono. She walked up to me and told me that the egg I just got was very important. I wonder what that could mean.

I decided to check out the Ruins of Alph nearby. I actually got to help out with the archeology project there! It was actually just solving some puzzles. They were pretty easy. I wonder why no one had been able to solve them yet. It also turns out that the Ruins are an ancient resting place for Unown. They creep me out.

I then went to Route 36. There was a guy there who gave me a Hard Stone. I think he only shows up on Thursdays, so I was pretty lucky.

I decided to head to Route 32 and on to Azalea Town. There was a guy who gave me a Miracle Seed at the beginning. There was also some trainers and some items littered around. Here I tried to train Sonic. It's proving to be pretty tough, since the only damaging technique he knows it Rage.

Next I found that there was another cave in between me and Azalea. Union Cave proved to be a tougher challenge than I originally thought. I fought a Hiker and lost. Rock types are a big problem right now, I guess.

Luckily there's a Pokémon Center right next to the Cave Opening. There was also a fisherman that gave me one of his rods! It was rather old, but it hopefully would do the trick. I decided I might as well go back to New Bark Town. There's some pretty good fishing there.

I didn't have any luck. Nothing bit. I might need a better rod.

But the egg I was carrying hatched! It's a Togepi. I haven't really decided what to name him yet. Yeah, it's a boy. Out of the egg, it seems like a very bold guy. But he's also graceful and serene. It's really interesting.

Since I was in New Bark Town, I showed the Togepi to Dr. Elm. He was very excited, since a Togepi is a rare sight in Johto. He's right, you know. Dad, where you are, do you see any wild Togepi around?

Anyway, he rambled on about some legendary Pokémon and he gave me an Everstone. I don't know why he mentioned the Legendary. For some reason it reminded me of the kimono girl I had seen earlier today.

In all, today was a little bit disappointing. I did get another team member, but I'm nowhere closer to Azalea than I was yesterday. Have you ever had days like this, Dad?

Love, Austin