Soooo....I have one badge right now and a level 45 Delphox. Catching them all is really good exp if you destroy everything you encounter and do not catch. Also makes the game take freaking forever when hunting for stuff like Abra. Unfortunately I'm getting to the point where even my weakest Pokémon can occasionally OHKO wild Pokémon with his weakest move. >.> So I basically just have to paralyze them and then throw Pokeballs (or at least rare ones that I don't want to experiment survivability with). Bright side, I have the Chateau unlocked. I love that place it basically amounts to mugging rich people, so I can afford to throw massive numbers of pokeballs. I've been there twice today and already made up for the two challenge letters or w/e that sent out.
Side note, I feel like I must be doing something wrong when it comes to friends. I've added everyone who has posted their ID, but my friend list is still empty in game. I know two people who have added each other have to be on at the same time for the systems to register the friendship, but I was basically online all day yesterday. Hell I left my game on after I went to bed to try and catch anyone who is a night owl. Still empty. So three possibilities, no one signed on Saturday, no one has added me, or I am screwing this up somehow. I double checked and my friend code that I posted is accurate. So is there some secret handshake that I'm supposed to use that I would know about if I read the 3DS manual?