So much to do

Sorry again. I've been pretty busy. Pokémon X has been keeping me pretty distracted at night and Avengers Alliance and work have been keeping me busy in the day. Right now Avengers Alliance on facebook is running a Covert Task chain where you eventually get to get Moon Knight for 90 cp. I may do a thing on Avengers Alliance some time down the road. To be honest so much has happened in that game, that anyone new to it will have to spend a good chunk of real money to get even half way close to caught up. And as for Pokémon, now that I've finished the game I'm trying to capture pokemon I'm missing (which is a lot and requires tons of money to get enough balls for everyone) along with trading for those I can't get. Last night I spent like an hour trading for all the fossil pokemon.
So I'm going to talk about the major need for the internet. The nice thing about this game, unlike in my day, is in order to trade you don't need to have someone in the room with you with a link cable. Thank you Diamond and Pearl for adding the Global Trade System. However, this game requires it a whole lot more. Again I never played Black or White so I don't know how internet based that was outside of dream world. So let me try to break it down.
-The first need of the internet involved getting your free Torchic. You definitely want to get this. This is the only way to get Blazikenite (the mega stone for Blaziken) as well as the only way to get Torchic without offering up a super rare pokemon for trade. It also has the hidden ability speed boost. Every round your speed is upped. A fire type is for sure a big helper in this generation. The first and last gym leader are weak to fire. Not to mention one of the Elite Four uses steel types.
-The next use of the internet is not necessarily a must. If you choose to sync your game to the new Global Link, you earn what are now called Pokemiles. These are used to get items such as Rare Candy, Heart Scales, or Revives sent to your game. As of right now I'm saving all mine because there is something called Attractions that aren't available yet. If I was to guess I think it would be something like Dream points and might end up being a way to get special pokemon or just special items. It's free so might as well do it. They also keep track of your battles and also give you medals for doing certain things during the game.
-The big one here is what I mentioned earlier. Global Trade System requires you to of course be on the internet. The nice thing is that you can ask for Pokémon you haven't seen as long as you know how to spell their names. This is how I got my Kabuto, Omanyte, and Archen to name a few. The other thing is that if you get a pokemon from a different region and breed it with one of your own there is a higher chance of breeding a shiny.
-Something that is not a must, but nice to do is Pokémon Amie. Basically this system allows you to pet and play with a pokemon. This is something you should do if you want to have your pokemon gain experience much faster. The text also changes a little. My party all have 4 hearts so whenever they 1 hit KO someone my character tells them good job. There is also an increase in recovery of a status problem. I'm not just talking sleep or confusion, but also the ones you needed an item for before. There is also a small chance it will survive a fatal blow. Now back to the internet part. You can decorate your Amie home screen. If you are connected to the internet you will have pokemon from people on the web stop by. Once you get 3 they engage in a conversation and leave you a gift. This can be anything from a decoration to special pokepuffs which you can feed your pokemon to make them more affectionate. Again this is a minor thing, but it is nice.

That will be all for today. Tonight I'm going to try to capture 15 Pokémon I'm missing plus trade another one. I'm also going Megastone hunting. Hopefully I'll be able to give some insight on that tomorrow. I'm also wondering if there are certain stones you can actually get more than one of. If so then I'm going to have to find someone with Pokémon Y to trade with. I want to get a megahoundoom, but also want to get mega forms of pokemon that are only in Y.