Current progress:
Met Gimli(Kricketot) on route 201. Then advanced towards Sandgem. Once there, moved on to Jubilife, catching Peregrin(Starly) on route 202. Once at Jubilife, I got the old route, and went and caught Meriadoc(Magikarp) on route 218. Route 203 to Orebourgh yielded Thedoen(Geodude), and a gym badge! The cave to Floarama found Wormtongue(Zubat), and now we advance to face team galactic at the valley windworks(where Bombadil-a Pachirisu was the first pokemon to reach the box), hopefuly we survive!
Current team:
Meriadoc-level 13(so named as he begins useless, but ends up killing the witch king)
Aragorn-level 15(starter is always the king!)
Gimli-level 10(he's short and orangey)
Peregrin-level 12(he's small, and also peregrine falcons exist)
Wormtongue-level 4(zubats tend to be annoying)
Theoden-level 5(Theoden went all rockey in the film)