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Aww I'm sorry to hear that :< If you'd like to start again I can send you some? I can't do it right now because I didn't bring my X with me to college, but I asked my parents to ship it to me so I should have access to my pokes soon :)
Yay college visits are exciting! Also I just got my Pokemon X copy yesterday, so whenever you'd like to trade just message me and I'll see what spares I have to give you :)