If you want to win virtual training use any one of your combo cards.

To do this go to Knuckles story. Then get to the point in the story where Emerl and Knuckles have their 1 KO battle. You can't get less than 2 skill points for winning also. When Eggman comes and the battle starts press pause then go down to quit then when it tells you. "Would you like to try again? No will return you to where the event started." Go to no and you can repeat this as long as you like. You keep the skills and skill points too. To keep doing this just don't fight the Phi robot.

First chaos emeralds gives you 10 skill points, fighting a person without getting hurt gives you 5 skill points (If you do this than you have a better chance of getting a rare card.), fighting a person without losing a life gives you 2 skill points, and fighting a person and you lost a life then you only get 1 skill point

Just a little something for you players that are struggling in the game when you bet it you will be able to fight in a new area called Green Hill it will be in the practice area Hreen Hill is just a image of to first Sonic game. Its very cool!!!!!!

You know when you go in Virtual Training, you get ultimate skills. When you battle Emerl as the last boss, all he has are ultimate skills(other than the colors.) I just wanted to point this out.

To Get Geralds Journal...

You have to beat every episode again,for example If you beat sonic episode once and you beat it again you get 1 part.
Here Is The Chart

Sonic The Hedgehog=Part 1
Miles Tails Prower=Part 2
Rouge The Bat=Part 3
Knuckles The Echidna=Part 4
Amy Rose=Part 5
Cream The Rabbit=Part 6
Shadow The Hedgehog=Part 7
Emerl=Part 8