BarrDan

Alright cool, thanks for the quick answers! Regarding the "Equipment Sets" those are more like, guidelines. Giving a taste of what is out there and what the prices are around. (We do update the average lowest prices of the equipment periodically.) Hence the spiffy arrows. ;)
 
Space faerie will be tricky where your pet is currently at. That Throw Pillows technique, meh, not my style either. lol
 
With 6 mil to spend for starting out, that's a good amount to have to play around with. It's a little tricky suggesting items when someone is starting fresh. lol Although, if you had closer to 8 mil, I probably would recommend Ghostkerbomb, as it's the top Bomb easily available. (Hidden Tower weapon). But you can save up for that later. ;) Let's see what I can suggest.
 
If you are going to train your pet traditionally, i.e. stop using the Lab Ray on it. Then I'd suggest getting your defense stat built up a bit first-thing. I'm a balanced trainer. I like to keep my HP/STR/DEF really close when training. So I get the best balanced result for my equipment. You Strength is nearing it's next boost/multiplier (at 125) I'd try to even Strength and Defense out. With the stat as it is now, there are a couple fewer shields I would recommend. But there are other weapons around that. ;)
 
Let's see. I hear a LOT about how Koi Warrior, is supposed to be great at giving out Codestones. And he looks fairly easy, I don't think I've battled him yet, at least not in the new BD. But his starting HP in the profile, even at the Strongest difficulty, is pretty weak.
http://battlepedia.thedailyneopets.com/index.php/oneplayer/viewprofile/152/
 
Looks like the toughest he's got there is Koi Warrior Battle Fork and Koi Warrior Watergun. This is where I'd say for best average defense, get a Leaf Shield, the Green one from Illusen's Quest. But that one will only really do it's best if your strength and defense boosts are the same. A lot of people over the years have recommended Patched Magic Hat over the Leaf Shield, because it's a bit more reliable. But in this case, no water defense. Looking around, Parasol of Unfortunate Demise MIGHT help. It does block some earth and Water. Ideally, for Koi Warrior, Faerie Tabard (Hidden Tower) would be an ultimate shield against Koi Warrior, but it's outside of your 6 mil budget. ;)
Flaming Bronze Helm might be a good choice too. Does block some decent water, and blocks all Physical icon types. Though it does seem to be a bit of a double-edged "sword", as it were Shiny Shoal Shell Shield. Would take a bit out of Water, Earth AND Physical, so maybe that one would be your preferred choice?
 
Definitely get Downsize! It can be used once per battle and reduces all damage for that one turn by 50%
 
Healers, at your level, a Greater Healing Scroll, or Rejuvenating Jar of Brains would work well. Although, Unis do have a 50% species healer. You might want to save for. ;) Lucky Uni Charm.
 
Freezers, if you want one, Randomly Firing Freeze Ray is probably your best bet for now. There are better freezers, but I'm trying to save you np. ;) vH4000 Helmet is a non-species freezer, but would cost most of what your budget is, if not more.
 
Actual Weapons... Finally, right? ;) Koi Warrior's MAIN defense is the Koi Warrior Helmet, which is like the Leaf Shield, only instead of earth, it blocks Fire. But still blocks a similar amount of water and physical damage.
How about a Rusty Pitchfork? 11 icons, blocks 5 physical, and is about 300k on the Trading Post. I like "dual duties" like this one. I've never owned one, but it's definitely a good intermediate weapon by the looks of it's profile!
Another weapon, this one just a straight attacker, Barbat Throwing Star Looks really decent! About 125k-150k and 11 icons.
 
Bombs... Optional at this point. There are oodles of snowballs and muffins you can throw, but then they're gone. At your level, and since Ghostkerbomb is about 7-7.5mil. If you really want a bomb, I'd suggest the Honey Potion. It's a prize from Illusen's Quests, and is around 300k on the TP, as of the last time I looked. It's once per battle. The price is that low because there are a number of regular weapons that can do close to or the same kind of damage for much less than the Honey Potion used to cost. However you want to play it. ;)
 
I hope this gives you some ideas and is helpful!
Happy battling! :)