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Red's POV

Hey there! my name is Red! I'm a Pokémon trainer living in Pallet Town in the Kanto Region! well...sorta. I don't have my pokedex, a starter, or anything like that, but I do have one Pokémon, a poliwhirl named Poli, but that's it. Still, around Pallet Town, I'm known as the best of the best when it comes to anything Pokémon related. Anyway, why don't we get to the start of my story? I know you're probably anxious to hear about it. It all started on a sunny day in Pallet town. I was on my way home, bragging to my friends about my awesome adventures as a Pokémon trainer.

Red: "Yeah, that guy didn't stand a chance against me and Poli!"

Sarah: "wow! that's awesome Red!"

Red: "I know! I know!"

Jacob: "you sure are a great trainer Red! you aren't as good as my big brother though"

I stopped in my tracks when I heard that, glaring daggers at him.

Red: "excuse me!? I'm probably 10 times better than him!"

Jacob: "no way man! my big bro has 6 fully evolved Pokémon on his team! he's won 156 battles so far!"

Red: "156!?"

Jacob: "yep! and he says he owes it all to that professor oak guy!"

Sarah: "maybe you should go visit him Red! with your skills a couple lessons from him could make you into a Pokémon champion!"

As much as I hated to admit it, that did sound pretty cool to me. I didn't know everything about Pokémon, so getting some lessons from someone who spent their whole life around them could be a good idea. However I had a reputation as a tough guy to keep us, so I had to act like I wasn't interested. I scoffed and shrugged, with a smug look on my face.

Red: "Nah! that ol' cook probably couldn't teach me anythin' I didn't know"

Jacob: "if you say so. See ya Red!"

Red: "see ya tomorrow"

With that, Jacob and Sarah left. I kept walking towards my home, just past a small forest on the outskirts of Pallet Town. As I walked I began to think about weather or not I should go see Professor Oak. Yeah, I'm pretty strong on my own, I thought, but I still have a lot to learn, and I've only really won every match I'm in because my opponents are newbs. I could stand to learn a few things. As I walked I decided to take out the poke ball holding my partner Pokémon, holding it up to the now setting sun so I could see the outline of Poli inside. Doing this usually helped me think. Unfortunately this distracted me enough for me to walk face first into someone, causing me to fall back on my ass.

Red: "oof!"

?: "hey! watch it kid!"

I looked up quickly to see who I bumped into. Standing in front of me were 3 scrawny looking thugs with dark unkempt hair, and black uniforms with a red "R" on them. These looked like the type of thugs who'd whack your whole family just for looking at them funny, so I was a bit nervous.

Red: "S-sorry sir! won't happen again!"

?: "it better not! stupid kid!"

with that the 3 men started to walk away. As they did I got up and dusted myself off, counting my lucky stars that they had let it go. Then I noticed the pokeballs on their belts. They must be Pokémon trainers!, I thought to myself. I decided to follow them to see what they were up to. I ended up following them to the West Wood, just outside Pallet Town. Hiding behind a bush I listened in to what they were saying.

?: "THE PHANTOM POKEMON MUST BE HERE! FAN OUT AND SEARCH EVERY BLADE OF GRASS UNTIL YOU FIND IT! WE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE BOSS EMPTY HANDED!"

Phantom Pokémon? That sounds rare! I bet I could catch it before these crooks! I thought to myself. As the 3 of them left I got up and went in the opposite direction. I began searching around the forest, marking my path as I went. Unfortunately I couldn't find anything I hadn't seen before. Some bug types, a Pidgey, A couple Pikachu, and that was it. I was just about to give up and go home when I suddenly heard something that caught my attention.

?: "THERE IT IS!"

Hearing this I looked over towards the source. Standing there was a spiky haired kid in a blue shirt with a squirtle facing off against a strange pink glowing Pokémon I had never seen before. Jumping behind a bush I watch what was going on quietly. The Pokémon trainer looked determined, and ready to fight. Like he had something to prove. My heart was beating out of my chest with anticipation as a heavy silence fell over the area. Suddenly, the trainer spoke, breaking the silence.

Trainer: "SQUIRTLE! ATTACK! NOW!"

The Squirtle charged at the Pokémon at full speed. The 2 began clashing, and throwing attacks back and forth. bubbles, lightning, fire and water flew everywhere around the small area as the 2 Pokémon brawled. It was the most intense thing I've ever seen. the Pokémon went at it like wild animals, but the mystery Pokémon seemed to have Squirtle on the ropes the whole time. Still I couldn't help but cheer Squirtle on in my head as the fight went on. Go Squirtle go! I thought. The fight raged on for a while until Squirtle was thrown out of the ball of lightning water and fire, landing on the ground in a battle stance panting like he just won a 10k marathon. To my disappointment the Trainer held up a pokeball and spoke again.

Trainer: "Enough Squirtle! come back"

A red beam sucked the squirtle back into the pokeball. The Trainer reattached the pokeball to his belt and started to walk away. HE'S JUST GIVING UP!? I thought to myself. In anger I ran over to the trainer and blocked his path, about ready to punch him in the face.

Red: "you're just going to give up!? you almost had it!"

Trainer: "huh?"

Red: "let me show you how it's done!"

Pushing past the Trainer I stepped up in front of the mysterious Pokémon. Full of confidence and determination I grabbed the ball holding my partner and turned my baseball cap around. The Pokémon floated there with it's head tilted in confusion. deciding to perform my signature pokeball throw (a combination of techniques used by my 2 favorite professional Pokémon trainers), I threw the pokeball in the air, then in one fluid movement, caught it mid fall and threw it forward.

Red: "Go! Poli!"

mystery Pokémon: "myu?"

The Pokeball hit the ground and my faithful partner popped out, charging at the mystery Pokémon without missing a beat. However before he could even get a shot in the mystery Pokémon used an attack that sent Poli flying backwards into a tree behind me. It took a second for what just happened to register in my mind, but When it did I was shocked. As the mystery Pokémon flew off I ran over to my knocked out partner and started shaking him to wake him up.

Red: "P-Poli!? Are you okay!? come on, wake up!"

Trainer: "are you blind? didn't you see what was going on there kid? I knew there was a power difference going in. When I saw my Squirtle couldn't handle it, I stopped the fight so it wouldn't get pumled!"

Red: "you mean...I really lost...?"

Trainer: "know your limitations kid, or else you'll only beat yourself"

As the trainer walked away, I sat there, in shock, holding my knocked out partner. I can't believe it... I thought myself. How could I lose to such a small Pokémon?. This wasn't my first loss, but I'd never lost to a wild Pokémon before. I was stunned, shocked even. So shocked that I hardly even noticed it when the thugs from earlier came charging towards me.

Thug1: "HEY! KID! WHAT HAPPENED HERE!? WHY IS THE FIELD ALL BURNED UP HERE!?"

Red: "..."

Thug1: "WELL!? ANSWER ME WORM! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?"

Thug2: "Ignore him! The Mew is all that matters. C'mon, it still may be around here"

Thug3: "I hope so. The boss is gonna put me on clean up if I screw up again"

Thug2: "shut up Paul, no one cares"

And with that the 3 thugs left. Eventually I called back Poli and took him to the pokecenter to get healed up. As I walked towards home with my head hung I passed by Professor oak's lab. Noticing it I stopped and looked at it. So that's ol' Professor Oak's place huh? I took the pokeball holding Poli in it off my belt and held it up to the light again as I contemplated going in. They say he's a mean ol' geezer, so I always kept away from this place... I thought to myself. But...I lost pretty badly today...and it's not like I'm going to become that good a trainer on my own...I guess it wouldn't hurt to pay him a visit. Putting the Pokeball back on my belt I sighed and walked toward the lab. I was a little nervous because I heard Professor oak was really grumpy and hostile. Taking a deep breath I reached for the doorbell trembling. With a grimace I lightly pressed down on the button, really hoping I wasn't catching him in a bad mood.

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Hey guys! I hoped you liked the first chapter of my Pokémon fanfiction! If so get ready for a lot of these because I'm planning to do a series of these going at least up to Sun & Moon.

And yes I know I borrowed a lot from Pokémon Adventures/Special in this chapter! 1. It's called a homage 2. I didn't have a lot to work with, in the games you just walk into a patch of grass, and 3. I'm going to try to make it more original in future chapters, so shut up!

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