Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.

Pokemon Kanto

Part 1: I Choose You...

In the town of Pallet a young boy just turned the age of ten, so excited the night before that his mom had to wake him up due to him being up all night watching the Elite Four battles. The young mother in her early 30's, dressed in a blue dress with a light blue jacket on top walks into the room that looked as if a natural disaster happened. Her blue eyes scanned the room she shook her head and smiled, "that's my boy. I bet he stayed up all night debating about which Pokemon to choose." She said to herself and walked over to the mound on the bed she presumed was her son. She reached out and pulled the blankets back and revealed a pile of dirty clothes. She looked over the room again scanning all the different things to see if she could find out where he was. As she walked away from the bed she heard some light talking that was barely audible as she walked over to where the sound was coming from she say her little boy laying on the floor with a picture of the starter Pokemon that new trainers can pick. Squirtle water type Pokemon, Charmander the fire type Pokemon and Bulbasaur the grass type Pokemon. The mother of the child nudged her child awake, the young boys eyes opened his mother coming into focus and then he looked at the clock and back at his mom."Time to wake up Tyler or your going to be late on getting your first Pokemon."

The young boy started to get up from his pile of sheets on the floor with his Pokemon Pillow and started towards his closet and was gathering his things. His mother walked out of the room and down the stairs to the lower level of the house. The young boy, Tyler, found his PokeGear and laid it out on the bed and grabs a white t-shirt with a blue denim jacket and a pair of blue denim pants that were hanging up. After changing his clothes he than puts on his Pokebelt and walks out of the room towards the exit of his room and grabs the blue backpack that was laying by the bedroom door. The young boy came down the stairs and his mom was in the living room watching the last bit coverage of the Kanto Elite Four battle and how the challenging trainer lost at the first member of the Elite Four. The young boy, Tyler, walked towards the spot his mom stood her eyes watering.

"I'm so happy for you son for passing your test and starting your own adventure like your father did so many years ago. Have you decided which Pokemon your going to choose from Professor Oak?"

"Actually I was thinking about Bulbasaur, they are totally cool looking grass type Pokemon and would be best for new trainers like myself," Tyler says putting the last bit of things in his bag and then zips it up. He swings the bag over his shoulders putting it back on. Tyler smiled at his mom, "don't worry mom I would come and visit you when I can," the boy says and walks out the door before his mom could say anything else to him.

Tyler walked on the path towards the large mansion like house on top of the hill. As he continued on he kept thinking what if he didn't get his first choice which Pokemon would he pick then and after taking several minutes to decide he came to the conclusion of Squirtle as he stopped he was in front of the doors to the Pokemon lab that belonged to Professor Oak. The doors slide open and there stood another young boy about the age of ten who was smiling as he was walking out of the building holding a Pokeball and put the Pokedex in his pocket. The young boy stopped in front of Tyler his black hair long about shoulder length, his brown eyes scanning the boy and a smirk came across his face. Tyler noticed the boy was dressed in a dark blue long sleeve shirt and a pair of pants on his back was a black backpack. Tyler than notice his smirk and realized this kid was old friend. When they were younger they made pact they would turn 10 and get their first Pokemon and travel together beating other trainers and gym leaders and even going against the Elite Four. But something happen and he thought he was better and broke off their friendship and started to hang with other kids. Now and days the so called friend would tease and pick on him making comments like he is weak and doesn't know anything.

"Tyler, I see you're here to pick up your starter Pokemon. I tried to tell Professor Oak that your too weak for one and that he shouldn't give you one. But he kept saying that all trainers blah ba blah. So I just walked away and sure enough here you are," the boy says smirking. "By the way the last Pokemon that is the strongest gets to go to the best trainer and that is me. The weakling Pokemon is waiting for you on the table." The boy says walking away from the door and continues on Route 1 that leads to Viridian City.

Tyler glares at him as he walking away, his hands balled up into a fist shaking. "I will show Mike that I'm not weak and that I will be the best Pokemon Trainer." Tyler continues walking to the building, the glass doors slide open and inside he is greeted by Professor Oak in his white lab coat.

"Hello Tyler, I see you're here to get your first Pokemon also." Professor Oak says with his normal chipper voice. Professor Oak leads Tyler to the table that held three Pokeballs each with a symbol on top of the button. The one on the left had the flame symbol indicating that it held Charmander, the pokeball in the middle held a water drop indicating that it held the water Pokemon Squirtle and the one on the right had a leaf indicating that it held the grass type Bulbasaur. Tyler reached out for the leaf pokeball. "Ah I see you choose Bulbasaur," Professor Oak says as the pokeball opens up and releases a white light taking the form of Bulbasaur.

"Bulba!" The Pokemon states as it looks up to its new trainer.

Professor Oak grabs a small tray on it held six pokeballs that are in standby mode and a pokedex. Tyler reached for the pokedex and put it in the pouch on his right side of his belt and then puts the five of the six pokeballs on his belt. He aims the sixth pokeball at Bulbasuar, "Return Bulbasaur." Tyler says as a red light recalls the Pokemon back into the Pokeball. Tyler looks at the pokeball thinking back to the comment that Mike said to him. "This Pokemon is not weak and we will show him that we will be better then him," Tyler says under his breath. "So Professor Oak the nearest place to register for the Pokemon League is in Viridian City's Pokecenter?"

"That is correct, I do believe that's where Mike and Ashley are heading to," Professor Oak says with his hand stroking his chin.

"Thanks Professor, I must be heading out now to get started on my journey to become the worlds greatest Pokemon trainer." Tyler says as he runs out of the building and on the path to Route 1.

On the path towards Viridian City Tyler notices very few different Pokemon. He's seen a few Pidgey's, Spearow's and Rattata's. Tyler even tried to catch some of the Pokemon he has seen but every time he called out his Bulbasaur they would run and hide or fly away. He even tried keeping his Bulbasaur out and wonder around with him but still to no success. As he got closer to the city he saw a Pidgey sitting in a tree and by the looks of it napping. Tyler decided now is the chance. Bulbasaur nodded to their trainer and waited for the first command. "Use vine whip Bulbasaur!" Just as he gave the command vines came out of the back of Bulbasaur and launched at the sleeping Pokemon and wrapped around it.

"Pidg?" Pidgey looked at the vines then the trainer and tried to get out of the vine whip.

"Alright Bulbasaur reel it in and use tackle."

"Bulba," Bulbasaur did just that and hit Pidgey who flew into the tree it was sleeping in.

"Alright Pokeball go!" Tyler said and throws the red and white ball at the Pokemon. The ball hit the target and in midair it open up at the halfway point of red and white and the Pidgey flashed red and then went inside the pokeball. After the red light entered the pokeball it dropped on the ground and began to shake side to side. Tyler watched carefully waiting for the sign the Pokemon was actually caught and not fighting the capture. Tyler waited what seem likes hours to him only passed in seconds before the center of the pokeball light up and the "ding" came from it announcing the capture was a success. Tyler jumped for joy as did his Bulbasaur and he ran up to the pokeball with his newly caught Pokemon. "I caught a Pidgey!" Tyler yelled and tossing the pokeball in the air. "Come out Pidgey!"

The pokeball released the white light that took the shape of the newly caught Pidgey in the air and then the pokeball drops down back into Tyler's hand while Pidgey was hoovering in the air just a few feet from Tyler flapping its wings every now and then keeping itself in air. "Welcome to the team Pidgey. I'm Tyler and this is Bulbasaur," Tyler says gesturing to Bulbasaur sitting next to him.

"Pidgey, pidg," Pidgey says as it lands on top of Tyler's shoulders and perches there. Tyler pulls out his pokedex and points it at Pidgey.

"Pidgey, the tiny bird Pokemon. Pidgey are docile in nature and prefer to avoid conflict. If disturbed they will strike back. Known moves Tackle, Peck, Gust." An electronic male voice says.

Tyler puts the pokedex away and pulls out two pokeballs, "alright return and rest up." Tyler says as the two pokeballs shoots out red lights that touch both Pidgey and Bulbasaur making them glow red and absorb back into their respective pokeballs. Tyler places the pokeballs back on his belt and continues to Viridian City.

To be continued...

* Author's Note – this is a short fic and I apologize for that, but this is my first time putting any of my posting or anything like it out there. All comments are welcomed, and any criticism would be good.