"Not So Black & White" A Pokémon Black Nuzlocke
Chapter 1
It's spring in the town of Nuvema. Here a young man will start his adventure into a world of friends, battles, memories, and death. Whether the person who comes out of this will be grown for the better or worse, no one knows. But for this young man, he has an eventful tale in front of him. That youth's name is…
"Rogan!" shouted a bispeckled young man, to another youth with brown hair, a cap, and a blue jacket. "Ow, that was right in my ear!" Rogan responds covering his left ear in pain. "What is it Cheren?" Cheren responds "Sorry, but I heard from Professor Juniper that we can have a Pokémon. ". "Yes, I heard that as well, now all we have to wait for Bianca-"
Just then a perky blond girl with a green beret came up from the stairs, and with an excited tone said "Am I a little late again? Sorry!" Both Rogan and Cheren face-palm "Geez, I knew you always had bad timing but seriously." The latter said. "We are supposed to get our Pokémon today". "I know, I know, sorry about that." Bianca said. "So, where are the Pokémon?" Rogan points towards the blue gift box on a nearby table. "In there." "Okay then" Cheren said "Since these arrived at your house; I think you should choose the first one".
Rogan approaches the gift box, unwraps the green ribbon sealing the box, and opens it to find three red and white spheres with buttons on the front of them. He looks at the note that came with the package and sees on the back of it three creatures, one looks like a red pig, to the left of it was a snake standing on two legs, and to the right was an otter-like creature. The names were 'Tepig', 'Snivy' and 'Oshawatt' respectively. Hmm, Rogan pondered.
He was all too familiar with the creatures called Pokémon. How could he not? Practically everyone around town talked about them. They were used for all sorts of purposes, such as dairy, labor, and pets. But the most widely talked about them were Pokémon battles; a game where to raisers of Pokémon, trainers, would battle each other with a team of Pokémon. These battles would get very intense at times, to the point where there were cases where trainers have lost their Pokémon in battle. These deaths were not terribly common though. And the fame and glory that came from battling always seemed like it was worth it. Rogan had always wanted to experience it, to become famous and well known and an expert trainer. And now was his chance.
He had heard that grass types were generally the easiest to train so he decided that the Pokémon named Snivy might be a good first choice. He picked up the Pokeball to the left and pressed the button on it. The ball opened almost instantly and the same creature that he saw in the letter came out of the ball. It blinked and looked around the room in confusion. "Aw, how cute" Said Bianca "I wonder what my Pokémon will be like." as she picked up the two other balls. "Here, Cheren you can have this one" She gave him the one that was in the middle. "Hey, don't pick my Pokémon for me!" Cheren said, almost like he was offended. "Well, whatever, I wanted Tepig anyway. After all, apparently fire types powerful and especially good against grass types, huh, Rogan?" Rogan looked at him, a bit annoyed. Cheren had always been a competitive rival to him. Whether it came to video games, sports, or even to see who could finish their meal first. Rogan enjoyed this at times, but admittedly, Cheren's slightly smug attitude did annoy him at times as well, such as this. "Really interesting" Rogan said sarcastically.
So some time passed and the three let their Pokémon meet and play with each other for a while. Three sat around them to watch over them so to make sure they get along well. Rogan, even though he thought this was nice, was starting to get a little bored. Fortunately for him, Bianca stood up and exclaimed "Hey, now that we have gotten to introduce ourselves to our Pokémon, how about we have a Pokémon Battle!" Finally, this is what Rogan was waiting for. He could barely contain his excitement. He didn't even heard what they said next. "So it's settled Rogan! Let's have a battle, you and me!"
Rogan was surprised that he and Bianca were fighting first. He didn't know that Bianca would have been so willing to fight, especially more than Cheren. But he didn't care, a battle was a battle. He stood up, grabbed his Pokeball, and threw it to release Snivy, and Bianca did the same for Oshawatt. From what he remembered from watching other battles, most Pokémon could know a basic attack called Tackle so he tried using that. "Snivy, use Tackle!" Snivy ran up to the opposing Pokémon and hit itself against it, the Oshawatt doing the same.
Snivy tackled the Oshawatt again but this time it wagged its tail at Snivy, causing it to get a little annoyed and lose focus. "What did that Pokémon try to do?" Roland thought. "Whatever, use Tackle again Snivy!" After a couple more blows the Oshawatt fainted. Both Rogan and Snivy smiled in response to their first victory. "Good job!" Bianca said "Both Pokémon tried their best." "Yes but I won Bianca." Rogan said proudly.
"Uhh guys" Cheren interrupted "Look around you." It was only after this that they noticed his room was in a complete mess. "Wow, I guess we got carried away there." He thought. "Sorry about your room Rogan" Bianca said sheepishly. "It's okay; trust me it was worth it". "Anyway" Cheren interjected "Let me heal your Pokémon." Cheren then brought out a couple of pink bottles that looked like they had come from a pharmacist. He sprayed Oshawatt and Snivy and the unconscious otter immediately stood back up with a smile on its goofy face.
"Hey guys" Bianca said as she recalled her Pokémon back into the ball. "You two should fight next. You always seem more experienced at competing then me". "Heh, I think that sounds like a great idea" Cheren replied. He then turned to face Rogan "If anyone should be my first opponent it should be you Rogan". Rogan nodded. "Okay then, let's see what you can do Tepig!"
The fight was much like the previous one was, with Snivy and Tepig tackling each other while Tepig occasionally whipped its tail in Snivy's face. That was until during one of the tackles Snivy seemed to get hurt more than usual. "What?" Rogan said. "Didn't you know Rogan" Cheren said while adjusting his glasses "Tail Whip distracts your Pokémon, decreasing its defenses. Of course you would know that if you studied Pokémon moves like I did." "I don't need fancy moves to beat you Cheren! Use Tackle again!" A couple more blows and the opposing Pokémon was defeated. Rogan looked down at his Snivy with a bit of concern though. That last blow seemed to hurt it a bit. "So that was a Pokémon battle. I haven't had this much fun in a long time. Anyway, it seems like we should apologize to your mom for the mess we maid." "Yeah okay, see you later" Rogan half-heartedly said while not looking at them, he was still looking at his Snivy and the bruise that the Tepig's tackle caused him. When they left the room he bent down and petted his Pokémon. The grass snake looked back at him with a look that seemed to say "Don't worry about me. I can take much more than this." Rogan smiled at this and recalled his Pokémon. Hopefully this was a good sign of things to come, Rogan thought as he headed down the stairs.
