Welcome to a new Pokemon story of mine (I know I enjoy starting new stories). This one is special since it uses an idea that I've never been a big fan of and that's sending the main character on a journey of their own. Usually I feel it's always sending trainer off to conquer the gyms in said region so I always strayed from that but always wanted to try a Journey story, so I have found a way of doing a journey story without using the whole beating gyms and yet keeping it interesting along the way. Here is The Journey of Dale Gaines
The Journey of Dale Gaines
The Start of a Journey
My name is Dale Gaines and I am 16 years old. In the pokemon world you have many branches to becoming a pokemon trainer. Some enroll in a pokemon school to educate them on pokemon and then obtain their first pokemon in an official capacity. Others can obtain a pokemon by their parents and keep it as a pet. While some wait until they are the right age and go out and catch their own pokemon and use it as their own. But most often whatever way you go about trainer go out and explore the world with their pokemon. Of course as well there are many experiences to take once you are out in the grand world. Well of course you don't have to travel the world but it is one of the most popular ways to grow as a trainer and if you want to get more experience with your pokemon. Today is that day for me. Today I Dale Gaines get to travel the world with my first pokemon on my own journey.
It is 12 o clock and it is officially a week after I have graduated from the Force City Pokemon School. That means that me and three others are going to be getting our first pokemon from Professor Steinsston. The four of us are outside the Professor's lab waiting to be invited inside.
First there is me, Dale Gaines, a spunky young trainer who honestly just wants to see the sights and help people out. I am of average height and slim. My brown hair is cut quite short which I enjoy not having to deal with. I am wearing a normal green shirt and basketball shorts. I feel quite average.
Next is my best friend Lelia Luca. She is slightly shorter than me and enjoys wearing pink shirts and jeans. Today she is wearing a pink shirt that had a Mudkip on it. She has long blond hair that is wrapped in a ponytail. She also wants to be the best Flying type Pokemon trainer and only wants to catch pokemon that are of the Flying type.
After that is Joseph Loginov, a stern type of person. He is taller than me with the same hairstyle as me but instead of brown hair his is blond. He is wearing a white tank top and grey shorts. He is well known through our school as being a trainer that focuses more on a pokemon's power and wants strong pokemon.
Finally, there is Darcey Sutherland, she was what you would call a more nerdish girl. She seems to look the part with her glasses, book bag and nose deep in a book. She though is just as tall as me with almost black hair tied up in a bun. She is wearing what looks like a summer dress which is unsusal since her goal in life was to know all about Pokemon and to become professor.
Suddenly the door to the lab opens up and out comes Professor Steinsson. He is an older man with grey hair but always has a smile on his face. He has on a lab coat and seems pleased we have shown up on time. "Come in come in I think I have exactly what you are looking for." He holds the door open for us and we walk into the extensive lab.
The Professor's lab is an extremely large warehouse type space that seems to have many different stations that are dedicated to different objections. On one wall is a large tank filled with water with a Quagsire paddling in the water with two scientists looking at it. In another area is a Raichu sending out electricity into a machine with a scientist next to it jotting down notes. Finally, on the opposite wall from Quagsire, are three Chespin, with scientists around them trying to see which ones vines are longer.
"Here we go. These will be the pokemon everyone but Lelia will choose from. She specifically asked if she could choose from Flying type pokemon which I agreed to," I look to see that we have crossed the lab and are at a small space away from the other experiments. I see a machine right in front of us that has six pokeballs on it and assume these are the pokemon we will be choosing from. "The Pokemon you will be choosing from are Tentacool, Sableye, Gastly, Skiddo, Magby, and Trapinch. Due to the fact that Dale was here first I think he should be allowed to pick first." Oh wow I wasn't expecting to go first.
"Alright, but I will need a bit of time to think first." I say and the professor nods.
"That's fair. It will give the others the same thinking time as well."
Ok let's look at this through each pokemon. Tentacool wouldn't be the best starter pokemon since I can only mostly use it in water. If I'm not around water it won't be much help to me. So Tentacool is out.
Sableye is one to think about. It doesn't evolve so will start strong and stay strong. Plus it has a mega evolution which makes it stronger. Being a Dark and Ghost type means it will have a wide selection of interesting moves to use.
Gastly is another interesting Pokemon since it is also part ghost type but it's a three way evolution. Could be extremely powerful, once it gets to Gengar, it also is a pokemon with a mega evolution, but I've heard all three can be quite tricky pokemon, so it's still on the table just low.
Skiddo is a grass type pokemon that could be an extremely good starter pokemon. Its evolution Gogoat could be quite useful since I could ride it around instead of walking constantly. It's not going to be as powerful as some of the others but it could be useful.
Magby is a fire type that if we are talking about power is probably one of the most powerful with its final evolution Magmortar being a beast in battle. But Magby is a baby pokemon and will require a lot of care before its evolution. This is another maybe for me.
Finally is Trapinch, a ground type pokemon but evolves into Vibrava and then Flygon, both of who are dragon type pokemon. Dragon types are well known for their power and as a Flygon I could use its flying capabilities to make my journey a bit easier. But the journey to that final evolution would be just that, a journey.
This is a difficult choice but I have what I think is the correct option for me is.
"I am going to go with Trapinch." The professor took a pokeball and opens up and out comes my new Trapinch who trundles over to me and it looks to be quite glad at having a trainer now. The professor gives me its pokeball and then turns to Joseph. "Your turn."
"I'll take Gastly." He says simply. Professor Steinsston takes another pokeball and releases the Gastly inside and gives the pokeball to Joseph. He then turns to Darcey.
"I'll take Sableye. It would be interesting to study its mega evolution." Steinsston smiles at her while also picking up another pokeball and releasing the Sableye inside who happily walks over to its new trainer.
"Now for you." He says to Lelia and he goes over to a desk near us and picks up three pokeballs and turns back towards Lelia. "Your choices are Combee, Fletchling, and Hoppip."
Lelia thinks for a few moments and then says "I'll go with the most natural bird pokemon for my starter. I'll choose Fletchling. At least with its evolution I'll be able to combat Ice types." The Professor set two pokeballs down and then with the third in his hand he releases Fletchling, who immediately goes towards Lelia and sits on her shoulder.
"Well my job here is over, it's time for you four to set off on your journeys now. Good luck to you all." With that the four new trainers left his lab.
Outside Joseph immediately recalls his Gastly into its pokeball and puts the ball on his belt. "I don't know what you all are going to do but I'm off. Need to see the skills Gastly as and see how well of a battler it is. Later." With that he starts walking down the road and away from us. Darcey looks at us as well.
"I should be going now as well. Not only do I want to study Sableye a bit more I do have to look into the lab jobs I've put into for some of the professors across the region. See you around. Keep in touch guys." With that Darcey and Sableye take off.
With that it's just me and Lelia just walking down the sidewalk in town, Her Fletchling on her shoulder and my Trapinch walking next to me. I'm not sure where we are walking but it feels good that we have finally started our journey even though we still are in town.
"I should be going as well you know. I'm going to have to see about little Fletchling here." She rubs its chest area and its gives a sweet little tweet. "Plus I'm going to have to catch many more Flying types if I want to get an edge on the completion. What are you going to do?" We've stopped outside my house and I knew this is where we will part ways until we meet again. It was a short walk but still it felt like a long time.
"Well as you know I have a huge family that lives all across the Obrya region. My mom thinks it might make me stronger as a trainer and as a person if I help them out with any sort of job they need doing. It will also give me a chance to explore the region more and have short term jobs in mind to help me achieve any goals I have."
"Well good for you." Lelia smiles at me. "With you exploring the region I know we'll eventually meet up again. Plus I have your number in case I need to practice." She bent down to Trapinch. "I know you've only been his trainer for barely a half an hour but you take care of him. He's my best friend and I know you'll be happy with him." Trapinch looks happy and seems to smile at her. "See you around Dale." With that she's off running towards who knows where.
I head inside my house to see my mom and dad one last time before leaving. Our two story house is situated closer to the center of town and is nice and homely. I enter into a quaint living room where my mom and dad are sitting on a couch. They look up from their conversation and smile at me.
Andrea Gaines is a slender looking woman with long brown hair and green eyes. She is the person who gave me the idea to go out and help the family and also altered each person about my journey and to call me if they needed help. She stays at home more or less to take care of the house while my dad works.
Robert Gaines is a tall broad man with dark hair and green eyes. He owns his own pokemon battle clubs that appear across the Obrya region. So far there are 6 in 6 different towns, one as well right here in Force City. He's told me that if I am ever in one of the towns to head to one and test out the trainers there. I've watched quite a few battles in the one here at town which seems to test trainers skills in different types of matches and even has quite a few well named people associated with some.
"I see you went with a Trapinch as your starter. That's a good choice if you want a strong pokemon on your team." My dad says chuckling knowing that I wasn't so concerned about raw power as opposed to Joseph.
"I figured I could use power as well as traveling capabilities when it evolves. Plus being a ground type is very helpful against electric types." I respond back picking up Trapinch and holding it in my arms.
"Well I guess you are on your way now aren't you, just like Mark and Patricia did when they left on their journeys. They couldn't wait to achieve their goals." My mom says talking about my older brother and sister who had been gone on their adventures for a few years now, but every so often checked back in to tell us how they were doing.
"Yes, I'm going to have to see Aunt Jessica as soon as I can. She was my first call for something and so I would like to get a move on as soon as possible. Even though it's only in the next town if I leave now I'll end up getting there tonight." I say as I pick up my backpack that has all the things I will need for the journey around the Obrya region.
"Well good luck." My mom says getting up and giving me a hug and a kiss. "Keep in touch, but I have a feeling the family will keep us updated on your adventures."
"Yes and don't forget to keep on the lookout for Mark and Patricia. You are bound to run into them soon enough." My dad says. "Also remember you did promise that if you are in a town that has a battle club you'll stop in." I chuckled dad was always so attentive to his creation.
"Of course I will. I love them and now that I have a pokemon I'll need to showcase my strength." I start moving towards the door. "Bye! I love you both."
"See you around." My mom says.
"Have fun." My dad tells me.
With that I leave the green painted house and move off the white porch that I had grew up in for my whole life. I start heading towards the edge of toward in the direction of Westwend Town, where Aunt Jessica lives.
"So Trapinch, I am excited for this new journey we are going to be going on. I have a large family so we'll always have something to do and someplace new to visit." As it walks along beside me it gives an audible reaction that makes me think it's also glad. "Oh hang on," I pause and turn towards it. "I forgot to check on your details in my PokePhone." I pull out a grey rectangular device. It serves as a cellphone but also a way to connect to the internet, a texting unit and as well as a way of checking on my pokemon's move set, stats, and other interesting details. I hold it out to my Trapinch and my device scans it, finishing after only a few seconds. "So you are able to use Bite, Bulldoze, and Endure. That seems like a solid starting move set. You seem to be able to defend yourself and counteract quite well. It says here that you are 2 feet and 5 inches tall and weigh 30 pounds. Not bad. You are in regular size range for a Trapinch." I put away my PokePhone and we continue walking.
Soon we reach the edge of the city and beyond this is Weststring Forest, a forest that separates Westwend Town and Force City. Beyond this is where my journey begins.
"Are you ready Trapinch?" Trapinch nods excitingly. "Then off we go!" I yell as we walk onto our journey.
Thank you for reading this. Please review and tell me what you think of the idea. I am excited for the chance to showcase one character going on a journey and seeing how it plays out.