A Beginners Journey
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. If I did, I wouldn't be writing stories about it
Chapter One: The Begining Step!
"Now Golduck, use Icebeam!" Shouted Misty, the red headed water master ordered her azure pokemon to use. Golduck jumped into the air, above my Poliwrath, opened its beak and a torrent of ice came blasting from it. I had to think quickly, my Poliwrath had already battled against her Starmie and Azumarill, so it already had low health. "Poli, absorb the energy from the ice beam into your Ice Punch!" Poli stood up on the white disk that floated above the water and looked up at Golduck, the incoming Ice beam just ahead, Poli's hand glew a shiny white colour, and then it hit the incoming Ice Beam, its hand being incased by the ice power. Poli flinching due to the amount of energy that it takes to fend off the attack and transfer the energy into a move of our own.
I could see from where I was standing that Misty had a grin on her face "I see that you're using the same technigue you used back in the Ace Card tournament, I must say that it's a very interesting strategy, one I've only seen two, maybe three people use before... But it still wont be enough to defeat me. Golduck, fall into the water!" Golduck looked to the water master Misty and nodded, allowing itself to fall in freefall.
"Poli, use your other fist to use focus punch on the falling Golduck!" Poli nodded, its other hand glowing white and then he jumped towards Golduck, who was facing the water, getting ready to plummet into the ground and be immersed in water. Poli jumped into the air and was just about to strike but it seems Misty knew what I was going to do. "Golduck, use Zen Headbutt to push Poli away!" Golduck's head glew pink and then he headbutted Poli away from him, sending him back onto the white disk on the water's surface, and Golduck landing in the water. "What do ya say Jaden? One more move to see which one of these pokemon is stronger?" I nod my head
"Sure, I don't see why not. You've probably already noticed that Poli is low on health, and your Golduck is defintely running out of juice. Lets end this here." She smiled with childish glee. "Poli, power up your Ice Punch with as much energy as you can muster, okay?" Poli looked at me with determination, its left fist already incased in ice, now glowing a bright blue, and the ice seeming to increase, and the weight of the arm increasing.
"Golduck, Aquajet!" Misty shouted, pointing towards Jaden. A sparkle in her eye. Golduck burst from the water and came rushing towards Poli, the water surrounding Golduck more dense than normal, Poli placed his body in a way that he can swing his left side forward with all his strength at the last moment.
I should probably explain who I am and how I got to this moment, where I got into a heated battle with the Gym Leader Misty.
My name is Jaden Torch, and my pokemon journey started just under nine months ago.
~Just Under 9 Months Ago~
In my home region of Kanto, on your last week of school, you have to take seven exams, physical, theory, battle strategy, battle practical, history and indepth knowledge. The top three students of the exams are then able to receive a pokemon from Professor Oak as their starter pokemon, and then receive a Pokedex, making you one of his aprentice's. I came fifth. Meaning that I have to go to my local pokemon centre to receive a Capture Pokemon from Nurse Joy.
A Capture Pokemon is a pokemon that is a low enough level to help you capture your first/starter pokemon. It comes in a customised pokeball that registers the trainer obtaining a pokemon and gets transferred back to the Pokemon Centre it came from just like a pokeball would if you already had six pokemon on you. I got to the pokemon centre at around half past ten, in the morning. I had to run all the way from my house using my dad's old running shoes in order to get there before eleven o'clock (Otherwise I'd have to wait until the tomorrow).
As I walk up to the doors to the Pokemon Centre with the slightly orange roof (they used to be red, but after weathering and the whole Lord Quest the other year the roof just turned orange, the League don't see it as a big enough problem to deal with) I saw two people I recognise from my class exiting the pokemon centre. "Hey George, Joey. What Capture Pokemon did you guys get?" They look up from their pokeballs to me, and smile in recognistion.
"Oh hey Jaden, so you didn't make it into the golden three? That's a shame, I betted Tyler that you would. And I've got myself a Butterfree to help me catch my starter pokemon. I plan on heading towards the meadow, I don't want anything rare or anything. I just want to start out on my pokemon journey, I'd be happy with a Pidgey or Rattata." Joey said, then we both looked to George.
"Well, I've only got a Ponyta to help me catch my starter pokemon. I plan on catching something sturdy and hard to beat, like a rock type, I hopefully catch a Geodude or an Onix, all my family are Hickers, so they could help me find the best spots for finding pokemon. See you later guys!" And George ran off towards the tunnels. Joey said good luck to me and ran off in the direction of the meadows.
"So I guess it's my turn now..." I sigh to myself, I honestly would have rather have gotten a Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle from Professor Oak, and a Pokedex so that I could show the world that someone from my family can achieve greatness. I walk through the doors and I'm immidiately greeted by Nurse Joy's Chansey, her arms in the air, she then turned towards the counter, where Nurse Joy was fiddling with some paper work, she looked up and smiled at me "Oh! its you Jaden, well come on over, and we can get things sorted for you to receive your Capture Pokemon." I nod my head and walk over to the desk "Do you have your Student Identification?" I nod my head and pass her the card with my picture and other relevant data. She inspects it, smiles to herself and plugs it into a card slot machine. "Okay Jaden, which league do you wish to enter? Kanto, Jhoto, Hoen, Sinnoh, Unova or Kalos?" I had already thought about if I wanted to visit another region first or not and I had decided "Kanto, please." She nodded Nurse Joy clicked some buttons, a whirring sound behind her could be heard, she passed me some documents to sign, detailing that I do understand the risks and whatnot about being a pokemon trainer. If I was one of the top three, this stuff would've been sent to my house. Anyway, she comes back to me with two things.
My Pokemon Trainer ID, a Scancase (a rudimentary Pokedex) and then she asked me to follow her into a room, and once I entered I was amazed. Everywhere in the room had a pokeball on it, there were, of course around twenty pokeballs missing, but that's fine because it means that I also have twenty or more rivals. "You may choose one pokeball. That pokemon will acomany you on the first stretch of your pokemon journeym and will help you obtain your starter pokemon for your journey. Go ahead Jaden." So I stepped forward, and closed my eyes, and spun around the middle of the room. I stopped then started walking forward.
As I walked forward I could feel something warm and tingling coming from something in front of me, so I outstretched my hand and I felt a pokeball, but it was a cold and chilling pokeball, as if the pokemon inside was cold and empty. I moved my hand more towards the warm tingling sensation, until my hand landed on the warm pokeball. It felt as though the pokemon inside had been waiting for me and would feel cold and alone like some of the other pokemon in the room. I picked up the pokeball and walked towards Nurse Joy. "This is going to be my Capture Pokemon." She looked at me with confusion.
"Wouldn't you like to see what pokemon is inside?" I shook my head "Are you sure this is your Capture Pokemon?" I nod my head "Okay, then all you have to do is send it out of its pokeball and scan the pokemon with your Scancase." I nodded and threw the pokeball into the air.
"Come on out!" and out of the pokeball came a rather tiny Raichu. I leaned down to the light orange mouse pokemon and began scratching the backs of its ears.
"Oh my!" Nurse Joy spoke to herself, I looked up to her with a questioning expression. "I'm sorry Jaden, I was just taken back by surprise, thats all. Y'see, this Raichu has had a rather unfortunate life... This Raichu was caught as a Pikachu in Viridian Forrest just under 30 years ago, it was captured to be apart of the lightning force squadron in the Kanto Army, because at the time we were at war, as you would know from your history classes. As a Pikachu it had speed higher than average but it was also low in terms of defense ability and attack, so it was chosen to be apart of the select Pikachu to receive a thunderstone and evolve into Raichu. As a Raichu, its attack power was still under the average level, and because it was evolved into a Raichu so early in its level stage, it couldn't learn any of the moves that a Pikachu would, and it also meant that it leveled up slower than average. One day in a battle, something happened with the enemies steel pokemon, rendering all of the pokemon within the Lightning Force Squadron, either deceased or highly injured, this Raichu managed to survive with next to no injury... with the exception that it could no longer use electric type attacks. After the war was over, and the pokemon used in the war had to go somewhere, this Raichu couldn't be released into the wild because it could no longer provide for itself, it could not go to Lt. Surge, or any of the other Lightning Force Squadron soldiers because it was too weak. In the end it was given to me to use as I please, and when the rule came out about Capture Pokemon, I placed Raichu into the specialised pokeball and let him wait for a trainer to come along and pick him to help start their journey. But it seems that the second I tell the new trainers that this Raichu cannot use electrical attacks, they return him and choose another pokemon." Nurse Joy told me, wiping away a small tear in the corner of her eye.
I looked towards Raichu, and saw how upset it looked, but I wasn't a shallow person. I'm honestly just happy to be receiving a pokemon in the first place. "Nurse Joy, I would like to have Raichu be the pokemon to help me start my Pokemon Journey." She nodded her head. I scanned Raichu with my Scancase, and then I left the pokemon centre, and headed straight towards Viridian Forrest.
End of Chapter One.
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AN: I should probably tell you that this story with Jaden, will tie in to my other Pokemon Story "The End of The Masters" and I will hopefully be able to answer some of your questions with this story.