I do not own Pokémon but all the characters in the story are my own. I should say that while the story is set in the Unova region with the Black & White 2 Pokedex, some of the gyms/towns may differ from the games.
Chapter Two: First Battles, First Pokémon
"Pokémon, come on out" shouted Baldwin throwing his pokeball into the air. The ball opened unleashing a blinding white light, and when it cleared, standing there was a small yellow lizard with a red belly.
"Scraggy" said the mysterious Pokémon.
"You got a Scraggy?!" I cried. I couldn't believe Baldwin had managed to get a Scraggy as his first Pokémon.
"SCRAGGY, THE SHEDDING POKEMON. PROUD OF ITS STURDY SKULL, IT SUDDENLY HEADBUTTS EVERYTHING, BUT ITS WEIGHT MAKES IT UNSTABLE TOO." Said my Pokedex as I scanned the Pokémon.
"Still think you can win?" smirked Baldwin.
"You bet we can" I said, and looked at my own Pokémon, Oshawott who still had the determined look in its eye. I knew that Oshawott wasn't going to give up without a fight.
"OK, Oshawott, lets show Scraggy whose boss. Use Water Gun" I cried.
Oshawott opened its mouth and shot a stream of water straight at Scraggy.
"Quick Scraggy, dodge it" shouted Baldwin, and Scraggy quickly leapt out of the way, with Oshawott's water gun just missing it. "OK, time for us to go on the attack, let's use sand attack!"
Scraggy jumped to the ground, stuck its small hands in the ground and shovelled sand into Oshawott's face.
"Osha" cried Oshawott as it tried to get the sand out of its eyes.
"Oshawott, turn away from the sand quickly" I yelled. This wasn't a good start, if Oshawott wasn't able to see, then Scraggy could launch any attacks and Oshawott wouldn't be able to defend itself.
"OK Scraggy, now let's use Low Kick" ordered Baldwin.
Scraggy started to run, then skidded along the ground, sticking its left leg out. Sliding along the ground, it connected with Oshawott, sending my poor Pokémon flying into the air.
"Oshaaaa" cried my Pokémon as it went spinning through the air, before crashing on the ground.
"Oshawott, get up and use Tackle" I shouted.
Oshawott recovered itself, and launched itself at Scraggy head first. Oshawott's quick movement caught both Baldwin and Scraggy off guard, and Oshawott's Tackle collided with the lizard Pokémon.
"Scragg!" cried Baldwin's Pokémon who went flying through the air before landing on its back.
"OK, Oshawott, time to use Water Gun again" I cried.
Oshawott again shot a stream of water out of its mouth.
"Scraggy, run towards Oshawott then use Low Kick" shouted Baldwin with a glint in his eye.
I couldn't work out what he was doing, but Scraggy went charging towards Oshawott, and then launched its Low Kick attack, sliding right under Oshawott's Water Gun attack. Since Oshawott was busy shooting water out of its mouth, it was unable to move out of the way, so Scraggy' attacked connected with it, and once again it was sent flying.
However, this time Oshawott didn't get up.
"Oshawott is unable to battle, scraggy is the winner!" shouted a voice.
We both turned around to find Professor Juniper had been watching us battle.
"That was a great battle, and you both handled your Pokémon really well" she smiled at the both of us.
Both Baldwin and I recalled our Pokémon, and whispered congratulations to Oshawott on our first battle. We might have lost, but I was still impressed with the way it had composed itself during the battle, and I knew we were going to be a great team together.
"Well, you both better get on your way and catch all those Pokémon" said Professor Juniper, and waved to us as she walked back into her laboratory.
"OK, well where you think we should go first?" asked Baldwin turning to face me.
"Huh? You want to travel together?" I asked. While I and Baldwin were best friends, we were both competitive, and I didn't think Baldwin would want to tag along with me, and would want to go on his own journey.
"Of course I do Akio!" replied Baldwin "Don't you want to go together? Certainly means we won't get as lonely if we travel together, and we can train each other by having regular battles too!"
"That sounds like a great idea. Plus when we come across other trainers, we can help each other out by giving each other some advice" I said.
"Great. Now that that is sorted, where should we head for our first gym badge?" Baldwin asked.
"Well, Nacrene City is probably the closest city to where we are. We could go there and win the Basic Badge. I think the gym leader there specialises in Normal type Pokémon, so we should both be OK going up against that type of Pokémon" I replied.
"Sounds like a plan to me! OK, let's get on our way!" he replied.
We collected our backpacks and headed off to start our journey. We both stopped off to say good bye to our parents (my mum was so embarrassing, crying into a tissue as she waved us goodbye) and headed off on the route to Nacrene City.
"So, do you think you are going to specialist in a certain type of Pokémon? After all, with an Oshawott, you could have water Pokémon team" Baldwin asked me.
"I don't think I want to specialist. I want an all-round team with as many different types of Pokémon as I can find. What about yourself?" I replied to my friend.
He pushed his wavy brown hair out of his brown eyes, and stuck out his tongue, something he did when he was thinking hard. "Well, I really like Fighting and Steel type Pokémon, and with Scraggy being my first Pokémon, I think I am off to a good start with my team".
"I can't believe you managed to get a Scraggy as your first Pokémon. How did you manage that?" I asked, in awe of my friend, and while I was happy with my Oshawott, I was a little jealous I hadn't managed to get a Scraggy.
"I don't know how I managed to get one either! I was just lucky to get there early enough. Professor Juniper had about 10 different pokeballs when I got there, so it was just luck of the draw that I managed to get a Pokémon I wanted. You need to get up earlier in future mate" Baldwin replied cockily.
"I've never been a morning person" I replied, "and I'm happy with Oshawott. I think we will be a good team together".
The pair of us started down the route talking and laughing together, until we both saw a rustle in some grass ahead of us.
"It must be a Pokémon" cried Baldwin.
Out of the grass came a small brown Pokémon with beige fur over its face and blue markings on its back.
"LILLIPUP, THE PUPPY POKEMON. THOUGH IT IS A VERY BRAVE POKEMON, IT'S ALSO SMART ENOUGH TO CHECK IT'S FOES STRENGTH AND AVOID BATTLE" came the Pokedex's response once the scanned the small Pokémon.
"OK, Lillipup would be a great addition to my team" I said.
Baldwin shook his head, "I'll give it a miss, it's not the type of Pokémon I'm looking for".
That was fine by me. I reached into my pocket and pulled out Oshawott's pokeball. I threw the red and white ball into the air, and Oshawott appeared from the white light which omitted from the ball.
After losing to Baldwin and Scraggy, Oshawott looked even more determined than before. It was clear it was not going to take losing as an option.
"OK Oshawott, let's weaken this Lillipup so we can add him to our team" I cried to Oshawott, "let's use Water Gun".
Oshawott opened its mouth and shot water straight at Lillipup, which despite missing in the battle against Scraggy, managed to hit Lillipup and sent the Pokémon flying back into a nearby tree.
Lillipup looked dazed, and tried to stand to defend itself. It bared its teeth and bent its knees.
"It looks like it is going to use Tackle" said Baldwin, and as soon as he finished saying it, the Lillipup came charging towards Oshawott.
"Quick Oshawott, dodge it, and use another Water Gun".
Oshawott leapt out of the way and manoeuvred itself behind Lillipup, firing another stream of water straight into Lillipup, and sending it sprawling across the ground. The Pokémon looked dazed and tired, and I knew it was weak enough for me to catch it.
I reached into my pocket and pulled out one of the empty pokeballs that Professor Juniper had given me. I threw it at Lillipup, and the ball opened, and Lillipup was transported inside. The ball closed and shook for a couple of seconds before locking shut.
"Alright! I caught Lillipup" I yelled.
"Oshawott!" said Oshawott clearly delighted with our success with a huge smile on its face.
"Well done Akio, Lillipup will be a great addition to your team" congratulated Baldwin.
"Thanks mate. Don't worry, I'm sure we'll find a Pokémon for you to add to your team soon enough" I replied.
"Well, what are we waiting for then? Let's get on our way to Nacrene City" came my friend's reply, and he raced off down the hill, with me in hot pursuit.
I hope everyone is enjoying the story so far. I worry I don't write the battles too well so hopefully they will improve over time.