Tales of Ash: Kanto Chronicles
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or anything from Gamefreak or Nintendo
"Talking"
(Thinking)
Pokedex
Yo, this is my second chapter of the day, I hope you all like the story.
Chapter 2: Confrontation and New Friends
The sound of rain met Ash's ears when he awoke. He slowly got up rubbing his eyes. When he looked around he found his Pokémon still sleeping near Charmander since it was slightly cold and he was the closest thing they had to a heater. Ash peered outside to find that it was practically a downpour, so he decided he would just wait it out until the rain cleared.
While waiting for the rain to let up he went over the possible training methods for his Pokémon and how to properly feed and take care of them with some breeder tips. Just a few hours later the rain started to fade, letting the sun come out. Ash stood up to do some stretches while his Pokémon awoke.
Once they packed up the tent they prepared to leave, when suddenly Ash and his Pokémon heard what sounded like wings flapping. Looking up they saw something that they would never forget. They watched in silent awe as a huge bird with multiple colours flew over them. The bird sailed over a shinnying rainbow as it began to disappear from view.
Just before it left Ash managed to scan it with his Pokédex to see if Dexter knew something about the creature.
Ho Oh the Rainbow Pokémon: Legends claim that this Pokémon flies the world's skies continuously on its magnificent seven-coloured wings.
Ash couldn't believe it. He had heard stories of the legendary Ho Oh but never in his life did he think he would meet one, much less see one since they were so rare. He grew a look of determination in his eyes. To him it was a sign that he was heading in the right direction towards becoming a Pokémon master with renewed determination he headed towards Viridian.
Ash decided to visit the Pokémon center first to make sure his Pokémon didn't have any injuries. On his way to the Pokémon center he heard an announcement that spread throughout the city.
"Attention citizens of Viridian City, we have reports of possible thieves in the area. Be on the lookout for any suspicious looking people," the announcement boomed.
'Thieves? That reminds me of the poachers that almost took Charmander,' he thought keeping his senses on alert if he spotted anyone suspicious looking. He returned all his Pokémon back to their Pokéballs except Pikachu since he hated being confined in one. This way he could make sure they weren't taken from him if he lost any of his Pokémon he would be devastated.
"Hey you hold it right there!" Turning around Ash saw a young woman with turquoise coloured hair and a police uniform on. "I haven't seen you around here before since some thieves have been spotted in the area I'm afraid I'll need to see your I.D," she demanded.
Figuring that she was just a police woman doing her job Ash pulled out his Pokedex. Professor Oak had told him that his Pokédex also served as his trainer I.D so he figured this would do.
"I'm Dexter. A Pokédex programmed by Professor Oak for trainer Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town. My function is to provide trainer Ash with advice on Pokémon and their training if lost I cannot be replaced." It finished as it showed a picture of Ash on the screen.
"Well your I.D is confirmed. Sorry about that. We've just been a little on edge because of these thieves." She spoke apologetically. "No problem I was just heading to the Pokémon center to make sure my Pokémon are in good condition." At this she perked up.
"I'm Officer Jenny and as an apology I can give you a ride to the center if you'd like" she asked. Quickly making up his mind he responded. "That would be great thank you." Little did he know he would regret that decision.
A few minutes later another young woman with light red hair wearing a nurse outfit heard the distant sound of an engine growing louder and louder, followed by a person's screams.
All of a sudden a motorcycle comes sliding into the center stopping at the front desk. "Officer Jenny what have I told you about storming in the center on your motorcycle. We have a drive way you know." The young nurse scolded.
"Sorry about that, sometimes I get carried away." Jenny said sheepishly. "I was just dropping of a trainer who wanted to get there Pokémon checked in." she finished pointing at Ash and Pikachu who seemed to be about to throw up.
"Speed demon," Ash murmured while Pikachu gave a sick cha of agreement. "That Pikachu doesn't look so good. Why don't you hand me your Pokémon, I'll make sure there up to full health in no time," she spoke sincerely. Ash handed her his Pokémon before thanking Officer Jenny as she left the center.
While he was waiting to receive his Pokémon he decided to give Professor Oak a call. A few rings later the professor answered.
"It's great to see you made it to Viridian City Ash. The other trainers made it there safely as well. I knew you could handle yourself just fine. I even made a bet with Gary a million poke dollars that you'd catch at least one Pokémon by the time you reached Viridian," he exclaimed excitingly.
"Yeah I captured a Pidgey on my way here," Ash confirmed making the professor happy that he won he'd won the bet. Ash couldn't help but smirk knowing that Gary had lost the bet. Suddenly Ash remembered something he wanted to know for a while.
"Oh by the way professor, this morning after the rain stopped I saw the legendary Ho Oh," Ash exclaimed. The professor's eyes widened. "Ash, are you certain? There haven't been sightings of the legendary Ho Oh in many years," he sounded slightly disbelieving.
"Yes, I'm sure; I managed to get a quick scan of it on my Pokédex before it flew away."
"Can you transfer the information from your Pokédex to my lab Ash," he pleaded. Ash smiled, he knew the professor loved to learn new things about Pokémon.
Professor Oak looked at the information gob smacked. It was hard to believe Ash had seen the legendary Pokémon, especially so soon at the start of his journey. "Ash, I must say I'm surprised. Most people don't even see a legendary Pokémon their whole lives. It is said that they only show themselves to people they deem worthy and that are pure hearted," he spoke amazed.
Suddenly Oak smelt something burning. " Ah! My pizza! Sorry Ash but we'll talk later thank you again for the data and good luck.
The video feed ended just as Nurse Joy came back.
" Here are your Pokémon young man. They're all fully healed. Please don't hesitate to visit us or another Pokémon center if you are in need of Pokémon medical attention."
"Thanks you Nurse Joy," Ash said gratefully.
Suddenly an alarm went off. "Attention citizens of Viridian. Our sensors have detected an aircraft belonging to Pokémon thieves if you have a Pokémon in your possession exercise extreme caution!"
Two Pokéballs came crashing down the ceiling's glass and released two Pokémon. One was a purple snake while the other was a floating purple meatball that started spraying the area with smoke. When the smoke started to clear it showed a woman with long scarlet hair, a man with purple hair, and a Meowth. The man and woman both had a black and white uniform with a large red 'R' on the front of their uniforms.
"To protect all worlds from devastation"
"To unite all peoples within our nation"
"To denounce our evils of truth and love"
"To extend our reach to the stars above"
"Jessie"
"James"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight"
"Meowth, that's right"
"Who are you people?" demanded Ash with Pikachu already at his side, electricity sparking from his cheeks.
"We are Team Rocket and were here for this Pokémon center's Pokémon. For we seek rare and valuable Pokémon," the one now known as James spoke.
"You're wasting your time. This is a center for weak and injured Pokémon," Nurse Joy put in, hoping it would convince them to leave.
"That may be so, but I wouldn't be surprised if we found some Pokémon gems among the junk," the other known as Jessie shot back.
"I will not let you take these injured Pokémon, they already have someone to take care of them," Ash proclaimed while Pikachu readied itself for battle.
"Isn't that cute, the boy thinks he can tell us what to do," Jessie sneered
"Meowth, then lets squash him!" Meowth squeaked. Ash released Charmander from his pokéball.
"What a rare Charmander I bet if we can steal it for the boss, we'll get a promotion," Jessie giggled. Ash's face was a mask of anger at her announcement.
"Ready, Pikachu?" Pikachu responded with sparks coming out his cheeks.
"Charmander?" Charmander's tail flame fired up in determination.
"Koffing, attack with tackle."
"Ekans, use bite."
"Pikachu use thundershock on Ekans!" Ash called. "Charmander, Ember on Koffing."
Pikachu fired a powerful thundershock that struck Ekans, Charmander peppered Koffing with tiny balls of fire who suddenly blew up and pushed Ekans back towards Team Rocket electrocuting them all when it stopped they were all a little crispy.
"Alright Charmander use Flamethrower, Pikachu fire Thunderbolt, full power!" he shouted. "Pikaaaa chuuuu!" Pikachu shouted as he fired off a massive thunderbolt which struck them again. "Charrrr!" Charmander cried as a burst of fire launched towards them, only this time except for tiny balls of flame there was a stream of fire, which caused a massive explosion that not only blew Team Rocket away but a large portion of the Pokémon center as well.
Next morning…..
After the events at the Pokémon center, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny both thanked Ash for getting rid of Team Rocket although, Ash apologized for blowing up a large portion of the center. Nurse Joy told Ash to not worry since he saved the entire center's Pokémon.
Ash was told that the quickest way to get to the next town for his first gym battle was going through the Viridian Forest. The forest was known for housing many bug Pokémon, and Ash was excited to try and catch some.
Not too long after going through the entrance to the forest Ash tripped and fell to the floor.
(Ow… what did I trip on) he thought turning around surprised to find a caterpillar like Pokémon. The Pokémon seemed unharmed and appeared to be looking at Ash and the other Pokémon curiously. Ash pulled out Dexter.
Caterpie the worm Pokémon: Its small feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to easily climb slopes and walls.
Moves: Tackle, String Shot
"Sorry about that Caterpie, I guess I wasn't looking where I was going," Ash apologized. Caterpie tilted its head to the side before slowly crawling towards Ash, snuggling his leg. "Well you're a friendly little guy aren't you?" Ash chuckled. "Hey I just thought of something. How would you like to join me on my journey caterpie?" he asked. Caterpie looked to Pikachu and Charmander who seemed happy to be Ash's Pokémon. Quickly making up his mind Caterpie accepted.
Ash brought up a spare Pokeball for Caterpie, tapping it on the head and capturing it. He stared at the Pokeball for a few seconds before releasing Caterpie out again. "Welcome to the team Caterpie. Hop on my shoulder," he said lowering his arm for the small worm who happily obliged.
When Ash spotted a nice clear area, he decided to set up camp there. Thinking about training his Pokémon, he had a surprise to motivate them even further so releasing all his Pokémon. They lined up prepped for training.
"Alright today is going to be our first training session, this is our first step to becoming the A-team, the team that will beat the elites," Ash said with passion, determination filled their eyes. "We will be the very best that will surpass even the Legendaries and that means the same for the trainer."
His Pokémon all looked in shock at their trainer. He started setting up practice dummies and targets for his Pokémon and camp while his Pokémon all started getting warmed up as Ash finished setting up his camp he heard some cries sound out near him towards his left. Running towards the sound he was surprised to find that Scyther and a male Nidoran were fighting over a cache of oran berries. Ash was wondering why he didn't see too many Pokémon on his way in the forest. The Scyther must've scared them off; it was unusual to see a Scyther in the forest since they were usually found in the safari zone in Kanto.
The Nidoran fought hard but the Scyther had won their bout and was about to finish Nidoran off with a slash from its scythes.
Thinking fast Ash spun in to action and called out Pidgey to intercept Scyther. Pidegy managed to successfully ward off Scyther's attack while Ash went to the injured Nidoran's side.
Scyther seemed surprised at Ash's sudden appearance but didn't back down from the new challenge. Scyther rushed Pidgey with impressive speed on par with Pikachu's and prepared to use furry cutter.
"Pidgey dodge it quick!" Ash shouted. Pidgey frantically dodged Scyther's furry cutter but was having difficulty matching Scyther's speed.
Ash gritted his teeth, he knew Pidgey had a disadvantage on the ground and had to act fast. "Pidgey grab Scyther's scythes with your feet." As Scyther swung his scythes down Pidgey managed to catch them with her talons, firmly gripping them so Scyther couldn't move them.
"Now use gust attack at point blank," Ash commanded using the opening. Pidgey rapidly fluttered its wings blowing a strong gust at Scyther who was blown back into a tree, cracking the tree in the process. Since it was also a super effective move Scyther received a lot of damage.
Ash thought the match was over but to his amazement Scyther got up, although it looked worse for wear. Pidgey also appeared to be a bit tired though not as much as Scyther. The two stared each other down until Pidgey started glowing.
Ash watched in silent fascination as he watched Pidgey grow in size until her body stopped glowing to reveal a larger and leaner bird with a reddish head-crest coming out of the top of its head.
Pidgeotto the bird Pokémon: It has outstanding vision. However high it flies, it is able to distinguish the movements of its prey.
New Moves: Whirlwind, Wing attack.
"Great job Pidgeotto you evolved!" Ash complimented while Pidgeotto gave a loud caw in response. "Let's finish this, use Wing attack!" Pidgeotto swooped in with great speed while extending its wings outward for the attack.
Scyther mimicked Pidgeotto dashing with its scythes spread out, showing that it knew Wing attack as well. Both Pokémon charged with everything they had as this was sure to be their last bout. Unfortunately for Scyther, it was more injured and Pidgeotto had just evolved giving it new strength. With that Pidgeotto broke through Scyther's attack sending it to the floor.
For a few moments Scyther struggled to get up but eventually passed out from exhaustion. Ash threw a Pokéball at the fallen Scyther, capturing it with no other problems. "Nice job Pidgeotto take a rest," Ash smiled as he returned the bird Pokémon.
Ash turned his attention to the injured Nidoran, who seemed pretty docile for a wild Pokémon. "Your wounds don't look too serious but I have a few spare potions to help heal them. You'll feel a slight stinging sensation, is this ok?" Ash asked.
Nidoran gave a small nod allowing Ash to administer the potion to its wounds. Nidoran winced slightly as the potion made contact with the wounds, but the pain quickly faded as did most of the wounds. In its appreciation Nidoran jumped onto Ash's lap and nuzzled his chest making Ash chuckle.
"You're a cheerful one. Hey wanna join my team, it's always nice to have another friend," he asked cheerfully. Nidoran gave an enthusiastic shout that sounded like a yes in Ash's book so he brought out an empty Pokéball. Nidoran gently touched the Pokéball which captured it without any struggle. Looking at the pile of oran berries, he grabbed half of the pile before leaving the other half for the Pokémon in the forest.
He let out all of his Pokémon so they would get to know one another more while he made lunch. His mom had taught him a few tips on cooking human and Pokémon food insisting that it may come in handy, which it had.
An hour later Ash and all his Pokémon were eating their food while chatting with each other, well Ash mostly just watched them talk with each other since he couldn't speak their language. Everyone got along just fine, even Scyther and Nidoran. Although at first they was some tension between them from their previous dispute, they quickly got over it and became friends. Ash took his time to scan his new friends.
Scyther the mantis Pokémon: With ninja-like agility and speed, it can create the illusion that there is more than one.
Sex: male
Ability Swarm: when Scyther's health is low, its bug type attacks strength is multiplied by 1.5.
Moves: Vacuum Wave, Quick Attack, Pursuit, False Swipe, Agility, Wing Attack, Fury Cutter.
Ash whistled, impressed at the list of moves Scyther knew.
Nidoran Its large ears are always kept upright. If it senses danger, it will attack with a poisonous sting.
Sex: male
Ability Poison Point: When a Pokémon makes contact with Nidoran, it has a 30% chance of being poisoned.
Moves: Peck, Double Kick, Poison Sting, Fury Attack, Horn Attack
"First we will run 10 laps around this clearing, Pidgeotto you will fly 15 laps since you can fly then we will have sparring and target practice," he announced. Taking his jacket and pulling his hat back, he started running as well. After they finished running, he directed Charmander, Caterpie and Pikachu to the target practice while he helped Nidoran and Pidgeotto with an agility course.
He showed Scyther an instructional video on blade technique. Scyther followed with rapt attention as he copied the moves. Starting slow and with correcting his techniques before he started becoming fast and precise with his moves.
By the end of the day, the targets had bits of scorch marks and silk shots hanging. Nidoran and Pidgeotto laid on the ground with swirls in their eyes. Even after the video ended, Scyther was still practicing his moves but with the speed of an experienced swordsman.
Ash called for dinner, all his Pokémon cheered. After dinner was done, everyone clocked out
During the night when everyone was asleep Caterpie gazed at the stars in the night sky. It was always his dream ever since he was a hatchling to evolve and become a Butterfree so he could fly in the sky. With Ash's training and encouragement, he just knew he would achieve his dream soon. He stayed there for a few more hours watching the occasional Butterfree fly by before falling asleep.
Next morning….
Ash got to work on more training his Pokémon for the upcoming gym.
After reviewing all the current moves of his Pokémon, Ash searched for possible moves to teach them and methods of increasing their stats as well. The list of moves surprised him. All his Pokémon could learn moves that would definitely help them in the future.
"Alright Pidgeotto and Scyther, I want you two to practice mock battle each other to increase both your stamina and speed since you to are our main speedsters besides Pikachu."
"Also Dexter says that you can learn sword dance Scyther, this will improve your technique that could definitely come in handy in battles since it will raise your attack. Pidgeotto , I also want you to try learning feather dance as well. It's fairly similar to sword dance but instead of increasing your own attack stats, it decreases your opponents."
"Pikachu and Nidoran, I want you two to practice dig. This can help us against rock type Pokémon, especially since that's the type of Pokémon the next gym has."
"Caterpie you can keep working on your string shot's aim, and later we can have a mock battle for you to gain help you gain experience. I heard bug type Pokémon usually grow quickly."
"Charmander I want you to work on metal claw which is a steel type move. This can help give us an edge when you face a rock type Pokémon."
"I'll be supervising each of you to help you guys if you need it. Are you guys ready?" All the Pokémon gave an enthusiastic shout before beginning their training.
Pidgeotto and Scyther continuously attacked each other in the sky, sometimes near hits that missed by inches sometimes clashing. Pikachu and Nidoran practiced digging holes as fast as they could, and Charmander continuously slashed his claws at a nearby tree to perfect metal claw. I threw leaves and small rocks in the air for Caterpie to practice his precision with it.
Ash started his own training program, he ran laps around the small clearing, doing 30 push ups, sit ups and jumping jacks. He found a river where he went for a refreshing swim and got more water for camp.
At night where the other Pokémon were sleeping, Scyther silently went to the river and continued practicing in the water, his blades going through the water and occasionally a few slash marks on a tree.
Five days later….
Ash finally emerges from the Viridian Forest after finishing his training. His body started to develop some muscle and he had an air of confidence around him. He took in the sights of Pewter City which didn't look too impressive. Maybe it was because the city was known for their rocks and boulders which would explain its bland look.
He thought of all the training his Pokémon went through. They had all gotten stronger, but the one who changed the most of the lot was caterpie, or now known as Butterfree. Caterpie had first evolved during training into Metapod. Then he evolved again later as Ash battled the passing trainers in the forest. They were all beginners like him, but the experiences from the battles definitely help his Pokémon perfect their skills.
Ash continued his trek towards Pewter City eager to face his first gym battle.
End
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