Pixel walked out of the Viridian city market holding the parcel for professor Oak. His Charmander, nicknamed Flambo, was walking alongside Pixel as they both made their way back down Route 1.
"Man, it's so awesome getting to go on an adventure, don't you think?" Flambo said enthusiastically. Pixel simply shrugged his shoulders. By this point, Flambo and Pixel had done some training, and Flambo had reached level 7.
Pixel and Flambo walked back into Oak's lab. Pixel handed the parcel over to Oak. Gary was standing in the corner with his Squirtle, looking somewhat dejected.
"Ah, good. Now I can finally complete the Pokedexes." Oak picked up the two red devices and handed one to Pixel and the other to Gary. "I also want to get you both started on your quest by offering you these," Oak stated as he handed the boys five pokeballs each. Flambo got a look of excitement on his face, but Gary's Squirtle looked up at Gary with doubt.
"Hmph! I'm going to my house and getting a town map, and I'm telling my sister not to give you one Pixel!" Gary stormed out of the lab with his Squirtle following closely behind. Both Pixel and Flambo had looks of confusion on their faces as they walked out.
Pixel and Flambo took a small detour after being shown how to catch a Pokemon, and headed in the direction of the Indigo Plateau. Upon stepping into the grass, a Mankey appeared and began pounding on the ground furiously.
"Wow! A Mankey! Can we catch it?" Flambo said with glee. Pixel, giving a small shrug of approval, lightly threw a pokeball at the Mankey, catching it instantly. Upon further inspection of his new Pokemon, he saw that the Mankey was only level 3. Pixel sent out the Mankey, and it immediately began sniffing around Pixel's leg.
"Okay, Mankey, we need a name for you," Pixel said. The Mankey looked up cautiously, and Pixel immediately shouted, "I know! I'll call you 'Rampage'! How does that sound?" The Mankey began pounding at the ground in satisfaction. "Okay then Rampage, if you're going to be my new teammate, we gotta get you beefed up. So, let's go to the gym in Pewter City." Mankey looked up at Pixel with excitement in his eyes and began trailing closely behind as they headed for Viridian Forest.
"Experiment 09 has been introduced to the pokeball variable. Reception is pleasing, and I am receiving reports from the Pokedex that he has already caught his first Pokemon. Signs are very promising."
Gary walked out of the Pewter City gym with his Squirtle and his new Pidgey. Gary made an utterance of disgust as his Pokemon looked up to him.
"Pfft. That gym leader was a joke," Gary said with annoyance, "Still though, we need to get stronger. I can't keep having you weaklings bringing me down." Squirtle and Pidgey looked to one another in disappointment, and held their heads low as they continued to Route 3 on their way to Mount Moon.
Pixel walked into Viridian Forest with his level 7 Charmader, affectionately named Flambo, and his level 5 Mankey, known as Rampage.
A swift flash of yellow streamed past Pixel and his team. A wild female Pikachu appeared in front of their eyes, but tumbled over clumsily as she did so.
"A Pikachu, eh?" Pixel said to himself as Flambo stepped up in anticipation.
"I got this," Flambo said as he shot an Ember at the Pikachu. The Pikachu jumped out of the way in anticipation and shocked Flambo with a Thundershock.
"Try a physical attack, Flambo," Pixel said as Flambo lunged at the Pikachu. The Pikachu tried to duck out of the way, but instead tripped and took the full brunt of a Scratch to the face.
"Okay, now for a pokeball!" Pixel tossed a pokeball right at the Pikachu and caught it promptly. After a quick survey of the freshly caught Pokemon, he sent out the female Pikachu, who rubbed the back of her head nervously.
"Hmm…" Pixel hummed as he thought, and after a minute, finally said, "Sheila."
The Pikachu instantly began running around in excitement. "OHBOYOHBOYOHBOYOH-" Sheila tripped over a nearby Caterpie, and quickly ran back to Pixel's side. "Heh heh…sorry," Sheila said nervously as she hid behind Pixel's leg, "I'm a tad clumsy. That's why I want to be with a trainer… so I can get stronger!"
"Well, that shouldn't be too hard with this guy!" Flambo said excitedly as he pointed to Pixel. Pixel scratched his head nervously as Rampage jumped up and down in excitement.
"Okay guys, let's get some training done," Pixel exclaimed as his Pokemon all cheered excitedly.