Right back to work hehe. I have decided that between each chapter I am going to do a 'Pokedex entry' on one or two pokemon that might have been seen in the chapter before or just at random. Why? Well the way I see it Pokemon as we know them are the 'cutesy' versions of themselves. Think of how Disney portrays animals compared to how they really are. Thus these chapters will give people a deeper insight to the pokemon they all know and love or maybe just a chance to see them from my own twisted perspective as well as letting me compare them to Earth animals.
Today's Pokemon are Pidgey and Rattata (because unlike thicky Ash Karan is going to be so used to seeing these common pokemon she wont spend long describing them)
Pidgey
About the size of a chicken and just as plump this brown and cream bird Pokemon can be found almost everywhere in Kanto and Johto and it's cooing call is the ever pleasant song that all is calm. It is not the fastest or the most agile of flyers but it is still quite capable of being used to deliver messages from town to town. Its ability of using Sand attack and being annoying stems from the fact that when Pidgey are found on the ground it is either in search of food or to partake in dust baths. Both activities involve digging up the dry topsoil providing the bird pokemon with plenty of ammo to blind any would be attacker and let it get away. It also explains why they have such large feet.
Pidgey are often found along trainer routes as the pathways provide perfect open areas to scratch in as well as find tasty tidbits that might have been dropped by passer bys the same reasons also apply to their living in towns and villages. Many new trainers learn how to catch and battle pokemon by going up against wild Pidgey and a large proportion of both wild and tame Pokemon hunt and feed on this common bird. Pidgey Pie is a classic recipe for this pokemon as it is a little to small on meat to make a good roast.
Rattata
This little purple pest is the bane of many lives. The size of a rabbit with front teeth about an inch long and a very powerful bite makes this 'mouse' pokemon far scarier then any New York rat. Couple that with the fact that they breed like crazy and will eat anything and everything and you will have the answer to why so many people dislike this pokemon. Many attempts have been made to find the best way to clear out a nest of Rattata from a house but other then keeping a few predator pokemon yourself you are in for a losing battle. Rattata and many bug pokemon have been credited with the reason that humans started to keep pet pokemon around the house.
Its curled tail is used for mainly for balance especially when the pokemon is carrying something large in its mouth and my also hint at a genetic connection to other mouse pokemon such as Marril and maybe even Aipom. Needless to say this pokemon provides the main food for many smaller predator pokemon especially those that live in towns and cities. However they are rarely eaten by humans due to their habit of living in filth and that any meat found on this Pokemon is hardly worth the effort of cooking.
Well that is all for now, next chapter should be up very soon in which we will get to meet Professor Oak and kids will get their Pokemon.