The Chosen One of Ideals

Chapter 3

The next day Ash and Misty headed into Viridian Forest where Misty admitted that she despised bug types "Misty, we need to get threw this forest to get to Pewter City" said Ash "I know that Ash, I just wish I still had some repels with me" said Misty "Those would be no help to me to catch any new pokemon you know" said Ash

As the group walked along Ash noticed a caterpie crawling across the path and threw a pokeball at it, capturing it really easily "Now I'll have a wonderful butterfree someday" said Ash happily "I'll admit bugs like butterfree don't creep me out, but their prevolved forms do" said Misty "Then you'll just have to accept that you're going to be around a bug type that you don't like for a little while" said Ash "Plus I want to see if there are any more pokemon I want" "Fine, but please try to keep the bug types away from me" begged Misty "I'll do my best" replied Ash

As the day wore on Ash saw more pokemon, but didn't feel like catching them "You know most new trainers try to catch as many pokemon as they can as fast as they can" noted Misty "I know, but it usually causes a lot of their pokemon to become neglected or simply released" said Ash "That's why I'm taking it slow and focusing on training my pokemon more" "That's very smart of you" replied Misty "Thanks" said Ash

Soon they came across a clearing and saw a pidgeotto roosting in it "Hey pikachu can you use Thunderbolt?" asked Ash 'On the bird? Sure" agreed pikachu as he fried the bird pokemon with a powerful blast of electricity

'Oi! What's the big idea!?' yelled the pidgeotto who was paralyzed on the ground, but as she was using Roost her flying type was suppressed which meant she took less damage than she should of "Go pokeball!" yelled Ash as he threw one 'Oh... that's what the big idea was' said pidgeotto with dread as she was sucked into the ball

"Feel better?" asked Ash as he healed his latest catch 'Yeah' replied pidgeotto with a nod "That's good, now lets see what you can do" said Ash as he scanned her

Pidgeotto's Moves- Gust, Sand Attack, Quick Attack, Pursuit, Tackle, Defog, Twister, Locked: Brave Bird, Steel Wing, Reflect, Bide, Sky Attack, Heat Wave

"Those are some nice moves you have and some really nice moves for you to unlock" praised Ash 'Waha! I knew I was strong!' said pidgeotto with pride as she puffed out her chest "Now I need to check capterpie" said Ash as he let out his other new pokemon and scanned him

Caterpie's Moves- Tackle, Bug Bite, String Shot, Electro Web

"Oh cool Electro Web is rare to find on a caterpie" said Ash 'Um that bird isn't going to try to eat me, right?' asked caterpie nervously 'No, we're teammates now' answered pidgeotto 'Oh good' caterpie said with a sigh of relief

"So Ash, are you going to start training your pokemon yet?" asked Misty "After lunch, and this place looks as good as any to eat" replied Ash as he pulled out some cooking supplies from his bag

And true to his word once everyone was done eating, and had time for their stomachs to settle Ash gave out his pokemon's training regiments, minus zekrom as he didn't want to let Misty know he had him yet

While they were training Team Rocket attacked, but they were swiftly beaten and forced to flee. Caterpie managed to evolve into metapod soon after the fight "Alright, soon you'll be a powerful butterfree" praised Ash as he picked up his pokemon

Ash and Misty then continued walking along with Ash leading the way until they made camp and went to bed. Over the course of a week Ash trained all his pokemon and they all learned new moves and metapod evolved into butterfree "We should be close to the exit by now" said Ash "You're right, but I don't see it" said Misty "Halt! If you wish to leave this forest then you must fight me" said a boy as he emerged from the undergrowth

"What are you? A bug catcher?" asked Ash "How'd you know?" asked the boy "You have a bug catching net on your back" Ash pointed out "Oops, but as I said you must beat me in a battle to pass" said the boy "Alright" agreed Ash

"Go Beedrill!" yelled the boy as he let out his pokemon "Butterfree you're up" said Ash as he let out his pokemon

"Beedrill use Pin Missle!" ordered the boy "Use Confusion to send that right back" countered Ash "What?! No!" wailed the boy

Beedrill launched a volley of spikes that were sent right back by a psychic pulse, dealing damage to beedrill instead of butterfree "Dang it, try to get in close using Skull Bash!" called the boy "Dodge and use Gust" countered Ash

Butterfree deftly moved out of the way of the incoming beedrill before blasting it with a strong wind "Dagnabit, try to use Hyper Beam!" called the boy "What?!" cried out Ash in surprise "Quick move out of the way and use Confusion"

Beedrill somehow managed to pull off a Hyper Beam, though not very powerful, and managed to hit butterfree and knock him out "That was a good effort butterfree" said Ash as he recalled his pokemon "Now pidgeotto you're up"

"Beedrill use Poison Sting" called the boy "Dodge and use Quick Attack and Wing Attack" countered Ash

Beedrill fired a wave of poisonous needles that were easily avoided by Ash's fast moving bird who then dived in and slammed beedrill hard into the ground and knock it out "Darn, I was hoping to get another win there, no matter now you face pinsir" said the boy as he switched pokemon "Pinsir use Vice Grip!" "Dodge and use Gust and Twister" countered Ash

Ash soon saw that the beedrill was the more trained of the two pokemon that the boy had as his pidgeotto easily avoided the pinsir and knocked it out in one hit

"Man that beedrill surprised my with that Hyper Beam" noted Ash as him and Misty left the forest "I know, I didn't expect it either" agreed Misty "Just goes to show you never should assume the outcome of a battle" said Ash "You never know what's going to happen" "A very wise thing to say" agreed Misty

"So any tips on beating Brock the Rock?" asked Ash "He uses two main pokemon for beginners, a geodude and an onix" answered Misty "and his onix is his best one out of the two" "That's good to know" thanked Ash "and I plan on doing some training tomorrow before I challenge him" "A good idea" agreed a man who was standing off to the side who was selling rocks

"Uh who are you?" asked Ash "I think that's Flint, Brock's father who left to go on some journey a few years ago" said Misty "but lost contact with his family shortly after" "You're right I am Flint, and I failed to reach my dream" slumped Flint "So I returned, but couldn't work up the courage to face my family for failing. But then Brock spotted me watching from afar with dread and regret and confronted me" "What happened?" asked Ash "I got an ear full that's what" replied Flint "and he insisted that I take over the gym again, once he finds a trainer worth traveling with"

"Why travel with another trainer? Can't he take care of himself?" asked Ash "Oh he most defiantly can, but he wants to help guide a trainer that he thinks will go far" answered Flint "Ash here fits the bill" said Misty "I'm from the Cerulean Gym and I think Ash is a step above the rest" "Hey I'm not that good" protested Ash "You know way more than any rookie trainer I've ever met and know how to properly take care and train pokemon" countered Misty "and that's what puts you above the rest, it doesn't matter how many wins or losses you have so much when you have such a wide knowledge base"

"Misty? Dad? What are you doing here?" asked Brock as he happen to be passing by "and who's this?" "This is Ash your next challenger" introduced Misty "and trust me, don't underestimate him at all" "Noted, so when should I expect you to come by the gym?" asked Brock "In a few days, I'm going to get some more training done first" replied Ash "Alone" "Fair enough, don't want to know all your secretes for when you get to my gym" complied Misty

So Ash headed off to a good training area that Brock and Flint pointed out that was secluded and away from prying eyes "Alright everyone come on out" called Ash as he let out all his current pokemon 'So this is Pewter?' said zekrom "No, this is just a training area the gym leader uses" said Ash "Pewter is just southeast of here" 'Ah I see' said zekrom "Now for the rest of the day and all of tomorrow we will be training before we take on the gym" said Ash

'So what are we going to do?' asked zekrom "For today I want everyone to work on endurance and evasion. Then tomorrow accuracy and move tutoring" answered Ash 'And what moves shall we learn?' asked zekrom "For pikachu finish mastering Iron Tail and Confusion, butterfree focus on learning Psybeam and start learning Hyper Beam afterwards, pidgeotto finish mastering Steel Wing, feebas work on Water Pulse and after that start working on learning Dragon Breath and zekrom I think Crunch is what I think you should learn" Ash told his pokemon

So over the course of two days Ash's pokemon made some progress on what Ash told them to learn and work on. Pikachu mastered Iron Tail and just about mastered Confusion, butterfree had almost learned Psybeam, pidgeotto mastered Steel Wing, feebas started making progress on learning Water Pulse and zekrom learned Crunch. Now all they had to do was put more power into their moves they learned or already knew

Ash was a little worried about sending his pokemon up against zekrom, but it turned out alright as zekrom held back his counterattacks so he didn't harm his teammates "Alright today we face the Pewter City Gym" announced Ash "So lets give it our best" 'Yeah!' cheered Ash's pokemon

Ash soon arrived back in Pewter and got his pokemon checked up on before heading to the Gym. Once inside he saw that the lights were off "Hello? Did someone forget to pay the electricity bill?" called Ash

"No, no it's a way to test trainers" laughed Brock as the lights came on "I knew that, I just wanted to mess with you" replied Ash as he took the field "Normaly this would be a two on two, but after Misty told me your better than most other rookies, this will be a three on three" said Brock "Thanks a lot Misty" groaned Ash as he gave Misty a powerful glare as she was in the stands "But no matter I accept"

"Alright then" said Brock "Then face my first pokemon geodude" "Butterfree come out" said Ash "A bug flying type? Are you sure?" asked Brock "I don't have much else to work with right now, but don't count butterfree out yet" answered Ash "I'm well aware of that Ash" said Brock "But can it handle geodude's Rock Throw?!"

"Dodge and use Sleep Powder" quickly countered Ash knowing butterfree wouldn't be able to take that many hits

Butterfree barely managed to avoid getting hit before sending forth a large dose of sleep inducing powder "Quick use Fire Punch to stop it" called Brock "What? Keep it from doing that with Confusion" called Ash

As geodude coated his hand in rather weak flames it was grabbed in a psychic hold and was put directly into the sleep powder, causing him to fall asleep instantly "Now throw it as hard as you can!" called Ash 'As hard as I can' thought butterfree as he hurled the heavy rock/ground type right threw the back wall

"That might have been a little overkill" noted Ash "I'd say so" agreed Brock as he sent out a rockruff "Huh? How'd you get an Alolan pokemon?" asked Ash "All the gym leaders got a Alolan pokemon from a donation from the League" explained Brock "Someone had stolen a bunch of pokemon eggs, but were caught shortly after coming to Kanto and all us gym leaders were given a pokemon that matched our gym's type" "At least they're well taken care of, but that doesn't mean I'm going to go easy on him" said Ash "Butterfree use Electro Web"

"Dodge it and use Rock Throw" countered Brock "Use Confusion to send it back" called Ash

Butterfree send out an electrified webbing that was avoided by rockruff who sent out some sharp stones, only for butterfree to send the back with Confusion and deal some damage "Get in close and use Bite!" called Brock "Blow him away with Gust and mix in Sleep Powder in with it" countered Ash

Rockruff jumped up into the air much farther than Ash thought and managed to avoid butterfree's counter and land a solid Bite attack that brought both pokemon down to the ground and knock butterfree out "Great effort butterfree" praised Ash "now pidgeotto you're up"

"Rockruff use Rock Throw" called Brock "Break threw with Steel Wing" countered Ash "and hit him hard" "Use Bite to counter it" countered Brock

Rockruff lobbed sharp stones at pidgeotto, only for her to smash right threw and slam into rockruff with enough force to knock it into the wall unconscious "Now you face my best pokemon, onix!" said Brock as he sent out his star pokemon "and this isn't the one I use for new trainers, no I want to see you face against one of my main pokemon"

"What!? Brock's going to use his main onix!?" exclaimed Misty in shock "I think so, from the look on his face he means business" said Flint

"Be ready for one heck of a fight pidgeotto" encouraged Ash 'I'll do my best' replied pidgeotto "Onix use Flash Cannon!" called Brock "Dodge using Quick Attack and then use Twister mixed with Sand Attack!" countered Ash hoping that it'd work

Pidgeotto just barely avoided the powerful attack before blasting onix with a sand filled Twister that barely did any real damage, but did blind it slightly "Alright go in for a Steel Wing barrage, but use Quick Attack to avoid getting caught" called Ash "Use Bide and then use the energy to use Dragon Pulse" called Brock

Pidgeotto started moving at high speeds while striking onix with metallic wings that gradually started doing more damage, but onix then used its combo move and just missed getting a direct hit, but it still caused pidgeotto to stop mid flight to avoid it

"Now Stone Edge!" called Brock "Protect yourself with Steel Wing and then strike it" countered Ash

It was for not as pidgeotto was unable to withstand the damage and fainted "It was worth a try" said Ash as he recalled his pokemon and then took a good look at onix "It's barely taken any real damage" thought Ash "What can I do?" 'Use me' replied zekrom from his ball 'no one else can take him on' "No don't want to rely on you to win a badge" was the response zekrom got

"Pikachu how do you fell about taking him on?" asked Ash 'Nervous, but rearing to give it my best' replied pikachu "Good then get out there" said Ash

"A pikachu? I doubt it'll do much good, but I like your confidence in your pokemon" said Brock "Onix use Stone Edge" "Pikachu stop it with Iron Tail and then use Disarming Voice" countered Ash "Disarming Voice?" said Brock with surprise

Pikachu barely managed to break apart all the stones lobbed his way with Iron Tail before letting out a heart wrenching cry that did an amazingly high amount of damage to onix "Quick before it recovers use Iron Tail at his head called Ash "Onix use Bind before it can get away" called Brock

Pikachu quickly moved in and slammed his iron hard tail into onix's head, but was caught in its Bind attack as he came down "Pikachu get out of there!" cried Ash 'I can't...' replied pikachu 'and this squeezing is giving me a headache' "Try your special move!" called Ash

"It can't possibly know Volt Tackle now" said Brock "Who said it was that?" replied Ash with a smirk

Pikachu called upon all his psychic energy and unleashed all of it at once, causing onix to be blown clear out of the building and land with a loud thud "He's parents are from Alola aren't they?" asked Brock who was dumbfounded by what he just saw "Most likely, I just didn't realize how much psychic energy he really had" replied Ash as he picked up his very dizzy pokemon "I'm going to have to work on that"

"Well you've won the badge that's for sure" said Brock as he handed over the badge "Thanks, now your dad said something about you wanting to tag along with a trainer for some reason?" replied Ash as he took the badge "Oh he mentioned that?" asked Brock "Yeah" "Well the truth is I want to be a breeder like Suzzie or Delia Ketchum" replied Brock

"You mean my mom?" asked Ash "Mom?" asked Brock with shock "Yeah, Delia Ketchum's my mom" clarified Ash "But don't think you're going to learn anything from me, you'll have to ask her yourself" "Well I was going to ask to come with you anyway, but I didn't realize you're the son of one of the best breeders out there" said Brock sheepishly "Meh, don't fret about it to much" said Ash "But we can help each other to get better can't we" "Oh yes we can" agreed Brock

So once Brock gathered his things he met Ash and Misty at the northern edge of Pewter City "So where are we off to?" asked Brock "Mt. Moon and then Cerulean City for my next badge" answered Ash "But I want to do some training on the way" "Luckily we're in no rush so take as long as you need" said Brock "Yeah, no one said you had to rush threw everything" added Misty

Note: Brock and Misty have left their best pokemon at the gym and are using their other pokemon instead

Listings

*Means Shiny*

Ash-

Zekrom- Thunderbolt, Thunder Fang, Dragon Rage, Fusion Bolt, Psychic, Zen Headbutt, Dragon Claw, Imprison, Ancient Power, Dragon Breath, Slash, Rain Dance, Thunderwave, Thunder Punch, Crunch

Pikachu (M) Thunderbolt, Thundershock, Double Team, Rain Dance, Thunderwave, Dig, Spark, Quick Attack, Nasty Plot, Disarming Voice, Confusion, Iron Tail, Locked: Volt Tackle, Counter, Psychic, Psybeam, Mirror Coat, Psycho Cut, Psycho Boost, Wish, Thunder Punch, Electric Terrain

Feebas* (F) Tackle, Flail, Swift, Whirlpool, Icy Wind, Water Pulse (learning)

Butterfree (M)- String Shot, Electro Web, Harden, Tackle, Gust, Sleep Powder, Poison Powder, Confusion, Psybeam (learning), Bug Bite

Pidgeotto (F)- Gust, Sand Attack, Quick Attack, Pursuit, Tackle, Defog, Twister, Steel Wing, Locked: Brave Bird, Reflect, Bide, Sky Attack, Heat Wave

Misty-

Staru- Swift, Tackle, Rapid Spin, Water Gun, Recover, Flash

Starmie- Swift, Confusion, Tackle, Rapid Spin, Water Gun, Recover, Flash, Protect, Water Pulse

Goldeen (F)- Horn Attack, Water Pulse, Supersonic, Poison Jab, Megahorn, Waterfall, Aqua Ring

Popplio (M)- Water Gun, Pound, Disarming Voice, Sing, Bubble Beam, Water Pulse

Brock-

Rockruff (M)- Bite, Tackle, Rock Throw, Leer, Sand Attack, Order Sleuth, Locked: Thunder Fang, Fire Fang

Geodude (M)- Rock Throw, Rollout, Defense Curl, Fire Punch (learning)

Onix (M)- Tackle, Rock Throw, Slam, Dig, Harden, Smack Down, Dragon Breath

Ryhorn (M)- Horn Attack, Leer, Rock Blast, Protect