In the last chapter, Lows, Cassie and Disc revealed their Pokémon, went to a carnival and met an arrogant trainer from Hoenn, and when they board S.S, Fast, they met the trainer again and lost to him in a battle. Even though Lows lost, he still feels that how a battle strengthens the bond between him and Surfer. What is going to happen in this chapter? Enjoy!

Chapter 2 - There's No Such Thing as Weak Pokémon

After having a nice sleep in my room, I woke up just in time to hear the announcement,"The S.S. Fast is going to arrive in Slateport City in 30 minutes. Please pack your things and get ready to leave the ship. We are not responsible for any personal belongings lost. Thank you for your cooperation."

Alright, we are finally going to arrive in Slateport! I looked at Surfer and realized that he was still sleeping. I tried not to wake him up while packing my things.

When I finished packing up my things, another announcement came up. "The S.S. Fast has arrived in Slateport City. Please leave the ship as soon as possible with your personal belongings. Thank you for boarding S.S. Fast."

Yes, I'm finally in Hoenn! While I'm happily thinking about it, Surfer suddenly woke up due to the loud announcement. "Surfer, you're finally awake, let's get out of this ship!" I returned him to his Pokéball, and I opened the door and realized that Cassie and Disc were already outside, waiting for me.

"Are you guys ready to explore the Hoenn region?" They both nodded in determination, and we got out of the ship fast.

Wow... So this is Slateport City! I happily thought. Slateport is a city built near the sea, so I could feel the sea breeze already. It was cooling and refreshing. How wonderful this place is!

"Ermm.. So, the receptionist suggested that we should start at Littleroot Town, but we need a ship. Who is going to help us?" Disc anxiously asked, and we were all unsure what to do.

Suddenly, a man with sailor clothes suddenly came right in front of our eyes and said with a British accent, "Do you guys need a ship to get to Littleroot? Don't worry, help is right here! Mr. Draky at your service!"

"Oh... So you can take us to Littleroot? How wonderful! But we don't have much money..." Mr. Draky, the sailor is still happy. "I don't need any money! All I wanted is to help new trainers with their needs! I'll take you all to Littleroot. Come with me!"

Wow... A nice person already in Hoenn! He's very nice, and I hope I can find more nice people in Hoenn, unlike that Harry guy... I thought while we followed Mr. Draky. Then, we saw a ship in normal size at the beach.

"So this is my ship! Is this good for all of ya?" We all nodded and got up to the ship. "Alright mateys! We are going to set sail now! Let's sail our way to Littleroot!"

The journey to Littleroot was fine, I only wished that he didn't sail that fast. I swear, I was going to be seasick if the journey wasn't that short... Anyways, we reached Littleroot in only a short period of time.

"Alright, we have reached Littleroot! I'm supposed you mateys are going to enjoy yourself here, so I won't interrupt! Goodbye, mateys!" We thanked him and said goodbye to him before he went back to Slateport.

"So, maybe we should go and meet Prof. Birch in this town first?" We all agreed to Disc's idea, and we saw the lab and went in.

"Ah, another three new trainers! Are you here to choose your starter Pokémon?" A man who had normal height, wearing a white jacket and black shorts, came and greeted us.

"No, actually... We just came to see the world's famous Professor Birch, who I assume it's you? We came from Kanto. I'm Lows, and this is Cassie and Disc." I explained to Prof. Birch.

"Oh, new trainers from Kanto! That's a rare sight! Interesting...interesting... So, did you guys get a Pokédex?" We were stunned by his question.

"No, we didn't... We just realized that Prof. Oak didn't give us a Pokédex."

"Oh, that forgetful old friend of mine! Don't worry, I'll give Pokédex for all of you. It contains all the information for the Pokémon in Hoenn and Kanto region, so it's pretty useful!" Saying that, he took out three Pokédex and gave them to us.

"Wow, thanks, Professor!" Another nice guy in Hoenn! I gladly thought, but I was also curious about one thing. "Professor, your outfit doesn't seem like a lab outfit. Why are you dressed like that?"

"Oh, I dressed like that because I always love to learn things about Pokémon on the field, rather than studying in the lab. Isn't that more fun?" We all nodded at his explanation.

"I think we should go now. Thanks, Prof. Birch!"

"You're sincerely welcome! Come back anytime if you have problems!" We all said goodbye to him and walked out of his lab.

"Since we got a Pokédex... Why don't we use them on our Pokémon?" We all agreed to Disc, and we sent out our Pokémon and scanned them. I scanned Surfer first and the Pokédex said with a robotic voice, [Squirtle, the Water Pokémon. When it retracts its long neck into its shell, it squirts out water with vigorous force.] Then, when I scanned Fire and Leafy, the Pokédex spoke again. [Charmander, the Lizard Pokémon. From the time it is born, a flame burns at the tip of its tail. Its life would end if the flame were to go out.] [Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokémon. There is a plant seed on its back right from the day this Pokémon is born. The seed slowly grows larger.]

Wow... this is certainly amazing to know more about them. I thought, and I looked at my two friends' surprised faces. This is our first time doing this, so... our reactions should be normal, right? I hope so, anyways!

"Wow... This Pokédex thing sure is amazing! I'm going to try getting all the Pokédex filled first!" Cassie excitedly shouted, but Disc had to interrupt her. "Don't you know, Cassie? Sorry to burst your bubble but... Red had already filled the entire Pokédex in Kanto."

"But this is different, this is Hoenn! I will surely fill it all first here!" We all laughed slightly at her determination, and we all walked to the route just beside Littleroot, Route 101.

"So... we have made our first step into Hoenn's routes! Amazing! I wonder what we are going to find?" I asked, excited.

"Well, let's explore around this route for any new Pokémon in Hoenn before getting to Oldale Town, the town we are going to reach after passing this route." We all agreed to Disc, and we slowly walked across the route while trying to find Pokémon. Unfortunately, no Pokémon showed up just yet.

When we're about to reach Oldale Town, I saw a guy shouting. I didn't look at him, but I recognized this as Harry's voice. We walked towards him and heard him kicking a Pokémon away rudely while insulting the Pokémon.

"Arghh, stop getting near me! Why would I want you to be in my team? You're just a weak Pokémon that no one likes! I would rather find strong Pokémon that are rare than letting you weak Pokémon to join me!"

The Pokémon was definitely sad from his insult and walked away lonely. I saw that Pokémon has brown fur covering its body, in a zig-zag pattern. I immediately scanned the Pokémon. [Zigzagoon, the Tiny Raccoon Pokémon. A Pokémon with abundant curiosity. It shows an interest in everything, so it always zigs and zags.]

I was triggered by his insults towards Zigzagoon, and he made me think of the bullies at my school. Arghh, such bad memories. Immediately, I spoke up for Zigzagoon.

"Who do you think you are? It's not funny to insult anyone like that! There's no such thing as weak Pokémon, only bad trainers! Even if you only want strong Pokémon, you shouldn't insult Zigzagoon like that!" I shouted at the top of my voice, and Harry looked at me, and the Zigzagoon immediately turned towards me, with the surprised but happy expression on his face.

After seeing that it was me who shouted, he rudely replied, "I'm telling the truth, weakling! Only bad trainers would train a Zigzagoon!"

"Oh, is that so?" Saying that, I walked towards Zigzagoon and said, "I'm sorry, Harry, I'm the bad trainer you're talking about. Zigzagoon, wanna join my team? I would like you to give your best in my team."

Zigzagoon's eyes sparkled at my invitation, and I threw a Pokéball at him. 1...2...3... Alright, Zigzagoon is caught with succession! So, I'll take that as a yes, Zigzagoon.

Then, I sent out Zigzagoon and asked, "Why don't I call you Ziggs?" The male Tiny Raccoon Pokémon nodded, and I smiled at him, and Surfer welcomed Ziggs to the team too.

Harry was obviously mad after hearing my words, and he replied back smirked, "You better make sure to train this...weak Pokémon well! Hopefully it won't lose every time! Hahahahaha..." I was obviously upset at his words, he still insults Ziggs at all causes! Can he not stop?

"I pretty sure that's enough, Harry," Disc helped me again this time. "We shall go our separate ways now, shouldn't we, Harry?"

"Humph, alright then! See you all, weaklings!" He then ran away after giving us an arrogant look. We sighed, but we tried not to put that in mind.

After that, we walked around the route again several times before reaching Oldale Town. We even got the Pokédex entry for Poochyena and Wurmple.

Then, we reached Oldale Town. It was a small town but it has everything it needed: PokéCentre, Pokémart, and a few houses too.

We were about to go around the city when suddenly, Disc spoke to us.

"Ermm...guys, I have a suggestion. I think we should separate our ways." We were shocked by his suggestion, but he quickly explained, "If we keep exploring together, we will all be experiencing the same thing, it would not be fun. So, we should part our ways so we can explore different things and when we meet again, we can share our wonderful experiences to each other!"

We all thought that Disc was right and we decided to part our ways after we left Oldale.

Suddenly, we saw a big crowd in the middle of the town. Then, we saw a small building over there with a new poster on the wall of the building. Many people were slowly walking into the building while pushing each other.

"So... you guys wanna check it out?" They nodded at my suggestion, and we go towards the building. Little did I know that this decision will change my life with my Pokémon...

That's it for Chapter 2! What will Lows and his friends find in the building? What will Lows do after seperating with his friends? Find out next time!

Lows' Pokémon Team:
Surfer (Squirtle, Male) Jolly Nature, Moves: Tackle, Growl
Ziggs (Zigzagoon, Male) Naive Nature, Moves: Tackle

Questions of the day:

Do you think Lows' attitude with Pokémon is good?

What will they find in the building? (For readers ahead, please don't spoil for others!)