Last time, our young hero had her first encounter with Team Rocket in the Viridian City Pokemon Center. Although Jasmine and Horace attempted to steal the entire center's Pokemon, Breea and Tyson teamed up together to prevent them from doing so. As well, Breea caught a Poliwag. Now our heroes are heading towards Viridian Forest. Who knows what kind of Pokemon they'll see as our story continues.
"So I hear there's a lot of bug Pokemon in the Viridian Forest." said Breea as she and Tyson made their way toward the entrance.
"You heard correctly." said Tyson. He flipped open his guidebook and showed Breea the page that contained all of the bug types. "According to my book, there's a lot of Caterpie and Weedle that reside there."
"Well then, I'll have to try and catch some of them." Breea said proudly. They were about to enter the forest when she heard a familiar voice.
"Well, if it isn't Breea the baby." said Kimmy.
"I am not a baby, Kimmy." said Breea angrily. "I'm ten years old for crying out loud. I think you're the one who's acting like a baby."
"I think not." said Kimmy. "Unlike you, I'm mature and very responsible."
"So am I!" yelled Breea.
"Calm down, both of you." said Tyson. "Arguing never solves anything so just drop it and move on. Just for the record, Kimmy, how many Pokemon do you have so far?"
"I've got five." said Kimmy proudly. "And how many does the baby have?"
"I just said that I'm not a baby!" exclaimed Kimmy. "And for your information, I've got three Pokemon so far."
"You've still got a long way to go." said Kimmy. "Are you two heading to Viridian Forest by any chance?"
"Yes we are." said Breea. "What about you?"
"I've already been through there." said Kimmy. "I just came this way to do some training before I have my first gym battle." Then she noticed Breea's Pikachu standing beside her. "Hey, shouldn't that Pikachu of yours be in its' ball?"
"It should, but Pikachu prefers to be out here." said Breea.
"Pikachu." said the little mouse with a happy nod.
"I see." said Kimmy. "Well if that's the case then I won't object. But I bet your other Pokemon suck." Now Breea was mad. She loved all of her Pokemon very much.
"My Pokemon do not suck." said Breea angrily. "That does it, Kimmy. I didn't want to have to do this, but you've left me no choice. I challenge you to a battle!" Kimmy was speechless.
"Well if that's how you want to play, I accept your challenge." said Kimmy. "We'll each use two Pokemon."
"That works for me." said Breea. Tyson stood in the center of the two trainers.
"I will be the referee of this match between the two of you." he said. "Whichever trainer makes the other trainer's two Pokemon faint first wins. Both of you select the first Pokemon."
"This first one should be intimidating for you." said Kimmy as she threw her first ball. "Go Spearow!" A small bird with three brown tail feathers popped out in a blaze of white light.
"Let's see." said Breea and she took out her Pokedex to scan the flying type.
"Spearow, the Tiny Bird Pokemon." said Dexter. "Unlike the friendlier Pidgey, Spearow has a terrible attitude. It is very wild and will sometimes attack other Pokemon and humans. Use extreme caution when approaching this Pokemon."
"So she's using a flying type." said Breea. "Pikachu, let's go."
"Pika!" cried the little mouse and he jumped onto the battlefield.
"Let the battle begin." said Tyson.
"Pikachu, Thundershock!" commanded Breea. Sparks came out of Pikachu's cheeks as the mouse Pokemon got ready to fire the attack.
"Spearow, dodge!" yelled Kimmy. Pikachu unleashed its' attack, but Spearow easily flew out of the way.
"You may have the type advantage, but that doesn't mean a thing against this Spearow." said Kimmy. "All right, use Leer." Spearow stared intently at Pikachu before releasing a bright white ball at the small electric Pokemon. The light hit Pikachu directly, leaving him slightly dazed.
"Uh oh." said Breea.
"That's the way to do it, Spearow." said Kimmy. "Now peck it." Spearow charged at Pikachu and kept hitting it repeatedly with its' beak. Pikachu screamed in pain.
"Pikachu!" cried Breea. "Come on buddy, shake it off." Pikachu ran from Spearow and gave it an angry look.
"There you go, Pikachu." said Breea. "Now use Quick Attack." Pikachu ran towards Spearow at full speed.
"Spearow, dodge it again." commanded Kimmy. Spearow nodded and flew away just before Pikachu's attack could hit. Breea was understandably frustrated with the way the battle was going.
"Use Growl." commanded Kimmy. Spearow yelled its' cry at Pikachu, and then hit it with a small yellow circle.
"Don't give up, Pikachu!" yelled Breea. "Try another Thundershock." Pikachu unleashed the powerful attack again and this time, it hit Spearow dead on leaving the bird crying in pain.
"Yes! That did it!" said Breea. However, once the attack stopped, Spearow didn't have as many scratches on it as it should have had.
"No way!" cried Breea. "That attack should have done a lot of damage!"
"Growl reduces the opponent's attack power." said Kimmy calmly. Breea face palmed. How could she have forgotten that important element?
"Now then Spearow, finish it with Peck." said Kimmy.
"Pikachu, dodge it!" called Breea. Pikachu used its' speed to avoid Spearow's attack.
"Okay Pikachu, Quick Attack." said Breea. Pikachu nodded and lunged at Spearow with full force. The impact of the hit was too much for Spearow and the bird landed in a heap on the grass.
"Spearow is unable to battle, Pikachu wins!" yelled Tyson. Kimmy recalled her Spearow and took out another ball.
"Not bad for a beginner." said Kimmy. "But let's see how you handle this one." She threw the ball and out came a small turtle with a red shell. Breea took her Pokedex out again.
"Squirtle, the Tiny Turtle Pokemon. This Pokemon draws its long neck into its shell to launch incredible water attacks with amazing range and accuracy. The blasts can be quite powerful."
"Pikachu, you up for another round?" asked Breea. Pikachu nodded and looked at Squirtle closely.
"Let the battle begin." said Tyson.
"Squirtle's a water type, which means electric attacks should do a lot of damage." said Breea. "Pikachu, Thundershock!" Pikachu's attack hit Squirtle directly, but it was weaker than before which resulted in the turtle Pokemon taking less damage than normal.
"That battle with Spearow must have drained some of Pikachu's energy." observed Breea.
"Squirtle, Tackle attack now!" commanded Kimmy. Squirtle nodded and ran right toward Pikachu.
"Pikachu, dodge it quick!" cried Breea. Pikachu tried to move out of the way, but the battle with Spearow had zapped some of Pikachu's quickness. As a result, Pikachu was hit directly with the Tackle.
"Pikachu, try to get up." said Breea. Pikachu struggled, but got to its feet. "There you go. Now use Quick Attack." Pikachu ran as fast as it could toward Squirtle, but with its speed now lowered, the mouse ran a tad slower. Because of this, Squirtle was able to avoid the attack easily.
"Okay Squirtle, her Pikachu's tired." said Kimmy. "Finish it with Water Gun!" Squirtle shot a line of water from its mouth directly at the small mouse. Pikachu was quite tired at this point and didn't bother to move. The Water Gun attack hit Pikachu directly and caused it to faint.
"Pikachu!" cried Breea.
"Pikachu is unable to battle, Squirtle wins!" yelled Tyson. Now Breea was getting a bit worried. She only had one Pokemon left she could use, so she needed to choose carefully.
"You did a great job, buddy." said Breea as she picked up Pikachu. The small mouse happily licked her check.
"You take a rest while I finish up this battle." she said and took a ball from her belt.
"Pidgey, I choose you!" she said as she threw the ball. The tiny bird Pokemon appeared on the field ready for action.
"Let the battle begin." said Tyson.
"Squirtle, use Tackle." said Kimmy. Squirtle ran full force at the Pidgey.
"Pidgey, dodge." ordered Breea. The bird flew out of the way just before Squirtle's attack could hit.
"Now use Gust." commanded Breea. Pidgey flapped its wings together and hurled a tornado right at Squirtle. The blast was so powerful that it hit Squirtle full force and sent the turtle flying backwards.
"Squirtle!" cried Kimmy. "Can you get up?" Squirtle cried in pain, but managed to get back onto its feet.
"That's it Squirtle." said Kimmy. "Now use Water Gun." Squirtle shot a line of water at the small bird, but Pidgey flew out of the way and avoided the blast. Now Kimmy was the one who was frustrated.
"Time to finish this up, Pidgey." said Breea. "Use your Gust attack!" Pidgey flapped its wings together again and sent another tornado at Squirtle. This attack was more powerful than the last one and Squirtle fell over backwards. This time, he didn't get up.
"Squirtle is unable to battle, Pidgey wins!" yelled Tyson. "The winner of this match is Breea Ketchum!"
"All right, we did it!" exclaimed Breea excitedly. "You were awesome, Pidgey. I'm very proud of you." Pidgey cooed happily.
"Squirtle, return." said Kimmy, recalling her downed starter to its Poke Ball. "You got lucky this time, but I'll beat you the next time we battle."
"We'll see about that." said Breea with a wink. Kimmy just scoffed and walked away.
"Don't let her attitude get to you." said Tyson.
"I won't." said Breea and she returned Pidgey to his Poke Ball. The two of them then proceeded through the gate and into the forest.
"How big is this forest, anyway?" asked Breea.
"According to my book, it's pretty big." said Tyson. "It would be best for us to stick together so that we don't get lost." They walked around for forty minutes, during which time they passed the entrance gate at least twice.
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" asked Breea.
"Of course I'm sure." said Tyson. "I've been through this forest plenty of times, although it has been a while since I've been here."
"So in other words, we're lost." said Breea.
"I wouldn't say that." said Tyson. "I would say we're just having a hard time finding our way around. Let's keep going and maybe we'll figure out where we have to go." They kept walking, but they didn't get too much further.
"Okay, I think it's safe to assume that we're lost." said Tyson.
"What should we do then?" wondered Breea.
"I think we should look at the arrow signs. Then maybe we'll know where we have to go." said Tyson. Breea checked the arrow sign and saw one that pointed to the left. She also saw a Pewter City sign above the arrow.
"According to this arrow, we have to go this way." said Breea, pointing in the same direction as the arrow.
"So I've been reading my map wrong the whole time." said Tyson.
"Maybe you should travel with me more often." said Breea.
"I'll have to take note of that." said Tyson, and they continued on. They hadn't gotten too much further along when a small green worm wiggled onto their path. Breea didn't need to take her Pokedex out to know what kind of Pokemon it was.
"Look at that, Pikachu. It's a Caterpie." she said. "When I was little, my daddy told me about the time he caught a Caterpie when he started his own journey."
"This is no time to stroll down Memory Lane." said Tyson. "Catch it before it wanders off."
"Oh yes, I was just getting to that." Breea said sheepishly and she threw a Poke Ball. "Pidgey, I choose you!" Her small bird Pokemon appeared refreshed and ready to go.
"Pidgey, keep your eye on Caterpie and make sure it doesn't escape." said Breea. Pidgey nodded to signal that it understood the command. "All right, use Gust!" Pidgey used its wings to create a tornado and sent the blast at Caterpie. The small worm wasn't too fast, so the attack easily hit the tiny Pokemon. Then Caterpie rushed at Pidgey full speed.
"Dodge it, Pidgey!" yelled Breea. The small bird got out of the way just as Caterpie's Tackle was about to hit.
"All right Pidgey, use your own Tackle." said Breea. Pidgey nodded and ran full speed, hitting Caterpie right on the head. Caterpie flew backwards a few yards before landing on the ground. Breea grabbed an empty Poke Ball from her waist and threw it.
"Poke Ball, go!" she yelled. Caterpie allowed itself to be hit and sucked into the red and white capsule. The ball shook around for about ten seconds before clicking shut.
"All right, I got myself a Caterpie!" she yelled. She picked up Caterpie's ball and placed it on her waist.
"You did great, Pidgey. Return." said Breea, recalling the bird back to his ball.
"Nice capture, Breea." said Tyson.
"Thanks, Tyson." said Breea. "Well, we should keep moving if we want to reach Pewter City by sunset." The two of them kept walking and were coming toward the exit when they unexpectedly fell underground.
"I don't recall this hole being here." said Breea. "I wonder who did this."
"Who do you think, girly?" asked a menacing voice from above. Breea knew whose voice that was.
"Team Rocket!" she yelled. "What do you two want?"
"We want your Pokemon, silly." said Jasmine.
"Forget it!" yelled Breea.
"Looks like we'll have to do this the hard way then." said Horace. "Attack them, Grimer!"
"Zubat, go after them!" commanded Jasmine. They threw their Poke Balls and the two Pokemon came out in a blaze of light.
"I already told you, using two Pokemon at once is cheating." said Breea as she and Tyson climbed out of the hole and onto the grass. "Either play by the rules or get lost."
"Ah, but you seem to be forgetting that Team Rocket never plays by the rules." said Jasmine.
"Whatever. Pikachu, use Thundershock now!" commanded Breea. Pikachu got ready to aim the attack at Grimer.
"Your silly tricks won't work this time." said Horace. "Grimer, use Sludge." Grimer shot a line of black ink which hit Pikachu right in its eyes.
"Pikachu, no!" cried Breea and she ran over to her starter. "Are you all right?" Pikachu nodded and stared down both Grimer and Zubat.
"I know you want to beat these two Pikachu, but you can't battle in this condition." said Breea. She handed her starter to Tyson to be looked at.
"Get Pikachu cleaned up while I take care of these two losers." said Breea.
"Of course." said Tyson. He took out a cloth and started wiping away the sludge from Pikachu's eyes.
"With Pikachu out of commission, I'll have to use a different Pokemon." Breea thought. She grabbed one of the Poke Balls from her belt and threw it at the two Team Rocket members. "I choose you, Caterpie!" Her newest capture appeared in a blaze of light. Jasmine and Horace were quite surprised at what they were seeing.
"What the heck is that thing?" asked Jasmine.
"Why it's just a puny little bug." said Horace. They both burst out laughing.
"What a pathetic little Pokemon." they both said at the same time. Caterpie took offense to the remark and shot a line of string at their Pokemon.
"That's it, Caterpie." said Breea. "Keep firing that string." Caterpie didn't stop until both Zubat and Grimer were completely covered.
"How did we get beat by that scrawny thing?" wondered Jasmine.
"I don't know, but I think we should get out of here." said Horace. The two of them recalled their Pokemon and took off. "You win this time, but we'll be back." Soon they were completely out of sight.
"Caterpie, you were awesome." said Breea.
"Team Rocket certainly wasn't expecting that." said Tyson.
"No they certainly weren't." said Breea. Then she bent down to face her small worm. "I'm very proud of you, Caterpie." Caterpie nodded to thank his trainer. Then he spat up some more string.
"What's going on, Caterpie?" asked Breea. An invisible shield covered her little worm. When it disappeared, a new Pokemon was sitting where Caterpie had been. Breea whipped out her Pokedex to have a look at her new Pokemon.
"Metapod, Caterpie's next stage." said Dexter. "This cocoon Pokemon uses a hard shell to protect its body as it prepares for its next evolution."
"Hi, Metapod." said Breea. "It's a pleasure to meet you." Metapod didn't say anything. "What's the matter, are you shy or something?" Once again, Metapod didn't say anything. "Well that doesn't matter. I love you so much." She hugged her new Pokemon before returning him to his ball.
"I think Metapod likes you." said Tyson.
"I think so too." said Breea. The two of them were about to continue toward the exit when a trainer in a bug catching outfit jumped out at them.
"Which one of you two goes by the name of Breea?" he asked.
"I do." said Breea. "What do you want with me?"
"I would like to challenge you to a battle."
Breea's team to this point:
Pikachu: Thundershock, Quick Attack, Agility
Pidgey: Gust, Sand Attack, Tackle
Poliwag: Water Gun, Double slap, Hypnosis
Metapod: Tackle, String Shot, Harden
Well, looks like Breea's got another battle coming up. How will she fare against the bug trainer? Find out in chapter five.