My Pov

I had stopped at home for a brief visit before heading to the final gym in Viridian City. I later found out that it was run by Team Rocket and the Gym Leader was none other than the leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni. It was a Ground-type Gym, so I remade my team. On my team now, I had; Bloom(Bulbasaur), Shelly(Squirtle), Lapi(Lapras), Root(Vileplume), Poli(Poliwag) and Ratty(Rattata). I entered the Gym.

"Welcome, challenger." a voice said. I looked up at the balcony to seeing someone sitting there. I assumed it was Giovanni. "Let's begin. Go Rhyhorn." I pointed my PokéDex at it.

"Rhyhorn, the Spikes Pokémon. Strong, but not too bright, this Pokémon can shatter even a skyscraper with its charging tackles. Its massive bones are 1000 times harder than human bones. It can easily knock a trailer flying." the PokéDex said. I decided to use Shelly.

"Go, Shelly!" I said.

"Rhydon, use Take Down." Giovanni said. Rhydon charged toward Shelly.

"Try to slow it down with Bubble!" I exclaimed. She shot several bubbles at Rhyhorn, but it didn't stop it and it rammed into her. She rolled backwards several times before bumping into my legs. I picked her up. "You did your best, Shelly. Rest up now." I returned her to her Pokéball. I then decided to use Poli. "I choose you, Poli!" My Poliwag appeared in a cloud of sparkles.

"Rhyhorn, Take Down." Giovanni said.

"Poli, use your tail to propel yourself in the air!" I said. She did just that. "Now, use Water Gun!" She shot a spout of water down and hit Rhyhorn. Then she started glowing. Her entire body changed and when the glowing faded, she had evolved into Poliwhirl. I pointed my PokéDex at her.

"Poliwhirl, the Tadpole Pokémon and the evolved form of Poliwag. Its two legs are well developed. Even though it can live on the ground, it prefers living in water. It can live in or out of water. When out of water, it constantly sweats to keep its body slimy. Poliwhirl's known moves: Water Pulse, Ice Beam, Bubblebeam, Double Slap and Hypnosis." the PokéDex said. All right!

"Poli, use Bubblebeam!" I commanded. She shot a barrage of bubbles at Rhyhorn and it fainted. Giovanni returned it and sent out his next Pokémon. It was a Nidoqueen. I pointed my PokéDex at it.

"Nidoqueen, the Drill Pokémon and the evolved form of Nidorina. The body is covered by stiff, needle-like scales. If it becomes excited, the needles bristle outwards. Its hard scales provide strong protection. It uses its hefty bulk to execute powerful moves." Poli managed to land several hit before she was knocked by Nidoqueen. I decided to use Ratty since he was small.

"Go, Ratty!" I exclaimed. Since Ratty was small, he was able to stay out of Nidoqueen's grip. After landing a Cut attack, Ratty started glowing just like Poli had. When the glow faded, he had evolved into a Raticate. I pointed my PokéDex at him.

"Raticate, the Mouse Pokémon and the evolved form of Rattata. Its rear feet have three toes each. They are webbed, enabling it to swim across rivers. It uses its whiskers to maintain its balance. It apparently slows down if they are cut off. Raticate's known moves: Cut, Hyper Fang, Quick Attack, Dig and Shadow Ball." the PokéDex said. Perfect! After a combination of Shadow Ball and Dig, Nidoqueen fainted. Giovanni returned Nidoqueen and sent out his last Pokémon, which was a Nidoking. I pointed my PokéDex at it.

"Nidoking, the Drill Pokémon and the evolved form of Nidorino. It is recognized by its rock-hard hide and its extended horn. Be careful with the horn as it contains venom. It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones." the PokéDex said. Ratty battled against Nidoking, but lost. I decided to use Root. After a long and grueling battle, both Pokémon fell to the ground. It was a good while before Root stood back up. I had won. Nidoking was returned and I ran over to Root.

"You did it, Root! I'm so proud of you!" I exclaimed.

"Vileplume!" Root exclaimed. I looked up and saw something falling toward me. I managed to catch it. It was the Earth Badge. It looked like a Sasaki tree. I looked back up to the balcony, but Giovanni was gone. I headed back home and stayed the night. The next morning I went to see Professor Oak.

"Ah! Cinder. It's go to see you again." Professor Oak said.

"It's nice to see you again too, Professor Oak. Look!" I said, opening the left side of my jacket and showing my 8 badges.

"Impressive! Are you thinking of taking on the Pokémon League?" Professor Oak asked. I shook my head.

"No. I don't feel confident enough." I said shyly.

"What about the Orange League?" Professor Oak asked. Professor Oak told me about the Orange League. I decided to try it, but probably won't go to the league itself. "Oh, Cinder. One more thing; there is Pokémon Professor on the Orange Islands named Professor Ivy. She's discovered a strange Pokéball she's called the G.S Ball. She asked me if I knew any trustworthy trainers she could give it to."

"And you think I am?" I asked.

"Of course. She'd like you to be there in a couple of days." Professor Oak said. I accepted. I hurried home, restocked my supplies and headed to the Orange Islands.

Sorry. Been constantly tired lately. Everyone, please pray for my mom that her body has developed antibodies. If so, she'll be cured of this.