Team Fellowship began heading north from Cerulean City and had to cross a bridge. A black-haired boy wearing a yellow baseball cap, blue T-shirt, yellow shorts, and blue T-shirt approached them. "My name is Timmy, this bridge is called the Nugget Bridge. You have to take on five of us to get a special prize."
"We'll accept your challenge," said Jeffrey.
"The battle between Timmy and the young couple, Jeffrey and Diane, is about to begin. Both sides will use all of their Pokemon and substitution is allowed. The battle is over when one side runs out of Pokemon," Brock announced as referee.
"Pidgey, Rattata, I choose you," Timmy sent out two of his Pokemon.
"Go Pidgey," Jeffrey sent out his own Pidgey.
"Go Squirtle," Diane called out her Water Pokemon.
"Let the battle begin," Brock commenced the battle.
"Rattata, Tail Whip. Pidgey, Sand Attack on Squirtle," Timmy ordered and his Rattata wagged its tail to lower both opponents' defense slightly.
"Quick Attack on Pidgey," Jeffrey ordered and his Pidgey struck the opponent's Pidgey in high speed before it could use Sand Attack.
"Dodge and use Tail Whip," Diane ordered. Her Squirtle dodged the Sand Attack and lowered both opponents' defense slightly with Tail Whip.
"Rattata, Tail Whip one more time. Pidgey, Quick Attack on his Pidgey," Timmy had Rattata lower both opponents' defense slightly one last time.
"Dodge and use Quick Attack on his Pidgey," Jeffrey had Pidgey struck the opponent's Pidgey before dodging the attack.
"Squirtle, Tail Whip one more time," Diane had her Squirtle wagged its tail to lower both opponents' defense slightly.
"Pidgey, Quick Attack on his Pidgey. Rattata, Quick Attack on her Squirtle," Timmy had both of his Pokemon to attack their opponents simultaneously.
"Dodge and use Quick Attack on his Pidgey," Jeffrey ordered. His Pidgey struck the opponent's Pidgey quickly and defeated it.
"Dodge and use Tackle," Diane ordered. Her Squirtle dodged the Quick Attack and Tackled Rattata defeating it.
"Timmy's Pidgey and Rattata are unable to battle," Brock announced.
"Pidgey, Rattata, return," Timmy called back two of his Pokemon. "You two take a good long rest. Nidoran, Zubat, you two are up," he called out his male Nidoran and his own Zubat.
"Pidgey, you take a break," Jeffrey had Pidgey stepped out. "Your turn, Beedrill," he called out his Bug Pokemon. During the process, it prepared itself with Focus Energy.
"Squirtle, you take a break," Diane had Squirtle stepped out. "Come out, Butterfree," she called out her Bug Pokemon.
"Nidoran, Leer. Zubat, Supersonic," Timmy ordered as his male Nidoran frightened both Bug Pokemon with a Leer to lower defense sharply.
"Dodge and use Fury Attack on Nidoran," Jeffrey ordered. His Beedrill dodged the Supersonic and jabbed its stingers on its arms five times at Nidoran's head creating five critical hits defeating it.
"Dodge and use Confusion on Zubat," Diane ordered. Her Butterfree dodged the Supersonic and unleashed its power from its mind on Zubat that was super effective. During the process, Zubat was defeated.
"Nidoran and Zubat are unable to battle," Brock announced.
"Nidoran, Zubat, return," Timmy called back both of his Pokemon. "You two should take a nice long rest. Ekans, Sandshrew, you two are up." Timmy called out his last two Pokemon.
"Butterfree, you take a break. Squirtle, I need you back," Diane had switched her Pokemon while Jeffrey's Beedrill remained.
"Ekans, Leer. Sandshrew, Scratch on Squirtle," Timmy had Ekans lowered both opponents' defense with another Leer.
"Dodge and use Water Gun on Sandshrew," Diane had Squirtle dodged the Scratch and squirted water on Sandshrew that was super effective. During the process, Sandshrew was defeated.
"Fury Attack on Ekans," Jeffrey had Beedrill jabbed its stingers on its arms at Ekan's head creating five critical hits and defeated it.
"Ekans and Sandshrew are unable to battle. Jeffrey and Diane win," Brock announced.
"Ekans, Sandshrew, return," Timmy called back his Pokemon. "You two should take a nice long rest. I hope you can take out the other four," the young boy gave the duo prize money and left.
"My name is Dawson and I'm No. 2. I can only do a single battle with just my only one Pokemon," a blond boy wearing a suit introduced himself.
"I'll take on you," said Jeffrey.
"The battle between Dawson and Jeffrey is about to begin, both sides will use one Pokemon. The battle is over when the Pokemon on either side is unable to battle," Brock announced.
"Rattata, I choose you," he called out two of his Pokemon.
"Go Mankey," Jeffrey called out his Pokemon.
"Let the battle begin," Brock announced.
"Mankey, Leer," Jeffrey quickly ordered. This time, Mankey listened to Jeffrey and frightened Rattata with a Leer to lower its defense slightly. The team leader guessed it had to do with his new Cascade Badge.
"Tail Whip," Dawson ordered and his Rattata wagged its tail to lower its opponent's defense slightly.
"Mankey, Leer one more time," Jeffrey had Mankey to lower Rattata's defense slightly with a Leer.
"Rattata, Tail Whip one more time," Dawson had Rattata to lower Mankey's defense slightly with Tail Whip.
"Mankey, Karate Chop on Rattata," Jeffrey had Mankey struck Rattata with the edge of its palm and it was super effective. During the process, Rattata was defeated.
"Rattata is unable to battle, Jeffrey wins," Brock announced.
"Rattata, return," Dawson called back his Pokemon. "You should take a nice long rest. I wish you luck on the battle against three trainers." The prize money he gave was higher than the other trainers and he left afterwards.
A brown-haired girl wearing a white blouse with a blue ribbon and blue mini-skirt approached Team Fellowship, "My name is Megan, I'm No. 3."
"The battle between Megan and the young couple, Jeffrey and Diane is about to begin. Both sides will use all of their Pokemon, the battle is over when one side runs out of Pokemon," Brock announced.
"Pidgey, Rattata, I choose you," Megan sent out two of her Pokemon.
"Go Pidgey," Jeffrey had Pidgey stepped in.
"Go Squirtle," Diane had Squirtle stepped in.
"Pidgey, Sand Attack on Squirtle. Rattata, Tail Whip," Megan ordered. Rattata wagged its tail to lower both opponents' defense slightly.
"Dodge and use Tail Whip," Diane ordered. Her Squirtle dodged the Sand Attack and wagged its tail to lower both opponents' defense slightly.
"Pidgey, Quick Attack on her Pidgey," Jeffrey ordered and his Pidgey struck her Pidgey with full speed.
"Pidgey, Gust on his Pidgey. Rattata, Tail Whip one more time," Megan ordered and her Rattata lowered both opponents' defense slightly.
"Dodge and use Quick Attack," Jeffrey had Pidgey struck her Pidgey with full speed before dodging the Gust.
"Tail Whip one more time," Diane had Squirtle to lower both opponents' defense slightly one last time.
"Pidgey, Quick Attack on his Pidgey. Rattata, Quick Attack on her Squirtle," Megan had both of her Pokemon to attack their opponents simultaneously.
"Dodge and use Quick Attack," Jeffrey ordered. His Pidgey struck her Pidgey with full speed and defeated it.
"Dodge and use Tackle," Diane ordered. Her Squirtle Tackled Rattata and defeated it.
"Megan's Pidgey and Rattata are unable to battle," Brock announced.
"Pidgey, Rattata, return," Megan called back her Pokemon. "You two take a good long rest. Nidoran, Meowth, come out," she called out her female Nidoran and a PokeMon Jeffrey found familiar.
"Meowth, the Scratch Cat Pokemon, Meowth withdraw their sharp claws into their paws to silently sneak about. For some reason, this Pokémon loves shiny coins that glitter with light," Jeffrey checked his Pokedex.
"Pidgey, you take a break," Jeffrey had his Pidgey stepped out. "Go Mankey," he sent out his Mankey as Meowth was Normal type.
"Squirtle, you take a break," Diane had her Squirtle stepped out. "Go Butterfree," she called out her Bug Pokemon.
"Mankey, Leer," Jeffrey had his Mankey to frighten both Pokemon with a Leer to lower defense slightly.
"Nidoran, Tail Whip. Meowth, Scratch on Mankey," Megan ordered and her Nidoran wagged her tail to lower.
"Dodge it," Jeffrey ordered and his Mankey dodged the Scratch.
"Supersonic," Diane had her Butterfree to emit sound waves to confuse both opponents.
"No," said Megan as her Pokemon began attacking each other in confusion.
"Karate Chop on Meowth," Jeffrey ordered. Mankey struck Meowth with the edge of its palm and it was super effective. During the process, Meowth was defeated.
"Confusion on Nidoran," Diane ordered. Her Butterfree unleashed power from its mind on Nidoran and it was super effective. During the process, female Nidoran was defeated.
"Meowth and Nidoran are unable to battle," Brock announced.
"Meowth, Nidoran, return," Megan called back her two Pokemon. "You two should have a nice long rest. Pikachu, Clefairy, you two are up." She sent out her Clefairy and her own Pikachu.
"Butterfree, you take a break," said Diane. "Pikachu, how about you take over?" She asked Jeffrey's Pikachu.
"Pika," Pikachu stepped in.
"Mankey, Karate Chop," Jeffrey had Mankey struck Clefairy with Karate Chop and it was super effective. During the process, Clefairy was defeated.
Pikachu gave Megan's Pikachu a normal attack and defeated it. "Your Pikachu knows Tackle?" Megan was surprised.
"Actually, it's a normal attack," said Jeffrey.
"Megan's Pikachu and Clefairy are unable to battle, Diane and Jeffrey win," Brock announced.
"Pikachu, Clefairy, return," Megan called back her Pokemon. "You two have nice long rest. Your Pikachu is sure strong," she gave the duo prize money and left afterwards.
"I'm Blossom, I'm No. 4," a brown-haired young woman wearing a pink shirt, purple and white skirt, and pink shoes introduced herself.
"Your name and your smell are as beautiful as a flower. My name is Brock and I'm going to be a Pokemon breeder," Brock flirted with her while holding her hand.
"I think you're drawn to my aroma, but I'm here for a Pokemon battle," said Blossom disappointing Brock.
"The battle between Blossom and the young couple, Jeffrey and Diane, is about to begin. Both sides will use two Pokemon, the battle is over when one side runs out of Pokemon," Brock announced as he resumed the role of a referee.
"Oddish, Bellsprout, I choose you," Blossom called out her two Pokemon.
"Oddish, the Weed Pokemon, this Pokémon grows by absorbing moonlight. During the daytime, it buries itself in the ground, leaving only its leaves exposed to avoid detection by its enemies," Jeffrey checked his Pokedex.
"Go Charmander," Jeffrey called out his Fire Pokemon.
"Go Butterfree," Diane sent out her Bug Pokemon.
"Oddish, Sweet Scent. Bellsprout, Sleep Powder," Blossom ordered and her Oddish emitted a sweet smell.
"Charmander, Ember on Bellsprout," Jeffrey ordered and his Charmander stopped Bellsprout with Ember. During the process, it was super effective defeating it.
"Butterfree, Confusion on Oddish," Diane ordered and Butterfree unleashed its power from its mind on Oddish. During the process, it was super effective defeating it.
"Oddish and Bellsprout are unable to battle, Jeffrey and Diane win," Brock announced.
"Oddish, Bellsprout, return," Blossom called back her Pokemon. "You two should take a nice long rest. I wish you luck on the last trainer and a word of advice. He's brutal," she gave the duo prize money.
"Thanks," said Diane and Blossom left.
"I'm Evan, I'm No. 5," a red-haired young man carrying a whip and lollipop introduced himself.
"The battle between Evan and young couple, Jeffrey and Diane, is about to begin. Both sides will use two Pokemon, the battle is over when one side runs out of Pokemon," Brock announced.
"Ekans, Sandshrew, I choose you," Evan called out his two Pokemon.
"Go Butterfree," Diane had her Bug Pokemon stepped while her Squirtle took a break.
"Go Bulbasaur," Jeffrey called out his Grass Pokemon.
"Let the battle begin," Brock announced.
"Ekans, Leer. Sandshrew, Scratch on Bulbasaur," Evan ordered. His Ekans frightened its opponents with a Leer to lower defense slightly while his Sandshrew curled to raise its defense slightly.
"Sleep Powder," Diane had her Butterfree to scatter powder to put both opponents to sleep.
"Dodge and use Razor Leaf," Jeffrey had Bulbasaur firing slicing leaves from its bulb to slice both opponents. Though it was not effective on Ekans, it was super effective on Sandshrew defeating it.
"Sandshrew is unable to battle," Brock announced.
"Sandshrew, return," Evan called back his Pokemon. "Wake up!" he shouted and whipped the ground. He shocked Jeffrey and Diane while waking Ekans up. "Leer, one more time," he ordered and his Ekans lowered both opponents' defense slightly with a Leer.
"Confusion on Ekans," Diane ordered and her Butterfree unleashed power from its mind. During the process, it was super effective and Ekans was defeated.
"Ekans is unable to battle, Jeffrey and Diane wins," Brock announced.
"Ekans, return," Evan called back his Pokemon and gave the duo prize money. "Once you crossed the bridge, you two get the prize from the man there," he pointed at a man wearing a hat and trench coat.
"Thanks," said Jeffrey and he did not like Evan's use of the whip.
Team Fellowship crossed the bridge and met with the man who had been watching the five battles. "Congratulations, you have defeated the five trainers in this bridge, here's your prize," the man handed Jeffrey and Diane a golden nugget. "Would you like to join Team Rocket? You'll be rich faster that way."
"Wait a minute; you're part of Team Rocket?" Diane was surprised.
"We'll never join Team Rocket!" Jeffrey spoke strongly.
To the shock of Team Fellowship, the man took off the hat and trench coat revealing himself as a Team Rocket Grunt, "Why did you turn down this generous offer? Ekans, Zubat, come out." He sent out his own Pokemon.
"Go Beedrill," Jeffrey sent out his Bug Pokemon and it prepared itself with Focus Energy.
"Go Butterfree," Diane sent out her Bug Pokemon.
"Ekans, Leer. Zubat, Supersonic," the Team Rocket Grunt ordered and his Ekans frightened both opponents with a Leer to lower defense slightly.
"Dodge and use Supersonic," Diane ordered. Her Butterfree dodge the Supersonic and used its own to confuse both opponents.
"Dodge and use Fury Attack on Ekans," Jeffrey ordered. His Beedrill jabbed its stingers on its arms at Ekans' head creating five critical hits and defeated it.
"No," said the Team Rocket Grunt.
"Confusion," Diane had her Butterfree to unleash power from its mind on Zubat and it was super effective. During the process, Zubat was defeated.
Butterfree and Beedrill were netted followed by familiar laughter, "Prepare for trouble."
"Make it double."
"To infect the world with devastation."
"To blight all peoples within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our wrath to the stars above."
"Emma."
"Clarence."
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light."
"Surrender now or prepare to fight."
"Not you two again!" Brock spotted the Team Rocket duo in their hot air balloon.
"Thank you for the set up," said Emma.
"My pleasure," said the Team Rocket Grunt and he left.
"Go Spearow and Bulbasaur," Jeffrey called out two Pokemon. "Spearow, Peck that balloon. Bulbasaur, Razor Leaf on that net." Bulbasaur first fired cutting leaves from its bulb and cut the net freeing the two Bug Pokemon. Spearow flew at the balloon and Pecked it leaving a hole on it. The balloon crashed into the ground as a result.
"That's it, Ekans, come out," Emma called out her snake Pokemon.
"You too, Bellsprout," Clarence sent out his plant Pokemon.
Spearow stepped in to engage Team Rocket.
"Go Gyarados," Diane called out her intimidating Water PokeMon scaring Team Rocket.
"Peck on Bellsprout," Jeffrey ordered. This time, Spearow had no problem listening to Jeffrey and Pecked Bellsprout. During the process, it was super effective defeating it.
"Bite on Ekans," Diane ordered and Gyarados defeated Emma's Ekans in a single bite.
"Go Pidgey," Jeffrey sent out his bird Pokemon. "Blow them with Gust," Pidgey created a gust of tornado to blow the Team Rocket duo away.
"Team Rocket's blasting off again!" Emma and Clarence shouted in unison.
The grassy area near the Nugget Bridge was a home to wild Pidgey, Bellsprout, Oddish, Caterpie, Weedle, Metapod, and Kakuna. Diane caught an Oddish as she found it cute. Her Oddish had no problem listening to Diane and became good close friends with Jeffrey's Bulbasaur. During a workout, Oddish's Sweet Scent could prevent opponents from dodging. Outside of battle, it could lure wild Pokemon. Jeffrey also taught Diane's Oddish the normal attack as an alternative to Absorb. After the workout, Oddish learned Stun Spore and Sleep Powder.
Author's Note
Here's a list of wild Pokemon inhabiting Route 24:
- Lv. 7 Caterpie = 20%
- Lv. 8 Metapod = 5%
- Lv. 7 Weedle = 20%
- Lv. 8 Kakuna = 5%
- Lv. 11 - 13 Pidgey = 20%
- Lv. 12 - 14 Bellsprout = 15%
- Lv. 12 - 14 Oddish = 15%