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Evan's current Pokemon on hand
Quilava Level 35: Quick Attack, Defense Curl, SmokeScreen, Flame Wheel
Noctowl Level 29: Hypnosis, Reflect, Attract, Confusion
Ampharos Level 31: Thunder Punch, ThunderShock, Thunder Wave, Cotton Spore

With Professor Oak
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"Please take care of my Pokemon," Evan handed over his two Pokeballs, containing Noctowl and Ampharos, to the guard. He smiled and nodded.

"They are in good hands," he said, and took the Pokeballs. Matt and Crystal handed over Dratini and Dunsparce respectively. Togepi refused to leave, so Crystal had to carry her along.

The trio then strode over to the contest starting point. Including them, there were about seven contestants. Evan spotted Jordan among them, and he gave a small wave.

"Now as all of you know, there are tons of rare Bug-type Pokemon in the National Park," the contest announcer said. "But they are not allowed to be caught by Trainers. However, during the Bug-Catching Contest, this is allowed. And in today's contest, we have quite a few Trainers participating!"

A crowd had gathered to watch the seven contestants, Evan realized, when he turned back to look.

"Any one here who have not participated in the contest before?" The contest announcer asked.

Evan, Matt and Crystal raised their hands with blank looks on their faces.

"Of course, now let me explain the rules," the announcer grinned at them. "In this fun-filled contest, contestants have approximately an hour to catch one of the Bug-type Pokemon in the National Park. The Trainer with the strongest-looking Bug-type wins the contest. You'll be supplied with thirty Park Balls to catch your desired Pokemon, and of course the one Pokemon you have chosen to take part in the contest with you."

"Alright," Evan said, as one of the guards handed him his thirty Park Balls. He attached some onto his belt, and the remaining he put into his backpack.

"Now, begin!" All seven contestants rushed toward different directions. Evan waved to Matt and Crystal, and disappeared from their sight after venturing into the bushes.

"Let's see... A strong Bug-type Pokemon..." Evan brushed aside the leaves blocking his path.

"Pinsirrr!"

Evan looked up to see a Pinsir. It looked tough and ready for a battle.

"Yes!" Evan cheered. "Only five minutes into the contest and I've already spotted a strong Bug-type. Sweet." Evan grabbed his only Pokeball. "Quilava, use Flame Wheel!" Quilava got out of it's Pokeball and attacked. The Pinsir was fast, and dodged Quilava's attack with ease.

"Sirrrr!" Pinsir growled, and charged at Quilava. Quilava leaped to the side, but Pinsir followed and attempted to strike with it's horns. The attack missed as Quilava jumped into the air and over Pinsir.

"Quick Attack!" Quilava slammed into Pinsir two seconds later. The wild Pinsir was considerably enraged, but just as Evan thought it would attack, it fled into the wild. "Hey, wait up!" Evan and Quilava tried to chase after it, but Pinsir soon lost them.

"I knew things wouldn't be this easy," Evan sighed. Recalling Quilava, Evan continued his search for a Pokemon.

I wonder if Matt and Crystal have caught their Pokemon, Evan thought. I hope I win this though.

A sudden yell alerted Evan, and he rushed towards the source. Evan kept himself hidden at a safe distance and watched as a wild Scyther descended from a tree and attacked one of the contestants, a Bug Catcher. The poor Bug Catcher did not have enough time to send his Pokemon out, and became a victim of the Scyther's Quick Attack.

The Scyther had a devillish smirk on it's face and started powering up a Wing Attack meant to hit the now unconscious Bug Catcher. Evan's eyes widened. In the nick of time, he threw his Pokeball. Quilava rushed out and knocked Scyther down with a Quick Attack of it's own, ceasing Scyther's attack.

A Pokemon that attacks a human... Evan thought, stepping out from his hiding place. This Pokemon is serious business! I can't let him harm the Bug Catcher... or me!

"Scyyyy... therrr!" Scyther pushed Quilava off itself and got up. Glaring at Quilava, the Scyther raised it's forearms - challenging Quilava to a battle.

"Since it's a battle you want, it's a battle you get," Evan pointed towards Scyther. "Quilava, Flame Wheel!" Quilava launched itself at Scyther, but missed narrowly. Scyther was fast.

Evan rushed towards the Bug Catcher to check if he was alright, while at the same time continued giving commands. "Use Quick Attack!" Quilava's attack was accurate this time, and Scyther was hit in the chest.

Growling, Scyther charged with a Wing Attack. Quilava attempted to dodge, but failed and was sent flying back from the impact of Wing Attack, halving it's health.

"C'mon, get up!" Evan urged, and Quilava stumbled back up with a dazed expression. Scyther smirked and prepared to attack again. The Mantis Pokemon used a Wing Attack. Quilava barely managed to dodge the attack.

"Scyyy!" Scyther attempted another attack. Raising it's forearm, Scyther charged towards Quilava and then tried to slam it's forearm on Quilava's head, but the attack was cut short when Quilava knocked Scyther away with a close-up Quick Attack.

"That was False Swipe," Evan frowned, looking down at his PokeDex. "Quilava, Flame Wheel!" Quilava's attack hit this time, and Scyther was abruptly thrown into the air. Landing with a harsh thud, the Scyther groaned in pain, but still picked itself up and crossed it's forearms.

This Scyther isn't much of a quitter, is he? Evan thought.

The bruised Scyther charged at Quilava again with a Quick Attack, hitting Quilava successfully and sending the Volcano Pokemon into the air. Scyther then jumped up, and used False Swipe on Quilava, bringing the Fire-type down to the ground face-first.

That attack could have made Quilava faint! Evan sighed in relief. Fortunately Scyther made the wrong choice with False Swipe. Using False Swipe damages the target, but ensures that the target does not faint.

"Quilava, SmokeScreen!" Quilava breathed smoke, covering the entire area in darkness. Scyther was blinded, and slashed around with it's forearms wildly. It was soon hit by an array of Flame Wheels. The super-effective attacks did their work, and Scyther tried it's best to resist collapsing and fainting.

"Park Ball, go!" Before Scyther knew it, a Park Ball had entered the smoke and hit it in the face.

Once the smoke cleared, Evan could see a bruised and battered Quilava, standing not far away from a moving Park Ball. The Park Ball was shaking vigorously, and Evan kept his fingers crossed. To his shock, the Park Ball broke open, and the enraged Scyther popped out.

"Uh... uh... Park Ball, again!" Evan threw his second Park Ball. It failed again, and Evan threw a third, then a fourth. The more times the Scyther got out from the failed Park Ball, the more enraged it was.

"Scyyyy...!" Scyther, instead of attacking Quilava, it now leaped towards Evan. Quilava rushed forward to defend it's Trainer, and managed to tackle Scyther aside. Evan quickly threw another Park Ball.

The Park Ball hit the raging Scyther, and it was sucked inside. The Park Ball closed, and shook. To Evan's relief, it stopped. While he was about to pick up the Park Ball, it started shaking again. Evan jumped back as the Park Ball continued it's shaking.

Finally, the Park Ball stopped for the second time. Evan remained frozen at his spot for a few seconds. He wanted to make sure that the Park Ball wasn't going to continue shaking. After about a minute, he picked up the Park Ball and attached it to his belt.

"Well, that's settled," Evan sighed. "Good work, Quilava." With these words of encouragement, he recalled Quilava into it's Pokeball to rest up. Turning, he saw that the Bug Catcher was groaning. "Hey, are you okay?" Evan asked.

"Argh..." The Bug Catcher's eyes flew open. Getting up, he looked around anxiously.

"Don't worry, I caught the Scyther," Evan assured him, showing the Bug Catcher his Park Ball with Scyther inside it. Noticing that the Bug Catcher's chest was bleeding, Evan asked in concern, "are you okay?"

"I don't feel too good..." The Bug Catcher admitted. "I think I have to pull out of today's contest..."

"I'll escort you to the exit," Evan kindly offered.

Soon, the pair had reached the starting point of the contest. The Bug Catcher was tended to by a nurse that happened to be in the park. Evan sat on one of the benches and waited. At the same time, he stared at his new Park Ball. Would this Scyther listen to him?

"May I know how the poor boy got injured?" Evan looked up to see the contest announcer.

"He was attacked by a Scyther, sir," Evan related the story to him. "I was chasing after a Pinsir, but I lost it, then I happened to hear his cries and rushed over."

"A Scyther, you say?" The announcer's eyes widened. "Please, tell me more."

"The Scyther attacked that kid," Evan recalled the incident. "But I attacked with my Quilava before it could do anymore damage, then I captured it after it had been weakened enough."

"You captured it, you say?" The announcer looked shocked.

"Uh... yes...?" Evan nodded.

"That Scyther isn't actually a wild Pokemon," the announcer sighed. "It's Trainer abandoned it here in the National Park because it was deemed weak compared to the other Pokemon in the Trainer's team."

"What? Tha-That's..." Evan frowned. "How can he abandon his own Pokemon?"

"Well, ever since then, the Scyther has been attacking any Trainer it sees. It trained itself to be swift and agile after it's Trainer abandoned it. I'm surprised you managed to catch it."

"... Don't worry. With me, Scyther's in good hands," Evan promised, looking at the Park Ball containing his newest capture.

Soon, all the contestants were gathered at the contest starting point, all before the given time of one hour. Evan joined Matt and Crystal, and told them all about his small adventure. Just as he had finished, the contest announcer ordered everyone to release their Pokemon.

Jordan had caught a Pinsir. Evan wondered how many Pinsirs he had got by now. The Pinsir Jordan had caught looked strikingly familiar to the one that had escaped from him.

When Matt released his Pokemon, Evan was startled. It was a shining blue Heracross. The last time he'd met a Heracross, Evan remembered, was during the clash with Heather and Lionel at the Ruins of Alph. The two Rocket members had planned to poach the Unown at the Ruins of Alph, but he and Matt put a stop to their plans after defeating their Heracross and Pineco. Thinking about the two Rocket members, Evan wondered why they haven't been showing up lately, but he soon snapped back to reality when Crystal released her Pokemon - a beautiful Butterfree.

Evan was the only one who haven't showed his caught Pokemon. Feeling all eyes on him, Evan felt nervous. He was afraid that if he released his Scyther, it would go on another rampage, but took the risk anyway.

"Scyyy!" Scyther cried, upon being released from it's Pokeball, and tried to attack Matt. Fortunately, Evan recalled the green-colored Pokemon back just in time.

I'm going to have to teach this guy some discipline, Evan sighed, attaching the Park Ball back to his belt.

"We have decided the results!"

All six contestants looked up in anticipation.

"The first prize goes to... Matt and his Heracross!"

"Whopeee!" Matt yelled, and walked forward to receive his prize - a small packet of Silver Powder.

"Let your Heracross have this," the announcer smiled. "It'll boost it's Bug-type attack moves!"

"Awesome!" Matt walked back. "How am I supposed to use this?" He wondered aloud, before settling for pouring the entire packet of glittery powder onto Heracross. The Bug-type then looked more energectic than before.

"The second prize goes to... Jordan and his Pinsir!" Jordan and his second, newly-caught Pinsir stepped forward. Evan didn't exactly catch sight of Jordan's prize, but before he could get a closer look, the announcer had announced the third prize winner.

"Lastly, the third prize goes to Evan and his Scyther!"

Me? Evan thought, and quickly walked up to receive his prize. The announcer smiled and handed him a small metallic thing. Evan stared at it closely and examined it.

"This is a Metal Coat," the announcer smiled. "A Pokemon holding this will have it's Steel-type moves boosted! And also..." the anouncer gave Evan a wink. "Your Scyther might need this."

"Huh?" Evan asked blankly.

"You'll figure it out," the announcer laughed, and Evan walked back to his usual spot.

"And that's it for the Bug-Catching Contest today!"


Evan has caught a disobedient Scyther, while Matt and Crystal have caught a Heracross and Butterfree respectively! Will Evan ever tame his Scyther? What can Scyther do with Metal Coat? Will Matt ever stop being a dick? Don't miss the next chapter!

Q1: Do you think Evan should have caught Scyther, or do you think Evan should have caught another Pokemon?
Q2: What should Evan's next Pokemon be?
Q3: Do you think you need a haircut?

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