A collection of short stories based on the Pokedex entries and whatever else happens to be in my mind. Vast range of genres, characters, and settings. Any Pokemon can be valuable if you care enough to give value to it. Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova complete!
The girl ran up the stairs to the entrance of the library, gripping her umbrella tightly against the strong wind and rain. Two Pokemon followed her, one flying and the other hopping. Passing by the twin Ninetails statues, they made it to the sheltered entryway. She shook out her umbrella. "Hah, 'Beware of sudden downpours'. Yeah, that radio DJ wasn't kidding."
"Rain, rain, go away," the Chatot chattered, landing on her shoulder.
On the ground, the Whismur shook her large ears, then looked out at the rain.
"I have to put you away, Chatot," the girl said. "You're too noisy."
"Noise, noise, go away," the bird replied, whistling after. She pulled out her Pokeball and recalled her.
"They should be fine with you," she told the Whismur.
She pricked her ears up and replied, but it was difficult to hear her over the rain.
"Let me dry you off." She brought out a towel and patted the pink Pokemon's feet until she wasn't leaving footprints behind. Then they went inside.
The library was quite popular today, probably because of the rain outside. It was mostly humans inside, although a few Pokemon who know how to keep quiet and weren't Fire types were following their Trainers around. There were three floors above ground and two basements below, according to a building map by the entrance. It was a warm inviting place, with reading stations scattered throughout the stacks.
But her purpose wasn't with the books today. She went up to the front desk and quietly asked, "Excuse me, but may I use the Pokedex Database?"
The librarian nodded. "Sure, if you'll just sign in at the desk there; those computers are in that room over there."
"Okay, thanks."
A few other Trainers were in the room as well, looking up information on their Pokemon or doing what she planned to do: skimming around for potential new ones that would help out. The online encyclopedia was immensely helpful, with anything from basic identification to advisories on training methods. Already, she had been saved a lot of headache and money by checking out one new catch, a Beldum, and learning that it was a more difficult Pokemon than she wanted to deal with. It was easier on both her and the Beldum, then, that she released him early.
First, though... she glanced down at Whismur. "You want to see what it says about you?"
"Wuh?" she replied softly. Due to the quiet of the library, she could actually hear her now.
"We'll see what the experts have to say about your kind." She logged into the Pokedex by scanning her ID card against the reader.
When it gave her a list of options, she chose the 'Regional' listing. The screen immediately brought up a dialogue box. 'The Regional Pokedex for the Sea of Jasper and surrounding communities is known to be incomplete. We have entries for many common types for most areas, but a few places have yet to be explored and some rarer types are known to exist. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you wish to assist complete the Jasper Regional Pokedex, please contact the Tipa Pokemon Lab.'
She frowned. "Wish I could," she muttered, "but those mobile units are so expensive and hard to get a hold of."
Whismur made a warbling question noise.
"Besides, the places they probably don't have information on are hard to access."
She waited for the list to upload, then searched for Whismur. It came up with a long entry, filled with preferred habitats, diet, known moves, general descriptions, evolution information, links to news stories, links to other regional entries on Whismur, and various pieces of advice. This species wasn't one they were having trouble getting information on.
The Trainer put her hand to her chin. "Hmm, so you have a natural three-stage evolution, that's good. And... each of your evolutions gets louder. Hoo boy. I will need to pick up some earplugs."
Whismur moved her ears in front of her face and warbled bashfully.
She read on about her new Pokemon's first stage. "This is interesting. 'Whismur breathes through its ears as well as its nose. This unique physiology leads to its ability to sustain constant cries; the longest recorded cry on record goes on for two hours. Unfortunately, this arrangement also limits the Pokemon's ability to judge just how loudly it is crying. This is why Whismur and its evolutions are known both for their extreme quiet and for their ability to match the noise level of a jet engine. They can be calmed down if their ears are covered, though, for then the vibrations will be felt and they quiet down immediately.' I'd better remember that."
The Pokemon responded softly.
She looked at her. "I wonder if it works in reverse." She leaned over and gently pressed her hands on Whismur's ears. "Will you speak up now?"
At first, she was again quiet. She blinked, then spoke in conversational tones, "Whi mu. Whe?" She seemed to be wondering why her ears were being held closed.
The girl released her hold. "Some of you Pokemon are so odd. Anyhow, we came to look up what Water Pokemon I want to aim for. This could take a while, though. There's so many of them." She turned back to the Pokedex Database and began searching.
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Ruby entry: Normally, Whismur's voice is very quiet - it is barely audible even if one is paying close attention. However, if this Pokemon senses danger, it starts crying at an earsplitting volume.
This was originally posted on my birthday. I have lots of Pokemon I love, but Whismur is the one I claim when asked for one favorite. That's because that Ruby entry above could be describing me…
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