Platinum: Max's Adventure!
Chapter 1: Gliscor the Magnificent
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Max walked out of Johanna and Dawn's house. Dawn was going to start doing contests in a few days, but Max decided to start his adventure, starting by going to Prof. Rowan's lab. After a few hours of walking and watching the local Pokémon, Max arrived at the lab.
"Hello Prof. Rowan. I came here to get the Sinnoh version of the National Pokédex." Max said.
"Well, fine. Just come over here and I will add all of the Sinnoh features." He mumbled while looking into a microscope at a sample of Pokérus.
"What exactly are the Sinnoh features?" Max asked.
"You can tell what moves a Pokémon has before catching it. It can items related to Pokémon and tell you what they are. You can also find out where in the Sinnoh region a certain Pokémon is most common." Rowan responded as he updated the machine. He handed a blue watch to Max.
"What is this?" Max asked.
"Oh, here in Sinnoh we give them out. It is a Pokétch. It can tell you the time, tell you what Pokémon you have in your party, broadcast the radio, it has pedometer, and much more. It also has a GPS similar to the PokéNav of Hoenn." Rowan responded, handing Max Pokéballs. He told Max to register for the league at the Sandgem Pokémon Center.
Soon three kids, about Max's age, walked in. Max realized they were all there to receive their first Pokémon. Max decided to stay and watch.
"Hello, children. What are your names?" Rowan said.
"I'm Griffith." One boy* said, snobbishly.
"I'm Key." A girl* said, obviously excited.
"I am Tony." The other boy* said, kindly.
Rowan let out Turtwig, Piplup, and Chimchar. He handed each of the kids a Pokédex, Pokétch, and Pokéballs. Griffith chose Chimchar, Key chose Piplup, and Tony chose Turtwig. After each of them left, Max started out, but Rowan stopped him.
"Do you have Pokémon on hand?" Rowan asked.
"Yes. I have a Gligar and a Murkrow." Max said.
"Here, give this to your Gligar to hold." Rowan said. Max went outside and pulled out his Pokédex at the strange item.
"Razor fang. A savagely sharp, piercing fang. It allows a certain kind of Pokémon to evolve."
Max threw out Gligar and handed it the item. Max realized it was getting dark, so he started towards the Pokémon Center. At the center, Max saw Griffith signing up for the Pokémon League. Max signed up also, and then went to talk to him.
"You got your first Pokémon, right? I remember my first." Max said. Griffith didn't respond. "What gym are you going to first?"
"Listen, if you want to battle me, just say so." Griffith snapped.
"I didn't ask for a battle, but sure, why not." Max responded. They walked outside of the Pokémon Center.
"Chimchar, come out and fight." Griffith yelled.
"I choose Gligar!" Max said.
Gligar started with a dark pulse, but Chimchar dodged. Chimchar used fury swipes, but Gligar used harden. Gligar used steel wing, nearly knocking Chimchar out. Chimchar used bite, and Gligar knocked it out using poison tail. Max returned Gligar. He assumed that was Griffith's only Pokémon.
"Starly, come out and fight." Griffith said. Max was surprised he had a second Pokémon.
"Murkrow, come on out!" Max said.
Murkrow started with nightshade, but Starly dodged and used takedown. Starly used growl, but Murkrow's psychic knocked it out. Griffith looked away.
"Obviously you have been a trainer longer." He said as he stumbled away.
Max went inside and sent out Gligar and Murkrow. Suddenly, the razor fang started glowing and Gligar evolved! Max pulled out the Pokédex to find out more about this evolution.
"Gliscor, the Fang Scorpion Pokémon, and the evolved form of Gligar. It dances silently through the sky. When it approaches prey, it can land a critical hit in an instant."
Max hugged his new Gliscor. After turning his Pokémon in to Nurse Joy, Max got a room and went to bed.
The next morning, while Max was still sound asleep, Grace reached Sandgem Town and went to Rowan's lab.
"Prof. Rowan, I think Prof. Elm contacted you. I am here for a Sinnoh Pokédex." Grace said.
"Yes, yes." Rowan said. He upgraded her Pokédex and gave her a red Pokétch.
"Before I go, have you met a boy named Max?" Grace asked.
"Yes! He was just going to the Pokémon Center to register for the Pokémon League. I assume that he spent the night there." Rowan replied. She thanked Rowan and ran to the Pokémon Center.
Grace registered for Sinnoh Contests and then started waiting for Max. Suddenly, Murkrow flew out of nowhere and attacked Grace. She was so happy, but didn't see Max anywhere. Max's Gliscor flew at her and gave her a giant hug. She didn't realize it was Max's, though, because it evolved.
"Gliscor! Murkrow! Stop attacking that girl!" Max yelled after coming downstairs. Then, he returned them to their Pokéballs and realized it was Grace.
"Max! I ran away so I could come to Sinnoh." Grace yelled. Max gave her a big hug. Max told her that May and Dawn had gone to their first contests.
"Okay! Lets get moving… do you know what gym is closest to us?" Grace asked. Max went over to a map.
"It looks like the… Oreburgh City. It's just beyond Jubilife City. Jubilife City is where May and Dawn's first contest is." Max said.
"Oh! I want to compete there, too!" Grace yelled.
Max and Grace started out of Sandgem Town. After walking for a while, they stumbled upon Charlotte, the girl that Max battled before the Battle Frontier.
"Ha! I knew I would find you guys here! I followed you all the way here!" Charlotte laughed.
"You were stalking us at the Battle Frontier?" Max asked in horror.
"Yep! I told you I would get my revenge! I am going to complete every gym and beat you at the Pokémon League!" Charlotte laughed. She showed them that her Cyndaquil evolved into Quilava, and then ran away.
They kept on walking. After two whole days, they reached Jubilife. Grace registered for the contest and started thinking about which Pokémon to use. Max walked down to the Pokémon Center to give his Pokémon a checkup. Nurse Joy, after taking his Pokémon, told Max that there was a call waiting for him. He answered the call.
"Hello Max."
"Hello Prof. Rowan. What do you need?" Max asked.
"Just as you left, I received an Egg Ticket from Prof. Elm. He said to give it to you because you helped him so much with his research on Grass-types." Rowan said.
"What is an Egg Ticket?" Max asked.
"It is a ticket that you can give to a Pokémon Day Care in exchange for an egg. Each ticket has a special code on it that indicates a certain species of Pokémon. I'm not exactly sure what this one is, but after you exchange it, you will find out. Anyway, it will come to you shortly. Go to the nearby PokéMart and there will be a deliveryman with the ticket." Rowan explained.
Max ran to Jubilife's PokéMart and met the deliveryman. The deliveryman handed him the bright blue, shiny ticket. He placed it in a special area of his backpack and went back to the Pokémon Center, ready for the next day and the drama that was sure to come.
*Griffith is based off a Bird Keeper from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
*Key is based off a female Schoolkid from Black and White.
*Tony is based off a Backpacker from Black 2 and White 2.
