A/N: Hello everybody, I am back with the next chapter of this story. Here, Ethan continues onward with his journey.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Ethan healed at the Cerulean City Pokemon Center before departing. He headed down Kanto Route 5 and returned to Saffron City. He went east reaching Kanto Route 8 and found the Underground was closed by police due to rowdy Pokemon battles. Ethan began going south, when a trio of bikers stopped him.
"We're the Kanto Pokemon Federation trainer group. We'll drive you under our wheels!" declared the first Biker.
Biker Dwayne wants to battle!
"Go Koffing!" cried Dwayne, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Sludge!" ordered Dwayne.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Dwayne.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Koffing used Sludge and hit. Quagsire used Earthquake and Koffing fainted.
"Go Koffing!" cried Dwayne, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Quagsire." said Ethan.
"Use Smog!" ordered Dwayne.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Koffing used Smog, but it missed. Quagsire used Earthquake which caused Koffing to faint.
"Go Koffing!" cried Dwayne, releasing his third Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Quagsire." aid Ethan.
"Use Smog!" ordered Dwayne.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Koffing used Smog and hit, but it didn't poison. Quagsire used Earthquake which caused Koffing to faint.
"Go Koffing!" cried Dwayne, releasing his last Pokemon.
"This is it." noted Ethan.
"Use Tackle!" ordered Dwayne.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Koffing used Tackle and hit. Quagsire used Earthquake which Koffing to faint.
"S-Sorry!" cried Harris.
The second Biker quickly approached Ethan.
"The cops the Underground Path! That really fires me up!" snapped the Biker.
Biker Harris wants to battle!
"Go Flareon!" cried Harris, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Harris.
"Use Rock Slide!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Flareon used Quick Attack and hit. Sudowoodo used Rock Slide which caused Flareon to faint.
'F-forgive me!" cried Harris.
The third Biker approached Ethan.
"We're the Kanto Pokemon Federation! Right on, dude!" declared the Biker.
Biker Zeke wants to battle!
"Go Koffing!" cried Zeke, releasing his last Pokemon.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Poison Gas!" ordered Zeke.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Koffing used Poison Gas, but it failed. Quagsire used Earthquake causing Koffing to faint.
"Go Koffing!" cried Zeke, releasing his other Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Quagsire." said Ethan.
"Use Self Destruct!" ordered Zeke.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Koffing used Self Destruct causing it to faint. Quagsire took damage, but hung on.
"Yikes! Sorry!" cried Zeke.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He made his way through Kanto Route 8 until a Super Nerd stopped him.
"How does the Magnet Train work?" asked the Super Nerd.
"Electricity powers the train." answered Ethan.
Super Nerd Sam wants to battle!
"Go Grimer!" cried Sam, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Pound!" ordered Sam.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grimer hit with Pound then Quagsire hit with Earthquake and Grimer fainted.
"Go Muk!" cried Sam, releasing his other Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Quagsire." said Ethan.
"Use Disable!" ordered Sam.
"Use Earthquake!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Muk used Disable, but it failed. Quagsire hit with Earthquake and Muk fainted.
"I just wanted to see the Magnet Train..." said Sam.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He went south and was stopped by another Super Nerd.
"We can't do without electricity. The Power Plant supplies us with electricity." noted the Super Nerd.
Super Nerd Tom wants to battle!
"Go Magnemite!" cried Tom, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Sonic Boom!" ordered Tom.
"Use Rock Throw!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magnemite used Sonic Boom, but it missed. Sudowoodo hit with Rock Throw and Magnemite fainted.
"Go Magnemite!" cried Tom, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Sudowoodo." said Ethan.
"Use Sonic Boom!" ordered Tom.
"Use Rock Slide!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magnemite hit with Sonic Boom and Sudowoodo hit with Rock Slide which caused Magnemite to faint.
"Go Magnemite!" cried Tom, releasing his last Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Sudowoodo." said Ethan.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered Tom.
"Use Rock Throw!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magnemite used Supersonic and Sudowoodo became confused. Luckily, Sudowoodo hit with Rock Throw and Magnemite fainted.
"Don't waste electricity!" cried Tom.
He reached Lavender Town and quickly healed at the Lavender Town Pokemon Center once more. He then headed down Route 12 again then took a right reaching Kanto Route 11. he was quickly stopped by a Psychic.
"..." mused the Psychic.
Psychic Herman wants to battle!
"Go Exeggcute!" cried Herman, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Delibird!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Leech Seed!" ordered Herman.
"Use Icy Wind!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Exeggucute used Leech Seed and hit. Delibird hit with Icy Wind which caused Eeggucute to faint.
"Go Exeggucute!" cried Herman, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'm sticking with Delibird." said Ethan.
Delibird had health sapped by Leech Seed.
"Use Confusion!" ordered Herman.
"Use Icy Wind!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Exeggucute used Confusion and hit. Delibird hit with Icy Wind and Exeggucute fainted.
"Go Exeggutor!" cried Herman, releasing his last Pokemon.
"I'm still sticking with Delibird." said Ethan.
Delibird had health sapped by Leech Seed.
"Use Stomp!" ordered Herman.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Exeggutor used Stomp, but it missed as Delibird flew up high. Delibird had health sapped by Leech Seed then hit with Fly which caused Delibird to faint.
"..." mused Herman.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He found a Revive then headed south and bumped into a Youngster.
"There's no cheating in Pokemon." said the Youngster, "Let's keep it fair and square!"
"Fine." agreed Ethan.
Youngster Owen wants to battle!
"Go Growlithe!" cried Owen, releasing his Pokemon.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Ember!" ordered Owen.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Growlithe used Ember, but it wasn't very effective. Quagsire hit with Surf and Growlithe fainted.
"Huh? How did I lose?" asked Owen.
Owen sighed and healed his head up.
"I fought fair and square. I have nothing to be ashamed of." said Owen.
"That's a great attitude." said Ethan.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He headed up and found another Youngster.
"It itches and tickles a bit when I walk in the tall grass." said the Youngster.
Youngster Jason wants to battle!
"Go Sandslash!" cried Jason, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Meganium!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Jason.
"Use Solar Beam!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sandslash used Poison Sting and it was super effective, but it didn't do too much due to the vast difference in levels. Meganium took in sunlight.
"Use Sand Attack!" ordered Jason.
"Fire!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sandslash used Sand Attack successfully. Meganium still hit with Solar Beam and Sandslash fainted.
"Go Crobat!" cried Jason, releasing hit other Pokemon.
Ethan recalled Meganium and grabbed another Poke Ball.
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Wing Attack!" ordered Jason.
"Us Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Crobat used Wing Attack and hit then Ampharos used Thunder Punch and Crobat fainted.
"I got stomped!" cried Jason.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and went westward. he saw the exit, but was stopped by another Psychic.
"I can see it...everything to see about you." said the Psychic.
Psychic Fidel wants to battle!
"Go Xatu!" cried Fidel, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Peck!" ordered Fidel.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Xatu used Peck and hit. Ampharos used Thunder Punch and hit.
"I couldn't foresee your power." admitted Fidel.
Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He reached the Snorlax blocking the entrance to Diglett's Cave. Ethan though for a moment then grabbed his Poke Gear. He used the EXPN Card to find the Poke Flute Channel which awoke the sleeping Snorlax. Snorlax growled and faced down Ethan.
Wild Snorlax appeared!
"Go Ampharos!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.
The Snorlax grunted and showed no fear.
"Use Zap Cannon!" ordered Ethan.
Ampharos obeyed and used Zap Cannon, but it missed. Snorlax hit with Body Slam.
"Use Zap Cannon!" ordered Ethan.
Ampharos used Zap Cannon, but it missed again. Snorlax again used Body Slam.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Ampharos used Thunder Punch and hit. Snorlax hit with Body Slam then recovered health with Leftovers.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Ampharos obeyed and hit. Snorlax used Rest and regained its health.
"Use Thunder Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Ampharos used Thunder Punch and hit. Snorlax used Snore recovered health with Leftovers. Ampharos fainted from the Snore.
"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his next Pokemon.
Snorlax continued to snooze away.
"Use Whirlpool!" ordered Ethan.
Quagsire obeyed and used Whirlpool which hit and trapped Snorlax. Snorlax woke up and used Rollout before recovering health with leftovers.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Quagsire obeyed and hit with Surf. Snorlax then used Rollout and hit again. Snorlax was hurt by Whirlpool, but recovered health with Leftovers.
"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.
Quagsire obeyed and hit with Surf. Snorlax then used Rollout and got a critical hit which fainted Quagsire. Snorlax broke free from Whirlpool and recovered health with leftovers.
"Go Meganium!" cried Ethan, releasing his third Pokemon.
Snorlax continued to stand tall over Ethan's Pokemon.
"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.
Meganium obeyed and hit with Strength. However, Snorlax hit with Rollout and managed to faint Meganium in one shot. To make matter worse, Snorlax still recovered health with Leftovers.
"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan, releasing his fourth Pokemon.
Snorlax continued to show no fear.
"Use Dig!" ordered Ethan.
Sudwoodo obeyed and went underground. Snorlax used Rollout, but it missed breaking the momentum. Sudowoodo hit with Dig, but Snorlax regained health with Leftovers.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Sudowoodo used Dynamic Punch and it was super effective. Snorlax hit with Body Slam and paralyzed Sudowoodo. Snorlax regained health with Leftovers.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Ethan.
Sudowood was fully paralyzed and unable to attack. Snorlax hit with Body Slam and regained health with Leftovers.
"Here goes nothing." thought Ethan.
Ethan threw a Great Ball, but Snorlax immediately broke out. Snorlax hit with Body Slam and regained health with Leftovers.
"Use Dig!" ordered Ethan.
Sudowoodo was again fully paralyzed and unable to attack. Snorlax hit with Rollout and Sudowoodo fainted. Snorlax regained health with Leftovers.
"Go Delibird!" ordered Ethan.
Snorlax let out a grunt.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Delibird obeyed and used Fly. Snorlax used Rollout and missed ending any momentum. Snorlax regained health with Leftovers. Delibird hit with Fly but, Snorlax used Rest again and also again regained health with Leftovers.
"Use Icy Wind!" ordered Ethan.
Delibird obeyed and hit. Snorlax used Snore and hit the regained health with Leftovers.
"Use Fly!" ordered Ethan.
Delibird went up high and Snorlax used Snore, but it missed. Snorlax regained health with Leftovers. Snorlax woke up and hit with Body Slam then regained health with Leftovers.
"Here we go!" cried Ethan.
Ethan threw another Great Ball, but Snorlax broke out after one shake. Snorlax hit with Body Slam and Delibird barely hung on. Snorlax regained health with Leftovers.
"Use Blizzard!" ordered a desperate Ethan.
Delibird obeyed and hit. Ethan grabbed Delibird's Poke Ball ready to recall it, but he noticed Snorlax didn't attack. To his amazement, the one in ten chance of freezing worked. The Snorlax was a frozen block of ice.
"Go Great Ball!" exclaimed Ethan.
Ethan threw a third Great Ball and managed to catch Snorlax.
A/N: There is chapter thirty - six finished. Next time, Ethan makes more progress in is journey. Please review.