Chapter 35: Farfetch'd from the maddening crowd
Having finally left the creepy Lavender Town, I went on south. My next stop; Fuchsia City (with a rest stop in Vermillion).
Route 11 is a fishing grounds. I don't like fishing, though its only in case I get a Magikarp.
I got to the Lavender Town gate and went up the stairs. There a girl gave me the TM for Swift.
Continuing the route, I came into a patch of grass and ran into a wild Pokémon.
Farfetch'd
083
Normal/Flying Type
Wild Duck Pokemon
2'07"
33.1 lbs
The sprig of green onions it holds is its weapon. It is used much like a metal sword.
"Don't catch it!" shouted a man. He was wearing a suit and carrying a sign which read "save the onions". He came up to me and slapped me across the face. "What are you doing? You do realise Farfetch'd are almost extinct right? You know, like Kabuto or Aerodactyl. If you catch it, then the numbers may decrease."
I had no idea what he was talking about.
"You weren't going to catch it? Let me give my apologies."
"My name is Stanley. I'm an activist in a programme I like to call save the Farfetch'd. I'm trying to stop people from catching them to help increase their numbers."
I was a little bit confused. Whilst the number of wild Farfetch'd would defiantly decrease, why would the overall number do that?
"You see" Stanley went on. "Farfetch'd's onion is very delicious. Many resturants have it as a side dish, its very popular. Problem is, the onion is Farfetch'd's weapon. If the onion is taken, it can't defend itself, so it gets killed by other Pokemon. It's quite tragic."
I explained to him that maybe he should try breeding Farfetch'd instead of scolding people for catching them.
"I didn't think of that". (I was quite surprised). "Okay, let's start by finding that Farfetch'd again!"
We continued looking for Farfetch'd. I saw a rustling in the grass. I thought it was it. But nope.
Gloom
044
Grass/Poison Type
Weed Pokémon
2'07"
19 lbs
The fluid that oozes from its mouth isn't drool. It is a nectar that is used to attract prey.
Evolved from Oddish at Lv 21.
It started letting out a Poison Powder. I didn't breath it in, but Stanley did. He had a fever. I needed to get him to a city.
There was one problem though; Snorlax was in the way sleeping. Well, I say it was a problem. I got out my Pokeflute and played it.
Snorlax got up slowly and a battle was initiated.
Snorlax
143
Normal Type
Sleeping pokemon
6'11"
1014.1 lbs
Very lazy. Just eats and sleeps. As its rotund bulk builds, it becomes steadily more slothful.
Snowlax towered above me, but I wasn't scared. I sent out Charmeleon. Charmeleon used Ember. Snorlax took it quite a bit though. Snorlax then used Headbutt. Charmeleon was knocked back, but managed to counter with an Ember. Snorlax was burned great. Snorlax used another Headbutt, knocking Charmeleon out.
My next Pokémon was Pidgeotto. It used Gust, but Snorlax did the unthinkable; it went back to sleep! It was using Rest! This recovered its HP and healed its burn. This was getting stressful, so I threw a Great Ball. It shook once, twice, but Snorlax escaped. It was still sleeping, so I had Pidgeotto use Gust again. Snowlax woke up the next turn and knocked out Pidgeotto with one more Headbutt.
Dugtrio was next. Dugtrio used Dig on Snorlax, which bought it down by quite a bit. Snorlax did use Headbutt again though. I used one more Great Ball. It shook, once, twice, a third time, and I caught it!
Dugtrio carried Stanley over to Vermillion City, where we got to the Pokémon Centre. I thanked Dugtrio and took Stanley in. The Nurse promised that she would get Stanley to the Hospital as soon as possible.
"Thanks for your help" Stanley said. "Hey, I want you to have this". He gave me a small bag. "It's a save the Farfetch'd goodie bag. It come with a balloon, a poster, a Farfetch'd plushie, an inflatable Farfetch'd…"
I stopped him there and thanked him. I needed my rest for today.