Two small Pokémon, a blue seahorse, and a red crab, swam through the waters off the coast of Vermilion City as fast as they could, a large jellyfish-like Pokémon swam after them, the red gems on its head glowing, as it pursued them angrily. The larger Pokémon extended the blue appendage on its face, and fired a stream of purple sludge from it. The crab Pokémon, managed to evade the poisonous attack, but the seahorse-like Pokémon wasn't so lucky. Seeing its friend injured, the crab turned and fired a glob of mud right at the jellyfish's face. The larger Pokémon reeled back in pain at the super effective attack. The crab quickly and gently grabbed hold of its injured friend with its pincer, and swam of towards land, before their pursuer could recover. Hopefully it could find some help there…
"Squirtle, use Water Gun!"
"Counter with Acid!"
Squirtle and Oddish's attacks collided cancelling each other out. While taking the day off from travelling of the S.S. Anne incident, Ash and Misty had decided to take some time to do some training battles on the beach with their less experienced team members, Squirtle and Oddish.
"Now, Oddish, Razor Leaf!" Oddish whipped her head forward, sharp leaves firing from the three leaves on her head towards her opponent. "Squirtle, Withdraw!" The Tiny Turtle Pokémon pulled his head and limbs inside it shell, and began to glow, his defense raising, and the Razor Leaves bounced of his hard shell, causing reduced damage. "Now, use Headbutt!"
Squirtle's head and limbs emerged from his shell, as he launched himself head first at Oddish. "Ah!" exclaimed Misty, "Oddish move quick!" As Squirtle neared, Oddish jumped out of the water type's path, causing Squirtle to hit nothing but the sand where the Weed Pokémon was standing.
"Now, Absorb!" Oddish's leaves glowed green, beams then extended from them, and wrapped around Squirtle. "Squuuirtle!" Squirtle cried out in pain as Oddish drained his energy. As the green glow surrounding both Oddish's leaves and Squirtle, the Tiny Turtle Pokémon looked exhausted, while Oddish seemed completely fine, if not better than when the battle started.
"That's it!" Brock called, "Squirtle is unable to continue, so Oddish wins!"
"Oddish odd!" the grass type cried in happiness. Misty picked up her victorious Pokémon, and hugged her close, "You were great Oddish!" she praised.
"You were great too, Squirtle" said Ash, as he returned the exhausted turtle to his Poké Ball.
Meanwhile, a certain crab Pokémon reached the shallow waters of the beach, with its injured friend still unconscious. Quickly the crab looked around, and spotted the nearest humans to it, three humans, with a Pikachu and Oddish with them. Gently laying the blue seahorse down in the shallow water, the crab started scuttling towards the group of humans.
"Kooki! Kooki!" the water type cried, jumping up and down, while waving its pincers to get their attention. Pikachu's ears perked up at the sound of the crab. "Pikapi" said Pikachu, tapping his trainer on the shoulder. Ash looked at his partner, "What is it Pikachu?" he asked. The electric mouse pointed towards the jumping crab. "Isn't that a Krabby?" he questioned, which gained Misty and Brock's attention as well. Ash pulled out his Pokédex and pointed it at the Pokémon. "Krabby, the River Crab Pokémon. A Water type Pokémon. Krabby live on beaches, burrowed inside holes dug into the sand. On sandy beaches with little in the way of food, these Pokémon can be seen squabbling with each other over territory." The device stated.
"It looks like it wants something" said Brock. Krabby did its best to nod, which wasn't easy since it didn't have a neck.
"But what though?" Misty asked. The River Crab Pokémon waved its claw, showing that it wanted the group to follow it. The trio looked at each other and shrugged, deciding to see what Krabby wanted. Following the crab to the shallow water, the group was surprised to see the injured seahorse Pokémon. "Ah! A Horsea!" Misty cried. Ash once again used his Pokédex. "Horsea, the Dragon Pokémon. A Water Type Pokémon. By cleverly flicking the fins on its back side to side, it moves in any direction while facing forward. It spits ink to escape if it senses danger"
"It's hurt!" Brock exclaimed, rushing into water and picking up the Horsea. Taking a closer look, Brock noticed a purple streak above its mouth. "Not good, its been poisoned" he stated, "Ash, there's an Antidote in my bag". Ash nodded, "I'm on it!" He soon returned, with a yellow spray bottle. Taking it from Ash, Brock quickly sprayed the medicine on to Horsea. It must have stung, because Horsea's eyes suddenly opened as it flinched in pain, but the purple streak disappeared from its face, indicating the poison was gone. Horsea's eyes widened as it realised it was healed, then smiled up at Brock. The former Gym Leader placed the Dragon Pokémon back into the water, allowing it to swim around happily.
Krabby jumped up and down happily as well, glad that its friend was okay. But its happiness soon disappeared as it heard an angry cry from the ocean. Both Krabby and Horsea's faces paled, oh no, it found them. The large jellyfish Pokémon burst out of the water, firing a Bubble Beam towards Krabby and Horsea, as well as the group near them. "Teeeentaaaa!" it cried furiously.
"Ah, what is that?!" Ash questioned.
"It's a Tentacruel!" Misty replied. Once again, Ash used his Pokédex. "Tentacruel, the Jellyfish Pokémon, and the evolved form of Tentacool. A Water and Poison type Pokémon. Tentacruel uses its tentacles to capture prey and holds it until weakened from poison"
Ash looked to Krabby, "Was that what poisoned Horsea?" he asked, which the River Crab Pokémon responded with a nod. The Tentacruel extended two of its tentacles towards Krabby and Horsea, wrapping around them with a Constrict attack, pulling them towards it. The two water types struggled in Tentacruel's grip, before crying out in pain as the tentacles holding them began to glow purple with a Poison Jab.
"Pikachu, use Thunderb-" "Wait!" Misty interrupted, "If you shock Tentacruel, you'll shock Horsea and Krabby as well!" she explained. "Then what do we do!?" Ash questioned. Misty thought for a moment, before her eyes widened as she got an idea, grabbing an empty Poké Ball from her belt. Ash seemed to understand her idea, as he also got a Poké Ball. At the same time, Ash and Misty threw their Poké Balls, each hitting one of the Pokémon in Tentacruel's grasp, Ash's hitting Krabby, and Misty's hitting Horsea. The two Pokémon were pulled inside of each ball. As the Poké Balls fell, the shook, Ash quickly released Pidgeotto to grab the Poké Balls before they fell into the water, who then dropped them into Ash's hands. Ash handed Horsea's ball to Misty, who was releasing Staryu. Ash heard a beep from his Pokédex, indicating he had a full team, and needed to send a Pokémon to Professor Oak's lab. He quickly chose Nidorino, whose Poké Ball disappeared from his belt.
Pikachu's cheeks sparked as he glared at Tentacruel. They no longer had to worry about hitting anyone else, Pikachu grinned. "Pikachu!" "Staryu"! "Use Thunderbolt!" Both trainers cried.
"Piiikaaa Chuuuu!" "Hyaaahhh!" both shouted as the blasted the water/poison type with electricity, who cried out in pain.
Ash and Misty looked to each other, and nodded, each releasing their newly caught Pokémon. "Ready to show Tentacruel whose boss?" Ash asked them, both nodded.
"Alright then, Krabby, use Mud Shot!"
"Horsea, Water Gun!"
"Kooki!" "Seeeea!"
Both attacks hit Tentacruel, sending it flying backwards, causing a large splash where it landed. The Jellyfish Pokémon then sped off in the opposite direction, further into the ocean, sounding like it was crying as it left the area.
Horsea and Krabby hit their tail and claw together respectively, doing the best high five they could. "You two were great!" Ash congratulated, "Though, we did kinda capture you two without your permission, so, do you want us to release you, or do you want to come with us?" he questioned.
The two water types looked at each other for a moment, before nodding happily. "You want to come with us?" Ash asked, the pair nodded again. "Great!" Misty exclaimed.
"Then, I caught a Krabby!"
"and I caught a Horsea!" The duo of trainers cried, "Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu added.
"Congratulations you two" Brock commended, "Two new friends before we leave town"
"Right!" Ash exclaimed, "Tomorrow, its on to Rock Tunnel!"
"Yeah!" the others cheered.
Krabby and Horsea looked at each other and smiled. They wouldn't have to worry about that Tentacruel anymore.
A shorter chapter this time. Ash and Misty now have Krabby and Horsea. Ash will definitely use Krabby a lot more than he did in the anime, and he will evolve before way before the league. Also, I didn't mention it in the chapter, but Krabby is male, while Horsea is female.
Next chapter will have an evolution which didn't happen at all in the anime, but no spoilers for who it will be.
Current Teams:
Ash:
Pikachu (Male)
Charmander (Male)
Pidgeotto (Female)
Bulbasaur (Male)
Squirtle (Male)
Krabby (Male)
At Oak's Lab:
Beedrill (Male)
Nidorino (Male)
Misty:
Poliwag (Male)
Staryu (Genderless)
Goldeen (Female)
Oddish (Female)
Horsea (Female)
Brock:
Onix (Male)
Geodude (Male)
Zubat (Male)
