Pokemon The Journey RS

by Penguinja

Brendan Seaview finds himself whisked of to the Hoenn region, known for it's vast nature, after his Dad Norman becomes a Gym Leader. Whilst not too keen on the move, he finds that there is a lot to like about this new world. However, the world's ecosystem is under threat, and Hoenn looks to be the epicentre of this disaster. Can Brendan and his new friends save the world?

19. Chapter 19: A Roselia by any other name

Chapter 19: A Roselia by any other name

Route 117, the road between Mauville City and Verdanturf Town. Wattson was right, I needed a break. Plus, I had used the Rock Smash HM on Nuzleaf so that means I can smash rocks now.

Oh, and one other thing. I went to the Cycle Shop, Rydel's Cycles. He was so amazed that I got here on foot (with help from Mr Briney of course) that he gave me a free bike! I got the Mach Bike, which allowed me to go very fast, faster than the Acro Bike, though it can't jump like the Acro Bike can.

I hopped onto the bike, and I was off! The wind felt so great in my face. I just rode round and round the route without a care in the world. Well, except for the thought of Team Magma and what they were up to.

I got a little bit careless and didn't see a thorn in the road. I tripped over it and went flying. Thank goodness I was wearing a helmet otherwise I would have used Skull Bash on the ground.

"I am so sorry!" A woman, about 18, came running up to me with a small green Pokémon. Its hands were flowers, one red and one blue.

Roselia

095

Grass/Poison Type

Thorn Pokémon

1'00" (0.3 m)

4.4 lbs (2 kg)

Roselia shoots sharp thorns as projectiles at any opponents that tries to steal the flowers on its arms. The aroma of this Pokémon brings serenity to living things.

"I knew we should have cleared those up" she said, then noticed me. "Sorry. I'm Shannon. I was training with Roselia for the Verdanturf Contest. Roselia got a bit excited and thorns went everywhere. Thankfully these types aren't venomous." I accepted her apology as she picked the thorn up.

I looked at my bike. It wasn't damaged. "So, are you participating in the Contest to?" she asked, to which I said yes. "I'm doing the Smart Contest. That is tomorrow alongside the Cool Contest."

She went on to talk to me about the Contests. "There are 5 types. Cool contests are where you show how awesome your moves are. Cute is where you show the prettiness and charm of your Pokémon. Smart is where you show how agile and clever your partner is. Next is Beauty, where you show off how elegant you have raised your entry. Finally there is Tough, where you show off the mightiness of your Pokémon." You would have thought I was writing this down, but I really wasn't. I was confused.

"Let me explain to you another way. Show me your Pokémon". I sent out the bunch. She looked at Marshtomp. "Bide, Foresight, Water Gun and Mud Shot. Two are Tough moves." She went over to Nuzleaf next. "Fake Out, Nature Power, Rock Smash and Growth. Two are Beauty moves." Mightyena. "Roar, Bite, Odor Sleuth and Sand Attack. This one won't work. All its appeals are different." Dustox. "Confusion, Protect, Moonlight and Gust. Two Smart moves". Finally was Swellow. "DoubleTeam, Wing Attack, Quick Attack and Focus Energy".

At that point, her face beamed. "This is it! All the moves it knows are Cool! This will be great for tomorrow!" Then it was official. My Contest debut tomorrow would be with Swellow. "Please!" Shannon said. "I would love it if I could be your mentor". I said I was fine. "No no, I insist!" She held me with one arm and put her other arm out. "Brendan Seaview, son of Norman Seaview, you're Hoenn Region Contest career begins!"