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?

22. Chapter 22: They are family

Chapter 22: They are family

"So let's go over this again" Shannon told me. "You go to Lavaridge and take down the Gym Leader. Then I will meet you in Fallarbor". I gave her a nod. "Will I win?" asked Wally. "Depending on how you train your Pokémon, then yes" Shannon informed him. "Okay. We better get a move on. See you at the next Contest!"

It was time to go up Route 111. To my knowledge this place has a desert but the sandstorm is too thick to navigate. At that point, I saw two people come up. One was a man holding a big camera and the other was a woman holding a microphone.

"Is it rolling Ty?" asked the Woman. "Hit it Gabby!" Ty told her. "Hello Hoenn! I am Gabby Talklot and I am here to interview Brendan Seaview, who not only had achieved 3 Badges, but also his first Contest Victory!" Ty pointed the camera at me. "So Mr Seaview. How does you feel with your success?" I nervously said Great. "Great. Words of wisdom from what we can see is a grand Trainer in the making." I kind of told them I needed to continue my journey, and they let me pass.

I came across a house. I went inside and saw 4 people. There was a middle aged man and woman, a teenage girl and an old woman. "Oh, my, Goldeen. It's Brendan Seaview! He was on television just now!" said the Girl. Everyone looked up at me. The Father walked over. "So. Son of a celebrity I see" he said. "I have a question. Does your battling skills run in the family?" I told him that I only started my journey 3 weeks ago. "Interesting. Anyway. We are the Winstrates. I'm Victor. This is my Wife Victoria, My daughter Vivi and my Mother Vicky. We love to battle."

The word "battle" caught my attention. I knew what this was leading up to. "Well? Out we go!" Victor said.

We stood outside. It was time to battle them. "We don't go easy on you" Victor told me. "In fact, you will need to take us down back to back. That's how the Winstrate's work!" he shouted.

He threw a Pokeball and sent out a Taillow. I sent out Swellow in return. "Careful Dad!" Vivi yelled. "Taillow, Quick Attack!" Victor bellowed as Taillow quickly charged into Swellow. Swellow used Quick Attack back and bashed Swellow with its wing, knocking Taillow down. Swellow then used Double Team. "Raising our evasiveness are we?" Victor taunted. "Not going to work when we have Aerial Ace!" Taillow started going to fast that air seemed to appear around it. It then hit Swellow. "Don't even think about dodging that move!" Vivi yelled. "It never misses!" Swellow used one more Wing Attack and knocked out Taillow.

"That was impressive" Victor told me. "But you still have to take down Linoone!" He sent out a brown Pokemon that was very sleek and had sharp white claws.

Linoone

013

Normal Type

Rushing Pokémon

1'08" (0.5 m)

71.7 lbs (32.5 kg)

Linoone always runs full speed and only in straight lines. If facing an obstacle, it makes a right-angle turn to evade it. This Pokémon is very challenged by gently curving roads.

Zigzagoon -Lv 20 Linoone

I kept Swellow out. "Linoone, Headbutt!" Linoone seemed to spring up and bash Swellow with it's head. That did a fair amount. Swellow used Wing Attack again. It hit for quite a bit of damage. "Let's use another Headbutt!" Linoone did it again. Swellow was down.

I sent out Nuzleaf next. It used Fake Out to get in a flinch to Linoone. After that, Linoone took its turn. "Linoone! Use Headbutt!" Linoone did just that on Nuzleaf. Nuzleaf then used Rock Smash, which also lowered Linoone's defense. "Use another Headbutt!" Linoone used Heabutt on Nuzleaf could maybe take one more hit. It used one more Rock Smash. Critical Hit! Linoone was down!

"That was impressive" Victor said. "But a break is not allowed. Honey, it's your turn!" Victoria ran on. "Okay, I will do my best!"

I sent out Mightyena. "Go Roselia!" Victoria said as she sent it out. Mightyena started with Bite. This took down Roselia's health by half. "Roselia, use Stun Spore!" she commanded. Roselia sent out some yellow powder which Mightyena breathed in. Mightyena's legs seemed to give up. It was paralysed! "Roselia, Growth!" Roselia turned green and got a bit bigger. Mightyena was unable to move for its next turn. "Roselia, what do you say we get some health back? Mega Drain!" Roselia sent out some green energy which hit Mightyena, draining some of its hp. Mightyena came back with Bite. Roselia was almost down. "Again!" Victoria yelled as Roselia used Mega Drain a second time. Mightyena managed to get to its feet again and Bite Roselia, finishing it off.

"Congratulation" Victoria said. "Okay Vivi, it's your turn." Vivi jumped on. "You know you are kind of cute" she told me. "Let's make a deal. Win against me and we are going on a date!"

I used Mightyena again, who was now really weak. "Wash it away Azumarill!" said Vivi as she sent out an Azumarill.

Azumarill

056

Water Type

Aqua Rabbit Pokémon

2'07" (0.8 m)

62.8 lbs (28.5 kg)

Azumarill can make balloons out of air. It makes these air balloons if it spots a drowning Pokémon. The air balloons enable the Pokémon in trouble to breath.

Azurilla (Baby Pokémon) -Happiness Marill -Lv 18 Azumarill

"Azumarill! Water Gun!" Azumarill fired water at Mightyena. It almost knocked it out. Mightyena then came back with Bite, which did about a third to Azumarill's hp. "Again!" One more Water Gun finished Mightyena.

I used Nuzleaf next. Nuzleaf used Nature Power. Since we were on grass, it became Razor Leaf. This was Super Effective on Azumarill who was knocked out.

"Go Shroomish!" Vivi said as she sent out a Shroomish. I sent out Dustox for this. Dustox used Gust which was Super Effective. Shroomish was blown away but got back up again. "Shroomish! Leech Seed!" Shroomish fired a small seed at Dustox. It started draining its health. Dustox used another Gust. Shroomish was almost down. "Tackle!" she commanded as Shroomish tackled Dustox. Dustox used one more Gust to finish of Shroomish.

"Final Pokémon time! Go Numel!" She sent out Numel and I sent out Marshtomp. Marshtomp used Water Gun and fired water at Numel. It was knocked out in one.

"Noooo! We're going to get that date!" Vivi cried. "Grandma, it's time!" Vickey slowly went on over.

"Meditite will not take you easily!" she shouted and sent out a Meditite. I used Nuzleaf. Nuzleaf used Fake out to start. That was a miss go for Meditite, but it didn't matter because the next move was a biggie. "Hi Jump Kick!" Meditite ran over to Nuzleaf and kicked it really hard. Nuzleaf flew into me and I caught it as it fainted.

Next I sent out Dustox. Dustox started with Gust which helped whittle away a bit of hp. "Meditite, Confusion!" Meditite used Confusion on Dustox, almost knocking it out with a Critical Hit. Dustox used another Gust, but Meditite took it and used another Confusion. Dustox was finished.

Finally I used Marshtomp. This was my final Pokémon. Marshtomp used Mud Shot which almost finished off Meditite. "Hi Jump Kick!" Meditite ran over to Marshtomp ready to give it a big kick. However, it missed and Meditite went flying into a rock, knocking it out. I had won!

"Congratulation!" Victor told me. "I tell you what" Vivi said. "My big bro would be proud" she said, looking at a picture she had in her pocket. "Vito, you may have a new rival."

Victor gave me a brace. "This is for beating us. It's a Macho Brace. It may help you on your journey. Also feel free to sleep here tonight. Your Pokémon need a rest".