By Splash
Notes: Er.... sorry, still somewhat crapilicious, but at least a nice turn in the story comes up here...
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November 21, 2047
The ship is going REALLY slow, and it's NOT cruising at all for some reason. My group and I decided to check and find out what was going on. Perhaps someone from the ship crew or the captain could give us some information on what was going on. We packed up some supplies and started wandering the ship. It was a very large ship, so we needed the supplies. I hoped that the people would tell a Pokémon the same thing if he or she were telling a human the information.
This time we didn't separate into groups, but we went together. We skipped most of the rooms, since we had been though just about all of them. It took us a very short time to get to the captain's cabin, but he wasn't in, so we went the other direction towards the deck of the giant ship.
We ran into one of the waiters, who spoke in a fake French accent. He probably didn't know much, but we talked to him anyhow. He asked us if we wanted anything, and I said that my group wanted to know some things about the pace of the ship. Instantly, he looked back at me in shock and gave me a cold shoulder, walking away. Maybe he was afraid and confused about a talking Pokémon, but I think that he was actually hiding something…
Dazed, we continued on to the deck of the ship. We didn't meet any suspicious looking people the entire way, so we were all quiet until we reached the air-clean deck. Ah, the air was good and fresh! Lots of people were up here, especially since it was between the time for lunch and dinner. Some crew members were scrubbing and cleaning the deck of the ship while others gazed at the view of the sea. We went to the closest sailor and asked our question.
" Rumor has it that the captain's sick," replied the sailor, " They slowed down to let the crew steer. They're slow, aren't they? They're slow, slow, slow! Just like my Slowpoke!" The sailor took out a Pokéball, threw it onto the floor of the deck, and the ball rolled across the wood.
" SLOWPOKE!" the sailor shouted, running to get the fast-rolling ball, " Hurry up and get out of the ball before you go overboard! Slowpoke!"
It was a strange sight, seeing a sailor sprinting madly to get his Slowpoke that was still in its Pokéball that was hurling towards the ocean blue. The ball amazingly dodged through all of the people that was in its way. The sailor crashed through the people frantically to get his Pokémon back. I would've help him, but it would just make things worse.
The ball with Slowpoke in it was about two yards before it would go overboard when it finally came out of the object. The sailor, who had a slow reaction time, like his Pokémon, didn't see that his Pokémon had come out and he smashed into it, making them fall over the ship. BOTH of them.
" MAN AND POKÉMON OVERBOARD!" someone nearby shouted. Many of the people stopped what they were doing and looked around for the sailor and his Slowpoke.
While the people search, I surfed over the ship to get back the unfortunate two. A large wave came and forced me deep down underwater where Magikarps swim. There were so many fish around that I couldn't see the sailor or Slowpoke! I pushed my way past the Magikarps and looked around, but I still couldn't find them!
Another big wave came and pushed me up to the air. The sailor and Slowpoke weren't seen, but the ship was VERY far away! But I couldn't just go back on without the two guys, so WHERE WERE THEY?
I took in a gulp of air and searched underwater once more. There was no sign of the two missing guys, so I continued searching, shoving through many Magikarps. I was almost about to give up when something swished past me.
Vaporeon! He'd follow me! My pal wanted to help, so we went into different directions. Any second waster is a crucial second. I wondered how the sailor and his were doing.
I searched high and low and just about every part in my area, so I headed towards the ship to see if Vaporeon had any luck. Sure enough, Vaporeon had the two guys back onto the ship before I got back. Maybe he was just lucky.
Panting, the sailor restored his energy and managed to speak. " Thanks a lot saving my Slowpoke! I don't care if I live as long as Slowpoke does," he told us.
" How come you care about your Slowpoke so much and not about yourself?" I asked him.
" Um, uh, that's something very personal, but thanks for saving us again! Bye!" the sailor grabbed his Slowpoke and his Pokéball and ran off, just like the waiter had before.
I watched them scatter away and I noticed something different about the Slowpoke. I think there was something attached to its tail. It was a Shellder! Slowpoke evolved into a Slowbro, probably when he was lost in the water, a Shellder clamped onto its tail. The sailor didn't even notice that.
Well, there wasn't anything else that was very interesting during the rest of our quest for the answer to the slow moving ship. We came up with this theory: Team Rocket was secretly aboard the ship in order to steal all of the trainers' Pokémon and that the captain was taken hostage. Without the captain the ship would go VERY slow and there would be a much higher risk of an accident, making some black mail for the trainers' Pokémon. We were sure that he wasn't kidnapped yet.
Our theory made a lot more sense than many of the others' suggestions, so we all decided to keep it. If our hypothesis is true, then Team Rocket should be having their own mini base set up around the ship. Perhaps they were occupying some of the locked rooms in the disguise of trainers. We could have to bust in on their operation…
A blaring sound stopped us from crashing through one of the locked doors. Dinner was here and the people on the other side of the door would come out. We backed off a short distance to let the person through, who happened to be a real trainer. We followed the trainer to the dinner room and we decided to eat. My stomach felt a little empty.
November 24, 2047
The ship started picking up more speed today and we passed Fuchsia City this morning/ We caught a glimpse of the old Safari Zone, with its rare Pokémon and misplaced items. We stopped here so the people could go on or off the ship and we could look around, in which we did.
We went into the Safari Zone without paying since we were Pokémon. It felt like a treasure mine for Pokémon stuff! TMs and potions and lots of health foods were scattered here and there! How could the people not see these things? OK, so I have super cat vision, so what? The items were in obvious places!
Well, that's basically all we did today, so good night!
December 15, 2047
The ship is making a long stop near Lavender Town. It'll probably dock there for a couple months. This is because the ship is running out of fuel, imports and exports need to be shipped, and the giant new hotel resort is opening for the passengers of the ship!
The instant we were able to step off, hundreds of trainers were sprinting off the ship to get a good room in the limited-spaced resort. Our group knew that the rooms would all be full in a zip, so we decided to say in the wild. That way we couldn't have to pay and it would be a lot more peaceful! Yeah, right!
The only place where the wild Pokémon were was in the outskirts of this town had tons of Pokémon! That didn't really make sense, did it? Well, there were a lot of different Pokémon here, making this patch a, " castaway," group. It was a very unusual assortment: Tauros, Nidoking, Scyther, Charizard, Two Raichus with a baby Pikachu, Beedrill and his only Kakuna, Sandslash and Sandshrew, and Meowth with his, " carrier," a strong Pidgey. Oh, and Charizard was blocking Vulpix from us, showing that he was very protective of it.
Vaporeon and Vulpix took one glimpse of each other and they were hooked. Vaporeon started towards the fire fox, but Charizard blocked the way. However, knowing that he would be whipped by her, Charizard eventually let Vaporeon through. Why would a water Pokémon fall in love with a young Fire Pokémon?
" YEOW!" a voice said, " She's hot!"
Meowth bounded over to Vaporeon, but the watery one ignored him. The cat tried again by greeting her, but nothing happened. Meowth began to dance around, but instead of attracting Vaporeon it made her annoyed, so she blew Meowth away with Water Gun.
" Ow! Gese, what did I do wrong?" Meowth groaned, shaking his body to get dry. That's when he noticed that Vaporeon was giving Vulpix a bath. " Oh, that's it, eh?" Meowth roared, " You like Vulpix! Well, hmph! I'm not going to be jealous!"
" Don't you get it, Meowth? Vaporeon thinks that Vulpix is it's child! It's nurturing him!" said a new voice.
" Mewtwo! Hey, buddy! Did you finish the communication block?" A Mewtwo was here?
Suddenly, a hovering board-like object came down from the sky. On top of it, Mewtwo waved a hello. He was like any common Mewtwo, with the strange cord-like object hanging off his back that I had as well. He was extremely similar to my mother's shape, except for the fact that his legs were more bulky and his shoulder's were more sharp, like some armor I have seen before.
" Welcome to Pokétopia, where rare Pokémon can relax without the fear of being caught! I see that your group consists of several rare Pokémon. You are all welcome here!" the Mewtwo said, floating towards me, " How are YOU doing, Mewthree-goom?"
Huh? How did he know what I was? I was one of the only Mewthrees around! And what's with the,
" goom," at the end of my name? (A/N I REALLY wanna put a note here, 'tis a horrible mistake in my newbiesm of the Japanese language. Even though I correct this later in the story, just wanna tell ya right now that he actually says "-Kun," and you'll find out its meaning later if you don't know now ~_^)
While I was still wondering these almost pointless questions, Mewtwo took out some large platform and put it on the ground. I looked at the psychic Pokémon to try to, " read his mind," as he picked up Sandshrew and placed him on the platform. Then, Mewtwo went over ot one side of the platform and turned on a switch that caused the object to glow slightly. What was he doing?
The Sandshrew looked around in a confused mood and said, " What's up with this?" Hey, he spoke!
" It's my new communication block," said Mewtwo, " It translates what Pokémon say into human language! This idea could sell for a lot of money! Yeah…" Meowth's eyes lit up.
" How MUCH money?" said Meowth, who began to drool.
" Well, communication between Pokémon and their trainers is essential, but it might be a bit heavy to drag around," Mewtwo explained, " Perhaps I can make a mini-sized communicator and sell that for uh, a few million dollars!"
" A FEW MILLION DOLLARS?" Meowth shouted. More drool dripped out of his mouth and his eyes bulged out more than ever. I guess SOMEONE was imagining a nice life in a peaceful place with everything he wanted!
Suddenly, Scyther, Nidoking and Tauros came ramming through the block and knocked away Sandshrew. Sandslash saw this and charged towards the laughing trio. Nidoking, knowing that there was real trouble for himself because of his type, ran off, leaving his two friends to get mauled by a rampaging Sandslash.
" Are they ALWAYS like this?" I asked the others. Mewtwo nodded.
So maybe these guys were a bit crazy and rowdy, but it's still going to be a nice place to train!
December 17, 2047
I went into town in my scientist form today to get some supplies and food. The Pokécenter had some lemonade, which is very refreshing and it helps in battle much more faster, not to mention that it's cheaper. Why the Pokémart didn't have it I have no clue of.
After buying my items, I heard a few trainers talking about the Great Master…
" I've got all 9 badges!" boasted a red-haired trainer, " Now I can go to the Pokémon League to kick out the Elite Four!"
" Hey, don't get over confidant! Their Pokémon are all rare and really tough to beat! I heard about the new gym. Where is it?" said a female.
" I can't tell you that! I'm supposed to keep it a secret. And besides, I want to be the one to meet the Great Master and challenge him, fellow rival!" said the boy.
" But…but that ninth badge is the only one I need!" said the girl, " More than one person is allowed to challenge the Great Master!"
" Ack. It's your loss! I have to go and beat up the Elite Four so I can get a word with this master! Hen-ja!" the boy trollied off to leave the girl thinking about where the last gym could be.
" Ja…" the female said softly. Before I had a chance to talk to her, she sat up from her seat and trotted towards the nurse.
Well, at least now I knew how I could get to see Piko again, but it'll take a LOT of work. A LOT of it.
December 18, 2047
It's a good thing that I was living with a bunch of rare and tough Pokémon. The more the enemy puts up a fight, the more experience I'll receive. Even with all of these Pokémon, though, it'll take a long time just to get into a gym.
Nidoking, Scyther and Tauros agreed to battle me, three on one.
Oh, I didn't say anything about the TMs I found in the Safari Zone, did I? These things contained Egg Bomb, Double Edge, and Dragon Rage. My other comrades didn't want to learn these moves, so I used them all on myself.
We went into an open field to battle it out. Most of the other Pokémon decided to watch, since there wasn't anything else to do that was new. I noted Meowth studying some self-teaching English book. I wonder why.
" SCYTHER!" someone cried out. Suddenly, Scyther lunged at me with a CUT attack, but missed and got stuck in the hard ground.
I used Swift on Tauros and Quick Attacked Nidoking while they had let their guard down. Tauros got enraged and jumped on top of me and stomped all over the place. Man, was it painful! It was a long time to me, but eventually the Tauros tired out and stopped to get his breath back. Nidoking was also in wrath and began to thrash around, throwing me several feet.
After getting up, I used Barrier. Nidoking continued to thrash around and attempted to throw me again, but I used my Psychic move to make him thrash on Tauros. Scyther finally got free after much struggling and badly Slashed me. He Slashed again and again and again…
PAIN! Terrible, horrifying pain! Softboiled would be a wise choice, but Scyther was still attacking me! In desperation I went up into the air where he couldn't reach me and used my healing move there. That's when I remembered: Flying moves were super effective against bugs!
Scyther was unaware of where I was, so he just looked around in confusion. I went down on him and attacked, causing him to fall over and faint. After that, Nidoking stopped thrashing and used Poison Sting on me, but of course it didn't affect me much.
Ah-hah! Ground and Psychic moves are good against poisonous Pokémon! I dug a whole underground and popped out, knocking Nidoking out. Seeing what I had done to his comrades, Tauros tried to back off. He wasn't getting away! I used Surf on him and then finished him with a simple Quick Attack..
Applause! The viewers were applauding me!
Hold it! This gives me an idea…
" Meowth, get me some whit card board and a marker!" I called to the scratchcat Pokémon, " We're going to be doing some business outside of home!"
" Wha?"
Notes: Er.... sorry, still somewhat crapilicious, but at least a nice turn in the story comes up here...
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November 21, 2047
The ship is going REALLY slow, and it's NOT cruising at all for some reason. My group and I decided to check and find out what was going on. Perhaps someone from the ship crew or the captain could give us some information on what was going on. We packed up some supplies and started wandering the ship. It was a very large ship, so we needed the supplies. I hoped that the people would tell a Pokémon the same thing if he or she were telling a human the information.
This time we didn't separate into groups, but we went together. We skipped most of the rooms, since we had been though just about all of them. It took us a very short time to get to the captain's cabin, but he wasn't in, so we went the other direction towards the deck of the giant ship.
We ran into one of the waiters, who spoke in a fake French accent. He probably didn't know much, but we talked to him anyhow. He asked us if we wanted anything, and I said that my group wanted to know some things about the pace of the ship. Instantly, he looked back at me in shock and gave me a cold shoulder, walking away. Maybe he was afraid and confused about a talking Pokémon, but I think that he was actually hiding something…
Dazed, we continued on to the deck of the ship. We didn't meet any suspicious looking people the entire way, so we were all quiet until we reached the air-clean deck. Ah, the air was good and fresh! Lots of people were up here, especially since it was between the time for lunch and dinner. Some crew members were scrubbing and cleaning the deck of the ship while others gazed at the view of the sea. We went to the closest sailor and asked our question.
" Rumor has it that the captain's sick," replied the sailor, " They slowed down to let the crew steer. They're slow, aren't they? They're slow, slow, slow! Just like my Slowpoke!" The sailor took out a Pokéball, threw it onto the floor of the deck, and the ball rolled across the wood.
" SLOWPOKE!" the sailor shouted, running to get the fast-rolling ball, " Hurry up and get out of the ball before you go overboard! Slowpoke!"
It was a strange sight, seeing a sailor sprinting madly to get his Slowpoke that was still in its Pokéball that was hurling towards the ocean blue. The ball amazingly dodged through all of the people that was in its way. The sailor crashed through the people frantically to get his Pokémon back. I would've help him, but it would just make things worse.
The ball with Slowpoke in it was about two yards before it would go overboard when it finally came out of the object. The sailor, who had a slow reaction time, like his Pokémon, didn't see that his Pokémon had come out and he smashed into it, making them fall over the ship. BOTH of them.
" MAN AND POKÉMON OVERBOARD!" someone nearby shouted. Many of the people stopped what they were doing and looked around for the sailor and his Slowpoke.
While the people search, I surfed over the ship to get back the unfortunate two. A large wave came and forced me deep down underwater where Magikarps swim. There were so many fish around that I couldn't see the sailor or Slowpoke! I pushed my way past the Magikarps and looked around, but I still couldn't find them!
Another big wave came and pushed me up to the air. The sailor and Slowpoke weren't seen, but the ship was VERY far away! But I couldn't just go back on without the two guys, so WHERE WERE THEY?
I took in a gulp of air and searched underwater once more. There was no sign of the two missing guys, so I continued searching, shoving through many Magikarps. I was almost about to give up when something swished past me.
Vaporeon! He'd follow me! My pal wanted to help, so we went into different directions. Any second waster is a crucial second. I wondered how the sailor and his were doing.
I searched high and low and just about every part in my area, so I headed towards the ship to see if Vaporeon had any luck. Sure enough, Vaporeon had the two guys back onto the ship before I got back. Maybe he was just lucky.
Panting, the sailor restored his energy and managed to speak. " Thanks a lot saving my Slowpoke! I don't care if I live as long as Slowpoke does," he told us.
" How come you care about your Slowpoke so much and not about yourself?" I asked him.
" Um, uh, that's something very personal, but thanks for saving us again! Bye!" the sailor grabbed his Slowpoke and his Pokéball and ran off, just like the waiter had before.
I watched them scatter away and I noticed something different about the Slowpoke. I think there was something attached to its tail. It was a Shellder! Slowpoke evolved into a Slowbro, probably when he was lost in the water, a Shellder clamped onto its tail. The sailor didn't even notice that.
Well, there wasn't anything else that was very interesting during the rest of our quest for the answer to the slow moving ship. We came up with this theory: Team Rocket was secretly aboard the ship in order to steal all of the trainers' Pokémon and that the captain was taken hostage. Without the captain the ship would go VERY slow and there would be a much higher risk of an accident, making some black mail for the trainers' Pokémon. We were sure that he wasn't kidnapped yet.
Our theory made a lot more sense than many of the others' suggestions, so we all decided to keep it. If our hypothesis is true, then Team Rocket should be having their own mini base set up around the ship. Perhaps they were occupying some of the locked rooms in the disguise of trainers. We could have to bust in on their operation…
A blaring sound stopped us from crashing through one of the locked doors. Dinner was here and the people on the other side of the door would come out. We backed off a short distance to let the person through, who happened to be a real trainer. We followed the trainer to the dinner room and we decided to eat. My stomach felt a little empty.
November 24, 2047
The ship started picking up more speed today and we passed Fuchsia City this morning/ We caught a glimpse of the old Safari Zone, with its rare Pokémon and misplaced items. We stopped here so the people could go on or off the ship and we could look around, in which we did.
We went into the Safari Zone without paying since we were Pokémon. It felt like a treasure mine for Pokémon stuff! TMs and potions and lots of health foods were scattered here and there! How could the people not see these things? OK, so I have super cat vision, so what? The items were in obvious places!
Well, that's basically all we did today, so good night!
December 15, 2047
The ship is making a long stop near Lavender Town. It'll probably dock there for a couple months. This is because the ship is running out of fuel, imports and exports need to be shipped, and the giant new hotel resort is opening for the passengers of the ship!
The instant we were able to step off, hundreds of trainers were sprinting off the ship to get a good room in the limited-spaced resort. Our group knew that the rooms would all be full in a zip, so we decided to say in the wild. That way we couldn't have to pay and it would be a lot more peaceful! Yeah, right!
The only place where the wild Pokémon were was in the outskirts of this town had tons of Pokémon! That didn't really make sense, did it? Well, there were a lot of different Pokémon here, making this patch a, " castaway," group. It was a very unusual assortment: Tauros, Nidoking, Scyther, Charizard, Two Raichus with a baby Pikachu, Beedrill and his only Kakuna, Sandslash and Sandshrew, and Meowth with his, " carrier," a strong Pidgey. Oh, and Charizard was blocking Vulpix from us, showing that he was very protective of it.
Vaporeon and Vulpix took one glimpse of each other and they were hooked. Vaporeon started towards the fire fox, but Charizard blocked the way. However, knowing that he would be whipped by her, Charizard eventually let Vaporeon through. Why would a water Pokémon fall in love with a young Fire Pokémon?
" YEOW!" a voice said, " She's hot!"
Meowth bounded over to Vaporeon, but the watery one ignored him. The cat tried again by greeting her, but nothing happened. Meowth began to dance around, but instead of attracting Vaporeon it made her annoyed, so she blew Meowth away with Water Gun.
" Ow! Gese, what did I do wrong?" Meowth groaned, shaking his body to get dry. That's when he noticed that Vaporeon was giving Vulpix a bath. " Oh, that's it, eh?" Meowth roared, " You like Vulpix! Well, hmph! I'm not going to be jealous!"
" Don't you get it, Meowth? Vaporeon thinks that Vulpix is it's child! It's nurturing him!" said a new voice.
" Mewtwo! Hey, buddy! Did you finish the communication block?" A Mewtwo was here?
Suddenly, a hovering board-like object came down from the sky. On top of it, Mewtwo waved a hello. He was like any common Mewtwo, with the strange cord-like object hanging off his back that I had as well. He was extremely similar to my mother's shape, except for the fact that his legs were more bulky and his shoulder's were more sharp, like some armor I have seen before.
" Welcome to Pokétopia, where rare Pokémon can relax without the fear of being caught! I see that your group consists of several rare Pokémon. You are all welcome here!" the Mewtwo said, floating towards me, " How are YOU doing, Mewthree-goom?"
Huh? How did he know what I was? I was one of the only Mewthrees around! And what's with the,
" goom," at the end of my name? (A/N I REALLY wanna put a note here, 'tis a horrible mistake in my newbiesm of the Japanese language. Even though I correct this later in the story, just wanna tell ya right now that he actually says "-Kun," and you'll find out its meaning later if you don't know now ~_^)
While I was still wondering these almost pointless questions, Mewtwo took out some large platform and put it on the ground. I looked at the psychic Pokémon to try to, " read his mind," as he picked up Sandshrew and placed him on the platform. Then, Mewtwo went over ot one side of the platform and turned on a switch that caused the object to glow slightly. What was he doing?
The Sandshrew looked around in a confused mood and said, " What's up with this?" Hey, he spoke!
" It's my new communication block," said Mewtwo, " It translates what Pokémon say into human language! This idea could sell for a lot of money! Yeah…" Meowth's eyes lit up.
" How MUCH money?" said Meowth, who began to drool.
" Well, communication between Pokémon and their trainers is essential, but it might be a bit heavy to drag around," Mewtwo explained, " Perhaps I can make a mini-sized communicator and sell that for uh, a few million dollars!"
" A FEW MILLION DOLLARS?" Meowth shouted. More drool dripped out of his mouth and his eyes bulged out more than ever. I guess SOMEONE was imagining a nice life in a peaceful place with everything he wanted!
Suddenly, Scyther, Nidoking and Tauros came ramming through the block and knocked away Sandshrew. Sandslash saw this and charged towards the laughing trio. Nidoking, knowing that there was real trouble for himself because of his type, ran off, leaving his two friends to get mauled by a rampaging Sandslash.
" Are they ALWAYS like this?" I asked the others. Mewtwo nodded.
So maybe these guys were a bit crazy and rowdy, but it's still going to be a nice place to train!
December 17, 2047
I went into town in my scientist form today to get some supplies and food. The Pokécenter had some lemonade, which is very refreshing and it helps in battle much more faster, not to mention that it's cheaper. Why the Pokémart didn't have it I have no clue of.
After buying my items, I heard a few trainers talking about the Great Master…
" I've got all 9 badges!" boasted a red-haired trainer, " Now I can go to the Pokémon League to kick out the Elite Four!"
" Hey, don't get over confidant! Their Pokémon are all rare and really tough to beat! I heard about the new gym. Where is it?" said a female.
" I can't tell you that! I'm supposed to keep it a secret. And besides, I want to be the one to meet the Great Master and challenge him, fellow rival!" said the boy.
" But…but that ninth badge is the only one I need!" said the girl, " More than one person is allowed to challenge the Great Master!"
" Ack. It's your loss! I have to go and beat up the Elite Four so I can get a word with this master! Hen-ja!" the boy trollied off to leave the girl thinking about where the last gym could be.
" Ja…" the female said softly. Before I had a chance to talk to her, she sat up from her seat and trotted towards the nurse.
Well, at least now I knew how I could get to see Piko again, but it'll take a LOT of work. A LOT of it.
December 18, 2047
It's a good thing that I was living with a bunch of rare and tough Pokémon. The more the enemy puts up a fight, the more experience I'll receive. Even with all of these Pokémon, though, it'll take a long time just to get into a gym.
Nidoking, Scyther and Tauros agreed to battle me, three on one.
Oh, I didn't say anything about the TMs I found in the Safari Zone, did I? These things contained Egg Bomb, Double Edge, and Dragon Rage. My other comrades didn't want to learn these moves, so I used them all on myself.
We went into an open field to battle it out. Most of the other Pokémon decided to watch, since there wasn't anything else to do that was new. I noted Meowth studying some self-teaching English book. I wonder why.
" SCYTHER!" someone cried out. Suddenly, Scyther lunged at me with a CUT attack, but missed and got stuck in the hard ground.
I used Swift on Tauros and Quick Attacked Nidoking while they had let their guard down. Tauros got enraged and jumped on top of me and stomped all over the place. Man, was it painful! It was a long time to me, but eventually the Tauros tired out and stopped to get his breath back. Nidoking was also in wrath and began to thrash around, throwing me several feet.
After getting up, I used Barrier. Nidoking continued to thrash around and attempted to throw me again, but I used my Psychic move to make him thrash on Tauros. Scyther finally got free after much struggling and badly Slashed me. He Slashed again and again and again…
PAIN! Terrible, horrifying pain! Softboiled would be a wise choice, but Scyther was still attacking me! In desperation I went up into the air where he couldn't reach me and used my healing move there. That's when I remembered: Flying moves were super effective against bugs!
Scyther was unaware of where I was, so he just looked around in confusion. I went down on him and attacked, causing him to fall over and faint. After that, Nidoking stopped thrashing and used Poison Sting on me, but of course it didn't affect me much.
Ah-hah! Ground and Psychic moves are good against poisonous Pokémon! I dug a whole underground and popped out, knocking Nidoking out. Seeing what I had done to his comrades, Tauros tried to back off. He wasn't getting away! I used Surf on him and then finished him with a simple Quick Attack..
Applause! The viewers were applauding me!
Hold it! This gives me an idea…
" Meowth, get me some whit card board and a marker!" I called to the scratchcat Pokémon, " We're going to be doing some business outside of home!"
" Wha?"