So I set off on my pokémon journey, however corny that sounds. I got
Humility to teleport me east, to Pewter City. It would be boring to have my
first few battles in Jhoto, the place I grew up. Pewter was actually pretty
boring, loads of rocks were everywhere, and the people weren't overly nice.
I was glad the nurses at the Pewter centre knew my name - Mum must've told
them I was coming. I took Eevee with me, of course, even though the blessed
thing wasn't much more cheerful than it was a few years ago.
The first thing I did, after healing, was go to the gym. It was a giant rock with a door in it, to tell you the truth. I went in, and I could see a huge Onix - bigger than the usual ones, which are pretty darn big - finishing off a poor Ekans. I waited at the edge of the gym, wanting to battle Brock, when this other guy came out from the shadows
"You think you're good enough for Brock, do you?" He said, in a really freaky voice. I nodded. The silhouette grinned, showing white teeth. "You've got no chance," the shadowy figure replied. "You are no match for me, let alone Brock!" Suddenly, there was a Sandshrew in front of me. I released Faith, who didn't need me to tell him to toast that pokémon. Unfortunately for me, the Sandshrew spun around and around, and I don't think the flames even hit it. The yellow pokémon rolled toward Faith, and fainted him instantly. I hated to lose. I always did, and still do. I returned him, and sent out Humility.
"Psybeam!" I yelled, hoping it would be enough to destroy the Sandshrew. Indeed it was, the small pokémon stopped, stiff, in mid rollout. I grinned, and watched as the guy sent out a Digglett. It was tiny.
"Stomp it!" I yelled, and Humility started stomping on the Digglett, but the mole pokémon kept on changing holes, until my Kadabra fainted from exhaustion. I returned him, and looked at the pokéball containing Eevee. I had no other choice, so I released the small pokémon. It looked at the Digglett, sniffing the air cautiously.
"Eevee. Erm." I realised I didn't know many of his attacks, "How about a quick attack?" Eevee was fast, but Digglett was faster. The rabbit-like pokémon hit the ground with tremendous force, as Digglett had dug itself into a hole.
"Eevee, return" I said, depressed. It was heartbreaking to lose my first ever battle. I went to the centre, got my pokémon healed, and battled the mysterious man again. I lost again. I didn't know it, but a kindly woman was watching me. After I lost the fourth time, and my pokémon and I were all very sad to have lost so often, and so terribly, the woman walked up to me.
"Child," She said, "I couldn't help but see you've been losing quite a bit." I nodded, blinking back tears. The woman continued, "Well, I'm past battling myself, but I do have a pokémon from when I was younger!" She grinned, and handed me a pokéball, "It's my Wartortle. I am sure it will obey a young spirited trainer like yourself." I smiled, and took the pokéball, "Thankyou very much. Are you sure you want to give him to me?" She nodded, "Of course. It is heartbreaking to watch you lose." She explained. I grinned,
"Thankyou! Thankyou! Thankyou!" I hugged her around the knees in childish ecstasy. The old woman smiled,
"I am glad you appreciate this act of charity," she said, "Remember that you need a pure heart to be a true pokémon master." I grinned, and nodded, then looked at the pokéball, and said to it,
"I will call you Charity!" I then ran toward the centre, to heal my pokémon. The nurses had become used to seeing me in the centre, and it wasn't long before I was challenging Brock's student. Again he let Sandshrew out first, and I pitched Humility against it. A Psybeam fainted Sandshrew, and I returned Humility - no sense in having him faint. When Digglett was released, I sent Charity out of his pokéball for the first time. I must admit I was awestruck at seeing this pokémon for the first time: a metre high turtle with three tails, and fuzzy ears.
"Water Gun!" I yelled, and Charity sprayed a jet of water at the Digglett, fainting it. I grinned, and ran out and hugged my new pokémon - It was a great achievement for me!
"Can I challenge Brock now?"
"I guess." He said, scowling. I grinned, and skipped happily toward the proper pokémon arena - my first gym match! I was so exited I forgot to heal my pokémon. I yelled at the large figure at the other end,
"Brock! I challenge you!" He looked at me, his expression unchanging as he released a Geodude from its pokéball. I grinned uncontrollably as I let Charity out. Brock's lip curled upward slightly; he was probably amused that a young girl like me had a pokémon like that. Charity looked kind of tired though, but I didn't worry about that.
"Water Gun!" I yelled, and Charity set a jet of water onto the boulder with arms, fainting it almost instantly. I grinned. I might win my first ever gym match! Brock seemed undisturbed, though. "Onix! Go!" he yelled, and sent out his gigantic Onix. Charity looked somewhat scared.
"Water Gun!!"
"Bind it!!" Onix wrapped its tail around Charity, and started squeezing him - hard. He didn't look like he'd be able to take more of this. Charity set a stream of water at Onix, but it didn't do much good.
"Withdraw!"
"Bite it!!"
Charity retreated into his shell, just as the Onix's head zoomed toward him. Unfortunately for me, the shell wasn't strong enough to stop the attack. Charity fainted while he was still in his shell. I returned my only water pokémon, and let Humility out. "Humility! Take your best shot!" I called to him, "Use your Psychic!" Suddenly, the room went out of focus, and Onix got hit - WHAM - right into the wall. I grimaced. Onix didn't look as bad as I'd anticipated; I guess not much can hurt a rock. "ONIX! SLAM IT!"
"Humility! Teleport!!"
Unfortunately for me, Onix was way faster than Humility. My poor pokémon was almost flattened by the giant wall of rock.
"Return!" I yelled, moments before Onix slammed a second time. I sighed. Two more pokémon - Eevee and Faith. Both didn't have any kind of advantage, but Eevee wasn't terribly confident about himself. I released Faith from his pokéball. "Faith! Use Ember!" I yelled
"Onix! Bide!" The Onix just sat there as Faith attacked it. I didn't really know what was going to happen, I was very inexperienced at that point. Of course, just as Onix looked about to faint, he struck - hard. So hard Faith was fainted almost before the attack really hit. I sighed, and returned him. I only had Eevee left. I released it. Eevee was very scared looking, even more so when he noticed the giant snake he was expected to defeat. Onix didn't look too hot, though - ember did do quite a bit of damage.
"Eevee! Finish it off! Fury Swipes!" "Onix! Wrap it!"
I couldn't bear to watch, but I had to. Eevee seemed to know what he was doing, he ran for the Onix's eyes, and hit, hard. The snake roared in pain, and Eevee hit again, and again. Soon Eevee was almost impossible to see, it was so fast. Eventually, Onix fainted - he just wasn't fast enough to match my Eevee. I grinned - I had won my first gym match! Brock handed me a Boulderbadge, and a Bide TM. He told me that it made your pokémon absorb damage, and then pay it back double. I didn't really like that idea much, it sounded cruel to the pokémon. I picked up Eevee, and took him and my other pokémon to the centre for a well-earned rest.
The first thing I did, after healing, was go to the gym. It was a giant rock with a door in it, to tell you the truth. I went in, and I could see a huge Onix - bigger than the usual ones, which are pretty darn big - finishing off a poor Ekans. I waited at the edge of the gym, wanting to battle Brock, when this other guy came out from the shadows
"You think you're good enough for Brock, do you?" He said, in a really freaky voice. I nodded. The silhouette grinned, showing white teeth. "You've got no chance," the shadowy figure replied. "You are no match for me, let alone Brock!" Suddenly, there was a Sandshrew in front of me. I released Faith, who didn't need me to tell him to toast that pokémon. Unfortunately for me, the Sandshrew spun around and around, and I don't think the flames even hit it. The yellow pokémon rolled toward Faith, and fainted him instantly. I hated to lose. I always did, and still do. I returned him, and sent out Humility.
"Psybeam!" I yelled, hoping it would be enough to destroy the Sandshrew. Indeed it was, the small pokémon stopped, stiff, in mid rollout. I grinned, and watched as the guy sent out a Digglett. It was tiny.
"Stomp it!" I yelled, and Humility started stomping on the Digglett, but the mole pokémon kept on changing holes, until my Kadabra fainted from exhaustion. I returned him, and looked at the pokéball containing Eevee. I had no other choice, so I released the small pokémon. It looked at the Digglett, sniffing the air cautiously.
"Eevee. Erm." I realised I didn't know many of his attacks, "How about a quick attack?" Eevee was fast, but Digglett was faster. The rabbit-like pokémon hit the ground with tremendous force, as Digglett had dug itself into a hole.
"Eevee, return" I said, depressed. It was heartbreaking to lose my first ever battle. I went to the centre, got my pokémon healed, and battled the mysterious man again. I lost again. I didn't know it, but a kindly woman was watching me. After I lost the fourth time, and my pokémon and I were all very sad to have lost so often, and so terribly, the woman walked up to me.
"Child," She said, "I couldn't help but see you've been losing quite a bit." I nodded, blinking back tears. The woman continued, "Well, I'm past battling myself, but I do have a pokémon from when I was younger!" She grinned, and handed me a pokéball, "It's my Wartortle. I am sure it will obey a young spirited trainer like yourself." I smiled, and took the pokéball, "Thankyou very much. Are you sure you want to give him to me?" She nodded, "Of course. It is heartbreaking to watch you lose." She explained. I grinned,
"Thankyou! Thankyou! Thankyou!" I hugged her around the knees in childish ecstasy. The old woman smiled,
"I am glad you appreciate this act of charity," she said, "Remember that you need a pure heart to be a true pokémon master." I grinned, and nodded, then looked at the pokéball, and said to it,
"I will call you Charity!" I then ran toward the centre, to heal my pokémon. The nurses had become used to seeing me in the centre, and it wasn't long before I was challenging Brock's student. Again he let Sandshrew out first, and I pitched Humility against it. A Psybeam fainted Sandshrew, and I returned Humility - no sense in having him faint. When Digglett was released, I sent Charity out of his pokéball for the first time. I must admit I was awestruck at seeing this pokémon for the first time: a metre high turtle with three tails, and fuzzy ears.
"Water Gun!" I yelled, and Charity sprayed a jet of water at the Digglett, fainting it. I grinned, and ran out and hugged my new pokémon - It was a great achievement for me!
"Can I challenge Brock now?"
"I guess." He said, scowling. I grinned, and skipped happily toward the proper pokémon arena - my first gym match! I was so exited I forgot to heal my pokémon. I yelled at the large figure at the other end,
"Brock! I challenge you!" He looked at me, his expression unchanging as he released a Geodude from its pokéball. I grinned uncontrollably as I let Charity out. Brock's lip curled upward slightly; he was probably amused that a young girl like me had a pokémon like that. Charity looked kind of tired though, but I didn't worry about that.
"Water Gun!" I yelled, and Charity set a jet of water onto the boulder with arms, fainting it almost instantly. I grinned. I might win my first ever gym match! Brock seemed undisturbed, though. "Onix! Go!" he yelled, and sent out his gigantic Onix. Charity looked somewhat scared.
"Water Gun!!"
"Bind it!!" Onix wrapped its tail around Charity, and started squeezing him - hard. He didn't look like he'd be able to take more of this. Charity set a stream of water at Onix, but it didn't do much good.
"Withdraw!"
"Bite it!!"
Charity retreated into his shell, just as the Onix's head zoomed toward him. Unfortunately for me, the shell wasn't strong enough to stop the attack. Charity fainted while he was still in his shell. I returned my only water pokémon, and let Humility out. "Humility! Take your best shot!" I called to him, "Use your Psychic!" Suddenly, the room went out of focus, and Onix got hit - WHAM - right into the wall. I grimaced. Onix didn't look as bad as I'd anticipated; I guess not much can hurt a rock. "ONIX! SLAM IT!"
"Humility! Teleport!!"
Unfortunately for me, Onix was way faster than Humility. My poor pokémon was almost flattened by the giant wall of rock.
"Return!" I yelled, moments before Onix slammed a second time. I sighed. Two more pokémon - Eevee and Faith. Both didn't have any kind of advantage, but Eevee wasn't terribly confident about himself. I released Faith from his pokéball. "Faith! Use Ember!" I yelled
"Onix! Bide!" The Onix just sat there as Faith attacked it. I didn't really know what was going to happen, I was very inexperienced at that point. Of course, just as Onix looked about to faint, he struck - hard. So hard Faith was fainted almost before the attack really hit. I sighed, and returned him. I only had Eevee left. I released it. Eevee was very scared looking, even more so when he noticed the giant snake he was expected to defeat. Onix didn't look too hot, though - ember did do quite a bit of damage.
"Eevee! Finish it off! Fury Swipes!" "Onix! Wrap it!"
I couldn't bear to watch, but I had to. Eevee seemed to know what he was doing, he ran for the Onix's eyes, and hit, hard. The snake roared in pain, and Eevee hit again, and again. Soon Eevee was almost impossible to see, it was so fast. Eventually, Onix fainted - he just wasn't fast enough to match my Eevee. I grinned - I had won my first gym match! Brock handed me a Boulderbadge, and a Bide TM. He told me that it made your pokémon absorb damage, and then pay it back double. I didn't really like that idea much, it sounded cruel to the pokémon. I picked up Eevee, and took him and my other pokémon to the centre for a well-earned rest.