"Chapter 3-Who's that Pokemon?"
"What in the world is that thing?!" Ash exclaimed. Standing just a few in front of them was a bizarre-looking Pokémon. It was about two-feet tall, and Ash could make out that its body resembled that of a Voltorb's, except that he had never seen any Voltorb before that had hands or feet, or ears, or a tail for that matter. Taking another look, he realized that tail and those ears looked strangely similar to those of a Raichu.
"I don't know what it is," Professor Oak said. "In all my years, I have never seen a Pokémon quite like that. Ash, I think you should catch it so we can study what this thing is."
"Right," Ash said. "Pikachu should be able to handle this. Ready, Pikachu?"
"PiPika!" Pikachu said, ready for battle. Ash's Pokémon took off and charged at it, but the strange Pokémon quickly jumped out of the way of Pikachu's attack.
"It's fast!" Brock observed.
"Yeah, and it looks pretty mean too," Misty commented.
"Pikachu, thunderbolt!" Ash ordered. Pikachu let loose a massive electric attack, striking the Pokémon directly, but it didn't seem to have much effect. The Pokémon then launched an electrical attack of its own, sending Pikachu soaring backwards.
"That thing is way stronger than Pikachu," Gary said.
"Well, if we can't overpower it, then we'll just have to outsmart it," said Ash. "Pikachu, use your agility, then double team it!"
Pikachu quickly dashed back to take face the Pokémon and began to run circles around it. Many different Pikachu appeared around the Pokémon, moving around it faster and faster until Pikachu was nothing but a blur. The Pokémon began to get dizzy and disoriented by the spinning Pikachu, and began to fire off electric attacks in all direction in a blind attempt to hit Pikachu.
"It's working," Brock said. "Now's your chance Ash!"
"Here Ash," Gary said, handing him a spare PokéBall.
"Thanks Gary," Ash said. "Let's hope this works."
Ash watched as the Pokémon began to get too dizzy to stand and fell over, hitting its head hard on a rock. Ash threw the PokéBall, which bounced off the Pokémon before pulling it inside. The ball began to shake violently. They all watched intently, hoping that the mysterious Pokémon would not break free. After about half a minute, the PokéBall finally came to a rest. Ash breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the ball.
"Gotcha," he said.
"Come on," Professor Oak said. "Let's get it back to my lab for examination."
***
Professor Oak and the others gathered in an almost empty room within the Professor's lab.
"Everyone stay alert," he said, preparing to release the Pokémon. "If it starts to attack, watch out and I'll try to recall it. Gary, stand by with your Pokémon, just in case."
"No problem, Gramps," said Gary, holding out a PokéBall. Professor Oak released the Pokémon from its ball, and it materialized onto a table in front of them. They watched as it slowly came to, so far showing no signs of any violent tendencies
"So far, so good," Tracey said.
The Pokémon opened its eyes and stood up. It looked around the room, examining its surroundings.
"Where am I?" it said.
"It talked!" Brock exclaimed.
"Who are you?" it asked.
"Uh, I'm Ash," said Ash, still not quite believing his eyes or ears. "I think the real question is.who are you?"
"My name is Raitorb, I think," it said. "I can't seem to remember much of anything."
"I think hitting its head on that rock might have given it amnesia," Brock said. "What do you think, Professor?"
"That's a good theory," Professor Oak said. "I think being in that PokéBall may have also pacified it."
"Well, whoever you are, it's nice to meet you," Misty said. "I'm Misty. This is Brock, Tracey, Gary, and Professor Oak."
"Nice to meet you, I guess," Raitorb said. "I'm really confused right now."
"That's makes two of us," Ash said. As he further examined this odd Pokémon, he noticed something attached to its back.
"What's this?" he wondered, taking the device off Raitorb. It was fairly small and round. It had some sort of view screen on it, and Ash could make out several clustered blinking dots on it.
"Weird," he said. "What do you think it is, Professor?"
"I'm not quite sure," Professor Oak said. "If I had to guess, I'd say it was some sort of tracking device. See, look."
He pressed one of the buttons on it and the screen zoomed out, revealing what appeared to be a map of Kanto. The blinking dots were actually not far from Pallet Town.
"I think out little friend here may have been looking for whatever these dots are," Professor Oak said. "I think you kids should investigate this."
"Right," Ash said. "We'll get to the bottom of this mystery."
"Count me in," Brock said.
"Me too," chimed in Misty.
"I'm going to stay here and help out Gramps with Raitorb," Gary said, "maybe see if we can't learn anything else about it."
"I'll stay too," Tracey said. "Good luck, guys. Let us know what you find."
"Okay then," Ash said, picking up Pikachu and putting it onto his shoulder. "Let my mom know we're going to be a little late for dinner."
"Will do," Professor Oak said. "Good luck."
"Let's go guys," Ash said.
"Just like old times," said Misty.
Ash nodded, and with that, he, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu set off in the direction of the mysterious blinking dots.
"What in the world is that thing?!" Ash exclaimed. Standing just a few in front of them was a bizarre-looking Pokémon. It was about two-feet tall, and Ash could make out that its body resembled that of a Voltorb's, except that he had never seen any Voltorb before that had hands or feet, or ears, or a tail for that matter. Taking another look, he realized that tail and those ears looked strangely similar to those of a Raichu.
"I don't know what it is," Professor Oak said. "In all my years, I have never seen a Pokémon quite like that. Ash, I think you should catch it so we can study what this thing is."
"Right," Ash said. "Pikachu should be able to handle this. Ready, Pikachu?"
"PiPika!" Pikachu said, ready for battle. Ash's Pokémon took off and charged at it, but the strange Pokémon quickly jumped out of the way of Pikachu's attack.
"It's fast!" Brock observed.
"Yeah, and it looks pretty mean too," Misty commented.
"Pikachu, thunderbolt!" Ash ordered. Pikachu let loose a massive electric attack, striking the Pokémon directly, but it didn't seem to have much effect. The Pokémon then launched an electrical attack of its own, sending Pikachu soaring backwards.
"That thing is way stronger than Pikachu," Gary said.
"Well, if we can't overpower it, then we'll just have to outsmart it," said Ash. "Pikachu, use your agility, then double team it!"
Pikachu quickly dashed back to take face the Pokémon and began to run circles around it. Many different Pikachu appeared around the Pokémon, moving around it faster and faster until Pikachu was nothing but a blur. The Pokémon began to get dizzy and disoriented by the spinning Pikachu, and began to fire off electric attacks in all direction in a blind attempt to hit Pikachu.
"It's working," Brock said. "Now's your chance Ash!"
"Here Ash," Gary said, handing him a spare PokéBall.
"Thanks Gary," Ash said. "Let's hope this works."
Ash watched as the Pokémon began to get too dizzy to stand and fell over, hitting its head hard on a rock. Ash threw the PokéBall, which bounced off the Pokémon before pulling it inside. The ball began to shake violently. They all watched intently, hoping that the mysterious Pokémon would not break free. After about half a minute, the PokéBall finally came to a rest. Ash breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the ball.
"Gotcha," he said.
"Come on," Professor Oak said. "Let's get it back to my lab for examination."
***
Professor Oak and the others gathered in an almost empty room within the Professor's lab.
"Everyone stay alert," he said, preparing to release the Pokémon. "If it starts to attack, watch out and I'll try to recall it. Gary, stand by with your Pokémon, just in case."
"No problem, Gramps," said Gary, holding out a PokéBall. Professor Oak released the Pokémon from its ball, and it materialized onto a table in front of them. They watched as it slowly came to, so far showing no signs of any violent tendencies
"So far, so good," Tracey said.
The Pokémon opened its eyes and stood up. It looked around the room, examining its surroundings.
"Where am I?" it said.
"It talked!" Brock exclaimed.
"Who are you?" it asked.
"Uh, I'm Ash," said Ash, still not quite believing his eyes or ears. "I think the real question is.who are you?"
"My name is Raitorb, I think," it said. "I can't seem to remember much of anything."
"I think hitting its head on that rock might have given it amnesia," Brock said. "What do you think, Professor?"
"That's a good theory," Professor Oak said. "I think being in that PokéBall may have also pacified it."
"Well, whoever you are, it's nice to meet you," Misty said. "I'm Misty. This is Brock, Tracey, Gary, and Professor Oak."
"Nice to meet you, I guess," Raitorb said. "I'm really confused right now."
"That's makes two of us," Ash said. As he further examined this odd Pokémon, he noticed something attached to its back.
"What's this?" he wondered, taking the device off Raitorb. It was fairly small and round. It had some sort of view screen on it, and Ash could make out several clustered blinking dots on it.
"Weird," he said. "What do you think it is, Professor?"
"I'm not quite sure," Professor Oak said. "If I had to guess, I'd say it was some sort of tracking device. See, look."
He pressed one of the buttons on it and the screen zoomed out, revealing what appeared to be a map of Kanto. The blinking dots were actually not far from Pallet Town.
"I think out little friend here may have been looking for whatever these dots are," Professor Oak said. "I think you kids should investigate this."
"Right," Ash said. "We'll get to the bottom of this mystery."
"Count me in," Brock said.
"Me too," chimed in Misty.
"I'm going to stay here and help out Gramps with Raitorb," Gary said, "maybe see if we can't learn anything else about it."
"I'll stay too," Tracey said. "Good luck, guys. Let us know what you find."
"Okay then," Ash said, picking up Pikachu and putting it onto his shoulder. "Let my mom know we're going to be a little late for dinner."
"Will do," Professor Oak said. "Good luck."
"Let's go guys," Ash said.
"Just like old times," said Misty.
Ash nodded, and with that, he, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu set off in the direction of the mysterious blinking dots.