A/N: Here's chapter 4 of Ash's Journey, please enjoy.
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Last time, Ash and Charmander traveled through the Viridian Forest. Upon their way in, they met a girl named Misty, who had her bike destroyed by Ash's Charmander, while saving her from some bug Pokemon. Feeling guilty, Ash had decided to let her follow him around until he paid her back. Ash managed to catch 3 new Pokemon, and have 2 of his Pokemon evolve. Now Ash and co. are on their way to Pewter City, to get the Boulder Badge.
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Ash introducing title: The Boulder Badge Battle!
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Ash, Misty, and Charmander, stop at the Pewter City Pokemon Center. Upon arriving at the entrance, Ash accidentally bumps into an old man.
"Oops, sorry there" Ash said.
The old man just smiles and shakes hands with Ash. Ash also smiles and the man compliments on how healthy his Charmander looks. Ash is pleased and the old man hands him a pokeball.
"It contains a pokemon inside of it. Go ahead and open it." The old man said as Ash threw the pokeball at the ground. The pokemon was an Eevee! Ash thanked the old man for being so generous and the old man just smiled.
"I know that you'll take good care of this Eevee. I caught it the other day, but I'm much too old for Pokemon Training now. I like to give young Pokemon trainers any pokemon I can get, just for the fun of it" the old man said, as he left the group, "Take care now"
"Thanks again!" Ash shouted to the old man.
Ash returned Eevee into its ball and entered the center. He went up to the counter and saw the same Nurse Joy from Viridian City.
"Hey Nurse Joy? What are you doing here? Aren't you suppose to be in the Viridian City Pokemon Center?" Ash questioned.
Nurse Joy just smiled and replied, "Oh, I get that question a lot from trainers just starting their journey. Anyways, at every Pokemon Center, there's a Nurse Joy, and we're all related to each other."
"Wow, that's a big family" Misty said, as she wondered about how many cities there were with a Pokemon Center in it.
"Well anyways, can you heal my Pokemon, Nurse Joy?" Ash asked, as he returned Charmander into its ball, and handed over his six pokeballs that contained a pokemon inside.
"Sure, no problem" Nurse Joy said, as she took the six pokeballs and headed into the recovery room.
Ash and Misty decided that they should eat lunch now, before Ash's gym battle with Brock. They ate at a nearby place. After they ordered their food, Ash asked Misty something.
"Hey Misty, what kind of Pokemon does the Gym Leader use?" Ash asked.
"I'm not sure" Misty said, "But I heard someone say that he uses rock pokemon"
Ash sighed and looked down. He didn't have any pokemon that were grass, water, ice, or steel. Those were the weaknesses that rock types were weak against.
'I knew I should have picked Bulbasaur' Ash thought. He then realized that some pokemon can learn those types of moves. Ash was once again happy, and just ate his lunch.
After lunch, Ash and Misty headed back to the Pokemon Center. Ash retrieved all his Pokemon and stepped outside the Pokemon Center. He decided that all his pokemon needed fresh air, and released them out of their balls. Charmander, Pidgeotto, Heracross, Silcoon, Pikachu, and Eevee, all looked up at Ash. Ash smiled at his team of Pokemon. He then turned to Misty.
"Hey Misty, why don't you take out any of your Pokemon?" Ash suggested.
"Okay" replied Misty, as she took out Staryu, Starmie, and Goldeen.
After a few minutes or so, Ash was teaching Charmander and Pikachu how to use Iron Tail. Charmander and Pikachu practiced Iron Tail, but wasn't successful. However, after a few more hours of training, Charmander and Pikachu were able to master it. Ash was delighted with his pokemon, especially Charmander and Pikachu, and returned them. Misty also returned her pokemon too, after she trained them a little. They headed over to the Pewter City Gym.
When they arrived there, there were stones, rocks, and boulders all over the place. They entered the gym and noticed that the whole battlefield was a rock field. Ash called out to see if anyone was there. Ash then noticed that someone was standing on the other side of the field. He announced that he was the gym leader. Ash called back that he wanted to challenge him to get a badge. The gym leader smiled and accepted his challenge. He announced the rules and the gym leader sent out Geodude. Ash sent out Pikachu, and the match was on.
Ash ordered Pikachu to use agility around Geodude, to make him confused. Soon, Geodude was very confused and couldn't tell where Pikachu was. Ash then ordered Pikachu to tackle it from behind. Pikachu tackled the rough pokemon, but took little damage. However, Geodude was still confused. Ash, this time ordered Pikachu to jump and use quick attack from high above. Pikachu jumped so high that he almost touched the ceiling. He then used a quick attack from above and smacked into Geodude. Geodude then fainted. And the gym leader recalled it.
"Not bad. That was a very smart move to have your Pikachu jump so high, so that'll increase the speed of your attack. Also using quick attack to double up the speed." The gym leader stated.
"Thanks" Ash replied.
The gym leader then, sent out Onix. Ash decided to leave Pikachu out. He ordered Pikachu to use Iron Tail on Onix's head. Onix was hurt, but since Onix was big and strong, survived it. The gym leader ordered Onix to use rock throw on Pikachu. Pikachu tried to dodge the attacks, but there were too many rocks to dodge and Pikachu was knocked out. Ash returned Pikachu and sent out Charmander. Ash ordered Charmander to use Iron Tail on Onix's head again. This time, Onix fell, because it wasn't powerful enough to withstand 2 Iron Tails in a row. The gym leader returned Onix and smiled at Ash. He walked over to Ash and handed him a Boulder Badge.
"Thanks, um"
"Brock, my name is Brock"
"Thanks Brock and my name is Ash" Ash said as he left the gym.
Ash, Misty, and Charmander, now head to the next city. What will our heroes face next?
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A/N: That's chapter 4. Don't worry, Brock will join the gang in the next chapter.
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Last time, Ash and Charmander traveled through the Viridian Forest. Upon their way in, they met a girl named Misty, who had her bike destroyed by Ash's Charmander, while saving her from some bug Pokemon. Feeling guilty, Ash had decided to let her follow him around until he paid her back. Ash managed to catch 3 new Pokemon, and have 2 of his Pokemon evolve. Now Ash and co. are on their way to Pewter City, to get the Boulder Badge.
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Ash introducing title: The Boulder Badge Battle!
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Ash, Misty, and Charmander, stop at the Pewter City Pokemon Center. Upon arriving at the entrance, Ash accidentally bumps into an old man.
"Oops, sorry there" Ash said.
The old man just smiles and shakes hands with Ash. Ash also smiles and the man compliments on how healthy his Charmander looks. Ash is pleased and the old man hands him a pokeball.
"It contains a pokemon inside of it. Go ahead and open it." The old man said as Ash threw the pokeball at the ground. The pokemon was an Eevee! Ash thanked the old man for being so generous and the old man just smiled.
"I know that you'll take good care of this Eevee. I caught it the other day, but I'm much too old for Pokemon Training now. I like to give young Pokemon trainers any pokemon I can get, just for the fun of it" the old man said, as he left the group, "Take care now"
"Thanks again!" Ash shouted to the old man.
Ash returned Eevee into its ball and entered the center. He went up to the counter and saw the same Nurse Joy from Viridian City.
"Hey Nurse Joy? What are you doing here? Aren't you suppose to be in the Viridian City Pokemon Center?" Ash questioned.
Nurse Joy just smiled and replied, "Oh, I get that question a lot from trainers just starting their journey. Anyways, at every Pokemon Center, there's a Nurse Joy, and we're all related to each other."
"Wow, that's a big family" Misty said, as she wondered about how many cities there were with a Pokemon Center in it.
"Well anyways, can you heal my Pokemon, Nurse Joy?" Ash asked, as he returned Charmander into its ball, and handed over his six pokeballs that contained a pokemon inside.
"Sure, no problem" Nurse Joy said, as she took the six pokeballs and headed into the recovery room.
Ash and Misty decided that they should eat lunch now, before Ash's gym battle with Brock. They ate at a nearby place. After they ordered their food, Ash asked Misty something.
"Hey Misty, what kind of Pokemon does the Gym Leader use?" Ash asked.
"I'm not sure" Misty said, "But I heard someone say that he uses rock pokemon"
Ash sighed and looked down. He didn't have any pokemon that were grass, water, ice, or steel. Those were the weaknesses that rock types were weak against.
'I knew I should have picked Bulbasaur' Ash thought. He then realized that some pokemon can learn those types of moves. Ash was once again happy, and just ate his lunch.
After lunch, Ash and Misty headed back to the Pokemon Center. Ash retrieved all his Pokemon and stepped outside the Pokemon Center. He decided that all his pokemon needed fresh air, and released them out of their balls. Charmander, Pidgeotto, Heracross, Silcoon, Pikachu, and Eevee, all looked up at Ash. Ash smiled at his team of Pokemon. He then turned to Misty.
"Hey Misty, why don't you take out any of your Pokemon?" Ash suggested.
"Okay" replied Misty, as she took out Staryu, Starmie, and Goldeen.
After a few minutes or so, Ash was teaching Charmander and Pikachu how to use Iron Tail. Charmander and Pikachu practiced Iron Tail, but wasn't successful. However, after a few more hours of training, Charmander and Pikachu were able to master it. Ash was delighted with his pokemon, especially Charmander and Pikachu, and returned them. Misty also returned her pokemon too, after she trained them a little. They headed over to the Pewter City Gym.
When they arrived there, there were stones, rocks, and boulders all over the place. They entered the gym and noticed that the whole battlefield was a rock field. Ash called out to see if anyone was there. Ash then noticed that someone was standing on the other side of the field. He announced that he was the gym leader. Ash called back that he wanted to challenge him to get a badge. The gym leader smiled and accepted his challenge. He announced the rules and the gym leader sent out Geodude. Ash sent out Pikachu, and the match was on.
Ash ordered Pikachu to use agility around Geodude, to make him confused. Soon, Geodude was very confused and couldn't tell where Pikachu was. Ash then ordered Pikachu to tackle it from behind. Pikachu tackled the rough pokemon, but took little damage. However, Geodude was still confused. Ash, this time ordered Pikachu to jump and use quick attack from high above. Pikachu jumped so high that he almost touched the ceiling. He then used a quick attack from above and smacked into Geodude. Geodude then fainted. And the gym leader recalled it.
"Not bad. That was a very smart move to have your Pikachu jump so high, so that'll increase the speed of your attack. Also using quick attack to double up the speed." The gym leader stated.
"Thanks" Ash replied.
The gym leader then, sent out Onix. Ash decided to leave Pikachu out. He ordered Pikachu to use Iron Tail on Onix's head. Onix was hurt, but since Onix was big and strong, survived it. The gym leader ordered Onix to use rock throw on Pikachu. Pikachu tried to dodge the attacks, but there were too many rocks to dodge and Pikachu was knocked out. Ash returned Pikachu and sent out Charmander. Ash ordered Charmander to use Iron Tail on Onix's head again. This time, Onix fell, because it wasn't powerful enough to withstand 2 Iron Tails in a row. The gym leader returned Onix and smiled at Ash. He walked over to Ash and handed him a Boulder Badge.
"Thanks, um"
"Brock, my name is Brock"
"Thanks Brock and my name is Ash" Ash said as he left the gym.
Ash, Misty, and Charmander, now head to the next city. What will our heroes face next?
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A/N: That's chapter 4. Don't worry, Brock will join the gang in the next chapter.
