A/N: once again, my tome entries come from Wikipedia, and aren't necessary to read. Thanks for every one who reviewed.
DJ Takuya: There are four families in the Gray clan, Sagittarius, Gray, Flores and Batu. Trey is a Sagittarius, and so is Nathaniel. Sagittarius start with rodents, Gray start with felines, Flores with canine and Batu with equine pokemon. Hope that answers you're coincidence or tradition question.
"Hey, you! This here is my land you're on, and that means that you're trespassing!" came a voice from behind Nathaniel, and he turned around to see a man with plain clothes, a scruffy beard and dark eyes. He had three pokeballs on his belt, and a Raichu behind him.
"I see you've got pokemon. I'll take those off your hands, and then we'll be square for your trespassing!" the man said as he stepped towards Nathaniel.
"No!" Nathaniel replied as he threw out his Meowth's pokeball, the only pokemon still able to fight.
"Hah! Raichu, Thunderbolt now!" the man commanded his pokemon, and an arc of electricity hit Meowth and sent her flying.
Nathaniel began to cry. His Meowth was seriously injured, his other pokemon were passed out, and now this man was going to take all his pokemon. Snot dribbled out of his nose as he threw himself at the man, knocking him over.
"Hey!" the man exclaimed, throwing Nathaniel off of him. "You'll pay for that! Raichu! Thunder bolt!"
The bolt narrowly missed, but the pokemon shot another blast that hit him straight on. "Augh!" Nathaniel screamed as volt after volt of electricity coursed through him until Raichu finally stopped.
The man threw out a pokeball of his own, and a Growlithe appeared, snarling. "Fetch me that boy's pokeballs, boy."
The Growlithe trotted over and grabbed Nathaniel's belt. Then he picked up the Meowth in his teeth and carried them to his trainer.
"N-no! I w-won't let you!" Nathaniel croaked. Just as the Raichu was about to hit him with another Thunderbolt attack, a pile of sand was flung up a Sandshrew mound, knocking Raichu over.
"Sandshrew!" the creature exclaimed as it repeatedly Scratched its opponent.
"Hey! Get off my Raichu, you rodent!" the man yelled, and he threw out his final pokemon, which turned out to be a Sandslash!
"Slash attack!" the man ordered, and the Sandslash swiped the wild pokemon across the chest, leaving long, bleeding gashes.
Then the Sandshrew shot a barrage of sharp needles at its more powerful opponent.
Suddenly the Growlithe came out of nowhere and slammed into the Sandshrew, finishing the bout. The bearded man recalled all three of his pokemon and ran off. However, the Sandshrew must have gotten a final burst of strength, because he shot two Poison Stings at the man. Both punctured his neck and caused him to fall to the ground, poisoned.
Nathaniel got up and made his way to the man and got his pokeballs back. His whole body hurt, and he had a long slash along his back where the thunderbolt had connected.
The Sandshrew that had saved him lay on the ground, nearly dead. Nathaniel figured that he owed him something, and the least he could do was take him to a Pokemon Centre. He held out an empty pokeball and pressed the Capture button, a beam of energy swallowing the pokemon and turning him into a light molecule.
Nathaniel handed his four pokeballs to the lady behind the desk in the Cyan City pokemon centre. Then a nurse rushed him into the emergency room to care for his wounds. The last thing he remembered was the smell of soap in the large chamber before passing out.
He awoke on a small cot in the emergency room of the pokemon centre and got up, stretching his joints. He still hurt all over, but at least now he was bandaged up. He strolled down to the front counter and questioned the nurse.
"Are my pokemon all right? Can I have them back now?"
The nurse nodded twice and handed him a tray with four balls on it. He attached each one and then sat down in a comfortable chair to check his tome. He flipped through it to entry number 207, Sandshrew.
Sandshrew is a short, yellow, rodent-like creature, covered in scales and with clawed paws. Its eyes are large and black.
Sandshrew's natural environment is deep underground in arid, sandy locations with very little moisture, the desert being the best example. It chooses this habitat to keep its hide as dry and tough as possible, while the sand also provides it with a good camouflage
Sandshrew emerges from its burrow only when hunting. It lurks by the opening to its nest, its body blending with the surrounding soil. If prey approaches close enough, it lunges, grabs the victim, and carries it with it back to its nest, where it eats it.
When threatened, Sandshrew's primary means of defense is to instantly curl up its body into a ball, leaving only its tough skin exposed. When it is rolled up like this, Sandshrew has the potential to withstand many attacks, as well as being dropped from a great height.
Despite its aversion to water, even Sandshrew needs it in order to survive. Its metabolism is configured in such a way so that it can absorb water with minimal waste, allowing Sandshrew to get by with small quantities of it.
He then flipped to find his other three pokemon's information, which he hadn't looked up yet. He already knew about Cyndaquil because it was one of his favorites, but knew very little about Meowth or Psyduck.
Nathaniel was disappointed to find out that there was little to know about Psyduck.
Psyduck is a pre-evolution of Golduck, and possesses water, physical, and psychic attacks. Its expression is a constant empty stare. Despite psychic attacks being its trademark, Psyduck is not a Psychic-type Pokemon.
Nathaniel was able to find out more about his Meowth, however.
Meowth has a distinctly feline appearance, resembling a small housecat. It has tan-colored fur, which turns brown at its paws and tail tip. Its oval-shaped head features prominent whiskers, black-and-brown ears and a gold oval coin (also known as "charm") embedded in its forehead. Female Meowths have eyelashes.
Meowth is an urbannocturnal Pokemon. It spends most of the daytime sleeping and prowls the city streets at night. When hunting, Meowths organize themselves in groups that act like gangs, foraging or stealing food from people. They are aided in their mischief by their eyes, which allow them night vision. They also slink their claws back into their paws, which grants them silent movement and protecting them from leaving distinctively incriminating paw prints that alert people to their actions.
Like the Murkrow, Meowth is attracted to certain objects that catch its attention, which it collects at every opportunity and hoards in its nest. Meowth loves round shaped objects, as well as shiny, glittering things. The item it adores collecting the most, however, is coins, since they are both round and shiny. Meowth is known to scour the pavements for dropped loose change and even to openly steal money from people to add to its collection.
In battle, Meowth can throw the coins it has accumulated at its opponents with the Pay Day attack, a technique unique only to its evolution chain. If the player wins, the scattered coins are picked up from the ground and are added to his account as profit
"Hey, kid! Want to battle? Or are you chicken?" a boy asked Nathaniel. The boy had black hair and wore a vest with no undershirt, and his eyes were like bits of silver.
"I'm not afraid."
"Then prove it! I challenge you to a pokemon battle. You can use two, but I'm so good I'll only need one!"
A few minutes later the two boys were standing across from each other, a small crowd beginning to gather around them.
"Let's go, Ekans!" the boy called, and the purple snake pokemon appeared from within his pokeball.
"You can do it Blaze!" Nathaniel yelled, and his Cyndaquil burst out of the pokeball to take on this new challenge. "Use Ember attack!" Nathaniel yelled, and Blaze was happy to oblige. Small flames blasted out from his spots, scorching the Ekans.
Then the snake darted forward, snapping its jaw down on Blaze's snout, causing him to bleed.
"Return!" Nathaniel said as he called back Blaze and replaced him with Meowth. "Meowth! Use Fury Swipes!"
The cat pokemon slashed at its opponent with a fury, nearly winning the battle with only one attack. However, Ekans rallied with a surprisingly powerful Frustration attack. (Secret message for those who know what this attack is).
Meowth finally ended the bout with a Bite attack, cutting huge holes into Ekans long body.
After all three pokemon were healed, the boy who had challenged him came up to Nathaniel.
"Do you want to trade?" he asked.
"You mean Pokemon?"
"Well duh. I'll trade my Ekans to you for your Meowth!" the boy offered.
Nathaniel wasn't overly attached to his Meowth, because he'd only had him for a couple of days, so he accepted the offer. He'd always wanted an Ekans like his father had. The two kids shook hands, swapped pokeballs and headed up to their rooms for some shut-eye. Tomorrow was another big day, and they needed their rest.