Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, I only own Violet Hawke as my OC.
Summary: Violet Hawke wanted nothing more than to be a Bug Pokemon Trainer, but with how people viewed those types all she got was ridicule until the day she bumped into the local Professor. Now on a journey, she tries to make her goal a reality, but with an Organization coming out of the shadows she has to decide just how much she's willing to risk to realize her goal.
Chapter 04: Rock Hard Determination
Violet sighed in relief after finally exiting the Forest around night time, especially with that incident with the Kangaskhan from that morning.
Stinger and Silk were currently inside their Pokeballs, thoroughly exhausted after the close call and from a few other trainer battles that she took part in, getting a bit more in synch with her Pokemon, though Silk was having a harder time battling than Stinger did as a cocoon, having been knocked out a few times.
That reminds her, she should check out what the Pokedex has to say about them, though she figured she could do that inside of the Pokemon Center, she just wants to sit down, eat a hot meal and take a long shower. Plus she wanted to get away from the Forest for the moment.
But right now she could see Pewter City in the distance and Violet wracked her brain to think about what this town was known for.
That's right, it was well known for its stone architecture alongside its Museum which was said to have fossils found in Mt. Moon which was said to be a good day's walk from the city itself.
Wasn't one of the few Pokemon Gyms there too?
She stood there staring at the city before walking towards it.
"Here are your Pokemon." Nurse Joy said with a smile, giving Violet her two Pokeballs back. "They are pretty healthy."
Violet gave a small smile at that. "Thank you," She said politely, giving a nod to the Nurse. "Are there any rooms here for the night?"
"You're in luck, we have one room left." Nurse Joy answered with Violet giving a relieved look at her luck. "How long will you be staying?"
"A few days." Violet didn't hesitate to say that wanting to recover from the week she had.
Nurse Joy gave a nod, typing into the computer before glancing at Violet. "You'll be in room 128, it's down the hall and it'll be the last door on your left." She explained to the Bug Catcher. "By the way, did you see the Poster?"
"Poster?" Violet asked only for Nurse Joy to point towards one that was on the other end of the Center.
"It was just put up this morning, all of the other trainers were talking about it."
Feeling confused as Nurse Joy left, after handing her a card to get in her room, Violet walked over to see a Poster showing the regional tournament for the Kanto Region was going to start up in a few months.
"The Pokemon League?" Violet whispered, not expecting that. "I forgot they do this once every two years."
It was always something that a lot of the other kids spoke about at the school, she could remember Lucy bragging she would enter some day.
Violet had mixed feelings at this.
A small part of her wanted the satisfaction of showing Lucy up by being able to enter the tournament and win it, yet Violet's nervousness outweighed it because no matter the Gym Leader they are very different from your average trainer.
They were professional trainers with a ton of experience who use many different teams depending on whoever they're fighting and their real team was said to be capable of fighting Pokemon belonging to the Elite Four, the greatest Trainers in Kanto.
How could she even attempt to fight people like that?
'If you want to be a trainer worthy of using the Pokedex you need to rethink your team. Bug Pokemon won't get you far.'
Green's voice echoed in her head making Violet clench a fist.
Trainer worthy of using the Pokedex… She'll show Green. She'll show everyone.
By doing this she could prove that Bugs were strong. Even if she didn't win it, she could try and make it far.
And it'll start with the Pewter City Gym who has-.
Just like that Violet paled.
The Pewter Gym used Rock Type Pokemon, a type that Bug Pokemon were naturally weak to.
Oh crap.
Violet sat in the bedroom of the Pokemon Center with the walls being a stone gray color while there was a bed, a desk and even a bathroom, the last one being the first place she opened in order to take a nice, long shower.
Now that she was cleaned up and in her pajamas, Violet was looking through a Trainer's Guide, trying to find something that could help her take down Brock.
It shows the team he uses based on the number of badges, something to help new trainers out and due to how Violet didn't seem to have a badge as of yet it meant he would use a Geodude and Onix.
Seeing that he had an Onix really scared Violet because those Pokemon were well known behemoths that could sweep teams, Bruno of the Elite Four had two capable of taking down challengers by themselves.
The guide did show that for trainers with no badges he doesn't seem to use any rock type moves, which was pretty strange in her opinion, though she wasn't complaining. But Stinger won't be able to beat Brock by himself, if she gets Silk to evolve again however, she'll learn Confusion which would give her an edge.
Or perhaps Violet could move on and head to Cerulean City who has a water Gym which would be more manageable? She would be going through Mt. Moon where she could catch a Paras who's part Grass type and she'll be more prepared when she comes back to Pewter City.
Yet Violet wasn't sure if she wanted to do that. If she did that she would end up facing an even stronger team that would be harder to beat even with that advantage.
… Speaking of her Pokemon, she should probably check out what the Pokedex has to say about them now that she's all cleaned up.
So pulling it out, she pointed it at Stinger's Pokeball first.
"Pokemon Registered. Beedrill the Poison Bee Pokemon. Beedrill has learned Fury Attack. Ability has changed."
'Pokemon #15
Species: Beedrill
Gender: Male
Current Level: 14
Height: 3'03
Weight: 65 lbs.
Ability: Sniper- Increases the Power of Critical Hits.
Nature: Naughty
Characteristic: Capable of taking hits
Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden and Fury Attack.
Information: It can take down just about any Pokemon with its Stingers, usually flying in swarms to overwhelm others with great numbers. The Barb on its tail is where its most powerful poison is. It should be noted that Beedrill are known to be territorial and consider their Trainers to be a part of said territory making them rather protective.
Needed for Evolution: Fully Evolved.
Registration Complete.'
That piece of info about Beedrill being protective surprised Violet, but she couldn't help but be happy.
She had a fully evolved Pokemon and he's definitely gotten stronger since he evolved.
With him scanned, she turned to Silks Pokeball.
"Pokemon Registered. Metapod the Cocoon Pokemon. Metapod has learned Harden. Ability has changed."
'Pokemon #11
Species: Metapod
Gender: Female
Current Level: 9
Height: 2'04
Weight: 21.8 lbs.
Ability: Shed Skin-Can get rid of a status effect by shedding its skin.
Nature: Bold
Characteristic: Thoroughly Cunning.
Moves: Tackle, String Shot and Harden.
Information: A steel hard shell protects its tender body, where it'll endure hardships while awaiting evolution. However the body inside of the shell is quite tender and if the shell is cracked it won't be able to withstand any attacks.
Needed for Evolution: Raise to Level 10
Next Form: Butterfree
Registration Complete.'
"Just one more level?" Violet cupped her chin in thought as she closed up the Pokedex. "That means if we train you tomorrow, you'll be a Butterfree in no time."
She'll have to see about finding a place to do some mock battles between Stinger and Silk.
Not only would that help both of them with getting stronger, especially if it was the final push Silk needed, but it would also lay to rest whatever issues they seemed to show over the last few days after that battle with Samurai.
Putting the Pokedex up, Violet pressed the button on the Pokeballs to let them out, watching as Stinger hovered in the air a bit with some buzzing while Silk just stood in place near where she was sitting.
"How are you guys doing?" Violet asked them with a smile.
Silk blinked, shaking a bit to show her answer while Stinger landed on the ground and jabbed a stinger straight up as if doing a fist pump.
"That's good, we'll be doing some training tomorrow, there's a Gym in this city for trainers to prove their strength," Violet said seeing the two give her looks that she can only assume mean excitement, especially with Stinger's eyes glowing a bit. "But it's a rock Gym, so we'll be at a disadvantage."
Just like that the two tensed, no doubt having some second thoughts given their typing but Stinger shook it off first slamming his two forearms together with vigor.
It seemed he was ready to attempt it by himself.
Seeing that, Silk narrowed her eyes, not wanting to be outdone.
"According to the Pokedex, Silk will be able to learn moves like Sleep Powder, Stun Spore and Poison Powder which could help immensely if we can get those Rock Types with them." Violet said closing her eyes in thought while Silk gave Stinger a smug look earning a pissed off look from the Beedrill. "But Stinger won't have as bad of a weakness as he won't be part flying, plus Poison Sting is a good combination with String Shot."
Just like that the two traded looks with Stinger being smug and Silk being pissed.
"I guess we'll just train up a bit before we challenge the Gym." Violet decided, feeling tired, wanting to get some sleep. "Be sure to rest up because tomorrow we'll be training like crazy."
With that said, she went towards the bed, not bothering to return her two Pokemon, thinking they would like to sleep outside before pausing.
"Hang on let's get you guys some food first." She muttered sheepishly, almost forgetting that they haven't eaten dinner yet.
Hearing that, Stinger gave a slight cheer while Silk just looked at Violet for nearly forgetting that.
"I see." Professor Oak said on the Video Phone, talking to his Grandson who told him what had happened. "It's a relief that you and Violet got out alright."
Green gave a nod, seeing this as confirmation that his grandfather did in fact entrust Violet with a Pokedex.
"I'll contact the local authorities to look into it, lord knows that Giovanni needs to be more aware of what happens near his city," Professor Oak muttered finding it odd that the Viridian Gym Leader didn't know about a Kangaskhan in the forest. "I'm sorry you had to experience something like that."
"It happened, can't be helped." Green said, showing how it didn't bother him, which worried Prof. Oak before he asked what was bugging him. "Why her?"
"Pardon?" Prof. Oak asked despite having an idea on what Green was asking.
"You could've given the Pokedex to just about any trainer out there, why did you give it to a Bug Catcher?" Green asked not even bothering to hide his annoyance.
Instead of answering, Prof. Oak raised a brow. "Are you annoyed because you're not the only one with a Pokedex anymore?"
"No!" Green denied rather quickly. "I'm annoyed because you should've given it to someone more competent."
If there was going to be another Pokedex Holder then he wanted one to keep him on his toes.
One to be his rival.
Not someone who raised something like bugs.
He's already dealt with enough Bug Catchers in the damn forest. It was enough to make him sick of the type all together.
"Competent hm?" Prof. Oak cupped his chin, eyeing Green with a look of disapproval that frankly pissed him off.
"What?" Green asked, tired of the look.
"If she wasn't competent would she have kept up with you against the Kangaskhan?" Prof. Oak asked, knowing how impatient he was. "Strength isn't everything for Pokemon, I thought Chuck taught you that."
Green just turned his head away, not saying anything else.
"Just give her a chance," Prof. Oak told him, hoping to get through to him. "Who knows? Maybe she'll be able to keep up with you?"
"Doubt it." Green said showing how unlikely he thought that was.
Prof. Oak sighed knowing he wouldn't be of any help, and once more wished that Green's parents were still around to this day rather than dead from the war.
Perhaps he would've been friendlier if they were?
Instead however he dropped it knowing that he couldn't force Green to do that, he has to do it on his own.
"What is your plan for Brock?" Prof. Oak asked curiously. "The only Pokemon you're keeping with you are your Eevee, Pidgey and Rattata."
They didn't seem to have any moves that would be effective against Brock.
"You'll see." Green said knowing that because of Professor Oak sponsoring him the man would get sent a recording of his match.
Besides he'd rather win on his own because if he did tell Oak his plan the man might make comments about other ways to do it. Not out of favoritism, but out of habit as Oak was a highly recognized trainer in his own right.
If he was going to become a trainer on the same level as him, he needed to win his own battles.
Stinger felt a nudge waking him up in confusion, especially when it was Silk doing the nudging.
The confusion turned into annoyance because he knew it wasn't time to get up yet, mostly because their trainer was always the first one awake compared to them and he was about to give the Metapod a piece of his mind before he realized something.
Silk's eyes showed concern.
But for what?
The question was answered when he heard whimpers making him quickly fly up with a low buzz to see Violet tossing and turning in her bed a pained expression showing in her sleep.
It didn't take a genius to figure out she was having a nightmare.
Now his annoyance was a concern that was shared with Silk, probably the first thing they'd agreed on as despite their animosity towards each other they both came to care for their trainer.
The same trainer who gasped and sat up rather quickly, looking pale with terror in her eyes.
"Bzzt?" Beedrill buzzed landing on the bed in concern, not paying attention to Silk who used String Shot on him to get herself up there.
"D-Did I wake you guys?" Violet whispered, her voice hoarse. "S-Sorry."
Metapod gave a low hum, wiggling towards her, seeing some sweat on her face from the nightmare.
"It's nothing." Violet said too quickly, not wanting to talk about it.
Violet didn't even know she was shaking until Beedrill placed his forearm, the side of it to avoid harming her, on her arm in a calming gesture.
Sniffling a bit, Violet used her other arm to wipe her eyes not wanting to cry in front of her Pokemon.
She made the mistake of looking at her Pokemon, seeing their concern and just like that she was actually crying.
"I-It was about the Kangaskhan." Violet admitted looking down.
She's never been in a situation like that before in her life.
One where she nearly died or saw the death of anything. Sure they try to prepare you for it in the school as much as possible, but learning about the dangers and experiencing them are two very different things.
And the adrenaline stayed with her throughout most of the day until that night where it really hit her.
She saw a Pokemon die.
Violet didn't even realize that she was shaking until she felt Stinger on her shoulder with his forearms around her as if trying to hug her, though his kept the third stinger moved to where it was away from her in the process while Silk wiggled her way until she was in Violet's lap, pressed up against her stomach.
"T-T-Thank you." Violet managed to get out, feeling a little better from having her Pokemon with her.
It reminded her that she wasn't alone anymore.
The next day, Violet was outside near a dirt training field near the Pokemon Center where she could see some trainers with Pokemon like Pidgey, Pikachu, Mankeys and many others.
She did see some evolved Pokemon like a Magneton but they were further down the Training Field giving enough space to 'rookies' with a gated fence separating them, a guard standing there to keep people without the appropriate experience or badges out.
Probably for the best otherwise people would accidentally try to challenge someone way out of their league, but she kept quiet while watching Stinger and Silk sparring with each other.
Though Stinger had the advantage of being stronger and faster, Silk could keep up as she took a page from how Stinger moved when he was a Kakuna and the two were actually pushing each other with Violet hoping it was the push that Silk needed to evolve.
Then the real training would begin.
As they trained however, Violet wasn't blind when she saw some of the looks other trainers gave her and she could hear their whispers.
"Another bug catcher? I thought they didn't leave the forest."
"Is she planning on challenging Brock? Tch she'll never make it."
"I give her a few days before she begins training real Pokemon."
Each time she heard a whisper, Violet felt a surge of anger.
But she pushed it down, wanting to focus more on the training then what they said.
Shaking her head, Violet continued training her Pokemon, wanting to make them as strong as she could before heading to the Gym.
It took four hours for Silk to finally be pushed far enough to evolve as a bright light surged from her along with one of the scratches from Stinger's Fury Attack cracking open.
Slowly a pair of wings erupted from the shell as the rest of the body came out showing a butterfly-like creature with a purple body, light-blue hands and feet along with circular red eyes.
"Fweh!" Silk cried out in joy as she began to fly around while Stinger crossed his arms, patiently waiting for her to finish so they could continue their training.
Slowly Violet pulled out the Pokedex to check Silk's information out, making sure to turn off the voice system.
She didn't need any other trainers seeing what this was. Not until she had enough strong Pokemon to be able to keep it safe effectively.
"Pokemon Registered. Butterfree the Butterfly Pokemon. Butterfree has learned Confusion. Ability has changed."
'Pokemon #12
Species: Butterfree
Gender: Female
Current Level: 10
Height: 3'07
Weight: 70.5 lbs.
Ability: Compound Eyes-Raises the accuracy of moves and allows for this Pokemon to see through illusions and the dark.
Nature: Bold
Characteristic: Thoroughly Cunning.
Moves: Tackle, String Shot, Harden and Confusion.
Information: Its wings are covered in a poisonous powder that repels water allowing for this Pokemon to fly in the rain. In battle it flaps its wings at a high speed to unleash the powder into the air to disable enemies.
Needed for Evolution: Fully Evolved
Registration Complete.'
Smiling widely at that, Violet put the Pokedex up and called out. "Great job Silk! Think you can keep going?"
In response, Silk gave a nod while Stinger gave an excited cry.
A few days, Violet stood outside of the stone-like building known as the Pewter Gym, a hesitant look on her face.
She was trying to psych herself up for the upcoming battle knowing it would show if she was capable of trying to reach her dream.
Her team has trained hard for this day and she couldn't afford to let them down. Not after the support they've given her. Their levels were pretty high in her opinion with Stinger being 16 while Silk was around 14, thinking that would be enough for the moment. Especially since they both learned some new moves that would be a big help in this Gym.
So she opened the door and entered only to see a fifteen year old teenager with spiky black hair wearing a red vest over a black shirt with white sleeves and jeans, with two Pokeballs in a healing machine he kept outside of the Arena Room.
The man paused and turned his eyes slanted a bit. "Another challenger?" He sounded surprised considering he just finished up with one.
Seeing that his Pokemon weren't done healing, Violet shuffled in place. "If you want, I can come back later." She offered a bit unsure.
"It'll just take a minute," Brock the Pewter City Gym Leader reassured her, his eyes going over Violet's appearance. "What's your name and how long have you been a trainer?"
"Violet Hawke and Twelve Days."
Brock grunted. "So this is your first Gym Battle, are you sure you're ready?" He asked.
Not wanting to hesitate she spoke up. "I won't know if I don't try."
On hearing that Brock gave a wry smirk. "No I suppose you won't." He agreed seeing that while Violet wasn't being cocky like a lot of the new trainers he fought she wasn't shying away from the challenge either.
The machine beeped to show that his Pokemon were healed with Brock grabbing them before leading Violet into the arena which was a large rocky field with the ceiling being pretty high to accommodate Brock's Onix and Violet could see sprinklers on there.
"Isn't that a bad thing to have in a rock gym?" Violet asked, eliciting for the Gym Leader to follow her gaze, seeing what she meant.
"Yes and no." Brock answered, earning a confused look from Violet.
But the Gym Leader didn't elaborate, so Violet shrugged before they stood on opposite sides of the field.
"This will be a Two-on-Two match and only you can switch out your Pokemon," Brock said in a loud tone, his voice echoing around the room. "It will end when both Pokemon of either side are unable to battle but forfeiting is allowed. Do you understand?"
"I do." Violet said priming a Pokeball, Brock mirroring her action.
"Very well, show me if your determination can break through my rock types defense." Brock declared as they both threw out a Pokemon. "Geodude go!"
"Let's do this, Stinger!"
Stinger gave a low buzz, readying his forearms while Brock's Geodude came out showing itself to be a floating rock with eyes, smashing his fists together.
"A beedrill?" Brock asked, looking from the Pokemon to Violet, now seeing what type of trainer she was while she held the Pokedex to scan his Geodude. "You're not the first Bug Catcher I've fought, show me what makes you different."
Violet was surprised that Brock didn't let out a scathing remark, being ready for one.
But she quickly got over it. "Stinger, start off with Harden." She ordered with her Pokemon quickly increasing his defense.
After all rock Pokemon were known for their high attack power along with their superior defense while Bugs were… not that defensive so she needed to start off strong.
"Defense Curl." Brock crossed his arms. "Then Tackle."
"Geo!" Geodude shot up towards the Beedrill who flew out of the way.
'Okay Geodude is only practice and it knows two moves.' Violet thought with Stinger dodging another tackle. 'The Guide said that Brock uses it to gauge his opponents before he sends out the main threat.'
That's why she had to set up for the real fight.
"Rapid Fire String Shot!" Violet ordered with Stinger nodding as it fired silk thread after silk thread that the Geodude kept dodging while Brock frowned, a little disappointed.
Was she really hoping to end this by wrapping Geodude up?
He was hoping that she would be different from some of the other Bug Catchers he's fought, though at least she came in with evolved Pokemon. He still remembers when a kid came in with a Caterpie at one point in his Gym Career.
"Focus Energy and follow up with Poison Sting." Violet whispered with Beedrill giving a nod showing that he heard now glowing white, using the new move that he learned during training.
Brock's face shifted to surprise when he recognized the move right as Stinger unleashed a massive Poison Sting, scoring a critical hit on the Geodude.
Even if it didn't do too much damage, the purple hue that the Geodude took showed that he was Poisoned.
"Focus Energy again but this time use Fury Attack!" Violet shouted the order this time while Geodude was in pain.
"Push through the poison and tackle!" Brock seemed to get a little more serious.
"Geo!" Geodude grimaced in the process before he managed to nail Stinger who was still glowing from the Focus Energy, taking a quarter of his health down before Stinger began to use Fury Attack with renewed aggression.
"Bzzt!" Stinger snarled landing at least three, two of them crits with Geodude now in the red if how heavy his breathing was any indication.
But it was enough for the poison to surge through him once more, taking him out as he fell to the ground only for Brock to recall him before he could hit it.
"Not bad but Geodude was just the beginning, let's see how you handle a real challenge," Brock said switching Pokeballs. "Onix go!"
Violet absently took a step back as the large snake-like Pokemon composed entirely of rocks appeared on the field, giving a roar that shook the building itself, a look of fear crossing her face.
The scary part was that Violet knew it was still growing due to her studies before she frowned and forced herself to focus.
Brock took notice of that and smirked seeing the determination that she was showing.
Many weak willed Trainers who faced him always buckled under the pressure when his Onix came out, but seeing those who don't fall to it always made it worthwhile.
"Groh!" The Onix cried out with Brock gaining a surprised look, wondering what was going on.
The surprised look came to realization when he finally saw the leftover string shot that hit the ground from the battle with Geodude practically surrounded Onix, covering his lower half and just like that it clicked.
She wasn't trying to hit Geodude, she was just preparing for the real battle.
Just like that the smirk became a full blown grin. "Very clever, it seems that I underestimated you." He said with Violet looking a bit shy from the praise. "But it'll take more than a couple of string shots to keep us down."
After all, he wouldn't be fit to be a gym leader if it did.
"Stinger, fire a barrage of Poison Sting!" Violet ordered knowing that due to his size and being slowed down by the trap she set, the Onix wouldn't be able to dodge.
The chances of him being poisoned were very high.
As Stinger went to do so, Brock just smirked. "Screech!"
Rearing back his head, ignoring the barbs that hit it, Onix roared, the wind pressure of the sound waves blasting Stinger out of the sky into his own trap as the String Shot covered his wings.
"Wha?!" Violet asked, not expecting that while Stinger was trying to free himself.
She didn't even know Screech could be used like that.
"Now Bind!"
"Stinger get out of there!"
Despite Violet's desperate order, Stinger was unable to free himself before the Onix could wrap his body around him, squeezing tightly to avoid him escaping.
"Onix won't be letting your Beedrill go anytime soon," Brock told Violet who had a worried expression. "I suggest you forfeit him for his own safety."
"String Shot his face!" Violet exclaimed, surprising Brock.
Eyes glowing in anger, Stinger listened as the Onix roared from being blinded in one eye, his head moving to where it slammed into the nearby wall disorientating him to where he was forced to let go of Stinger.
Unfortunately Stinger was unable to fly due to his wings being coated in string which allowed for Brock to call out a Tackle with the Onix slamming its tail right into the Bug Pokemon sending him crashing into the ground where he laid unconscious.
"You're a tricky one." Brock commented watching Violet return the Beedrill while Onix glared with his one eye still unblinded, panting showing that despite winning she wore his Onix down a bit.
It's been awhile since he had a trainer be this tricky for their first gym badge, some of them don't even do things like this until the third badge.
Taking that as a compliment, Violet smiled and sent Silk out with Brock tensing, knowing the moves that Butterfree can learn.
"Confusion!" Violet ordered with the Butterfree crying out when purple energy covered some of the rocks on the battlefield, sending them into the Onix making him cry out as his health was in the orange now.
Brock called out a Tackle that Silk flew over to dodge, but he kept attempting it, not giving the Butterfree a chance to use another Confusion.
Something that made Violet very nervous given how strong Onix was.
It could take one hit to take Silk down, especially since she hasn't used Harden on her.
'Come on thing, there has to be a way to win.' Violet scanned the battlefield before her eyes landed on the sprinkler system. 'Wait.'
'Isn't that a bad thing to have in a rock gym?'
'Yes and no.'
'Of course.' Violet's eyes gleamed as she realized what it was for.
"Fly high and use Stun Spore!"
"Counter with Screech." Brock went to turn it around on her but Violet's smirk confused him, even when the Stun Spore rebounded to the Butterfree, paralyzing her while she slammed into the roof.
It became clear however when the screech tore through the piping behind the Butterfree unleashing a downpour of water as the Onix roared in pain while the stun spore washed off of Butterfree making her capable of movement again despite the injured state.
"Now use Confusion on the water!" Violet ordered, ignoring how the cold from wearing wet clothes with Butterfree going into overdrive using the psychic attack to control the water making it slam into the Onix, the force being enough to make him slam into the wall once more before collapsing on the floor.
Brock stared in surprise at his unconscious Onix, his hair starting to flatten from the water before he grinned and let out a laugh.
Not many people catch his hint on using the water to their advantage, it was in place specifically for new trainers to take advantage of, though it wouldn't work on his teams that were above two badges given how they were trained specifically to resist that.
What's more, she forced him to hit it rather than try to use Confusion on it showing she was able to keep calm in a battle when the situation demands it. If this was her first Gym Battle, he wonders how far she can go with enough experience.
"I took you for granted and I lost," Brock said, returning Onix before pulling out a remote to press, making the makeshift rain stop by shutting down the water supply to the arena. "Here, take this as proof."
With that said and done he approached Violet as she returned Silk, taking out a small, grey boulder shaped badge with the young girl slowly taking it, still processing the fact that she managed to win.
She got the first badge.
"The Boulder Badge is an official Pokemon League Badge, not only is it proof that you've defeated me but it can also boost the attack of your Pokemon," Brock commented with Violet looking wide-eyed at that piece of info, the reaction making him grin. "It's another incentive to keep collecting them besides the obvious, only four of them can boost a certain attribute."
"A-Amazing." Violet whispered looking down at it.
This can boost her Pokemons power? How does that work? Did it work like one of those training items like the Power Bracers?
"And challengers who defeated a Gym Leader also get a free TM," Brock continued reaching into his bag to pull out a grey colored disc. "This is TM34 for the move Bide, it's a move that absorbs damage to deal double back."
After handing Violet the TM, Brock crossed his arms to give her a critical look.
"I'll be keeping an eye out for you at the Indigo Tournament, but first a warning," Brock said, his serious tone making Violet pay attention. "It's only going to get tougher from here on out, I've lost to some Bug Catchers before and a lot of them give up before even reaching the second Gym, to raise other Pokemon. I'm curious to see if you'll do the same or if you'll keep going with this."
Despite feeling insulted, Violet didn't say anything knowing that Brock had a point.
It was only the first badge and if Brock did use a Pokemon with a rock type move chances were that she would've been destroyed in this battle.
She can't let this one win go to her head.
"I want to battle you when I get all the badges." Violet said surprising Brock. "With a full Bug Team."
Slowly Brock smiled actually looking forward to it, especially if she can keep her determination burning strong. "I'll be waiting, I suggest heading east through Mt. Moon to challenge the Cerulean Gym."
With that said he held out his hand with Violet slowly accepting the handshake. "I'll keep that in mind."
To Be Continued…
Party Data
Starter
Name:Stinger
Species: Beedrill
Type:Poison/Bug
Gender:Male
Nature:Naughty (Up Attack/Down Sp. Defense)
Characteristics:Capable of taking hits. (Up Defense)
Lv. 16
Caught at Lv.3
Ability: Sniper
Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Fury Attack and Focus Energy.
2nd Pokemon
Name: Silk
Species: Butterfree
Type:Bug/Flying
Gender:Female
Nature:Bold (Up Defense/Down Attack)
Characteristics: Thoroughly Cunning (Up Sp. Attack)
Lv. 15
Caught at Lv.5
Ability: Compound Eyes
Moves: Tackle, String Shot, Harden, Confusion, Poison Powder, Stun Spore and Sleep Powder.
Alright, this was a blast to type! Anyways, this chapter Violet managed to both evolve her Metapod and gain her first Gym Badge, but the gym battle itself was lackluster I'll admit as I used Brock's Red/Blue/Green/Yellow Team from the original games along with his game personality. But it's also the team he uses for those who have no Gym Badges, his actual team which will be shown later on makes the one in this chapter look like a joke.
Plus we have a bit more about Green and then Violet having some negative repercussions from the whole Kangaskhan thing because honestly that would mess about anyone up if you think about it.
A bit more on the whole bug stigma because when you reach Pewter you see so few Bug Catchers after that point in the game compared to the Forest. Though I don't know if I'm doing it a bit too much or not to be honest.
Alright with all of that out of the way, time for some reviews!
Rmarcano321: Yup, I figured if anyone had an Ultra Ball early in their Trainer Career it would've been Green, though it was only one which meant he would have to use it wisely. I do agree with the fact that Dragons are cool but mine are a bit of a toss up between Fire and Bugs. Fire because I always loved how flames could both be dangerous and breathtaking-I think I might be a closet pyromaniac now that I think about it. But Bugs are always the Underdog and got the short end of the stick in early generations which made me feel for them.
M3G4N5H059: ... Not going to lie I read Tandor as Tantor and immediately thought of Mr. Steak, Idk if you understand that reference or not, but I'll have to look over your Nuzlocke stories. I played a Nuzlocke before and one of my survivors was a Butterfree named Silk who I put in this story as a bit of a tribute.
BradiLain: Thanks, the intro is always the hardest for any story because you need to make it interesting but you also have to do it immediately to make people want to read more. I had inspiration for Violet's character but it's great to hear that those inspirations paid off with how she is and Underdog stories are always awesome in my personal opinion. Yeah Violet and Green couldn't be anymore different if they tried, though over the course of the story they'll come to similar ideals and understand one another. The fun thing about a rivalry is how well it changes like the GSC/HGSS Rival in the Johto games. His development was phenomenal. I'll try to keep up the characters of Stinger and Silk and improve on them.