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The Grand Underground (Part 1)
The Eds soon arrived at Eterna City. The first thing they did upon arriving was going to the Pokemon Center because Eddy wanted to heal his Monferno and Buizel after the battle they had with Devon. He, along with Ed and Edd gave Nurse Joy all their Pokemon so they can be healed after their trip through Eterna Forest. While they were being healed, the Eds were having dinner.
"So what are we going to do, guys?" asked Ed.
"I say as soon as soon as our Pokemon are healed, we go straight to the Eterna Gym and battle the gym leader so we can win our next badges." said Eddy.
"But this gym leader might be stronger than Roark, so we should make sure our Pokemon are ready." said Edd.
"Whatever. Anyway, what should we do while our Pokemon are being healed?" asked Eddy.
"We can check out the city and see what we can find." said Edd.
"Okay." said Eddy. As they look around near the Pokemon Center, they see a sign next to the house next door to it.
"What's that sign say, Double-D?" asked Ed. Edd walks over to the sign and looks at it.
"It says 'Underground Man's House. Diggin' Down for Adventure!" says Edd.
"What's that supposed to be?" asked Eddy.
"I'm not sure, Eddy." said Edd. Just then, an elderly man walks out of the house. He turns in the Eds' direction and notices them.
"Hello, boys. Can I help you?" asked the elderly man. The Eds turn and look at him.
"Are you the Underground Man that was mentioned on that sign?" asked Edd.
"Yes I am, young man. What can I do for you?" asked the Underground Man.
"We were just wondering what this Underground is." replied Edd.
"The Underground is a large network of underground tunnels that are found under the entire Sinnoh region." said the Underground Man.
"What kind of adventure could possibly be underground?" asked Eddy.
"There are a couple things that you can do in The Underground. One is that you can dig for fossils and other useful and valuable items. The other thing is that you can catch Pokemon that you can find in the Pokemon hideaways that are there. There are a large variety of hideaways with Pokemon there; some of the Pokemon can't really be found on the surface." explained the Underground Man.
"Valuable items. How valuable are we talking?" said Eddy.
"Some of the items can be sold for thousands of pokedollars at a Pokemart." said the Underground Man, catching Eddy's interest.
"Thousands?! How do we get to this Underground?" asked Eddy. The man hands them a bag with some tools and a mining helmet.
"You can use this Explorer Kit to get there. Just find a spot and start digging. Mind you that for some reason that you can't dig in caves or inside buildings." said the Underground Man. Eddy looks at the Explorer Kit and hands it to Ed.
"Here, lumpy. You can carry this." said Eddy.
"Okay, Eddy." said Ed as he puts the Explorer Kit away. After that, The Underground Man heads back into his house.
"So what now?" asked Eddy. Edd looks at the Poketch that had the clock app on.
"It's getting a little late, Eddy. Let's go to bed." said Edd. Eddy yawns and stretches.
"Good idea, sockhead." said Eddy as he started walking towards the Pokemon Center with the others following behind him. An hour later, Ed and Eddy were fast asleep while Edd was fidgeting a little.
"I appear to be having some trouble sleeping. Perhaps a walk outside of the city will help." said Edd. He exits the room and starts to head for the doors. The nurse sees him and gets his attention.
"Excuse me, young man. What are you doing?' asked the nurse. Edd turns to look at her.
"I'm just going for a walk." said Edd. The nurse holds out his pokeballs.
"You might want to bring your Pokemon with, just in case." said the nurse, holding out a tray that had Edd's pokeballs on it.
"Thank you." said Edd as he walks up and grabs his pokeballs. He walks east of Eterna City and walks past a sign that says 'Route 211' on it. He sees an area with tall grass and walks over to it. As he got near it, a brown, owl-like Pokemon hops out of it.
"What Pokemon is that?" asked Edd. He pulls out the pokedex and points it at the Pokemon.
"Hoothoot, the Owl Pokemon. It switches its standing foot so quickly that the switch can't be seen. It cries at the same time every day." said the pokedex.
"I suppose I could use a flying type Pokemon on my team." said Edd. He pulls Prinplup's pokeball out of his pocket. "Kricketune and Budew would be at a disadvantage against it, seeing how grass and bug types are weak against flying types, so I'll use Prinplup." He throws Prinplup's pokeball and releases him. "Prinplup, use Metal Claw on that Hoothoot." Prinplup's flipper turned to metal and he uses it to strike Hoothoot. It flies back but stops in mid-air. Hoothoot's eyes glowed red. Prinplup was surrounded by a red glow and it was suddenly thrown back and lands on the ground. "That was Confusion." said Edd. Prinplup got up, but it was wobbling around. "Oh dear, Prinplup is confused. Try to use Bubblebeam." Prinplup tried to use Bubblebeam, but it hits the ground below him and he got knocked back. Hoothoot flew at Prinplup and used Peck on him, causing him to stagger back. "Prinplup, try Bubblebeam again." This time, Prinplup got through the confusion and hit Hoothoot with Bubblebeam, causing him to fall to the ground. Edd pulled an empty pokeball out of his pocket and threw it at Hoothoot. It hits Hoothoot and it got sucked into the pokeball and it lands on the ground. It wiggled around for a few seconds until it stopped and clicked, signaling its capture. Edd walks over to the pokeball and picks it up. "Oh happy day, I caught a Hoothoot." He takes the pokedex out of his pocket and uses it to learn about his new Hoothoot. "Okay, it knows Peck, Growl, Tackle, Echoed Voice, Confusion, and Reflect. I see it has the ability, Insomnia, which prevents a Pokemon from being afflicted with the sleep status condition." He yawns and stretches. "Speaking of sleep, I'm feeling a bit tired now. Perhaps I should return to the Pokemon Center and get some sleep." He returns to the Pokemon Center and gives the nurse Prinplup and Hoothoot's pokeballs so they can be healed. He then goes to the room he, Ed, and Eddy were sleeping in, climbs into an empty bed and in a few minutes, he falls asleep. The next morning, after the Eds had breakfast and Edd got his Prinplup and Hoothoot back from the nurse, The Eds left the Pokemon Center. As they did, Edd told Ed and Eddy about last night.
"So you have another Pokemon for your team?" said Eddy.
"Yes. I'll show you." said Edd as he pulls out Hoothoot's pokeball and lets her out. Edd tells Ed and Eddy about her ability and moves. "Hang on a second." Edd says as he takes off his backpack and pulls the last Pluck TM out of it.
"What are you doing, Double-D?" asked Eddy.
"I figure I should put this last Pluck TM to use. Hoothoot could use another attack." said Edd as he uses the TM on Hoothoot. Once that was done, he returns Hoothoot to her pokeball.
"I wish I had more Pokemon." said Ed as he sulked.
"Perhaps this would be a good time to try out that Explorer Kit we got yesterday. That man said that there are Pokemon in the Grand Underground. Maybe you can find some there." said Edd.
"Oh, boy. Can we, Eddy? Can we?" pleaded Ed.
"Okay, lumpy. Let's give that Explorer Kit a try." said Eddy.
"Okay, Eddy." said Ed. He puts on the mining helmet, pulls out the shovel and starts digging. A few minutes later, they fall into an underground tunnel that had lights on the walls. The Eds groaned as they picked themselves up off the ground.
"That guy could have warned us about that landing." said Eddy.
"Yes, well it might have slipped his mind." said Edd.
"So what now, you guys?" asked Ed.
"Let see it we can dig something up we can sell for cash." said Eddy.
"As well as find some Pokemon. Don't forget, some Pokemon hang around down here." said Edd.
"I'm gonna find some Pokemon." said Ed as he runs off.
"Ed, we mustn't get seperated." said Edd. He and Eddy soon lost sight of Ed.
"That lump. Where did he go off to?" asked Eddy.
"I don't know. I think the Explorer's Kit came with a map." said Edd as he pulls it out of his backpack. "We'll search in the areas in the direction he ran off in and start looking in these Pokemon hideaways." said Edd.
"Okay, let's go." said Eddy as he and Edd ran in the direction Edd went in. Somewhere further in the tunnels, Ed wanders into an area with a lot of glowing crystals in it.
"Pretty." said Ed as he took in the scenery. As he explored, A Pokemon with a skull mask with a single red eye behind it and a black robe floated out from behind a stalagmite. "A Pokemon." Ed said excitedly. He pulls Pysduck's pokeball out of his pocket. "Come out, Psyduck." He throws Psyduck's pokeball and releases him and he faces the Pokemon. The new Pokemon's shadow began stretching out from below it and it headed towards Psyduck until it got under him, it then comes out from the ground and it hits Psyduck from behind.
"Psy!" exclaimed Psyduck.
"Psyduck, Water Gun." Psyduck fires a Water Gun at the pokemon and hit it, sending it flying back until it stopped in midair. The Pokemon fired a black and red beam of energy from its eye and it hits Psyduck.
"Psy!" exclaimed Psyduck.
"Use Water Pulse." said Ed. Psyduck unleashes a ball of water and it hits the Pokemon hard. It flies back and falls to the ground. Ed pulls an empty pokeball out of his pocket and throws it at the Pokemon. It hits the Pokemon and it gets sucked into the pokeball. It wiggles around for a few seconds until it clicks and stops. Ed walks over to the pokeball and picks it up. "I caught a Pokemon." As he puts the pokeball in his pocket, he hears footsteps approaching him. He turns to see a yellow pokemon with black stripes with a black lightning bolt on its chest. It also looked like it had prongs from a plug on its head. "Another Pokemon. Psyduck, use Water Gun." Psyduck unleashes another Water Gun at the new Pokemon and hits it, knocking it back a little. The Pokemon became surrounded by electricity and it unleashed a lightning bolt and it hits Psyduck, causing super effective damage due to electric type attacks being strong against water type Pokemon. Ed saw Psyduck was hurt, so he returns him to his pokeball. Ed puts Psyduck's pokeball in his pocket and pulls out Grotle's pokeball. "Let's go, Grotle." said Ed, throwing Grotle's pokeball, releasing him. "Grotle, use Bite." Grotle runs over to the Pokemon and bites its arm, causing it to scream. Grotle was suddenly surrounded by electricity, causing him to shudder. Grotle was afflicted with the paralysis status condition. Unfortunately, Bite did not cause the new Pokemon to flinch. The Pokemon unleashed stars and they hit Grotle.
"Grotle!" exclaimed Grotle. The Pokemon charged at Grotle with incredible speed and rams into him. "Grot!"
"Grotle, use Razor Leaf." said Ed. Despite being paralyzed, Grotle was able to unleash Razor Leaf and they hit the Pokemon. It flew back and it crashed into a stalagmite. Ed pulls out another empty pokeball and throws it at the Pokemon. It hit the Pokemon and it gets sucked into the pokeball. After it wiggled around for a few seconds, it stops and clicks. Ed runs to the pokeball and picks it up. "Another new Pokemon for me." said Ed, happily. He puts the pokeball in his pocket and pulls out Psyduck's pokeball and lets him out. He was still hurt from the electric attack the new Pokemon hit him with, so Ed takes a Potion out of his backpack and sprays Psyduck with it and he was healed. "Are you okay, Psyduck?" asked Ed with a concerned look on his face.
"Psy." replied Psyduck. Ed looked at Grotle, who was still paralyzed. Remembering that Cheri Berries cures paralysis, he takes one out of his backpack and holds it out to Grotle. He eats it and in a few seconds, Grotle was cured of his paralysis.
"You two did good against those Pokemon." said Ed. "Now we have new friends."
"Grotle!" cheered Grotle.
"Psyduck!" cheered Psyduck. In another part of The Underground, Edd and Eddy walk into a hideaway that had big rocks all over.
"Where did that lump go?" asked Eddy.
"I don't know, Eddy. Let's keep looking." said Edd. As they looked around, Eddy sees a four-legged Pokemon with white fur, a scythe-shaped protrusion coming out of the side of its head, and a black, blade-shaped tail.
"What's that Pokemon?" asked Eddy. Edd pulls out the pokedex and points it at the Pokemon.
"Absol, The Disaster Pokemon. It senses coming disasters and appears before people only to warn them of impending danger." said the pokedex.
"This Pokemon looks cool. I think I'll catch it for my team." said Eddy.
"Absol is a dark-type, Eddy. So bug, fighting, and fairy type moves should be effective against it." said Edd.
"Gotcha." said Eddy as he pulls out Monferno's pokeball. "Monferno, come on out." Eddy throws Monferno's pokeball, releasing him. "Okay, Monferno. Hit it with Fury Swipes." Monferno lunges at Absol and tries to use Fury Swipes, but a glint of light appears in Absol's eyes and it dodges Monferno's attack. "What the...It dodged Fury Swipes." exclaimed Eddy.
"It must know Detect. That's a move that allows a Pokemon to anticipate an opponent's attack and dodge it." said Edd.
"Now I really want Absol. Let's see it dodge this one. Monferno, use Mach Punch." said Eddy. Monferno quickly moves forward and lands a super effective punch on Absol.
"Absol!" said Absol as it was sent flying into a rock. Suddenly, Absol moves at Monferno quickly and slams into him.
"So you know Quick Attack, huh. Well try this on for size. Monferno, use Flame Wheel." said Eddy. Monferno rolls into a ball and engulfs himself in fire; then it slams into Absol. Before Absol could do anything else, Eddy grabs a pokeball and throws it at Absol. The pokeball hits Absol and sucks it in. The pokeball wiggles for a short time before it clicks, indicating a successful capture. Eddy runs to the pokeball and picks it up. "Oh, yeah. I caught Absol."
"Congratulations, Eddy." said Edd. He looks at the pokedex. "It appears your new Absol knows Quick Attack, Leer, Double Team, Knock Off, Detect, and Taunt. It's ability is Super Luck, which makes it more likely to land a critical hit."
"Sweet." said Eddy.
"So what now, Eddy?" asked Edd.
"Let's go find Ed." said Eddy. Edd and Eddy leave the hideway to continue searching for their wayward friend.
End of Chapter 18
Ed's Team:
Grotle (Male)
Attacks: Tackle, Withdraw, Leafage, Growth, Razor Leaf, Curse, and Bite.
Ability: Overgrow
Staravia (Male)
Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Double Team, Pluck, and Endeavor.
Ability: Keen Eye.
Psyduck (Male)
Attacks: Scratch, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion, Fury Swipes, Water Pulse, Disable, and Zen Headbutt.
Ability: Damp.
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Edd's Team
Prinplup (Male)
Attacks: Pound, Growl, Water Gun, Charm, Peck, Metal Claw, and Bubblebeam.
Ability: Torrent.
Kricketune (Male)
Attacks: Pound, Growl, Struggle Bug, Fury Cutter, Absorb, and Sing.
Ability: Swarm.
Roselia (Female)
Attacks: Absorb, Stun Spore, Growth, Worry Seed, Poison Sting, and Magical Leaf.
Ability: Poison Point.
Hoothoot (Female)
Attacks: Peck, Growl, Tackle, Echoed Voice, Confusion, Reflect, and Pluck.
Ability: Insomnia.
Eddy's Team
Monferno (Male)
Attacks: Scratch, Leer, Ember, Taunt, Power-Up Punch, Mach Punch, Rock Smash, Fury Swipes, and Flame Wheel.
Ability: Blaze.
Zubat (Male)
Attacks: Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Mean Look, Pluck, Poison Fang, and Quick Guard.
Ability: Inner Focus.
Geodude (Male)
Attacks: Tackle, Defense Curl, Sandstorm, Rock Polish, Rollout, Rock Tomb, Rock Throw, and Smackdown.
Ability: Sturdy.
Buizel (Male)
Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Water Gun, Bite, and Aqua Jet.
Ability: Swift Swim.
Absol (Female)
Attacks: Quick Attack, Leer, Double Team, Knock Off, Detect, and Taunt.
Ability: Super Luck.
