Polaris stepped closer to the mysterious noise, assuming it would be a pokemon of some sort. What else would it have been? Polaris took in a deep breath, remembering what Red had told him. Polaris shook his head, relaxing. Sylveon noticed, carefully observing their trainer's next move. Polaris took out the pokeball he had gotten from Red yesterday.

"We'll catch a pokemon this time, Sylveon!" Polaris eagerly whispered, slowly sneaking towards the noise to see what kind of pokemon it was. As much as Polaris was so eager that maybe it was some rare Kanto Pokemon, it was not. It was just a Pikachu, busy digging around for berries to eat. Polaris's face fell a little, glancing at the pokeball then at Sylveon.

"Erm...what do you think? Should...should we...?" He slowly asked his partner, getting a little yawn in reply. Some answer, Polaris thought. But, it'd be a nice memory from Kanto, Polaris reasoned. So he tossed the pokeball, watching the Pikachu get sucked in and the ball shook. Polaris felt sweat form on his palms, worried that it wouldn't work. Sylveon glanced up at their trainer, getting worried as well. Polaris was getting this exciting about catching a pokemon, even if he wasn't going to be a trainer. But he, and Red sort of did too, hyped himself up to where it was going to be some amazing act.

The pokeball clicked! The pokemon had been caught.

Polaris slowly picked up the red and white object, staying quiet for a few minutes. A tiny smile appeared on his face, growing wider and wider and his eyes eagerly lit up. "I...I did it! Sylveon, did you see that? I...I caught a pokemon! Like...like that Red guy! I need...I need to show him!" He chattered breathlessly, only pausing to catch his breath. "No...I should show that professor...what was his name, Oak? I need to show him! Or call my mom! Oh, Sylveon!" Polaris finally caught his breath, holding the pokeball carefully. Even if it was just a regular Pikachu, a pokemon that also appeared in Kalos, he had caught it. Just like a real trainer!

Sylveon nuzzled their trainer to express their praise, getting an ever wider grin. "Aw, thank you! Let's go, Sylveon. Before it gets late." He motioned the pokemon to follow him. The two had an eager step as they walked, Polaris still going on about how worried he was that the pokemon wouldn't be caught, even though the pokemon was low leveled.

Eventually the duo made it out of Viridian forest, not like they had gone in that far, and Polaris eagerly made his way to the pokemon center. He dialed the phone, eagerly wanting to tell his mom the big news.

"Mom, you won't believe what I did! I...I caught a pokemon! Seriously, I didn't even have to battle it or anything!" Polaris announced over the phone, getting a gasp. "Oh? I'm so proud of you, Pol! I bet it's such a cutie!" She answered with a little laugh from how happy Polaris was. "I can do all sorts of trainer things now, I bet. Maybe battle more often and trade! Wouldn't that be fun?"

"That would be fun! I'd love to trade, especially because...I have a surprise for you!" His mom cheerfully replied with a little laugh. Polaris's eyes widened. A surprise? All for trading his new pokemon? He bit his lip, but listened on. "Ha...like when I always wanted to trade pokemon with you when I was little? I...I guess that would be fun. You...don't mind it's just a Pikachu?"

His mom laughed again, Polaris forgot how giggly she got sometimes. Even the corniest joke would sent her into a laughing fit. "Aw, even cuter! Pikachus are always little sweethearts, and Raichus are pretty sweet too. Besides, you'll like this pokemon. And, I think Sylveon will like them as well!"

Polaris glanced down at Sylveon then at his pokeball, it must've been a good pokemon if his mom assumed Sylveon would enjoy their company. Well, that decided on his choice. "Okay. We can trade then, mom." He exhaled, accepting the other's trade request.

His eyes glittered at the pokeball that his mom sent it, decorated with a pretty seal. Those were popular in Sinnoh and his mom adored them. "Thanks mom! I can't wait to see what pokemon I got!" He eventually ended the trade and call, turning to his pokemon. "Well, Sylveon, are you ready? Mom picked this pokemon, so it's gotta be a good one." He eagerly pressed the button, sending out...a Sliggoo. Both Polaris and Sylveon couldn't help but cringe a bit.

"Well...it is cute, I guess." He mumbled to himself, giving the gooey dragon type an awkward pat. The pokemon made a noise that was similar to gurgling purr, that was good. Probably. Polaris sighed, glancing down at the pokeball. "Mom...uh...thanks, I guess." He could only sigh out, sending his new partner back into it's ball. "Come on, Sylveon...let's get going. We've...got a long day ahead of us tomorrow."

A/N: Wow! Look at that, an update! I know, it's been so long and I apologize. My drive to write this fic has finally returned! So hopefully there will another update soon.

But aha! Our protag has a new pokemon, quickly traded away for...well, at least his mom thought it was cute