Chapter 2: Rivals arrival

"You will be… back won't you?" asked Mum. I nodded me head, as she looked out at me., waving all the way till I turned a bend and I couldn't see her anymore.

Well, it was time to go to Mr Pokémon's house. I walked onto Route 29 with my new friend Cyndaquil.

I walked into the grass and encountered a wild Pokémon. I remembered reading about this one.

Caterpie

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Bug Type

Worm Pokémon

1'00" (0.3m)

6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)

For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antenna on its head to drive away enemies.

It was Cyndaquil's first battle. Cyndaquil used Tackle. This knocked Caterpie back. Caterpie used Tackle as well, but the match belonged to Cyndaquil.

I soon found myself in another battle.

Sentret

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Normal Type

Scout Pokemon

2'07" (0.8m)

13.2 lbs (6 kg)

It stands on its tail so it can see a long way. If it spots an enemy, it cries loudly to warn its kind.

Cyndaquil started with Tackle, which is also what Sentret used. Cyndaquil used another Tackle which was a critical hit, taking down Sentret.

After an hour of walking, I made it to Cherrygrove City. It was a lot more bustling than New Bark Town, despite being only a little bit bigger.

"Ah, Ethan!" I spotted Grandpa, who lived in Cherrygrove. "Let me show you around!".

He showed me the different buildings. The red roofed building is the Pokemon Centre, where Pokemon can be healed. The blue roofed building is the pokemart, where you can buy pokeballs and potions. "This is the sea, as you can see" he also said.

"Well my boy, you are starting to grow up. Heres a Birthday present." I tried to tell him that my Birthday was 4 months ago, but he was 74 and started to loose his memory, so I let it slide. He asked me for my Pokegear and put a map on it. "There, now you can know where in the Johto region you are! Heck, if you every go to Kanto, there is a map for that to!" I thanked him and went on my way.

One trip to the Pokémon Centre later, I headed north.

This was Route 30, where Mr Pokémon lives. I walked along and came across another Pokémon I had read up on. (Remember, these are the only Pokémon I fully know about)

Ledyba

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Bug/Flying Type

Five Star Pokemon

3'03" (1m)

23.8 lbs (10.8 kg)

When the weather turns cold, lots of Ledyba gather from everywhere to cluster and keep each other warm.

Cyndaquil was sent out. It used Tackle which did over half damage to Ledyba. Ledyba used Tackle back, which barely did much. Cyndaquil used one more tackle, knocking out Ledyba.

"Ah, Professor Elm told me you would come!" Mr Pokémon sat me down with a cup of tea. (We Johtonians really love tea I should mention.) "I have heard so much about you. You must be a hard worker."

At that point, a man came through the door, and I could not believe who it was. "Professor Oak! Glad you could make it!" said Mr Pokémon. "Hello Mike, nice to meet you" said Professor Oak. "I see you have a guest!" Oak noticed. "Ah yes, this is young Ethan."

I couldn't believe I was meeting the famous Professor Oak.

"So, he is Professor Elm's assistant. What a job to have." Mr Pokémon then remembered. "I yes, I have that for him". He went into his cupboard and got out an Egg. I was looking at a Mystery Egg. It was amazing.

"Well, I guess I could also trust you with this" said Professor Oak, giving me something I never though I would have; A POKEDEX! I literally fainted right there. "Here is my Pokegear number as well" said oak, getting my Pokegear out of my fainted hands and adding his number in."

At that point, my Pokegear started ringing. "ETHAN! COME BACK AS SOON AS YOU CAN! IT'S A DISASTER!"

I ran back through Cherrygrove and bumped into a familiar face; it was the red haired spy from yesterday! "Watch where you're go- hey! Its you! The nosey weakling!" That made me mad. It was time to initiate in a battle.

He sent out Totodile.

Totodile

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Water Type

Big Jaw Pokemon

2'00" (0.6m)

20.9 lbs (9.5 kg)

Its well-developed jaws are powerful and capable of crushing anything. Even its trainer must be careful.

I sent out Cyndaquil, who was two levels stronger than Tododile. Cyndaquil used Tackle, which did a fair amount of damage. Totodile came back with Scratch, which also did quite a bit. Cyndaquil used another Tackle, Totodile used another Scratch. Cyndaquil used one more Tackle, and Totodile was down!

He was shocked by the victory, and dropped what looked like his ID. On it read "Silver". He swiped it up, scolded me for looking at it, then ran off.

I got back to New Bark Town and went straight into Elm's Lab, where Police were everywhere. "It's horrible! My Totodile was stolen!" Elm panicked.

This was followed by me telling Elm about Silver, who was spying on Elm's lab the other day and that he had a Totodile on him. "That must be him then" Elm said. "Thanks a lot" said the Police, wondering off.

Looking on the bright side of things, I handed Elm the Mystery Egg. "Well, I guess today isn't all bad. You've been through a lot of trouble today. How would you like to make Cyndaquil yours?" asked Professor Elm.

I was chuffed and quickly agreed. In addition, I obtained Pokeballs from his assistant. "Oak gave you the latest Pokedex model to! Ethan, I have a proposition for you; go out into the world and find out more about the Pokémon of Johto! It's not an easy task, but it can be done! I'm counting on you!" With that, he stood up and immediately slipped on some wet floor.

Elm came over that night to talk to Mum about it. It important to know that Mum has always wanted me to do this. She likes me being independent and has looked forward to this day for some time. Why? Because she was never allowed near Pokémon. Therefore, I don't know much about most of them; Mum can't really fill me in.

"Go get em Son!" she mentioned. "Oh and send me some of your money occasionally. I can get some things for your journey that will really come in handy!"

Tomorrow would be a big day.