Pokemon The Journey GS

by Penguinja

Ethan Schneider is an 11 year old boy from the region of Johto, which holds Pokémon not found in Kanto. After he is given an errand to do, he finds himself on a journey of his own. His goal? Challenge the Gyms, beat his rival and maybe even become as good as Red. However, Team Rocket have returned. Can Ethan pull through?

3. Chapter 3: On my way today

Chapter 3: On my way today

My journey along Route 29 began, the start of my Pokémon quest.

I got up early in the morning and headed off. I walked into the grass with Cyndaquil and we encountered a Pokémon.

Pidgey

010

Normal/Flying Type

Tiny Bird Pokémon

1'00" (0.3m)

4 lbs (1.8kg)

Common in grassy areas and forests, it is very docile and will chase off enemies by flapping up sand.

Cyndaquil was sent out to use Tackle. This almost knocked Pidgey out, who came back with a Tackle of its own. Cyndaquil beat it with one more Tackle though.

I arrived again in Cherrygrove and asked Mr Pokémon if I could stay the night as it would be a long trek to Violet City. He said yes, so I healed Cyndaquil and headed up Route 30.

As I went up, I got spotted by a trainer. "Hey, wanna see my super cool Rattata? It's the top percentage of Rattata!"

Oh no. It was Joey, the Rattata trainer. This trainer always bugs everyone about his Rattata. I mean, he is only 6, but still, he is so obnoxious.

He sent out, unsurprisingly, Rattata.

Rattata

017

Normal Type

Mouse Pokemon

1'00" (0.3m)

7.7 lbs (3.5kg)

It eats anything. Wherever food is available, it will settle down and produce offspring continuously.

I sent out Cyndaquil and the match started. I wanted to try Cyndaquil's new move first; Smokescreen. It let out a puff of smoke and Rattata's accuracy fell. Because of this, Rattata's Tackle missed. Cyndaquil came back with its own Tackle, taking down Rattata's HP to about a third. Rattata used Tackle back, though Cyndaquil finished off.

"Hey, great match. Ethan, can I have your number?"

Nope, I'm off.

"Well, its great to see you back" said Mr Pokémon. "You and Cyndaquil are both looking stronger." He made me some tea and I drunk it up. It was starting to get dark outside so I asked if I could look for some nocturnal Pokémon.

I went into the grass and I found one.

Hoothoot

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Normal/Flying Type

Owl Pokemon

2'04" (0.7m)

46.7 lbs (21.2 kg)

It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.

Cyndaquil was sent out with a Tackle straight away. Hoothoot was knocked back and came back with Tackle. Since Hoothoot had already took a bit of damage, I threw a Pokeball.

One shake.

Two shakes.

Three shakes.

I CAUGHT IT!

"Ah, Hoothoot. One of my personal favourites" said Mr Pokémon. "It just goes to show you that some Pokémon can only be found at night. Anyway, I wanted to ask you, are you taking on the Gyms?"

Johto, like Kanto, had 8 Gyms. The rules are pretty much the same. Beat the Gym Leader, win a Badge and once you get 8, take on the Pokémon League in Kanto.

But yes, I would take on the Gyms.

"Say, you remind me of that trainer, Red. Do you look up to him?"

I haven't mentioned this before, but Red is my role model. He is from Pallet Town in Kanto and became Champion of the Indigo Plateau. That was for a few days though. For some reason, he dropped out and disappeared, with no one saying where he went off to.

Tomorrow I would head for Violet City, but now, I needed to sleep.