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?

9. Chapter 9: It's a kind of Magikarp

Chapter 9: It's a kind of Magikarp

I had now arrived at the Fishing Grounds. All around me, Fisherman were just waiting for something to bite. I actually saw this as a great place to train Mareep.

I talked to one of the Fisherman named Justin who challenged me to a battle. The Pokémon he sent out?

Magikarp

076

Water Type

Fish Pokémon

2'11" (0.9 m)

22 lbs (10 kg)

An underpowered, pathetic Pokémon. It may jump high on rare occasions, but never more than seven feet.

Mareep was sent out. I didn't know what Magikarp was going to do. I eagerly awaited the move…

Splash.

This would be easy. Mareep used Tackle. That almost knocked out Magikarp, but it didn't matter. Magikarp is pathetic. Mareep finished it off.

Then there was another Magikarp.

After that another.

One more after that. This one was stronger though and used Tackle. Mareep took it. After this though, Mareep started sparking. It then fired a small bolt at Magikarp. Mareep had learned Thunder Shock! Magikarp used Tackle one more time, but the battle was pretty much in Mareep's favour. One more Thunder Shock beat Magikarp.

I saw this Fishing Grounds as a great place for training. So I challenged another Fisherman to a battle.

This Fisherman, named Ralph, used Goldeen.

Goldeen

078

Water Type

Goldfish Pokemon

2'00" (0.6 m)

33.1 lbs (15 kg)

A strong swimmer, it is capable of swimming nonstop up fast streams at a steady speed of five knots.

Mareep was sent out again after a Potion heal. It used Thunder Shock. This did a lot to Goldeen, which came back with Peck. That didn't do much at all. Mareep finished it off after that.

"Hey! That thing stole my rod!"

I looked around to see a small blue Pokemon with a Fisherman's rod in its mouth swimming off.

Wooper

056

Water/Ground Type

Water Fish Pokemon

1'04" (0.4 m)

18.7 lbs (8.5 kg)

When it walks around on the ground, it coats its body with a slim, poisonous film.

I told Wooper to give the rods back. It shook its head and swam off. Mareep's Thunder Shock wouldn't do anything, so I put my bag on the floor, jumped in and grabbed Wooper by its tail and flung it onto shore. I got out and all the Fisherman ganged up on it. I told them to stop as it was just being playful.

Well, that was enough water for me today.