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?

69. Chapter 69: The last Rocket's challenge

Chapter 69: The last Rocket's challenge

Cerulean City. Always wanted to come here. The blue river with the building's reflection was always nice to see.

I went to the Gym. I saw a swimmer. "Sorry dude. Misty is on a date. Again. Like the third boyfriend this month. She is most likely on Route 25. Go bug her to challenge you."

To get to Route 25, I needed to cross Nugget Bridge. It was a great bridge and it felt like I was walking on gold the whole way across.

Whilst crossing I found a note. It had a giant red R on it.

"Hello Ethan. I was expecting you. I am the last member of Team Rocket. I have a challenge for you. Take out all the Trainer's on Route 25 and you win a prize. But loose, and I steal all your Pokémon."

I simply wrote on the letter "I don't want to participate." I left the letter where it was.

After I got to Route 25, I saw him. The Rocket Grunt. "You think this is funny?" he asked. "Oh no. You are participating in this challenge." I shrugged. Whatever.

Well, he was insistent and I kind of knew he wasn't going to leave me alone unless I did it. So whatever.

The first battle was against School Kid Dudley and his Oddish.

Oddish

083

Grass/Poison Type

Weed Pokémon

1'08 (0.5 m)

11.9 lbs (5.4 kg)

Awakened by moonlight, it roams actively at night. In the day, it stays quietly underground.

I sent out Typhlosion to use Flame Wheel. It hit and knocked out Oddish in one.

I walked along and saw a Lass named Ellen.

She sent out Wigglytuff, a big pink Pokémon.

Wigglytuff

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Normal Type

Balloon Pokémon

3'03" (1 m)

26.5 lbs (12 kg)

It has very fine fur. Take care not to make it angry or it may inflate steadily and hit with a Body Slam.

Evolved from Jigglypuff after subjection to a Moon Stone which in turn evolves from the Baby Pokémon Igglybuff after levelling up with max happiness.

I sent out Graveler. Graveler used DynamicPunch which missed. Wigglytuff used Disable so I couldn't use it again for a little while. Graveler used Earthquake which hit for quite a bit. Wigglytuff barely hung on. Wigglytuff used Double Slap. It wasn't very effective. Graveler then finished with Rollout.

Next Ellen used Granbull. Graveler hit it with another Rollout, hoping that it would keep getting stronger. However Granbull used Roar which sent Graveler back in. Suicune was sent out and it used BubbleBeam. This finished off Granbull.

My next foe was School Kid Joe.

Joe started with Tangela and I started with Typhlosion. Typhlosion used Flame Wheel which knocked out Tangela.

Joe then used Vaporeon. I sent out Ampharos and had it ThunderPunch, knocking it out.

Lass Laura's turn.

She used Gloom and I used Typhlosion. Typhlosion used Flame Wheel and knocked out Gloom.

She used Pidgeotto. Ampharos used ThunderPunch.

She used Bellossom. I used Flame Wheel.

This challenge was a pushover.

Camper Lloyd sent out Nidoking. Suicune used BubbleBeam finishing it.

Lass Shannon used Paras and Parasect. Typhlosion dealt with them.

Super Nerd Pat. Finished with DynamicPunch.

I looked behind me after that. I saw the Team Rocket Grunt with a bag, telling all the Trainer's to put their Pokeballs in. Wait a minute, he was using me! "Dang it!" he said as he took off. He tripped over and I stopped him. "You asked for it kid. I will be Team Rocket's last battler."

The Grunt sent out Golbat and I sent out Ampharos. Amphaors used ThunderPunch and finished off Golbat.

"Unbelievable!" shouted the Grunt, running off. Suddenly, a Starmie popped out of the water. "What?" he shouted as Starmie used Ice Beam to freeze his feet. "That's enough!" I looked round to see a girl in a swimsuit. It was Misty! "That ice should have melted when the police get here!" she said.

She noticed me. "So, you are the Trainer behind all of this?" All the Trainer's that I beat ran over. "He didn't know! He was forced into it!" Misty had a sorry look on her face. "Apologies. I had just broken up with my boyfriend 4 minutes before I got here. Ethan is it? You want to take on me?" I nodded. "Great. See you at the Gym tomorrow." With that, she wandered off.

I wanted to get back, but first I wanted to check out the Sea Cottage where the famous Bill works. He wasn't there though. Instead his Grandfather opened the door.

"I am so sorry, but Bill is out in Johto at the moment. What can I do you for you?" I shrugged. "Do you have any Pokemon that can evolve with stones?" he asked. I shook my head. "Oh, never mind." I knew I shouldn't bother him, so I went back to Cerulean to rest up for tomorrow.