Chapter 2 is here! I can't wait to get a move on because I really want to have someone catch a Pokemon! The end of this chapter will mark the first time I make the rosters for Dipper, Mabel, and Soos. Also, a Pokemon from Gen 5 will make an appearance in this chapter! Actually, not really. But soon.
Now, on with the show!
Chapter 2: Catching A Pokemon & Jubilife City!
As Dipper opened the door to Professor Rowan's lab, he was immediately greeted by a pristine, organized room filled with strange machines and books on Pokemon and Pokemon Evolution. At the end of the room was a tall man in a blue suit with white hair and a white mustache. He was talking to an assistant when he noticed the three enter his lab.
"Ah! You must be Stan's neise and nephew! And you must be his employee, Soos!" Professor Rowan greeted them.
"Hello, Professor Rowan! I'm Mabel!" Mabel said happily, shaking his hand.
"And I'm Dipper!" Dipper said.
"And I'm… wait, you already said my name." Soos said.
"I heard much about you 3 from Stanford himself. We weren't just colleagues, we were childhood friends!" Rowan said. "Now, I understand you each have a starter Pokemon?
"Yep! I have a Turtwig!" Mabel said.
"I chose Chimchar." Dipper said.
"I was given Piplup." Soos said.
"Yes, the Pokemon you chose fit you well! I'm sure they are very happy to be with you all!" Rowan said. "Now I must ask a very important favor."
"What is it?" Dipper asked. He hoped it wouldn't be anything majorly difficult.
"I want to ask you all to complete the Pokedex!" Rowan said. "The Pokedex is a high tech Pokemon encyclopedia that was created by Professor Oak, another colleague of mine who lives in the Kanto Region in southern Japan. It records the data of the Pokemon that you have met and caught throughout your journey! My dream was to complete it…
"I've lived for 60 long years now, and I have barely been able to get any entries filled in, but I have faith in you three to fill up the pages of the Pokedex that I will give to you, one for each!"
"So we have to capture every Pokemon to complete it?" Dipper asked. "I'd have to take a loan out to pay for all those Pokeballs."
"No no no, simply see the Pokemon and it will be recorded in your Pokedex!" Rowan replied.
"How many Pokemon are there?" Mabel asked.
"Currently the number keeps expanding as new Pokemon are discovered all the time. However, a total of 151 Pokemon inhabit the Sinnoh Region. Any Pokemon that do not originate from here will either be recorded far down on the Pokedex or will not be recorded at all." Rowan said. "The total amount of Pokemon ever discovered, however, is 718."
"That's a lot! We'd be searching everywhere in this region just for the original 151 in the Sinnoh Dex!" Dipper said.
"I don't even know which ones I want to catch!" Soos said. Rowan laughed.
"Oh don't worry, not every Pokemon must be caught. Just try to fill it up as much as you can!" Rowan turned around and picked up a tray.
As he turned back around to face them, they all saw 3 Pokedex devices on the tray: A red, standard Pokedex, usually made for boys, a pink Pokedex, usually made for girls, and a green Pokedex, usually saved for people starting their journey later in their age. Also, there were 5 Pokeballs next to each Pokedex.
"Dipper, the red Pokedex is for you, Mabel, you get the pink Pokedex, and Soos, you can have the green Pokedex." Rowan said. They all took their respective Pokedex's, along with the 5 Pokeballs that came with them. They felt heavy, yet cool in their hands.
"I can trust you three to try and fill up the Pokedex as much as you can right?" Rowan asked.
"I promise that you can count on us, Professor Rowan." Dipper replied. "We'll try to collect as much data about Pokemon as we can."
There was a moment of silence before Rowan responded.
"Very well. I should probably tell you about the basics of your Pokemon adventure.
"Throughout this region, you will see white buildings with red roofs and Pokeball on the roof. These are Pokemon Centers. If your Pokemon gets injured or afflicted with anything, its best to take them to a Pokemon Center to be treated. Also, a building that looks just like a Pokemon Center, but with a blue roof, will also appear throughout the region. These are Poke Marts. You can buy Pokeballs to catch Pokemon, or Potions and other items to heal Pokemon. Both of these buildings will be vital to your success as Pokemon Trainers.
"Now, about battling and catching Pokemon. Pokemon found in the wild can be caught, but Pokemon owned by Trainers cannot be caught unless they are released. To catch a Pokemon, simply find one in the wild, battle it with your own Pokemon to weaken it, then throw a Pokeball. Your chances of catching a Pokemon are higher depending on how weak they are or if they are afflicted with a status condition like Sleep or Paralysis. Full data for Pokemon in the Pokedex can only be obtained when a Pokemon is caught.
"And that about covers it. Hopefully you can remember all that." Rowan finished.
"Okay Professor, we got it." Soos said.
"Also, you might want to take up the Pokemon Gym Challenge. Throughout the region you will find Pokemon Gyms, a place to test your strength. If you defeat the Gym Leader of said Gym, you will be given a badge, and if you collect 8 badges, you can challenge the Pokemon League, the ultimate test for trainers in the Sinnoh Region!" Rowan said.
"That doesn't sound easy, but we'll give it our all." Mabel said.
"That's all I have to say, but come to me if you need any help or advice." Rowan said.
"Thanks, Professor." Dipper said. They almost walked out the door before Dipper turned around.
"Um, Professor? Back on Route 201, I encountered bird Pokemon." Dipper said.
"Ah yes, that would be Starly." Rowan said.
"Right. I found many Starly, but I found one that was… different." Dipper pulled out his picture to show Professor Rowan.
"Ah Dipper, that is a lucky find indeed. That is what we call a Shiny Pokemon." Rowan said.
"What's a Shiny Pokemon." Dipper asked.
"A Shiny Pokemon is a Pokemon that has an alternate coloration to that of a normal Pokemon. Some are significant changes in color, others not so much." Rowan responded. "Only 1 out of every 8192 Pokemon encounters feature a Shiny Pokemon appearing. Hopefully you will meet this little one again."
"Okay professor, thanks." Dipper said, walking outside.
As soon as he walked outside, Mabel shoved a Pokeball in his face. She was smiling a massive grin.
"Dipper! I caught my first Pokemon!" Mabel said.
"I'm guessing it's the little one who kept following you around?" Dipper asked.
"Yep! It's called a Bidoof!" Mabel tossed the Pokeball, which opened, revealing her new companion.
"Great job Mabel! Now lets heal up at the Pokemon Center before heading North toward Jubilife City." Dipper said. But as they were going toward the Pokemon Center, Professor Rowan called out to them. They ran back over to him.
"I want you three to take these," He gave them all a gray colored CD with the characters TM27 written on it. "This is a Technical Machine, or TM for short. This one contains the move Return, and it can be taught to your Pokemon. It's power depends on how much the Pokemon likes their trainer."
"Thanks Professor!" They all said.
They all were in the Pokemon Center, awaiting for their Pokemon to be healed.
"So where is the first Gym anyway?" Soos asked.
"Well, according to my map of the Sinnoh Region," Dipper pulled out a map he got from the nurse, on account for him being in the region for the first time. "The first Gym is in Oreburgh City, which is East of Jubilife City through Route 207 and the Oreburgh Gate."
"So it can't be that far away, right?" Mabel asked.
"Right. If we play our cards right, we could get to that Gym and get the badge in about 2 days." Dipper said, showing a smile of success.
"Ah, there you are!" The nurse said, walking up to them. "All of your Pokemon have been healed to full health and are in great shape!" They all took their Pokemon back, and went upstairs to the 3rd floor, where they had paid for rooms to sleep in, since it was very late out.
It was high noon the next day as the 3 set out toward Route 202, North of Sandgem Town. They walked through the grassy patches and trained their Pokemon in many ways, now knowing what their Pokemons moves where thanks to their Pokedex's. They continued walking until Mabel stopped Dipper.
"Dipper look!" Mabel pointed in front of her.
"What, I don't see-" Dipper was cut short as his eyes widened. Their, in front of him, was the Shiny Starly he had encountered on Route 201. Dipper immediately tossed out Chimchar and engaged in battle.
"Chimchar, weaken it with Ember!" Dipper commanded. Chimchar lauched out tiny flames from its mouth, which made contact with the Starly.
"Go! Pokeball!" Dipper shouted, throwing the Pokeball at the Shiny Starly. The Starly was absorbed into the Pokeball.
"Come on…" Dipper said, watching the Pokeball shake.
The Pokeball shook 3 times before clicking, indicating the Pokemon was caught.
"Yes! YES!" Dipper shouted, jumping up and down in joy. He quickly realized what he was doing and stopped.
"I caught a Shiny Starly!" Dipper said, smiling. He picked up the Pokeball and put it away.
"Nice catach, lil' dude!" Soos said.
"Great job, Dipper! You caught the Starly!" Mabel praised him. "Awkward Sibling Hug?"
"Awkward Sibling Hug." Dipper said. They hugged each other and patted themselves, saying "Pat, pat." with neutral looks on their faces.
They all continued onward to the end of Route 202, where they met the fabulous entrance to Jublife City. As they all walked in, they were greeted with bustling concrete roads and sidewalks filled with people. Cars drove by and papers flew through the wind, like New York City but with Pokemon. The city was massive, have a population of about 145 to 170 people. Their were bright lights that shined on the city itself.
"This place is huge! It's amazing!" Mabel said.
"Come on, let's check into a hotel. We might be in this city a while." Dipper said. However, as they walked toward the Jubilife Condominiums, they saw a man shifting between lamp poles, trying to hide.
"Uh, what are you doing?" Dipper asked the man, while he was shifting to another lamp post.
"Uh oh, my cover has been blown!" the man said.
"What cover?" Mabel asked.
"Forgive me for the confusion." the man said. "My name… I cannot tell you my real name, so I will give you my code name, Looker."
"Looker? What kind of code name is that?" Soos asked.
"It's a code name for one of the members of the Secret Police!" Looker said.
"Secret Police? What's that?" Dipper asked.
"What part of "Secret" Police do you not understand?" Looker said. Looker himself… he's hard to describe so imagine David Tennant as the 10th Doctor on Doctor Who. "I'm here to investigate rumors of some sort of group of hooligans that have been appearing here in Jubilife City. Not really hooligans but some sort of bad group."
"Have you seen any signs of what might be them?" Dipper asked.
"Not yet," Looker said. "But I might be getting close. I'm going to stand guard at the East exit just to make sure they don't try to escape that way. Meanwhile, check out the Trainer School if you have the time"
"Where is the Trainer School?" Mabel asked.
"It's in the West part of the city." Looker said. "I'll see you around." Looker walked off toward the East exit of Jubilife.
"Let's keep an eye out for those bad guys, just in case." Soos said.
"You're right Soos, let's do that. But first, let's get a room at the hotel." Dipper said, and they all headed off deeper into Jublife City.
-(End Of Chapter)-
Jubilife City is my FAVORITE city in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum! I can't wait to get to the massive plot points here! Anyway, I'm putting up the rosters now:
Dipper: 0 Badges
Chimchar, Starly*
Mabel: 0 Badges
Turtwig, Bidoof
Soos: 0 Badges
Piplup
Pokemon with * next to their names means they are shiny, so… yeah.
Stay tuned!
~087-B