I don't own Pokemon or the idea of this story which I got from Captain Buggles. I just own my OCs.

TMs will exist in this universe but instead of replacing older moves I will just add to the list like TM02 is still Razor Wind while Headbutt is TM57. I will put a list of TMs in this universe on my profile and I'll just make the HMs TMs as well.

If you have a problem with me capitalizing words like Pokemon or Charizard deal with it because I always capitalize Pokemon and their names same with a good portion of extinct animals like Amphicoecelias and Uintatherium and I'm naming the unnamed island where Misty catches Poliwag.


Ash and company met Professor Elm and two of the three starters of the Johto region. They also saw a Suicune but the mist made it hard to tell.

Venturing from New Bark Town, the group sees a girl and her Chikorita training while the girl is saying a whole bunch of baseball references. Stopping to watch this girl and her Chikorita, Ash takes this time to be pulling his Pokédex out to be getting the information on the Chikorita. Ash and the others soon watch as a Rattata hops out of a bush and is soon battled. As the girl tells her Chikorita to use a Tackle attack on Rattata, the two of them win easily against the Rattata and the girl immediately captures it with a Poké Ball. After confirming its capture, the girl is soon known as Casey, a beginning Pokémon Trainer who is obsessed with baseball, and she starts to sing the Team Electabuzz theme. Afterward, she calls back her Chikorita and soon spots Ash, Brock and Misty; her attention, however, is more focused on Pikachu, as that's what she immediately goes to speculate after running up to the group. As Casey continued to fawn over Ash's Pikachu, she soon asked for him to shock her since she's been wanting to know what it feels like, despite Ash's protests against it. Both she and Ash get shocked by Pikachu and the next scene shows Ash and the others getting acquainted with Casey.

Talking more with Casey, the trio find out that Casey has an affinity for yellow striped Pokémon, and more than anything, she wants an Electabuzz for her own. She also reveals the fact that she's a huge Team Electabuzz fan. Casey declaring a Pokémon battle with Ash. Casey starts the battle with Pidgey while Ash sends out Graveler who defeats Pidgey with Rock Throw. Next was a Ratatta and Ash sends out Eevee who defeats Ratatta with Tackle. Last she sent out Chikorita while Ash sends out Staryu who defeats the Leaf Pokemon with Icy Wind so Ash won.

Ash, Misty, and Brock are walking through a forest, headed for Johto's Violet City, where Ash plans to challenge the local Gym Leader for a Badge. While walking, the group comes across a part of the forest where the trees have no leaves. This confounds the group; Brock mentions that there are no signs of damage to the trees, nor is it the right season for the leaves to be falling off. Pikachu suddenly spots something, and the group notices a single large, healthy tree among the dead-looking trees, one which has a number of large, dark blue bug-like Pokémon clamped onto its trunk. A closer look reveals that the Pokémon are lapping up a golden substance that is leaking from the trunk.

Misty expresses her disgust in the bug Pokémon, while Indigo states that there are five known dual Bug/Water type Pokemon: Surskit, Dewpider, Araquanid, Wimpod, and Golisopod. while Ash brings out his new Pokédex and scans them. The Pokédex identifies the Pokémon as Heracross, mentioning their docile nature, great strength, and their preferred food: tree sap. Ash, thinking that the tree is in danger from all of the Heracross feeding on its sap, wants to catch them all and try to save the tree. Before he can toss a Poké Ball, however, a voice behind him tells him to stop. Ash, Misty, and Brock turn around to see a man in a red uniform, who tells him that catching the Heracross will only cause more damage to the forest.

The man introduces himself as Woodruff, a forest ranger. After the group introduce themselves, Woodruff goes on to explain how important the Heracross are to the forest. It turns out that they share a symbiotic relationship with the local Butterfree population, who also feed on sap but are too weak to break into the tree trunk to get to it. The more powerful Heracross digs into the trunk to start the sap flow, eats their fill, then allow the Butterfree to come and feed. Misty is worried that both the Heracross and Butterfree are hurting the forest, looking up at the dying trees. Woodruff tells the group that the balance of nature in the forest was broken by "invaders". Pikachu perks up, noticing something different, and turns around to point out something headed their way.

A large herd of Pinsir is stampeding toward the tree. Woodruff identifies the Pinsir as the "invaders" as the bug Pokémon leap onto the tree trunk and scare away the Butterfree. Ash yells at the Pinsir to leave the other Pokémon alone, while Misty demands that the Heracross do something about it. In unison, the Heracross fly up and attack the Pinsir, while Ash and Misty cheer them on. However, the Heracross are easily scared off by the Pinsir's massive pincers, and fly away. Woodruff tells the group that the Heracross are too peaceful to have any desire to take on the Pinsir; this worries Brock, who says that the forest will surely be destroyed if the Heracross don't do something to prevent it.

Ash notices a Butterfree that was left behind, trapped up in the branches of the tree by the marauding Pinsir. A single Heracross pops up in front of the Pinsir to defend the Butterfree, and is quickly set upon by their giant, spiked pincers. Ash, upset that the Heracross is being ganged up on, jumps in to help it, and sends out one of his Ivysaur. One Vine Whip attack knocks down all of the Pinsir, and the Butterfree flies away; however, the Heracross is too tired to follow. The Pinsir regroup and start an ascent up the tree trunk, which Ash quickly puts to a stop by having Pikachu use Thunderbolt. The Heracross looks on while Ash defends it, watching as Ash's Pikachu defeats the lot with a Thunder attack and sends them packing.

At Ash's all-clear, the Heracross flies down and approaches Ash's Ivysaur and Pikachu. Ash thinks that it wants to thank his Pokémon; however, Heracross begins to suck forcefully on the opening of Ivysaur's bud causing Ivysaur some degree of pain as it drains his pollen. Ivysaur knocks Heracross off with a strong Vine Whip, sending him sprawling on his back in the grass. While the group muses over whether or not Heracross was protecting the Butterfree or its food source, Woodruff is worried about the Pinsir possibly coming back. He mentions that the Pinsir live in the forest on the opposite side of a river, and that something has been causing them to cross the river and invade Heracross territory. Misty, due to her fear of bug Pokémon, would rather leave the problem to itself and move on, but Ash, Brock, Indigo, and Redwood want to help Woodruff and save the forest. Woodruff begins to lead them toward the Pinsir territory.

While Ash's Ivysaur clears the path ahead using Razor Leaf, Ash notices the Heracross following them. Ash wonders if the Heracross wants him to protect it, but Misty mentions how Heracross liked Ivysaur's nectar. Hearing this, Ivysaur turns and confronts the Heracross, slinging a Razor Leaf at it to try to scare it off. When Heracross looks up, confused, the group is further away down the path.

Once out of the woods, Ash recalls Ivysaur. The group approaches a deep gorge which the river runs through. Woodruff calls attention to a rope bridge that he uses to cross, only to find that the bridge is down. Looking into the gorge, Misty sees the Pinsir getting across by jumping along tree limbs. Ash accuses the Pinsir of having cut the bridge ropes, but when Woodruff inspects the severed ends of the rope, he points out that the cut is different that what a Pinsir would make, and that it could have only been done by a human. Angry at whatever human had destroyed the bridge, the group then ponders how to cross the gorge. They hear a sound, and turn to find Heracross pushing on a tree. Misty begins to fuss at it, but Brock cuts her off, realizing that the Heracross is trying to push the tree over. The group jump out of the way as the tree comes crashing down, landing neatly across the gorge where the bridge used to be. The group are able to safely cross the river and enter the Pinsir forest, with the Heracross still following at a distance.

As they enter Pinsir territory, they notice a tree with a single gigantic Pinsir up in the branches. Woodruff points out that Pinsir do not grow that large, and that the Pinsir in question is really a machine. A closer look shows that the Pinsir robot has a hose connected to the tree trunk, with golden sap leaking out around the connection point. At this, some Team Rocket Grunts leaps out from the tree. Woodruff identifies them as the robot's owner, at which they explain their motive for building it: while hiking in the woods, tired and starved, they chanced upon a tree with sweet-smelling sap. After tasting the incredibly delicious sap, they decide to drain the forest of all of its sap and sell it, building a Pinsir mech to do the draining job for them.

Ash and the group berate Team Rocket for upsetting the balance of nature for selfish ends. The female grunt sends out a Lickitung, while the male grunt sends out a Victreebel. He looks up, finding his Pokémon licking the tree sap. Only when he fusses at it for sucking up their profits does Victreebel pay heed to him and attempt to devour him. The female grunt also finds her Pokémon more interested in the sap; realizing that they're not getting anywhere.

Ash sends out Ivysaur to use Razor Leaf, but the mech negates the attack with its steel pincers. Ivysaur then wraps it up in Vine Whip and sends it spinning like a top, then Ash commands Pikachu to use Thunder Shock on it. However, the mech absorbs the electricity, and shoots it back at the group from its pincers. Knocked down, the group is unable to do anything as the mech approaches them. But then, the mech is quickly put to a halt by Heracross, who leaps in at the last moment, pressing against the mech's body with its claws.

Another male Team Rocket Grunt commands the mech to retaliate, and the mech succeeds in pushing Heracross a distance; however, Heracross gathers up its strength and begins pushing back, while Misty cheers it on, no longer thinking of it as "creepy" like other bug Pokémon. With their mech getting beaten, Team Rocket fights over the controls, and the remote ends up getting destroyed in the scuffle. Unable to receive commands, the mech cannot fight back; after Ash and the group remove the sap tanks, Heracross shoves its horn under the mech and lifts it up onto its shoulders. With a mighty heave, Heracross tosses the mech high up into the air. The mech comes down on Team Rocket, then explodes, sending them blasting off again.

Heracross strikes a victory pose as Ash and Misty congratulate it. They then notice a crowd of Pinsir approaching them from the surrounding forest, signaling that the Pinsir population has returned to its own territory, leaving the Heracross and Butterfree in peace. Back on the Heracross side of the river, the group watch the Heracross and Butterfree feeding on a tree. The lone Heracross approaches the group, and Ash and Misty thank it and congratulate it for all that it did to save the forest. Saying their goodbyes to Heracross and Woodruff, they continue on their path to Violet City.

However, upon leaving the forest, Ash and the group find that the Heracross is still following them. It wants to leave the forest behind and come with Ash. Ash tosses a Poké Ball, which the Heracross willfully enters and remains inside. Ash celebrates having been chosen by Heracross before the group continues on their journey.