Hi! I'll be including moves and types up until 3rd generation. It's for my own convience really because pokémon becomes a lot more diverse at the beginning of 3rd generation even though Pika obviously knows Electro Ball since the very first encounter. The pokémon themselves however will stay within there respective region if they're not native.

Also Green is the boy and Blue is the girl. That's how I'm used to because I read the manga that way.

Thanks for your time!

September 21, 2015- Finished.
September 29, 2017- Edited.

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"T-thank you very much!" I said to the cashier and I left before they could say their usual 'Have a nice day.' I stuff the bought items into my satchel and ran. The money I had was old, it was all found in the house and scavenged from the area outside of the territory but it still worked.

I never realized just how suffocating being in a city would be when its residence were out and about. Or how insecure I would be being alone in the city. After Professor Oak's off-hand suggestion to go into the Viridian Forest, Red's excitement took over and bolted into the woods despite it getting dark. The professor just laughed and told me good luck and left.

I for one stayed at Pokémon Center to test the waters of my bravery and it was fine until the next day came when the crowds started forming.

Which led me running into the forest in my anxiety.

"Dangerous pokémon? Not a problem, but apparently social interaction with your species is. You were doing so well yesterday."

I huffed at him. "I was just overwhelmed alright?" My heart was beating fast. "And it's not like I can hit anyone without a good reason."

From my satchel, I pulled out my Pokédex and felt giddy all over again like when I first got it. I wanted to see the world, but I was so lost on how to go about it and now...

I shook my head and started to fiddle with it. Regristration was immediately filled out, name, birthdate, ect., and a fingerprint? Then there's the Dex entries for the pokémon... Why did it beep just now?

"Ha! I finally found you!" A familiar voice and figure jumped in front of us. "You thought you could run away could you, you stupid bird? Now you'll pay for even thinking you can escape me!" The voice, Nidorino, started to shoot Poison Sting at us but Pidgeotto just flapped his wings stopping the tiny needles effectively with a Gust.

"Run away? From you?" The Bird Pokémon scoffed. "Hardly, I'm mearly following my trainer now." He sounded smug just there.

"Trainer? Haha! The human finally left the territory for his own has he. Very well then, he's definately more worthy than the one with the fire lizard so if you win I'll gladly join you on your journey!" The Poison Pin Pokémon announced. "But this won't be like any battle like before! Take my Thunderbolt!"

A surprising bolt of electricity shot out of its horn nearly hitting Pidgeotto as he flew to dodge.

"You've gotten better, but you'll need to train that aim first stupid rabbit!"

"Dodge this! Shockwave!" And a weaker but a faster traveling bolt homed in on the Bird Pokémon hitting its target.

"Pidgeotto stay low to the ground and ready your Steel Wing!" Pidgeotto shook off the attack and followed through gliding near the ground with wings shining.

"Easy target!" A Thunderbolt was shot but Pidgeotto spun and sliced his wing into the ground with the help of his momentum. He stopped anchored to the ground but the electricity coursed through the bird and into the ground harmlessly.

"Cool trick but easily countered." And he flapped his free wing and used Gust knocking the stunned Nidorino off his feet. "Take this!" And the usual Quick Attack-Steel Wing combo to finish off the the poison type pokémon.

I threw one of the pokéballs I recently bought and smiled at my first successful capture. It's feels weird tossing a little ball to capture a pokémon but this is supposedly normal.

"That was awesome, Rayne!" I jumped and turned quickly seeing Red hop out of the bushes along with another boy with spiky brown hair. I gripped my cane and Pokédex holding them close.

"H-hi, Red!" I smiled nervously. "What are you doing here?" Then I looked at the other boy. "And who's that?"

Red pointed his thumb at the other. "That's Green and we heard your battle right after encountering a Kangaskhan!" Kangaskhan? Out here? They're usually within the deeper parts of the forest where humans won't go.

I looked over to Green who seemed to be admiring the gash in the ground made by Pidgeotto. "I met that Nidorino before and it knocked out Charmander with a single water move. It ran off before I could send out another pokémon. I didn't know a Pidgeotto could do that." He muttered the last part, but Red and I still heard him.

"Yeah! Your Pidgeotto didn't even looked fazed when it got hit by those electric attacks!" Red said. "It must be really strong to tear through the ground like that."

I can feel the smugness ooze out of my starter.

"That's right! I am just that awesome!"

"Pidgeotto is very... prideful." And arrogant. "He wants to be the greatest flying type and in order to do that, he needs to first overcome his weaknesses which are rock, ice, and electric types. Steel Wing is a good move for all three."

"Its wings acted like a lightning rod but it still takes damage since it's still being hit." Green stated. "Steel Wing huh?" He muttered again in contemplation.

I nodded. "Yeah but the electricity is still traveling into the ground so it's more like an uncomfortable tingle for him." I looked over to Red. "What are you doing here? I thought you'd be further ahead since you ran off last night."

Red looked at me embarrassed. "It was so dark, I got lost along the way." I covered my mouth to stop myself from laughing. "So I just camped and slept out here."

Green scoffed at that but doesn't say anything. He spotted the Pokédex within my hands and smirked. "Rayne, right? You're the other trainer that grandpa gave the Pokédex to so I expect a lot from you too! I'm already impressed by the show so don't be like Red and disappoint me." And like that he walked off leaving me slightly stunned.

"What just happened?" I'm starting to think Red's involvement with my life is effecting my expectations with other people. Not that it's bad, just surprising.

"Green's like that since I first met him back in Pallet, but it seems he likes you a little more." Red rubbed the back of his neck while glaring at Green's direction. "But he's right though! That was amazing!"

I looked down getting a little warm. "Thanks, it's just like you and Bulbasaur from yesterday. Just apply what I know into the battle. It's a trick for Pidgeotto just in case he's up against an electric type."

"And a trick I'll have to remember too!" I just smiled indulgingly. He really is excitable when it comes to battling. "Say, what are you going to do as a trainer?"

I blinked at the quest but just shrugged. "For now? Fill this Pokédex. I don't necessarily need to catch the Pokémon to record its information even if the professor prefers it. Finding different pokémon can encourage me go to different places. Kinda like a direction to a different adventure."

Red grinned at my answer. "Then would you like to travel with me? It'd be nice to travel with a friend than alone."

Again, he called me a friend. Despite his recklessness, he really is a nice person plus, I don't want to be alone either and Red would make a good buffer between me and other humans.

"Sure, I'd like that too."

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I really am glad I'm not alone. I've been hiding behind Red trying not to attract too much attention to myself but the person I'm hiding behind seems to have noticed.

"Wow, do crowds really make you this nervous?" Red questioned.

I bit my lip looking around. "I've lived in the deeper parts Viridian Forest for as long as I can remember. Just me and the ones I live with and when somebody did come... It's not pleasant to remember."

"Oh, sorry that I asked."

"It's fine, I have you to hide behind after all." And we both laughed until an angry mob with nets passed by. I shrank behind him further at the sight.

"It's over there! Get it!"

I saw a piece of paper drifting in front of me. It was a wanted poster for a Pikachu and I handed it to Red.

Red just grinned. "Is this the problem? Let's go help them!" And we followed after them.

The next few moments were sad though. The locals were using nets to try and catch a pokémon that doesn't need touch them to hurt them. That Pikachu knows it too.

"I can't watch this anymore." Red muttered and sent out Bulbasaur.

"I can!" Pidgeotto trilled amused. "Despite being part of a species that surround their survival around intelligence, humans are pretty stupid sometimes."

I agreed mentally as I watch Red step up to the challenge.

"Another human?" The Pikachu didn't look that threatened. "A trainer? Smart but that grass type doesn't look too strong."

"Alright Saur, Sleep Powder!" Red shouted confidently.

"What?"

A single seed was thrown above the yellow mouse before it burst into a fine powder that made it visibly drowsy.

"And now-" Red threw a pokéball and successfully captured the electric type.

"He caught the little beast! We're finally done with it!" And the crowd goes wild as they dragged Red away to celebrate.

"It's a good thing you've met Red. There's never a dull moment."

Yeah, and despite how exhausting going through all this is, I'm surprisingly fine with it.

"That Pikachu probably won't appreciate how it was caught though." I said out loud. Pokémon like that Pikachu will be extremely sore with the way they were defeated.

"And not our problem." The bird easily replied.

Despite the laid back conversation, I really wish I wasn't left behind like this. It got awkward fast.

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"Ouch!"

"Stupid human."

"C'mon Pikachu! Don't be like that!" Red said nursing his shocked hand. "Let's be friends!"

Pikachu simply turned around. "Hmph!" A small bolt of lightning shocked him again.

"This kid is like a walking entertainment show." Pidgeotto and I were sitting near Red as he tried to make friends with the yellow mouse.

"Don't know what's the rat's problem though. Kid's a good human." Nidorino commented. "Though he's a bit of a carefree idiot."

"Wow, you two are sure relaxed, though I'm more worried about you Red." Green sauntered over. "You'll never accomplish anything if you're just playing around like this. I'm actually embarrassed to have you as a rival."

"Oooo..."

"What was that!" Red yelled enraged.

"And Red takes the bait!"

They both took a stance ready for battle but Green cut it short.

"Before any of that, let me tell you about the Boulder Badge."

"How anti-climatic." The poison type clicked his tongue clearly disappointed.

"This town's gym leader, Brock, is looking for someone competent to battle with and I intend to win it from him." He look over and saw Red's confused face and Green held up a flyer. "A badge from a gym leader is proof of a trainer's skill in training pokémon and acts as a pass to the Indigo Plateau if you collect eight of them." He graciously supplied. "So my challenge to you is to see who can get it first."

"Me of course!"

"This isn't bad, I'm still entertained."

Nidorino scoffed. "I wanted to see a fight." I can't help but roll my eyes. You'd think that they weren't rivals either with the way they were acting.

"And by the way it's a rock type gym. That little mouse won't do you any good." And like before, he walked away.

Red just growled in frustration. "He makes me so mad!"

"If it makes you feel better, I didn't know about the badges either." I said sincerely. "And you're a lot better than most of the people I've seen so far." He really is because he's won all the battles that came up even though it was mostly dealing with bug type trainers but the last one, a trainer with a fast Beedrill, really made Red shine with his skills.

Red just looked at me oddly. "You know, you're really nice."

Huh?

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Somehow, someway, Red managed win against the gym leader after sweeping through the competition with his almost fainted pokémon, who were only like that because of the Pokémon Center being out of service, destroyed more like. After Red saved Pikachu from a devastating attack, it released an electric attack that manage to faint the leader's Onix. Red was more estatic about thinking Pikachu warm up to him though, but that quickly devolve back to Pikachu shocking him again.

"Congratulations!" I said happily. "It's too bad this was set up like a block tournament, you did amazing with Poli and Saur even though they were exhausted. I think you would've able to beat Green if you were able to get here earlier."

Red, who was still slightly charred, grinned while rubbing the back of his head. "Thanks but I wish Pika here would like me as much as you though." He pointed at the Pikachu in my arms.

"Don't worry too much Red, Pika just didn't appreciate the way he was captured." I told him. "He's a power battler like Poli so you can imagine that his pride was hurt."

"Yeah!" Pika agreed vehemently. "That was a cheap trick!"

Red blinked in surprise. "Oh, sorry Pika, I didn't know but I promise to make it up to you! I'll help you get stronger and help you avoid tricks like that!"

"Hmph! I guess you're a decent human with decent skills but I like this human more!" Pika huffed out with arms crossed.

"Be nice." I said to Pika. "Red's a lot more better than you think."

"Whatever."

"But anyways, it's your turn now!"

I looked back to Red curiously. "Hmm?"

"There's still one more challenge block left! There's a chance for you to get a badge too ya know?" Red said excitedly. "And I kinda want to see you battle a little more! You did say you made counters against rock types."

"I'm not really interested in that kind of stuff." Plus there's the crowd to worry about. "But do you want to try?" I looked over to my pokémon.

"A chance to beat up some lousy rocks? Yeah!"

"I may not be at my fullest but I never back down from a challenge." That's right, the PokéCenter was still closed for maintanence.

"I guess I am." I swallowed my fear feeling a nervous creep.

But just like Red, Nidorino seemed to take us all the way to the leader before falling in exhaustion, his Water Pulse kept the enemies at bay and a Double Kick made them think twice to come near him. The crowd wasn't something to worry about either because I was focused more on the battles than what's around me. It was more exilerating than I thought.

Brock was on the other side of the ring with an Onix behind him and I sent out Pidgeotto.

"A flying type? I would consider this a joke but I won't underestimate you like I did with your friend!" The dark skinned man cried out.

"Careful, this Onix seems to be different, it looks a little stronger than the one Red fought." I whispered to my friend.

"Or it's just bigger looking, but then again, the Pokémon Center is out of commission." Pidgeotto got into stance. "But no matter, this overgrown fishbait is mine!"

"Big words for a flying rat!" The Onix roared out.

"Begin!"

"Rock throw! Let's end it quickly" Brock called out.

Without needing me to tell him, he dodged every rock with quick aerial movements and smashing the biggest one with a Steel Wing. He closed in with a Quick Attack and hit it upside the head with a hardened wing.

"'End it quickly' my tail feathers. I fought tougher!"

"Use Screech to stun it!" Brock command while slightly shocked seeing the damage a flying type was doing. Onix screeched right into Pidgeotto making him dive suddenly toward the ground to escape back towards our side.

"Sometimes have keen senses is a curse."

"Make him brittle!" I shouted. If we can't get near him now, we can weaken it now to hurt it after.

"Let me show you what my sire taught me and how Rayne showed me how to use it! Heat wave!"

A blast of hot air crashed onto the Onix but it didn't do much. "It's like taking a nice sun bath. Is that all you got?"

Pidgeotto ignored the Rock Snake Pokémon and proceed to use Gust.

"What are you doing you stupid bird? I'm a rock type, I won't be blown away by such a weak breeze."

But Pidgeotto continued to interchange between the two moves dodging any thrown rocks and screeches. It was painstakingly long stall but that was the added point.

"Enough! Onix grabbed it with Bind!" Brock's patience ran thin.

"Hmph! You're trainer should know by now that a battle is never always a quick one! Let's see how you like my Steel Wing now!"

The battle ended with a critical blow to its center as the pain made in faint on the spot leaving Brock mouth wide open.

"Rock types are more interesting to battle against, especially when they have trainers."

"This is the first time a battle's been drawn out this long. Because I'm a rock type gym leader, it's always a one hit K.O. on my side or on the challenger's side." Brock came up to me. "You battle smart that's for sure."

"Thanks." I smiled at him. "And sorry if it was inconvient for you."

Brock laughed heartily. "It's no problem! It just means I'll have to watch out for trainers like you! A solid battle strategy. Here."

He handed me the Boulder Badge and I beamed at him. "Thank you!"

"You're definately a polite one, young lady!"

Pidgeotto snorted before falling over laughing and Brock looked at him strange.

"I'm a boy!" I shouted at him blushing slightly as I returned Pidgeotto into his ball. I walked off the ring leaving slightly peeved while the gym leader was left mouth wide open in disbelief.

Red was already at the exit snickering at me while I just sighed. "It's not like I care but I don't want to be known as a girl." I said to myself.

"You were awesome! Pidgeotto was great! But I'm definately not going to be battling like you. I'm more of a fast paced person." Red said and I have no I problem believing it too. "So 'young lady', what do you think of your first official match?"

I lifted my cane in a threatening manner at the joke. "It's different than what I'm used to," because I knew everyone at home, "not really knowing what you're up against but still able to win... It was fun."

Red beamed at me. "That's great! I'm glad you liked it." We both headed into the woods since the Pokémon Center wasn't an option. "But you know, Green probably thinks you're a girl too."

Oh yeah, Rayne isn't a very masculine nickname. Everybody at home called me that and I didn't really care at the time. And I still kinda don't.

"I want to see his face when he finds out!"

This gender thing is going to be a problem isn't it?

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"Hey Rayne? What do you think our journey will be like?"

I looked to Red as I poked the fire that Pika helped make. Everybody were all out resting off the day and eating before turning in for the night, they were conversing and exchanging stories currently. There was a distance between me and Red from where we sat due to us still being strangers and my skittish behavior about being with another human.

"I don't know but I really hope for an adventure." I continued to poke the fire. "I never met anyone outside of home and everything I seen and read, the ocean, cities, and other places were only things I've seen in really old books and old paintings that littered throughout the house. I've really only known that forest."

Red hummed in acknowledgement. "I never been outside of Pallet before, it's a peaceful town and even though its vast and has both the woods and oceans to visit, I feel like I've explored everything and even finding new things to do only lasts so long." He smiled brightly at me. "But I'm glad that I'm able to travel like this! Though mom was pretty angry for not letting her know." He laughed sheepishly. "But even if it was a little rocky, I'm glad the way things turned out." He beamed.

I couldn't help but smile back. "And you have to remember the reason it was rocky in the first place is because of you." My eyes sparked as amusement danced in them as Red's face turned into a scowl. "But I'm glad with the way things turned out too, this was so much nicer than I expected it to be." I tossed the stick into the flames. "This isn't so bad."

"No it isn't, nothing's really changed seeing that I'm used to camping out. How about you?"

I laid down into the soft grass. "I might as well lived my whole life outside. The stars have the best stories as I've been always told, I just needed to dream under them and it's hard to believe that one of them is coming true!" I thought back to Old Zam, Madame Ninetales, and Mama Khan telling everyone that. "All that's missing is a stack of berries to eat."

Red laughed at that. "And marshmallows! Right Poli?"

"Yeah! Though I would prefer the berries."

"Here, here. Human foods are sometimes disgustingly sweet, why do their little ones gorge on them is beyond me." Nidorino grunted.

"Eh, not all of them are bad." Pika shrugged.

I drifted away with a big smile on my face, it's been hectic but it was definately worth it.

...what are marshmallows?

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