Danny's Journal, Part 5- New Team Member

Not a whole lot has happened since my last entry, Gym-wise. I just got through the Ilex Forest, and I'm currently resting in the Pokemon center in Goldenrod before I check out the city tomorrow.

So, after defeating the Azalea Gym, I went into the Ilex Forest- or, rather, I tried to. I was stopped by ginger-head Silver, who apparently doesn't believe that I took out Team Rocket single-handed. And, being the dick that he is, he challenged me to a battle.

It wasn't too hard of a fight, he hasn't trained as much as I have, it seems. Scheme took out his Gastly (heck yeah for Night Shade), Vesuvius took out his Zubat, and Thorne took out his Croconaw. He got all pissy after I beat him, and he stormed off into the forest. I kinda feel bad for him, he probably has a reason for being angry all the time. Still, I think he's a huge asshole.

I finally set off into the forest, and encountered a male Weedle. I captured him, as he reminded me of Venom, and named him Lance. I kept him on my team for a little bit so I could evolve him into a Beedrill, but he's timid, and doesn't seem to like battling very much. I don't want to hurt him after what happened to Venom, so I'll use him for Cut and whatnot.

I had to go find some kid's Farfetch'ds that he lost in the forest, though, and the kid's supervisor (I guess, I think he was an apprentice) gave me the Cut HM. The kid then gave me a Charcoal, which I gave to Vesuvius. I cut down some trees that were blocking my way, picked up a few items, found a guy that taught Headbutt to a few of my Pokemon, and ran into another lady in a kimono again. I think they're stalking me.

After that, I got through the forest fairly easily. I ran into Lyra again by Goldenrod, and she showed me where the Daycare center was (on Route 34... go figure), and she gave me her number. I hope she doesn't bug me like Joey does. I also caught a Drowzee on that route and named him Pendulum. I'll put him in my PC box until I need him.

I didn't spend much time in Goldenrod, I instead went straight through to the route north of the city to look for new Pokemon. That's where I got the shock of my life. I figured a Nidoran would make a nice addition to my team, as they were common in the area, but the first Pokemon I saw nearly made me trip over Indiana's tail.

A shiny Yanma.

I freaked out. After a short battle and a couple Great balls later, though, it was mine. I named him Ao Tonbo, which literally means 'blue dragonfly' in Japanese. God, he's so awesome. He likes trying to nibble my feet, though. I'll have to fix that later (both the habit and my shoes).

Well, after some training, I figured I'd rest up before taking on the Goldenrod Gym. I also need to check out the city, it looks like a neat place.

...and if you'll excuse me, I need to stop Ao Tonbo from completely digesting my shoes.

Current Team:
Quilava 'Vesuvius' Female, Lv.22
Fearow 'Thorne' Male, Lv.22
Ekans 'Indiana' Male, Lv.21
Gastly 'Scheme' Male, Lv.21
Shiny Yanma 'Ao Tonbo' Male, Lv.17
Onix 'Granite' Male, Lv.11