Pokemon Ultimate Adventures: The Kanto Saga
VOLUME 1: KANTO
CHAPTER 2: WHERE'S YOUR THUNDER AT?
Route 1
"Alright, let's see here...", Red muttered taking out his Town Map. He glanced at the spot he was in and placed his finger on it and moved it up.
"I'm at Route 1 so if I continue north, I should end up at Viridian City!" Red exclaimed. Tucking the map in his bag, Red continued onward north. He walked on the lush grass and looked around. There was a patch of tall grass to the right, meaning there had to be a wild Pokemon. Red walked through the tall grass, trying to find a Pokemon he could catch. He saw the grass rustle and immediatly threw out a Pokeball.
"Char!" Charmander exclaimed popping out of his Pokeball. Red pointed to the rustling grass.
"Ember!" Red ordered. Charmander spat out a tiny ball of fire at the grass and a cry came from it. Hurrying to the grass, Red saw that it was a Rattata that had been hit.
"Aright, it's weak! Time to catch it!" Red exclaimed tossing a Pokeball. The ball hit the Rattata and sucked the Pokemon in it. The ball shook wildly, as if the Pokemon was trying to escape.
"One...two..." Red counted as the ball shook. "Three!" Suddenly, the ball popped open and the Rattata quickly darted away.
"Oh crap! Charmander, after it!" Red exclaimed giving chase to the Rattata.
"Char! Char!" Charmander exclaimed running after the Pokemon. The two chased it around the grass for a while until the Rattata dissapeared. Red frantically looked around and groaned.
"Damn it! We were so close! Where'd it go?!" Red exclaimed pushing through the tall grass. He stopped looking and returned Charmander to his ball. "Stupid Rattata...", Red muttered as he walked out of the tall grass.
"Oy! You with the red cap!" a voice called out. Red turned around and to his surprise, a young trainer wearing a straw hat with a white shirt and blue shorts ran up to him.
"You're a trainer, right?" the boy asked. Red nodded. "Yeah, why?"
The boy took out a Pokeball and held it in front of him. "I, Bug Catcher Ronald, challenge you to a Pokemon battle!"
Red was startled at first when he thought about a random boy coming up to him and challenging him to a battle all of a sudden, but quickly decided to do it since it would be great practice.
And then I could wipe that smirk off of Blue's face, Red thought bitterly.
"Challenge accepted! Let's go Charmander!" Red exclaimed tossing the Pokeball and releasing his Charmander.
"Go Caterpie!" Ronald exclaimed tossing out a green caterpillar like Pokemon. Being unfamiliar with the Pokemon, Red took out his Pokedex and identified the Caterpie.
"Caterpie, the Worm Pokemon. Level 9 and moves are String Shot, Tackle and Bug Bite", Red read from the Pokedex. He snapped it shut and smirked.
"A Bug type, huh? Charmander has a type advantage so Leer!" Red exclaimed. Charmander looked Caterpie in the eye, making the worm's defense fall.
"String Shot!" Ronald called out. Caterpie shot out a thin string that tied itself around Charmander, lowering his speed.
"That won't help at all. Charmander, finish this with Ember!" Red said.
"Char!" Charmander exclaimed spitting out Ember and striking the Caterpie. Due to its defense being lowered, Caterpie was knocked out in one hit. Charmander immediatly freed himself from the string and grinned triumphantly at Red.
"Yes, we won! Good job Charmander!" Red exclaimed returning his happy Pokemon. Ronald sadly called his Caterpie back.
"Aw man, you beat me. As per the rules say, I have to give you some of my money. Here", Ronald said handing Red a few Pokebucks. Red happily counted the money before putting it away. Ronald studied him for a second before thinking of an idea.
"Say, you're a strong trainer. Can we register each other in our Pokegear?" Ronald asked.
"Sure! What's your number?" Red asked. As soon as they were done, Ronald waved bye to Red.
"Just continue up north and you'll get to Viridian City! And I'll call you next I get stronger so we'll have a rematch!" Ronald exclaimed before he walked off in the other direction. Red continued where he was going, walking through the tall grass hoping to catch a wild Pokemon. He half hoped for the Rattata to pop out again, but knew that wasn't going to happen.
"Almost there", Red said as he climbed a small hill and continued walking until he was stopped by another trainer. This one had a orange cap backward with a white and orange shirt and khaki shorts along with black shoes.
"I challenge you to a Pokemon battle!" the trainer exclaimed. Red was surprised he already got another trainer to battle, but took the opportunity.
"How many Pokemon do you have?" Red asked.
"Two! And I'm not just any ordinary trainer. I'm the awesome Youngster Jacob, the strongest trainer here on Route 1!" the trainer exclaimed.
"Right", Red muttered rolling his eyes. The two quickly threw their Pokeballs forward and brought out their Pokemon.
"Charmander!" Charmander exclaimed ready for another battle. His opponent was a brown caterpillar with a spike on top.
"Weedle, the Hairy Bug Pokemon. Level 9 and moves are Tackle, String Shot, Leer and Poison Sting", Red said reading the Pokedex. He put it away and got ready.
"Another Bug type. Let's go Charmander, Ember!" Red said.
"I don't think so! Stop it with String Shot!" Jacob exclaimed. Weedle quickly fired a thin string from its mouth at Charmander's face, stopping the lizard from using Ember.
"Char! Char!" Charmander exclaimed wildly pulling the string that was stuck on his face.
"Charmander, get rid of that string with Scratch!" Red ordered. Charmander quickly slashed his face rapidly, only hitting the string and letting it fall. As soon as he could see, Charmander swiftly moved out of the way as a purple dart struck the spot he was previously on.
"Phooey, we missed. Again, Poison Sting!" Jacob exclaimed.
"Counter with Ember, then run up to it and Scratch!"
Weedle shot out the dart again, but Charmander quickly fired a fireball, cancelling the Poison Sting. With his foe distracted, Charmander sprinted towards Weedle and slashed it across the face.
"Ember!" Red exclaimed. "Move out of the way Weedle!" Jacob said.
Weedle couldn't do anything as Charmander fired a fireball right in his face, knocking the worm out.
"Good job Charmander!" Red exclaimed.
"I'm not done yet! Go, Rattata!" Jacob exclaimed tossing a Pokeball and revealing a purple mouse. Red and narrowed his eyes at Rattata as he remembered the encounter he had.
"Time for revenge! Charmander, Leer then fire it up with Ember!" Red exclaimed.
"Rattata, look away and dodge it!" Jacob exclaimed. Rattata looked at the ground when Charmander tried looking him in the eye and moved right as the fireball hit the spot he was previously at.
"Quick Attack!" Jacob exclaimed. Rattata sprinted towards Charmander and let him have it by smacking into the lizard.
"Char!" Charmander exclaimed as he was knocked back.
"Charmander, Scratch!"
"Use your own Scratch!, Rattata!"
Charmander and Rattata both slashed at each other, striking both and stumbling back.
"Now get him with Ember!" Red exclaimed. Charmander recovered and spat out a fireball that connected with Rattata's face.
"Rata!" Rattata exclaimed as he was pushed back.
"Quick Attack again!" Jacob ordered. Rattata got back up and charged at Charmander, this time knocking him back alot.
It's still not down! Red thought. "Charmander, use Leer!"
"Rattata, Leer!" Both Charmander and Rattata looked each other in the eyes, making their defense fall.
"It comes down to this! Quick Attack!" Jacob exclaimed.
"Charmander, look out!" Rattata charged at Charmander quickly and slammed into the lizard, doing serious damage.
"Charmander!" Red exclaimed. Charmander slowly got up, ignoring the pain and glared at the smirking Rattata.
"Char..." Charmander growled before lunging at Rattata and furiously slashing it with his claws.
"Rata! Rata!" Rattata exclaimed as Charmander scratched his face multiple times until finally passing out.
"Rattata!" Jacob exclaimed. Charmander triumphantly stood over his unconscious foe and smirked.
"What the hell was that?!" Red exclaimed pulling out his vibrating Pokedex.
"Charmander has learned Fury Swipes!" the Pokedex read. "Fury Swipes? That looks ten times better than Scratch! Awesome!" Red exclaimed.
"You beat me. Here's the money and give me your number. I demand a rematch sometime", Jacob said. Both registered each other in their Pokegear and walked away. Red continued walking through the grass and encountered a Caterpie.
"Charmander!" Red exclaimed bringing his Pokemon out. Soon, the Caterpie was knocked out and Red continued walking towards his destination.
"Oooh!" Red exclaimed when he saw a sign nearby. Running up to it, he read what it said.
"Viridian City, a mile ahead. Alright!" Red exclaimed. He started sprinting north, eager to get to his destination. Along the way, he encountered another Bug Catcher, this one also having two Pokemon.
"Kakuna, Harden!" Bug Catcher Davis exclaimed. The yellow cacoon Pokemon sharpened its body, raising its defense.
"Ember and Fury Swipes!" Red exclaimed. Charmander followed his order by spitting a fireball at Kakuna's face and furiously slashing it. Davis called back his knocked out Pokemon and called out another Kakuna. The result had been the same, Kakuna getting knocked out after using Harden.
After battling another trainer, Red continued north until he came across another sign that was by a pond.
"Welcome to Viridian City", it read. Red pumped his fist in the air and walked through the path, entering the place with a few houses and buildings.
"Whoa, this is Viridian City? Wait, it doesn't look like a city to me!" Red exclaimed.
"Ahoy there, young trainer!" a voice called out. Red turned around to see an old man walking towards him.
"Hello. Do you know where the Pokemon Cente-" Red started but was cut off.
"Are you wondering how to catch a Pokemon? Well, let me show you!" the man rudely interupted.
"Hey wait-"
"Come along now!" the man exclaimed dragging Red by the hand into a patch of tall grass.
"Wait! I-I don't need to know how to catch a Pokemon!" Red exclaimed.
"Sure you do! Here is a Pokemon right now!" the old man exclaimed. A Rattata popped up in the grass and Red's eyes nearly popped out when he saw it was the same one he failed to catch earlier. He knew it was the same on because the Rattata seemed to be hissing angrily at him and also had a little burnt fur from Charmander's Ember.
"Go Rattata!" the old man exclaimed tossing out a Pokeball and nearly making Red collapse ridiculously.
"Tackle!" the man ordered. His Rattata tackled the other Rattata, diverting its attention from Red to its foe. It hissed angrily and the old man tossed a Pokeball.
"One...two...three...DONE!" the man exclaimed. Red sweatdropped. I wonder how many Rattatas this guy has from doing this Red nervously thought.
"Now its your turn! Go catch a Pokemon!" the old man said.
"H-hey wait, I don't want to catch a Pokemon! I just came to the city!" Red exclaimed holding up both his hands.
"Don't be shy. Go on, you'll get it", the man said ushering Red forward. Red desperatly tried to think what to do and suddenly an idea came into his mind.
"Hey look, a legendary Pokemon!" Red exclaimed pointing towards the trees.
"Where?!" the man exclaimed turning to the direction. Not even wasting a second, Red broke into a sprint and ran faster than he had ever in his life. The old man turned around and was about to tell Red there was no legendary Pokemon, but he was gone. Shrugging, the old man walked back to his house.
Red hid behind a house and peered over the corner to see if the man was gone. Once he saw the man walk inside his house, Red breathed a sigh of relief.
"Some people are way too odd", Red said shaking his head. He was about to go ask where the Pokemon Center was until he caught sight of a commotion going on at a market nearby.
"Huh, what's going on over there?" Red wondered out loud. The was a crowd of people at the market angrily shouting in front of a stall. Most of them even had nets and fishing poles with them. And boy did they looked pissed.
"I gotta go find out what's going on", Red said. A man walked past him grumbling and carrying a basket.
"Excuse me sir, but what's going on over there?" Red asked pointing to the commotion.
"Some Pokemon from the Viridian Forest came and is messing with the stalls. It keeps stealing the food and ruining the tents", the man grumbled before walking away. Red stared at the crowd and thought to himself.
A Pokemon, huh? And that too, from the Viridian Forest. Might as well try to catch it! Red thought. He jogged over to the crowd of people and pushed himself through trying to get to the front. Some people shouted at him, while others cursed him out. Pushing towards the center, Red stumbled out of the crowd and saw the culprit. It was a yellow mouse with long black and yellow ears, red dots on its cheeks and a tail shaped like lightning.
"What the heck is that?" Red muttered curiously. He took out his Pokedex and aimed it at the Pokemon, who was busy chomping on an apple. Before Red could start the Pokedex, a man swung his net over and trapped the Pokemon in it.
"I got it! I got the Pokemon!" the man shouted excitedly. The Pokemon, however, wasn't happy to have its meal interupted.
"Pika..." the Pokemon growled, charging up electricity and unleashing it, shocking the man with tons of electricity.
"WAGGGAGAGAGAAH!" the man screamed and tore the net away. The Pokemon happily continued to eat as people were now afraid to do what the man did.
"Pikachu, the Electric Mouse Pokemon. Moves are Thundershock, Tackle, Growl, and Quick Attack", Red said reading the Pokedex entry. He snapped it shut and grinned.
"An Electric type, huh? Now we're talking!" Red exclaimed tossing his Pokeball. "Charmander, go!"
"Oooh, look!" the people exclaimed when they saw Red challenging the Pikachu. Pikachu noticed this and turned around to see a confident Red and an excited Charmander looking at him.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu said grinning wickedly, getting ready for battle. Another trainer would be a piece of cake.
"Charmander, Leer!" Red exclaimed. Charmander looked Pikachu in the eyes, making the mouse shiver. Pikachu growled at Charmander, making his attack fall.
"It used Growl, but that won't matter! Ember, then follow it up with Fury Swipes!" Red exclaimed. Charmander spat out a ball of fire and sprinted towards Pikachu delivering multiple scratches to his face.
"Pika!" Pikachu cried out as the Ember scorched his fur and Charmander's claws struck his face. Acting quickly, Pikachu sprinted forward and smacked Charmander away with a Quick Attack.
"Charmander, get up and use Ember again!" Red exclaimed. Charmander got up and prepared to shoot out another fireball. Suddenly, Charmander cried out as yellow electricy sparked through him, disabling his movement.
"Charmander, what's wrong? Ember!" Red exclaimed. Charmander looked at Red helplessly as he tried to move, but couldn't. Confused, Red took out his Pokedex and scanned Charmander briefly.
"Pikachu's ability Static has Paralyzed Charmander", the entry read. Red snapped it shut and put his Pokedex away, wondering what to do now. Pikachu, seeing his opponent was vulnerable, charged up electricity and grinned. Charmander trembled with fear while Red gasped.
"Uh oh", he muttered. Pikachu suddenly released a shock of electricity at Charmander, shocking him greatly. The crowd gasped.
"Oooh, he's done for", they muttered. Red grit his teeth as Charmander emerged from the smoke. Thankfully he wasn't knocked out, but he was greatly injured.
"Well, I'm all out of options. Screw it!" Red exclaimed tossing a Pokeball at Pikachu. The ball hit the Pokemon and trapped it inside. Everyone watched closely as the ball rattled wildly while Red prayed this worked. Soon after three shakes, the ball stopped moving and the crowd cheered meaning Red had caught it.
"He caught it! This boy got rid of our problem!" a woman shouted. Red happily returned Charmander and picked up Pikachu's ball. He could see the Pokemon inside and it wasn't very happy.
"Hey there little guy. Nice to meet you", Red said. Pikachu just glared at him from inside. Red held Charmander's ball in front of Pikachu's. Charmander was still hurt, but cracked a kind smile at Pikachu. The mouse Pokemon just huffed and turned away crossing his arms. Red frowned, but decided to forget it. He got up and was met by a crowd of overjoyed civilians.
"Young man, you are an angel!"
"Thank you so much!"
"You're awesome! Here have this Oran Berry as a token of appreciation!"
"Ooh, take this Pecha Berry as well!"
"I got some Potions if ya want!"
"Have some money!"
Red happily took all the offerings and thanked the people. He had quite a reputation in town now as everybody smiled at him when he walked by. Once he was a far distance away, Red snickered and took off his bag before looking inside at all the items he collected.
"Hohoho man, this is awesome! I'm so stacked I don't even need to go to the Pokemart! Oh wait, I actually do since I need more Pokeballs! But look at all this money!" Red exclaimed. He took Charmander's Pokeball out and showed him the items.
"Thanks Charmander! It's because of you, I got all of this! You're awesome!" Red exclaimed.
"Char!" Charmander happily exclaimed. Red put everything away and got up.
"Let's find the Pokemon Center. Wait, is that it?" Red noticed a big orange building in the distance. He slapped himself on the forehead.
"I am so stupid! I know the Pokemon Centers have big orange roofs!" Red exclaimed. He sprinted over in that direction before entering the building. Inside, the Pokemon Center was huge. There were alot of couches with a some people inside and another floor as well. There were jars of water to drink and some food as well. There was even resting rooms. Red walked up to the counter and Nurse Joy immediatly greeted him.
"Hello. Would you like to rest your Pokemon?" Joy asked.
"Yes please", Red said handing her his Pokeballs.
"Okay, I'll just take them for a second", Nurse Joy said. She placed them on a machine and pressed a button. The machine hummed and the Pokeballs glew yellow for a minute before returning to red. She handed the Pokeballs back to Red,
"There all better. We hope to see you again!" Nurse Joy said. Red thanked her and walkled outside. Once outside, Red pulled out the Town Map again.
"Let's see, if I remember correctly, there is supposed to be a gym here. Awesome, I might as well challenge it!" Red exclaimed. He walked over in the direction the gym was and saw the brown building.
"That must be it!" Red exclaimed. He crossed the bridge of the pond and walked over. The gym looked run down and old, as their were vines growing on the sides. The walls looked rusty as well. Still, Red chose to ignore and continued until he reached the front.
"Aw, what?!" Red exclaimed when he saw the sign that said the gym was closed. He huffed and crossed his arms.
"Now what? This gym is closed, meaning I can't get my gym badge!" Red exclaimed.
"Red?" a voice said behind him. Red turned around to find Leaf standing behind him.
"Leaf? What are you doing here?" Red asked. Leaf giggled.
"Red, we just left Pallet Town a few hours ago. Me, you and Blue separated on Route 1 and I came here to challenge the gym", Leaf explained. Red nodded.
"I also heard you stopped the commotion at the market", Leaf said.
"When did you find out?" Red asked surprised. Leaf waved her hand.
"Just a few minutes ago. Some kids were talking about it. Anyways, what was the problem?" Red took out Pikachu's Pokeball and showed it to her.
"This little guy. He kept eating all the food and thanks to Charmander, I caught him", Red exclaimed. Leaf looked at Pikachu's ball closer.
"Aww, he's so cute!" Leaf exclaimed. Pikachu's ears perked up when he heard that and he looked at her. Leaf smiled and waved at him.
"Hi there! You're so adorable!" Leaf gushed. Pikachu smiled at her kindly. Red was flabbergasted. How come Pikachu hated him but not Leaf?
"Good to know he likes you", Red said. Leaf frowned. "What do you mean?"
"He hates me since I caught him", Red explained. Pikachu shot Red a glare before turning around and crossing his arms. Red pointed to him. "See?"
"You need to grow a bond with him. Trust me, one day Pikachu will look up to you", Leaf said.
"Yeah, well I hope your right". Leaf suddenly thought of an idea.
"Hey wanna have a Pokemon battle?" she asked. Red grinned.
"Sure! Bring it on!"
"Alright, let's see if you got stronger!" Leaf challenged. Red and Leaf both moved to an empty field, far from each other. Both threw their Pokeballs forward.
"Pidgey, show them what you got!" A small pidgeon like bird emerged, flapping its tiny wings.
"Pikachu, I choose you!" Pikachu popped out of his Pokeball and looked at the Pokemon in front of him.
"Pidgey, start off with Gust!" Leaf commanded.
"Pikachu, dodge and use Thundershock!" Red exclaimed. Pidgey fired a breeze of wind at Pikachu, and instead of doing what his trainer told him, Pikachu charged towards the wind with Quick Attack and ended up getting blown back.
"Pikachu, what are you doing? I said dodge and Thundershock!" Red exclaimed. Pikachu turned around and gave Red a cold stone glare slowly charged up electricity in its cheeks.
"Oh no...", Red muttered taking a step back. Pikachu released a Thundershock...right at Red!
"AAAAAAHHHH!" Red screamed as he was shocked with tons of volts. Leaf and Pidgey stared in shock as Pikachu leapt towards Red and Quick Attacked his stomach, making Red drop down and clutch it in pain.
"Pidgey, stop him with Quick Attack!" Leaf ordered. Pidgey flew forward and slammed into Pikachu's back, making him stop assaulting his trainer. Pikachu angrily turned around and fired a Thundershock at Pidgey, electrocuting the Pokemon and knocking it out in one hit.
"Whoa!" Leaf exclaimed. Red gasped and returned Pikachu immediatly.
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Red shouted at Pikachu in the Pokeball. Pikachu responded by angrily shaking the Pokeball, making Red quickly put it away.
"Okay...that happened. Anyway, do you want to stop the battle?" Leaf asked. Red gave her a disbelieving look.
"Hell no! I still got one more Pokemon and he at least listens to me!" Red exclaimed. Leaf smiled. "Then let's go Bulbasaur!" Leaf threw another Pokeball forward and out popped her starter Pokemon.
"You got this Charmander!" Red exclaimed releasing Charmander.
"Char! Char!" Charmander exclaimed pointing to Pikachu's Pokeball.
"What's wrong? You're upset Pikachu attacked me like that?" Red asked. Charmander nodded.
"Don't worry about it. He just needs some time. You focus on the battle, kay?" Red said. Charmander hesitated at first but decided to listen to his trainer.
"Alright Bulbasaur! Start this off with Growl!" Leaf exclaimed. Bulbasaur growled at Charmander, baring his fangs.
"Charmander, Leer then Ember!" Red exclaimed. Charmander looked Bulbasaur in the eye, then spat out Ember which connected to Bulbasaur's face.
"Saur!" Bulbasaur cried out in pain. Leaf was fast to react. "Quickly, use Absorb! The Tackle him to the ground!"
Bulbasaur suddenly had a green aura around him and Charmander slowly felt his health get sapped away.
"Charmander, Ember!" Red exclaimed. It was too late for Charmander to react because Bulbasaur had tackled him to the ground.
"Now, Vine Whip while he's down!" Leaf commanded. Bulbasaur furiously started slapping Charmander with sharp, thick vines that stung the lizard even though it wasn't very effective.
"Ember in his face!" Red exclaimed. Charmander spat fire right in Bulbasaur's face, making him recoil back.
"Fury Swipes!" Charmander lashed forward with quick scratches with his claws, making Bulbasaur squeal in pain.
"Bulbasaur, get out of there!" Leaf said.
"It's too late. Ember!" Charmander then launched one more fireball at Bulbasaur, this time knocking him out. Red and Charmander cheered for their victory while Leaf returned her Pokemon disapointed.
"Not bad Red. You and Charmander really have grown a strong bond", Leaf acknowledged.
"Thanks. You and your Pokemon get along fine as well", Red said. Leaf nodded towards Pikachu's ball.
"You need to work on him though. He really hates you". Red sighed and looked at Pikachu, who was growling inside.
"Yeah, but what do I do? He's stubborn as hell!" Red exclaimed. Leaf sighed and shook her head.
"You are so stupid. Go and spend some time with him. You know, have fun and be there for him and then he'll like you!" Leaf said. Red thought about that. That definitly did sound like it would work.
"I suggest heading towards Pewter City next if you want a gym badge", Leaf said. "That's where Blue went. I'm heading there as well".
Red nodded. "Okay".
"Don't forget to stock up on items at the Poke Mart!" Leaf said before waving bye and walking off. Red, still in deep thought about what Leaf said, turned around and headed towards the Poke Mart. He didn't even think about the gym badge or beating Blue. All he could think about was what Leaf had said about growing a bond with Pikachu.
Red smiled as he neared the Poke Mart. Thanks Leaf. You're a really good friend.
TO BE CONTINUED
Author's note: Another chapter of this story! Yeah, you knew I was going to give Red Pikachu. But did you think about how their friendship would turn out? That scene with Red capturing Pikachu is something I got from the Adventures manga, so thank you manga!
Also, Red and Leaf seem to be really good friends. Reeeaallly good friends...what do you think will happen with them? :)
Question of the day: What would you like to see in Pokemon Sun and Moon? Leave your answer in your review please!
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