Trainers School
Jubilife City
Sinnoh Region
Late Summer
Episode 4: The Grouchy Pokémon!
Alex felt the cool rush of air conditioning wash across his face as he entered the building. He quickly scanned the entrance room and saw a familiar figure standing next to a large window that spanned the entire far wall.
"Hey, Tasha!" He called before approaching the girl.
She turned rapidly, her high light brown ponytail swaying as she did so.
"Hey, sorry for leaving so early, I just really wanted to get here. Hope you don't mind." She told him brightly.
"No, it's ok. I met a trainer on the way here and we battled. Mudkip was really put to the test for the first time and it was great." He replied with a grin.
"That's awesome! You'll have to tell me more about it. Right now though, you should definitely check out the garden. You're allowed to catch a rare Pokémon in there, but only one so you gotta make sure it's one you really want." Tasha explained, gesturing towards the other side of the window.
"What about you? Did you already go catch one?" Alex asked.
"Nah, I'm happy with my team as it is. You go right ahead though." She said with a happy smile.
Alex nodded and rushed through the door to his right that led to a staircase winding down to the garden. He took one step into the grand area and was taken aback by the pure beauty of it. Towering trees drooping with vines rose upwards and scraped a gigantic skylight that domed above the garden. There was a sophisticated rocky cave complex to his right and a gorgeous meadow filled with gigantic flowers and stunning bushes to his left. Directly ahead was an expansive pond with mirror-still water and lily pads floating on the surface.
Everywhere he looked Pokémon were abundant. Lotads and Seedots rolled around near the forest and pond boundary, while Butterfree buzzed happily among the flowers. A strange Pokémon Alex had never seen before was running around rapidly on the rocks to his right.
Alex's eyes gleamed and he immediately decided that this one was the Pokémon he wanted. He felt squirming in his bag, and he looked over his shoulder to see Mudkip yawning widely and blinking its eyes rapidly.
"Ready buddy? I need your help to go catch that Pokémon." He told the small Pokémon.
"Kip!" Mudkip responded happily before jumping out of the satchel and landing nimbly on all four legs.
As the pair approached, Alex got a better look at the Pokémon. It had a shaggy black coat of fur covering its head and neck, and had dull blue skin. It couldn't seem to see very well, as it would constantly bump into things and then breathe purple fire at the offending object. A poor Geodude was torched simply because it had fallen asleep in the way of the strutting Pokémon.
"Alright, let's see what it is." Alex whispered, crouching behind a rock that was close to the creature.
"Deino, the Irate Pokémon. This Dragon type Pokémon cannot see, so it tackles and bites to learn about its surroundings. Their bodies are covered in wounds. Approaching this Pokémon carelessly is very dangerous." His pokedex chirped after he aimed it at the Pokémon.
"Ooh, sounds fun. Let's go Mudkip!" He proceeded to vault over the rock in front of him and charge at the Dragon-type.
Tasha was quietly watching her companion's actions from the observation deck above when she saw him run towards the rocks.
"Someone needs to stop that kid! He'll get hurt! That's that crazy Deino they hatched a few weeks ago, and hes trying to catch it!" A tall man in a white lab coat exclaimed as he happened to glance through the window.
"Typical.. all those cute and friendly Pokémon and he goes after the maniac. Let's go Charmeleon, you too Golduck! Somebody has to save his skin again.." Tasha complained, releasing her partners from their pokeballs, before sprinting down the stairs and entering the garden.
"Mudkip, surprise him with a water gun!" Alex told his partner, causing the small blue creature to shoot out a blast of water that collided with the Deino.
"Dei!" The Pokémon growled in anger before turning around and charging, its head glowing white.
"Dodge that headbutt! Now use Mud-slap!" Alex called.
Mudkip expertly twisted out of the way of the charge and jumped into the air, before using it's tail fin to scrape up some earth and fling it at the Deino.
The mud splattered the Deino, causing it to stagger a little.
"Finish it with an Ice Beam!" Alex yelled, and the blue Pokémon shot a beam of white enrgy at its opponent.
The Deino sensed the approaching attack and opened its mouth, forming a huge dark ball of energy that was shot off like a bullet in Alex's direction.
It hit the ice beam head on and crashed through it before continuing on to Alex and Mudkip where it exploded, sending them both flying.
Alex collided hard with the rocky ground and felt Mudkip hit his chest.
The Mud-fish Pokémon was badly bruised and obviously exhausted and Alex grimaced before looking at his quarry.
Deino had opened its mouth and a ring of fire suddenly encircled its head.
"Is this Fire fang?!" Alex wondered out loud, incredulous that the Deino knew so many powerful moves.
"Quick Mudkip, while we can, use Water gun!" Alex said, getting to his feet.
"kip." Mudkip said smally, struggling to its feet before shooting a stream of water at its target.
"Now's my chance. Pokeball, Go!" Alex shouted before throwing the red and white capsule at the stunned Pokémon. The ball hit the Deino's head before opening and absorbing the creature.
It rolled once, and Alex felt his heart beat increase rapidly. A second roll caused his blood to run cold, and finally, the third roll brought with it a sense of relief, as the center beeped red.
"Alex! Are you ok?!" Tasha was running through the tall grass towards him, with her Golduck and Charmeleon close behind.
"Yeah.. Just fine." Alex said before blackness overtook his vision and he collapsed.
Hope you guys Enjoyed Chapter 4! I decided that Deino would be the next Pokémon Alex added to his team because it's a very tough Pokémon to handle, which will let Alex's training abilities grow steadily. I wasn't able to introduce the Rival this chapter, but stay tuned!
Upcoming Chapters:
Episode 5: Oreburgh City!
Episode 6: Cranidos vs. Mudkip: A battle for the Ages!
Episode 7: A Starly Swarm!