In this chapter, Lucy is going to train her Pokemon so that she'll have an easier time against Whitney. She's going to head to the National Park. It's rather lovely. Also, she's going to catch a grass Pokemon.
Also, Sarah is going to catch a new Pokemon as well. It's not the type of Pokemon that you think it is!
Chris and Ned are also going to enter the bug catching contest.
In other news, I'm having fun using Pokemon in expressions. Heh heh.
Chapter 21: Don't Have A Miltank
Lucy went to the National Park in order to train her Pokemon. It sure was a nice place to relax.
Hopefully when she challenged Miltank to a rematch she'll be able to win this time.
She noticed that a Pokemon that was rather cute. Perhaps she'd try catching that Pokemon instead of simply fainting it.
Sunkern noticed her.
"Sunkern?" inquired the grass Pokemon.
Lucy scanned Sunkern with her Pokedex.
"Sunkern, the Seed Pokemon. The only thing that it ever eats is dewdrops." said Lucy's Pokedex.
"Sunkern!" exclaimed the grass Pokemon.
This Sunkern was a girl.
"She sure is on a diet, isn't she?" inquired Lucy.
Lucy's Clefairy nodded. Personally she was open to a variety of foods...though she did like sweets.
Fortunately, it seemed that Sunkern didn't move around too much, so she didn't have to worry about her running away. It was kind of like the Pineco that Sarah had caught earlier.
If she tossed a Pokeball at it, she probably wouldn't put up a struggle.
She decided to give it a test run.
"Pokeball go!" exclaimed Lucy.
Sure enough, Sunkern didn't put up much of a struggle.
Perhaps she found the idea of being inside a Pokeball to be relaxing. That way the flying Pokemon would leave her alone.
There was a ding, indicating that Sunkern had been caught.
She then sent out her new grass Pokemon.
"Alright! But how am I going to use you against the gym leader?" asked Lucy.
Sunkern wasn't sure. Maybe if she evolved into a Sunflora then she could help.
However, Lucy did not appear to have a Sun Stone. It looked like she wouldn't be evolving just yet.
Still, Lucy's Pokemon seemed stronger after their training session. Apparently, training her Pokemon had been worth it.
Maybe it would be worth it to challenge the Gym leader again to see how much stronger they had become.
However, it would probably be best to think of a strategy to deal with Whitney. That Miltank was the biggest threat, that was for sure.
Well, it was time to head back to the gym.
Whitney was waiting for her in there.
"Are you ready for our rematch?" asked Whitney.
Lucy nodded. Her Pokemon were looking forward to battling her again. Her Clefairy had a wide smile on her face.
"Alright then, I choose Clefairy!" exclaimed the Gym Leader.
Whitney sent out Clefairy.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Whitney's Clefairy.
Lucy responded by sending out her Chikorita.
"Chikorita!" exclaimed Lucy's Chikorita.
Whitney instructed her Clefairy to use Doubleslap.
Clefairy slapped Chikorita in the face.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed the fairy Pokemon.
However, this made Chikorita annoyed and she hit Clefairy with Razor Leaf.
It was a critical hit.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Whitney's Clefairy.
Whitney noted that things weren't looking good for her Pokemon. If this kept up, she was going to lose the battle. At least her opponent wouldn't be disappointed.
She decided to have Clefairy give Chikorita a taste of her own medicine using Mimic.
She picked up some leaves and tossed them at Chikorita.
However, Chikorita was fast enough to avoid them.
She then hit Clefairy with Vine Whip and she fainted.
"Clefairy..." murmured the fainted fairy Pokemon. She now had swirls in her eyes, as if she had been hypnotized.
That Chikorita was simply too strong. And to think she wasn't a Bayleef yet.
"Well, at least you tried." said Whitney.
"Not bad, Chikorita!" exclaimed Lucy. This seemed to be going better than before.
However, she still had Miltank to deal with.
Whitney withdrew her fainted Clefairy and sent out Miltank.
"Miltank!" exclaimed Whitney's Miltank.
Whitney instructed her Miltank to use Stomp.
Miltank nodded and attempted to stomp on Chikorita's big head.
However, Chikorita grabbed onto Miltank's foot using vines to prevent her from doing so.
She then made Miltank collapse on the ground.
"Razor Leaf!" instructed Lucy.
Seizing her opportunity, Chikorita hit Miltank with several Razor Leaves.
"Miltank..." murmured the Pokemon. That really knocked the breath out of her.
However, Miltank managed to hit Chikorita with Rollout, and she fainted.
"Chikorita..." murmured the grass Pokemon. How did Miltank get to be so strong?
Oh wait. It was probably because she was always drinking her milk. It WAS pretty good for you.
She withdrew Chikorita and sent out her Clefairy.
"Clefairy!" shouted Lucy's Clefairy.
Whitney instructed Miltank to use Attract.
However, Lucy's Clefairy was not attracted to Miltank. Apparently, cattle Pokemon weren't her type. The milk Miltank produced certainly was nutritious though.
Although...she found Ned's Raichu to be fairly attractive. He was big and strong.
Clefairy then hit Whitney's Miltank with Meteor Mash.
Whitney's Miltank felt like she had been struck by a meteor.
"Miltank..." said Whitney's Miltank. Despite being fairly small, Clefairy was pretty strong. She could probably take down Pokemon that were many times her size.
Apparently, it was time for Whitney to heal her Pokemon so she didn't faint.
She instructed Miltank to use Milk Drink.
However, before she could drink it, she found that Clefairy had stolen it.
"Miltank?" asked Whitney's Miltank.
"I guess your kleptomania came in handy this time..." noted Lucy.
"Clefairy!" cheered Lucy's Clefairy.
Clefairy gulped down the milk and enjoyed the delicious beverage. She felt like she earned it, though admittedly the gym battle wasn't over yet.
"Oh no..." murmured Whitney. Now how was she going to heal her Pokemon?
She had neglected to bring Potions.
Lucy's Clefairy then finished Whitney's Miltank off with Metronome...which turned into Karate Chop.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy's Clefairy. Maybe she should visit the dojo in Kanto again.
"You've gotten stronger since our last encounter haven't you? I'm impressed! You can have your gym badge now." stated Whitney.
Lucy smiled and collected the Plain Badge.
Meanwhile at Route 36...
So far, having Totodile water plants was working out fairly well.
Eventually, they came across a rather strange-looking tree.
"Isn't that an unusual tree..." noted Sarah.
Totodile nodded.
Well, he decided to squirt water at it.
"Sudowoodo!" exclaimed the disguised Pokemon, who was now dripping with water.
"Whoa!" shouted Sarah.
Sarah fell down.
"Sudowoodo, the Imitation Pokemon. It pretends to be a tree, but in reality its body is similar to a rock!" exclaimed Sarah's Pokedex.
"That's really interesting..." answered Sarah. Sudowoodo certainly did look like a grass type. But apparently, it was actually a rock type.
According to the Pokedex, this Sudowoodo was male.
The Sudowoodo pounded his branches together. It looked like he was angry.
"I think it wants to fight us...hit him again, Totodile!" exclaimed Sarah.
Sudowoodo noted that maybe he didn't think things through.
Totodile hit Sudowoodo again.
The imitation Pokemon pulled out a white flag and started waving it around.
"What's that? You're surrendering? Alright then. What should we do with you?" asked Sarah.
She then noticed that her Totodile was gnawing on a Great Ball.
"Poke ball go!" exclaimed Sarah.
Sudowoodo went inside the Great Ball without a struggle.
"That was an interesting Pokemon...maybe I should try it out." questioned the girl.
Totodile nodded.
Sarah sent out her new Pokemon.
"Sudowoodo!" exclaimed the Pokemon that wasn't a plant.
"So...why were you pretending to be a tree?" asked Sarah. It seemed an odd thing for a rock type to do. Her Totodile certainly didn't act like a fire type.
"Woodo!" explained Sudowoodo. Apparently, since there were so many grass Pokemon around, he figured that would blend in by pretending to be a grass type.
"I don't know, have you ever thought about being the rock Pokemon you are?" inquired Sarah.
Sudowoodo hadn't thought of that.
Perhaps he should act like a rock type instead of a grass type.
Well, he was going to be traveling with Sarah from now on so perhaps he should just be himself.
Besides, he'd do better against fire types than a grass type would.
Perhaps he could hang out with his fellow rock types instead of trying to blend in with grass type Pokemon for a change.
Back in Goldenrod City...
"Did you get the Plain Badge?" asked Jake.
Lucy nodded.
Jake applauded Lucy.
"Well then, I guess we're ready to head to Ecruteak City now." answered the boy. He heard that Mahogany Town and Olivine City were nearby, both of which had gyms, so it looked like they would be gathering gym badges quickly.
However, Cianwood City was all the way across the sea. It would take some time in order to get there.
"I heard that there's a legendary Pokemon there..." stated Lucy.
"Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy's Clefairy. You don't get to meet one of those every day.
Apparently, the legendary Pokemon nested on top of a tin tower.
There was also another tower, but apparently the legendary Pokemon had burned it down.
This was where three more legendary Pokemon resided.
How many legendary Pokemon were in Ecruteak City anyway?
Perhaps they should go visit the burned tower before they went to battle the gym leader.
Together, the two of them set out towards the city.
On the way there, they noticed that the tree blocking their way between Goldenrod City and Violet City was now gone.
"What happened to the tree?" asked Lucy.
Jake shrugged. He didn't know the answer himself.
However, it seemed that they now had a way to get through.
Perhaps it would be best not to dwell on it.
In Ecruteak City...
As soon as Sarah entered Ecruteak City, she noticed that there were several Team Shadow Grunts nearby.
Once again, they were up to no good.
"Hi everyone!" exclaimed Sarah.
Leading them was another Team Shadow Executive.
Her name was Violet, and she had long purple hair. She also had purple eyes as well. She was rather tall. Disguises were her speciality.
"Our leader requested that we steal the Rainbow Wing from the Tin Tower...something like that would be worth a fortune, especially given its relation to Ho-Oh the Legendary Phoenix!" exclaimed Violet.
The Team Shadow Grunts concurred in agreement. This was going to be quite the heist.
Togepi started to shiver. Sarah was hanging out with a bad crowd.
At least her trainer seemed to be affable. Otherwise she would start to feel sick.
"I guess we'll start looking in that burned tower over there." said one of the Team Shadow Grunts.
"I'll be searching the Tin Tower..." stated Violet.
Curious, she noticed that there seemed to be some monks standing guard.
They wouldn't let anyone in without the Fog Badge.
However, Violet put on a disguise and she looked just like one of the monks.
"Can I enter?" asked Violet.
The monks nodded and let Violet inside.
Violet chuckled. They didn't suspect a thing.
At the National Park...
"It says here that they're having a bug catching contest..." said Ned.
"Oh really?" asked Chris.
"Yeah...the grand prize is a Sun Stone...that ought to be useful if we want to evolve a certain Pokemon..." remarked the boy.
Chris shrugged. She knew how she could win that contest. Just catch the biggest and strongest bug Pokemon she could find.
However, she noticed that Jerry was competing as well.
"Hello Jerry." said Chris sarcastically.
"I'm going to cream everyone at the contest!" exclaimed Jerry.
"Sure you are." answered the teenage girl.
Aside from Chris and Ned, two other Pokemon trainers had entered the contest. They were of course, bug catchers.
Immediately, the bug catcher in charge of the contest gave them Sports Balls.
Quickly, they went to search for bug Pokemon.
Chris noticed a Scyther was nearby.
"Scyther!" exclaimed Chris's Scyther.
She tossed a Sports Ball at the Scyther.
There was a ding and the Scyther was caught.
"Yes!" exclaimed Chris.
Considering Scythers were strong bug types, chances are she would do well in the competition.
Ned had caught a Butterfree.
A short while later, the contest was over and it was time to judge their Pokemon.
"Look what I caught! It's the best bug Pokemon ever!" exclaimed Jerry.
As it turned out, Jerry had caught a Caterpie.
"Really, Jerry?" asked Chris.
"It's going to win first place for sure!" exclaimed Jerry.
As it turned out, Jerry had gotten last place.
"This contest is rigged!" shouted the boy.
"Sure it is." answered Chris.
The two bug catchers had caught a Kakuna and a Metapod.
They were tied for third place.
Ned had scored second place.
"Not bad!" exclaimed Ned.
This of course meant that Chris had scored first place.
"Ha! I knew I would win!" shouted Chris.
"What? How did she win?! She's totally lame!" exclaimed Jerry.
Chris rolled her eyes.
In addition to their prizes, they were allowed to keep the bug Pokemon that they had caught as an added bonus.
Chris smirked. Scyther was going to come in handy.
Jerry moped. What was he going to do with his Caterpie? Now that he thought of it, maybe Caterpie wasn't such a valuable Pokemon after all.
Ned figured maybe his Butterfree would come in handy.
Well, now it was time to head to Ecruteak City. If they could beat the Gym Leader there, they'd be halfway to the Pokemon League.
Lucy has her Plain Badge and Sarah has caught Sudowoodo...I figure this would be a good Pokemon for Sarah...now it's time to head to Ecruteak City so that they can collect the Fog Badge.
They're going to need brave Pokemon if they want to fight Morty.
In other news, it seems that Team Shadow is up to no good again. This doesn't bode well.