Episode 108: Chikorita's Big Upset
A few hours came and went after the events of the Sunflora Festival. Sora, Kairi, Tracey, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi continued on their way to Azalea Town. They made a stop to rest for the night.
Unknown to them, they were being watched by an avian Pokémon with black feathers. Its crooked, yellow beak and the three, feathery tufts on its head resemble a witch's nose and hat respectively. It has semi-circular, red eyes with white sclerae and pupils and a spiky collar of feathers around its neck. The shaggy feathers on its tail resemble the end of a broom, and there is a thin, red band at the base of the tail. Its yellow feet have four toes, three facing forward and one backward. This Pokémon is known as a Murkrow. It eyes Sora's necklace. It sparkled before the crow-like Pokémon's eyes, wanting it.
Sora took his turn to make some dinner for them. The made some grilled cheese sandwiches for the three of them.
"I hope you like yours really cheesy, because they're oozing with some extra cheese," Sora said.
"You actually made this, Sora?" Tracey asked.
"Yeah. I'm hoping that you would like the nachos I'll make later," Sora said. Azurill hops on Sora's lap.
"Azurill," Azurill chirped.
"Hey there, Azurill," Sora greeted. Chikorita jumped on Sora's lap, pushing Azurill off. "Hey, Chikorita, what's the matter with you?" Chikorita looked at Sora. "You shouldn't have done that to Azurill like that! If you can't behave, then I'll send you over to Professor Oak's lab, and bring over a Pokémon who can behave!" Chikorita didn't want that, so she complied with her Trainer. "That's what I thought." He placed Chikorita down and picked up Azurill and placed her on his lap. Pikachu sat beside him as well. Chikorita's cheeks puffed up with jealousy. Sora tore off a small piece for Azurill to eat. "Here, Azurill. Some yummy grilled cheese."
"Azu," Azurill chirped as she ate it. "Is that good?"
"Azu," Azurill chirped.
Just then, Murkrow flew down and snatched Sora's necklace.
"Hey, what the heck was that?!" Sora exclaimed.
"Sora, what's the matter?" Tracey asked.
"Look! He's got your necklace!" Kairi said. They spotted Murkrow up in a tree branch with Sora's necklace.
"What kind of Pokémon is that?" Sora asked.
"It's a Murkrow," Tracey said. Sora took out his Pokédex and scanned it.
Murkrow, the Darkness Pokémon
Type: Dark/Flying
Murkrow has a love for anything that is shiny. It has a fierce rivalry with Meowth over shiny objects. Murkrow will take the shiny objects back to its nest.
"That explains why he took my necklace. It was because it was shiny. But my necklace isn't going to be a part of any nest!" Sora said, putting his Pokédex away. He turned to Pikachu. "Okay, Pikachu. Go and get him!"
"Pikachu," Pikachu said, stepping in, but Chikorita brushes him to the side. "Pi?"
"Chikorita," Sora said, sternly.
"I think Chikorita wants to battle instead of Pikachu," Tracey said.
"Is that right?" Kairi asked.
"It seems so. But Chikorita is not a good match-up, because Grass-type Pokémon are weak against Flying-type moves," Tracey said.
"But I don't think she cares about type weaknesses," Kairi said.
"If you wanna battle, Chikorita, I guess I can let you. Use Razor Leaf!" Sora ordered. Chikorita fired Razor Leaf at the Darkness Pokémon, but it dodges. Murkrow came flying and fired Night Shade at the Leaf Pokémon. Chikorita has taken some damage from Murkrow's Night Shade. Murkrow then pecks at Chikorita. "Use Vine Whip!" Chikorita grabbed Murkrow by the beak and used them to bring him down. The necklace goes flying, so Pikachu catches it. "Good catch, buddy. And nice hit, Chikorita! Use Tackle!" Chikorita lands a Tackle onto Murkrow, knocking him out. Sora took out a Pokéball and threw it. Murkrow flows inside and his Pokéball wobbles around and around. Stars swirls around the Pokéball to confirm the catch. Sora's Pokémon Box goes off asking him if he wants to keep Murkrow with him. He chose to send Murkrow to Professor Oak's lab. "Got myself a Murkrow." He turned to Chikorita. "And thanks to you, Chikorita." He pets the Leaf Pokémon on the head, so she nuzzles his hand.
On the next afternoon, they proceeded on towards the nearest town. Once they arrived, Sora is approached by a boy.
"Hey there! Are you a Pokémon trainer?" The boy asked Sora.
"I am," Sora answered.
"I'm challenging you into a battle, so what do you say?" The boy asked.
"I'm game," Sora said.
"Great! Let's make it a three on three battle," he suggested.
"Okay. Let's go!" Sora said accepting his challenge. The boy pulled out a Pokéball.
"Alright, Magby! Go!" He threw the Pokéball letting out his Magby. Sora took out Totodile's Pokéball and threw it.
"Okay Totodile! Go!" Sora said as threw Totodile's Pokéball. Totodile did a little dance upon entry.
"Magby! Dynamic Punch!" The boy ordered. Magby ran towards Totodile to deliver a powerful punch on the crocodile Pokémon.
"Totodile! Dodge and use Water Gun!" Sora called out. Totodile swerved out of the way before Magby could land a hit. Totodile let out Water Gun knocking out Magby in a single hit. Sora's opponent pulls out Magby's Pokéball.
"Magby, return!" The boy said, calling Magby back. "Not too shabby, but here's my next Pokémon." He pulled out another Pokéball and threw it. "Go Sentret!" The Pokéball opens and lets out his Sentret. Sora pulls out Totodile's Pokéball as well.
"Okay Totodile, come back," Sora said, calling back Totodile. He pulls out Chikorita's Pokéball and threw it. "Okay Chikorita! Go!" The Pokéball opens and lets out Chikorita who just nuzzles his leg upon making an entry. "Um, Chikorita, you have a battle to go into right now."
"Chiko!" Chikorita spun her leaf.
"Sentret! Use Scratch now!" The boy ordered. Sentret moved in to land a scratch on Chikorita.
"Chikorita! Tackle now!" Sora ordered. Chikorita dodges the Scratch and lands a tackle on the ferret Pokémon. "Now finish up with Vine Whip!" Chikorita smacks Sentret with her Vine Whip and one last smack sends Sentret flying. The boy calls back Sentret.
"Your Chikorita is something. But, it won't be a match against this one!" The boy said pulling out another Pokéball and threw it. "Raticate! Go!" The boy threw his Pokéball letting out Raticate.
"You still good to go, Chikorita?" Sora asked.
"Chiko!" Chikorita responded.
"Great! Razor Leaf!" Sora called out. Chikorita sends Razor Leaf right at the rat-like Pokémon.
"Raticate! Dodge and use Quick Attack!" The boy ordered. Raticate ran around the leaves and lands brutal hit. "Now use Bite!" Raticate lands a bite on the leaf Pokémon. As the battle raged on and on, Chikorita was getting pretty exhausted. "That was a good Razor Leaf and your aim was perfect, but you should rest up. I'll be sending Pikachu to finish the job." Chikorita perked up at the mention of Pikachu. "Okay Chikorita, return." Chikorita avoids the Pokéball's beam. "What gives? I said return!" Chikorita avoids the beam. "I'm not playing, young lady! Return now! Oh come on! I said return! This isn't a game!" Sora tries to call Chikorita back as Kairi and the Tracey noticed how Chikorita was getting defiant. The boy's mother's voice is heard not too far.
"Dinner's on!" The boy's mother called out.
"Coming mom!" The boy called back. He pulls put Raticate's Pokéball and calls back Raticate. "Raticate, return."
"You're just taking off?" Sora asked.
"Well, it is pretty late and I can't wait all night for you to call back your Chikorita," the boy said.
"I guess not," Sora said as the boy took his leave. He looks towards his Chikorita with a sour look on his face. "I just don't get why you wouldn't come back like I told you." Sora calls back Chikorita and sighs. "What has gotten into you?"
Over to the Pokémon Center, Sora decided to give his family a call, just to check in on them. Karen answered the phone.
"Hey, Sora. I was wondering when I was ever going to hear from you," Karen said.
"Hi, Karen. Is mom home?" Sora asked.
"No, she went out shopping just five minutes ago. What are you up to?" Karen asked.
"We're at a Pokémon Center, stopping for the night," Sora said. He sighed. Karen looked at her brother.
"Sora, what's wrong? Did you and Kairi have a fight?" Karen asked.
"No, it's not that. It's just my Chikorita. She's been quite a handful lately," Sora said.
"A handful? What do you mean?" Karen asked.
"Well, the thing is, I was just in a battle a while ago, and Chikorita wouldn't come back when I decided to send out Pikachu," Sora said.
"I don't think I can help you there, Sora. But I think the Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center might figure something out," Karen said.
"I guess you're right," Sora said. "I'll try to figure it out. And thanks."
"Anytime, big brother," Karen said. "Anyway, I should go. I promised to babysit Seth while Kairi's parents are going out to dinner tonight."
"Okay. I'll Kairi know that her baby brother is in good hands," Sora said. "See ya, Karen."
"See ya, Sora," Karen said. He hung up. He rejoins Kairi and Tracey. He saw the Pokémon enjoying the Pokémon food Kairi had made. Kairi even fed Togepi with some.
"So, how's your mom, Sora?" Kairi asked.
"I only spoke with Karen, but I think she's doing okay. Also, she's babysitting your brother tonight," Sora said. Kairi's face lit up when he mentioned Seth.
"Oh, that's real nice. I'll have to thank her later," Kairi said.
"So, how's Chikorita?" Sora asked.
"Not so good. Chikorita's been sitting by herself. Pikachu tried to be nice, but she just brushed him to the side," Tracey explained. Sora sighed.
"Well, that wasn't very nice," Sora commented.
"Maybe we should call her crabby and I don't mean the Pokémon," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Toge, Togepi," Togepi chirped.
"Pokémon behavior is driven by psychology," a new voice called out grabbing their attention. This Nurse Joy isn't wearing her usual nurse's outfit, but dressed like more as a psychologist and wore glasses to boot. "Does that Chikorita belong to you?"
"Yes ma'am," Sora answered.
"And what's your name?" Nurse Joy asked.
"My name is Sora Ketchum," Sora answered.
"And I'm Kairi. And we already know your name is Nurse Joy," Kairi said.
"Correct. I have a degree in Pokémon psychology from Celadon University," Nurse Joy said. "I provide innovated console techniques in new Pokémon therapy."
"Is that right?" Sora asked.
"Yes," Nurse Joy nodded. "So I have an idea for you. Why don't you and your Pokémon join me and we can have a counseling session."
"And maybe you can figure out why my Chikorita has such a bad attitude?" Sora asked.
"Of course," Nurse Joy said. A few minutes later, Nurse Joy sat Sora down for the session to begin. "So, tell me of when you first met your Chikorita."
"Well, it's like this. It wasn't too long ago, so we were passing by a mountain and we came across this very Chikorita so I decided to capture her," Sora explained. "Chikorita battled hardly and refused to stand down even against my Heracross. Chikorita took a real bad beating. She even battled hard against a pack of Gligar led by a Gliscor."
"But when did your Chikorita finally open up to you?" Nurse Joy asked. Sora thought for a moment.
"I remember when she took on that Gliscor and she took a bad beating, so I..." Sora paused when he realized that was the moment Chikorita opened up to Sora. "I took a brutal swing from that Gliscor. And that was when Chikorita took down Gliscor. The pack pretty much followed us until Gliscor was captured by a other Pokémon Trainer named Riku."
"So your Chikorita has shown respect for you after you have saved her from a Gliscor. Has your Chikorita has been displaying any unusual behaviors?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Well, Chikorita has been nuzzling to me whenever I would call her out for meals or for battle," Sora answered. "Just last night, I was going to send out Pikachu to battle Murkrow when he stole my necklace. So, Chikorita stepped in and battled him. I caught Murkrow once I got it back. And earlier this afternoon, I was battling another Trainer against his Raticate. That Raticate did a number on Chikorita. And when I tried to call her back to her Pokéball she just refused."
"And why is that?" Nurse Joy asked.
"I guess it has something to do when I was gonna switch her with Pikachu. That pretty much sealed the deal," Sora guessed. That definitely got the therapist's attention.
"Has your Chikorita been like this towards Pikachu?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Now that you mention it, she has been pushing Pikachu to the side. And not just Pikachu, but just about any other Pokémon; especially my Azurill," Sora answered. Sora pretty much saw the signs when Chikorita just brushed Pikachu and the other Pokémon to the side."
"Just as I thought," Nurse Joy said. "It appears that your Chikorita is suffering from envy."
"Envy? You mean Chikorita is jealous of Pikachu?" Sora asked.
"I am afraid so," Nurse Joy concluded. "It would appear that the reason your Chikorita is jealous is beacuse you wanted to substitute for Chikorita when at the verge of victory and as a result your Chikorita believes you care more about Pikachu more than her." Sora looked over to Chikorita and sighs.
"I should have seen the signs," Sora said. "She has been like that even after the attention I have been providing." Kairi places her hand on her boyfriend's shoulder.
"It's okay, Sora," Kairi said assuredly. "We all should have."
Sora would remember when Chikorita just brushed Pikachu to the side whenever Sora would pat or complement Pikachu. Also, Sora would wake up and see Chikorita sleeping next to him.
"I may have a solution for the problem. That's if you're willing to go along with it," Nurse Joy said.
"To get Chikorita out of the funk she's in, I'm willing to try anything," Sora said. "What do you have in mind?"
"Come with me. I'll show you," Nurse Joy said standing up. She led Sora, Kairi, Tracey, and the Pokémon to the greenhouse just outside the Pokémon Center. "I propose to leaving Chikorita in the greenhouse for the night. It'll make Chikorita more comfortable when she is in her natural surroundings."
"It's really nice in here. It's the ideal relaxing spot for Grass-type Pokémon," Tracey said.
"You sure this will help Chikorita out?" Sora asked.
"Of course. The new Pokémon threapy is very effective and I guarantee your Chikorita will come out of her shell," Nurse Joy said.
With that said, Sora places Chikorita's Pokéball on the table in the greenhouse and the group went off to bed. Sora couldn't help but worry about Chikorita and the same can be said for Pikachu. Sora was sleeping soundly as Pikachu woke up and went to the greenhouse to check on Chikorita. When Pikachu got to the greenhouse, he saw the Pokéball sitting there on the table. Then without warning, the Pokéball opens and Chikorita had emerged. She saw the sliding glass door open and went out and Pikachu went off after her. Both Pokémon were unaware of the security camera recording the whole thing.
Chikorita got far enough as Pikachu managed to catch up with her.
"Chikorita! Wait!" - Pikachu subtitle.
"What do you want?" - Chikorita subtitle.
"I want you to come back to the greenhouse with me! Sora will be worried when he sees you're not there!" - Pikachu subtitle.
"Why would you care? Sora loves and cares about you more than he does me!"- Chikorita subtitle.
"What is your problem?" - Pikachu subtitle.
"You are my problem! So go away!" - Chikorita subtitle. Chikorita fires Razor Leaf at Pikachu. He ducks out of the way and Chikorita ran into some tall grass.
"Chikorita! Wait! You shouldn't be out here by yourself! Especially with Heartless on the loose! Chikorita! Chikorita! Chikorita where are you?!" - Pikachu subtitle.
Once she was sure Pikachu was no longer close by she went off elsewhere. She managed to find an old warehouse. She looked around and saw nothing there. The leaf Pokémon went to a nearby cardboard box and dusted it off. She climed on the box and fell asleep. Chikorita had dozed off into sleep. But when she got comfortable, she was waken up by a Hitmonchan, a Hitmonlee, and a Machoke.
"Look what we have here, boys!" - Machoke subtitle.
"An uninvited guest sleeping in our warehouse." - Hitmonlee subtitle.
"That is not going to do." - Hitmonchan subtitle.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know this place was occupied." - Chikorita subtitle.
A Primeape appears behind the three Fighting-type Pokémon angered by Chikorita's presence in the warehouse.
"Not as sorry as you're about to be, you little freeloader! Nobody trespasses in our warehouse without paying the toll! And you're about to pay it right now!" - Primeape subtitle.
"Well, I'm sorry. I was sleepy. When the sun comes up, I'll be out of your hair." - Chikorita subtitle.
"It's not as simple as you think!" - Primeape subtitle. Primeape picks up a bolt and threw it at Chikorita. The bolt hits the box and Chikorita jumps off the box to fight the pig monkey Pokémon. Primeape charges over to the leaf Pokémon as Chikorita starts smacking it with Vine Whip. Primeape falls to the ground beaten. She turns to see the furry Pokémon on the floor. Chikorita stares at the three remaining Fighting-type Pokémon ready to battle them. What caught off guard was when they just bowed in respect for her.
"Boss!" - Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, and Machoke subtitle. Chikorita looked at them with a puzzling look.
"Boss?" - Chikorita subtitle.
"Primeape was our boss." - Hitmonlee subtitle.
"But you beat him." - Machoke subtitle.
"That makes you our boss!" - Hitmonchan subtitle. Chikorita smiled at that.
"I like the sound of that!" - Chikorita subtitle.
The next morning, Sora and Kairi woke up and saw Pikachu was missing.
"Pikachu? Pikachu?" Sora asked, looking around.
"Eevee," Angel said with a hint of worry.
"Maybe he went to check on Chikorita," Kairi guessed.
"You're right. We should go check on her too," Sora said. Sora, Kairi, Tracey went to check on Chikorita, but saw the Pokéball was opened. "Chikorita! Where is Chikorita?!"
"I think the security camera may have caught something," Nurse Joy said entering the greenhouse. She played the footage to when Chikorita ran outside and Pikachu went after her. That made Sora worry greatly. "This is a textbook case."
"What do you mean?" Sora asked.
"Your Chikorita craves your attention so badly, she figured the only way to get it is by running away," Nurse Joy said.
"But why would Pikachu go, too?" Tracey asked.
"Pikachu only went after Chikorita because he's worried about blaming himself; just like I would," Sora said. "We've got find them both now!"
"Then you better hurry! This is a rough neighborhood full of rough Pokémon," Nurse Joy said.
"They could get attacked at any moment?" Tracey asked.
"How terrible!" Kairi gasped.
"Well, that's not what's worries me," Sora said. "What worries me are the Heartless and Nobodies on the loose could be out there. And those two could be in some trouble before we know it!"
Kairi and Tracey all knew Sora was right, so they all went out to look for both Pikachu and Chikorita before they could get attacked by the neighborhood Pokémon, Heartless, or Nobodies.
Sora, Kairi, and Tracey went all over the neighborhood looking for both Pikachu and Chikorita.
"This may have gone from bad to worse," Kairi said.
"We could cover more ground when we split up," Tracey suggested.
"Tracey's right, Sora. And we could have a better chance of finding Pikachu and Chikorita that way. And it'll be just in case we bump into any Heartless," Kairi said.
"You're right too, Kairi," Sora said. "We'll keep our wits up. Tracey, I think you should stay here in case Chikorita comes back. Kairi and I will handle any Heartless or Nobody that comes our way."
"Okay. Just be careful, the both of you," Tracey said.
Sora, Kairi, and stepped out of the Pokémon Center, looking for Chikorita, and hoping that the local Pokémon, Team Rocket the Heartless, or the Nobodies hasn't gotten to her.
Over to Pikachu, he searched for Chikorita all night worring about her safety, but at the same time some Shadows were following Pikachu. Pikachu entered the warehouse looking for Chikorita.
"Chikorita! Chikorita! Where are you, Chikorita? I looked all over for you and this is the only place I haven't checked!" - Pikachu subtitle. Chikorita comes out from somewhere in the warehouse.
"I can see you haven't wasted your time searching for me."- Chikorita subtitle.
"Chikorita! So glad I found you! C'mon! We should be heading back! Sora and the others might be looking for us!" - Pikachu subtitle.
"I am not going anywhere with you!" - Chikorita subtitle.
"I get that you don't like me, but just imagined how upset Sora must feel. And if I know him, he'll just blame himself." - Pikachu subtitle.
"Of course you would know him." - Chikorita subtitle.
"I've been with him since the start. And yeah, he and I didn't get into a good start, but I wouldn't be here now if he hadn't risked his life for me! And neither would you!" - Pikachu subtitle.
"How come he trusts and cares about you more than he does me?" - Chikorita subtitle.
"He cares about you just the same way he cares about the same way as the others! The world does not revolve around you! Also, Sora wouldn't forgive himself if Heartless just attacked you from out of nowhere!" - Pikachu subtitle.
And the timing was perfect for the Shadows launch their assualt on the two Pokémon. Primeape, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, and Machoke came and knocked away the attacking Heartless.
"Good timing, boys! Teach these guys a lesson they won't forget!" - Chikorita subtitle.
The Fighting-type Pokémon attacked the Heartless. Some of them went down pretty easy while others just kept going. Primeape took out some of them. A dozen more Shadows charges towards Pikachu, so he fires Thunderbolt at the attacking Heartless.
Just then, several Soldiers and a new Heartless appeared. It is a large, humanoid Heartless with black skin. It has large hands with yellow claws, and it wears tattered, black boots with curled toes. It also wears silver bracelets and white knee guards. Its glowing, yellow eyes are visible underneath its white helmet, which is decorated with two angular, black spirals, and a curled antenna on top. This color scheme is identical to the Air Soldiers. This Heartless is known as the Sargeant.
Outside, Sora and Kairi meet up with each other.
"Any luck?" Sora asked.
"So far no," Kairi said, shaking her head.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"We asked around if anyone had seen Pikachu or Chikorita but no one did," Kairi said.
"We can't just give up," Sora said. "There has to be somewhere we hadn't looked yet." A yellow flash caught their attention. They all saw yellow electricity coming upwards. They all knew that flash from anywhere. "Pikachu! Looks like trouble!" Sora, Kairi, Angel, and Togepi rushed to the source of the disturbance.
Chikorita looks over to the Heartless. She turned to the four Fighting-type Pokémon.
"That big one must be the leader, so take it down!" - Chikorita subtitle.
"Right, boss!" - Primeape, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, and Machoke subtitle.
They rushed to attack the Heartless, it proved to be too much for them as the Heartless swipes at the Fighting-type Pokémon like it was no problem. The Sargeant then sets its sights on Pikachu and Chikorita and moved in to crush them with its claw. By that time, Sora, Kairi, Angel, and Togepi have arrived.
"Pikachu, Chikorita!" Sora said, summoning his Keyblade. He swung at the Sargeant, hitting it. It goes down, so he turned to his two Pokémon.
"Pika, Pi!" Pikachu exclaimed happily.
"Chikori!" Chikorita said.
"I'm just glad to see you're safe," Sora said.
"Sora, don't let your guard down!" Kairi called out. The Sargeant spins around, so Sora dodges it.
"Now don't you see? Sora came out of his way to come help us. And now we have to do the same to help Sora." - Pikachu subtitle.
"You're right. We can only beat that thing if we work together. Sora could use our help dealing with that monster." - Chikorita subtitle.
Both Pikachu and Chikorita threw Thunderbolt and Razor Leaf to grab the Sargeant's attention. The Sargeant set its sights on the two smaller Pokémon. The Heartless was strong, but Pikachu and Chikorita were just too fast. The Heartless its claws at the two of them only for Sora to duck his head and stand up. Working with Pikachu and Chikorita, they gave the Sargent one hit with their attacks. The Sargeant is down for the count. A heart is seen floating up in the air as the Heartless's body vanishes.
"Good work you guys! You beat it!" Sora cheered, dismissing his Keyblade. He picked them both up in his arms. It was a good thing we noticed right away or else something like this would have happened.
"Chikori," Chikorita said.
Sora laughed as he and his girlfriend took off back to the Pokémon Center with Nurse Joy waiting for them. They explained to the therapist about how Pikachu and Chikorita had worked together to save Sora and distract a Heartless long enough for the three of them to finish up.
"Thanks Nurse Joy! You really do understand Pokémon!" Sora said gratefully.
"Thanks, Sora. I'm just glad I could help out. I just wish I had time to explore Chikorita's psyche," Nurse Joy said.
"We're just glad it all worked out in the end," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Toge, Togepi!" Togepi chirped.
"Same here," Sora said. Pikachu climbed up into Sora's left shoulder and he let out a hearty laugh. He looks at his Chikorita with a smile. "What are you down there for? There's room for one more!" He gestured the Leaf Pokémon to climb up.
"Chiko!" Chikorita beamed as she climbed up onto Sora's right shoulder as he, Kairi, Tracey, and the Pokémon took off for Azalea Town. Chikorita has gotten over her jealousy for Sora's affection. Also, the Heartless attack on Pikachu and Chikorita was thwarted. The adventure continues on!