Pokemon Anime What If?
Kanto Arc
Chapter 32 The Safari Zone Part 1
Hello everyone, this chapter will mainly cover the gang capturing new Pokemon for their teams I hope you're all excited to see what kind of Pokemon everyone gets I've been looking forward to writing this section in the story for a long time, so I hope you all enjoy it!
We begin the chapter the next day after the last one ended the group is excited to go to the Safari Zone to capture new Pokemon but before they do Ash and Leaf are currently talking to Prof. Oak we zoom in on their conversation as Ash speaks.
"What did you want to talk about with us Professor?" Ash asks as the old man speaks.
"Well seeing as you and Leaf are going to the Safari Zone to capture new Pokemon I feel it's time I update your Pokedex's since you'll be seeing Pokemon from multiple regions I've already updated Gary's now it's time to update yours" The old man says making Ash and Leaf happy as Oak continues to speak.
"Now will you two please put your Pokedex's in the transfer machine" Oak says with the two kids nodding they put their Pokedex's inside the machine after a few seconds they hear a ding that confirms their Pokedex's are now updated they grab them as Oak speaks.
"There your Pokedex's are now updated not only will it give you more information on Pokemon from other regions there's also a feature that lets you see what kind of Pokemon you've captured in only the Safari Zone, but it also showcases the Pokemon you've captured on your journey so far" The old man says Ash and Leaf have smiles on their faces they look at the old man and speak.
"Thank you, Professor!" Both kids say happily Oak smiles and speaks.
"You're welcome I'm looking forward to seeing all the different Pokemon you two capture and so are your Pokemon" Oak says once he does out of nowhere all the Pokemon Ash and Leaf left at the lab appear on screen pushing the man out of the way they all have smiles on their faces excited to see all the new friends their trainers catch, Ash and Leaf look at their Pokemon and wave to them Prof. Oak manages to squeeze thru them making it back to the video phone he gives a few pants and speaks.
"As you can see your Pokemon are looking forward to the new Pokemon you'll catch I'm going to be signing off now have fun you two!" Prof. Oak says with Ash and Leaf nodding when the video call ends Ash and Leaf turn to Misty and Brock Ash smiles and speaks.
"Alright let's go!" "Pika!" "Rai! Ash cheers along with Pikachu, Raichu Misty, Brock and Leaf they all quickly run out of the Pokemon Center going towards the Safari Zone.
Meanwhile Jessie, James and Meowth are here as well they were wearing disguises listening in on the groups conversation Jessie then speaks.
"The Safari Zone? We can catch powerful Pokemon and send them to the boss" Jessie says with James and Meowth nodding they also quickly run out of the Pokemon Center heading towards the Safari Zone.
10 minutes later the group made it to the building once they head inside, they see many trainers and pictures of Pokemon from different regions they then go to the receptionist desk to enter the zone once they make it the woman speaks.
"Hello welcome to the Safari Zone are you 4 entering?" The woman asks with the group nodding she smiles and begins to explain the rules.
"Rule #1 you're only allowed to use our Pokeball's for catching Pokemon which consists of 30 Safari balls we also include 5 Lure Balls for capturing water types. Rule #2 you're allowed to battle the Pokemon in the Safari zone, beforehand using your Pokemon to battle in the zone was forbidden but as the years past we've gained many Pokemon from multiple regions and found that some Pokemon in there that are very aggressive towards trainers so to avoid trainers getting hurt we allowed trainers to use their Pokemon. Rule #3 make sure to have fun and capture a lot of Pokemon!" The receptionist says smiling the group smile as well they get their Safari balls, they head towards the exit that will allow them to enter the area. As they're about to enter Ash looks to his right and sees Paul, Paul notices Ash as well the two stare at each other for a bit until Paul turns his head and walks into the zone Leaf then speaks.
"I wasn't expecting to see Paul here" Leaf says as Brock speaks.
"He must be here to also catch some strong Pokemon" Brock says as Ash speaks.
"Well, he's not going to beat me come on" Ash says with Misty, Brock and Leaf nodding they head out of the building and enter the Safari Zone. Once they enter their eyes grow wide in awe as they see many different Pokemon from multiple regions flying high in the sky, swimming in the lake, running on grass, sleeping, eating and playing with each other the group keep watching in amazement as Ash and Leaf speak.
"Look at All these Pokemon!" They both say happily as Brock speaks.
"I see many Pokemon from not just the Kanto region but also from Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola, Galar and Paldea" Brock says as Misty speaks.
"I see many water type Pokemon I've only read about in books" Misty says as Ash speaks.
"Okay guys let's go capture some new Pokemon!" Ash cheers as does everyone else they're about to walk forward until Leaf notices something she sees two mouse Pokemon walking by holding hands she gets a curious look on her face and speaks.
"Who are they?" Leaf questions as she takes out her Pokedex.
"Tandemaus the couple Pokemon a Normal type this pair sticks together no matter what. They split any food they find exactly in half and then eat it together." The Pokedex says Leaf smiles and yells.
"THEY'RE SO CUTE!" Leaf yells making Ash, Pikachu, Raichu, Misty and Brock look at her they see her bend down towards the two mouse Pokemon and speak.
"Would you two like to come with me?" Leaf asks smiling the couple Pokemon look at each other they nod and give a squeak in approval making Leaf happy as she takes out a Safari ball.
"Okay Tandemaus welcome to my team!" Leaf says happily she points the ball in front of them the couple Pokemon tap the ball and go inside the ball doesn't shake once as it's an instant capture Leaf gets a smile on her face and speaks.
"I just caught a Tandemaus!" Leaf cheers (while copying Ash's pose) once she said that the Pokeball disappears as Brock speaks.
"Congrats Leaf you captured a Pokemon that is usually native to the Paldea region" Brock says Leaf nods Ash and Misty congratulate her as well as Leaf speaks.
"Yep, I'm going to capture more and more Pokemon!" Leaf cheers as she's about to walk forward she along with the group notice a Pokemon it looks like a Tentacool but its pink instead of blue Ash and Leaf scan the Pokemon with their Pokedex's.
"Toedscool a Grass/Ground type though it looks like Tentacool, Toedscool is a completely different species. Its legs may be thin, but it can run at a speed of 30 mph." The Pokedex says as Ash speaks.
"So, it's completely different from a Tentacool?" Ash questions as Misty speaks.
"Tentacool is cuter" Misty says as Leaf speaks.
"Doesn't matter to me because I'm going to catch it" Leaf says she gets a Safari ball ready Toedscool looks at Leaf it then begins to quickly run away shocking the group at how fast it is Leaf then speaks.
"Whoa its fast I want it even more see ya later guys I'm going to go catch that Toedscool good luck in catching new Pokemon" Leaf says she waves goodbye and quickly runs after Toedscool Misty then speaks.
"Can she really catch up to it?" Misty questions as Ash speaks.
"Knowing Leaf, she can she's always been incredibly fast" Ash responds with Misty and Brock nodding as Ash continues to speak.
"Anyway, I think it's time for me to catch some new Pokemon I'm not going to let Leaf get ahead of me" Ash says having a determined look in his eyes Misty and Brock nod as Brock speaks.
"Okay Ash which Pokemon do you want to try catching first?" Brock asks as Ash looks around, he gets an excited look on his face when he sees a powerful Tauros eating grass he runs over to it and speaks.
"Hey Tauros, you're coming with me!" Ash says Tauros looks at Ash it sees the determined look in the boy's eyes Tauros then gets into a charging position as Misty speaks.
"Ash are you sure about this?" Misty questions as Ash speaks.
"Yep, its fine I got this" Ash responds with Misty nodding Ash turns his attention back to Tauros and speaks.
"Come On!" Ash yells Tauros roars it begins charging towards Ash the boy stands his ground staring at Tauros as the bull is about to hit Ash, Ash quickly jumps out of the way Tauros then trips falling on the ground Ash quickly grabs his Safari ball and speaks.
"Go Safari Ball!" Ash calls he throws the ball it soars thru the air and hits Tauros the bull is sucked inside the ball lands on the ground and begins to shake. As the ball is shaking everyone stares at it the ball shakes 3 times it stops and dings confirming Ash's capture Ash gets a smile on his face, he runs over grabs the ball and speaks.
"I just caught a Tauros!" "Pi Pikachu!" "Rai Raichu!" Ash, Pikachu and Raichu cheer the ball then disappears from Ash's hand going to Prof. Oak's lab Brock and Misty walk over and speak.
"Congrats Ash" They both say Ash nods he gets an excited look on his face and speaks.
"Thanks now it's time to catch some more" Ash says with Misty and Brock nodding as they're about to continue they start feel drowsy they try to fight it but the 3 kids and Pikachu fall asleep Raichu is surprised it looks to see who put everyone to sleep it looks to a tree and sees a Noctowl the tree its snickering happily that it put the kids and Pikachu asleep. Raichu gets mad it fires a Thunderbolt towards the bird Noctowl has no time to dodge as the electric bolt hits Noctowl the bird yells out in pain it falls to the ground knocked out. After Noctowl's knocked out Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu wake up they all yawn they look around as Misty speaks.
"What happened why did we fall asleep?" Misty questions as Brock speaks.
"I'm not sure" Brock responds the group then look towards Raichu pointing at something they walk over and get surprised looks on their faces as they see a shiny Noctowl that's knocked out Ash then speaks.
"Was this the one who knocked us out?" Ash asks with Raichu nodding Noctowl then wakes up it sees the kids and their Pokemon staring at it Noctowl gets scared thinking they're going to hurt it Ash looks at the bird and speaks.
"Hey Noctowl, your Hypnosis power is strong I would love it if you joined me" Ash says shocking the bird its surprised that the boy would say that as Ash continues to speak.
"I believe you'll be great in battles I promise I can make you strong so what do you say?" Ash asks as he holds the Safari ball in front of the bird Noctowl looks at the ball and begins to think during its time in the Safari Zone many trainers always tried to capture it and Noctowl would always put them asleep to defend itself, it expected this boy to be angry with it but instead was impressed by its power none of the other trainers praised Noctowl's strength this makes the bird happy. Noctowl then looks at Ash it can feel that this trainer will treat it right Noctowl then speaks.
"Towl" Noctowl says smiling it taps the ball with its wing it goes in the ball it doesn't shake once as it's an instant catch Ash gets a smile on his face and speaks.
"Alright I caught a Noctowl!" Ash cheers along with Pikachu and Raichu as Misty speaks.
"You also captured your first shiny Pokemon too" Misty says with Ash nodding the Pokeball then disappears from Ash's hand going to Prof. Oak's lab Ash then speaks.
"Okay I'm excited to catch more!" Ash says with Misty and Brock nodding as they begin to walk forward, they stop as in front of them appears a Croagunk.
"A Croagunk?" They all say they look at the frog it stares at them the group look at it in silence as Misty speaks.
"What do you think it wants?" Misty asks but Ash doesn't know they see Brock walk over to the frog, he bends down getting on Croagunk's eye level and speaks.
"Would you like to come with me?" Brock asks surprising Ash and Misty as Ash speaks.
"You're going to catch it, Brock?" Ash asks Brock looks back at him and speaks.
"Yes, remember back when I saw Lookers Croagunk, I said I get the feeling I'll capture my own Croagunk one day, I get the feeling that this one was waiting for me" Brock responds he turns to the frog he pulls out a Safari ball and speaks.
"I'll ask again Croagunk do you want to join me?" Brock asks Croagunk nods it taps the ball with its hand going inside the ball doesn't shake once as it's an instant catch Brock smiles and speaks.
"I caught a Croagunk!" Brock says happily with Ash and Misty congratulating him Misty then speaks.
"Alright since you two got new Pokemon it's my turn" Misty says with the boys nodding they all walk towards a nearby lake pulling out their fishing rods once they do Ash and Brock notice Misty's lure and speak.
"Misty is that your lure?" Brock questions as Misty speaks.
"Why yes this is my handmade special Misty Lure" Misty says showcasing the lure it looks like a mini version of her wearing a cape as Ash speaks.
"Are you sure it will help you fish up water Pokemon? to me it looks like it'll scare them" Ash says as Misty glares at him.
"Are you implying that I'm scary?" Misty asks giving Ash a death stare he quickly shakes his head no Misty smiles she turns to the lake getting ready to cast and speaks.
"I'll show you both that I can fish up a water Pokemon go!" Misty says she along with Ash and Brock cast their lines in the water and wait.
10 minutes later neither Ash, Misty or Brock have had any bites both boys are bored, Pikachu and Raichu are taking a nap while Misty is focused Ash yawns then speaks.
"This is boring" Ash says with Brock agreeing as he speaks.
"I could've sworn this lake was filled with water Pokemon when we entered the zone" Brock says as Ash speaks.
"I guess Misty's lure really did scare the Pokemon away" Ash responds Misty glares at him she's about to say something but feels something biting her fishing line she smiles and speaks.
"I Got a Bite!" Misty cheers Ash and Brock boredom instantly go away and get excited with Pikachu and Raichu waking up they all look towards Misty as Ash speaks.
"Come on Misty pull it out!" Ash says with an excited look on his face as Misty speaks.
"Alright here it goes!" Misty says she pulls her fishing line out what appears are two Pokemon one that's biting the lure and another that's holding onto it once they land back on the water the group get shocked looks on their faces as they speak.
"A Popplio!" They exclaim while seel pup looks at them it smiles and waves, they then look at the other Pokemon Misty gets hearts in her eyes and yells.
"IT'S A FINIZEN!" Misty yells happily Ash grabs his Pokedex and scans the Pokemon.
"Finizen the Dolphan Pokemon a Water type it likes playing with others of its kind using the water ring on its tail. It uses ultrasonic waves to sense the emotions of other living creatures. They're mostly found in the Paldea region." The Pokedex says as the group watch Finizen and Popplio playing together in the water Brock then speaks.
"I wasn't expecting you to fish up a Popplio and a Finizen its impressive that you were able to reel in two Pokemon Misty" Brock says Misty nods she quickly grabs two Lure Balls.
"Thanks, I'm going to catch them go Lure Ball!" Misty says as she throws the two Lure Balls Popplio and Finizen see the Pokeball's coming toward them they smile and jump at them letting both balls hit them they're then sucked inside. The two balls land on top of the water beginning to shake everyone is watching in anticipation as the balls shake two times and ding confirming Misty's capture. Raichu uses Psychic to bring the Pokeball's towards Misty once the red head has them, she gets a big smile on her face and speaks.
"I Caught a Finizen and a Popplio!" Misty cheers holding both balls in the air Ash, Brock, Pikachu and Raichu congratulate her with Misty thanking them they then see Finizen's Pokeball disappear going to the Cerulean Gym Ash gets a determined look in his eyes and speaks.
"Alright now it's my turn!" Ash says as he recasts his fishing line in the water again and this time he doesn't wait long as he feels a bite Ash gets excited, he quickly reels in the Pokemon what appears is a small bipedal alligator like Pokemon it lands on a lily pad and says one thing.
"Toto" The mon says as Ash scans it with his Pokedex.
"Totodile, the Big Jaw Pokémon a Water type. Its highly developed jaw is so powerful, it can crush practically anything. Trainers beware: this Pokémon loves to use its teeth." The Pokedex says as Brock speaks.
"This is a rare find Ash usually you're only able to find Totodile in the Johto region and they're also one of the 3 starter Pokemon for beginning trainers" Brock says Ash nods as Misty speaks.
"Is it dancing?" Misty questions Ash and Brock look at the mon they see Totodile happily dancing on the lily pad Ash then looks to Brock.
"Um do Totodile usually dance Brock?" Ash questions as Brock speaks.
"I'm not sure this is my first time seeing one dancing" Brock responds the group continue to watch Totodile dance for a little bit until Ash takes out a Lure Ball and speaks.
"Well anyway I'm going to catch it Go Lure Ball!" Ash calls while Totodile is happily dancing it looks at the ball heading towards it, the alligator doesn't have time to dodge as the ball hits it on the head its sucked inside the ball the ball lands on the lily pad and begins to shake. The ball shakes 3 times until it dings confirming Ash's capture Raichu brings the ball over to its trainer Ash smiles and speaks.
"I Caught a Totodile!" Ash cheers along with Pikachu and Raichu Misty and Brock congratulate Ash they then see the ball disappear heading towards Prof. Oak's lab as Misty speaks.
"You're lucky I also wasn't going after Totodile Ash because I would've won if we competed for it" Misty says as Ash speaks.
"No way I would've defeated you easily" Ash responds with Misty glaring at him the two glare at each other until Brock calms them down and speaks.
"So, what Pokemon do you guys want to go after next?" Brock asks Ash and Misty think they look around seeing who they'll capture next, they then see a Slowpoke in front of Misty the girl looks at it and speaks.
"A Slowpoke what's it doing here?" Misty questions as Ash speaks.
"Maybe it wants you to capture it" Ash says but Misty tells him that she's not interested in having a Slowpoke Psyduck then appears from its Pokeball Misty looks at it and speaks.
"What is it Psyduck?" Misty asks but the duck doesn't respond the gang then see Psyduck walk towards Slowpoke the two mons don't say anything as they just stare at each other. 2 minutes later Psyduck and Slowpoke are still staring at each other Misty gets annoyed and speaks.
"This is a waste of time come on" Misty says when she turns around a Weedle appears in front of her Misty gets a horrified look on her face and yells.
"BUGGGGG!" Misty yells in fear she quickly jumps on Ash's back making Ash annoyed Misty also drops one of her Safari balls near Slowpoke Ash then speaks.
"Get off me Misty, I thought you were done being scared of bug types you've a Golisopod!" Ash says as Misty speaks.
"That's because Golisopod is my Pokemon I'm not scared of my friends having bug types since I know they're well trained, but I'm still scared of wild ones as they're unpredictable" Misty responds Ash and Brock nod as Misty's reasoning does make sense Brock looks over at Slowpoke and Psyduck and speaks.
"Misty look one of your Safari Balls rolled over to Slowpoke" Brock says Ash and Misty (still on Ash's back) turn they see Slowpoke look at the ball then back at Psyduck, Psyduck nods/smiles telling Slowpoke to tap it, Slowpoke slowly nods it taps the ball and is then sucked inside. The ball shakes 2 times before it dings confirming to everyone that Slowpoke has been caught Psyduck looks over to Misty it smiles and does a peace sign Misty looks at the duck having an annoyed look on her face, she signs walking over to the ball she holds it in her hand and speaks.
"Yay... I caught a Slowpoke" Misty says in disappointment as Ash speaks.
"I don't think you should be sad Misty besides you did say that your dream is to be a Water Pokemon Master, so you have to train difficult water types" Ash says with Brock, Pikachu and Raichu nodding Misty looks at them and speaks.
"Yeah, your right its great I caught another water type it's just now I'll have two Pokemon giving me headaches when it comes to training" Misty responds she stares at Psyduck while the duck looks at her confused Ash then speaks.
"Now then time for me to catch my next Pokemon who should I capture next?" Ash says as he looks at all the variety of Pokemon around he begins walking forward once he does something jumps out from underground biting his head making the boy yell.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Ash yells in pain Misty, Brock, Pikachu and Raichu quickly run over to him Ash then speaks.
"Pikachu, Raichu get this thing off me use Thunderbolt!" Ash calls at first the two mouse Pokemon don't want to do it as they would shock their trainer but have no choice, they begin sparking their cheeks Brock gets a good look at the Pokemon and speaks.
"Wait no electric type moves won't have any effect!" Brock says but is too late the two mouse Pokemon launch the electric bolt it hits Ash causing him to yell from being shocked while the Pokemon on his head isn't fazed. Pikachu and Raichu quickly stop when they do they see Ash covered in smoke, he falls on the ground with electricity flowing throughout his body the Pokemon that was biting his head lets go it looks at Ash and says one word.
"Gible" The Pokemon says Ash can now see it clearly, it's a small land shark like Pokemon he goes to scan it with his Pokedex.
"Gible, the Land Shark Pokémon a Dragon/Ground type. Gible once lived in the tropics, and to avoid cold, it lives in caves warmed by geothermal heat." The Pokedex says as Brock speaks.
"I wasn't expecting to see a Gible here" Brock says as Misty speaks.
"It's pretty cute" Misty says while Ash and Gible stare at each other Ash grabs a Safari ball and speaks.
"Hey Gible, do you want to come with me? I felt your strength when you were biting my head, I can help you become much stronger" Ash asks Gible looks at Ash it then jumps forward and bites on Ash's head again making the boy groan in pain but smiles as he knows this is Gible's answer for yes Ash taps the ball on Gible the land shark goes in the ball it shakes once until it dings confirming Ash's capture Ash smiles and speaks.
"I just caught a Gible!" "Pi Pikachu!" "Rai Raichu!" Ash, Pikachu and Raichu cheer Gible's Pokeball then disappears heading to Prof. Oak's lab Misty and Brock congratulate Ash with Ash saying thank you they don't keep their smiles for long as they hear a Pokemon crying in the distance Misty then speaks.
"What's that?!" Misty questions as Ash speaks.
"I'm not sure come on!" Ash responds they begin running in the direction of the crying behind them we see the Growlithe from the ending of last chapter its very interested in Ash it then begins to secretly follow the group.
We now cut away from the group and go to Leaf she has finally caught up to Toedscool she's cornered it but her and the mushroom Pokemon pant heavily Toedscool is impressed that Leaf managed to keep up with it as the trainers who tried to catch it before were unable to, the mushroom Pokemon see's Leaf point her Pokeball forward and speaks.
"Okay Toedscool your mine Go Safari Ball!" Leaf says she throws the ball it soars thru the air Toedscool is too tired to dodge but even if it wanted to it wouldn't as it has grown to respect Leaf it happily lets the ball hit its head. The Safari Ball doesn't shake once as it's an instant catch Leaf smiles, she walks over to the Pokeball holds it in her hand and speaks.
"I just caught a Toedscool!" Leaf says happily the ball disappears from her hand once it's gone, she falls to the ground in exhaustion she gives a few pants and speaks.
"I haven't ran that fast for that long stretch of time since track" Leaf says to herself she then notices something walking towards her she quickly gets up. She looks at the Pokemon she sees a small green cat like Pokemon in front of her it's looking at Leaf smiling and speaks.
"Sprig" The cat says once it does Leaf's heart burst from her chest her eyes become hearts she then speaks.
"IT'S SO CUTE!" Leaf gives a big squeal as the cat stares at her Leaf walks in front of the cat bends down getting on eye level, she pulls out a Safari ball and speaks.
"Hello, would you like to be my Pokemon? I promise I'll take great care of you" Leaf asks smiling the green cat Pokemon agrees making Leaf happy she backs away a little bit and speaks.
"Okay welcome to my team!" Leaf says happily she quickly throws the Safari Ball the green cat is watching the ball as it gets closer the cat smirks and smacks the ball with its paw sending it back towards Leaf, Leaf is confused she looks at the cat and speaks.
"Hey, I thought you said you wanted to be on my team?" Leaf questions the green cat gives a "Sprig" saying it still wants to be Leaf's Pokemon Leaf smiles and thinks maybe the green cat thought Leaf was going to hurt it Leaf positions herself again and speaks.
"Okay let's try this again Go Safari Ball!" Leaf says she throws the ball again once she does the green cat lets it get closer it doesn't show any signs of hitting it back but as the ball is about to hit it the cat smirks and smacks the ball back towards Leaf hitting her in the face this time. Leaf groans from the pain she looks at the cat and sees that its laughing Leaf gets angry as she goes to throw the ball again.
"Why you Go Safari Ball!" Leaf yells she throws the ball again, but the green cat knocks it back towards her Leaf catches the ball and throws it towards the cat again, but it knocks it back making Leaf angrier. They keep going back and forth for a full minute the green cat smacks the ball back towards Leaf again hitting her in the face it begins to laugh again while Leaf has had enough and yells.
"AHHHHHHHHH! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?! I'M JUST TRYING TO CAPTURE YOU!" Leaf yells in frustration the green cat stops laughing it looks at Leaf and speaks.
"Sprig" The green cat says giving Leaf a look telling her that it was just messing with her it didn't actually want to be her Pokemon the green cat begins to walk away, as it's walking away it hears Leaf stomping her foot on the ground hard the cat freezes in fear it slowly looks at Leaf getting a scared look on its face once it sees how angry she is Leaf then speaks.
"So, you were only playing with me, were you? well now you've made me mad I'll catch you no matter what!" Leaf says having both an angry and a determined look on her face pointing her Safari Ball forward the green cat looks at Leaf and Leaf looks at the cat they both stare at each other in silence for a few seconds as the cat speaks.
"Sprig" The cat says telling Leaf to try if she can it quickly runs away from Leaf, Leaf smiles and speaks.
"So, you think you can get away from me huh? Hehehehehahahaha I'M NOT LETTING YOU GET AWAY FROM ME!" Leaf yells she begins to chase after the cat, the cat looks back and sees Leaf on its tail it begins to run faster as Leaf throws a Safari ball but instead of hitting the cat it hits another Pokemon and instantly captures it. As Leaf is chasing the green cat, she keeps throwing Safari Ball after Safari Ball hoping to catch the green cat but instead, she captures another Pokemon instead, this keeps going on for 10 minutes until Leaf finally has the green cat cornered both her and the cat pant heavily Leaf then thinks to herself.
"I was so blinded by my desire to capture this Pokemon that I don't know what other Pokemon I captured, and I'm now left with one Safari ball I've to make this count" Leaf thinks to herself she looks at the green cat she smiles and begins to laugh.
"Hehehehehe Hahahahahaha There's nowhere left for you to run YOU'RE MINE NOW GO SAFARI BALL!" Leaf yells she throws the ball, it soars thru the air the green cat looks it the ball is getting closer and closer. Leaf begins to think that this is it she'll finally capture the green cat as the ball is about to hit it the cat smirks it smacks the ball away again hitting Leaf in the face. Leaf then falls on the ground she begins to pant heavily as the cat walks over to her it looks at Leaf having a smile on its face and speaks.
"Sprig, sprig" The Pokemon says telling Leaf nice try it was fun messing with you the cat says and begins to walk away from the panting Leaf, Leaf looks at the cat walking away she grits her teeth and speaks.
"This isn't over between us you hear me before I leave here, I WILL CATCH YOU!" Leaf says the green cat looks at her and smirks it turns away from Leaf continuing to walk away once it's out of view 2 minutes pass Leaf finally catches her breath, she gets a sad look on her face but then smiles.
"I'll make sure to catch it" Leaf says having a determined look on her face she gets up and begins her search for the green cat.
We now go back to Ash's group they've finally made it to the area that they heard the yelling from once they make it, they see a Ursaring standing over a small, scared bat like Pokemon its holding berries the group hides in the bush as Ash speaks.
"Who are these Pokemon?" Ash questions he takes out his Pokedex to scan them.
"Ursaring, the Hibernate Pokémon a Normal Type. Ursaring has such a keen sense of smell that it can even find food that has been buried." "Noibat, the Sound Wave Pokémon a Flying/Dragon type. Noibat can cause damage as well as create hearing problems for its opponents by emitting different sound wave frequencies." The Pokedex says as Brock speaks.
"From the looks of it Noibat has been protecting its food while it seems Ursaring is trying to steal it this Noibat also looks pretty young" Brock says as Misty speaks.
"So, this Ursaring's a bully" Misty says in anger with the group nodding they then see Ursaring roar at Noibat the young bat cowers in fear Ursaring goes to strike Noibat the bat tries to fly away but is unable to as Ursaring hits it with a Slash attack making the bat hit a tree shocking the group they see Ursaring stand over Noibat its about to hit it again as Ash speaks.
"No!" Ash yells he begins to quickly run over G. Farfetch'd comes out of its Pokeball running alongside Ash so they can rescue Noibat as Ash is about to make a command, they hear a voice.
"LUCHA!" The voice echoes everyone stops what they're doing they look around as they see a figure appear it jumps on the tree branches until it makes it to the top of the tree. Once everyone sees it Ash feels as though he's seen a Pokemon like it before that's when the mon grabs its face it pulls off a green mask and throws the mask it explodes the leaves begin to blow behind the Pokemon making itself known shocking everyone Ash, Misty and Brock speak.
"A HAWLUCHA?!" They all exclaim the wild Ursaring looks at Hawlucha it roars challenging it to battle, Hawlucha then quickly flies towards the bear it wraps its legs around the bears neck and slams it on the ground making Ursaring crash on its back. Ursaring quickly stands up it goes after Hawlucha using Slash while Hawlucha charges at the bear using Brick Break both mons collide they begin to clash back and forth but it's clear Hawlucha has the upper hand. Hawlucha knocks the bear away making it get on one knee Hawlucha runs forward with its legs glowing once it gets in front of Ursaring it jumps and knees the bear in the chin making Ursaring fall as Hawlucha jumps backwards it does a couple spins and lands back on the field. Everyone is surprised by the power Hawlucha has as Ash speaks.
"It's strong" "Far" Ash says with Farfetch'd agreeing they then see Hawlucha jump high in the air it spreads its wings out showing its chest Hawlucha glows red as it heads towards Ursaring to finish it off. As it's doing so instead of hitting Ursaring Hawlucha hits the ground surprising Ash and Farfetch'd they then see Ursaring stand up its about to hit Hawlucha until Ash gets in front of the bird standing protectively over it Ursaring doesn't care as it goes to hit Ash the boy makes a command.
"Farfetch'd Brick Break!" Ash calls Farfetch'd's leek glows a bright white it jumps forward and hits Ursaring's side the bear coughs in pain as its sent flying into the nearest tree the bear groans from the pain it looks at Ash and his Pokemon it growls it stands up ready to continue to battle Ursaring is about to charge but a Safari ball hits it on the head sucking it inside and instantly catching the bear everyone is shocked they look to see who threw the ball and see Paul. Paul walks over to the ball he picks it up scans it with his Pokedex and puts it in his pocket he then looks over at Ash as Ash looks at him the two don't say anything to each other as Paul puts his hands in his pockets and walks away. Once Paul is gone Misty, Brock, Pikachu and Raichu quickly run over to Ash once they make it Misty speaks.
"Do you think he captured Ursaring to help us?" Misty questions as Brock speaks.
"I doubt it" Brock responds with Misty nodding Ash then looks at Noibat and quickly goes to it.
"Hey Noibat, are you okay?" Ash asks the bat Pokemon looks at him it groans from the pain as Ash speaks.
"Don't worry my friend here can help you" Ash says as he takes the bat to Brock and hands it to him Brock tells Ash that he'll take care of it Ash nods he goes to Hawlucha and holds out his hand.
"Here need a hand?" Ash asks Hawlucha looks at the boy it nods and takes Ash's hand, Ash then helps the lucha bird up and speaks.
"Seeing you fight off Ursaring and protecting Noibat was cool and that finishing move you were going to use it seems like you still need help in perfecting it if you want, I can help" Ash says the lucha bird is surprised it didn't think the boy would want to help it Hawlucha then looks at Ash's Pokemon they nod telling it that their trainer can help Hawlucha looks at Ash again and speaks.
"Lucha" Hawlucha says welcoming Ash's help making Ash happy and speak.
"Thanks, Hawlucha! By the way what was that move?" Ash questions as Brock speaks.
"It's called Flying Press as you saw Hawlucha flies high in the air then dives down to the target and hits them it's both a Fighting/Flying type move" Brock says with Ash nodding he then looks at Hawlucha and speaks.
"Okay Hawlucha let's train" Ash says with Hawlucha nodding for the next 10 minutes Ash and his Pokemon help Hawlucha master Flying Press Noibat is watching Ash and his Pokemon help train Hawlucha Noibat then wonders if this trainer can help it learn to fly as Ash and his Pokemon are training the Lucha bird Hawlucha keeps failing to use the move until Ash comes with an idea.
"Hey Hawlucha when you jump and dive down toward the opponent you should add a spin to it that way, you'll have better control over it and hit the target for example think of a leaf as it falls it begins to spin" Ash suggests with Hawlucha nodding as it goes to try it out Farfetch'd speaks.
"Far, Farfetch'd, Far!" Farfetch'd says catching Ash's attention he looks at the duck and speaks.
"Are you saying you want to help Hawlucha try it out by battling it?" Ash questions with Farfetch'd nodding Hawlucha also agrees to this as it was interested in battling Farfetch'd Ash smiles and speaks.
"Okay Farfetch'd let's go!" Ash says with Farfetch'd nodding it gets in a battle stance with Hawlucha getting in a battle stance. Both mons stare at each other as Misty, Brock, Pikachu, Raichu and Noibat look on everyone then see a single leaf fall from a tree once it lands on the ground Ash makes a command.
"Farfetch'd Brick Break!" Ash calls Farfetch'd's leek glows a bright white it quickly dashes toward Hawlucha, Hawlucha's fist glows also using Brick Break it dashes toward Farfetch'd its fist and Farfetch'd's leek collide creating a shockwave both mons begin to try and push each other back as Misty speaks.
"They seem to be evenly matched" Misty says with Brock nodding as Noibat looks on watching the battle Hawlucha and Farfetch'd then break away from each other Hawlucha dashes forward as Ash makes a command.
"Farfetch'd Night Slash!" Ash calls Farfetch'd's leek is covered in dark energy it goes to hit Hawlucha but the lucha bird dodges it then hits Farfetch'd in the stomach with Brick Break Farfetch'd groans from the pain as Ash speaks.
"Use Brutal Swing!" Ash calls Farfetch'd begins to spin and hits Hawlucha in the stomach with its leek making Hawlucha skid back Ash calls for his next command.
"Use Brick Break!" Ash calls Farfetch'd dashes forward it goes to hit Hawlucha but the bird dodges and knees Farfetch'd in the stomach with Hi Jump Kick making Farfetch'd skid back it groans from the pain then smiles Hawlucha smiles as well the lucha bird then Jumps high into the air Ash looks at Farfetch'd and speaks.
"Here it comes Farfetch'd charge up a Superpower!" Ash calls Farfetch'd roars its leek glows a bright crimson and waits for Hawlucha to come down. Up in the air Hawlucha remembers what Ash told it the bird begins to dive down towards Farfetch'd and spin gaining more speed once its close enough it opens up its arms showcasing its chest Ash smiles and speaks.
"Now Farfetch'd!" Ash calls Farfetch'd roars as its leek and Hawlucha's chest collide both mons push with all their might creating an explosion. Everyone covers their eyes from the dust a few seconds later the dust begins to clear they can see Farfetch'd and Hawlucha's silhouettes once the dust clears everyone can see that both mons are on the ground knocked out Ash runs to them and speaks.
"Are you two, okay?" Ash asks as both mons stand, they stumble a little bit but smile at the boy making him happy Ash looks towards Hawlucha and speaks.
"That was an amazing Flying Press Hawlucha it looks like it still needs some improving so how about you join us we can reach great heights together and I know you'll master Flying Press" "Far" Ash and Farfetch'd say smiling Ash has his Safari ball forward Hawlucha looks at them it nods as it taps the Safari ball going inside it's an instant catch making Ash happy as he cheers.
"I Got a Hawlucha!" "Pika!" "Rai!" "Far!" Ash along with his Pokemon cheer the ball then disappears heading to Prof. Oak's lab as Ash turns to Misty and Brock Noibat crashes into Ash's face making him fall down Ash pulls Noibat off his face and speaks.
"What is it Noibat?" Ash questions.
"Noi, Noi" Noibat responds but Ash is confused as Brock speaks.
"I think Noibat is telling you that it wants to go with you it was really interested watching you help Hawlucha" Brock says Ash nods he looks at Noibat and speaks.
"Is that true Noibat you want to come with me?" Ash asks with the bat nodding making Ash happy he takes out another Safari ball and taps it on Noibat's head the bat is sucked inside the ball doesn't shake once as it's an instant capture Ash smiles and speaks.
"I caught a Noibat!" "Pika!" "Rai!" "Far!" Ash and his Pokemon cheer Noibat's Pokeball then disappears heading to Oak's lab Misty and Brock congratulate Ash Brock then speaks.
"Come on let's get out of this forest let's find more Pokemon to catch" Brock suggest with Ash and Misty nodding they walk towards the exit of the forest and enter a clearing where they see more Pokemon amazing them more as they're looking at what Pokemon they want to capture next there are three Pokemon that catches Ash's eye he looks to Brock and speaks.
"Hey Brock, are those Tauros? They look different from a regular one" Ash asks as Brock looks at the Pokemon and speaks,
"Oh, I believe those are the Paldean form of Tauros it seems like ones a Fighting type, the one with the long horns is a Fire/Fighting type and the one with the curved horns is a Water/Fighting type" Brock responds Ash gets an excited look on his face, he thanks Brock and quickly runs over to the three mons once he makes it to them, he speaks.
"I challenge all three of you to a battle!" Ash says the three Tauros look at Ash they see the boy pull out three Pokeball's and throw them in the air.
"Charmeleon, Ivysaur and Wartortle I choose you!" Ash calls the three mons appear giving a mighty roar getting into their battle stances they stare at the Tauros with the three Tauros doing the same the three bovine Pokemon then charge towards the starters Ash makes a command.
"Charmeleon use Fire Punch on the Fire Tauros, Ivysaur use Vine Whip on the Fighting Tauros and Wartortle use Skull Bash on the Water Tauros!" Ash calls Charmeleon and Wartortle dash forward and collide with their respective Tauros Ivysaur fires it's Vine Whip at the fighting Tauros but it dodges and continues going after Ivysaur using Zen Headbutt Ash makes a command.
"Ivysaur counter with Seed Bomb!" Ash calls Ivysaur quickly fires the large seed it hits the Tauros making it skid back Ash then gives Charmeleon and Wartortle commands.
"Charmeleon grab the fire Tauros's horns and throw it at the fighting Tauros and Wartortle use Hydro Pump to knock the water Tauros over to them as well!" Ash commands Charmeleon grabs the fire Tauros horns and throws it at the fighting Tauros the fighting Tauros had no time to dodge as the fire one hit it. As the Water Tauros goes to hit Wartortle the blue turtle dodges it then fires its Hydro Pump it consumes the water Tauros making it crash into the other two Tauros the 3 mons get up and are about to attack again but Ash quickly makes his commands.
"Charmeleon Flamethrower, Ivysaur Solarbeam, and Wartortle Hydro Pump!" Ash calls the 3 starters fire their moves at the same time they mix together becoming one big blast the three Tauros try to fight back but are then consumed by the blast there's a big explosion and a cloud of dust once the dust clears it shows that the 3 Tauros are knocked out Ash quickly grabs his 3 Safari Balls and speaks.
"Go Safari Ball's!" Ash says as he throws the 3 balls, they all hit the Tauros once the balls land on the ground they begin to shake. The balls continue to shake until they stop everyone waits to see if the Tauros will appear again but after a few moments they all ding confirming Ash caught all three Tauros. Charmeleon, Ivysaur and Wartortle grab the Pokeball's and walk over to Ash, they hand them to their trainer Ash has a big smile on his face and speaks.
"I Just Caught Three Paldean Tauros!" "Pika!" "Rai!" "Char!" "Saur!" "War!" Ash and his Pokemon cheer the 3 Pokeball's glow white as they teleport over to Oak's lab Brock and Misty congratulate Ash on his captures as Misty speaks.
"Now that you have 4 Tauros how will you differentiate them?" Misty asks as Ash begins to think he remembers Ritchie giving his Pokemon nicknames he smiles and speaks.
"I'll give them nicknames for the Fire Tauros I'll call it Blaze, the water Tauros will be named Aqua, the fighting Tauros will be named Lee and the Kanto Tauros will just be called Tauros" Ash responds with Misty and Brock nodding as Brock speaks.
"Those sound like some good names Ash" Brock says with Ash nodding the group then hear a voice once they turn around, they see Leaf tired and dragging her feet they quickly go to her once they do Ash speaks.
"Leaf what happened?" Ash asks as Leaf speaks.
"Ash, you have to help me there's this Pokemon I want to catch but it keeps escaping me Please Little Bro I'm Begging!" Leaf says pleadingly looking at Ash, Ash looks at Misty and Brock who nod Ash turns back to Leaf and speaks.
"Sure, we'll help you out Leaf" Ash says making Leaf happy.
"Thank You come on its this way" Leaf says with the gang nodding as they begin to follow Leaf behind them is that same Growlithe from earlier it's still secretly following them.
5 minutes later the group make it to where the green cat is Leaf told them she spent a lot of time chasing the Pokemon as she was trying to catch it, she caught other Pokemon instead and has one Pokeball left. The group are hiding in a nearby bush they see the green cat but it's not alone as there's another green cat as well the one Leaf was trying to capture tries talking to the other green cat but the other one isn't interested Ash then takes out his Pokedex.
"Sprigatito the cat Pokemon a Grass type. Its fluffy fur is similar in composition to plants. This Pokémon frequently washes its face to keep it from drying out. It also has a sweet smell that mesmerizes everyone around it and grows stronger when in sunlight" The Pokedex says as Leaf speaks.
"So, its name is Sprigatito and has a sweet smell interesting" Leaf says she takes out her notebook and begins writing in it Brock then speaks.
"I believe it's also one of the starters in the Paldea region as well" Brock says as Misty speaks.
"So, what's the plan?" Misty questions as Leaf speaks.
"Ash, I want you to use Ivysaur to make a nice fragrance to draw Sprigatito over to us once you do, I'll catch it. I would use Venusaur but it's too big and would give away our location" Leaf says with Ash nodding he then sends Ivysaur out of its Pokeball and speaks.
"Okay Ivysaur make a nice fragrance to draw Sprigatito over" Ash says Ivysaur nods it begins to send out a sweet smell towards the two grass cats they both smell it and smile they both begin to walk over as Leaf speaks.
"Great it's working" Leaf says happily she gets her Safari ball ready Ash tells Ivysaur good job and to keep going Ivysaur nods as it continues to send out the fragrance the two grass cats are about to enter the bush until everyone hears a voice.
"HERA!" The voice shouts everyone sees a big stag beetle like Pokemon appear it flies pass the two cats and heads for Ivysaur the bug begins to suck on its bulb making Ivysaur annoyed and scaring Misty causing her to scream.
"BUGGGGGGG!" Misty shouts she quickly goes to hide behind the nearest tree Leaf quickly goes to catch Sprigatito by throwing the ball, but the grass cat sees her it smacks the ball back towards her hitting Leaf in the face again making the cat laugh while its friend rolls its eyes Brock then speaks.
"A Heracross?" Brock says as Ash takes out his Pokedex.
"Heracross, the Single Horn Pokémon a Bug/Fighting Type. Though gentle and docile, Heracross possesses great strength and power. Their favorite food is the fresh sap of leafy trees." The Pokedex says as the bug continues to suck on Ivysaur's bulb the plant dinosaur quickly uses Vine Whip making the bug back away Ash gets a smile on his face and speaks.
"This one seems strong I'm going to catch it Go Safari Ball!" Ash says he throws the ball it hits Heracross sucking the bug inside the ball shakes 3 times until it dings confirming Ash's capture Ash smiles and speaks.
"I just caught a Heracross!" Ash cheers the ball then goes to Oak's lab Leaf then speaks.
"I'm happy that you captured a Heracross Ash, but did you forget that you were helping me?" Leaf says glaring at Ash making the boy sweat as he speaks.
"Sorry I forgot hahahaha" Ash responds while rubbing the back of his head once he does the Sprigatito that was with the one Leaf was trying to capture walks to Ash rubbing its head on Ash's leg surprising everyone Ash bends down looks at the Pokemon and speaks.
"Are you saying you want to come with me?" Ash questions with the grass cat nodding Ash smiles he takes out a Safari ball the other Sprigatito tries telling its friend not to do it, but the other Sprigatito tells it that it should stop messing around and go with the girl already the grass cat nods Ash then taps the Pokeball on Sprigatito's head it's an instant capture Ash smiles and speaks.
"I caught a Sprigatito!" Ash says happily once he does Leaf grabs his shoulder Ash turns his head toward her even though Leaf is smiling, he can tell just how angry she is as she speaks.
"So, you get to capture a Sprigatito easily but not me huh? Good job little bro I'm happy for you" Leaf says smiling while squeezing Ash's shoulder hard making Ash groan in pain as he speaks.
"I'm sorry Leaf please let go" Ash says pleadingly he looks into Leaf's eyes even though she's smiling everyone can feel just how angry she is as Leaf continues to stare at Ash and squeeze his shoulder the Sprigatito she was trying to capture speaks.
"Sprig" The grass cat says catching Leaf's attention the girl let's go of Ash and looks at the grass cat as it continues to speak.
"Sprig, Sprig" The cat says sorry for the trouble it caused and it would like to be on Leaf's team Leaf glares at the cat and speaks.
"So now you want to be on my team? Sorry but no you've cost me a lot of trouble if I capture you, you'll more than likely cause me more trouble so no thank you I'll just capture a different Pokemon" Leaf says looking away from it shocking Sprigatito as it begins to plea with Leaf asking her to take it on her journey saying it'll behave Leaf then turns to the cat she bends down smiling and speaks.
"I'm just kidding I would love for you to join my team, but you better not trick me this time" Leaf says having a smile on her face Sprigatito nods as it touches the Safari Ball it goes inside the ball shakes 3 times until it dings confirming Leaf's capture the girl gets a big smile on her face she jumps up and yells.
"YESSSS! I FINALLY CAUGHT A SPRIGATITO!" Leaf gives aloud cheer it alerts the other Pokemon for a little while, but they ignore it and go back to doing what they were doing before Leaf then lands on the ground and begins to rub the Pokeball on her face affectionately and speaks.
"We're going to be a great team Lil Sprig I just know it!" Leaf says happily as the ball disappears from her hand going to Oak's lab Leaf then goes to Ash, Misty and Brock and wraps them in a big hug she looks at them and speaks.
"Thanks, you guys for helping me catch Sprigatito you're the best and I'm sorry if I scared you hehehehehe" Leaf says as she gives a slight chuckle Ash, Misty and Brock say one thing in their minds.
"Never make Leaf angry" The three say Leaf then let's go of them as Misty speaks.
"So now that you've captured Sprigatito this means you've now captured 30 Pokemon" Misty says with Leaf nodding as she speaks.
"Yeah, I really wanted to find and capture the shiny Dratini but I believe the Pokemon I captured are good enough and I'm satisfied after catching Sprigatito" Leaf responds with the group nodding as Ash speaks.
"Okay guys now that we've helped Leaf let's go capture some more Pokemon" Ash says with Misty and Brock nodding as they begin to walk, they come across a lake next to it they see 4 Pokemon Brock then speaks.
"I believe those are Krokorok (wearing Sunglasses), a Grookey, Fuecoco and a Quaxly" Brock responds with the group nodding Ash and Leaf scan them with their Pokedex's as Ash speaks.
"What are they doing?" Ash questions as Brock speaks.
"It seems like they're in a band of some kind" Brock responds as they see Grookey beating its stick on the ground drumming, Krokorok rapping, Quaxly dancing and Fuecoco is just relaxing eating a toasted berry Misty and Leaf speak.
"How Cute!" Both girls say the Pokemon notice the trainers Grookey, Fuecoco and Quaxly happily walk over to them Grookey and Fuecoco greet Ash while Quaxly goes over to Misty while Krokorok stays behind and looks at the kids Misty looks at Quaxly and speaks.
"You're so cute I love your hair!" Misty says as Quaxly flips its hair making Misty's eye's form into hearts she picks up Quaxly giving it a hug.
"You're so cute I would love it if you were my Pokemon" Misty says with Quaxly nodding Misty grabs a Lure ball and taps it on Quaxly's head the duck goes inside the ball doesn't shake once as it's an instant capture Misty smiles and speaks.
"I caught a Quaxly!" Misty cheers Leaf congratulates her Krokorok is annoyed that Quaxly decided to join the girl but doesn't mind as it still has Grookey and Fuecoco the croc looks at the two-mons playing with Ash.
"Hahahahahaha you two are fun" Ash says with Fuecoco gently biting on Ash's arm and Grookey on Ash's hat Ash then speaks.
"Hey, would you guys like to come with me?" Ash asks the two-mons look back at Krokorok the croc nods in approval allowing for them to go this makes Grookey and Fuecoco happy they turn back to Ash; they see him pull out two Safari balls the two mons tap them and go in the Pokeball's the balls don't shake once as it's an instant catch Ash smiles and speaks.
"I just caught a Fuecoco and a Grookey!" Ash cheers as do everyone else Krokorok is sad that its friends are gone it begins to walk away Ash walks up to it and speaks.
"Hey Krokorok, why don't you come with us" Ash says surprising the croc as it looks at Ash and speaks.
"Krok?" Krokorok says as Ash speaks.
"Now that your friends are gone, you'll most likely be alone but if you come with me, you'll still get to see them and you'll make new friends too" Ash says Pikachu and Raichu nod Krokorok looks at Ash it doesn't sense that the boy is lying it smiles then gets in a battle stance as Ash smiles.
"Okay I'll battle you go Wartortle!" Ash says sending out the blue turtle (also wearing its sunglasses) the two mons look at each other and smile acknowledging each other's sunglasses after that their smiles go away as Krokorok roars and uses Stone Edge Ash makes a command.
"Dodge Wartortle and use Hydro Pump!" Ash calls Wartortle easily dodges the sharp rocks it then fires the large stream of water towards Krokorok the croc Pokemon has no time to dodge as its hit by the move Ash then takes his chance.
"Safari Ball go!" Ash says he throws the ball it soars thru the air as it hits Krokorok the croc Pokemon is sucked inside the ball shakes 3 times until it dings confirming Ash's capture Ash quickly grabs the Pokeball and cheers.
"I caught a Krokorok!" Ash cheers along with his Pokemon after that Krokorok's Pokeball along with Fuecoco's and Grookey's Pokeball's disappear going to Oak's lab, Misty's Pokeball containing Quaxly goes to the Cerulean Gym Leaf then speaks.
"Whoa you guys caught some cool Pokemon" Leaf says with Ash and Misty nodding as Brock speaks.
"Man you guys are leaving me in the dust I should catch some Pokemon as well" Brock says with the group nodding they then begin walking towards the mountain area as that's where Brock feels he'll catch his next Pokemon there once they make it they come across two Pokemon who are injured they see a small salt rock like Pokemon and a wolf like Pokemon Brock quickly runs over to heal them while Ash and Leaf scan them with their Pokedex's.
"Nacil the salt rock Pokemon a Rock type. It was born in a layer of rock salt deep under the earth. This species was particularly treasured in the old days, as they would share precious salt." "Lycanroc (Midday form) The sharp rocks in its mane can cut like knives. Lycanroc wears its prey down by degrees before finishing them off." The Pokedex's say as Misty speaks.
"What could've done this to them?" Misty questions as Leaf speaks.
"Could it be poachers?" Leaf questions as Brock speaks.
"No, these injuries look to be from a Pokemon and this place is very protected there's no way pochers can come in here" Brock responds Leaf nods as Ash speaks.
"So, what kind of Pokemon do you think did this to them Brock?" Ash questions as Brock doesn't know he then takes out a Hyper Potion and sprays the two Pokemon they both groan from the pain but feel a lot better they look at Brock telling him thank you.
"There you two should all be better now" Brock says happily once he does Lycanroc tackles him to the ground and begins to lick his face while Nacil happily jumps up and down as Brock laughs.
"Hahahahaha that tickles" Brock says while laughing as the gang looks on, they then hear a voice.
"KLAWF!" The voice echoes the group look at a wall they see a large crab like Pokemon jump from it when it lands the mon gives a mighty roar Ash and Leaf scan it.
"Klawf the ambush Pokemon a Rock type. Klawf hangs upside-down from cliffs, waiting for prey. But Klawf can't remain in this position for long because its blood rushes to its head." The Pokedex says as Ash speaks.
"So, it must've been Klawf that hurt Lycanroc and Nacil" Ash says with the group nodding Lycanroc begins to growl at the crab while Nacil hides behind it Brock stands up he looks at the two mons and speaks.
"Don't worry I'll take care of it just leave it to me" Brock says giving a thumbs up and a smile the two-mons nod they see Brock face the crab he grabs a Pokeball and throws it.
"Sandslash let's Go!" Brock says the ground mouse appears its ready to battle it stares at its opponent as Klawf quickly dashes towards Sandslash using Metal Claw Brock makes a command.
"Sandslash counter with Drill run!" Brock calls Sandslash becomes a drill it dashes towards Klawf and collides with it Sandslash easily pushes the crab back, but Klawf isn't done yet as it quickly charges forward and hits Sandslash in the stomach with Crab Hammer Sandslash coughs in pain, but it holds onto Klawf as Brock makes a command.
"Use Strength to throw it in the air!" Brock calls Sandslash bulks up its muscles and throws Klawf high into the air Brock makes his next command.
"Now Drill Run!" Brock calls Sandslash becomes a drill heading toward Klawf the crab tries to hit Sandslash with Crabhammer but misses as Sandslash hits Klawf's stomach with Drill Run Klawf coughs in pain Sandslash grabs one of Klawf's pincers and throws the crab back towards the battlefield. When Klawf crashes back on the battlefield it's knocked out Sandslash lands telling Brock now Brock nods as he takes out a Safari ball.
"Go Safari Ball!" Brock says he throws the ball it soars thru the air and hits Klawf on the head its sucked inside the ball, the ball shakes 3 times until it dings confirming Brock's capture Brock smiles Sandslash picks up the ball and hands it to its trainer Brock tells Sandslash thank you and returns it (Klawf's Pokeball heads to the Pewter Gym) Ash, Misty and Leaf run up to Brock and congratulate him.
"Nice one Brock!" Ash says with Brock nodding Lycanroc and Nacil then jump on Brock, they tackle him to the ground and begin to congratulate him making Brock laugh once they get off of him Brock stands up and speaks.
"Now that Klawf is gone you guys should be fine now take care" Brock says as he goes to leave Lycanroc tugs on Brock's shirt and Nacil goes in front of Brock making the teen confused as Misty speaks.
"It looks like they want to go with you" Misty says with Brock nodding he looks at the two mons he gets down on one knee and speaks.
"My dream is to become the world's best Pokemon Breeder I hope you two are okay with that" Brock says he holds out two Safari balls both Lycanroc and Nacil smile and nod they both tap on the Safari balls going inside it's an instant catch Brock smiles and speaks.
"I caught a Lycanroc and a Nacil!" Brock says with the group congratulating him the two balls then disappear going to the Pewter Gym Brock looks to the group and speaks.
"Alright let's keep going!" Brock says with the group nodding as they begin to walk more around the mountain, they see many different Pokemon they're amazed by the variety as they're looking for their next captures 6 Pokemon appear walking over to Ash the group look at the Pokemon as Ash speaks.
"Who are these guys?" Ash questions as Brock speaks.
"Hmmm they seem to be a Charcadet, Tinkatuff, Galarian Darumaka, Boldore, Snorunt and a Pawnard" Brock says as Ash and Leaf scan the mons with their Pokedex's Misty then speaks.
"Aw you're all so cute especially you Tinkatuff" Misty says as she goes to pick up the mon but it smacks her away making her hit a rock the group chuckle as Misty glares at them the Pokemon then look to Ash as he speaks.
"Um do you guys want to come with me?" Ash questions with the 6-mons agreeing as Leaf speaks.
"I wonder why they want to go with Ash?" Leaf questions as Brock speaks.
"I believe it's because they can feel that Ash can help them become stronger" Brock responds with Leaf nodding they then see Ash place 6 Safari balls down he looks at the 6 Pokemon and speaks.
"Okay just touch these Pokeball's and you'll join me" Ash says with the 6-mons agreeing they all touch the Pokeball's and go inside the balls shake 2 times before they ding confirming their captures Ash smiles and speaks.
"Nice I just captured 6 new Pokemon!" Ash cheers along with Pikachu and Raichu the group then see the 6 balls teleport away to Oak's lab.
5 minutes later as the group was leaving the mountain area Ash trips when he looks to see what tripped him, he sees a small yellow snake like Pokemon Ash learns from his Pokedex that it's called a Dunsparce Ash taps a Safari Ball on its head and easily catches it. After that the group leave the mountains, they're in an open field and decided to take a break they let out their Pokemon (Leaf's 6 Pokemon are Venusaur, Fearow, Poliwrath, Hitmonchan, Jynx and Persian) so they can relax and stretch their muscles. This allows for Misty and Brock to interact with Popplio and Croagunk more as they're having a small picnic three Pokemon appear they're 2 cat like Pokemon and a bird like Pokemon Ash and Leaf scan them with their Pokedex's.
"Litleo, the Lion Cub Pokémon a Fire/Normal type. Litleo must leave its pride and fend for itself in order to grow up strong." "Shinx, the Flash Pokémon an Electric Type. When it senses danger, the hairs on its body light up and it runs away, leaving its opponent dazed." "Corvisquire the raven Pokemon a Normal/Flying Type. It's said that the reason behind Corvisquire's high level of intelligence is the large size of its brain relative to those of other bird Pokémon." The Pokedex says Ash looks at them and speaks.
"Do you guys want some sandwiches? here ya go" Ash says as he gives them all a sandwich the 3 mons eat them and give a happy smile Corvisquire bows to Ash thanking him for the food while Litleo and Shinx jump on the boy licking him making Ash laugh.
For the next 30 minutes they all play games together Misty's Popplio love's showing off she pulls off many tricks with a ball making everyone clap. Brock's Croagunk mostly kept to itself, but you can tell it's still having fun. Corvisquire, Litleo and Shinx had fun as well Corvisquire interacted with Farfetch'd, Wartortle and Ivysaur, Pikachu and Raichu were showing Shinx how to do Thunderbolt making the little cat happy, Charmeleon and Litleo had a small training battle during it Charmeleon was giving Litleo tips on how to increase its fire power making the cub happy. As the group are about to leave Corvisquire, Shinx, and Litleo go to Ash telling him that they want to go with him Ash smiles he places 3 Safari balls down the 3 mons touch them and instantly go inside the balls don't shake once as it's an instant catch Ash smiles cheering that he captured some new Pokemon the 3 balls then transport to Oak's lab.
The group are now by a lake Misty decided that she wanted to try fishing for Pokemon again the group nod as they're fishing Misty fished up a Horsea and instantly captured it 5 minutes later Ash feels something biting his line.
"I got a bite!" Ash says happily he quickly reels the Pokemon in and pulls it out of the water, what appears is a Palpitoad Ash gets an excited look on his face he quickly grabs a Safari ball and throws it.
"Go Safari Ball!" Ash says the ball hits Palpitoad the toad is sucked inside the ball shakes 3 times until it dings confirming Ash's capture Ash then speaks.
"Nice I caught a Palpitoad!" Ash cheers along with Pikachu and Raichu as Misty speaks.
"Aw I wanted to catch a Palpitoad too" Misty says while pouting then she feels something walking towards her, she looks to her left and sees a small blue chameleon like Pokemon the mon looks at Misty and speaks.
"Sob" The mon says Misty gets hearts in her eyes and speaks.
"You're so cute!" Misty says scaring the little Pokemon for a little bit Leaf thinks it's cute too as she and Ash scan the Pokemon.
"Sobble, the Water Lizard Pokémon. A Water type. When Sobble touches watery substances, its body takes on the color of its surroundings. Because it's timid, it produces large amounts of sweat and tears that cause it to become invisible. It is said that when Sobble cries, its tears have the same effect as chopping one hundred onions." The Pokedex says as Ash speaks.
"So, we better be careful not to make it cry" Ash says with the group nodding Misty then bends down getting on eye level with the chameleon and speaks.
"Hello Sobble, my name is Misty I'm planning on becoming a water Pokemon Master someday I've to battle many trainers, Pokemon and catch/train many different water Pokemon as well I can feel that you'll grow to be a strong Pokemon one day so how about it do you want to come a long with me?" Misty asks smiling she has a Lure ball in front of the blue chameleon Sobble is surprised no one really called it strong before it looks into Misty's eyes and can see that she's being genuine Sobble smiles as it taps the Pokeball going inside and it's an instant capture making Misty happy as she speaks.
"I caught a Sobble!" Misty says happily the ball then disappears going to the Cerulean gym the group smile and congratulate her they then hear the sounds of Pokemon battling they quickly run over and see a Scyther, Treeko (with a stick in its mouth) and a Vibrava battling each other Ash gets stars in his eyes he runs to the Pokemon the three-mons notice Ash they get into battle stances as Ash speaks.
"Whoa I'm not here to fight I just wanted to ask if my Pokemon can join you" Ash says as he brings out Charmeleon, Ivysaur, Wartortle and Farfetch'd, Pikachu and Raichu go next to them the three mons look at Ash's Pokemon they can feel that all 6 of them are strong the 3-mons nod as Ash smiles.
"Great then let's train!" Ash says as his Pokemon and the 3 Pokemon begin to train together Scyther trains with Farfetch'd and Charmeleon, Treeko trains with Pikachu and Ivysaur and Vibrava trains with Wartortle and Raichu for the next hour they train together Ash helps teach Scyther Air Slash, teaches Treeko Bullet seed (using a watermelon and help from Ivysaur) and taught Vibrava Bug Buzz once the training is over Ash returns his Pokemon (except for Pikachu and Raichu) he looks at the 3 mons and speaks.
"There now that you guys learned some new moves it should help you grow stronger" Ash says smiling the 3-mons nod as they walk up to Ash Treeko speaks.
"Tree, Treeko, Tree" Treeko tells Ash that it along with Scyther and Vibrava would like to join him since they feel they can grow stronger alongside him Ash smiles and speaks.
"Sure" Ash says he puts down 3 Safari balls the 3 Pokemon tap the balls and go inside once they're inside the balls instantly ding confirming the capture is complete Ash smiles and speaks.
"I just caught a Treeko, Scyther and Vibrava!" "Pika!" "Rai!" Ash, Pikachu and Raichu cheer Brock, Misty and Leaf walk up to Ash congratulating him as Brock speaks.
"And now you have 2 Safari balls left who are you going to use them on?" Brock asks Ash begins to think as Leaf speaks.
"Oh, I know you should use one of them on the shiny Dratini" Leaf suggests the gang look at her Ash speaks.
"Yeah, your right do you know where we can find it? We've pretty much walked around the entire zone now" Ash questions as Leaf speaks.
"Well, there is one place we haven't been too yet" Leaf says making the gang confused as Leaf speaks.
"I heard there's another path that can take us to where the Dratini is it's this way" Leaf says with the gang nodding they start to follow her unbeknownst to them Paul was listening to their conversation, he gets curious and begins following them the Growlithe that's been following the group so far goes in that direction as well making sure it's not seen.
Meanwhile with Team Rocket they're already in the path they've been here the entire time but haven't found a single Pokemon the 3 of them are exhausted as James speaks.
"Jessie didn't you say we could find the shiny Dratini here?" James asks in a tired tone as Jessie speaks.
"Don't ask me it was Meowth who said he "heard" from someone that we can find not only a shiny Dratini but rare/strong Pokemon here as well" Jessie responds as Meowth speaks.
"I guess my source was wrong I'm tired" Meowth says with Jessie and James nodding the 3 of them then collapse on the ground panting heavily James then speaks.
"Maybe we should've kept an eye on the twerp who knows how many Pokemon he has now" James says as Meowth speaks.
"Don't worry I bet he wasn't able to catch many Pokemon if I were to guess I would he probably caught 5" Meowth says with the 2 humans nodding as they're sitting, they hear something in the bushes and quickly stand up Meowth then speaks.
"What's that?" Meowth asks in a scared tone as James speaks.
"I'm not sure Jessie go check it out" James says Jessie looks at him and speaks.
"Me? why me you're the man you should protect a beautiful lady like me" Jessie says making Meowth and James roll their eyes Jessie scoffs and speaks.
"Fine since you two are acting like a couple of Torchic's I'll go see what it is" Jessie says as she walks over to the bush, she starts to get scared she gets her Safari ball ready when she gets closer the mon jumps out of the bush Jessie quickly throws the ball.
"Go Safari ball!" Jessie says as the ball hits the mon the Pokemon is sucked inside and dings instantly Jessie picks up the ball James and Meowth walk over to her James then speaks.
"So, what did you catch?" James asks Jessie opens the Pokeball sending the mon out when it comes out the trio are hoping it's a powerful Pokemon that can help make the organization stronger once the mon takes form it's a small blue Pokemon it has a smile on its face and says one word.
"Wynaut" The mon says happily the trio all have disappointed looks on their faces Meowth then speaks.
"Really you caught a Wynaut" Meowth says as James speaks.
"Disappointing Jessie" James says as Jessie looks at them.
"Be quiet it's not like you two caught anything besides this Pokemon could be strong what does it know?" Jessie asks James pulls out a Pokemon guidebook and begins looking thru it after a few seconds he finds Wynaut's information and speaks.
"Only Counter and Mirror coat no attacking moves" James says making Jessie angry she grabs the book out of Jame's hands and looks at it.
"Come on there has to be an attacking move somewhere there just has to be!" Jessie says trying to find a move Meowth and James shake their heads while Wynaut looks at them confused. A few seconds later they then hear a loud roar getting scared they quickly hug each other and begin shaking in fear James then speaks.
"What is that?" James asks in a scared tone but neither Jessie nor Meowth know what appears out of the bushes is a very angry Dragonite it roars at the trio scaring them as they yell.
"A DRAGONITE?!" The trio yell in fear the mon fires a Hyper Beam the trio hold onto each other and close their eyes waiting for the attack to land. They wait a few seconds, but the move doesn't hit they look and get surprised when they see Wynaut doing its best blocking the move with Mirror Coat the trio smile. Dragonite then adds a little more power to the Hyper Beam as it cancels out the Mirror coat making the beam hit Wynaut and the trio there's an explosion causing the trio and Wynaut to fly thru the sky and yell.
"LOOKS LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" "WYNAUT!" The trio and Wynaut say as there's a ding in the sky the Dragonite gives a mighty roar in victory it then senses strong trainers and Pokemon nearby it smiles and quickly flies to that area.
We now come back to the gang they've reached the area Leaf told them about there's a big field of grass and a big lake in the middle the group look on in awe as Ash speaks.
"So, the shiny Dratini is here somewhere?" Ash asks with Leaf nodding as she speaks.
"Yeah, I asked the owner of the Safari Zone where I would most likely be able to find the Dratini and he said it should be in this area somewhere" Leaf responds with the group nodding as Misty speaks.
"We should probably start searching let's have our Pokemon help too" Misty says with the group nodding they bring out all of their Pokemon and begin to search for the Dratini they all go in different area's Brock's Golbat and Leaf's Fearow check from above, Misty's water types along with Leaf's Poliwrath and Ash's Wartortle search in the lake while everyone else search on land.
While Charmeleon is looking for Dratini it sees another small lake in the distance blocked by a few trees Charmeleon goes to investigate. Once it makes it to the area Charmeleon looks in the lake it can see something inside it he sees a small pink serpent like Pokemon. The pink Pokemon looks at Charmeleon it then appears out of the water looking at it curiously Charmeleon then realizes that this is the shiny Dratini its about to tell its trainer, but it can tell that Dratini is terrified Charmeleon looks at the pink dragon and speaks.
"Char, Char, Char" Charmeleon tells Dratini that its trainer and his friends aren't bad people or Pokemon Dratini then speaks.
"Tini?" Dratini asks Charmeleon if its sure.
"Char" Charmeleon responds smiling telling Dratini its okay and he'll protect her, Dratini nods it comes out of the small lake and goes to Charmeleon's side the fire lizard smiles as it and Dratini begin to walk out of the trees Ash then speaks.
"Hey has anyone seen Charmeleon?" Ash questions but no one knows where it went before Ash gets worried, they all hear a "Char" the group turn around and see Charmeleon they all run up to it happy to see it Charmeleon smiles it then looks behind and speaks.
"Char, Char" Charmeleon tells Dratini that it's okay to come out everyone is confused at first, but they then see Dratini appear they get surprised looks on their faces and speak.
"IT'S THE SHINY DRATINI!" They all say in shock as Dratini is still nervous, but Charmeleon tells it its fine Ash and Leaf then scan it with their Pokedex's.
"Dratini, the Dragon Pokémon. Dratini sheds its skin as it grows, often doing so while hidden behind large powerful waterfalls." The Pokedex says as Ash speaks.
"Whoa you found the shiny Dratini great job Charmeleon" Ash says with Charmeleon nodding as Misty and Leaf speak.
"It's so cute!" Both girls squeal as they walk over to the dragon Dratini hides behind Charmeleon scared as Brock speaks.
"Looks like it's a little shy let's give it some space" Brock suggests with the group nodding as they and their Pokemon back away a little bit Charmeleon tells Dratini its fine Dratini nods it slowly begins to crawl forward with Charmeleon behind it the dragon goes over to Pikachu first.
"Pika" Pikachu says hello with Dratini saying hello back Pikachu tells Dratini that everyone here is friendly Dratini then looks at Farfetch'd the duck glares at it making Dratini scared Pikachu looks at the duck telling Farfetch'd to smile the duck nods as it puts on a friendly and inviting smile Dratini feels a bit more comfortable it then goes to greet the groups other Pokemon one at a time. They all greet Dratini openly Dratini then goes over to the trainers Ash bends down getting on Dratini's level he has some Pokemon food in his hand Ash then speaks.
"Here Dratini you must be hungry this food is made by my friend Brock here I'm confident you'll love it" Ash says smiling Dratini looks at Ash it can feel that he and the other Pokemon are genuinely nice people Dratini goes over to Ash and begins to eat the food out of his hand making Ash and everyone else happy. Once Dratini finishes eating it begins to rub its head on Ash's hand allowing Ash to pet it Leaf gets out her notebook and begins to document Dratini's behavior.
"Amazing this is my first time seeing a Dratini I'm making sure I write down everything about it" Leaf says as the group nod once Ash is done petting Dratini Ash then speaks.
"Hey Dratini, I know this may seem sudden, but would you like to come with me on my journey? I just know you'll become a strong Pokemon one day and maybe even get to evolve into a Dragonite." Ash says surprising Dratini the pink Dragon can feel that Ash is telling the truth it looks at Charmeleon who nods saying it's okay Dratini nods as it goes to tap on the Pokeball everyone hears a loud roar they all look around as the groups Pokemon get into battle stances Misty speaks.
"What was that?!" Misty questions as Ash speaks.
"I think we've heard this voice before don't tell me its-"Before Ash finishes everyone can see the wild Dragonite it lands on the ground shaking it then giving a mighty roar sending out a big shockwave almost blowing back the group and their Pokemon. Once Dragonite stops roaring it looks at the groups Pokemon it smiles as it can see a lot of strong Pokemon it then gets angry once it sees Dratini cowering behind Charmeleon. Dragonite gives a mighty roar and fires a Hyperbeam in Charmeleon and Dratini's direction Ash quickly makes a command.
"Charmeleon Flamethrower, Pikachu and Raichu use Thunder!" Ash calls the 3-mons fire their moves they collide with the Hyper Beam and explode Dragonite smiles as it sees that the groups Pokemon are strong it then gets in a battle stance and so do the groups Pokemon Misty then speaks.
"Why's this Dragonite attacking us?" Misty asks as Brock speaks.
"My only guess is that it seems like it wants to test itself against our Pokemon" Brock responds as Leaf speaks.
"We also need to protect Dratini as well it doesn't look like Dragonite doesn't like Dratini it probably views it as weak" Leaf says as Ash speaks.
"Okay guys let's do it!" Ash states as his and everyone else's Pokemon roar the wild Dragonite looks at them and smiles.
Unbeknownst to the group hidden in the bushes Paul is there watching the Growlithe is there as well and they're also 3 more Pokemon watching consisting of a fire cat, a rock puppy and a green owl they all watch as the battle is about to begin Ash, Misty, Brock and Leaf speak.
"GO!" They all yell as their Pokemon roar and charge at Dragonite, Dragonite roars as well and charges at the groups Pokemon as they're about to collide the chapter ends.
Unfortunately, I'm ending the chapter here today I thought I could cover more things in the chapter but the captures for the groups Pokemon did take more time to write than I thought, but it makes since as I'm giving Ash 30 new Pokemon alongside new Pokemon for Misty, Brock and Leaf. As I stated in the previous chapter some of the captures Ash caught in this chapter are the same Pokemon he has in canon I just decided to introduce them earlier as I knew it was going to take me a long time to get to those regions they originally appeared in, and I do have plans for them in my story.
Tell me how did you guys feel about the captures I gave the gang? I know I did blitz by a lot of them, but I did that because a lot of the Pokemon could feel what kind of trainer Ash and the rest of the group are I also tried to have them capture the Pokemon in different ways. For some of the Pokemon they would battle them, other times they would be being strategic in catching a Pokemon and lastly bonding/understanding the Pokemon, I tried to put those aspects in the chapter I hope you guys could see that as well.
Next chapter will come out next week it'll conclude the Safari zone, Ash and Paul will have another battle and there will be some training as well for the group to bond and interact with their new Pokemon.
Next time chapter 33. Safari Zone Part 2
See you all next time also for those curious here are the 30 Pokemon Leaf captured in this chapter.
Leaf Safari zone captures.
1. Tandemaus (male/female)
2. Toedscool (male)
3. Flechinder shiny (male)
4. Liteo (female)
5. Cetoddle (male)
6. Mudbray (male)
7. Trumbeak (male)
8. Battle style Oricorio (female)
9. Pom pom style Oricorio (female)
10. Pa'u style Oricorio (female)
11. Sensu style Oricorio (female)
12. Cutifly (female)
13. Frillish (female)
14. Spheal (male)
15. Salandit (female)
16. Stuffel (male)
17. Sandygast (male)
18. Morpeko (male)
19. G Ponyta (female)
20. G Zigzagoon (male)
21. Drednaw (male)
22. Yamper (male)
23. Smom (female)
24. Paldean Wooper (male)
25. Grevard (male)
26. Fililltle (female)
27. Fidough (female)
28. Flamingo (male)
29. Swablu shiny (female)
30. Sprigatito (male)
