Pokemon: Nuzlocke
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Chapter 4: I read it for the Plot!
Leveling up was an interesting experience, to say the least. My range, that is to say, the distance I could see the Pokemon and people around me, increased by a fair distance. I also received two new...I hesitate to call them abilities, but that's what they boiled down to. One was called "Item Finder", and would alert me to items that had been dropped, or lost, around me. The other was significantly more interesting, and looking down at Odin was the first indication of what it actually did.
Nidoran (Odin)
Lvl 12
HP - 24 - 0 - 35
ATK - ? - ? - ?
DEF - ? - ? - ?
SATK - ? - ? - ?
SDEF - ? - ? - ?
SPD - ? - ? - ?
The first row was labeled IV, the second was EV, and the final was stats. It seemed I could now see the information related to Pokemon's stats. I had to have a line of sight on a wild Pokemon and focus for a second, but the little graph would pop up for them as well.
"Wild…" I whispered, looking around at the new information.
I could only imagine that as I leveled, I would eventually be able to see the entire set of stats for the Pokemon around me. This would come in handy for breeding, and even in battles, as I would know if something is lower in defense or special defense. I returned Odin, and pulled up my map, orienting myself towards town. I needed to get this Doduo healed as soon as possible. I didn't mean to hurt it so badly, so I needed to get this fixed.
Celedon City Pokemon Center
It's interesting that in the games Celedon was so small, but like the Anime, the city was massive. This also meant there was more than one Pokemon Center, so tracking one down was easy enough. Thankfully this one wasn't the same one that I'd dealt with Needle within.
'That would feel awkward…' I thought as I got into line.
It only took about five minutes to make it to the front of the line, where I was greeted by Nurse Joy and Chansey.
"Hi! Welcome to our Pokemon Center. How can we help you?" Nurse Joy chirped as I approached.
"Hi there. I caught a Doduo, and I think its leg was broken during the battle." I explain. "I'd also like my Nidoran to be healed, please."
"A Doduo?" She asks, holding her hand out, "Where did you find one of those around here? They don't normally come too close to town."
"Oh...uh...Southwest of town? There was a whole group of them." I replied lamely, handing her both Pokeballs.
She places both Pokeballs on a little pad in front of her, the indention lighting up momentarily. The screen in front of her fills in with information on my Doduo's health as she pulls the second off and hands it to Chansey, who takes it to the healer.
"Ah, I see it. Yes, his leg is broken. It's a relatively clean break thankfully. We'll give him a run through a healer, and then place him in EC. It shouldn't take more than 24 to 48 hours to heal it up." She explains, tapping through screens
"EC?" I ask, never having heard the reference.
"Oh! EC is Extended Care. Any injuries that won't heal from the quick healing machines require time in EC. It's the same as the Healer, but slower, and much more extensive.
"Oh, thank you!" I reply, quite happy to know it isn't a serious injury and can be taken care of with relative ease.
"He's registered to you, so we'll call you once he's better, okay?" She asks, returning Odin's Pokeball to me.
"Of course, I won't be too far away!" I answer.
I nod and take my leave, heading right back out into the woods. My new abilities already have me excited for what comes next.
Two Days Later
So first, let me tell you that people drop everything. I didn't even make it into the woods before I was getting a bing that a dropped item was nearby. A few moments searching, and I found a shrunken Pokeball in a garbage can. I assumed it was accidentally thrown away somehow. I was, however, even more surprised when I found a Potion under a bush, an Ether sitting on a bench, and two Premier Balls floating lazily around a fountain. I spent the better part of an hour tracking down every lost or hidden item between the Pokemon Center and the closest wood entrance. In the end, I actually needed to stop searching, or I may never have made it into the woods at all.
'For real, who drops a Great Ball? Those things are expensive!' I thought for the tenth time, as I crawled through some brush.
The area had plenty of Pidgey, Rattata, and Spearow. Most were low leveled, but I did find them in groups some times, which made defeating them worth the experience. Of course, after two days of concentrated effort, I got Odin up to level 13, which is when I made an even more interesting discovery.
Battle Over!
Odin(Nidoran) Lvl 12 +19 exp
Level up! Odin is now Lvl 13 and needs 340 exp to level 14.
Odin has learned Poison Sting!
I read the alert several times, trying to piece together what was off about it before it finally clicked. The game didn't ask me what move I wanted him to forget, simply telling me that he had learned a new move.
"Odin?" I called, his little feat quickly carrying him over to me.
"Nido?" He asked once he was by me.
"You know uh…" I said, trying to think what basic stat move Nidorans knew. "Growl, or Leer?"
He paused before nodding, which told me he knew at least one of those. I knew he knew Peck, Focus Energy, and Double Kick, which would give him four moves.
"Do you know Poison Sting?" I asked, getting a hesitant nod in return.
'It seems he knows five moves now...I guess that makes sense as this isn't a game-game. He can know many more moves.' I think, petting his head.
"Return Odin," Isay, as I collect him back into his Pokeball.
I consider doing some more training, but that train of thought was interrupted by the chirping and vibrating of my C-Gear. Pulling it up, I tap on the answer button as the screens slide apart.
"Hello?" I ask.
"Hi Billy, this is Nurse Joy! I'm just calling to let you know that your Doduo is perfectly healed, and ready for pick up." Nurse Joy replies happily.
"Oh, thank you! I should be there in about two hours." I reply, sliding over to my map to get an ETA. "Closer to an hour and a half."
"That works great. Also, just to warn you ahead of time; I let your Doduo out so he could stretch his leg and I could make sure it was healed perfectly, and another gentleman saw him. I didn't know your Doduo was shiny, otherwise, I'd have been more circumspect." Nurse Joy explains. "He'd like to speak to you when you come in. I think he wants to make a trade or purchase offer."
"Oh, okay. Well, thank you for the heads up." I reply, and she ends the call.
I set my new destination, and set off, wondering all the while what new situation I'd gotten in to.
Pokemon Center
It was getting closer to late evening when I stepped through the sliding doors of the Pokemon Center and found no line waiting for me, which I was thankful for. I made my way to the counter, slipping past two kids that were talking about some new game, and grabbed Nurse Joy's attention. She quickly handed over the Pokeball, and after a huge thank you to her, I quickly made to leave.
"Excuse me, young man?" A voice from the resting area calls.
Looking over, I see an older man, maybe mid to late thirties, sitting on the couch, a laptop on the cushion beside him.
"Could I bother you about your Doduo, please?" He asks, motioning me over.
I don't want to be rude, so I walk over and here his piece.
"I saw Nurse Joy release that beautiful Doduo of yours earlier. She was willing to tell me that you would most likely be in later today to pick it up, so I had to wait and speak with you." He explains. "I'd like to buy it off of you for 10% greater than the highest offer on the GTS."
"The GTS?" I ask, bewildered.
"Yes...the Global Trade System? I checked a moment ago and the current top offer for a shiny Doduo is $42,000. I'm prepared to offer you $48k, as it's also smaller than the average size range." He says, pulling up the page on his laptop.
I study the page for a moment, mulling the thought over. 'I hadn't even realized that people paid this kind of money for rare Pokemon. $48k is more than I made in salary in my old life every year!'
Seeing my hesitation, he continues on. "If perhaps money isn't a big deal to you, I also have several rare Pokemon from Johto, and Hoenn for trade. No shinies, but quite rare nonetheless. You'd need to sign the import paperwork, but I'd be willing to cover the import tax as a part of the trade."
"I'm sorry sir. This is only my third ever Pokemon, and my first shiny. As good as the offers are, I don't think I can part with him." I reply.
"Hmm. Are you sure?" He asks. "I could raise the offer to $51,000?"
As much of a struggle as it is to say no, I do. It takes me a few more moments, but I eventually convince him that I'm not willing to give it up. He finally accepts it and leaves.
"Billy?" Nurse Joy calls from the counter. "It's getting quite late. We have a few rooms available if you'd like to stay the night?"
Having not known that Pokecenters even have rooms, I nod, and she leads me down a side hallway and down a flight of stairs.
"Room 2C is free. Just sign in using the datapad next to the door, and it will work with your C-Gear as a lock of sorts. Check out is automatically done at 8 am, breakfast is served at 6 am. If you need anything, there is a phone in the room that reaches me anywhere!" She lets me know, before leaving me be.
It takes me a minute to get the datapad to work, but once I do the door slides open to show a set of twin beds, a bathroom, a small table, and a TV. Apparently, I'd been sleeping in the woods for nothing.
'...Though, now that I think about it...why don't I just sleep at home? I'm in the same damn city...' I think, as I set my backpack down and hop in the shower.
After determining that perhaps tradition is the reason, and cleaning up, I release Odin from his Pokeball on to the bed. He looks around for a moment before settling on me.
"We're staying here tonight Odin. " I explain. "I'd also like to let our new friend out, see if we can't come to an understanding."
He nods, so I grab the Pokeball off my waist.
Warning!
While this Pokemon was caught for an event and did not lock down its locale for catching, it will still require a name if you plan to use it to battle or keep.
I read the alert and nod, having expected it. I press the ball against my C-Gear, getting the registration to pop up once more. I enter in the name I had been considering all day, accepting the change. A moment later I press the center button to release the Doduo into the room. The red light shoots out, coalescing into the bright green Doduo, which is clearly on the defensive.
"Hey there Doduo. I'm really really sorry about your leg. Neither I nor Odin here meant to hurt you that badly." I explain, holding up both of my hands to pacify it.
It listens to me before the two heads seem to chatter amongst themselves. From before I knew that one was interested in being my Pokemon, while the second had other thoughts.
"As you can see though, I got you healed as soon as possible, and I'd really like it if you forgive me, and agree to be my Pokemon. Like I promised before, I'd like to help get you strong, so no one can bully you again." I say, getting its attention.
It looks at me, one head nodding while the other just stares. "I've even picked out a kickass name for you?"
The Doduo seems to perk up slightly at that, obviously waiting to hear it. "Where I come from, there is a myth about multi-headed birds. That they are heralds, bringing news, visions, and tidings of the future. So, I've picked out Prophet as your name, if you'll have it."
Both heads seem to consider what I've said before nodding together, making bird noises which I take as acceptance.
"Awesome! Thanks, guys, that really makes me happy. Prophet, this is Odin."
The two Pokemon seem to talk to each other, which I take the time to get comfortable in bed. The remote is on the side table, so I turn the TV on and start flipping through the channels. I come across a news channel, and stop surfing to see what is happening in the world. The news patters on for a while, talking about current events, before a headline grabs my attention.
"In other news, two-time Kanto Elite 4 Champion Red was sighted in Sinnoh again today. Rumors speculate that he is there for a second attempt at starting a Tri-Regional Pokemon League. We'll keep you updated on this, and more, on KPNC, your Kanto Pokemon News Channel!" The commentator says, before going to commercial.
'Wait the fuck up...Red was the guy I fought in Crystal in that giant mountain. He exists here?' I wonder, watching the commercial.
I grab my C-Gear and connect to the PokeWeb, pulling up more information on Red. It seemed that here, Red beat Blue to become the youngest Champion at 12, and four years later traveled to Johto to train, after losing his Championship. He eventually went back and won it again, and had remained undefeated since then...Over ten years ago. That would make this currently 16 years after the start of Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Fire Red, and Leaf Green, and 12 years after the events of Gold, Silver, Crystal, Heart Gold, and Soul Silver.
Seeing as the last game I beat was Emerald, I had no clue what all had happened in the other games, or even where they fit in the timeline. Now that I lived here, I had to say that I regretted that decision. If I'd known I would end up here, I definitely would have played more of the games, watched the anime, and read the manga.
"Damn you hindsight…" I say out loud.
"Nido?"
"Dod?"
"...Nothing guys...Let's get some sleep."
A/N: And we're back! Introducing leveling, GTS, history, backstory, and putting in some PLOT? I say yes! Billy has his work cut out for him, in a world where he simply isn't prepared...Find out more in the next chapter of Pokemon:Nuzlocke!
A/N: Sorry for the short chapter! I needed this one to build some plot for the next part of the story. This felt like the best place to end it, so end it did. In the next chapter, we'll explore some more of Celadon City, and have our first "on screen" trainer battle! If you have any suggestions, ideas, etc, etc, feel free to leave a review! Leave a review even if you don't! Join my discord! There are links in most chapters that should be active. For my readers that enjoy my other stories, Naruto is next! Keep an eye out for that in the next few weeks.
