The Wondrous World of Pokémon! A world filled with mysterious creatures known as Pokémon, who come in all shapes and sizes. They live everywhere imaginable. On the land, in the seas and skies, and some even come from outer space. These creatures can bond with humans thanks to the special capture devices known as Pokéballs. Those who use Pokémon for battle are known as Pokémon Trainers. 4 Trainers, Latrell, Blue, Silver, and Fiore have all set out on journeys to achieve their goals, and they've decided to travel together to reach these goals. What adventures await them today?


Route 22, Viridian City

With the new group making their way through Route 22 to where Silver encountered Mankey, being led by Silver's Treecko

Treecko: Tree! Co! (Points in a direction and leaps off in said direction)

(The group follows Treecko as he leaps through trees)

Silver: Alright, let's go and get this Mankey!

Latrell: Yeah, I can't wait for my first battle.

Silver: No need. Me and Treecko got this by ourselves.

Blue: Are you sure? Didn't Treecko get beat by that Mankey last time?

Silver: That was because he caught us by surprise last time. We're prepared now. We got this, trust.

Fiore: We'll see. (Innocently smiles)


About 10 minutes later with the group.

Latrell: We've been walking for a few minutes now.

Silver: This is about where me and Treecko battled the Mankey.

Treecko: (Walks up to Silver and darts his eyes around)

Silver: Where's the Mankey?

Latrell: I don't think he'll be coming back out. Probably went to find some food.

Blue: Latrell has a point, we should probably just head back and come back later.

Fiore: (Cups her hands and puts it over her mouth as a megaphone of sorts) Hey Mankey! Come out and fight unless you're scared to battle Silver!

(The other three deadpan Fiore)

Latrell: Fiore, I don't think that's gonna-

Mankey: Key! (Jumps out of a tree and pounces at Treecko)

Treecko: (Dodges to his right and does a tuck and roll)

Blue: There it is!

Fiore: (Pulls out her Rotom Phone and uses the Pokédex on Mankey)

Rotom Phone: Mankey, the Pig Monkey Pokémon. A Fighting Type. It is extremely quick to anger. It could be docile one moment, then thrashing away the next instant.

Latrell: Are you sure you don't need help, Silver?

Silver: Nah, I've got this.

Latrell: If you say so. Girls, we should move out of the way so we don't interrupt.

(Latrell, Blue, and Fiore all move off of the dirt path and onto the grass)

(Treecko and Mankey glare at each other)

Silver: Treecko, use Quick Attack!

Treecko: (Uses Quick Attack and hits Mankey head-on)

Mankey: Man! (Tries to use Scratch on Treecko, but Treecko narrowly avoids the attack)

Silver: Into the trees!

Treecko: Co! (Leaps into the trees and starts hopping from one tree to another)

Blue: Oh, that's smart.

Fiore: Yeah, playing to Treecko's strengths is pretty clever.

Silver: Bullet Seed!

Treecko: Tree! (Fires Bullet Seed at Mankey, landing a direct hit)

Mankey: Key! (Shakes off the attack and leaps into the trees after Treecko)

Latrell: Be careful, Silver! Mankey knows the environment better than you!

Silver: Yeah, I can tell that much.

Treecko: Tree... (Gets launched out of the tree in pain)

Silver: Treecko!

Mankey: Man-Man-Key! (Jumps out of the tree towards Treecko and hits it with Low Kick)

Treecko: (Falls to the ground)

Blue: Oh no!

Silver: Treecko! Get up and hit him with Quick Attack!

Treecko: Tree! (Jumps towards Mankey with Quick Attack)

Mankey: Key! (Counters Treecko's Quick Attack with Karate Chop, knocking him down again)

Treecko: (Falls to the ground again and rolls into a tree)

Fiore: How strong is this Mankey?

Silver: Treecko! C'mon, you've gotta get up!

Treecko: Co... (Struggles to get up and grunts in pain)

Mankey: (Jumps in front of Treecko and starts using Scratch back to back)

Fiore: Treecko won't be able to take much more!

Mankey: (Scratches at Treecko so much that it turns into Fury Swipes)

Blue: Is that a new move?

Treecko: (Trying to brace itself against the Fury Swipes)

Latrell: Alright, I've had it! Charmander, go! (Throws his Pokéball to reveal Charmander)

Charmander: Char!

Blue: So that's the starter Latrell got from Professor Oak.

Fiore: (Pulls out her Rotom Phone and uses the Pokédex on Charmander)

Rotom Phone: Charmander, the Lizard Pokémon. A Fire Type. The flame on its tail shows the strength of its life-force. If Charmander is weak, the flame also burns weakly. Charmander is one of the three Starter Pokémon new Trainers can choose in the Kanto Region.

Blue: Wow, so it's a Fire Type.

Latrell: Alright... so, how do I check your moves?

Blue and Fiore: (Deadpan Latrell) You can't be serious..

Latrell: Charmander, just go for it! Help out Treecko!

Charmander: Man! (Blasts an Ember at Mankey)

Mankey: (Gets stopped in his assault on Treecko due to getting hit by Ember and backs away)

Silver: Are you okay, Treecko?

Treecko: Tree! (Manages to get up and nods at Silver)

Latrell: Silver, just let us help you.

Silver: I said-

Fiore: Look what just happened to Treecko! Stop being dumb!

Blue: They're right. Treecko almost got beat even worse than last time. You don't always have to be so stubborn, we're your friends.

Silver: (Sighs in defeat) You all have a point. Alright, let's do it!

Blue: Eevee, let's go! (Throws her Pokéball to reveal Eevee)

Fiore: Piplup, come on out! (Throws her Pokéball to reveal Piplup)

Eevee: Ee!

Piplup: Pip!

(Charmander, Treecko, Piplup, and Eevee all stand in unison and glare at Mankey)

Blue: So...

Fiore: How do we check our moves?

Silver: (Deadpans them) You all weren't told any of this info before you left home, huh?

(The three shake their heads)

Silver: (Exasperated sigh) You can use your Pokédex on your Pokéball to check the moves of the Pokémon that lives in that ball.

Latrell: Ah, easy enough. (Uses his phone's Pokédex on his Pokéball)

Rotom Phone: This Charmander is capable of using Scratch, Ember, and Flamethrower.

Latrell: Sweet! So you can use something like Flamethrower?

Charmander: Char!

Blue: Let's see what you can do. (Uses her phone's Pokédex on Eevee's Ball)

Rotom Phone: This Eevee can use Swift, Quick Attack, and Double Team.

Blue: Sounds great!

Fiore: (Does the same as Latrell and Blue)

Rotom Phone: This Piplup can use Bubble Beam, Peck, and Flip Turn.

Fiore: What's Flip Turn?

Rotom Phone: Flip Turn is a Water Type Move. After the user of Flip Turn hits its target, it's swapped out for another Pokémon in the Trainer's Team.

Fiore: So it's useless since all I have is Piplup?

(The other three trainers and their Pokémon break out in a cold sweat)

Mankey: (Charges at a group and prepares to use Karate Chop)

Silver: Treecko, counter it with Pound!

Treecko: Tree! (Swings his tail at Mankey, using Pound)

Mankey: (Clashes with Treecko's Pound)

Fiore: Piplup, intercept it with Peck!

Piplup: (Charges at Mankey with Peck and hits it)

Mankey: (Gets launched back by the impact from Pound and Peck)

Latrell: Charmander! Use Flamethrower!

Blue: Eevee! Use Swift!

(Charmander and Eevee nod and launch Flamethrower and Swift respectively, both landing the hit)

Mankey: Key! (Gets launched back again from the impact of the attacks and falls to the ground)

Latrell: Awesome!

Blue: Yeah!

Mankey: (Jumps into the trees)

Silver: Treecko! Follow it!

Blue: Eevee, help out Treecko!

Treecko: Tree! (Follows Mankey into the trees, with Eevee following him)

Mankey: Key! (Turns back and uses Low Kick on Treecko, knocking him out the trees)

Treecko: Co! (Falls off the branch)

Blue: Eevee, catch him!

Eevee: (Uses her mouth to catch Treecko by his tail, then tosses Treecko up in the air)

Fiore: Piplup! Blast Mankey with Bubble Beam!

Piplup: Lup! (Shoots Bubble Beam at the tree Mankey was in)

Mankey: (Dodges and jumps out of the tree)

Blue: Eevee, Quick Attack!

Eevee: Veh! (Charges at Mankey with Quick Attack, knocking the Fighting Type to the ground)

Mankey: (Struggles to get back up)

Latrell: Charmander! Use Scratch!

Charmander: (Runs up to Mankey and uses Scratch on it)

Fiore: Piplup, help him out with Peck!

Piplup: (Charges at Mankey and starts chipping away at Mankey with Peck alongside Charmander's Scratch)

Mankey: (Powers through the attacks and uses a Karate Chop with both of his hands to knock back the Fire and Water Starter Pokémon)

Blue: Eevee! Use Quick Attack!

Eevee: Ee! (Charges at Mankey with Quick Attack)

Mankey: (Counters Eevee with Low Kick, sending Eevee flying into a wall)

Eevee: (Screams in pain and falls against a tree)

Blue: Eevee!

Treecko: Tree! (Starts diving towards Mankey from being tossed in the air earlier, falling faster due to gravity)

Silver: Yeah! Flip while you're falling and use Pound!

Treecko: (Starts doing front flips as he's falling, building up momentum)

Mankey: (Gets ready to jump out of the way)

Latrell: No! It's gonna dodge!

Mankey: (Writhes in pain and starts rubbing his ankle)

Blue: Yes! He can't move!

Silver: Treecko! Do it!

Treecko: (Slams his tail on Mankey's head, with Pound turning into Slam)

Fiore: That definitely wasn't Pound.

Mankey: (Stumbles around, now being dizzy from the impact of the attack)

Blue: Now's your chance!

Silver: Yeah. (Pulls an empty Pokéball out of his pocket)

Mankey: (Falls to the ground)

Silver: Let's do it! (Throws the Pokéball at Mankey, which opens up and puts Mankey inside, then closes back up and falls to the ground)

Blue: Now let's see if it works.

(The Pokéball shakes 3 times, then the button glows green to signify the successful capture)

Latrell: You did it!

Silver: Yeah! I caught Mankey! (Picks up Mankey's Pokéball)

Treecko: (Cheers, but then writhes in pain)

Blue: We should get everyone back to the Pokémon Center.

Fiore: Yeah. Piplup, return. (Returns Piplup to his Pokéball)

Latrell: You too, Charmander. (Returns Charmander to his Pokéball)

Silver: Treecko, c'mon. (Returns Treecko to his Pokéball)

Blue: (Picks up Eevee and puts her in her arms) You okay, Eevee?

Eevee: (Nods)

Blue: Alright, return-

Eevee: (Shakes her head)

Blue: You wanna stay out of your ball?

Eevee: (Cheers)

Blue: Well, alright then.

(The group walks off and towards the Pokémon Center)


Viridian City, Kanto Region

With our group at the Pokémon Center

Nurse Joy: I'll see your Pokémon now.

(Latrell, Silver, and Fiore hand Nurse Joy their Pokéballs and Blue places Eevee on the counter)

Nurse: I'll be out with your Pokémon shortly.

Latrell: Excuse me. Could you tell us where the closest Gym is from here?

Blue: It's actually right here in Viridian City!

Silver: Really?

Nurse Joy: Yes, but the Gym Leader has been absent for some time now, so you'll have to wait to challenge him.

Fiore (Muttering): Doesn't sound like a very good Gym Leader.

Silver: Alright, then what's the second closest Gym from here?

Nurse Joy: That would be in Pewter City.

Blue: That's convenient.

Latrell: Yeah, that's on the way to Basalt City!

Fiore: So we'll be able to hit a gym and then a contest. Sweet.


And with that, our heroes have a new destination in mind, and a new friend to join them too. What'll happen as they embark to Pewter City for the goal of Latrell and Silver getting their first badge? And how will Mankey fit in with the team? Find out next time, as the Journey Continues.