Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of its characters
A/N: Hello everyone, here is the 3rd chapter where one year has passed and Ash, Tory, Gary and Leaf receive their starter Pokemon and begin their Pokemon journey. While Ash, Leaf and Gary receive the Kanto starters...Tory will receive an incredibly unexpected Pokemon as his.
Also should be worth mentioning, the Pokedex entries will be a cross between the anime and games and the Move Learning sets will start out from Gen 3 and grow all the way up to Gen 6.
Reviews and comments will be appreciated
Chapter 3: Kanto Starters and Beginning of a Journey
~One year later~
"The crowd is cheering wild due to this heated battle! The Green trainer has chosen Nidorino while the Red trainer goes with Gengar!" The Pokemon League commentator cried out from the press box, with the crowd roaring out in excitement to confirm his statement!
There was currently a Pokemon battle being held at the Indigo Plateau Conference and being filmed on life TV. The first round between the two Pokemon Trainers had been a heated one: the Green trainer had called out a Raticate while the Red trainer sent out a Machop. The Mouse Pokemon had put up a decent fight, despite the huge Type disadvantage; as Fighting type moves were super effective against Normal types! The Green trainer's Raticate had landed a number of attacks, from Quick Attack and Super Fang, but was defeated by two super effective and direct Karate Chops!
The Green Trainer had recalled his Raticate and sent out his Nidorino to battle next. The match hadn't lasted long as Machop had been weakened and exhausted from its battle against the Mouse Pokemon. The Poison Pin Pokemon had landed a Double Kick attack which Machop attempted to block it, blocking the first kick...but was too tired to block the second one! After the Super Power Pokemon had been pushed and skidded back across the battlefield, Nidorino had charged in and landed a direct Horn Attack! That final blow was what earned the Green trainer his first win, as Machop had been knocked off its feet and landed hard on its back with swirls in its eyes!
"Nidorino, use Horn Attack!" The Green Trainer cried out, feeling overconfident from his current win!
The Poison Pin Pokemon growled in agreement and lunged forward, charging in to strike the Shadow Pokemon with its powerful horn...which was a fatal mistake.
"Big mistake buddy." Ash muttered softly, as he sat on his bed while watching the Pokemon battle on TV in his bedroom and shaking his head at the Green trainer's mistake.
Nidorino had pounced forward while attempting to strike Gengar with its horn, only for the Ghost type Pokemon to evade each thrust with extreme ease! After dodging another Horn Attack, the Shadow Pokemon had jokingly leaped over its head and landed directly behind the Poison type.
"Gengar...Hypnosis." The Red trainer stated calmly, smiling at his opponent's overconfidence and poor judgement as his Nidorino turned around to face the Shadow Pokemon.
"Gen Gengar." The Ghost/Poison type snickered in agreement, as its eyes glowed red and sent hypnotic waves that landed directly at the pure Poison type!
The Green trainer's Nidorino had struggled to stay awake, but failed as its eyes closed and slumped down onto its side, sound asleep!
"Ohh, things are not going so well for the Green trainer! Two Pokemon down and only one left! If the Red trainer defeats his opponent's third and final Pokemon, he heads on to the finals!" The commentator cried out with the stands cheering and rooting for the Red trainer, as he was battling like a true pro!
"Yeah, no kidding Sherlock. Everybody knows that Normal type moves don't work on Ghosts types!" Ash stated jokingly, since the Green trainer obviously forgot the most basic fact: how Ghost type Pokemon like Genger are immune from Fighting and Normal types moves!
The Green Trainer had recalled the knocked out Poison type and thanked it for it's win against his opponent's Machop. After switching for another basic Pokeball, he sent out his third and last Pokemon.
"Onix, it's time to rock n' roll!" The trainer cried out, after tossing the Pokeball and a giant snake made of boulders had materialized and appeared onto the battlefield!
"GWARHHH!" The Rock Snake Pokemon roared out and the crowd cheered excitedly, hoping to see how this battle would turn out for the Green trainer!
"Ho ho, now things are about to get interesting! The Green trainer has sent out Onix as his last Pokemon! Despite its huge size, will that be enough to take down Gengar and the Red trainer's last Pokemon?" The commentator cried out excited himself after seeing the huge stone snake like creature appear on the battlefield and glaring down the Shadow Pokemon!
"Maybe the Green trainer can still turn the tables against his opponent." Ash muttered softly, as he was interested himself in seeing how the Green trainer would defeat his opponent's Gengar with his Onix.
"Ash, are you still up?" Delia asked as she softly knocked on his closed bedroom door before stepping inside, to see that her now 10 year old boy was indeed still up.
"Honey, you should be asleep by now. You know what tomorrow is!" The brunette haired woman said, while softly scolding her son for staying up so late...but couldn't blame him as the Pokemon match at the Indigo Plateau on TV no doubtingly got him excited to start his journey as a Pokemon trainer.
"Sorry Mom, I was about to go to sleep. I honestly was, but when I saw this Pokemon battle being held at the Indigo League I couldn't stop watching it." The raven haired boy answered while softly scratching the back of his head sheepishly, knowing that his mother was right about needing sleep for tomorrow.
"Could I watch the end of this battle before I go to sleep? Please Mom? I'd really like to see how it'll end." Ash asked his mother softly, wishing to see how the Pokemon battle would end since the Red trainer would obviously be the winner.
"Well...alright sweetie. But just remember to turn the TV off once the battle is over and to be awake by 7 am." Delia answered after giving her boy's request some serious thought, as she looked at the TV and saw that the battle was almost over.
"Thanks Mom, love you." The raven hair boy answered, smiling as his mom allowed him to watch the battle between the Green and Red trainer's end.
"You're welcome honey. I love you too." The brunette answered as she placed a loving kiss on her son's forehead before stepping out of his bedroom and closing the door behind her.
Ash had turned his attention back to the TV and smiled as the battle between the trainers was getting interesting: Onix's body had been surrounded by a light grayish glow and roared out, as multiple rocks had surrounded it and flew directly towards the Red trainer's Gengar! The raven haired boy smiled as he identified the move the Green trainer's Onix just used: Rock Throw! Gengar had playfully leaped back, to avoid the shooting rocks headed towards it...but cried out in pain as three had hit their mark!
The Shadow Pokemon had landed hard on the dirt battlefield, but swiftly jumped back up on its two feet with a more serious look on its face! Onix glared back, showing it was ready to take on the smaller Ghost/Poison type.
"Onix, use Rock Tomb!" The Green trainer called out, smirking as he had the upper hand against his opponent's Gengar and thinking he would be able to turn the tables in his favor!
"GRAWHH!" The Rock Snake Pokemon roared out, as it raised its head and entire body became surrounded in a white aura. Multiple gray boulders had suddenly formed around and above Onix's head, also outlined in white energy.Once the energy had faded away, the boulders had plummeted towards Gengar, but missed as the Shadow Pokemon had merged into the floor of the battlefield and shattered after hitting the dirt stadium!
"Gen Gen Gengar!" The Poison/Ghost type cackled, while sticking its tongue out at the Green Trainer and Onix, which angered them both at being mocked by such an irritating Ghost Pokemon!
"Alright Gengar, good work! Return for now!" The Red Trainer stated, while smiling at the sight of his Ghost/Poison type mocking his opponent and having a secret weapon for the Rock/Ground type.
"Gen." The Shadow Pokemon cackled with a firm nod, showing it agreed with its Trainers judgment and returned to its Pokeball as a red beam shot out.
After returning his Gengar, the Red Trainer had took out a Net Ball; a Pokeball with a light blue top and black bands crossing over in a 'net' like pattern.
"Gyrados, show time!" The Red Trainer cried out, tossing the Net Ball onto the battlefield and a bright light beamed out, materializing and releasing a Chinese dragon like serpent with blue scales and yellow underbelly and giving off an intimidating screech like roar!
"Ho ho, the Green Trainer is in trouble now! His opponent his called back his Gengar and sent out Gyrados, which is a dual Water/Flying type!" The commentator cried out excitedly, after seeing the Kanto native Water/Flying type now on the battlefield and the audience cried out in the same level of excitement as the commentator at seeing two Kanto native titans: a Water/Flying Chinese dragon facing off against a Rock/Ground serpent made of boulders!
"Ohhh..,this battle is already over." Ash stated, smiling as the Red Trainer had sent out his ace in the hole, as Onix was in a huge disadvantage: due to two rather obvious facts. 1st fact: Ground and Rock types were extremely weak against Water type moves and the 2nd fact? Gyrados were part Flying type, which meant Ground type moves would have no effect on the serpent.
"Onix, use Rock...!" The Green Trainer started off, about to give his Onix a command...before his opponent cut him off and ending their match!
"Gyrados...Ice Beam." The Red Trainer called out calmly while crossing his arms against his chest and the Water/Flying type serpent gave a roar, as if agreeing to that command.
Gyrados had opened its mouth and a light blue ball appeared in front of it. The Chinese dragon like serpent had than fired a light blue beam from the ball! His opponent's Onix only had a second of stare in shock as the beam of ice had hit it dead on and its entire body became frozen solid!
The Green Trainer stared in complete surprise and shock as his Onix was frozen solid and collapsed to its right side in its icy prison, creating a huge dust cloud! Once the dust had cleared up, the ice that engulfed and surrounded the Green Trainer's Onix had fragmented after the Rock/Ground serpent collapsed on its right side and having swirls in its eyes, showing it was down for the count!
"Onix is unable to battle! The winner is the Red Trainer!" The referee stated while raising up the red flag, indicating that the Red Trainer was the victor and the stands cried out and applauded wildly, as many of the spectators had favored the Red Trainer over his opponent!
"And that's all she wrote! After a super effective and direct Ice Beam, the Green Trainer's Onix is down for the count and the Red Trainer heads on over to the finals!" The commentator cried out, also excited after seeing who the winner was and the Red Trainer had returned his Gyrados, but not before rubbing its face gently, which earned an affectionate growl from the Chinese dragon like serpent.
Ash had pointed the remote at the TV and turned it off after the battle was over. After the TV screen had went blank, the raven haired boy had slipped underneath the bed sheets of his mattress and closed his eyes as sleep had slowly over came him. Tomorrow was the big day and he needed to be prepared...as he would turn 10 tomorrow and he'd start his journey as a Pokemon Trainer.
'Tomorrow is the big day. But still...which Kanto starter am I going to choose?'The raven haired boy asked, as he was excited about starting his journey as a Pokemon Trainer and trying to decide which of the three starter Pokemon he wanted as his partner.
'Both Bulbasaur and Squirtle do have a huge type advantage against Rock/Ground types and Fire types. But Charmander is capable of learning Steel and Fighting type moves against Rock types and has a huge advantage against Grass, Bug, Steel and Ice types.'Ash stated while weighing the pros and cons of which Kanto starter he wished to choose, going over Bulbasaur's, Squirtle's and Charmander's strengths and weaknesses; which types they were strong and weak against.
The raven haired boy simply decided to wait for tomorrow, as debating it right now in his sleep would merely keep him up longer. He sighed while turning over to his side, sleeping peacefully.
~At the Lund residence~
Tory was sitting behind the desk in his bedroom, with three books; two folded up and one laid out. The book he was currently reading was labeled'Uses of Potions and Medicines'. The two other books were about different subjects: one labeled'Basic Advice for Beginning Trainers'and the other labeled'The Differences between Technical Machines and Hidden Machines'.
"Okay...so Antidotes are used to treat the effects of Poison type moves...Paralyze Heal treats the effects of Electric type moves and Burn Heal is used to treat the effects of Fire type moves." The beau blue haired boy stated as he read softly while going over the basic facts of what type of Medicine is used to treat the status effects of Poisoning, Paralysis and Burns.
As he was still reading, his father had knocked from outside his bedroom door before stepping inside with a fully prepared and packed backpack in his right hand.
"Tory? I thought you were asleep by now. Tomorrow is the big day, kiddo." Charles stated as he was surprised to see his soon to be 10 year old boy still awake, but quickly understood why he hadn't slept it and was proud of his son for wanting to be prepared before heading out with Ash tomorrow.
Prof. Lund could remember how he and Tory had discussed about his big decision about wanting to accompany with the raven haired boy five months after they befriended the Ketchums and how Delia had invited them both over to their house for dinner. The entire night had been marvelous, as Charles and Delia had found common ground in raising a single child on their own and their admiration for Prof. Oak as teenagers many years ago. Ash and Tory had also spent plenty of time getting to know each other and hanging out with Leaf: watching TV, movies, playing video games and bike riding around the neighborhood block.
While watching TV with Ash and Leaf a few weeks ago, the beau haired boy saw his first Pokemon League battle being held at the Indigo Plateau. The match was one a battlefield littered with hand crafted rocks and boulders with two Pokemon trainers standing in the Green/Red sides of the battlefield. The Red Trainer had started with a Pidgeotto as his first choice while the Green Trainer had went with a Beedrill. The first battle had been intense as the Bird Pokemon had performed a Quick Attack, which the Poison Bee Pokemon evaded and countered by launching a Pin Missile attack, that the Red Trainer's Pidgeotto dodged by using fancy flying maneuvers!
After witnessing the battle, Tory had became interested in becoming a Pokemon Trainer himself, which surprised and amused his father, as Charles was glad that his boy had shown an interest in capturing and raising Pokemon residing in the wild as his own.
"I'm about to turn in for bed right now Dad. I just thought that I'd go over a few basic tips before getting ready for bed." The beau blue haired boy answered, knowing his dad was right by how late it was and how tomorrow was the day he, Ash, Leaf and Gary would be getting their starter's from Prof. Oak.
"I'm proud of you for wanting to be prepared son. Have you decided on which starter you're going to choose as your partner?" Charles stated, showing he was glad that his boy was preparing himself for the big day tomorrow and curious to which Kanto starter he would choose as his first Pokemon.
"To be honest, I haven't really decided yet Dad." Tory answered honestly, stating that he hadn't made up his mind on which Kanto starter he wanted as his partner.
"Well, there's no need to decide right now. I'm sure whichever starter you pick, the two of you will get along just line." His father stated, reminding his son that he shouldn't stress himself out over which starter he wanted and could make his decision tomorrow at Prof. Oak's lab.
"Yeah, you're right Dad. Good night." The beau blue haired boy answered softly, knowing that his dad was right as he stepped away from the desk to turn in for bed and hugged his father good night.
"Good night Tory. Sleep well son." Charles stated as he hugged his son good night and placed a kiss on Tory's forehead before Tory climbed into his bed to sleep and he stepped out of his boy's bedroom.
After hearing his father closing his bedroom door, Tory had slept peacefully as tomorrow was the big day that he, Ash, Leaf and Gary were leaving Pallet Town to begin their journey as Pokemon Trainers. He also couldn't help but blush softly just at the thought of his raven haired haired neighbor and friend. Even though he became good friends with with Leaf and the other neighbor's kids...Tory had spent most of his time with Ash and he was more than happy to spend time with him.
'What is it about Ash that makes me feel this way? Every time I'm with him I feel...so safe and relaxed.'Tory asked as he smiled in his sleep as his mind was on Ash, his friendly personality and smile that practically helped bring him out of his timid shell the past year he and his father moved to Kanto from Hoenn.
'Maybe...Maybe I could ask Ash if I could travel with him.'The beau blue haired boy mentally stated, as he was entertaining the idea of asking the raven haired boy to accompany him after they received their starters from Prof. Oak.
~The next day~
Morning had slowly arrived, as the moon went down and the sun began to rise. A Dodrio that resided at Prof. Oak's lab and ranch had acted as the town's alarm clock after leaping onto the roof of the lab. Once the sun was up, the Triple Bird Pokemon had gave a loud caw from its three head at the exact time. Back at the Ketchum residence, Ash was still asleep but slowly started to wake up as he heard his mother knocking on the door.
"Ash, wake up honey!" Delia softly knocked on her son's locked bedroom door and that was enough to jolt him wide awake.
"Oh, shoot. It's almost time!" The raven haired boy gasped as he knew that it was nearly time for Trainer to pick up their starter Pokemon!
"Just a minute Mom!" He called back as he jumped out of bed and immediately dressed himself, taking off his shorts and putting on the clothes his mother bought him for this important day: a medium blue jacket with a white collar and sleeves, a dark cyan shirt, light blue jeans with cuffs, black and white sneakers with a red circle on the left/right side and slipping on a brown belt around his waist. He then slipped on green finger-less gloves and finally his Pokemon League hat.
Once he was fully dressed, Ash had unlocked the twist-lock to his bedroom door and opened it to see his mother with his backpack filled with the necessary clothing and items he needed while traveling and catching Pokemon out in the wild.
"Morning Mom." The raven haired boy stated, smiling at his mother which she mirrored before handing him his backpack.
"Morning Ash. Did you sleep well last night?" Delia answered back, while handing her son the backpack and asked if he slept well last night.
"I slept just like a baby. I'd better get going before Prof. Oak gives away all his starter Pokemon." He answered, stating that he slept just fine last night while slipping the straps of the backpack around his shoulders and placed a soft kiss on his mother's cheek, thanking her for packing the clothes and supplies he needed for his journey.
Delia smiled as she watched her boy run out of the house and heading for the path leading up to Prof. Oak's laboratory and ranch. Shortly as he ran out of his house, Ash heard a boy's voice calling out to him.
"Hey Ash, wait up!" Tory called out and the raven haired boy smiled, as he glanced behind him to see the beau blued boy walking up to him. The clothing he was wearing were a baby blue hoodie with a white fur neck and tassels, plain white jeans that reached above his ankles sneakers that were multicolored; light blue, violet and white.
"Hey Tory, are you headed for Prof. Oak's lab?" The raven haired boy asked, as he could tell right away that the beau blue haired boy was heading to choose his starter, the same as him.
"Yeah, I am. But I was hoping to ask you something first." Tory stated, answering he was indeed heading for Prof. Oak's lab/ranch and that he needed to ask his friend an important question.
"What is it?" Ash asked, even though he had a good idea to what it was his friend and neighbor wanted to ask him.
"After we pick up our starters from Prof. Oak...I was hoping you wouldn't mind if...I traveled with you." He answered, a little hesitant about asking Ash if he could tag along and travel with him.
"Tory...I'd be glad to have you travel with me." The raven haired boy answered with a warm and soft smile, showing he was more happy to have the beau blue haired boy as his traveling companion.
"Ash, thanks! You have no idea how glad I am to be traveling with you!" Tory exclaimed, happy and excited that Ash had welcomed him to travel with him after they obtained their starters from Prof. Oak!
"We'd better hurry if we want to get our starters Tory." Ash stated, as he knew that it would be a matter of time before Leaf, Gary and rest of the neighborhood kids would eventually wake up and beat them to the lab.
"Right, let's go." His friend stated, as they ran up the hill to Prof. Oak's lab and fortunately for them, they were the first ones to arrive as no other boy or girl were outside the lab.
"I can't believe it...we're the first ones here." The raven haired boy stated, chuckling that he and Tory were the first ones to make it to the lab/ranch before anyone else!
"Ash, do you think we might be a little early?" The beau blue haired boy asked, as he fairly guessed the reason why they made it to the lab first was because they woke up more early than everyone else.
"Well...we're only early by twenty minutes and Prof. Oak won't open the doors till 9:00 AM. But it's better sooner than later, right ?" He asked, stating that they were early by twenty minutes and had to wait for Prof. Oak to open the lab doors at 9.
"Yeah, I suppose it better being early than late. So which starter are you going to choose?" Tory stated, as he knew that his friend was right about being early than late and was curious by which Kanto starter he wanted as his partner.
"Oh, that's a secret." Ash stated with a sly smirk and the beau blue haired boy couldn't help but chuckle at his answer, as he somehow knew the raven haired boy wasn't going to reveal his choice right away.
For the past twenty minutes, both boys had talked about what they did the night before: Ash telling Tory about the Pokemon League battle he saw on TV, how the Red Trainer practically mopped the floor with the Green Trainer, due to the latter making common mistakes: how the Green Trainer's Raticate and Onix lost to the Red Trainer's Machop and Gyrados and how the Green Trainer's Nidorino was put to sleep by the Red Trainer's Gengar using Hypnosis.
"So wait, the Green Trainer completely forgot that Normal type moves didn't work on Ghost Types?" The beau blue haired boy asked, as he couldn't believe the Green Trainer had his Nidorino use a Normal type move against his opponent's Gengar!
"Yep, the Green Trainer was battling like a clueless rookie. He sent his Raticate against a Machop, which is a Fighting type and his Onix against a Gyrados, which is a Water/Flying type." Ash stated, informing his friend of the wrong decisions the Green Trainer made against his opponent and they couldn't help but chuckle softly at his expense.
"You guys talking about the Pokemon League battle on TV last night?" Leaf asked as she walked up them and they smiled softly at their brunette friend.
"Morning Ash. Hey Tory." She added, with a soft smile at her two friends as she joined them outside Prof. Oak's lab.
"Morning Leaf." Both both boys said at the same time with a soft smile...which quickly faded as they heard another voice followed by the brunette's.
"Well, well...look who decided to cheat by coming to Gramp's lab early." Gary stated smugly after arriving shortly after Leaf and the three of them sighed in annoyance by the smug arrogance in his tone.
"Excuse me?" Ash countered, feeling highly offended by Gary's accusing of him of 'cheating' by waking up early before anyone else!
"Ash and I didn't cheat! We..." Tory shouted back, angered by the spiky haired brunette's accusing him and Ash of cheating, but was cut off of by his friend.
"Tory, it's alright." The raven haired boy stated softly, assuring his friend that he could handle Gary's obnoxious 'superiority' nonsense and the blue haired boy nodded softly.
"Tory and I didn't 'cheat' Gary. We both simply woke up early than you, Leaf and everyone else did." He stated plain and simple, hoping that would get his former best friend to back off...but unfortunately it didn't.
"Uh huh, likely story." The brunette boy stated smugly, showing that he didn't buy his answer while Leaf and Tory glared at Gary acting like a prick.
"You know what? Screw you Gary." Ash snapped, showing he had enough of his attitude and that merely made the situation worse.
"What did you just say?" Gary demanded as he grabbed a hold of the raven haired boy's shirt and shoved him!
"You heard what I said! " The raven haired boy stated as he shoved the brunette back and that was when Prof. Oak had put an end to their shoving match!
"That's enough!" The elderly Pokemon researcher shouted out, as he was about to greet the four beginning trainers and introduce them to the Kanto starters...and witnessed Ash and Gary about to get into a physical fight!
"P-Professor Oak/Gramps!" Both Ash and Gary stuttered as they didn't hear the doors to the lab open along with Leaf and Tory as they pulled the two boys away from each other!
"Professor, I can explain..." The raven haired boy started to explain, but was cut off as the elderly man raised a hand, as if signaling for him to stop.
"There's no need Ash, I know who started it...and I am very disappointed in you Gary." Professor Oak stated softly, assuring the raven haired boy that he wasn't upset at him, but merely at his grandson for his behavior.
"C'mon Gramps, it's not a big..." The spiky haired brunette scoffed, not thinking he did anything wrong before his grandpa cut him off.
"Big deal? Accusing Ash and Tory of cheating when they simply woke up early than everyone else and shoving him for standing up to you!" His grandpa demanded, while pointing out to Gary that he had the nerve to accusing both Ash and Tory of 'cheating' just because they arrived to his lab/ranch by waking up early and he had shoved the raven haired boy first!
"...Yeah, but..." Gary stated weakly, as he couldn't think of anything else to say to defend his actions.
"Because of your behavior Gary, Ash and Leaf will have the honor of choosing their starters first." Professor Oak stated, showing he would allow Ash and Leaf choose their starter Pokemon first.
"What? But that's not fair!" The brunette haired boy shouted, not believing his grandfather would let the raven haired boy and brunette haired girl pick first and him last!
"Gary, either you change your attitude or you won't get a starter at all!" The elderly professor snapped, showing he was not pleased with his grandson's attitude and gave him an ultimatum: either change his attitude or he wouldn't get a starter Pokemon as his partner!
"...Fine..." He stated, crossing his arms while rolling his eyes and glancing away.
"Well...welcome to my lab. If the four of you would kindly step inside, I'll introduce you to the starters." Prof. Oak stated with a warm voice and smile on his face, with Ash, Tory and Leaf following right behind him...while giving Gary a dirty look, which he simply ignored and followed way back as the doors to the lab closed behind them.
After stepping into the lab, Professor Oak had led the four beginning trainers to a table with the three Kanto starters: Charmander, a bipedal reptile, Bulbasaur, a small four legged creature with a bulb on its back and Squirtle, a light blue bipedal turtle.
"Before you kids choose your starters, I'd like to congratulate the four of you...since this is a truly important day and moment, as you four will be venturing out in the world on your own, raising and bonding with the Pokemon you catch in the wild along with your starter Pokemon. Ash, you may choose first." The elderly professor stated, sharing a few words of wisdom and inspiration with Ash, Leaf, Tory and Gary, congratulating them for beginning their journey as Pokemon Trainers today before stepping aside for the raven haired boy to choose his starter.
"I'll go with...Charmander. The two of us will make a great team." Ash answered immediately, after walking up to the three Kanto starters and picked the Fire type Pokemon.
"Char Char!" The orange skinned reptile cried out happily, showing he was glad the raven haired boy choose him and nodded in agreement, on how they would make a great team as Ash had picked up and placed him inside his Pokeball as Leaf walked up next.
"I pick...Bulbasaur. I think the two of us will get along just fine." The brunette girl answered with a soft smile as she picked the Grass type starter as her partner.
"Bulba Bulbasaur!" The quadruple plant like creature growled softly, as he took an instant liking to the girl and agreed that they would indeed get along during their traveling as she placed him in his Pokeball as it was Gary's turn.
"Looks like it's you and me Squirtle. We'll make an awesome team." The spiky haired boy stated, smiling brightly at the Water type starter as his beginner.
"Squirtle!" The bipedal turtle cried out, as he mirrored the smile as his and Gary's personalities were the same: strong with a desire to be the best as he placed him inside his Pokeball.
"Professor Oak...what about Tory?" Ash asked after the spiky haired brunette placed his starter in its Pokeball and realizing there no other Pokemon for his friend to pick for his starter.
"No need to worry Ash...I do have an extraordinary Pokemon that I think would be a perfect match for Tory." The elderly professor stated, showing he hadn't forgotten about Charles' boy and how he had the perfect Pokemon for him.
"What is it?" Tory asked, as he was curious by what sort of Pokemon Professor Oak would give him as his starter.
"Tory...inside this Pokeball is a Fire type but is not a Kanto starter." He answered, offering the blue haired boy a Pokeball with a sticker design of a flame, representing fire.
"Professor, I'll take it." The beau blue haired boy answered, showing he understood that the Pokemon inside the ball was not a starter and accepted the red/white device and released the Pokemon to see what it was.
After the Pokeball opened and a white flash of energy shot out, the energy slowly faded and revealed the Pokemon it held inside: a small fox like creature with red-brown fur covering its entire body and cream underbelly. The most two notable features this fox like Pokemon had were three curled locks of orange fur with bangs on top of its head and six orange tails curled by its tips.
"Vulpix! Vul!" The fox like Pokemon cried out, happy to be out its Pokeball as it stretched its front and rear legs.
"Wow...it's cute and beautiful." Tory stated softly, as he was speechless by the sight of the Fox Pokemon, along with Ash and Leaf while Gary simply rolled his eyes.
"It's name is Vulpix." Professor Oak stated softly, revealing the name of the Fox Pokemon as Vulpix had walked up to the beau blue haired boy and brushed her head up against his left leg, showing she liked him.
"Looks like Vulpix has taken a quick liking to you too Tory." Leaf stated with a soft smile and the fox like Pokemon confirmed by continuing to nuzzle his left leg and licked the palm of his left palm as Tory petted Vulpix's head before returning her inside her Pokeball.
"Now that you kids have your starters...here are your Pokedexes and six Pokeballs." The kind Pokemon researcher stated, offering Ash, Tory, Leaf and Gary their own Pokedex and six standard Pokeballs which they gladly accepted.
"You kids can also use your Pokedex to go over the entries, gender and attack moves of your starters, along with new Pokemon you catch." He added, revealing that they could use their Pokedexes to look up the information of their Pokemon, along with their gender and moves they already knew.
"Come on out Charmander!" Ash cried out, as he released his starter and partner, followed by Gary, Leaf and Tory as they took out their Pokedex to scan them.
"C'mon on out Squirtle!"
"Bulbasaur, I choose you!"
"Come on out Vulpix!"
Charmander, The Lizard Pokemon. The flame that burns at the tip of its tail is an indication of its emotions. The flame wavers when Charmander is enjoying itself. If the Pokemon becomes enraged, the flame burns fiercely.
Gender: Male
Ability: Blaze
Known Moves: Scratch, Growl, Ember, Metal Claw, Smoke Screen, Rage, Fire Spin, Flamethrower and Slash
Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokemon. Bulbasaur can be seen napping in bright sunlight. There is a seed on its back. By soaking up sun's rays, the seed grows progressively large.
Gender: Male
Ability: Overgrow
Known Moves: Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, Poison Powder and Sleep Powder.
Squirtle, the Tiny Turtle Pokemon. Squirtle's shell is not merely used for protection. The shell's rounded shape and the grooves on its surface help minimize resistance in water, enabling this Pokemon to swim at high speeds.
Gender: Male
Ability: Torrent
Known Moves: Tackle, Bite, Bubble, Water Gun, Withdraw, Bubble Beam, Rapid Spin and Skull Bash.
Vulpix, the Fox Pokemon. At the time of its birth, Vulpix has one white tail. The tail separates into six if this Pokemon receives plenty of love from its Trainer. The six tails become magnificently curled.
Gender: Female
Ability: Flash Fire
Known Moves: Ember, Roar, Quick Attack, Will-O-Wisp, Confuse Ray, Flamethrower, Fire Spin Safeguard and Hypnosis.
Ash and the others were deeply impressed by what moves their starter Pokemon already knew and could use, especially Tory as his Vulpix could use a Psychic type move that could out its opponents to sleep.
"There is also one last thing I almost forgot to mention to you, Tory, Leaf and Gary, Ash." Prof. Oak stated as he instantly remembered one last piece of information he almost neglected to mention to the four beginning trainers.
"What is is Prof. Oak?" Ash asked as he and the others are curious to what it was the wise and kind Pokemon researcher needed to share with them.
"All Pokemon trainers can only carry six Pokeballs and Pokemon as their traveling party. If you kids capture an extra Pokemon, your Pokedex will give you the option of either sending the captured Pokemon straight to my lab or one of your current Pokemon in your party in its place." Prof. Oak answered, informing the four beginning trainers they could only carry six Pokemon with them and how the Pokedex would either systematically send any extra Pokemon they captured straight to his lab or if they wanted to keep that Pokemon on their team, they would have to select and send a Pokemon they were carrying in its place.
"You can also give your starters and whatever Pokemon you capture a nickname." He added, giving Ash, Tory, Leaf and Gary the option of giving their starters and the Pokemon they could capture and raise nicknames.
"Hey Charmander...would you like it if I gave you a nickname?" The raven haired boy asked while kneeling down so he and his partner were face to face.
"Char Charmander!" The Lizard Pokemon cried out with a nod, showing he wouldn't mind whatever name his Trainer gave him.
"How about...Scorch?" Ash offered, as he felt that 'Scorch' was a perfect nickname for a Fire type Pokemon.
"Char Charmander Char!" Charmander cried out, as he liked the sound of that name and his trainer smiled in return.
"Alright...Scorch it is." He stated, chuckling softly as he gently rubbed Scorch on his head, which earned an affectionate growl from the Charmander.
"Hey Bulbasaur, would you like a cool nickname? Or do you want keep your own name?" Leaf asked softly, wondering if her partner wanted to keep his species name or whatever nickname she came up with.
"Bulba." The Seed Pokemon growled softly with a nod, showing he didn't mind whatever name his trainer had in mind.
"Well...how about, Alpha? Since I can tell you're a powerful battler and natural leader when we have more Pokemon on our team." The brunette girl asked, as she could tell by the strong look on her Bulbsaur's face that he was a born leader to lead the Pokemon she caught on their team.
"Bulba, Bulbasaur!" The newly named Alpha cried happily, as he liked that name very much since it matched his personality perfectly: a strong battler and natural born leader.
"Alpha it is!" Leaf stated happily and laughed as Alpha stood up on his hind legs and softly licked her face as a sign of affection.
"Hey Squirtle, do you want a nickname?" Gary asked, wondering if his partner wanted a nickname like Scorch or Alpha.
"Squirtle Squirt Squirtle." The Tiny Turtle Pokemon shook his head 'no', showing he was happy with just his own name.
"Alright, then. I'll just call you by your own name, partner." The spiky haired boy stated, as he and the turtle bumped 'fists' together.
"Hey Vulpix...would you like a nickname too?" Tory asked, wondering if his partner wanted a nickname of her own as he knelt down to one knee.
"Vulpix! Vul!" The Fox Pokemon cried out softly with a nod, showing she would indeed like whatever nickname her trainer gave her.
"How about...Mirage?" The beau blue haired boy asked, as he felt that 'Mirage' would be the perfect name for his Vulpix.
"Why Mirage?" Leaf asked, as she was curious by the nickname Tory had just given the Fox Pokemon.
"Because I read that Vulpix's evolved form, Ninetales have psychic abilities to create illusions of itself or humans." He answered revealing he had studied up on the Vulpix evolutionary line and how Ninetales had psychic abilities to create illusions of its choosing.
"Yeah, I read up about that as well. I think Mirage is the perfect name for your Vulpix, Tory." Ash stated, showing he agreed with his friend about the nickname he gave his starter as he also read up on the same subject: how Ninetales had psychic abilities to create hallucinating illusions of itself, any other living being or inanimate objects.
"Vulpix! Vul!" The newly named Mirage cried out, showing she liked that name as well as 'Mirage' had a nice ring to it.
"Alright, Mirage it is!" Tory stated as she stood up on her hind legs and affectionately licked his face with her tongue and laughed as the licking tickled.
After recalling their starters back into the Pokeballs, Ash, Tory, Leaf and Gary had thanked Professor Oak for everything he did for them and walked back into town. Once they walked back into town to say goodbye to their parents/siblings, the four of them had headed straight to Route 1 to begin their own Pokemon journeys.
A/N: There it is everyone, the ending to the 3rd chapter to Ash's Pokemon Journey with Tory. I'm sorry for the insanely long wait, I was suffering from a small case of writer's block, as I was more focused on my Sly Cooper fanfic: The Raccoon and the Tigress. The 4th chapter will be posted sometime during this or next weekend. Until next time, please be sure to read and review. Bye.
