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A/N: Hello everyone, here is the 4th chapter: where Ash and Tory begin building their own Pokémon teams and meet Misty and catch a glimpse of an extraordinary Pokemon before reaching Viridian City
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Chapter 4: Building a Team and Misty
Shortly after being given their starters from Professor Oak and introducing/showing them to Delia and Charles, Ash and Tory had ventured out to Route 1, hoping to battle and capture new Pokémon to begin building their own teams.
"So Ash, what town do we reach after Route 1?" The beau blue haired boy asked, while already knowing the answer as he and his dad passed through Viridian City last year after arriving to Kanto from Hoenn.
"The next town we reach is Viridian City, which is west of here." Ash answered, informing his friend that the next town they would reach after passing through Route would be Viridian City.
"By the way Tory, I was thinking that since we're already here in Route 1, we should try to catch Pokémon to start building our own teams." He added while pointing out that they should start capturing wild Pokémon to build up their own teams.
"That's a good idea, but how do..." Tory stated, showing he agreed with his friend that they should start building up their own team and was cut off as they heard a patch of grass rustling, as if something was there.
What had stepped out of the grass, was a small bird like Pokémon with a cream colored face, feathered underbelly, short crests with tufts and brown bodily feathers and three tail feathers. The small bird had pecked at the ground, probably looking for small insects or grass seeds on the soil.
"What Pokémon is that Ash?" The beau blue haired boy asked, while smiling after seeing the small bird glance directly at them.
"It's a Pidgey, a Normal/Flying type Tory." His friend answered with the same soft smile on his face...and instinctually felt that it would be perfect for his traveling companion to test his battling skills.
"Why don't you try to catch it?" He asked while offering Tory an opportunity to catch his very first Pokémon native to the Kanto region.
"Really?" Tory asked, surprised that his raven haired friend would allow him to catch his very first Pokémon!
"Yeah, Pidgey are practically easy to catch and are perfect for beginning Pokémon Trainers. I'll even walk you through on how to battle and capture wild Pokémon." Ash replied, showing he was perfectly fine with letting him go first and offered to coach him on how to battle and catch wild Pokémon.
"Thanks Ash." The beau blue haired boy stated, thanking Ash for offering to walk him through on what he was supposed to do with the raven haired boy nodding, silently saying 'you're welcome.'
"Alright. Mirage, come on out!" He stated, while grabbing Mirage's Pokeball and tossing it out with the red/white ball like device releasing a white beam of light that materialized into the Fox Pokémon.
"Vul!" Mirage cried out happily, glad to be released from her Pokeball and got into a fighting stance as soon as the wild Pidgey chirped angrily at its appearance.
"Have Mirage use one of her attacks to weaken Pidgey." Ash stated softly, instructing the beau blued hair boy to have his Vulpix use one of her attacks to battle and weaken the Small Bird Pokémon.
"Mirage, use Quick Attack!" Tory called out after following his friend's advice and was glad that he was helping him while battling and capturing a wild Pokémon for the first time.
"Vulpix!" Mirage cried out as her body was outlined in white energy before running at high speed, tackling Pidgey before it could even react!
However, the Small Bird Pokemon had retaliated by flapping its wings at an incredibly fast speed, spewing sand to block Mirage's line of sight and tackling the Fox Pokémon at a familiar fast speed while flying in the sky above them!
"What do I do now Ash?" Tory asked, turning to his friend for advice after the wild Pidgey had used Sand Attack to obscure Mirage's eyesight and landed a Quick Attack itself!
"Okay Tory, it's very important that you stay calm and don't panic. Mirage needs you to keep a calm head." The raven haired boy answered, telling his friend to stay calm and levelheaded, as his Vulpix needed him to stay calm under pressure.
"Wait for Pidgey to fly back down when it's going to attack again and counter when it gets close enough." He added, advising Tory and Mirage to wait for the Small Bird Pokémon to fly back down when it would attack again and counter with a move of their own to end the battle.
"Alright...thank you." The beau blue haired boy answered before calming himself down like his friend advised before turning his attention back to the battle with Mirage quickly recovering from the Pidgey's Quick Attack...and saw that it was flying down insanely fast, as it was using Quick Attack again!
"Mirage, wait for Pidgey to get in close and then use Flamethrower!" He instructed and his Vulpix nodded in agreement, showing she understood her trainer's orders and his friend's advise.
Mirage had waited patiently for the Small Bird Pokémon to swoop down as it was using Quick Attack and just as it got close enough...the Fox Pokémon had sprung the trap.
"Vul..Pix!" Mirage cried out before releasing a stream of red orange and yellow fire from her mouth...while the wild Pidgey stared horrified at the powerful Fire attack headed right at it before be coming engulfed by the flames!
As soon as the flames had died out, the wild Normal/Flying type bird had collapsed onto the soft soil with swirls in its eyes, showing it was defeated.
"Nice job Tory! Now it's time to catch it." Ash stated, congratulating his beau blue haired friend for defeating the wild Pokémon and informed him to capture the Pidgey.
"How?" Tory asked as he didn't know how to operate a Pokeball, let alone how to prepare it for capturing wild Pokémon.
"To make the Pokeball bigger to capture a wild Pokémon, just press the button in the center to make it large and press it again to make it small." His friend instructed and the beau blue haired boy did as advised, taking out an empty standard Pokeball and pressed the button in the center: one time to make it large and one time to make it small before enlarging it again.
"Alright...Pokeball, go!" He cried out while tossing the Pokeball, which bounced off the knocked out Normal/Flying type bird and shot out a beam of red energy, sucking it inside. The Pokeball had rocked back and forth three times with the center glowing red, before it stopped after emitting a 'BEEP', indicating that it was captured and now his!
"I...we did it. We did it Mirage! We just caught our very first Pokémon together!" Tory cried out excitedly while his Vulpix ran up to her trainer/partner and nuzzled his left pants leg.
"Good job Tory. You and Mirage did great." Ash stated as he patted his friend on the back for a nice job and was proud of him for capturing his very first Pokémon after they just left Pallet Town.
"Thanks Ash. I couldn't have done it without your help." The beau blue haired boy replied with a bright grin while turning to his friend, as he couldn't have caught the Pidgey without him coaching him on what to do before taking out his Pokedex to check out the entry.
Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokemon. Among all the Flying type Pokemon, it is the gentlest and easiest to capture. A perfect target for the beginning Pokemon Trainer to test his Pokemon's skills. Pidgey usually doesn't like to battle, but it won't hesitate to attack if provoked.
Gender: Female
Ability: Keen Eye
Known Moves: Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust and Quick Attack
"Okay, this Pidgey's not too sha..." Tory stated with a soft grin on his face after learning the moves that his newly captured Pidgey already knew before stopping in mid-sentence as two bolts of yellow electricity shot towards the sky!
"Hey Ash, did you see that?" The beau blue haired boy asked with a perplexed expression on his face while turning to Ash, whom was just as surprised to what they saw as well.
"I sure did. Those bolts seem to be coming from that field up just ahead. Let's go see what's going on." Ash stated as another bolt of electricity shot towards the sky, followed by a loud bird cry echoing out.
"Right behind you." Tory replied as he and the raven haired boy jogged towards the spot where the bolts of electricity had originated from with Mirage sprinting right beside them and they stared in silent surprise to what they were seeing before them: a wild Pikachu and Rattata protecting themselves, along with a branch full of ripe berries from a wild Spearow that was glaring down at the Electric type and Normal type Mouse Pokemon as it swooped down at them with its sharp talons while evading the bolts of electricity they fired at it.
"What the?" Tory softly asked as he and Ash glanced at each other with baffled looks on their faces to what they were seeing before them.
However...as the Pikachu and Rattata continued to fend for themselves, they both panted softly as they had used up a lot of energy to ward off the hostile Bird Pokemon and as soon as the Spearow circled around, it's keen eye immediately noticed the two human boys and Vulpix watching from the sidelines...and swiftly turned in their direction!
"Tory, look out! Duck!" Ash cried out as he and his friend leaped to the left/right as the wild Spearow swooped right past and Mirage growled angrily before releasing a stream of fire at the Normal/Flying type, which cried in alarm as it barely evaded the scorching flames!
"What is that Pokemon's problem?!" Tory demanded as he and Ash slowly picked themselves and glared at the Spearow as it flew over them and drew out his Pokedex.
"Spearow, the Tiny Bird Pokemon. Unlike Pidgey, Spearow has a terrible attitude. It is very wild and will sometimes attack other Pokemon and humans."
"Well...that explains why it attacked us. But why did it just attack Mirage? She wasn't even battling it!" The beau blue haired boy asked while pointing out on how Mirage wasn't one of the Pokemon that Spearow was even fighting...and would be deeply stunned by the answer.
"Some wild Pokemon are often jealous of Pokemon that do have Trainers."The small red handheld device automatically answered as it revealed to its user that some wild Pokemon are envious towards Pokemon that are captured and owned by human Trainers!
"Ohh jeez/Ohh boy." Both Tory and Ash stated softly after hearing that unexpected answer and swiftly jumped for cover once again as the Spearow dove in again to attack them its sharp talons.
"Tory, I want you to leave Spearow to me." Ash stated softly while turning to his traveling companion, whom softly nodded in understanding as he took two steps back with Mirage right beside him.
"Alright...Scorch, I choose you!" The raven haired boy cried out as he reached for and tossed Scorch's Pokeball, which released his starter.
"Char Char!" Scorch cried out with a bright smile on his face, which swiftly turned into a serious and determined look as soon as he spotted the Spearow flying directly above him!
"Spearrrr!" The aggressive Tiny Bird Pokemon cried out as it flew in for a head-on attack!
"Scorch, use Flamethrower!" Ash ordered.
"Charrr!" Scorch cried out as he opened his mouth and released a stream of searing fire towards the Spearow, which surprisingly evaded the flames by swerving left and right and proceeded to repeatedly peck Scorch with its beak before flying after the Flame Pokemon repelled it with its claws.
"Scorch, you alright?" Ash asked with a worried look on his face after witnessing the Spearow attack his Charmander so aggressively.
"Char Charmander Char!" Scorch replied with a soft and strong grin on his face as he showed his Trainer that he was alright and appreciated his concern.
"Okay, so that Spearow wants to play rough? Then let's play rough." He stated with a soft smirk on his face, which his stater instinctively mirrored as they glanced back towards the Spearow and saw it fly back in for another direct attack!
"Wait for it..." Ash stated softly with Scorch silently nodding in agreement while leering his eyes at the approaching Normal Flying type that was seconds away with its beak glowing white...and would be deeply stunned by what was about to happen.
"Now Scorch! Flamethrower!" The raven haired boy commanded.
"Charrr!" Scorch cried out as he released another stream of red/orange fire...which struck the Spearow dead on and cried out in pain as it collapsed onto the grass and weakly attempted to pick itself up much to Tory's genuine surprise.
"Wow...that Spearow is sure tough." Tory softly stated as he deeply surprised at how Spearow wanted to keep battling even though it was already defeated.
"Vul." Mirage replied as she agreed with her Trainer.
"That's enough Spearow, stay down. Scorch and I don't want to hurt you." Ash stated softly as he begged the wild Tiny Bird Pokemon to stay down with Charmander nodding his head in agreement.
"Char Charmander." Scorch replied as he strongly agreed with his Trainer's words, especially since the battle was over.
"Spearrr...row." The wild Spearow squawked weakly before dropping its head in defeat with swirls in its eyes.
"Okay, Pokeball go!" Ash stated as he tossed out a Pokeball at the defeated Spearow and after a few seconds, it had emitted a 'BEEP', showing that it had been captured and was now his!
"Yes! I caught a Spearow!" He cried out while picking up the Pokeball and performing the peace sign.
"Char!" Scorch replied with a warm and proud smile on his face as he mirrored his Trainer's action and gave off the peace sign as well.
"Great job Ash!" Tory replied as he congratulated his friend and gave him a soft pat on the back.
"Heh, thanks Tory." Ash replied with a soft smile on his face as he thanked his friend for his words and drew out his Pokedex to discover a completely different entry on his newly captured Spearow.
Spearow, the Tiny Bird Pokemon. Spearow has a very loud cry that can be heard over half a mile away. If its high, keening cry is heard echoing all around, it is a sign that they are warning each other of danger. It is very protective of its territory as it flaps its short wings busily to dart around at high speed.
Gender: Male
Abillity: Keen Eye
Known Moves: Peck, Leer, Fury Attack, Pursuit and Aerial Ace
"Now those are some pretty sweet moves." Tory stated while giving off a whistle as he deeply impressed by what sort of moves Ash's new captured Spearow could use, especially Aerial Ace: which was a very strong Flying type move.
"That's for sure and by the way it battled, I'd say we caught a fine addition to our team." Ash replied with a soft grin on his face as he strongly felt that Spearow would make a fine member to his own team.
"Char." Scorch replied with a soft nod as he agreed with his Trainer.
Meanwhile, as Ash and Tory went over the current data entry on his current capture...the wild Pikachu and Rattata that had been fending off the wild Tiny Bird Pokemon had witnessed the battle in amazement and curiosity before slowly walking forward, which both Scorch and Mirage noticed and also stepped forward.
~Poke Translation~
"Are you two alright?" Mirage asked, wondering if the two wild Mouse Pokemon were alright after witnessing them fighting off the Spearow.
"Yeah, we're okay." The Rattata answered, stating that he and Pikachu were fine.
"Thanks for dealing with that birdbrain for us. That guy was a real pain." The Electric type rodent stated as he thanked the two Fire types for defeating the wild Spearow that had attacked them.
"You're welcome. But why was that Spearow even attacking you two in the first place?" Scorch asked as he, Mirage and their Trainers were wondering why Spearow even attacked the two Mouse Pokemon.
"That Spearow was trying to steal our food. My friend and I only had enough for ourselves and Spearow wanted some. We told him that we didn't have enough to share, but he didn't care." Pikachu answered as he explained to the Flame and Fox Pokemon why Spearow had attacked him and the wild Rattata: how the combative wild Tiny Bird Pokemon tried to steal their food with the Normal type rodent nodding his head in agreement.
"The two of you are friends?" Mirage asked as she and Scorch were genuinely surprised that Pikachu and Rattata were friends.
"Yeah, we've been friends for a long time." Rattata replied, stating that he and the Electric type Mouse Pokemon had known each other for a long time.
"By the way...could we ask you two something?" The wild Mouse Pokemon softly added, which earned Scorch's and Mirage's attention.
"Sure." The bipedal lizard answered as he and Mirage were curious to what it was the two Mouse Pokemon wanted to ask/tell them...and they would be taken back by the answer.
"When we watched you and your human Trainer battle that Spearow, Rattata and I talked it over and well...we would like to join you." Pikachu answered softly as he revealed to the two Fire types that he and his friend wanted to be a part of their teams!
"You what?" Scorch asked with a surprised expression, along with Mirage.
"You two want to come with us...just like that?" The Fox Pokemon asked, as she and Scorch were surprised that the two wild Mouse Pokemon wanted to join their teams after only meeting them.
"Well...yeah. Before Pikachu and I met, the two of us had been by ourselves...and...well, we're just tired of scrapping by on our own." Rattata answered softly, revealing that before he and Pikachu became friends, the two of them had been on their own, struggling to survive in the wild and how they wanted to be part of something special.
"But before you and your Trainers decide...We want to battle you first." Pikachu answered with a sly smirk on his face while directing his challenge to Scorch...whom smirked in return.
"Okay, you're on." He replied as he naturally accepted Pikachu's challenge, just as Mirage accepted Rattata's before they turned and walked back to their respective Trainers, whom had witnessed the entire conversation between them and the two wild Mouse Pokemon.
~End of Pokemon Translation~
"What's up Scorch?" Ash softly asked, as he and Tory were deeply curious to what the two Fire types, Pikachu and Rattata were speaking about.
"Char Charmander Char." Scorch replied while pointing to the wild Pikachu and then gesturing back towards his Trainer, whose eyes widened in surprise as he instinctively understood what his Charmander was saying.
"That Pikachu wants to come with us?" The raven haired boy asked after hearing how the Electric type rodent wished to be a part of their team/party!
"Vul Vulpix Vul." Mirage replied while gesturing to the Rattata and then back to Tory, whom was just as surprised as he also somehow understood what his starter just said through her gestures, just like Ash did with Scorch.
"And that Rattata wants to travel with us?" Tory asked with an equally stunned expression on his face after hearing that the wild Normal type wanted to join his team!
"Char/Vul." Both Scorch and Mirage replied while nodding their heads 'yes'.
"Charmander Char Charmander." Scorch added while turning to the Pikachu, who had a soft grin on his face with yellow sparks shooting out of the red spots on its cheeks as he stood by ready for battle.
"Okay...if its a battle it wants, it's a battle its gonna get." Ash replied with a similar grin as he noticed the smirk on Pikachu's face, along with Scorch as was immediately ready for battle.
"Scorch, use Flamethrower!" The raven haired boy ordered.
"Char!" Scorch cried out as he released a stream of red/orange fire from his mouth while the Pikachu's body glowed yellow and it released a yellow lightning bolt from its body, which collided with the Flamethrower and caused an explosion to ring out!
As the smoke started to slowly fade, Scorch had gave out a small cry of surprise: as the Pikachu swiftly slammed into his chest with a lighting fast tackle.
"Scorch, are you okay?" Ash asked in alarm as he witnessed his starter take two steps back from Pikachu's lightning fast Quick Attack.
"Char." Scorch replied with a firm nod while straightening himself up from Pikachu's last minute sneak attack and glanced back just in time to see the Electric type rodent charging in with another Quick Attack.
"Okay Scorch, use Scratch back to back!" The raven haired boy commanded after seeing that his partner was indeed alright to keep battling.
"Char!" The bipedal lizard cried out in agreement and braced himself as the Mouse Pokemon swiftly tackled into him once again...and that was the exact moment Scorch countered by raking his claws across Pikachu's face.
"Pikachu!" The wild Electric type rodent cried out in surprise as he skidded back across the field and quickly recovered from Scorch's last minute counterattack.
"Alright Scorch, use Flamethrower!" Ash swiftly ordered with a soft grin on his face.
"Charrr!" Scorch replied as he released a stream of red/orange fire towards the Pikachu, whom swiftly evaded the attack by jumping to the left and countered by firing a Thunder Shock, which Scorch countered with another Flamethrower.
~Meanwhile with Tory~
As Ash and Scorch battled Pikachu, Tory and Mirage were busy battling Rattata, whom had proved to be just a strong opponent like the Electric type: as both the Mouse and Fox Pokemon matched each other with speed by using Quick Attack, which made them evenly tied.
"Alright Mirage, use Ember!" The beau blue haired boy ordered.
"Vul!" Mirage cried out as she released a barrage of red/orange bolts of fire from her mouth while Rattata's body glowed yellow and fired a lightning bolt from its body, just like Pikachu!
"Whoa!/Vulpix!" Both Tory and Mirage cried out as they stared in genuine surprise, along with Ash and his Charmander to what they just witnessed.
'So...Rattata can use Electric type moves too.'Tory mentally stated as he and Vulpix quickly realized that Rattata could use Electric type moves as well...and couldn't help but smile: as he instinctively knew that Rattata would make a perfect addition to his team.
"Alright Mirage, use Ember once more!" He automatically ordered.
"Vul!" Mirage cried out as she released another barrage of red/orange fiery bolts from her mouth, which the wild Normal type easily evaded by using Quick Attack and landing a direct hit, by ramming head on into the Fox Pokemon's side.
Unknown to the Mouse Pokemon however...he was completely unaware of the sly smirk on the beau blue haired boy's face.
"Gotcha. Alright Mirage, Flamethrower!" Tory stated with the soft grin on his face.
"Vuulll!" Mirage cried out as she released a stream of red/orange fire from her mouth towards Rattata, whose pupils shrunk as it stared in dismay and horror before crying out as the flames covered its entire body!
"Pika!" Pikachu cried out in shock as he witnessed the battle between Rattata and Mirage and stared in surprise/dismay as the flames died out and saw his friend laying on the grass covered with swirls in its eyes.
"Nice job Mirage." Tory stated with a bright grin on his face as he congratulated his starter on a job well down
"Vul." Mirage cried out happily with a similar smile on her face as she turned to face her Trainer.
"Okay, Pokeball go!" He swiftly added as he tossed out his 3rd Pokeball at the defeated Rattata and after a few seconds, it gave a small 'Beep', showing that the Mouse Pokemon had been caught.
"Alright, I caught a Rattata!" The beau blue haired cried out in excitement, as he was deeply pleased with himself that he managed to capture the Rattata on his own without Ash coaching him.
"Vul!" Mirage cried out in joy as she happily ran up to her Trainer and affectionately nuzzled his left leg.
~Meanwhile with Ash~
As he witnessed the battle, the raven haired boy couldn't help but smile as well,; especially since he was proud that his traveling companion had gotten the hang of battling and capturing wild Pokemon right off the bat. Although, as soon as he turned his attention back to his own battle, his eyes softly widened in surprise: as he witnessed the Pikachu charging in with another Quick Attack!
"Heads up Scorch! Once it gets in close, counter with Slash!" Ash calmly ordered.
"Char!" Scorch replied with a nod as he stood his ground and cried out softly in pain as the Electric type rodent strongly charged into him against his stomach...and swiftly countered by slashing the Mouse Pokemon with his white glowing claws.
"Pika Chu!" Pikachu cried out as he flew backwards and landed roughly on the grainy field whilst panting softly from the power that he felt from Charmander's direct attack.
"Pikachu, do you wanna keep going? Or have you had enough?" Ash asked while crossing his arms, even though he had a rather good guess to what the Mouse Pokemon's answer wound be.
"Pika Pikachu!" The Electric type answered while slowly picking itself up with a strong look on his face, showing that he could keep battling.
"Alright then, let's go." The raven haired boy stated with a bright grin on his face.
"Charmander." Scorch stated with a similar grin on his face, as he was just as pleased and impressed by Pikachu's answer as his Trainer and human partner.
"Scorch, Flamethrower!" He casually ordered.
"Char!" The bipedal lizard cried out as he released another stream of fire from his maw while Pikachu automatically by firing another Thunder Shock, which collided with the Flamethrower and caused a huge explosion to ring out.
As the smoke slowly floated up to the sky, Pikachu swiftly sprinted past the smoke and charged into Scorch, whom cried out before countering by scratching his claws against the Electric type rodent's face and countered by using Quick Attack once again whilst Scorch fought back while using Scratch.
"Geez, that Pikachu is something else." Tory commented softly as he witnessed the heated battle between Ash's Charmander and the wild Mouse Pokemon.
"Vul." Mirage softly replied while nodding her head in agreement with her Trainer's words as they witnessed the bipedal lizard and Electric type rodent collide into each other again before jumping backwards and panting softly, as they were both exhausted from their lengthy battle.
"Alright Scorch, it's time we wrapped this up." Ash stated as he could also see how worn out his starter was, along with the Pikachu and fairly guessed that they both only had enough strength for one final attack.
"C-Charmander." Scorch softly replied as he panted softly and glanced back to Pikachu, whom was equally exhausted and struggled to stand up on all four on its legs, that were starting to wobble.
"Scorch, use Slash!" The raven haired boy ordered!
"Charrr!" The bipedal lizard cried out as he charged in with the tips of his claws glowing white whilst Pikachu charged in while using Quick Attack one last time and collided into Scorch, as they both attempted to push the other back...which ended with the Fire type being the winner, as the weakened Electric type rodent collapsed onto its side with swirls in his eyes.
"Alright, Pokeball go." Ash cried out as he tossed out his 3rd Pokeball and after a few seconds, the round device had gave a soft 'beep', showing that the Pikachu had been captured.
"Alright, I caught Pikachu!" The raven haired boy cried out in excitement as he picked up the Pokeball and once again did his 'peace' pose.
"Char." Scorch stated while mirroring his Trainer's pose and panting softly, as he attempted to keep himself standing straight with his eyes closing slowly.
"You were amazing Scorch. How about you take a nice long rest?" Ash stated softly as he knelt down and rubbed the back of his starter's head, which earned an affectionate growl from the Fire type.
"Charmander Char." The bipedal lizard answered with a soft nod before Ash returned him inside his Pokeball so he could rest after battling both Spearow and Pikachu.
"Mirage, would you like to go back inside your Pokeball too?" Tory asked while glancing down to Mirage, wondering if she would like to take a much needed rest in her Pokeball, just like Scorch.
"Vulpix...Vul." The Fox Pokemon answered while yawning softly, showing that she was also tired from her heated battle against Pidgey and Rattata before Tory returned her in her Pokeball so she could rest as well.
Once they had returned their own starters, Ash and Tory drew out their Pokedexes and went over the information about the new additions they had just caught.
Rattata, the Mouse Pokemon. Rattata can live in any environment. Its fangs are long and very sharp. They grow continuously, so it gnaws on hard things to whittle them down.
Gender: Male
Ability: Run Away
Known Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Bite and Thunder Shock.
Pikachu, the Mouse Pokemon. It can generate electric attacks from the electric pouches located in both of its cheeks. When several of these Pokemon gather their electricity could build and cause lightning storms.
Gender: Male
Ability: Static
Known Moves: Thunder Shock, Thunder Bolt, Thunder Wave, Tail Whip and Quick Attack.
"Wow, looks like we caught two ringers." Ash stated with a casual grin while whistling softly after learning the attacks his newly caught Pikachu already knew.
"I'd say so." Tory replied with a similar smile on his face as he automatically agreed with his traveling companion, especially since his newly captured Rattata and Ash's Pikachu practically knew and could use the same moves.
Once they had went over the data about the newest additions to their teams, Ash and Tory had followed the dirt path on the open field, where they caught a glimpse of several other wild Pokemon: a small number of Sandshrew digging for food and a small troop of Mankey watching them in the trees from a distance. As the two friends continued to follow the path until they came upon a stream and spotted a young girl with orange hair tied in a small side ponytail, fishing by the edge with a fishing rod in her hands.
"Excuse us." Tory greeted softly while clearing his throat as he and Ash approached the girl.
"Ahhh!" The girl cried out in alarm as she dropped her fishing rod and turned around to face the two boys with a startled expression on her face.
"Ohh. Ohh, my goodness. You two shouldn't sneak up on people like that!" She stated softly while taking in deep breathes before chastising the two boys for sneaking up on her like they just did.
"Sorry. We didn't mean to startle you. My friend and I are just passing through." Ash replied as he apologized to the orange haired girl, stating that he and Tory didn't mean to scare her half to death with his traveling companion nodding in agreement.
"It's alright. I'm sorry for shouting at you two." The girl replied with a soft grin on her face, as she knew that the two boys didn't mean to scare her and apologized in return for snapping at them.
"It's okay. My name's Ash and this is my friend, Tory." The raven haired boy stated as he introduced himself and the beau blue haired boy to the girl.
"Its nice to meet you both. I'm Misty." The orange haired girl replied with a warm smile as she introduced herself in return.
"Were you fishing for something?" Ash asked as he gestured towards the fishing pole that Misty dropped to the ground.
"Yeah. I was fishing for some Water Pokemon and I heard that this stream was a popular spot to catch some. But I haven't gotten a single nipple the past couple of hours." Misty answered while sighing softly, explaining how she had been fishing to capture some wild Water Pokemon residing in the stream but hadn't any luck while picking up her fishing rod.
"Oh, we're sorry to hear that." Tory stated with a sympathetic look on his face after hearing how Misty hadn't gotten a single bite while fishing by the stream until he and Ash came along.
"It's alright. I guess the catch just isn't good today." Misty replied.
"Would it be alright if I gave a try?" Ash asked, wondering if he could try his luck at fishing for a Water Pokemon.
"Sure. But you do know there's no guarantee that you'll catch anything?" Misty answered as she handed Ash her fishing while softly pointing out the possibility that he wouldn't catch a thing either.
"Yeah, I know. But it never hurts to try, right?" The raven haired boy replied as he knew that Misty was right and that he probably wouldn't catch anything.
Once he accepted the fishing rod, Ash had sent the reeling line flying onto the flat surface of the stream and waited patiently for any Water Pokemon to bite down on the hook along with Misty and Tory, whom stood beside him in silence. After six whole minutes had slowly passed, Ash had sighed in disappointment: as the line floated still on the water and no Water Pokemon had bitten down on the bait with Misty and Tory sighing as well. Although...before Ash reeled the line back in, that was when he spotted movement in the water and something had bit down on the hook.
"Hey, I got a bite!" The raven haired boy exclaimed while swiftly glancing back to Misty and Tory, whom turned to each other with surprised expressions as they witnessed Ash reeling the line in with a Magikarp flailing around wildly.
"Okay, Pokeball go!" Ash cried out as his tossed out another Pokeball, caught the Magikarp and looked up the information on his newest catch on his Pokdex.
Magikarp, the Fish Pokemon. Magikarp can live in the the dirtiest water. It jumps very well and can evolve into Gyrados.
Gender: Female
Ability: Swift Swim
Known Moves: Splash, Tackle and Flail
"Oh wow, Ash, you're lucky. You just caught a Magikarp!" Tory cried out in amazement after witnessing his friend capturing the Fish Pokemon.
"Yeah, I'll say." Misty stated with an astonished expression on her face, as she was greatly surprised by the fact that Ash had actually caught something.
"Hey Tory, you want to give it a go?" Ash stated while turning to his traveling companion, asking if he wanted to try to catch a Magikarp as well.
"No thanks Ash. I'm good." The beau blue haired boy replied with a soft smile as he appreciated his friend asking if he wanted to catch and add a Magikarp to his own team as well.
"Thanks for letting me use your fishing rod Misty." The raven haired boy stated while handing Misty back her fishing pole.
"No problem Ash." Misty softly replied in all modesty.
"Say Misty, do you by any chance know the way to Viridian City? Ash and I just left Pallet Town and were wondering if we were going in the right direction." Tory softly stated while asking Misty if she knew the way to Viridian City.
"Well, you boys don't need to worry since you're going in the right direction. Just continue following the road and you'll reach Viridian City in no time." Misty answered as she informed Tory that he and Ash were going the right way while pointing to the dirt road that led to Viridian City.
"Alright, thanks Misty." Ash stated as he thanked the orange haired girl for the information.
"You're welcome. I might see you guys there later when I'm done fishing here." She replied with a warm grin while stating that she would be heading to Viridian City herself once she was finished fishing.
"Okay. See you later Misty." Tory stated as he, Ash and Misty shook hands goodbye before they walked down the road while the orange hair girl went back to fishing for Magikarp or any other Water type Pokemon.
Once they and Misty parted ways, Ash and Tory continued to walk down the road until they spotted their main destination, Viridian City from the top of a hill.
"There it is, Viridian City." Ash stated as he and Tory traded a soft grin as they admired the sight of the small city from their current position and just before they continued with their trek, that was when they caught a glimpse of a mysterious Pokemon flying in the sky: which had the appearance of a large golden bird.
"Hey Ash, what Pokemon is that?" Tory asked as he and his friend stared in awe from the sight of the truly extraordinary and magnificent Pokemon.
"I don't know. Maybe the Pokedex does." Ash replied while drawing out his Pokedex and aimed it at the mysterious bird Pokemon...and would be greatly surprised by the answer, along with Tory.
Pokemon unknown. Some Pokemon species have yet to be discovered.
"There's no data?" Ash asked as he and Tory turned to each other with perplexed expressions on their faces after hearing that the Pokedex had no information on the mysterious Pokemon as it flew away and was soon out of sight.
"Do you think maybe Prof. Oak would know anything about that Pokemon?" Tory stated while asking his friend if Professor Oak would know anything about the mysterious bird that they just saw.
"He might. C'mon Tory, let's go." Ash replied as he strongly felt that the professor might know the identity of the mysterious Pokemon they just spotted before running down the hill towards Viridian City.
"Hey Ash, wait for me!" Tory called out as he automatically ran after his friend and traveling companion whom was slightly ahead of him and laughed softly as they sprinted down the road.
A/N: There it is everyone, the 4th chapter to my Pokemon fanfiction. I'm sorry for the 4 year old delay, I've been busy with family problems and working on my other fanfics. I also realize that the chapter might be lacking in details and/or beating around the bush. It was the best that I could do with what I could think of at the time. The 5th chaper might be posted sometime soon. Until next time, bye.
