Accumula Town

Hey, Caldar! Come quick, some weirdos are putting on a show!

A crowd has gathered near a bunch of people with matching space suit-hoodies. Their leader steps forward and addresses the crowd.

My name is Ghetsis. I am here representing Team Plasma.

Oh great… another Team

Today, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to talk to you about pokémon liberation.

Liber- what?

Ghetsis begins pacing up and down spouting nonsense about people being selfish.

So… this guy wants trainers to release all their pokémon?

- Seems that way…

We’re gonna have to stop this guy from taking over the world, aren’t we…

- Seems that way…

Ghetsis and his possé of space-hoodies march off in formation. I feel a strange sensation at the back of my neck, as if someone was staring at me. I turn around.

You… you don’t belong here…

- ‘scuse me?

How rude! He’s a guest in our country!

Your pokémon… just now… it was speaking to me.

- Yeah? What did it say?

"Osha osh, oshawott"

- Really…

You can’t hear it?

- Well yeah, but I thought you meant–

My name is N.

My name is Cheren and this is Caldar. We’re on a pokémon journey.

What boring parents you must have, is your name really just a single letter?

A Pokédex? So you plan to confine many pokémon in pokéballs just for that. I am a trainer too, but I often wonder if pokémon are really happy that way?

- They haven’t really complained yet.

Well, Caldar, was it? Let me hear your pokémon’s voice again!

Go Purrloin!

- Oh, a battle? Fine, go Bushi!

- Water gun!

Scratch!

Purrloin scratches at Bushi’s arm, Bushi blasts purrloin in the face with a stream of water.

- Water gun!

Growl!

Purrloin growls at Bushi as he knocks it down with another blast of water.

- Water gun!

Scratch!

Purrloin scratches Bushi on his left cheek, Bushi knocks purrloin into a nearby signpost with one last water blast.

Hmph. I have to make the world a better place for pokémon. They’re my friends and I won’t give up.

Enn walks away.

- But… pokémon are my friends too…

What an odd guy.

- Such an odd name too, Enn…

I’m going on ahead. I want to battle the gym leader in Striaton City.

Route 2

I take the first opportunity to recruit a new team-mate, a lillipup? Pokéball go!

Lillipup: It’s a fluffy, noisy, little puppy.

- Welcome to the team, Yapyap!

Yapyap ♀ Lv 4

Taking my time to train as I travel, I make my way to Striaton. The city is in sight when a loud noise from behind startles me.

Caldar! Let’s have a battle!

- Uh.. but!

Ready or not, here I come! Go Lillipup!

- Go Checkers!

I hadn’t gotten around to healing everyone since training…

- Bite!

Tackle!

Checkers bites lillipup’s ear. Lillipup flinches in pain.

- Bite!

Tackle!

Checkers bites lillipup’s other ear, lillipup slams Checkers to the ground.

- Bite!

Tackle!

Checkers bites lillipup on the tail, lillipup passes out.

Go Tepig!

- Checkers return! Go Bushi!

Tail whip!

Tepig whips at Bushi with it’s tail, much to Bushi’s annoyance.

- Water gun!

Tail whip!

Bushi douses tepig with a stream of water and tepig annoys Bushi with annother tail whipping.

- Water gun!

Bianca sprays a potion on tepig just before Bushi blasts tepig into a nearby tree, dealing critical damage.

Woo-hoo! That was one fun battle! You’re a tough trainer. I’m gonna keep trainin’ so I won’t loose nomore! See ya later!