Route 14

I decided to head north towards Lavender Town, perhaps I’ll visit the graves of my fallen friends. While travelling along the shore I spot Suicune on the water, he spots me and runs off to the north.

Oh, I was so close! I thought for sure I’d be the first this time.

- Eusine? How did you-

It seems Suicune likes to visit hilly areas near water. I know just the place, it’s to the north! Meet me there and we’ll do battle for the last time!

- Err… OK?

Eusine just stands there, so I figure I’ll just leave him to his meditation or whatever he’s doing and continue northwards.

Lavender Town

They converted the the tower into a radio station, I’m not sure how to feel about that. It doesn’t seem to be working right now, word around town is that there’s a problem with the power plant.

I remember where the power plant is so after visiting the new shrine to pay my respects to the fallen I keep on travelling.

Rock Tunnel

It’s very dark in here and it seems trainers don’t come here anymore, well.. trainers who make noise don’t seem to be here. After fumbling around and bumping into more walls than I’d care to admit I eventually make it out the other side.

Route 10

I quickly surf around to the power plant on Jam’s back.

This simply won’t do! Without my precious machine part the whole region is without power!

Please calm down, sir. We’ve already spotted the suspect in Cerulean City and our top men are on it.

What the hell? Policemen are real?

You there! You wouldn’t mind going to Cerulean to retrieve that machine part would you? I’m sure my comrades have caught the thief by now.

- Sure, it’s not like this has nothing to do with me. And I’m heading to Cerulean anyway!

Great, thanks!

Cerulean City

Let’s just challenge the gym.

Excusing me, I must be out of here getting now. No-one must be knowing of me being in Rocket Team here.

Looks like this guy didn’t get the memo…

- Hey, pal. I’m going to save us both a lot of time here. The rocket gang broke up so can you just hand over whatever it is you’ve taken and we’ll never speak of this again.

Oh noes! This thing is now useless to me now. Just take it, I go back to home country and make Rocket Team new!

I look at the machine part and it seems to simply be a big red plastic button that was removed from a console or something, writing on the button reads “ON”.

Apart from our rocket friend the gym is empty. A brief chat with some locals reveals that Misty likes to visit a pond to the north.

Route 25

It seems the Nugget Bridge trainers were told not to battle on the bridge anymore, now they simply ambush trainers on the way to the pond by Bill’s house. After dealing with them I see Misty with a boy up ahead.

I’m not sure what to do here, it’s clear she’d want some privacy here but I really want that badge. Misty giggles flirtatiously with the boy.

Yo! Dude! She wants it! Make a move!

Startled by the ‘dex’s outburst the boy sees me and runs away.

What the hell! What’s your problem you jerk! Oh, it’s you. It’s been a while, handsome.

- Hi… sorry I interrupted your date. But I lost my badges and I’d like to battle you again to get a new one.

Oh, well why didn’t you say so? I think Surge and Sabrina left me some messages about something like that, the new girl Janine was hysterical about something… I think I see why, cutie. Of course I’ll battle you again, meet me at the gym!

- But what about your… guy… friend?

Hm? Oh don’t worry about him, I have my eyes on someone else now…

Creepy…

Cerulean City

Hello again! I’m glad you showed up! You’re sure you don’t want dinner before we battle? Maybe see a movie?

- No thanks, I’d like to battle for the badge please.

How original! A pokemon battle for our first date! I’d like that a lot!

- Our first what?

Go Golduck!

- Oh um… go Acanthite!

- Fly!

Water pulse!

Golduck fires a short pulse of water that catches Acanthite before she flys up.

Water pulse!

Golduck fires another pulse but it doesn’t reach Acanthite while she’s high up above. Acanthite swoops down with talons outstretched but golduck deftly sidesteps and dodges the attack.

- Fly!

Disable!

Golduck stares into Acanthite’s eyes, she forgets how to fly and hops a couple of times in a vein attempt to take off.

- Night slash!

Water pulse!

Golduck fires a pulse that critically hits Acanthite, she vanishes during the impact as water splashes everywhere. Acanthite jumps out from golduck’s shadow but golduck quickly turns and guards against most of the damage while Acanthite shashes it with her talons.

- Acanthite come back! Go Jam!

Psychic!

Golduck’s eyes glow and Jam is thrown to a wall with a loud splat, Jam stands back up on her tentacles and morphs back into her normal shape.

- Sludge bomb!

Psychic!

Jam spits a glob of goo at golduck that explodes on contact, covering golduck in poisonous goop. Golduck’s eyes glow again and Jam is flung against the wall once more and Jam just bounces back, angrier than ever.

- Sludge bomb!

Psychic!

Jam throws another sludge bomb at golduck, completely burying it in goo.

Go Quagsire!

Jam, return! Go Nippy II!

Earthquake!

Quagsire stomps the ground and the whole arena shakes. Nippy loses balance and topples over.

- Strength!

Rain dance!

Nippy grabs quagsire with her claws and slams it into the ground. Quagsire jumps back up and dances a little jig, it then begins to rain… indoors.

Hmm, quagsires are part ground types maybe I’ll try…

- Brine!

Earthquake!

Nippy spits out a gout of briny water, but quagsire absorbs it into it’s skin and heals. Quagsire then stomps the ground to trigger another earthquake, cracks appear on the walls and one of the roof beams comes tumbling down onto Nippy.

You’re such a gentleman, you’re going easy on me aren’t you.

I wish she was wrong but for some reason I kind of am going easy on her. But now I have no choice.

- Nippy return! Go Zuul!

Earthquake!

Quagsire stomps the ground once again and the whole arena shakes, but Zuul hovers inches above the ground and is completely unaffected.

- Shadow ball!

Amnesia!

Zuul pitches a shadow ball, it arcs across the arena and implodes in quagsire’s face. Quagsire instantly forgets how much it hurts and seems ready to continue.

- Shadow ball!

Water pulse!

Zuul winds up and then pitches another shadow ball. Having forgotten what happened last turn, quagsire takes the imploding shadow ball to the face once more.

Go Starmie!

- Shadow ball!

Confuse ray!

Zuul forms a shadow ball between her hands, leaps up and slams the shadow ball onto starmie as she comes down. Starmie flops to the floor and the gem in it’s core goes dark.

Go Lapras!

- Thunderbolt!

Sing!

Zuul, arm outstretched, points a finger at lapras and fires a bolt of lightning at it. With electricity still arcing around it, lapras tries to lull Zuul to sleep with a song but chokes as paralysis takes hold.

- Thunderbolt!

Ice beam!

Zuul quickdraws a fingergun and shoots a lightning bolt from the hip, frazzling lapras.

ZUUL!

Wow! You’re so strong, you can definitely have a new Cascade Badge!

- Thanks.

Such a romantic first date! Hey, let’s go to Mt. Moon tomorrow!

- Sure… I’m just going to the pokemon center first.

Call me!