New Bark Town

The crazy lady who thinks she’s my mother said she’ll save some of the prize money I get from battles. Having some money set aside for stat boosting drugs should be handy later on.

Route 29

Caldar, over here!

-What?

I’m going to show you how to catch pokemon!

- I already know how.

You’ll still need some pokeballs. Here, take these.

- Thanks.

Let’s see who we can get here… a hoothoot! Pokeball go!

Hoothoot: It’s an owl.. um… it likes to stand on one leg…

Welcome to the team Doctor Who!

Doctor Who ♂ Lv. 3

Route 30

After a quick rest in Cherrygrove I head north. Already I have a chance to recruit again! A Ledyba? Pokeball go!

Ledyba: Its a red bug with spots on it’s back.

Welcome to the team Rouge!

Rouge ♀ Lv. 3

Oh no, the legends were true. Youngster Joey is real! And now he has my phone number, Arceus help me!

I get in some more practice with the other trainers around here, one bug catcher said he’d give me some extra berries next time I’m in the area which is nice I guess.

Ah the gatehouse!

Hi Caldar! I didn’t think you’d get here so fast. Well imma run ahead now, bye!

What a strange girl…

Violet City

Before I take on the gym I think I should make some preparations and do a little more training. The locals say the Sprout Tower would be a good place.

Hey, another chance to recruit! A gastly? Sweet! Pokeball go!

THERE IS NO GASTLY, ONLY ZUUL

That’s a cool name! Welcome to the team, Zuul!

Zuul ♀ Lv. 5

The sages here sure do like bellsprouts. I used to have a bellsprout, it was really good at lighting caves…

More sages to challenge at the top, oh and Darcal is here too with the elder sage.

- I see the police haven’t caught you yet.

I only came here for the TM, hand it over old man!

I am defeated, as promised I give you this TM. But you must care for your pokemon, you treat them far too harshly and it’ll come back to bite you in the future.

Yeah whatever, I’m outta here.

Darcal leaps out a window and uses an escape rope to scale down the tower.

That kid be crazy, son!

- Tell me about it…

I battle the elder sage for the TM, it was only Flash by the way, and make my way to the pokemon center to rest up.