I Wanna Be The Very Best - Let's Play Pokémon Fire Red

Part 3: Gust 'em away!

Okay, I thought about it for a while. and I think I know which one I’ll catch.

And there it is. As always, a bit weakening, and then:

Lunar: “Welcome to the team! With those fangs you’re sporting, I’ll call you HYPER FANG. Hope you’ll honor that name in the future.”

But before I leave for the forest, I should really buy some antidotes and train you guys up a bit.

That’s part one done.

Lunar: “HYPER FANG, you’re a bit weak for now, so you should watch your teammates a bit and learn from that.”

Lunar: “Huh, Norris, seems you’re also learning from teaching others.”

Lunar: “And you’re starting to get more confident, HYPER FANG. I think you are now able to train on your own.”

Lunar: “Like that! Just keep on getting stronger!”

HYPER FANG grew to LV. 7!
Lunar: “More strength!”

Lunar: “Now listen, HYPER FANG, you’re pretty small, you should be able to use that to your advantage and strike the enemy with blinding speed. So try it out!”

Lunar: “Yeah, exactly like that!”

Eventually

Lunar: “Okay, that’s enough for you, HYPER FANG. Norris, it’s your turn now.”

Lunar: “Norris, I have already seen some of your hand work, but I wanna see some of your foot work now. So try kicking the enemy!”

Lunar: “Like that! While it isn’t a Roundhouse kick, it’ll work for now.”

Norris grew to LV. 10!
Lunar: “And with that, you’re also ready to go. Nostredame, you’re up! And as a bird, try using your wings! You could create a Gust by flapping them, for example.”

Lunar: “Perfect!”

Lunar: “Now, we’re ready for the forest.”

What will await us here?

Girl: “Have you caught one already?”
Lunar: “Yes, but it hasn’t learned any bite-techniques yet.”
Girl: “It’ll learn them eventually.”

Woman: “Be careful you don’t get lost.”
Lunar: “How bad can it be?”

Viridian Forest Theme

Weaken Pokémon before attempting capture! When healthy, they may escape!
See, even this sign knows!

Teenager: “They’re all itching to get into some Pokémon battles!”
Lunar: “I’ll gladly take them on!”
Probably should put Nostredame at the lead, if they’re all using bugs.

Yep, this is a maze. Where to go first? Well first let’s read this sign.

If your Pokémon are weak and you want to avoid battles, stay away from grassy areas!
I might also want to avoid battles if my Pokémon are too strong, because then the battles don’t really give me much.

Boy: “That’s why you can never have too many Poké Balls.”
Lunar: “Agreed, that’s why I still have over ten left.”
And that item there is…

But I wanna check the middle path first. Ah, another sign:

Makes sense to advertise them in a forest full of Pokémon inflicting poison.

And on the left path someone lost a…

Nice! Now for the right path:

Ah, my first Trainer battle that’s not against Sol!

Bug Catcher: “Let’s battle 'em!”

Lunar: “We trained that before, use Gust!”

Lunar: “Very good!”

Lunar: “And again!”

Rick: “Ssh! You’ll scare the bugs away. Another time, okay?”
Lunar: “I recommend you to catch something else than bugs though, otherwise it’ll only need a Flying Type Pokémon to crush your team, like I demonstrated.”
Rick: “But bugs are cool!”

Bug Catcher: “Pokémon Trainer!”

Lunar: “Nostredame, same strategy as last battle! Gust them away!”

Lunar: “And you’re even getting stronger from this!”

Lunar: “And that’s that.”

Doug: “That totally stinks! I’m going to catch some stronger ones!”
Lunar: “Do that!”

Contact Prof. Oak via a PC to get your Pokédex evaluated!
Maybe I’ll do that in the next city.

Someone left something on the way again…

Yoink!

Bug Catcher: “I might be little, but I won’t like it if you go easy on me!”
Lunar: “It’s your funeral.”

Lunar: “You know the drill, Nostredame!”

Anthony: “I lost some of my allowance…”
Lunar: “I warned you.”
But now let’s see what bugs appear here.

So the bugs from outside and their evolutions…

Also a good thing I bought those Antidotes…

Oh, and something that isn’t a bug!

Lunar: “Ooh, nice one, Norris! Seems you learned a new move!”

And it seems I’m near the exit.

And it’s voting time again! Which Pokémon from the Viridian Forest get’s a chance to be on Lunar’s team and what name will it have? It’s your choice! I also got to hear Pikachu’s old cry again. Next time Lunar will also have his first Gym battle.

  • Caterpie
  • Metapod
  • Weedle
  • Kakuna
  • Pikachu

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