I think they’re so jelly they promptly voted him off the team again.
Part 13: Just another day in the life of a Pokémon Trainer
Lunar: “You did a great job at Vermilion Gym, HYPER FANG, so you deserve the rest.”
Lunar: “And you, Strangish, did a great job on board S.S. Anne, so have a nice rest as well.”
Lunar: “I’ll call you Nastasia. Welcome to the team!”
So now I want to catch one of those Digletts.
Old Man: “It goes right to Viridian City, they tell me.”
Lunar: “I might as well check back there later, but for now I’m only here for a Diglett.”
Lunar: “And there it is.”
Lunar: “You’ll be called Gnome, so welcome to the team, Gnome!”
Training intermission
Lunar: “Okay, now it’s time to venture through Diglett’s Cave.”
Hiker: “If I could get a Pokémon to use Flash and light it up…”
Lunar: “Sounds like I’ll need that soon, I have to go through Rock Tunnel to get to Lavender Town, after all.”
Lunar: “And indeed, I’m back at Route 2!”
Scientist: “It can still use moves like Cut outside of battle.”
Boy: “Wanna trade one for my Mr. Mime?”
Lunar: “First off, my Abra already evolved, second, I’d honestly like to keep it, so I’m sorry, but no.”
Boy: “Awww! Oh, well…”
Lunar: “Well, you still know how tu Cut, right Maddie?”
Aide: “If your Pokédex has complete data on ten species, I’m supposed to give you a reward. Prof. Oak entrusted me with HM05 for you. So, Lunar, let me ask you. Have you gathered data on at least ten kinds of Pokémon?”
Lunar: “Yes, I got data on 18 different species!”
Aide: “Great! Congratulations! Here you go!”
Aide: “HM05 contains the hidden move Flash. Flash lights up even the darkest of caves and dungeons.”
Lunar: “Good, now there’s nothing in the way of exploring Rock Tunnel!”
Lunar: “Well, while I’m back here, might as well check out some of the areas that were blocked of by bushes.”
Man: “I had this weird dream about a Drowzee eating my dream. And… I learned how to eat dreams… Oogh, this is too spooky! Let me teach it to a Pokémon so I can forget about it!”
Lunar: “Okay. Nastasia, since you’re a Drowzee, you get to learn that move.”
Man: “…ZZZ… I… can’t eat… anymore…”
Now there was another bush back in Pewter City.
There it is.
Scientist: “There are so many things about which we know so little. But that should spur us to study harder, not toss in the towel. The only thing you should toss…
Well, how about Seismic Toss? Should I teach that to a Pokémon?”
Lunar: “No, I don’t really need it.”
Receptionist: “Oh, whatever! Do you know what Amber is?”
Lunar: “Yeah, it’s basically kind of like tree’s blood, isn’t it? And it can trap insects and preserve them, I think.”
Receptionist: “Right, Amber contains the genetic matter of ancient Pokémon. There’s a Lab somewhere trying to resurrect Pokémon from Amber.”
Scientist: “I think this chunk of Amber contains Pokémon DNA! It would be a shattering scientific breakthrough if Pokémon could be resurrected from it. But, my colleagues just ignore what I have to say. So, I have a favor to ask! I want you to get this examined at a Pokémon Lab somewhere.”
Lunar: “Consider it done, with any luck, I might get a Pokémon out of this.”
“Special Feature: Pewter Gym Leader Brock!
Brock rarely laughs, but is said to be unable to stop if he starts.”
Interesting. Well, time to go back to Vermilion.
Oh hey, and look what I found in its Pokémon Center!
“Special Feature: Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge!
Lt. Surge is rumored to have been a pilot while home in America. He used the electricity generated by Pokémon to power his plane.”
So I guess Electric Types really did save him in a way.
Wait, this guy wasn’t here before…
Aide: “It’s me, one of Prof. Oak’s Aides. Did you meet the other Aide?”
Lunar: “Which one, there’s several of you guys.”
Aide: “He had a package from Prof. Oak for you, Lunar. He said he’d look for you around Route 2, Lunar. If you’re in the Route 2 area, please look for him.”
Lunar: “Ah, that one! Yeah, I already met him.”
Now that I’m back at Cerulean, might as well put that Bike Voucher to use.
Clerk: “Okay! Here you go!”
Clerk: “Thank you! Come back again sometime!”
Lunar: “Whoo, Cycling is fun!”
Lunar: “Your turn, Maddie!”
Lunar: “Okay, Nastasia, this is your first Trainer Battle. Use Confusion!”
Lunar: “Nice!”
Lunar: “Okay, this time I want you to test out Dream Eater, so put it to sleep with Hypnosis first!”
Lunar: “And finish this up with some more Confusion!”
Alicia: “The tunnel coming up is pitch-black inside. You’ll need Flash to get through there.”
Lunar: “Now it’s your time to shine, Gnome! Use Magnitude!”
Lunar: “And finish it up with Scratch!”
Jeremy: “Oh wait. I’m out of Pokémon! You sure had guts standing up to me there, eh?”
Lunar: “You get used to it when you’re facing a criminal organization on a regular basis.”
It contains Aerial Ace.
Lunar: “It’s not only the looks that are good.”
Lunar: “With your attack cut, use Bite!”
Lunar: “Ah well, you did what you could. Gnome, finish this up with Magnitude!”
Chris: “Keep walking!”
Lunar: “This is a job for your Rock Throw, Pepe!”
Brent: “I have to collect more than bugs to get stronger…”
Lunar: “Another Bug Catcher that understands this simple fact, nice!”
So let’s see what wild Pokémon appear on this Route.
Spearow is the only one I haven’t caught of these yet.
Lunar: “Another job for your Magnitudes, Gnome!”
Alan: “Hahahaha! Us hearty guys always laugh!”
Lunar: “You should be able to take care of these bugs, Maddie, especially since they’re not evolved.”
Lunar: “Oh, this one’s new.”
Conner: “If you don’t like Bug Pokémon, you bug me!”
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Lunar: “Okay Nastasia, use Confusion again!”
Lunar: “Almost!”
Lunar: “Well, this works too.”
Drew: “Are you off to Rock Tunnel, too?”
Lunar: “Yes. Already got Flash to find my way around.”
Lunar: “This time I’m letting you take care of the Hiker as well, Nastasia.”
Brice: “Hahaha! Kids should be tough!”
Lunar: “So let’s see whose Meowth is the stronger one!”
Lunar: “Looks good for mine!”
Caitlin: “You’re obviously talented. Good luck to you!”
Lunar: “Thanks!”
And what wild Pokémon appear on Route 10?
That Pokéball Pokémon looks interesting. Well, let’s visit the Pokémon Center on this Route.
Aide: “It’s me, one of the ever-present Aides to Prof. Oak. If your Pokédex has complete data on twenty species, I’m supposed to give you a reward from Prof. Oak. He entrusted me with this Everstone. So, Lunar, let me ask you. Have you gathered data on at least twenty kinds of Pokémon?”
Lunar: “Not quite.”
Aide: “…Oh. I see. When you get 20 kinds of Pokémon, come back for the Everstone.”
Lunar: “Spooky.”
Gentleman: “Every type is stronger than some types and weaker than others.”
Lunar: “That’s a lot of cash.”
So now to decide who learns Flash…
Voting Time
First off, who gets to learn Flash? If you’re curious, Flash is like Sand Attack: It lowers accuracy and does nothing else.
Who learns Flash?
- Atsuko (Pikachu)
- Maddie (Meowth)
- Spoon Girl (Kadabra)
- Nastasia (Drowzee)
- Kanon (Jigglypuff)
- Strangish (Gloom)
0 voters
Second, new Pokémon. Choose the new Pokémon for both Route 9 and 10!
Route 9
- Spearow
- Ekans
- Rattata
0 voters
Route 10
- Spearow
- Voltorb
- Ekans
0 voters
Two new Pokémon of course means that two other Pokémon have to leave the team for now. I won’t need Cut in the next part, so Maddie is free to go, but keep in mind that I might have to do some further switching depending on who learns Flash.
Who leaves?
- Atsuko (Pikachu)
- Pepe (Geodude)
- Spoon Girl (Kadabra)
- Maddie (Meowth)
- Nastasia (Drowzee)
- Gnome (Diglett)
0 voters
And I’d be very glad if you could suggest nicknames for the new Pokémon, even if it’s hard for you. Oh, and as long as you don’t suggest any names, you don’t really have a right to complain about the names I give, so if you don’t like those, see it as an incentive to suggest names.
By the way, fun fact: Drowzee does not learn Dream Eater by level up, even though its Pokédex entry states that it eats dreams.
