Part One - (Just Like) Starting Over
Date played: 12/05/2010
So this story of a young trainer started like any other, with the predictable opening introducing the Pokémon universe and the other usual tedious stuff. This story however started a little differently. Our main protaganist was travelling to his new home in the back of a moving van. Great parenting Mother and Norman! I'm going to call the Social Services and Childline once I've beaten the Elite Four.
Anyway, I was introduced to my new home, which currently consisted of a Machoke doing strange things to the television set and another Machoke constantly walking back and forth with a box. Dear me.
So on the orders of Mother, I set the clock and got the traditional Potion from the computer and left to meet the most boring neighbours ever. Bland mother and May, who I originally thought was the most irritating character in the series, until Lyra came along. May is a sucky rival, unlike the extremely cool R/B/Y and G/S/C rivals.
So, found Professor Birch, who fails so hard since he can't defend himself from a Poochyena (protaganist likes the look of that little wolf) and grabbed Treecko from the bag of drugs, I mean balls. Defeated Poochyena with ease, vow to catch one soon and return with Birch to his lab of tricks, where I nickname Treecko, Gecko. After trying to refuse to see his **** of a daughter, I eventually agree and Birch tells me she'll teach me how to be a trainer. Yeah right, I'm the master, she's just a crappy character.
Do the usual stuff, beat May's Torchic easily, despite not having even trained Gecko. He grew a level and returned back home to get a few Poké Balls, the Pokémon equivilant of Wikipedia in the Pokédex and the Running Shoes from our wonderful parent of a Mother. This makes up for keeping me in the back of a van.
Straight away, a Zigzagoon (Raquel, may change the nickname) and Poochyena (Duran, named after the band Duran Duran and their song, Hungry Like the Wolf) appear and they are caught easily. Training them is difficult, but worthwhile. Is irritated by how often Tackle actually misses though.
Raquel's Pick Up ability is useful though and has currently managed to pick up items such as a Nugget, five Super Potions, a Full Restore and three Ultra Balls. Underrated Pokémon definitely. Duran is a little weak at this stage, but still quite good, just fragile and his attack is a little bit weaker than I'd like.
Saw Norman and dickhead Wally (again, another crap character) who needed help catching a Ralts, when he seemed perfectly fine to me. Pointless tutorial.
Went into Petalburg Woods, saw Team Magma bullying a man in uniform and I proved that Duran was highly superior to the Grunt's Poochyena and he ran off crying, since he failed to even make an attack on me. Man in uniform cried with happiness and gave me a Great Ball. Would've preferred a Master Ball, but still can't have everything.
Training my team for Roxanne was a little tedious, however and I fought every trainer and battled in the grass repeatedly. Once Duran learned Bite, he became much more useful and has since overtaken Raquel as my stronger team member and handled Roxanne pretty easily, despite her instance on using two potions on her Geodude and Raquel getting knocked out by Nosepass after a few Sand-Attacks. Got the first badge and now I'm going to take a break in updating until I've beaten the next Gym.
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The Terrible Two (so far)
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Raquel the Zigzagoon ♀
Lv. 14
- Tackle (Normal)
- Sand-Attack (Ground)
- Tail Whip (Normal)
- Headbutt (Normal)
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Duran the Poochyena ♂
Level 15
- Tackle (Normal)
- Howl (Normal)
- Sand-Attack (Ground)
- Bite (Dark)