Today was the day that I was going to get my very first Pokemon. I've been thinking long and hard about it, and I've decided that I want to get a Lapras to start with, just like my mom has. They're so pretty and majestic. Really any Pokemon that is Ice type would be good. There are only four of them, and nobody seems to give them any care. They don't understand how powerful they can be, or else there would be a gym for them. Mom understands them, and look where she is! She's one of the four most powerful trainers in the world! But old Oak showed me the flier for new trainers, and it looks like I'll have to choose between either a Charmander, Bulbasaur, or Squirtle. I think I'm going to get a Squirtle, because its the closest to Ice as I could get.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Zero. I'm a new trainer in Pallet Town. Someday I'm going to be as strong as my mom, Loreli. She trains Ice Pokemon in the Elite Four, with the rest of our family. My dad's name is Lance; he's the Dragon master and strongest trainer. My grandma, Agatha, is the third best, and trains Ghosts. Mom's brother Bruno is second. He should really be the weakest of the four, but his Fighting type is better than Mom's Ice Type. So that's my family.
So I went into Oak's lab and heard his Grandson Gary complain about taking so long. Oak told us that we needed to be patient, and that a trainer's first Pokemon is oftentimes the most important selection of his life. "It is for this reason, Zero, that I'm giving you this special Pokemon. We don't usually give out Pokemon other than Squirtle, Charmander, or Bulbasaur, but your mom specifically wanted you to have this Pokemon." Oak said. He handed me a Pokeball, and inside, was a baby Seel. "No fair! I want a rare Pokemon!" Gary complained. When Oak wouldn't let him have one, he decided to take Bulbasaur. "If I take this Bulbasaur, I'll be really good against your stupid sea lion. Let's battle!" Gary said.
As the battle started, Gary quickly found out that his Bulbasaur didn't come with any attacks that were good against my 'stupid sea lion'. We beat him without much worry. He stormed out of the room furious.
I could already tell we were going to be best friends. I decided to nickname this Seel 'Indigo' because it was my dream to get to Indigo Plateau, and he was going to get me there. Oak suggested that I try to beat all the gyms, and maybe one day I could challenge my mom in a battle. I agreed and headed to Viridian City, where the first gym was supposed to be. On the way there, Indigo battled a lot of wild Pokemon, all of whom were just Pidgeys and Rattatas, but it got him some nice experience. Every battle it seemed like his Headbutt was hitting harder.
I eventually made it to Viridian City. Excited to take on the gym, Indigo and my hopes were crushed when an old man at the door told us that the gym was closed. Looking for more information on the subject, we headed to the Pokemart. Inside, the clerk asked me if I could run an errand for him. A package for Prof. Oak came in, but he was too busy working, and Oak never has the time to come get it. I agreed to run it to him, because I was heading back anyways. I was going to ask him if he knew anything about the mysterious Gym closing. He was unsure. The only advice he could give me would be to head for Pewter City. He knew there was another Gym there, maybe if I skipped the first one, by the time I got all the other badges, the gym would be reopened. I then gave him the package, which contained a Pokedex for myself and Gary. He told the two of us that he wanted us to fill our Pokedex with as many Pokemon as we could find so that he could research them back at the lab. I saw Gary's eyes twinkle, this was what he was going to do with his life. He was going to catch every single Pokemon. I decided to let him fight that challenge by himself, I on the other hand, was going to train until I could beat my mom; my whole family for that matter. So we set off.
On the way back to Viridian, I saw a nice man who gave me a free sample Potion. He worked at the Viridian Pokemart, and hoped that this would get me to go buy something at the Pokemart. I agreed and bought a Pokeball. If I was going to catch some more Ice Pokemon, I figured I should head for Seafoam Island, which was located in the far South. It was, of course an island, which meant that I would have to get myself there either by swimming from a nearby island, or flying there. I heard that Fearow, a bird Pokemon, could support me and Fly me there. Although Fearow didn't show themselves nearby, Spearows did, and they eventually evolved into Fearows. So I set off to the west to search for a Spearow.While I was looking, I saw Gary, who apologized for storming off in our last battle, and wanted to battle again for real. It was a really tough battle. He had caught a Pidgey that he was training, and it kept sweeping sand into Indigo's eyes so he couldn't see. After I beat the Pidgey, his Bulbasaur came out, who shot seeds at me that sapped my health. After the battle, Gary decided that he needed even more Pokemon. Soon after I battled Gary, I encountered a Spearow. I caught it and named it Destiny, for it was my destiny to get to the Island.
And so Indigo and I were off. Pewter and Viridian were separated by a forest, Viridian Forest. The forest was teeming with wild Bug Pokemon and those who were interested in the Bugs. Indigo and I didn't see anything special with them, and the two of us made short work of the Bug Catchers. As soon as I got out, I gave Indigo a quick check up at the Pokemon Center, and then we headed for the Gym. I found outside that the gym was a Rock Gym. which was unfortunate, because Indigo didn't have any Water Type moves yet, and could only Headbutt enemy Pokemon. Brock's apprentice only had Ground Type Pokemon though, so I was able to defeat him. Brock was another story. His Geodude did decent damage to Indigo before going down. And then his Onix came out. After 4 Potions and all of my Headbutt's Onix was almost down. I had to use Struggle to get it to faint though. But I got the job done.
Brock gave me his badge and a TM that had Bide in it, one of the moves that the Onix was using on me. I chose to not teach it to Indigo, and instead sold it to the local Mart. By this time, the sun was setting, so I decided to spend the night at the Center. Tomorrow I continue on my journey.
Brock told us that he had no idea why Viridian's gym was closed, and that he agreed with Oak; we should just do all the other gyms first. He let me know that the next gym to go to was in Cerulean City, and to go there, I had to go through the cave to the east, Mt. Moon. But he warned me, there were some suspicious people inside Mt. Moon, so I really needed to be careful.
On the way to this cave, we found a whole bunch more trainers to fight. Indigo took them all down. There was a Pokecenter right at the caves, so I let Indigo rest for just a bit before we headed on. Inside the cave, after just a couple of battles, we found a rusty TM lying on the ground. After close inspection, I learned it contained Water Gun, perfect for an aquatic Pokemon like Indigo! With this newfound power, we continued through the cave. The first floor looked all right, but Brock was right, downstairs there were some people in matching uniforms with large R's on them. The first one I found informed me that they were Team Rocket, Pokemon gangsters. I was thrown into battle with him, but it wasn't hard at all. Along with the Water Gun TM, I also found a TM named 'Mega Punch' which I thought would be useful later, a candy for my Pokemon, and a rope that I could use to get out of caves like the one I was in.
Further in the cave, I encountered a Rocket with a metal pole, beating some little guy. He stopped when he saw me, and challenged me to a battle. He wasn't good at all, and I beat him and kicked him out of the cave. By then, the guy could stand by himself, and challenged me. He was a lot tougher than the Rocket that was beating him. I assume that the Rocket realized he couldn't win in a Pokemon fight, so he resorted to beating him. But, I got by him. He even gave me one of his two fossils because I helped him out. I picked the one that had a swirl on it. Then I continued to Cerulean City, which was right on the other side of the cave.
The first thing I did was head for the Gym. All the trainers here had aquatic Pokemon, just like me. But Indigo was a lot better than any of the Pokemon there, with possibly the exception of Misty's Starmie. I had to use a couple of potions on him to prevent him from dieing, but in the end, we prevailed. After the battle, Misty gave me a Badge, and a TM. It was her favorite Attack, Bubblebeam, and she couldn't show it to me because I was using a Water Pokemon just like her. So, I taught it to Indigo so I could see it whenever I wanted.
After healing, curiosity got the better of me, and instead of heading south towards the next Gym, I decided to go north. Who should I find but Gary? He told me that some Pokemon researcher lived to the north (it was a dead end other than that) and that he showed him some rare Pokemon to add to his Pokedex. He also caught a couple more Pokemon, and wanted to see how they would do against my Indigo. First, he sent out a Pidgeotto, apparently his Pidgey had evolved. All it had time for was a couple of Sand-Attacks before it went down. Next he sent out an Abra, a new Pokemon that I had never seen before. Apparently he had no defense, because one headbutt took it out. After that was a Rattata, which was nothing new, and finally, his Bulbasaur. The sand in Indigo's eyes caused him to miss a couple of times, and it actually turned out to be a close fight.
So I followed behind Gary's footsteps and fought through the trainers on the way to this Bill guy. When I got there, a strange Pokemon was staring at me. Then it started... talking to me. True story. Apparently, it was Bill, who accidentally combined his DNA with a Pokemon's and got transformed into one. I helped him turn back into a human, and he gave me a ticket to a fancy boat in Vermilion City, which is where the next Gym was anyways.
I healed once I got back in Cerulean, and headed for Vermilion. On the way there, I heard someone scream "Stop, thief! Someone help!" I turned and saw a Rocket running straight at me. Indigo headbutted him and he fell over. He then challenged me to a battle, with the winner getting the TM that he stole. I, of course, won. I got the TM and tried to return it to the person that it got stolen from, but they wouldn't accept it, and decided to teach the move to their Pokemon naturally. Beat, I went back to the Pokecenter for the time being.
