Update #1
I started the game on Saturday or Sunday since I had a bit of spare time. I haven't exactly done that much, but I've managed to catch my whole team and train for a tiny bit. Let's get started on details! First things first, as I was playing, I was skyping with one of my friends from the server. I told them I was doing this challenge so they asked if the protagonist could be called after them. I figured why not so, I went with the male character and decided to call him Chase after [supporter]jellicentfan1[/supporter]. Would of called the character Jelli but that's kind of giving Oak the information of future Pokemon, so I decided not to.
After a brief and warm introduction, gender confusion and a bit more chatting, he finally sent Chase on his way towards the world of Pokemon. He suddenly found himself shrinking and there he was, in a small house. After checking the PC hopefully for a free potion, which to his disappointment there was none- he headed downstairs. As he walked in, a woman greeted him. He assumed this was his Mum- I mean, a woman... in your house.. well I don't think it'd be an ordinary stranger to say the very least. That'd just be creepy. :p
So Chase's Mum walked up and started chatting away. She mentioned something of heading out to Elm's lab, gave him a Pokegear, explained how to use it even if Chase already had the speech drilled into his head, gave him a pat on the back and sent him on his merry way. Chase sighed and hoped that people in the game weren't all exactly like this. He then decided to head out towards Professor Elm's lab to see what all the commotion was about. As he was walking, he spotted a red-haired boy staring into the window. Definitely not creepy. Deciding to mind his own business, he walked in.
Elm somehow managed to make Chase walk up to him and then after a friendly hello, got right down into things. He rambled on about discoveries, a guy named Mr. Pokemon, Pokemon eggs etc. Chase didn't really care, the whole time he was eying the three Pokeballs on the table, wondering exactly was inside. He imagined roaring dragons and huge monsters that could tear a foe into shreds. His cheerful thoughts were burst by the Professor, who then suddenly looked at him and said. "Now... you can have a Pokemon from there. Go ahead, choose!"
Chase frowned. So as a reward for listening to this man ramble, he got a Pokemon? Fair enough. He walked over and eyed them all carefully. Cyndaquil's back burst into flames, in an attempt to impress the trainer. He passed over it quickly- while fire-types were cool, he was sure he'd find something even better out there. Next, his eyes fell onto a small,aqua crocodile who was snapping his jaws playfully. Nope. Lastly, he noticed Chikorita. The cute, little thing smiled at him innocently. He couldn't resist. He scooped up the Chikorita and grinned. "This one's mine!" he said.
Elm approved of the choice and then asked if Chase wanted to give it a nickname. Now naturally since I'm controlling Chase, I get to make all the decisions. So I decided to call the Chikorita, Alana, since it was the first name that popped into my head. So Alana the Chikorita and Chase walked out, one potion richer.
After training a bit on the route west of New Bark Town, he came to a small city by the name of Cherrygrove. He then met an old man who showed him around and made a clever pun about the sea. Chase approved of this guy. He finally came to his house and was given a map. This old man was really cool. The old man wished him luck and departed. In a good mood, Chase healed up and went all the way to Mr Pokemon's house, occasionally healing on the way. At last, he made it to the house with his pockets weighed down by berries. He was tempted to eat one but he wasn't exactly sure if they weren't meant for him.
Inside, Mr Pokemon gave him an egg to return to Elm. Chase couldn't help noticing the old man in the corner, who looked very familiar. Oak. The guy who had confused his gender. What was he doing here? Oak introduced himself and then gave Chase a Pokedex. ENTRUSTING POKEDEXES TO RANDOM STRANGERS- okay, seemed fair enough! Chase left after resting for a while, only to receive an urgent phone call of needing to hurry back immediately. He slowly strolled back and as he was walking out of Cherrygrove, was approached by a red-haired boy.
The red-haired boy muttered something about wimps and then they suddenly engaged in battle. After lots of tackles, leers and other things, Chase came away as victorious. He happily headed back to the lab, completely forgetting that Elm was in a crisis. As he strolled in casually, he walked straight into the walking arms of a police officer. What did he ever do? Turns out that the police officer just wanted information. he remembered the red-haired boy saying his name but it was dancing out of the corners of his mind. Derk. Yes that was it. (Jelli requested the name of the rival :])
The police officer then left and Elm suddenly said that he should take the Gym Leader Challenge. Could Chase ever catch a break? Apparently not. He talked to his Mum and then entrusting her with his money, headed out with Pokeballs now in his bag as well. He would catch all his Pokemon early. First he decided to go to that route in the middle. He headed up and the sun had just risen. He searched around for a while before finding a Phanpy. He caught it easily and named it Melody.
After a tiny bit of training, he then headed up to Route 30. He walked all the way to the Dark Cave and after a few hours of searching, he came across a Teddiursa. He caught that and called it Tom. He then stopped for a long break, when he finally came back to go catch some more team members, night was falling. He managed to catch a Spinarak since it looked fairly interesting and called it Kudos. As he was walking through the wet grass, he then encountered a Poliwag, which he also caught and named Kermit. Finally, he decided to go to Violet City. After healing up, he went to the small patch of grass to the left of the city and caught a Growlithe which he named Aslan. After another hour of training his team, he decided to stop and call it a day.
Current Team
Alana the Chikorita (F)
Level 12
-Tackle
-Growl
-Razor Leaf
-Reflect
Melody the Phanpy (F)
Level 7
-Tackle
-Growl
Kudos the Spinarak (M)
Level 6
-Poison Sting
-String Shot
-Scary Face
Aslan the Growlithe (M)
Level 7
-Bite
-Roar
Kermit the Poliwag (M)
Level 9
-Bubble
-Hypnosis
Tom the Teddiursa (M)
Level 7
-Scratch
-Leer
