With my latest Badge in hand, I headed north to Route 35. I quickly came across a Trainer, and I sent out Seth against her Vulpix. Vulpix used Tail Whip to lower Seth's defense, then he hit it with Cut for great damage. Seth hit it with Poison Powder next, and then it countered with Roar to chase him away and drag out Lucas instead. Vulpix was hurt by the poison, and used Quick Attack for minor damage, then Lucas used Gust for good damage combined with the poison damage. Lucas used Quick Attack to knock it out, and the battle was won.
Shortly after beating that Trainer, I came across a man named Cameron the Photographer. He asked to take my picture, and I agreed. I posed with my whole team, and after it was taken he told me I could see all photos on the PC. I continued north and found a pair of Trainers who wanted to fight. First the boy wanted to show off to his girlfriend, and I sent out Seth against his Sandshrew. Seth used Bullet Seed for massive damage, then it countered with Rapid Spin for minor damage. Seth hit it with Vine Whip and knocked it out, then Marill was sent out. Seth hit Marill with Vine Whip for massive damage, then it used Defense Curl to raise it's defense. Another Vine Whip from Seth knocked it out, and he grew to Level 18, then the battle was over.
Right after the boy, I fought against his girlfriend, who told me she couldn't rely on her weak boyfriend. I sent out Edward against her Pikachu, and he used Swift for great damage, before it used Growl to lower Edward's attack. Pikachu hit Edward with Quick Attack for good damage, and was paralyzed by his ability, then he countered with Headbutt for great damage. Pikachu used Quick Attack again for good damage, then Edward countered with Swift to knock it out and win the battle.
I fought against another Trainer, and I sent Edward out against his Diglett. Edward hit it with Swift for massive damage, then it used Scratch for minor damage. Edward hit it with Headbutt to knock it out, then another Diglett was sent out. Edward used Swift for massive damage, then it countered with Astonish for good damage, and was paralyzed by Edward's ability. Edward hit it with Headbutt to knock it out, and then Zubat was sent out last. Edward hit Zubat with Thunder Punch to knock it out instantly, and the battle was won.
I healed Edward, and then continued further north. I came across yet another Trainer, an oddly dressed man, who wanted to fight. Edward knocked out the first two Voltorbs the Trainer sent out with Swift, and he grew to Level 18. I switched out to Claire for his third Voltorb, and then it was switched out for another Voltorb before Claire's Sucker Punch failed. Claire hit it with Sucker Punch for great damage, then it countered with Spark for good damage. Claire failed with Sucker Punch again, because Voltorb used Charge to increase it's special defense. Claire hit it with Sucker Punch again and it was knocked out, then another Voltorb was sent out and I sent Seth out against it. Seth took the last Voltorb out to win the battle, though he was left paralyzed by Voltorb's ability.
I exchanged numbers with the Juggler after he realized I was the one who saved all the Slowpoke, and then I went north to fight another Trainer, also oddly dressed. He turned out to be a Firebreather, and I sent out Edward against his Magmar. Edward hit it with Swift for great damage, then it used Smoke Screen to lower Edward's accuracy. Magmar kept at it, trying to lower Edward's accuracy, but the flawless accuracy of Edward's Swift allowed him to hit Magmar again and again for the knock-out, then another Magmar was sent out. The battle between Edward and the second Magmar went about the same way, and Edward grew to Level 19, and learned Shockwave in place of Swift before the battle was over.
I exchanged phone numbers with the Firebreather, and continued further north. Finally I came across a building which read "North to National Park, West to Pokeathlon Dome." I went inside, and was informed that the Bug-Catching Contest was up and running! I kept Edward with me, and had to hand over the rest of my team, then I was given Sport Balls to catch Bug-Type Pokemon with. The first Bug-Type I came across was Kakuna, but I left to find something stronger for the contest... The second Pokemon was a Caterpie (Bug, Male, Lv. 8) and I caught it with a single Sport Ball. The Second Pokemon was a Butterfree and a Headbutt did great damage and made it flinch, but it escaped the Sport Ball. I had Edward use Headbutt again after it failed to use Sleep Powder, and another Sport Ball failed. I decided to get out of there, as I knew it wouldn't be worth much at such minimal health.
Another Butterfree found, and I left it alone. I spotted a Metapod, but decided to leave it be too. I knew there had to be some really rare Bug-Type Pokemon in here I could catch! I came across a Paras, and let it be. I went further north to even taller grass, and came across a Caterpie I let be. I came across a Beedrill, but left knowing that I already had a Weedle ready to train to that point. Continuing on, I passed a Weedle, a Caterpie, another Weedle, a Kakuna, and then finally came across a Pinsir. I sent out Edward, and it used Bind for minor damage and was paralyzed, then Edward used Headbutt for good damage. I tried a Sport Ball, but it barely managed to escape. Edward was hurt by Bind, and I tried another Sport Ball but it escaped immediately, then I decided to flee before Edward took too much more damage.
Unfortunately Pinsir wouldn't let me run, so I told Edward to use Headbutt again, and it flinched, but Bind did more damage. I used another Sport Ball but it escaped quickly. Edward was paralyzed and couldn't move, then he got hit by Bind again. I tried one more Sport Ball, but it escaped and knocked out Edward. I dropped nearly $700 as I ran, and my run was over. I placed third with Caterpie, with 257 Points, then Benny was second with Butterfree at 267 Points, and Don, who managed to catch a Scyther, 336 Points. I felt frustrated, having lost to a rare Bug-Type like Pinsir when I could have found a valuable Pokemon like Scyther instead!
I won a Sitrus Berry for my trouble, then I decided to wander around a bit. I felt happy to have caught a new Pokemon at least, but disappointed that I couldn't get the Scyther that I had so wanted for my collection. I went south to the main building and left to check out the tall grass on Route 35, and quickly discovered a Nidoran (Poison, Female, Lv. 12) which was soon caught. I decided to do some searching, and found a Nidoran (Poison, Male, Lv. 12) which was also quickly caught.
I decided to call it a day, promising myself that I would go west and check out the Pokeathlon Dome next. I wasn't sure what was in store for me there, but I knew that my team was ready for the challenge!
Current Team:
Edward (Elekid, Electric, Lv. 19)
Blake (Croconaw, Water, Lv. 18)
Samuel (Monferno, Fire/Fighting, Lv. 21)
Lucas (Pidgeotto, Normal/Flying, Lv. 18)
Seth (Bellsprout, Grass/Poison, Lv. 18)
Claire (Gastly, Ghost/Poison, Lv. 22)
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