Immediately as I started along Route 1, I got into a battle with a wild Patrat (Normal, Female, Lv. 2) and I was able to catch it after just one good Tackle. Thus did I get my second Pokemon from the Unova region, and eager to get far more! After a bit of searching, I found a Lilipup (Normal, Male, Lv. 4) and caught him with Cole as well.
Cole was injured from the battles, and I found a kind person who handed over a Potion. I used the Potion to heal Cole, then I came across Cheren and Bianca at the end of the road. Already they wanted to compare the amount of Pokemon we all had, and when I showed them my three Pokemon they were quite impressed.
Suddenly the Xtransceiver was ringing, and I answered it to find the Professor calling. She told us she was in front of the Pokemon Center and was waiting for us, and we all went to the city where we met up with Juniper in front of the Pokemon Center. She led us inside to tell us of the functions of a Pokemon Center, the most important place for any Trainer to know of.
Next Juniper showed us the PC, where Trainers access their Pokemon stored in PC boxes, mainly. Next up, a surprise for me, was a blue counter in the corner which I was told was the Poke' Mart, apparently put inside the Pokemon Centers in Unova. Now I wouldn't have to go to two different places for my needs!
Juniper left for Nuvema Town after telling us to meet an inventor named Fennel when we got to Striaton City. We were told that she was an old friend of Professor Juniper's, and that she'd help us on our way. I bought a few Pokeballs, and a few Potions, then I left with Cheren and Bianca.
There was something going on in the plaza which had everyone's attention, and I decided to check it out. There was a small army of hooded people standing behind a man wearing a brown cloak. The man introduced himself as Ghetsis, representing Team Plasma, and he wanted to talk about Pokemon liberation.
Ghetsis spoke of the relationship between humans and Pokemon, and said that how we viewed Pokemon as partners that have come together for a mutually beneficial relationship was really a lie. He believed we humans were the only ones to benefit, spouting orders while our "partners" did all the fighting and work. Ghetsis spoke of how Pokemon were beings of unknown potential who we needed to learn from, and said our responsibility to our Pokemon was liberation.
Ghetsis believed that we needed to free our Pokemon, and only by doing so would humans and Pokemon truly be equals. The crowd was shocked by this speech, being told ideas they had never considered before, and it sounded odd to me as well. I had only ever imagined my Pokemon as friends and partners, never as slaves, and while Samuel may have ignored orders early because of disrespect, I had no problems with any of them.
Ghetsis hoped that everyone would consider the relationship between people and Pokemon, and the correct way to proceed. After they all left, people started talking among themselves, about how to proceed. One young man thought liberation was impossible, and I wasn't sure myself.
Before I could talk with Cheren about the matter, an odd man came up to us. He claimed that my Pokemon, Cole, was saying something, and Cheren mentioned how odd that was to say, the idea of Pokemon talking. I know that there are those who can speak with Trainers like myself, and that they can of course understand us even if they can't communicate in a way we can understand, but for a HUMAN to understand Pokemon speech was odd.
The odd man said they're talking, and seemed surprised that we couldn't hear it, telling us how sad it was. He called himself N, and Cheren introduced us, telling N of our purpose to complete the Pokedex and how we just started our journey. Cheren was out to become Champion, and I kept quiet about my own victories. N wasn't impressed, and he disliked the thought of us catching Pokemon just for that purpose. He claimed to be a Trainer too, but wondered if Pokemon are really happy that way.
N challenged me to a fight to see if he could hear my Pokemon again. I sent out Cole against his Purrloin, and Purrloin used Growl to lower Cole's attack before he struck with Tackle for minor damage. Purrloin used Scratch next for minor damage, then Cole Tackled again for minor damage. This would obviously be a long battle, especially as I had JUST started out without getting to do training at all.
Fortunately after a couple turns, Cole wasn't taking too much damage, but he managed a pair of critical hits that knocked out Purrloin, and then he grew to Level 7. Cole also learned Ember, before he grew to Level 8 too! After the battle, N seemed confused about what Cole had said, and told me as long as Pokemon are confined in Pokeballs, that Pokemon would never become perfect beings. N said he would have to change the world for Pokemon, because they are his friends.
Cheren thought N was weird, and I agreed. Cheren decided not to worry about it, but I knew this guy would be trouble later, especially if he was part of this Team Plasma. Cheren said he knew Trainers and Pokemon help each other, and then told me he would go on ahead. The next town, Striaton City, had a Gym Leader he wanted to battle, and I knew I'd have to get stronger to get my first Unova region Badge.
After Cheren left, I went to the Pokemon Center to heal my team. I would go ahead and get training done, making Cole stronger as well as the Patrat and Lilipup I found, not sure when I would be able to get diversity into my team.
Current Team:
Cole (Tepig, Fire, Lv. 8)
Lillipup (Normal, Male, Lv. 4)
Patrat (Normal, Female, Lv. 2)
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