Day One














Route one.

The road to Viridian City should have been a leisurely stroll: The warm sun shining brightly in the sky, not a cloud to be seen, a few low-level Pokemon hiding in some patches of grass, a couple friendly trainers not even looking for a battle, free samples of health-restoring potions, trees spaced very close together and all the same height, same color, with all the leaves arranged in exactly the same way, in a grid-like pattern. But no. This wasn't a typical stroll. Instead of just the usual Pidgey and Rattata, our protagonist encountered all manner of pokemon, typically native to other areas of Kanto. There was no telling what kind of creature would appear.




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Squirtle was doing his best to weaken the wild pokemon, so his trainer could catch them. Already, he managed to amass quite a collection. But they were all low-level, and wounded from battle. They needed to get to a pokemon center soon so they could heal up, particularly Squirtle, who had been doing the bulk of the work so far. The others needed to stand guard for a while, and gain experience through battling.

The sound of jimmies rustling came from the bushes. It turned out to be a rodent that was at least a foot tall, with giant teeth that could definitely chew through bone.









Aw, how adorable. It looks like it wants to eat your flesh.

You decide to send out...


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Magikarp



Ah, an excellent choice. I can already tell this is going to go well for you.

You see, the thing is, you've got an advantage. The rattata may become so confused by your strategy, that it may make a mistake.

I'm not sure what kind of mistake, but let's just see how it goes.





And.... you've nearly fainted in just one hit. I'm frankly amazed that you're still here.

Perhaps it's time to put the fish away, as it is clearly unable to breathe on land and now has a gaping flesh wound.

What else do you have?



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Magikarp


Anothe-

Look, mate, this is very cute and all, but I honestly think that if you want to survive, you should probably start taking things seriously.




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Magikarp



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Okay. Fine. Have it your way. See what a fat lot of good this does.

Oh look, it's not working, why don't you try something else? Else meaning different, meaning not the same? Maybe something that can actually pull off an attack, or run away, with legs? ...Legs for running, ON LAND?

...

Wait, what's that?

I... I can't believe it. It's....


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Bulbasaur



It came back! It's a miracle! Professor Oak must have used a full restore on the little guy!

It looks so happy to see you! Such a loyal, bright, brave.... with such a beautiful future in store for him....







*Critical hit!*




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Bulbasaur FAINTED ....AGAIN!!!




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Go! Go Magikarp! Splash, splash damn you!

The rattata is confused by the splashing. Okay, ditch the fish and get the hell out of there.

Wha... you're going back for the fish!?!? Are you out of your.... nevermind.

Go, get your fish. Have fun.






You ran from battle!