Guess we'll find out, won't we? :3c
Part IV: Stuck in StriatonPrawn or not, shrimp or not, Crevette works as a name. Glad Mom taught me Kalosian when I was younger.
So, what exactly is this thi--
Um.
what
whaaaaThey fight at Bisharp's command. They cling to their prey and inflict damage by sinking their blades into it.
i dont think this is a shrimpThe lady who gave it to me dashed away, leaving a trail of used bandages in her wake. Oh jeez. Not even the discovery of a pearl lying on the ground a few feet away could make me feel better about this. Now I not only have some sort of...robot bug-thing made of knives, but the only pokemon I have that could feasibly stop it from rampaging is
Meutre.
I have to trust a deathghostcandle to protect me from a stabbot. I hate my life.
Well, I can't find a way into the Dreamyards, and Fennel is still unavailable. Guess I'll keep going to the next route. Surely there must be
one pokemon out there I don't need to be afraid of.
Well, yeah. I don't really want any.
"With your lack of experience, you'll have a hard time in the future!"
I think I'm plenty experienced, thank you.
The old man scowled at that. "Here's some friendly advice. Challenge a Gym Leader in this town, and test your ability!"
He...he won't let me leave! This can't be legal...
FINE! I'll go challenge the gym!
Stupid old man. "Oh, I'm old, I'm wise, I have nothing better to do than butt into other people's business, blah blah blah".
APPARENTLY"Well, he isn't here. Try the Trainer's School. Down thataway."
. . .
I hate this friggin town.
No one here except a bunch of kids...and Cheren? He brightened up when he saw me and explained that he had been studying the various status effects that can afflict pokemon. When I explained that I was looking for the local Gym Leader, he seemed somewhat surprised. "He left just a minute ago," Cheren explained. "Maybe you walked right past him?"
Considering how this day has been going? Probably :/
"By the way...I know this is probably a bit sudden Blanc, but will you have a battle with me? Bianca told me that she fought you, and she says you're pretty good."
Do I have to? :<
Well, I guess I can. At least your pokemon aren't flammable.
This...looks tough. Assuming Cheren's new pokemon is a rock, I have nothing really effective to use against it. Even though that woman said Crevette would know grass moves :l
I think she lied to me :c
So this thing is made of
venomous knives. Thanks, lady. You're swell :X
It took a little while (since the rock (somehow) ate some sort of fruit partway through the battle, which perked it right up), but Crevette eventually managed to carve it to bits.
Isn't it also important to train a little? C'mon Cheren, your pokemon are only a bit stronger than Bianca's :/
Like so.
Cheren didn't seem displeased at all. I gotta say, the guy can handle disappointment a lot better than Bianca or I can. "I see what you mean! I certainly need to train harder if I want to beat you."
I asked Cheren what the deal with the rock's fruit snack was, and he looked shocked. "Berries, Blanc, berries! Pokemon enjoy them as a healthy snack, especially if they're in bad shape. They can even eat them mid-battle, and different berries have different effects. Here, have some Oran Berries."
Wow...thanks, Cheren.
He grinned. "Pokemon will eat this sort of berry to recover HP if you give it to them to hold. Of course, there's nothing stopping you from using a potion or whatever on them yourself..."
Yeah, no. Pokemon are way too dangerous; I know better than to interrupt a battle between them :X
Cheren wished me luck with the gym challenge, and returned to his studies. I returned to the gym, swearing to Arceus that if no one was there I'd either fight my into Fennel's lab or give up and go home.
VERY ANNOYED
No, but apparently everyone
else wants me to >:C
"So...what was the first pokemon you chose?...Litwick, huh? It's weak against water-type pokemon."
Well aware of that.
YEAH YOU BETTER WAIT
...
I think this journey is having a bad influence on me :C
