All the World's a Pokemon - IC

[WriggleRid3r]

Johto Region - Goldenrod City

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"What's going on?" Another Rocket grunt appeared.

"Ah, help us! We're trying to retrieve the secret document!" The tall grunt pleaded.

"Very well!" The middle grunt nodded and summoned a bat Pokemon: Zubat.

Zubat - Lv: 6

"You can't win a 1 vs 3, kid!" The short grunt cheered. "Go, counterattack!"

Rattata, Spearow, and Zubat began rushing towards Diggy. Surely he cannot survive-

"Aqua, use Water Gun."

A sea horse Pokemon with blue horns, Horsea, blasted Zubat away with a blast od water, opening up a path for Diggy to escape. The trainer who unleashed the Horsea was wearing what looked like a feathery mask of a black bird and a white 18th century noble suit.

"I hardly think this is fair." The mysterious man smiled as he brought his elaborate cane out. "You look like you could need my help, girl."

"Who the heck are you?" The tall grunt asked.

"You do not need to know."

Horsea - Lv: 8

[Koishi]

Route 216

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"Tenshi, use Rollout and roll around him!" Koishi said. Tenshi rolled itself into a ball and then started rolling around the Machoke at high speeds, eventually becoming a blur of rock colored motion. Snow was almost mesmerized by the show of speed, but snapped herself out of it.

[Cucoo5]

Johto Region - Goldenrod City

Lyrica sighed a breath of relief when the man came. She quickly nodded her gratitude for the save and then turned back to the grunts. "Well, I thought you lot couldn't stoop any lower! First you harass a little girl, then it takes two of you to try to take me on and now your so desperate to try to beat me, you bring in a third! "We are the elite!" Please...you're nothing but a bunch of bullies that think you're tough. I call your bluff! Oh! Oh! Let me guess: now because there's two of us, you're gonna chicken out and call some more of your chicken friends?? Ha! If you're so "elite" then lets see you handle me one-on-one! C'mon! Or are ya scared you'll lose to a girl?" A devilish smile creeped across her face.
"If I can get them riled up enough to have them fight me and this mysterious man in one-on-one battles...then we can easily pick them off. Let's see if I stung their pride enough to do so..."

[WriggleRid3r]

Sinnoh Region - Route 216

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"Uoooooh!" Machoke gathered energy around him to focus. He then grabbed Tenshi and tossed him back to Koishi.

"Feel my Seismic Toss, blockhead!"

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Hoenn Region - Petalburg City

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Petalburg Gym was a large building that was built in the northern side of the city when the city was first erected. The building didn't have anything fancy; but the aura of the building was almost regal.

"It almost seems too..." Yuuka muttered in awe.

"Otherworldly?" Lilac continued.

"Yeah." Yuuka smiled. She was never this nervous. "Chung, you ready?"

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Johto Region - Goldenrod City

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"Fine! I'll beat you myself! You two, take care of that freak-mask guy!" The middle grunt brought his Zubat back with a Potion.

"Aye!" The other two grunts nodded.

"Better win, darling." The masked man smiled at Lyrica as he summoned a Pokemon that resembled a Pokeball with eyes attached to it.

Voltorb - Lv: 8

[SUSTIC]

Hoenn Region - Petalburg City
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Chung looked at the building. His jaw dropped the second he spotted it.

The building truly did feel otherworldly, despite looking like any other building out there.
"Y-Yea... but aren't these Gyms supposed to be filled with people with really strong Pokemon? I mean that's what I heard from the nurse in Pokemon Center back at Oldale Town." He said in a somewhat nervous, yet excited tone.

Sandbite was remaining quiet however as he looked at the building.

"I hope I can also get a bag here..."

[WriggleRid3r]

Hoenn Region - Petalburg Gym

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The interior of the gym looked like the old Japanese dojo, with wooden tatami floor and sliding doors. On the opposite side of the first room, there were two sliding doors of different color and a message on each of them. In front of the opposite wall sat a middle-aged man wearing a red sweater and a plain gray pants.

"Welcome to Petalburg Gym." The man stood up. "I'm the leader Norman. May I help you?"

"Yes, I heard from Professor Birch that you can teach people how to catch Pokemon?" Yuuka handed a letter to Norman, who skimmed through the paper and nodded.

"Alright. I'll give you two a private lesson right now."

[Koishi]

Route 216

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Koishi moved out of the way as Tenshi was thrown, but it caught itself, and wasn't prone to giving up so easily.

"Harden!" Koishi said, Tenshi hardening his rocky shell even more.

[WriggleRid3r]

Sinnoh Region - Route 216

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"I'm going to slice you up like a slice of rock pizza!" Machoke honed his hand. "Extra carnage!"

Machoke jumped and began gliding on a piece of rock down an avalanche. His hands formed a knife for a Karate Chop.

[SUSTIC]

Hoenn Region - Petalburg Gym
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Chung was a bit surprised at how beautiful the interior of the gym looked. It was surprisingly calming, yet had a large sense of seriousness. Like this place was truly a place of battle.

Rather than doing the talking himself he saw that Yuuka was handling it quite well.

So he waited patiently for the lesson to begin.

[Koishi]

Route 216

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"Bingo." Koishi quietly said to herself. "Tenshi, tackle the rock the Machoke is standing on, then Rollout away!" Koishi said.

Tenshi backed up a few steps, then flung itself towards the side of Machoke, tackle through and breaking the rock, then rolling out of the way of a blow with Rollout.

[WriggleRid3r]

Hoenn Region - Petalburg City

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Norman returned with a box of test Pokeballs. "Alright, let's head outsid-"

"Excuse me..."

Yuuka turned around to find a young boy named Dylan that she met two days ago. Dylan was taught basic arithmatics by Violet, and he ran away to his house when he saw Yuuka due to her menacing look.

"I... I would like to learn how to catch Pokemon please..." Dylan muttered. How old was he? 10?

"Oh you're Dylan right?" Norman greeted the little boy. "Of course, you can join us."

"Thank you." Dylan smiled widely and, noticing Yuuka, he let out a small yelp.

"Don't worry kid, I'm not gonna bite you." Yuuka giggled at the boy's naïvete. "Let's proceed."

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"Wild Pokemon are found in tall grass." Once outside, Norman led the three tutees to Route 102. "When you find one, let me know."

"Alright." Yuuka nodded and began to search around.

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Sinnoh Region - Route 216

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The attack worked. As Tenshi Tackled the rock, Machoke missed his Karate Chop, throwing him off balance and sending him tumbling downhill alongside the avalanche. He eventually came to a stop when he hit a tree.

Tenshi grew to Lv: 6!
Snow grew to Lv: 7!
Tenshi learned Mud Sport!

[Cucoo5]

Johto Region - Goldenrod City

"Good to see there's one of ya with some 'pokeballs!' I was starting to worry~" Lyrica sneered. "Alright, now, shall we dance?"
She then evaluated the situation. "Zubat...a flying type which means Diggy won't be effective here...thus, I have to let Mystia carry this battle forward on the offensive. If I read the Pokedex correctly...Zubat can also inflict a status effect...so I can use Diggy's rapid spin..."
"Alright!" She jumped forward slightly, "Mystia! Go in with a tackle!" She then added in her mind, "If that Zubat does anything against Diggy, I'll have him do a Rapid Spin immediately as a counter...As soon as it does, I'll give the command...don't want to reveal my hand to my opponent just yet..."

[Koishi]

Route 216

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Snow and Koishi closed their eyes as the Machoke hit the tree, and had a somewhat worried loook on their faaces as Tenshi came back.

"That's gonna hurt in the morning." the three said at once.

Tenshi then put one of his arms around Koishi's leg.

"Thanks for helping me deal with him, he's been harassing me ever since I was a Geodude. Maybe you aren't as bad as I thought." Tenshi said.

"You too, Tenshi." Koishi smiled.

"Now then, we have a mountain to get to, don't we?" Tenshi smirked, and the three started heading down the path again, the mountain seemingly growing as they inche closer and closer.

[WriggleRid3r]

Johto Region - Goldenrod City

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"That's right! Take my bait!" The grunt laughed with joy. "Go, Gastly!"

Gastly was a black sphere with purple aura and a mischievous face. Mystia's attack seemingly went straight through the Pokemon as the Ghost Pokemon giggled and swooned, circling above and taunting Mystia.

Gastly - Lv: 5

"Gastly, use Hypnotize on that Pidgey! Zubat, suck the life out of her!"

[Cucoo5]

Johto Region - Goldenrod City

"Dammit...This is bad...how am I supposed to deal with a ghost?! Grr...C'mon...I gotta have something I can use..." Lyrica looked to her pouch, hoping that there was something else that might help her now...
"For the time being I'll have to bide my time..." While she looked at her pouch, she gave another set of commands and took the potion and prepped it for Mystia. "Mystia! Fly low and-!" She stopped short when she realized Mystia had fallen asleep. "Ugh! Diggy! Go! Keep that Zubat away from her! Use Rapid Spin!"
"C'mon...I need to knock that Zubat out...I need to improvise...I need to win this fair and square otherwise I'll be eating my own words...This pouch better have something!"