Brock
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"Haha, I see you are most certainly ready. Let'a find another!"
I head down the road some more, looking for the next wild pokemon that is not in a group, then engage it. Whatever it happens to be, i pull out the Pokedex first and formulate a strategy first...unless of course it happens to attack us before we attack it hehe.
EDIT: If another Caterpie, then no Pokedex. Instead, I tell Pikachu "Keep your distance and use lightning from afar-and watch for that string!"
Brock
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Pokemon never die! It's a kid's game...oh, right. I was seriously not expecting an explosion, I was expecting a severely jolted and totally knocked out caterpie
Oops...
"Oh my god! Uhm....that was stronger than expected by far...let's not do that again, hmm? No reason to go killing things. Uhm...let me think..."
Silence for a moment.
"Oh, Pikachu, you doing all right?" I pick her up and look at her as i ask this.
If Pikachu is feeling tired, I will set her on my shoulder and trek down the road trying to get signficantly closer to the next town. If she isn't, I trek down the road and look for a Pokemon besides Caterpie, then consult the Pokedex.
Brock
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Pokemon never die! It's a kid's game...oh, right. I was seriously not expecting an explosion, I was expecting a severely jolted and totally knocked out caterpie
Oops...
"Oh my god! Uhm....that was stronger than expected by far...let's not do that again, hmm? No reason to go killing things. Uhm...let me think..."
Silence for a moment.
"Oh, Pikachu, you doing all right?" I pick her up and look at her as i ask this.
If Pikachu is feeling tired, I will set her on my shoulder and trek down the road trying to get signficantly closer to the next town. If she isn't, I trek down the road and look for a Pokemon besides Caterpie, then consult the Pokedex.
hahaha, what you thought about the world you were in just got pwned. You didn't really think this world could be as harmless and light-heartedly friendly (ridiculously unrealistic) as that which you're used to, did you? for shame... I'm pro, remember?
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Pikachu seems confused by your reaction, and concerned that she did something wrong. "Cha hu.. ?"
You find a Pidgey.
Brock
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Admittedly, yes, I did, but even if I hadn't, the character would. My worry now, of course, is Pokemon fatality during trainer matches...
"Oh, it's OK, Pikachu. Don't worry about it overmuch." I pet her and give her a hug.
"Oh, a Pidgey!" I check Pokedex on it, but I won't wait on it. I don't expect you to keep making up Pokedex entries ;).
I say very quietly: "All right, Pikachu, this can be a good exercise in dodging...since it can fly around and all. We can work on your speed by seeing if you canhit it without it getting you."
Has it noticed us? Also, how sharp does it's beak look?
"Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokémon. It is docile and prefers to avoid conflict. However, if disturbed, it can fiercely strike back."
It's beak is small and pointy; in a nutshell it looks as if it is used for breaking through nutshells.
Pikachu readies herself, watching the as yet uncognizant bird carefully as it grooms itself, quietly saying, "Pidgey," to itself.
Brock
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Did it notice us? My strategy was based on that. Oh well.
"OK, Pikachu...be very very quiet...and try to sneak up on it and attack it without it knowing you are here. Be very careful of that beak-it can really hurt. Once it starts flying, get ready to dodge. It will be hard to attack it when it is flying around, so stay safe, and wait for your opportunity. OK, go, sneak up on him." I set her down quietly. Then I pull out her Pokeball, ready to rescue her if need be.
Uncognizant = not cognizant = hasn't registered your presence.
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She tackles the Pidgey and misses, barely, as the Pidgey gets wise and takes to the air.
It flies up into a tree looking unsettled and shakes itself a little, watching the two of you from its vantage point.
You're probably between 5 and 6 feet, which puts the Pidgey at fifteen or sixteen feet up; quite an impressive jump for any creature. Pikachu shows that she can jump from the ground to your shoulder; that won't be enough to jump the remaining 2/3 of the way, but she can also climb trees.
Brock
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"Hmm. This is all too easy for you, by the look of it. We need to find something more challenging. Something perhaps not wild....Let's go on to the next town, and keep an eye out for other trainers."
I pick Pikachu up and set her on my shoulder, then set off down the road, traveling until something happens, it gets late, or I get there.
Brock
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As expected, of course.
I attempt to visually locate them as quickly as i can, and as soon as I do, I interrupt their speech with:
"Pikachu, there those creeps are again! Lightning blast them!" I set her down as I yell this, then scoop her back up after (don't want to be touching her when she discharges bolts of electricity-you never know).
Then we run past them and down the road.
Brock
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"looks like you blasted off again!" I shout after them.
"Good work, Pikachu. You have a lot of raw power, you know that? You are a natural." I pick her up, smile at her, set her on my shoulder, and set off down the road again, traveling until something happens, it gets late, or I get there.
Brock
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Look like a good place to camp. I look for a nice flat spot of ground and set up camp, get out some foor for me and Pikachu, and check my supplies (the stuff Oak gave me), to see how much there is and what all is there.
After that, sleep time. Anything of note happen?
Brock
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"It is as I feared. Pikachu, fighting rocks will be incredibly difficult for you. Ever tackle a rock? Ever zap a rock? It isn't very effective...Hmm..."
I head inside and investigate. I am pretty sure I am going to need to catch another Pokemon-or train a really long time with Pikachu-to beat this gym, though.
"Caterpie, use string shot!" The challenger's Caterpie shoots the sticky sticky webbing.
"Geodude, rock polish and dodge it!" The gym leader, a light skinned older man with a scruffy beard, thick eyebrows, and a red hat, watches as his Geodude becomes smoother, then pushes off the ground and escapes the web stream.
"Tackle, Caterpie!" Probably a bad move on the part of the challenger to challenge with a Caterpie in the first place.
"Harden, Geodude, and take the hit!" The Geodude braces itself; the Caterpie bounces off of it.
"Now *you* tackle," the gym leader tells Geodude.
*splat*
"No! Caterpie!" The trainer seems very upset as he rushes over to the stain on the ground that was his Pokémon.
"Maybe now you won't waste my time making me fight insects you just caught. If you would actually train them, maybe you'd have a chance. Geodude, return!"
A red light shoots from the Pokéball in the leader's hand, and the Geodude is drawn into the ball.
Brock
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I shake my head at the trainer's stupidity pretty much as soon as I see that he is using a Caterpie. Even rookies shouldn't be that dumb. Then I walk up to the gym leader, smile, and say: "Hi! I'm Brock, a rookie trainer."
Now, I wait for the inevitable.
oh, and thank god I am not a pretty woman. That would get awkward.
Brock
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wondered if you would use the Brock from the show or not. Hmm...think my character is mildly surprised, but should be able to hide it.
"Solid! That's a good one. Nice play on words, and true as well, I am sure."
"Oh, not quite yet, but I will when I am ready. I thought it would be polite to introduce myself first, let you know my intention. Of course, your particular gym will be somewhat problematic for me...only Pokemon I have right now is Pikachu here" I indicate her with a slight gesture "and electricity doesn't really work on rocks all that well."
He seems rather suprised as well, but doesn't do as well a job hiding it. "You're just starting out as a trainer, but you've got a pretty good feel for type advantages already. That's good. I look forward to grinding your Pokemon into dust.
"I do have some words of wisdom for you, though. One Pokemon isn't going to cut it. You're actually gonna have to get out there and catch some wild Pokemon if you've got any hope of becoming a Pokemon Master. Our gym, for instance, is a challenge for two Pokemon in single combat. Once the first is unable to battle, the respective trainer throws their next. In the Indigo Plateau it's six on six; if you only bring one, that makes it six on one."
Brock
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"Oh, hey thanks for the compliment. I think It just kind of seems obvious that electrocuting a rock won't do a whole lot, you know?"
"Yes, i had figured I would need to catch more of them, though six Pokemon, all fully raised and trained, seems a little daunting. Hmm...thanks for the help, Flint. You're a pal."
"I'm thinking the best way to do this is to catch several Pokemon, raise them, and test their mettle against other rookies first, then work my way up to more experienced trainers until I feel I am ready. Do rookies hang out around your gym, or anywhere else around here?"
I think Flint was Brock's father and the leader before him...Hmm...
This thread will continue on the new forums.
Brock
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Here is a direct link to that page:
http://gamingoutpost.com/groups/multiverser/forum/topic/the-power-inside-brocks-seventh-world-1/
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