Chapter 24: Ch. 22 - PokeManiac
And just like that, I found myself at the end of 'Route 25', where only a single house stood.
I knew that this was Bill's house who according to the game must have turned himself into a Pokemon and is now waiting for someone to come and help him revert back to human.
"All right, Since I am already here, why don't we go inside and have a chat with Bill." saying that I entered the house.
As I entered the house, I saw a Jigglypuff pacing around the room.
"Hiya, I'm a Pokemon..."
Even though I recognized him as Bill, I decided to act surprised, as if I didn't know anything.
"A talking Pokemon!!!" I exclaimed in surprise.
"...No, I'm not." said Bill, who was currently trapped in the form of a Pokemon.
"Call me Bill. I'm a true-blue PokeManiac."
"PokeManiac...? To me, you look like a Pokemon who can talk." I said with a skeptical look.
"Hey, What's with that skeptical look?"
"I'm not joshing you, pal. I AM PokeManiac Bill." said Bill while emphasizing the word AM.
"If you are Bill, then How did you turn into a Pokemon?" I asked.
"I screwed up an experiment and got combined with a Pokemon."
"Hmm, Though it doesn't make sense, I'll believe you. After all, it's not normal for a Pokemon to talk."
"So, can you help me out here?" asked Bill.
*Ding*
[New Quest]
[Quest - Help The PokeManiac {Unique}
Description - The PokeManiac Bill, when conducting an experiment, got stuck in the body of a Pokemon. Help Bill separate himself from the Pokemon.
Reward - 1x S.S. Anne's Ticket
Deadline - Before someone else helps Bill turn back.
Failure - None]
[<Accept> <Reject>]
I knew that after helping him, I would get the Ticket which is crucial for the storyline, and he would also take me to the islands later according to the game, So I pressed <Accept>.
"Wait till I get inside the Teleporter."
"When I do, go to my PC and run the Cell Separation System." said Bill as he hopped into one of the two giant cells connected to each other.
After Bill got into the cell, I didn't waste time and went to his PC and ran the Cell Separation System program.
As I did the machine came to life and started making noises, after some time a light came from the cell in which Bill entered and went into another cell connected to it.
From the cell came a Human.
"Yeehah! Thanks, bud. I owe you one."
"It wasn't that much work anyway." I said in a low voice.
"So, did you come to see my Pokemon Collection?"
'I could say yes and take a look at his Pokemon Collection, but it wouldn't do me any good since I would need to capture the Pokemon for the PokeDEX to register its data. Just looking at them wouldn't be enough.'
'Another reason is that I already know most of the Pokemon, so it would be a waste of time looking at his collection.'
"No, I just came to meet the famous PokeManiac." I said.
"Oh, So you didn't come to see my Pokemon Collection, That's a bummer."
"I've got to thank you somehow..." said Bill.
"Oh, here, maybe that'll do." said Bill as he took a small piece of paper out of his pocket.
[You received an S.S. Ticket from Bill]
"That cruise ship, S.S. Anne, is in 'Vermilion City'. I hear there are lots of Trainers on board too." said Bill.
"They invited me to their party, but I can't stand fancy do's."
"Why don't you go instead of me? Go on and have a good time." after saying that Bill went towards his PC and started working on it.
After receiving the Ticket, there was nothing else to do, So I exited the house and went back to the tall grass to grind and level up my Magikarp.
After almost an hour and many wild Pokemon encounters, Magikarp finally reached Level 20.
[Your Magikarp is evolving]
Magikarp burst into white light, which lasted for 3 seconds, and when the light faded, my eyes rolled out of their socket as what was standing in the place of Magikarp was a towering serpent-like creature.
[Congratulations! Your Magikarp evolved into Gyarados.]
{Image Of Gyarados}
[Gyarados learned the move <Tackle>]
[Gyarados learned the move <Water Pulse>]
[Gyarados learned the move <Bite>]
Even though I knew about Gyarados, just looking at it in real life was completely different.
It was so big and scary.
'It could be the effect of Gyarados's <Intimidate> ability that makes it so scary.'
After admiring Gyarados until I felt comfortable around it, I put it back in the Poke Ball.
While I was grinding, Weepinbell also leveled up once. Now my team looked something like this.
1 - Gyarados Lv. 20
2 - Charmeleon Lv. 21
3 - Weepinbell Lv. 22
4 - Ponyta Lv. 15
5 - Hoothoot Lv. 14
6 - Clefairy Lv. 09
After the evolution, I made my way back to the Pokemon Center.
I also checked the stats of the Abra that I caught while grinding. The PC had a function that allowed me to look at its stats without taking it out.
[PokeDEX : 063
Name : Abra (Psychic)
Nature : Naughty (+10% Attack, -10% Sp. Defense)
Level - 12
XP : 973
To Next Lv. : 288
Item Held - <None>]
[HP : 29/29
Attack : 14
Defense : 08
Sp. Atk : 32
Sp. Def : 16
Speed : 26]
[HP IV : 09
Attack IV : 29
Defense IV : 0
Sp. Atk IV : 17
Sp. Def IV : 0
Speed IV : 0
Total : 55/186]
[Teleport <Psychic> PP: 20/20
------ PP: 0/0
------ PP: 0/0
------ PP: 0/0
Ability : Inner Focus (Will never flinch. Can't be intimidated.)]
"What shitty luck is this? Zero in three IVs."
Without thinking twice, I put the Abra in the corner of the Box and closed the PC.
'Now that Magikarp has evolved, and there is nothing else to do in the city, So let's try and challenge the Gym'
"But first, let me check how much time I have left."
[DIPPER - Issued 20XX-02-02
PokeDEX - 12
Money - ₽9,780
Max Obedience - Lv. 26
Time Remaining : 01:14:12
<Gym Badges>
1 - [Boulder Badge]]
"So, I still have an hour. That's Good."
After checking the time, I went around the city looking for the gym.
While exploring the city, I found an old man who makes medicine from berries. He gave me a Powder Jar when I interacted with him and made me an offer to trade Berry Powder for various items.
I also found the Bike Shop near a sign that reads:
<CERULEAN CITY>
<A Mysterious, Blue Aura Surrounds It.>
Curious, I entered the Bike Shop. After interacting with the shop owner, he told me the price of the Bike was ₽500,000.
The price of the Bike was different from the games. In the games, a Bike costs ₽1,000,000 but in the game, your wallet can only hold up to ₽999,999 leaving you ₽1 short.
So, to get the Bike you would need to find the Bike Voucher to get a Bike. But here, the cost of the Bike is different. I wonder why?
After some exploration, I found myself in front of Cerulean City's Gym.
Entering the gym, I was greeted with a large pool and a small platform leading towards the Gym leader. The design was similar to how it was in the game.
{Image Of Cerulean City's Gym}
Not wasting time, I made my way to the first NPC, whom I could have avoided, but I chose not to.
"Splash!"
"I'm first up! Let's do it." Said Swimmer ♂ Luis.
[You are challenged by Swimmer ♂ Luis]
He sent out his Shellder while my Gyarados was first.
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 71/71
Shellder Lv. 16 - 100%
{Image Of Shellder}
[Gyarados's <Intimidate> ability causes foe's Shellder's Attack to fall]
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 71/71
Shellder Lv. 16 <-1 Attack> - 100%
Since Shellder was a Water-Type, I chose to use <Bite>, a Dark-Type move that took more than half of Shellder's HP.
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 71/71
Shellder Lv. 16 <-1 Attack> - 43.2%
In response, Shellder used <Icicle Spear>, which hit 2 times, taking only a tiny bit of Gyarados's HP.
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 67/71
Shellder Lv. 16 <-1 Attack> - 43.2%
Again using <Bite>, I knocked out Shellder.
[Foe's Shellder fainted]
After defeating Shellder, the next opponent was Horsea.
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 67/71
Horsea Lv. 16 - 100%
{Image Of Horsea}
Similar to last time, I used <Bite> which almost knocked all of Horsea's HP.
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 67/71
Horsea Lv. 16 - 24.3%
While Horsea used <Water Pulse>, which was not very effective.
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 61/71
Horsea Lv. 16 - 24.3%
Finishing off with <Bite>, I defeated Swimmer ♂ Luis.
[Foe's Horsea fainted]
[You have defeated Swimmer ♂ Luis]
"This can't be!" said Swimmer ♂ Luis.
[Gyarados gains 288+281 EXP. Points]
[You got ₽64 for winning]
After easily defeating the first NPC, I moved on to the next NPC, who was standing right beside the gym leader.
"What? You? I'm more than good enough for you."
"Misty won't have to be bothered."
[You are challenged by Picnicker Diana]
She only had a single Pokemon, Goldeen.
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 61/71
Goldeen Lv. 19 - 100%
{Image Of Goldeen}
[Gyarados's <Intimidate> ability causes foe's Goldeen's Attack to fall]
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 61/71
Goldeen Lv. 19 <-1 Attack> - 100%
Again, since the opponent was a Water-Type, I chose to use <Bite>, which, similar to the previous battle, took more than half of Goldeen's HP.
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 61/71
Goldeen Lv. 19 <-1 Attack> - 41.7%
In response, Goldeen used <Horn Attack>, which was not very effective.
Gyarados Lv. 20 - 55/71
Goldeen Lv. 19 <-1 Attack> - 41.7%
Again using <Bite>, I finished the battle.
[Foe's Goldeen fainted]
[You have defeated Picnicker Diana]
"You overwhelmed me!" said Picnicker Diana.
[Gyarados gains 360 EXP. Points]
[You got ₽380 for winning]
'Now, only the gym leader remains.'
Since I only had limited time today or else I would have to challenge the leader tomorrow. I chose not to waste my time by going back to the Pokemon Center.
After all, other than Gyarados, all of my Pokemon were in perfect condition.
So I moved in front of a podium on which she was sitting.
Misty, The Tomboyish Mermaid.
{Image Of Misty}
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A/N - Most Of The People Has Chosen Option 1 Which Is To Let The Story Proceed How It Should According To The Original Games.
So, I Will Be Doing That.
Some Comments Suggested That I Should Allow Other Players To Chose Team Rocket And I Kinda Like That Idea. So, I Might Do That Too.
And Thank You All For Your Support.
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