Once Gan was finished with washing himself, he dried off and threw on a fresh set of clothes. Gan walked into the living room and saw Eevee and Growlithe playing with each other.
"This is good, but I'm getting really hungry." As soon as Gan appeared, both Eevee and Growlithe stopped playing.
When seeing them, he thought of the many Pokemon around the world. There were just so many options, and Ninetales was a cool option that almost made him cave back then. But overall, Arcanine is a better choice than Ninetales.
Gan summoned Vulpix to add to the cuteness around here. Vulpix would also be used to guard this house while he went out if a certain butler got any ideas.
"Pix" Vulpix first eyed Gan before her gaze momentarily landed on the duo of Pokemon.
Vulpix, if one hadn't guessed was one of the Pokemon that wasn't hostile towards Gan upon being summoned.
Gan would have to battle or beat those Pokemon into submission later, but battling and defeating was the best choice. If he did things by force, he would run into many problems—with him later needing to teach his Pokemon Frustatiuon or something, if you know what I mean.
"Nice to officially meet you Vulpix, we'll get to know each other more later." Gan had to find some way to get a Thunder Stone.
Once he was done here, he wanted to defeat Misty. Next, he hoped that Warren would have contacted him by then, so they could rob the Museum.
Gan exited the house before pausing and staring at the garden someways away from him. There were well-trimmed bushes, while some parts looked like a little maze that was forming with trimmed bushes.
𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐦~!
Gan smiled before turning back towards the mansion. Once he took a step forward, he heard a commotion somewhere near the garden.
"What is that? Is there a fight over there?" Gan could see a small dust cloud overhead.
"Shoot! Why not?" Gan couldn't help but feel nosy, he had to check it out. He sped walk toward the location of the dust cloud, but he slowed down once he was close enough.
Gan took cover behind a bush and gazed into the distance.
"Oh..." There, he saw multiple children gathered around; there were about 12 kids in total. They appeared to be around the ages of 9 to 11 if Gan had to guess.
Gan already understood the situation to some degree. There was actually a Pokemon battle going on here. Gan focused his gaze on the Pokemon before inspecting the kids closely, who were using their Pokemon for battle.
Gan immediately recognized one of the kids, she had fiery red hair. She was the young miss of the house, who Gan had traded with back in Viridian forest.
Allura Roseworth.
"Finish it! Iron Tail!" Raticate followed up on its previous attack and quickly slammed its chrome tail onto Clefairy's head.
"FAIRY~!" Clefairy's face slammed into the ground before swirls appeared in her eyes, she had fainted.
"Nooo~! How can I lose to such an ugly Pokemon?!" Allura's expression was filled with disbelief. This ugly Pokemon was actually this strong?
The boy she was battling against grinned victoriously, as he stared at Clefairy with disdain.
"With these below-average battling skills, how do you expect to become a trainer in the future? Don't judge a Pokemon by its cover, there are many ugly Pokemon that are powerful."
Gan, who was listening, nodded, agreeing to the boy's statement.
"Clefairy, are you okay?" Allura quickly went to check on Clefairy, ignoring the boy.
"What a sore loser, who is the next battler?" The boy gazed around and asked.
Gan wanted to call out to Allura, but this didn't seem like the best time so he turned to leave. He walked towards the residence and was greeted by a maid.
"Esteemed guest Gan, what can I do for you at this time?" This maid had brown hair, and she was especially polite with her tone. She had seen how the madam of the house had treated him and didn't dare to show any disrespect.
"Ah, yes, I was just wondering if you guys are selling a Thunder Stone? I would like to buy it to assist my Pokemon." Gan's nose was assaulted by a sweet aroma flooding the house's air.
"Thunder Stone?" The maid wasn't expecting such a question or request.
"I'm not sure, but I can send someone to see if they're selling one or giving one away. Please, come take a seat here until I come back with an update on that."
Just as the maid was done speaking, another maid with blonde hair that was done in a ponytail came over. She only came over because she had spotted Gan, she was actually here for him.
"This is perfect, the madam wanted me to go and fetch this esteemed guest." The maid smiled and bowed slightly.
"Oh, this is the perfect time for you to ask, young trainer Gan." The brown-haired maid narrowed her eyes and smiled. These girls were already fully grown women, at least they were 18 and up.
Of course, Gan tried to check them out with a few peeks, but their maid outfits made it hard for him to see their curves. Gan was really cautious when looking, so they wouldn't notice his gaze. He was a guy, so of course, he wanted to check them out—even if only for a second.
"So what! Your Pokemon won't be the strongest for long, it can't even evolve any more! And it's ugly!" Just as Gan and the maids were about to leave, they heard a voice filled with anger from outside.
"You're just mad that I'm a better trainer, something you wish to be!" Another voice was heard, it was obvious at this point that they were arguing.
They drew closer, and who appeared were the many kids from beyond the garden.
"Guys, it isn't a big deal. Your mom wanted me to come and get you guys for lunch, so please act in line." They were being led by the Butler, Robert, who seemed to be trying to calm them down.
"His rat is still ugly, hmph!" Allura pouted and said her last bit of words.
The boy's lips curled into a smile, at the end of the day, he was the victor. Everyone here had acknowledged that.
Robert sighed, but he quickly frowned when he got closer to the mansion doors that led to the garden. Gan's guest house was right beside the garden, so he gazed at it before stepping into the mansion.
His eyes widen when he saw Gan standing with the 2 maids. Robert was expecting to see Gan because the madam had invited him to lunch, he just wasn't in charge of receiving him.
Gan smiled at Robert before winking at him.
'You little jerk, don't wink at me!' Robert thought, as his eyes flashed coldly.
The brown-haired maid had seen what Gan had done from her peripheral vision, and she almost laughed out. She quickly covered her mouth to prevent this, they both knew Robert was just waiting for a certain someone to get older one day.
Honestly, they all thought he was a creep!
"Huh?" Allura's gaze landed on Gan.
"Ah, it's the uncle from Viridian forest who traded with me!" Allura jumped in joy and ran over towards Gan.
"Hey, do you have any more Pokemon up for trade? I have some more Pokemon, so I can trade with you now." Allura was smart, she knew what she was doing by calling him an uncle. She was ten, they were by no means dense or oblivious at this age, at least towards basic things.
"Of course, we might be able to trade again, but you have to stop calling me an uncle." Gan was only sixteen, how could take being called old?
"Alright! I'll forever stop calling you an uncle if you trade with me." Allura quickly agreed happily.
"Young miss, you should maintain your image in front of the guest. You shouldn't get too close to him." Robert didn't like the idea of his young miss getting too close to strangers, at least, this is how he viewed Gan.
"He isn't a stranger, he traded me that cool Pokemon, Clefairy. My father invited him here, so he isn't a stranger at all." Allura turned towards Robert and said before looking away.
"Oh, so he's the one who traded you that weak Clefairy. I defeated that thing so fast, how could it be cool?" The little boy who defeated Allura in a Pokemon battle laughed mockingly.
He wore brown pants that were attached to suspenders, with a plain white dress shirt and brown shoes.
"Kurt, shut up, your Pokemon is only good earlier on, it can't contend in the later run!" Allura glared at Kurt and said.
"Young miss, he's right, you were probably given a weak Pokemon while the best one was taken from you, or in this case, 'traded' at that time." Robert sneered in his heart before his eyes ran over Gan's expression, but there didn't appear to be much change to it.
Both the maids narrowed their eyes in disgust at Robert, but he didn't care what these maids thought of him.
Allura's expression fell, she was told by her Grandpa that Clefairy could evolve into a Clefable—which was a very powerful Pokemon. He even said it was also powerful in a way that it could annoy people and Pokemon to the extreme during combat.
Before Gan could say anything, another maid hurried over and told everyone that the madam was waiting. Gan was going to only solely speak to Allura since her confidence was shaken by their words.
The brown-haired maid told everyone to follow her to the dining hall and everyone did so. Robert smiled as he saw Allura's expression, maybe this will shake her confidence in this scammer. He thought.
Everyone followed the brown-hair maid, while they stared at Gan curiously. This was mainly because of the Pokeballs hanging from his waist—this indicated that he was a trainer of some sort.
Some of these kids believed Allura was scammed while some knew how good Clefairy would become after it evolved. All of these kids came from rich families, so they were used to being pampered and arrogant.
A few had sneered on their lips and didn't think much of Gan. He appeared to be some rip-off merchant from what they heard. Once they arrived in the dining area, they were greeted by the fresh aroma of food.
There, they saw a long table with several dishes on it.
Honestly, to Gan, it smelled like seafood in here. There were already people seated around the table, but only 2 people this time around.
It was Natalie and some old man who had greyed already.
"Perfect! Everyone take a seat, we also have a guest joining us today." Natalie had actually worked on this lunch. Of course, she had some help to make so much food for everyone here.
All of the kids took a seat, while Allura sat next to Gan.
"Bring out the dishes." Natalie clapped her hands and several maids came over with dishes.
"I ordered these from another region alive, they arrived yesterday. They're the Pokemon known as Clauncher." Steam came from the meat, they had been cooked up and seasoned for this occasion.
Clauncher meat and Rice! There was dessert sitting in the middle of the table, which was a large pie.
Gan almost drooled; this meat smelled amazing, but he sighed at the same time. Clauncher's evolution was a powerful special attacker, but at the end of the day, it was just a shrimp pokemon.
In Galar, its claw meat was seen as a delicacy.
'If I could eat like this every day, my life would be complete.' Gan thought.
There were different types of sauces laid out. Anyone could grab a small cup to for each to eat with their meal. There was a large plate for everyone to eat off of, so no one would want seconds.
...
-Tomato Berry sauce for that spicy flavor.
-Mago Berry sauce for that rich sweet flavor.
-Grepa Berry sauce for that sweet and sour flavor.
...
Everyone began to dig in after Natalie said a few words. Everyone ate, and while eating, Natalie introduced Gan to the old man, who happened to be her father.
"Ah, so your name is Gan. I heard that you traded my Grandaughter that Clefairy. Thank you very much for that, this Pokemon is hard to spot on certain days." The old man smiled and thanked Gan.
"No problem. Allura had something I needed, so I traded her. Of course, I didn't want to rip off a kid, so I wouldn't slight her in any way." Gan said modestly.
Robert scoffed under his breath, but it was heard by Gan because he was standing behind him. He actually meant to stand behind Allura, but Gan was sitting next to her. Robert wasn't allowed to join them, he only stood in the background—just like the maids.
"What good qualities, I can already see a great future ahead of you, young man." The old man nodded with a smile and said.
"Grandpa, it's just weak Pokemon, it isn't strong at all!" Kurt couldn't understand why his Grandpa put Clefairy on a pedestal so much.
"Kurt, I've already explained this to you. Clefairy is a fairy-type Pokemon, and one of the strong ones at that. Fairy, Dragon, Steel, Ghost, and Psychic are the hardest types to come by. They're also of the strongest to get your hands on for battle beside the basic ones."
Apparently, Kurt was Allura's cousin.
"I checked this Clefairy's talent, it's at the Silver Rank but its talent can be elevated with resources." The old man knew Kurt was still young and needed to be educated on these things, this is why he wanted to send him to Hoenn or Sinnoh because of their great school system.
"I told you shouldn't waste the TM-Iron Tail on Raticate, but you didn't listen." The old man could only sigh. He was going to give his Grandson a better Pokemon, but he wasted Iron Tail on a Raticate.
"....." Kurt.
Every kid looked towards Kurt, some were mocking and some were that of pity. He was going to get a better Pokemon but he wasted a TM on a Raticate with low talent. It was a Pokemon that wasn't worth the investment—if it came out with a low talent; that was the end for it.
"Well, onto the next." Natalie interrupted and continued. "Where are you from Gan, do you live somewhere in Kanto, or maybe you come from Johto?" Natalie asked curiously.
Gan swallowed the Claucher meat after dunking it into the spicy Tomato berry sauce, before saying...
"I'm from the Unova Region." Gan grinned.
Gan deemed this region his home in his heart because Unova was the Pokemon World's version of America. So, Gan didn't really feel like it was much of a lie for him to be saying this.
"That's really far, that's across seas!" Natalie was now shocked, she had only visited the Kalos region before as a vacation.
"You come from a far place—to get here you must be a Pokemon trainer of some sort." The old man believed this to be so since Gan seemed so young. If this wasn't the case, then how could he be allowed to travel so far?
"Oh, yeah, I'm a trainer who is now trying to collect all of the Kanto's Gym badges." Gan didn't feel a need to lie, this would solidify his identity further.
"Cheche~!" Everyone suddenly heard stifled laughter and turned toward the person in question.
"Sorry, Madam and Senior." It was Robert, he didn't think Gan was capable of earning even one badge.
For one, he was simply too young, he looked to be around 15 to 17 years of age. For two, he believed Gan had scammed the young miss out of a powerful Pokemon and was up to no good.
The old man frowned, was he laughing at this young man's dreams?
"Hmm, what's so funny, Roberto?" Gan also frowned, this guy just wouldn't stop.
'Roberto? My name is Robert!'
"I wasn't laughing at his dreams, I just think he had some ways to go since he's so young and all." Seeing the old man glaring at him with his fierce eyes, he quickly spoke up.
"Sorry if I offended this esteemed guest." Robert apologized and bowed, but he was grinning smugly when his head was facing downward.
However, Gan was sharp when it came to the sincerity of things; this guy wasn't sorry at all and meant everything he said.
"If you want, we can have a Pokemon battle to see for ourselves," Gan said bluntly.
Robert looked young, but Gan was sure this guy hadn't experienced anything he had gone through despite being in this world longer—and in more ways than one, even older.
'Wanna battle me, kid? I'll show everyone here just how much of a fraud you are.' Robert's eyes lit up when he heard Gan's suggestion, then he sneered inwardly.
"Of course, I wouldn't mind having a battle with you," Robert said with a sincere smile.
"This sounds interesting, I would love to watch for myself." The old man's eyes also lit up, at his age, he loved entertaining battles.
"Dad, this, I don't think th..."
"No! Let them battle, everything should be decided in this way." The old man interrupted Natalie; this was the way people in his day dealt with their difference.
The old man obviously knew Robert wasn't sincere in his apology. He was confused, these two surely hadn't met before, how did they form a grudge against one another?
"Gasp! Robert's going to battle?"
"Oh, I wanna watch!"
"Robert is super strong, this guy is done for!"
Several kids started talking happily amongst themselves, they all couldn't wait to watch.
"Gan, you have to be careful. Robert uses a strong fire type called Ninetales." Allura warned Gan, she didn't want Gan to get bested.
"No worries, and thanks for your concerns." Gan patted Allura on the shoulder and assured her.
Robert stared at the back of Gan's head with a grin.
After everyone was done eating, everyone moved to the battlefield outside to watch.
____
-Roseworth Residence, Garden Training Ground.
Outside where the battle between Gan and Robert was to commence, there were many chairs sitting around the battlefield. The kids were all watching with excitement, they knew Robert was a decent trainer, at least better than them.
Multiple bodyguards were around. They summoned their Pokemon to guard against any attacks that may go haywire during combat—or to prevent anyone from getting hurt. There were also medics on the scene as well.
"I'll be the referee of your battle, you two can decide on how many Pokemon you'll be using." The old man spoke while holding a red flag.
"What do you say, Gan? What do you say about a 2v2 battle?" Robert said with a smirk.
"No problems here?" Gan nodded and agreed immediately.
"Then it's decided, it will be a 2 versus 2 match!" The old man smiled in anticipation. Both Gan and Robert went to their respective positions to prepare.
Allura had a recorder in her hand; wanting to record the battle for later purposes.
"Gan, oh esteem guest, I hope you're ready!" Robert's tone was filled with sarcasm.
"..."
'Be silent all you, but you won't be mute for long when your Pokemon are being pummeled!' Robert's eyelids twitch before he started smiling.
"Here I go! Come forth, Primeape!" Robert reached for one of his Pokeballs and tossed it.
"Primeape!!" Primeape roared and came out swinging its fist rapidly, its eyes were filled with unreasonable anger and fury.
Gan scanned Primeape right away to see what it was capable of.
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|Name: Primeape♂
|Type: Fighting
|Level: 28
|Ability: Vital Spirit
|Potential: ★★
|Nature: Lonely
|Moves: Low Kick| Leer| Scratch| Focus Energy| Fury Swipes| Seismic Toss| Mud-Slap| Retaliate| Cross Chop| Assurance| [TM]Aerial Ace|
===
Seeing its moves, talent, and typing, Gan knew exactly who to use for this match-up.
Gan reached into his pocket, but he was actually reaching into the void space while doing this. He pulled out a Luxuryball that had shrunk into the size of a golf ball.
Gan press the button on the Luxuryball and it increased to its original size.
"Wow, what a cool black ball!" Some of the kids had seen this ball before but didn't have one; they all had the standard Pokeballs.
'Damn show off!' Robert scorned Gan in his heart.
Gan tossed the Luxuryball and the Pokemon appeared on the battlefield.
"What the..." Within 5 seconds of its summoning, everyone felt like vomiting.
"AHH~! It stinks!" One of the little girls stood up and barfed onto the grass, which soon caused a chain of vomiting to occur amongst the group!
Allura seemed prepared and quickly put on a face mask. She had told Gan about Robert's Pokemon, which were only two. Gan put two and two together and warned her to bring something to cover her nose, like a face mask.
"This..." Allura's Grandpa took a step back while holding his nose in horror, he recognized this Pokemon and his face turned pale.
If you hadn't guessed already, then the Pokemon Gan summoned was Grimer!
"Why does it smell so bad?! It's far worse than a sewer, or anything I've smelled in my life.... Blaarrg!" Natalie's vision was getting blurry until she turned around and started vomiting!
"...." Gan looked around in surprise, as he himself had put on a face mask after summoning Grimer. Grimer was clearly exuding its smell on purpose, this was why it began spreading so fast.
"Gan! You filthy a**hole, you won't deter me from battle with this!" Robert roared, but Primeape's expression was a bit priceless when staring at Grimer.
"Attack! Cross Chop it!" Robert was angered, he clearly wasn't thinking straight from what Gan could see.
However, this was a good thing for Gan, the battle would be over sooner this way. Primeape looked hesitant, but it still complied with Robert's orders.
Primeape stormed off towards Grimer by pushing off the ground for extra speed.
Gan smiled and told Grimer to challenge Primeape's Cross Chop with a Poison Jab. Primeape approached rapidly, it was much faster than Grimer. However, getting close and attacking a Grimer was a big no-no in most individuals' minds.
Grimer slithered forward to meet with Primeape, its fist burst with poisonous purple light. Both Primeape and Grimer connected, with white light and purple light alike. Right as they connected, Gan saw a red crack appear upon contact.
This indicated that Primeape had landed a Critical hit!
However, Grimer wasn't fazed much, of course, it stung a bit but Grimer was 4 levels ahead of Primeape. Grimer also resisted fighting-type moves and his talent was better by a star.
Tss~
Poison oozed onto the battlefield, drawing up acidic steam.
"Grimer, quick, grab him and slam him into the ground!" Gan hurriedly said. He was in his right mind more than anyone present on the scene.
"Eeek!" Primeape's expression changed as it quickly tried to back away, but it was too late. Grimer reached out with its flaring purple hand and grabbed Primeape's glove-like hand.
Grimer twisted its body with ease and dragged Primape forward before slamming it into the ground next to it!
"APEEEE!" Primeape started panicking, it had a bad feeling about getting close to this thing, and it was right.
"Primeape, quickly use Retaliate!" Robert's eyes widen, and he quickly took in the situation and ordered Primeape to counterattack.
Primeape cocked its free arm, preparing to punch Grimer in the face. All at once, Gan ordered Grimer to use Poison Gas, as Robert was stating his commands.
The Retaliation punch was coming right for Grimer's face, covered in a white dim aura. Grimer quickly opened its jaws and a cloud of purple gas flooded out its mouth. The purple cloud engulfed Primeape's fist before landing on its face, but this didn't stop its punch.
Grimer was still hit with a right straight from Primeape!
The punch was weakened because of the Poisonous gas, it took Primeape off guard. The gas entered Primeape's body, it even inhaled a large portion of it.
"Ahhk!" Primeape started coughing and spasming on the ground. This was a point-blank poisonous gas, which was extremely dangerous—to point of being deadly.
"Back away Grimer." Gan already knew the result of this, this was more of a realistic setting.
If this gas had spread out and Primeape was to inhale it; he would be poisoned still. However, the effects wouldn't be so potent when compared to being in direct contact or face-to-face with it.
"Primeape! What have done, Gan?!" Robert was frightened out of his wits.
Primeape started squirming wildly, then it stopped moving while foaming at the mouth! Afterward, all you could see was its empty white pupils.
"....."
"....."
"....."
The area grew silent for a moment.
"W-winner! G-gan" The old man had trouble saying his words because of the smell. Afterward, Fearow and Pidgeotto gusted the poison away, which was drawing closer. There was even a Chansey on the scene, but it didn't know Heal Bell, which was an Egg move.
Afterward, Robert ran over to check Primeape.
"Don't touch him, we'll take it from here!" A few medics came over and told Robert to stay back and away.
"Yes..." Robert took a step back and allowed the medics to check Primeape's condition.
Gan had already recalled Grimer by this point, so the smell should start clearing up. The medics had face masks, gloves, and goggles on anyway for protection.
The spectators didn't get close, but they were staring at Gan in shock. He was using such a smelly shameless Pokemon, and it was a deadly poison-type Pokemon to boot. And among the poisonous type, it was a hazardous type within those groups!
Allura's little mouth hung open in surprise under her face mask, she had recorded the whole match from the beginning until the end. She even made sure to record the medic coming over to record the graveness of the situation.
"Primeape's been poisoned really bad—if he doesn't receive any medical treatment, he will die! Robert, recall Primeape, we'll be taking him away right now!" The medic didn't waste any time and spoke to Robert in a harsh tone.
Robert didn't like his tone, but he had no time to complain about the way someone was talking to him. He quickly recalled Primeape and handed the Pokeball over to the medics—as they quickly scampered away.
Pokemon usually healed from poison over time by themselves. Unfortunately, Primeape inhaled far too much poison from that point-blank gas. If his level was higher, then this wouldn't be a problem, but this wasn't the case, instead, it was outmatched by Grimer in too many ways.
Robert turned to Gan, his eyes radiating anger and hatred. He actually now hated Gan because of this, was he trying to kill his Pokemon?!
"Uh...sorry," Gan said as he scratched his head.
'Sorry, is that all you have to say?! Fu** you!!' Robert almost exploded into curses, but he had to compose himself in front of everyone here.
"Forget about it, we all make mistakes. Let's continue our battle." Robert used all the power invested in him to calm down before speaking. Gan obviously knew Robert was enraged from his trembling body, but that was how some Pokemon battles went.
Unfortunately, some Pokemon might not survive the encounter.
Robert got back into position and grabbed the other Pokeball hanging from the other side of his waist.
"Are you using the same Pokemon to do battle with me? If you are, I guarantee that won't work this time." Robert said coldly.
"No. I'll use a different Pokemon for this bout," Gan said plainly.
"Tsk! Let's go, Ninetales" Robert scoffed, then tossed his Pokeball forth.
First, Ninetales' silhouette appeared then the Pokemon itself appeared, giving a battle cry.
Gan, of course, inspected his foe.
===
|Name: Ninetales♀
|Type: Fire
|Level: 32
|Ability: Flash Fire
|Potential: ★★
|Nature: Mild
|Moves: Ember| Disable| Quick Attack| Spite| Incinerate| Confuse Ray| Will-O-Wisp| Flamethrower|
===
Gan frowned, this thing was a serious threat despite its average Potential. Thinking closely, he thought of the best Pokemon to fight Ninetales among his Pokemon. This was something he had thought of before the battle started from Allura's information.
Gan reached for another Luxuryball and tossed it.
"Let's go, Machoke! Redeem yourself!"
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