Chapter 5:  Forest Frolics (Part A) by Michael Keens/ Exodus  

After a couple of weeks, Emily and I strolled through the final part of 
Viridian Forest, keeping a watchful eye for Pok�mon, it had taken some time but 
we enjoyed sleeping under the stars.  
We both trained our Pok�mon well and were building a stronger friendship.  
My Pok�dex was coming along too, provided I scanned every new Pok�mon, there 
was no need to catch them all for the collectors value.  
When I caught Pok�mon, it was to raise them properly.  
�So, there may be Pok�mon you haven�t caught in this area, are you the sort to 
catch every new Pok�mon you see?�  
I answered her with the previous thoughts, �No, I�m not in this to catch 
Pok�mon for the collector�s value, I want to train all the Pok�mon I get, 
though I do want to record every one on my Pok�dex for Blossom.�  
�Hmmmm, in that case, you might like to trade entries with me sometime.�  
�Trade entries?�  
�Yeah, its a program I got off the internet, when two trainers trade entries, 
it just copies one of your entries into my Pok�dex and vice versa.�  
�Emily, who gave you your Pok�dex?�  
�Oh, Professor Beech.  You probably don�t know him, he lives in a village 
around the Celadon area in a secluded space.  My parents knew of him and sent 
me there, that�s where I got my Oddish from.�  
�Okay then, when we reach another town, perhaps we�ll give this trading entries 
thing a try.� I said.  
As we crept through the forest, it suddenly felt a lot darker, a few clouds had 
blocked the sun.  
It was so dark I didn�t see the boy with the sword before he crept up to me 
and... �Hiyyaaa!�  
He brought a sword down and pointed it at me, the boy was dressed in samarai 
armour and helmet, but had a net with him.  
�Who in the-�  
�I am Samurai, the greatest Bug Pok�mon Trainer, and I know you came from 
Pallet Town.�  
�I don�t live there, I was just visiting.�  
�All the same, I challenge you to a match!�  
�Bug trainer, eh?� I thought.  
�Okay then.  How�s two-on-two sound?�  
�Alright then, I choose... Pinsir!�  
�Pinsir!!!�  
�Whirlwind! You�re on!�  
�Pidgey!�  
Since he had foolishly told me what kind of Pok�mon he trained, I figured I�d 
get Whirlwind some easy experience.  
I scanned the Pinsir, none the less.  

�Pinsir, the Stagbeetle Pok�mon.  Known especially for its large pincers, 
Pinsir firstly tries to crush its opponents, if this doesn�t work, then the 
Pinsir will swing it around and toss it hard.�  

Remembering how I met Whirlwind, I realised I hadn�t recorded him on the 
Pok�dex.  
  
�Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pok�mon.  Usually a first catch for most trainers, 
Pidgeys usually defend themselves rather than attack with moves such as 
Whirlwind and Sand Attack.�  

�Whirlwind! Use a Gust attack!�  
�Pinsir! Harden!�  
The Pinsir�s hard skin changed to a bright gold as the winds hit it, Harden 
wasn�t working too well because of the type disadvantage.  
�Now, Sand Attack!�  
The Pinsir was subjected to the full blast.  
�Now dive down and use your beak to Peck it!�  
�Pinsir!  Focus Energy!�  
It was going to be close.  
�Seismic Toss!�  
The Pinsir leaped out of the dust, grabbed Whirlwind, leaped into the air and 
threw Whirlwind down.  
�Ha ha!� laughed Samurai.  
His smile quickly faded.  
�Don�t you know Flying Pok�mon are strong against Fighting-type moves? 
Whirlwind! Quick Attack!�  
With that the Pinsir fell to the floor, its claws opening and closing as it 
attempted to get back up, then it fell.  
�I underestimated you, novice.  That Pidgey is strong.� he said, �But it shall 
be too weak to take on Butterfree!�  
�Freeee-Freeee!�  
�Butterfree, use your Supersonic!�  
�Free!�  
�Pidge-�  
Whirlwind froze in its tracks.  
�Whirlwind, Quick Attack!�  
Whirlwind flew forward but missed the Butterfree, I could see in its eyes that 
its mind was playing tricks.  
�Its confused.� commented Emily.  
�Whirlwind, you�d better return.�  
�Hah! You are a novice, you can�t just send in a Pok�mon with an advantage and 
expect to win, see how easily my Butterfree subdued your Pidgey?�  
�Stop calling me novice! I�ll prove to you that all my Pok�mon are strong! 
Scramble!�  
�Ex-Egg-Cute!�  
�Tetsubo, are you sure?� asked Emily with concern.  
�Its a matter of pride now, I�ll prove that my Pok�mon don�t have to rely on 
advantages.�  
�Hah! If I can beat a Pok�mon with an advantage over Bug-types then I shall 
definitely win against one who is weak.  Butterfree, let�s exploit the Poison 
side of that Exeggcute with a Psybeam!�  
�Freeee!�  
It hit Scramble hard, Psybeam was the strongest naturally learned Psychic move 
a Butterfree could use.  But I saw Samurai�s mistake.  
�Scramble! Barrage!�  
Butterfree was knocked back but not finished.  
�You assumed that Scramble was a Grass/ Poison Pok�mon, obviously you�ve never 
battled an Exeggcute before, since they're so rare.  You should read up on 
Pok�mon types a little more.  Scramble�s a Grass/ Psychic! Scramble! Use 
Hypnosis!�  
�Butterfree, Poison Powder, we can still exploit his Grass weakness.�  
�I thought you said using advantages was for novices!�  
�Grrrr.� said Samurai, angry that I pointed this out.  
We turned back to our Pok�mon, Butterfree was asleep while Scramble was looking 
a little sick.  
�Scramble! Finish it and I�ll give you some antidote right away! Leech Seed!�  
�Cute!�  
The vines burst out the seed and sucked out the last of Butterfree�s health, it 
tried to fly up again, but I had Scramble finish the job.  
�Once again, Barrage!�  
�Exegg!�  
�Frre, ree...�  
It fainted.  

�Too bad Samurai, you got beaten by a �novice�.�  
�Congratulations trainer, you have shown me a great deal, it appears I am still 
the novice, I shall not underestimate my opponents again.�  
He recalled his Pok�mon and ran off.  
�Congratulations Tetsubo.� said Emily while I used some antidote on Scramble.  
�You too little Scramble.� she said, patting the eggs on their heads.  
Scramble smiled, enjoying the attention, they used to be a little hostile but 
now they were being so nice to a total stranger, Scramble had changed during 
its time with me.  
�Shall we be off?� I said recalling Scramble.  

There was a sudden blast of electricity from just ahead.  
Emily and I ran into the area and saw the finale of a Pok�mon catch, I 
recognised the person as the little girl who I saw in the Safari Zone, the one 
with the long red hair and dark clothing, except the left side of her face was 
covered up by the hair.  
�Sparky...  Use Thundershock...� she said without any emotion or effort.  
�Chu!� shouted the Pikachu with a lot more energy than the girl had.  
A Caterpie rolled back, totally shocked.  
�Pok�ball...�  
The ball flew softly into the insect and it was captured.  
I was about to step out when I saw a couple of kids surround the girl.  

End of Chapter 5A  

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