Another new character enters the story

You finally got around the mishaps trying to get yourself a new partner Pokémon, managed to beat Barry, and now it's on to bigger and better things! You step into the grasses ahead, looking to try and get further north, and no sooner do you take that step you hear a mysterious voice. "Hey you! Yes, you there with the funny look on your face. I've got something to show you." she says. You look up, and see the girl who's wearing a pink mini-skirt, a small black dress over the top, followed by pink almost knee-high boots and the cutest white beanie you've seen in a while. She has an inviting face and you move to talk with her.

In order to proceed through Route 202 you must first deal with this girl. Who could she be? Post a new thread to begin.

OOC: The Dave replacement service has arrived. That is, I’m ready to start in the route he just finished in. Also, Chimchar is now male.

As he began to take his first steps into Route 202, Sal decided to bring out his new Pokédex to test it on Chimchar. He scanned him with it, and the Pokédex spoke, surprising Sal a little.

“Chimchar, the Chimp Pokémon. The gas made in its belly burns from its rear end. The fire burns weakly when it feels sick.”

“Well, that’s a nice touch,” Sal said, examining the Pokédex a little more, determining his Chimchar’s level, nature, ability and learned moves. “Oh, so you know Ember now then?” he said, looking down to his partner. “We’ll have to test that move out at some point,” he continued, before heading north of Sandgem Town into Route 202. He stopped shortly after, however, as he suddenly realised something he had forgotten.

“Oh, I still haven’t named you, Chimchar,” he said, as he turned to the chimp. Chimchar looked up with a slightly confused expression on his face. “Hm… how about Goku? That ok with you?” he asked, and Chimchar thought for a bit, before nodding in agreement. “Ok then, Goku it is,” and with that, Sal and the newly christened Goku continued on to Route 202. As he started into the Route, however, he stopped once again. This time, however, it wasn’t because of his poor memory catching up with him. Someone was calling out to him, with a voice he didn’t recognise.

"Hey you! Yes, you there with the funny look on your face. I've got something to show you," the female voice said, and Sal turned to see a fairly young girl looking his way. This must be that assistant that Professor Rowan mentioned, but she’s younger than I thought she’d be, he thought, and remembered that Rowan had said she was carrying his extra Pokéballs. Sal resisted the temptation to make some kind of innuendo-based joke about balls, and instead walked up to her and introduced himself.

“Hi, I’m Sal. Are you Professor Rowan’s assistant, by any chance?” he asked, surprised by how much more confident around people he was right now.

'Yes I am his assistant, and well, I'm supposed to show these new trainers how to catch a Pokémon, but that Chimchar of yours seems pretty capable. My name is Dawn, what's yours?"

Dawn responds before she releases a Kricketune, and begins to walk into the brush.

"The first thing to know kid, is that to find a Pokémon you have to go off the beaten path, so let's get a move on already.

As Dawn begins to push through the grass and bushes, Sal doesnt' have much time- what will he do now.

“Yes I am his assistant, and well, I'm supposed to show these new trainers how to catch a Pokémon, but that Chimchar of yours seems pretty capable,” the girl said, before introducing herself as Dawn. She then released a Kricketune from a Pokéball. Sal immediately pulled out his Pokédex to scan the unusual creature.

’Kricketune, the Cricket Pokémon, and the evolved form of Kricketot. By allowing its cry to resonate in the hollow of its belly, it produces a captivating sound.’

"The first thing to know kid, is that to find a Pokémon you have to go off the beaten path, so let's get a move on already,” Dawn continued, before heading into the tall grass nearby. Sal decided to follow, seeing as Rowan had already told him about her, and he let Goku onto his shoulder before walking behind Dawn into the bushes.

When Sal catches up to Dawn, he finds her Kricketune already battling a Shinx, and as the more experienced Kricketune slams Shinx into the ground painfully, a Oran Berry is tossed to the electric type before Dawn turns back to you.

"Well then Sal, that's pretty much how you catch a Pokémon, you've got to weaken it first before you can do anythi- Hey, what's that?"

Suddenly a blur creates a burst of dust, and as everyone turns, they notice a Gilgar grinning as it was sitting on its tail. Dawn goes for a PokéBall before she notices something.

"Hey, Sal- it seems like that Gilgar knows your or something, and even wants to battle- so what should you do?"

The Gilgar grins and nods its head, and you can see a few scratches on its wings, it's more than likely the one that you met earlier, and it's eager to fight... what will Sal do now?

Sal finally managed to catch up to Dawn, who was already battling a Shinx with the Kricketune he saw earlier. Once again, Sal reached for his Pokédex to learn about the new and unusual Pokémon.

Shinx, the Flash Pokémon. The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. Its fur glows when it’s in trouble.

As the Pokédex finished speaking, Kricketune slammed into Shinx hard, knocking it down. Dawn then threw an Oran Berry towards it, before turning back to Sal.

"Well then Sal, that's pretty much how you catch a Pokémon, you've got to weaken it first before you can do anythi- Hey, what's that?" she said, cut off by a purple blur passing by the both of them. The blurred image brought a short gust of wind, carrying dust with it. Sal covered his eyes, and when the brief sandstorm ended, he turned to see what had caused it. The culprit was a Gligar, which Sal felt was vaguely familiar, as he was reminded of the one he met on Route 201. He flipped his Pokédex open once more to scan it, as he hadn’t had an opportunity before.

Gligar, the FlyScorpion Pokémon. It usually clings to cliffs. When it spots its prey, it spreads its wings and glides down to attack.

Sal then noticed a couple of light scratches on the Gligar’s wings as he looked closer at the Pokémon. He was almost convinced it was the same Gligar from before, which was confirmed when Dawn began to speak.

"Hey, Sal- it seems like that Gilgar knows your or something, and even wants to battle- so what should you do?"

“If this Gligar wants a battle, then a battle it is. Goku, get ready,” he said, turning to his Chimchar, who jumped down from Sal's shoulders, ready for a battle. “Give it an Ember, then get close with Scratch." As he gave those orders, another thought entered his head. “I don’t suppose you have any spare Pokéballs on you, Dawn?” he asked, suddenly remembering the reason he had looked for her in the first place.

OOC: Yeah, thanks for this Dave. Funny how DTG got hired literally about 10 minutes after your reply though.

Sal put the new Pokéball into his backpack as Goku battled the Groundtype. The Gligar fought well,interesting Sal even more. However, thePoison Sting attack soon wiped the grin from his face. ’There’s something I should haveexpected. I need to try and avoid thatmove as much as possible,’ he said to himself, a little frightened for hisChimchar’s health. But, with the promiseof a Pokémon Centre nearby, he focused on the battle once more, as Chimcharawaited orders, and the Gligar prepared for another attack. Expecting another Poison Sting, Sal decidedto play cautiously.

“Goku, dodge that move, then give it another Ember!”

(OOC: Firstly, 3 different people updated this thread within 4 replies. Wow. Secondly, I'm assuming "if" commands will work here. Also, hi DTG!)

The attack Gligar was preparing was indeed Poison Sting, and Sal breathed a sigh of relief knowing he had dodged the move he feared most, as Goku performed his ordered dodge well. Gligar then flew in close, and even though Goku’s Ember hit its mark, the scorpion still continued on to strike him hard with a Tackle. Sal was enjoying watching and analysing this battle, thinking back to the previous battle against Barry and how dull it had turned out. Still, he knew that Ember wouldn’t work forever, especially as his Chimchar was now starting to breathe harder. ’Poison Sting must be getting to me more than I thought if Goku’s tiring already. he thought, as he tried to form a strategy. 'I don’t need to rush things just yet. If the battle does get drawn out, Goku’s Blaze ability will allow him to deal stronger hits, and that will be the time to launch more Embers. Right now, however, I need to save energy and watch Gligar a little more.’ And with that reasoning done, Sal gave his orders.

“Ok Goku, take it a little easier this round. Wait for Gligar to get closer, then use Leer to slow it down, and Tackle after. If he doesn't get close enough, just use a single Ember instead.”

(OOC EDIT: I don't know why spaces keep getting missed out in my posts... I think I've got them all now though.)

(OOC: I was just interested in what seemed to be a record for Revo, not really complaining. Getting updates is awesome, as is Razor Wind, damn it.)

Sal thought his attacks were pretty solid; however it seemed Gligar was smarter than he thought, as it stayed in the air. More astonishingly to Sal, it used what appeared to be a Razor Wind. He looked in his Pokédex to see if it could learn it. ’It inherits Razor Wind from its parents, huh? Another interesting point to keep in mind…’ he thought, with every passing round giving him more to think about. Still, Goku stayed back and used Ember, so the orders didn’t go to waste. The two seemed to be getting quite weak now, and to Sal’s pleasant surprise, Gligar was flying in close, its mouth wide open.

“Ok, here’s our chance. Leer when it gets close enough to see, then take the opportunity for a Scratch attack! If it doesn’t see the Leer and manages to get out of range, use another Ember instead. We can do this!”

I love you in a totally non-gay way, DTG. I’d have reffed your battle, but there are no new orders.

Sal watched as his orders went as planned this time around, with Gligar being discouraged by Goku’s Leer, and both Goku’s Scratch and Gligar’s Bite hitting their marks. Still,the battle was slowly reaching its conclusion, and it was probably time for Sal to do some more damage. However, with Gligar looking fairly beaten already, he decided he should probably try a Pokéball soon, to try and give Goku a better rest.

“A couple of Embers, my friend,” he said, grabbing a Pokéball for the end of the round.

OOC: Is that the same with all MT/Egg moves, or just the powerful ones? I assume it came from Gary anyway. Also, what gender is it? I’ll hold off on the nickname until then. Oh, and is it possible to return to the route after I get to Jubilife? I’m not sure what I’ll do just yet, but it’s good to know.

With his successful capture, Sal walked over to pick up the Pokéball, a big smile on his face. Not only had he made his first capture, but it was a Flying type. He now had Pokémon from both of his favourite types. He held the ball for a while, trying to come up with a name for the Pokémon. Meanwhile, Dawn cheered for Sal, brightening his mood a little more.

“Yay! Hey, that was pretty good for your first time!" Dawn said, and she smiled at him. "It seems like you've got the gist of it, so it looks like my work here is done. I'll catch ya around sometime, eh? Seeya!” she continued, and with that she left him on the empty Route 2.

“Wow, that was a great battle Goku, well done!” Sal said, and he turned to the Chimchar smiling, who smiled back and gave a squeak of delight. Sal turned back to his new Gligar’s Pokéball. “And as for you… I’ll name you later,” he said, unable to name it quite yet. He looked around and considered his options. Ahead was a new city, and anearby sign told Sal it was Jubilife City. He thought about staying on Route 2, but he remembered that his Pokémon were weak.

“Ok, I guess it’s on to Jubilife City to heal you guys up,” he said to his Chimchar, and started off to the city.