First Steps on 29! [MOD] [HOLD]

[Tarlar]

"Me first!" Mikey shouted and waved his hand high in the air while looking at the other kids.
"No fair! You can call first this early! I don't want to wait for you!" Another boy shouted.
"You have just battled him and lost! You had your turn, let someone else get a go," a girl shouted at Mikey.
"What? He's not even a gym leader and none of you are ready to fight one!" A third boy laughed and grumbles spread among the group of kids.
"Okay!" Mikey said determined and turned fully to the other kids, "the first one starting their journey and challenge him!" he decided and looked expectantly at the other kids. He got mixed reactions to that.
"You better hurry become a strong gym leader," the first boy who had protested to Mikey's claim in the beginning, said to Xander. Seemed like he had a lot of challengers already, and that before he was even anywhere near having a gym. How many of the kids who would remember when time came, or how many would even end up not going on a journey, only time would tell.

"Pancham is cool!" a boy exclaimed, "I wanna see it!"
"He doesn't have one," another boy corrected and then looked uncertain, "do you?"
"Why are you not using fighting pokemon if you want to be good at fighting?" a girl asked curiously.
"You want you gym to be your home? Don't gym leaders live their already?" another one asked confused not understanding the word 'homage'.

Amazon was clearly hindered by the sticky threads and the wurmple relaxed a bit when it saw how she stumbled until she figure how to move without the strings being too painful. The worm shot a glance around, making sure no birds or other predator was sneaking in on it. It dared being cocky.
"Why? Are you deaf? Can't think on your own? Scared of me?" It called so rapidly it stumbled over its own words, it grinned but it was a nervous one. It became more confident when Amazon got her order and moved forward, but much slower than before, and her impressive agile jumps she had used until now was not possible. It giggled as it watched her half run towards it and then it wiggled quickly out of the way when she tried to punch it.
"That's all you got?" It called and jabbed its two yellow stingers on its rear into her side leaving a burning sensation. Amazon spun around and slapped the wurmple away with her tail.
The treecko had it rough but she was still standing, but then the burning spread through her body and with a shiver she collapsed to her knees. Wurmple's eyes widened, "it worked?"
"It worked! Hey, what was it about you taking me down? I'd like to see you do that, come on, what are you waiting for?" It challenged but it did not move any closer to risk a lash out from Amazon.



Wild Encounter

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Weather: Clear

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Wild Wurmple LV 8
HP 48% [13/27]

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Amazon LV 5
HP 5% [1/20]

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Wurmple [Shield Dust]: Normal
Amazon [Overgrow]: Poisoned (-2HP), -2 SPD

SP10 Wurmple used Poison Sting!
SP6 Amazon used Pound!



(332 words added to egg)

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Xander smirked as the kids were now fighting over one another on who would get to fight him first when he becomes a Gym Leader in the future. He never thought he would ever have a group of kids doing this, it blew his mind he was able to see this happening before his very eyes. “You will all get your chance to face me when I'm a gym leader.” He informed all the kids that were surrounding him. “Each and every one of you.” He said with a smile.

Then the kids started to question his current team of Pokemon and why he isn't opening a gym in his hometown. “Well you see.” He started saying to the kids. “I wanted to learn more about Pokemon, before I was to become a Gym Leader.” He told them. “Sure I could have been handed a Fighting type and started the training to become the Gym Leader, but I didn't want to be handed anything.” He said. “I would much rather start like any other trainer, and get a Pokemon from a Professor and start a journey that way.” He said. “I would rather earn my respect and place as a Gym leader rather than to just be handed everything.” He added. “Plus if i did that i wouldn’t have met all you kids.” He said with a smile.


This Wurmple was giving Xander’s Treecko a run for its money and it was showing. Amazon looked out of it, and she didn’t really look like she was going to be able to handle much more, so Xander had to think quickly on what to do next. “Alright girl, you did good. Take a well deserved rest.” Xander shouted as he pulled out Amazon’s Pokeball and recalled her to her ball. He then retrieved another Pokeball from his belt and tossed it out in front of him, and in a flash of white light, Xander’s Pidgey, Maverick stood tall.


(327 Words to Egg please)

[Caramell 🍬]

The children watched as Xander switched between his Pokemon. Some were amazed to see how cool and collected the aspiring Gym Leader remained under pressure. Some were confused that he was recalling his Pokemon when it hadn’t fainted, as they naturally assumed a Pokemon should keep fighting until they couldn’t stand. They whispered amongst themselves of different strategies they would have deployed if they were in Xander’s shoes, though a few would speak up. “Mr….uhh…why’d ya switch Pokemon?!” One girl with long, curly blonde hair and bright blue eyes shot her hand up high in the air and waved it around frantically, as though she were trying to get the teacher’s attention so she could be called to speak. Another prodded her with his elbow. “He just realized that a bird has an advantage over that worm, obviously!” A young boy with messy brown hair and dark green eyes jeered, sticking his tongue out at the girl as he pointed to the two battling Pokemon. “Am I right?!” He asked Xander, his face beaming with pride.

Mikey tilted his head and watched with curious eyes. “Hey uh…is Amazon alright? I thought she was winning…” He commented and asked Xander worried. He had lost to this trainer not that long ago. Could it be true that Xander was already struggling to beat a simple Wurmple when Mikey had given it all he could against the trainer and couldn’t manage to beat him? Did that also mean that Mikey’s Pokemon were weaker than a simple Wurmple?! “My Pidgey easily beats the Wurmples we run into…” He mused, commenting aloud but more to himself than anyone else. He was trying to understand Xander’s logic himself, though he used the same logic as the other kids and would often make his Pokemon battle to the point of exhaustion before switching them out.

The bright reddish-pink caterpillar lifted itself up high on his back four legs. It waved its horned head back and forth triumphantly as a bright red light engulfed the green lizard, sucking Amazon back into her ball. “That’s right! You better run! I’m the best battler there ever wa- BIRD!” The bug Pokemon’s jaw dropped open in an instance as Maverick’s form took shape and the bird stretched his wings out in the midst of the battlefield. “PREDATOR!” It bellowed at the top of its lungs, sounding the alarm should there be any hidden Wurmple in the tall grasses or trees surrounding the area. Then, the powerful Wurmple would lower its head and point its horn dangerously in Maverick’s direction. “You won’t be feasting on my brothers and sisters today! I’ll show you – just like I showed that lizard – who is the strongest Pokemon!” It charged forward, Tackling Maverick in his chest as hard as it could.


Wild Encounter

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Weather: Clear

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Wild Wurmple LV 8
HP 48% [13/27]

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Maverick LV 9
HP 71% [20/28]

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Wurmple [Shield Dust]: Normal
Maverick [Keen Eye]: Normal

SP-- Amazon switched with Maverick!
SP10 Wurmple used Tackle! Critical hit!



(Counted 332, adding to egg.) Also, when switching Pokemon you can declare a move as well. That does not require Running Shoes. ^^
Mod Notes: Amazon participated HP 1/20 Poisoned.

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Xander turned towards the group of kids, as they questioned his choice to swap his Pokemon with one another during this fight. “I could tell, even though Amazon was doing a wonderful job holding her own against this Wurmple, she wasn’t able to take another hit before fainting.” He said to all the children around him. “If you keep your Pokemon from fainting, their friendship with you will become stronger and stronger.” He informed all of them. Xander was going to give Amazon a nice little rest for all of her hard work after that battle. She was both young and new to the team still, so she needed to train a bit, like the rest of the team.

Xander turned towards Mikey. “You are right, because your Pidgey is a flying type which has the natural advantage over bug type Pokemon.” He said to the boy. “I was playing a hard game in that battle.” He said to the boy and the other children. “Amazon is a grass type, and one of her weaknesses is Poison type.” He added. “Amazon is at such a low level, it thought it would be able to handle her own against even a Wurmple, but the type disadvantage was getting the better of her, so i reacted quickly.” He said to everyone. “You have to know when to take risks and you have to know when to fight smart.” He said to all the kids.

Maverick stood there, tilting its head at the little worm like Pokemon before him. “Ohh, how delicious a little Wurmple.” he said to his opponent. Maverick then stretched his wings a bit as he watched the little worm run into him. It caught him off guard and Maverick put his wing to his chest and looked at the little appetizer. “Big mistake little guy.” he said as he looked towards his trainer awaiting his instructions. “Gust it!” Xander said to his Pokemon as it nodded its head. Maverick turned back towards the target and fly into the air and flapped its wings over and over until a tiny tornado like move appeared before him as her then shot it out towards the bug, trying to hit it with a Gust.


(372 added to my Egg please.)

[Tarlar]

"I want to be good friends with my pokemon!" The boy with the messy brown hair declared loudly, "Me too!" The girl chimed in urgently.
Mikey rolled his eyes and smiled up to Xander as if they both knew better, "I knew that already," he proclaimed confidently, "I'm going to be the bestest friend with my pokemon, we're already really good friends now and we love each other."
"How do you see when ya pokemon should be taken out?" The girl asked curiously, that was really hard to most of the kids, since it was a thing which took a lot of learning and getting to know your pokemon.

Mikey nodded eagerly when Xander spoke to him, "Yeah! And they are weak to bug too! So Amazon really had it against her!"
The browned haired boy frowned, "why did you sent your Amazon out then? Are wurmples always so weak?"
All the kids nodded to show they understood what he said, when he told them about risks and fighting smart, "I think I'll always go with smart, why should my pokemon suffer?" A black haired girl spoke softly looking at the ground.

A shiver ran down Wurmple's spine at the words of Maverick, it had been running for its life away from a pidgey not long ago and now it was facing another who had the exact same idea. It had handled the other strange pokemon and it felt more confident than it had ever done before, it was done running. At least for now.
"You...you're a mistake! You are not going to win!" It declared and rushed forward, only to be caught by the winds Maverick created and thrown back and straight into a tree, in front of what it collapsed.

The kids awe and cheered and danced around celebrating Xander's win over the wurmple, even though it was just a weak wurmple.
"Here you are! What is taking you so long, it's lunch time and we're only waiting for you!" A voice called a man in his thirties came over, he had a full beard and a bald head and a warm smile.
"I hope they haven't been bothering you," he said warmly to Xander and called to the kids to gather, they excitedly told him about Xander and all they had learned. He listened excitedly and gave all the right responses to them.

One of the bigger girls in the group sneaked over to Xander, "excuse me, will you do me a favor? I don't have any pokemon like all my friends, if you find a sweet one you don't need, will you catch it for me?" She asked hopefully.

Maverick finished it off easily and grows +2 levels to [Lv 11]


Amazon did all the groundwork and grows +1 level to [Lv 6]!
She learns Quick Attack!

New player protection makes the fainted wurmple available for capture, if you wish to do so, please fill out the code below:
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[b]Pokemon[/b]
Name: [choose]
Gender: [choose]
Level: 8
OT: Xander Smythe
Moves: Tackle, String Shot, Poison Sting
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature/Personality: [choose]

What's this? Your egg is hatching!

Please fill out its code:
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[b]Drowzee[/b]
Name: [choose]
Gender: [choose]
Level: 1
OT: Xander Smythe
Moves: Pound, Hypnosis
Ability: Insomnia or Forewarn
Nature/Personality: [choose]

Shiny: M0pVtxhc1-421-42

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Xander smirked and laughed as he watched all the children around him proclaim how much they loved their Pokemon and how they are their best friends. “That is great everyone, honestly.” He said to them all. He then turned to the little girl who asked about when to know to take out and swap Pokemon. “It was hard for me to decide when I should swap out at first as well.” He started off with. “But as your bond with your Pokemon grows, you can see and sense more with them.” He stated. “I could see how Amazon was feeling weak and hurt badly. I could sense the pain she was in. So I made the call to swap her out.” He added.

Xander then turned towards the boy, who asked why he started with a type weak Pokemon. “I knew Amazon was a bit weaker than the rest of my team. I wanted to get her levels up and for her to become stronger.” He said to the kids. “Plus I knew Wurmples were a bit weaker than other Pokemon in this area, so I thought I could get the win with her, but Wurmple was able to get some lucky hits in.” He said to the kids.

Xander then pulled out a Pokeball and lobbed it at the fainted Wurmple before him. He then recalled Maverick to his Pokeball and picked up both Pokeballs, as the one with Wurmple teleported to the Pokemon Professor, as he already had 6 Pokemon on him.

Xander then turned as a man’s voice spoke up about wondering where the kids were. “Oh of course not. I was doing a bit of battling with the kids, and some Wild Pokemon. They seemed to have taken a liking to me and started to cheer me on.” He said with a smile to the man. “Sorry if I kept the kids from doing what they needed.” He added.

Xander then turned to the little girl and nodded his head. “Of course. What type of Pokemon do you like?” He asked the girl.

He turned towards all the kids. “I will be back, i must heal my pokemon and such, before i look for this Silver. Xander then proceeded to go to the nearby Pokemon Center and heal up his Pokemon and swap a few at the PC before returning and looking for Silver.



(Please Swap my Wooloo in my Party with the Mankey in my PC)
(Please Swap Treecko in my Party with Heracross in my PC)

Please add this to the Team

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Species - Drowzee Nickname - Jericho Original Trainer - Xander Smythe	LV 1
Ability: Insomnia	Gender: ♂
Nature: Jolly Attacks: Hypnosis Pound
Held Item: None Other: Hatched on Route 29

Please add this to the PC

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Species - Wurmple Nickname - Rose Original Trainer - Xander Smythe	LV 8
Ability: Shield Dust	Gender: ♀
Nature: Hardy Attacks: Hypnosis Pound
Held Item: None Other: Caught on Route 29

[Caramell 🍬]

The older man walked over to the kids, who all immediately surrounded him. Several were jumping up and down as they rambled off at the mouth and tried to tell him about their day. “He’s so cool!” “…and he beat Mikey with his…” “…shoulda seen his Treecko in action…” “yeah, but, he had to recall her because…” “…going to teach us how to skateboard…” “And promised to battle us when he’s a GYM Leader…” “…we weren’t even out that late!” The man shook his head and laughed. Then, he picked up a whistle that was dangling from a string wrapped loosely around his neck. He blew into it to get their attention, causing the kids to stop their conversations and look up to the older man. “Ok, ok, alright! Guys, listen! Tell the nice trainer goodbye so we can go enjoy our lunch!” He instructed.

All the kids would walk over to Xander and wish him a fond farewell one bye one. They would each say, “Thank you. Bye!” A few would open their arms wide as they tried to invite the young man into a warm hug before they would also turn to hurry off back down the trial to their school where their lunches were perceivably waiting on them. The bearded man turned to Xander and nodded his head. It was nice to see a trainer that didn’t mind taking an active role in the development of young children and their own learning. But, he was put in charge of them and their parents entrusted the school to closely keep up with their pupils all the same. “Well then, sir. My name is Mr. Bleakly. I’m one of the Administrators at the nearby school – Prestige Pokepreserve Academy! You’re welcome to stop by anytime and visit the kids – maybe even show them your Pokemon, if you don’t mind.” He laughed. “And, don’t worry about it too much. Looks like they got some live experience of what it’s like to be a Pokemon Trainer, which is always a good thing!”

The small girl would be the last to walk up to Xander and scratched her head as she tried to think of what type of Pokemon she would love to have. “Oh…uh…maybe a big fluffy one! One that I could hug all day long and wouldn’t even mind! It’s gotta have really large ears, and big eyes, and a super long fluffy tail! And maybe some wings, too. So it can soar me high above the clouds? Does…a Pokemon like that exist?”

Meanwhile, something watched them from a nearby bush. It’s tail was tucked up against his body as it shivered. It kept itself concealed as it watched Xander and the kids all communicating with each other. As one kid wandered closer to its secluded hideout, the wild Pokemon would stand up tall on the tip of its tail and spin around. It screamed at the top of its lungs, sounding an alarm. Within seconds, other wild furry brown Pokemon all shot up from their hidden places and scattered through the thick forest surrounding them. Long, furry dark brown ears with their long, striped, brown tails bounced in the wind as the Pokemon ran – leaving only the sentry Sentret that had sounded the alarm standing to face the group of humans…. “Stay away! Th..this is…our territory…RETREAT!” It bellowed.

A Wild Sentret Appeared!

Level 6. What will Xander do?

Shiny? lIbqseGW1-421-42

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Xander smiled as he said his goodbyes to all of the children that had to go. He waved to them all as they headed off to eat their lunches and finish school. He turned to the man and smiled at him. “Oh thank you. I’ll be sure to visit the children soon.” He said with a big smile on his face. “Perhaps the next time I'm in town?” He asked the man with a smile. Xander would love to do it now, but he also had to continue his Pokemon Journey, but he would keep his promise to the kids to come back, and pass around skateboards and battle them all when he was a trainer. Xander wasn’t one to break a promise.

He crouched down to the little girl, and thought of a Pokemon that could match her description. “Hmm…” He said as he pulled out his Pokedex and started to look through the flying types. “Something like this?” He asked her as he showed her a picture of a Noivern. It had big ears and big eyes, but it wasn’t really that fluffy or had a tail. “Or perhaps this?” He asked, showing her an Altaria. “It had long antena which could be confused for ears, but it sure was fluffy. “Or something else?” He asked her.

Xander then stood up straight when he had heard the sounds of some sort of Pokemon screaming loudly from the nearby shrubs around them. He didn’t know what it was, but he did know that whatever it was, it was loud. Soon he found out it was a Sentret and it was meaning business right now. Xander held his arms up at the Sentret, not wanting to think he was a threat, he was just a simple trainer, not looking for any trouble. “It's ok little guy. I don’t wanna hurt you or your friends.” He said to him.

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[I would like to put this on Hold so i can do the Alola Experience Quest and then I will return)