Nurse Joy , interpreting my silence as nervousness, patted me on the back: "What are you waiting for, Max? Even I want to see him! Hurry up!" she said excitedly while looking at me with the Pokeball in her hand.
Joy behaved with me now, I quickly pressed the Pokeball button and from it came a beam from which a Little Ralts materialized that left us both speechless.
"Blue?" I asked quietly, almost as if it were just for me, while admiring the shy Ralts in front of me.
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Author's thoughts: I've heard that this chapter is a bit difficult to read. If you have any notes to help me improve my writing, I would be very grateful (English is not my first language and I use translation sites).
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This is the first time I've seen a Pokemon. Shiny in this world, from what I've been researching there is no real difference between the Pokemons Shiny and normal Pokemons in addition to the different appearance, but a crucial advantage that Pokemons offer Shinys are such attention-grabbing, which leads cash-strapped Trainers to fervently seek them out in hopes of attracting the attention of a Sponsor.
The little Ralts that emerged from the Pokeball looked visibly nervous, as soon as it appeared it looked to the sides and then lowered its head and began to tremble in fear, feeling some pity for my new companion I put a hand on his head and caressed him gently, I must admit that although at first I felt some guilt I was actually quite happy about the new integration to the team, leaving aside its striking appearance, Gardevoir is one of the most versatile Pokemons I know and fits perfectly in my team with its offensive abilities and its ability to learn healing movements.
Ralts 's head lit up almost in response , and the little Pokemon immediately lifted its face and gave me a happy smile. "I almost forgot, Ralts Pokemon are very receptive to the feelings of the people around them. You have to be careful with this little one, especially now that he's still a Ralts , since he'll be very exposed to your emotions," Nurse Joy said in a contemplative tone as she watched our exchange, then turned sideways and added, "I think you owe me one with this, Max, but I recommend that you go out and get to know little Ralts a little better , since you're drawing too much attention to yourself here," Nurse Joy said , bending down slightly to whisper in my ear.
As soon as I got over the embarrassment of having Helen whispering in my ear, I realized what she was referring to. There were quite a few Trainers with different reactions watching me, some of them had longing looks and some were even annoyed. I think that for an outsider, the fact that I got along with Nurse Joy was already something extraordinary, and to top it all off, I now also had a rather peculiar Pokemon .
Not wanting to make enemies, I decided to pick up Nidoran and Ralts and quickly leave the Pokemon Center. Even on the street, as I walked at a fast pace, several people turned to look at me and then looked down at the Ralts I was carrying in my arms. The little one, who was quite perceptive to all the attention, shifted a little uncomfortably and looked down, somewhat embarrassed.
I walked for a few minutes until I arrived at the orphanage, once there I headed straight to my room apologizing to the other orphans who were trying to stop me to question me about the Pokemon in my arms, when I finally got to my room I lowered the two Pokemon to the ground and breathed a sigh of relief, Ralts almost imitating me collapsed on the ground and let out a deep sigh while Nidoran looked somewhat sulky and avoided making eye contact with the Ralts next to him.
That seemed funny to me, but not wanting to leave my Pokemons with a feeling of rivalry , I tactfully spoke to Nidoran trying to calm his temper. "You shouldn't feel jealous of the attention Ralts receives , as far as I'm concerned you are my Ace and it is your duty to protect me and the Pokemons that join our family since you are the strongest," I said while petting Nidoran who seemed to think about my words for a moment and then nodded with a smile.
Nidoran 's annoyance already appeased, I turned to the little Ralts who was looking at us trying to understand his current situation "Hello Ralts , I imagine it must be difficult for you to be in this strange environment, we will try to make you feel comfortable and that you can be part of this family, my name is Maxwell Jones and I will be your Trainer from now on, the Pokemon next to you is Nidoran and you can consider him something like an older brother" I said while putting on a confident smile and pointing at Nidoran who smiled in response and gave the shy Ralts a little playful push .
Ralts just looked at me without answering before his crest shone again and he smiled happily at us. "Before you officially join the team there is something I must make clear, my goal is to become a champion, so all the Pokemon that join the family will have to go through rigorous training, I won't tell you it will be easy but I promise I will do my best to take care of you and make sure you reach your full potential" I said confidently before adding "What do you say little friend do you want to be part of the team?" I said with a hopeful tone while Ralts turned to look at Nidoran who looked at him with the same expectation
Ralts only thought about it for a few seconds before nodding and lowering his head as if he was embarrassed by our looks. Both Nidoran and I gave a small jump of happiness and in my euphoria I picked up Ralts who panicked at the outburst before starting to laugh with us.
Since it was already a bit late I decided it would be best to call it a day and spend some time telling Ralts everything I've been through since becoming a Trainer . It wasn't a particularly long chat but Ralts seemed happy to feel included and I even managed to see some pride on Nidoran 's face when he recounted the battles he'd won so far.
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The next morning I woke up with a lot of energy, the day promised progress and I was eager to see how strong my new Pokemon was , so I had a quick breakfast before saying goodbye to Mother Clarisse and running straight to the park where the Trainers usually met to battle.
Once there I released my Pokémon which looked just as excited as I was to start their training, Ralts in particular seemed somewhat eager to prove his worth after hearing Nidoran 's stories last night so he was moving with excitement almost rushing me to start.
Something I noticed after our talk last night is that Ralts couldn't communicate telepathically with me, I don't know if it was because of Pendulo 's collar or his low level but he seemed to struggle a lot to connect with my mind, I wanted to test talking to him by taking off the collar but I decided that it would be better training for Ralts if he tried harder to break the collar's protection.
While I had those thoughts in mind, Nidoran reacted aggressively for a second before jumping in the air, intercepting a Pokemon that was trying to get at my head. The repelled Pokemon gave a small cry of pain before looking at me with tears in its eyes. It didn't take me long to recognize the bird-type Pokemon with those particular colors.
"You again?! Didn't you understand that you should leave Fletchling alone?" said an annoyed Charlotte who hurriedly approached me with a frown watching as her Pokémon made an effort to get on my head but without having the chance to get closer due to the constant vigilance of the Nidoran who interpreted her playful gesture as some kind of attack on his Trainer .
"Hey Charlotte, it's been a while, how are you doing?" I said in a calm tone as I raised my finger as a hanger to stop Fletchling from being tackled by a defensive Nidoran , Flechting who understood the gesture quickly flew towards my finger and started humming happily to see me once again.
Charlotte just watched me with narrowed eyes before calling Fletchling back to his Ultra Ball and saying in a haughty tone: "Well, I'm not doing as well as the famous "Hero of Viridian" Forest ", I'm still surprised by how people believe that nonsense, there's no way you could have defeated such a high level Pokemon especially if I couldn't do anything against it" she said the last part in a low tone more to herself than to me.
I knew why she behaved that way with me, it was obvious that she felt resentful of the affection that her Pokemon had for me and the fact that I defeated the Pokemon that almost kidnapped her even though I was two years younger than her and had less time as a Trainer .
The right thing to do would have been to be mature and tell her the truth about the incident, many people had the idea that I captured the Hypno by myself and almost nobody talks about the true story where I received a lot of help and I was quite lucky, but at this moment I am still a child so I decided to bother her a little and spoke: "It is not very difficult to achieve things like this if you are a competent Trainer , maybe if you spent more time training your team you could do something similar in a few months" I said with a condescending tone and with a confident smile.
I could almost see the veins on Charlotte's forehead popping out before she yelled at me, "If you think you're so good, I'll challenge you to a battle! I see you have two Pokemon ," she said, turning to look at Nidoran and Ralts who were staying away from our conversation. "I only have Fey and Fletch, too." "So it's going to be a 2v2 fight, do you dare or are you just a coward after all?" he said the last bit while raising his chin trying to provoke me.
For a moment I thought about rejecting it, but it would be an excellent opportunity for Nidoran to level up and to really understand the power that Ralts has at this moment, besides his Pokemon shouldn't have too much of a level advantage since when I met Charlotte it was barely level 7 and the Fletchling should be more or less the same level as Ralts .
"Sure, why not? After all, we are friends, let's have a nice free battle" I said with a friendly smile trying to annoy Charlotte a little more than reacting as I supposed she almost turned purple with anger and immediately responded: " We are not friends, fake! I can barely stand you for Fletch who appreciates you, but after today he will finally understand who is the best Trainer !" she said very confidently before adding: "And don't expect it to be a free battle either, I bet $2,000 Pokedolars that I will win" she said adding more fire to her determination to leave me humiliated in front of her Pokemon .
Honestly, that amount was a bit excessive for a Trainer battle without Badges , especially it seemed like a bad idea because she had more time as a Trainer and that left me at a disadvantage, but I decided to accept because even if I lost my Pokemons they would get a good amount of experience and I didn't need the money at the moment because of the reward I still had from my adventure in Viridian. Forest .
"This will be fun" I said as I took position in the combat arena that was in the park where we were, Charlotte seemed to immediately understand my intentions and took position on the opposite side of the arena. Without wasting any more time I said : " Go Nidoran !" I said as my partner jumped and stood in front of me ready to fight
"That's a common Pokemon in this region, isn't it? Seems reasonable for a common Trainer like you. Show them how it's done Fey !" he shouted as he threw his Pokeball and released Fennekin.
"After all this time, it still hasn't evolved?" I said in a low voice, truly confused as I watched my rival's Pokémon .
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Coach's License
Coach: Maxwell Jones
Hometown: Pewter City
Sponsorship: None
Money: $52,800 Pokedollars
Badges: None
Bag
5 potions –
Candy Bar 3 Rage
9 Pokeballs
1 escape rope
1 Red handkerchief (with 20 orange berries)
-15 Spaces Available-
Pokémon
Nidoran ♂
Gender: Male
Level: 13
Moves: Lewd Gaze, Peck, Focused Energy, Double Kick, Poison Sting
Ralts ✨
Gender: Female
Level: 5
Movements: Disarming voice , Teleportation , Snarl
EXTRA
Pendulum necklace