Training before Ordeal 2

The next day the group was brooding about there Family some were scared to contact like Hugo but Jacob apparently was accepted for now. The group realized that it's difficult to speak with Austin. He usually just responds the bare minimum he is not a talkative guy.

Austin had waken up early and went to check all the info he can from the computer. He found out that there were four gates and each gate lead to a region. Western was the forest region,eastern was the plains there was also a river. The northern region was mountainous and had many caves. The southern gate was lead to another side of the grasslands.

Items repel is the best weapon they got against Pokemon. He didn't understand why they didn't build firearms and the likes. Maybe it was because they couldn't to damage against most Pokemon. They probably felt the best weapon against these monsters were other monsters.

There was also other rules like no Pokemon out of there pokeballs in residential areas. He also found out that trainers were ranked in grades and they were currently unranked. E rank can only hold two Pokémon's. Any extra will be locked in the pokeballs and stored in the digital storage system. Every extra rank allowed the user to hold 2 more pokeballs with S rank being able to carry 10 monsters. But on half the amount of balls you carry can be released in the city. There is no limit in the wild.

Austin finished his studying and went to the field and began to jog around it. The other kids looked at him strangely not knowing what he was thinking. After a couple of hours he couldn't run anymore. He then left the training field and went to the cafeteria to eat a barely filling meal.

Once he finished he went to the computer room once again to make sure he understood the general information. By the time he was done it was already dark time. He also found out that humans can now also use potion.

He went to his bed in the baracks, pulled out more food to eat. He also pulled out a notebook that contains information about onix and some of his parent's research especially the Pokemon healing machines and the pendant that can hold items.

Before he went to sleep he ripped an empty piece of paper and wrote that he must find a porygon and rotom if he wants to make a portable healing machine. He also needs a Pokédex.

He was debating on his first Pokemon and he didn't want a normal Pokemon it had to be rare. The issue is Pokemon are more aggressive in nature now. His theory was that it might be due to the legendaries auras affecting the Pokemon. So he needs to find a Pokemon who is smart and has strong aura that can resist any foreign aura.

He hoped for a riolu but they are very difficult to find.

Next day... after his morning running he was interrupted by a veteran trainer who gathered the newbies. He gathered everyone in the computer room.The room was empty except for the old trainer waiting patiently.

"Take a seat," he said.

They all sat down at a different computer station and looked at him. The old trainer passed out small notebooks and pens to each person.

"My name is Maxwell Dean. I am a B-rank Pokemon trainer born and raised here in Asidia," he said. "Yesterday you all had the day to yourselves to get used to the idea of being Pokemon trainers. Today is the day that you officially begin your training week. Over the next five days we will help prepare you for your new futures as Pokemon trainers. On the sixth day is when you will have to take your Ordeals. You will have to pass these Ordeals in order to become official Pokemon trainers. Take any notes you feel are important and don't be afraid to ask questions."

He paused. "First, I'll begin with the topic that I'm sure you all have stuck in your minds, your Ordeals. After the Cataclysm, when the League and city states decided to institute the Selection Day policy, the chosen trainers were given starter Pokemon as the new trainers were given on Pre-Cataclysm trainer days. Unfortunately, the League did not take into account the viciousness that even small and weak Pokemon now exhibited as a result of the Cataclysm. Even the supposedly tamed starter Pokemon could turn on their inexperienced trainers if they felt that the trainer was weak. The Ordeals came about as a result of this."

He paused to stare at each kid in the room "After much deliberation, the League instituted a new policy in regards to prospective Pokemon trainers. Instead of being given a starter Pokemon, the prospective trainers would have to go out into the wilds, without an escort, and attempt to catch a wild Pokemon. They would then have to tame this Pokemon themselves. That Pokemon would then be their official starter."

Phillip spoke up at this point. "Why would they do that?" he asked. "Wouldn't it be better to just give prospective trainers a starter and help them tame it? The odds of surviving in the wilds and catching a wild Pokemon without help are extremely slim."

"And that is why the League felt that the Ordeal was the best course of action to take." he replied. "They felt that the Ordeal would prove to them and the new trainers that they could handle the dangers of taking missions. As a Pokemon trainer, you may have to take missions that require you to leave the city state and go beyond the walls. While you may team up with other trainers in order to complete missions, this would require you to split the pay with any other trainers you team up with. Unless the mission is very high risk, most high rank trainers choose to solo their missions and claim all the money for themselves."

"As for why they couldn't help the new trainers tame their starters," he continued. "The League understood that the Pokemon would not respect and listen to their trainers if they needed help from more experienced trainers. This would increase the likelihood of the Pokemon turning on their trainers and attacking them. They felt that the trainers themselves had to struggle through the taming process in order to become real Pokemon trainers."

"And that is how the Ordeal came to be," he said. "While the civilians all felt that the League should go back to the old methods of Pokemon training, the League new that these methods were needed in order to prepare new trainers for their new risky lives." He paused. "Make no mistake. The Ordeal is no walk in the park. Every year we send out a group of prospective trainers out into the wilds. There have been very few years that all the prospective trainers made it back to the city state alive. Some years none of them made it back at all."

Everyone except Austin paled after hearing this. Phillip looked like he was about to pass out. Ginnette looked like she was about to break down again. Ginnette finally spoke up.

"What happens if we return to the city state without a captured Pokemon?" she asks.

"Those of you who fail your Ordeal but make it back to the city state alive will be sent out the next day to try again. You will continue to go out every day until you return with a Pokemon or don't return at all," he said grimly. The room descended into chilling silence as he let that sit in. Even Austin sighed at this statement.

"You must all work hard the next five days to prepare for your Ordeals," he continued. "I would really hate to be the one to tell your families that their children were most likely eaten by Pokemon in the wilds."

Maxwell continued to lecture them for a few hours. He spoke about trainer basics and what we needed to know about common items that trainers used. He explained how use Pokemon medicine such as potions and antidotes. Finally, he went over the most important item used by Pokemon trainers, the pokeball.

"This is a pokeball," he said after he pulled one out of his pocket. "This device is used by all trainers to capture and store their Pokemon. While inside the pokeballs, Pokemon are put into a state of suspended animation where they can rest and even slowly heal from any injuries they acquire. Keep in mind that the pokeball's healing process is extremely slow. The devices next to the computers in front of you greatly speed up that healing process so your Pokemon can recover from even life threatening injuries within minutes."

"You should all note that while the pokeball provides rest and heals you Pokemon, it cannot provide sustenance. Once a day you should let the Pokemon out of the pokeball and provide them food. Any Pokemon that you may have in the computer storage system should be taken out at least once a week for the same purpose." He dropped the pokeball in front of him and released the Pokemon inside. As the Pokemon began to materialize, the chosen jumped up and moved to the other side of the room. Austin was annoyed at that bill's pc provided Pokemon with sustenance as well. It converted food and water into digital energy before inputing that energy into the Pokemon. It seems some technology has regressed.

"Graveler," the Pokemon grunted. The Pokemon looked like a large boulder with a face carved out in front. It had two legs and four arms sticking out of it's body.

"Sit down," Maxwell said. "He won't attack you. Unless I order him to," he added as we slowly sat back down in front of him.

This is my Graveler, Granite," Maxwell said. "He was the Pokemon that I caught on my Ordeal. Of course, back then he was just a small Geodude. Geodude is a dual Ground and Rock type Pokemon commonly found in the caves and on the mountains just north of the city state." He reached into one of his pockets and pulled out a fist-sized rock. He handed the rock the the Pokemon who proceeded to eat it.

"As I mentioned before, you should release your Pokemon at least once a day to give them food. This is very important as even tame Pokemon you have had for a while may turn on you if they get hungry enough." The Graveler finished his meal and turned to look at his trainer. When he saw that no more food was coming he sat down and just stared at the scared teens. Austin was excited to see graveler as a Pokemon fan there was a live one in front of him. He still had to act afraid though.

"The Pokemart sells dry Pokemon food for different varieties of Pokemon. If you can't afford to get some food or if you have Pokemon that refuse to eat the dry Pokemon food, you will have to take your Pokemon outside the walls were they can hunt or forage for their food. Luckily for us, trainers may come and go from the city state at will. At our own risk of course," he said.

"Other than releasing your Pokemon to feed," he said, "you obviously have to release your Pokemon while you are training them. If you don't work on training your Pokemon at least once a week, it wont grow stronger. If it doesn't grow stronger, it wont be able to use strong attacks and will not eventually evolve. You should also consider releasing your Pokemon once in a while so it can relax outside of its pokeball. This may help your Pokemon become more loyal to you. Keep all this in mind."

"The last two items I would like to cover are trainer ranks and missions," he said. "While none of you are technically civilians anymore, neither are you considered official Pokemon trainers until you pass your Ordeal. As such, you possess no trainer ranks. Once you return from your Ordeals with a captured Pokemon you will officially become E-rank trainers. There are six trainer ranks. The low ranks are the E-rank and D-rank trainers. The middle ranks are the C-rank and B-rank trainers. Finally we have the higher ranks, the A-rank and S-rank trainers. The A-rank trainers are more commonly known as elite trainers. The S-rank trainers are the Pokemon Masters. All Gym Leaders and high ranking League officials are either elite or master trainers. While some trainers get stuck in the lower ranks, most make it to the middle ranks and go no further."

"How many Pokemon a trainer is allowed to own depends on their rank," he said. "E-rank trainers may own a maximum of two Pokemon. One of these Pokemon you may keep with you at all times, however, the second Pokemon must remain in the computer storage system. This is to ensure that trainers never have more Pokemon than they can handle on them at a time. As you go up in rank, the number of Pokemon you may own goes up by two. With each additional rank, trainers may keep one more Pokemon on their person then they could at the previous rank. So a D-rank trainer may have a maximum of four Pokemon but may only have two Pokemon with them at any given time. The pokeballs themselves keep track of this system.

If you are a D-rank trainer and you capture a third Pokemon, that pokeball will remain sealed shut. You will not be able to release the Pokemon within until you store one of your other Pokemon in there pokeball. Any number more than your rank must be stored in the storage system. D-ranks can carry 4 pokeballs the fifth will be in the storage system." (Like in games if we got six Pokemon the seventh is transferred to the pc.)

"Trainers are allowed to take any missions that are their rank or one rank lower. A trainer may only go out on a mission one rank higher if they are teamed up with a trainer of the appropriate rank. Missions are classed as either D, C, B, A or S rank based on the mission difficulty," he continued.