Ch. 35 - Catch Whatever You Can 2

Sitting in the Pokemon Center's lounge area, I pulled out my PokeDEX to check how many more Pokemon I needed to catch.

[DIPPER - Issued 20XX-02-02

PokeDEX - 21

Money - ₽28,240

Max Obedience - Lv. 37

<Gym Badges>

1 - [Boulder Badge]

2 - [Cascade Badge]

3 - [Thunder Badge]]

"So, I just need to catch 9 more Pokemon, and then I can get the 'Item Finder'."

After healing my Pokemon, I headed back to the 'Route 11'.

'I'll look at the information of all the newly caught Pokemon later.'

[You have entered Route 11]

Back on 'Route 11', I decided to head to 'Route 12' to look for the sleeping Snorlax and hopefully get a quest.

Crossing the sections of Tall Grass, I came face to face with a building similar to the one in 'Viridian Forest' and on 'Route 5'.

I entered the building, which is called a Guard House.

Two guards were standing on both sides of the hallway.

Unlike other Guard Houses, this Guard House also had stairs which were leading to the first floor of the building.

'Professor Oak's aide should be on the first floor who will give me the 'Item Finder'.'

I chose not to go to the first floor as I didn't have the data of 30 Pokemon, So I exited the Guard House through the gateway on the other side.

[You have entered Route 12]

{Image Of Route 12}

I was on 'Route 12', which was a small and narrow pathway. Walking on 'Route 12' for a short distance, I immediately noticed a giant Pokemon sleeping on the route.

The route was connected to a wooden bridge, but a sleeping Snorlax was blocking the way.

{Image Of Snorlax}

'What will happen if I try to wake him up?'

"AHHHHH!!!" I shouted, but there was no reaction from Snorlax.

I tried to touch it, but was stopped by the red barrier.

*Ding*

[New Quest]

[Quest - Sweet Sleep {Unique}

Description - A Pokemon is sprawled out in a deep and comfortable slumber on Route 12. Find a way to wake it up and open the blocked path.

Reward - Wild Encounter with the Pokemon, 1x Random Box

Deadline - Until someone wakes it up.

Failure - None]

[<Accept > <Reject >]

I got a quest, which I had no reason to reject, so I pressed <Accept >.

'Wait, what will happen if I try to catch it while it is sleeping?'

I quickly took out a Poke Ball and threw it at the sleeping Snorlax, but the Poke Ball bounced off the red barrier and came towards me, which I immediately caught.

'So it is not possible to catch it until it wakes up.'

After getting the quest, I headed back to 'Route 11' but just as I turned back, my eyes fell on the blue water, and I remembered the Old Rod that I got for the Fishing Guru.

"I haven't caught any Pokemon with the Old Rod. I can get some new Pokemon from fishing."

"But where am I going to fish?"

I thought for some time and remembered the area around the Harbor of 'Vermilion City' and 'Diglett's Cave'.

"Yes, I can fish in front of the 'Diglett's Cave'."

Quickly making my way to 'Diglett's Cave' to catch new Pokemon.

[You have entered Route 11]

Soon I was in front of 'Diglett's Cave'. There was a canal of water opposite to the 'Diglett's Cave'.

I moved close to the water and took out the Old Rod from my backpack.

I cast the line into the water and waited.

[You cast a line into the water]

[Not even a nibble...]

Nothing happened after a while, so I recast the line.

[You cast a line into the water]

[Landed a Pokemon]

Magikarp Lv. 10 <Defeated >

[Hoothoot gains 58 EXP. Points]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Landed a Pokemon]

Magikarp Lv. 06 <Defeated >

[Hoothoot gains 35 EXP. Points]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Not even a nibble...]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Not even a nibble...]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Not even a nibble...]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Not even a nibble...]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Not even a nibble...]

After so many tries, I didn't land any wild Pokemon, and the ones I did land were Magikarp.

I was getting bored, and I couldn't see myself wasting more time on fishing.

So, I put the Old Rod back in my backpack and headed to the tall grass.

Rattata Lv. 12 <Defeated >

[Hoothoot gains 98 EXP. Points]

Drowzee Lv. 16 <Defeated >

[Charmeleon gains 95 EXP. Points]

[Charmeleon grew to Lv. 26]

[Charmeleon wants to learn the move <Dragon Rage>]

[But Charmeleon already knows four moves.]

[Should a move be deleted and replaced with <Dragon Rage>?]

Looking at the notification, I chose to forget the <Metal Claw> move and learn <Dragon Rage> in its place.

[Charmeleon forgot how to use <Metal Claw>]

[Charmeleon has learned <Dragon Rage>]

Pidgey Lv. 15 <Caught > x1 Poke Ball

[Pidgey's data was added to the PokeDEX.]

[Pidgey was transferred to PC Box in Dipper's PC]

[Ponyta gains 118 EXP. Points]

Spearow Lv. 16 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 133 EXP. Points]

<Wild Horde>

Drowzee Lv. 12 <Defeated >

Drowzee Lv. 12 <Defeated >

Drowzee Lv. 11 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 131+143+143 EXP. Points]

[Ponyta grew to Lv. 18]

Meowth Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 138 EXP. Points]

Ekans Lv. 12 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 107 EXP. Points]

After some wild Pokemon encounters, I realized that I was not finding any new Pokemon, as it seemed that I had already caught all types of Pokemon that could be found on 'Route 11'.

So, rather than wasting my time on 'Route 11', hoping to find any new Pokemon, I chose to head to 'Route 6'.

[You have entered Vermilion City]

While heading to 'Route 6', I stopped by the Pokemon Center to heal my Pokemon.

[You have entered Route 6]

Quickly entering the tall grass, I started looking for wild Pokemon.

Drowzee Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 166 EXP. Points]

Bellsprout Lv. 13 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 140 EXP. Points]

Magnemite Lv. 15 <Caught > x2 Poke Ball

[Magnemite's data was added to the PokeDEX.]

[Magnemite was transferred to PC Box in Dipper's PC]

[Ponyta gains 174 EXP. Points]

Magnemite Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 162 EXP. Points]

[Ponyta grew to Lv. 19]

Oddish Lv. 12 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 134 EXP. Points]

Psyduck Lv. 15 <Caught > x1 Poke Ball

[Psyduck's data was added to the PokeDEX.]

[Psyduck was transferred to PC Box in Dipper's PC]

[Hoothoot gains 172 EXP. Points]

[Hoothoot grew to Lv. 18]

[Hoothoot wants to learn the move <Air Slash>]

[But Hoothoot already knows four moves.]

[Should a move be deleted and replaced with <Air Slash>?]

Looking at the notification, I chose to forget the <Echoed Voice> move and learn <Air Slash> in its place.

[Hoothoot forgot how to use <Echoed Voice>]

[Hoothoot has learned <Air Slash>]

Drowzee Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Abra gains 83 EXP. Points]

[Hoothoot gains 83 EXP. Points]

Bellsprout Lv. 12 <Defeated >

[Hoothoot gains 129 EXP. Points]

Psyduck Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Hoothoot gains 160 EXP. Points]

Oddish Lv. 12 <Defeated >

[Hoothoot gains 134 EXP. Points]

Abra Lv. 14 <Fled >

It seems that I have caught almost all types of Pokemon on 'Route 6' as well.

I decided to head back to the Pokemon Center, but as I was walking, I noticed a small pond of water on 'Route 6'. Thinking of the Old Rod, I once again decided to use the Old Rod to get some new Pokemon.

Moving closer to the Pond, I cast a line.

[You cast a line into the water]

[Landed a Pokemon]

Poliwag Lv. 05 <Caught > x1 Poke Ball

[Poliwag's data was added to the PokeDEX.]

[Poliwag was transferred to PC Box in Dipper's PC]

[Hoothoot gains 54 EXP. Points]

Unexpectedly, I landed a Pokemon on the first try, and that too a new Pokemon.

Again...

[You cast a line into the water]

[Not even a nibble...]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Landed a Pokemon]

Poliwag Lv. 08 <Defeated >

[Hoothoot gains 86 EXP. Points]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Not even a nibble...]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Not even a nibble...]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Not even a nibble...]

[You cast a line into the water]

[Landed a Pokemon]

Magikarp Lv. 09 <Defeated >

[Hoothoot gains 52 EXP. Points]

'Fishing is such an inconvenient way of catching Pokemon. Maybe I need a better fishing rod to increase my chances of landing a Pokemon' I thought as I put the Old Rod back.

Discarding the idea of going back to the Pokemon Center, I started making my way through the tall grass, hoping to find any new Pokemon while heading to 'Route 5'.

'I'm sure I'll be able to find some Pokemon on 'Route 5', maybe a Nidoran or something.'

Growlithe Lv. 13 <Caught > x1 Poke Ball

[Growlithe's data was added to the PokeDEX.]

[Growlithe was transferred to PC Box in Dipper's PC]

[Weepinbell gains 164 EXP. Points]

Snubbull Lv. 12 <Caught > x1 Poke Ball

{Image Of Snubbull}

[Snubbull's data was added to the PokeDEX.]

[Snubbull was transferred to PC Box in Dipper's PC]

[Weepinbell gains 103 EXP. Points]

Growlithe Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Weepinbell gains 176 EXP. Points]

Unexpectedly, I encountered two new Pokemon before I reached the Underground Path.

[You have entered Underground Path]

[You have entered Route 5]

Now on 'Route 5', I quickly made my way to the section of Tall Grass which was in between the ledges.

Jigglypuff Lv. 12 <Caught > x1 Poke Ball

{Image Of Jigglypuff}

[Jigglypuff's data was added to the PokeDEX.]

[Jigglypuff was transferred to PC Box in Dipper's PC]

[Weepinbell gains 163 EXP. Points]

Bellsprout Lv. 12 <Defeated >

[Weepinbell gains 129 EXP. Points]

Oddish Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Weepinbell gains 156 EXP. Points]

Mankey Lv. 12 <Defeated >

[Weepinbell gains 127 EXP. Points]

Oddish Lv. 12 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 134 EXP. Points]

Snubbull Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 120 EXP. Points]

Meowth Lv. 15 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 148 EXP. Points]

Jigglypuff Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 190 EXP. Points]

Finding no new Pokemon, I head to 'Route 24'.

[You have entered Cerulean City]

[You have entered Route 24]

'Sigh, How much work I need to do just to get a small thing.' I thought as I entered the Tall Grass.

Caterpie Lv. 12 <Caught > x1 Poke Ball

[Caterpie's data was added to the PokeDEX.]

[Caterpie was transferred to PC Box in Dipper's PC]

[Ponyta gains 84 EXP. Points]

Pidgey Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 110 EXP. Points]

Psyduck Lv. 14 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 160 EXP. Points]

Bellsprout Lv. 13 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 140 EXP. Points]

[Ponyta grew to Lv. 20]

[Ponyta wants to learn the move <Agility >]

[But Ponyta already knows four moves.]

[Should a move be deleted and replaced with <Agility >?]

I chose to forget the <Double Hit> move and learn <Agility > in its place.

[Ponyta forgot how to use <Double Hit>]

[Ponyta has learned <Agility >]

[Ponyta wants to learn the move <Stomp >]

[But Ponyta already knows four moves.]

[Should a move be deleted and replaced with <Stomp >?]

Replace <Quick Attack> move and learn <Stomp > in its place.

[Ponyta forgot how to use <Quick Attack>]

[Ponyta has learned <Stomp >]

Sunkern Lv. 11 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 71 EXP. Points]

Meowth Lv. 12 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 119 EXP. Points]

Spearow Lv. 09 <Defeated >

[Ponyta gains 75 EXP. Points]

After many more wild encounters, from which I chose to run away because they were the Pokemon I had already caught and were low level that wouldn't give much EXP. Points.

'Maybe I can find new Pokemon there. Yes, I am sure I will definitely find something there.' I thought as I started heading towards my new destination.

I used Teleport to get back to 'Vermilion City'.

[You have entered Vermilion City]

Exiting the Pokemon Center after healing my Pokemon, I head to my destination.

[You have entered Diglett's Cave]

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<Total Loss>

[- x09 Poke Balls]

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

<Levels >

[Hoothoot Lv. 17 > Lv. 18]

[Ponyta Lv. 17 > Lv. 20]

[Charmeleon Lv. 25 > Lv. 26]

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

<Caught Pokemon>

[x1 Pidgey Lv. 15

x1 Magnemite Lv. 15

x1 Psyduck Lv. 15

x1 Poliwag Lv. 05

x1 Growlithe Lv. 13

x1 Snubbull Lv. 12

x1 Jigglypuff Lv. 12

x1 Caterpie Lv. 12]

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

<Team's Current Status>

[1 - Hoothoot Lv. 18 - 52/52]

[2 - Abra Lv. 13 - 30/30]

[3 - Weepinbell Lv. 24 - 67/67]

[4 - Ponyta Lv. 20 - 54/54]

[5 - Charmeleon Lv. 26 - 70/70]

[6 - Rhyhorn Lv. 26 - 79/79]

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