Ch. 45 - Lavender Town

Quickly defeating him, I finally entered 'Lavender Town'.

[You have entered Lavender Town]

{Image Of Lavender Town}

The Town didn't have many buildings or houses, but the most noticeable one was the giant tower.

I found the Pokemon Center just as I entered 'Lavender Town'. Quickly making my way in, I got my Pokemon healed.

"I expected 'Rock Tunnel' to be a bit more challenging, but it was a lot easier to cross 'Rock Tunnel' than 'Mt. Moon'."

I exited the Pokemon Center.

Since there was no Gym in the 'Lavender Town', I didn't have much to do.

I could go to the 'Pokemon Tower', but I wouldn't be able to do much as I'll need a special device to be able to see the Ghost-Type Pokemon that resides inside the Tower.

So, I began exploring the town.

As I exited the Pokemon Center, I came across a sign that read:

<New SILPH SCOPE>

<Make the Invisible Plain to See!>

<SILPH CO.>

'Yes, that's the device I need to be able to see and catch Ghost-Type Pokemon.'

"Ghosts appeared in Pokemon Tower. I think they're the spirits of Pokemon that the ROCKETS killed." said an NPC standing right in front of the sign.

After that, I came across another sign outside the 'Pokemon Tower'.

<Pokemon Tower>

<Becalm the Spirits of Pokemon>

After reading the sign, I looked at the tower which is actually the graveyard of Pokemon.

Just looking at the tower sends chills down my spine.

After that, I continued exploring and found another sign close to the Poke Mart of 'Lavender Town' that read:

<LAVENDER TOWN>

<The Noble Purple Town>

"This town is known as the grave site of Pokemon. Memorial services are held in Pokemon Tower." said an NPC standing just beside the sign.

While exploring, I also checked out the Poke Mart and found that one of the salespeople was selling cosmetic items like Hats and T-shirts.

[Beret

Pointed Hat

Teddy Ears

Tricorne

Long Sleeve Top

T-Shirt

Sleeveless Top

Shoes

Boots

Skirts

Pants]

I checked out some of the items, and most of them were of ₽2,000. I chose to leave and not buy anything since I feel it's a waste to spend money on cosmetic items in the Pokemon World.

I looked around the town and the houses but didn't find anything interesting.

'Now, only one last house left.'

I looked at the last house which had a sign placed at its entrance that read:

<Lavender Volunteer>

<Pokemon House>

I made my way inside, and the inside was a lot similar to the Pokemon Club in 'Vermilion City'.

There were 3 NPC kids along with 2 Pokemon inside the house.

"It's so warm! Pokemon are so nice to hug." said NPC 1.

"This is really Mr. Fuji's house. He's really kind. He looks after abandoned and orphaned Pokemon." said NPC 2.

"That's odd, Mr. Fuji isn't here. Where'd he go?" said NPC 3.

*Ding*

[New Quest]

[Quest - Where is Mr. Fuji 1/2 {Unique}

Description - Mr. Fuji, a kindhearted person who looks after abandoned and orphaned Pokemon is missing. Find what happened to Mr. Fuji.

Reward - Unknown

Deadline - Until someone else finds Mr. Fuji.

Failure - None]

[<Accept > <Reject >]

After listening to the NPC, a quest pops up. Reading the description of the quest, I pressed <Accept >.

'From what I remember, Mr. Fuji should be held hostage by Team Rocket in the 'Pokemon Tower', but to reach the area where he is held captive, I'll need to face off against the angry spirit of Marowak.'

'But I can't fight it without 'Silph Scope'.'

Since I'll be able to get my hands on 'Silph Scope' later, I don't have to worry about the quest.

After receiving the quest, I exited the 'Pokemon House'.

Now that I have explored the whole 'Lavender Town', I guess it is time to move on.

'But which way to go?'

While exploring the town, I came across two paths leading outside of 'Lavender Town', but I couldn't remember which one to take to get to the next city.

That's when I remembered that I had the map of the 'Kanto Region' in my backpack which I received from Blue.

I quickly took out the map and checked the directions for the next city.

After looking at the map, I realized that I needed to take the west path to get to the next city, which is 'Saffron City'. Whereas the south path would have taken me back to 'Vermilion City'.

Putting away the map, I headed to the west of 'Lavender City' and soon exited the town.

[You have entered Route 8]

{Image Of Route 8}

Looking from afar, I could see many NPC trainers on 'Route 8'.

'I could level up some more with them' I thought as I realized I needed to change my team and put Rhyhorn back.

So, I hurried back to the Pokemon Center.

[You have entered Lavender Town]

I replaced Oddish back with Rhyhorn and made my way back to 'Route 8'.

"And the grind begins."

<Lass Julia>

Clefairy Lv. 22 <Defeated >

Clefairy Lv. 22 <Defeated >

[Victrebel gains 534+534 EXP. Points]

[Victrebel grew to Lv. 29]

[You got ₽352 for winning]

<Gamer Rich>

Vulpix Lv. 24 <Defeated >

Growlithe Lv. 24 <Defeated >

[Charmeleon gains 309+453 EXP. Points]

[You got ₽1,344 for winning]

<Super Nerd Glenn>

Grimer Lv. 22 <Defeated >

Muk Lv. 22 <Defeated >

Grimer Lv. 22 <Defeated >

{Image Of Muk}

[Charmeleon gains 383+825+383 EXP. Points]

[Charmeleon grew to Lv. 30]

[Charmeleon wants to learn the move <Flamethrower >]

[But Charmeleon already knows four moves.]

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

[Flamethrower : The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. It may also leave the target with a burn.

Type - Fire, Special

Power : 90

Accuracy : 100

PP : 15

Priority : Normal

Target : Selected Adjacent Pokemon

> Base Power increased by 1.5x if the attacker is the same type

> 10% chance to Burn the foe

> Can be prevented with Protect/Detect

> Can be copied by Mirror Move]

I chose to replace the <Fire Fang> move with <Flamethrower >.

[Charmeleon forgot how to use <Fire Fang>]

[Charmeleon has learned <Flamethrower >]

[You got ₽528 for winning]

<Twins Eli & Anne>

Jigglypuff Lv. 22 <Defeated >, Clefairy Lv. 22 <Defeated >

[Cubchoo gains 225+267 EXP. Points]

[Cubchoo grew to Lv. 23]

[Gyarados gains 248+294 EXP. Points]

[Gyarados grew to Lv. 32]

[Gyarados wants to learn the move <Aqua Tail>]

[But Gyarados already knows four moves.]

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

[Aqua Tail : The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.

Type - Water, Physical

Power : 90

Accuracy : 90

PP : 10

Priority : Normal

Target : Selected Adjacent Pokemon

> Base Power increased by 1.5x if the attacker is the same type

> Makes contact with the foe

> Can be prevented with Protect/Detect

> Can be copied by Mirror Move]

I chose not to learn <Aqua Tail> as I feel <Waterfall > is more than enough.

[Gyarados did not learn <Aqua Tail>]

[You got ₽352 for winning]

<Super Nerd Leslie>

Koffing Lv. 26 <Defeated >

[Cubchoo gains 474 EXP. Points]

[You got ₽624 for winning]

<Lass Megan>

Nidoran ♂ Lv. 19 <Defeated >

Rattata Lv. 19 <Defeated >

Pikachu Lv. 19 <Defeated >

Meowth Lv. 19 <Defeated >

Pidgey Lv. 19 <Defeated >

[Cubchoo gains 225+233+428+282 EXP. Points]

[Cubchoo grew to Lv. 24]

[Cubchoo wants to learn the move <Flail >]

[But Cubchoo already knows four moves.]

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

[Flail : The user flails about aimlessly to attack. It becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

Type - Normal, Physical

Power : Varies

Accuracy : 100

PP : 15

Priority : Normal

Target : Selected Adjacent Pokemon

> Makes contact with the foe

> Can be prevented with Protect/Detect

> Can be copied by Mirror Move]

I replaced <Bide > with <Flail >

[Cubchoo forgot how to use <Bide >]

[Cubchoo has learned <Flail >]

[Charmeleon gains 225 EXP. Points]

[You got ₽304 for winning]

<Lass Andrea>

Meowth Lv. 24 <Defeated >

Meowth Lv. 24 <Defeated >

Meowth Lv. 24 <Defeated >

[Charmeleon gains 356+356+356 EXP. Points]

[You got ₽384 for winning]

<Lass Paige>

Nidoran ♀ Lv. 23 <Defeated >

Nidorina Lv. 23 <Defeated >

{Image Of Nidorina}

[Charmeleon gains 272+632 EXP. Points]

[Charmeleon grew to Lv. 31]

[You got ₽368 for winning]

<Biker Jaren>

Grimer Lv. 24 <Defeated >

Grimer Lv. 24 <Defeated >

[Charmeleon gains 417+417 EXP. Points]

[You got ₽480 for winning]

<Biker Ricardo>

Grimer Lv. 23 <Defeated >

Koffing Lv. 22 <Defeated >

Koffing Lv. 22 <Defeated >

[Charmeleon gains 401+402+402 EXP. Points]

[You got ₽460 for winning]

<Gamer Stan>

Poliwhirl Lv. 22 <Defeated >

Poliwag Lv. 22 <Defeated >

Poliwag Lv. 22 <Defeated >

[Charmeleon gains 638+354 EXP. Points]

[Charmeleon grew to Lv. 32]

[Charmeleon wants to learn the move <Flame Burst>]

[But Charmeleon already knows four moves.]

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

[Flame Burst : The user attacks the target with a bursting flame. The bursting flame damages Pokemon next to the target as well.

Type - Fire, Special

Power : 70

Accuracy : 100

PP : 15

Priority : Normal

Target : Selected Adjacent Pokemon

> Base Power increased by 1.5x if the attacker is the same type

> Can be prevented with Protect/Detect

> Can be copied by Mirror Move]

I chose not to learn <Flame Burst> as I feel <Flamethrower > is more than enough for a Fire-Type move.

[Charmeleon did not learn <Flame Burst>]

[Gyarados gains 390 EXP. Points]

[You got ₽1,232 for winning]

<Super Nerd Aidan>

Voltorb Lv. 20 <Defeated >

Magnemite Lv. 20 <Defeated >

Voltorb Lv. 20 <Defeated >

Koffing Lv. 20 <Defeated >

[Gyarados gains 393 EXP. Points]

[Victrebel gains 365+357+348 EXP. Points]

[You got ₽480 for winning]

And with that, I have defeated every NPC on 'Route 8'.

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<Total Gain>

[+ ₽6,908]

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<Levels >

[Cubchoo Lv. 22 > Lv. 24]

[Charmeleon Lv. 29 > Lv. 32]

[Victrebel Lv. 28 > Lv. 29]

[Gyarados Lv. 31 > Lv. 32]

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<Team's Current Status>

[1 - Cubchoo Lv. 24 - 00/63 - Fainted]

[2 - Charmeleon Lv. 32 - 00/85 - Fainted]

[3 - Gyarados Lv. 32 - 00/108 - Fainted]

[4 - Victrebel Lv. 29 - 80/89]

[5 - Abra Lv. 19 - 42/42]

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

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