On his way to Pallet Town John was constantly thinking about which starter pokemon he will get, he preferably wished for either a Charmander or a Nidoran. John was that kind of a person for whom pride and self respect were something which could not be sacrificed at any cost. He valued his pride a lot and had his own way of leading his life. He was not very vocal and not a strong extrovert. That's why his first preference was a charmander, because this pokemon is known for its loyalty and is feisty nonetheless. Charmander doesn't enjoy accepting favors, because it feels it owes something in return. It's personality matched with that of John's and he wanted his first pokemon to be someone with whom he could connect properly and form a strong bond. As for nidoran being his preference is because of its dual abilities. Nidoran is primarily a poison type pokemon but after evolving into nidoking it gains ground abilities as well. Ground and poison are completely two different abilities and hence really handy when combined together. Moreover nidoking is known for its brute strength and can learn many different type of attacks, it can be a powerhouse of the team for any trainer. When they reached halfway of their destination they stopped in a small market to buy some berries and other necessary items which were available there. Berries are really useful, specially during battles. John bought some of the Chesto berries which cure sleep, Cheri berries which cure paralysis, Pecha berries which cure poison and a few Persim berries for curing confusion. He bought more of the chesto, cheri and pecha berries as he had to travel through Viridian forest which was full of bug and poison type pokemons, which have ability to make a pokemon fall asleep, poisoned and paralyzed during battle. After walking for half an hour more they finally reached Pallet Town, they went straight to the Pokemon Dome, a place where the new trainers got registered and received their first pokemon. As they entered the hall it was really crowded as many new trainers with their guardian were present there. John got a bit intimidated on seeing that, he wondered "so many trainers are here and almost these many trainers start their journey every year but, yet only a few of them are able to reach even ultimate level, and only a few are able to make it to the pokemon league and then defeat the Elite 4". The main reason for that was, becoming a pokemon trainer and to get to that level, and only a few are able to make it to the pokemon league and then defeat the Elite 4". The main reason for that was, becoming a pokemon trainer and to get to that level required a strong financial base along with patience and perseverance. Trainers who lacked any of these, quit in between or were never able to improve and make themselves strong. He burst out of his thoughts when a man approached near Andrew and John and asked them if they were here for registration. "Yes, could you please tell us where to go for trainer registration ?" asked Andrew. "Sure, please follow me" and they went to the reception desk where a familiar face greeted them. She was Nurse Joy, she asked John for his details and entered them in her system. "Please wait for a while, soon I will call you for your id card". After sometime John got his official pokemon league id card on which his details were imprinted along with his photograph. "Please proceed to the first floor for receiving your starter pokemon". "Thank you" they thanked her and went to the first floor. A long queue was there with a lot of new trainers waiting to receive their starter, after a brief moment John's turn came. He started sweating and his heart started thumping as his name was called. He looked at the desk where multiple slots with pokeballs in it were placed. After a few seconds he picked the pokeball in the 8th column of the first row. "So, this is the pokemon you have chosen, lets see now... hmm it seems like you really lucked out kid, its a Pikachu, congrats!!" said the attendant over there. There were mixed thoughts in John's mind, ofcourse he did not get either a charmander or a nidoran but, he sure was happy. "And here are the rest five pokeballs for you", he collected his starter and the pokeballs, thanked the attendant and then came out of the room. His father was eagerly waiting for him to see which pokemon he received. "There you are, so which pokemon have you got, comeon show me now I can hardly wait!!" John smiled on seeing his father's enthusiasm and said "lets go outside and see it". They came out of the hall into the front area where many trainers were showing their pokemon to their guardian. There he saw Pidgey, Spearow, Oddish, a rare Evee and many different pokemons. He threw the pokeball in the air "Stand by my side my friend" and out came a yellow quadruped mouse like pokemon. Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent pokemon. It is covered in yellow fur with two horizontal brown stripes on its back. It has a small mouth, long painted ears with black tips, and brown eyes. Each cheek is a red circle that contains a pouch for electricity storage. It has short forearms with five fingers on each paw, and its feet each have three toes. "Amazing!! its a Pikachu, you are really lucky son you have got an excellent starter pokemon!!" exclaimed his father. John nodded in happiness and bent down on his knees, he patted on pikachu's head softly and caressed him. Pikachu closed his eyes in happiness and smiled. "You and I will grow together, we will always be a team". Pikachu nodded in agreement and climbed on John's shoulder. "Good to see you here Andrew" a voice came from the back, Andrew and John turned around to see a man and a boy approaching towards them. The man was as old as his father and had light brown hair with a smile on his face and was wearing a white coat, along with him was a boy almost of smae age as John. He too had brown hair and was looking right towards John and his pikachu. "Good to see you too Samuel, how are you ?" "I'm good Andrew and this is my son Glenn". "Nice to meet you" Glenn greeted Andrew and then again shifted his gaze towards John. "Hmm looks like a new rivalry has spurred!!" Professor Oak noticed the determination and pride in the eyes of the two young lads. "Lets test our pokemons, lets see how strong they are!!" Glenn said looking right into the eyes of John. John was a bit surprised with the sudden challenge but, accepted it with a smile. "Alright lets do it!!" Andrew was also eager to see his son's potential, he knew his son was mature for his age but, wanted to see exactly how able he was to draw out the strength of a new pokemon. The two trainers took their position and all the people started looking at them with great anticipation. "Come on out!!" Glenn threw his pokeball in the air. "Stand by for battle pikachu!!"
In the next chapter our hero John will face his first opponent, how will the battle shape, who will win and who will lose ? Find out in the next chapter.
The adventure continues..