"Come on out" as Glenn threw his pikeball, out came a blue turtle pokemon, it was a Squirtle. Squirtle is a small pokemon that typically walks on its two short legs. It has large, purpulish or reddish eyes and a slightly hooked upper lip. Each of its hands and feet have three pointed digits. The end of its long tail curls inward. Its body is encased by a tough shell that forms and hardens after birth. This shell is brown on top, pale yellow on the bottom, and has a thick white ridge between the two halves. Squirtle can spray foamy water from its mouth with great accuracy. "Stand by for battle pikachu!!" John sent his pikachu to the battle field. The two pokemons although featuring in their first ever battle, looked determined to win. John had the advantage on the basis of pokemon types but, he knew that the fight was not going to be easy. "Alright pikachu charge in with agility" as John commanded, pikachu ran towards its opponent increasing its speed and hence raising his evasiveness. "Now use quick attact" pikachu hit squirtle with all its might. "Hold your ground and then use water gun" squirtle endured the attack and used water gun which clearly hit its mark. Although attack not being that effective on pikachu not much damage was done. "Use thundershock and then again use quick attack" pikachu rushed towards squirtle with back to back attacks. "Use withdraw and defend yourself" squirtle's speed was slow as compared to pikachu, hence the best chance for him was to defend himself by enduring the attacks as he was too slow to dodge. "Lets wrap this up now, pikachu use another thundershock". "Use water gun on the ground", squirtle used a fullforce water gun on the ground which hurled it up high into the air. "That was an amazing way to dodge the attack", Andrew was impressed with Glenn's tactics. "Now use the gravitational force to lodge a strong skullbash" and squirtle used the momentum to attack pikachu. "Lets take it head on then!! pikachu use quick attack" and pikachu too rushed towards squirtle. Both pokemons collided but, nobody was ready to give an inch. At last both of them got pushed back because of the force. "Well that should be enough" Professor Oak stopped the fight in between. "I think both of you now know each other's strength and with that comes sense of honor and respect". None of the spectators wanted the fight to stop, until one of them was unable to battle but, they all had huge respect for Professor Oak and hence they agreed with his decision. Both the trainers were surprised too but, decided to stop the battle. "It sure was an amazing battle, both of you are really skilled". "Andrew is right, only a trainer who has belief in himself and his pokemon can draw out its true strength". Many people present there were shocked with display of skill and power of the the two trainers, if they were this strong during their first battle, then its beyond imagination what they will achieve with their full potential. Let alone what they can achieve, they might set new records, benchmarks that no one will be able to conquer. Many trainers looked at Glenn and John with envy and despair because they somewhat knew that these two will be the ones who will rule the pokemon league in future. Glenn and John called their pokemons back and then moved forward and shook hands with smile on their face. "Next time we will fight to the finish" Glenn told John, and he couldn't have agreed more. "I'm looking forward to see how both of you will progress, I must say i'm having high hopes from both of you", Professor Oak aprreciated them. Soon after the battle Andrew and John bid farewell to Professor Oak and Glenn and moved towards Viridian Forest.
Andrew:- "Well this is as far as i can go with you, you have to move ahead now". Andrew looked into the eyes of John, his eyes became a little wet but, more than that they were filled with pride. He knew his son had, what it takes to be the greatest trainer of all time. "Take good care of yourself son, I know you will go the distance". John's eyes became watery as well but, he clinched his fists and waved at his father with a smile. "Bye dad, you all take care", and then he turned around on the road of his dreams.
In the next chapter John will face the sprawling Viridian forest and will catch his first pokemon.
The adventure continues...