Pokedex One-Shots (PG)

Hello there. I'm a professional writer, but I do fanfic work mostly as practice. I came up with this little exercise when I ran out of ideas for practices. Basically, I'm going to write short stories themed around one Pokemon based solely on their Pokedex entries. So I've got pics, the in-game descriptions, cries (if I have them on my games), size comparisons, possibly moves if one sounds interesting.

Find it at TVTropes!

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lindsy95
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POKEDEX ONE-SHOTS THREAD INDEX

Kanto

#001 Bulbasaur
#002 Ivysaur
#003 Venusaur
#004 Charmander
#005 Charmeleon
#006 Charizard
#007 Squirtle
#008 Wartortle
#009 Blastoise
#010 Caterpie
#011 Metapod
#012 Butterfree
#013 Weedle
#014 Kakuna
#015 Beedrill
#016 Pidgey
#017 Pidgeotto
#018 Pidgeot
#019 Rattata
#020 Raticate
#021 Spearow
#022 Fearow
#023 Ekans
#024 Arbok
#025 Pikachu
#026 Raichu
#027 Sandshrew
#028 Sandslash
#029 Nidoran F
#030 Nidorina
#031 Nidoqueen
#032 Nidoran M
#033 Nidorino
#034 Nidoking
#035 Clefairy
#036 Clefable
#037 Vulpix
#038 Ninetales
#039 Jigglypuff
#040 Wigglytuff
#041 Zubat
#042 Golbat
#043 Oddish
#044 Gloom
#045 Vileplume
#046 Paras
#047 Parasect
#048 Venonat
#049 Venomoth
#050 Diglett
#051 Dugtrio
#052 Meowth
#053 Persian
#054 Psyduck
#055 Golduck
#056 Mankey
#057 Primeape
#058 Growlithe
#059 Arcanine
#060 Poliwag
#061 Poliwhirl
#062 Poliwrath
#063 Abra
#064 Kadabra
#065 Alakazam
#066 Machop
#067 Machoke
#068 Machamp
#069 Bellsprout
#070 Weepinbell
#071 Victreebel
#072 Tentacool
#073 Tentacruel
#074 Geodude
#075 Graveler
#076 Golem
#077 Ponyta
#078 Rapidash
#079 Slowpoke
#080 Slowbro
#081 Magnemite
#082 Magneton
#083 Farfetch'd
#084 Doduo
#083 Dodrio
#086 Seel
#087 Dewgong
#088 Grimer
#089 Muk
#090 Shellder
#091 Cloyster
#092 Gastly
#093 Haunter
#094 Gengar
#095 Onix
#096 Drowzee
#097 Hypno
#098 Krabby
#099 Kingler
#100 Voltorb
#101 Electrode
#102 Exeggcute
#103 Exeggutor
#104 Cubone
#105 Marowak
#106 Hitmonlee
#107 Hitmonchan
#108 Lickitung
#109 Koffing
#110 Weezing
#111 Rhyhorn
#112 Rhydon
#113 Chansey
#114 Tangela
#115 Kangaskhan
#116 Horsea
#117 Seadra
#118 Goldeen
#119 Seaking
#120 Staryu
#121 Starmie
#122 Mr. Mime
#123 Scyther
#124 Jynx
#125 Electabuzz
#126 Magmar
#127 Pinsir
#128 Tauros
#129 Magikarp
#130 Gyarados
#131 Lapras
#132 Ditto
#133 Eevee
#134 Vaporeon
#135 Jolteon
#136 Flareon
#137 Porygon
#138 Omanyte
#139 Omastar
#140 Kabuto
#141 Kabutops
#142 Aerodactyl
#143 Snorlax
#144 Articuno
#145 Zapdos
#146 Moltres
#147 Dratini
#148 Dragonair
#149 Dragonite
#150 Mewtwo
#151 Mew

Johto

#152 Chikorita
#153 Bayleef
#154 Meganium
#155 Cyndaquil
#156 Quilava
#157 Typhlosion
#158 Totodile
#159 Croconaw
#160 Feraligatr
#161 Sentret
#162 Furret
#163 Hoothoot
#164 Noctowl
#165 Ledyba
#166 Ledian
#167 Spinarak
#168 Ariados
#169 Crobat
#170 Chinchou
#171 Lanturn
#172 Pichu
#173 Cleffa
#174 Igglybuff
#175 Togepi
#176 Togetic
#177 Natu
#178 Xatu
#179 Mareep
#180 Flaaffy
#181 Ampharos
#182 Bellossom
#183 Marill
#184 Azumarill
#185 Sudowoodo
#186 Politoed
#187 Hoppip
#188 Skiploom
#189 Jumpluff
#190 Aipom
#191 Sunkern
#192 Sunflora
#193 Yanma
#194 Wooper
#195 Quagsire
#196 Espeon
#197 Umbreon
#198 Murkrow
#199 Slowking
#200 Misdreavus
#201 Unown
#202 Wobbuffet
#203 Girafarig
#204 Pineco
#205 Forretress
#206 Dunsparce
#207 Gligar
#208 Steelix
#209 Snubbull
#210 Granbull
#211 Qwilfish
#212 Scizor
#213 Shuckle
#214 Heracross
#215 Sneasel
#216 Teddiursa
#217 Ursaring
#218 Slugma
#219 Magcargo
#220 Swinub
#221 Piloswine
#222 Corsola
#223 Remoraid
#224 Octillery
#225 Delibird
#226 Mantine
#227 Skarmory
#228 Houndour
#229 Houndoom
#230 Kingdra
#231 Phanpy
#232 Donphan
#233 Porygon 2
#234 Stantler
#235 Smeargle
#236 Tyrogue
#237 Hitmontop
#238 Smoochum
#239 Elekid
#240 Magby
#241 Miltank
#242 Blissey
#243 Raikou
#244 Entei
#245 Suicune
#246 Larvitar
#247 Pupitar
#248 Tyranitar
#249 Lugia
#250 Ho-oh
#251 Celebi

Hoenn

#252 Treecko
#253 Grovyle
#254 Sceptile
#255 Torchic
#256 Combusken
#257 Blaziken
#258 Mudkip
#259 Marshtomp
#260 Swampert
#261 Poochyena
#262 Mightyena
#263 Zigzagoon
#264 Linoone
#265 Wurmple
#266 Silcoon
#267 Beautifly
#268 Cascoon
#269 Dustox
#270 Lotad
#271 Lombre
#272 Ludicolo
#273 Seedot
#274 Nuzleaf
#275 Shiftry
#276 Taillow
#277 Swellow
#278 Wingull
#279 Pelipper
#280 Ralts
#281 Kirlia
#282 Gardevoir
#283 Surskit
#284 Masquerain
#285 Shroomish
#286 Breloom
#287 Slakoth
#288 Vigoroth
#289 Slaking
#290 Nincada
#291 Ninjask
#292 Shedinja
#293 Whismur
#294 Loudred
#295 Exploud
#296 Makuhita
#297 Hariyama
#298 Azurill
#299 Nosepass
#300 Skitty
#301 Delcatty
#302 Sableye
#303 Mawile
#304 Aron
#305 Lairon
#306 Aggron
#307 Meditite
#308 Medicham
#309 Electrike
#310 Manectric
#311 Plusle
#312 Minun
#313 Volbeat
#314 Illumise
#315 Roselia
#316 Gulpin
#317 Swalot
#318 Carvanha
#319 Sharpedo
#320 Wailmer
#321 Wailord
#322 Numel
#323 Camerupt
#324 Torkoal
#325 Spoink
#326 Grumpig
#327 Spinda
#328 Trapinch
#329 Vibrava
#330 Flygon
#331 Cacnea
#332 Cacturne
#333 Swablu
#334 Altaria
#335 Zangoose
#336 Seviper
#337 Lunatone
#338 Solrock
#339 Barboach
#340 Whiscash
#341 Corphish
#342 Crawdaunt
#343 Baltoy
#344 Claydol
#345 Lileep
#346 Cradily
#347 Anorith
#348 Armaldo
#349 Feebas
#350 Milotic
#351 Castform
#352 Kecleon
#353 Shuppet
#354 Banette
#355 Duskull
#356 Dusclops
#357 Tropius
#358 Chimecho
#359 Absol
#360 Wynaut
#361 Snorunt
#362 Glalie
#363 Spheal
#364 Sealeo
#365 Walrein
#366 Clamperl
#367 Huntail
#368 Gorebyss
#369 Relicanth
#370 Luvdisc
#371 Bagon
#372 Shelgon
#373 Salamence
#374 Beldum
#375 Metang
#376 Metagross
#377 Regirock
#378 Regice
#379 Registeel
#380 Latias
#381 Latios
#382 Kyogre
#383 Groudon
#384 Rayquaza
#385 Jirachi
#386 Deoxys


Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos

These three indexes are in the third post, as this post became too long!

Other

#??? Missingno
Guest entry- JammyU, a mystery Pokemon
Guest entry- Kutie Pie, Staryu and Starmie
Guest entry- darkdragontamer, Banette
Guest entry- #Chimecho#, Sandshrew
Guest entry- #Chimecho#, Ponyta, Swellow, and Barboach
Guest entry- darkdragontamer, Absol, Lucario, and Kadabra
Guest entry- elrade, Arceus and Darkrai
Guest entry- shiningsloth13, Bastiodon and Armaldo
Guest entry- shiningsloth13, Golem
Guest entry- Gelatino95, Vanilluxe
Guest entry- Gelatino95, Trapinch, Flygon, and Ludicolo

 

I loved it! I can't see any errors and it sounds like a good idea, keep writing them . However, next time, could you post the 'dex entry you based the story on as there are almost as many as there are games for each pokemon.

Also, these people may live in the middle of nowhere, but surely they'd know that Magikarp evolves into Gyarados?

 

Sinnoh

#387 Turtwig
#388 Grotle
#389 Torterra
#390 Chimchar
#391 Monferno
#392 Infernape
#393 Piplup
#394 Prinplup
#395 Empoleon
#396 Starly
#397 Staravia
#398 Staraptor
#399 Bidoof
#400 Bibarel
#401 Kricketot
#402 Kricketune
#403 Shinx
#404 Luxio
#405 Luxray
#406 Budew
#407 Roserade
#408 Cranidos
#409 Rampardos
#410 Shieldon
#411 Bastiodon
#412 Burmy
#413 Wormadam
#414 Mothim
#415 Combee
#416 Vespiquen
#417 Pachirisu
#418 Buizel
#419 Floatzel
#420 Cherubi
#421 Cherrim
#422 Shellos
#423 Gastrodon
#424 Ambipom
#425 Drifloon
#426 Drifblim
#427 Buneary
#428 Lopunny
#429 Mismagius
#430 Honchkrow
#431 Glameow
#432 Purugly
#433 Chingling
#434 Stunky
#435 Skuntank
#436 Bronzor
#437 Bronzong
#438 Bonsly
#439 Mime Jr.
#440 Happiny
#441 Chatot
#442 Spiritomb
#443 Gible
#444 Gabite
#445 Garchomp
#446 Munchlax
#447 Riolu
#448 Lucario
#449 Hippopotas
#450 Hippowdon
#451 Skorupi
#452 Drapion
#453 Croagunk
#454 Toxicroak
#455 Carnivine
#456 Finneon
#457 Lumineon
#458 Mantyke
#459 Snover
#460 Abomasnow
#461 Weavile
#462 Magnezone
#463 Lickilicky
#464 Rhyperior
#465 Tangrowth
#466 Electivire
#467 Magmortar
#468 Togekiss
#469 Yanmega
#470 Leafeon
#471 Glaceon
#472 Gliscor
#473 Mamoswine
#474 Porygon-Z
#475 Gallade
#476 Probopass
#477 Dusknoir
#478 Froslass
#479 Rotom
#480 Uxie
#481 Mesprit
#482 Azelf
#483 Dialga
#484 Palkia
#485 Heatran
#486 Regigigas
#487 Giratina
#488 Cresselia
#489 Phione
#490 Manaphy
#491 Darkrai
#492 Shaymin
#493 Arceus

Unova

#494 Victini
#495 Snivy
#496 Servine
#497 Serperior
#498 Tepig
#499 Pignite
#500 Emboar
#501 Oshawott
#502 Dewott
#503 Samurott
#504 Patrat
#505 Watchog
#506 Lillipup
#507 Herdier
#508 Stoutland
#509 Purrloin
#510 Liepard
#511 Pansage
#512 Simisage
#513 Pansear
#514 Simisear
#515 Panpour
#516 Simipour
#517 Munna
#518 Musharna
#519 Pidove
#520 Tranquill
#521 Unfezant
#522 Blitzle
#523 Zebstrika
#524 Roggenrola
#525 Boldore
#526 Gigalith
#527 Woobat
#528 Swoobat
#529 Drilbur
#530 Excadrill
#531 Audino
#532 Timburr
#533 Gurdurr
#534 Conkeldurr
#535 Tympole
#536 Palpitoad
#537 Seismitoad
#538 Throh
#539 Sawk
#540 Sewaddle
#541 Swadloon
#542 Leavanny
#543 Venipede
#544 Whirlipede
#545 Scolipede
#546 Cottonee
#547 Whimsicott
#548 Petilil
#549 Lilligant
#550 Basculin
#551 Sandile
#552 Krokorok
#553 Krookodile
#554 Darumaka
#555 Darmanitan
#556 Maractus
#557 Dwebble
#558 Crustle
#559 Scraggy
#560 Scrafty
#561 Sigilyph
#562 Yamask
#563 Cofagrigus
#564 Tirtouga
#565 Carracosta
#566 Archen
#567 Archeops
#568 Trubbish
#569 Garbodar
#570 Zorua
#571 Zoroark
#572 Minccino
#573 Cinccino
#574 Gothita
#575 Gothorita
#576 Gothitelle
#577 Solosis
#578 Duosion
#579 Reuniclus
#580 Ducklett
#581 Swanna
#582 Vanillite
#583 Vanillish
#584 Vanilluxe
#585 Deerling
#586 Sawsbuck
#587 Emolga
#588 Karrablast
#589 Escavalier
#590 Foongus
#591 Amoonguss
#592 Frillish
#593 Jellicent
#594 Alomomola
#595 Joltik
#596 Galvantula
#597 Ferroseed
#598 Ferrothorn
#599 Klink
#600 Klang
#601 Klinklang
#602 Tynamo
#603 Eelektrik
#604 Eelektross
#605 Elgyem
#606 Beheeyem
#607 Litwick
#608 Lampent
#609 Chandelure
#610 Axew
#611 Fraxure
#612 Haxorus
#613 Cubchoo
#614 Beartic
#615 Cryogonal
#616 Shelmet
#617 Accelgor
#618 Stunfisk
#619 Mienfoo
#620 Mienshao
#621 Druddigon
#622 Golett
#623 Golurk
#624 Pawniard
#625 Bisharp
#626 Bouffalant
#627 Rufflet
#628 Braviary
#629 Vullaby
#630 Mandibuzz
#631 Heatmor
#632 Durant
#633 Deino
#634 Zweilous
#635 Hydreigon
#636 Larvesta
#637 Volcarona
#638 Cobalion
#639 Terrakion
#640 Virizion
#641 Tornadus
#642 Thundurus
#643 Reshiram
#644 Zekrom
#645 Landorus
#646 Kyurem
#647 Keldeo
#648 Meloetta
#649 Genesect


Kalos

650 Chespin
651 Quilladin
652 Chesnaught
653 Fennekin
654 Braixen
655 Delphox
656 Froakie
657 Frogadier
658 Greninja
659 Bunnelby
660 Diggersby
661 Fletchling
662 Fletchinder
663 Talonflame
664 Scatterbug
665 Spewpa
666 Vivillon
667 Litleo
668 Pyroar
669 Flabebe
670 Floette
671 Florges
672 Skiddo
673 Gogoat
674 Pancham
675 Pangoro
676 Furfrou
677 Espurr
678 Meowstic
679 Honedge
680 Doublade
681 Aegislash
682 Spritzee
683 Aromatisse
684 Swirlix
685 Slurpuff
686 Inkay
687 Malamar
688 Binacle
689 Barbaracle
690 Skrelp
691 Dragalge
692 Clauncher
693 Clawitzer
694 Helioptile
695 Heliolisk
696 Tyrunt
697 Tyrantrum
698 Amaura
699 Aurorus
700 Sylveon
701 Hawlucha
702 Dedenne
703 Carbink
704 Goomy
705 Sliggoo
706 Goodra
707 Klefki
708 Phantump
709 Trevenant
710 Pumpkaboo
711 Gourgeist
712 Bergmite
713 Avalugg
714 Noibat
715 Noivern
716 Xerneas
717 Yveltal
718 Zygarde

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Guest entry rules:

1. This thread is rated PG, so keep your story under that limit.

2. If you can’t fit it into one post, it’s too long.

3. The final version of the story must be approved by me, so please PM it to get permission to post it in this thread. If I don’t approve, I’ll explain why and point out potential improvements.

4. Use good grammar. I’m not a grammar Nazi by any means, but there should be clarity in all writing.

5. There must be a clear connection between the Pokedex entry and the story. In the same manner, the Pokemon you have chosen must be the main focus or theme.

 

Wow, that was very good! There were no errors that I could see, and I like the idea of one-shots about pokedex entries. I'll be reading!

 

Very nice, very adorable! No mistakes as far as I could tell, and it made me go awww. I like the idea of people not realizing that Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, without a Pokedex that does seem like kind of a stretch; that little fish evolving into that big old dragon thing? Anyway, the Pokedex one-shot idea as a whole is very intriguing, and I can't wait to read more. Keep up the good work!

 

And now POS begins...


MAGIKARP
Fire Red entry: It is virtually worthless in terms of both power and speed. It is the most weak and pathetic POKéMON in the world.


It was a tranquil summer afternoon in the country. Nincadas and Kricketots hummed and chirped, while at least five different birds from Pidgey to Taillow sang in the trees. The home was well off the main route, so few people came out here. A woman hummed half-songs to herself as she hung out laundry to dry. So lovely and quiet, it was a good place to raise a family.

“Momma!”

She stopped at the frightened cry. Her seven-year-old daughter ran up in tears. Forgetting the laundry, she knelt down and hugged her. She was shaking. “What’s wrong, dear?”

“Muh, my...” she gulped, her brown eyes wide. “My Tuna got ate by a big scary d-dragon!”

“How terrible.” She hugged her daughter tightly and let her cry for a minute.

Tuna had been one of the family pets, but especially little Lisa’s. It had all started three years ago when Lisa’s father and older brothers had taken her out fishing, to catch some Magikarps for dinner. Nearly anything that ate meat would eat a Magikarp, and still they were so common that nobody paid much mind to them. Certainly they had never heard of someone training the red fish.

But then one of the boys pulled up a strange yellow Magikarp. It was beautiful, a glistening golden scaled fish with slightly curled whiskers. Lisa had fallen in love with it at first sight, begging her father not to kill it, but to let her keep it as a pet. After hardly any thought, he said yes. One of her brothers lent her a Pokeball to catch the fish with and from then on, Tuna was part of the family.

As expected, Tuna was no trouble to take care of. They lived near a river and a small lake, so Tuna could play in the waters a bit each day. He was a playful fish, splashing anyone who came near. He liked to swim deep, then rush up to the surface, leap out as high as he could, then crash back down in a huge explosion of water. At least, as huge as he could make them, mostly about a foot high.

And he would laugh too, a “Gweh heh heh,” that was hoarse and hilarious just by itself. Guests would see Lisa and Tuna sitting in chairs next to each other; although a fish, he did not mind dry land so long as Lisa was near. The guests would ask if they seriously were keeping a Magikarp instead of, say, a Horsea or a Barboach. Then Tuna would go, ‘Gweh heh heh,” making the guests laugh as well.

There had been some problems. They didn’t show up until Lisa started school. When her classmates would talk proudly of their Pokemon, Lisa would happily tell them about her beloved Tuna. Then they’d laugh at her, teasing her for having a pet that most anybody else would have eaten. She got upset and frustrated by this. Nobody would make fun of Billy and his Tauros, and several kids kept a Miltank for a pet. But they all made fun of Tuna.

Despite the teasing, she never once thought about letting him go. She loved Tuna, no matter what anybody else thought of him. With encouragement from her family and teachers, she endured the teasing. Eventually, she made some friends that saw just how funny Tuna could be.

There was still a risk of something else eating Tuna. Tame Pokemon would refrain from such behaviors, so there was no worries about one of her brothers having a Fearow. But wild Pokemon wouldn’t care if the Magikarp was a pet. They would see Tuna as a potential meal. Still, a dragon? Lisa’s mother couldn’t think of any dragons that lived in this area.

“What kind of dragon was it?” she asked.

“Big scary dragon,” Lisa murmured.

“We can’t have a dragon hanging around. It’ll scare all the other fish away. We’d better drive it off.”

“But momma, what if it eats us too?”

“We’ll be fine. Sparkler, come here.” She clapped her hands.

The Manectric bounded over to them, holding her mane high. “Hzzzkizzk?”

“We may have to do battle. Come.” She went to the lake, Sparkler trotting beside her. After a moment, Lisa followed, holding her mother’s hand.

The lake was quiet of even Pokemon noises. Whatever this dragon was, it was scaring off everything. The myriad of trees were still, perhaps not moving a leaf to attract the enemy’s attention. The lake surface was smooth, occasionally betraying the dragon’s presence with a long ripple. Sparkler sniffed the air, then whined. She had her head down with anxiety. But with her family there, she would stay and make sure that they were okay.

The open Pokeball was still on the dock where Lisa had dropped it. “See, I was playing with Tuna,” she whispered. “Then he dove down and there was a bunch of thrashing underwater, and then it showed up.”

Her mother picked up the Pokeball, noting the status display. There was a green light. “Funny. This says that he’s alive.”

“Is he?” Lisa asked in a puzzled and nervous voice. “Tuna! Where are you? Come back!”

The water’s surface rippled close to them, then exploded upwards as the serpentine dragon burst out of the lake in front of them. It had cinnamon red scales, long winding whiskers, and a mouth full of sharp white teeth. “GWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!” it called in a deep booming voice that echoed through the woods. Numerous alarmed calls answered from the local wildlife.

Lisa shrieked and clung to her mother’s waist. Sparkler growled, determined to protect her family. But then she stopped and sniffed the air. The Manectric walked to the edge of the dock, tail held high in curiosity.

The red dragon swam forward and sniffed back. It appeared to grin, a dangerous looking smile. “Hah hah.”

“Hzzzou,” Sparkler replied, in a glad sound she used to greet her friends.

“What’s going on?” Lisa asked, looking puzzled at Sparkler.

Her mother patted her head. “Sweetie, I think this is Tuna. He seems to have evolved.”

“T-Tuna?” She took a step forward, then hesitated. “But you’re so big.”

“I’ve heard of a pseudo-dragon called Gyarados,” she added. “Maybe this is it? I certainly never heard of a Magikarp evolving.”

“Hah hah,” Tuna said again. He leaned forward and nosed Lisa. “Gyooo.” He appeared to be apologizing for scaring her.

Lisa gave a short laugh. “Hey, that tickles. Are you really Tuna?”

“Gweh-heh.” He came closer to the dock so that he was sitting sideways to it. He looked back at her and growled contentedly.

The mother smiled and nudged her daughter. “I think he’s offering a ride around the lake.”

“Really?” She ran forward to hug Tuna’s head and squealed, best friends with him again.

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The 'dex entry idea is great, thanks! Edited story to add that.

I can give you a few good reasons (from R/B/Y/FR/LG) why they may not know about Magikarp's evolutions:

1. The Pokedex is a new technology to gather information about Pokemon. Therefore, the information it holds is probably not available to the public.

2. There's a guy in the Viridian Forest area (I think) who complains about the con artist at Mt. Moon selling him a worthless Magikarp.

3. For that matter, why would the guy be selling Magikarps for 500 dollars? If he knows about the evolution, I'd think he'd rather raise them into Gyrados and earn way more money by battling.

4. The Fishing Guru who gives you the Good Rod talks about how the Old Rod only catches lousy Magikarp.

Therefore, I assume most people in the Pokemon world know a lot about a few kinds, but would miss some facts that we would find obvious with the Pokedex in hand.

Next story may come up in a few days, based on Skitty. Stay tuned!

Actually, just read on; These stories had to be shuffled to refit the index when Unova and Kalos came into being.

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This story came together nicely, so I got done before I expected to. I admit that this one has an extra inspiration. I wanted to catch a Skitty, but could never find it in the wild. That is, until I ran into five in a row...

Glad to know you guys are enjoying this too! Remember that you can request Pokemon; I started with just the ideas for Magikarp and Skitty, so now I need a new one.


SKITTY
Ruby entry: Skitty has the habit of becoming fascinated by moving objects and chasing them around. This Pokemon is known to chase after its own tail and become dizzy.


Old Man Thomas was a grouch. People steered clear of him, as far away as they could get. If a person got unlucky enough to be in a conversation with Thomas, he or she would be subjected to hour long rants about how the youth of today were no good, or on the invasion of technology, or on the annoyances of bugs. Thomas had a complaint about everything.

He was most often found wearing his patched-up tan coat (“All the clothes they got now are wimpy.”), his brown pants (“Them jean-wearing young bucks ain’t got no respect.”), an old shirt (“New ones are all stiff and starchy.”), brown boots (“Sandals? What are you, crazy? You’ll get your feet all muddy!”), and a floppy fishing hat with a long tan feather sticking out top (“It belonged to my dear Pidgeot, may he rest in peace. We knew how to train critters in those days, not like these snippity young hoodlums that have to catch every durn type out there. Ridiculous!”).

Every day, Old Man Thomas followed the exact same routine. He got up early and yelled at the neighbor’s Zigzagoon for barking. He did any shopping in the morning, subjecting the attendants to gruff critiques. He went fishing, even though he never seemed to catch anything. He had a sandwich for lunch, then took a nap under a tree. In the afternoon, he fished again, this time yelling at any trainers or Pokemon that got too close. In the evening, he went home for supper and yelled at the Zig’oon again. Then he watched TV, complaining about anything that was on until it was time to go to bed.

And at that fateful time, it was quarter to one on a warm day. A light breeze blew through the area. Old Man Thomas turned on his radio to catch the relaxing Clefairy song broadcast. Instead, he heard, “This just in: there are reports of an unusual amount of Skitties on Route... fizzz.”

“Blasted wind,” he muttered. “Messing up the signal.” Eventually he got the Clefairy station in clear and settled down for his daily nap.

“Mew? Skiiiity.”

Thomas opened his eyes to find a small pink feline sitting on his cooler. It was, undoubtably, cuter than any being had the right to be. It has wide hazel eyes and tufted pointy ears. It had tiny paws and a poofy tail. Leaning over his head, the little feline was pawing at the Pidgeot feather that had been swaying in the breeze.

“Buzz off,” Thomas said sharply.

“Skiii!” The Skitty dashed away.

“Blasted no good feline,” he muttered. He closed his eyes again.

“Skiiiity.”

This time, there were two Skitties, twice the unnatural cuteness. They were swaying their heads to the Clefairy music, but didn’t seem particularly sleepy. They were watching him and the Pidgeot feather.

“I told you to buzz off!”

“Skiii!” “Skiii!” The two bounded off.

Thomas glared at them for a moment. How dare they disturb his daily nap. Next time, he wouldn’t be nice. After waiting for a minute to see if they’d reappear, he leaned back against his napping tree again. “Not even the critters show decent respect anymore,” he grumbled, then went back to sleep.

“Skiiiity.”

Not two, but five appeared now. They all sat on his cooler, swaying their heads to the Clefairy music and watching the feather. In an eerie manner, they mimicked each other exactly.

The grumpy old man flung his arm out over the cooler. “STOP pestering me, you little punks!”

“Skiii!” “Skiiii!” “Skiii!” “Skiiii!” “Skiiii!” With a grace that was also cute, they dodged his arm and rushed off into the tall grass.

Now he glowered. “I thought you buggers were supposed to be rare!”

“Mew?”

“Get outta here!”

“Skiii!” There was a rustling in the grass.

“I outta let that doggone Zig’oon go at you.” He watched for several minutes. After hearing and seeing nothing more of the pink felines, he settled back down for his nap. He was going to lose some serious fishing time if this went on.

“SKIIIITY!”

This time, he jumped up. What greeted his eyes was a mass of pink tails and tufted ears. A whole flock of Skitties had shown up. Like an ocean of cuteness, their heads swayed back and forth in waves to the Clefairy music. Every single one of them stared up at him.

“YOU MISERABLE LITTLE BEASTS!!!”

This time, they did not run. They continued swaying their heads, looking up at him.

Old Man Thomas ran in a panic, screaming back into town. Too many Skitties.

“Mew?” A few of the Skitties looked at each other.

“Mew!” They all ran after Thomas.

 

Awwwww. Poor Old Man Thomas, he just can't get a break. Another great chapter, Ysavvryl!

There was only i error, that I could find, but unfortunatly I forgot what it was

Request- Could you please do Torkoal for me? Please and thank you!

 

Oooh, you could use the entry for Shuppet for a story, it said something about them flocking around people with thoughts of revenge. I remember thinking that could be used for a neat little story.
And again, great work! You described old Thomas's quirks perfectly, and the creepy Skitty were great too (I've never liked them much...hmm). I'm really enjoying these, keep it up!

 

How can now be in the past?

I don't understand what you mean by "even cute". Do you mean "even cuter"?

At first, I thought rustle was a vague ammount. You should of worded that better.

There's probably a better similie for this.

Why did you start this with a conjunction?

I think you use the passive voice a bit too much, but I think that's just me.

Some people might say the plural of Skitty is Skitty. I don't mind this, but I'm just telling you.

 

I'm liking this so far, I don't know why I didn't read this sooner. The Magikarp one was very cute, and the Skitty one-shot with torturing Old Man Thomas was just adorable. Who knows what you'll come up with next!

Hmm... I wonder if you could do Hoppip. They are always being carried away by wind, even out to sea. Always makes me wonder why they don't mind being blown away with a smile on their little faces.

Keep up the good work!

 

Oooh! I liked them both! The idea of basing stories around Pokedex entries is very original. However, I could predict what was going to happen in both of them. I knew that Tuna the Magikarp was going to evolve once I realized that Lisa wasn't kidding about him being "eaten". Also, I predicted that more Skitty were going to pop up on Old Man Thomas. But all in all, you did quite well.

 

@oRaNgE~1337: I'll go back and fix a fw of those. And the plural of Kitty is Kitties, so the plural of Skitty should be Skitties in my mind.

@encas: About these being predictable, it is rather restraining to use only the 'dex entries. So long as they're interesting, I don't mind.


In process-Shuppet
On deck-Hoppip


TORKOAL
Emerald entry: It battles using energy it gets from burning coal. When loosing (sic) smoke from its nostrils, it lets off a sound that is similar to a locomotive's horn.


The Route was beautiful in green grass and bright wildflowers. Putting her hands behind her head, Nadia strolled along in no hurry. “I’d almost think the map was outdated,” she said to no one in particular. “Given that I’m going to a volcanic area known as the Fire Path on this nice grassy meadow.”

She stretched, then checked her wrist computer. She scrolled the Poketch screens to her email bin. There, she had a message from Professor Oak: ‘Current Pokedex pictures of wild Slugma are unacceptable. Please seek out replacements. Recorded areas of Slugma habitats: Fire Path, Hoenn; Sevii Islands volcanic region, Johto. Payment for replacements will be determined upon previews.’

It also had an attachment of the unacceptable pictures, or picture as it was. It was a low-quality image of two or three Slugmas. The group was huddled together to where the untrained viewer couldn’t tell where one Slugma ended and another began.

‘This should be easy’, she thought. Just about anything would be better than that picture. No fee was set, but she knew Oak paid well for good pictures. Although she’d never met the man in person, she had made enough sales to him to trust that he’d equal her effort.

Her thoughts were interrupted by an impatient whinny. Before she could even get to saying, “Now what?” she saw the problem. An enormous tortoise was crawling.....ever.....so.....slowly toward the entrance of the Fire Path. Its tough skin was the color of clay while its tougher shell was the color of charcoal. The shell had a few holes in it, from which tendrils of black smoke curled out. The Pokemon stood five feet tall, but was easily eight feet wide, leaving only a margin of error for it to enter the cave.

Next to the tortoise was an irritated Ponyta, flipping his fiery tail and stomping his foot because the tortoise was blocking the way. He was also five feet tall, but only if he held his head up. The tortoise was unfazed by the Ponyta’s tantrum.

Nadia gave a quick whistle. “Marcus, come here.”

The Ponyta gave one last snort and one last stomp, then walked back to Nadia. He had a ‘I’m only doing what you say because I like you,’ look on his face.

“I appreciate your cooperation,” she told her Pokemon. “But I’m not sure what that is. We’d better not bother it too much.”

Even though they’d better not, Nadia could never resist taking a picture of a Pokemon she had not seen before. She could squeeze both an identification and an extra fee out of Oak if she got a good photo of this beast. However, getting the south end of a north-bound Pokemon did not make for a valuable photo. She would have to get around it, or in closer.

The unknown Pokemon took.....another.....slow.....step.....forward.....and....dragged.....its.....body.....along. Nadia crept alongside the giant tortoise, signaling Marcus to stay where he was. He pawed at the ground, nervous about letting her get close to a Pokemon bigger than he was. When the photographer got to the outer wall of the tunnel, she aimed her camera and clicked the first shot.

At that, the tortoise.....turned.....its.....head.....and.....blinked.....at.....her. It.....snuffled,.....sending.....twin.....ribbons.....of.....charcoal.....smoke.....into.....the.....air.

Nadia was able to take several shots before Marcus got too antsy and rushed to her. He growled, letting the tortoise know, in no uncertain terms, that it was not to harm the photographer. In response, the tortoise snapped its neck out to bite the Ponyta.

Seeing it move quickly startled Nadia into tumbling backwards. Marcus hopped out of the way and growled again, asking if the strange creature dared to challenge him. The tortoise responded with, “HOOOOOOOOO,” that sounded somewhere between a horn and a whistle. It released a thick cloud of smokey ash that momentarily blinded the human and Ponyta.

Nadia managed to grab her shirt to cover her mouth and nose with before breathing in too much of the heavily scented smoke. Still, it stung her eyes and irritated her throat, forcing her to cough when the smoke began to thin. Marcus sneezed several times in a row, enduring it better due to his natural affinity for fire. When they could see clearly, the strange tortoise was gone.

She got up and walked away from the Fire Path entrance to a clear spot of air, then took a long drink from her canteen. Marcus shook his head and snorted, annoyed that the stranger had gotten away. “Are there going to be more of those things in there?” Nadia wondered aloud. “I’m gonna reek of charcoal by the end of the day.”

Still, a job was a job. She went in to find the Slugmas.


(In order to get the effect I wanted, some of this looks a little odd, sorry.)

 

Heh, nice effect for the Torkoal. At the right moment, it can gallop, it seems xD. I didn't think Torkoal was five feet, I thought it was four, or something. *checks* Huh, it says it's only a foot tall. Must be a huge Torkoal, than. An old one.

Do you think you could do PMs for updates? It's all right if you don't want to, but I almost missed the update today. But it's easier to see a PM update when you're in a different forum topic. It's your choice, not everyone wishes to PM updates.

Keep it up! Can't wait to read the Shuppet one-shot!

 

Heh. That's one of those goofs where I look at the sprite and say, that looks like it should be big and impressive. But it's small? Like when I first saw Pikachu in Coliseum; I knew it was a mouse, but didn't think that small... Eh, we'll just say it's a really old Torkoal and leave it at that.

Sure, I can start a PM list if people want me to. Especially since the updating is erratic, whenever I get one done. Just tell me if you want to be added.

 

I have not found one mistake, could you put me on the PM list
also if you want to, can you do a story on umbreon please

 

I have not found one mistake, could you put me on the PM list
also if you want to, can you do a story on umbreon please

 

Nice additions, very funny, if you do make a PM list I'd be glad to be on it .

 

Nice additions, very funny, if you do make a PM list I'd be glad to be on it .

 

I'd like to be on the PM list.

The Torkoal one was nice, though maybe shortening the "....." to "..." would get rid of the spaces. Then again, maybe not.

 

Very nice, I love the effect the "...."s produced. I also liked the whole photography thing, makes me want to go play Pokemon Snap again, haha
I've always pictured Torkoal as big, too, it's weird to think it's only a foot tall. Can't wait for Shuppet! =D
Oh, and if you make a PM list I'd like to be on it too