Mokou Crosses Over into Pokemon, The Text Adventure

[Kasu]

> Send out Lighter and weaken the thing with some scratches.

[IdiotsOpposite]

But first, check the pokedex to see if this is actually a pokemon or if it's just a rat.

[Kyo Tanaka]

>Would the pokemon survive after being defeated, but not captured? We shouldn't keep a rat... Even if it's a little cute.

>Use Flint instead of Lighter. We need to see what it can do.

[capt. h]

>Would the pokemon survive after being defeated, but not captured? We shouldn't keep a rat... Even if it's a little cute.

> You are confident that pokemon can survive being defeated but not captured, and that you can capture a defeated pokemon. You are not confident a rat pokemon would survive getting hit with a Fujiyama Volcano any better than a rat, but to be fair it is a rat. You're fairly sure you could buy mousetraps for these things in the local pokemart.

> Send out Lighter and weaken the thing with some scratches.

But first, check the pokedex to see if this is actually a pokemon or if it's just a rat.

> The pokedex wizzes. "Rattata, the Mouse Pokemon. Living wherever there is food available, it ceaselessly scavenges for edibles the entire day." Yep, it's a pokemon. You are about to call out Lighter...

>Use Flint instead of Lighter. We need to see what it can do.

> But you decide you need a better look at what Flint you're Spearow can do. "Go Flint!" you command.

> At the same time, Patchy sends her pokemon out too. "Come out, Totodile." she declares, letting out a small alligator.



> "I apologize, do you want to take this one?" she asks.

>_

[The Unlimited RR]

>Allow this Totodile the opportunity to battle.  Make sure to keep an eye for any notable traits or moves.  Also, use Pokedex to scan it.

[capt. h]

>Allow this Totodile the opportunity to battle.  Make sure to keep an eye for any notable traits or moves.  Also, use Pokedex to scan it.

> You respond, "Nah, you've got this," calling Flint back from the battle.

> You use your pokedex on the alligator. "Totodile, the Big Jaw Pokemon. Totodile has a habit of using its highly developed jaws to chomp on anything in sight, so Trainers beware."

> You observe the battle. Patchouli seems to rely on two types of attacks - ranged water attacks which Patchouli uses to force the ratata close in, and a powerful biting finisher the girl uses once the pokemon is in range. Soon the ratata is defeated with a great big chomp. Your companion makes to catch it, digging in her back for a pokeball before turning to you.

> "May I have one of your pokeballs?" She asks. "I almost forgot Marisa stole all of mine."

>_

[IdiotsOpposite]

Patchouli seems like a nice person. Let's give her one.

[Kyo Tanaka]

>Let's loan her three balls. Not like we'll need that much balls for now... She can return the favor any time, or we can simply steal three from the witch.

>"Have three of 'em." and toss them in Patchouli's direction

[capt. h]

Patchouli seems like a nice person. Let's give her one.

>Let's loan her three balls. Not like we'll need that much balls for now... She can return the favor any time, or we can simply steal three from the witch.

>"Have three of 'em." and toss them in Patchouli's direction

> You toss her three balls, none of which Patchouli actually manages to catch. Patchouli thanks you anyway and quickly captures the pokemon, placing the other two in her bag. The two of you continue following the road, and reach Cherrygrove at around 9:00 PM. Patchouli seems to be somewhat out of breath at this point, in spite of the casual pace you took.

> "I'm beat." the girl says. "There's no way I'll make it to Violet City tonight. I'll meet you at the Pokemon Center," she says, departing. You take out a map of the city. There seems to be a beach on the west end of the city, and the pokemon center and the town's stores seem to be next to each other to the north. You notice that Azalea Town is to the Southwest, and is about the same distance away as Violet City. You recall that you can spend the night at a Pokemon Center.

> You consider whether there is anyone you would like to call or anything you would like to do before turning in for the night.

>_

[Kyo Tanaka]

>Pester the hell out of Kagari.

>Consider calling Cirno for more info on what we can do with pokemons.

>HEY REIMU
>Put stuff away into something safe, just in case a certain witch tries to steal from us again.

[Momijibot]

>Hold up - how much stuff do we have left?

[capt. h]

>Pester the hell out of Kagari.

> You call Kaguya,

> Kaguya answers, saying "Hey loser, made any progress on your pokedex? I managed to catch 20 pokemon already."

> You reply "I'd be surprised if you caught even one."

> "Yeah, well, how many do you have?"

> "Two."

> "Ahaha..." you hear the princess nervously chuckle. "I've got WAY more than that you jackass and OH GOD THE BEES HELP ME *bzzt*"

> The line goes dead.

>Consider calling Cirno for more info on what we can do with pokemons.

> "Hey Cirno. Calling from Johto."

> "Nice. I'm on this wonderful island full of ICE west of Cinnabar. AND I EVEN GOT TO STORE THINGS ON THE INTERNET!"

> "What are you talking about?"

> "At Pokemon Centers they have computers trainers can use to store pokemon and items on the internet." Cirno explains "The things go VOOSH and they're on the computer and it's AWESOME. Anyway, I'll have to call back later, getting attacked by clams."

> Cirno hung up the phone.

>HEY REIMU

>Your phone spontaneously combusts.

>Put stuff away into something safe, just in case a certain witch tries to steal from us again.

You could try using that internet thing Cirno described, but you need to decide what you want to leave in storage.

>Hold up - how much stuff do we have left?

Your inventory appears to contain
> 1 makeshift fishing rod. It's really more of a stick with a thread attached to it.
> One ferry pass. This will get you back and forth between the regions known as Kanto, Johto, Sinnoh, Hoenn, Unova, and Orre.
> 1 Pokedex
> 1 cellphone, with several numbers programmed on it.
> 1 town map. You can pick up the town map for each region in any pokemon center. Your current map covers Kanto and Johto.


> 16,400 P. The conversion rate is 100 P = $1.
> 8 pokeballs, 9 with the premier ball
> 6 potions
> 5 antidotes

>_

[Momijibot]

> You call Kaguya,

> Kaguya answers, saying "Hey loser, made any progress on your pokedex? I managed to catch 20 pokemon already."

> You reply "I'd be surprised if you caught even one."

> "Yeah, well, how many do you have?"

> "Two."

> "Ahaha..." you hear the princess nervously chuckle. "I've got WAY more than that you jackass and OH GOD THE BEES HELP ME *bzzt*"

> The line goes dead.

>PPFFFFTTT HAHAHAHAHA
>After having a good laugh at Kaguya's expense, make note (...somewhere) to catch something 'beeish'.

[capt. h]

>PPFFFFTTT HAHAHAHAHA
>After having a good laugh at Kaguya's expense, make note (...somewhere) to catch something 'beeish'.

> Done and done. Seems the phone has a day planner. You add "catch something beeish" to the list, right under competing in the pokemon league and getting 8 badges.

>_

[Kyo Tanaka]

>Rest for the day if there is nothing more to do.

[capt. h]

>Rest for the day if there is nothing more to do.

> You can think of a number of trivial things to do, but decide that resting would be a good idea. You head to the pokemon center and have a good night's sleep.

> It is now morning. You enter the main lobby of the pokemon center. Patchouli appears to have woken up before you, and you see that she has a couple shopping bags in each hand. "Ah yes, I still owe you for the balls from yesterday," she says. You receive 1200 P, bringing your funds to 17,600 P. You peek at her purchases as she sorts through them, and see about a dozen pokeballs and a potion or two. You also notice that she found herself a couple travel novels.

> "Ready to continue north?" She asks, the last of her purchases tucked into her bag. She is surprisingly energetic this morning considering how easily she tired out last night. You think you are ready to leave Cherrygrove as you handled the most pressing issues last night, but you consider if there is any last minute errand you need to complete before leaving town.

>_

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "Feeling better than usual huh? Say, know where I can catch anything that's bee-ish?"

[Raikaria]

> Handle any little issue that pops into your mind.

> Continue escorting Patchy to Violet.

[capt. h]

>Chuckle. "Feeling better than usual huh? Say, know where I can catch anything that's bee-ish?"

> "Why yes I am," the girl says. "There's a daily bug catching contest in the national park west of Violet City. Not my kind of thing, and be warned that Beedrill are nasty, agressive creatures."

> Handle any little issue that pops into your mind.

> Nothing really comes to mind. Maybe you could visit the store, but you don't really need anything.

> Continue escorting Patchy to Violet.

> You head north. After a little walking you come across a tree bearing some unfamiliar type of fruit. Patchouli picks the berries, handing one to you. "Oran berries." she explains. "Feeding them to your pokemon will help them heal. You can use your pokedex on the berries you find to see what their effects are." You thank the witch for her advice.

> Passing the plants, you are soon approached by a young boy and his pet rat. "You two look like trainers. Wanna take on my Rattata? It's gotta be in the top percentage of Rattata." Patchouli glares at the boy, immediately taking out a pokeball. If you don't take up his challenge, it looks like Patchouli will.

>_

[Hanzo K.]

>"Beedrill huh? Sounds like my kinda critter."
>Grin. "Hey, you wanna take 'im? Or should I?"

[Raikaria]

> Let Patchouli take him on. [This way you don't get his phone number  :3]

> Instead see if there are any wild pokemon around to best up to test Flint out.

[capt. h]

>"Beedrill huh? Sounds like my kinda critter."

> "They don't breath fire," Patchy says.

> "Can't have everything."

>Grin. "Hey, you wanna take 'im? Or should I?"

> Let Patchouli take him on. [This way you don't get his phone number  :3]

> "I'll take him," the girl answers. "This is personal. Kind of." You aren't sure what she means, but you decide letting her handle this is for the best.

> Instead see if there are any wild pokemon around to best up to test Flint out.

> You notice a cocoon hanging from a nearby tree. You think it's staring at you intently.



>_

[Kasu]

> Send out Flint.
> Check the Pokedex for possible moves.

[capt. h]

> Send out Flint.

> You send your bird out. It's currently darting around, you think it likes the fresh air.

> Check the Pokedex for possible moves.

> You take out the pokedex, using it on both the Metapod and Flint.

> "Metapod, the Cocoon Pokemon. Metapod is the evolved form of Caterpie. At this stage, it can only harden, so it remains motionless to avoid attack."

> "Spearow typically use pecking attacks and attempt to intimidate their opponents with various growls, leers, etc. The most unique attack wild Spearow typically learn is Mirror Move, an ability which lets them copy the last action used on them. There is no conclusive explanation for how they perform this mirror move."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Can't do anything? Boring.
>"Flint, just peck it until it's down."
>Watch Patchy's fight.

[Kyo Tanaka]

>since that was a bug, go search for something beeish while patchouli's fighting.

"I'll be looking around for some pokemon. Give me a call once you finished with that boy."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>No, let's stay and watch. May be interesting to see why Patchouli think the fight's 'personal'.

[capt. h]

>Can't do anything? Boring.
>"Flint, just peck it until it's down."

Flint succeeds in knocking the cocoon down. You've won? You can't really tell, since it's just as motionless now as it was before. Eh, close enough.

>since that was a bug, go search for something beeish while patchouli's fighting.

"I'll be looking around for some pokemon. Give me a call once you finished with that boy."

> You peek into the surrounding woods, and you see quite a few green cocoons and caterpillars. You don't see anything beeish, but you imagine you'd come across a few bees if you traveled through the woods instead of along the main road.

>No, let's stay and watch. May be interesting to see why Patchouli think the fight's 'personal'.

> However, the main reason you decide not to leave Patchy and hunt for bugs is that she's already won. It seems this trainer is giving Patchouli some trouble, begging to swap phone numbers with Patchouli. Patchouli, for her part, is using Totodile in the place of mace.



> "Surely you want me to keep you up to date about my Rattata?" the trainer says with a strong Brooklyn accent. "It's one of the best Rattata there is!"

> "Totodile, blast him!" Patchouli commands. "Let's go Mokou."

> After you are a safe distance away you ask Patchouli, "How was that personal?"

> "It's not really, but back home I used to play the games, and I always hated that guy. He was constantly calling me about his damn rattata. 'My rattata is in the top percentage of rattata' - bleh. Always when I was in the middle of something too." You don't know what she's talking about, but you can't say you care. You take out your map again, and consider routes to violet.
 
> If you travelled in a straight line from here to Violet City you imagine you could find some bees in the woods, but you think this route would be harder on your companion. The main road heads north a couple miles before bending west near Dark Cave, a tunnel through the mountains used to reach Blackthorn City. It's not particularly remarkable otherwise, but it is the first cave you would pass.

> You can either treck through the woods searching for bees, go to Violet via the main road and skip Dark Cave, or explore Dark Cave and then head to Violet.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Note: apparently, people who've hacked HG/SS have discovered that Youngster Joey's Ratata has the highest IVs (which modify a Pokemon's base stats) possible, meaning it actually is in the top percentage.

>Go bee hunting!

[Raikaria]

> Make a note of visiting the Dark Cave once you've finished helping Patchouli. Might have something cool in it, but going in there with Patchouli might be dangerous for her. Nothing saying we can't backtrack, after all.

> Also we can search for bees then.

> Continue towards Violet, for Patchouli.