Mitch's Johto Journey

What a Hoot!

                The sun is beginning to set over Johto's Route 29 and between a large cluster of trees, Mitch and Cyndaquil are putting the finishing touches on their campsite. Mitch finishes putting up their tent as Cyndaquil drops the last two pieces of firewood into makeshift firepit that they've made. Mitch sits down on a log that they have placed in front of the pit before turning to Cyndaquil and saying " Alright, it's your job to start the fire. Use Flamethrower!" "Quil," it questionably says, but before Mitch has time to say anything, they are interrupted by a sound coming from a nearby tree.    

             " Hoot, Hoot, Hoothoot, Hoot," a small, brown, round, bird-like Pokémon says as it curiously stares at them. " Could this be the first wild Johto Pokémon that I've ever seen," Mitch excitedly shouts as he grabs the Pokedex that Professor Elm gave to him from his pocket and uses it on the curious new arrival. " Hoothoot, the Owl Pokémon, a Normal and Flying type, it cries out at the same time every day. A long time ago, people cherished it and considered it a divine messenger sent to tell the time."  Mitch puts his Pokedex back in his pocket and thinks for a few seconds before turning to look at Cyndaquil. " Want to add a new addition to the team," he asks as Cyndaquil excitedly shouts, " Quil, Cyndaquil, Quil,". Mitch points at Hoothoot and yells, " Hoothoot! We challenge you to a battle!" Cyndaquil runs forward, ignites the flame on its back, and shouts a challenge at Hoothoot, " Quiiiiiiilll!" Hoothoot stares at them with a questioning look on its face before it changes to a confident and determined look. " Hoooooooot," it screeches as it flies towards Cyndaquil. 

                " Looks like it's using Tackle, counter it with Dragon Pulse," Mitch commands. " Cynda," Cyndaquil questionably says as it looks back at Mitch, giving Hoothoot enough time to slam into it with its Tackle. " Quiiiiil," it cries as the attack knocks it backwards and it lands next to Mitch.  Cyndaquil quickly gets back to its feet and looks up a Mitch with an annoyed look on its face before running back into the battlefield. " Hooooot," Hoothoot cries as it flies at Cyndaquil with its beak glowing white. " Now it's using Peck, use Flamethrower," Mitch orders as Cyndaquil briefly looks back at him with an annoyed look on its face before jumping out of the way of Hoothoot's attack. " Cyndaquil, why aren't you, oh wait, that's right, you don't know the moves I'm telling you to use," Mitch realizes as Cyndaquil nods its head. " Hooooot," Hoothoot cries as it slams into Cyndaquil with another Tackle. 

                  Cyndaquil rolls across the ground and lands at Mitch's feet as he leans down and says, " sorry, Cyndaquil, I guess I just got so use to using Charizard that I keep commanding you to use its attacks."  Cyndaquil looks up at him and happily says, " Quil, Quil, Cyndaquil, Quil," as a way to accept Mitch's apology. " Okay then, let's see what your moves are," he says as he grabs his Pokedex from his pocket and scans Cyndaquil using a special button that tells you what moves a particular individual Pokémon knows. " This Cyndaquil currently knows the moves Tackle, Leer, Smokescreen, and Ember." " Hoooooooot," Hoothoot cries as a bunch of black circles that gradually get bigger the closer, they get to Cyndaquil are fired from its eyes. " So, it's using Hypnosis? Dodge it and use Ember," Mitch orders as Cyndaquil jumps out of the way of the sleep causing move. 

                  " Cyndaaaaaaa," it screams as it shoots a bunch of small fire balls out of its mouth. " Hoooooooot," Hoothoot cries in pain as the fire balls explode on its head and Mitch shouts, " now use Tackle!" " Quiiiiil," it shouts as it falls down and slams its entire body into Hoothoot, knocking it to the ground. Cyndaquil lands on the ground in front of the downed Hoothoot and waits to see what happens. At first, Hoothoot appears to have been knocked out, until it quickly jumps up and slams its glowing white beak into Cyndaquil's chest. " Cyndaaaa," it cries as the Peck attack makes it stumble backwards and clutch its chest in pain. Hoothoot flies back into the air and darts at Cyndaquil with another Tackle attack. " Counter it with your Tackle," Mitc hollers as Cyndaquil jumps at Hoothoot. The two Pokémon collide mid-air and try to push each other backwards before Mitch shouts, " hit it with Ember!"  " Cyndaaaa," it shoots the fire balls out of its mouth, and they explode on Hoothoot's face, knocking it backwards. Cyndaquil lands back on the ground as an injured Hoothoot weakly hovers above it. " Hoo, Hoo, Hoot, Hoo, Hoo," it pants as it struggles to stay in the air.  

                  " Alright, let's go, Poke Ball, " Mitch shouts as he grabs a Poke Ball from his backpack and throws it at Hoothoot. " Hoot," it mumbles as the ball hits it on the head and sucks it inside. The ball lands on the ground in front of Cyndaquil and begins to shake. After about two minutes of shaking, the capture noise goes off and Cyndaquil happily shouts, " Quil, Quil, Cyndaquil," whilst jumping up and down in excitement. " Yes, my first capture in the Johto Region," Mitch happily shouts as he walks up to Hoothoot's Poke Ball, picks it up, and puts in on his belt. Mitch turns around to say something to Cyndaquil, only for it to jump into his arms and happily nuzzle up against him as a way to celebrate their first accomplishment as partners.