Mitch's Johto Journey

Enter Phanpy

                 Mitch and Cyndaquil slowly make their way through Union Cave and as they turn a corner, they encounter a new Pokémon. " Snub," it says in a curious tone as Mitch reaches for his Pokedex while saying, " let's see what the Pokedex says about this thing." " Snubbull, the Fairy Pokémon, a Fairy-type, despite its intimidating face, it's quite cowardly. Its desperate attempts to appear threatening make it popular with people." " Alright, time for a new catch, Cyndaquil, use Flame Wheel," Mitch says. However, it would appear that Cyndaquil has other plans, " Quillll," it lovingly gushes at Snubbull before running towards it while blushing. " Snub, Snub, Snubbull," it shouts in a scared tone while running in the opposite direction with Cyndaquil in hot pursuit. " Cyndaquil, what are you doing. I'm pretty sure it's not interested," Mitch calls to his Johto starter while sweat dropping. 

         After a few minutes, Cyndaquil comes running back, but something is now chasing it.  " Quiiiilllll," it cries as a light blue ball moves very fast behind it. Cyndaquil hides behind Mitch and the blue ball stops in front of him and uncurls into a Pokémon. "Phan, Phanpy, Phan, Phanp," it happily cries while waving its trunk at them. " Phanpy, the Long Nose Pokémon, a Ground-type, it is strong despite its compact size. It can easily pick up and carry an adult human on its back." "Phanp, Phanpy," it mumbles as it affectionally rubs its head against Mitch's leg and extends its trunk towards Cyndaquil, who reluctantly grabs it with its arms for a friendly shake. Mitch bends down and gently pats Phanpy on the head while saying, " you're a friendly little guy and based on what the Pokedex says, you're also really strong. Want to come along with us?" " Phanpy, Py, Phanpy, Phanp," it happily says while eagerly jumping up and down. " Okay, want to battle first, so we can see how strong you are right now?     

           Phanpy thinks for a few seconds before running back a few feet and getting into a battle stance, " Phan, Phanpy," it cries. " Cyndaquil, get in there," Mitch orders as Cyndaquil ignites its back flame and runs towards Phanpy. " Use Flame Wheel," Mitch commands as Cyndaquil curls up into a ball of fire and slams into Phanpy. " Phannnnnnpy," it cries as the attack slams it into the cave wall. It quickly gets back up and rears up on its back legs as its front legs glow light brown. It then slams its front legs on the ground, sending out a powerful shockwave. " Cyndaaaaaaaaa," it cries as the Bulldoze hits it and sends it stumbling backwards. As Cyndaquil struggles to recover from the Super Effective attack, Phanpy runs forward and slams its entire body into it.  The Tackle knocks Cyndaquil back and it lands at Mitch's feet. Phanpy curls up into a ball and rolls across the ground as Mitch tells Cyndaquil to, " take a break for now," while returning it to its Poke Ball. 

          " Heracross, get out here and use Seismic Toss," Mitch exclaims while throwing a Poke Ball in the air. " Heraaaaaa," it cries as it appears in front of Phanpy, grabs it in its arms (cancelling out the Rollout that it was using in the process), flies into the air, spins around for a few seconds, and throws Phanpy towards the ground. " Phannnnnnnnnn," it cries as it lands face first on the ground and struggles back up as Heracross lands next to it. " Use Brick Break," Mitch orders as Heracross twists its glowing white right arm into an odd angle and prepares to strike Phanpy with it. However, Phanpy quickly curls back up into a ball and briefly glows white. The Brick Break bounces off of the Defense Curl, catching Heracross by surprise. " Heraaa," it says in a questioning tone while staring at its arm. This distraction allows Phanpy to uncurl and slam into Heracross with a Tackle. " Crossssssss," it shouts as it slams into the cave wall before it falls to its knees and struggles to catch its breath: Phanpy's attack has knocked the wind out of it!

        " Heracross, come back, Hoothoot, I choose you," Mitch hollers while recalling Heracross and throwing Hoothoot's Poke Ball into the air. " Hoooot," it screeches as it hovers over Phanpy, who attempts to use Bulldoze, but fails due to Hoothoot's immunity to Ground-type moves. " Phannp," it says in a confused tone, allowing Mitch to quickly shout a command to Hoothoot, " use Tackle!" " Hooooot," it yells while slamming its entire body into Phanpy, knocking it back a few feet. " Pyyyyyyy," it cries as it briefly falls to its belly, but manages to get back up and use Rollout. " Counter that with Reflect and then use Hypnosis," Mitch commands as Hoothoot summons the Reflect screen and Phanpy bounces off of it. " Pyyyyyyyy," in cries in pain as it hits the ground and feels the damage that Hoothoot would have taken from the Rollout. " Hooooooooooooooot," it screeches while shooting the Hypnosis circles from its eyes. 

            The circles hit Phanpy in the face and cause it to quickly fall asleep. " Py, Py, Phan, Py, Py, Py," it snores as Hoothoot lands on Mitch's shoulder. " Come on, Poke Ball," he shouts while throwing the empty ball at Phanpy. It hits the snoozing Ground-type on the back and sucks it inside. The Ball begins to shake as Mitch and Hoothoot anxiously stare at it and after about two minutes, the capture noise goes off. " That's Johto teammate number six," Mitch says while picking up the ball and happily staring at it. He then lets Cyndaquil and Heracross( who appears to be a little angry due to Mitch calling it back so quickly) back out so they can celebrate the new capture alongside him and Hoothoot.