1.Ash's Story (Part 3: Hoenn)

Chapter 5

As we continue in the Petalburg Forest, we find a scientist who seems to be from the Devon Corp. He seems to be looking for something.

"I wonder what he's doing..." I say as we approach him. "Excuse me, is there a problem?"

The scientist says, "Hello, have you seen any Pokemon called Shroomish around here?"

Mark says, "Yes. I have the data in the Pokedex." Mark shows him.

"Oh, thank you for your help. I really love that Pokemon, so I am wondering if you can find one so I can research it?"

Max says, "Cool, can we help?"

We decide to help him and find the habitats of Shroomish, and we manage to befriend some of them with ease. Mark and I also capture one because we want them, and Max also manages to befriend one of them.

Shroomish: The Mushroom Pokemon: Grass Type. Shroomish live in damp soil in the dark depths of forests. They are often found keeping still under fallen leaves. This Pokémon feeds on compost that is made up of fallen, rotted leaves.

"I was going to ambush you, but you had to dawdle in Petalburg Woods forever, didn't you?" When we turn around, we can't believe what we're seeing. It is a man in a blue and white-stripe outfit.

"I got sick of waiting, so here I am. You! Devon Researcher! Hand over those papers!" The man says.

"Hey! Who are you to demand him to hand over the papers?" May yells.

The scientist hides behind me and says, "You're Pokemon Trainers, aren't you? You've got to help me, please!"

The man turns to me and says, "Hunh? What do you think you're doing? What, you're going to protect him? No one who crosses Team Aqua gets any mercy, not even a kid!"

So they are Team Aqua, and he challenges us to a battle. He uses only a Poochyena, which is not that hard to beat.

"Grr... You've got some nerve meddling with Team Aqua! Come on and battle me again! I wish I could say that, but I'm out of Pokemon..." The grunt is trying to flee, but I say, "What are you trying to get here?"

"We of Team Aqua are also after something in Rustboro. I'll let you go for today!" Just then, he runs away as fast as he can. Alice yells, "Get back here!"

"It's fine, he didn't steal anything." Mark says.

"Whew... That was awfully close! Thanks to you, he didn't rob me of these important papers." The scientist says, but then he flinches, "Ah! Didn't that Team Aqua thug say they were after something in Rustboro, too? Uh-oh! It's a crisis! I can't be wasting time!"

Then he runs off, and Minami says, "If they're trying to do something to the Devon Corp, I wouldn't be so surprised about that."

"Our mother has warned us about the two evil groups in the Hoenn Region, but I didn't think we would be seeing one of the two here..." I say.

Before we leave the cave, we also find a Pokemon that I'm looking for. Max says, "Dad also has a Slakoth, but there are wild ones here!"

"Yeah, and I think Slaking is a powerful Pokemon, the only downside is the Truant ability." Then I decide to throw the Pokeball and the Slakoth who is resting on the tree, and it is captured.

Slakoth: The Slacker Pokemon: Normal Type. Slakoth lolls around for over twenty hours every day. Because it moves so little, it does not need much food. This Pokémon's sole daily meal consists of just three leaves.

"Didn't you have to weaken the Pokemon first before capturing it?" May asks me.

"Doing something like this usually takes less time, but less accurate as well." I say back.