pokemon adventure

chapter thirty seven

Chapter 37

The Bug catching contest, the

Dojo and the wannabe bug trainer

After the pokeathlon event was over, the gang noticed that an event was happening in the National Park. The park keeper explained that they were holding a bug catching contest. "You go through the park; catch a bug pokemon for yourself and the winner gets a sun stone. And the trainers, who come first, second and third get to keep the bug pokemon they captured". Misty decided to stay out of that because she didn't like bugs, but Ash definitely wanted to enter. Tomo asked the keeper if he could enter as well, even though he was only nine years old. The park keeper said that any kids from eight to sixteen could enter, as long as they had a pokemon with them.

Ash and Tomo got in line to register at once. "I hope to win and get a new pokemon big brother," said Tomo. "So do I Tomo," said Ash. "I must ask," said Misty, "is a sun stone an evolutionary stone?" "Yes it is," said Brock, "it evolves a Gloom into a Bellossom and a Sunkern into a Sunflora". "It would be nice to win that," said Ash "and I could add it to my evolutionary stone collection". Just then a girl, wearing a yellow and black striped jacket came up to the gang; it was Casey. "Hi guys," she said. "Hi Casey," said Ash "how have you been?" "I have been great," replied Casey "my pokemon and I have been on a winning streak like my favourite team the Electabuzz. And my team of yellow pokemon, with black stripes is starting to build". Casey had caught herself a Beedrill and a Flaffy. She explained that Flaffy evolves into an Ampharos, which is a yellow pokemon with black stripes. "But I still haven't caught an Electabuzz yet, but I will get one. But for now I am focusing on winning this bug catching contest and getting a new bug type pokemon". Tomo revealed to Casey that he had an Elekid, the pre-evolved form of Electabuzz. Casey was shocked and felt defeated, but soon perked herself up again. "I'm not letting that get me down," she said.

After Ash, Tomo and Casey signed up for the bug catching contest, the announcer explained all the rules. Next all the trainers were given a park ball each. "You can only catch a bug pokemon with the park ball," said the announcer "and the judges will decide which three bug pokemon are the best for first, second and third place". Then the bug catching contest began. All those who registered started running through the park to catch a bug pokemon, while those who didn't register, including Misty and Brock, sat down in stadium seats and watched the event from a big screen.

Ash and Tomo went together so that they wouldn't be separated. "Where shall we look?" asked Tomo. "Well bug pokemon always take shelter in bushes and trees," said Ash "so I intend to search through the bushes and trees first". Tomo agreed and went with Ash towards the trees. Pikachu had his ears ready to listen for bug pokemon and Growlithe had his nose ready to sniff them out. Trainers were looking everywhere for the bug pokemon; through bushes, through grass and looking between the branches of trees. There were all kinds of bug pokemon in the forest; Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree, Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill, Scyther, Pinsir, Venonat, Venomoth, Paras, Parasect, Spinarak, Ledyba and Pineco. Back at the seats Misty kept on screaming after seeing all the bug pokemon on screen and poor Brock was doing his best to calm her down, but to no avail.

Meanwhile Ash and Tomo were still searching for bug pokemon to catch, when suddenly Growlithe noticed something by some wild flowers. A big lady bird was flying over the wildflowers. "What pokemon is that?" asked Tomo. "That's Ledian, the evolved form of Ledyba'' said Ash. Tomo decided that he wanted Ledian and had Growlithe attack Ledian with a flamethrower. Ledian got hit by the flamethrower and was hurt. Tomo threw his park ball at the Ledian and caught it in a second. "Well done Tomo," said Ash "now to find a bug pokemon for myself". Just then Pikachu heard a rustle from the bushes nearby. Out of the bushes came a big pink and purple and yellow striped spider type pokemon. "Hey that's an Ariados, the evolved form of Spinarak'' said Ash "I'm so going to catch that''. He had Pikachu use thunder on Ariados. Ariados got fried by Pikachu's thunder attack. Ash threw his park ball at Ariados and caught it in a second. "I hope we get to keep Ariados and Ledyba'' said Tomo. "So do I Tomo," said Ash "I would really like to have Ariados on my team". "Yeah and I want to keep Ledian'' said Tomo.