pokemon adventure

chapter sixty two

Chapter 62

The colony of Treecko,

A day of training and the Shroomish swarm

The gang were still traveling through Petalburg forest; Petalburg forest was a big forest and there was no telling when the gang would reach the end of it. After Ash captured Taillow and Zigzagoon, the gang had met another pokemon trainer named Nicholai who had a Mudkip for a starter. Nicholai was kind of peculiar because he liked to dress up as a pokemon, even when battling or catching a pokemon. He believed that it was a good way of him studying pokemon and becoming one with his own pokemon.

After meeting up with Nicholai, the gang continued going through Petalburg forest, but right now they weren't going anywhere. Ash had read in the guide book that a colony of Treecko lived in the area, and he wished to catch one. Ash had a desire to obtain every starter pokemon in the Hoenn region, and since he already had a Mudkip he now had the chance to catch himself a Treecko. "That's a surprise to know that wild Treecko live around here" said Max. "That's what you get while on pokemon journeys Max;" said Brock "there's always a surprise lurking around every corner".

Just then Ash spotted the colony of Treecko; they lived in trees. "Now's my chance to catch a Treecko" said Ash. He released is Taillow to battle one of the Treecko. "Treecko's a grass type, so Taillow would have the advantage" Max explained to May. Ash was about to command Taillow to attack, but then a blue flame shot at Ash and stopped him in his tracks. "That was dragon breath," said Brock "but where did it come from?" "Up there" said Tomo, pointing to a tree branch. There was a Treecko sitting on the branch and it was holding a twig in its mouth. "How can a Treecko know dragon breath?" asked Max; he had never seen a Treecko use dragon breath before. "It must be an egg move," said Tomo " pokemon can learn a move from its parent from birth. Even moves that a pokemon can't normally learn". Max and May were impressed with that.

Ash decided he would capture that Treecko, but the Treecko ran off quick. "That's one speedy Treecko" said May. "I'm going to follow that Treecko, because I wish to catch it" Ash said to the others, and he left. "Why is Ash so worked up of catching a pokemon?" asked May. "This is common behaviour for pokemon trainers when they see a pokemon they want" said Brock. "Besides May, you were excited yourself when you decided to catch Azuril" said Tomo. May remembered that and admitted that Tomo was right. "Let's stay here and wait for Ash," said Brock "he'll be back once he catches Treecko". Tomo, May and Max agreed.

Meanwhile Ash Pikachu and Taillow were following the Treecko and then they ended up at a big tree. "Wow, I've never seen a tree like this" said Ash. Pikachu and Taillow hadn't either. There were hundreds of Treecko living on the tree. Ash looked for the Treecko that held the twig in its mouth, and he saw it sitting on a branch alone. Ash called out to it and said he wanted to battle. The Treecko heard Ash and accepted the battle. "Okay Taillow, get ready" said Ash. Taillow was ready to battle now. The Treecko blew dragon breath at Taillow, but Taillow dodged it. "Show that Treecko your egg move Taillow" said Ash. Taillow's body got surrounded by a white aura; his egg move was sky attack. Taillow charged at Treecko fast and tackled Treecko well; poor Treecko didn't have the chance to dodge. Treecko fainted on the spot from that powerful flying type move. Ash tossed a pokeball at Treecko and captured it easily. Treecko's ball vanished to Prof Oak as Ash already had six pokemon on him. "My very own Treecko" smiled Ash, and he returned Taillow to his pokeball.

After capturing Treecko, Ash and Pikachu were just about to head back to the others. But then a big grey jeep came near the big tree at a great speed. "What the?" gasped Ash. A muscular man got out of the jeep and he sent out a Fearow to battle all of the Treecko; this man was a poacher. "Come on Pikachu, we better get the others for help," said Ash "I don't think we will be able to handle this poacher on our own". Pikachu agreed, and he and Ash ran back to the others as quick as they could.