The Pokémon Challenge Thread!

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Part 2: An Exercise in Screenshotting

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Quick recap! Last time, we stumbled around town, got attacked by an otherworldly electric mouse, and got our Pokemon stolen by our asshole neighbor Greg. Look at that smug bastard. Anyway, continuing. Being fed up with this lousy 'playing favorites' game, I'm making like a banana and getting the hell out of dodge.


Course that ain't gonna fly when there's dickheads in the house.


You're going to steal my Pokemon and then rub it in my face? Have you no shame, Greg?


Alright, homeslice, bring it.


Man, what? I could have had that? God damn it. Now I'm just stuck with-


This. Whatever.


Nimbus then proceeds to wipe the floor with that son of a bitch. (Not really. All that damage he took? That was from one hit. Eevee tail whipped Nimbus like three times then tackled him. I would have lost right then and there had Greg had any brains and used Tackle again instead of Tail Whip).


Oh. That's cool. I guess.


Looks like I'm the lucky one this time! For once. He then proceeds to rant about how he'll just make his Pokemon fight to get stronger.


Then he insults me and runs away. What the heck.


My thoughts exactly.


Oh my. What the hell? Go away, Nimbus. We're having a people conversation. Are you a people, Nimbus? Didn't think so. Get back in the ball. Unfortunately, the little runt doesn't comply. Probably thinks he's the sass master now.


Yeah? Well I'll fix that. You hear that, Nimbus?


No, don't encourage him.


But we've already established he's not a people. How can I converse with something that's not a person? I try and keep my position on the matter firm, but Oak shoots me a 'there's something wrong with you' look and I give up. Fine. He'll stay out. You happy?


Of course not. With Nimbus and Oak's disapproval nipping at my heels, I head out to the north exit of Pallet Town.


This is kind of nerve wracking. I've never had a Pokemon before. Sure, my spectacular battling skills are not to be overlooked, exhibit A being Greg's decimation at my hands, but still. You know, there's a foreign phrase they use to describe things like this. I believe it's... 'yolo'? Nah, that sounds like something a ten year old would say... Wait a minute.


Oh god!


Oh. It's just a Pidgey. Nothing weird like Nimbus. Hey, don't look at me like that.


Get outta town. (Note: I'm not considering the challenge 'started' yet, at least with the catching aspect, since there's no way I could have gotten access to Pokeballs without cheating. Consider this a 'prologue' of sorts). After destroying that Pidgey, Nimbus and I head up further north where we meet this weirdo.


Wow! I wonder which one!


Who woulda guessed?


Oh, sweet. Now I have two of these. Thanks, convenience store dude. The rest of our walk was uneventful, just Nimbus slaughtering a bunch of Pidgeys. (Pidgies? Nah, definitely Pidgeys)


Here it is, Nimbus. Viridian City. There's like, two cool buildings here.


This is one of them. Just let me do all the talking.


Yeah, hi. Heal Nimbus please, we gotta go fast.


Yeah, bye. After our visit to the Pokemon Center, we head over to the other cool building.


Pokemart. Here's the plan, Nimbus. We'll head in, buy a bunch of crap and Pokeballs with the money we got from Greg, then book it for Pewter. Just let me do the ta-


Oh shit. Not this guy. Okay Nimbus, chill. This guy's kind of a creep. Also, pretty sure his elevator doesn't go to the top floor, if you know what I mean. Alright, here goes nothing... Hey man, what's up?


Yes, Sherman, we've been over this.


Yeah, Sherman, about that... See we're kind of in a r-


God damn it Sherman. Now I gotta deliver this, otherwise my conscience is gonna get the best of me. Sherman, I swear.


Nimbus and I walk all the way back to Pallet town, one of us more than a little pissed, and head to Oak's Pokemon Lab™.


Hilarious. I'm not here for your bad jokes, Oak. I'm here to give you this.


...Are you buttering me up for something?


Take it.


What do you mean, 'custom'?


You were buttering me up.


God damn it.


Get out of here, Greg.


What, no. I'm here. That means it's bad timing.


Ugh, just let me do it. You were gonna make me do it anyway, don't get him involved.


Ah yes. Hail Pokedex.


Sure sounds like it.


Oh, sweet.


(I actually missed a screenshot between this one and the next one because I was so enamored by Oak's speech. It was just him saying that it's his dream).


Sounds more like you're just too lazy.


...I'm listening now.


Woah, woah, woah. Slow down, Flash. What makes you think you're better than me here? Can you remind me who won by a landslide during our battle? What was that? 'Kiven', you say?


What the hell. Dick move, man. That's screwed up, right Nimbus?


Yeah. You know what? We'll go ask for one anyway. That'll show him.


Hahaha, eat a dick, Greg. I ask his sister for a kiss before I leave, but she just gives me that look that everyone does when they think I'm acting like an idiot. Whatever. Nothing eventful happens on the walk back to Viridian City except for this:


Wicked


You bet your shit you can help me, Sherman.


Hell yeah. Well, now that we have supplies, you ready to get crackin', Nimbus?


Figures. Let's just go then.

End of Part 2 (End of Prologue?)

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