Trainer Strawberry: Chapter 18

Before heading back to Rustboro, Pepper and I decided to go back into the cave to make sure all the Pokemon in it were okay. As we entered the cave, I noticed something purple hiding behind a stalagmite. I stood still while I tried to figure out what the purple thing was. When it didn’t hear any movement, it poked its head out from behind the stalagmite. It looked like a chubby, purple rabbit with yellow ear tips.

Cool, a new Pokemon! I’m gonna catch it!

I looked at Pepper, and nodded toward the Pokemon. Pepper must have just been waiting for the command, because as soon as it was given, she charged toward the Pokemon and used “Bite”. The Pokemon was too surprised to move, and the attack became a direct hit. Once the Pokemon had fallen over from the force of the attack, I threw a Pokeball at it, then waited until it stopped shaking. My Pokedex then informed me that the Pokemon was a Whismur.

“Gotcha! Whismur was caught!” I sent the newly caught Pokemon back out. “Okay, the Pokedex says that your cries equal a jet plane in volume. So, how’s about I call you Echo?”

“Whis, Whismur.” The Pokemon quietly replied. I guessed that meant it was okay with that name, but it was hard to tell.

“Umm, well, okay. Let’s return the stolen Devon Goods. Okay, Pepper?” I asked my canine companion as I returned Echo to his Pokeball. Pepper nodded her head in agreement, she also seemed to not be quite sure how to respond to the quiet answer of Echo.

*Later, back at Rustboro*

Pepper and I headed toward the Devon building when we were stopped by a slightly familiar voice yelling at us.

“Hey!,” The Devon Researcher Man called as he waved his hand in the air, trying to get our attention, “Did you get the stolen goods back?”

“Yeah, we have them right here.” I yelled back. The man ran over to make sure the goods were still in good condition.

“This is wonderful! Come on, you simply must come to the Devon Building so we can properly thank you!”

I followed the Devon Researcher Man into the building, he lead me to the third floor. He then pointed to a chair and told me to wait there, the man then disappeared to parts unknown. Pepper jumped into my lap once I had sat down.

“I’m back, thanks for waiting.” The Devon Man said cheerfully when he came back after what had seemed like hours. “Here, take this as a token of my gratitude.” He said as he handed me a Great Ball.

I gave a slight bow as I accepted the item, I had heard that bowing was a polite gesture somewhere-or-another, and it seemed appropriate for the occasion. I then turned to leave when the man stopped me.

“Wait just a second. I have a favor to ask. Do you think you could deliver this package to Capt. Stern at Slateport’s Shipyard? You can? Great!” The man shoved the package into my hands before I could object, it was the same stolen goods I had just recovered, I guess the poor guy didn’t want to risk running into more bad luck and being unable to deliver it. “Also, the president would like to speak to you. Please follow me.” The man then headed toward some stairs, with Pepper and I following close behind.

“Well, hello there.” A man sitting behind a desk said as we entered the room. He had white, slightly spikey hair, kind but stern eyes, and he wore a white shirt with a bluish-greenish tie underneath a blue suit with some black stripes on it. His desk was surprisingly tidy, and on it sat a white hat with a gray band around it. “I’m Mr. Stone, the President of the Devon Corporation. I’d just got word about you! You saved our staff not just once, but twice! I have a favor to ask of an amazing person like you. I understand that you’re delivering a package to Slateport’s Shipyard. Well, on the way, could you stop off in Dewford Town? I was hoping that you’d deliver a Letter to Steven in Dewford.”

“Umm, yeah, sure.” I replied, I was surprised that Mr. Stone was actually giving me a choice in the matter. So far, it had seemed like everyone I met on my journey didn’t ask if I wanted to help or not, they all just seemed to expect my help, even if I had never met them before. And this guy was actually asking for my help, giving me the option of if I wanted to help him or not. That wasn’t exactly what I was expecting from the president of a company as big as Devon.

“Really? Well, you should know that I am a great President. So, I’d never be so cheap as to ask a favor for nothing in return. That’s why I want you to have this!” He handed me a strange device that I had never seen before.

I assumed that this was a new device that had just come out, but just because I had never seen it before didn’t mean it was new. While I was moving, I got a little behind on technology, so it wouldn’t surprise me if almost every Pokemon Trainer had one of these devices. Not knowing what to say, and not wanting to admit that I had no idea what the device was, I bowed in gratitude, just as I had done when the Devon Researcher Man gave me a Great Ball.

“That device… It’s a Pokémon Navigator, or PokéNav for short. It’s an indispensable tool for any Trainer on an adventure. It has a map of the Hoenn region. You can check the locations of Dewford and Slateport easily!” He explained, seeming to sense my confusion, “By the way, I’ve heard that sinister criminals—Magma and Aqua, I believe—have been making trouble far and wide. I think it would be best if you rested up before you go on your way.”

“I’ve heard of Team Aqua before, they’re the ones who attacked your staff and stole some of your company’s goods. But, I’ve never heard of this Team Magma that you mentioned, who are they?”

“They’re Team Aqua’s arch enemies. You see, while Team Aqua wants to expand the oceans in hopes that it will help restore the Pokemon of the world’s habitats, Team Magma wants to expand the world’s land mass, so life will be easier for humans.”

“How are they going to do that?”

“I’m not sure. All I know is that both of them need to be stopped. If either one of them succeeds, they will disrupt the balance of this world, and who knows what the consequences will be.”

“That just means I’ll have to do everything in my power to stop them!” I said as I turned to leave. “Thanks for the Pokenav, Mr. Stone. I’ll be sure to deliver the letter and the package for you.”

“Well, then, Strawberry, go with caution and care!”

I nodded as I left the room.

Team Aqua and Team Magma. What could they be thinking?!

Pokemon met this chapter: Echo, male, quiet nature

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Whoa, a new chapter of Trainer Strawberry?! What is happening?! Haha, yes, at long last, I have written another chapter of Trainer Strawberry. No, your eyes do not deceive you. Just as a side note, it’s been so long since I wrote a chapter for Trainer Strawberry, that I had no idea what any of my notes meant. Like, seriously, I had to get Dino to help me translate them. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I hope it was worth the wait (but it probably wasn’t).

 

Top 22 Pokemon X/Y Themes

(Note: This is just my opinion, and therefore, you do not have to agree with it, just don’t make a big deal of it in the comments.)

So, I recently beat the Elite Four in Pokemon X, and I decided to make a list of my top ten themes. But, obviously, I couldn’t just pick ten themes, so now it’s a top twenty-two theme list. I usually don’t notice themes in video games, so I decided to look up a playlist of the themes on Youtube and chose my favorites from the playlist. As a result, I do not know when every theme on this list plays, but I have an idea of when they play with some of them (and there are some that I do know when they play). Also, another reason I decided to make this list is because I thought my awesome readers might enjoy a special extra post. Now, before we get to the list, there is something I must apologize for. I will not be making any new posts this coming week because I am staying with my older sister and probably won’t have the time. Again, I am sorry. I should also inform all of you awesome readers that since it is summer, I may not be able to put posts up as frequently as I used to. This doesn’t mean I will stop making posts, it just means that I am busier in the summer. Anyway, on with the list!

#22 – Battle! Lysandre: This theme plays while you battle Lysandre, the leader of Team Flare. I think it a great remix of the Team Flare Grunt Battle theme. It adds a certain urgent and important vibe to it. And, as this is the battle that will determine the fate of humanity, it needs to have that.

#21 – Spotted! Ace Trainer: Did you know that different themes play depending upon what kind of Pokemon Trainer spots you? Because I sure didn’t know that until I looked up these themes. I like how the Ace Trainer’s theme sounds professional and energetic. That isn’t something that you hear very often, or, at least, I haven’t heard it very often. If any of you awesome readers know a theme that sounds professional and energetic at the same time, I would love to hear it. I like the way themes like that sound.

#20 – The Ultimate Weapon Deployed: This theme plays when Team Flare revives the Ultimate Weapon that nearly wiped out all life on Kalos years ago. It doesn’t really start until around eleven seconds, but then it gets really dramatic sounding, perfect for what is happening at this point in the game.

#19 – Anistar City: This is the theme for Anistar City (obviously). I think it sounds pretty awesome. I don’t remember if something un-ordinary happens in Anistar or not – I don’t even really remember where Anistar is. I just like the theme.

#18 – The Kalos Power Plant: This is the theme of the power plant you have to save from Team Flare, who are trying to use the electricity from it to power the Ultimate Weapon. I think this theme sounds pretty cool. It also as a certain city vibe to it.

#17 – Battle! Gym Leader: I’m pretty sure this is a remix of the theme played while fighting a Trainer, but I’m not 100% sure. Anyway, when this theme plays, you know you’re in for a fight. Unless you’re like me, and your Pokemon are already ten or twenty levels higher than the Gym Leader’s Pokemon when you fight them.

#16 – Battle! Elite Four: This theme plays as you fight the Elite Four. When it plays, you know you’re going to have a tough time if you didn’t pick the right Pokemon.

#15 – Battle! Champion: This is the theme that plays as you fight the Champion of the Pokemon League. It takes a few seconds before it really starts, but I like how it sounds tough and light-hearted at the same time. The fact that the Champion mostly uses Fairy-Type Pokemon adds to the theme.

#14 – Bicycle: This theme plays while you are riding your bike. I like how it sounds so happy and carefree. Which is how I’m sure most people feel as they ride their bike.

#13 – Route 1: This theme plays as you walk on Route 1, which is a pretty short Route. I like how the xylophone makes it sound happy and carefree. And since this is the first Route the Trainers are on when they start their journey, they probably really are happy and carefree because none of the Team Flare stuff has happened yet.

#12 – Spotted! Youngster: This theme plays when you’re spotted by a Youngster. I think it sounds like something you’d hear in Paper Mario. I think it really fits Youngsters because of how youthful and happy sounding it is.

#11 – Tower of Mystery: I don’t know when this theme plays. It takes about ten seconds to really start, but when it does, it’s beautiful. I also think it kinda sounds like something you would hear in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.

#10 – A Mysterious Figure: This is another theme that I don’t know when it plays. I like it because it sounds kinda super hero-y. We are now down to the top ten. What songs made it you ask? Well, let’s see.

#9 – Scary House: I’m pretty sure this theme plays while you’re in the house near the swamp that is supposed to be haunted or something. I think it does a great job of sounding kinda creepy yet magical. I also think it kinda sounds like something you’d hear in Banjo-Kazooie.

#8 – Snowbelle City: This is the theme that plays in Snowbelle City. Snowbelle is the city containing the last Pokemon Gym and is covered in snow. And I think this theme captures both of those elements nicely. I also think it sounds like a theme you’d hear in Professor Layton.

#7 – An Eternal Poison: I’m pretty sure this theme plays when AZ is telling you the story about how the Ultimate Weapon almost destroyed all life in Kalos. This theme is also used as AZ’s theme. I think the theme perfectly captures the pain and longing that AZ has felt throughout the past thousands of years he has lived.

#6 – Fin: I’m not sure if this plays during the credits, or if it plays after them when the message that says “Thanks for playing” shows up. I think it’s a nice song to end with either way, though. I really like the way the guitar sounds.

#5 – Looker’s Theme: This is Looker the Detective’s theme. I think this song is perfect for him because it kinda gives you this vibe of hitting the streets, looking for clues, and hunting down criminals.

#4 – Friends Theme (Friends Forever): This is the theme that plays when you meet up with your friends on the bridge before you challenge the Elite Four. This particular theme is actually just a slower version of the Friends Theme (Reunited), which is just a version of Friends Theme (A New Meeting) with a different opening. This was one of the themes that I actually noticed while I was playing. It added to the moment because everyone was all like “Even when they’re far apart, friends are still friends.” I think this theme adds to that, because it sounds very sweet.

#3 – The Sun Shines Down: This theme play after you defeat AZ and he is being reunited with his Pokemon that he thought he would never see again. It doesn’t really start until around thirty-three seconds in. But it is perfect for this moment in this game. You can feel the happiness and relief flowing from this song.

#2 – Together with Shauna: This theme plays while you’re watching the fireworks with Shauna at Parfume Palace. This theme makes me think of my close friends, and I think that’s what it is supposed to do.

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The time to find out what my favorite song in Pokemon X/Y is. So, without further ado…

#1 – An Unwavering Heart: In front of the Coumarine City Pokemon Center is a guy that, upon talking to him, will play this song for you. It is just beautiful. I’ve read that it is a rearrangement of a song in Pokemon Black/White, but I don’t remember hearing it in Black (the version I have). Of course, that doesn’t really mean anything, because, as I’ve mentioned before, I usually don’t notice the background themes while I’m playing a game.

Well, there you have it, my top 22 Pokemon X/Y themes. I hope you enjoyed reading this list and listening to my favorite songs from a great game.

Even though it’s Monday, and therefore this will be a day late, Happy Easter to all of my awesome readers!

Later.

Trainer Strawberry: Chapter 13

“Okay, guys! Give it all you’ve got!” I shouted as my Pokemon trained. We had recently defeated the Gym Trainer in the Rustboro City Gym, but I had decided we needed to do some training before we took on the Gym Leader, Roxanne.

Suddenly, a Pokemon that looked like a bird showed up. My Pokedex told me it was a Taillow, a Flying- and Normal-Type.

“Oh, wow, a new Pokemon! Let’s catch it! Go, Zip!” I was always excited to catch a new Pokemon.

“Zigzagoon!” Zip ran forward at my request. The Taillow prepared to battle as well. When the Taillow turned towards us, I realized that it had a scar on its right eye.

“Taillow!” It shouted as it charged at Zip.

“So, it’s using ‘Quick Attack’,” I said mostly to myself. “Zip, dodge it and use ‘Headbutt’!”

“Zigzagoon!” Zip easily moved to the side to dodge the Taillow’s attack. Then, right as he and the Taillow were side by side, he jumped up quicker than most people would have thought possible. He hit the Taillow, and sent it flying into a tree nearby.

“Now’s my chance!” I shouted as I threw a Pokeball at the Taillow. It shook three times, then it clicked. “Gotcha! Taillow was caught!” I exclaimed happily. All of my Pokemon, except Caso, jumped up in down in happiness. They were all glad to have a new friend. “Now, he just needs a name. Come on out, Taillow!” I threw the Pokeball containing my newly caught Pokemon. When he emerged, I walked around him a little, examining him to try to figure out a good name. “How’s about… Blackfeather?”

“Taillow, Taillow.” The bird Pokemon shook its head. He didn’t like that name. He then tried his best to point at his eye.

“Oh, I get it. You want to be called Scar, right?”

“Taillow, Taillow.” Scar nodded his head. I was a little surprised that he would like that name. I thought Pokemon didn’t like their scars being pointed out, but I guess I was wrong.

“Alright then. Let’s get back to training!” All of my Pokemon happily agreed. Even Caso agreed, not happily, but he agreed.

*Later*

Our training had been going great, when suddenly, we heard a rushing sound, like a bunch of wings flapping at one time. Soon after the sound started, we spotted the source. It was at least twenty Taillows, and they looked angry.

“Whoa! That’s a lot of Taillows!” I yelled in surprise. “What do you guys think they want?” I asked nervously while I turned to my Pokemon to see if they had any ideas. When I looked at them, I realized they were looking at me, waiting for me to tell them the answer. All of them except Scar, who was looking at the other Taillows with a slight hint of anger. Scar and the other Taillows were talking to each other about something. That’s when I realized, Scar had probably been kicked out of this flock of Taillows, so they were probably mad that he hadn’t left the area yet. I couldn’t help being angry at that realization. No one, and I mean no one, picks on my Pokemon. I don’t care if they’re Pokemon as well, I will not tolerate it. “Alright, guys! It looks like these Taillows want a fight, so let’s give them one they’ll never forget!” My Pokemon roared in agreement.

The battle began, with both sides giving it their all. We were vastly outnumbered, but that didn’t stop us. We were ready for them, I don’t know how, but we were. As we fought with the flock of Taillows, I felt my Pokemon and I getting closer. It was an experience I had never felt before-it was like my Pokemon and I were thinking the exact same thing. I knew exactly when my Pokemon would dodge and how they would retaliate. It was like we were in perfect sync.

So, this is what it really means to be a Pokemon Trainer.

Sometime during the battle, my Pokemon began using moves they had never used before. Pepper was using “Bite”, and Aqua was using “Rollout”. It was a long battle, but we came out on top. Suddenly, Caso began to glow a bright white. Even though he was glowing brightly, I could see he was changing shape. Just as suddenly as it began, Caso stopped glowing, but he wasn’t a Mudkip anymore.

“Marshtomp!” Caso called when he stopped glowing. His appearance had changed quite a bit. He was slightly taller, and he stood on his hind legs. The three orange spikes on the sides of his face were now one single spike. He had two fins on his back, and both his back fins and his head fins turned into a grayish color. And his underbelly was now orange.

“Wow, Caso! You’re a Marshtomp now!” I said excitedly with my Pokedex in my hand. I had to check, okay. Caso stared at me for a moment, then he used “Water Gun” to hit me in the face. I sputtered for a minute before angrily yelling “Caso!”, the rest of my Pokemon just laughed. I stared angrily at Caso for a few seconds, then I sighed and started laughing too. After all, that was just his way of teasing me, so maybe it was a good thing.

Well, at least now I know that Caso’s still Caso, even if he looks a little different.

Pokemon met this chapter: Scar, male, lax nature

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Info. Once again, sorry for the wait. I hope this chapter was good enough to make up for it. Anyway, quite a bit happens in this chapter. Catching a new Pokemon, Caso becoming a Marshtomp. By the way, did you guys know I have a page that keeps track of the little details like which Pokemon are on my team, and what attack they know? Well, I do. The link to it is here.

Trainer Strawberry: Chapter 11

After a close call with Pepper, and a good night’s rest, my Pokemon and I walked out of the Pokemon Center and into Rustboro City. I had returned all of my Pokemon, except Pepper, to their Pokeballs after breakfast. It was great to see Pepper feeling like her old self again. She seemed just as excited as I was when we walked out the front doors of the Pokemon Center. Rustboro was the biggest city I had seen so far on my journey.

“Oh, wow! Look at all the buildings!” I exclaimed in awe as I looked around. Pepper barked in agreement, I guessed that she had never been in a city this big before. Okay, so Rustboro wasn’t really all that big, but for a little Poochyena, these buildings were big enough to keep giants away. “Where do you suppose the Pokemon Gym is?” I asked my little companion. Pepper gave me a look that said ‘How am I supposed to know?’. “Haha. Well, I guess we’ll just have to walk around until we find it.”

The two of us started walking around, looking for anything that resembled a Pokemon Gym. Suddenly we heard the laughter of children, along with shouts of “Hey, that’s mine!”, “Catch me if you can!”, “It’s my turn!”, and “Ready or not, here I come!”.

“Huh, there must be a playground nearby. Sounds like those kids are having a lot of fun.”

“Hey, look! It’s a Poochyena!” A little girl shouted as she pointed at Pepper. Soon she and a few other children had ran up to admire Pepper. Poor Pepper had no idea how to react at first, but she got used to the sudden attention pretty quickly and even seemed to enjoy it. “Is this your Poochyena, Miss?” The little girl asked sweetly.

“Yep. You can pet her if you want to. She doesn’t bite.”

The little girl gave a happy gasp as she reached out her hand to pet Pepper. Pepper jutted her nose forward to meet the hand. She obviously loved kids. It wasn’t long before all of the kids that had came over were crowding around Pepper to pet her.

When they started to be crowded too closely to the Poochyena, I decided it was time for Pepper and I to move on. “Okay, it’s time for us to go. Come on, Pepper.”

“Excuse me, Miss? Do you think you could bring Pepper over to the Pokemon Trainer School sometime? I’m sure all of the other students would love to meet her.” One of the older kids asked. By older, I mean that he was seven at the most.

“Pokemon Trainer School?” I looked at the boy questionably. I had never heard of a Pokemon Trainer School before.

“Yeah. It’s the building over there,” He pointed at the building right next to the playground. “It’s where young Pokemon Trainers go to learn all of the basics of being a Pokemon Trainer. Didn’t you know that?”

“To be honest, I had never heard of it before,” I replied as I scratched the back of my head in embarrassment. “It sounds pretty cool, though. What do you say, Pepper? Do you want to go check it out?” Pepper barked happily, then she began to pant excitedly. “I guess that’s a yes, then. Do you kids think you could show us around?”

All of the children replied with a happy “Yes”, and “Come on, follow me!”. They giggled excitedly the whole way there.

*Later: After most of the tour around the school*

“And this is Mister I. R. Cheesi’s class room. This is where the final year students study,” The boy informed me as we walked into the biggest room in the building.

“Mister I. R. Cheesi must be brilliant Pokemon Teacher if he has a class this big.” I said as I looked around in awe.

“Actually, he tends to be a little cheesy sometimes. But, all in all, he is a great teacher.”

“He’s a little cheesy sometimes? Really?” I asked even though his name should’ve given that one away. Suddenly, Pepper started barking at something. “What’s the matter, girl?” I asked as I turned to see what she was barking at. Leaning against the wall was that weird guy we met as we were leaving Oldale. “Hey, it’s you! Let’s see, what was your name again? Wasn’t it something like ‘Spot’ or something?”

The guy fell over when I asked if his name was “Spot”, then he quickly got up and angrily corrected me, “My name is ‘Scott’, not ‘Spot’!”

“Oops, sorry. Anyway, Scott, what brings you here?”

“Oh, me? I’m here looking for Pokemon Trainers with potential. What are you doing here?”

“Pepper and I were just taking a look around. By the way, you wouldn’t happen to know where the Pokemon Gym here is, would you?”

“Why, of course! It’s just down the road. If you head toward the Pokemon Center, you’ll see it on your left.”

“Thanks, Scott. Well, we should probably get going. Come on, Pepper.” I then turned to the kid that had shown us around, “Thanks for the tour of your school. It was really impressive.”

“Anytime, Miss. Good luck at the Gym.”

“Thanks, we’ll do our best. Right Pepper?” Pepper barked in agreement. “Well, later guys.”

As we left the Pokemon Trainer School, there was only one thing I could think about.

I can’t believe we walked right past the Pokemon Gym, and we didn’t even notice!

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Info. I have a question for all of you awesome readers, do you think I should be more to the point in my writing? Or do you like the way I’m writing now? If I was more to the point, I’d probably get to the end of Trainer Strawberry quicker. But I probably wouldn’t have as much storyline as I do now. Also, I’m still taking requests for what I should play next, so if there’s a game you want me to play, leave a comment with the name of the game. The game you request could be the next one I play! The only restriction is that I do not play FPS games.

News

Alright, so I haven’t played any Megaman recently, but I think I might have something that I’m going to post soon that will make up for that. First, I should tell you awesome readers that I have started a Nuzlocke in Emerald. For those of you who don’t know, a Nuzlocke is a way of playing through Pokemon games, and it has certain rules. If you want to know the rules, you can ask me. But if you want to ask an expert on the subject, you should go ask Taco. Anyway, instead of taking snapshots and making a gaming journal about it, I asked my sister to help me take notes of important things that happened as I played. And now, I have one chapter written of my Nuzlocke story. The name of the story is “Trainer Strawberry”. The chapter isn’t very long, but considering that it’s the first real chapter of something that I’m writing that I finished, I think that’s okay. I’m sorry if it seems a little jumbled and/or inconsistent, hopefully that will be fixed as continue to write and get experience writing. Also, I will be making a new page with links to all future story posts, so if you ever want to re-read one of my stories, just go to that page and click on the link to the story you want to read. The story should be up in an hour, so check back then if you’re interested in reading it. Critique is not only accepted, but welcomed on my story. Any useful tips on how to write better are also accepted.

Anyway, I have a few videos to show you guys. First, is a Japanese video made for “Respect Your Elders Day”. The kanji near the end video reads, “Are you respecting them?”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BC7XYRB17gc

I think this video perfectly describes what it is like to play one of those games where you have to hit a button over and over. You can skip to :18 in the video if you want to skip the intro. The thing you’re supposed to pay attention to is the guys at the bottom of the screen. You don’t have to watch the whole video, just please watch until a little past :37.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fcqr_VUy0mk

Please leave a comment with your reactions to the videos-I would love to read your reactions. Unless you don’t have time to comment, in which case, just don’t worry about it.

Happy (late) New Years! Later.