Tournament Time! - Pokemon Insurgence 07

Finally... it was time to enter a tournament.  I could finally show off my skills to Damian and Nora.

But before I could face them, I had to battle this little kid named Kyle...

Let's just say that I kicked his butt. And as for Damian....

...Zap took down his Corphish in one hit.

But then he swapped out to Delta Charmeleon, and it killed Neo Dude the Geodude so quickly.  It didn't even stand a chance.

My only option was to send in Saur. Both Pokemon were capable of landing super effective hits, so I believe that Saur only won the battle because he had the level advantage. And then he sent out Luxio, and we defeated it rather quickly.

I fought Nora in the final round of the tournament.

And she started out with Bayleef. My team defeated Bayleef, Sewaddle, and Trapinch rather quickly, ending the tournament.

My team may have won today's event, but I can't forget about Neo Dude. He was a sacrifice, but he fought well and didn't deserve to die.

Anyway, it's time to move on towards Suntouched City, so I can earn my first gym badge!

Pixie Pokemon? Mew and Celebi in the Midna Cave! - Pokemon Insurgence 06

Picking up from where we left off last time, the team and I entered Midna Cave.

Our first wild encounter was a Phanpy, so that's what I had to catch.  I ended up naming it Dumbo.

We had to fight a powerful Lunatone, so I had Saur use Leech Seed to counter Lunatone's Hypnosis.  That way I could do damage to it every turn, even when Saur was asleep.

Then I ran into a girl, presumably Nora, and she had a Celebi with her. I wondered what she could be doing with a legendary Pokemon.

She was about to harm me to keep her secret safe, but then Mew reappeared!  She told me all about the prophecies and that people who are chosen by the "Pixie" legendary Pokemon would be the ones to take out the cults.  The first Augur was friends with Hoopa, but the new Augur doesn't have a legendary ally. And apparently Mew hasn't joined my team yet because I would become a target of the cults if it were to publicly team up with me.

I promised to keep Nora's secret, but now I have to return to the school.  I have a tournament to enter!

Delta Evolution?! - Pokemon Insurgence 05

After saving the Augur, it was time to return to the cave... so that's where we went.

We found the exit rather quickly...

...and on the next route, we met a trainer who told us about a school where kids can go to learn how to battle with Pokemon properly.

Oh, and I accidentally killed the Ponyta that I ran into on this route, which meant that I couldn't add a new member to my team just yet.

But on the bright side, Saur the Delta Bulbasaur evolved into Delta Invysaur!  That's exciting, right?

And then we caught a Geodude in a cave!  His name is Neo Dude.  And you will respect him.

Moving on, we arrived in Midna Town while it was still light out.

A funny woman was talking about her Magcargo and how its Pokedex entry just has to be wrong.  After all, how could its body temperature be hotter than the surface of the sun?

And then a nice old lady gave us a Thunder Stone.  That'll be useful for evolving Zap into a Raichu someday when it knows enough attacks.

A little boy wouldn't let us continue on our adventure because he had to find a girl named Nora.  Apparently that involves us, and it's a justifiable reason for him to not let us pass.

What a little shit.

So I went to see her teacher.  She's surprised that Nora is missing, too.

So whatever... I guess we're going into the mines to find this irresponsible little girl... next time.

A Race Against Time - Pokemon Insurgence 04

I captured a Roggenrola in the cave and decided to name it Rocky.  It was carrying an Everstone, but I have no need for stopping my Pokemon from evolving.

I need them to be as strong as they possibly can be.

With Rocky by my side, we began exploring the cave.  Damian came here before us, and the kid could be in danger.

While we were looking for Damian, we ran into a Baltoy that gave us a little bit of trouble.  Everyone made it out of the battle just fine, though.

When we found Damian, he was complaining about how slow we were.  He really should have just been glad that we showed up at all.

Anyway, we overheard a couple of cultists talking about a plot to murder the Augur.  Terrified that he would lose his life, Damian and I rushed back to town.

Apparently we were late to see the Augur... But we was still alive, and that's what was most important.

We located the cultists and had no choice but to fight them.  The Augur's life was on the line, after all.

The cultist opened the battle with a Skrelp, but Saur took care of it without any problems.

It was Zap's turn to shine when he sent out Horsea.

And just like that, we succeeded in saving the Augur, and now we have to head to Midna Town.

Zap! - Pokemon Insurgence 03

As soon as I entered the Shade Forest, Saur and I encountered a wild Pikachu.  Eager to add a new member to our team, we fought to capture... not to kill.

And capture we did.  I named it Zap, and our family now has two Pokemon members.

Poor Zap was poisoned by a wild Weedle, but luckily the poisoning faded away when we neared the Pokemon Center in town.

Feeling the need to disguise myself so that the cult that imprisoned me wouldn't recognize me, I bought a straw hat...

And needless to say... the straw hat looks pretty darn cool in battle.

We fought a bunch of trainers in the forest.  All of them had two things in common:

1. They all had the determination to win.

2. They all lost to the deadly combination of Zap and Saur.

And then we finally arrived at the cave.  It's time to go inside... next time.

Delta Pokemon? - Pokemon Insurgence 02

As soon as I entered Telnor Town, I noticed how much the people there were praising the "Augur," a man that I know nothing about.

My only concern was getting my first Pokemon.

So I went to the lab for an Eevee, but the professor told me to just come back later...

I ran into this kid named Damian, and he wanted a Pokemon just as badly as me.  His parents agreed to let us borrow Pokemon, so I could help him catch one in the forest.  Sounds pretty dangerous to me.

So we went to the lab, and there was a strange man there.  He was rambling about some Pokemon being freaks.  When he left, the professor told us that the man is, in fact, a cult leader responsible for thousands of deaths of humans.  But he couldn't see himself killing the Pokemon that he genetically altered, so Damian and I were given the option to take one each.

Delta Charmander was a pretty scary looking guy...

...and Delta Squirtle looks like a ninja turtle...

So I decided to adopt the Delta Bulbasaur.  It's Fairy and Psychic type, which is a pretty cool combination for a Bulbasaur.

Damian wanted to battle me right away, so that's what we did.

And my Bulbasaur that I named Saur just kicked his Charmander's butt.

Now Damian and I have to head into the forest.  Hopefully everything goes well while we're in there.