Epic 2:
Time for the Main Event!
Time for the Main Event!
On the next day, Haruto and his mom have prepared for the festival in the sunset. And then Prof. Kukui came and barging in as usual, as he told Haruto that he wanted to show some basics as Pokémon trainer, so he showed Haruto how to catch many Pokémon in Pokéballs. Seeing this, Haruto is settled on catching many Pokémon as he wishes after getting 10 Pokéballs and 5 Potions.
At this time, Haruto remembers at some point when he was surfing on the net back then, when he reads the fact that every Pokémon in Route 1 is catchable without any effort of battling at all, so he decided to make some catching spree to at least one per Pokémon species. He managed to catch Pikipek which he calls Birdie, and a Yungoos which he calls Sherlock. In the middle of the training session, Sparkle the Popplio has learned Disarming Voice.
And then, he noticed one trainer tossing his Pokéball. Sure enough, that guy, known as Youngster Jimmy, wants to battle and sent out his Rattata. Haruto noted, “This Rattata looks black and different, unlike what I see in Kanto region.” Jimmy told him, “How’s that? In Alola region, we’re proud of Pokémon with different looks, and this Rattata’s one of them!” which Haruto responds with a smile. And after some thought, Haruto wanted to try Sparkle’s Disarming Voice for size, and it easily defeats Jimmy’s Rattata from earlier.
Then he battles Lass Audrey with her Caterpie. “That Caterpie... it’s just like in Kanto. Lass Audrey, how did you get that?” asked Haruto. She told him, “It’s not quite far, really. My dad caught it for me in this place. But for now, focus on battling first.” Even though Haruto defeated her Caterpie with a single Water Gun, he’s satisfied that he saw some familiar Pokémon in his eyes.
Then he discovers a Ledyba to catch, which later followed by Caterpie that he named Buttercup, and then a female Pichu he named Chuchu, and a male one which he named Puka. In the middle of the training, Buttercup started to evolve into Metapod. So Haruto decided to visit Iki Town once again, where the festival is held.
Haruto meets Hau, which told him that he’s been waiting for pretty long. Prof. Kukui, Lillie and Nebby are also on time, and Prof. Kukui told them that the event that they’ll be attending will be a full-powered festival for Pokémon battling. Lillie seems to not quite fond of seeing Pokémon fight and all, but she wanted to let it pass since it’s the important event. So then Hala asked Haruto and Hau to attend for the main event!
From afar, Haruto’s mom shouted, “Popplio! Take care of my little Haruto!” which Sparkle acknowledged by shaking inside its Pokéball. Before the event started, Hau says to Haruto, “As long as we both have a good time, then I think we can call it a great battle, eh?” Haruto affirms by saying, “Yep, let’s do it with all we got!” So the battle begins, and Hau sends out his Pichu while Haruto summons Sparkle. Sparkle begins with Water Gun, but was countered with Pichu’s Thunder Shock, which do less damage to the former. So Sparkle shoots her Water Gun once again, which defeated Hau’s Pichu. So Hau sends Litten once again, which was also defeated by Sparkle’s Water Gun, which ends the match with excitement.
After the battle, Hala decided to give Haruto the Z-Ring, which is made by refining the Sparkling Stone that Haruto gave him yesterday. Hala also encouraged him to take on the island challenge to draw out the Z-Power of his Pokémon. Prof. Kukui told him that he has to travel to four islands in Alola region to complete it, and wants him to aim to become island challenge champion. So they returned home, and Haruto’s mom acknowledged how he had perfect sync with his Pokémon, and liked the fact that he will attend the island challenge, before both Haruto and his mom resting for another day.
Current Roster:
To Be Continued
