… I hate this thing…

… I hate this thing…

Clarifications

* Some questions that have not been answered. *
Question: How old were you when your journey started?
Sidiko: I was 12 the year I started.
Question: How many years have passed since the start of your journey? At least that we've seen cataloged on site?
Sidiko: Um, three years so far. Zen evolved during our third year traveling.
Question: Who's Trent? Why is he important?
Sidiko: Trent's a friend. He has a log as well, it's just not as up to date as mine is. :3
Question: How far into your journey are you right now?
Sidiko: I am currently starting in Hoenn region. I have not gotten time to update my journey recently.
Question: Do you go after legendary pokemon?
Sidiko: Only to protect them. I will not catch one.
* End session, please feel free to ask questions if you want to know more. *

Once upon a time, there was a young trainer who wanted nothing more than to be a princess. She would never be the damsel in distress, she’d be the one saving the world instead…

Endless Water

Zen and I weren’t as prepared as we could have been for the Cerulean City gym. We managed a win on luck alone, but I wasn’t very comfortable with the idea. I made a promise to train harder before our next gym battle. We were still only a team of trainer and one Pokémon after all…

"Why back down? We can turn the situation around and beat them at their own game… Go, Zen!"

Leaving…

Once Zen and I had battled with the other new trainers, and healed up, we set out on our own path through Route One.

We saw plenty of Pokémon that would have many new trainers rushing to capture them, but we wanted to make the best team of them all. So we battled, built up our strengths and explored our weaknesses.

We did pick up a small ally for a while in an Oddish we traded a Rattata for. Without Oddish’s help we probably wouldn’t have beat Brock in Pewter.

But Oddish wasn’t happy with battling other trainers, so we let him go, we hope he never was captured again…

Zen is a sleepy Umbreon, I’m juggling his ball while he’s out…

Zen is a sleepy Umbreon, I’m juggling his ball while he’s out…

At first…

Like any other trainer I started with one Pokémon in a normal pokéball. The professor that I spoke with before I started my journey was Professor Oak, a kind soul. I was one of seven that had to start their journey that year (I was a year late because of my family problems and subsequent move from Johto to Kanto with my mother). Aside from the standard three Kanto starters (Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Charmander) he also had three Johto starters (Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Chikorita) and a special starter for the last to arrive, a loser’s gift if that.

I was the last to arrive, mainly due to my mother intercepting a gift that my father sent me for my journey, so I obtained the special Pokémon as my starter. I still cannot tell you how glad I am that I was late that fateful day, I got the best starter Pokémon of all.

… an Eevee.