From the E-Journal

I ran into a girl the lobby who gave me a free item. The people here are so generous! At any rate, I am now the proud owner of Quick Claw. This is an item that can be held and used by a Pokémon. I’ll have to think about which of my Pokémon I want to have it.

Ĝis

Pokémon Watches for the World!

I finally found him. He was actually standing in from of the iPokétch Company building. If you ask me, that isn’t much of a hiding spot at all, because they are they people giving away the iPokétch. His question did take a little thought, but I answered it correctly none the less. I went to trade my coupons in for the iPokétch. So far it came loaded with the following applications: Digital Watch, Pokémon List, Calculator, and Pedometer. Turns out the guy who was giving away the free iPokétch is also the President of the company. I went back to the iPokétch Company building to see him. He said he already had a new app. In development, but that it wouldn’t be ready until I had earned a badge. How does he even know that? That is kind of creepy.

I was also interviewed for Jubilife TV about my new iPokétch. So you should be seeing me on the TV soon enough. The asked me about my favorite app., right now it's the Pedometer because it is the most useful.

Well that was enough excitement for one day. Tomorrow I will be heading off to Oreburgh City to try for my first Gym Badge. For now though, I’ll be heading to bed to rest up for the trip. If you want to find me, I’ll be staying at the Jubilife Condominiums.

Ĝis

From the E-Journal

I somehow managed to find the third clown before I found the second one. No, really! I have coupon number three. I spotted this clown in front of the Jubilife TV station. His question was almost as easy as the first. Now, off to find the second and for some reason, final clown.

Ĝis

From the E-Journal

I found the first clown by the Pokémart on the East side of Jubilife city. His question didn’t seem too difficult, and he handed of the coupon once I correctly answered. I wonder what would happen if I got it wrong. No time to worry about it now. One coupon down, I still have two more to find.

Ĝis

3-clowns with 3-tickets...

I tried to enter the Global Terminal, but was denied access because I have not earned any badges. I’m not sure why I need to have a badge to enter it, but I’m sure my patience will pay off in the long run.

With nothing better to do, I went to explore the rest of Jubilife City. A gentleman approached me and asked me where my iPokétch (short for Pokémon Watch) was. After telling him I didn’t own one, he offered to give me one if I could locate three-clowns. Each of the clowns would ask me a question. If got the answer right, I would win a coupon. I could then trade 3-coupons for an iPokétch. Apparently it was some sort of weird promotion thing that was going on. It’s free, so I don’t see the harm in playing along.

Ĝis

The first step for trainers

Tariun was indeed at the Trainers’ School. He appeared to be deep in thought about something he was looking at on the blackboard. I gave him the Parcel his mother had entrusted me with, turns out it held two Town Maps. Since Tariun only needed one of them, he let me have the other one to use. After looking at his copy, he spotted a Gym in the next city over. The Oreburgh City Gym to be exact. The he bolted off to earn his first badge by challenging the Gym Leader there.

I noticed there was an item left on the floor. It was X Attack; I’m not sure if Tariun dropped it, or if it belonged to someone else. I decided to hold on to it for safe keeping in case it did belong to him.

I even had a chance to do some battles in the school:

Jubilife City: Trainers’ School: Trainer Battles
School Kid Christine	Lvl. 6 Bidoof	FTW	₱120
School Kid Harrison	Lvl. 6 Starly	FTW	₱120

School Kid Harrison also gave me a Potion for defeating him. After which I went to the nearest Pokémon Center to heal my Pokémon up a bit before exploring the city more. Nape Ape is now at level 10 and rising.

Ĝis

Jubilife City: City of Joy

It seems like I run into Dawn everywhere I go. I guess that is because she is pretty much working for Prof. Rowan just like I am. In Jubilife City, Dawn and I ran into a strange character that referred to himself as “Looker”. He claims to be a member of the International Police. He said he was looking for some people who were taking things that didn’t belong to them. He acted very suspicious. He also gave me the VS. Recorder, although, I'm not exactly sure what it is for.

Dawn also mentioned that Tariun might be hanging out at the Trainer School. This is a place were trainers go to learn different Pokémon battle techniques and tactics. I can’t imagine Tariun can sit still long enough to learn anything. Hopefully he will be there tomorrow. For now, both my Pokémon and I need a rest.

Ĝis

From the E-Journal

Exciting news, I decided to double-back on Route 202 to see if could try and capture a wild Bidoof. I had already encountered one before I knew how to capture them, so I wanted to see if I could one again. Not only was I able to catch a Bidoof, but I managed to snag a wild Kricketot as well. Here are the stats so far:

Route 202: Wild Pokémon
Starly	1	1FTW	0FTL	Captured
Bidoof	1	1FTW	0FTL	Captured
Shinx	1	1FTW	0FTL	Captured
Kricketot	1	1FTW	0FTL	Captured

As you can see, on the wild Pokémon chart, I displayed the name of the wild Pokémon, followed by how many times I encountered it that area, the number of encounters I won/or lost, and whether or not I managed to capture the wild Pokémon as well. In some instances, I won’t need to capture the Pokémon, so the other thing that may appear is Defeated. That would indicate that I captured the Pokémon as some earlier point along my Journey.

Ĝis

The path connection Sandgem Town and Jubilife City

Just outside of Sandgem town I ran into Dawn once again. She gave a quick training about how to capture wild Pokémon using our Pokéballs. Her Turtwig managed to defeat a Bidoof, and she was able to capture only after it had been weakened by tossing a Pokéballs at it, seems simple enough. She gave me 5 additional Pokéballs to start off with. I managed to catch both a Starly and a Shinx. This was the first time I had ever seen a Shinx, so it was a lucky encounter.

Along Route 202, there were also quite a few trainers who wanted to battle against me. I made a chart to track my battles with other trainers; I figured it would be easier to put in the Journal that way. It shows the trainer that I battled with, the Pokémon that they used during the battle, whether I won or lost that battle, and the amount of monies I won or lost as a result.

Route 202: Trainer Battles
Youngster Tristan	Lvl. 5 Starly	FTW	₱80
Lass Natalie	Lvl. 5 Bidoof	FTW	₱80
Youngster Logan	Lvl. 5 Burmy	FTW	₱80

I may use something similar to this with future encounters with wild Pokémon as well. Of course the table will vary slightly because it wouldn’t have the same information.

I also found a potion in the tall grass, which I quickly stored in my rucksack. When all was said and done, Nape Ape gained another level, and is now sitting comfortably at level 9. He also learned additional attack: Taunt.

Ĝis

From the E-Journal

On Route 202 I encountered two wild Starly and two wild Bidoof each. They didn’t stand a chance against Nape Ape. They all seemed to be very low level Pokémon, and I was not able to catch any of them. Maybe I’m doing it wrong.

Ĝis

I'm on my way!

As soon as I got up in the morning, I packed my things and headed downstairs to tell my mom the good news. She was already waiting for me, almost as if she somehow knew what I was going to tell her. I am so glad she supports me 100%! She even gave me an electronic Journal so that she could read all about my adventures across the Sinnoh Region. The great thing about the Journal is I can update it from any location. I don’t have to wait until I reach the next town with a Pokémon Center so that I can use their PC.

While we were talking, Tariun’s Mom burst through the door. She seemed upset; apparently Tariun had run off to Jubilife City already without even saying goodbye. She had a Parcel for him, and I was asked to deliver to Tariun when I next see him. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that Tariun had declared us rivals, and it would probably be hard to give him something. I took the Parcel, and promised to deliver it as requested.

Jubilife City is north of Sandgem Town. If that is where Tariun went, I’ll have to take Route 202 to try and catch up to him.

Ĝis

A good nights rest...

I was going to tell my mom the exciting news as soon as I arrived home, but she encourages me to rest up first. I was tired, and even though the news was exciting, it could wait until the morning. It is not as if I am leaving right this moment anyway. I am so excited though, I don’t know that I will be able to sleep at all tonight.

A sandy town connected to the ocean…

When I arrived in Sandgem Town, I met Dawn again. She took me to Professor Rowan at his lab. I spoke to the Professor and he asked to see my Pokémon. He must have seen something he liked, because he asked to me to join him in gathering information about all the Pokémon from the Sinnoh region. Maybe it was because after a battle with another wild Starly, Chimchar went up to level 7! Chimchar also learned a new move, Ember. That brings him up to three attacks, and I can't wait to try it out in battle next time.

Prof. Rowan gave me a Pokédex, which will capture information on any Pokémon I happen to catch or encounter along the way. Upon request, I nicknamed my Chimchar. He is now known as Nape Ape. I based it on the fact that he is a fire-type Pokémon, and a member of the primate family. Even though he is not technically an ape, I think it sounds a lot better than Nape Chimp.

Prof. Rowan also gave me TM27 (Return), which I can use to train a Pokémon a special ability. TM stands for Technical Machine, and TMs can only be used one time.

After that, Dawn gave me a tour of the town. There are two basic buildings that I will encounter in every major town. The first is the Pokémon Center. It has an orange roof, and I can take my Pokémon there to heal them up if they are injured in battle. The first floor is a medical center. On the second floor they have the Pokémon Wireless Club. I was able to sign the back of my Trainer Card here as well. I am not sure what was on the lower lever. Apparently that area is under construction, and so it is off limits for the time being.

The second building is just as important, it is the local Pokémart. The Pokémart typically has lots of different things that I may need while exploring the Sinnoh region. I had some monies on me, so I picked up a few essentials: 5 Pokéballs, 3 Potions.

Since I was going away a long journey, Dawn suggested I make one last stop by my house to say farewell to my family. At least until I am able to come back to visit them. Sounds like a good idea.

Ĝis

Wild Pokémon aren’t the only thing in tall grass…

On my way to Sandgem town I ran into a Pokémart employee. He was just hanging around in the tall grass on Route 201, that can’t be safe. After talking to him for a bit, he gave me a HP Potion. It’s a good thing too, because I just had an encounter with a wild Starly. Who knows what else I will run into before I reach Sandgem?

Ĝis

Verity Lake ahead...

When I caught up to Tariun on Route 201 again, he already had another crazy scheme in mind. He wanted to catch the legendary Pokémon of Lake Verity for Professor Rowan. I honestly don’t know what goes through his mind sometimes. Even if we did run into a legendary Pokémon at the lake, there is no way either of us would be able to catch it. Rival or not, he is still my friend, so I decided to tag along to make sure he did not get in too much trouble.

We arrived at Lake Verity only to find that we had been beaten there by a guy with spiky blue hair. He was mumbling something about the legendary Pokémon sleeping at the bottom of the lake. I think he said his name was Cyrus. Before we knew what was going on, he shoved right by us. What a jerk!

It was then that we heard a strange Pokémon cry. It had to be the legendary Pokémon. We also remembered we were missing one key element to capturing it. We had no Pokéballs. Even if we tried the battle the legendary Pokémon, and we somehow managed to defeat it, we had nothing to capture it with.

Tariun suggested we head over to Sandgem again to visit Professor Rowan to ask him for some Pokéballs. I am sure he would want to thank him as well. That is if he can remember to do that when he gets there.

Ĝis

Now, go on, leap into the world of Pokémon!

The most amazing thing happened to me today. I met Prof. Rowan; I got my very own Pokémon, and started my life anew as a Pokémon trainer and collector, but that's getting a little ahead of myself. Perhaps I should start from the beginning.

My name is Motaku, and I reside in Twinleaf Town. We're a very small community just to the west of Sandgem Town in the Sinnoh Region. I live there with my mother. My rival, Tariun, also hails from Twinleaf, but we'll get to him in a moment.

This morning started off like any other, I was watching the Jubilife TV during breakfast. It was a program called "Let's Ask Prof. Rowan", the world famous Pokeologist. OK, I don't know if that is a word, but it should be! Out of nowhere, Tariun burst into my room chattering on about going to see Prof. Rowan so he can give us Pokémon. Apparently he had been watching Jubilife TV as well. I decide to tag along because, quite frankly, I think he's too scatterbrained to make it there on his own. He tells me to meet him outside, and then runs off. Mom said he ran out of the house in a hurry.

I stopped by his house later, and he almost mowed me down running out the door. Then he turned around mumbling about something he forgot and then runs back upstairs. I tried to follow him, but as soon as I got up to his room, he bolted again. After a quick chat with his mom, I found out he was headed to Route 201. Mom had warned me about that area. There is a lot of tall grass in that area and wild Pokémon tend to make their home in tall grass. If I didn't meet him there, he would have tried to fine me 10 million monies. Not that he actually thinks I have that kind of monies. It's just something he says.

When I arrived at Route 201, Tariun was waiting for me, plotting a way to get to Sandgem Town. The path to the East was overgrown with tall grass, just like Mom had said. Tariun had the "brilliant" idea that if we just dash through the tall grass that we could make it without running into trouble. Just then, Prof. Rowan showed up with his assistant Dawn. After finding out just how enthusiastic we were about Pokémon, he offered up some of his very own to get us started. This seemed to upset his assistant a little, but he gave them to us nonetheless.

There were three to choose from, and Tariun let me choose first. That was pretty big of him; then again, his plan probably would have gotten mauled by wild Pokémon, so I'm would think that makes us squarsies. I chose Chimchar, a fire-type, and Tariun grabbed Piplup a water-type. Third remaining Pokémon was Turtwig, a grass-type. It went with Dawn and the Prof. as they headed off to Sandgem Town.

Tariun was so excited, in an absentminded sort of way. We finally had Pokémon! What better way to celebrate than with our first battle. Quite frankly, he didn't stand a chance. After my victory, Chimchar leveled up. So many first all in one day! We headed home for the day, and I told my mom about all the excitement of them day. Then I decided I should log on to my PC and take all of it down. Mom said that I should go to Sandgem Town in the morning to than Prof. Rowan properly. That sounds like a good idea, after all, who knows what would have happened if he hadn't shown up when he did. Mom also gave me a pair of Running Shoes, so I should be able to get there in no time now. I think I'll play a few games on the Wii, and then head off to bed. Tomorrow begins a new adventure!

Ĝis