Rise of Rainbow Rocket Chapter 2

After Joseph got packed and downloaded the Pokédex App, Jade spoke to the mother of Calem, owner of the town’s pet Rhyhorn and who’s son has beaten Kalos Champion Diantha a few year’s back.

“Just promise that as soon as Joe catches some Pokémon that your son will return Rhyhorn to this town, please?” Calem’s mom asked.

“Yes, he will!” Replied Jade. “When he was younger, one of his class assignments was to evolve a Caterpie into a Butterfree, and he was the only student who evolved it without fighting, and simply let nature take its course!”

“But won’t he have to hurt a wild Pokémon in order to catch it?” Asked Calem’s mom.

“Yes, but he doesn’t mind hurting it unless it’s an endangered species.” Answered Jade. As the moms were talking, Joe ripped out a piece of paper with nearly 100 Pokémon species listed on it. He placed the paper in his bag and headed out the door.

“I’m ready to borrow Rhyhorn, mom!” He declared.

“Alright, son!” Said Jade, as Joe mounted himself on the Spikes Pokémon. He rode Rhyhorn out of town, and after a while, ended up on Route 2. As Joe got off, he encountered four different Pokémon species at the same time: Zigzagoon, Pidgey, Scatterbug, and Fletchling.

“Rhyhorn!” Commanded Joe. “Use Rock Blast!” Rhyhorn shot rocks at all four Pokémon, making them all faint.

“Great!” Said Joe. “Now to throw Poké Balls!” He threw Balls at the wild Pokémon one by one, and all of them clicked.

“Excellent!” Exclaimed Joe. “Now head home to heal these Pokémon!” Joe got on Rhyhorn’s back and rode home to return the Ground/Rock-Type Pokémon to Vaniville Town.

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The next day, Giovanni has rounded up Archie, Maxie, and Lysandre and started a secret hideout in the Old Chateau in Eterna Forest, Sinnoh, and started discussing their plan.

“Gentlemen,” Giovanni started. “What do we all have in common?”

“We want to take over the world?” Asked Maxie.

“All our flunkies are named Grunt?” Asked Archie.

“We all get thwarted by snot-nosed kids?” Asked Lysandre.

“Bingo!” Shouted Giovanni. “And we can’t get our plans off the blueprints because why?”

“We summon the Legendaries we desire too late?” Asked Archie.

“Correct!” Shouted Giovanni. “We need to catch the Legendaries first, and I know which four to catch: Groudon, Kyogre, Xerneas, and Arceus.” Maxie then raised his hand.

“What is the plan, Giovanni?” He asked.

“We’re going to capture those said Legendaries and use them to create our own planets!” Answered Giovanni. “Archie, you want a world dedicated to only Pokémon, right?”

“Yes.” He replied.

“And Maxie,” Giovanni continued. “You want a world dedicated to only humans, right?”

“Yes.” He replied.

“And Lysandre,” Giovanni continued. “You want a world dedicated to only beauty, right?”

“Correct.” He replied.

“And with Groudon, Kyogre, Xerneas, and Arceus, we’ll accomplish all those dreams!” Giovanni concluded. “Lysandre, Maxie! Round up underlings to join our new organization, Team Rainbow Rocket! Archie, follow me! We’re going to Lumiose City to steal Poké Balls needed for our quest for interplanetary conquest!” Giovanni and Archie got out of the building, took out Honchkrow and Pelipper respectively, and flew off to Lumiose City, Kalos to execute Phase 1 of their plan.

Author's Notes: Giovanni having a Honchkrow in this story is inspired by a Murkrow (which Honchkrow evolves from) in Pokémon Gold and Silver, as well as the remakes HeartGold and SoulSilver, that gives the player the password to the Rocket Hideout (Hail Giovanni).

The Old Chateau in this story is a location in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. If the player were to enter the Chateau at night and look at a TV that was turned on by itself, they'll encounter Rotom!

In Pokémon X and Y, players can actually ride on a Rhyhorn in their hometown, though it can't be used to fight wild Pokémon.

For those unfamiliar, Calem is the male protagonist/rival in X and Y (depending on the player's gender).