Rise of Rainbow Rocket Chapter 4

It was the next morning in Cyllage City, and Joe had already registered 18 Pokémon species. His party now consisted of Fletchinder, Linoone, Corphish (which he caught on Route 22), Skiddo (which he caught on Route 5), Meditite, and Axew (which he both caught in Connecting Cave). Joe got out of the hotel he was resting at and continued on his journey. However, Meditite started acting up.

“What’s wrong, Meditite?” Joe asked the Meditate Pokémon. He then looked at the Pokedex app on his cell phone and read Meditite’s entry.

“‘Meditite.” Joe started reading. The Meditate Pokémon. Meditite undertakes rigorous mental training deep in the mountains. However, whenever it meditates, this Pokémon always loses its concentration and focus. As a result, its training never ends.’ Oh, that’s why she’s acting up! You should stay at the Daycare Center until you evolve into Medicham. How would you like that?” Meditite shook her head in agreement. “Then it’s settled! Let’s go back to Route 7 and have the Daycare Couple train you until you’re close to evolution.” Joe got out his bicycle and rode it to Route 7. When he got to the Daycare Center, the Center’s husband greeted him.

“Hello, and welcome to the Kalos Pokémon Daycare Center! I am the co-owner of the facility, and my wife and I can raise a Pokémon for you! Would you like us to raise a Pokémon for a while?”

“Yes, please!” Said Joe. “Meditite, from what I read, prefers quiet environments, and this meadow is quite tranquil.”

“Great!” Said the Daycare Man, and Joe handed Meditite to him. “How much will it cost?”

“When Meditite reaches Level 36,” The Daycare Man explained. “You can have your Pokémon back. We’ll call you when the time comes. As for the price, we’ll discuss it later.”

“Okay!” Said Joe. “Bye, Meditite! I’ll be back as soon as I can!” Joe rode the bicycle to his next destination: Route 9.

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Meanwhile, in Sinnoh, Giovanni and Archie made it to Celestic Town. They went inside the church, which had statues of Dialga, Palkia, and Arceus. The Azure Flute was inside a glass display, which could only be broken by brute force. Giovanni sent out Nidoking to shatter the display.

“Nidoking!” He said. “Use Mega Punch!” Nidoking lifted its mighty arm and swung it across the display, shattering the glass. This also caused an alarm to go off. Police officers came in and cornered Giovanni and Archie.

“Put your hands up!” Said an officer. “You’re under arrest for attempted robbery!”

“We’re not going down without a fight!” Said Archie.

“Very well.” Said the officer. “Go, Alakazam!” Alakazam was sent out.

“Nidoking, return!” Said Giovanni, returning the Drill Pokémon to his Poke Ball. “Go, Honchkrow!” Honchkrow was sent out.

“Honchkrow!” Giovanni commanded. “Use Foul Play!” Honchkrow turned Alakazam’s power against it, dealing so much damage that it made the PSI Pokémon faint.

“You’re strong.” Said the police officer, returning Alakazam to his Poke Ball. “Luckily the next cop is stronger!” Another cop approached Giovanni and sent out a Duraludon.

“Ah, a Steel-Type Pokémon.” Said Giovanni, returning Honchkrow to his Poke Ball. “Good thing I specialize in Ground! Go, Dugtrio!” Dugtrio was sent out.

“Dugtrio!” Giovanni commanded. “Use Earthquake!” Dugtrio shook the ground violently, causing Duraladon to lose half its HP.

“Duraludon!” Said the second officer. “Use Dragon Claw!” Duraludon tried to scratch Dugtrio with his heavy claws, but the Mole Pokémon dodged them.

“Dugtrio!” Said Giovanni “Use Mud Bomb!” Dugtrio launched a hard-packed ball of mud at Duraludon, and the Alloy Pokémon fainted.

“You’re stronger than I thought.” Said the second officer, returning Duraludon to his Poke Ball. “Luckily for us, our next officer has a Pseudo-Legendary!” Another cop approached Giovanni and sent out a Goodra.

“I’ll take care of this slug-dragon thing!” Said Archie, while Giovanni returned Dugtrio to his Poke Ball. “Go, Sharpedo!” Sharpedo was sent out.

“Sharpedo!” Said Archie. “Use Ice Fang!” Sharpedo bit Goodra with ice-cold fangs, causing Goodra to lose half his HP.

“Goodra!” Said the third cop. “Use Power Whip!” Goodra hit Sharpedo with its large tail, causing a substantial amount of damage. Luckily, Goodra got damaged from Sharpedo’s Rough Skin.

“Sharpedo!” Said Archie. “Use Ice Fang again!” Shapredo bit Goodra again with freezing fangs, and the Dragon Pokémon fainted.

“Your Sharpedo is looking tired.” Said the third cop, returning Goodra to his Poke Ball. “Our final cop might be able to finish it off and arrest you!” The fourth and final cop approached the villains and sent out Dragapult.

“I’ll finish Dragapult off, Archie.” Said Giovanni, while Archie returned Sharpedo to his Poke Ball. “Go, Honchkrow!” Honchkrow was sent out.

“Honchkrow!” Said Giovanni. “Use Foul Play!” Honchkrow turned Dragapult’s power against it, making it lose half her HP.

“Dragapult!” Said the fourth cop. “Use Dragon Darts!” Dragapult shot Honchkrow twice with her Dreepy, which returned to the Stealth Pokémon after hitting Honchkrow.

“Honchkrow!” Said Giovanni. “Use Dark Pulse!” Honchkrow released a horrible aura imbued with dark thoughts at Dragapult, and the Stealth Pokémon fainted. Archie sent out Pelipper and flew off with him, and Giovanni followed with Honchkrow in pursuit with the Azure Flute in hand.

“Are we awakening Arceus soon?” Archie asked.

“No!” Giovanni replied. “We’ll save the best for last. Our first stop is the Cave of Origin in Sootopolis City to catch Kyogre. But first, however, we need to heal our Pokémon. Luckily, there’s an old woman on Route 111 who can heal your Pokémon for you, so we won’t be spotted at a Pokémon Center and squealed on like Spoink.” Giovanni then got out his cell phone to call Maxie and Lysandre.

“Maxie! Lysandre!” He called. “How many new RR recruits did you find?”

“A lot, actually!” Replied Maxie. “It seems our evil teams have garnered followers!”

“Great!” Replied Giovanni. “Bring them to our new headquarters in Eterna Forest! Archie and I will be heading to Sootopolis City, Hoenn to awaken Kyogre!”

Author's Notes: The Azure Flute is an Item that is said to summon the powerful Mythical Pokémon, Arceus. However, it can't be obtained in the games because Game Freak thought it would be too confusing for players. Below is what the Azure Flute would look like if it was a real Item in the games.

The Pokémon that the cops use in this Chapter, Alakazam, Duraludon, Goodra, and Dragapult, are meant to represent Sinnohese Legendary Pokémon: Alakazam represents Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf, Duraludon represents Dialga, Goodra represents Palkia, and Dragapult represents Giratina. I didn't want to use Kingdra because Archie is going to use it later in the story, and I didn't want to use Dracovish because it, along with the other Galarian Fossil Pokémon, looks like it craves death.

Just look at it! They didn't even place the head on the right part of the body!

In the Pokémon video games, there's usually a husband and wife duo who work at a Pokémon Daycare. They'll raise up to two Pokémon at a time and make them stronger the longer you leave them there. If you're lucky, you might end up finding an Egg there!

Pokémon Daycare in X and Y.