Misty's Adventures in Galar

by Brian Sheil

6. Camping Delight

In a little town in the Kalos Region, a young man looks over his tablet. He has yellow skin, orange hair in a Mohawk, red jacket over a white shirt, black pants, and brown boots. His name is Sting. Sent from a neighborhood called Dream Valley to go on a journey. He is accompanied by a Froakie.
"According to this map," Sting said to himself, "I should head through Santalune Forest in order to enter Santalune City." He then recalled his Froakie and went along. "Miss Bumble sent me to Kalos to see if I can one day battle the Kalos Region's champion: Sunset Shimmer. But first, I have to battle the eight gym leaders."
Meanwhile, in Galar, Misty and her friend make their way down Route 3 on their way to Turffield.
"According to the map," Paradise said, "we have to make our way through Galar Mine to reach Turffield."
"I will be ready to train my Pokémon for the gym battle." Misty said proudly. "Me and my four Pokémon will be ready."
"Four?" Firefly gasped. "Did you catch another Pokémon?"
"I sure did. This Pokémon will be a great help to me."
Soon, Misty and Firefly heard some rustling. They saw Paradise shake a tree, and some berries fell out. After three shakes, Paradise picked up all of the berries.
"What's with the berry picking?" Misty asked.
"We received a camping kit. Remember?" Paradise replied. "We also purchased some food mixes in the Wild Area. I figured we can use the mixes and berries to cook up some meals for ourselves and our Pokémon."
"Good idea." Firefly praised. "Why didn't we think of that?"
Just then, they saw a little puppy Misty saw earlier. It turns out to be a Yamper. Misty studies this Pokémon. Yamper, the Puppy Pokémon. A popular herding dog in Galar. When it runs, it generates electricity.
Paradise looks at this Yamper, and takes out her Poké Ball. "Grookey, let's go!"
Grookey pops out, ready for battle. Yamper runs to Grookey, ready to use Bite.
"Dodge," Paradise said, "then use Razor Leaf."
"Razor Leaf?" Misty gasped.
Grookey unleashed a bunch of leaves, and hit Yamper hard. Paradise soon prepared to catch this Pokémon. "Poké Ball, GO!"
The ball connects to Yamper, and absorbed it. After a few shakes, the ball clicked. Firefly was surprised. "You caught Yamper!"
"Dang!" Misty grumbled. "I could use an electric type."
"Don't worry, Misty." Paradise assured. "You'll find an electric type one day."
As the girls continue their trek, they saw a bright blue tent. And, near the tent is a young black haired woman wearing a pink flannel shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers. She called out to them. "Hello, friends."
The girls went over to the tent area. They were pleasantly greeted.
"My name is Bianca." The girl said. "It's nice to meet you."
Misty introduced herself and her friends to the camper. "My name is Misty Brightdawn, and these are my friends: Paradise and Firefly."
"Would you like some rest while you're here?"
Misty thought about it for a moment. She gave her response. "Bianca, you have a deal."
The girls let out their Pokémon to interact with each other. It seems that they are getting along with each other.
"I like how Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble get along with each other." Misty said happily.
"Why not?" Paradise replied. "These three are the starters here in Galar."
Soon, a red six tailed fox came to nuzzle Misty. "You like our new friends, Vulpix?"
The fox squealed happily. Misty cuddled the Pokémon.
"So, Misty's fourth Pokémon is a Vulpix." Firefly figured.
Paradise looked up an entry on her tablet. "Vulpix, the Fox Pokémon. When it's born, it has six tails. As it evolves, it grows more tails."
"I get it. A fire type is useful against grass types. That's what the Turffield Gym is based on."
Bianca calls out to the girls. "Come and get it! I have Steak Burger Curry ready for you!"
Soon, everyone started to eat the food Bianca made. Even the Pokémon enjoy the food.
"This is delicious!" Misty praised. "Did you learn how to cook when you camp?"
"Yes, I did." Bianca replied. "Camping Kits usually come with gear for cooking. If you have good mixes and berries, you can whip up some tasty goodies."
"Sounds good to me."
"Hey, look!" Firefly said as ahe pointed to an unusual sight.
The girls saw two gears floating and turning with each other.
"It's a Klink!" Misty cheered as ahe takes out her Pokédex. "The Gear Pokémon."
Klink, the Gear Pokémon. Said the Pokédex. Usually seen in pairs, the gears are always in sync with each other.
Misty had a thought. "Klink is a steel type and electric type. That's a great combo."
Suddenly, the Klink fired a small electric shock to scatter the Pokémon. Not liking that, Vulpix went to challenge this metal Pokémon.
"Vulpix!" Misty called. "Wait a minute!"
Vulpix soon breathed fire at Klink. Paradise gave advice to Misty. "Quick, catch that Klink!"
Taking out a Poké Ball, Misty tossed it at Klink. The catch was successful.
"WOW!" Misty cheered. "I caught a Klink. Thanks to you, Vulpix."
Bianca was impressed with the outcome. "Seems at the right moment, Vulpix learned Incinerate."
"That's great. That'll be a great help in my first Gym battle."
Later, the girls left the camp area, and headed for the entrance to the Galar Mine.
"Catching that Klink brought your total to five." Firefly said. "The max you can carry is six. What happens if you catch over six?"
"Bianca told me that there's a Pokémon Sanctuary somewhere at Route 10." Misty replied. "Any extra Pokémon I catch, that's where they'll probably go."
"No doubt for any Gym Challengers." Paradise figured.
As the girls head for the mine, they'll need to be ready for anything.