| rdfs:comment | - Gold watched the waves roll by the side of the ship. He had turned thirteen on the trip to Johto, and he wanted to get his first Pokemon. Gold and his mother were moving from Hoenn and its rising criminal population to Johto, so that Gold could start his adventure in a safer place. The next day, Gold went straight over to the Pokemon Research Lab, headed by Professor Elm. “Hey, Professor Elm,” Karen said. “And you must be… Gold? Yeah, that’s it. Huh? You got your Pokemon? Please tell me you didn’t take Chikorita!” “No, I chose Cyndaquil, don’t worry,” replied Gold.
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| abstract | - Gold watched the waves roll by the side of the ship. He had turned thirteen on the trip to Johto, and he wanted to get his first Pokemon. Gold and his mother were moving from Hoenn and its rising criminal population to Johto, so that Gold could start his adventure in a safer place. Then, an hour later, Gold stepped off of the ferry and into New Bark Town. He knew from the maps he had studied on the boat that Johto and the region to the east, Kanto, made up the Indigo continent. He knew that the first town he would visit on his journey would be Violet City, which also held the first gym. And finally, he knew that the Indigo Plateau was across the Mount Silver. The next day, Gold went straight over to the Pokemon Research Lab, headed by Professor Elm. “Well, hello there,” said Professor Elm when he saw Gold. “You must be Gold, the new boy from Hoenn. I understand that you are thirteen, so go ahead and choose a Pokemon; Chikorita, a grass type, Cyndaquil, a fire type, or Totadile, a water type. Choose quickly, though: today is Karen’s birthday, and I’m expecting her soon.” Gold thought about it for a minute: he knew that fire types were strong, and if you trained them enough, even water types were easy to defeat. But water types were notoriously fast, and Totadile’s evolutions were very strong. And yet, grass types were balanced, and they could heal themselves. Just as Karen came in, Gold picked up the Poke Ball for Cyndaquil. “Hey, Professor Elm,” Karen said. “And you must be… Gold? Yeah, that’s it. Huh? You got your Pokemon? Please tell me you didn’t take Chikorita!” “No, I chose Cyndaquil, don’t worry,” replied Gold. As Karen picked up Chikorita, Elm said, “Why don’t you give them nicknames?” Gold thought that it was a great idea, and nicknamed Cyndaquil Flare. Karen nicknamed her Chikorita Leaf. “Now,” said Elm, “here are your Poke-Dexes. When you catch a Pokemon, your Poke-Dex will record information about it. Also, could you take this Egg to Professor Oak? He’s on the trail north of here. He might think this is interesting, as nobody has seen a Pokemon Egg before.” Gold and Karen accepted, and left with the Egg. As they were leaving New Bark, Volkner, one of their neighbors, came running. “Gold, Karen, you need your phones and maps before you leave. Your mothers gave them to me.” They thanked him and left. On the way to Oak’s cabin, Gold asked Karen what she was going to do. “I’m gonna become the world’s most renowned grass Pokemon Professor. I want to find ways to help the environment using Pokemon that want to help me. You see, my father was poisoned by toxic sludge at a factory that was polluting the environment. I fear that one day, I’ll get a call from the hospital that he didn’t make it…” “Oh, sorry… well, I want to be the first person to go to all five known regions- Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Orre- get all the badges, and win the Indigo Rivalry, the Silver Conference, the Ever Grande Championship, the World Battle, and the Shadow Tournament, respectively.” At this, Professor Oak’s cabin came into view. “Race ya!” said Gold, and the duo was off.
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