Alright, ladies and gentlemen: We’re finally at the point you’ve all been waiting for, and the reason I’m certain all of you have taken this class. Today is the… sorry… our last class of the semester; in fact, it’s all of your last classes for the semester. So whatever grades you’ve got now, I hope you’ve made your peace with them.
So, I’m sure all of you know about the last requirement for your semester abroad here in the Hoenn region, otherwise you wouldn’t be here. For those of you that need a refresher, as well as those of you who didn’t do your homework, your last requirement is the Hoenn Trainer’s Experience. Every one of you here will have the chance to travel through Hoenn as if you were an original pokemon trainer.
Now, some of you have never done this before, and so it may be new. Others have already gone on these types of adventures, maybe they even did one originally when they were kids. Anyhow, you all have pokemon with you now that you know, and hopefully you’re friendly with them. But it wasn’t always like that. For this experience, you will all be given a new pokemon; an original Hoenn pokemon. Now, I hope your expectations aren’t too high; the idea is to begin like a new trainer would, so you won’t be receiving anything special. Just a native pokemon without any experience at all. It will be up to you all to train your pokemon up to their maximum potential. Now, in previous years we would distribute the local starter pokemon, but we were unable to obtain enough for the entire class, so this year we are trying something else called Starter Plus. Each pokemon is a starter level pokemon; I apologize if you don’t like your starter, but you will have to deal with it. There are some starters, but many are not.
Anyhow, with your new pokemon, you’ll travel the Hoenn Region, and bond with your pokemon, as well as capture new ones. The goal is for you to completely experience the region, its people, and native pokemon. Of course you won’t only be travelling; hopefully, all of you will challenge local gym leaders. No one passes this course without at least three badges from Hoenn gyms, collected in the month that you will have to finish the experience.
Now, there is one rule that I’m sure you all will hate: you may not, at all, bring any pokemon that you currently own with you! I know it’s a pain, but it has to be done. Otherwise, you’d all just fly to each town, beat the gyms, and be back here in a few days without taking in the region.
So, the pokeballs have all been distributed. Remember to leave your pokemon at the University; I’m sure they’ll be fine while you’re gone. Leave them here, good luck, and have fun.
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Jacob sighed as he moved the pokeball around on his desk. He was really nervous. He had been working hard all semester, and had done very well. But this could screw up his report card. What was worse was that he was just given a pokemon, a living creature he’d have to take care of for at least the next month, probably forever, that he had no choice in. It’s true, he was nervous. But he was also kind of excited. He had been looking forward to this since the beginning of his semester, and the time was finally here.
He began walking back to his dorm without releasing the pokemon from its pokeball, without even checking what it was. His dorm wasn’t far; just a couple blocks away from the lecture hall. He moved quickly with a little hop in his step. He couldn’t wait to see his new pokemon, but he also didn’t want to release it right then and there.
He rushed into his room as quickly as he could. There, one his bed, lay Joker, his Skuntank. The pokemon, for whatever reason, found Jacob’s bed extremely comfortable. It was too small for the both of them, so many nights Jacob had awoken to find himself buried beneath the poison type. Jacob sat beside his pokemon, as he played with the pokeball.
“Ready to see what it is?” Jacob asked.
“Tank, Skuntank!” the pokemon replied enthusiastically, rising to his feet. Jacob grabbed the pokeball tightly, before releasing it into the air. In a flash of red, a figure appeared. Jacob’s heart pounded as it became visible. Standing in front of him, the small pokemon tilted its head: a Snorunt.
So, I’m sure all of you know about the last requirement for your semester abroad here in the Hoenn region, otherwise you wouldn’t be here. For those of you that need a refresher, as well as those of you who didn’t do your homework, your last requirement is the Hoenn Trainer’s Experience. Every one of you here will have the chance to travel through Hoenn as if you were an original pokemon trainer.
Now, some of you have never done this before, and so it may be new. Others have already gone on these types of adventures, maybe they even did one originally when they were kids. Anyhow, you all have pokemon with you now that you know, and hopefully you’re friendly with them. But it wasn’t always like that. For this experience, you will all be given a new pokemon; an original Hoenn pokemon. Now, I hope your expectations aren’t too high; the idea is to begin like a new trainer would, so you won’t be receiving anything special. Just a native pokemon without any experience at all. It will be up to you all to train your pokemon up to their maximum potential. Now, in previous years we would distribute the local starter pokemon, but we were unable to obtain enough for the entire class, so this year we are trying something else called Starter Plus. Each pokemon is a starter level pokemon; I apologize if you don’t like your starter, but you will have to deal with it. There are some starters, but many are not.
Anyhow, with your new pokemon, you’ll travel the Hoenn Region, and bond with your pokemon, as well as capture new ones. The goal is for you to completely experience the region, its people, and native pokemon. Of course you won’t only be travelling; hopefully, all of you will challenge local gym leaders. No one passes this course without at least three badges from Hoenn gyms, collected in the month that you will have to finish the experience.
Now, there is one rule that I’m sure you all will hate: you may not, at all, bring any pokemon that you currently own with you! I know it’s a pain, but it has to be done. Otherwise, you’d all just fly to each town, beat the gyms, and be back here in a few days without taking in the region.
So, the pokeballs have all been distributed. Remember to leave your pokemon at the University; I’m sure they’ll be fine while you’re gone. Leave them here, good luck, and have fun.
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Jacob sighed as he moved the pokeball around on his desk. He was really nervous. He had been working hard all semester, and had done very well. But this could screw up his report card. What was worse was that he was just given a pokemon, a living creature he’d have to take care of for at least the next month, probably forever, that he had no choice in. It’s true, he was nervous. But he was also kind of excited. He had been looking forward to this since the beginning of his semester, and the time was finally here.
He began walking back to his dorm without releasing the pokemon from its pokeball, without even checking what it was. His dorm wasn’t far; just a couple blocks away from the lecture hall. He moved quickly with a little hop in his step. He couldn’t wait to see his new pokemon, but he also didn’t want to release it right then and there.
He rushed into his room as quickly as he could. There, one his bed, lay Joker, his Skuntank. The pokemon, for whatever reason, found Jacob’s bed extremely comfortable. It was too small for the both of them, so many nights Jacob had awoken to find himself buried beneath the poison type. Jacob sat beside his pokemon, as he played with the pokeball.
“Ready to see what it is?” Jacob asked.
“Tank, Skuntank!” the pokemon replied enthusiastically, rising to his feet. Jacob grabbed the pokeball tightly, before releasing it into the air. In a flash of red, a figure appeared. Jacob’s heart pounded as it became visible. Standing in front of him, the small pokemon tilted its head: a Snorunt.