Tyrouges

he gang was now heading to Goldenrod City so Ash could obtain his third gym badge.

"In the guide book." Brock said. "Goldenrod City is the largest city in the Johto Region."

"That sounds marvelous." Misty said. "I think I'll do some nice window shopping there and sight see there."

Ash figured that Misty was going to say that because she loved to sight see and look through shops. Just then Brock saw something in the guidebook.

"It says here that there is a daycare center near Goldenrod City." He said.

"Really?" Misty asked. "Then let's visit it before we go to Goldenrod City."

"Yeah I want to visit it too." Brock said. "I would love to see some Pokemon eggs."

Tomo wanted to go as well.

Ash agreed; he hadn't seen Pokemon eggs for a while ever since Togepi and his Eevees hatched.

They soon came to the daycare center; it was a pretty small building with a garden for Pokemon to walk through. They introduced themselves to the elderly couple who ran it.

"Could we see the Pokemon and eggs?" They asked.

"Of course you can." The old man said.

"We are always happy to show trainers the Pokemon and eggs we raise here." The old woman added.

There were many baby Pokemon in the daycare center. There was a Wooper, a Togepi, a Spinarak, a Magby, an Elekid, a Teddiursa, an Aipom and a Sentret. There was also a ladybug Pokemon called Ledyba, a bug Pokemon and also two small pink Pokemon that were dancing with each other. The old man explained that the two small pink Pokemon were Cleffa and Igglybuff.

Ash looked them up on the Pokedex.

"Cleffa, the Star Shape Pokemon and the pre-evolved form of Clefairy. Because of it's unusual, star-like silhouette, people believe that it came here on a meteor."

"Igglybuff, the Balloon Pokemon and the pre-evolved form of Jigglypuff. It has a very soft body. If it starts to roll, it will bounce all over and be impossible to stop."

"Ah these Pokemon are so cute." Misty squealed. She wasn't a fan of Spinarak, but liked the other Pokemon.

Tomo started to play with the baby Pokemon right away.

"Be careful with them Tomo." Ash said.

Next the elderly couple showed the gang a room where they kept Pokemon eggs. There were shelves full of colorful eggs, all tucked up in nests.

"Wow." Ash said. "I've never seen so many Pokemon eggs in one place before."

"Me neither." Misty added.

Brock sighed in bliss; being surrounded by baby Pokemon and eggs was a Pokemon doctor's dream come true.

"My wife and I love our job of caring for Pokemon eggs and raising baby Pokemon." The old man said.

"I understand why." Brock replied. "Besides who wouldn't want to be surrounded by Pokemon eggs and cute baby Pokemon?"

"Well my favorite part is watching the Pokemon eggs hatch." The old woman said.

She was carrying a yellow egg with a big black pattern in her arms.

"I know what you mean." Ash said.

He told them about the times his Dratini and two Eevee hatched from their eggs. Then Misty told them about the time her Togepi hatched from her egg.

"Watching your own Pokemon egg hatch is always a happy time for trainers." The old man smiled.

Suddenly the yellow and black egg in the old woman's arms started to glow.

"Hey that means it's going to hatch." Brock said.

The old woman placed the egg down on a table and she, her husband and the gang watched as the egg started to hatch. The egg hatched into a small yellow Pokemon with black stripes and it looked like Pikachu, only smaller.

"It's a Pichu." The old man said.

Ash checked it out on the Pokedex.

"Pichu, the Tiny Mouse Pokemon and the pre-evolved form of Pikachu. It is not yet skilled at strong electricity. It may send out a jolt if amused or startled."

"It's so cute." Misty said.

Outside Team Rocket was spying on all the baby Pokemon and Pokemon eggs through the window.

"Wow look at all of those Pokemon eggs and baby Pokemon." Meowth said.

"They will make a good Pokemon army for Team Rocket headquarters." James said.

"Yes and we can keep some of them for ourselves." Jessie said. "Is everything set?"

"Yes I got everything ready." James said.

The gang enjoyed looking at all the Pokemon eggs and baby Pokemon. Suddenly four grey Pokemon that looked like small warriors entered the room.

"Hello there Tyrouge." The old man said.

Ash looked Tyrouge up on the Pokedex.

"Tyrouge, the Scuffle Pokemon. It is always bursting with energy. To make itself stronger, it keeps on fighting even if it loses."

"Do these four Tyrouge belong to you?" Ash asked.

"No." The old woman said. "In fact, they don't have anyone except us to look after them anymore."

The old day care couple explained that the four Tyrouge did have a trainer before.

"Their trainer asked us to look after them while he was away on a journey." The old woman said.

"But before he returned home, a terrible accident claimed his life." The old man said. "So those Tyrouge are now orphaned Pokemon."

The gang was surprised by this story and felt sorry for the Tyrouge.

"We have been taking care of them ever since." The old woman said. "And they help us look after the baby Pokemon and eggs. But we hope that they will end up with a new trainer soon."

"That's right." The old man said. "Those four are becoming too big and strong for this place for baby Pokemon."

Ash took a good look at the four Tyrouge.

"From the looks of them, they can pack a real punch." He said.

The four Tyrouge stared at Ash.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong Ash." The old man stated. "The Tyrouge always stare at the travelers that come here in case they do something bad."

"Wow." Ash said. "They make good guards despite being small."

The gang had lunch with the daycare couple, while all the baby Pokemon were taking a nap and the eggs were tucked up in their nests.

The four Tyrouge stood guard over the Pokemon eggs and baby Pokemon.

"Thank you for letting us stay here for a bit." Brock said.

"Think nothing of it." The old man said. "We are always welcome to let travelers rest here for a bit."

Ash was thinking to himself; he had the Tyrouge on his mind. He didn't find it fair that the Tyrouge had to experience a terrible tragedy like losing their beloved trainer.

Suddenly they heard a crash coming from the room where the baby Pokemon and eggs were.

"What was that?" Misty gasped.

The daycare couple and the gang ran into the room, but found the Pokemon and Pokemon eggs gone. The four Tyrouge had disappeared as well.

"Oh my, this is awful!" The old woman gasped.

"Who on earth could have done this?" The old man gasped.

"Follow me." Ash instructed. He heard Team Rocket in the room with the eggs and baby Pokemon.

The gang ran down the road to find the thieves who stole the Pokemon and eggs, leaving the old daycare couple behind at the daycare center.

It was Team Rocket and they had all the Pokemon eggs in baskets and all the baby Pokemon in cages. The four Tyrouge were in cages too. Team Rocket admired their haul.

"We certainly got a good haul this time." Jessie said.

"I'll say." James replied. "There are at least two dozen Pokemon eggs and twelve baby Pokemon here."

"Don't forget the Tyrouge." Meowth added. "I must say though they did give us a lot of trouble back there."

"They certainly did." James said. "But Tyrouge are fighting type Pokemon, so it's no wonder we had trouble with them."

"Yes, but thanks to Cloyster's Supersonic we were able to get them as well." Jessie said.

Cloyster's Supersonic attack caused the Tyrouge and the baby Pokemon to become confused. The confusion made them all easier to capture. The baby Pokemon in the cages behind to cry.

"Quit your crying!" Meowth demanded. "You are going to be part of Team Rocket, so you better toughen up."

What Team Rocket didn't know was that they were being spied on; Ash's Noctowl had found them. Noctowl flew back to the gang quickly to lead them in the right direction.

"You found them Noctowl?" Ash asked. "Was it Team Rocket who stole the Pokemon eggs and baby Pokemon."

Noctowl chirped to say yes.

"I knew I heard them; I figured Team Rocket was responsible."

"Seriously, stealing baby Pokemon and eggs is the lowest thing they have ever done." Misty said.

"Let's go after them now." Brock said.

Team Rocket was just about to load the Pokemon eggs and baby Pokemon onto their balloon, when suddenly the four Tyrouge used Rock Smash to break the cage they were in.

"Yikes those Tyrouge are loose." Meowth said.

One of the Tyrouge spoke up.

"It's saying release those baby Pokemon at once. And if we don't then we will get hurt."

Jessie and James started to laugh.

"You think we are scared of your threats?" Jessie asked. "Think again."

She released Arbok and Cloyster to battle the Tyrouge. James released Weezing and Victreebel to battle them as well.

"Arbok, Headbutt. Cloyster, Ice Beam." Jessie ordered.

"Weezing, Sludge. Victreebel, Razor Leaf." James ordered.

The Tyrough dodged the attacks and got ready to fight.

The gang arrived to see the Tyrouge just about to fight Team Rocket's Pokemon.

"Should we help them?" Misty asked.

"Let's wait first." Brock answered. "Those Tyrouge intend to fight Team Rocket to protect the baby Pokemon and the Pokemon eggs."

"For Pokemon that are small." Misty said. "They sure have big hearts."

Ash watched the Tyrouge carefully to see what attacks they would use. Despite being small, the Tyrouge turned out to be strong fighters. The first Tyrouge used Dizzy Punch on Arbok, the second one used Hi Jump Kick on Victreebel, the third one used Mach Punch on Cloyster and the fourth one used Rapid Spin on Weezing.

"Wow those Tyrouge are good." Tomo said.

"I agree." Misty added. "They can fight even though they are small."

Ash was impressed by how strong the Tyrouge are.

Just then three of the Tyrouge started to glow.

"I think those three Tyrouge are starting to evolve." Meowth said.

Everyone watched as the three Tyrouge changed into three different Pokemon. One was a brown Pokemon with red boxing gloves, one was a dark brown Pokemon with long legs and the last one was a brown Pokemon with blue patterns and a horn on it's head.

"The three Tyrouge evolved into a Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee and Hitmontop." Brock said.

Ash looked all three up on the Pokedex.

"Hitmonchan, the Punching Pokemon and a evolved form of Tyrouge. While apparently doing nothing, it fires punches in lightning fast volleys that are impossible to see."

"Hitmonlee, the Kicking Pokemon and a evolved form of Tyrouge. When in a hurry, it's legs lengthen progressively. It runs smoothly with extra long, loping strides."

"Hitmontop, the Handstand Pokemon and a evolved form of Tyrouge. If you become enchanted with it's smooth, elegant, dance-like kicks, you may get drilled hard."

"Wow this is the first time I've seen a Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee and Hitmontop at the same time." Ash said.

Team Rocket was amazed.

"Look at that." Meowth said. "It's the whole Tyrouge evolution line."

"This will be perfect for Team Rocket." Jessie said.

She and James were about to order their Pokemon to attack when Ash stepped forward.

"You're not taking any of this Pokemon." He said.

Tomo, Misty and Brock then stepped forward.

"That's right." Misty said. "They don't belong to you."

"And neither do the eggs." Brock added.

"Oh great, it's the twerps again." Jessie said.

"They aren't going to get in our way this time." James said.

They ordered their Pokemon to attack. Ash sent out Mareep, Tomo sent out Growlithe, Misty sent out her Staryu and Brock sent out his Vulpix. Together Mareep, Growlithe, Staryu and Vulpix defeated Cloyster, Arbok, Weezing and Victreebel. To end the battle Tyrouge, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee and Hitmontop sent Team Rocket flying with punches and kicks.

The gang brought the baby Pokemon and Pokemon eggs back to the daycare couple right away.

"Oh we can't thank you kids enough for bringing the Pokemon and eggs back safely." The old man said.

"It was our pleasure." Brock said.

"But of course we couldn't have done it without Tyrouge and it's evolved forms." Misty said.

"Yeah they were amazing." Tomo said.

Ash turned to Tyrouge.

"Hey Tyrouge." He said. "Would you and your evolved forms like to be my Pokemon?"

Everyone was surprised by what Ash just said.

"I thought you four were amazing when you battled Team Rocket. So I would like you to be my Pokemon and fight alongside me in the Johto League." Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee and Hitmontop looked at Tyrouge; apparently the Tyrouge that didn't evolve was their leader. Tyrouge stared at Ash and then spoke to him.

"I see, you want to battle me first before I capture you and the others." Ash said. "I accept your challenge."

Ash and Tyrouge went to the daycare center's garden to battle. Ash released his Noctowl to battle Tyrouge; since Noctowl's a flying type Pokemon, he would be very effective against Tyrouge, a fighting type. Tyrouge charged at Noctowl with Dizzy Punch.

"Dodge it Noctowl." Ash said.

Noctowl flew up to avoid Tyrouge's punches.

"Now use Confusion." Noctowl's eyes glowed blue and fired a blue light at Tyrouge, dealing damage to it.

"Psychic type moves are super effective against fighting type Pokemon." Brock said. "Tyrouge doesn't stand a chance against that."

Tyrouge got up and tried to use Dizzy Punch on Noctowl again.

"Counter it with Aerial Ace." Ash said.

Noctowl flew towards Tyrouge with white streaks surrounding his body and tackled Tyrouge really hard. Tyrouge took more damage from that flying type move.

"Okay time to capture you Tyrouge." Ash said, throwing a Poke Ball.

The Poke Ball hit Tyrouge and in no time at all Tyrouge was captured. Ash then took three more Poke Balls out and caught Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee and Hitmontop.

Ash was happy with his four captures.

"I have to say Ash." Brock said. "You're the only trainer I know who has Tyrouge and it's three evolved forms. Most trainers settle for either Hitmonchan or Hitmonlee."

"I'm surprised myself Brock." Ash said. "I mean they are hard to find in the wild."

The old daycare couple knew very well that Ash will take good care of Tyrouge and it's three evolved forms.

Just then Aipom came out of the center and began talking.

"What's wrong?" Misty asked.

"I think another one of our eggs is about to hatch." The old woman said.

Everyone ran inside to see the egg hatch. The egg that was glowing was a pink egg with yellow and cream colored patterns. The egg hatched into a pink and cream colored Pokemon with yellow hair and big pink lips.

Ash looked the Pokemon up on his Pokedex.

"Smoochum, the Kiss Pokemon and the pre-evolved form of Jynx. It's lips are the most sensitive parts on it's body. It always uses it's lips first to examine things."

"It's so cute." Misty said.

Tomo liked Smoochu and stroked her head. Once Smoochu felt Tomo's hand, she started to kiss him on the cheek a lot. Brock laughed.

"Smoochum do that a lot once they found something or someone they like."

"You like me then Smoochum?" Tomo asked.

Smoochum kissed him again to say yes.

"You can have Smoochum then Tomo." The old man smiled.

Tomo was surprised by the old man's words.

"That's right." The old woman said. "We always give our baby Pokemon away to trainers who would love them and care for them always."

So Smoochum now belonged to Tomo, who was happy to have Smoochum.

The gang said goodbye to the old daycare couple, with new Pokemon for Ash and Tomo.