Wow, really, guys?
Since Gen. II all starters have the same chance of being male or female.
87.5% male, 12.5% female.

I PICK THE COOL CARNIVORE

Yes.

You just don't want me to let him eat your face.

Aw yeah.
+1 OJ minion!

Whoa! You can DO that?
Totally naming him He Who Rapes Faces With His Teeth.
What? Ten letter limit?
That's
stupid.
MEANWHILE, INSIDE CRYSTAL'S MIND...

There. He is
POUNCER.

There had better be some cherries there. And maybe some oranges.

You'd be surprised. I might have inherited my mother's sense of direction.
And alcohol tolerance.
There's a REASON she never leaves that chair in the dining room.

Ewwwwww.
Why would I want this.
I'm going to pretend to be a hooker and give this number to creepy men.
Puh-leez. Pouncer is invincible. He devours all opposition.

Tch.
Like I'll ever need it.
Also if this was such DANGEROUS VENTURE, why would you send a kid to do it.

FUCK Y-
What is that shiny thing.

Heeeellolooooo pretty person!
I must LEAVE THIS PLACE and continue on my quest for ORANGE JUICE!

Gosh that's awfully nice.

My ma
gic bag.
With many pockets.

Do you...
Do things.

I AM LEAVI-

Ginger
fiend.

AND WE'RE OFF TO CHERRYGROVE, POUNCER! Aren't you
excited?

(Drawn by Chloe.)
Yeah! Me too!

ADFLAKJFSHGLKJSFDG
Giant flying wooden signs.
The technology of this place is amazing.

Gee, I kind of figured that New Bark Town was to the right, considering it's about seven steps away.

Good. Pouncer is getting hungry.

Nothing attacked me.
You lied, random man outside of New Bark Town!
You will be food for Pouncer at some point in the future.
Just you wait.

Doin' good, fo' shizzle my grizzle.

We have good luck when it comes to tall grass.

Why is this grass so tall.
It is getting caught in my h-

AHA! YOUR FIRST MEAL, POUNCER.

...
...
...
What do you mean you can't even use your teeth yet.

RIP IT APART WITH YOUR CLAAAAWWWWSS
Dire situation, Pouncer!

Actually not really the critical hit only did like two damage.
Pouncer's mother was a wall. His father was an alligator.
Don't think about that too hard.

WOLVERINE STYLE

Now eat it.

Wait what experience points.
Darn it! I knew I should have paid attention in How to Raise Your Murderous Lizard class!
Oh well back to wandering towards Cherrygro-

Kill it quickly, I'm in a hurry.

Excellent.
We make a great team.

What does that even mean.
You
nutter.

Dammit leave us alone.

Whoa level up.
"Six" is such a pitiful number, Pouncer.
We must work hard if we are to obtain the juices of oranges.

EATING
- - --406

These ledges are silly.

So is this grass.
For how advanced this place is with their giant flying wooden signs, they sure are lacking in lawnmowers.

Another Pidgey down.
At this rate, they'll be extinct by the time we get our juice.

Oh come on they're like a foot and a half high.

You mean... No Pidgey?
Ledges are now my friiieeeennnnnds.

Hey I think this kid likes ledges! He's staring intently at one!

So there are
nocturnal ferocious monsters?
Neat.

This tree looks funny.

IT HAS FRUIT
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM

Does it sort of get SQUIRTED out of the top like popping a pimple?
Hah, that would be silly.
And a bit disturbing.

Now to find this supposed grove of cherries.

Isn't this sign by New Bark Town.

Yeeeessss it is.

FLYING WOODEN SIGN BEARS GOOD NEWS

Flying wooden sign > stationary not wooden sign
Blearugh I think I threw up.

I see no cherries.
YOU LIED TO ME, ELM

There's a fat guy stuck out there on the island.
Is anyone going to, you know, go get him...?

YOU! There is a fat man stranded on an island.

I have loads of experience murdering things with Pouncer.

Everyone
BUT ME.

See, I
knew it would be okay to skip Pok
emon Trainer classes.

Cheerful old maaaaaan. I want to touch your baldness.

Neat!

Mart... Store? Do they sell ORANGE JUICE?

Heehee. They sell balls.
But not OJ.

I bet there are giant flying wooden signs out that way, too.

I hate you so much right now. That was just... ugh.

Did you know there is a fat guy on an island out there.

Away from the stranded fat man and back into the town. Jerk.

The suspense is far too much to bear.

Want my phone number?

I bet it's, like, a town hobby or something to make fun of his name.

MAYBE THIS PLACE CAN EVALUATE POUNCER'S AWESOME

agklajfhglkag PANK!

IT IS TOO PANK IN HERE MY EYYYYYYEEEEES
Pouncer! Destroy everything!

No you may n- Heeeeyyy! Give Pouncer back!

HMPH.

Wait really.

You sure are ni-
HANG ON A SECOND
If you healed any injuries Pouncer may have had, and you want to see us again...
You want him to be injured.

I think I'll go see if I can mooch some OJ off of Mr. Pekoman before I buy some.

I think we're going to be great friends, giant flying wooden signs.