Pokemon: I am Gary

"Roar~" A powerful dragon aura surged into the sky after taking down the last poor Bellsprout. Gary's Charizard finally reached its critical point.

"Next!" Gary tossed a piece of black charcoal into Charizard's mouth. Immediately, a white light shone brightly. With wings spread wide, horns sprouting from its head, and strong legs exuding power, Gary's Charizard completed its second stage evolution, leaping up to become the reliable ace of the team. Feeling the immense power, Charizard couldn't help but open its mouth and unleash a stream of flames toward the sky. Boom! The fiery explosion satisfied Gary, who nodded approvingly. No doubt about it, this is his Charizard; he knows what it's capable of.

"If you dare to breathe fire at me, I'll have my Golduck teach you a lesson... about being a dragon—"

"Wow~" After adjusting to its new body, Charizard waved to Gary, signaling him to hop on. Gary recalled his Arcanine and Eevee, then lightly jumped onto Charizard's broad back.

"Tsk tsk~ Warm and quite soft~" Gary enjoyed the moment, smacking his lips. Charizard tilted its head, rolling its eyes. How could it not be comfortable? This thing is real leather...

Finally, there was a Pokémon in the team that could carry him while flying, and Gary was very excited. He patted Charizard's back and confidently declared, "Let's go to the next city, Gringey City! Let me see your sustained flying ability!"

With wings spread wide and feet pushing slightly, Gary's Charizard took off like a jet plane. "Not bad~" Although still adjusting to its flying capabilities, Charizard managed to fly steadily into the blue sky thanks to its instincts and excellent stamina. The wind rushed toward them; Gary, prepared, put on his sunglasses.

Garyヾ?■■ノ set off! Charizard excitedly flapped its wings and suddenly shot forward. A shockwave spread out from the airflow, followed by a sonic boom...

The next moment, Gary, seeing Charizard drinking while flying, panicked. He lay flat on Charizard's back and shouted,

"￣□￣ What the heck, Charizard? Slow down! Drunk driving is not okay!" After finishing the last sip of vodka, Charizard licked its lips. Strange; did the boss say something just now? The wind was too loud; I didn't hear—

Whoosh!! Gary, abandoning his sunglasses, awkwardly lay on Charizard's back while comforting himself: "Oh well~ Flying with a passenger this steadily is already pretty good. At least it's better than Ash's... As long as we can land smoothly, I'll forgive him for drinking while flying…"

Outside of Gringey City... Boom! A loud noise similar to meteors crashing into Earth echoed. Gary and Charizard stared at each other in confusion from a muddy pit...

Gary?▼ヘ▼ You should have thought about your landing, right? Charizard～~￣▽￣~～ Haha, just kidding—

"I'll wash myself first; then you all wait in line for your baths today!" Gary rolled his eyes in annoyance. Charizardー△ー; Nani? A bath! No way...

Protests were useless—Gary recalled Charizard and limped toward the Pokémon Center. This guy landed using its face! It was a miracle that Gary didn't fly out! It seemed he needed to find time to send Charizard home for some flight training with Dragonite. Despite Dragonite's small wings looking unimpressive, it flies fast and stable.

Dragging his tired body into Gringey City, Gary couldn't help but frown. This city... smells terrible… Industrial waste had almost completely destroyed the city's natural environment. Only dark green wastewater and stinking mud remained.

"In such an environment, only Poison-type Pokémon would thrive here~" Gary shook his head. Finding the Pokémon Center, he pushed open the door.

"Ahh~" Behind the counter stood Nurse Joy, yawning as she worked. There were no considerate greetings or gentle smiles. Gary's mouth twitched; even Nurse Joy's family has some oddballs…

"Hello, I need accommodation. Please restore my Pokémon's health," he approached the counter and took out a Poké Ball. "That way; grab a tray yourself. Here's your room key; water is intermittent from 2 PM to 4 PM," Nurse Joy explained lazily.

"What?" Gary was stunned. Are you running a boarding house? I feel like giving you a cigarette! Nurse Joy pouted. "The city's water supply system is like this. There are no clean natural water sources available. So water is quite scarce."

Sighing helplessly, Gary walked to the corner to grab a tray for his Poké Balls before returning to hand it over to Nurse Joy. "Chansey~ time to work!" Nurse Joy yawned as she called out behind her.

"Cky~" A smiling Chansey stepped forward apologetically to take the tray from Gary's hands. "Thank you, Chansey." Tears of gratitude welled up in Gary's eyes; this is truly an angel in white! Chansey, you are Miss Nightingale!

Glancing at Gary's dirty black cloak, Nurse Joy reminded him: "If you want to take a shower, you'd better hurry. Water stops at 5 PM; you have an hour left. Oh right—don't wash clothes; it uses too much water."

"Uh... Okay." Gary sighed helplessly and turned to go upstairs. Arriving in his room, he filled the bathtub with water and jumped in fully clothed. After washing thoroughly—clothes and all—wasn't everything clean now? Changing into dry clothes relieved him.

Since his travel outfit was washed away, he had no choice but to wear the blue casual suit he bought in Celadon City earlier. White high-top sneakers paired with light blue suit—surprisingly harmonious!

Just then, Chansey knocked on the door. Seeing Chansey holding a Poké Ball, Gary gratefully nodded in thanks: "Thanks for your hard work." "Cky…" The pink round figure with a bright smile—Chansey is forever the best partner among nurses!

"Goo goo…" His stomach rumbled loudly; Gary patted his belly. "Let's go eat something." Arriving at the Trainer cafeteria and seeing empty seats and cold pots in the kitchen left him stunned.

"How foolish of me! With Nurse Joy being so lazy here, I actually expected hot food in the cafeteria." He covered his face as despair washed over him... "If you want food, there are instant noodles at the counter." Nurse Joy floated by with a cup of milk tea in hand.

Frowning, Gary replied: "Isn't there normal food? I'm still growing…" Examining his height of nearly 1.75 meters, Nurse Joy frowned: "You can still grow?"

"Forget it~ If you can't rely on others, rely on yourself." He walked into the kitchen and put on an apron. Carrots, onions, potatoes, peas, steak—hmm, enough ingredients! Determined now, he looked at Nurse Joy: "Curry should be fine?"

Nurse Joy's eyes lit up as she nodded enthusiastically while sipping her milk tea: "Sure! Totally fine!" With a crooked smile reminiscent of Dragon King's grin on his face: "Scizor, chop these ingredients into cubes for me. Make sure they're even; don't skimp!"

"Hassei!" Scizor—the chopping master—was ready! "Arcanine, take Golduck to buy some bottled water and curry blocks." "Cuba~" Golduck raised an eyebrow and gave an OK sign.

With no shame at all prepared to climb onto Arcanine's back. Arcanine Woof! Try climbing up here?! Golduck awkwardly smiled as it patted Arcanine's mane before happily heading off to make purchases.

With everything arranged perfectly now, Gary set out seasonings according to needs: "Heat up some oil!" Before long, rich curry aromas mixed with buttery scents wafted from the kitchen. His Pokémon sat lined up patiently waiting for their meal.

Nearby Nurse Joy gulped as she looked at Eevee: "Wow! This smells amazing! Do you usually eat such good food?" "Eevee~" Eevee proudly lifted its head at how unworldly she seemed!

Soon enough, Gary took off his apron and stepped out. "Everyone eat up." "Roar!" Nurse Joy cheered along with all the Pokémon. Preparing special Pokémon food for them first before pouring golden curry over it instantly enhanced flavors many times over!

Scizor had already begun drooling... "All right—let's eat." After feeding all his Pokémon first, only then did Gary serve himself two plates of rice topped with curry before bringing them out.

Nurse Joy eagerly grabbed her spoon and tasted a bite immediately. "Mmm~ So delicious!" Her eyes sparkled as she went into full-on food frenzy mode! Satisfied with hot rice in hand but feeling somewhat helpless reminding Nurse Joy: "Don't rush; there's more in the pot."

"Mhm mhm mhm…" She nodded while continuing her stormy eating spree— After their meal ended with Eevee and others having round bellies—even Nurse Joy leaned back against her chair holding her stomach as she took digestive tablets from Chansey...

Making herself some hot tea for Nurse Joy while tidying up afterward with his Pokémon readying themselves for departure. "Sip~" After taking a sip of hot tea Nurse Joy asked concernedly: "Hey where are you going?"

Shrugging casually explained: "I'm heading to that abandoned power plant nearby to help my Pokémon digest."

"Okay then~" With an indifferent nod agreeing she added: "Take this!" Thud! A bag of antidotes landed beside him.

"There are many Poison-type Pokémon around Gringey City; take this just in case." With her back turned towards him speaking casually yet confidently added: "If luck runs out and you get hurt just hurry back here. As long as you're not dead I can save you."

"This... I will be careful. Thank you very much." Smiling slightly he turned around leaving unexpectedly realizing that this Nurse Joy was also quite skilled medically hidden beneath her lazy demeanor.

If she didn't possess absolute confidence she wouldn't have said such things earlier without hesitation either! Geniuses might be somewhat eccentric too; this Nurse Joy isn't simple either—

Watching Gary's departing figure with a slight smile emerged as she opened her computer continuing her idle activities... Beside her Chansey displayed an expression of helplessness. Even if one has high medical talent being lazy like this doesn't show through at all...