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I'm bord. I want to write a pasta. Anyone got a Pokemon they want me to write a story on like my last one? (Diary Style)
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Well, after a nightmare I had last night, I felt inspired to write the following creepypasta. And it doesn't help that I have a Drifloon plush in my bed...
I love the Pokémon games, but what really bugged me was how exaggerated some of the Pokédex entries were. Like Kadabra's FireRed Pokédex entry, which states that a boy with psychic powers transformed into a Kadabra. Give me a break.
My friends all knew how I felt about the Pokédex's tendency to stretch the truth, too. One of my friends, a ROM hacker, gave me a small package on my last birthday. I opened it up, and it contained a DS cartridge. Pokémon Diamond. My friend called it "Pokémon Diamond of Truth". He said it was a regular Pearl version, but edited so the Pokédex entries weren't quite so exaggerated. This pleased me greatly. Naturally, I went up to my room that night, and started to play. I picked Chimchar as my starter, and made note of the Pokedex entry;
"It agilely scales sheer cliffs to live atop craggy mountains. Its fire is put out when it sleeps. "
Interested to see what my friend meant, I went into a battle with him over wireless. His Parasect used Spore on my Chimchar. Sure enough, Chimchar's sprite changed- no flame on the tail!
This was fantastic. I played through the game, catching a Bidoof and a Shinx in the process. After I reached Eterna City, I decided to double back to Valley Windworks, as it was Friday and I wanted a Drifloon. However, Drifloon wasn't there. Confused, I went in and talked to the little girl. Instead of her usual speech, she said;
"The balloon Pokémon comes here every Friday night! But I'm not supposed to go near it..."
That was odd. Then I remembered that Drifloon's Pokédex entries usually talked about how children who grab it tend to end up missing. I smiled. My friend really didn't miss a beat! So I returned to the Valley Windworks that night. There was Drifloon, floating there as usual. I saved my game, lest I knock it out, faced Drifloon, and pressed A.
"FLOOOON!"
Odd, I don't remember it being in all caps. The battle then commenced as usual.
"A wild DRIFLOON appeared..."
OK, now I'm sure there was supposed to be an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence. Thinking nothing of it, I watch as my character sends out Luxio. I select "Spark", but oddly, Drifloon moves first.
"The wild DRIFLOON used Scary Face!"
Scary Face? Since when does Drifloon learn Scary Face? But that was nothing compared to what happened next.
"LUXIO became terrified!"
Luxio's Speed was supposed to decrease. What is this?!
"LUXIO is terrified!"
"LUXIO is too scared to move!"
WHAT?! I select Spark again, now a little freaked out. Drifloon moves first again.
"The wild DRIFLOON used Torture!"
Then came the Scary Face animation, followed by the animation that happens with Curse, you know, when the nail gets driven into the Pokemon's body? Except it happened to Luxio. Luxio's HP then plummeted to 1.
"LUXIO is in agony!"
"LUXIO is too scared to move!"
Now completely freaked out, I select "Run".
"There is no escape."
"The wild DRIFLOON used Drag To Hell!"
The animation for Constrict played, then both Drifloon and Luxio slid to the right and off the screen. The battle ended abruptly. I was back in the overworld, and Drifloon was gone. Then came the text box:
"DRIFLOON took LUXIO to Hell!"
"..."
And then Drifloon's overworld sprite appeared once more, and a battle commenced again. This time, however, the music was lower in pitch and slower.
"The wild DRIFLOON returned..."
"Go... BIBAREL..."
I selected Run.
"There is no escape. Foolish mortal."
The text changed. What in hell was going on here?!
"The wild DRIFLOON used Torture!"
"BIBAREL is in agony!"
I check my party. Luxio is gone! An idea then occurred to me. I went into the bag and selected a Poké Ball and used it. Drifloon was sucked into the ball, but escaped almost immediately. Then this is what I see.
"The wild DRIFLOON used Embargo!"
"ADAM can't use items anymore!"
Wait a second. Adam was MY trainer name! I try to use another Poké Ball, but once I click "use", I get the following message:
"Hurry, get away!"
And then I'm back to the battle screen. Reluctantly I select Bibarel's Water Gun, but then...
"The wild DRIFLOON used Drag To Hell!"
End of battle. Same story now. Drifloon returns, and the battle starts up again. The music is so low and slow now it sounds downright demonic.
"DRIFLOON is back..."
"ADAM is refusing to send out MONFERNO!"
"The wild DRIFLOON used Psychic!"
"ADAM was forced to throw the Poké Ball!"
"Go... MONFERNO..."
I was very scared at this point. I knew what was going to happen, and I knew there was no stopping it. But then I remember, I gave Monferno my Quick Claw! I'm not sure why I did it, but now I have a glimmer of hope. Maybe, just maybe, the Quick Claw can activate, and Monferno can KO Drifloon and end this nightmare! I select Flame Wheel, and to my delight, the Quick Claw activation animation plays!
"MONFERNO used Flame Wheel!"
YES! It hits Drifloon, its HP goes down and... stops... at... one...
"The wild DRIFLOON endured the hit!"
WHAAAAAAAT?! And then the following text appears;
"DRIFLOON: Compared to the flames of Hell, a Flame Wheel is nothing."
"The wild DRIFLOON used Drag to Hell!"
"ADAM is out of living Pokémon!"
"ADAM dropped P5,000 in sheer terror!"
"..."
"ADAM blacked out!"
Then the screen went black, and the text came up. But instead of saying I scurried to a Pokémon center, it said:
"ADAM tried to flee to a Pokémon Center, but DRIFLOON wouldn't allow it!"
Then I returned to the overworld, still at the Valley Windworks (now in the midst of a thunderstorm for some reason), still facing Drifloon. I couldn't do anything. The d-pad didn't respond. The X button didn't work. All I could do was face Drifloon and press A.
"DRIFLOON: Did you really think I would let you live?"
And then another battle started. No music whatsoever.
"DRIFLOON is back for your soul!"
My backsprite stayed in place. On the touch screen, only one option was there: Surrender. Extremely reluctantly, I tapped "Surrender".
"The wild DRIFLOON used Drag To Hell!"
The entire screen went black. Touch screen as well. Then, text began appearing on the top screen, scrolling across ever so slowly, in blood-red letters;
"It is whispered that any child who mistakes Drifloon for a balloon and holds on to it could wind up missing."
The game froze at that point. Extremely freaked out, I shut off the DS.
The next morning, I turned my DS back on, hoping against hope that it was all just a horrible dream. To my relief, I was still standing in the Valley Windworks, in front of Drifloon. I fled the Valley Windworks and caught a Starly as my flier instead.
Later on, I tried to call up my friend, demanding to know what compelled him to program such a horrific sequence into the game. Instead, his mother picked up, clearly fighting back tears. Turns out my friend was missing. He was last seen near the local power plant, holding what seemed to be a purple helium balloon.
With a mustache.
Later on, I tried to call up my friend, demanding to know what compelled him to program such a horrific sequence into the game. Instead, his mother picked up, clearly fighting back tears. Turns out my friend was missing. He was last seen near the local power plant, holding what seemed to be a purple helium balloon.
With a mustache.
See, if you take the spoiler out and read those consecutively, all that creepiness suddenly dissolves into a flick of awkward humour.