Pokémon Researcher Diary Day One:
Today was the day I finally started my new job as a Pokémon Researcher at Hammerlocke University in the Galar Region!
After being back home in the leafy suburbs of Wyndon for almost a year it was nice to actually go back to Uni after so long and start my journey into becoming a Pokémon Professor.
I do miss being a Pokémon Ranger and living in Snowpoint City in the Sinnoh Region but the call of home was too strong after being there for over 11 years (not including the sandwich year placement).
My ex-partner Clara (Glaceon) and my second partner Lux (Luxray) are still with me and enjoying retirement.
It was so nice of them to send me off with my parents and youngest sibling early yesterday morning. They even saw me get the Monorail to Wyndon Station and they seemed to be happy that I was starting a brand-new adventure.
I’m going to miss them so much… 🙁
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The commute down to Hammerlocke City via train wasn’t too bad and there weren’t any planned track closures today thankfully because the Corviknight Taxis would have been so busy and I would be late to clock-in and meet the team.
The team had asked me before I started what type I would research in and to be honest that was a hard one to decide at first because I didn’t really have a favourite type of Pokémon growing up.
Whilst I was on the train, I was scrolling on my Rotom Phone and a notification popped up and it took me to an album that was full of photos of Ghost Pokémon.
These photos were taken over the years and I then remembered that I am such a Noctowl to a point where I used to camp all-over and take photos of these Pokêmon at night.
I then started to write notes and did some light reading on my PokéDex App on Ghost Pokémon.
At the first meeting I told the team that I wanted to research Ghost Pokémon and I then was paired with two researchers who were experienced within that field and joined their team.
The day went really well as I got to know my new team and for my final task I was asked to catch a brand-new Partner Pokémon.
This wasn’t just for research purposes but this was an important tradition amongst those who want to become Professors.
Having a field trip on my first day wasn’t expected but I relished the chance of catching a Ghastly with my supplied Dusk Balls from my team.
Finding them wasn’t too hard as they hang out in the Wild Area next to the city by Hammerlocke Hills especially during foggy weather.
The weather at night was perfect with thick fog around and I was happy to hear their cries near my tent.
Catching one of them was easy and I was grateful that there were no Haunter and Gengar nearby because I didn’t have other Pokémon to battle them.
As I was approaching back to my tent a Mimikyu appeared and was very curious to see what I had caught, so I showed Ghastly and they seemed to be delighted.
I asked the Mimkyu if they wanted to join my team and I gave them the choice to do so by leaving one of my Dusk Balls next to it.
Finally, it was getting really late so I returned my Ghastly back into its ball and told Mimikyu that I hoped to see them in the Dusk Ball by the time I woke up…