template by punki-chan of adoxography

The dancer wandered slowly down the path, hands tucked into the sleeves of his kimono as he admired the natural beauty around him. Most of the fruit trees had shed their blossoms for leaves, but the berry bushes still contained many blooms as well as a scattering of berries. He spotted a patch of grass shaking on the other side of a nearby bush, accompanied by the sound of chewing. Curious, he approached, and discovered an Oddish feasting on the ripe berries that were within its reach. Botan gasped softly in delight, pleased at having found a Pokemon he had been looking for. The sound caught the Grass type's attention, and it turned, swallowing the bit of berry in its mouth.

The pair stared at each other for a moment, then Botan crouched down slowly, not wanting to scare the creature. "Hello there," he said softly, giving it a smile. The Oddish blinked at him, then gave a smile back, trotting over to him and circling him. "Ah, are you interested in my kimono? It's very pretty, isn't it?" The Pokemon nodded rapidly, and Botan extended an arm to show off the full array of flowers that flowed down to the sleeve. The Oddish made appreciative noises, and Botan laughed. "You know, you can turn into a flower too," he said, retrieving his Pokedex and flipping it open. Pulling up Bellossom's entry, he turned the device around and showed it to the Pokemon. "See?"

The Oddish gasped and started jumping up and down. "Odd, Odd, Oddish!" it babbled, clearly excited by the picture.

"Oh? You want to become that?" The grass Pokemon nodded, and Botan tipped his head to the side in thought. He wanted to catch the Oddish, and if it was willing to come with him without a fight, all the better. Nodding to himself, he said, "They why not join me? It'll take some time and some training, but eventually you'll evolve into Bellossom."

The Oddish shifted its weight from foot to foot as it considered the offer, then it nodded and stepped forward. "Excellent!" Botan beamed down at it and produced a Pokeball from his sleeve and held it out.