Bug Catcher Simulator

It is a beautiful day outside, and you are a Bug Catcher.

You have only taken on this role recently, but you are already thriving in it. You even managed to catch your first Metapod a few days ago! It took almost all of the Poké Balls you had painstakingly saved up for, but the struggle was absolutely worth it.

You're sitting on a tree stump in Viridian Forest, taking a break after a short hike through the woods. You regard Metapod fondly as it sits near you on the grass, admiring how the dappled forest light creates a rich texture of green hues upon its rigid shell. It blinks slowly, meeting your eyes with its own placid gaze. You wonder what kind of things Metapod thinks about. You wonder if Metapod knows just how awesome you think it is.

(Maybe you should tell it a few more times, just in case.)

Snapping twigs and rustling grass snap you out of your thoughts, and you instinctively reach for your trusty bug-catching net. Your eyes dart towards the source of the sound - another person pushing their way through the undergrowth. You immediately recognise them as another Bug Catcher, thanks to their trademark hat and bug-catching net, but realise too late that your eyes have met.

"Aha!" they cry, plucking a Poké Ball out of their bag and grinning. "You know what the rules are!"

Indeed, you know what must be done.

"Go, Metapod!" you say, in what you think is a cool and confident manner. Metapod calmly and quietly hops in front of you, staring down the other trainer like an absolute stoic badass.

"Go get 'em, Metapod!" says the other Bug Catcher, tossing their Poké Ball into the air and releasing their own coccoon Pokémon into the clearing. The other Metapod definitely looks awesome too, no questions about it, but you are reasonably certain that your Metapod is both cooler and bigger.

The two Metapod eye each other in silence. The tension is thick. Your grip has tightened on your bug-catching net, beads of sweat forming on your forehead.

You know what to do.

Page last updated on 22nd February 2025 at 11:42 UTC - (page published!)
Page first published on 22nd February 2025 at 11:42 UTC.