May opened one of the Poké Balls and a Torchic came out. The Chick Pokémon looked at her with its big blue eyes and she was sold.
"I choose Torchic!" May said with enthusiasm. The assistant handed May five additional Poké Balls to hold more Pokémon, while Professor Birch, who just woke up, handed her a Pokédex.
"Use that Pokédex to record information about Pokémon you encounter on your journey. My son, Brendan, has been doing the same thing. Good luck." With those parting words, May took Torchic in her arms and walked back to her house to show her mother her first Pokémon.
"Oh, May, it's so cute! Max, come see!" Caroline beckoned Max to look at May's Torchic, and he was impressed. "You picked a winner, sis! I can tell 'cause he's got a winning gleam in his eye." "How do you know it's a boy, Max?" May asked. "The boys have a black spot on their backs. Look." Sure enough, there it was. It was tiny, but it was there.
"Hmmm, I should give him a name. How about... Charles? Or Charlie. Something with a Char, you know?" May was trying to come up with a fitting name. "They're kind of the same name, May. Use 'em both," Max said. "Okay, then. Charlie, you're part of the family, now!" "Torrr-chic!" Caroline then made a pasta lunch for May, who ate with great gusto. After she finished, she was off on her journey, and with the Running Shoes her mother gave her, her journey would go at least a little faster.
May and Charlie battled a few Pokémon on her way to Oldale Town. She learned Charlie's current moves, Scratch, Growl, and later Focus Energy and Ember. This last move helped her beat Brendan's Mudkip, Jeff, when they met in Oldale Town. It gave Jeff a burn he couldn't recover from.
"Huh, I'm impressed, May. You're already doing a pretty good job as a trainer. Say, since you won, how about I buy you dinner?" May was surprised that Brendan would compliment her like that, but she was also glad that she was getting a free meal. "Sure! Hope you've got enough!" Brendan did have enough, and it was lucky that he did. May ate a great deal of hamburgers and pie, and nearly snapped her belt when she finished. As she patted her belly in satisfaction, Brendan asked her, "Have you always been a big eater?" May replied, "Kind of. I just really like food! Is that so wrong?"
Brendan wasn't sure what to say, so he just said, "It's getting late. I should get going. See you around, Big Girl." "Okay, see you later," May said. "Oh, and Brendan," "Yeah?" "If you're gonna call me Big Girl, don't do it too often. It's a little annoying." "All right, all right. See ya."
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