In the year 2031, a team of 14 scientists, led by Dr. Jon Satoshi, began Project Prometheus. The goal of the project was to make real, living Pokemon.
Satoshi, born in Japan but raised in America, was a big fan of the Pokemon show, movies, and games. As a child, he always imagined what it would be like to actually have a real life Pokemon. After high school, Satoshi attended six years of college in Michigan studying anatomy, biology, and the genomes of different animals. After graduating, he moved to Dallas, Texas and worked at a lab, researching stem cell manipulation. It was was there that Jon began experimenting with human and animal stem cells. He wanted to find a way to make the cells grow to form Pokemon. In order to do this, Jon had to code the stem cells to form whatever color, shape, or function was needed.
After gathering other biologists and scientists from the lab, Jon began his project. There were 3 experiments with only human stem cells, 3 with only animal, and 1 where both types were combined together. The goal of these experiments was to try and create a Charmander, because of its simple color coding and small size. Two months into the project, and all 7 experiments began taking on a similar shape. Although the organisms were still very small, and each looked somewhat like orange balls, the team felt like its hard work might pay off. Unfortunately, things became bad very fast...
One by one, the 3 organisms with animal stem cells died off. Dr. Satoshi tried to stay positive, telling the team that now they could focus more on the other subjects. Unfortunately, all 3 of those died the next week.
Things were now pretty bleak for Project Prometheus. With 6 out of 7 subjects deceased, the team started thinking of quitting, except for Satoshi. He was angered by everyone's lack of loyalty to the other scientists, however, didn't care anymore about the project, and they fired Satoshi, blaming him for luring them into a plan that was never going to work. Satoshi, now out of a job, went home, that night, to his apartment carrying the glass capsule that still held what was left of his dream.
"I still have faith in you," Satoshi said, setting the capsule on his nightstand. Inside, the orange blob had grown bigger, developing stub legs and a tiny tail. If the cells continued growing at this rate, creating the necessary organs and ligaments, Satoshi believed that a Charmander could be formed. "You survive this," he said, speaking at the capsule, "and soon, I'll be able to create every single Pokemon. And the world will be changed forever."
The next morning, Satoshi awoke to a loud *CRASH* Jolting up, he looked to the side of his bed and was terrified when he found the glass capsule shattered, with pieces scattered all over. In the middle of the mess was a curled up orange form. The creature's body was covered in orange fur. It twitched a few times, and Satoshi wondered if it was going to die. Then, suddenly, the most amazing thing happened. The creature stood up. Bewildered, Satoshi got to his feet, careful to avoid the broken glass, and moved to directly face the creature.
"Charmander," Satoshi said in a soft tone. He squatted down and slowly held out his right hand. The thing stared at his hand and then took a step forward, stumbling a little.
"Ch...char," the Pokemon said, in a high voice.
"Just like in the show," gasped Satoshi, surprised that his created Pokemon's voice was so accurate. "Charmander, come...come here," he spoke gently.
"Char...charmander," it replied, stepping closer to its master. Charmander stood at 2ft, like in the show and games. When it got to him, it looked up at its master's eyes. Satoshi struggled to hold back tears. At long last, he had succeeded in making Pokemon a reality.
...Three months later...
Satoshi's dream had finally come true, creating real life Pokemon. After sharing his experiment's results with several colleges in Texas, Satoshi began work on creating Bulbasaur and Squirtle, the other starter Pokemon. Remembering the failed experiments, he made sure to use both human and animal stem cells. He inputted the coding for each Pokemon, set the cells into the capsules, and then went to work on the finishing touches on his Charmander: evolution and moves. The way Satoshi planned it was that the Pokemon that evolved in the games/show would all have programmed develop cells (PDCs). This meant that, as the Pokemon matured and grew more powerful, it could choose whether or not to evolve into its next stage. Unfortunately, Satoshi couldn't find a way to incorporate stone evolving, so he just used PDCs for each evolution-possible Pokemon.
For moves, Satoshi programmed each Pokemon to be able to "adapt", or learn certain moves as it grew. Like in the games, however, a Pokemon's moves would be more powerful in an evolved form, but it wouldn't learn new moves as fast. Also, training in general makes moves more powerful.
Another important part of the Pokemon games/show is catching Pokemon. So, Satoshi made Pokeballs that, when thrown at a Pokemon or at the ground, will either capture or send out Pokemon. The way the Pokeballs work is that the ball generates a magnetic frequency that can reduce a Pokemon's body into a molecular form, allowing for capturing and storing Pokemon. Of course, if a Pokemon is strong enough, it can try and escape capture.
After setting everything up, and with his next two Pokemon ready, Satoshi was ready to show his work to the world. Most of the governments and countries he went to were open to accept these new devices and creatures, especially Japan, but there was several questions that they all shared. How would these Pokemon be cared for if injured? What kind of foods do they eat? What happens if a person with a Pokemon were to attack people? Are Pokemon going to reproduce? Luckily, Satoshi had come prepared for these questions.
"I am making anatomy and biology books about Pokemon, and I am going to train teachers and professors to teach about Pokemon, " he would reply. "Also, I am setting up specialized hospitals, called PokeCenters, where people can bring injured Pokemon. For the food, I have recipe books on how to make food and treats, and I am making Pokefood. For your questions about public safety from Pokemon attacking people, I have drafts for laws on legal Pokemon battles, wild Pokemon habitats, and regulations for people with Pokemon. Lastly, I plan on creating two male and two female of each Pokemon. That way, through reproduction, the Pokemon species will grow."
It took plenty of convincing, demonstrating, and sourcing, but finally, three years after Project Prometheus began in 2031, Pokemon were introduced into everyday life. Wild Pokemon spread throughout the globe, coexisting with animals. People began specializing in training Pokemon, making food for Pokemon, caring for Pokemon, and breeding Pokemon. Thanks to Jon Satoshi, everyone lived in a Pokemon world.