Prologue

Ash

"Here you can have this Pikachu, now go out on an adventure and enjoy yourself", that is what Professor Oak said that day 32 years ago. Now after travelling many regions of the world I have settled down in Viridian City of the Kanto region. Pikachu my old friend and companion is ever by my side, though like all things he has grown old and has become slower than in the days of our youth. He now is content to simply watch Pokémon battles rather than take place in them.

Then there is Misty. Ah, Misty. We became happily married 19 years ago last month. We decided to settle in Viridian city do to the cities geographical relationship with the Pokémon league. Living closer to the Indigo League makes it far easier to perform my duties as champion. When we parted ways after Johto Misty came back to continue leading at the cerulean center gym. My cousin Gary was kind enough when we moved to swap gyms with Misty, (buildings not theme of course).

16 years ago to date, we had our first child, Cloud, a beautiful baby boy. The time flew as he grew up and now it is his 16th birthday and Misty and I are ready to let him go and have his own adventure like we did. He is now ready for his first Pokémon, which is why we are sending him to Pewter city to see Max Emerald the Pokémon Professor. Max came to Kanto to be the new Professor when Oak passed away and now it is his responsibility to give new trainers their starting Pokémon.

It is time for Cloud's journey to begin!