Pokephilia. It is attraction to the creatures known as pokemon. Many species of them would look attractive to a man's eye, or even a woman's eye. Some of them, say, Gardevoir of Lucario species, are loyal and protective of their trainers, which only boosted the love pokephiles have for them.

A young trainer named Freeman, who was a latent Pokephile, set out on an adventure in hopes to find a pokemon that he might...befriend. He wasn't going to be a rapist by any means, and he knew that he might have to do some bonding with his potential lover before they'll love him back...

Thankfully, on his journey, he was not all alone. At the lab back in his hometown, Littleroot Town, he got a starter from Professor Oak, a Snivy. The first time Freeman got his starter, he thought (or at least hoped) that it was a girl... until Professor said, "There you go, this little guy is your starter now!" ruining all his hopes.

...Despite that fact, the trainer and the Snivy quickly became friends. Thanks to the little earpiece that a lab worker gave to Freeman, which dubbed PokeSpector by its creators, he could understand pokemon speech. Because Freeman had not much friends overall, he valued the Snivy as one and spent time mostly with him. They bonded quickly, mostly thanks to Freeman's open mind, which made the pokemon like him more.

In addition, the Snivy noticed how often his trainer spoke of pokemon, especially of females. One day, Freeman even dared telling him that he's into them...like, sexually attracted into them, which made the Snivy feel...awkward being close to such a human.

"Ha-ha, don't worry. I'm not into male pokemon." Freeman reassured him. "...yet, I must admit, you do look pretty Masamune, hee-hee-hee..." he added with a sly grin. Masamune, the Snivy, only punched his arm in retort, making the trainer laugh more...

Yeah, they were just friends. Mutual pranks, jokes and understanding made their friendship even stronger.

Present time.

The duo was now travelling from Oldale Town through Route 102, battling trainers, winning their money, and fighting wild pokemon as well. The trainer thought about filling his team with more members, but most of wild pokemon were not of his taste...

However, as they say patience is a virtue. And virtues get paid well. Sadly for most humans that 'paid well' thing isn't material. However, for Freeman it was.

While walking through Petalburg Forest, he encountered a pokemon...that he never saw before. It looked like a puppy, yet bipedal, with blue fur and big eyes. However, he had no time to waste for staring contests; it could run away.

"Masamune, I need you." He said as his Servine stepped up. The wild pokemon growled and took a battling stance.

"Aerial Ace, my fella." was all Freeman needed to say. Masamune jumped high in the air and struck the puppy with a diving tackle. It took the hit, and landed a bit away, not getting up afterwards. Freeman then threw a Pokeball at the fainted pokemon.

"Well done, a one-hit KO." He congratulated, giving his Servine a rub on the head, who only bowed it and smiled. "Let's take our new member to the center, eh?" Freeman said, as Masamune nodded.

When they both were at the pokemon Center, Nurse Joy greeted him. "Oh, welcome! Can I help you, young man?"

"Hello, Nurse. Yeah, I have a pokemon here." he said, placing a Pokeball with the newly caught pokemon in front of her. "...well, I just caught it. Can you heal it please?" he asked.

"Sure, it will be quick." she said, and after taking the ball, she placed it in one of the slots of the machine behind her. "Is this your first time catching a pokemon?" Nurse asked him, not averting her gaze from the screen near the machine.

"He-he, yeah...How can you tell?" he asked, scratching the back of his head.

"Well, I work here for a long time, longer than three years, to be exact. And I learned to tell a newbie from a pro."

"Hmmm, I see." Freeman said, nodding. Freeman noticed it took longer than usual. Healing Masamune took less time.

"You caught a foreign pokemon, it seems." she told him, smiling. "It took some time for this computer to identify it. It's a Riolu." she explained.

"A...Riolu?"

"Yes, a Riolu, the Emanation pokemon. They're native in Sinnoh, but this specimen seemingly migrated here for unknown reasons."

"Oh, I see. Can we keep it?" Freeman asked, hoping to hear a positive answer.

"Of course you can. You have all the right to keep it." she reassured, and after taking the Pokeball from the slot, she placed it on the counter. "Your pokemon is all healed." she said, and bowed.

"Thanks, Nurse." Freeman said, relieved. "And one more thing...do you have rooms to stay in? Just for a night." he asked, and she nodded. "Yes, of course. There is a free room, number 21." she said and gave him a key with a '21' sticker on it. "Through the door to the left, please."

"Thanks, Nurse." Freeman thanked her again and went through the door nearby. He saw many doors and stairs close-by. Freeman was confused, where his room might be? He stopped in front of the stairs. "Where our room can be?" he asked. "Masa?" he asked the Servine, who tailed him all the time.

[Beats me. Maybe that sign?] Masamune pointed at the sign on the wall nearby. It said:

1st floor - Rooms 1-10

2nd floor - Rooms 11-21

3rd floor - Rooms 22-25 and Rooftop Access.

The duo examined it then climbed the stairs. After arriving on the second floor, they found a door with '21' on it. Their room.

"Finally, Masa. We'll get some sleep." he said to his Servine who closely tailed him all the time. "Can't wait to see the pokemon."

[Yeah, me too.] he replied shortly, glancing at the ball in his belt.

He opened the door with the key then went in, closing it after his Servine went in. The room itself was small, but for a one day, it was perfect. There was a bed, a bathroom, a window for fresh air. And a TV. The trainer placed his stuff on the chair near the window and stood in front of the bed. He took out his Pokeball and took a breath, anticipating a first new team member.

"Alright Masa, I'm gonna let the Riolu out, you can restrain it if it goes outta control, right?" Freeman asked, slightly paranoid.

[Yeah, man, I can.] he reassured confidently. [I defeated her in a single blow. Surely, I can hold her down, no problem.]

"Wait...her?" he noticed.

[Yes. That Riolu is a female.] Masamune said, grinning a bit. [But no need to rush things. Now, release her.]

"Okay, there we go." He released the Riolu on the bed. It just stood there, not attacking them. Freeman sighed in relief, but Masamune was on guard, this girl could hurt Freeman if she wanted to. She only looked over at the human, then at Masamune. She didn't look hurt, despite the last battle.

"Hello." Freeman said, drawing her attention and waving a hand. The Riolu did the same. "You're a member of my team now. I'm Freeman, and that's Masamune." He said, pointing at himself and at the Servine. "We battle to make a living actually, but not only that..." he said, "We battle and become closer together. We gain money from battles, but you also get benefit from that." He said, as the Riolu waited him to explain. "You become stronger. When a pokemon is trained by a human, they get way stronger that the ones in wild." He said with a smile. "I promise you, dear. You'll learn moves that you would never learn on your own."

[Kickass...] she said, smiling slightly. Her first word made the duo grin, at least she wasn't mute.

[Yeah. It is. I already mastered Iron Tail, Aerial Ace, and Aqua Tail. Still aiming for more.] Masamune said, grinning a bit.

"And yes, one more thing. I can understand you." Freeman said and he showed the earpiece on his ear.

[This thing translates our lang into human lang. Really cool, I think.] Masamune said.

[Trans...what?] The Riolu asked curiously.

"Translates. So I can understand what you say." Freeman explained, surprising her even more. She then looked glad. [That's great! Now can you give me some food? 'coz I'm hungry.] The Riolu asked, surprising them with her gall. Freeman chuckled at that and gave her some food, a few Oran Berries.

"It this enough?" he asked her.

[More than.] Masamune said, and she nodded in agreement, taking a bite of a berry.

[Teishty!] she said with her mouth stuffed.

"Cool. I'll be feeding you anytime, so don't worry about hunger." Freeman said as he began to pet the new pokemon, who didn't mind at all. "You know, there were times when we had to starve, and well... these were hard times. Thankfully, the healing at pokemon center is free, so we could still battle and win." Freeman said, as she listened closely.

[Don't you have a home?] The Riolu asked suddenly after swallowing. This made Freeman look saddened for a moment, but then he put a smile on.

"Actually, yes, but it's far away. We stay at poke-centers; they allow us to stay freely for one night." He explained, and then looked out of the window. "I really want to sleep now. G'night guys." He said, as he took some clothes off, put the translator away, and then lay under the sheets on the bed, with his eyes closed.

[You wanna sleep?] Masamune asked her.

[N-not much really, and can you talk with me some more? It's gonna be boring here alone.] She asked and he agreed. Freeman unexpectedly rose up. "I forgot something."

"Ser vine?" Masamune asked him, he put his translator back, and turned to the Riolu.

"I forgot to name you, dearie." Freeman said, petting her again. The word 'dearie' made her blush a bit. "D'ya have a name? I wouldn't want to call you Riolu every time, you know. It's like you calling me 'human'." He joked, making Masamune chuckle a bit.

[I...don't. Everyone called me Riolu 'til now...] she answered, looking away.

[And don't give her a sword name like mine.] Masamune warned him, reminding about his name meaning. [Be creative.]

"Huuhh, I got it. What about...Arche?" he asked. "It was a name of a character from a video game. Do you like it?"

[Well...yes.] she said, a bit unsure. [It's better than nothing.]

"Okay, now that you're officially named, I'ma sleep now." he said, placed the earpiece on the nearby stand and plopped himself on the bed on his back, closing his eyes.

[Arche...sounds cool.] Arche said to herself. [But...what's a veedyo game?]

[A human thing...I don't know, to be honest.] Masamune told her. [And about your new name. It's actually a mostly boy name, but it's can be also a girl name, though rarer.]

[Anyways.]

[Well, Arche welcome to our team.] Masamune said. [Yes, also I need to tell you something. Freeman is looking for a...pokemon girlfriend.]

[Whaaa...?!] Arche looked surprised as hell. Masamune grinned at her.

[Yeah, he's a lonely guy, but he loves pokemon, so...it kinda made him a pokephile, or a pokemon lover.]

[Wait-wait-wait...Girlfriend? As in...mate?] she asked him, looked not disgusted, but curious. Masamune nodded.

[I...I need to sleep...] she said, sleepily rubbing her eyes. [Where I can?-]

[Anywhere. Cuddle up with him if you want.] he said, pointing at the boy. Arche walked over to Freeman's right side and laid there. She moved closer and embraced him. Freeman felt something warm, and hugged it, somewhat instinctively in half-sleep.

[Good night there, you two.] Masamune whispered as he went to Freeman's left and fell asleep as well. It was a good night of sleep for the trio and nothing disturbed their slumber...