I am a young boy, 16. My name is Matthew. When I was 5 or so, I got my first Pokémon game. Allow me to explain my journey. The story begins! I had many opponents back when I was young, but two of them were my friends. One was named Red, after his fiery personality. The other is Green, who I must admit has a foul personality. When we went to get our Pokémon, Red got the Pokémon I desired. But I didn't want to argue with him. When Green got Squirtle, I got Bulbasaur. Soon, we had a battle together. I went for Squirtle first, knowing his type was at a disadvantage. "Bulbasaur, Tackle!" I said. Bulbasaur charged at Squirtle, while Charmander used Scratch, nearly knocking out Squirtle. "Let me finish this." I said. "Bulbasaur, Tackle!" Bulbasaur charged at Squirtle head on, and knocked him out. Then I turned to Red, as Bulbasaur turned to Charmander. But we didn't attack. "That was a good battle." I said. After awhile, we were given Pokémon encyclopedias called Pokedex. While Red and I decided to complete the Pokedex, Green strived to become stronger. Red and I caught as many Pokémon as we could, but I gave Red a bit of advice. "In order to complete your Pokedex, your Pokémon must evolve." I said. I explained that evolution is a type of metamorphosis that makes your Pokémon stronger. Some Pokémon require Stones to evolve, so I gave Red an example. I gave my three Eevee one stone each: Water Stone, Fire Stone, and Thunder Stone. This made them evolve into Vaporeon, Flareon, and Jolteon, respectively. "Okay guys, you're free to go." I said, releasing the evolved Eevee. "You're letting them go?" Red said. "Look on the bright side, Red. I have their data now." I said. Then we were in trouble. There was Kakuna everywhere. I scoffed, closing my eyes. "What's the big idea?" Red asked. "At any moment, they could evolve into a Beedrill and chase us." I said. "While we still can, let's get out of here." Red nodded, knowing I was right, then we both saw a swarm of Caterpie. We caught one each. Then we went to Pewter City to face the Gym Leader, Brock. Red went in first, and lost. Then I went in. It was a battle against Rock Type Pokémon. "Age before beauty." I said. Brock sent out Geodude, while I sent out Rattata. I let Red watch the battle. Geodude started with Rock Tomb to lower Rattata's speed, but we used Tail Whip to lower Geodude's defense as well. We then used Hyper Fang, which wasn't very effective though, but it was enough to knock out Geodude. Brock had only Onix left, and Rattata was running out of power, so I switched to Bulbasaur. Even though Onix tried to wrap Bulbasaur around with its tail, it missed. We used Leech Seed to absorb Onix's health. After a few turns, Onix fell. We accepted the badge. Then, a white light surrounded Bulbasaur. What? Bulbasaur is evolving! "Evolution?" I said. Soon, Bulbasaur grew, and the bulb on its back became a bud. Congratulations! Your Bulbasaur evolved into an Ivysaur! "Bulbasaur, what happened?" I asked. New Pokémon data has been added to the Pokedex, said the Pokedex. So I took a look. "Ivysaur, the Seed Pokémon. The bud on its back apparently draws energy from its body. The bud is said to open into a large flower when fully grown." I read aloud. "That means, my Bulbasaur evolved!" I said. "Your turn, Red." I said, healing his Pokémon. He remembered the strategy I used, and used the proper Pokémon. Then Red's Charmander, inside its Poke Ball, was restless. It was aching for a battle. "You're on!" I said. "Your Charmander versus my Ivysaur." And the battle began. "Charmander, Ember!" Red yelled. But when Ivysaur tried to deflect it using Vine Whip, it got burnt by the flames. "Not quite!" I said. "Ivysaur, Leech Seed!" I yelled. Ivysaur planted seeds, and Charmander's health was sapped. After a few turns, a white light surrounded it as well. What? Charmander is evolving! "Charmander, too?" I said. "No way!" Red said in surprise. Congratulations! Your Charmander evolved into a Charmeleon! New Pokémon data has been added to the Pokedex. "Charmeleon, the Flame Pokémon. It appears to be very vicious. It attacks with razor-sharp claws and won't stop until the enemy is defeated." Red said, reading aloud. Red didn't know what the Pokedex said, but he didn't care. Charmeleon used Ember again, while we used Poison Powder. It was now a battle of endurance. Since the burn from the flames were more effective, Ivysaur collapsed. "So, that's it." I said. "You're the victor." I left the Gym, when Green showed up. I scoffed in ignorance, and kept walking. Then Red and I continued to complete the Pokedex, when we ran into a mysterious trio. "I recognize those three!" I said. "Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket!" We met on Mount Moon. "Prepare for trouble!" Jessie said. "Make it double!" James said. I slapped my forehead in annoyance. "To protect the world from devastation! To unite all peoples within our nation! To denounce the evils of truth and love! To extend our reach to the stars above!" Team Rocket's Jessie and James said in pattern. "Jessie!" Jessie said. "James!" James said. "Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!" Jessie said. "Surrender now, or prepare for a fight fight fight!" James said. "Meowth, that's right!" Meowth said. "Man, I hate it when they do that..." I said in annoyance. "What did you say?" Jessie said in anger. "I hate when you say that lame motto of yours! You're embarrassing yourselves!" I yelled. Jessie threw out her Ekans, while I threw out my Raticate. "Here, Red." I said. "It says, 'Raticate, the Mouse Pokémon. If attacked, it stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy.' Pretty cool, right?" Red nodded, knowing I'm right. "Now, enough of your criminal ways!" I said. "Raticate, Double Edge!" Raticate charged at Ekans, and they were all sent flying. "We're blasting off again!" Team Rocket said as they disappeared somewhere. "I know, I KNOW!" I yelled. We then battled the Cerulean Gym, one at a time, and won. After that, Green wanted to battle, but he only wanted to face me. Obviously, I won. When it was time to face the Vermillion Gym, Red and I both won. Then we went to Lavender Town, where we heard rumors of the Pokémon Tower, that a ghost haunts the place. But I went to Saffron City to get a Silph Scope, and found out it was Marowak's spirit. I caught the ghost, got its Marowak data, and let it free. Then I went to Celadon City, and won. Then I went to Saffron City to face Sabrina, but I lost. So, I went back to the Pokémon Tower to catch a Ghost Type Pokémon: Gastly. With its help, I won. Then I went to Fuchsia City to fight Koga. I didn't win easy, since I was only used Poison Type Pokémon, like he did, but I still won. Then I went to Cinnabar Island, and met with Red again. We both went to the Pokémon Mansion, and read a book about a mysterious Pokémon named Mew. I decided to keep it, just in case something came up. But then something fell. It was a ring with what Red and I thought was a gemstone on it. Then I looked up. "More of them?" Red said. "You take the blue one, and I'll get the green one." I said. Red agreed, and we both got the stones. Then, another of the supposed gems had been shown. "Take this!" said a man with a white mustache. "Blaine?" I said. "You know this man?" Red asked. "He's the Cinnabar Gym Leader!" I said. "Come on, Blaine. Let's go." We went to the Cinnabar Gym, and battled it out until it was last Pokémon standing. "Only Venusaur left, huh?" I said. "Well, here goes nothing." I threw out Venusaur. "Is my bond strong enough...?" I said to myself. I gently reached for the supposed gem, and something happened even my eyes couldn't believe! My Venusaur evolved further than usual! "So, this is what THAT legend describes..." I said. "Mega Venusaur, Solar Beam!" Mega Venusaur absorbed the sun's energy, and launched a beam. "Mega...?" Red said to himself. "Perhaps my Charizard can do the same thing?" All of Blaine's Pokémon were knocked out, and I got the Cinnabar Gym's Badge. Soon, Red and I got word that the Viridian Gym Leader is back. But when we got there, Green was leaving, having already obtained the badge. When we got inside, we saw the Team Rocket trio again. "You three?" I said. "Prepare for trouble!" Jessie said. "Make it double!" James said. "ENOUGH!" I yelled. "I CAN'T TAKE THAT BORING SLOGAN OF YOURS! IT MAKES ME WANT TO THROW UP!" The trio was irritated, but then... "Calm down." a man wearing the Team Rocket uniform said. "That's Giovanni!" I said. "I'll use THAT Pokémon on him." Giovanni said. "Impossible! You can't control him, so why bother?" I said. All I could do was see in battle. "While I can use any Pokémon, you only use Mewtwo, right?" I asked. "That's right." Giovanni said. "Go, Mewtwo!" Giovanni released Mewtwo into battle. "Cause as much havoc as you wish, Mewtwo." Mewtwo scoffed. "Then I'll use Nidoking!" I said. I knew my Pokémon were at a disadvantage, but I planned on saving my Mega Evolution for last. Giovanni just decided to let him do as he wished. My Pokémon were knocked out. I was down to one. "This is my last Pokémon..." I said. I then turned to the ring on my hand. "It's that one, too." I said to myself. "Giovanni! Let's wager! If I defeat your Mewtwo with this one Pokémon, you hand it over to me!" I said. "And if you lose?" Giovanni asked. "You can have what's on this ring." I said. "I heard from a faraway region's legend." Giovanni said. "That's a Key Stone, isn't it?" I nodded in agreement. "Matthew, no!" Red yelled. "If you hand him the ring, he'll have control over this region!" I smiled, knowing I would be alright. "I'll take him down." I said. "No problem." So, I threw my Venusaur into the field. "Venusaur, Mega Evolve, now!" I yelled, pressing my Key Stone. "Mega Venusaur, Solar Beam!" Mega Venusaur unleashed its power, and defeated Mewtwo. "I won, Giovanni." I said. "Hand over that Mewtwo." Giovanni gave me the Mewtwo, along with another of the Mega Stones. "This is Mewtwonite X." Giovanni said, explaining the Mega Stone. "Use this for Mewtwo." I accepted the Mewtwonite X, and when I threw out Mewtwo, I gave it the stone. Soon, Red and I both went to the Pokémon League to face the Elite Four, and then we saw Green. The final battle had begun. We faced each other in a free for all, like last time. When it came down to the last Pokémon, Red got out Charizard, Green got out Blastoise, and I got out Mewtwo. "Shall we, Red?" I said. "We?" Red asked. "You have a strong enough bond, right?" I asked. "Get out the stone you have, then shout your Pokémon's name, then shout 'Mega Evolve'." I said. I gave Red a good example. "Mewtwo, Mega Evolve!" I shouted. Mewtwo then became Mega Mewtwo X. Red understood, and got out his Key Stone, and rose it to the sky. "Charizard, Mega Evolve!" Red shouted. Charizard then became Mega Charizard X. "Wow! That's Mega Evolution?" Red said in surprise. "Mega Evolution? Is that some new kind of evolution or something?" Green asked. "It's a Legendary Evolution." I said. "But enough time to chatter. Mega Mewtwo, Psywave!" Mega Mewtwo released a wave of psychic energy. Blastoise was immediately knocked out, and Mega Charizard was still standing. "I'm not giving up, like last time. That title is mine!" I said. "Mega Mewtwo, Psychic!" Mega Charizard was being telekinetically controlled by Mega Mewtwo. "Ready to call it quits, Red?" He looked down, and admitted his defeat. But I didn't accept the title. Instead, what happened was, I put Red's name in the League's Hall of Fame. "Go catch more Pokémon, Red, and complete the Pokedex. I'll keep going, and become a stronger Trainer." I said. Red and I exchanged data. Then we realized only one Pokémon was left to be found: Mew. "Red, go find Mew. I've heard there are Pokémon in other regions." I said. "What about Green?" Red asked. "He decided to stay in Viridian. He's the Gym Leader now." I said. "I also heard he's studying Mega Evolution for his Blastoise." So, Red and I said our farewells, and I went to the other regions.