Okay, welcome to my Pokémon Harry Potter crossover. In this story Harry gets taken to the Pokémon world where he gets to have fun and live his life rather than the hectic plan that Dumbles has for him. It will start in the Kalos region and from there will go to the Kanto region. The reason behind that is because there is a Pokémon that is only in the Kalos region that I want Harry to get and I want Harry to end up being someone that Ash can look up to, so Ash hasn't started his journey yet and won't for another year, until Harry gets to Kanto. Team Flare is going to be running while Harry is Kalos as it has not shown up in the Anime yet. This means Harry is going to be playing the main role of the Protagonist of Pokémon X and Y. Anywho! Because it's fun, I'm going to be playing Pokémon Y as I do this and the team I'm going to be using is Harry's team! Also, because I'm going with the game storyline right now and then later I'll do the Kalos Storyline for when Ash gets to Kalos with Harry Serena's story is going to be a bit different as well as Shauna's. Of course as always this will end up as slash for Harry only but you guys can decide who it'll be, it'll of course won't be Ash as I have plans for him. Anyways on with it!
Note: This will have spoilers from Pokémon Y
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or Harry Potter!
Wish Upon a Pokémon
Harry Potter was your average fourteen year old boy. He had raven black hair and a very interesting shade of green eyes. Of course he was a little on the malnourished side because of the ignorance of his relatives which made him stand at five foot three. There was however one fact that made him far from average, he was a wizard. Yes, Harry James Potter was a wand waving, spell slinging, curse casting wizard. He went to school at a private institution for witches and wizards called Hogwarts. He went to classes to learn how to cast charms, brew potions, and change objects into other things.
Of course things have not been going good for him as of lately. First he found out that there was going to be no Quidditch this year because of an event taking place called the Triwizard Tournament. Which that wasn't that bad at all until come today, Halloween, when lo and behold his name came flying out of the Goblet of Fire, the magical device that chooses the champions. What was even worse is his friends, Ron and Hermione, didn't believe him when he said that he didn't put his name into the Goblet. Harry thought that it was another plot by Voldemort to kill him but nobody believed him, except maybe Snape but Harry wasn't too sure.
Currently Harry was wishing from deep within that he wasn't bound to the goblet, heck that he wasn't even here. He wanted to go somewhere far away from the situation at hand. Suddenly he heard a voice in his head as he wished.
'So you wish to go to another world huh? I can do that for you if you want!' A cheerful voice said in his head.
"What?" Harry said out loud.
'I'm speaking to you in your head silly, just think to talk!' The voice giggled out.
'Who are you?' Harry asked the voice.
'I'm Jirachi! The Wish Pokémon! I can grant any wish so long as the person truly wants it.' The newly identified Jirachi said.
'What's a Pokémon? I've never heard of that before.' Harry spoke in his head.
'A Pokémon is one of the beings in the world I'm from. In fact they outnumber the humans 2:1. The humans in the world partner up with them to have battles between Pokémon, have performances, and even have fun together. I am considered one of the Legendary Pokémon, unique Pokémon in which only one exists.' Jirachi explained.
'So you'd take me to your world for no cost?' Harry asked
'Of course! Do I need a reason?' Jirachi asked.
'No, but people usually have one.' Harry said.
'Well I don't! So do you want to go?" Jirachi asked.
'Sure, why not. What do I need to do?' Harry asked.
'Just sit there, and I'll bring you over.' Jirachi said
Immediately after that Harry felt a sensation not dissimilar to traveling by a portkey, although it seemed to be combined with the sensation of Apparition. He felt as if he was being tugged by his belly button and dragged through a thin tube. As he reached the end however he suddenly blacked out.
When he woke up he was lying in a nice and soft bed and was wearing pajama clothes. Harry was curious as to who changed him but soon that left his mind as he looked to his left and saw a red headed bird with grey wings and body. It looked curiously at him before chirping out what actually seemed to be words.
"I wonder if he's okay." The bird seemed to ask himself.
"You can talk!?" Harry shouted.
"You can understand me?!" the bird said, shocked.
"Am I not supposed to?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, humans aren't supposed to understand Pokémon, the name's Fletchling. Grace put your stuff over there on the desk, she wanted to see you when you woke up." Fletchling said, before leaving quickly.
"I wonder what his problem is." Harry asked himself.
Harry walked over to the desk and found a satchel that he immediately opened and found some clothes in it and a note. Interestingly enough the bag seemed bottomless. Harry quickly opened the letter and read it.
Dear Harry,
I'm sorry that you ended up knocked out after I teleported you here. Anyways the region you are in right now is called Kalos, one of the ten regions discovered so far in this world. Of course it's one of the six that have Pokémon Gyms on them, places where Trainers challenge Gym Leaders for a badge that if they gather all will allow them to fight the Elite Four, and then the Champion. If a Trainer beats the Champion they are then named the new Champion. Anyways the town you're in is called Vaniville Town, a sort of starting point for new trainers. You can choose whatever path you want to choose, Trainer, Contest Performer, Pokémon Performer, anything you want, as long as it makes you happy. I have equipped you with the current technology of the era, which is this fancy satchel that seems to hold an infinite amount of items, a C Gear, which is a nifty little device that acts very much like the phones from your world but a bit more high tech as they can also generate holograms. Also because Magic doesn't fit in well in this world I have replaced your magic with the ability to speak with Pokémon and the ability to use Aura, which is energy from within. As a fair warning before I end this some of the other Legendaries may check in on you from time to time as it isn't often I bring people from other worlds, it takes a lot of power.
Have fun,
Jirachi
"How nice, may as well change into these clothes." Harry said, pulling out the clothes that Jirachi gave him.
Having finished getting dressed, Harry was now wearing a blue jacket with white stripes with a black t-shirt under it, blue jeans, brown boots, and a red cap. Harry then proceeded to walk downstairs. When Harry reached the bottom he was greeted by a brown haired woman with a black shirt, grey pants and a grey jacket tied around her waste.
"Ah! You're finally awake! Are you feeling alright?" the woman asked.
"Yeah, I'm feeling fine, how did you find me?" Harry asked.
"You showed up in my backyard unconscious, out of nowhere. I'm curious as to how that happened." The woman asked.
"I had a run in with a Legendary." Harry said.
"That would explain it, did you anger it?" she asked.
"No, it was Jirachi I ran into so I kind of wished for it." Harry said.
"Say no more, the tales tell that Jirachi only grants the wishes of the deserving. Well anyways I'm Grace, who are you?" Grace said, introducing herself
"I'm Harry Potter." Harry said.
"It's nice to meet you, if you're staying here in Kalos you might want to introduce yourselves to kids around here. They're about to start their Pokémon journey." Grace said.
"Pokémon journey?" Harry asked.
"That's when the kids at eleven years of age get their first Pokémon and head out into the world." Grace said.
"Isn't that a bit dangerous?" was Harry's response.
"Nope, as long as they have their Pokémon they're safe."
"Alright I'll go talk to them." Harry said, heading out.
When he opened the door he was greeted by two girls, one with dirty blonde hair and a black and red dress wearing a red hat and another with long brown hair and a pink shirt and black pants.
"Hello! You must be the boy that Mrs. Grace found! Welcome to Vaniville Town! I'm Serena!" the one with the black and red dress said.
"And I'm Shauna! Great to meet you!" the other said.
"I'm Harry Potter, nice to meet you." Harry said.
"Guess what! We've come to get you!" Shauna said.
"Get me for what?" Harry asked.
"The esteemed Professor Sycamore lives here in the Kalos region. I was told he has a request for five kids, including us." Serena explained.
"But I'm a little surprised he knows who you are. You did ended up here out of nowhere after all." Serena continued.
"We'll wait for you in the next town over! And you know what?!" Shauna shouted, all excited.
"What?" Harry asked.
"We're going to get… a Pokémon! C'mon! Hurry! Let's go!" She shouted before she and Serena ran off.
"My god, that girl is very hyper." Harry said before heading off after them, following through a blue double door gate.
However Harry wasn't going to get there right away apparently as he soon spotted something in the bushes. He rushed over and saw there was blood on the ground and in that blood was a pale pink, cat like Pokémon covered in blood. It's wide blue eyes looked in immense pain.
"Oh my god! Are you okay?!" Harry asked, picking up the cat like creature.
"No, I'm obviously not okay." The cat like creature said in sarcasm.
"Being sarcastic won't help you." Harry said.
"You can understand me-" The cat started before passing out.
Harry then determined it'd be in his best bet to hurry up to where he was meeting up with Serena and Shauna so he rushed down the pathway and into the city.
"Hey, Harry! This way! Over here!" A voice shouted from his left.
Harry rushed over to the tables and the four people sitting there soon gasped when they saw what was in his arms.
"What happened!?" Serena asked.
"I found this Pokémon bleeding in the bushes on the way here. What Pokémon is this?" Harry asked.
"It's an Espurr! And a shiny one to boot, which is rare! We have to get it care quick." Shauna said.
The kids then rushed to the Healer's Building, as there wasn't a Pokémon Center in town. The Healer said that the Espurr was lucky that Harry found it when he did as had it been a little longer the Espurr would have died. Soon enough Harry was carrying a sleeping Espurr as they left the Healer's Building and went back to the meeting place.
"That was close, I'm glad you found that Espurr when you did." Serena said.
"Yeah! Anyways, we were just talking about you before that whole event." Shauna said.
"Anyways, this is the meeting place, Harry. Here let me introduce you." Serena said
"Everyone, this is Harry." She said.
"Wow, Shauna's description was spot on!" The somewhat round kid with black hair styled into a topknot who was wearing a black t-shirt with an ice cream looking Pokémon on it, khaki pants, and white sneakers said.
"So, Harry, this is Tierno. He's got some serious dance moves, and…" Serena started, turning to the orange bowl cut haired kit with a blue collar shirt, gray pants, and green shoes afterwards.
"This is Trevor. He never misses a single question on his tests, but he's a little shy." She continued.
"All right! Nice to meetcha! You know, it'd feel like we're a closer crew if we call each other by nicknames. Can I call you H-Meister?" Tierno asked.
"What? No way! He's a Lil H for sure!" Shauna shouted.
"What do you think Trevor?" Shauna asked, shocking the kid a bit.
"What!? You want me to nickname someone I just met?! Shauna you shouldn't put people on the spot like this!" He said panicking.
"Well… if I must… How about something low key? Maybe… something like Big H?" Trevor asked.
"Why don't you decide what we should call you?" Serena asked.
"Uh… I must repeat what Trevor said. Please don't put people on the spot. I guess I'm okay with Big H, considering I'm older than you guys." Harry said reluctantly
"Alright then! Big H fits you perfectly! I'm sure we're gonna be great friends, so I'll call you that, too!" Shauna said cheerfully.
It was then that the Espurr decided to wake up.
"Ugh, where am I?" the Espurr groaned.
"You're in Aquacorde town." Harry said.
"Who are you talking to Big H?" Shauna asked.
"The Espurr." Harry said.
"But surely you can't speak to Pokémon?" She asked.
The Espurr slowly got up out of Harry's arms and stood onto the table.
"I can definitely understand them. This one was real sarcastic when I found him." Harry said.
"I will have you know I am a female thank you very much." The Espurr said, irritated.
"Oh, her, I'm sorry." Harry said.
"You better be." Espurr responed.
"That's neat! You can really talk to Pokémon! That makes me want to see my new partner now!" Shauna shouted.
"I know right? It was such a cool feeling when Trevs and I met our Pokémon! Hope you feel the same way." Tierno said.
"So, Harry do you want to pick? There's Froakie the Water-Type, Fennekin the Fire-Type, and Chespin the Grass-Type." Serena asked Harry.
"I'll pick Froakie then. Nice to meet you!" Harry said.
"Same here!" Froakie said.
"Alright then! My Partner is a Fennekin! Wow! We go great together! The two of us are just way-ay-ay too cute!" Shauna shouted.
"You've got that right!" The Fennekin replied.
"Nice to meet you, Chespin. I'm Serena. Because of you, I can be a real Pokémon Trainer. Thank you!" Serena said.
"I'm Chespin, of course you knew that." Chespin said.
"Uh, pardon me, but I have something for you from the professor as well, something that will help you understand Pokémon on a much deeper level." Trevor said, giving Harry, Serena, and Shauna a blue, red, and pink device respectively.
"Um, so you see… The Pokédex I just gave you is a high-tech device that automatically records the Pokémon you encounter! The reason you get one is because the professor wants us to go on a journey with our Pokémon and complete the Pokédex. To put it another way, it's an important mission from the professor. I'm sure of it!" Trevor said.
"Oh lighten up, Trevs! You're way too serious sometimes. Um. Big H.. Please take this with you, too. It's a letter from the professor. He said you should give it to Mrs. Grace." Tierno said, giving Harry a letter.
"Al right! We're done with our errand for the professor. I guess me and Trevs will go looking for Pokémon. Let's go Trevs!" Tierno said running off.
"Do you know what a Pokémon journey is Harry?" Serena asked.
"Yeah Mrs. Grace explained it to me." Harry said.
"Alright go and give that letter to her then." Serena said.
"So Espurr, do you want to join me on my Pokémon journey?" Harry asked.
"Sure! It'll be fun!" Espurr said.
"Why are you acting like he can understand?" Froakie asked.
"Because he can!" Espurr said,
"Yeah I can understand you." Harry said.
"Neat then I'm in!" Froakie said.
As Harry headed off to Mrs. Grace's house he was stopped by Shauna.
"Big H, wait!" Shauna shouted.
"You're going to be my opponent in my Pokémon-battling debut! Let's do this Lil Fennekin! It's our first battle! Let's win it with style!" She shouted.
Fennekin was soon enough standing in the street ready to battle.
"I'll let you go Froakie." Espurr said.
"Alright!" Froakie shouted.
"So what can you do?" Harry asked.
"I can use Pound, Growl, and Bubble." Froakie said.
"Alright then, I'm guessing Water is strong against fire! Use Bubble!" Harry said.
Froakie spat out a bunch of bubbles that Fennekin attempted to dodge but it hit straight on.
"Alright it was super effective!" Harry shouted.
"Fennekin use scratch!" Shauna shouted.
"Take that!" Fennekin said as she scratched at her opponent.
Froakie was knocked back but seemed to be fine so Harry continued.
"Froakie finish it off with Bubble!" Harry said.
"All right!" Froakie said as he shot out bubbles out at Fennekin.
The bubbles landed and exploded on impact. When the smoke cleared Fennekin was on the ground, unconscious.
"You're amazing Big H! Here! Let me heal your Pokémon!" She said as she healed his Pokémon.
"Say hi to Mrs. Grace for me!" She said as she left and Harry returned Froakie.
"Alright Espurr you ready to head off?" Harry asked.
"Yup!" Espurr said as she jumped up onto Harry's shoulder.
With that they headed back to Vaniville Town to speak to Mrs. Grace.
"So! What did you and the neighbor kids end up doing?" Grace asked.
"Well speaking of that…" Harry started.
"Wait one second, Harry is that an Espurr on your shoulder! As well as a Poké Ball you have?" Grace asked.
"Mhm. I got them from the kids. Though the Espurr was a case of finding it injured and saving it." Harry said.
"You got your very own Pokémon? Lucky you! How about that? You're a Pokémon Trainer now, too! Congratulations!" Grace said.
"I have a letter for you, which is why I came back." Harry said.
"Huh? A letter for me?" She said, taking the letter.
"It says it's from somebody named Sycamore. What could it be? A love letter?" She said as she began to read it.
"Hmm? What do we have here? A request… Oh I see! Harry! You've barely been awake for a few hours and all kinds of exciting things are happening!" Grace said.
"What?" Harry asked.
"It's simple! Let's get you, Froakie, and Espurr ready for your journey! Boy! It's just like a sudden last burst of speed from a racer in a Rhyhorn race! You've met friends and Pokémon and now you get to make a lap around Kalos!" She said as she fumbled with a cabinet and handed Harry some things.
"Here are some potions and such as well as a town map. It lets you know where you are in Kalos! I don't know what this Professor Sycamore wants you to see on your trip… But taking a journey with your Pokémon is a really wonderful experience." She said.
"Alright we're heading off!" Harry said as he left.
"Where are we heading first?" Espurr asked
"Well I think we should head towards Santalune City, that's where the first gym is." Harry said.
"Alright let's go!" Harry said
Harry and Espurr quickly made their way through the next city. They made a brief stop at the bridge and looked out onto the water.
"Isn't it beautiful Espurr?" Harry said with the first genuine smile in a long time.
"Yes, this is the beginning of our journey." Espurr said nodding.
They then headed onto the next Route, however as soon as they got past the first path of grass Harry ran into Serena and Shauna.
"Oh! Hi, Big H! Come learn how to catch Pokémon with me! Serena's mom and dad are amazing Trainers! Which is why she knows a lot about Pokémon!" Shauna said.
"Well… Mom and Dad may be good, but that has nothing to do with me. Okay watch carefully you two." Serena said.
Suddenly as Serena went into the grass a bunny Pokémon identified as Bunnelby jumped out. Serena sent out Fletchling and quickly had it use peck. The Bunnelby attacked the Fletchling but it didn't take out Fletchling. Serena then took out a Poké Ball that seemed to be empty. She then threw it at the Pokémon who was sucked into the Ball. It shook three times before clicking.
"Wow! The Pokémon went INSIDE the Poké Ball?!" Shauna shouted.
"Shauna…. What do you think your Fennekin is inside of right now?" Serena asked.
"Oh. Heh heh. My bad." Shauna said rubbing her head.
"Here, I'll share some Poké Balls with the two of you." Serena said.
She then proceeded to take some empty Poké balls and hand them to both Harry and Shauna who both proceeded to put them in their bags.
"Thanks Serena!" Harry said, with Espurr agreeing.
"No problem, I figured you guys would want to have a lot of friends on your journey." was Serena's reply.
"Poké Balls! Is really that easy to catch Pokémon? Could I really catch Pokémon for my team?" Shauna asked.
"Sure, you can catch the Pokémon around here just by throwing a Poké Ball near them. Of course some Pokémon are harder to catch but if you keep at it then you'll have a team in no time." Serena said.
"Ok! If I find a cute Pokémon. I'll throw lots of Poké Balls at it, and then we'll become friends!" Shauna said.
"But you already have another cute Pokémon as a friend! I mean we're friends right?" Espurr asked.
"I'm sure you are Espurr." Harry said.
"What did she ask?" Shauna said, with Serena looking on curiously.
"She asked if you're friends with her." Harry said.
"Of course I am Espurr!" Shauna said excitedly.
Both Harry and Serena laughed at that.
"Oh yeah, according to a new study when you catch a wild Pokémon it makes your Pokémon stronger too. Good luck guys I'm off!" Serena said before running off.
"See ya Shauna, I'm going to try to get to Santalune City for the gym." Harry said as he started to head off.
"You might see us all before then because of the Forest!" Shauna shouted.
The Trainer and Pokémon headed off, running into various wild Pokémon and fighting them. Before they entered the Forest they were challenged by a Trainer. The battle wasn't all that hard as Espurr decided to fight this time. Espurr easily dispatched the Zigzagoon that the Trainer brought out with a few well-placed scratches. Thankfully after the battle Harry was able to heal the damage that Espurr had taken with the Potions Mrs. Grace had given him. When they entered the Forest Harry was stopped by Shauna who had caught up to him.
"Hey I have a question." was what Shauna said.
"Yeah?" Harry asked.
"I was wondering, could we maybe travel Kalos together?" She asked.
"Sure! I would love to have a friend traveling with me." Harry said.
"All right yes! Shall we get going? I'm hoping to catch a Pikachu." Shauna said.
"I'll listen around for one for you." Espurr said happily.
"I'll help you find one for her Espurr." Harry said.
"You will? Alright thanks!" Shauna said happily.
As they began into Santalune Forest they saw Trevor, Tierno, and Serena all moving around of course a little bit later Serena went dashing off. When they were searching through a patch of grass Shauna noticed something and ran to it.
"I found something! I'll give it to you!" Shauna said, handing him a yellow bottle.
"What is this? And why is it laying around?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, do people like to litter?" Espurr asked as well.
"It's a Paralyze Heal it restores your Pokémon from Paralyze. And well, people end up losing things along the way and it's kind of an unspoken rule of if you find it you keep it." Shauna said.
"Interesting. I guess I'll keep a lookout for stray items." was Harry's response.
Soon enough they were attacked by the exact same bird that was sitting on the table this morning, a Fletchling. Harry sent out Froakie and had it fight the Fletchling. The Fletchling was very agile making it very hard for Froakie to land a hit on it.
"Froakie, try to get a sense of where it's going to move and then attack!" Harry ordered.
"All right!" Froakie shouted.
That strategy soon worked as Froakie used Bubble and it landed a hit on the Fletchling, knocking it head first into a tree. Harry then chose that moment to Poké Ball. The Poké hit Fletchling and a red light came out and sucked Fletchling into the ball. It shook three times before it clicked, signifying that Harry caught it.
"Yes! I caught a Fletchling!" Harry said.
"Why did you want a Fletchling in the first place?" Shauna asked.
"Because I've always liked flying, it's such a wondrous feeling soaring in the sky." Harry said wistfully.
Shauna smiled at how Harry talked about flying.
"You must really like flying." Shauna said.
"Yeah, it gave me a sense of freedom that I never had." Harry said.
"You'd get along great with Skyla, the Mistralton Gym Leader from the Unova region. She's a famous pilot who has the same feeling as you." Shauna said.
"She does sound like a great person." Harry said.
They wandered the forest for a bit longer running into various kinds of wild Pokémon. In fact, Harry managed to catch another Pokémon, a Pansear. As they were approaching the end of the Forest however they spotted a yellow lightning bolt shaped tail sticking out of the grass.
"It's a Pikachu! Go Fennekin!" Shauna shouted, sending out her Fennekin.
"Alright let's fight!" Fennekin shouted.
"Fennekin use Ember!" She shouted.
Fennekin quickly spat out a flame that soon enough landed on the Pikachu, surprising it as it didn't sense them coming. The Pikachu, mad, then decided to use Thunderbolt on the Fennekin. Fennekin didn't have time to move so the Thunderbolt landed. Shauna immediately had Fennekin use Ember again and then tossed a Poké Ball which hit the Pikachu. Three shakes later and Pikachu was caught.
"Yes! I got a Pikachu! Thanks guys!" Shauna said.
They then proceeded to head out the Forest but were stopped by Serena.
"So you two are the first to arrive. Looks like you guys have a lot of potential." Serena said.
Soon enough Trevor and Tierno showed up.
"The way Pokémon move—it's just incredible! I want to show off some of that spirit when I dance!" Tierno shouted before doing a spin.
"Tierno... Could you think about something besides how Pokémon move for once?" Trevor said exasperated.
"Anyways, we're all here! Let's go to Santalune City!" Shauna said as they all headed out of the forest.
"So what are you all going to do? I'm going to travel with Harry here. Hopefully we'll learn a lot together and I can do my Pokémon Showcases!" Shauna said.
"Pokémon Showcases?" Harry asked.
"Yeah they're contests where the Pokémon and Trainer show off their beauty and elegance. In fact they opened up a boys division recently! You should join!" Shauna said.
"Why not, sounds like fun." Harry said.
"Well, I'm going to look for Pokémon of course! The professor did ask us to complete the Pokédex after all. And furthermore, different Pokémon prefer living in different places. So basically it's a way to find different Pokémon than the ones in the forest!" Trevor said eagerly.
"I'll bet different Pokémon will use different moves. I sure want to see different moves." Tierno said.
"What are you gonna do, Serena?" Shauna asked.
"I'm going to go to Santalune City's Gym and challenge the Gym Leader. Which I'm sure Harry is going to do as well." She replied.
"Yeah, of course after we rest for the day, I bet you're tired Shauna." Harry said.
"Yeah, it'll be good to rest. Tomorrow you can challenge the gym." She said.
With that they headed off to Santalune City. It didn't take long as the path to the city was real short. Although they did get interrupted a few times by trainers who wanted to battle. Shauna did her fair share of battling as Harry told her that she may want to get her own experience as well. As they were making their way to the city they were almost knocked off their feet by a person on skates.
"HEY! Watch where you're going!" Shauna shouted.
They brushed their clothes off and continued on their way. Soon enough they made their way into Santalune City. It was a beautiful place with what Harry assumed to be French Architecture except here it'd be Kalos architecture. Their first sight was the Pokémon Center where they immediately went to. When they got in they ran into Tierno.
"Oh hey guys! So you're staying here for the night?" He asked.
"Yeah, we figured we'd explore the city before turning in for the night." Harry said.
"Well, if you didn't know you can also get your Pokémon healed here by Nurse Joy as well as buy stuff in the back at the Poké Mart in here. Anyways I'm off." Tierno said leaving.
Shauna and Harry went up to Nurse Joy to set up their room and heal their Pokémon. Afterwards they asked her what there was to do here and she explained that there's a Hat Boutique here as well as a nice café. With that they headed off, leaving their Pokémon in care of Nurse Joy.
"Ooh can we visit the Boutique first before getting Dinner at the Café?" Shauna asked.
"Sure, I want to check out the hats too. Of course we'll have to get the Pokémon back before we get dinner. They'd never forgive us if we didn't let them eat too." Harry said.
They entered the boutique and saw the various hats that they were selling. Shauna was instantly drawn to a pale pink felt hat whereas Harry was drawn to a black knit hat. They bought it but it took up most of their funds. However Harry commented that they could make the money back easily by battling other Trainers. They put on their new purchases and headed back to the Pokémon Center to pick up their Pokémon before heading up to the Café. The café there functioned as a simple café as well as a restaurant. There they had a steak and mashed potatoes while the Pokémon had Poké Puffs.
"Mmm this is delicious!" Shauna said.
"Absolutely!" Harry said.
By the time they finished their food it was night time. So they headed back to the Pokémon Center where they promptly went to sleep.
The next morning they woke up early so they could get to the Gym early. The Santalune Gym was a bit average looking on the outside. When they got into the Gym the first room they saw that it was an art gallery. It was filled with various photographs of Pokémon and scenery.
"It's beautiful!" Shauna said.
"Definitely." Harry said.
They continued through to the next room which was a garden with various Bug-Type Pokémon flying around. There was a woman taking pictures of the Pokémon flying around. She had short blond hair and was wearing a white t-shirt and baggy pants. She soon enough noticed Harry and Shauna.
"Oh are you here for a Gym Battle?" She asked.
"Yeah, are you the Gym Leader?" Harry asked.
"Mhm. I'm Viola the Santalune Gym Leader and you?" She replied.
"I'm Harry Potter." He introduced.
"All right then! Let's get this started." Viola said.
"Espurr, I'll have you sit out since this is a Bug-Type Gym." Harry said, Espurr nodding
Harry and Viola were soon standing on opposite ends of the field while Shauna was sitting on the edge with Espurr and her two Pokémon.
"You can do this!" Shauna shouted.
"This is a match between Pokémon Trainer Harry Potter and Gym Leader Viola. Both Trainers have use of two Pokémon however only the challenger may switch out at any time during the battle." The Announcer said.
"I think for our first photo I'll choose Surskit!" Viola said.
"Then I'll choose Froakie for this!" Harry said sending out Froakie.
"You can't take a picture without pressing the shutter and you can't win a battle without attacking! Surskit use Quick Attack!" Viola announced.
"Froakie try to dodge it!" Harry shouted.
Froakie tried to dodge the attack but it was useless as Surskit was way too fast for the attack and it hit head on.
"Froakie use Lick!" Harry shouted.
Suddenly the cotton like substance around Froakie's neck changed to a light purple color as he licked Surskit.
"Ew tastes like bug." Froakie complained,
"Of course I taste like bug you stupid frog." Surskit snarked.
"Surskit use Quick attack again!" Viola shouted.
Surskit dashed towards Froakie once again.
"Froakie dodge it!" Harry shouted.
However it seemed like Froakie didn't listen and just stood there. Oddly enough there was no worry because as soon as Surskit reached Froakie, Surskit went right through Froakie.
"What was that?!" Viola shouted.
"Wait, I recognize it! It's Froakie's ability Protean. It changes the Pokémon's type to whatever move is used." Shauna shouted.
"So, you have that kind of special pose under your belt huh? Well Surskit use Bubble!" Viola shouted.
"Froakie counter that Bubble with your own!" Harry ordered.
Froakie shot off bubbles and the cotton changed to blue. The Bubbles collided but it seemed like not all of them went away as both Pokémon got hit. Froakie was still standing but Surskit seemed to have fainted.
"Surskit has fainted this round goes to Froakie!" Announcer yelled.
"All right then, let's get ready for the coup de grace of our Photo op. I choose you Vivillion!" Viola shouted.
Out from her Poké Ball was a purple patterned butterfly that floated gracefully in the air.
"Vivillion use Tackle!" Viola shouted.
Froakie tried to dodge but it didn't work. The attack landed and knocked out Froakie.
"Froakie has fainted this round goes to Vivillion!" Announcer said.
"I'll send out Pansear!" Harry said.
"Pansear use Ember!" Harry shouted.
The flame hit Vivillion, sending it to the ground.
"You can do it Vivillion! Use Infestation!" Viola shouted.
Vivillion attacked and suddenly Pansear was attacked by shadows, weakening him.
"What is that?" Harry asked.
"Infestation is a move that traps an opponent's Pokémon from withdrawing from battle and deals constant damage." Viola explained.
"Well, then let's end this, Pansear finish this with Ember!" Harry shouted.
Pansear did a flip and shot a flame at Vivillion and thankfully it landed. Vivillion was knocked out by the fire.
"Vivillion is unable to battle! Trainer Harry Potter is the winner!" Announcer yelled.
"You and your Pokémon have shown me a whole new depth of field! Fantastic! Just fantastic!" Viola said excitedly.
"Young Trainer, you.. No it wasn't you alone. You and your Pokémon have shown me a whole new depth of field. I hereby present you with the Bug Badge. And here take this TM or Technical Machine that commemorates your win against a pro photog like me. It lets your Pokémon learn some new moves quicker than a shutter set to 1/1000 can snap shut!" Viola said, handing Harry a disk.
Shauna came over to congratulate Harry and soon enough they said goodbye to Viola and decided to head off already to Lumiose City. But they were stopped by a woman who looked like an older version of Viola.
"Oh, you… You are, aren't you? You two are some of the kids who got a Pokémon from Augustine Sycamore, right?" the Woman said.
"Yeah we are." Harry said.
"And would you look at that! You got a Bug Badge! Looks like I might have a new scoop. To beat Viola at your young age… You really are something, aren't you?" she said.
"Who are you?" Shauna asked.
"Oh! Sorry, I never did introduce myself, did I? I'm Alexa. The Gym Leader you just faced, Viola, is my younger sister. Here why don't you take this to celebrate getting your first Badge, one for both of you!" Alexa said handing them two mechanical items.
"What is this?" Harry asked.
"It's an Experience Share, if you turn it on all of your Pokémon get experience from battle." Alexa said.
"Experience?" Shauna asked.
"Experience is a term for an energy that Pokémon get from battles that make them stronger, it also comes from capturing Pokémon." Alexa said.
"That's real neat thanks a lot!" Shauna said.
"No problem, I work at the big publishing house up in Lumiose City. Feel free to stop by anytime if you have the next big scoop to share with me!" She said before heading off.
When they headed out onto Panterre Way they saw a long long path and in the distance Lumiose City. The path was a beautiful garden with dozens of beautiful flowers. In the center of Panterre Way was a gigantic fountain named Perle Fountain. When they reached the fountain Shauna and Harry took pictures in front of the fountain.
"Hey! So what are we going to do when we get to Lumiose City?" Shauna asked.
"We could visit some of the cafés." Harry said reading the Town Map.
"True, but we also have to go see Professor Sycamore." Shauna said.
They continued down the path and soon were at the entrance to Lumiose City. However they were soon set upon by two assistants, a man and a woman. One had dirty blonde hair and wearing a white outfit with a blue tie. The other had purple hair much like Shauna's and the same outfit as a dress but a red tie instead.
"Hello there! Have you ever heard of a Pokémon called Flabébé?" the man asked.
"No we haven't sorry." Harry said.
"So, you haven't seen one yet…. Well that's something you can look forward to!" the man said.
"Flabébé is—now brace yourself—a Fairy-type Pokémon!" the woman said
"Fairy type is a new Pokémon type that was recently introduced to the world." The man said.
"This turned the entire type-matchup system on its head! And we've been battling Fairy-type Pokémon against other types of Pokémon at Professor Sycamore's request. My name's Sina! It's a beautiful name for a beautiful lady!" the woman shouted.
"I'm Dexio. Two years ago, Professor Sycamore entrusted me with a Pokédex. You could call me a Pokémon-voyage veteran." Dexio said.
"If you'd like we could show you the way to the lab. So, come along now!" Sina said.
"Sure why not." Harry said, Shauna nodding along.
"Ok! Let's get this show on the road!" Sina said before heading off, Harry and Shauna following.
As they made their way through the city entrance they talked amongst each other.
"So, how are you and your Pokémon getting along?" Dexio asked.
"Great actually! He helped me get the Bug Badge." Harry said.
"Fennekin's helped me along a lot!" Shauna said.
"Nice! The more you move with your Pokémon the more they like you! Anyways right through this gate and you'll be in Lumiose City! Go on already!" Sina said.
Shauna and Harry headed through the gate and were greeted by a gigantic city with cars on the streets and paths that seemed to all lead to the tower that was in the center.
"It's magnificent!" Shauna said.
"Yeah, it reminds me of a city back home." Harry said.
"What was it called?" Shauna asked.
"Paris, France." Harry said.
They were then passed by the two assistance.
"I'll go ahead and wait in front of the lab for you!" Sina said.
"Follow her that way to the lab!" Dexion said gesturing to a building in the distance.
Shauna and Harry headed off down the street and soon reached Sina.
"This building is the Sycamore Pokémon Lab! Let's go inside!" Sina said.
They headed in and were greeted with a white tiled room that reminded Harry of a lobby, which of course it was.
"You've traveled a long way but you're finally here! Head on up in the elevator and meet the Professor." Sina said.
Harry and Shauna proceeded up the elevator and took it to the third floor where they were met by a man with long brown curly hair who was wearing a labcoat.
"You've finally made it! Come this way, won't you two." He said, directing the both of them around the corner.
"Many thanks for coming here all the way from Vaniville Town." The man that Harry figured was Professor Sycamore said.
"How is your Pokémon journey going so far? Have you met many different Pokémon?" Sycamore said.
"Yep we've met some." Shauna said.
"Fantastic! Let me have a quick look at your Pokédex and see!" He said going over both of their Pokédexes.
"Hmm… So you've seen 32 kinds of Pokémon in Central Kalos, then. Oh ho! The pages are getting filled in. It's starting to look good!" Sycamore said.
"Thanks!" They both replied.
"Well now, you two DO have a certain je ne sais quoi! I have a great feeling about you guys! At first, I was thinking of choosing only one child from a town when I was deciding who to give a Pokémon to." Sycamore said.
"Really? I thought you gave starter Pokémon to any new children starting their journey." Shauna asked.
"Yes, but many kids get their starter Pokémon from their parents who breed eggs. In Vaniville Town, it was going to be the child of a Veteran Trainer I know. About the, I learned that there was a boy who showed up unconscious in the Rhyhorn racer Grace's backyard. I don't know where you come from but you're far from what you used to know. That really hit me right here…" Sycamore said.
"That's uh nice of you." Harry said.
"Right! Then it hit me—I should give you a Pokémon and have you travel around Kalos! And it looks like you two are traveling in pairs." Sycamore said.
"Hey Professor, it's Serena, sorry to have kept you waiting." Serena said as she came up from behind.
"Fantastic! Now let's all have a Pokémon battle! You opponent shall be me! Just to let you know I'm not that good." Sycamore said, bringing out a Bulbasaur.
Harry sent out Froakie who was pumped up and ready to fight.
"Froakie use Quick Attack!" Harry said to which Froakie answered immediately by dashing off.
The attack hit and Sycamore shouted out for Bulbasaur to use Vine Whip. That hit as well but Sycamore was shocked when he saw it wasn't super effective.
"What? Why… is that it? So your Froakie has its rare ability, Protean which allows it to change types according to what move it uses." Sycamore said.
"Yep, now Froakie! Use Lick!" Harry shouted.
Froakie did a spin in the air as its cotton changed to its Ghost Type Color. It then jumped at the other Pokémon and gave it one big lick. The attack landed and knocked Bulbasaur back a bit.
"Bulbasaur use Vine whip again!" Sycamore shouted.
Sadly however luck wasn't with them as electricity sparked from Bulbasaur as it couldn't move.
"Damnit! He's paralyzed." Sycamore cursed.
"Finish it off with Quick Attack!" Harry said.
That move made it so that Bulbasaur was knocked out. The next Pokémon that Sycamore sent out was Charmander which Harry easily took out with two Water Pulses. The last one was a Squirtle to which Harry switched out Froakie for Espurr.
"Let's do this!" Harry shouted.
"Wooo!" Espurr yelled.
Harry's first command was for Espurr to use Confusion which was successful. Squirtle's response was for it to use Water Gun. Water Gun slamed into Espurr which in turn slammed her into a wall.
"Ouch." Espurr groaned.
"You can do it." Harry said, Espurr nodding.
Harry had Espurr use Psybeam which hit head on again, Squirtle was tired which meant that one more hit would knock him out.
"Squirtle use Rapid Spin!" Sycamore shouted.
Squirtle withdrew into its shell and started spinning rapidly and shot off at Espurr.
"Espurr jump onto the shell and ride it using your psychic abilities to stop you from spinning!" Harry shouted.
Espurr did this and the result was hilarious. Basically Squirtle was playing pinball in the office, bouncing off of every surface. Which would have made a large mess had everything not been bolted down.
"Espurr finish it off with a Psybeam to the shell!" Harry shouted.
Espurr did so and it caused an explosion. When the smoke cleared Squirtle had fainted and Esurr was lying on the ground exhausted.
"I think I've about figured it out!" Sycamore shouted
"Figured what out?" Shauna asked.
"Harry! You are an interesting Pokémon Trainer indeed! It'd be fantastic if you took another Pokémon with you! Here! Pick one!" Sycamore said.
"I'll take the Charmander." Harry said.
"I see. That's simply wonderful!" Sycamore said, handing Harry the Pokéball.
Sycamore then turned around and got out a box.
"Since you chose Charmander, I'll give you this Mega Stone." Sycamore said handing Harry a beautiful stone.
"Now you two pick your Pokémon." He said turning to Shauna and Serena
"I don't know which one to pick! It's so difficult!" Shauna worried.
"You'll be together for a long time, so just take your time." Serena added.
"Well, I've got a feeling everyone else will show up soon." Sycamore said.
Not too soon after that Tierno and Trevor showed up.
"Hi, Professor Sycamore." Tierno said.
"What's this? Everyone is already here." Trevor commented.
"See. Wonderful! Everyone's all here! So now that we're all here, I'd like to say a few words: Be the best Trainer you can be! At the same time, remember to have fun traveling with your Pokémon! Also, I want to ask for your help in solving the Kalos region's biggest Pokémon mystery: the secret and potential of Mega Evolution, a new kind of Evolution that occurs in battle! That's why I gave you that Mega Stone just now. It's an important clue!" Sycamore explained.
"Mega Evolution? What should we do about the Pokédex?" Trevor asked.
"Trevor, my lad, if that's what 'best Trainer' means to you, then I want you to go out there and complete that Pokédex!" Sycamore encouraged.
"Mega Evolution sounds really interesting!" Shauna said.
"If you're investigating Mega Evolution, why don't you check out Camphrier Town? That town has a lot of history—you might find a hint there!" He said before turning to everyone again.
"Now listen. If you visit many different places to complete the Pokédex, you will probably see Pokémon with many ways of living and meet people with many ways of thinking. First, accet the ways of living and thinking that sometimes conflict with your own. And think about what's really important—this will truly broaden your horizons." Sycamore said.
"I feel that being different from others makes me special. Mastering Mega Evolution will definitely set me apart from other Trainers!" Serena said.
They all disbanded and Shauna and Harry were on their way out talking about what they were going to do.
"Well we need to rest up first. So we'll rest before heading off to Camphrier Town?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, there isn't much to do while half the town has a power outage. " Shauna said.
On their way out they saw Sina talking to a man with big red hair wearing a suit. They seemed to be talking and soon Sina turned her attention to them.
"Harry, Shauna, come here a sec!" She shouted.
They walked over to her.
"Oh! You received Pokédexes from the professor then… How wonderful! That is a wonderful thing indeed, you are two of the chosen ones. I am Lysandre." The man said.
"It's nice to meet you." Harry and Shauna said.
"Same here. I've tried to learn as much about Pokémon as I can to help build a brighter future. Professor Sycamore has taught me so much. Oh I see you have a Holo Caster as well! Knowledge is power, after all. Put it to good use." Lysandre said.
"Of course." Harry said, although he had a bad feeling about the man.
"Now listen! It is vital that this world become a better place. And the people and Pokémon chosen to make the world better must work tirelessly to achieve this goal. Well I'll be off. Please give Professor Sycamore my best. My desire… it is for a more beautiful world!" Lysandre said before heading off.
"Still… I wonder what kind of beautiful word Lysandre desires…" Sina said before heading off as well.
The kids took this as their cue to leave and they headed off to the Pokémon Center where they got to their rooms and fell immediately asleep.
End of Chapter. God was this long. Now I know the battles suck but that's because I'm going off my Pokémon Y game. However when we get into Ash's storyline they're going to get much better because I'm going to be learning from the Anime and using the Anime battles. Also I know this Serena is much different than the Anime Serena, what's going to happen is that in the time that Harry is gone from Kalos, 6 years, she's going to change a lot. One is that her parents are going to die and Grace is going to take her in. Anyways hopefully you enjoyed the chapter! Next chapter Camphrier Town, the next town, then Cyllage City!