A.N. For any of you interested, this takes place in the Johto region around a decade after the events of Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal. Team Rocket is old news and will likely only be mentioned in this a few times, but likely will not appear as an organized group. This is by no means going to be a light-hearted Fanfic, but it certainly won't be serious all of the time, only when it needs to be. I've been inspired to write this by a run of Pokémon Heart Gold where I restricted myself to the use of ghost, dark and psychic type Pokémon; just try and guess what 3 types the protagonist will use.

P.S. Italics indicate thoughts, and/or telepathy if used inside quotation marks.

Chapter ?, Champion Lance

"Lola! Use Thunderbolt!" I yelled. The purple ghost glowed a distinct bright yellow and a bolt of lightning dropped on my opponents Gyrados, the first Pokémon used by my opponent, the current champion of the Kanto and Johto regions, Lance.

The serpent was noticeably hurt by the attack but it was quite obvious exploiting weaknesses alone would not be enough to win this fight. "Gyrados, Aqua Tail!" My opponent commanded. Lola disappeared into the Gyrados' large shadow just as its tail crashed into the ground where she hovered not a second before. "Behind you!" Lance shouted, too late, Lola was already readying another thunderbolt to finish the serpent off.

The Gyrados roared in pain and fell to the ground, unconscious. One down and so far he had yet to hit any of my Pokémon, but I knew that this was just getting started, his Gyrados was his easiest Pokémon by far, with that easily exploited weakness to electricity Lola had that covered. But I didn't have any Ice-types to deal with his actual dragons, just Serenity, and I knew his Aerodactyl knows Poison Fang.

I noticed Lola hovering near me, and heard her familiar, soothing voice in my head, "Do not fret, master. The Dragon Master and his dragons may be powerful, but we ghosts are not to be taken lightly."

"I know, Lola, and you're not all ghosts. I can't help but worry, his Aerodactyl and his Salamence know dark-type moves, plus the Salamence can Mega-Evolve. A Mega-Salamence is a tough customer, even for you guys." I thought, having a team of telepaths was kinda awesome.

"I understand, but we will prevail, so wipe that distressed look off of your face, he'll notice." She scolded. She was right, of course, I didn't want to look weak in front of the champion.

"Impressive, I suppose," the Champion's imposing voice announced, "Even electric-types usually have more difficulty taking down my Gyrados. But the rest of the battle won't be quite that easy." Lance said with a grin.

"We will now begin round 2! Does the challenger wish to substitute his Pokémon?" the referee announced. Lola and I both shook our heads, confident that she could take his next Pokémon down. "Begin!"

Lance pulled out a Poké Ball, a confident smirk spreading across his face. He threw the ball and from a burst of light came a roaring Garchomp. I'd never seen this in his team before, "You're the first challenger I've used him against," he said, reading my shocked expression, "You should be honored, he's going to be a regular on my team soon, I can tell." Lance said, the smirk never leaving his face.

Lola began glowing a dark, cloudy yellow, a visible indicator that she was nervous. "Master, this Garchomp is strong. Very strong, I will not be able to defeat him. I am sorry." The sorrowful voice of Lola entered my head, then it dawned on me. She was glowing yellow, SHIT!

"I guess I made the right choice of Pokémon, I'd had my suspicions, but I wasn't sure yet. But, the powerful electric attacks, the unusual speed, and now the yellow glow of your Mismagius, I'm almost certain of it now," Lance began.

"You're the kid I've heard so much about. The psychic who trains only Pokémon of the occult types, dark, psychic, and ghost. The psychic whose Mismagius wields electricity as potent as a Zapdos' and moves as quickly as a Jolteon. The psychic whose Gardevoir is as clairvoyant as a Xatu and as powerful as the fabled Mewtwo. The psychic who himself has mastered telekinesis to such an extent that he can fly and is adept enough at the use of telepathy that he can read the mind of nearly anyone."

"You flatter us." I said, "I'm not that good, and I wouldn't say that my friends are that strong, but they're certainly powerful." Lola glared at me as I said that, then it dawned on me, "You didn't even mention my other 4 team members, why is that?" I inquired.

"From what the gym leaders told me none of them have seen your other Pokémon, you only used those two." Lance stated simply.

"Really? I was almost certain I used Loki against Falkner," A look of pain crossed Lances face as those words left my mouth, "… wait, oh, yeah…" I said, realization dawning on me. For a moment the entire room was silent. Lance wouldn't have heard from Falkner, not after what happened.

"Are you guys gonna start or not?" the referee suddenly asked.

"Yeah, let's go! Garchomp, Dragon Rush!" Lance ordered.

The dragon rushed at Lola with incredible speed, its claws glowing a sinister purple and thrust them towards her. She vanished into its shadow at the last second, the rocky ground where she hovered not a second before turned into gravel. She reappeared behind the dragon, a look of surprise on her face.

"Lola! Get away from the Garchomp and use Shadow Ball!"

The Garchomp looked towards her as the words escaped my mouth. As soon as she released the attack the Garchomp simply moved to the side.

"It knew what I was going to do, we're going to have speak telepathically, use any edge we can get. Don't tell me to attack from such a distance, it's too fast for me to hit it from that far away." Lola told me, right again.

The Garchomp was almost as fast as Lola, and she's the fastest Pokémon I have. If she can't beat him I'm not sure if any of my others will even be able to land a hit on it, except maybe Serenity, but there's no way she can beat it, even with the type-advantage, it's just too strong.

"Master, I think it's time, cover your ears." Lola said solemnly.

"Lola! No-AGH!" It was too late, I covered my ears against the ear piercing "song" that Lola had begun. The Garchomp went into a frenzy, but Lola was far out of his reach. Lance tried to return it, but his attempts were in vain. He gave up and covered his ears, waiting for Lola to cease her wailing. After what felt like ages it stopped, I pulled my hands away from my ears. Sure enough there was blood on them.

"So that's how it is, your Mismagius, it has Shadow Tag, it's trapped my Garchomp." I had to strain to hear him, either he was unusually quiet, or my hearing was actually damaged by Lola's Perish Song, "I knew Delta Species were unusual, but I didn't know that their abilities could change. Very interesting, I hope you know that you've forced my hand, that Mismagius is going to have to faint, soon, and now I KNOW it doesn't have Levitate." Lance finished with a smirk.

I knew it, he knew Lola was a Delta Species. He's probably figured out she's an electric type, that Garchomp is gonna be tough, I don't even know if Lola will outlast the Perish Song count. "3 minutes Lola, think you can last that long?" I asked her.

"You have so little faith in me, master. Of course I can, this dragon is fast, but I'm faster. DO NOT switch me out until the song has almost claimed me, no matter how tempting it is. I will outlast this brute." Lola told me confidently.

A.N. For those of you who are wondering, no this is not where the story will begin. This is essentially a look at their eventual battle with the champion, to somewhat establish a few of the characters before we begin. The next chapter will go back to the beginning of the journey, to when our protagonist meets his first Pokémon, to before he realized his potential as a psychic. I only really called this chapter 1 because I wasn't sure what to call it as it isn't exactly a prologue and it isn't exactly an epilogue. I'm not sure what to name the protagonist, and 3 of his team members are not final. If any of you have suggestions, just remember, he only uses ghosts, dark-types and psychics (they do not have to be monotypes, even normally, he is using a Gardevoir after all).

P.S. Bonus points for anyone who can guess the species of Loki. Hint, he's a dark-type.