Ash woke up. It was a sunny, vibrant day in Pallet Town, the dawn of a new adventure, for one special person. It was time for Ash Ketchum to set out to be the person he had always dreamt of; A pokemon master; the best Pokemon trainer in the world.
Ever since Ash could talk, he had a natural affinity to Pokemon battling, and everything to do with the subject. He was literally a miniature Pokedex itself! By the age of eight he knew practically every fact one could know about Pokemon, so much that Prof. Oak took him on as a temporary apprentice, so Ash could learn as much as he could for his upcoming journey.
In fact, he did so well, that the Prof. wrote a letter to the Pokemon League, who after some serious consideration decided that Ash was a 'special case' They would let him start his journey a year earlier, so he could train his Pokemon to the maximum potential. The only catch was the fact that Ash was not allowed to challenge any Gyms until he was ten, and could actually start his official training career. Nevertheless, Ash was ecstatic! He would be getting his starter a year before the rest of the trainers would.
Naturally, he chose Pichu as his starter because the two had developed a sibling-like bond, after that fateful day they met five years ago.
And after he received his Pokemon and pokeballs he just disappeared into the wilderness. Only his mother knew where he was, as the boy had a stunning level of maturity for someone his age, and always called her whenever he could.
It was time for Ash Ketchum to take the world by storm
And become the Pokemon Master.