This Story will mostly follow the story of the games with some minor changes based on the anime, the side games or of my own discretion, some of which I'll explain below and the plot important ones will be explained in the story. I'll mostly be using the move lists from Gen 3 and 4 for all the Gen 1-4 Pokémon. Not sure if I'm going to set a limit on the number of moves a Pokémon can have or not and will base it on my ability to keep track easily. Some scenes will be skipped so don't be confused if a character sends out a Pokémon you haven't seen them catch, usually they will be explained.
Changes:
Anyone over the age of 5 can become a trainer with parental consent, though restrictions on the species able to be captured and the travelling range are enforced for anyone under the age of 15 with those between 11 and 15 having fewer restrictions than those under 11. 15 is the age that trainers can receive an unrestricted license to train any Pokémon and the minimum age allowed to challenge Gyms. This is also the age that they can receive a starter from a regional Professor or their local Nurse Joy.
In this story the term Champion can refer to three different titles;
The tournament champion- The winner of the annual regional tournament who has earned the right to challenge their regions Elite 4.
The Elite 4 Champion- The fifth member, leader and strongest member of the regions Elite 4 e.g. Lance for Johto and Cynthia for Sinnoh.
The Regional Champion- The strongest trainer in the region. Usually this title is also held by the E4 champion but not always. E.g. Red in GSC and HGSS.
Move Restrictions- As I've stated not sure if I'll limit the number of moves a Pokémon can have but I am keeping track just as I am keeping track of what Pokémon each major trainer has. Also TM moves will be handled like in the anime, needing to be taught by the trainer or a tutor rather than intuitively learning it. Egg moves will be handled the same way.
Evolutions- Pokémon that need to be traded while holding an item like Scyther into Scizor may be handled differently to the games I'll decide when I reach that point.
Abilities- In this Pokemon naturally possess one ability but have the genes for their other abilities. With immense time and effort on the part of both trainer and Pokemon a Pokemon can utalise their other abilities. This won't come up often except around the more powerfull trainers.
Pokemon noises- In this story the Pokemon will mostly use Pokespeak because it's easier for me to write than to remember and try to describe the in-game cries. But at times I'll use their cries or sounds similar to what they're based off make.