Randomized: In The Dark

by animatedrose

Six months out of the year, Unova falls under the perpetual veil of night. During this time of year, invasive Pokemon of all kinds appear and lurk through the darkness. Prof. Juniper sends a group of trainers into this darkness to find the answers behind this strange phenomenon. Solstice, a girl with an intense hatred of Pokemon, is forced along. Can she learn to adapt and survive?

1. Prologue

This story was inspired by this comic on DeviantART: browse. deviantart ?qh=§ion=&global=1&q= Pokemon+ Perpetual+ Black#/ d46rik1

I will be using the Random Pokemon Generator (found here: wyncorporation pokemon/ ) to come up with opponents and potential teammates. Like in the comic above, this will take place in Unova. Outside of inspiration, the above comic and this fanfiction are unrelated.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokemon, the above comic, or the Random Pokemon Generator. They belong to their respective creators.

Pokemon: In The Dark

Prologue

For six months of the year, spanning from the beginning of spring to summer's end, Unova has daylight. The flowers bloom, the birds sing, and life is joyful. The Pokemon we all know roam their respective territories. We know everything about that world.

For the other six months of the year, spanning from the beginning of autumn to winter's end, Unova is blanketed in night. The plants die, eerie howls and shrieks echo through the night, and life is terrifying. Pokemon of unknown kinds and origins appear wherever they please. We know nothing about that world.

During this time of endless night, Legendaries are said to roam Unova. This has yet to be proven as fact. Those claims lay with wayward travelers and overconfident Pokemon trainers that dare to journey between the many towns and cities of Unova during that time of year.

Many odd and strange Pokemon appear when night engulfs the Unova region. Native species, such as Basculin and Lilligant, are still seen from time to time. A majority of the reports of Pokemon sighted have been non-native species, such as Totodile of Johto and Swalot of Hoenn. How these invasive species arrive in Unova during the night is currently unknown.

These questions may finally be answered…

"This is Casey Jones of Castelia City News, recording live in the Nuvema Town Pokemon Laboratory. Earlier this week, the professors of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova had announced their decision to investigate the mysterious appearances of invasive Pokemon species within Unova during the autumn and winter months. Today, we have Prof. Juniper here to tell us what they have chosen to do."

"Hello there! I'm Prof. Juniper, the resident Pokemon professor of the Unova region. Ever since the mysterious phenomenon of our region being cloaked in darkness for six months began, my colleagues and I have struggled to find a way to study the Pokemon that appear here during that period. Our decision has been to send a team of Pokemon trainers into the darkness, each armed with a PokeDex and Poke Balls, to capture and record what kinds of Pokemon they meet."

"Isn't that a bit…dangerous? There have been sightings of fully evolved Pokemon of various kinds throughout Unova."

"We have provided our trainers with a state-of-the-art GPS system installed in their PokeDex, flashlights that are rechargeable at every Pokemon Center, and a choice of a starter Pokemon from me. Those starters are the Grass-type Snivy, the Fire-type Tepig, and the Water-type Oshawott. I have also installed a special device in their PokeDex that allows communication between the trainer and their Pokemon."

"I admit that all of that sounds very nice, especially that last bit about the communication thing, but how will any of those protect a trainer from, say, a rampaging Gyarados or a charging Rampardos?"

"I was hoping you'd ask that. With help from my colleague, Fennel, I have created as special device that will guarantee escape from any Pokemon encounter. It overrides Pokemon abilities such as Arena Trap by unleashing a supersonic sound wave that temporarily forces the attacking Pokemon to lose concentration in battle and thus interfere with their ability, making escape possible. It's like a technological form of the ability Run Away or the item Repel."

"Clever, Prof. Juniper. Just who would these trainers going into the darkness be, might I ask?"

"They are an elite group of some of the best trainers in all five regions, with a few new trainers mixed in. They will enter the darkened Unova region in pairs, with one new trainer teamed up with an elite trainer in order to better keep them safe."

"Better safe than sorry. Can we expect to see any faces we know out there?"

"Among the elite trainers are Harold Shepard of Johto, Justin Wilkins of Sinnoh, and region tournament champion Samuel Simmons of Kanto."

"Ooh! That's a pretty good balance you got there! Harold is compulsive, Justin is calm, and Samuel is charismatic."

"You'll know who the rest are come tomorrow morning, when we set them loose to travel."

"Indeed. As I'm sure you all know, tomorrow is the last day of sunlight for the Unova region. We'll have live recording of tomorrow's events starting at 8:00 AM, so make sure to rise and shine if you don't want to miss it. This is Casey Jones of Castelia City News, signing off."