Author's Note: I would like to say that the original idea of this story is not mine. It belongs to the talented author Revenantzero. I would like to thank Revenantzero for allowing me to use their idea as a building block for this story. Where their story follows OC's mine will follow our favorite knucklehead trainer, Ash. I am keeping the Selection Day, Cataclysm, and Ranking System from their original story. With a few changes in order for the story to flow together a bit better. A few of those ideas were based off Naruto and Hunger Games respectively. Without further ado, onto the disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any other series/movie/a lot of other things that may appear in this story. I make no monetary gains off this story.
Today is the day all parents and children fear. Selection Day. The day all children between the ages of 12-16(Yes I changed the ages slightly) could be chosen to become Pokemon Trainers. Yet it is not a glorious job. Many civilians fear Trainers because they believe Pokemon can not be tamed. Many Trainers fear civilians because they keep them from their families, friends, and loved ones.
This all started at the Cataclysm the war waged between Legendary Pokemon, their followers, and the wild Pokemon AGAINST the LEAGUE, their followers, and the trained Pokemon. This war lasted many years. The cause of this war...the death of an Articuno. For you see there were Trainers that wanted Legendary Pokemon to rule the world. They were protected by the LEAGUE. The details are not important and have been lost to history.
But one thing came out of the war. Each Legendary Pokemon now has a religion based off themselves. Each trainer follows a Legendary Pokemon and tries to earn their favor. Most stay in the Temples of the "God" they follow. The Trainers that do not follow a Legendary are part of the LEAGUE. They may have differing ideas, but they need each other. For without the Legendaries Pokemon and the World would cease to exist. But without the LEAGUE there would be nothing stopping another war from commencing without killing all humans.
This is the agreement that stopped the war. This is the agreement that created Team Rocket. Team Rocket is the only reason the LEAGUE still exists for without them, civilization would be under the Rocket Banner. After all not even Legendary Pokemon can control all humans.
Now back to the Selection Day, one ENTIRE age group is chosen to become trainers. All people respect the Trainers. They know that they are all that stand between an uneasy peace….and war that would decimate Humanity as a whole. This year a young Trainer-to-be Ash Ketchum just turned 11 and will take part in a Selection Day. He is one of many who want to become a Trainer in order to prove that Pokemon can be used safely without the use of inhuman methods of control. He believes being friends with Pokemon will help in the long run.
Is he correct? Is he false? Find out in the next Chapter. Where the Selection Day takes place, and where we are introduced to many relevant Characters. I hope you stick around.