-Prologue-
As expected, Red had not slept that night. Tossing and turning in his bed, he just couldn't get himself to calm down enough to fall asleep. Eventually, he had sighed and given up. He just gave in to the thoughts in his head and closed his eyes.
Tomorrow he would get his first partner. They would travel around the region together, collecting badges on the way. His new partner was, of course, not human. It was a creature known in his country as a Pokémon, a being with supernatural and sometimes magical powers that were treated as friends, partners, pets and very much like people. Trainers would – as their name suggested – train Pokémon to fight other Pokémon in matches of strength known to all as Pokémon battling.
This was Red's goal.
He strived to be the very best, like no one ever was. He'd catch strong Pokémon, train them to make them even stronger, and eventually defeat the reigning Champion of the region so he could claim the title of strongest trainer in Kanto. However, as he did not have any Pokémon himself, there was no way of doing so. Luckily, there lived an old man in his village who was a Pokémon professor, by the name of Samuel Oak. Later, Red would learn he was known by many and regarded as an elite if it came to knowledge on Pokémon, but right now there was only one thing about this man that mattered to the boy.
Professor Samuel Oak had agreed on giving him a Pokémon.