PROLOG | LEAVING HOME
It was a pleasant early summer morning in Twinleaf Town of the Sinnoh Region. Our new heros are just about to start their adventure, and what an adventure it will be! The five heros consist of the fourteen year old Charlie, two fifteen year olds Sara and Nicholas, the sixteen year old Robert, and lastly seventeen year old Arilla. Today is the day that the five of them will be setting out from their beloved home town and make their way into the Pokemon world. But before our heros can begin, you should know a little more about them. First off, Nicholas and Arilla are cousins. Secondly, Arilla is from the Unova Region. Thirdly, Sara, Nicholas, and Robert are childhood friends. Fourth, Nicholas and Sara are both trainers. Fifth, Arilla and Sara are both Co-Ordinators. Sixth, Arilla is a Breeder too. Seventh, Robert is a Pokemon Explorer, which means that he loves adventures and trying new things and venturing out into the unknown, and obviously he enjoys this all with his Pokemon. Eight, you can carry up to ten Pokemon in your party. Nine, Charlie's home town in Sandgem Town and will meet the other four heros shortly into the story. Ten, Pokemon can learn move than four moves, they can know ten at one time. Though new young Pokemon start off with five or six. Finally, Pokemon from all regions have migrated to other regions so now you can find all regular Pokemon in any region. Except for starters and legendaries of course.
There are new ways of capturing Pokemon. There is the traditional battling to lower it's HP and there are some new ways. One of them is called befriending the wild Pokemon. It's title is pretty much explaining itself. The hero must simply act kindly towards the wild Pokemon and maybe offer it a treat or kind words. The wild Pokemon if had been persuaded to join the hero's team would then willingly go into a Pokeball and be caught instantly. There is no battling involved in this tactic. Another way of capturing a Pokemon is an uncommon one. This one does not have an official name yet, but it too is pretty basic. Most refer to it as sudden capture. It is when a hero is just strolling along and out pops a wild Pokemon, this Pokemon would make it known to the hero that they would like to join their team. The wild Pokemon has been watching and following the hero for a day or two and likes what they see. The hero would most likely offer it a vacant Pokeball and in goes the wild Pokemon and then it would be caught. Another method of capture is called forced capture. Most heros do not use this method because it requires a great deal of arm and hand strength. This tactic works by first finding a wild Pokemon and having a Pokeball touch it so that it goes inside, and almost always the Pokemon will try and escape it and here is where the forced capture happens. The hero would hold the Pokeball such preventing the inside wild Pokemon to break free of the ball. This means that the hero would have to hold the Pokeball clamped down and shut tight until it vibrates three times and the traditional sparks and stars shoot out of it. A hero can have their strongest Pokemon (like a Machop) hold down on the Pokeball so that they would not have to. Another one that is not really looked highly on is a disabled capture. It's where some kind of disability has been inflicted on the Pokemon. Whether it's a hero knocking a Pokemon into unconsciousness by physically hitting them or if the Pokemon has fallen under a specific status condition(love, sleep, frozen, confused,). The hero would then send them into a Pokeball and the Pokemon would be captured.
That very same day the eldest four of them had received their Pokemon from the professor, now that six Pokemon regions(Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos) have been discovered you are able to start off with three Pokemon from the professor. No more of just picking one. Also, you can choose any three from any region! Your options are not just limited to one single region. Our heros greatly appreciated this new change when selecting their starter Pokemon. Sara choose a male Torchic, a male Froakie, and a female Treecko. Nicholas choose a male Charmander, a male Totodile, and a male Turtwig. Arilla choose a female Fennikin, a female Oshamott, and a female Snivy. (Sadly her Unova Pokemon could not come with her to the Sinnoh Region.) Robert choose a male Chimchar, a female Squirtle, and a female Chespin.
Currently our four heros are just leaving Twinleaf Town and heading for Lake Verity. Sara's mom is giving them all one final hug while Robert's mom is making one last check that they have all their things. Nicholas's mom(Arilla's aunt) is giving them all safety tips and reminding them that they can always return home if they need something. When all seven of them had said their farewells and good wishes the four teenagers were off. They each had one Pokemon walking out of their ball, Sara's Froakie, Nicholas's Charmander, Arilla's Fennikin, and Robert's Chespin. And this my deeply beloved reader is where our hero's story begins.