Welcome to the world of Pokemon! A world where dreams come true and of amazing adventures! Countless heroes and legends have appeared and saved this world many times. Today, our story begins in the Kanto region, where it all began. Join Chris, a new trainer, in his adventure in the world of Pokemon!

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Chris sat up in his bed and wiped his eyes. Luckily he was a light sleeper, because he could not have slept in today. Today was a special day. The day he became a Pokemon trainer. He was ready and he knew exactly what Pokemon he would choose. After grabbing his bag and putting on his running shoes, he said a goodbye to his mom as she kissed him on the cheek and wished him good luck, he ran out of the door towards the Professor's lab.

Chris lived in Pallet had long, curly black hair and tan skin. He was also pretty tall. He was twelve, having waited two years at his mother's request. When he was eight, he watched his model, Red, leave on his Pokemon Journey. Ever since then, he respected Red and hoped, one day, to battle him. Now, it was time for Chris to start his Pokemon Journey and he was pumped!

Chris pushed open the wooden door to the Professor's office and walked in. As he walked past some of the assistants and waved to them, he noticed the Professor at the back of the room, standing beside him were two other children. Chris walked over and shook hands with Professor Oak, greeting him. Then, Chris walked over to stand beside the other two boys.

The first, a short boy with short black hair, stood on his left. He wore a blue t-shirt with a blue vest over it and long, khaki pants. He glanced at Chris and smirked, irritating him. The boy's name was Elijah. Chris' childhood friend and rival. The two had agreed to leave on the same day but, Elijah had always thought he would be better than Chris as a trainer, upsetting Chris over and over.

The second, was a tall boy, about the same height as Chris, with long, straight, black hair. He kept quiet as well but didn't as much as glance at Chris before turning his attention to the professor. He wore a long, white t-shirt with blue jeans. Chris didn't know him, but he didn't really care.

Chris turned his attention to Professor Oak and prepared to listen. " Welcome children, to my lab. Here is the place where you three will become Pokemon trainers! On my table…" Oak gestured his hand towards a table. On the table were three Pokeballs. Chris knew what was in them but decided to let Oak explain.

"...are three Pokeballs. Each containing a very rare Pokemon." Oak walked and pointed to the first one. " In this Pokeball is Squirtle. A small blue Pokemon that is a water type." Oak pointed to the second one. " In this Pokeball is the Fire Type, Charmander. He's an orange, lizard-like Pokemon." Oak then pointed to the third one. " And finally, this is Bulbasaur. He is a small, grass type Pokemon. He also has a large bulb on his back, as the name implied."

" Now I will let you choose a Pokemon. Go ahead! Choose one!" Oak said. Chris and the others walked forward and each instantly grabbed a Pokeball. It seemed that they all knew exactly who to pick. Elijah grabbed Squirtle. Chris grabbed Charmander and the other boy grabbed Bulbasaur.

The three got ready to leave and put their Pokeballs in their bag, waiting until they got outside to see their Pokemon. Before they left, they were given Pokedex's to record data and try to complete. Every Pokemon in Kanto had been caught by Red, but now many Pokemon from other regions were in Kanto as well! Not to mention trainers from other regions. After saying their goodbyes, the three left the lab.

" So Chris…" Elijah started as they walked around Pallet. " Aren't you gonna pull out your Pokemon?"

" Of course!" Chris said as he grabbed his Pokeball. " I could hardly wait!"

" What about you?" Elijah asked. " Hey! Mr. White!"

The other boy from the lab turned and faced Elijah. Chris couldn't read his expression but he seemed angry. " Don't call me that. If it will shut you up, no. I'll see Bulbasaur later. Anyways, my name is Washington. Don't forget it, I'm going to be the best trainer." Then, Washington walked off and Elijah scoffed at him.

" Best trainer? Yeah right! He hasn't seen me yet!" Elijah asked. " I mean, maybe he could beat you, Chris!"

" Oh really?" Chris asked. " If you're so good, battle me right now!"

" Deal!" Elijah said as he pulled out his Pokeball. " But don't whine when you lose!"

" Go! Charmander!" Chris shouted as he threw his Pokeball. His Charmander looked at him, confused. It was their first meeting after all. " I'm your trainer!" Chris said. " Nice to meet you Charmander!"

Charmander smiled and danced a little bit to the news. He then turned to face Elijah, who had sent out his Squirtle.

" Let's do this!" Chris said. " Charmander use Scratch!:

Charmander charged toward Squirtle and swiped at him. Squirtle jumped back and dodged the attack.

" Squirtle use Water Gun!" Elijah shouted.

Squirtle blew up his cheeks and sent a spray of water at Chris' Charmander. Charmander was blown back and landed at Chris' feet. Chris picked him up and looked at him. " Thank you, Charmander. You did good." Chris gave him the potion his Mom had given him, just in case, and Charmander opened his eyes.

Charmander stood beside Chris and glared at Squirtle, who laughed. " Told you, Chris. You just aren't on my level. Return Squirtle!" Elijah said as he put Squirtle back in his Pokeball. " Hope you get stronger next time. See ya later!" Elijah ran off towards the exit of Pallet, leaving Chris alone.

" That sucks…" Chris muttered. Charmander sat down and faced the ground sadly. Chris noticed and smiled. " Don't worry, Charmander. You did great! We'll get him next time, okay?"

" Char!" Charmander replied. Chris could have almost sworn he heard Charmander say " Yeah!" But Chris decided it was just his imagination.

" Well...I guess I'll let you stay out of your Pokeball, Charmander. You are my partner after all." Chris said. Charmander smiled and walked beside Chris as they made their way to the exit. Their journey had only begun.