Prologue
Pokemon inhabited this land long before us. Peaceful creatures that we grew up watching, discovering and playing with. They never troubled us and they never tried to fight us. Pokemon and people coincided together, with little evil. There is always evil, but it always lived in the shadows compared to all the good in the world. Good Pokemon and good people who turned the land that Pokemon live on into an even better one for all involved.
Then, naturally, the growth of humankind expanded. Gulfs between love and hate, rich and poor, tolerance and intolerance started to evolve. Technology reached a point where it was capable to do almost anything. Greed and power started becoming the norm for people. People started to outnumber Pokemon in certain areas. These people started becoming a nuisance to some people. They started seeing Pokemon no more as friends, but as something they could use to their advantage, or removed. These opinions, however, were frowned upon and any action taken that could cause harm to a Pokemon or its environment was punishable.
This was until a change in society had begun. Bigotry became rampant in some areas of the world. These people found their way into some of the most powerful positions in the world. Leaders of countries, CEO's of the biggest companies and the most famous names in the entertainment and media industry. Not only were these people powerful, but they were also rich. However rich they were, though, it was never enough. The tides of the world changed and the world was no longer at peace.
People started to control Pokemon, force them to do whatever they wanted. Not in the way that most people own Pokemon. Battling Pokemon until they're weak enough to catch, keeping them in Pokeballs, making them battle other Pokemon and trying to catch 'em all. This may seem unfriendly at first, but this was not control. This was a way to enrich Pokemon's lives and people's lives. There was nothing Pokemon enjoyed more than finding an owner who would cherish them and look after them. Battling other Pokemon was their favourite thing to do. No Pokemon ever got hurt this way. Watching your owner catch you more friends, of different origin, of different type, that you could live with. Trying to help your owner win the 8 badges and then battling on the biggest stage, the Pokemon League. That was the goal for most trainers and the Pokemon wanted to see them succeed. Lovers of Pokemon would never do anything to hurt them.
However, these people were not lovers of Pokemon. They made them commit evil deeds. Any human that was thought to be using Pokemon for evil or not treating them correctly were referred to as "Imperium's". Pokemon knew that they shouldn't be doing these things. The Pokemon refused. The Pokemon would attack. The Pokemon were too strong. The key was to find baby Pokemon or raise Pokemon from an egg. Don't give it the chance to know what is right or wrong. When these Pokemon became stronger, naturally or with assistance through technology, they would be sent out to commit evil on the world.
Conflict arised in the world. Countries started to fight each other. Pokemon became the most powerful weapons. The majority of people had a feeling that Pokemon were being used to sort out arguments by their governments. They had no idea what was actually happening though. Secret footage emerged of two leaders of the two most powerful countries in the world having a battle. The Pokemon were battling far beyond what is safe for them. This was no ordinary battle…It was a battle to the death. The first Pokemon death ever witnessed changed everything for everyone. Imperium's saw this as a way to reduce human deaths. For the rest of society, this was the day humanity died with that Pokemon.
Robbers used Pokemon, murderers used Pokemon, every bad deed was now being committed by a Pokemon, controlled by an Imperium. With so much evil in the world, Pokemon didn't know what was right or wrong anymore. One thing is for sure though. The day that Pokémon's death was released, Pokemon didn't trust anyone anymore. They listened to their trainer, though, no matter what they told them. Not because of choice, but because if they didn't listen, they would know the consequence. As a Pokemon, you're either with them or against them. If you're against them, you're a problem. Imperium's don't want problems.
It became law that you couldn't own a Pokemon until you turned 15. It was seen that a 10 year old was too young for a Pokemon. You'd have to attend a Pokemon lab with your parent and receive one Pokemon of your choosing from what they are offering.
There is still good in the world. Actually, most of the world is good. People put their faith in whatever makes them feel most safe. For a lot of people, it's the legendary Pokemon. These Pokemon have not been seen for a long time and people's faith can waiver.
Wars continue to rage in the world. We are not soldiers, we are not victims. Whatever we are, we fight for Pokemon and we fight for humanity. We fight for a better tomorrow.