Ash Ketchum started his journey like every other trainer. He received his starter from the closest gym leader, started challenging gyms, and dreamed of winning the Indigo League. But he rises above the rest - just as Team Rocket does.

Ash Ketchum has been determined to become the best since he was a toddler. He has his eyes set on a charmander, but a twist of fate led him to the humble Nidoran. Note: Mix between anime and the games.

Even before he became the most powerful person in the world, Smithley was a trainer first and foremost. There can be nothing without a beginning, nor an end without a middle. And, in the midst of the chaos, he knew what he wanted most... and how to attain it. There were things out there worth saving, after all.

The last thing Damon Pierce remembered seeing was an old home video of one of his father's Pokémon battles. Ever since that day, he has not seen anything at all, but his determination to follow in his father's footsteps and become a Pokémon Trainer has never left him. Now he's an Academy graduate with a Trainer Card. Now he's ready to fully realize his dream.

In Sinnoh, a young trainer just wants to go on an adventure to meet new Pokémon and take on the gyms, while hopefully staying out of other people's way. It quickly becomes evident that that last part won't happen as he comes to blows with ghosts from his childhood, criminals, the personal issues of others, grandiose conspiracies and the concept of morality. Shonen-inspired. OCs.

Albert Brown died. He was reborn in the Pokemon world. For the past ten years, he has lived a new life here. However, he hasn't forgotten his original life or family. Now finally able to go on a Pokemon journey, he will do anything to get back. No matter the cost. (OC)

Ashura Ketchum sets of on his Pokemon journey at the age of fourteen in hopes to find his estranged father and make him pay for the strife he had put upon his mother. Ash will meet new and powerful friends on his quest, all while attempting to put a stop to the infamous Team Rocket, an organization set on destroying Kanto as he knows it.

A world filled with terrifyingly powerful creatures, hidden plots, and cruel organizations. This is the world Ash Ketchum steps out into; yet his ambitions are a bit different than most. While most focus on fame and fortune...all Ash wants is a family; and he'll do anything to protect them. This is a story about the bonds he'll make with his team, and just how far he'll go for them

A mix-up at Professor Oak's lab takes Ash all the way to Hoenn. There, a more thoughtful Ash grows into the person he was born to be. while righting the wrongs of the world around him and seeking to understand the connection he could feel with Pokemon. AU.

A story about an adult in their mid-twenties who belatedly sets out on his very own Pokemon journey. Inspiration drawn from core games and slight anime elements. AU with a new region.

The Gym Leaders. The Elite Four. The Champions. Those were the trainers that were considered to be at the almost unreachable peak of pokemon training. Ash Ketchum begged to differ for he only had one ambition, one goal: to surpass them all. And he would take his first step by starting his journey with a rather determined and prideful charmander. Smart & eventually strong Ash. AU.

Eleven years before Ash Ketchum first leaves Pallet Town on his adventure, a darker story unfolds. This two- part series will follow the creation of the monster who went from being another Pokemon Trainer to the creator of the largest criminal enterprise man had ever known.

Sure, he wanted to be a powerful trainer with powerful Pokemon by his side, every kid did, but after a nasty incident on his third day as a trainer, he wanted to take that power to new heights. To never be weak or vulnerable ever again. It would be an arduous path to that power, but if his Pokemon were up for it, he would be as well.

With dreams of greatness, Ash embarks on his journey only to be met with a cruel reality: a blind starter, stubborn and aggressive; a taunting rival, always seemingly beyond reach; loss after loss, to even the worst of trainers. With failure seeming to be the sole truth of his journey, Ash strives to hold onto his iron resolve in the face of his struggles. All to be the very best.

Ash dreamed of becoming the greatest Pokemon trainer the world had ever seen. He wanted a team as powerful and fierce as Lance's dragons. But he overslept on his first day as a trainer and missed out on a chance to get a Charmander. But maybe that's not such a bad thing...

At sixteen, Ash Ketchum was renowned as a prodigy. Together with his pokemon, he had overcome rivals, aided in the destruction of Team Rocket, and conquered two separate League Conferences. Then the tragedies of New Island washed it all away. It was only then, at his darkest hour, that his true journey to greatness began. Kalos, AU, veteran trainer Ash

16 year old Ash Ketchum has been stuck working on Oak Ranch for 4 years, but now he has his full trainers license and with his best friend Jolteon at his side, he's ready to make his mark on the world. The Endgame? Pokemon champion.