It's been 3 years since Ash left Unova or seen his friends. He spent all that time training and now he's ready to start again. As he starts his journey to conquer the Pokemon Leagues he finds meets an old friend who has a favour to ask.

Barry wants to surpass his father one day. Lucas wants to prove that he's a somebody. Dawn wants to keep her home safe. They all want to be strong in the end, because being strong has many different meanings. And as they grow older and wiser and push at their limits, they'll all get stronger. Just in different ways. Platinum novelization.

I just wanted to go on a journey. That's all: to leave this dead-end orphanage in Cyllage City and travel around Kalos with Pokemon. I finally got my chance through sheer luck, but now I'm involved in something. Something big. Who is that woman? What do my nightmares mean? How am I connected to Flare?