What if Ash didn't wake up late to get his first Pokemon? What if he started with an actual idea of what he was doing? Find out as you watch (or I guess read) Ash travel across Kanto with his friends in a different way than canon.

Ash Ketchum a boy who can understand Pokémon decides to go on a journey wanting to see how many are out there while trying to figure out why he can speak to them when no one else can while also discovering his ability to use Aura. Let the adventure begin!

So we send a kid with absolutely no training out into the wide world with only a disobedient Pikachu at his side. What could go wrong, right? Fortunately, we have a grumpy pitch-black legendary to keep an eye on him, although that's not without its pitfalls as well. After all, there is that one suspicious omen..."That the world will turn to shadows and ash."

This story is an AU of the anime. Watch Ash as he travels through the Kanto Region, catching Pokemon, earning badges, making friends, defeating evil, and finding true love in the form of Misty. Smarter, Less Dense Ash. Pokeshipping and AquaSparkshipping among other pairings.

A chance meeting with a mythical Pokémon sends Ash, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie to an unexpected encounter with Ash's past that forces Ash to examine his own prior journeys in a new light while facing a threat he thought was gone forever

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.

A Pokéshipping fic! Ash has just become the Sinnoh Pokémon Champion, and now moves toward his ultimate goal of becoming a Master. However, as he brings together the old team, new feelings surface.

Depressed from his humiliating defeat at the Indigo League, Ash and his friends decide to take a vacation in the Orange Islands. But when a new journey begins, one where the fate of the world hangs in the balance, Ash will have to learn what it really means to be a Pokémon Trainer or lose everything he loves. M for Dark Themes Set in the Past. Orange Islands Arc

What if Ash was chosen by the God Pokémon Arceus herself to be the Chosen One? The savior and champion of the world and the one true master of all Pokémon? Follow this retelling of Ash's entire journey from the very beginning. Ash will encounter and overcome great challenges to become the greatest Pokémon Master there ever was... or ever will be.

What if the Shamouti incident didn't happen until the end of Kalos? Can Ash take on an ancient prophecy, stop the Legendary Birds, and figure out his heart before the world comes to an end? (AshxMisty)

Time travel, based on the Anime. So, the world ended. That's bad news. Who best to get to fix it? Well, there is this guy with a track record in world saving... Not entirely serious. T rating may be overdoing it.

Follows coma theory: Ash wakes up from a ten year coma to realize that all of his adventures were only a figment of his imagination; but he questions if they were more than that. Everything has changed in ten years, and he must put back all the shattered pieces while he embarks on a new journey to save the world and himself. Pokeshipping

Ash starts his first journey in Kanto. Where ever he went he always noticed how people traveled in groups. But Ash had no time to make friends. This was a journey he planned to walk alone.

Ash is raised from an early age by Pokemon before they are attacked and he is saved by Delia and raised as Ash. How does this affect his life, and what changes will occur?

At the age of nine Ash received a book from his father with a wealth of knowledge on the Pokemon World. Follow Ash as he uses this knowledge, and experiences the Pokemon world for the first time. He'll learn about love, loss, victory, defeat, Legendary Pokemon, aura, and much more. Combination of the Anime and the Manga. T for Safety. (Kanto Arc)

What if Delia had stepped in and made sure that Ash was prepared for his journey? After all, what kind of mother will allow her only son to travel a dangerous world ill-prepared? Smarter Ash, more prepared Ash. A mix of the games and the anime. WARNING - Chapter 5 is M-Rated for violence and mentions of rape.

Join Ash, Serena, Misty and Brock in their journey through the Kanto region, battling trainers, befriending pokemon and learn through on there journey to become a Pokemon Master. (AU: Amourshipping, Smarter Stronger Ash. Aura. None Cannon Pokemon. Other ships also shown). Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon

It is a few months before Ash's tenth birthday and he is excited about becoming a Pokemon trainer. However he helps and befriends a shiny Charmander before his journey. How will this change the course of his adventures to becoming a Pokemon master? This story has been adopted by True Master.

Nothing in the world lasts forever. Sometimes the good guys aren't all that good, and the bad guys aren't quite as dark as they seem. Ash and his friends are about to learn that, in a world that's about to end, all actions come with a consequence and all secrets come with a price. Sequel to The Harbinger of Life.

About 5 years have passed since the gang saw Ash, he reappears out of the blue in his hometown of Pallet much to the surprise of everyone. Ash decides it's time for him to settle down and open a gym in Pallet. What new trials and tribulations await him?

A year before Ash left on his Pokemon journey, he received a Mysterious package. Inside of it was a book and a simple note that was signed 'A friend.' This book turns out to be the best thing that could have happened to Ash, leading to a more mature and intelligent Ash. Rewritten as 'The Journey of the Guardian.'

Sometimes hitting the open road with your best friend is the easiest way to find yourself. Especially if you didn't realize you were lost int he first place. AU. Pokeshipping.

The signs and the warnings were all there, but only to those who were looking. Now judgement will reign down upon them for the mistakes of the past. Time cannot be changed without great consequence, and Ash is about to learn that nothing can be classified as just good or evil. Not even him. Sequel to Distortion.

Legends whisper of a world that is a shadowed, distorted mirror of our own. Should harm come to this world, the consequences to our world would be dire. Time and space aren't the only things on a direct collision course, but how a small little pokemon fits into all of this is a mystery. A very annoying one, if you ask Ash Ketchum. Sequel to Between Time and Space.

There's a balance to the world, a fragile but powerful one that keeps everything in motion. Something has started to shift and change that balance with potential cataclysmic consequences, and not everything is as it seems. This is barely the beginning, but for Ash and his friends, it might very well be the end. Sequel to The Master of Mirage.

Direct sequel to The Mystery of Aura. Ash Ketchum thought that he experienced some strange things and faced almost every type of villain around, but this was something on a whole different level. One small thing can change everything, and sometimes the lines between what is real and what is just a mirage are impossible to see.

What happens when Ash Ketchum was raised by the legendary Pokemon Mew itself? Being raised by a legendary Pokemon, especially a playful one isn't easy, so the boy decided to run away and become a Pokemon Trainer, but there's no running from Mew.

A string of violent attacks at the hands of a mysterious Pokémon has caught Lance and the G-Men off-guard. Little about the motive is clear, other than Ash Ketchum is somehow a factor. His friends and rivals now must confront an important question: Is he really the fabled Chosen One? Set during BW. Multiple pairings, including Pokeshipping, Contestshipping, and Ikarishipping.

Small things can bring big changes. While visiting Cameron Palace, Pikachu goes missing, and Ash, along with his friends and a mysterious pokemon named Lucario, go on a quest to find him. Along the way, Ash discovers things about himself that could change his entire life. AU Novelization of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

Misty warned Ash about her sisters... Too bad he didn't listen! Ash/Misty, one-shot, silly.

Misty's wearing lip gloss, and Ash is ridiculously annoyed by this. One-shot, somewhat silly, implied Ash/Misty.

A novel. A magical cave doesn't seem like such a bad place to get trapped in, especially with your best friend. However, when a frightening occurence happens to Ash and Misty, will Brock, May, and Max be able to get them out... alive? AAML