What if?

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or the Pokedex for that matter, nor pokeballs, nor the names of Pokemon nor… you get the idea. Also, I don't own CNN or any news channels. I do own my name and the names of my friends (well not really).

P.S. This is completely fictional FBI please don't throw me in jail. (You'll understand in chapter 4)

Chapter 1

"…In other news researches in Japan have been working on a new generation of the Pokemon game, more on that after these messages."

"Don't you change the channel." said Jose to his father with an excited look to see what the new product on the market was going to be.

"…And welcome back. Now we go to Japan with Mark. Mark?"

"Thank you Cheryl. As you may well know Pokemon has been around for quite some time now and has kept its look fresh by designing new games and monsters. The latest addition to the Pokedex was a hoard of Pokemon from the Hoenn region. After that Nintendo created the wireless linkup with the FireRed and the LeafGreen versions which gave the game a whole new twist by enabling players to literally just walk up to each other and battle. Now, they have replaced the obsolete Gameboy system with a different one. With me I have top researcher Chang. Hello sir, what can you tell us about this new system?"

"Yes, we have created what we call digital poke balls and they allow the user to interact with the Pokemon."

"So what you're saying is that the monsters are now real?"

"Yes, well we have borrowed the device called Pokedex from the game and made it what it is supposed to be, a guide or library of Pokemon. Now when a trainer sees a common animal they can acquire their data with the Pokedex which converts them into their Pokemon counterparts and then capture them with the Pokeballs."

"Uh… do you think you could give us an example?"

"Yes, of course"

The scientist brought out a Pokeball and tapped the round button that came out of it. In a flash of light a Persian came out and started purring at the reporter who looked stunned. Meanwhile Jose had almost fainted at the sight of it and was now jumping up and down unable to control himself.

"I took my cat and transformed him into a Persian. This process on wild creatures would be a lot like taming one. Of course the bound to be trainers will not encounter all Pokemon since we don't have Baltoys or even Marills, but the majority of them can be found among the animals that inhabit our world. Persian return." Said the scientist opening the pokeball from where a red light sucked in the pokemon.

"And with that folks we leave you hoping that this new invention will be available pretty soon for all to enjoy. Back to you Cheryl."

"Well that's it for tonight, thank you for watching NBC News I am your host Cheryl. Have a good night." Jose's father changed the channel with a face that screamed finally!

"Do you even know what that means? Oh my God that's so awesome, can you imagine Pokemon actually here I mean like using moves and everything?"

"Pipe down; I'm trying to watch the game."

Jose left for his room, a little annoyed at his dad but feeling great nonetheless. He could just imagine it, if he closed his eyes. It seemed so easy that it was almost unreal. Buy Pokeballs and a Pokedex and you're set. He opened the last drawer on his cabinet and took out the dusty pokemon cards he hadn't used in over four years. He started looking at them. It wasn't a dream anymore; it wasn't something only little kids played with. Now, the reality of it meant that even adults cold raise pokemon just like in the game. Pokemon could help us work and everything. "So awesome, Abra I choose you." He said holding up the card with the pokemon on it. He then got into bed and started thinking and regretting he had sold his gameboy, he could have been playing right now with his yellow version. When he thought about it he really hadn't kept up much with the Poke-world lately. Thinking of battles and of how all the pokemon could be arranged in the world he dosed off.

The next day, when he came back from school he watched the news again to see if something came up, but they didn't say anything. Then when he switched to cartoon network the show was on. He started grinning at the fact that it was more like a reality show now. Then a commercial brake came and the first one was …

"The new Pokedex 2005 is out folks for only $1,800 you get this great device plus six Pokeballs. Available at a PokeCenter near you."

"Well considering the only two genuine Pokemon Centers are in like, Japan and New York it isn't really near." Thought Jose to himself. "Man $1,800 I don't think a lot of people are going to get them right off the bat, but I guess its worth it counting you get REAL LIVE POKEMON! Oh yeah." Said Jose aloud standing up. He sat back down and continued watching the show hoping that when more devices were made and people didn't buy them the price would go down.

The next day Jose left for school as usual, he said hi to everybody, all cool until lunch break came. His "friend" the rich boy Alex had a whole crowd gathered around him with everyone from young kids to professors. Jose made his way through the crowd and saw what the reason of it was, a Pokedex. It seemed as if everyone had been keeping up with the news and were now hypnotized by this rarity. Jose got to Alex's side and tried to act cool.

"Hey Alex my man waz up, what you got there?" He asked trying to hide the fact that he very well knew what it was.

"It's just a little toy my grandma sent me from New York." said Alex with a smirk that made Jose feel even worse and think about robbing a bank and buying a bunch of the Pokedexes for everyone.

"So, you got any Pokemon yet?"

"As a matter of fact I was about to demonstrate to the public here."

He turned around towards the big tree that was in the middle of the schoolyard and looked around its trunk until he came back to the group with a spider. He put it inside a paper cup so it wouldn't escape while he flipped open the pokedex and pointed it at the cup. He pressed a button and the pokedex voice said "Spinarak, the spider pokemon." While the Pokedex said this the cup had broken and from it the spider had come out but now looking like a Spinarak. A couple of teachers fainted when they looked at the overgrown spider and a couple of boys tried to catch it as it made its escape up the outer wall of the school. Then Alex took a little pokeball and pressed the button on it and it got regular sized. He threw it at the climbing Spinarak and the pokeball opened in half as it hit it. Then a red beam of light sucked in the Spinarak and the pokeball closed. The picture in the pokedex now had a red label across it that said caught. Alex picked up the pokeball from the ground even though he was shaking all over and almost dropped it again. Nobody moved; they couldn't believe it. It had been just like on the show or in the games. It was real, and it was awesome. Alex pressed the button on the pokeball again and Spinarak came out. It looked just like Jose imagined it, although it had a texture to it different than a cartoon drawing, and it was three-dimensional.

"Spinarak use String Shot." Said Alex and the spider looked at him wondering. Then it shot a web straight at his face. Everybody laughed at this, even Alex. It was just too cool to stay bitter.

Soon the price of the devices started dropping as more were being made. PokeCenters where popping all over the world alongside PokeMarts. The price of pokeballs had dropped to six dollars the dozen and the pokedexes were down to ninety dollars. Japan, being the only producer and owner of this miracle was getting richer by the minute as the whole world turned to buy their products. Even Bush now had a little Skitty with him. Everywhere people where trying to get new pokemon, for example, trying to se which dog breeds were the right ones for Houndour and Growlithe.

By now Jose had bought a Pokedex and had gotten the six free pokeballs that came with it. He hadn't caught anything yet though.

"Hello and welcome to Headline News. Around the world people are protesting for animal rights calling this a Poke-massacre. Melinda has more on this. Melinda?"

"Thank you Roxanne, I am now on the Galapagos Islands where the tortoise population has decreased considerably due to poaching in the area. The poachers or so called trainers say that the animals are happy with them and that they have a right to be Blastoises and Torkoals. Also in the Amazon River people have been capturing Mankeys and Aipoms like crazy, not too mention the damage being done in Africa." To this President of the organization for Animal Rights said: "I have nothing against capturing and rising Pokemon, in fact my daughter owns seven of them. But we have to remember that these are animals that share this planet with us and we can not trap them indiscriminately." "Now many heads of state around the world have passed laws prohibiting the sell of rare pokemons and nations in Africa have created Safari Zones where the animals are raised for capture. Again, we can only hope that the new Pokemania does not wipe out the remaining Phanphies or elephants. Back to you Roxanne…"

Jose stared at the TV with a worried look and a guilty conscience. Even though he hadn't caught a single animal he still felt responsible for supporting what was happening. He went to bed at night sad, thinking he might not get a chance to be a trainer at all if they banned the Pokedexes or if there weren't any animals left.

The next day he left for school, he drove his car down the same road by the lake, when in the distance he saw some deer. He thought of Stantler and then felt bad again for the news he had heard the day before. He kept driving when he saw on the road what looked like a little turtle. It was making its way through to get to the other side. If Jose didn't stop he would kill it for sure, so he stopped. Then he saw his opportunity. This was a common garden turtle, there were a lot of them, and it was young. "I mean it's not like you have a family or anything right." He said to the turtle so he took out his pokedex from his pocket flipped it open and on and pressed "the magic button". The pokedex said "Squirtle, the turtle pokemon." And the turtle changed. It was now the size of a car wheel Jose grabbed a pokeball and threw it so hard in the excitement that he knocked out the poor thing. The pokeball caught it and wiggled three times and the stopped. Jose grabbed it and put it away, he was going to be late for school.

As he drove he called out Squirtle who came out and sat in the passenger seat a little confused.

"Sorry about the hit." Said Jose "I got carried away. Do, do you know what you are?" asked Jose not knowing what to expect, if a turtle reaction or one like in the show.

"Squirtle" said the pokemon nodding.

"And you are ok with me catching you and all?" Asked Jose a little worried.

"Squirtle" said the turtle nodding again.

"Great" said Jose relieved. "You'll see we'll become great partners, you'll like being this way."

When he got to the parking lot he told Squirtle to return since the teachers had already confiscated about twenty pokemon for being outside their balls. The only time this was allowed was at lunch which had become Jose's favorite subject. There was always a battle, or a new pokemon, or a trade to see. When this time came Jose walked proudly into a group of fellow trainers and boasted "I challenge all of you to a pokemon battle."

"Hey look who caught a pokemon, finally." They answered.

"Alright, alright I did catch my first pokemon so how 'bout a quick match?"

One of the trainers stepped forward and said "I must warn you, yesterday I caught a fire salamander and you know what that means."

"Ha, you got nothing; I could knock you out like a candle." Said Jose confidently since he knew his Squirtle could beat Charmander any old day.

"Alright, ready…"

"Charmander / Squirtle I choose you!" Both trainers said in unison as they threw their pokeballs and everyone around chanted "fight, fight, fight." The two monsters came out and stared at each other Charmander looked confident, Squirtle, err not so much. He had just been caught, didn't even know what he was doing. Jose shouted "Squirtle use water gun." But the pokemon looked around at him with a look of "what did you just say?" When Squirtle had turned around Charmander had used the opportunity to pin him to the ground. "I forgot Squirtle doesn't learn water gun until later. This sure is harder that the game boy. Alright Squirtle get up. Use your tail to jump, and then come down with a Tackle." Squirtle tried this but Charmander was just too quick. He kept moving to one side just a little and then to the other, making Squirtle look stupid. "Oh man, alright forget it, use your tail for the Tail Whip attack." Squirtle ran up to Charmander and whipped him with his tail hitting him all over his body as Charmander tried to cover himself. "Good, that'll lower his defense." Jose thought to himself while his opponent said "enough, Charmander growl at it, then scratch it." Charmander's growl filled him with courage and he then scratched Squirtle right in the face. Squirtle looked at the floor, he was bleeding. When he looked up he was angry, he meant business. He went straight for Charmander and tail whipped him again, then while the other cowered under the whipping he jumped and came back down with a super strong Tackle attack. "Ha, ha, alright Squirtle you did it! Jose ran towards his pokemon and hugged it while whipping the blood off its face. "Good match" said the other trainer who had taken Charmander back. "Yeah, it was." said Jose. He returned Squirtle to his pokeball and looked at his pokedex. Under the picture of Squirtle with the red sign across it were a blue bar almost full and a sign that said 20 exp. He knew that was the experience Squirtle needed to get to the next level and that he had gained experience from trying so hard in this match. There was also a green bar and a label that said hit points. He knew this was Squirtle's life and that it had gone down in the match. With that the bell rang and he had to go back to class after having won his first battle.