Hey! It's Luna. Just want to say thank you to everyone for your continued support, it means a lot. I've got another double update for this week, so I hope you enjoy!
I.
The PokeDex was invented by a one Professor Samuel Okido, a veteran of the Crimson War who aspired to find a way for Trainers to have a world of knowledge on Pokemon behavior, Type advantage, and locations at their fingertips.
The first alpha test of the Dex was first carried out by Okido's own grandson, Shigeru Okido and a promising young Trainer named Sato Akahiro—they are more commonly known as Trainers "Blue" and "Red" respectively. Later, two more prototypes were created to be tested by Midori Ayogai and Kiri Takane, more famously known as "Green" and "Yellow" respectively.
The Dex's beta test was carried out in two different locations—one in Sinnoh, under the possession of a young Cynthia Shirona, and two in Hoenn under the possession of May Senri and Brendan Birch, children of the Petalburg Gym Leader and Professor Anderson Birch respectively.
The next stage of the Dex development occurred in Unova and Kalos under the supervision of the region's respective professors. The first completed run of a fully functional PokeDex, what would later become known as a "Dex run", was completed by one of Professor Augustine Sycomore's pupils, Dexio LaFontaine. After this, several more Dex runs were completed in other regions, carried out by the following individuals: Aurea Juniper in Unova, Kotone Utsugi in Kanto and Johto, Wally Delgado in Hoenn, and Lucas Rowan in Sinnoh.
The only region to not be fully documented is Alola, but efforts are currently being undergone in order to improve the current Dex model and complete a Dex run of the islandic region.
The accumulated data has since been added into one massive project entitled "Project National". Current models of the Dex do not document information, but are instead computer interfaces that can access the data in Project National from the cloud.
Sadly, Okido's dream of all Trainers having access to the Dex is still not yet realized. The computer interfaces themselves are expensive to manufacture, meaning that only the wealthy have access to them on the market. Prominent researchers have larger access to these interfaces and often dole them out as they see fit to those whom they deem as qualified, though it is rarely more than three at a time.
II.
The Kalos League issues cards based on the owner's occupation and intent with training and interaction with Pokemon. They are color coded as follows:
Blue—League Trainer. Don't always collect badges but do have permission to travel and challenge Gyms.
Lavender—Researcher. Given permission by their employer to use funds to travel and perform tasks.
Green—Breeder. Permission to own Daycare Centers, train, and raise other's Pokemon as well as their own.
Orange—Field Trainer. Take on Trainer Classes like Lass and Bug Catcher, limiting themselves to specialization in exchange for a League-issued stipend.
Yellow—Caretaker. People who are allowed to own and look after Pokemon, but not battle. Often work at adoption centers.
Red—Gym Trainer. Trainers who work under a local Gym Leader as either students or as a job.
Pink—Healer. Usually a nurse, doctor, or medical expert assigned to help Trainers in an area.
White—Ranger. Work alongside law enforcement to apprehend criminals and patrol areas under suspicion.
Bronze—Ace Trainer. Highly-qualified Trainers who can seek employment for the League, considered the cream of the crop.
Silver—League Official. Includes Gym Leaders, League officers, Elite Four, etc.
Gold—Champion. A Trainer who has their name and Trainer ID code registered in the Hall of Fame.
*Note, this scheme is only specific to Kalos and not standardized.
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III.
One of the many things that carried over from Kanto was the way in which the League was advertised. This included upbeat commercials, specialized "Trainer gear" that includes clothing, bags, and other such accessories, and Tournaments hosted among Gym towns every so often. Among these advertising techniques were interviews with veterans, who spread myths about something called the "Trainer instinct".
The rumor originally started in regards to Kanto's Legendary Trainers: Red the Battler, Blue the Strategizer, Green the Evolver, and Yellow the Healer. They were often described as "natural Trainer" and prodigies, which was reinforced by the fact that they pulled off amazing feats such as usurping Rocket's grip on Tohjo (the joint name for the sister regions, Kanto and Johto) at the age of thirteen. These statements eventually culminated into the eventual rumor of a so-called "Trainer instinct", which was a defining line between Trainer prodigies and regular Trainers.
There was a study done by an amateur scientist, who noted that Trainer instinct actually consisted of learned behavior, such as knowledge of battle facts and memorization, and even emotional state during the battle can greatly affect the outcome of the battle and the Trainer's skill.
Few "prodigies" still exist, classified by their abnormal ability to grip complex battle strategies despite their young age. One such example is a twelve-year-old girl from Kanto who was awarded the title of Ace Trainer, the youngest ever to earn the title.
IV.
The Crimson War, as it is now called, began in the year 2969 ME (Modern Era) and lasted until 2976 ME. The War was rumored to have been started by the Mad King, Louis XIII, decided to launch an attack on Kanto in order to bring the Old Continent under the New Continent's rule. Kanto struck back, and Kalos called upon its allies in Unova (and Alola, as it was under Unovan rule at the time) and Hoenn. Kanto's own allies, Johto and Sinnoh, both joined Kanto in war, each eager to claim the non-sovereign stretch of land that Kalos controlled (known today as Sui Iuris, known colloquially as "Leagueless").
The War was never won, not really. Officially, a truce was called after both sides suffered grievous losses. Both sides bled each other out, and the damage became so great that it was called off immediately. In the aftermath, the monarchies, aristocracies, and oligarchies that the regions were ruled by at the time were abolished, citizens furious at their bloodthirsty, power-hungry leaders for letting it get this far.
In the final year of the War, as peace-talks were underway, the International Police was founded by Sinnoh in order to monitor the regions' newly-emerging, fledgling government systems so that nothing of this magnitude would ever happen again. The IP was given Sui Iuris to set up their main base of operations, but they have some presence in every League region.
In the same year, the Indigo League was formed in Tohjo as the new form of government. Within the next decade, a League system was founded in every independent region.
V.
Moves are represented by units called Aura Points (AP), formerly known as Power Points (PP). They are units of typeless aura that can be converted into moves of any type. Normally, the execution of a single move takes up a single AP, however there is a method known as "condensing", in which Trainers will specifically train their Pokemon to use several AP while execution one move.
In the case of damaging moves, condensing can result in a highly powerful yet highly lethal attack. Because of the sheer unpredictability of these attacks, the condensing of damaging moves is banned from almost all battling platforms. This particularly applies to lower-leveled or unevolved Pokemon, who have smaller aura reserves and are more likely to drain themselves in the process. The condensing of "ultimate moves" like Draco Meteor or Blast Burn can prove fatal even to high-leveled, fully evolved Pokemon after a single use.
However, the condensing of status moves with a high number of AP, such as Sand-Attack or Leer, is often used in unsanctioned battles to give Trainers an edge over each other. This sort of condensing is popular among rookie or low-leveled Field Trainers, but is rarely used by League Trainers. While not necessarily illegal, it is also frowned upon to condense in League-sanctioned battles. In Kanto, condensing in general is considered underhanded and dishonorable and is banned from all battling.
Condensing is a popular method of opening a battle among Berserkers, who thrive off the psychological shock that comes from it. It is rare for Berserkers to follow up on it, though. Poke Balls are equipped with an AP counting system to track condensing, particularly the condensing of damaging moves.
It should be noted that condensing is an invention of human training and it is rare for wild Pokemon to be aware of this skill, much less properly execute it.
VI.
Timeline:
ME = Modern Era
AoM/AE = "Age of Myth"/Ancient Era
10 AE—King Azoth takes the throne
3 AE—the Great Kalosian War reaches its peak; the Slaughter of the Fae
2 AE—construction of the mythical Azoth Flower begins
1 AE—The Blooming; Kalosian monarchy falls out of power in favor an aristocracy
5 ME—the earliest records of Transcendence
10 ME—the earliest records of Pokémon understanding human language, as recounted by a Kalosian priest
15 ME—Transcendence is outlawed
20 ME—the earliest records of Aesith, called "gardiens" by Kalosians
26 ME—the first Unovan Republic is formed
772 ME—the first Kalosian Purge: the aristocracy that succeeded the monarchy is overthrown and democracy rises to power in Kalos
1180 ME—the second Kalosian Purge: democracy falls out of power after several attempts to claim Sui Iuris end in failure and an oligarchy rises to power
1621 ME—the second Kalosian Purge: the oligarchy is overthrown and a monarchy once again takes power
2969-2976 ME—the Crimson War
2977 ME—the League system is born in Tohjo; the International Police is founded in Sinnoh and given Sui Iuris as a base of operations
2978 ME—Sinnoh and Hoenn adopt the League System, but keep it separate from their oligarchic governments
2980 ME—Unova and Kalos adopt the League System, but keep it separate form their democratic governments
3019-3020 ME—the Rocket Takeover of Tohjo
3020-3021 ME—the Weather Phenomenon of Hoenn
3022-3023 ME—the Galactic Incident of Sinnoh
—3022 ME—Calem Lafayette is born in Snowbelle City
—3022 ME—Celestine Lavieaux is born in Viridian City
—3023 ME—Trevor Demont is born in Lumiose City
—3023 ME—Tierno Le Blanc is born in Aquacorde Town
3023-3025 ME—the Rocket Resurgence of Johto
—3023 ME—Shauna Gabena is born in Slateport City
—3023 ME—Serena Devereux is born in Snowbelle City
3039 ME—Unova's unexplained "lockdown"
3040 ME—present