- 1. If a pokémon in my party faints, I must release it as soon as possible.
- 1a. If all the pokémons in my party faint, I can make a new party with pokémons that are waiting in the PC. If there are no pokémons in the PC, the game is over.
- 1b. Pokémon that hit 1HP due to poison are considered dead.
- 2. The battle type will be SET - no switching out after defeating an enemy trainer's pokémon.
- 3. I can only catch the first pokémon I encounter in an area (an area being something that has its own name on the map).
- 3a. If I already have a pokémon of the same species as the first pokémon i encounter in an area, I can ignore that encounter.
- 3b. Pokémon that are given, traded or obtained in any way other than in the wild don't count (they must come from the game though).
- 3c. Legendaries don't count, but I will only have one try to catch them. If I fail, I will not reload and I will not try to catch them later on. If caught, they follow the same rules as any other pokémon.
- 4. I will nickname all my pokémons.
- 5. I will start with one level 5 pokémon of my choice (put in the game via pokésav), with correct stats and moves and the same IVs as my original starter.
- 6. I can buy one item per shop I visit. Apart from that, I can only use items I find in the wild, or that are given to me, including pokéballs of any kind.
- 6a. Apart from pokéballs and story-related items, no item of any kind can be used, except when they're used by pokémons themselves during a battle.
- 7. I will not use the Daycare center.
Prologue
"...Now, why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself? Are you a boy? Or are you a girl? Won't you please tell me?"
"Err... what?"
"So, you're a boy then?"
"Well yeah of course..."
"Please tell me your name."
"...Robin... what is this ab-"
"Your name is Robin?"
"Yes it is! Look, I-"
"Robin! Are you ready? Your very own tale of grand adventure is about to unfold."
"What the..."
"Fun experiences, difficult experiences, there's so much waiting for you! Dreams! Adventure! Let's go to the world of Pokémon! I'll see you later!"
"Hey w- WHOA WHOA WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?! AHHHHH!"
...Wow. What a nightmare. There was a... wizard? In a lab coat? He was rambling about Pokémon, what the fuck... and then I shrinked and went back to being 10... Anyway, I need a shower. Yaaawn... hm, where is the bathroom again? Actually, where am I? This isn't my room. Wait... WHAT THE FUCK? Why am I still so ridiculously small? And my head is huge! What is happening to me... Well at least it seems like this body is fully functional. I can walk, albeit slowly... Err, I'm wearing a cap, and my arms are too small to take it off. I guess I will have to make with it. The room around me looks weird, as if it was... pixelated... wait, am I actually IN A GAME? This is crazy. I'm a 20-years-old student, I have classes to attend to, I don't have time for this... ok, I admit, it looks kinda cool, but still. Fortunately enough, it seems like I'm in one of the newer Pokémon games, so I can at least see in colour. Oh well, I don't have a choice anyway, so I might as well enjoy my virtual stay in the *wonderful world of pokémon*!
Lesse... ah, here is the PC. I'll check the mailbox - oh, one mail. From Lyra. What would I like to do with it... hey, let's read it. "ADVENTURE! EXCITED! I love POKéMON!" ALRIGHT! I guess I'm either in HeartGold or SoulSilver... There's a Wii right next to the PC - apparently, Wii is huge in Johto too.
I sit on the bed, thinking about the situation I'm in. So... I'm in a videogame. What does that mean? I can see this room's ceiling perfectly; there is no sign of the 'real world', and the only thing that indicates that I'm actually stuck inside a DS is the squarish look of my environment. I wonder if my actions are predetermined, or if I'm controlled by a gamer somewhere... Well, let's not bother about it. I'll just head downstairs and play along; I don't think anything can go wrong, it's just a game!
Chapter One
"Hi, Robin! You're finally awake. Your friend Lyra was just here. She was playing hide-and-seek with her MARILL."
Why do you have to shout when you say that - Oh wait, it's gonna be that way for the whole game? I never realised how annoying it is to the main character.
"Oh, I almost forgot! Our acquaintance, Professor Elm, was looking for you..."
How do I skip this? I know, I have to go to that lab to get my first pokémon! I mean COME ON, what do you think I am, some dumb 10-years-old boy starting his first playthrough? I'll take that bag and that Trainer Card, thank you very much. For once I don't care about the options, I can't even access them, but I hope you made them available to whoever's on the other side of the screen. Bye "mom". Off to the lab!
As I walk out, a marill bumps on me, followed by... Lyra... hey, she's rather cute.
Silver is peeking through the lab's window, but I'm not supposed to know him yet. I enter Prof. Elm's workshop, and he greets me immediately:
"Hi Robin! I've been waiting for you! Do you know anything about my research?"
Yes, I know everything about it, but explain anyway! :) Elm rambles on and on, receives an email, and finally asks me to visit Mr. Pokémon.
"...I Know! You can go in our place, right? Can we count on you? Yes? Good luck then!"
"Wait, aren't you supposed to give me one of three pokémons?"
"Ah, why would I? it's not like his house is far away. Besides I don't have any pokémon to give you."
"But what about that device..." The device is empty. "Hey, there should be three pokéballs there!"
"Oh, I see you know a bit about pokéscience! I'm not working on that today though, that's why it's empty. Enough with the talking! I'm counting on you, Robin!"
He pushes me out of the lab. I have no pokémon. I've been told countless times that I shouldn't walk in tall grass with no pokémon to protect me, and I know that there is no way to reach Mr. Pokémon's house without doing so. I'm fucked, but there is no other choice... I mean, there is nothing to do here, and the story has to progress somehow.
Not far away, Lyra is playing with her marill... how lucky. Well... I go back to my house, pick my Pokégear from my mother's hand while ignoring her questions, and head west.
"Wait one second! I completely forgot this..." My eyes glimmer with hope. "Here, I'll give you my number. I'll call you if anything comes up." Hope changes into tears.
Route 29, here I come, weak and unarmed...