That's right people, another quest for the enjoyment of the Viridian Dreams Forum! I don't plan on this being a direct copy of the games, especially not with your input, but I do plan on staying fairly faithful to the areas pokemon are found in. No finding Pseudo-Legendaries on the first route.
Most of my exposure and all of my recent exposure to Pokemon is via the games and Pokemon Special, just for reference. Elements will be taken from both of these areas, but I'm not likely to be exclusive to either one.
Reference Maps:
Pokearth
Johto
Kanto
Hoenn
Sinnoh
Unova
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"Come on boy, off and on! You said you'd help out the Professor today, and the morning's half gone already," your dad's voice calls out. You open your eyes and look at the clock. 8:45. You roll your eyes but swing your legs out off the bed and get up. At least he didn't bring out the bucket of water.
You hastily pull your clothes on and head downstairs. You pass your father's five framed badges on the mantle on your way to the kitchen. There's a bacon and egg sandwich on the table, which you quickly grab. "So what does the Professor want?"
Your dad shruggs. "Not sure. I think it's just some errands he needs done. But you better get going, you can eat on the way."
You make sure you have the sandwich firmly in hand as your father all but shoves you out the door. You and your father don't live far from Elm's Research Facility, so it doesn't take long to get there, but the run certainly woke you up. After ringing the bell, one of the Professor's aides answers the door. "Can I help you?"
You peer over the aide's shoulder and into the lab. "Yeah, I'm supposed to be helping Professor Elm with something today?"
"Oh, yes, Brian's boy. Right this way, please, and don't touch anything."
The lab is pretty cluttered, but the aide leads you through the mess with ease. "Sir, someone here to see you." He gives you a short nod and disappears from the room.
Professor Elm looks up from the console he was working at and stares at you briefly. "Oh, that's right, I need you to make a delivery for me, and your father said you were trustworthy. I have some documents that need to be taken to Elder Li in Violet City. They're rather sensitive, so I don't want to send them electronically, and unfortunately, my aides and myself are all at a particularly complex point in our research, so we can't do this ourselves. Your father said you'd be willing to give me a hand with this, and it would really help me out."
"I don't know, Professor, Violet City is a couple days away if I run the whole time..." you start.
"Oh, I'd be happy to lend you a Pokemon for your journey. Trips like this are always better when you can share them with Pokemon. They're right over here."
Sure enough, three pokeballs are set up on a recovery table. "They're all quite friendly, I assure you. Which would you like to take with you?
Chikorita,
Cyndaquil, or
Totodile?"
MrRigger