1. The Equestria Region! The Prince Of Pokémon's Journey Begins!
Welcome to the world of Pokémon!
A majestic land of beauty and adventure, where a plethora of creatures called Pokémon exist. Across the land, below the waves of the ocean, and beyond the cloud and into the skies, Pokémon exist all around. In this world, humans and Pokémon live in perfect harmony with one another either playing, working, training, and battling, the two are always together.
Here in the world of Pokémon, many amazing Pokémon and trainer's stories can be found. And now, we will follow the adventures of one such trainer and his partner, as they begin their quest to be the very best, like no one ever was.
In an isolated woodland area in the Kanto Region, where many Bug and Flying Type Pokémon live in the harmony of the forest lies a mansion hidden from the public. The mansion was known as Pokémon Manor and it belonged to the Kiyoko family. Everything was calm until an explosion went off scaring all the forest Pokémon. Flying Types took to the skies and flew away as Bug Types crawled away with others running away.
In the back side of the Pokémon Manor, a battle was taking place. A Rhyperior and a Charmander were going at it and it seemed to be an even matchup. On one side of the battlefield was a blond-haired butler with his Rhyperior in front of him while on the other side of the battlefield was a boy and his Charmander. The boy was seventeen years old and had black hair, red shoes, a black cloak-like cape, a blue undershirt, and one blue eye and one red eye. The boy was known as Joshua Kiyoko, the son, and heir to the Kiyoko family.
Joshua's red eye glowed as he smiled at his Pokémon. "Alright, Charmander! Charge in and get in close!"
Charmander looked back at its Trainer and nodded its head. "Char!" Charmander looked back at the battle ahead and started running toward the Rhyperior who stood tall before the little Pokémon who was running full speed at it.
The butler who noticed this smiled. "A straightforward aggressive attack like always, I could expect nothing less from you Master Joshua. However, today lady luck will shine on me and I will be the winner of this match! Now let's end this Rhyperior, use Rock Wrecker!"
"Rhyperior!" Rhyperior roared as he created a boulder out of seemingly nowhere and launched the rock over toward Charmander.
Joshua then grinned as he watched the boulder get closer and closer to his Pokémon. "Sorry, Sebastian, but this match is ours! Now destroy that measly rock with Iron Tail!"
"Charmander!" Charmander's tail glowed and turned into iron. Charmander then slammed his tail into the rock shattering the once huge boulder into a multitude of pieces. Charmander then halted and stared at the Rhyperior. "Char." Charmander let out a stream of fire showing off his dominance. Even though it was going up against a larger opponent, Charmander was not afraid of the rock beast in front of him.
"That's the way Charmander! Now use Smokescreen to block their vision!" Charmander looked back at Joshua and nodded its head. Charmander produced a cloud of smoke that filled the whole battlefield engulfing both Rhyperior and Charmander. "Now escape into the smoke and start using some evasive maneuvers!"
"Char! Charmander! Char!" Charmander rushed into the smoke and started running around the smoke making his place in the smoke unknowingly. Rhyperior looked around the smoke unaware of where Charmander was at.
Sebastian looked around the smoke not knowing where Charmander could be. "Tch! Rhyperior use Rock Wrecker repeatedly until you hit that little fire lizard!"
Rhyperior looked back and nodded. "Rhyperior!" Rhyperior started to rapid-fire boulders around the battlefield but every single one was missing its target as Charmander was continuing to dodge around the rocks with ease due to its small size.
The butler started to sweat, none of Rhyperior's attacks were hitting and he was still unaware of where Charmander was located. Sebastian then heard a snicker and looked up and noticed Joshua was laughing. "What is so funny young Master?"
Joshua looked up at Sebastian and smiled. "What's funny is that this battle is over now!" Joshua's eyes glowed as a bright fire shined inside of the smoke. "Now, Charmander! Use Iron Tail and end this!"
Sebastian gasped as he watched Charmander jump out of the smoke and started racing over at Rhyperior, its steel tail glowing menacingly. "Stop it in its tracks! Use Rock Wrecker!"
"Dodge it!" Joshua yelled.
"Char!" Charmander agreed and started dodging the rocks. "Man!" Charmander slid under one rock and then jumped on another rock, launching itself into the air. Sebastian gasped as Charmander came down on his Rhyperior. "Charmander!" Charmander slammed his tail against Rhyperior.
An explosion went off pushing the two Pokémon away from each other. Charmander and Joshua watched and waited to see if Rhyperior would get back up. The smoke from the explosion finally went away and Joshua smiled as Charmander took a breath of air. "Rhy... perior..." Rhyperior lay slumped over on the battlefield with swirls in its eyes.
Another butler walked forward and made the call. "Rhyperior is unable to battle, that means Joshua and Charmander are the winners!"
Joshua smiled and walked over to Charmander. "Nice job, Charmander! It was all thanks to you that we were able to win this Battle!" Charmander walked over to Joshua and smiled as Joshua petted its head.
Sebastian walked over to his fallen Pokémon and returned it to its Pokéball. "Thank you, Rhyperior. You did an excellent job and performed amazingly." Sebastian then walked over to Joshua and Charmander with a smile on his face. "A wonderful display of battling young Master. The bond you and Charmander have is something of beauty!"
Joshua and Charmander looked at one another and smiled. "Thank you, Sebastian. That battle was amazing! Because of you, you're making me and Charmander one step closer to our goal of being the World Champion! The Prince of Pokémon and his trusty partner Charmander will become the best team in the world! We'll down the Champions, such as Lance and Leon! And then..." Joshua tightened his fist with a smile on his face as he looked at his trusty partner. "You and I can finally take down Cynthia and her Garchomp once and for all."
"Charmander! Char!" Charmander yelled as he jumped up and down.
"Yeah, me too buddy! We've worked so hard with her over the past few years, and now... it's time we pay them back! By beating them! It's my job as the student to overcome his mentor! She taught us everything, from Pokémon's types and the advantages and disadvantages, to knowing how to know an opponent's next move, everything! It's all thanks to her... and one day." Joshua looked up at the blue sky and saw some Flying Pokémon fly by. "The Prince of Pokémon will take down the Sinnoh Champion!" Joshua started to laugh with Charmander as the butler merely smiled at their Master.
"Young Master!" Joshua stopped laughing and turned. Running toward them was a brown-haired butler and he looked distressed.
"Is everything okay, Dio?" Joshua asked as Dio caught his breath.
Dio then looked up at Joshua. "The Semi-Finals of the Masters Eight is taking place! And Cynthia is going up against a trainer, and she looks like she might lose!" Dio yelled.
Joshua's eyes widened along with the other butlers. Joshua got himself together and stared at the butler. "Show me this battle immediately." The butler nodded and Joshua, Charmander, and the butlers made their way to see the battle between Cynthia and the mysterious trainer.
Arriving in the living room of the Pokémon Manor, Joshua saw a TV and it was playing a battle. Joshua watched and his eyes widened, the battle was between Cynthia and some ten-year-old kid with black hair, a cap on his head, and a Pikachu by his side. The battle was coming to its climax with both trainers only having one Pokémon left, Garchomp for Cynthia and a Mega Lucario for the mysterious trainer.
Joshua then looked over at his butlers. "Sebastian, I want to know everything about this kid."
Sebastian nodded his head and started typing on his computer rapidly. "Immediately, young Master." Another screen popped up and it showed the boy's trainer log. "The boy's name is Ash Ketchum and he's from here actually. Born and raised in Pallet Town by his mother Delia Ketchum." Joshua was surprised to hear about that. "He's made a name for himself in the Pokémon world and has been to all of the regions around the world. He may be only ten years old but he stands as the Eighth strongest trainer in the entire world, someone you shouldn't underestimate."
Joshua was surprised to hear about all of the achievements Ash had and only at the young age of ten. And now here he was battling in the Masters Eight tournament against one of the strongest trainers in the world! Joshua paid close attention watching every detail of the battle. Garchomp and Lucario were battling it out in a head-to-head collision with neither one backing down on any punches. Lucario would strike with a Bullet Punch while Garchomp would fire back with a Dragon Claw.
Just then Lucario took a knee, clearly exhausted from all the battling it was doing. Joshua's eyes widened, this was Cynthia's chance! "Go, Cynthia! Make your move!"
As if she could hear him, Cynthia did indeed make her move. "All right! Use Dragon Claw!"
"Garchomp!" Garchomp charged forward to Lucario, seemingly to end the battle for good.
However, Ash wasn't going to let that happen. "Reversal, let's go!"
"RARRRRRRR!" The Mega Lucario charged up its power in one attack and the two attacks hit their opponent!
It was almost like it was slow motion as Joshua watched both Garchomp and the Mega Lucario fall to the ground. The two stayed on the ground and everyone watched and waited to see who would stand. Just then, Joshua, along with probably the rest of the world watched as the Mega Lucario was able to stand back up as Garchomp stayed on the ground... for good.
The referee flew down and looked at the fallen Garchomp. "Garchomp is unable to battle! So the victory goes to Ash Ketchum!" And just like that, the referee made the call.
Joshua and the butlers watched in surprise, seeing how Cynthia, someone they had all known, had lost to some random ten-year-old kid. Joshua watched as Ash looked around in shock for a while until he smiled and raced over to Lucario where he jumped and hugged his Pokémon. Joshua looked down at the ground, his hair covering his eyes as he tightened his fist and walked out of the living room and to his room. Charmander noticed this and run off to catch up with its trainer. The butlers could only watch as Joshua walked away and to his room.
Upon entering his room, Joshua fell onto his bed. Charmander walked in and walked over to his trainers. "Char..." Joshua continued to face his pillow not even knowing that Charmander was next to him. 'It was supposed to be me who defeated Cynthia! Not some random ten-year-old kid and his Mega Lucario!'
Joshua continued to sigh and lay on his bed for a bit longer... but just then, an idea hit him. "That's it!" Joshua shot out of his bed scaring Charmander and accidentally throwing him off the bed and onto a Snorlax plushie. Charmander glared at its trainer for a second until getting off the plushie and over to see what its trainer was doing. Joshua looked around until he found a letter that he had gotten a bit ago. "Here it is!"
"Charmander!" Joshua looked down and saw the angry-looking Charmander. "Char! Charmander! Char!"
Joshua scratched his head. "Sorry about that Charmander." Charmander sighed and watched Joshua take a seat on his bed. Walking over to the bed with its trainer, Charmander noticed a letter in Joshua's hand. "This letter was sent to me from Cynthia a while ago but I was so busy training that I totally forgot to open it, but now you and me can read it together. What do you say, Charmander? Want to read this letter with me?"
"Charmander!" Charmander happily agreed.
Joshua smiled. "I thought so, now come on!" Opening up the letter, Joshua started to read. "Dear Joshua, I apologize for replying back to your letter so late. The Masters Eight Tournament is coming soon and I've been using all my time training. It's been a while since we last talked and I want to get back with my student, so I was wondering after the Masters Eight Tournament is over if you'd be wanting to meet me in the Equestria Region." Joshua stopped and tilted his head in confusion. Charmander looked at its trainer and mimicked what Joshua did. "I've never heard of the Equestria Region before, you?" Joshua looked down at Charmander and Charmander shook his head. Joshua smiled and continued to read the letter from Cynthia. "The Equestria Region is a unique region where all sorts of Pokémon call home. Once the Tournament is over I will make my way over to the Equestria Region and meet you at Canterlot High. There, the Professor of the Equestria Region, Celestia, and I will meet you there. I think that it's just about time you start your Pokémon adventure, and I think there's no better place to start your journey than Equestria! I can't wait to see you there, until then, your teacher, Cynthia." After finishing reading the letter, Joshua put the letter down on his bed and stared at... nothing. 'After so long... I can finally start my Pokémon adventure... after all these years of training. All the tears, and sweat me and Charmander pushed ourselves and now, we can finally put it to good use!'
Standing up from his bed, Joshua started to make his way to his bedroom door. "Char?" Joshua looked back at Charmander who was staring at its trainer confused. The two were seemingly having a talk in their minds as the two friends stared at one another.
Joshua smiled. "This is finally our long-awaited chance! We can finally start our Pokémon journey after staying locked up in this Manor for all these years! It's about time that the world meets the Prince of Pokémon!" Joshua laughed as Charmander smiled as its tail burned brighter. "Let's get going, Charmander. We've got a lot to get done before we head off to the Equestria Region."
"Charmander!" Charmander jumped off the bed and raced over to where Joshua was standing. Joshua smiled and the two partners walked out of the room with surging ambitions!
It had been a few days and Joshua was at the airport with some of his butlers. Joshua had already put his luggage into the private jet and was about to board the jet. Sebastian, who was the pilot of the jet smiled as Joshua and Charmander got into their seats and buckled up for the flight they were about to have.
"All good Sebastian, let's hit the skies." Sebastian nodded his head and without any longer, the private jet started moving. Not before long the jet was in the air and was flying to the Equestria Region. Joshua and Charmander looked out the window and waved goodbye to their butlers and also to the Kanto Region. The two partners turned to each other and smiled, they both couldn't wait for what kind of adventures would come their way. "Look out, Equestria! The Prince of Pokémon and Charmander are coming to conquer the world of Pokémon with an iron fist!" Joshua and Charmander smiled as the jet continued to fly in the air, making its way closer to the Equestria Region.
"Young Master? Young Master wake up, we've arrived in the Equestria Region." Joshua opened his eyes and saw Sebastian shaking him to wake him up.
"We're in Equestria? Nice..." Joshua then started to fall asleep and closed his eyes. Just then Joshua's eyes shoot open and he jumped out of his seat. "We're in Equestria!" Charmander was awoken by Joshua's scream. "Charmander, we're in Equestria! Come on!" Joshua then raced off the jet and retrieved his luggage. Charmander got out of his seat and made his way over to his trainer.
"The limousine is already here for us, young Master. If you follow me we can-" Before Sebastian could finish his sentence, Joshua and Charmander were already racing to the limousine. Sebastian smiled and started walking over to the limousine where Joshua and Charmander were getting into the limousine. Getting into the car, Sebastian got into the passenger seat and smiled, and nodded at another butler. The girl had long blonde hair and blue eyes. "Greetings, Shain. Care to take us to Canterlot High, we're going to meet up with Professor Celestia and Cynthia."
The girl nodded and saluted. "Ay okay, Sebastian! I'll get you three there as soon as I can." With that, Shain hit the gas and the limousine started racing on the road weaving in and out of traffic. Sebastian held onto the chair for dear life as Joshua and Charmander smiled as they looked out the window and looked at the outside surroundings. It wouldn't be long until they made it to Canterlot High School.
After making it to Canterlot High after a record-breaking five minutes, Sebastian, Joshua, and Charmander got out of the car and waved goodbye to Shain who waved and raced away. Looking at the school, Joshua and Charmander were impressed with the huge building. The building was significant for being a school, and the statue that was in front of the school was beautiful to Joshua.
"All right, I'm going to head into the school and find the Professor and Cynthia. You stay out here and I'll be back as soon as I can." Joshua nodded his head half paying attention as he was looking at a battlefield where some teenagers were battling. Sebastian smiled and shook his head as he walked into the school and off to find the Professor and Cynthia.
Joshua and Charmander walked over to the battlefield and watched as two kids fought in a not-so-intense battle. On one side was a tall white-skinned boy with raging biceps with his Pokémon, Heracross. Battling him on the other side was a girl with green hair and her Pokémon, Bayleef. With Heracross having the Type advantage against Bayleef, and with the boy simply having more battle experience, the battle already seemed like it would be over.
Joshua watched as the Bayleef was too slow and missed her Vine Whip and Heracross struck the Bayleef with a Brick Break. "That girl and her Pokémon are rookies when it comes to battling. They're totally out of sync, and their reaction time is slow!" Joshua then looked over at the guy. "Him on the other hand, seems to have a ton of battling experience with his Pokémon."
The Bayleef fell to the ground once again after being struck in the side by a Horn Attack. The girl gasped as she watched her Pokémon fall in pain. "Bayleef!"
Not letting his opponent get back up, the boy made his move. "End this Heracross! Use Megahorn!"
"Hera!" The horn to Heracross glowed as Heracross flew up and started charging to Bayleef. Bayleef tried to get up but it was too weak to react in time and before it knew it, Megahorn hit its mark.
An explosion engulfed the Pokémon and Heracross jumped back. When the smoke cleared Bayleef was seen slumped over on the ground with swirls in its eyes. "Bayleef..."
A kid from the crowd took a step forward. "Bayleef is unable to battle. Bulk Biceps is the winner!" The crowd cheered as Bulk went over to Heracross and gave it a fist pump. The girl walked over to her fallen partner and retrieved it to its Pokéball. The two trainers then met in the center of the battlefield and shook hands at the great battle they had.
"I'm sorry that me and Bayleef weren't able to put up that good of a fight, Bulk." The girl looked down, sad that they weren't able to battle as great as her opponent.
"Hey, it's okay, Wallflower. You and Bayleef make a great team and Heracross and I had a great battle against you guys." Wallflower blushed and smiled at Bulk's kind words.
"I agree, it was a pretty good battle." Bulk, Wallflower, and everyone else turned their heads and noticed Joshua walking toward them. "You two and the bonds that you have with your Pokémon are amazing." Joshua then looked over at the muscular guy and smiled. "You're Bulk, right?" The boy nodded his head. "Good, now as the Prince of Pokémon, I challenge you and your Heracross to a Pokémon battle! My name is Joshua Kiyoko and this is my partner, Charmander." Charmander looked at Heracross, its tail igniting with flames ready for a battle.
Bulk looked at Joshua, then at Charmander, and then back at Heracross. "Heracross!" Bulk smiled and looked back at Joshua.
"Very well, Heracross and I accept your challenge!" Both trainers made their way to opposite sides of the battlefield and got into their places. Heracross and Charmander walked to the front of the battlefield and stared at one another.
A kid in the crowd took a step forward in front of the battlefield. "This will be a one-on-one Pokémon battle. The match between Bulk Biceps and his Heracross vs Joshua Kiyoko and his Charmander is about to begin! When either side Pokémon is unable to battle the match will be over! Now then, if both trainers are ready, the match can begin!" Joshua and Charmander smiled as Bulk and Heracross watched and waited to see what the so-called Prince of Pokémon would bring them.
Sebastian had walked around the school for a while looking for the Professor and Cynthia but he was having no luck in finding the two of them. "I need to find someone who can direct me to the Professor and Miss Cynthia. I don't want to keep the young Master waiting any longer." Sebastian continued to walk around for a while until he came across a boy with blue hair and a guitar on his back. He was going through his locker, putting some books away. Sebastian decided that it would be a good idea to ask the boy for directions. "Excuse me, young man?"
The boy in question turned around and looked at the butler. "Oh, yes? Can I help you with something?"
Sebastian adjusted his tie and nodded his head. "Yes, I was wondering if you could direct me to the Professor. I was told that the Professor would be here, along with the Sinnoh Champion, Miss Cynthia. Me and the young Master are looking for them and the young Master has been waiting for quite a while already and I don't want to keep him waiting any longer."
The boy stared at Sebastian confused and scratched his head. "Uhh... okay? Well, anyways, the principal, or Professor Celestia is probably somewhere around the school. If you walk around with me I'm sure the two of us will be able to find her and Cynthia in no time." The boy then closed his locker and looked at Sebastian with a smile. "All right Sebastian, let's get going. The name is Flash Sentry by the way." Sebastian smiled and nodded his head to show respect but as the two men started walking around school until a massive explosion went off causing the whole ground to shake. "What was that?!"
Sebastian got back up after falling to the ground and adjusted his tie. "I think I have an idea of what it might be, follow me." Sebastian started running while Flash looked at the running butler in confusion before running after him.
When the two ran out of the school they made their way over to where the smoke was. Making their way over to the smoke they realized that the smoke was coming from the battlefield. People walked away from the battlefield coughing and waving their arms trying to get the smoke out of the air. Flash and Sebastian rushed into the smoke to see what was the problem. Waving their arms and covering their noses and mouths the two of them made their way through the smoke and in the middle of the battlefield. When the two of them got there, they were in shock. A Heracross was on the floor with swirls in its eyes with burn marks covering its body, as a Charmander sheepishly looked at the Heracross profusely apologizing.
Bulk walked over to his Pokémon and held it in its hands. Joshua then walked over and stared at Bulk and Heracross. "Wow, I guess I underestimated the power that Charmander held, sorry." Joshua then reached into his pocket and pulled out a potion. "Here, this will help Heracross feel a bit better." Joshua gave the potion to Bulk and Bulk thanked him.
"Thanks." Bulk then used the potion on his Heracross, helping it feel a bit better. Bulk smiled seeing that his Pokémon was feeling a bit better and returned it to its Pokéball. "That was a great battle, your Pokémon has incredible strength!"
Joshua smiled at Bulk's kind words. "Well thank you, we've worked very hard to get where we ar-"
"Hey! What's going on!?" Joshua and Bulk turned their heads to see Flash and Sebastian running over toward them. Flash took a step toward Joshua. "Who are you and what do you think you're doing to Bulk and his Pokémon? Do you have any idea the amount of harm you could've caused with that attack of yours?"
Joshua didn't like the way that Flash was talking to him and wasn't going to back down. "Hey! I'll have you know that I knew what I was doing! The only harm I caused was on Bulk's Heracross with my Charmander's almighty attacks. It's not my fault that my Charmander was too much to handle for Bulk and his Heracross!"
Flash didn't like the way that Joshua was talking about Bulk and his Pokémon. Bulk was one of Flash's good friends and Flash didn't like it when someone would mess with his friends. "Listen here, dude. No one talks about my friends or their Pokémon like that. I hope you can back up that talk because I challenge you and your Charmander to a battle, right here, right now!" Flash yelled as he held out a Pokéball.
Joshua smiled at Flash as he crossed his arms. "As the Prince of Pokémon, I accept your challenge! My Charmander and I will defeat any and all Pokémon that you throw at us!"
Flash scoffed as he took out a Pokéball and started walking over to one side of the battlefield. Joshua followed his motions and started walking over to the other side of the battlefield with Charmander following behind him. Sebastian noticed that a battle was about to take place and decided to act as the referee for the battle. Once both trainers stood in their trainer boxes, Sebastian made the call. "This will be a one-on-one Pokémon battle, once either side Pokémon is unable to battle this match will be over! Reveal your Pokémon!"
Joshua looked down at Charmander and Charmander understood as it walked onto the battlefield. Flash, however, threw his Pokéball out toward the field and out came a green monkey with a stick in its hand. Joshua smiled as he looked at the Pokémon. "Hey! That's a Grookey!"
"Grookey!" Grookey smiled as he banged his stick on the battlefield.
"That's right! Grookey is my partner, and he'll also be the Pokémon that takes down your Charmander!" Flash had full confidence in his Pokémon and Joshua could tell.
Joshua smiled as he looked at the two, he could tell that the two of them were very close and had a strong bond. "I'm glad that you have that much confidence in your Pokémon. However, I think you're gravely mistaken kid. My Charmander is a Fire Type while Grookey is a Grass Type, so I clearly have the advantage! But I am looking forward to seeing if you and Grookey have what it takes to defeat the Prince of Pokémon's partner."
Flash gritted his teeth, he didn't like how Joshua was speaking so cocky. "That cockiness will be your downfall, you so-called Prince of Pokémon. You're no prince, you have no characteristics or traits of one! You have no right to have that title to your name, you've done nothing to deserve it, and I'm going to prove that and rip that title away from you, and then I'll be known as the so-called Prince of Pokémon!" Flash smiled and looked over at Joshua. However, when he did he froze in fear.
Joshua glared at Flash, his eyes glowing. "I am the one and only Prince of Pokémon, and no one will take that title away from me!" Joshua then looked at Sebastian and Sebastian nodded his head.
"Now that both trainers have their Pokémon out, the battle can now begin!" With Sebastian's call, the battle had now begun.
Flash smiled, he was going to do everything in his power to defeat Joshua. "All right Grookey! Let's us-"
"Use Iron Tail!" Before Flash could finish his call or even react, his Pokémon was sent flying to his feet after being hit in the stomach by a hard-hitting steel tail that belonged to Charmander. Flash gasped but thankfully Grookey was able to get back up on its feet. "Nice endurance to be able to survive that attack. I thought for sure one attack would be enough to end this, guess we still have to work harder, Charmander."
Flash gritted his teeth. "Why you!"
Looking at the battle from afar, two women watched the battle underway. One girl in black straight-leg trousers, a long black coat with a V-neck and black fur rimming its cuffs and hem with blonde hair put a hand to her chin. "Oh my, it seems Joshua and Charmander have grown quite a bit since the last time I've seen them."
The other women's rainbow hair looked at the other women and smiled. "Oh, you know that young man and his Pokémon?"
The women turned and smiled. "Of course, I know that boy and his Pokémon. I was the one who trained Joshua and his Charmander and taught them everything they know after all." The girl then smiled seeing the other woman's surprised expression.
Joshua smiled at Flash's annoyed face, and he was going to continue having some fun. "Let's see how you and your Pokémon deal with this! Charmander, use Smokescreen!"
"Char! Charmander!" Smoke came out of Charmander's mouth and engulfed the fire lizard and Joshua's side of the battlefield.
Joshua watched as Flash looked around trying to find Charmander, but he was having no luck. "In a Pokémon battle both trainer and Pokémon must work together to overcome any obstacle, let's see if you can get through my Charmander's obstacle of disappearing!"
Flash growled, he couldn't find Charmander no matter how hard he looked. "Grookey!" Flash looked down at Grookey who was banging his stick on the ground. "Grook! Grookey!"
"You really think that'll work?" Grookey nodded his head and Flash smiled. "All right then, I believe you Grookey! Now bang your stick on the ground and try to use mother nature to try and find Charmander!"
"Grookey!" Grookey closed his eyes and started to bang his stick on the ground trying to locate Charmander. Joshua watched with his arms crossed, he wanted to see if Grookey could indeed find his partner or not. Just then, Grookey's eyes shoot open and it smiled. "Grookey!"
"You found it?" Grookey nodded its head and Flash smiled. "All right then! Grookey charge into the smoke and use Branch Poke!" Grookey ran into the smoke and its stick started to glow.
"Grookey!" The sound of something slamming into something else could be heard. Grookey jumped back and coming out of the smoke came Charmander who held his stomach in a bit of pain. Joshua looked at Charmander and then widened his eyes at Flash and Grookey.
"All right! Nicely done, Grookey!" Grookey smiled as Flash looked over at Joshua. "How'd you like that!?"
Joshua smiled. "Not bad." Joshua then got serious. "Now, Charmander! Use Iron Tail!" Before Flash could call out a move Charmander's tail made of steel slammed on the top of Grookey's head.
Grookey was launched backward and fell to the ground in pain. Flash gasped, he couldn't believe that the same thing had happened again. "Charmander's speed is insane!" Flash looked down at noticed Grookey's condition. He wasn't looking too good and one more Iron Tail and the battle would most likely be over. "Come on Grookey! Get up, please!"
Grookey looked at its trainer and slowly got back up. "Grookey!" Grookey used everything it had left to stand back up. Flash smiled as he noticed Grookey start to glow green, he was hoping that this would happen.
Joshua's eyes widened. "Overgrow! Grookey's ability activated! This isn't good, we got to finish this and soon!"
"That won't be happening!" Joshua looked up at Flash who was smiling. "Now Grookey! Use Branch Poke!" Grookey's stick glowed as it raced over to Charmander and slammed its stick it Charmander's side. Charmander yelled out and went flying back, thanks to Overgrow, Branch Poke was more powerful than before.
"Charmander! You okay?" Charmander looked back and nodded its head. "All right! Use Iron Tail again!"
Flash smiled, he knew Joshua was going to do that. "Dodge it and use Branch Poke again, Grookey!"
Charmander and Grookey raced over to each other. Charmander swung its tail at Grookey who jumped over it and slammed its stick against Charmander's head causing the fire lizard to be sent flying again.
Joshua gritted his teeth as he looked down at his partner. "I didn't want to do this but you pushed my hand! I only use this move for trainers who are worthy so be glad that you're going to experience this move! Now Charmander! Use Blast Burn!" Joshua yelled as he slammed his hand on the ground.
Charmander's fire on its tail burst to life like a wildfire. "CHARMANDER!" Charmander yelled as it slammed its arm against the battlefield. The battlefield shook as rocks shoot up with flames underneath.
Flash gasped. "Oh no! Grookey! Dodge it!"
"Grookey!" Grookey yelled at it and raced around trying to avoid the attack heading its way. It jumped from rock to rock but running away was inevitable. The attack hit Grookey and an explosion went off. "GROOKEY!"
"GROOKEY NO!" Flash covered his face from the smoke as Joshua watched the battlefield. When the smoke cleared it showed Charmander standing strong with a fallen Grookey slumped over on the battlefield.
"Grookey is unable to battle! The Prince of Pokémon is the winner!" The crowd cheered as Sebastian made the call. Joshua approached Charmander and petted its head as Flash approached Grookey and picked up the grass monkey.
Flash looked down at Grookey sadly. "I'm sorry, Grookey. We lost, and I was so sure we could win."
Joshua made his way over to the two of them and smiled. "It's not that you're weak, I'm just that powerful!" Joshua smiled and gave Flash a potion. "Use this, it'll help."
Flash didn't like Joshua's comment but he did take the potion and used it on Grookey who looked to be doing more than it did a minute ago. "Yeah, thanks."
"That was a wonderful battle you two." Flash and Joshua turned their heads to see two women walking toward them. Joshua smiled seeing one of them and made his way to her.
"Cynthia! It's been so long! Did you see my battle and how I won!" Joshua smiled, it had been a long time but he was finally back with his mentor and teacher.
Cynthia looked down and smiled at Joshua. "Joshua, it's been quite some time." Cynthia then bent down to look at Charmander and petted its head. "And look at you Charmander, you look so much stronger than the last time I saw you."
"Charmander!" Charmander cried.
Cynthia smiled as she got back up. "I can tell that you two have gotten stronger after watching a battle like that. I could tell that the bond that you two have is just as strong as it's always been. I'm so glad that the Equestria Region will be able to witness the strength that you two have."
"So I assume that this is Joshua." Joshua turned and looked at the rainbow-haired woman. "I'm the Professor of the Equestria Region, my name is Celestia and my friend Cynthia here has told me all about you, Joshua. Are you and Charmander ready to start your Pokémon adventure? Do you think you two have what it takes to defeat our Gym Leaders and win the Equestria League? And maybe even be able to take on our Champion?"
Joshua looked at Charmander, the two nodded, and Joshua smiled as he faced Celestia. "I don't think I can..." Everyone looked at Joshua in surprise. Joshua looked at their reactions and smiled. "I know I can! I'll defeat anyone who comes my way! I'll take down the Gym Leaders, win the Equestria League, defeat the Champion of Equestria, and then..." Joshua looked over at Cynthia and the two smiled. "I'll join the Masters Eight Tournament and defeat all the Champions! Lance, Iris, Diantha, Steven, Leon, and especially you, Cynthia! I'll take you all down and become the World Champion! The Prince of Pokémon will show the world just how amazing and strong he is!" Everyone smiled at Joshua's confidence.
"Well all right then! If you follow me I can get you some Pokéballs and a Pokédex and you'll be sent to start your Pokémon adventure." Joshua nodded his head and followed Celestia as they made their way into the school. 'And while I'm at it I'll also get my revenge on that Ash kid for doing what I was supposed to do!'
Flash watched as the two made their way into the school. 'No matter what Joshua, I will get my revenge on you! I will defeat you and prove to everyone that you're not worthy of being the Prince of Pokémon!'
As Joshua and Charmander followed Celestia and Cynthia, they wondered what their Pokémon adventure would bring them. 'No matter what comes our way we'll defeat every trainer that dares face us! The Prince of Pokémon will defeat any and all Pokémon trainers and prove that I rule above the Pokémon world as the World Champion!'
Joshua and Charmander arrived in the Equestria Region and meet with Professor Celestia and the Sinnoh Champion Cynthia. What would their adventure bring them? Who knows, as the journey continues.
