Ethan Hart is a fourteen-year-old boy who was raised without a father in New Bark Town - a sleepy little place that wouldn't be on many maps if it weren't for Professor Elm's Pokémon research lab being located there. Upon becoming of age to have a trainer's license, Ethan is entrusted to run an errand for Professor Elm after receiving a Pokémon of his own. Afterwards, he's allowed to leave home and travel across the Johto region, collecting badges and becoming a strong trainer. But Ethan's journey will be different from other trainers before him. Secrets lay in the shadows, waiting to be unfolded, and a dangerous crime organization is arising from the ashes of their previous defeat. It'll be up to Ethan to stop them. {This story will contain mild violence and headcanons. The story is mostly tied to the game plot.}