Pokémon Grey

I do not own the art in the title, Pokémon or any of it's characters except for my original characters. Jason used to live with his mother until one day she went missing. He then lived in an orphanage until age 13 when he tries to leave the Galar region to escape painful memories. Jason strives to be the strongest, he absolutely despises weakness and hates losing, although he doesn't consider losing a possibility for himself.
Meanwhile, trio Ethan, Noah, and Alison try o find a way to get endorsed for the gym challenge. Noah would do anything for his friends and strives to be the strongest so he can protect anyone and everyone, especially his friends. He also wants to be a hero and inspire others, but he has a mischievous side especially when it comes to messing with Ethan.
Ethan is very intelligent except for when he's in his... we'll call it "Simp state". Ethan's friends are the most important people to him. They were his first friends, and would do anything Alison says or asks of him.
Alison values Ethan and Noah because they see her for her. At their school most just viewed her as a pretty object to be protected even though she was more than capable of defeating most everyone who went to their school.