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Pokemon fanfic (Kanto Journey)

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Ash(ley) Ketchum, a new Trainer from Pallet Town, aims to become a world-famous Pokémon Master who travels with her starter Pokémon, Pikachu. However, her rival, Gary Oak, stands in her path and tries to belittle Ashley at every opportunity. Along with Misty, the Gym Leader of Cerulean City, who wants to become a Pokémon Master. And Brock, the former Gym Leader of Pewter City, who wishes to become a Pokémon Breeder, Ash travels around the Kanto region, while pursued by the Team Rocket Trio - Jessie, James, and Meowth.


(The Ash and Pikachu from my fanfiction are going to be females. And while I will stick to the storyline, some changes will be made. Especially for Ashley's character personality/development. For example, allowing Ash to capture Pokemon the male counterpart should have and shouldn't have been captured in the series. And Ashley to have Pokemon that I would like to have if they were real. Even though in certain cases, some Pokémon are classified as genderless, such as most Legendary Pokémon and all Mythical Pokémon. Regardless, in my story, the pokemon will have genders. None of them will be genderless. That includes some being born unisex like the Ditto and Rotom. I'm also going to evolve some of Ash's Pokemon in this fanfic that haven't evolved in the series.)

I found the image for the cover somewhere else. However, it turned out to be a Deviantart artwork from an artist LoulouVZ.All Rights Reserved

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Pokemon: Dreams Come True by Darkxtex

The Sinnoh region holds many tales about the great and beautiful Cynthia, the reigning Champion. She was renowned for being a Dragon Master, and her Dragon-type Pokemon were enough to bring others to their knees. This Champion was known as the greatest trainer in all of Sinnoh and also as one of the greatest in the world. But what about her family? Vali, the son of Cynthia, is fifteen and doesn't have a Pokemon. From ten-year-olds to literal preschoolers, there seems to be no end to the amount of new Pokemon Trainers each day. Ever since that day when Ash Ketchum won against his mother in the World Coronation Series, when she started to show more interest in her duties as a Champion and as a Trainer than her own family, Vali started to dislike Pokemon in general, as they remind him of her. But when a fateful encounter with a Pokemon ends up saving his life, something lingering inside of him awakens and reminds him who he truly is. But is this really enough to bring back the love that he used to have for Pokemon? Vali will soon find himself caught in the center of dangerous activities. He must go through powerful Trainers, girls, dangerous Pokemon, discover the secrets of his past and bloodline, and confront his mother. (This all takes place five years after the master's 8.)

The Ketchum Family by Razor_Keyboard

This is the story of what happens after Ash wins the Masters Tournament. All our heroes attend a celebration in honor of the new Monarch. What will happen when Ash and Serena finally reunite? Where will their paths lead next? How will their relationship change as they get older? Info: I have written this story to be very much like the anime. I try very hard to stay true to the characters and portray how I believe they would change as they grow older and gain life experience. All of my chapters are long and full of description, character development and worldbuilding. If you like fun, well thought-out stories with humor, drama, and action, you should like this work. Rating: PG-13 with moments of strong sexuality. There's no profanity or graphic sex. Any sex scenes are poetically written. Some of the romantic scenes are quite sensual, so be aware. As I said, I try to stay true to the anime and that means keeping 'dark' story elements to a relative minimum. There's plenty of intense Pokemon Action and some scary moments, but nothing that veers into gratuitous violence. As far as 'intimate' stuff goes, there are a few sex scenes but they are not gratuitous. I keep things poetic and beautiful, not smutty. That being said, at times, things will get very steamy and intense. As a general rule, if there's something edgy in a chapter I will put a small warning at the beginning. I'm not here to shock anyone. Additionally, as far as ages go, Ash and Serena's age (and any other characters of comparable age) should be considered to be 18 at the start of this story. A lot of time has passed since Ash started out on his journey and although, for now, he is a child at heart, he is actually an adult. Now that their journeys are ending and relationships are beginning, they will finally start experiencing more of what life has to offer. Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. This is a work in progress.

Road to Master by Nightshock5

Ash Ketchum in another dimension: Lonely and bottled up... A mashup of Ash and Alain together. With a Pikachu and a team of strong of Pokemon help Ash reach his goal of trying to become a Pokemon Master... Unless Ash's father can stop it. When the story gets plot heavy after the seventh gym, Ash has to deal with his father and more internal conflicts that haunt him, like his connection to a certain blue frog. Ash takes on his first journey through Kalos stronger than ever before aiming to be the top! Serena, a performer that has had feelings for Ash ever since they met at summer camp in Pallet Town a long time ago, reunites with him and helps him take in a crisis in Lumiose City that involves mind controlled Pokemon. Now having to try and get Ash to be himself to be ready for the Kalos League causes her emotional pain and sometimes even physical. Ash has to find himself during his journey in order to be able to take on everything in his way, from his best friend Calem to his Arch Rival Damian... To even his own father. Half Ash and half Alain in the character of Ash Ketchum, there will be a good combination between battle styles and a good amount of combinations between overall personality and maturity. Ash is a teenager by the way! Will Ash win the league? Or because this being his first journey will he fall in the way? Amourshipping is the main ship of this fanfiction by the way! Rated everyone, but be warned for violence and some strong language (usually will have a star in the bad word) and some depictions of blood as well. (tell me if the rating should be bumped up to mature, I am still confused about the guidelines and what counts as what). Disclaimer: I don't own any pictures or youtube videos I use, or Pokemon itself.

Pokémon Red by Gaidaros

A 10-year-old boy, with a goal to become a Pokemon Champion, sets out on a journey across the Kanto Region. A journey charged with friendships, fun, and battles. Team Rocket, a criminal organization with disastrous plans is hiding mind-blowing secrets. Buckle up, cause it's going to be one hell of an adventure! Frequently Asked Questions: Q - What's special about this fanfiction? A - The books have an architectured story, from mysteries to time travel. From being awfully childish to brutally mature. Also, the protagonist ages. Q - Who are the Main Protagonists and the rivals? A - Red, a character from the Pokemon Video Games is the main protagonist along with his best friend Leaf. Whereas the character Blue (also known as Gary in the anime) is more of a frenemy than a rival. The main rivals would be Team Rocket Grunts - Cassidy and Butch as well as their Boss, Giovanni. Q - Is this story based on Pokemon Red or FireRed? A - The story has a few iconic moments from the games/manga but those events do not play a big part in the main story arc. Q - Is Ash Ketchum in it? A - The story takes place in its own universe. I try to bring some events from the games, the manga, and the anime. You get to see a different version of Ash Ketchum (close to how he has been depicted in the anime) in 2 chapters of this book. Q - Is Team Rocket the same as in the anime? A - While Cassidy and Butch are characters from the anime, they have a different overall character arc than in the anime. Team Rocket is darker than in any previous versions and has a purpose and a plan other than stealing. Giovanni's plan plays out slowly in the course of three books. Q - It has time travel? A - It does, time travel is hinted at in the first book with the actual "time traveling" in the second book. Q - "I hope the protagonist has a father, hahaha" A - Yes, he does. The character mostly appears in flashbacks but is an important character.

Ash's Alternate Journey: Kanto Indigo League by AShroom9

There is alot of alternate universes of Ash even Smarter Ash AUs. This time this Ash does not want to become Pokemon Master (or lacks of the motivation to become one) instead just travels around the world and catch more Pokemon than his anime canon. He starts off his journey in the Kanto region, He will earn 8 Badges around Kanto region and oh right Team Rocket attempting to take over world, Don't worry he can handle them Also It's my first Pokemon fanfic and yeah it's kinda bad but I'm trying, Also there is some references in the story like random memes, video game and etc. Also I don't own everything only there respective owners, I only own my OCs.

Precious Doll in This Ugly World [Pokemon Fanfic, 2015 PKMNWatties] by eri_quin

A female Ash Ketchum is faced with being unable to fulfill her dreams with prejudices against her gender, and realizing that the world is a dark, ugly place. She wants to go on a pokemon journey, but the world isn't a safe place and she steadily learns the ugliness and takes off rose-colored lenses, while getting snatched up by the Teams. An AU genderbent Pokemon story, for Wattpad Fanfic, genderbentstudies challenge. Now being continued. Alternate summary: A female Ash wants to go on a pokemon journey, only to find out how dangerous it can really be. Rose-colored lens are smashed to pieces as she gets stuck facing human trafficking, the evils and desperation of humanity, and that there are gray areas for everything and everyone. Her unlikely saviors turn out to be the criminal Teams everyone warned her against... Warnings: Dark themes, graphic violence, sexual situations, criminal activity, crime themes, human trafficking, etc... (RATING IS FOR NOW PG-13, SINCE THE CONTENT GUIDELINES LOOKS TO FIT -HOWEVER ) For full, uncensored chapters (mostly lemons): http://archiveofourown.org/works/3836689/chapters/8561140 Pairings: Eventual Giovanni, Archie, Maxie, Cyrus/Fem!Ash (BurntLedgerShipping with genderbent Ash twist, yeah I made that up ;P), but starts out slowly and separately with ShatterShipping (Gio/Ash), KyogreCrossingShipping (Archie/Ash), BurningAshesShipping (Maxie/Ash), and RedTreeShipping (Cyrus/Ash). Slight AmazedGeekageShipping (Colress/Ash) will be included.

The Journey Begins - The Kanto Arc (Completed) by ShadowofUmbreon

*COMPLETE**EDITS COMPLETE* Ash Ketchum is a brand new trainer from Pallet Town in the Kanto region at 16 years old. His dream is to become the very best that no one ever was. Serena Yvonne, also a brand new trainer from Pallet Town, also 16 years old, and best friend of Ash will be beginning her adventure on the day Ash is. On their journey they will make friends and enemies. They will meet new Pokemon and discover a special power they both possess. - **The first chapters are pretty bad and rushed. I may rewrite eventually. The chapters do get better as you go.** - A brand new Storyline! This storyline will rarely be based off the anime. I hope you enjoy the This story will almost entirely be made in THIRD PERSON Began on September 5th, 2016 Fully complete on July 31st, 2017 Edits complete March 9th, 2018

A Most Precious Friend by SatoshiKetchum861

In this story male main character is Satoshi( Ash) Ketchum and female main character is Serena Yvonne In this story one boy who live in pallet town and love and like to play with Pokémon he extrevery Pokémon and battle with them so he become strongest like no one ever was . one day his home town professor ock start annually summer Pokémon camp where he teach about Pokémon with some enjoyable activity during a activity that meet a girl who was crying loudly and scared [_____( / over here/)____] sorry for any grammar or writing mistake it's my first book so please forgive me for that and feelemely carefree and riskless with energetic nature he goal is become a friend with free tell me my mistake or any idea and please comment me and vote my book. I do not own Pokémon or any character images used in this story. All credit goes to owners of characters and it designer's. Only story belongs to me nothing more than that

The Betrayed Chronicles Arc 1: Betrayal and The Orange Islands [Discontinued] by Galaxydragon101

Ash has just lost in the Indigo League, due to his Charizard's disobedience. As he and Pikachu are thinking things over by a lake, they are sure in for a nasty surprise. Betrayal. That's what, out of all possible scenarios, Ash never imagined that his own friends and family would betray and even try and kill him. Now though, Ash must rise above this and prove the traitors wrong, starting with redemption. He heads over to the Orange Islands for sanctuary and to start a new journey, a new start was just what he needed, with new friends, new Pokemon, and mysteries surrounding the Pokemon world. But at the end of it all, the true adventure has only just begun... Warning: Foul Language, minor Adult topics, mentions of blood and gore. Not recommended for young children. Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. ATTENTION: This story will not be finished. I am instead turning it into a rewrite of the entire Anime in light of Ash leaving the show as a main character. I don't know if I will be posting it here, since Wattpad can be really annoying to use, but I will be posting it on A03 and Fanfiction.Net. Whenever I actually have the time, since I'm a college student with a busy life.

Pokémon Indigo League (Alternate from canon) by YoungHopeProductions

(Still don't own Pokemon or the anime) Ash Ketchum, a young boy from Pallet Town in the Kanto region starts his journey. However, some people don't think he'll be good enough because he's autistic and heterochromia. And to add insult to injury, Ash has an abusive mother, an unknown father, strange powers such as telekinesis, aura powers and some other psychic powers. Will he show the town of Pallet, Kanto and possibly the world that even people with autism can be good trainers? Maybe even contact old friends?

Sweeter than Honey ~ Reader x Leon || Pokémon Fanfic by QueenScarlett73

(*DISCLAIMER* this story is based more on the original anime than the games.) Basically in this story, you, who is the main character, is the Kalos Queen, and a famous singer. However, you longed to enjoy battling. After turning ten, you have filled up your pokedex with all the pokemon, from Caterpie to Arceus, with your partner Eevee, who has an unusual evolution ability to turn into all the different evolution paths Eevee can go on command and return back to Eevee. I also will be adding characters from the original anime, Leon and Hop of course, and also Ash and Serena (as well as their pokemon), and changing the plot a bit. *REMINDER*: the pictures I use in my books are not my artwork, credit goes to the people who created it, I just took it from the internet.

The Pokémon Master Journey Through Kanto and Orange Islands by Jajuniel

You have died in the real world and was reborn into the world of Pokémon as the main protagonist, Ash Ketchum. But you will be very different from the Ash Ketchum in the anime. You are very mature and smart. Not to mention, you are very beautiful and elegant teenager who is just tall in height. You will travel the world and gain wisdom of Pokémon and make new friends with them. Your dream is to become the Pokémon Master, Pokémon Top Coordinator and Pokémon Top Performer. Watch as you travel the world to become the greatest Pokémon Trainer in the world. What you didn't know is that you will have many boys and girls falling in love with you. This includes bxb bxb harem BxG harem Maybe smut depending on where the story's going Note: I don't own Pokémon.

Tryst with Destiny: The Beginning of the End (Main Story) by gogolsarkar

After failing in the Unova League, Ash returns home to get advice before resuming his journey to become a Pokemon master. Now, what happens when someone renters Ash's life after many years. Take a trip as we join our protagonists on a journey with several tough decisions and choices as they take their first steps on the path to their future. But what happens when the very meaning of the word Pokemon Master changes? What happens when a different someone else enters, who changes everything... for everyone? Suddenly the rules don't apply. The Pokemon League is trivial. The centres of power, drastically shift ... "When it comes to Pokemon masters. Only the student, has hope of defeating the master." "Over the years of evolution, the Charizard species lost its Dragon typing due to climate changes, lack of need and other factors etc." "A Pokemon evolves through battle. That is the nature of its evolution." "Anyone who dares to stand in my way. I shall pull them apart piece by piece. They shall eventually be the architects of their own destruction." Who says these dialogues? In what context and why? To get the answers to all the questions buzzing in your head, read the story. Interesting theories about Pokemon Evolution, Types etc. along with other things like battle tactics and strategies. Last but not least, it is an Amourshipping saga. Discover for yourselves, a different take on Amourshipping where Serena is already Kalos Queen and Ash is hiding a secret. So definitely more mature characters than the anime which is bound to have interesting implications for the lives of the star couple. So get ready for a dramatic, adrenaline-filled, mysterious Tryst with Destiny. Enjoy reading. And as always Viva Amourshipping. PS: This book ends with the Amour engagement. The story is then continued in book 2. An added bonus for Amourshippers.

Pokemon The Pokken Tournament Series! by metalgreymon2

Plain and simlple: Ash arrives home, and overhears his friends say they're going to tell him to give up on his dream to become a Pokemon Master. But he's not willing to give up, and now, with his mother and his Pokemon, Ash leaves to the Ferrum Region, and takes on the Ferrum League to prove them wrong. I Do not own the characters. Only the Story Line. Thank you, Enjoy! EDIT: Just watched a video called "NEW Pokemon Teams for Ash Ketchum", from Zactoshi. And since this is an AU to which Journeys never happened, Ash's Jotho, Hoenn and Unova teams will be like the ones from that video, so be sure to check it out!

POKEMON REACTIONS: THE MYTHICAL CREATURES by Shadow_Reaper_73

The people of the pokemon world were continuing there daily lives when mysterious screens started to appear all around the world showing the future surprising the world. Now they will learn the truth of a novice trainer Ash ketchum and his secrets cause he is anything but normal. Ash Ketchum will finally show the world the power of the chosen one and his unique abilities while also winning the heart of many girls. And not only that but they will also see the dark secrets and the mysteries of there own world and also the different Universe in the Poke-Verse. PS- This is a rewrite of the Chosen Adventures which I have decided to close it down. And this story focuses on Ash but will also focus on side characters and other protagonist showing different pokemon Universe.

The Secret Prince (Amourshipping) by Azazel0886

After his loss in Unova Ash returns home to regroup and plan which region he will go to next. However while planning his next region, tragedy strikes and his mother dies. to his knowledge he has no other family until one day a familiar visitor arrives offering him a home and revealing a family secret lost for generations. Ash takes this offer and trains his Pokemon for 2 years. Now he is ready to journey out again, this time to Kalos. What will he find in Kalos, will he finally be able to achieve his dreams? And will he find something or someone that he didn't know he was missing when he finds a certain honey blonde. This is rated mature, however there won't be any lemons here but perhaps other some mature topics might get put in here. This will be my first ever attempt at writing so please forgive me and please leave your criticism. if this goes well I might actually write something else. For the most part this will be based off of the cannon, however this will be for the most part an original story. So please enjoy. I will no doubt lose my mind and probably start fixing all my errors as they are pointed out to me, please forgive me and be patient thank you. And like everyone says, I DO NOT OWN POKEMON. If I did Amourshipping would truly be cannon Start: May 29, 2017 End: September 25, 2018

Counting on you (Suicidal Ash) by Chimera_Regarion

A team and a partner that was all a trainer needed but what if that very own team and the partner Ash had for years, suddenly decided that he wasn't good enough for them. That their own trainer was someone who couldn't get the most out of them. Now what if he was not only left alone but also stranded on a rescue boat not even knowing where he was? There was no hope for Ash and the longer he was out on the oceaon for him all alone the more he found his inner demons spiking up urging him to finally end it. It was only at the brink of death that he met a pokemon he never thought he would see again. Will he recover or will he find a way to end his suffering soul? A/N: This is a pokemon fanstory hope you enjoy! Please also feel free to correct my bad writing. Rights on the pictures go to the artist. I do not own pokemon, rights to the owner.

I Won't Be Okay (Tracey Sketchit Fanfic) by The-Insecure-Otaku

Ariel Waterflower is the youngest sister among her 4 older sisters, Misty, Lily, Violet and Daisy aka the Cerulean City Gym Leaders. While Misty is out on her Pokemon journey with her new friends Ash and Brock who Ariel's met a few times when her sister came to visit. Ariel is left in the hands of her older sisters who she unfortunately doesn't have a good relationship with. But because Ariel is also the baby, they think they can bully her around and treat her like a baby seeing as they want her to be a Pokemon gym leader and be strong like them, but Ariel doesn't want to be a gym leader, she wants to be a Pokemon Breeder who she actually got inspiration from her friend Brock because growing up she doesn't like to see other pokemon battle and fight each other, that just puts a weird feeling in Ariel that she doesn't like. But her sisters just laugh in her face and force her to battle their Pokemon and make her 'weak' Pokemon stronger...Ariel doesn't like when Pokemon get hurt, she wants to become a Pokemon breeder and help Pokemon get better, feel better and be happier. With both her mother and father being gone all the time, her mother left, she gave Ariel the Legendary Pokemon Suicune as a gift to protect her while they're gone. Her parents know that she's having a hard time so her mother gave her a Suicune to protect her and give her company. Even though her sisters don't know she has a Suicune, Ariel is extra careful about making sure he's safe because once they know she has a Suicune, they will take it away with no doubt and use him for battles and that's not what Ariel wants... Ariel just wishes Misty can come back and get her out of this living hell but she doesn't know how far she is or if she will even come to her rescue...and Ariel's scared to leave because if she gets caught she'll just get hurt...but let's see what awaits her in Cerulean City.

Ash and Serena: Kanto Journey (Pokemon) by TyranitarFanatic51

This story is about Ash Ketchum and Serena Gabena traveling throughout the Kanto region. During the journey they will meet Brock and Misty who will be travel companion. Not only Ash and Serena will grow up by learning important stuff from them, but they will eventually become great friends. They will also meet mysterious criminal organization. They have more depth details than you think. What's their goal?

the Aura User in the Poké Universe pt. 1 (vol. 2a; on hiatus until 2025) by XLR8wuzhere

Jamie gets to go to universe 788 because something from her past has gotten not only her attention but also the higher-ups, and Zero Squad's attention which has been a pain in the ass ever since she escaped hell for the second time, when she was 14 years old. Join her adventure as she helps Ash get all the gym badges in the Kanto and the Johto region, train his aura abilities (again), and lastly stop team rocket, and become the Pokémon champion of either the Kanto region and/or the Johto region. - Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon (both the game version and the anime) sadly, that belongs to Game Freak, Satoshi Tajiri, and lastly Nintendo. Things I do own: certain god fruits (and its tree) that'll appear in this series, the whole story plot for "the Aura User in the Poké Universe" series (in gens 5-7), and certain character's backstories in the whole XLR8verse ⚡️. - Thank you Ash and Pikachu for all of the adventures for 25 years of my childhood 😔 (I was born in 1999, but I watched reruns of gens 1 and 2), you'll be missed. - Years of this story: 1995-2002 (prologue arc), 2002 (Kanto), unknown as of right now (Johto) - Prologues arcs I've published: 4/5 (incomplete; struggling with the last prologue 🤣) XLR8verse vol. 2 chapters I've done: 19/146 (incomplete) Origins: 0/2 (planning phase) Vol. 2a chapters: 15.2-126 (special #1, Kanto 1-Johto 57) - Rated M: for mainly cussing and Brock and Jamie being two perverts or in Brock's case, a simp. - Started: 3/18/2024 (I actually published chapter 15.2 in March and edited chapters 16-18 in July of this year 😅)

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Pokemon: Dreams Come True

The Sinnoh region holds many tales about the great and beautiful Cynthia, the reigning Champion. She was renowned for being a Dragon Master, and her Dragon-type Pokemon were enough to bring others to their knees. This Champion was known as the greatest trainer in all of Sinnoh and also as one of the greatest in the world. But what about her family? Vali, the son of Cynthia, is fifteen and doesn't have a Pokemon. From ten-year-olds to literal preschoolers, there seems to be no end to the amount of new Pokemon Trainers each day. Ever since that day when Ash Ketchum won against his mother in the World Coronation Series, when she started to show more interest in her duties as a Champion and as a Trainer than her own family, Vali started to dislike Pokemon in general, as they remind him of her. But when a fateful encounter with a Pokemon ends up saving his life, something lingering inside of him awakens and reminds him who he truly is. But is this really enough to bring back the love that he used to have for Pokemon? Vali will soon find himself caught in the center of dangerous activities. He must go through powerful Trainers, girls, dangerous Pokemon, discover the secrets of his past and bloodline, and confront his mother. (This all takes place five years after the master's 8.)