The Skeleton Thief [YA Pokémon Fanfic]

**YA Pokémon Fanfic** In Kanto, only the rich can become Pokémon Trainers, while the working class is left out in the cold. At 17, Pallet Town resident Jake Clifton has been blacklisted from trainer registration for several years, trapped in a dead-end job and dealing with his alcoholic father, while admiring successful trainer and local heartthrob Tucker Nolan from afar.

When the rare chance to finally try to become a trainer comes around again, Jake has to give it everything he has - but will it be enough? And if it's not, how far will he go to make his lifelong dream of making a better life for himself come true? How many rules will he be willing to break - and what cost is too great?