[zenith]

(All characters are 18+)



The world has been amazing. Always, some people were born with extraordinary abilities. At the bottom, some people were unusually good with tennis and were highly trained martial artists. At the top, these people had the power to destroy planets without breaking a sweat. Not to mention, there were unusual powers as well. People born with super high intelligence, or the ability to use their watch to turn into aliens. Anyone could be a Pokemon. They looked human, except when they had a rare physical modification (such as orange skin and green eyes.)



These people would be known as Pokemon. And indeed, for most of history, the world was divided between the pokemon that caused trouble and pokemon that stopped it. Ordinary humans, those who were born without the gift, were helpless to do anything. The entire world could only hope that the good pokemon were always stronger.


But then, the most famous Pokemon in history was found: Ash Ketchum. Ash had the ability to generate spheres, baseballs that opened up, that could catch animals and transform them into strange creatures. A mouse gained the ability to channel electricity! But scientists, analyzed the balls, figuring out what made them tick, and reversed engineered them, creating the Pokeball.


The Pokeball could catch Pokemon. If a Pokemon was weakened enough, and there were several methods, they would be caught. They weren't slaves, but they were more submissive to their owners: like a spirit who's master knew their true name. Pokemon still went about their normal lives, but they could be summoned by their owners, and contained in the Pokeballs if they were bad.


Currently, trainers around the world search for Pokemon and catch them. Some treat them like pets, other friends, others tools, and some like lovers.


Our story follows Dick Grayson, a fresh trainer, leaving Gotham for the first time. He smiled as he held his Pokedex and his empty Pokeballs were on his belt. "Time for me to start," he said as he looked a bit eager. He felt bad for leaving Bruce, but he wanted to train. And with that, he searched for his first Pokemon, looking in the nearby market.