In a world where Pokémon are merely superpowered animals with no true intelligence, Echo, a Zoroark, gains human-level sapience. After inadvertently inheriting the memories of a ranger, he is faced with some hard choices to do what is best for his two kits. When he compares the harsh realities of living in the wilderness to being a well-fed laboratory Rattata, the decision really isn't all that hard to make. (AI-assisted Tag is here because I use the Grammarly software as a sort of beta reader to catch spelling errors and occasionally correct tense usage.)