Ash Ketchum, the eternal 10 year old, the forever underdog and the savior of the world.

He was the protagonist of the anime for over two decades and by extension the most important person in the Pokémon world considering how he met every Legendary in existence.

I had watched the anime countless times as a kid, despite him being kinda stupid at times he was my childhood hero.

Sure, he lost about every tournament he entered and never fully evolved his team. He ignored type advantages most of the time and dumped his best Pokémon at the end of every season.

Still, he was my childhood hero.

Was he stupid? Yes.

But he was admirable in some way.

He lost but he never gave up, he never forced his Pokémon and every region he took only his Pikachu along with him (of course there were some exceptions, but let's be honest, only Pikachu really stays)

Even when he lost, he kept true to himself and he didn't change his philosophy and ideals. Most people would bend their own morals and ideas after facing many losses but Ash didn't.

While it was stupid it made him an honorable person in my view.

Didn't he win the Alola league though? I hadn't watched Sun and Moon but I heard people say it online.

"Oh, hi there." Ash said when he spotted me standing next to Professor Rowan. "My name is Ash Ketchum."

He wasn't ten.

That was the first thought that crossed my time.

He was around my age which surprised me.

He exists, which confirms my theory this universe is a mix of anime and the platinum games.

This, alongside the fact that the universe is trying to stay consistent with the rules of logic and featured unknown elements that were neither in the games nor in the anime meant that I had to watch my steps.

I groaned, this means I have to find a way to beat Tobias' Darkrai and Latios in the Lily of the Valley Conference.

Could I maybe get a Latias of my own? Maybe I could convince the one Ash had met to join me on my journey.

Although I had bigger problems. The world was going to end...more than once.

The fact that the anime was now a factor meant that the world was going to end about every season. What a great world to be in!

I gave Ash a good look, he was athletic. That was something I noticed at first glance.

Not overly but I could see some muscles on his arm that appeared to be sticky at first glance.

He had fierce black eyes, black hair and wore a black and red cap on his head.

He wore a blue sleeveless hoodie with gold trim and a white hood with a black short sleeve undershirt underneath it.

He had black fingerless gloves like I had and wore black jeans and firm blue sneakers that were showing signs of wear.

Huh, his outfit was from the Advanced Generations season.

"Sup, I'm Dust." I smiled at Ash, a genuine smile. "And I am going to become the best trainer there ever was."

Ash laughed, "Don't say that because Pikachu and I-" he pointed at his shoulder before realizing his yellow comrade wasn't there.

"Aipom," the purple monkey said, sounding depressed.

Interesting, so I was at the utmost start of the Sinnoh anime. That means that Dawn is somewhere with Ash's Pikachu and Team Rocket.

Was Dawn 16 too? Or would she be 10?

The fact that Ash was around my age made me believe he left Pallet town around the age of ten, else the anime timeline wouldn’t match up, at least that was the absolute minimum age.

"Ralts!" Ralts waved at Ash.

"Hi," Ash leaned closer to meet Ralts on eye level. "My name is Ash Ketchum, nice to meet you."

Ralts booped Ash on the nose and it was fucking adorable.

"Aaahh, Ash Ketchum, Professor Oak already thought you would come." Professor Rowan coughed.

Ash rubbed the back of his head and gave him a weak smile. "Ah, sorry for rushing in here, I was told you could help me find Pikachu and I was really in a hurry."

Rowan gave Ash a small smile. "It's alright. I have something for you."

He walked back to his desk and retrieved a Pokéball. "Oak had the wisdom to send Aipom's Pokéball ahead."

Ash took the Pokéball and Aipom did a backflip, "Aipom!"

"Thanks Professor." Ash pocketed the Pokéball.

"As for the Pikachu you're missing?" Professor Rowan went on. "A young trainer I just sent out on her Pokémon journey just contacted me about a Pikachu she found. She is at the next Pokémon center on the way to Jubilife City. If you are fast enough you can catch up with her before dark."

Ah, that would be Dawn, interesting to see how the plot plays out right in front of my eyes.

"Okay, thank you very much!" Ash cheered and Aipom did a backflip, a smile plastered on her face.

"You should watch your Pokémon closely," He scolded the black haired boy, then he turned to me. "And that counts for you too, Dust."

I blinked, why was I getting scolded? Ash lost a Pokémon, I hadn't lost a single Pokémon yet. "Especially with the Snatchers you should keep a close eye on Ralts." Professor Rowan had a dark look on his face as he said that.

"The Snatchers?" Ash and I asked at the same time, which gave me a chuckle.

"You don't know them?" He asked incredulously.

Why does everyone play the ‘you don't know that card?’ in Sinnoh, do these people do anything else other than keeping up with the news?

"I'm from Kanto." Ash shrugged.

"I’m from a different region too," I explained.

Professor Rowan had a disgusted look on his face. "The Snatchers are a group of criminals that are responsible for the disappearance of Pokémon all over Sinnoh. They steal wild Pokémon and captured Pokémon. Once they are taken they completely disappear off the radar."

I stared at Professor Rowan who seemed dead serious.

Snatchers, they were definitely not in the anime nor in the games.

"Man," Ash growled, clenching his fist and shaking slightly. "If I meet one of them I'll make sure to teach them a lesson."

"Ralts," Ralts said sounding concerned,

"I'll be sure to stay away from any shady figures I see." I finally said.

"It's better to avoid any confrontation. If you encounter any criminal activity you should contact the authorities instead," Professor Rowan said and I agreed with him.

If I come across a problem in the future I'll be sure to stay back while other people deal with the problems...why do I feel like Fate is laughing at me?

"Okay," Ash said reluctantly, then he perked up. "Anyway thanks for everything professor but I should be going. Pikachu is waiting for me!"

"Aipom!" The purple monkey climbed onto Ash's shoulder and smiled at us. It waved its tail at us with a cheeky smile.

"See you later Professor, bye Dust!"

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He turned around and ran away in a hurry.

Professor Rowan sighed, "And I had a no running-rule here."

"Aww," I mockingly complained. "And I was just about to run a marathon here."

Ralts burst out laughing, squirming in my arms as her tiny chest couldn't keep up with her laughter.

I raised an eyebrow as she was running out of breath, after 10 seconds it died down and she let out a yawn.

It was only 5 o' clock in the afternoon and she was already tired?

I did the mental math, we trained in the morning, fought Barry, she played at the lake for several hours and we fought more people on our way to Sandgem Town.

"Well," I said, "I think I should be going as well, find a place to set up camp for the evening."

"You could stay at the Pokémon Center in town." Professor Rowan offered.

"Wait, I can?" I asked, surprised.

"It's free for registered trainers," Professor Rowan explained. He gave me a genuine smile. “Trust me, you’ll want to use their services.”

"Welp, then I'm going to claim a room. Thanks for everything Professor." I turned around to leave but before I could, the professor called out to me right after I stepped through the doors.

"Wait Dust." he called out and quickly walked towards me. "You're going to visit Jubilife City next, right?"

"That's my plan," I answered. 'Assuming I don't die along the way.'

"Well could you deliver a package for me? If you are going anyway?" he asked calmly.

"Sure," I said, "As long as it fits in my backpack, I can bring something along for you."

He walked over to one of the cabinets and retrieved a small black box and handed it to me.

I took it and it was surprisingly heavy.

The black box was around the size of a Pokédex and the surface of the black box was smooth and spotless.

I didn't see a way to open it so I assumed it was an electric device of some kind.

"What's this?"

"It contains data that was transferred to me by my colleague Professor Magnolia. I took a look at it myself and found some interesting material. If you could pass it onto Professor Seikyo in Jubilife City, it would help me a lot." Professor Rowan said and I raised an eyebrow.

"If it contains data can't you just mail it or something?" I asked.

"I don't trust it to be that way, call me old but I believe it might be intercepted if I send it online. The data inside is quite valuable and sensitive."

"And I am your best choice?" I asked skeptically.

To my surprise he nodded. 'Yes. The report from the league said you perform well during stressful situations. Seeing how you managed to deal with the Team Rocket situation I am inclined to agree with that statement."

Hylla this is your fault.

"Do you think you can do that?" he asked. “If you can’t, that’s also fine. But it would help me out a great deal.”

I smiled. "No problem."

I put the data container in my backpack and the Professor gave me a small smile. "I'll be sure to send the address to your Pokédex."

"Yup, one delivery of very sensitive data incoming." I gave him a salute and turned around.

"Good luck with your journey!" Professor Rowan waved as I left the building.

Ralts and I found a Pokémon center and I was surprised to see that it wasn't the red building like in the games but instead it looked more like a small hotel.

The building was located close to the heart of town, hidden away in a maze of streets, rooftops and small shops.

It took a long time before I found it even though Sandgem town was a relatively small town.

In the end I just used the GPS on my Pokédex and with the directions the Pokédex lady gave me I could find it within 5 minutes.

The building was tall compared to the other buildings in this small town, around 3 stories big and had a large red P placed in front of it with a signature Pokéball symbol above the entrance.

The insides weren’t really impressive, it featured a wide lobby with doors that led to what I assumed to be operation chambers.

A stairwell led up to the other floors which were reserved for people who wanted to stay the night.

There was no Nurse Joy which was a relief, my mind would shatter the moment there would be more than one Nurse Joy in existence because there is not a single law in the universe that should make it possible. And that's saying a lot considering I have a Pokémon on my shoulders who can produce soundwaves high enough to shatter stone.

Instead I found a bored guy sitting behind a desk, there were not a lot of people inside. Only a girl with her Mawile and a man with his Sandile.

I talked to the bored guy and when he noticed my Pokémon wasn't on the edge of dying he lost his interest.

He asked for my Trainer ID and I handed him my Pokédex, he scanned it and handed me a room key.

I wanted to ask him more questions but someone else walked in and demanded his attention.

Ralts and I headed upstairs and found our room.

It was spacious and had a bed in the middle and a TV mounted onto the wall in the corner. An open window allowed fresh air to enter the room and a clock on the wall displayed the time. There were some other default decorative furniture but nothing really stood out.

It really was just a hotel room, still it was free so that was awesome.

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"Okay Pokédex Lady, I dub thee Oracle." I said with a dramatic voice.

"Are you sure you want to rename device:390735 to Oracle?" The mechanical voice asked.

Ash had already named his Pokédex Dexter so that name was already taken and I refused to let it keep the name 390735 because that's a sucky name.

"Yes." I confirmed.

"Device successfully renamed to Oracle. Hello I'm Oracle, a Pokédex programmed by Professor Oak for Pokémon Trainer Dust Wildfire of Sinnoh. My function is to provide Dust with information and advice regarding Pokémon and their training. If lost or stolen, I cannot be replaced."

I blinked, huh, that was more than one sentence.

"Just don't go sentient on me okay?"

"Confirmed."

I watched Ralts but she was still fast asleep, not at all stirred by the conversation I just had with my Pokédex.

She was drooling, luckily I had managed to move her to the corner of my bed without her noticing it.

Two empty plates were placed on the ground and I still had a half eaten Pizza slice in my hand.

Next second it was gone and I had my hands free again.

I wiped my hand clean and then swiped a few times across the screen until I found the voice commands section.

The basic version of the Pokédex menu was way easier to use, I had to retrace my steps multiple times because I ended up in the wrong menu but all the options it offered made up for it.

The Pokédex had a function similar to smartphones that allowed them to respond to certain vocalized questions even when not actively being used.

I installed a few emergency voice commands and a few more just to be sure.

When I had had enough voice commands to satisfy my paranoia I closed the sub menu and went to the scan option and scanned the sleeping Ralts.

My eyes went over the information but didn't find what I was looking for.

Ralts and I had been practicing her emotion sense powers while we were eating dinner. I had her keep track of people inside the Pokémon center by using their emotions and later had her find them again when she had lost track of them.

The idea behind this was simple; I want her to be able to sense someone's emotions and recognize the person later, even when in a crowd.

This was meant for double battles, if she mistook an ally for an opponent because they had similar emotional states it might cost me a victory.

Sadly there was no way to calculate how much stronger the emotion sense radar had become, it was really hard to measure her range. She could already keep track of multiple people within her range but she couldn't identify them or differentiate between them.

She could hold onto one person and remember their "signature" and track them down later by their "signature" but only one person at a time.

My ultimate goal was to reverse the emotion sense process; right now Ralts would feel happy if I did and depressed whenever I felt depressed.

It would be amazing if she could reverse it and induce emotional states at will.

Imagine her fighting an opponent and as the battle went on the other fighter would feel a crippling despair, even though it was winning it would still feel like giving up.

Sadly there were no signs of even getting close to that goal and I wondered if it's even possible but meh, a trainer could dream right?

I closed the Pokédex and put it away, instead I took the black box in my hands and tossed it up and down, knowing it would fall onto the blankets if I missed.

After doing that for a few seconds I became bored again, I considered reading the book but...I kinda didn't feel like reading.

My eyes narrowed down on the remote and I grabbed it and turned the TV on.

The TV zapped past a few channels that all had fancy names that didn't mean anything to me.

After some zapping, I came across a news broadcast that was filming how a group of Tauros in Kanto were on the warpath to Dark City.

It was still light in Kanto, or at least it was in the broadcast. I had no idea if it was live or not.

The footage showed people arriving at the town, some came on Pokémon that could fly while others arrived riding on land Pokémon.

Around 30 people had gathered around the edge of the small town that looked like it was pulled straight from a western movie.

The people who had arrived seemed to be Pokémon trainers from varying ages, the youngest being 12 and the oldest being around 50.

They released their Pokémon and began to prepare for battle.

And when the stampeding herd finally arrived the battle wasn't impressive.

The moment they were in sight the Pokémon unleashed long range attacks on the Tauros; Thunderbolts, Shadow Balls and Swifts were thrown around and a couple of Tauros fell to the ground before they even crossed half the distance.

The Tauros decided it was apparently not worth it because they turned around and left.

Trainers and their Pokémon began cheering and hugging each other. They gave each other high fives and acted like they had won the battle of their life instead of scaring away a herd of Tauros.

Though it was pretty anti-climatic the broadcast cut off and switched to a different scene.

A group of people sat around a table in what looked like a TV studio, they began talking about the heroic deeds of the trainers and praised them for taking down a D-level threat.

I endured 5 minutes of them putting the "brave trainers" on a pedestal before getting bored and switching to a different channel.

This time it was a movie and I settled underneath the blanket.

No better way to fall asleep than watching a movie right?

The movie itself was very confusing but mostly because I had missed the intro.

Apparently, it was about a group of humans and Pokémon that were going on a quest to destroy an amulet that would decide the fate of the world. It was pretty amusing to watch, especially when they got stuck in an underground city with a thousand Raticate chasing after them.

It was vaguely familiar but I was a bit too tired to think about it and I didn't really care anyway,

After all, it had been a busy day for me.

I fell asleep before the movie ended.