This world is a blend of real world and Pokemon. Over two hundred years ago, the world changed when what humanity thought were "exotic creatures"—Pokémon—arrived.
Humans, gripped by fear, attacked the Pokemon in a frenzy, causing the Pokemon to retaliate. These strange creatures were far stronger than humans imagined. Eventually, mankind resorted to their most powerful weapons, which provoked the Legendary Pokémon, shattering humanity's pride.
In the end, the war concluded through the mediation of a Legendary Pokémon. Both sides agreed humans would destroy their weapons of mass destruction and refrain from recklessly slaughtering Pokemon, while Pokemon would not attack human cities at will.
Later, humanity discovered advanced technology and knowledge about Pokémon in ruins that appeared alongside the Pokemon, and thus, the Trainer profession was born. After two centuries, Pokemon are now an inseparable part of human society.
Rogue is a transmigrator and has been in this world for fifteen years. When he first arrived as a baby and saw these Pokémon, he thought he'd landed in the Pokémon world. But these Pokémon, despite looking like those in his previous life's anime and games, are on a whole different level when it comes to power.
Not to mention the Legendaries—even Champion-level Pokémon can, at full power can easily wipe out an entire city. It might not be with a single blow, but their sustained destructive power is enough to level a city, which is terrifying. As for the Legendaries, even the weakest of the tier-three legendaries could probably level a city in a single attack. As for tier-one legendaries like Dialga, Palkia, Rayquaza, or Kyogre—their destructive abilities are just unimaginable.
In his past life, Rogue was an orphan and remained poor even after entering society. Maybe it was fate's way of balancing things out, but in this life, Rogue was born with every advantage. Some people spend their whole lives trying to get to Rome, others are just born there. From the moment Rogue was born, his father was already a prospective Elite Four member, and his mother was the chairwoman of a corporation worth tens of billions.
Fifteen years on, his father has become the famous Dragon-type Elite Four of Luminis, even vying for the Champion's throne. Meanwhile, his mother company has grown from hundreds of billions to trillions in value. What kind of status does an Elite Four have these days? Even a city mayor has to show respect. Worldwide, there are less than a hundred Elite Four including every country out there. Luminis alone has twelve Elite Four, the highest number in any country today.
With weapons of mass destruction destroyed, Elite Four and Champions now represent the highest military strength. Just one Elite Four, commanding their Pokémon, could raze a small nation. Elite Four hold tremendous power, embodying their nation's martial might. Rogue has truly experienced the perks of both power and money.
"Tomorrow is the day the school distributes the starter Pokémon."
According to the Pokémon League rules, you have to be fifteen years old before you can officially own a Pokémon. The Pokémon League is a global institution founded by all countries together. With the extreme fighting power of Pokémon, letting children possess them would be like handing rocket launchers to kids. There've been serious incidents in history, so the League set the rule only those fifteen or older can get a Pokémon, and using them to attack humans is strictly forbidden—violators risk prison or even the death penalty for severe cases.
Though the law says you have to be fifteen to have your own Pokémon, rules are one thing—people are another. For ordinary folks, sure, it means waiting until fifteen. But for the rich and powerful, it's another story. Take Rogue, for example he's already got a luxury ball hanging at his waist, holding none other than the famous pseudo-legendary Dragonite. His parents gifted it to him on his twelfth birthday—the offspring of Rogue own father strongest Dragonite. Three years of hard training, and the Dratini has evolved into a Dragonite. Getting even a starter Pokémon is tough for most, but Rogue first was a pseudo-legendary.
[Ding, God-level Pokémon system activated. Newbie gift pack incoming!]
"Am I hearing things? Wait, it's really a system?" Rogue confirmed he wasn't mistaken. "So every transmigrator gets a golden finger, huh? But couldn't you have shown up a bit earlier?" It's been fifteen years since he transmigrated, and only now does the system activate.
Still, Rogue was thrilled. He'd already felt confident about reaching Elite or even Champion level—now, with the system, the sky's the limit. Sorry, but I'm feeling invincible—Champion? Not enough! I want to be a Legendary Pokémon Trainer. I want to catch legendaries. Who hasn't dreamed of catching a Legendary? Especially someone who watched the anime and played the games in the past life.
But fifteen years here made Rogue face reality—even third-tier legendaries, like the legendary birds or beasts, aren't something he can tame. Even a Champion Trainer trying their luck would just get annihilated. But with the system, that all changes.
[Would host like to open the newbie gift pack?]
"Open it." Rogue eyes were full of anticipation.
[Ding, newbie pack opened successfully. Congratulations: Host has received—Detect Eye, Mystic Plate, Aura Power.]
Detect Eye—lets you view any Pokémon's stats and even see their potential.
Aura Power? What transmigrator in a Pokémon world doesn't have it? Without Aura Power, you can hardly show your face. It's an ability that gives environmental sensing, conjuring barriers, and even attacking. Like Aura Sphere—a move learned only by a select few Pokémon, but if Rogue Aura Power grows strong enough, he could use it himself.
"What's this Mystic Plate about?" Rogue was puzzled. Fortunately, the system item came with a description.
[Mystic Plate: A plate of psychic energy, once belonging to a certain creation god. Psychic-type Pokémon can use its power to enhance their strength and potential!]
"Wait...this is Arceus plate?" Reading the description, Rogue instantly recognized it. This wasn't just any plate—it belonged to Arceus. Pokémon have eighteen types: Normal, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Bug, Flying, Ground, Rock, Fighting, Psychic, Ghost, Poison, Dark, Steel, Dragon, Fairy. As for Arceus, there are seventeen plates—one for each type except Normal, since Arceus itself is Normal-type. These plates are Arceus source of power.
"System, you've really set me up with an impossible enemy." Rogue felt a chill. Can he really hold onto Arceus plate? Ignore how in the movies Arceus got zapped by Pikachu—it's all for the plot. But in this real world...he can't even imagine Arceus power. Even other tier-one legendaries would be no match.
[Host, this plate is from the system itself, and has nothing to do with Arceus. It won't come after you!]
"Phew, good. Otherwise, I'd have to toss it." As great as the plate is, if it meant angering Arceus, Rogue couldn't handle that—the wrath of the creator itself is not something he could bear.
"Pity. If only it were a Dragon Plate. Or at least a Flying one." Rogue sighed as he stored the Mystic Plate away in the system inventory. The system comes with its own storage, unlimited in size, though unfortunately it can't hold living things. Right now, Rogue only has his Dragonite, which is Dragon/Flying type, so a Psychic plate is useless to him.
"Guess I'll need to get a Psychic-type Pokémon." There are plenty of Psychic-type Legendaries, but Rogue not aiming that high—yet. Besides Legendaries, there's Metagross, a pseudo-legendary—Steel/Psychic. But it's tough to get one. Even Rogue father only has two pseudo-legendaries Dragonite and Salamence.
"Easier-to-obtain Psychic types are pretty much Alakazam, Espeon, Slowbro, and Baltoy." Shaking off the thought, Rogue continued exploring the system features.
The system comes with a shop—anything related to Pokémon can be bought. You can even buy Legendaries, but the price, Tier-one legendaries cost between one to five billion points, and Arceus with all its plates costs twenty-seven billion. He checked, a single plate is worth a billion points. Rogue felt tempted to sell his Mystic Plate and get a tier-one legendaries instead. Plates are great, but only Arceus can fully unlock their power. In Rogue hands, they're just a minor boost. A tier-one legendaries would be way better.
The shop is full of things Rogue seriously want it, not just the Legendaries, but even pseudo-legendaries are mouthwatering. But even a Pokémon egg doesn't come cheap.
"System, how do I get points?"
[Training Pokémon, winning battles, all earn you points. Signing in and completing tasks also give rewards!]
Aside from the shop, there's also a check-in feature. You can sign in daily, with bonus gifts after a week, a month, a year—even a ten-year prize, though that's way out of reach for Rogue.
"System, sign me in."
[Ding, first-time check-in: bonus x100! Congratulations—you've scored a Shiny Ralts egg and 10,000 points!]
An egg appeared in Rogue hands. Luckily, he caught it, or it would've hit the ground.
"Ralts? The Psychic-type cutie's egg?" His eyes lit up with surprise. Ralts are rare—almost as rare as pseudo-legendaries. Some otaku love Ralts. Rogue didn't have any weird intentions, but he happened to be fond of Ralts too. Just when he'd been wanting a Psychic-type Pokémon, here it was. Ralts is even part Fairy.
In this world, Fairy-type hasn't been discovered yet, but Fairy is a hard counter to Dragon, which is usually the most popular and powerful type. Fairy-type are immune to Dragon moves. In a match-up, Dragon-typed attacks just fizzle.
Gently stroking the egg, Rogue grabbed an incubator from home and placed the egg inside. "No idea how long it'll take for it to hatch." He set the incubator on his desk, then headed out to the yard.
"Come on out, Dragonite." He let Dragonite out, then activated the Detect Eye.
[Dragonite]
Gender: Female
Strength: Pseudo-Elite Four, Grade 9
Potential: Champion
Type: Dragon, Flying
Ability: Multiscale
Moves: Dragon Pulse, Hurricane, Outrage, Hyper Beam, Hurricane, Mega Punch, Giga Impact...