Trainer From Beyond

At this very moment, a young man no older than eighteen could be seen walking along the path leading through a relatively average-looking forest. The male had a rather charming appearance, slightly-pale skin along with smooth straight black hair and a pair of sapphire blue eyes.

His clothing wasn't anything too special though, consisting simply of a white t-shirt underneath a black hooded jacket with the silver zipper undone. He also wore a pair of sleek long black pants, and finishing with a pair of simple black and white running shoes.

This young man was Keston, and as crazy as it sounded, he had not too long ago been transported into the Pokemon world. You know the world, the place where a bunch of kids run around shoving wild animals with superpowers into their balls.

How did he know that he was in the Pokemon world, you may ask?

Well, there were certainly many reasons, but the main one was definitely the fact that he could see all kinds of common Pokemon he easily recognised roaming around the area. He had only been walking for like twenty-minutes, but he had lost count of how many he had seen.

Keston had no idea how or why he was transported here, but he certainly wasn't going to complain! The Pokemon world was his literal childhood, he had been playing the games all the way up until some of the more recent ones, they've kind of gone downhill in his opinion...

"So, then you're aware of the fact that it was the System who gave your life?"

〖???: That is correct, my liege. I look forward to serving you from here on〗

"Right, then I'll be depending on you, I guess..."

〖???: Leave it to me!〗

The individual that Keston was currently 'speaking' with, appeared to be a small Pokemon walking next to him on both legs. The Pokemon mainly had a white-coloured body, but had a head of green hair and stood no taller than a single foot.

This Pokemon was easily recognised by Keston, it was of course Ralts.

Ralts was certainly a very popular Pokemon within the community, and Keston had to say that the ralts line was certainly one of his favourites as well. Though, due to the difference in height between them, Keston made sure to slow down his walking... extensively.

In any case, Keston did not encounter Ralts here in the wild. On the contrary, Ralts was a product given directly to him by the System as his first Pokemon. That's right, a System, the necessary golden finger that most world travellers like him tend to have.

"According to the Pokedex here, we should be getting close to Aquacorde Town."

〖Ralts: Is that the location of our first gym, my liege?〗

"First of all, you don't need to call me that, just call me Keston..."

〖Ralts: Understood, my liege〗

"...Alright then." Keston couldn't help but sweatdrop after hearing the response. Ralts may have just said that he understood, but Keston had his doubts about that... "To answer your question, that's a no. The gym is the next town over, and as great as you are, I'd also like to add one or two other Pokemon to the team before challenging."

〖Ralts: A wise choice, my liege. Do you perhaps have an idea as to whom?〗

"Right now, I'm still deciding."

Keston knew that he couldn't at all treat this world as he would the game, this was a real world now, so who knows what Pokemon he may encounter in these areas? For all he knew, he could encounter a freaking salamence.

Ralts was quite outstanding himself, but Keston knew that it would be smart to add at least one member before trying the Santalune Gym. Speaking of which, Keston opened the System as a holographic screen soon displayed some information.

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『Pokemon』

● Ralts - [Gender: Male] [Level: 5] [EXP: 0/114] [Ability: Synchronize] [Moves: Disarming Voice, Teleport, Confusion] [Attack: 30] [Defense: 30] [Special Attack: 35] [Special Defense: 32] [Speed: 34]

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'Ralts really isn't a normal ralts...' Keston could only smile nervously as he looked at Ralts's stats. 'These stats look more like they belong to a newly evolved kirlia. Then again, Ralts was born from the System, he probably wouldn't be normal.'

It wasn't just his stats either, Keston had come to learn of Ralts's incredible psychic potential. If his assumptions were correct, a baby Psychic-type like Ralts shouldn't have enough control to the point of being able to literally transmit and communicate with him to such a level.

Maybe it was the help of the System, or perhaps it was just that Ralts himself was incredibly special, maybe even both were true. Whatever the case was, Keston wasn't one to look a gift horse in the mouth, this was a clear blessing.

'Ralts, can you hear me?' Keston couldn't help but try this. If Ralts could listen to his orders telepathically, then that would be a huge advantage. To his disappointment, Ralts gave no response. 'Guess he can't read my thoughts yet, maybe in the future...'

〖Ralts: Be careful, my liege!〗

Although confused, Keston quickly stopped walking as soon as he received this message from Ralts. Ralts quickly jumped in front of Keston to seemingly protect him, and seeing this, Keston blinked before looking up to where Ralts was glaring, not like he could see that though.

Not long after, Keston watched as a small raccoon-like Pokemon bound out from the surrounding bushes. It had both cream and brown layers of fur, along with a black pattern on its face that resembled that of a mask.

"A Zigzagoon?" Keston muttered as he looked at the Pokemon that was now glaring at the both of them with hostility. "What bit this thing in the butt? In any case, it looks like we have a battle on our hands, Ralts."

Keston could see the information panel showing Zigzagoon's stats, and upon seeing them, Keston already knew that this probably wasn't going to be a difficult battle. It was just a zigzagoon, after all, nothing too special.

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● Zigzagoon - [Gender: Male] [Level: 8] [Ability: Gluttony] [Moves: Disarming Voice, Teleport, Confusion] [Attack: 12] [Defense: 14] [Special Attack: 12] [Special Defense: 14] [Speed: 18]

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〖Ralts: I'm ready, my liege!〗

Hearing this, Keston simply nodded his head as Ralts took a few steps forwards. Zigzagoon, obviously understanding what was about to happen, decided to take the offensive route as it immediately began dashing towards Ralts with multiple zigzags.

"Dodge using Teleport." Keston commanded lightly as Ralts immediately disappeared in place, causing Zigzagoon to almost trip when it realised that it didn't hit anything. "Use Teleport to dodge from now on if you can, Ralts. It's much better than physicaly dodging."

〖Ralts: Understood〗

As soon as the battle started, Keston had heard a ding sound in his mind as he glanced down at the corner of his vision. What he saw made him surprised, but he soon nodded in appreciation as soon as he realised what it was.

『BATTLE LOG』- 『The wild Zigzagoon used Tackle』

『BATTLE LOG』 - 『Ralts avoided the attack』

Keston could immediately understand the usefulness of a battle log here in a real Pokemon world, you could know information that might not be immediately revealed. Such as whether or not the opposing opponent has dodged an attack, or if they are truly down for the count.

"Get in close and use Confusion to restrain it, then blast it with Disarming Voice!"

〖Ralts: Order received!〗

Keston was pleased to see Ralts using Teleport to quickly arrive next to Zigzagoon even without him ordering it, who didn't have enough time to do anything as it soon found itself floating in the air with a thin layer of blue psychic energy surrounding it.

With Ralt's current capabilities, Keston knew that Ralts needed to be in closer proximity to the target for his psychic abilities to properly display themselves. It was harder to move objects and people from long distances, at least for now.

Ralts then opened up his mouth before releasing a powerful lingering cry, which released a beam of circular pink soundwaves that struck Zigzagoon directly as the soundwaves passed by with Zigzagoon taking damage each time it passed through each individual soundwave.

"Finish it by slamming Zigzagoon into the ground!"

Lowering both of his arms, Ralts immediately sent Zigzagoon crashing down onto the ground below it. Doing so caused a small cloud of dirt to form, this dust cloud then quickly dispersed, revealing Zigzagoon motionless on the ground.

〖Ralts: My liege, the battle is not over yet〗

"Yeah, it's playing dead. Although it's definitely on its final legs here." Keston crossed his arms as he responded. While he already knew since the battle log hadn't announced his victory, though he was surprised to hear Ralts say this. 'Right, Ralts can feel people and Pokemon's emotions. No doubt this zigzagoon wants to sneak an attack in by luring us in. Too bad though...'

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『BATTLE LOG』 - 『Ralts used Disarming Voice』

『BATTLE LOG』 - 『The wild Zigzagoon fainted』

『BATTLE LOG』 - 『Ralts obtained 68 EXP Points』

With that, Keston's first actual Pokemon battle was over. While it certainly wasn't the most difficult, nor was it anything too special, Keston had to admit that he felt excited throughout it. He had experienced an actual Pokemon battle, and not one behind the damn screen.

"Well done, Ralts. You did great."

〖Ralts: Thank you for the praise, my liege! Will you be catching this one?〗

"I won't be."

Keston answered simply as he carefully picked up Zigzagoon in his hands. If this Zigzagoon was the Galarian version, then he'd definitely consider it, but that unfortunately was not the case here.

After picking up the fainted Pokemon, Keston walked on over to the edge of the path before carefully hiding Zigzagoon under the leaves of one of the bushes. After doing that, Keston walked back on over to Ralts.

"Let's get going, I'm not intending on arriving in town in the middle of the night. Are you tired at all? If you want, you can go back into your Pokeball for a rest."

〖Ralts: I am fine, my liege. Let us make haste!〗

"Hehe, let's get going then!"