A gentleman without equal in the world, a figure as fair as jade upon the path! - Epigraph!
I lived in a world where humans and Pokémon coexisted. In this world, people gained great power by catching Pokémon, while Pokémon could surpass their own limits through humans and reach the level of legendary Pokémon. People who caught Pokémon were called Pokémon Trainers, Coordinators, Pokémon Breeders, and so on. Those who could help Pokémon surpass their limits were called Elite Four members, or, at an even higher level, Champions.
Elite Four members and Champions were incredibly rare. Even among tens of thousands of people who caught Pokémon, there might not be a single one. Yet the family I was born into had quite a few Elite Four members and even several Champions, because my family was one of the foremost clans in this world's Eastern Hemisphere!
The Eastern Hemisphere consisted of three continents-the Kanto/Johto region, the Hoenn region, and the Sinnoh region-as well as many small island groups. The foremost clans of the Eastern Hemisphere had their ancestral lands on these continents:
The Normal-type Oak Family, the Flying-type Uzumaki, the Ground-type Giovanni Family, and the Fairy-type Sasaki Family all had their ancestral lands in the Kanto region;
The Ice- and Water-type Sato Family had its ancestral lands in the Southern Islands;
The Dragon-type Dragon Clan, the Ghost-type Sagara Family, the Dark-type Tsukishita Family, and the Grass-type Chisen Family all had their ancestral lands in the Johto region;
The Steel-type Stone Family, the Fighting-type Heart Fist Family, the Fire-type Shiranui Family, and the Poison-type Chiyo Family all had their ancestral lands in the Hoenn region;
The Temple clan, which served legendary Pokémon, the Electric-type Hatake Family, the Rock-type Yamazaki Family, the Psychic-type Heart Cloud Family, and the Bug-type Aburame Family all had