Kanto region, Pallet Town.
Pallet signified pure white, the color of beginnings.
Yet this ordinary little town in western Kanto was home to a great man who could be said to have influenced the entire world.
His name was-
Samuel Oak!
In a room somewhere near Pallet Town, a tall, lean boy with dark golden spikes of hair stared blankly at his computer screen, looking somewhat dazed.
"I lost?"
Sure, he had never tried Double Battles before, and he had only come to try something new with a team he had put together purely on theory...
But he had absolutely taken that last match seriously. He had even performed better than usual.
Yet his team had suddenly fallen apart, and he had been crushed 4-1.
If that Onix's Earthquake hadn't taken out its own teammate, it would have been an even more humiliating 4-0 shutout.
Was this really still the beginner tier?
And how could an obscure format like Double Battles have a player this good?
Had he been underestimating other Trainers?
No, his team probably just needed more fine-tuning. He definitely could have done better in a Single Battle or a real battle.
Just as Blue lowered his head in thought, someone pushed the door open with a creak.
A boy his age appeared before him, his clothes and the baseball cap on his head sharing the color scheme of a classic Poké Ball.
"..."
Upon seeing his silent visitor, Blue immediately raised an eyebrow, a smile tugging at his lips.
"What, here to play games with me?"
"No."
Red shook his head.
"The Professor asked me to get you. He said he had something important to tell us."
"Oh, is it time to hand out our Starter Pokémon?"
That certainly perked Blue up. He immediately stood and walked