Pokémon Calendar – Year XXX, Month XKanto Region – Pallet Town
"Ash! Are you still awake? Today's the day you leave for your trip!"
Delia Ketchum's voice carried up the stairs, warm and excited. The smell of breakfast drifted through the small house as she straightened her apron.
"I'm here! I'm here!" came the reply from upstairs. "Just packing some food for Pikachu it took a while!"
A few seconds later, heavy footsteps pounded down the steps.
A boy appeared, tall and handsome, his cheeks marked by two lightning-bolt streaks. He wore a red-and-white cap, blue jeans, a black shirt under a blue jacket—and on his shoulder perched a golden-yellow mouse with bright eyes and twitching ears.
"Pikachu!" the little Pokémon chirped.
Delia smiled in surprise. Her son already stood taller than her, nearly one-sixty-five centimeters at just ten years old. "Ash, did you get taller again?"
"Huh? Really?" He stretched, then waved off the thought with a grin. "Doesn't matter! Mom, I'm heading out. Wait for the good news I'm coming back as the Champion!"
"Pika-pi!" Pikachu echoed, sparks crackling with excitement.
"Take care!" Delia called, watching as her son and his partner dashed out the door. She stood there for a moment, a little dazed. The boy she'd raised alone was finally old enough to fly on his own.
He'd always been extraordinary—she believed that one day he really would become the Champion.Still, a mother's heart can't help but worry.
The morning breeze carried the scent of grass and adventure. Ash ran toward Professor Oak's laboratory, Pikachu balanced on his shoulder, his heart racing with excitement.
Ten years. He had waited ten long years for this day.
But deep down, Ash Ketchum wasn't quite the same Ash the world thought he was.
When he was only two or three years old, the memories of another life had awakened within him—a life from a completely different world.He remembered endless work, sleepless nights, and a sudden death that came far too early.
Reborn in the peaceful world of Pokémon, he finally had what he'd missed before: a real childhood.
Even though he hadn't been a huge Pokémon fan back then, he still knew the names—Pikachu, Mew, and of course, the legendary Ash Ketchum himself.
In his previous life he had played a few of the games he'd never owned as a kid. Maybe that was fate's little joke—because those games gave him just enough knowledge to survive here.
By the age of five he was already helping Professor Oak in the lab, memorizing data, feeding starters, and learning how to handle Poké Balls. At six, he attended a summer camp where his life took a miraculous turn.
There, in the middle of a forest clearing, he met a floating pink Pokémon with a long tail—Mew—and a small yellow mouse that would later become his closest friend, Pichu.
That meeting changed everything.
After a few strange incidents at camp, Pichu chose to follow him home. And when that happened, something inside Ash stirred awake a flicker of light, a ringing chime only he could hear.
[Entry System Activated]
At first, he didn't understand what it meant.Later, he learned the truth: this system let him see and collect special traits—called entries—from Pokémon he encountered or defeated in battle.
The first entry appeared when he met Mew. The system had recognized the mythical Pokémon as a legendary encounter, the trigger for awakening his hidden ability.
The Entry System
Entries came in different tiers, from weakest to strongest: White, Blue, Purple, Orange, Red, Gold, and Celestial.
Each tier represented an entirely new level of power.Celestial entries were said to surpass even the strength of divine beasts.
If he obtained an entry he didn't want, he could break it down as "nutrients" to strengthen others—ten Whites formed a Blue, ten Blues made a Purple, and so on. Upgrading a Gold to a Celestial one required three Celestial entries as catalysts.
The system, Ash thought, was a shameless merchant. Powerful, yes but greedy beyond belief.
It didn't just apply to Pokémon either; some entries could even be used on himself.
That discovery had turned his childhood training into something close to a game—a grind that no other kid could imagine.
Years passed.
Ash trained every day around Pallet Town, never wandering too far without permission but battling every Rattata and Spearow in sight.
Each victory gave Pikachu a little more experience, a few more sparks of strength, and sometimes a brand-new entry.
Slowly, through thousands of battles, Pikachu had grown from a playful Pichu into a powerhouse.
Ash glanced at his partner now, fur shining in the morning light. With a thought, a glowing screen appeared before his eyes—visible only to him.
[Name]: Pikachu
[Gender]: Male
[Trainer]: Ash Ketchum
[Type]: Electric
[Level]: Gym Intermediate (Quasi-Elite)
[Ability]: Static
[Moves]: Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Volt Tackle, Nuzzle, Agility…
[Talent]: ???
[Special Move]: 10 Million Volt Thunderbolt — "Thunder God"
[Entries]: Infinite Reincarnation (Colorful), Thunder God (Gold),
Movie Star (Orange), Super Intelligence (Purple), Overload Moves (Purple)
(Power Ranks: Novice → Normal → Advanced → Elite → Professional → Gym → Elite Four → Champion → Divine Realm)
Ash whistled softly. "Quasi-Elite… we've come a long way, huh?"
"Pika!" Pikachu puffed up proudly, cheeks sparking.
In truth, Pikachu's stats were ridiculous. For a ten-year-old rookie to have a partner nearing Elite Four strength? The Pokémon League would laugh for years if they ever heard.
But Ash knew better. This power wasn't luck—it was earned. Every spark, every win, every sleepless night of training had brought them here.
Back then, when Pikachu was still Pichu, the little Pokémon already carried two rare entries: Infinite Reincarnation and Movie Star.
Those names had made Ash freeze.He still remembered the jokes from his past life—Pikachu beating Legendary Pokémon one day, losing to a new trainer's Snivy the next.Resetting every region… almost like being reborn.
Reincarnation and acting skills—how fitting.
Over the years he'd strengthened those traits: Infinite Reincarnation had evolved into a Colorful entry, while Movie Star had risen to Orange. Together they formed Pikachu's strange charm—sometimes overpowered, sometimes playful, but always full of surprises.
And now, a new golden entry shimmered beside them—Thunder God—born from the ten-million-volt strike that shook the mountains near Pallet during their last training session.
Ash adjusted his hat, a grin spreading across his face. "A rookie trainer with a near-Elite Pikachu. Think they'll still call me the underdog?"
"Pika-chuuu!" Pikachu's tail sparked like lightning.
They were finally leaving the safety of Pallet Town—the so-called Novice Village of this world.For ten years they'd waited behind its borders, honing strength in silence.
Now it was time to show the world what they could do.
With the morning sun blazing behind them, Ash Ketchum and Pikachu dashed down the path toward destiny a boy reborn, a partner reborn, and a system that would shake the world.
(End of Chapter 1)