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[The video opens with a young man in green standing with New Bark Town in the background. There's a Spiritomb next to him, as evidenced by the top of its head poking into view.]

Aha. There we are. Now, I'm to assume I've been... pulled into the world of Pokemon?

[He knows what they are at least. He's not blind to pop culture, after all.]

Interesting. Though I hope they don't expect me to go after all of the badges. I don't exactly have any interest in that sort of thing. And this creature... well, he looks handy but I don't expect him to be a powerhouse.

[The Spiritomb puffs up a bit. Hey!]

... Insubstantial creatures usually aren't. In any case, I'm wondering what my options are. If anyone more... experienced here has any suggestions, feel free to make them.

[He clicks the video off.]

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[And for those in the area of New Bark Town, Naoya is wandering around with his Spiritomb following him. The two of them don't seem to be talking, and he's not pausing to look every few seconds like a tourist, but just by the area he's in he's pretty clearly new.]

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[Well. This is interesting. Atsuro looks significantly older, but the personality... that's pure Atsuro.]

Ah, Atsuro. What's going on here?

[He's definitely older, now that Atsuro's in his early twenties.]

That's the thing, Naoya. At the moment, none of us really know what's going on. We do know that people from any different worlds and timelines are being brought here from time to time.

... Interesting. And I assume there's no way back, at least that no one's found?

Yep. Either that or someone's keeping it as a secret from us.

Hm. And I'm to assume that this is my... partner?

[He angles the video down so that Atsuro can see the Spiritomb.]

[He looks at the Pokemon and smiles when he sees it's a Spiritomb.]

Yep. And I gotta say, whoever picked it out for you gives you a pretty decent tank.

High defense, then? That's good. Though it'll take more than that for a decent team.

Both physical and special defense! Plus, Spiritombs are immune to normal, psychic and fighting types. Since you're in New Bark, some of the wild Pokemon's attacks shouldn't affect it at all.

Ah, good. That should be helpful. What sort of things is it weak to? Do you know offhand?

Nope!

There's the new fairy type, but I didn't know how that type factors in against Spiritomb's typing, yet.

... You know, honestly I'm surprised there wasn't a fairy type sooner. Fairies are a pretty standard sort of thing in video games.

I guess either they haven't thought of it, or they couldn't fit them in at the time because of deadlines and gameplay balance.

[In the era where psychic types rule supreme.]

I guess so. It's not something I really paid attention to. The games were a little after I passed the target audience age.

I figured. Still, this place is so much better than the games. More challenging, too, since we're physically travelling and watching over our Pokemon instead of pressing buttons.

It does give you a new perspective on things.

... How far away is Cherrygrove City? My map didn't really give a good estimate in terms of travel time...

Roughly three days by foot from New Bark, assuming the weather is good. Or shorter if you have a bike or a Pokemon to ride on.

I have neither, and it looks like the weather might not be so good... ah, well. I'll just go on foot.

Alright. I'm over at Kanto, but I'll take the train from Saffron to Goldenrod. We can meet up in either Cherrygrove or Violet.

If that's what you want to do. I think the two of us should be able to take care of ourselves until we meet up.

[The Spiritomb just cackles. ... Yep.]

Yeah, I do! Since...well, it's been years I saw you!

[He glances over at the Spiritomb. Well... Naoya can probably handle himself.]

Do you want any advice for the road, or you'll be okay?

How many years, exactly?

[Hm...]

If you have any more advice to give, I won't turn it away.

By this world's calendar, I'll be here for four years this April.

[It's certainly a long time for Atsuro, yet she mentions it so casually.]

If you're a trainer and not a breeder, I recommend you getting the badges. It would make travelling a lot easier, since the badges allow you to use HMs outside of battle. That includes Flying and Surfing.

The first gym leader in Johto, Falkner, uses Flying types. His team are in the level 30s, so you'll have to spend some time training your Pokemon for it. Typing wise, you need electric, rock and ice types for an type advantage over him.

Based on the contents of my bag, I ah... don't think I'm a trainer.

[Why would he want to breed these things even. He's not sure he wants to comment on the time difference just yet.]

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A breeder, great! That means you don't need a badge to use HMs outside of battle, so I can let you borrow mine for your Pokemon.

[Once Naoya actually get more Pokemon, anyway...]

Breeders doesn't need to challenge the gym leaders and just focus on breeding Pokemon. But there's some who like a challenge and get the prizes for winning.

Monetary, I assume? That's helpful. Battling is the main source of income for a lot of people, hm? Though I'll have to see... what the technology level of this place is.

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