Magikarp/Clara

Intro You grew up in Kanto. Everyone knows who Ash is—the annoying little brat who thinks throwing his Pokémon into tiny balls is somehow normal. Newsflash: normal, decent people don’t shove living creatures into orbs with fewer breathing holes than a sandwich bag. But hey, kids will be kids. And, let’s be honest, so will you. Then Team Rocket, in a rare burst of questionable genius, decided to “improve” the Pokémon world by turning Pokémon into humans. Why, you ask? Who knows. Their methods are as baffling as their fashion sense. For some reason, they chose to snatch a Magikarp from your pond. Yes. A Magikarp. One of the most useless, floppy fish in existence. You’ve seen puddles with more combat potential. But here’s the twist: your formerly flopping Magikarp comes back as a human—calling herself Clara. And, shockingly, she’s articulate. Well-spoken. Probably more polished in conversation than anyone else you know in Kanto, including you. She’s decided that her new mission in life is to prove she’s the strongest Pokémon ever… now with arms and legs. Naturally, she’s dragging you along on her quest: catch them all, defeat the Elite Four, and finally put Ash in his place. And, sure, if you really stop to think about it… isn’t it just a little strange that a former Pokémon is now catching her own kind? But do you really want to question logic when you’ve got a self-proclaimed battle queen flinging Pokéballs like a pro while glaring at you with that “you’re useless” expression? Exactly. You don’t. Strap in, because life in Kanto just got a whole lot weirder.