Chapter one (HK PKMN)

**Reason for Abandonment:** It's rushed, has continuity errors, the MC is OP, and its just crappy. Readers are advised not to even read this, because I will use bits and pieces of it in my intended re-write.

Harry Ketchum, who was once Harry Potter in his first life, had worked tirelessly in this life to achieve his goal of becoming a great Pokemon Trainer. Harry had worked intensely in preparation for getting his first Pokemon. Harry had gotten some of the best scores in history on his test to get his Pokemon Trainers License, much to Gary Oak's jealousy and his grandfather Professor Oak's respect. Harry had immense knowledge of Pokemon training, was a Move Tutor, Psychic; due to his past life, and had the ability to manipulate Aura from his current one.

Harry also had a pet Pikachu that he befriended and always intended to bring him on his journey. Having chosen a Charmander as his official starter and having departed Pallet Town before his younger twin brother, Ash, his journey was off to a great start.

Harry would miss his brother in this life, but he wanted his journey to be his own. He had been looking out for Ash for years, helping him with homework, and basically acting like a much older brother... but Ash wasn't exactly hard working, and didn't accept advice or criticism well.

Harry had tried for years, but Ash would have to learn from his own mistakes and learn to be more open-minded. Harry could at least console himself in that he tried to help his little brother. They eventually agreed to travel separately so that they wouldn't overshadow the other or argue about who got to battle someone first. Harry kind of insisted on that though. They would have slowed each other down and would have driven each other crazy with their different beliefs on Pokemon training and differing work ethics.

Harry probably would have been the one slowed down.

Unlike Ash, Harry intended to allot himself a certain amount of time to achieve his goals and then he would retire or become a regional champion and build a family.

Harry had decided to first travel to the forests near Pallet Town, in search of a Pidgey to catch. Harry was hoping to get lucky and catch one with strong parents that had passed on beneficial traits or one that was higher-level.
Harry eventually got his wish and sent Charmander out against a lone Pidgey. "Use Ember!" Charmander obeyed and only angered the Pidgey, who retaliated with Gust and knocked Charmander down. "Ember!" Harry ordered, seeing that Pidgey could evade a physical attack much easier. The Pidgey was knocked down, so Harry ordered Charmander to use Scratch and then follow it up with a close-range Ember. Pidgey was knocked out, so Harry quickly caught it.

"Well, my first Pokemon caught," Harry said. "Thank you Charmander. You did great." Harry said, before returning him to his Poke Ball.

Harry set out towards a nearby lake, hoping to find some water Pokemon for the Pewter City battle.

Harry had a nice walk towards the lake, no Pokemon attacked and there were no nearby people disturbing the beauty of nature with noise.... Until a Spearow attacked him with a damn Aerial Ace and put on his ass, hard. Harry was so pissed that he just hit it with a wandless stunning spell and caught it. Harry was still really pissed off and wondering why the hell it attacked him. His food was all stored in air-tight bags and he had only caught a Pidgey before it attacked, so Harry was drawing a complete blank.

At least Harry had a strong Pokemon, but now he would have to train all the others to match its power. That was work for later though, Harry had finally arrived at the lake.

"Beautiful," Harry said, admiring the beautiful blue water and imagining the Pokemon swimming beneathe it waiting to be caught. Harry wandlessly cast a Bubble-Head Charm over his face and entered the water, while unafraid of his supplies being ruined due to his backpack being waterproof and enchanted and his Pokemon safely within their Poke Balls.

Harry saw a bunch of Magikarp and two Gyarados fighting for dominance... and he had a clever idea. He would catch the loser and battle the winner with his new Spearow. Harry wanted a lengthy winning-streak and would have to prepare for that and possibly use dishonorable methods, though Harry felt his plan was merely practical and perhaps even wise.

The battle between the two Gyarados was ended with a Twister, and Harry didn't hesitate to catch the loser with an Ultra Ball and then flee to the shore after taunting the winning Gyarados, who followed angrily.

"Go! Spearow!" Harry shouted, after getting safely to shore. The Gyarados surfaced. "Aerial Ace!"

The battle; if it could be called that, was over after a single hit. Harry caught his new Gyarados with an Ultra Ball and returned to Viridian City. Harry wouldn't be able to command the new catch yet, but he would be training his Pikachu and Pidgey up to their level and then challenging the Pewter City Gym.

Harry's first outing was a huge success. He had caught two Pokemon that would obey him and had an extra Gyarados that he could trade for some of his other wanted Pokemon; like a Dratini, Elekid, or Gengar, and Harry put an offer on the International Trade network hoping for just that. His Pokemon were all healed, he was registered for the Indigo League; he had forgotten earlier, and Harry was soon ready to hunt for more Pokemon for his team or to trade.

With Teleportation with his psychic abilities, Harry was making up for lost time.

Harry had searched Viridian Forest for hours and had ended up just facing other trainers in one-on-one battles to keep his numbers up and had caught some of the better Pokemon for trading: Pidgeotto, a shiny Ariados, and a Noctowl. Harry hoped that they would give him some leverage to achieve his goals through trade.

Harry had finally managed to trade his weakest Gyarados for a weak Dratini. It had to be put through a lot of training, but Harry had his future Dragonite. It was the shiny Ariados that helped Harry get some of his other wanted Pokemon though.... It's value was truly immense to collectors and Harry got a Gengar, Magby, Onix, Elekid, and Alakazam in exchange. Harry traded the Pidgeotto for a Bulbasaur and the Noctowl for a Squirtle.

Harry couldn't decide who had truly gotten ripped off and despite getting what he wanted, he felt it was him. Harry had the Pokemon that he wanted though and only had to train his Starter Set; he just bonded with them all and slowly earned their trust while training them and engaging in battles with them.

Harry managed to get his Pokemon up to the desired level though and now it was time to challenge the Pewter City Gym.

"This will be a two on two Pokemon battle. The first trainer to lose two Pokemon will lose the battle." The referee, a child said.

"Go Onix!" Brock said.

"Go Ivysaur!" Harry said.

"Onix! Tackle attack!" Brock said.

"Dodge and use Sleep Powder!" Harry ordered, and watched as his orders were carried out. "Good! Now, Vine Whip!" Onix was still asleep, but damaged. "Poison Powder! Now, Leech Seed!" Brock grimaced at how thorough Harry was being in securing his victory.

"Now.... Vine Whip him until he's unable to battle!" Harry ordered and Ivysaur obeyed. It was brutal. but it secured Harry's victory a minute later.

"Onix is unable to battle! Gym Leader choose your next Pokemon." The referee said and Harry returned Ivysaur and sent out Wartortle. Ivysaur was tired and had gained experience and a win, so Harry wanted it to rest and be saved for a last resort. Harry wanted a fully rested Pokemon to face Brock's fully rested Pokemon, a Geodude, and if necessary Ivysaur could later face a tired Geodude.

"Use Tackle!" Brock called out.

"Water Gun!" Harry said clearly, despite his surprise at Brock making such a mistake. It took out Geodude, though Harry was displeased by the lack of challenge.

"The winner is Hadrian Ketchum from Pallet Town!" The referee said.

"Here's the Boulder Badge; proof of your victory over me. 1000 Pokedollars has been transferred to your account." Brock said.

"Well, thanks for the badge and good luck on your future battles," Harry replied. "Has Gary Oak been by yet? Or any trainer from Pallet Town?"

"Gary Oak has been, but he lost and is training to re-challenge me," Brock said. "Do you know him?"

"We don't get along and he makes an effort to insult or humiliate me whenever he can, but I've always been more intelligent, knowledgeable, and skilled regarding Pokemon. Tell him Harry Ketchum beat you before he did... if you wanna mess with him before the battle." Harry said, to Brock's amusement.

Harry departed, having his Pokemon healed at the Pokemon Center before traveling to Mt. Moon to catch himself a Geodude of his own.

Harry decided to train his Pokemon further before challenging the Cerulean City Gym. He might be able to secure the victory now, but he needed an excuse to train his Pokemon further and safe-guard his forty win winning streak. Yes, Harry greatly enjoyed winning and defeating other trainers, and by greatly enjoyed it was really more of an obsession.

Pikachu leveled up and learned several new moves, and was now level 26.

Spearow evolved into Fearow.

Pidgey evolved into Pidgeotto and learned Aerial Ace from Fearow.

His starter set was all level 25 and had learned more moves and so had Onix, Magby, Elekid, and Geodude, with Geodude evolving into Graveler.

With Pikachu, Elekid, and Ivysaur as his Pokemon, winning the Cascade Badge was easy.

Harry easily defeated A.J, a Trainer with some interesting training methods, and continued on his way to Vermilion City. Harry just ignored the Pokemon Technical Institute due to it being severely over-hyped and a waste of time and money. They may all get to participate in the Pokemon League, but *none* of them had ever won one or had ever even placed well.

With those disappointments behind him, Harry continued on to Vermilion City while still training.

Harry leveled all of his Pokemon up to level thirty, with his Dratini evolving into a Dragonair, Elekid evolving into Electabuzz, and his Magby evolving into a Magmar. Harry was pleased with his and his Pokemon's progress, but he also knew that he needed to step up his training too. Harry knew that he was pushing his Pokemon and himself hard, but it was necessary. To become a great Pokemon Trainer required hard work; you couldn't just be lazy and not train and still expect to achieve your dream. Thinking like that was pure idiocy.

Harry entered the Vermilion City Gym, ready and eager for another badge and battle.

"I'm here to challenge Lt. Surge!" Harry called out.

"Got another one for you to crush!" Surge's male assistant called out.

"Your confidence in me is inspiring," Harry said sarcastically, causing the assistant to smirk.

"You really put the ass in assistant, don't you?" The assistant glared angrily, while the other snickered.

"Welcome to the Vermilion City Gym, baby. Please proceed to the designated zone and we'll get this over with."

"Sure thing, old man," Harry said, causing Surge to smirk. "Can you walk that far without help?" The smirk vanished, but they both took their places. "Well done. You should reward yourself with a nice big bowl of prunes later." Surge glared at Harry, who just smirked in return.

"This will be a three-on-three battle with substitutions allowed only for the challenger." The referee said. "The first to lose three Pokemon will lose the battle."

"Go Pikachu!" Surge said, sending out his weakest Pokemon first.

"Go Graveler!" Harry said, letting Surge think that was his strongest. It wasn't. "Use Rock Throw!"

"Dodge and use Thundershock!"

"Counter with Rock Throw!" Graveler obeyed and succeeded. "Rock Throw, again!" Harry said as Pikachu was about to land, it was knocked into the ground with great force. "Finish it! Bulldoze!"

"Pikachu is unable to battle. Lt. Surge send out your next Pokemon." The referee said.

"Go Voltorb! Use Tackle!"

"Intercept with Rock Throw!" Voltorb dodged it and then was hit with Tackle, followed up by Rock Throw.

"Shock Wave!" Surge said, Voltorb actually managed to knock the tired Graveler back.

"Barrage him with Rock Throw!" Harry ordered.

"Dodge and get close to him!" Surge ordered. Harry masked his happiness with Occlumency and let Surge's Voltorb get close to his Graveler....

"Grab it!" Harry ordered and Graveler obeyed. "Self-Destruct!" Harry ordered, to Surge's shock. They both watched their Pokemon get taken out, with Harry consoling himself that it wasn't fatal or even that dangerous.

"Graveler and Voltorb are unable to battle. Trainers send out your next Pokemon." The referee said.

Harry returned his Graveler and Surge returned his Voltorb. "Great work, Graveler," Harry said, before sending out his Onix. Surge sent out his final Pokemon, Raichu, but knew that he was already beaten.

"Mud Sport!" Harry ordered, reducing Raichu's threat level to a near non-existent level.

"Now... Dragon Breath!"

"Dodge and use Body Slam!" Surge said.

Harry waited for Raichu to get closer.... "Use Gyro Ball!" Raichu was brutally thrown to the ground, but still conscious. "Dragon Breath!" Harry said, and watched Steelix end the battle.

"Raichu is unable to battle. The winner is Hadrian Ketchum from Pallet Town!" The referee said.

Harry and Surge returned their Pokemon and met in the middle of the battlefield.

"Alright. You won and I was beaten badly. You had a brilliant strategy though, and it got you the Thunder Badge and 3000 Pokedollars." Surge said, handing Harry his newly earned badge.

Harry and Surge entered the Pokemon Center and handed their Pokemon to Nurse Joy for healing. Harry took a seat, withdrew his laptop, and looked through the International Trade offers.

I need a Larvitar, Scyther, Houndour or Houndoom, and a Rhyhorn, Harry mused internally. How to get them though? I know I need more Pokemon to trade away, but I can't expect some idiot to walk in and give me the opportunities I need whenever I need them.

"Can you believe that those Gyarados and Tentacruel are still causing trouble? No one is willing to catch them all, not even for the 200,000 Pokedollar reward offered."

"Do you get to keep the Pokemon if you capture them?" Harry asked, butting into the conversation.

"Yeah kid, but it's dangerous."

"Isn't everything?" Harry asked in return. "Where do you collect the reward?"

"The mayors office," Surge interjected when the sailors refused to answer. "But be careful and take your time. You can beat them, but you'll need to reduce their numbers first."

"Thanks, Surge," Harry replied. Harry packed up his stuff, retrieved his healed Pokemon and went to defeat and catch the Pokemon who were causing trouble.

Harry surprised everyone by quickly dealing with them and was lauded as a hero for saving the cities ability to sustain itself through the importing and exporting of goods. Harry didn't mind being a hero again, but he liked the money and Pokemon much better.

Harry was still impressed by his own achievement though and placed his new captures on the International Trade network... he quickly got a Scyther, Larvitar, a Houndoom, and traded two Gyarados for a Rhyhorn; the last of which was a rip off for him.

With his new Pokemon acquired, it was back to training for Harry.

Getting all Pokemon to at least level 40 and then defeating Erika was easy. Defeating Erika was by far the easiest part of that.

Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot, Charmeleon evolved into a Charizard, Ivysaur evolved into a Venusaur, Larvitar evolved into a Pupitar, and Wartortle evolved into a Blastoise during the training, and all learned new moves.

Having decided that Onix and Graveler were advanced enough, Harry evolved Onix into a Steelix, and Graveler into a Golem.

And that was the easy part.

Getting all of his Pokemon to level 50 was much harder. He had to train his Gengar, Gyarados, and Alakazam now too, but he managed, with Pikachu going beyond level 50.

During the training Rhyhorn evolved into Rhydon, and Scyther was evolved into Scizor at level 50, Magmar was evolved into Magmortar at level 50, and Electabuzz was evolved into Electivire at level 50....

Harry was very pleased with himself. He had powerful Pokemon, enough wealth to send his mother money; his father pretty much knocked her up and left her to her own devices, and a 150 win winning streak.

It ended at 150 wins though, but only because Harry challenged Lance, the Dragon Master, and the reigning Johto Champion and member of Kanto's Elite Four.

Lance's Gyarados was narrowly defeated by Pikachu, but Pikachu wasn't in good enough shape to continue battling.

Lance's Dragonite and Kingdra were beaten by Gengar and Alakazam, but both were eventually defeated soon after. When the battle was finally over, Lance had two Pokemon left. Harry did great, both of them agreed on that, but it was more of a strategic victory over the defeated Pokemon than one of overpowering them. Equally valid, but Harry wanted to be able to do both.

Lance informed him that he was a prodigy and could reach the Champion-level soon enough, but was currently on par with advanced Gym Leaders or the weaker Elite Four members.

Harry found that incredible, intimidating, and inspiring. He had made this much progress in months and was still growing, but there were also trainers better than Lance out there... and he wanted to defeat them all. To do that, he needed to continue growing skill and knowledge, and guide his Pokemon to greater levels of power.

Apart from preparing for his battle with Sabrina, Harry had acquired Pokemon that he wanted through trading. *None* of them were from the Johto region. Harry acquired a Bagon, Beldum, Gible, Aron, Swablu, Ralts, and an Absol. Thankfully the abundant Gyarados that he had now numbered four, much to Professor Oak's relief. All of this and Harry was still *slightly* ahead of Gary and his far head of his brother, but he had plans to get an even greater lead in travels... he could teleport, apparate, or Portkey to places.

It was necessary to give himself more training time though.