Warning: Don't ask shit questions like 'is it harem?' etc, check tags as you are not blind and can see clearly (spectacles included). 


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Finally, Creatures Inc. and Genius Industries announced a historic collaboration—one that Pokémon fans around the world had only ever dreamed of.

Their joint project, Pokémon World, is the first fully immersive virtual reality Pokémon game, designed not to be played… but lived.

In Pokémon World, players don’t watch trainers from behind a screen anymore. They become one.

Set inside a living, breathing Pokémon universe, the game allows players aged ten and above to begin their journey as real trainers. Upon their first login, each player receives a small but meaningful set of items—a single Poké Ball, basic healing supplies, berries, and a spatial bag—just enough to survive their first steps into the wild. From there, the world opens completely.

Players can choose any available Pokémon region to begin their adventure, with their starter Pokémon determined by the land they call home. Forest paths, coastal cliffs, snowy mountains, and ancient ruins stretch endlessly before them, each hiding Pokémon waiting to be discovered—not through menus, but through real movement, real decisions, and real risk.

Battles unfold in real time. Trainers must dodge attacks, give commands under pressure, and trust their Pokémon to fight alongside them as living partners rather than turn-based tools. PvP battles pit trainers against one another in raw, skill-driven combat, where strategy, timing, and bond matter more than numbers.

At the heart of the story is Shunya Shiraishi, an eleven-year-old boy whose love for Pokémon began when he was just a toddler. From anime episodes to games and legends passed down through generations, Pokémon shaped his childhood. Now, with Pokémon World, Shunya steps into the very dream he grew up believing in—unaware that his journey will intertwine with world-shaking events, ancient legendaries, and powerful trainers who stand far beyond what the rules allow.

Legendaries are not prizes to be collected. They are forces of nature, revealed only through story arcs and massive world events. While players are limited to a single legendary or mythical partner, the world itself is not so fair—some NPCs walk the land wielding multiple legendary Pokémon, their existence hinting at deeper secrets and looming conflicts yet to unfold.

Pokémon World isn’t just a game launch.
It’s the moment fantasy crosses into reality.

And for Shunya—and every trainer who follows—it’s only the beginning of a journey that will change what it truly means to become a Pokémon Trainer.


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Shunya realized it while standing still.


Not metaphorically. Not poetically. The forest around him expanded and contracted in a slow, imperceptible rhythm—leaves trembling not from wind, but from something deeper. Even the light felt measured, as though dawn itself followed an unseen cadence.


And yet, his feet had carried him back to the clearing.


Pikachu stood beside him, quiet. No sparks danced today. Its tail rested against the ground, motionless, like a blade sheathed after use.


Every breath he took disturbed the air—just slightly. And every disturbance was answered. The grass bent. The air cooled. Somewhere far away, a Pokémon cry echoed, not toward him, but through him.


"…So that's how it works," Shunya murmured.


The sensation from the previous day returned—the faint, almost imaginary current linking him to Pikachu. But this time, it didn't stop there. It extended outward, dissolving into the space between trees, into the soil beneath his feet.


A gentle hum emerged—not sound, but vibration. Electricity stirred within Pikachu, then settled again, flowing in loops too controlled to be accidental.


Shunya felt it brush past his awareness, like warm rain.


The moment he wanted to, the feeling faded.


They remained there until the sun climbed higher.


When Shunya finally opened his eyes fully, he realized something had changed.


Wild Pokémon no longer watched from afar.


The clearing had accepted them as part of its rhythm.


A realization settled in his chest—not pride, not excitement.


On the way back to town, Shunya passed another trainer practicing attacks near the path. Fire scorched bark. Stone shattered. The trainer grinned loudly, satisfied.


Later, near the notice board, Rowan stood quietly, arms folded.


"You stayed out longer today," the ranger said.


Rowan studied him, gaze sharp but unreadable. "That's usually when people start learning."


He paused, then added, "The route responded better this morning."


Rowan didn't elaborate. "Be careful. When the land grows familiar with you, it also remembers you."


Shunya bowed his head slightly. "I'll remember that."


Rowan watched him go, eyes lingering a moment longer than necessary.


That night, when Shunya logged out, his body felt tired—but his mind was clear.


And in Pokémon World, long after his presence faded, the clearing remained calm. The grass stood upright. The air flowed smoothly.


Somewhere beyond records and ranks, a silent principle etched itself deeper into Shunya's path:


one must first learn to breathe with it.


And foundations, once laid, did not vanish.


[1] I regret to inform you, readers, that due to constant family functions until 27 February, I&#39;ll be busy until 1 March, so chapter release may not be stable. Sorry for the inconvenience.


Chapter 12 - Breath of the world