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The Story
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Pokémon has never been huge on story. It’s always
had that same basic principle; become a Pokémon master and randomly stop Team
Rocket/Magma/Aqua along the way. This time, it’s inverse. Your main priority is
set on the destruction of Team Rocket (yes, they’re back again…) and their evil
goal (less random because it’s coming from the offset) while you become a
Pokémon master along the way.
Pokémon Acanthite chronologically takes place just before the events of GSC,
just under 3 years since RBY (the time period is irrelevant in dictating which
Pokémon appear in the Merto region). It is played from the perspective of Kamon
(GSC’s rival) and seeks to create a back-story justifying Kamon’s seemingly evil
intentions in GSC, and particularly to understand why he hates Team Rocket so
much. Acanthite will explain in due course why Kamon goes to Johto for GSC era,
and will attempt to justify why he has his thirst to create strong Pokémon
rather than to “love” them properly. It will not, however, explain where all the
Pokémon caught and raised in Acanthite disappear to in that transition. We do
however see the human face of Kamon as he is first catapulted into his feud with
the Rockets. We see a boy who is interested in Pokémon and wants to protect his
family.
So, let us begin the story of Acanthite.
Almost 3 years ago, Team Rocket were defeated by a young boy who later became
the Pokémon Champion (see RBY/FRLG). They were leaderless and had apparently
disbanded. But in truth, they were planning their return to power, operating in
secret under the temporary administration of the mysterious and elusive Pokémon
Trainer Argus. They had at last drawn up their plan and were ready to move out
into the open, beginning their operation in the region of Merto.
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Young Kamon* was with his Dad’s old friend and neighbour, Professor Willow (who
happens to be one of the leading authorities of the Science Union of Merto,
S.U.M.). With Kamon’s help, Willow had sought out and caught 3 rare Pokémon that
she wished to study. Kamon was not a Pokémon Trainer, but he had always enjoyed
going out into the fields with Professor Willow and seeing the Pokémon in the
wild.
Having returned to his hometown of Olbranch, Kamon left Willow’s lab and headed
back home, but just as he was about to unbolt the front door, it burst open and
out walked a man dressed all in black, accompanied by two others who had large
red “R”s emblazoned on their uniforms. The man introduces himself as Argus, and
when questioned what he was doing at the house, he answered by saying that he
was looking for Kamon’s father, who at the time was away on business. He
muttered something about Kamon’s sister being highly uncooperative in the
matter, and that he hoped he had taught her a lesson.
“Oh, you’re thinking of taking me on too?” Argus laughed maliciously. “But how
could you possibly do that when you don’t even have Pokémon of your own, you
foolish boy? Now my brothers,” he added to his companions, “let us leave. Oh,”
and he turned back to Kamon, “and if you should see your father before we find
him, kindly let him know that Team Rocket are looking for him. I promise you
boy, once we have him, Team Rocket will rise again, more powerful than ever
before.”
With that, Argus and his fellows walked off, leaving Kamon confused and angry.
He hurried into the house, where he found his sister Kiren crouched over her
Sympholy, administering it with potions, and clearly quite shaken by what had
just happened. When Kamon asked what Argus had done, she explained that the
Rockets had come looking for their father, saying something about how important
he was to their plans, and when she wouldn’t tell them where he was, Argus
attacked with his Pokémon. Her own Pokémon Sympholy hadn’t been anywhere near
strong enough to deal with Argus’, and had been horribly hurt in the battle.
Kiren was worried for their father. He had always warned them about Team Rocket,
proclaiming them as evil. He, unlike everybody else, had not been convinced that
they were gone for good, prophesying that they would attempt to rise again. Now
they were apparently active once more, and searching for him. Kiren decided that
she and Kamon should call him using her Pokégear. They got through to him and
hurriedly explained about Argus and his apparent desire to find him. Their
father decided that he should go into hiding at once, and that Kamon and Kiren
should raise themselves some strong Pokémon to protect themselves for their own
safety, just in case Team Rocket returned to waylay them. He told them to see
Professor Willow about getting their own Pokémon.
At once Kamon and Kiren headed over to Willow’s lab and told her what their
father had said. At once she offered them a choice between the 3 rare Pokémon
that she had just caught with Kamon; Shootree, a seedlike grass type; Striktoil,
the fire snake, and Squink, a water type squid. Willow bestows Kamon with his
own Pokégear and also takes Kiren’s Sympholy, promising to look after it for
her. Armed with their new Pokémon, Kamon and Kiren decide that it is unsafe to
stay in Olbranch Town and at once split up as they head down the path of Route
47. They believe that they should help their dad by taking on Team Rocket head
on, so they understand that they’ll need to train their Pokémon. As a result of
this, they decide that it would be worth attempting the Merto Gym Challenge.
The road not only leads them onto the tough Gym Challenge, but also into a
number of scuffles with the Rockets as they continue scouring the Merto region
for signs of their father.
But why are Team Rocket looking for their father in the first place?
Well, the man had always been closely involved with S.U.M., and in particular
had his own expertise from researching the mysteries of Merto. And 3 years ago,
he had almost lead Team Rocket onto the mysterious Project GEMININE. When the
Rockets had been defeated however, he fled and took the plans for Project
GEMININE with him, seeking solace in the peaceful town of Olbranch.
He did realise that there would come a time when Team Rocket would come looking
for him, as he knew they would believe that if they succeeded with Project
GEMININE, Team Rocket would once again be a dominant force in the Pokémon world,
this time even more powerful than last time. He had no desire to associate
himself with the Rockets ever again, and knew the steps he would have to take
when the time came. Once he was in hiding, the plans for Project GEMININE would
be safe from Team Rocket, which was the priority.
However, as they crossed Merto, Team Rocket discovered a place called Bambotta
City, a little south of the enigmatic Novene Temple, and home to two warring
factions, the Koki and Shuyo clans who were fighting for ownership of the Sword
of GEMININE. Each clan possessed half of the sword respectively and believed
that they had the right to have the other half. Stopping Team Rocket becomes
even more crucial as they forge an alliance with the Shuyo clan and begin to
solve the mystery of Project GEMININE for themselves… with potentially
cataclysmic consequences.
*Note the player can choose any name - I'm using the name Kamon here as it is
commonly recognised. |
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