The world used to be normal. It’s now 2050. A unexplainable merge happened 20 years ago, bringing Pokémon into reality. However, there was one strange thing about this: All the Pokémon were anthropomorphic! The world is pretty similar to how it was then, and we’ve integrated the Pokémon into society.

Now to get back on track.

You’re on the beach, relaxing, until a Pokémon approaches you. You peek an eye, and to your surprise, it’s a Gholdengo gal.

“Hey man, have you seen my surfboard?”