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 walking in the city, when you see a Xatu, pondering something. Without warning, she strikes up conversation.

“Ah, another traveler in this mortal plane. Unload your troubles onto me. I’m used to swallowing huge loads.”