Note: This is an AU where Izuku is a Pokémon trainer. And yes, I'll use the JP names like Nemona's, who's JP name is Nemo.
Izuku Midoriya, a young boy from the Paldea region, wants to become a Pokémon master. He was inspired to be one when he watched Satoshi, a young boy from Masara Town and the Alola region's first champion, defeated Dande, the undefeated champion from Galar, at the Pokémon World Championships Master's 8 Tournament Finals.
He was so amazed when he watched Satoshi's Pikachu clashed with Dande's Lizardon. Even with the size difference, the two were neck and neck, but in the end, Pikachu prevailed.
At that moment, he decided to become a Pokémon trainer and become a Pokémon master. He wanted to be like Satoshi.
But first, he needs to pick a starter. It's very important to pick a starter as its the trainer's 1st Pokèmon and companion. As Izuku ponders who he should chose, he didn't realized that he's dozing off and didn't notice someone approaching him...
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"Why are you spacing out neighbor??"
Izuku snapped back to reality. He didn't realized that he was dozing off. He look to see who said that, and it turns out it's his neighbor Nemo.
She's a girl with a black hair with a streak of green. She has orange eyes and freckles near her nose.
"Are you alright??" Nemo asked with innocence. Izuku couldn't help himself but to blush, as she was beautiful.
"I'm alright Nemo." Izuku replied. He cursed himself for replying so short, but he couldn't help himself but to blush.
As for Nemo, she smiled at his reply.
"Great!!! You need to get your starter so we can finally battle!!!"
Nemo is a battle junkie. She loves battles. She always wants to battle everyone and have a good time. But a lot of people don't even want to battle her because...
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"Nemo, please I'm just a beginner. You're a Champion-level trainer. How can I compete against you?"
Nemo is a Champion in the Paldea region. And if you wonder why she didn't participate in the Pokémon World Championships, where she can face the strongest trainers, is because she's also the Student Council President of the Naranja Academy, Paldea's prestigious school. And she can't just skip her duties as a President of the student council.
"Don't sweat that stuff!! I can just get a starter Pokémon too, so we can be on equal footing!!!" Nemo replied with joy, and Izuku couldn't help but to smile.
"Uhm, Nemo... You're already a trainer. What's even the point of ge—" Before Izuku could continue, Nemo put her finger on his mouth to shut him up.
"Nope, you ain't gonna make excuses to dodge me. We'll be rivals, you see. You and me, we'll be the new star of the Pokémon world!!! Satoshi and Dande will salivate once they heard our storied battles!! Ohh~!! I can already see it, Izuku!!" Nemo was smiling like a little kid as she imagined herself battling Izuku.
Izuku couldn't help herself but to smile at the sight of Nemo being happy at the thought of them becoming strong trainers.
"I hope that will be the case, Nemo. I want to reach to your level too, so you won't be lonely like before."
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5 months later
Izuku was walking to the streets of Hakko City. He's here to battle the electric gym leader named Nanjamo. He quite knew her because he's a fan of hers, which he will not admit due to fearing what Nemo will do to him if she finds out.
He was slowly approaching the gym when he noticed Nemo sitting on the bench alone and not smiling. He was quite surprised to see this because Nemo's usually cheerful. But right now, she looked like she lost something.
So he decided to approach her and ask her what's bothering her.
"Nemo!!!" Izuku called out. Nemo noticed, but she didn't smile. Izuku was worried when he saw her.
"Oh... Hi Izuku..." She replied, but she sounded so dejected. "Are you here to battle the gym leader?"
"I was about to, but that's not my priority right now!! Why are you sad, Nemo??" He asked, as he sat on the bench. He couldn't challenge the gym leader when his dear friend is not okay.
"I'm fine, Izuku. You can focus on battling Nanjamo. You can just leave me here." She replied while not looking at Izuku.
Izuku didn't like this. Nemo is an energetic girl who loves battling. Sure, she's quite scary when it comes to battles, but he knows she means no harm. She just loves battling.
"No Nemo!! Battling can come later. I want to know what's bothering you!! You can trust me, you know! We're friends after all!!" Izuku said with a smile. Nemo quickly glanced at him before looking away, but his smile helped her smile a bit.
She was quite hesitant to say her problems to him, but his smile helps ease away her doubts.
"Okay Izuku, I'll tell you what's bothering me. But we have to move out to a spot where no people are around." She said, in which Izuku smiled in response.
Nemo blushed when she saw his smile again, but she shrugged it off and when to find a place where there are no people around.
It didn't take long until they found a spot where no one was around. It was just outside of Hakko City, where only wild Pokémons are around.
Nemo then decided to tell her problem to Izuku.
"Uhm, are you bothered by my constant pestering to you about battling me?"
Izuku was quite surprised by the question. But he already knew where this is going. This is about Nemo's habit of challenging people to a Pokémon battle.
But he wants to let Nemo vent it all out. So, all he can do is to respond to her questions and listen to her.
"No, Nemo. I'm not bothered at all. Why did you ask?"
"It's because most trainers don't want to battle me because I'm strong. Why do they don't want to fight me? Why does strength have to be a barrier for me to battle people? I don't understand why? Winning or losing doesn't matter as long as we have fun, right? So tell me Izuku, why? Why can't I have fun battling others?" Nemo then started to cry, which is unusual to see. She then grabbed Izuku and rested her head onto his chest and let it all out.
Izuku then hugged her tightly. He knew people don't want to face her because she's a strong trainer. But he didn't expect that Nemo gets hurt Everytime someone rejects her offer to have a battle.
He was struggling to respond to her because he wasn't really into battling like Nemo does. But he soon remembered Satoshi's and Dande's fierce fight.
So, the only response he could think of was to slightly push Nemo away and grab his Pokéball. Nemo was quite surprised by his action.
"Nemo, I don't have the answer to your question." Izuku then pressed a button which enlarged his Pokéball. He then threw it up in the air, then the Pokéball released a Pokémon.
It was a humanoid feline Pokémon with a mask. And it is a female.
"Let's go Masquernya!! Let's help a friend in need!!" Izuku shouted at the Pokémon now known as Masquernya.
Masquernya responded with a hug and nuzzled her head onto Izuku's cheeks.
Izuku was quite embarrassed by this, but he knew helping Nemo is far more important than being embarrassed.
"Nemo, I don't have the answer. But all I have is me and my partner Masquernya!! We're not yet strong, and we can't beat you. But you know, I don't care because battling you is so much fun!!! You may be holding back, but I want you not to because I want you to enjoy battling me!! And I will make sure that it'll happen, so we can face the champions of the world like Satoshi, Dande, Shirona, Carne, Daigo, Iris and Wataru together!!" Izuku said, as his Masquernya purred in response. They both looked at Nemo with determined faces, which made Nemo happy.
Nemo was quite surprised to see Izuku this bold. She knew he wasn't into battling like her. But, he was training and improving himself, just so he can be as strong as her.
But if you ask her, she doesn't need Izuku to be strong. All she wants him to so is...
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"Just stay by my side, Izuku. That's all I wanted."
Nemo then felt her cheeks getting warmer. It was quite the foreign feeling, as she never felt this way before.
Nemo couldn't find the proper words to reply. She was too stunned to give a response. But before she could ask him something, Izuku spoke.
"Nemo, I don't really have the answer. But I'll be here for you, even if I may never catch up to you in battle. I enjoy facing you, so I'll do my best to give you a great battle!! And I'll help you find a way to challenge more people!! You're quite the aggressive type, so I'll help you find a way to properly ask them out!! Or find strong trainers to fight you!! I'll help you as much as I can because I care for you!! You're important to me!! And besides, your love for battling is something that I love about you!!"
Nemo was happy, really happy. She wanted to hug Izuku, but she knows that he also wants to battle, so she will reserve the hug for later.
She brought out her Pokéball and threw it to release her Pokémon.
It was a red crocodile with a fire bird on its nostrils. It is a boy.
"Let's go Loudbone!!" Nemo shouted, as the Pokémon now known as Loudbone roared in response. "And Izuku!! I really love your ability to make me smile!!"
Izuku was about to say something, when he realized that he said that he loves Nemo's love for battling. His brain then shortcircuited, which lead for Nemo to laugh and their Pokémons to shake their head.
"I guess I'll hug him now since he seems to have lost it!!" She thought, and suddenly hugged Izuku.
She then had an idea.
She leans in closer to Izuku's cheek and gave him a kiss. This lead for Izuku to blush like a tomato.
"Izuku, thank you for making me happy today!! Please come back to your senses so we can have a battle!!! Don't make your Pokémon wait!!" Nemo said, while laughing. Her worries faded away thanks to Izuku.
She's truly grateful for Izuku, as she hugged him tightly. All she could do is to smile like she's the happiest person in the world.
"Thank you Izuku!! We'll have lots of battles and we'll catch more Pokémons!!! We'll get stronger so we can face the best of the best!! I'll never leave you because we're rivals forever!! And... And...
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I want to marry you so we can have many battles!! So, I hope you'll accept my love because that's what a rival is, right?"
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A/N:
Heyyas!! A new oneshot is up!!! And Merry Christmas guys!!!
Yes, my first oneshot with a Pokémon character. And since the Scarlet and Violet games just came out, I decided to put one of the new characters. There's so many options, but I went with Nemo since I like her a lot.
To be honest, this won't be the last time I'm making a oneshot about her.
Took me a while to finish this one, but I'll prepare a Christmas themed oneshot. And I hope you'll like it.
Hope you enjoy and have a nice day.