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Further Adventures Background



Hey, Pokemon Trainers! You are probably wondering, what is Further Adventures? Why have I created such a series?

Well, it all started back in 1998. That is when I saw the first episode of Pokemon. I really liked the episode and later would really like the series. I wanted to make a character that could go with the series, thus Dash was born! But I didn't want him to tag along with Ash and the gang, I wanted him to have his own adventures. I then got POKEMON (Blue) for the Gameboy, and started playing it. I even bought the comic book version of Pokemon and started to read every issue.


Now, here's how my series came to be.


When I played the Gameboy version of Pokemon, I noticed Pikachu (Ash's first Pokemon) was not one of the Pokemon you could pick! You could only choose Charmander, Squritle, and Bulbasaur. Right away I wanted Charmander (even though the book says to pick Bulbasaur for beginners). Now, I had my character's Pokemon!

But how could I still have adventures with Dash and Charmander without going on the same path as Ash & Pikachu?

I then read the stories from the comic book version. I noticed it was like the cartoon show, but some things were different! So, I started to think, what if Dash and Charmander didn't come from the same town (or any other towns for that matter) that Ash would pass though?

So, PokeTown was born! PokeTown was a small town on the opposite side of the world. It housed people and Pokemon. This was so both could live together side-by-side in peace & harmony.

Now the town is born, and Dash will travel to cities and places not even in the comic book, the TV Show, or even the Gameboy game.


But wait! This story couldn't just be mainly about Dash and Charmander. What about some co-stars? So, I thought up of some characters Dash could relate with. Jack (which is the name I used for GARY in the Pokemon, Blue, game) was created to give Dash a rival. Professor Pine was created to give Dash his PokeDex and to guide our hero. Rae (Jack's sister) was created to give Dash some hope and courage to make it all the way and become a legend! Also added was Axel Johnson, a person who could be partners with Dash on his journey to becoming a POKEMON MASTER. Melissa Carter was added to the group as well to give Dash a best friend. A friend who would stand behind him no matter what, sorta like a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. But don't look for any dating.


It was mid-1999, and the series was going well. But I never thought up of a main villian. Sure, Jack could be a villian, but I wanted him to be a rival as well as an ally, not just a main villian. I then drew the letter "R" (for Team Rocket) in a picture I drew for my character and thought Jessie and James could make an appearence. But that would go right back to the beginning. So, I came up with two new characters. But what could their names be? I then looked at the four Team Rocket members we have seen in the TV Show, Jessie, James, Butch, and Cassidy. All were characters related to the Wild West (Jesse James & Butch Cassidy)! That is when I thought of Calamity Jane (also a series on KIDS WB, but got cancelled). Thus Cal & Jane were born to make Dash & Charmander miserable.


Now, it was August/September 1999, the series had everything it need... main characters, main villians, costars, (plus new characters that will be showing up on my PROFILES PAGE) and a plot. But I didn't want my character to have the same time period as Ash & the gang (at least not yet, anyway). So, I set the story one year before Ash's adventures.


Now, my series is ready to take on the Pokemon of the World with Dash & Charmander. Now, the question is... will Dash make it to the Pokemon League and become a legend? You'll have to read his adventures to find. Thanks for reading FAOP!!



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Dash, Jack, PokeTown, Prof. Pine, Jane & Cal (from Team Rocket), Melissa Carter, Axel Johnson, and Rae are copyrighted by Kevin Bryan (©1998-1999).