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Excuse some of the visual glitches, my dark mode filter messes with some stuff.
>Grew up in a small snowy village in Unova, the culture of the town is that when a kid comes of age they venture into the caves beneath to catch their own fire pokemon (with supervision).
>Was too impatient to wait for my own rites so I ventured in the cave with no balls whatsoever but still determined to befriend a pokemon
>Find a Larvesta egg left behind as the Volcarona swarm migrated through the area
>Grow up determined to become a Pokemon Ranger and see the world while protecting people and pokemon from disasters
>Fly to Alola where the Ranger exams are being held, besides a written exam there's a trainer competency battle with your best mon
>Fail both horribly
>As I walk miserably through the surrounding bluffs I hear a shrill whinny and a Mudbray barrels towards me being chased by several angry Vikavolt
>Do my best to defend the injured mon, Larvesta manages to scare the inferior bugs away with a flamethrower
>Rush back to the Ranger HQ with the heavily battered Mudbray telling them what happened
>As the mon recovers one of the head rangers recognizes my bravery and recommends I get stronger and come back, and that they know I could make an amazing Ranger.
>Mudbray insists to come with me after it recovers