Welcome to Pokémon are real, where we act like we are in the Pokémon world, and imagine how certain situations would go through, be it something as small as "Your Pokémon has the flu, and you don't have medicine!" to a Zombie apocalypse, so we can discuss what the best course of action is. To start us off, here is the topic for this thread:

>You are becoming a Pokémon Trainer! This means you will need to travel far and wide, and you need to have a companion that is ready for everything, ranging from climbing mountains to passing through muddy swamps. Which is your starter Pokémon?
[Your starter will be at it's first stage, so you can't have Porygon-Z, but you can have Porygon. The exception is Pikachu.]