History Fanfic / PokemonNovaAndAntica

You may find ''Pokémon: Nova and Antica'' on different sites under the same account name: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11062613/1/Pokemon-Nova-and-Antica FanFiction.net]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1129936/chapters/2280151 Archive of Our Own]], and [[http://grade-amasterpiece.deviantart.com/gallery/52731828/Nova-and-Antica Deviant Art]], latter of which contains all that, glossaries, and artwork of the original characters and concepts featured to breathe life into this story.

''Pokemon: Nova and Antica'' is a ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' fanfiction written by [=Grade-AMasterpiece=]. The timeline places the story in-between Ash's adventures in Sinnoh and Unova; although, elements like Pokemon themselves from Unova and beyond are fair game to the narrative.

Our hero Ash Ketchum is relaxing at home in Pallet Town, reminiscing his time and achievements in Sinnoh, but there's never a dull moment with this kid. Professor Oak visits the Ketchum residence one day and tells him about a new region, the Tenla Region. Leaving all of his Pokemon besides Pikachu at home as per tradition, Ash sets out to conquer a new region in hopes of attaining his dream of becoming a Pokemon Master.

Combine this premise with the presence of Tenla-native Pokemon [[note]] or "Fakemon" as the fanbase calls [[/note]], this sounds like a standard, travel-to-a-new-region story. Sure, but there's a twist. To Ash's surprise, the first person he meets in this new land is instead an old and familiar face, Misty. Then, he finds out Gary is coming to challenge Gyms for old time's sake. Then, Brock, Dawn, and May all make their appearance. He also finds himself thrust into the middle of things minutes after arrival, and it doesn't slow up from there. Not with the threat of Team Hectic hanging over everyone's head. There is a lot more to this story than meeting new Pokemon and battling rivals, it seems.

''Nova and Antica'' is the main installment of a saga called the "Pokemon story series". Its other components are:
* ''Fanfic/PokemonStorySinnohJourney'': The inaugural story. In fact, ''Nova and Antica'' is a sequel to this story. It begins with Ash, Dawn, and Brock heading to a new town holding a Pokemon Contest. A couple key characters and plot threads are introduced here. Please keep all relevant tropes there.
* ''Pokemon Story Chronicles'': A collection of side-stories or excerpts (called "entries") that enrich our understanding of the {{Original Character}}s introduced in this fanfiction. Although it needs no work page and much of it is referenced in the character page, its section on the [[Recap/PokemonNovaAndAntica recap page]] should more than suffice.

You may find ''Pokemon: Nova and Antica'' on different sites under the same account name: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11062613/1/Pokemon-Nova-and-Antica FanFiction.net]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1129936/chapters/2280151 Archive of Our Own]], and [[http://grade-amasterpiece.deviantart.com/gallery/52731828/Nova-and-Antica Deviant Art]], latter of which contains all that, glossaries, and artwork of the original characters and concepts featured to breathe life into this story.

* AllThereInTheManual: The writer has a whole section in his Website/DeviantArt gallery dedicated to the additional elements and the {{Original Character}}s introduced in the story, meant for easy access to brush up on or familiarize yourself with the content. This includes commissioned artwork of his OCs. To a lesser extent, ''Pokemon Story Chronicles'' also serves as one.
* AnIcePerson: Winter exclusively trains Ice type Pokemon. Her older sister, Heather, runs the Ice-type Gym of Fimbulvetr Town and uses them as well.
* BatmanGambit: On the orders of the plan's conductor Admin Penny, the Team Hectic operatives in Zumi Town arc unleash deranged bird Pokemon upon Zumi Town in hopes of causing mass chaos and confusion. This is in fact a clever ruse where the police and good samaritans will be occupied so that a team can swoop in and take in Professor Ironwood for questioning on Pokerus. Another team awaits on a private ferry to haul them away after capture.

** In Ash's and Winter's first Gym Battles with Heather, all but their final two Pokemon stalemate with Heather's. [[LampshadeHanging Pointed out]] by their friends in the stand, of course.

* {{Premiseville}}: Each place containing a Pokemon Gym sports a name and theme relating to the Gym Leader's preferred type.

* {{Rewrite}}: ''Nova and Antica'' is actually a rewrite of a different fanfic entitled ''Pokemon Story 2: The Great Adventure''. The basic premise is the same, but if you endeavor to peek in the original version (it's accessible on Website/FanFictionDotNet), you'll see that... it was for the best.
* SicklyChildGrewUpStrong: Winter as a child held no special talents of note, wasn't a good talker, had a weak body, and suffers from unspecified mental issues. Nowadays, while remnants still linger, she nevertheless grew up to be a respectable LadyOfWar with strong Pokemon and a penchant for battling.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: GenderInverted. Because Misty, May, and Dawn are altogether now, Ash and Brock form the sole males of the troupe. As in canon, Brock is still the TeamMom aiming to be a Pokemon doctor and/or breeder and is TheSmartGuy as the oldest and most mature. Ash is TheHeart who acts as the crux of his closest friends.

** Chapter 3: The Pokemon Team Hectic captured? Arbok, Weezing, and Victreebel are among them. Victreebel's lover was even heavily implied to have been ''killed''. [[KnightofCerebus Team Hectic, ladies and gentlemen]]. Welcome to Tenla.
** Chapter 12: When CerebusSyndrome kicked in a little bit more. We have a bloodthirsty Pokemon, a vengeful revenant trying to "save" people, Winter's depressing self-esteem issues, and several allusions to death. Not to mention, it's confirmed Team Hectic had a hand in the fates of Silverplien and his family.
* WillfullyWeak: The Tenla Gym Leaders will ask challengers of their skill level and the number of Tenla badges they have obtained. Depending on the answer, they will hold back and use relatively weaker Pokémon to at least make an earned victory possible. The threshold seems to vary. For example, Marina and Heather will use their stronger Pokemon against any trainer like Paul or Winter who brought along their own powerhouses, while Metacia flat-out refuses anyone who doesn't have at least 5 badges of Tenla.

''Pokemon: Nova and Antica'' is a ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfiction written by [=Grade-AMasterpiece=] set in the [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime's]] universe. The timeline places the story in-between Ash's adventures in Sinnoh and Unova; although, elements like Pokemon themselves from Unova and beyond are fair game to the narrative.

* AllThereInTheManual: The writer has a whole section in his Website/DeviantArt gallery dedicated to the additional elements and the OriginalCharacters introduced in the story, meant for easy access to brush up on or familiarize yourself with the content. This includes commissioned artwork of his OCs. To a lesser extent, ''Pokemon Story Chronicles'' also serves as one.

* SicklyChildGrewUpStrong: Winter as a child held no special talents of note, wasn't a good talker, had a weak body, and suffers from an AmbiguousDisorder. Nowadays, while remnants still linger, she nevertheless grew up to be a respectable LadyOfWar with strong Pokemon and a penchant for battling.