A/N. This is my first ever fanfic so please go easy on me. I warn you now that if you don't like it when people gender bend characters or the show poke'mon then please leave. This is a Fem!Ash poke'mon fanfic. Depending on the content, flames with either be used to cook my dinner or will be taken into consideration.

Summary: Ashlyn Ketchum has started her journey as a poke'mon trainer with her poke'mon partners Rai, a Pikachu, and Shade, a Haunter. Watch as she battles her way to the top alongside Morty, Brock, and Misty. But watch out for the evil Team Rocket lurking in the shadows! Fem!AshxMorty, Mistyx?, Brockx? (he may not be paired with anyone at all.) Fem!Ash has a strange ability that is shows up when she battles.

Disclaimer: All characters except for any OCs belong to Nintendo and TV Tokyo. Trust me, if I owned poke'mon the main character would be a girl and the show would probably not be as popular and long running as it is currently.

"Poke'mon Speak"
'Poke'mon Thought/telepathy'
(Poke'speak translation)
"Human Speak"
'Human Thought'
Poke'Dex
Flashbacks or important recaps from the last episode

Episode 1: Start of a Journey part 1

Inside the Ketchum Home-

"Ashlyn Ketchum, you better wake up or else you'll miss out on picking your first poke'mon!" came the yell of one Delilah Ketchum as she stood at the foot of the stairs. She did not have to wait long as the resounding crash and thumps of her ten year old daughter rushing about came echoing through the house. In less then 15 minutes Ashlyn was running out the door.

"Sorry mom, gotta go! SEE YA!" came Ashlyn's frantic cry as she all but sprinted down the dirt road toward Prof. Oaks' lab. All Delilah could do was laugh while she stared at a picture sitting on a table next to her.

"Heh heh, just like her father."

Prof. Oaks Laboratory-

"MADE IT!" Ashlyn cried as she pumped her fist in the air. Her celebration was cut short, however, as a mocking laughter came from behind her.

"Grr! Gary Oak! Quit laughing at me!" the young girl demanded as she turned toward her archrival.

"Ha! Even YOU have to admit that was pathetic, Ashie-Girl! Why did you even show up any way? All the starter poke'mon have been taken already. You should just go home!" came the boy's spiteful remark. Gary Oak was the grandson of Prof. Oak and had known Ashlyn since they were babies. He had always been better then her at most things, and had no problem rubbing it in her face. Ashlyn hated him for it and wanted to prove to him that she could be just as good as him at anything, even better. What she didn't know was that Gary was actually more concerned for Ashlyn's safety then anything else. He knew Ashlyn was reckless and could at times take things a bit too far, and her going on a poke'mon journey was just asking for trouble. Now mind you he didn't have a crush on her but he did think of her as a little sister, and little sisters needed their big brothers to protect them, right? True Ashlyn was stronger then most girls her age, and was very independent, but she could still get herself hurt. Gary was brought out his thoughts as Ashlyn growled at him before turning away from him with a huff and stomping up the stairs and into his grandfathers lab. As she slammed the door closed, all Gary could do was shake his head and sigh.

"You know she'd probably listen to you if you'd stop antagonizing her." came the voice of a young boy from the shadows of a nearby tree. As Gary turned around to face the owner of the voice he smirked with mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Oh like you do any better, Zeke!" he said as he walked over to a young boy with silver hair and green eyes.

"Heh, true. You got me there. Now lets go. I'd like to get to the next town before nightfall."

Inside Prof. Oaks lab-

"Hey Prof., please tell me you have a poke'mon for me." came Ashlyn's somber greeting as she walked up to an elderly man in a white lab coat. Prof. Oak sighed as he turned around and gently smiled at the young girl in front of him. He knew what he had to say would crush the girl's spirit, but there was nothing he could do.

"I'm sorry Ashlyn, dear. Really I am, but there are no starter poke'mon yet." he sighed again as he saw the girl visibly wilt in despair. Prof. Oak knew of Ashlyn's dream to be a poke'mon master and felt extremely bad for her.

"Oh please, Prof., I'll take anything! Please..." came her desperate plead as she put her hands in a begging motion. Prof. Oak sighed as his shoulder slumped while he thought. There were two poke'mon that he had left, butwouldn't they be too difficult for the young girl to handle. He looked at girl again and saw that she was practically near tears now. Prof. Oak finally caved in, sighing, as he seemed to be doing that lately, and walked over to a nearby shelf. As he reached for two particular pokeballs, he said to her,

"Well, there are two poke'mon I have that don't have a trainer yet. I recently caught them and wasn't actually planning on giving out either. But since you seem to be so dead set on this...sigh...here." Ashlyn perked up almost immediately as she gasped and ran over to the professer. He showed her two pokeballs. In his left hand, he held a pokeball that had a thunderbolt symbol on it, signifying that it contained an electric type of some sort, and in the right hand was a pokeball with a symbol that looked like a ghost on it. Ashlyn visibly trembled with excitement as Prof. Oak told her what resided in the pokeballs.

"The one in my left hand has a Pikachu in it, their not that easy to take care of as they don't take to humans very well. The other one has a Haunter. Haunters are a ghost type pokemon that is very mischievous and love to play pranks. Now you can't just suddenly switch because they're too difficult to handle Ashlyn, and you have to take good care of them. Do you understand Ashlyn?" he explained to the young girl who nodded in reply. She gently took the pokeball carrying the Pikachu and pressed the button to release it.

"Pika!" came the voice as a small, yellow mouse like poke'mon with a thunderbolt-shaped tail stood in front of her. Red cheeks sparking away with a look in it's eyes that were just daring you to get on it's bad side. Ashley smiled gently as she got down to it's level and slowly put her hand out. The Pikachu eyed her suspiciously, before sniffing her hand. It backed away and eyed her some more before finally seeming satisfied with what it saw. It suddenly clammered onto the girls shoulder and rubbed it's cheek against hers, showing that it greatlly approved of Ashlyn and was happy to go along with her. Prof. Oak smiled slowly as he got over the initial shock caused by the Pikachu's behavoir and was about to speak when the pokeball in his right hand started to shake and tremble. Suddenly the Haunter that was inside of the pokeball came out. It stared intently at Ashlyn before floating down to her eye level and giving her a hug. As Haunter released Ashlyn from it's impromptu show of affection, a thought popped into Prof. Oaks' head. He smiled, beaming from ear to ear as he approached Ashlyn, handing her Haunter's pokeball.

"Well, it appears that you get not one but two poke'mon Ashlyn. Since both seem to like you so much why don't you take the both of them with you. This probably shouldn't be so surprising as you always seemed to have a knack for ghost- and electric- type pokemon." He started as he walked over to a table near an expensive computer. He picked up a rectangular object. "Do you want to give them nicknames or not?" he continued as he handed her the object he had picked up. She got a thoughtful look for a moment as she took the object from the professer. She looked at both poke'mon who nodded their head in consent, then looked back at Prof. Oak.

"Yep!" Ashlyn replied enthusiastically before pointing at Pikachu "Pikachu is Rai, and Haunter will be Shade." she replied with a nod of her head, as if saying that there would be no questions what-so-ever on the poke'mons' new names. Pikachu and Haunter both nodded their heads in agreement, very pleased with their new owners choice of names. Ashlyn had a smile on her face stretching from ear to ear, before she looked back at the object in her hand. It was,as she had observed before, a rectangular object. It was some sort of electronic, red in color and looked kinda like a video game in her eyes. "Prof., what is this?" she asked suddenly. The Prof. smiled happily and explained.

"That, Ashlyn, is a Poke'dex. It will help keep track of all the poke'mon that you meet and/or capture on your journey. Haunter and Pikachu are already recorded on it. All you have to do is press this button here-" he showed Ashlyn which button to press to activate the poke'dex"-and then point it at the poke'mon in question. It will tell you all the information on that poke'mon. Now remember that it can't give you info on a poke'mon that has yet to be discovered or not from this region. It can also tell you what moves your poke'mon knows. Now for the most important thing for a poke'mon trainer to have next to their poke'mon: pokeballs." he said, he then handed her six pokeballs which she then put in her backpack for when they were necessary,"You can only carry six poke'mon at a time Ashlyn. When you reach your limit, the pokeball you used will be teleported back to my lab where the poke'mon inside will be kept safe and sound. If you want to use it you have to go to a pokemon center and switch it out for a poke'mon you're already carrying with you." Ashlyn nodded as she smiled at professer to show that she understood what he was saying. Pro. Oak then went on to explain a few more things about poke'mon and being a poke'mon trainer before he finally let Ashlyn go home with her new poke'mon.

Later infront of Ashlyn's home-

"Oh Ashlyn, I'm so proud of you!" Delilah cooed as she admired her daughters poke'mon. Ashlyn scratched the back of her head as she laughed nervously at her mother's behavior.

"Yeah, thanks mom." she smiled bashfully as she pet Rai the Pikachu's head. Shade, her Haunter,laughed teasingly at her, causing her to growl in a playful warning at him. He just grined mischievously at her in return while Rai laughed at their behavior.

"Oh yes, I just remembered!" Delilah suddenly spoke with a clap of her hands, "Ashlyn, I made some new clothes for you while you were out at Prof. Oaks'. Why don't you go upstairs and change into them." she suggested as her daughter smiled thankfully at her. She hugged her mother in thanks and ran into the house and up the stairs.

In the living room-

Ashlyn had just come from upstairs and was now modeling her new clothes for her mother and poke'mon.

"So what do you guys think?" she asked as she gave a twirl to further show off her outfit. Ashlyn was wearing a slightly baggy, long-sleeved jacket which was unzipped, showing off the white, slim, short-sleeved, hooded dress underneath. The jacket was mainly a deep blue with pockets that were big enough for her to stuff her hands in. The sleeves, which somewhat covered her hands, were a near white blue. She was also wearing a black leggings with dark blue and white tennis-shoes adorning her feet. Her shoulder-length and slightly unruly, black hair was being held back by a red and white baseball cap with a green triangle on it. Ashlyn's audience applauded and cheered as she gave another twirl before walking up to her mother.

"Oh Ashlyn, they fit perfectly!" Delilah declared as she gave her daughter another once-over before handing her a dark grey backpack, "This should have all the supplies you need for your journey including the six pokeballs Prof. Oak gave you. Now it's time to go. Remember I love you and to call me when you get to the nearest poke'mon center, understand?" the young girls' mother asked as she hugged her. Ashlyn nodded taking the backpack and slinging it over her shoulders. She kissed her mother on the cheek as Rai climbed onto her left shoulder and Shade shrunk down and disappeared into her hat.

"Bye mom! I love you! and don't worry, I'll be fine!" the young poke'mon trainer called as she left the house and ran down the road toward Viridian City.

A/N. Well first chapters done. Hope you liked it. Please rate and reply. You don't have to though. And sorry if it's short, I did the best I could. The second chapter should be coming soon. As you can see Ashlyn acts very different from her male counterpart, I wil try to incorporate Ash's rash and reckless personality, along with his unpredictableness in battles. She will be in my opinion, a bit smarter than Ash though.