Catching a Conquering Landscape (Pokemon OC)

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Scott Wood was a child when he found,in his orphanage’s library, a little book called the Pokemon Trainer Manual and became obsessed with it. Since then, he has been studying, preparing and planning for his pokemon journey. Now, as a sixteen years old who works in a Pokemart and also as a battle arbiter on the side, he receives a letter saying that he was selected for a interview with the Pokemon Professor Samuel Oak, and now has a chance to become a pokemon trainer earlier than he expected. - A Pokemon journey on the world of the games. (Realistic Fanfiction) Inspired mainly by Traveler, Born of Caution and IWTTS. Two chapters per week.

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2022
Author: Exceedes

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Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
Followers: 1,070
Views: 336,253

What readers say about Catching a Conquering Landscape (Pokemon OC)

“I find that Johto isn't as common as one would think when it comes to Pokemon adventure fics, so I'm glad this one takes its time to show off the region and frame it in an interesting light, while also having a story and characters that inhabit that world i…”
InyssaRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“I like the start its pretty good, the power level of the pokemon seems grounded enough and its realistic but not realistic to the point its ruins the fun Pacing is also ok i hope its not a slowburn kind of fanfic because lets be honest none of of us wants t…”
PaleRejentRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

InyssaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I find that Johto isn't as common as one would think when it comes to Pokemon adventure fics, so I'm glad this one takes its time to show off the region and frame it in an interesting light, while also having a story and characters that inhabit that world in a way that makes you wanna keep reading.
The plot is the main hook for me. Not to say that the characters aren't good, they're great, but the author really knows how to string you along and make you care and wonder about the mysteries being set up. About what may befall the region and our main characters, and how they can prevent it.
A very competent and entertaining story that I'll be happy to keep reading.
PaleRejentRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I like the start its pretty good, the power level of the pokemon seems grounded enough and its realistic but not realistic to the point its ruins the fun
Pacing is also ok i hope its not a slowburn kind of fanfic because lets be honest none of of us wants to read a 200k long fanfic only for them to be stuck in the starting route/town
saturnosRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Some reviewers have already said about gramatical mistakes in the early chapters, but those were corrected. The protagonist is very well construct as the other characters, he has some negative and positive traits that make it real for me. He knows what he is doing, but he is not infallible. I do love that he is using very different kinds of pokemon. I would love to read the perspective from other companions too, but that for the future.
So it has a very well made pace i think and also, the worldbuilding its made sense it helps a lot for making me believe it. For some there are details that I like that it begins in johto and then the people move to kanto, and that makes how people interact with each other, the bias and what not.
Grammar is being fix, and if you find a problem the author does the work.
SeliMeliRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
I really like this story. The plot is interesting, the world building is solid and the battles are well thought out and engaging. That being said, there are a lot of areas that can be improved upon that, when fixed, will push this fic from good to great I think.
Style: The story flows well in some parts, but feels rushed in others. For example, the plot flies through meeting various people that don't have the time to get well established, before immediately leaving them behind, even if temporarily. Obviously, a journey fic will have a big cast of characters, but it would probably be better to limit the number of characters a little initially to give the readers time to get to know the main cast a bit better. Adding to the pacing problem, the MC already has 5 Pokemon and hasn't even challenged for his third badge yet, which only adds to the character overload. The Pokemon also learn moves really fast and it ends up feeling like we're speedrunning their growth to get to more interesting parts of the narrative earlier. Still, when the story flows well it flows really well! I'd say the Lake arc is a prime example of fantastic pacing and of the heights this fic can reach in general.
Story: The plot is very engaging. The world is meant to be realistic and it achieves that quite well, without pushing tons of angst out of nowhere. The exploration of the gym system, the government and the way society is structured around Pokemon as a whole is a major positive of this story, arguably among the most detailed I've read so far and a big win for me, since I love this kind of world building.
Grammar: This is the story's biggest drawback, but luckily it's also the most easily fixed problem! There are mistakes in spelling, grammar and occasionally sentence structure present in the story, not enough to exhaust someone but enough that it's noticeable. The fic needs a beta reader, or at least an editing spree across all the unedited chapters.
Characters: The protagonist and his Pokemo
Mmatt96Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THES STUPID WRITERS PUTING UP A GOOD STORY THEN LEAVING IT CUT OFF IF YOUR GOING TO WRITE DO IT IN BOOK FORMAT FINISH !!!!!!! YOUR BOOK!!!! BEFORE POSTING ANY OF IT
THEN POST CHAPTER BY CHAPTER AS YOU SEE FIT INCOMPLETE BOOKS ARE CRAPY TRASH
drandreasRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
The cover for the story is rather accurate. Gotcha! The first chapter I found really interesting. I was looking forward to more In line with that. rest the story is almost nothing like the first chapter and while it is interesting in some ways, it is a completely different story. I highly recommend it before chapter be removed or at least moved somewhere later in the story background or other purpose. I ended up reading 15 or so chapters of the story looking for more similar to chapter 1 and couldn’t find it. You are warned.
Baaraa88Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
I'm leaving 4 stars for the grammatical mistakes, but overall I'm really enjoying this story. The main hook for me is how unique the MC's team is, as I've been getting pretty sick of reading about the same mons over and over again. The pov's of the side characters are also interesting and move the plot along, so I'm looking forward to seeing how the story progresses.
Iceheart D. ZeroRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
The premise of the story is a fairly good and well executed one. The grammar and storytelling is also very good. All in all a very enjoyable read for those who like pokemon.
Now onto what I didn't like. There are some spoilers below, so read at your own risk. You have been warned.
The MC has this I-know-everything-better-than-you attitude. Right in the first few chapters there is a beginner tournament where 12-13 year old kids are the contestants. Yet the MC continously criticised them for being useless trainers with no imagination and badly executed strategies. Even as these were probably their first real battles against other trainers. With their first ever pokemon too.
This theme also carries over to many other characters. As to the MC anyone who don't come up with their own unique strategy for a fight or use moves unoriginally (read: as they were recommended in books aimed at pokemon trainers in the novel's universe) is someone without imagination.
The MC is also 5 years older than other kids starting out with him. For example the girl he travels with is 13, if I remember correctly, and is surprised when they do something stupid. I mean, who haven't done anything stupid at 13?
There is also quite a bit of justification in the story too. I mean, he aknowledges the region he lives in has problems and outdated views on many, many things, but he just brushes them aside with a "things have always been like this".
He is also openly, well, not racist, but something close. At every opportunity he gets he belittles the other regions and calls them weak. Or says their trainers are soft and not up to par with their own trainers. He even criticises their champions. The quite literal strongest trainers of any given region.
Other characters share this theme too as they are openly hostile towards foreigners who come to participate in their gym challenge. Even if said person's only "sin" is losing a match.
GhostlyLightRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
As others have said the story is good.
MC is NOT an Isekai, yet a competent person through believable research.
The Prologe is amazing and I WANT a whole story like it.
Unfortunately it's bait and switch as the rest has absolutely nothing to do with it.
It's like getting a free sample of a much better story and then being forced to read an okay one.
You can't help but be disappointed even if there's nothing WRONG with the second story 😕.
SterlingMalloryRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
I will place this review at 3 stars, mainly for a multitude of grammatical mistakes that make the story hard to read, as well as some key decisions that impact the setting and ongoing plot of the story. To just summarize about grammatical mistakes (and general writing): this is written by a novice writer, most likely not in English as a first language. The ability to excuse the phrasing and grammar issues due to translation is possible, but even then often times there are multiple paragraphs in the same chapter that read like find and replace copies of each other. Multiple times through the chapters you will find yourself reading repetitive descriptions and events (see, it doesn’t make the point more poignant it’s just annoying).
The biggest issue I have with the story is the decision to make the MC 16 and to have him travel and interact as peers with 12 year olds. The MC does not act 16, he acts as an independent adult and should be treated as 20 ish. The children he interacts with vary in competency but definitely act older than 12.
Additionally, in this universe people and Pokémon do die. This is not a setting without risk of permanent consequences, and as such this needs to inform the age of Pokemon Trainer - but it does not. In story children are still let loose to travel throughout the regions, often internationally, on their own with literal monsters. This makes so little sense it’s honestly baffling to think that it’s an acceptable position to start a story from. Moreover, you now have actual 6th graders dealing with catastrophes as part of their trainer purview when anyone in reality would look at a 6th grader as a hindrance in a crisis situation.
This has the bones of a good story, but when making the setting more realistic and gritty you need to make sure the story abides by those decisions.