Splash!! [Pokemon OC Fanfic]

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Description

Reborn into the world of Pokémon, a girl from a small fishing village in the Sinnoh region dreams of becoming a Water-type specialist. With memories from another life and a laid-back attitude, she embarks on a journey to explore the vast world of Pokémon, determined to prove that Water-types hold unparalleled strength.

As she navigates the challenges of the Pokémon world, she discovers new rivals, hidden strengths, and a path she never expected. The journey isn’t just about battling—it’s about making a splash in a world full of mystery and adventure.

Note: This is a slow-burn, immersive narrative with short chapters and daily updates. Be prepared for a gradual unfolding of the story, with the actual start of the journey only statrting after several Chapters. If you enjoy character-driven stories and a relaxed pace, this is the perfect fit for you.

Cover Art: Generated with the help of AI technology representing the protagonist as imagined by me

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: TheRoyalRookie

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 3.6/ 5.0
Followers: 922
Views: 165,124

Chapters(33 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

Zi23Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The story so far is great and the pokemon are a great choice for the person like the type specialist. I like how the family is helping her and trying to get her be the best possible. Though the story is at ch 26 it is a great read and pulls u into it like u are actually there with her.
Candlelight107Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I read many stories here each day, and it's rare for me to find a story I've enjoyed so much so fast, and look forward to seeing what this story holds. The author did a beautiful job so far setting up for the journey to come, and done well to build the characters surrounding the main character.
Clueless AuthorRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a fun Pokemon story with a slow start, but the author does an excellent job of making you care about the MC quickly. There is a small cameo of characters from the game but so far it is entirely original in terms of the setting and the description of the trainer's journey.
I really like Ariel's playful personality and her relationship with Pokemon; I can't wait to see what else she does.
the only bad thing I can say about the story is that it is slow paced. for some this may be a turn off, but for me it is something that works in favor of the story.
Small Spoiler below...
RIP, big bro, curb-stomped by an up-and-coming Cynthia
jmmrrRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
Well, let's start by saying that I read by translate, so grammar is not a priority. Come on, man, the story is good, but seriously, 27 chapters to really start? In a world like ours, where everything is so fast, at least half of the readers have already abandoned the work and the chapters are short. Apart from that, I liked the story.
DittersRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
As I gazed upon the words generated by this artificial monstrosity, a chill coursed through my very being, sending shivers up my spine. It was as if I had beheld the abyssal void of creativity itself, staring back at me with cold, calculating indifference.
This testament to the downfall of human ingenuity reads like a laundry list of clichés, devoid of passion, of fire, of the very essence that makes writing worth reading. Every sentence feels like a hollow echo, a faint whisper of what once was, now lost forever in the digital ether.
Amoone1Royal Road
★ 1.0
I like the premise, but feel it falls flat at the moment.
It’s a reincarnation fic but it’s chapter 28 and it doesn’t seem like the character is any different from a child except that she can ignore insults. No use of knowledge, no maturity outside that one thing and no actual preparation or pay off from any decision. Like she starts with a magikarp years before her journey but it only knows splash even up to the current moment. Or how she saves a feebas and supposedly plays with it for years before she catches it and the author implies they are close (by saying it comes to meet her whenever she goes to the sea), but then when the time comes to catch it the fact that it has a weak relationship with her keeps getting repeated? Kinda feels like the author back tracks on stuff and there is no pay off for anything.
Additionally, this fic is slow but without any of the benefits of a slow fic. We get all these slice of life scenes that done mean anything and are basically filler, but still constantly get into a chapter where we are told stuff that come from no where. Like her ‘close friend’ who we only meet after they are already close or in chapter 19 where a whole chapter is dedicated to overcoming her fear of caves, but at no point before then are any fears at all brought up? We just get things thrown at us with no preparation despite it being such a slow fic. The advantage of slow fic is supposed to be that every character and character relationship can be properly introduced and fleshed out, but this not done so the fic just ends up slow with none of the benefits.
Unfortunate as I love the premise. Water type best type.
SitnaRoyal Road
★ 0.5
I actually enjoyed the story when I first read it. It wasn’t great by any means, but skimming through it was okay enough. However, after checking the reviews out of curiosity for the terrible rating, I discovered that this was nothing more than AI slop.
And, after going back to double check both the story and comments, yeah it’s pretty obvious in hindsight. The characters are so bland and boring it hurts, the chapters are each so painfully generic and similar to each other that I can’t help but feel stupid for missing it the first time around.
Worse yet, the author doesn’t at all disclose the fact they use AI. Honestly, I feel disgusted and tricked, and I hope the author at the very least changes the description to include the truth.
MateuszRoyal Road
★ 0.5
I would feel bad about being this harsh if the author had actually written this story themselves, but it's obvious they have not. Not only do the chapters have all the hallmarks of default ChatGPT (or a similar AI program) output, but they look to have barely been edited or corrected at all. This is substantiated by the fact that the author self-admits to using AI even just to respond to people's comments on the forums. (Edit: They have since deleted the forum thread where they said this, I'll leave it up to you to speculate why.)
Like most AI writing, the grammar itself is passable, but ironically this comes at the cost of readability. The sentences of this story are incredibly repetitive and filled with clunky adjectives that just delay your ability to get to the actual substance. The same points will also be reiterated multiple times in different ways over and over again in the span of only a handful of paragraphs. "She was ready to explore it all" / "She was eager to explore every corner of this magical world" / "This world was hers to discover" all in the span of four, for example, and that's with me eliminating all the needless filler that lengthens those sentences.
Characters (such as the MC, Ariel) are sanitized and filled with bland, AI-style optimism rather than being interesting two-dimensional humans. Ariel's internal monologues are stilted and so repetitive, I end up with the impression that she doesn't have many thoughts running through her head.
I'm rating the story score slightly higher because the premise itself isn't bad. I've seen lots of type specialist stories on this site, but there's always room for a refreshing take on the trope. Unfortunately, refreshing is not a word I can in good conscience use to describe this story.
ZilveraRoyal Road
★ 0.5
I had to remove my review after i found out that this is a AI Writing. I thought the slow start with no progression will be fine if it develops a lot more. However the main character has not started their journey and the writing has slowed down to a crawl.
DragoneveRoyal Road
★ 0.5
The other reviews have already covered that it's AI and one of them even goes pretty deep into all the flaws involved. I'm just throwing my hat in as well. To the author, there actually are ways to use AI productively with your writing. It can catch basic mistakes of stuff you've written, but AI like ChatGPT is utterly incapable of holding a plot long term, doing any sort of character development, and plenty of other small things due to the token restrictions. Also please tag your content if you're going to put AI here.