it's five in the morning and I probably should stop reading this but I can't!

I'm going to guess that the rockets killed the cubones/marowaks and that one guy was training their ghosts.

Was the strange Pokemon Elliot saw an Unown?

Uh, wow! That was a REALLY good story. Now off to read the sequel! :)

This is great. I love how this fic explores all the strange things in the Pokemon world.

Great. I like how you wrote in the Meowth's point of view.

This is good.
I like how he wondered if "Joy" was her name or her title.

Wow. I really loved this fic. It was like one massive pokemon conspiracy theory. I was hooked the whole way through.It's strange how your story keeps to the game/tv show 'rules' but at the same time it doesn't. I don't know if that makes sense or not...^^
I love the way the logical way your characters think. What really struck me was the pokemon thought like pokemon, Caw thought like a flying type so he didn't take into consideration things that ground dwelling creatures would.
The whole psyduck plotline is very interesting. It's sad how trainers find them so disposable. They don't care that they die just that they battle.
Anyway great story. I'm about to read the sequel.

Holy crap, this fic is scary. o_O I feel like I'm reading a mutant 1984 on Pokémon-flavored crack.

(Yeah, I know this is an old fic, but I thought I might as well drop in for a compliment on your mood-building since I'm finally reading it.)

It's been a while since I've read this. . .and it's better than I remembered. But are you going to update Xanthic Growlithe Contract: Johto again? I miss reading new stuff in this story.

I believe this is the first time you mentioned a growlithe. Is this the xanthic growlithe referenced in the title? If Howler is the xanthic growlithe of the title, why wasn't he described as a shiny pokemon?

Odd, in some ways the people of the Pokemon universe not asking questions mirrors the way we play the game. We just go through get badges and not ask any questions. In some ways I found this story more of a parody of the Pokemon universe in the games.

Congrats your story has completely messed with my mind. It is a good story however; No one i have seen has ever made a story like it.

'On the verge of tears, Elliot sat on the floor. It wasn't fair at all, and it hurt! Why did he have to get hurt just to get a stupid badge anyway?'

Is that the point you're trying to make?

wow, undoubtedly one of the most boring stories i've ever read.
there's nothing going on...he goes some place has a ridicoulusly easy battle, then moves on. nothing is explored, no high no low, very few emotions, no character development, etc.

the 10 year old theme is hugely overdone, and makes for a very bad read period no matter the story, it barely works for a manga or anime, but not stories. i mean, come on, what irresponsible parent would allow a 10 year old out of the house for months to years on end? they can't even spell or do math properly yet and they're expected to survive in the world?
another thing would be your continuous use of the fact that elliot doesn't notice things or think about things. there are two problems with that:
1) it gets incredibly frustrating for the reader because we wanna know, it isn't good for story development so what's the point in mentioning it
2) he's a little boy, he's interested in all sorts of things, and intensely curious, or should be..in your story he just seems kinda weird.

sigh, as i said i'm almost done with the story and have yet to find an actual reason for the whole thing..yawn
bad fanfic author, sit

Nice story. it's got a good plot line outs my older stories to shame like my one story The war of freedom...why i wrote that one is beyond me to this day "sigh" oh well.