Welcome to the Wonderful World of Pokémon!
In this nostalgic parody podcast adventure, we improvise our way through the classic Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow journey, collecting badges, stopping Team Rocket, and catching wonderful creatures called Pokémon.
All your favorite memories from the original Game Boy games are here, blended with that of the iconic anime cartoon as new trainers from Pallet Town embark across the Kanto region and make way for Victory Road.
Inspired by legendary trainers Red & Blue, young teens Candace, Skip, and Xander are given a Pokédex from Professor Oak, with a mission to collect 8 Gym Badges and “catch them all”. But the Pokémon World is very strange. Families are unstable. Blood sports are legal. Law Enforcement seems to have no idea what they’re doing. And why is everyone repeating themselves?! Far from home, our trainers will have to learn true teamwork to make it through this perilous journey and become “the best like no one ever was”.
Pokemon Pen and Paper Version is an audio story told using an original tabletop role playing system, which is then brought to life with immersive sound design and an original music score. The 17 episodes are a single arc, intended to be heard in order. This is an ‘R rated’ parody and not appropriate for all ages.
Episode 2-15 Artwork by Marissa Bernstel
Episode 1 Artwork by Arianna Cabebe
Episode 16 Artwork by Evan Munro
Characters
Meet The Dream Police.
Our three trainers are young schoolmates in Pallet Town. Puberty is in full swing, and life as a Pokémon Trainer seems like a distant fantasy. At least it did, until now. Fate has brought each of them a lovable starter Pokémon and Professor Oak has given them all an Encyclopedic Pokédex. It’s not often that Trainers battle in teams, but Candace and Skip are up for the challenge! Xander, however, never looked up to the Pokémon League and finds the whole idea strange. Despite this, the team name “Dream Police” comes from Xander’s legal middle name—a direct reference to the song by Cheap Trick.
Xander Whitten
Just a 14 year-old nobody from Pallet Town (his words). He’s quiet, anxious, and dislikes being the center of attention. Most of his time is spent skipping school to help his single mother with chores around the trailer that they live in. Xander knows close to nothing about Pokémon, though he does pal around with a Mudkip (“Muddy Waters”) that he adopted after finding it mysteriously ran over and left for dead in a ditch behind his trailer park. Years ago, Xander's father set out to "make it" with his Cheap Trick cover band, promising not to return home until he could provide a better life for his wife and son. He has not been heard from since and is presumed a failure.
Class:
Musician
Stats:
Health +1
Swiftness +1
Charisma +1
Hidden Power:
Confidence
Catch Bonus:
+10 Electric
+10 Fire
Candace Carter
The spitfire Ace Trainer. Age 13. She dreams of following her Aunt Clair’s footsteps in becoming a bad ass Pokémon Trainer and Gym Leader—if only her controlling parents would let her. She’s the only child to a successful politician father and lawyer mother who despises a life dedicated to Pokémon. A turning point in Candace’s childhood was being gifted a Vulpix (“Pixie”) from her Aunt Clair, despite her parents wishes. She has since raised the Vulpix in secret. Candace has difficulty making and keeping friends due to her no-nonsense personality, a burning passion to always be #1, and mild-but-frequent outbursts of rage and violence.
Class:
Ace Trainer
Stats:
Nerve +1
Swiftness +1
Confidence +1
Intuition +1
Charisma -1
Hidden Power:
Brawn
Catch Bonus:
+15 All Types
Skip Svitak
The happy-go-lucky skater. Age 13. He’s an enthusiastic youngster who enjoys finding solutions and fighting for his friends. Though his mother has always been loving and supportive, the same can’t be said for his older brother Cedric, a traveling businessman. Despite this, Skip remains positive and dreams of great adventures. One day when exploring down the river of Pallet Town, he encountered a young Dratini who had lost her way. Skip and Dratini befriended each other and have since built an inseparable bond. Undoubtedly this is Skip’s proudest achievement and what he thinks about the most.
Class:
Youngster
Stats:
Nerve +1
Charisma +1
Confidence +1
Luck +2
Wisdom -1
Brawn -1
Hidden Power:
Wisdom
Catch Bonus:
+10 Normal
+10 Fighting
Character artwork by Arianna Cabebe.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music for Pokémon: Pen & Paper Version features almost all of the classic chiptunes as composed by Junichi Masuda with fresh arrangements and additional pieces of original score.
I wanted to keep true to the 8-Bit nature we remember as kids, while still adding lively twists of post-rock guitars, bassoons, and booming drumbeats to fill and accompany a rich sound design.
Its been both a huge lesson, working with Mr. Masuda’s legendary compositions, and a complete treat, getting to mix a bunch of sonic elements together that I love.
Here you’ll find almost all of the cues as they were used throughout the score of the series, revisited, arranged, and mastered to flow as one continuous 5 hour album. It is available to download for free with an optional donation.
-Sage
Pen & Paper RPG System
Go on your own Pokemon Parody Adventure using the Unofficially Official Digital Guide Booklet by Sage G.C.!
20 Sided Stories has absolutely zero affiliation with Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, Game Freak Inc. or anything in the official Pokemon franchise whatsoever. This is a parody piece created in fair use and all products names, trademarks, and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.