Pokemon Twin Destinies

[Spellcaster2000]

The first chapter is nearly finished. Basically, this fanfic follows the story of a 12 year old boy who lost his only Pokemon at a young age. He will soon get a new Pokemon, go on an adventure, and hope to find his lost Pokemon. As well as this, some parts also show the point of view of this boy 4 years ago, when he first lost the Pokemon. You don't have to read these parts if you're lazy, but they give quite a bit of information on the boy's past, his fears, and his goals. Any ideas?

[Ren✧]

So is he going to be following another goal? Like being a Pokemon Master? Breeder? Etc. Or is he simply just finding his lost Pokemon? Evil teams?

[Spellcaster2000]

He wishes to find his lost Pokemon. But I dunno, maybe he'll get a badge or two or eight along the way. I'm still working out some stuff.

 

There will probably be some sort of villains *cough* the theif *cough*

[Ren✧]

So this thief stole this kid's Pokemon 4 years ago and now the kid is looking for it. If that is going to be your main plot, I would say skip any sort of gym along the way. You need to make this thief like some super baddie or otherwise you won't have much of a story. This guy stole the Pokemon 4 years ago, how does this kid have a hope of finding him unless he has become some leader of a cult or something. 

[Spellcaster2000]

So this thief stole this kid's Pokemon 4 years ago and now the kid is looking for it. If that is going to be your main plot, I would say skip any sort of gym along the way. You need to make this thief like some super baddie or otherwise you won't have much of a story. This guy stole the Pokemon 4 years ago, how does this kid have a hope of finding him unless he has become some leader of a cult or something. 

 

The professor calls him to get him back into battling. He hopes to find the Pokemon on the way. Also, chapter 1 is out!

[Randomflyingobjects]

If part of the plot is the professor getting him back into battling, I think a few gym battles would be fundamental, if not only for character development. If you don't have a direct villain in mind, you could stick with some sort of Pokemon collector, who happens to be a deranged maniac. If you already have a villain, you should stick with him, but they shouldn't just steal a small Pokemon like that because they're mean. No, they should have some reason, whether good or bad.

 

In my opinion, though, going on a quest to find a single Pokemon could get old easily. If I were in your shoes, I'd add several secondary plots of some sort, so the main plot doesn't get so boring so easily. Think about it- if you're a reader, and you read chapter after chapter of searching for one Pokemon, it would get old. If it was the main plot, with several sub-plots, the search would stand out, but not single out into a boring string of boredom.