A young boy named Luke who has the ability to talk to pokemon, meets a Zorua named Mina behind his school. At the age of thirteen, he and Mina set out on their grand adventure. However, all is not well in the Unova region as an evil crime syndicate rears its ugly head. With a seemingly limitless amount of money at their disposal, they have their eyes set on making life difficult for just about everyone.
A battle against a wild Pokemon leads to a trainer getting covered in sticky String Shot. As he washes it off in a nearby stream, he realizes he's not alone.