Pokemon: King Beneath the Dark Night

The Pokemon world is not all sunshine, Gyms, and Champion trophies.

In the shadows beyond the League's sight is an organization called the Netherworld Cult. By day, it donates medical equipment; by night, it captures rare Pokemon. It sponsors young trainers while secretly manipulating the black market. It claims to "purify the Pokemon world," but what it really wants is to control the ultimate secret of evolution.

Xuanming is the organization's supreme leader: the Netherworld Lord.

He does not seek fame or show his true face. He even keeps his own features hidden in the darkness. Darkrai creates nightmares for him, Zoroark weaves illusions for him, and Garchomp and Tyranitar crush every obstacle in his path.

When Ash has only just set out on his journey, the rookie trainers in Viridian Forest still have no idea that they have encountered not only Wild Pokémon, but also an approaching elite squad.

This is not a story about a boy becoming a Pokémon Master.

It is the story of how a king lurking in the shadows uses six Pokemon, a vast organization, and countless unseen orders to change the entire world.