Best Friends

Best Friends is the first episode of Hello12's Pokemon Academy, as well as the series premiere and the first episode of the first season of the story.

Plot
Today is the big day, the opening of the Pokemon Academy! A school created by Professor Oak to allow fresh young minds, to hone their skills to become better Pokemon Trainers. Meanwhile, Rime and his mother move to Vermilion City for Rime to attend the Pokemon Academy, but he just isn't sure what's in store for him as he meets a clumsy girl named Falia and the two of them start a eventful friendship.

Major Events

 * Kanto High celebrates it's grand opening, as well as it's first day of school.
 * Rime and Falia meet and become friends.

Character Debuts

 * Falia Sandwell makes her debut.
 * Azurite Sustrai makes his debut.
 * Giovanni Russo makes his debut.
 * Silver Russo makes his debut.
 * Professor Oak makes his debut.
 * Astri Tolfdir makes her debut.

Pokemon Debuts

 * Falia's Togepi
 * Venus
 * Giovanni's Persian
 * Astri's Golduck

Characters

 * Falia Sandwell (first appearance)
 * Azurite Sustrai (first appearance)
 * Giovanni Russo (first appearance)
 * Silver Russo (first appearance)
 * Professor Oak (first appearance)
 * Astri Tolfdir (first appearance)
 * Unnamed Teacher

Pokemon

 * Falia's Togepi (first appearance)
 * Venus (first appearance)
 * Giovanni's Persian (first appearance)
 * Astri's Golduck (first appearance)

Allusions

 * Title Meaning: This episodes title is a play on the phrase, "Best Friends".
 * Pokemon Anime: Togepi's Metronome using splash, is a direct reference to a recurring gag in the Pokemon anime, of Misty's Togepi using Metronome and getting wild results.
 * Pokemon Games: Professor Oak's speech on the television, welcoming students to the Pokemon Academy is a nod to the beginning of Pokemon games. In the start of every Pokemon game, the Professor of the region always gives a speech, welcoming the player to the world of Pokemon.

Trivia

 * This is the first official episode of the story.
 * This episodes contains rewritten scenes from the shorts TheOrderOfTheFelix and SoundAsleep.
 * Falia and Rime are the only two OCs that where featured in the chapter.
 * Cut Content
 * This chapter was originally going to be part one of a four parter.
 * Professor Oak's appearing was going to be at the start and be line for line retread of the World of Pokemon speech.
 * When Rime and Faila high-fived each-other, they where originally going to kiss. This was cut out because, Hello12 thought that introducing a romantic element between them so soon would not only be rush, but ruining the theme of friendship that the story is trying to send.