A young man named Joe just wanted to enjoy his year-long holiday. No obligations or commitments. Just him and his rucksack as he walked from town to town and enjoyed the sights. But when he encountered the Legendary Raikou and learned it was being controlled against its will, he couldn't sit back and do nothing. His vacation could wait. Raikou needed help.

Another problem soon made itself known. A criminal organisation named Rocket Syndicate harmed people and Pokemon alike. Joe didn’t like it. Not one bit. It was a good thing Joe had encountered an Absol as righteous as he was. The two of them had some big problems to solve, but they would fight and succeed, whatever it took.

Joe and Absol were about to become painful thorns in the sides of bad people.