I see--my friend's name is Ash, from the Kanto region. Apparently he's traveled through quite a few regions on his journey, including Johto, I think. Now he's in Unova trying to fill his Pokedex with info about the Pokemon we have in the region I'm from, as well as collecting badges so he can compete in the Unova League.

[In fact, now that he's thinking about it, Ash had just acquired his 8th badge before we arrived here in Luceti...it's kind of strange to think that was several months ago now thanks to all the time he's spent in Luceti so far...]