
by Monscapture
Daniel Clove dreamed of becoming a Pokemon Professor. Discovering a new species, publishing groundbreaking research and uncovering the secrets of the natural world were supposed to be the hard part. Instead, he found himself living on a remote Johto Ranch, repairing fences, treating injured pokemon and trying to convince a stubborn cocoon that scientific observation required at least some cooperation. As strange discoveries begin to emerge from the forests surrounding the Ranch, Daniel finds himself drawn into questions far larger than any thesis. Questions about evolution, ecology and the forgotten relationships between pokemon and the world they inhabit. After all, every great discovery begins with a simple observation. And sometimes, changing the world starts with noticing something everyone else overlooked. --- *Other than original characters, I do not own any of the pokemon intellectual property*
Current
7/3/2026
Peak #18
1d
#1
6/23/2026
Peak #19
10d
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#902 of 14,014 · 852 below #50
By genre
beats 91% of similar stories
beats 20% of similar stories
beats 81% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
At this conversion, the Romance Rising Stars bar (≈2 new followers/day) costs about 204 views/day — the story currently gets ~110.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.