Thomas expected to be able to relax on his day off, but those plans were ruined by a sudden accident. He is transported, not through time or space, but across dimensions to find a version of home that's simultaneously familiar and wildly different. With no leads on how to return home, he does the only reasonable thing: go on a Pokemon journey across the state of Minnesota.

A year after the battle of truth and ideals, a new threat crept into Unova. The remnants of Cipher began to capture and corrupt Pokemon released by trainers who were fooled by the words of Plasma. The recovering region couldn't spare the resources to defeat Cipher, so Eleanor answered when a plea for help was put out. After all, who knows Shadows better than a Dark specialist?