''A New Chance'' is an AU {{Anime/Pokemon}} FanFic series written by author [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2090198/ARCEUS_master ARCEUS-master]] and based in Fanfiction.Net. Started in early 2010, it is so far comprised of two stories:

* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5753031/1/A_New_Chance_At_Life A New Chance at Life]]'' ('''Completed''')
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7491757/1/A_New_Chance_For_Adventure A New Chance for Adventure]]'' ('''Ongoing''')

The first story in the series, A New Chance at Life, was started in Feb. 16th 2010 and completed on May 26th 2011. The story starts at the end of [[Anime/PokemonHeroes Movie #5]], where [[OlympusMons Latios']] HeroicSacrifice is averted, so now the dragon is very much alive. Out of gratitude and a desire for adventure, Latios and his sister Latias decide to join Ash on his adventure. The story covers the remainder of Ash's journey's through the Johto Region (based on the author's [[WildMassGuessing belief regarding the location of Altomare]]), up until the conclusion of the Silver Conference and its immediate aftermath. It ends with a SequelHook leading up to our heroes' adventures in the Hoenn Region.

The sequel, A New Chance for Adventure, was first posted on Oct. 24th 2011. Having finished the Johto region with a solid performance in the Silver
Conference, Ash and his friends set their sights on the Hoenn League. But his journey through Hoenn is one that promises a foray of new challenges, a new series of friends and rivals to be met, and a powerful evil ready to rise…

This FanFic series comes [[FanficRecommendations highly recommended]] on TvTropes.

It's also worth checking out the author's other stories: ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6575222/1/Gods_And_Mortals Gods And Mortals]]'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8068957/1/Stopping_The_Storm Stopping The Storm]]''.

! This fic provides examples of:
* AccidentalMisnaming: As per canon, Buffalo Bill and Doctor Simba... Butch and Professor Namba experience this a lot.
* AloofBigBrother: Latios is much more calm and collected than his little sister Latias, who is more of a [[GenkiGirl Genki Dragoness]]
* AntiHero: Latios - his MindRape of the three poacher brothers (who, in fairness, ''had'' sold away Larvitar's mother recently) is evidence of that.
* AscendedExtra: Bianca, both in-story and out. She goes from one-movie character to recurring character in A.N.C.A.L., to becoming Ash's travelling companion during Hoenn.
** Also, [[SugarAndIcePersonality Larvitar]], [[{{Keet}} Phanpy]], and [[spoiler: [[TeamMom Pidgeot]]]].
* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: After posting the first three chapters of ANCFA monthly, the story wasn't updated for over four months. This is because the author diverted his attention to his other stories - one a ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8068957/1/Stopping_The_Storm massive oneshot]]'' which grew beyond the predicted word count. With S.T.S. completed, he ''finally'' posted the new chapter.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Gary's Umbreon was not happy to find out that Latios helped Pikachu win their fight. She even starts chasing him down to get him to fight her again.
* BerserkButton: Just try and ask Bianca for a date... Justified in that it was [[ChivalrousPervert Brock]] doing the asking.
* BigBad:
** BigBadEnsemble: Maxie and Archie in "A New Chance For Adventure" (if the preview is to be believed).
** BiggerBad: Giovanni, who in contrast to canon has an active sub-plot; one which will play a role during the sequel.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Latios to his sister.
* BigBrotherMentor: Phanpy adopts Larvitar as his "little brother" and helps him deal with his trauma.
* BigEater: Ash really loves eating, and constantly asks others when it is time to. Larvitar could also count, since he steals other Pokémon's food when they aren't looking.
** As Gary puts it, Ash doesn't eat like a Snorlax. Snorlaxes eat like Ash.
** As of A New Chance for Adventure, Larvitar definitely counts.
* BloodKnight: Charizard lives for fighting, even constantly challenging Latios and Latias to combat in an effort to make himself stronger.
* BrotherSisterTeam: Latios and Latias.
* CaptainObvious: The announcer in the Silver Conference League, to the point of being a RunningGag.
---> *Pokémon X does Y*
--->'''Announcer''': Pokémon X has just Y'd!
** It's pretty much Lampshaded, too.
* CerebusSyndrome: Not just yet, but it's being hinted at coming, thanks to not only the more arc-based story overall, but to the devious plan Team Rocket (the organisation, not the [[GoldfishPoopGang trio]]) is orchestrating behind-the-scenes...
* CharacterDevelopment: Lots of it, especially with the primary characters. Brock is also getting some ''forced'' development with his perverted ways, thanks to Latias.
* [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous Mon]]: Bayleef, still.
* ComicBookTime: Averted. Unlike canon where he is still ten, Ash actually ages. He is eleven at the start of the story and is close to twelve. This actually fits quite well with the evidence canon presents on time progression.
** He celebrates his 12th birthday in the ''first'' chapter of A.N.C.F.A.
* CoolBigSis: Ironically, Latias plays this role to Larvitar and Phanpy rather than her actual brother.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Lance tries to take Latios, so obviously they try fighting back. His dragonite knocks Latios, Pikachu, and Charizard out in one hit. Fortunately, it's subverted right afterward where Latias gets a surprise attack in and disarms him by taking his pokeballs.]]
* DeathGlare: Larvitar is [[TheWoobie disturbingly good at these]].
* DemotedToExtra: The previews for "A New Chance for Adventure" (at the end of ANCAL) imply that May and Max will be this.
* DescriptionCut: Just like in the main series, Pikachu is captured by Team Rocket en route to Hoenn. Latios is immediately worried, because he figures that after kidnapping what they've focused their life on, they'd have a viable means of escape. Next scene, Team Rocket is trying to figure out how get off the ship, while also {{Lampshading}} how they should have thought a exit strategy sooner.
* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Ash with Gary after beating him in the tournament, and [[spoiler: again with Lance.]]
* DoorStopper: Definitely the case for ANCFA - it is adapting the entire Hoenn League arc, and each chapter is on average upward of 10,000 words!
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted, as having an {{Olympus Mon|s}} during a televised tournament has made Ash quite famous, especially in Pallet Town. He even gets a surprise party when he gets back.
* EvilGenius: Professor Namba and Sebastian, just like in the anime.
* FiveManBand:
** ''A New Chance At Life'':
*** TheHero - Ash
*** TheLancer - Pikachu
*** TheChick - Latias
*** TheBigGuy - Latios
*** TheSmartGuy - Brock & Misty
*** TheSixthRanger - Bianca
** ''A New Chance For Adventure'':
*** BigGood - Ash
*** TheHero - Latios
*** TheLancer - Latias
*** TheBigGuy - Pikachu
*** TheSmartGuy - Brock (implied)
*** TheChick - Bianca
*** TheSixthRanger - May
* FixFic: Primarily for the matter of Latios' death in the movie, and Latias' unrequited crush on Ash (though it's not there yet, it's heavily indicated they will become the OfficialCouple).
** Among other things, it resolves [[BrokenBase controversial]] issues within the anime such as [[spoiler: Ash never getting Pidgeot back - here, Pikachu makes sure to remind Ash of the promise he made, and pulls him in the right direction at the right time]].
* {{Flanderisation}}: Macey, the Fire-type trainer who Ash faced in the Silver Conference, is reduced to being (and being regarded as) a shallow FanGirl who crushes on Ash. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that Ash [[ForWantOfANail doesn't save her life (or her Vulpix from Team Rocket) as he did in canon]], giving the crush she develops ''here'' less depth or justification.
* ForWantOfANail: Because the events are paced differently, a number of events happen differently - most notably, Ash and Co. weren't there in time to stop Larvitar's mother from being captured by the poachers; add to that [[CoolBigSis Latias]] coaxing him (and Ash's growing maturity), which results in Larvitar actually ''becoming'' Ash's Pokémon rather than a mere GuestStarPartyMember.
* FreakOut: Larvitar when strangers try to touch him - see Chapter 1 of the 2nd story for reference.
* FriendshipMoment: Ash and Gary have a moment at the lake after Gary loses in the tournament.
* [[GenkiGirl Genki Dragoness]]: Latias, very much so.
* GenreSavvy: During Team Magma's raid on the Oldale Town ruins, one of the grunts worries about the possibility of a trainer in the Pokémon Centre above the ranks of most rookies - who might even have a Legendary Pokémon in his possession. [[TemptingFate His teammates brush him off]]. Unsurprisingly, he cries ProperlyParanoid when his totally-unlikely guess turns out to be true, and is much quicker to recognise their imminent defeat in a fight of "quality versus quantity".
* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler: Lance says he wants to make sure Latios gets proper training, but he later admits he was just jealous of Ash getting a Legenday dragon instead of him. He gets better though.]]
* HappilyAdopted: Phanpy, and later Larvitar, call Ash "Daddy". Justified because Ash was there for both of their hatchings, and was the only father figure around for them.
* HarmlessElectrocution: Did you piss off Pikachu and have him fill you several hundred volts of electricity? No problem if you're Latios. Also, Pikachu's alarm clock mode is shocking Ash until he gets out of bed.
* HatesBeingTouched: Latios avoids contact with any human he doesn't trust thoroughly, including children trying to play with him. Latias is much more willing.
** Larvitar as well, though he's gotten better at it over time.
* HeroicRROD: Latios finishes off the toughest of Harrison's Pokémon, but is so injured that he couldn't recover properly in the time before the next match. This eventually costs Ash the tournament.
* HulkSpeak: The Camerupt [[spoiler:owned by Team Magma]] in Chapter 4:
--> ''Camerupt, SMASH!''
* HypocriticalHumor: Bayleef chews out Charizard for acting childish and immature, while she herself constantly glomps Ash.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Heracross gets in a super-effective attack against Gary's Nidoqueen by breaking off parts of the Ice field and hurling them at her. [[spoiler: Latios later uses the Rock field he's on to bypass Shedinja's Wonder Guard.]]
* InnocentInnuendo: Referred to by Pikachu in ANCFA Chapter 6, when he tells the Lati siblings about [[CallBack Ash's Metapod vs. Metapod fight back in Episode 4]].
* InterspeciesRomance: It's not yet there, but there's loads of hinting to it (see ShipTease, below).
* {{Keet}}: Phanpy.
* [[TheKidWithTheRemoteControl The Kid with the Olympus Mon]]: Ash
* KnightOfCerebus: [[BigBad Giovanni]], whose scenes are much darker than the rest of the story (which retains the adventure/friendship themes primarily).
* MotorMouth: Max, when he goes all {{Fanboy}} over meeting Ash.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: [[spoiler: Lance's Dragonite points out the inherent stupidity in trying to attack and steal Latios, but goes along with his trainer's plan anyway.]]
* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, regarding [[RunningGag Pikachu and bikes]]. From Chapter 2, after Pikachu's Thunder attack destroys Team Rocket's mecha and is releasing stray electrical bolts:
--> '''Pikachu''':"Noooo! Stop that bolt!"
--> '''May''': "My bike!"
--> ''Latias stops the bolt using her psychic powers''
--> '''Latias''': "You owe me one, Pikachu!" (''She grins'') "You bike destroyer!"
--> '''Pikachu''': Alright, thanks!
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Averted.
* ObliviousToLove: Ash, who wonders why [[FanGirl Macy]] tries to follow him and needs Latias to explain to him what a date is.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: When [[GreenEyedMonster Lance]] finds out that Ash has caught Latios, he throws his morals out the window and tries to steal the legendary dragon. [[spoiler:He only snaps out of it after Latios and Latias beat the crap out of him.]] His Dragonite {{lampshade}}s this trope while trying to make him reconsider.
* ParentalSubstitute: Larvitar and Phanpy consider Ash to be their father, for all intents and purposes; Ash himself is delighted to have two "surrogate sons" and is very protective of them in turn.
* PoliceAreUseless: Annie and Oakely, the villains from the fifth movie, escape rather handily while en route to prison.
* ThePrankster: Latias enjoys pranking people, and does it often enough that her family got tired of scolding her for it. It helps that she can turn invisible.
* PsychicLink: Latios and Latias have one, due to being legendaries and twins. Latios also gets one with Ash after they get their soul-bonding.
* PsychicPowers: Latios and Latias, obviously. [[spoiler: And Ash may be well on his way, due to the soul-bonding he did with Latios.]]
* PuppyDogEyes: Latias is fond of using these to wiggle out of punishment for her constant pranks. Only her adoptive grandfather can resist them.
* [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Really 109 years old]]: Latias and her brother. [[WeAreAsMayflies And they're considered to be just children by the standards of legendary pokemon.]]
* RedOniBlueOni:
** Latias is Red; Latios is Blue.
** Pikachu is Red; Latios is Blue.
** Bianca is Red; Latias is Blue.
** Ash is Red; both Pikachu & Latios are Blue.
* SecretWeapon: [[spoiler: Harrison uses a Shedinja, whose ability ignores all damage from non-super effective attacks. When he reveals this during their match, Latios has no such attacks.]] Cue collective OhCrap.
* ShipTease: Between [[InterspeciesRomance Ash and Latias]], and with Pikachu and Gary's Umbreon.
* SiblingYinYang: Between Latias & Latios.
** Also seen between Phanpy and Larvitar, even though they aren't true siblings; ironically, the younger Larvitar is the more serious of the two 'brothers'.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Despite the wishes of [[spoiler: Ash's adoring fans]], this is averted for the most part - while Ash does use Latios frequently and takes out some of his strongest adversaries with him, he tries hard to make use of his other strong Pokémon and his abilities as a GuileHero. This is especially evident after Latios is put out of commission from the battle with Harrison. The experience is used by the author to give Ash a learning curve as a trainer... On the other hand, see BadassDecay above.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Larvitar, at first as a coping mechanism for his [[BreakTheCutie trauma]] as an egg, but later as his natural demeanour - he goes from being primarily icy to being primarily sweet, especially around Ash. This actually helps him out when battling stronger opponents such as [[spoiler: Jon Dickson and his Tyrannitar]].
* TeamMom: Of all people, [[spoiler: Pidgeot]].
* TechnicolorEyes: Ash gets red eyes as a result of the soul-bonding process that allowed Latios to live. Pretty much only himself and his mother notice it though.
** Semi-averted in the last few chapters, where ''2'' others do.
* TournamentArc: Similar to the regular anime, but now Ash has an {{Olympus Mon|s}} beneath his belt.
* TrainingFromHell: In order to prepare the team for their next match, Brock assigns different excercises to Pikachu and the others. For Pikachu, he assigns him building up speed and reflexes by avoiding a multitude of attacks, while the others are tasked with improving their aim by trying to hit a moving target.
--->'''Pikachu''': "Wait, you aren't going to-"
* TroubledButCute: Larvitar. By the first story's end he's ''mostly'' gotten over it, but he still has trouble, such as when strangers try to touch him.
* TrueCompanions: So very much - in particular, Phanpy considers the Pokémon he's closest to among Ash's team (and a few others, as well) as his family.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Latios is convinced to drop his inivisbilty in Ch.1 of the second story, but instead of causing a stampede of young trainers eager to see an [[OlympusMons legendary Pokémon]], he only recives a few incredulous stares.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Pikachu and Latios are a Type 2 - so much arguments and banter, but really close friends and confidantes as seen with how they take mutual amusement at many things.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Lance, who wants to take Latios to train him, whether Latios want him to or not. He gets better though.]]
* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: [[ContinuityNod The magikarp salesman]] tries to sell Ash a golden Pidgey that supposedly can lay golden eggs. Latios, Latias, and Pikachu easily see through his charade, but Ash only realizes this after his Pokémon tell him. Humorously, Team Rocket falls for it.
* TheWorfEffect: Barring [[SpotlightStealingSquad Latios and Charizard]], Ash's other Pokémon actually fare somewhat poorly during the matches against Gary and Harrison (in the former match, only Pikachu takes out a single Pokémon, Umbreon - while Charizard beats three and Latios defeats two). Narrative-wise, this is evidenly done to give Latios a chance to shine and prove he's nearly a GameBreaker for the unprepared. YMMV on whether this is a good thing or not.