I want something similar. Hopefully with good translation. I never watched Pokemon, so it didnt feel like fanfiction to me
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/752/ Here's a few. This list is a mixed bag, with some from QI, so fair warning. Also, no BL, and some have harems.
This is from a dark and troubling era, before the advent of the interwebz people still used electronics without worry of a data leak or privacy breach. All you had to worry about was y2k, we all had a good laugh. Oh and you basically press buttons and pretend like you haven't left it in your school bag for X years before you remembered.
They're Neopets. Think of each one as a single animal farming simulator, though not nearly as involved and with no socail/network options.