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o lort-- UUUUUUH here's my official Post
“One of the most healing things you can do is recognize where in your life you are your own poison.”
NAME:
Achille Venin || "Brant"
AGE:
32
GENDER:
Male
BIRTHPLACE:
Celadon City, Kanto || Later moved to Galar on his journey of self improvement.
GYM TYPE:
Poison
APPEARANCE:
A tall man with a fair vanilla complexion and piercing red eyes. His long jet black hair is straight and stops just below his lower back. He's surprisingly muscular, keeping fit by following regimens he'd learned from his past along with training on the Isle of Armor.
Achille dressed semi-formally, mostly in black undershirts and dark violet suits or vests. He wears gloves for cleanliness purposes, as a courtesy to his customers and due to the fact he handles poison-types regularly.
PERSONALITY:
A reserved and personable man, Achille gives off the feeling of a refined gentleman but also a slightly intimidating aura with the way he dresses and carries himself. This is completely intentional, as he does his best to keep strangers at arm's length but wants to be approachable to gym challengers and regulars at the Nido's Burrow. He gives the impression that he's intelligent, mainly from his manner of explaining things and choosing to be an understanding party when it comes to issues that require multiple perspectives, along with the travel souvenirs and books he displays at the bar showing he is a well-traveled person. Achille feels as if he lacks the ability to judge most people, as his own moral compass isn't exactly straight in the first place, so he is the type you could vent your woes to or ask to play devil's advocate. He's not one to go out of his way to make friends with people of Pokemon, rather be the one to lie in wait and see if they'll approach him. This isn't to say he's unfriendly just...waiting and assessing who is attempting to enter his life. It's a habit he still hasn't shook from his Rocket days.
SHORT BIOGRAPHY:
Achille Venin hails from Celadon City, all the way in the Kanto region. His family lived in a small apartment within the city and while they weren't the wealthiest, they were happy. As a boy he'd keep himself occupied by roaming the streets of the city without much supervision, with nothing more than a wild-yet-friendly Nidoran♀ he'd come to call his own. He'd attempt to fit in with the other boys his age by causing mischief and trying to participate in friendly Pokemon battles with the amenable Nidoran♀ by his side. He was by no means a stellar foe, but he won his fair share of battles between his peers. He didn't have the means of training any other Pokemon other than the small Poison Pin Pokemon that accompanied him everywhere due to his family's less than fortunate financial position, he wasn't even able to properly call her his own until one of the boys he lingered around left behind an unused Pokeball. As he grew older his family's monetary inconveniences only served to further irritate Achille and influence his decisions.
In his late teens, Achille and his family hadn't been able to do much better for themselves. His father wasn't able to receive any sort of promotion at the Celadon Department Store and his mother was trying to scrape up more money by working in a flower shop run by Celadon's very own gym. Achille himself took to gambling, both in Pokemon battles and by sneaking into Celedon's Game Corner. He never won big, but at times he'd be able to bring home enough to contribute to the family's monthly funds. Other times his luck would be so bad that he'd resort to shoplifting, not taking into account how badly it may reflect on the staff of the Celadon Department Store and his face being recognized, just to get some things to eat for himself and his now Nidorina. This all culminated into his fateful encounter in Celedon's Game Corner one evening, changing Achille's life for years to come.
He'd just finished wasting the last of his coins and was ready to leave the Game Corner, when a man dressed in black bumped into him, with too much force to be an accident. Achille attempted to give the man a few choice words but found that someone had grabbed hold of him and covered his mouth. Not just that, but the man who ran into him must have taken Nidorina's Pokeball in passing, as it was no longer on his belt. What happened next was a blur, but key moments still show clearly in Achille's memory. He was dragged out back, told that those running the Game Corner knew he wasn't supposed to be there and that they'd be taking his Pokemon as a fee and that he wouldn't be allowed back in the Game Corner. Nidorina was released from her Pokeball and Achille tried to bargain for her return, saying without her he had no other way to help get money for his family. After some consideration the duo dressed in blacked offered him a choice, leave without his precious Pokemon or keep the Nidorina and join a group that went by the name of Team Rocket. He was told that the organization's line of work wasn't too different from the thievery and sneaking around he was already doing, so Achille would fit right in. Being given such limited options, Achille resigned himself to joining whatever gang these two appeared to be a part of to keep his Nidorina and potentially find some semblance of income.
Following that night Achille explained to his parents that he'd be off training with his Pokemon and wouldn't return for some time, so they wouldn't worry or try to find him. This wasn't a complete lie, as he had to undergo Rocket training with is Nidorina somewhere even he didn't know about. After packing his things and discreetly returning to the Game Corner, which was revealed to be one of Team Rocket's bases to Achille, he was promptly given his new grunt uniform and sent off to be trained with a handful of other new recruits. The young man had expected his time there to be awful but, as the two Rocket grunts who had confronted him predicted, he seemed to fit right in. He actually made friends, a majority in a position similar to his own. People down on their luck looking to make money and maybe find somewhere to belong. Maybe even find themselves being feared and respected along the way. In the end he passed training with flying colors with new allies by his side and he was given the codename "Brant" to keep his identity secret. Months turned to a year, and then another, and "Brant" was cementing his place as a member of Team Rocket. He had a Golbat he'd managed to steal from a trainer in battle that'd be the main competitor in less...let's just say Pokemon League approved battles back at base. The team's view on Pokemon had infected Achille and he began seeing Pokemon as nothing more than tools for battle or a profit to be made. The times he enjoyed among his peers in Team Rocket weren't meant to last, however, as it seemed someone was keen on meddling with them and with time the leader, Giovanni, disbanded the group.
Now with no place left to go and once again at a loss for what he should do, Achille wandered bitterly. He took his anger and sadness out on others through trainer battles, making enough to justify his journeying. With time Achille began to realize the toxic environment and mindset he'd been keeping himself in, along with his mistreatment of the Pokemon that stood by his side. They were poison types, but he'd been the one being toxic to them in the end. His travels took him to Galar, specifically the Isle of Armor due to hearing word of those training there would return stronger in both mind and body. During his training, his skills with poison types were recognized and his compassion towards Pokemon began to show again. Word was put in that he'd be a good candidate for Galar's League, and the rest is history.
The Galar League's Poison-type specialist, Achille Venin established himself not too long after traveling to train on the Isle of Armor. Currently, his gym is in the league's standard stadium style but when he first made his home on Galar's mainland he had to settle for running it in tandem with his bar, Nido's Burrow. With time, the league realized that a gym ran out of such a place, even if Achille took proper precautions and has strict challenge time rules, would potentially reflect badly on them. He's content with the separation of his two jobs, even if it make come as an inconvenience for regulars coming to the Burrow early or challengers looking for a late night challenge. Nido's Burrow is decorated with souvenirs from his travels, but mainly has Kanto memorabilia. A keen eye may be able to even notice some hints of Team Rocket memorabilia along the walls, as Achille still looks on his past fondly in some aspects.
TEAM:
Name: Mardi
Species: Stunky
Gender: Male
Ability: Aftermath
Moveset: Poison Gas, Smokescreen, Bite, Venoshock
Name: Eminence
Species: Arbok
Gender: Female
Ability: Intimidate
Moveset: Glare, Wrap, Acid, Poison Tail
Name: Wisteria
Species: Nidorina ★
Gender: Female
Ability: Rivalry
Moveset: Toxic, Poison Fang, Double Kick, Skull Bash
Name: Mallow
Species: Mareanie
Gender: Female
Ability: Merciless
Moveset: Wide Guard, Venom Drench, Venoshock, Liquidation
Name: Vino
Species: Beedrill
Gender: Male
Ability: Sniper
Moveset: Focus Energy, Poison Jab, Twineedle, Fell Stinger
Name: Vulgar
Species: Toxicroak
Gender: Male
Ability: Poison Touch
Moveset: Taunt, Sucker Punch, Drain Punch, Poison Jab
Name: Majesty
Species: Nidoqueen
Gender: Female
Ability: Sheer Force
Moveset: Toxic Spikes, Skull Bash, Earth Power, Sludge Wave
Name: Thistle
Species: Crobat
Gender: Male
Ability: Infiltrator
Moveset: Crunch, Cross Poison, Air Cutter, Giga Drain
Name: Boss
Species: Drapion
Gender: Male
Ability: Sniper
Moveset: Night Slash, Ice Fang, Cross Poison, Fell Stinger
Name: Veronica
Species: Dragalge
Gender: Female
Ability: Adaptability
Moveset: Acid Armor, Sludge Bomb, Draco Meteor, Flip Turn
Name: Seance
Species: Salazzle
Gender: Female
Ability: Corrosion
Moveset: Attract, Venoshock, Dragon Pulse, Flamethrower
Name: Studio
Species: Toxtricity GMAX
Gender: Male
Ability: Punk Rock
Moveset: Eerie Impulse, Overdrive, Boomburst, Sludge Bomb
RELATIONSHIPS:
[Relationships with other gym leaders; fill this out only when you're certain you're getting accepted.]
o lort-- UUUUUUH here's my official Post
“One of the most healing things you can do is recognize where in your life you are your own poison.”
NAME:
Achille Venin || "Brant"
AGE:
32
GENDER:
Male
BIRTHPLACE:
Celadon City, Kanto || Later moved to Galar on his journey of self improvement.
GYM TYPE:
Poison
APPEARANCE:
A tall man with a fair vanilla complexion and piercing red eyes. His long jet black hair is straight and stops just below his lower back. He's surprisingly muscular, keeping fit by following regimens he'd learned from his past along with training on the Isle of Armor.
Achille dressed semi-formally, mostly in black undershirts and dark violet suits or vests. He wears gloves for cleanliness purposes, as a courtesy to his customers and due to the fact he handles poison-types regularly.
PERSONALITY:
A reserved and personable man, Achille gives off the feeling of a refined gentleman but also a slightly intimidating aura with the way he dresses and carries himself. This is completely intentional, as he does his best to keep strangers at arm's length but wants to be approachable to gym challengers and regulars at the Nido's Burrow. He gives the impression that he's intelligent, mainly from his manner of explaining things and choosing to be an understanding party when it comes to issues that require multiple perspectives, along with the travel souvenirs and books he displays at the bar showing he is a well-traveled person. Achille feels as if he lacks the ability to judge most people, as his own moral compass isn't exactly straight in the first place, so he is the type you could vent your woes to or ask to play devil's advocate. He's not one to go out of his way to make friends with people of Pokemon, rather be the one to lie in wait and see if they'll approach him. This isn't to say he's unfriendly just...waiting and assessing who is attempting to enter his life. It's a habit he still hasn't shook from his Rocket days.
SHORT BIOGRAPHY:
Achille Venin hails from Celadon City, all the way in the Kanto region. His family lived in a small apartment within the city and while they weren't the wealthiest, they were happy. As a boy he'd keep himself occupied by roaming the streets of the city without much supervision, with nothing more than a wild-yet-friendly Nidoran♀ he'd come to call his own. He'd attempt to fit in with the other boys his age by causing mischief and trying to participate in friendly Pokemon battles with the amenable Nidoran♀ by his side. He was by no means a stellar foe, but he won his fair share of battles between his peers. He didn't have the means of training any other Pokemon other than the small Poison Pin Pokemon that accompanied him everywhere due to his family's less than fortunate financial position, he wasn't even able to properly call her his own until one of the boys he lingered around left behind an unused Pokeball. As he grew older his family's monetary inconveniences only served to further irritate Achille and influence his decisions.
In his late teens, Achille and his family hadn't been able to do much better for themselves. His father wasn't able to receive any sort of promotion at the Celadon Department Store and his mother was trying to scrape up more money by working in a flower shop run by Celadon's very own gym. Achille himself took to gambling, both in Pokemon battles and by sneaking into Celedon's Game Corner. He never won big, but at times he'd be able to bring home enough to contribute to the family's monthly funds. Other times his luck would be so bad that he'd resort to shoplifting, not taking into account how badly it may reflect on the staff of the Celadon Department Store and his face being recognized, just to get some things to eat for himself and his now Nidorina. This all culminated into his fateful encounter in Celedon's Game Corner one evening, changing Achille's life for years to come.
He'd just finished wasting the last of his coins and was ready to leave the Game Corner, when a man dressed in black bumped into him, with too much force to be an accident. Achille attempted to give the man a few choice words but found that someone had grabbed hold of him and covered his mouth. Not just that, but the man who ran into him must have taken Nidorina's Pokeball in passing, as it was no longer on his belt. What happened next was a blur, but key moments still show clearly in Achille's memory. He was dragged out back, told that those running the Game Corner knew he wasn't supposed to be there and that they'd be taking his Pokemon as a fee and that he wouldn't be allowed back in the Game Corner. Nidorina was released from her Pokeball and Achille tried to bargain for her return, saying without her he had no other way to help get money for his family. After some consideration the duo dressed in blacked offered him a choice, leave without his precious Pokemon or keep the Nidorina and join a group that went by the name of Team Rocket. He was told that the organization's line of work wasn't too different from the thievery and sneaking around he was already doing, so Achille would fit right in. Being given such limited options, Achille resigned himself to joining whatever gang these two appeared to be a part of to keep his Nidorina and potentially find some semblance of income.
Following that night Achille explained to his parents that he'd be off training with his Pokemon and wouldn't return for some time, so they wouldn't worry or try to find him. This wasn't a complete lie, as he had to undergo Rocket training with is Nidorina somewhere even he didn't know about. After packing his things and discreetly returning to the Game Corner, which was revealed to be one of Team Rocket's bases to Achille, he was promptly given his new grunt uniform and sent off to be trained with a handful of other new recruits. The young man had expected his time there to be awful but, as the two Rocket grunts who had confronted him predicted, he seemed to fit right in. He actually made friends, a majority in a position similar to his own. People down on their luck looking to make money and maybe find somewhere to belong. Maybe even find themselves being feared and respected along the way. In the end he passed training with flying colors with new allies by his side and he was given the codename "Brant" to keep his identity secret. Months turned to a year, and then another, and "Brant" was cementing his place as a member of Team Rocket. He had a Golbat he'd managed to steal from a trainer in battle that'd be the main competitor in less...let's just say Pokemon League approved battles back at base. The team's view on Pokemon had infected Achille and he began seeing Pokemon as nothing more than tools for battle or a profit to be made. The times he enjoyed among his peers in Team Rocket weren't meant to last, however, as it seemed someone was keen on meddling with them and with time the leader, Giovanni, disbanded the group.
Now with no place left to go and once again at a loss for what he should do, Achille wandered bitterly. He took his anger and sadness out on others through trainer battles, making enough to justify his journeying. With time Achille began to realize the toxic environment and mindset he'd been keeping himself in, along with his mistreatment of the Pokemon that stood by his side. They were poison types, but he'd been the one being toxic to them in the end. His travels took him to Galar, specifically the Isle of Armor due to hearing word of those training there would return stronger in both mind and body. During his training, his skills with poison types were recognized and his compassion towards Pokemon began to show again. Word was put in that he'd be a good candidate for Galar's League, and the rest is history.
The Galar League's Poison-type specialist, Achille Venin established himself not too long after traveling to train on the Isle of Armor. Currently, his gym is in the league's standard stadium style but when he first made his home on Galar's mainland he had to settle for running it in tandem with his bar, Nido's Burrow. With time, the league realized that a gym ran out of such a place, even if Achille took proper precautions and has strict challenge time rules, would potentially reflect badly on them. He's content with the separation of his two jobs, even if it make come as an inconvenience for regulars coming to the Burrow early or challengers looking for a late night challenge. Nido's Burrow is decorated with souvenirs from his travels, but mainly has Kanto memorabilia. A keen eye may be able to even notice some hints of Team Rocket memorabilia along the walls, as Achille still looks on his past fondly in some aspects.
TEAM:
Name: Mardi
Species: Stunky
Gender: Male
Ability: Aftermath
Moveset: Poison Gas, Smokescreen, Bite, Venoshock
Name: Eminence
Species: Arbok
Gender: Female
Ability: Intimidate
Moveset: Glare, Wrap, Acid, Poison Tail
Name: Wisteria
Species: Nidorina ★
Gender: Female
Ability: Rivalry
Moveset: Toxic, Poison Fang, Double Kick, Skull Bash
Name: Mallow
Species: Mareanie
Gender: Female
Ability: Merciless
Moveset: Wide Guard, Venom Drench, Venoshock, Liquidation
Name: Vino
Species: Beedrill
Gender: Male
Ability: Sniper
Moveset: Focus Energy, Poison Jab, Twineedle, Fell Stinger
Name: Vulgar
Species: Toxicroak
Gender: Male
Ability: Poison Touch
Moveset: Taunt, Sucker Punch, Drain Punch, Poison Jab
Name: Majesty
Species: Nidoqueen
Gender: Female
Ability: Sheer Force
Moveset: Toxic Spikes, Skull Bash, Earth Power, Sludge Wave
Name: Thistle
Species: Crobat
Gender: Male
Ability: Infiltrator
Moveset: Crunch, Cross Poison, Air Cutter, Giga Drain
Name: Boss
Species: Drapion
Gender: Male
Ability: Sniper
Moveset: Night Slash, Ice Fang, Cross Poison, Fell Stinger
Name: Veronica
Species: Dragalge
Gender: Female
Ability: Adaptability
Moveset: Acid Armor, Sludge Bomb, Draco Meteor, Flip Turn
Name: Seance
Species: Salazzle
Gender: Female
Ability: Corrosion
Moveset: Attract, Venoshock, Dragon Pulse, Flamethrower
Name: Studio
Species: Toxtricity GMAX
Gender: Male
Ability: Punk Rock
Moveset: Eerie Impulse, Overdrive, Boomburst, Sludge Bomb
A few Nidoran, Nidorina, and Nidorino have taken residence in Achille's bar, all his own. They allow guests to pet them and even the Nidorina and Nidorino will help serve customers.
A shiny Galarian Slowking named Camilla also resides at the Nido's Burrow, helping Achille mix drinks. She isn't much of a battler but will defend her trainer and his business without hesitation.
A shiny Galarian Slowking named Camilla also resides at the Nido's Burrow, helping Achille mix drinks. She isn't much of a battler but will defend her trainer and his business without hesitation.
RELATIONSHIPS:
[Relationships with other gym leaders; fill this out only when you're certain you're getting accepted.]
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