Fandom The Very Best (A Pokemon CS) [CLOSED]

BackSet · Nov 29, 2020

Rules:

-All rules in the Interest Check apply.
-No real life photos for faceclaims please and thank you.
-If you use BBCode please make it readable and usable. If I can't read or scroll throigh your CS you aren't getting accepted.
-all Pokemon are to have only four moves and you are only allowed to have six Pokemon.
-Minimum age is 14
-Feel free to make up a trainer class
-Feel free to add stuff to the CS (especially the Pokemon Team section) but don't remove anything.

-BASIC INFO-
Name:
Nickname(s):
Gender:
Pronouns:
Sexuality:
Age:
Trainer Class:
Home Region:
Starting Region (Hoenn or Kanto)

-PERSONAL-

High Concept (a brief one line description of your character's basic concept):
Personality:
History:

-PHYSICAL-

Equipment (anything from Pokeballs to rope):
Personal Items (anything that wouldn't be equipmemt):
Skills (things like "computers" or "acrobatics"):
Powers (if you have any):
Appearance (what does your character look like. Feel free to use a description or a picture so long as it's not a real photo):

-FLUFF-

Battle Theme (optional) (what music plays when you're battling):
Voice Actor (optional) (who would play your character in a theoretical animated adaptation of this rp):
Tropes (optional) (tropes that apply to your character):
Quote(s) (optional) (things your character has said that exemplify them as a person):
Other (optional) (anything else I should know?):

-POKEMON TEAM-

Slot 1
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname):
Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?):
Moves (what moves does it know?):
History and Personality (optional):

Slot 2
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname):
Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?):
Moves (what moves does it know?):
History and Personality (optional):

Slot 3
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname):
Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?):
Moves (what moves does it know?):
History and Personality (optional):

Slot 4
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname):
Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?):
Moves (what moves does it know?):
History and Personality (optional):

Slot 5
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname):
Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?):
Moves (what moves does it know?):
History and Personality (optional):

Slot 6
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname):
Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?):
Moves (what moves does it know?):
History and Personality (optional):

BackSet · Nov 29, 2020

Name: Marie Birch
Nickname(s): Mare (to everyone)
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Sexuality: TBD
Age: 17
Trainer Class: Pokemon Trainer
Home Region: Hoenn (formerly Johto)
Starting Region: Hoenn
High Concept: A Pokemon Trainer with an attitude and the uncanny ability to talk to Pokémon.

Personality: Mare Birch is kind of a hard person to get along with. For one, she's quick to anger, especially when it comes to her ribbon. For another, she's snarky as hell. And for a third thing, she's really weird. She has a habit of just talking to seemingly no one in particular, all the while keeping up the same snark she usually does. Despite her oddities, Mare is really nice once you get to know her. Just don't think she'll cut you some slack if you screw up in her book.

History: Marie "Mare" Birch should be dead. By all accounts, she should have died at birth. Lucky for her, she was saved at the last minute by her father's Lucario. In order to save her life, the Lucario transferred all his aura into Mare. This saved her but killed him. Mare's mother was overjoyed, her father less so. He was already bitter due to his past as a failed Pokemon Trainer and the death of his Lucario was what finally pushed him over the edge. He became physically abusive towards his wife and verbally abusive towards his daughter, blaming both of them for Lucario's death. He later grew to hate Pokemon, viewing his Lucario as having betrayed him.

As such, it's safe to say her childhood wasn't a very happy one. The apartment they lived in was super run down and Mare got stuck with the cupboard under the stairs for a room Harry Potter style. While this sucked a lot and nothing else was good either, the cupboard did provide ample opportunity for friends. When Mare was about 5 she discovered that she could understand and speak to Pokemon. She discovered this when a Rattata decided to strike up a conversation. That Rattata became her best friend.

Over next couple years she befriended several other wild Pokemon living in the run down old apartment. There was the Rattata (whose name was R), of course but there was also Espy, a Spearow that had made it's nest undetected in the rafters, and Splay and Splash, two Spinarak who had made a web in her "room." These friends brought basically her only happiness throughout her entire childhood. But it wasn't meant to last. When Mare was 10, her father decided to hire an exterminator to get rid of, as he put it, "those nasty, pesky Pokemon living in [his] house!" Mare really wanted to stop the exterminator but there was nothing she could do. Her friends were run out of the house and she never saw them again.

From that day on Mare became much more bitter and she developed a hair trigger temper. If her life was a nightmare that was just fine with her. She didn't care anyways. She was all alone. Her mom was too scared to stand up to her bastard of a father and she couldn't do anything. What could a little girl like her do against a monster like him.

But, a few months before Mare was supposed to turn 17, a godsend arrived. Well, a godsend for her Mom, anyways. Some door-to-door salesman accidentally stumbled upon Mare's father beating her mother. That salesman immediately contacted the police. As it happened, a gym leader from Hoenn, Norman Petalburg, was visiting at the time. So instead of the police, he showed up instead. It was love at first sight.

Norman was like a knight in shining armor to Mare's mother. He had saved her from her abusive husband. Norman simply thought Mare's mom was beautiful. It didn't take long for them to get engaged (after divorce papers were filed, of course) and before Mare knew it, just a few days after her 17th birthday her mom announced that they were moving to Hoenn where Norman lived. As luck would have it, Hoenn was also where Mare's uncle, Professor Birch (and by extension, her bratty cousin Brendan), lived. As such, as soon as they moved to Littleroot Town, Mare was given a Pokemon by her Uncle as a late birthday gift. And that pretty much brings us up to current day.
Equipment: Pokeballs (x10), Potions (x11), Super Potions (x5), Hoenn Pokédex, Backpack
Personal Items: Phone (with Pokenav, Dexnav, GCS, and News apps), Her Ribbon
Skills:

-Self-Defense: Mare has taught herself some basic self-defense techniques. Nothing crazy, but enough to hold her own in a fight.

-Semi-Bilingual: Mare knows both Kantonese and Hoennian however, her Hoennian is shaky and she lacks knowledge of Hoennian slang and idioms.

Powers:

-Talking to Pokemon: Because of her father's Lucario transferring his aura into her, Mare can talk to and understand Pokemon.

-Above Average Strength: As a result of her father's Lucario transferring his aura into her, Mare is stronger than the average 17 year old girl. She won't be lifting cars anytime soon but she can go toe-to-toe with a grown adult and at the very least avoid being pounded into the dirt.

-Aura Vision: Once again due to her father's Lucario transferring his aura into her, Mare has the capacity to see and sense the auras of other creatures. However, she has yet to unlock this ability and is completely unaware of it.
Battle Theme (optional):

Encounter!Pokemon Trainer Mare

Battle!Pokemon Trainer Mare

Voice Actor (optional): Caitlin Glass
Tropes (optional):

-Tomboy with a Girly Streak

-Speaks Fluent Animal

-Afraid of Needles

-Aura Vision

-Cute Little Fangs

Quote(s) (optional):

"My name's Mare Birch! Remember it!"

“Don’t! Diss! The Ribbon!”

“You’re an idiot.”

“Grrrrrrr…”

“You’re going down!”

Other (optional):

-Birch is her mother's maiden name (her mother is Professor Birch's sister).
-Mare is named after Professor Birch's wife, Marie, who was her mother's roommate and best friend in college.
-Norman is descended from the founder of Petalburg City, hence his last name.
-Norman has an 11 year old daughter named May.
-Mare speaks in Red.
-Despite the fact that Birch is his last name, Mare still calls Professor Birch "Uncle Birch." In fact, nobody except Mare's mother, Birch's wife, and the Professor himself, know Professor Birch's first name.
-Mare is afraid of needles, though she vehemently denies it.
-Mare's fangs are not a result of Lucario giving her his aura. They're just something she had for some reason.

Species: Treecko
Abilitiy: Overgrow
Moves: Quick Attack, Mega Drain, Energy Ball, Quick Guard
History and Personality: Fiji is the Pokemon given to Mare by Professor Birch. After helping save the Professor from a wild Poochyena the two of them instantly bonded. Fiji is kind of ditsy but has a kind heart.
Species: Zigzagoon
Ability: Pickup
Moves: Tackle, Pin Missle, Baby-Doll Eyes, Double Team
History and Personality: Yu is the first Pokemon Mare caught. Yu is something of the only sane man of the party, often being exasperated with the other's antics. Her personality is somewhat of a middle ground between Fiji's ditziness and Queen's uber-seriousness.
Species: Poochyena
Ability: Quick Feet
Moves: Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Hidden Power, Ice Fang
History and Personality: The second Pokemon Mare caught. Somewhat of a master of the elements, Queen is so serious it's almost comical. Where Yu is merely serious in a conventional manner, Queen is uber-serious. She takes everything very seriously and doesn't seem to have a sense of humor.
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BackSet · Nov 30, 2020

Name: Artemis Seer
Nickname(s): None
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/him
Sexuality: Asexual
Age: 21
Trainer Class: Pokemon Researcher
Home Region: Sinnoh
Starting Region: Kanto
High Concept (a brief one line description of your character's basic concept): A relatively asocial genius who recently got an internship at Professor Oak's laboratory.

Personality: Artemis Seer isn't really a people person. It's not that he doesn't like people, he just finds them hard to interact with. He's a classic case of someone who prefers books over people. Artemis generally appears to be emotionless, which isn't true. He does have emotions, he just has trouble expressing them. He's always really excited to learn new facts. For most of his life his only real companion has been Athena, his Umbreon, who he loves more than anything in the world.

History: From a young age, Artemis always wanted to be a Pokemon Researcher. The world fascinated him and he wanted to understand it all. The only thing that didn't fascinate him and that he had no desire to understand was other people. It's not that he hated them, he just had issues interacting with him. As such he spent most of his time studying, lacking any friends other than his Eevee, Athena. Eventually, he graduated from Sinnoh University (set up but not run by Professor Rowan) at 16, which was around the same time Athena evolved into Unbreon, and went on to get his Pokemon Researcher's license at 19.

Unfortunately, that was about as far as Artemis got. He had no idea what to do with his life after that. Lucky for him, an opportunity came two years later when he managed to land an internship at the lab of Professor freaking Oak, one of his several idols. The moment he recieved this news, he immediately packed up all the stuff he thought he needed and headed off to Kanto, even though he wasn't scheduled to start until a week after his estimated arrival.
(Stick a lab coat and a pair of glasses on him and you've got Artemis)

Equipment: Potions (x10), Backpack, Specimen Jars
Personal Items: Phone, Laptop, Books (x5), Pokemon Researcher's License
Skills:

-Prodigy: Artemis is, to put it in simple terms, a genius. His knowledge of Pokemon is matched by few.

-Research: Artemis is an expert at research.

-Photographic Memory: Artemis has perfect recall.

-Quadlingual: Can speak Kantonese, Johtonese, Hoennian, and Sinnohan.

Powers: None

Appearance: Artemis is relatively tall and pale. He's not exactly the most athletic person in the world so he has a slim build. His hair is a sandy blond and his eyes are icy blue. This unfortunately makes him look cold and distant, which is not true. He usually dresses in jeans, a T-shirt, and his Sinnoh University hoodie. Over this casual attire is a white lab coat, usually unbuttoned. He is nearsighted and wears a pair of half-rimmed glasses.
Battle Theme (optional):

Encounter!Pokemon Researcher Artemis

Battle!Pokemon Researcher Artemis

Voice Actor (optional): Yuri Lowenthal
Tropes (optional) (tropes that apply to your character):

-The Smart Guy

-Ambiguous Disorder

-No Social Skills

-Not Good with People

Quote(s) (optional):

"Hmmm... fascinating."

"I'm a Pokemon Researcher. I know what I'm doing."

"Eureka!"

"This is it!"

"I knew it!"

"I'll never understand you people."

Other (optional) (anything else I should know?):

-Artemis speaks in Gray.
-Artemis' favorite Pokemon is Umbreon for obvious reasons.
-Artemis has a master's degree in Pokemon biology.
-He's done some research in other fields but Pokemon biology is his specialty.
-He idolizes Professor Oak and Professor Rowan.

Species: Umbreon
Ability: Synchronize
Moves: Shadow Ball, Moonlight, Confuse Ray, Quick Attack
History and Personality: When Artemis was 5 he found Athena curled up behind his shed. She had been injured somehow and he and his mom had helped heal her up. Afterwards she stuck around as a pet until Artemis turned Ten and got her registered as his official Pokemon. Athena is polite in mannerisms and is fiercely protective of Artemis.
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raindrop. · Nov 30, 2020

Name: Sela Asper
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Sexuality: Pansexual
Age: 16
Trainer Class: Psychic
Home Region: Johto
Starting Region: Hoenn
High Concept: A powerful psychic (but a bad trainer) who can sense oncoming danger, and is on a journey to prevent catastrophic disasters across the regions.

Personality:
Sela is...unique, to say the least. They carry the unmistakable presence of an outsider no matter where they travel to...but Sela is alright with that, and the lonely implications it can bring. In that regard, while some can consider them mature, they are patient and slow-to-anger to a fault; often times Sela fails to even stand up for herself against the superstitous accusations she frequently faces on her journeys. But Sela typically makes do. She finds happiness in what she has. And even if she can't? The girl moves on, anyways...because its not like the disasters will stop themselves, right?

Make no mistake. Though Sela may seem detached from regular society—a wandering outcast—she has an intense drive to save people from the disasters she can sense. To this end, she will do anything. Sela is a girl that can never sit around, knowing she can do something about these dangers...but whether this is her most admirable quality or her biggest flaw is up for debate.

History:
Sela does not remember the face of her father. Sela does not remember the voice of her mother. She does not remember the way he would rock her to sleep, nor the way her she would sing her lullabies.

Sela Asper, for as long as she can really remember, has lived with her grandpa up in the mountains.
She never considered this tragic, though. When her family house burnt down—when her family burnt down—she was only a small child. Even if she could remember, Sela is sure she would have blocked out the memory. And what was the point in remembering something horrible like that? Instead, Sela found that it was easiest to just...enjoy her new life for what it was.

And that life was of isolated tranquility. Her grandfather was a dedicated hermit, but one that cared deeply about seeing the Asper family line—all composed of powerful psychics—continue on in Sela, his last descendant. And so, as he took Sela under his wing...she found her days...well, dull, for a lack of a better word.
Meditation. Psychic Training. Tending to the garden. Cooking that night's dinner. Rinse, repeat. It would be wrong to say that Sela always enjoyed that lifestyle. To say her training wasn't repetitive, her isolated lifestyle boring, her world wasn't small...would be wrong. But no matter that...it was peaceful. There were a lack of worries in that life. A lack of any troubles at all, really. Even if her only two friends were a young Orie (a gift from her grandfather) and an overbearing Galahad (who refused to let her be alone, but never played with her either).

And sometimes...she would sneak out. Into the mountain's forests, where she could play with other Pokemon. And sometimes, she considering running away...running off the mountain, to the distance she always overlooked. But...then, who'd take care of her grandpa? Her grandpa, so serious, but so caring. So frail, so old. Only she could take care of him. And so Sela stayed...never venturing out except for the occasional trip to town, and the occasional sneaking off to the forest.

It was a nice life. A peaceful life. Cultivating her powers, cultivating the garden. Spending time with her grandfather, spending time with her Pokemon. It was nice while it lasted. It was nice...

Until her grandfather died.

...From there on, Sela tried to maintain that peaceful lifestyle. But...that routine...felt empty, now. Without meaning. Because now, there was a face to remember. A voice to recall. Memories, dozens of memories, that pained her every second she tried to imitate what once was. Yet, Sela was lost. She was so lost. The routine she relied on, the routine she whined about so frequently, no longer held meaning. There was no more guiding figures in her life to turn to as for what to do next. Sela...was lost.

But not lonely. No. Not lonely, with her Pokemon. With Orie, with Galahad. And it was in them that Sela would find her new purpose, awakening her Precognition.

There was no home for her to go back to. There was no family to return to. But...if she focused her powers to the world around her, there were people that did. People that were in danger! Intense danger, and not even knowing of it! And maybe it was envy of that which drove her to leave her mountain. Maybe it was jealousy, that they had what she had lost. Yet...that was no reason to make them go through what she had to. Sela wouldn't be too lonely, with her Pokemon. It...was a purpose. It was a purpose, one that was pure in intention, one that Sela could wholeheartedly but her heart and soul into. One that only Sela had the capacity to see through. And in that, she found comfort.

And so...Sela took off. With no end destination in mind. No plans for the future.

This has been the last 2 years of her life.
As of late...she has felt a massive danger approaching Hoenn. One unlike anything she has seen before. And so, Sela now journeys to Hoenn...not knowing what she'll be facing...but knowing that whatever it is her powers are leading her to, it will be something unlike anything else she has encountered yet.
Equipment: x3 Potions, x2 Revives, x1 Super Repel, x1 Escape Doll (Good for both falling asleep with and escaping with!)

Personal Items: Blue Unown Coat, Hoenn Map, 2 In-Use Pokeballs

Skills:
- Prodigious Psychic: However, opposed to what one would expect, her telekinesis is only slightly above-average, only able to move small objects in close proximity. However, if she were to exert all of her power, she could move an object even as large as a boulder—though this would tire her out greatly. If she trained more, however...that would be a different story.

- Trilingual: She can speak fluent Hoennian, Johtonese, and Kantonese. She didn't learn it anywhere in particular, instead just picking it up as she traveled across each language's respective region.

Powers:
- Danger Precognition: Though one would consider her "Psychic" abilities to be a power in its own, Psychic powers are not completely unheard of. Sela's prodigious talent manifests in her precognition, mirroring that of an Absol's. Sela can sense any kind of approaching danger, whether it be in her immediate proximity or miles away. While she can generally sense the magnitude of the danger and how fast it's coming, she has no idea of what it is specifically.

Usually, if her Orie senses it as well, then that narrows down the possibilities to nature. But...if its just her? And it's closeby? That's when Galahad comes in.

Other Details:
- Stands at 5'6.
- Slim, lithe body.
- Keeps her items secured within her coat pockets.
Battle Theme:

Tropes:
- Psychic Powers - TV Tropes
- Spider-Sense - TV Tropes
- Reluctant Warrior - TV Tropes
Other:
- Sela's...a pretty bad trainer. Not in the sense that she's abusive or negligent...but rather, they lack any sense of tactics when it comes to combat. In fact, she's never actually properly caught a Pokemon.
- She has no phone. She has no idea how they're supposed to work. Please, help her.
- They have a surprising amount of stamina. After all, they're traveling wide and far on foot.

Moves: Quick Attack, Knock Off, Detect, Night Slash
History and Personality: Orie is her lifelong companion. Together, the two share an unbreakable bond. Though Orie shares Sela's desire to save people from the disasters they sense (with Orie being who she gleamed the ability from in the first place!), they refuse to fight unless absolutely necessary. They carry Orie on their back most of the time, and enjoys traveling. Motherly and well-tempered.
Moves: Psycho Cut, Future Sight, Calm Mind, Fury Cutter
History and Personality: Her deceased father's old companion, who was to him what Orie is to Sela. The last order given to him was to protect Sela...and Galahad follows this order to an absolute. While he is the only one amongst them capable and willing to fight, Galahad will frequently ignore orders to instead do what he himself thinks is best. Nevertheless, he is quite the dependable guardian for Orie and Sela. Independent and serious.
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(Art Credits. Sela: kaf, Absol: Pokémon Image #1091327 - Zerochan Anime Image Board, Gallade: Gallade | Psycho Cut by ishmam on DeviantArt)

BackSet · Nov 30, 2020

raindrop. said:
BASIC INFO
PERSONAL
PHYSICAL
FLUFF

Name: Sela Asper
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Sexuality: Pansexual
Age: 16
Trainer Class: Psychic
Home Region: Johto
Starting Region: Hoenn

High Concept: A powerful psychic (but a bad trainer) who can sense oncoming danger, and is on a journey to prevent catastrophic disasters across the regions.

Personality:
Sela is...unique, to say the least. They carry the unmistakable presence of an outsider no matter where they travel to...but Sela is alright with that, and the lonely implications it can bring. In that regard, while some can consider them mature, they are patient and slow-to-anger to a fault; often times Sela fails to even stand up for herself against the superstitous accusations she frequently faces on her journeys. But Sela typically makes do. She finds happiness in what she has. And even if she can't? The girl moves on, anyways...because its not like the disasters will stop themselves, right?

Make no mistake. Though Sela may seem detached from regular society—a wandering outcast—she has an intense drive to save people from the disasters she can sense. To this end, she will do anything. Sela is a girl that can never sit around, knowing she can do something about these dangers...but whether this is her most admirable quality or her biggest flaw is up for debate.

History:
Sela does not remember the face of her father. Sela does not remember the voice of her mother. She does not remember the way he would rock her to sleep, nor the way her she would sing her lullabies.

Sela Asper, for as long as she can really remember, has lived with her grandpa up in the mountains.
She never considered this tragic, though. When her family house burnt down—when her family burnt down—she was only a small child. Even if she could remember, Sela is sure she would have blocked out the memory. And what was the point in remembering something horrible like that? Instead, Sela found that it was easiest to just...enjoy her new life for what it was.

And that life was of isolated tranquility. Her grandfather was a dedicated hermit, but one that cared deeply about seeing the Asper family line—all composed of powerful psychics—continue on in Sela, his last descendant. And so, as he took Sela under his wing...she found her days...well, dull, for a lack of a better word.
Meditation. Psychic Training. Tending to the garden. Cooking that night's dinner. Rinse, repeat. It would be wrong to say that Sela always enjoyed that lifestyle. To say her training wasn't repetitive, her isolated lifestyle boring, her world wasn't small...would be wrong. But no matter that...it was peaceful. There were a lack of worries in that life. A lack of any troubles at all, really. Even if her only two friends were a young Orie (a gift from her grandfather) and an overbearing Galahad (who refused to let her be alone, but never played with her either).

And sometimes...she would sneak out. Into the mountain's forests, where she could play with other Pokemon. And sometimes, she considering running away...running off the mountain, to the distance she always overlooked. But...then, who'd take care of her grandpa? Her grandpa, so serious, but so caring. So frail, so old. Only she could take care of him. And so Sela stayed...never venturing out except for the occasional trip to town, and the occasional sneaking off to the forest.

It was a nice life. A peaceful life. Cultivating her powers, cultivating the garden. Spending time with her grandfather, spending time with her Pokemon. It was nice while it lasted. It was nice...

Until her grandfather died.

...From there on, Sela tried to maintain that peaceful lifestyle. But...that routine...felt empty, now. Without meaning. Because now, there was a face to remember. A voice to recall. Memories, dozens of memories, that pained her every second she tried to imitate what once was. Yet, Sela was lost. She was so lost. The routine she relied on, the routine she whined about so frequently, no longer held meaning. There was no more guiding figures in her life to turn to as for what to do next. Sela...was lost.

But not lonely. No. Not lonely, with her Pokemon. With Orie, with Galahad. And it was in them that Sela would find her new purpose, awakening her Precognition.

There was no home for her to go back to. There was no family to return to. But...if she focused her powers to the world around her, there were people that did. People that were in danger! Intense danger, and not even knowing of it! And maybe it was envy of that which drove her to leave her mountain. Maybe it was jealousy, that they had what she had lost. Yet...that was no reason to make them go through what she had to. Sela wouldn't be too lonely, with her Pokemon. It...was a purpose. It was a purpose, one that was pure in intention, one that Sela could wholeheartedly but her heart and soul into. One that only Sela had the capacity to see through. And in that, she found comfort.

And so...Sela took off. With no end destination in mind. No plans for the future.

This has been the last 2 years of her life.
As of late...she has felt a massive danger approaching Hoenn. One unlike anything she has seen before. And so, Sela now journeys to Hoenn...not knowing what she'll be facing...but knowing that whatever it is her powers are leading her to, it will be something unlike anything else she has encountered yet.

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Equipment: x3 Potions, x2 Revives, x1 Super Repel, x1 Escape Doll (Good for both falling asleep with and escaping with!)

Personal Items: Blue Unown Coat, Hoenn Map, 2 In-Use Pokeballs

Skills:
- Prodigious Psychic: However, opposed to what one would expect, her telekinesis is only slightly above-average, only able to move small objects in close proximity. However, if she were to exert all of her power, she could move an object even as large as a boulder—though this would tire her out greatly. If she trained more, however...that would be a different story.

- Trilingual: She can speak fluent Hoennian, Johtonese, and Kantonese. She didn't learn it anywhere in particular, instead just picking it up as she traveled across each language's respective region.

Powers:
- Danger Precognition: Though one would consider her "Psychic" abilities to be a power in its own, Psychic powers are not completely unheard of. Sela's prodigious talent manifests in her precognition, mirroring that of an Absol's. Sela can sense any kind of approaching danger, whether it be in her immediate proximity or miles away. While she can generally sense the magnitude of the danger and how fast it's coming, she has no idea of what it is specifically.

Usually, if her Orie senses it as well, then that narrows down the possibilities. But...if its just her? And it's closeby? That's when Galahad comes in.

Battle Theme:

Tropes:
- Psychic Powers - TV Tropes
- Spider-Sense - TV Tropes
- Reluctant Warrior - TV Tropes
Other:
- Sela's...a pretty bad trainer. Not in the sense that she's abusive or negligent...but rather, they lack any sense of tactics when it comes to combat. In fact, she's never actually properly caught a Pokemon.
- She has no phone. She has no idea how they're supposed to work. Please, help her.
- They have a surprising amount of stamina. After all, they're traveling wide and far on foot.

Oracle/"Orie"
Galahad
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Moves: Quick Attack, Knock Off, Detect, Night Slash
History and Personality: Orie is her lifelong companion. Together, the two share an unbreakable bond. Though Orie shares Sela's desire to save people from the disasters they sense (with Orie being who she gleamed the ability from in the first place!), they refuse to do fight unless absolutely necessary. They carry Orie on their back most of the time, and enjoy traveling. Motherly and well-tempered.

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Moves: Psycho Cut, Future Sight, Calm Mind, Fury Cutter
History and Personality: Her deceased father's old compaion, who was to him what Orie is to Sela. The last order given to him was to protect Sela...and Galahad follows this order to an absolute. While he is the only one amongst them capable and willing to fight, Galahad will frequently ignore orders to instead do what he himself thinks is best. Nevertheless, he is quite the dependable guardian for Orie and Sela. Independent and serious.

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(Art Credits. Sela: kaf, Absol: Pokémon Image #1091327 - Zerochan Anime Image Board, Gallade: Gallade | Psycho Cut by ishmam on DeviantArt)

I approve of this CS. Honestly, I just approve of this character in general.

QuirkyAngel · Nov 30, 2020

The Trainer

Name: Ivory Coquelicot

Nickname(s): Ivy, Ivee

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Age: 17

Trainer Class: Pokemon Trainer, Pokemon Photographer

Home Region: Kanto

Starting Region: Kanto
High Concept: A pokemon trainer/photographer who wants to travel the world taking pictures of pokemon.

Personality: A wallflower who doesn’t typically like to stand out in the crowd, it’s not so much that Ivory is shy, but she prefers to make others shine. She will almost never volunteer to take the spot light unless she has no choice. Ivory has a caring, nurturing personality that likes to see others grow and develop. She has a strong aesthetic sense and appreciates natural beauty. She enjoys nature hikes and peaceful environments away from the rowdy cities every once and a while, but she doesn’t hate urban life.

Ivory is also a truth seeker, very curious, and loves to learn (especially if it has to do with pokemon). She has an explorative nature and tends to be on the nosy side when it comes to something that catches her interest. While Ivory has a firm grasp on tactics and a calm mind necessary to make rational decisions she lacks the competitiveness or battle instincts necessary to be a Pokemon Champion. Ivory doesn’t care as much about winning, but she likes taking pictures of their fights—hence why she continues to collect badges and challenge gyms. She believes that it’s in battles where pokemon tend shine the best and through training that they develop into their full potential. Ivory also doesn’t like giving up. Despite the fact that she's not much a fan of hurting others, she isn't afraid to push back when shoved and can be quite stubborn.

History: Ivory grew up in Lavender Town where her father works as a caretaker of pokemon graves in the House of Memories while her mother at the Lavender Volunteer Pokemon House to help care for abandoned pokemon. Since a young age, she’s been surrounded by pokemon, having often helped her parents with their work—her mother especially, though she often goes to pray at the House of Memories before bringing her dad his lunch as well. The Coquelicot couple instilled in Ivory a love for pokemon, such that she wanted to learn more. She attended her local pokemon school until the age of 12 when her parents let her travel to Pallet Town, meet Professor Oak, and begin her very own Pokemon Journey.

Ivory’s first official pokemon was a bulbasaur she named Bulbeat, though Bulbeat was far from her first friend. Unbenownst to the young girl, a ghost pokemon she met once while praying at the House of Memories grew attached to her and secretly followed her on her journey. Haunter would sometimes help her whenever she found herself in a pinch. Other times it would find pleasure in pranking or tripping her up. It didn’t join officially join her team until her third gym in Viridian City.

It was also in Viridian City that she met the Pokemon Journalist, Valarie Verne, who would become her mentor. Having suffered a string of loses to the leader of the Viridian Gym, Ivory was questioning her worth as a pokemon trainer and whether she was cut out for gym battles when she met Valerie who cheered her up by showing Ivory her the collection of pokemon pictures she’d taken. Impressed by the beautiful images that seemed to capture both the joys and sorrows of pokemon, Ivory chose to stay in Viridian City and work as her assistant—living with the woman, learning from her, and reigniting the confidence she’d lost.

It was then that Ivory discovered her love for pokemon photography. More than winning battles, she enjoyed capturing the images of pokemon in their best moments. For four years, Ivory stayed in Viridian City, learning from Valerie about the art of pokemon journalism and photography…though she did return home every once in while to help her parents. She informed them of her switch in interest though she didn’t want to give up battling either. It was a matter of pride and Ivory wanted to finish what she already started. Besides, Ivory saw no reason she couldn’t do both. After learning everything she could from Valerie Verne, Ivy finally defeated the Viridian City Gym and continue on her pokemon journey. By this time, Bulbeat had evolved into an Ivysaur and she was joined by a Haunter who’d been following her and an old Ninetales she’d met when researching a haunted house for one of Valarie’s articles. Her goals had changed as well.

Ivory decided to travel on her own as freelance pokemon photographer, gaining experience and expanding her portfolio, while, at the same time, collecting badges and adding to her team along the way. She doesn’t neglect training her pokemon for battles, testing herself at pokemon gyms so she doesn’t get rusty, but Ivory became more focused on making memories and learning pokemon than winning fights. She also enjoys the jobs she does as a pokemon photographer more and often takes long breaks from gym battling to complete pokemon photography requests—for magazines, journals, research, etc—so the journey itself was slow-going. She had just earned her Cinnabar Island badge when a request from the pokemon journalist Valarie has her looking into the newly formed Team Rocket Neo.
Equipment: Pokeballs (8), Kanto Pokedex, photography equipment( high quality, water-resistant travel camera with strap, lots of film, various types of lenses, a tripod), Camping equipment (including a sleeping bag, lighter, rope, eating utensils, water bottle, and cooking pot), an updated PokeNav, a physical map (in case her PokeNav doesn’t work), tiny tracking/recording devices, Super Potions (3), Fishing rod (1), Binoculars, Box of PokeBlocks (3), Pokemon Grooming Kit (1).

Personal Items (anything that wouldn't be equipmemt): Phone, money, extra set of clothes, personal hygiene items, photo album, Kanto Badges (5), Notebook and pens.

Skills (things like "computers" or "acrobatics"): Observation, research, photography, writing, stealth (she has perfected the art of blending into the crowd, misdirection, disguises, and walking quietly). She can also hold her breath for a whole 5 minutes^^

Powers (if you have any): She tugged on the tail of her Ninetales (Kuzunoha) out of curiousity so she might have a 1000-year curse on her, but otherwise no otherworldly power to speak of.
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Character Theme:

Tropes: Camera Fiend, Going for the Big Scoop

Pokemon Team

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Bulbeat

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Ivysaur

Ability: Overgrow

Moves (what moves does it know?): VineWhip, SolarBeam, Synthesis, SleepPowder

History and Personality (optional): Ivory’s first pokemon, Bulbeat is a determined, yet fairly easily going pokemon that enjoys battle, but also listen well to its trainer. Ivory never had any obedience problems with Bulbeat. Or any problems in general. When it’s not training, or eating, it enjoys lazing out in the sun where Ivory would often slap pictures of it. Since evolving, it’s grown a bit lazier and enjoys napping in areas with many flowers. However, while Bulbeat is mostly easy-going and obedient, when it does get stubborn, it’s hard-headed and pretty much immovable.
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Dupi

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Ditto

Moves (what moves does it know?): Transform

History and Personality (optional): Friendly and fun-loving, Duppi is a showman and likes impressing others (especially kids) with its ability to transform. It enjoys mirroring others and can acted as Ivory’s doppleganger when they first met…stealing food from stores of Cerulean City. In order to clear her name, Ivory found it and battled it. After Dupi was defeated by Bulbeat, it joined her team as her second pokemon.
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Trouble.

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Haunter

Moves (what moves does it know?): Hypnosis, ShadowBall, SuckerPunch, DestinyBond

History and Personality (optional): A pranky pokemon that enjoys laughs, Trouble has also been shown to be quite shy and a bit of a tsundere when it comes to the people it likes. It followed Ivory pulling pranks and haunting/bullying her, but also helping her in critical moments. It didn’t allow itself to be caught until Ivory was ready to challenge the Viridian Gym again. Ivy can’t seem to get a picture of Trouble who often vanish whenever she brandished her camera, suggesting that it is camera shy as well. It still has a pension for teasing her and creating mischief, hence the nickname ‘Trouble’.
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Kuzunoha

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Ninetales.

Ability: Flash Fire.

Moves (what moves does it know?): Inferno, QuickAttack, Pyschic, Will O’ Wisp

History and Personality (optional): Ivory’s most wise and knowledgeable pokemon, Kuzunoha is over 700 year old and has developed psychic powers as a result. Fully capable of understanding human speech, it met Ivory at a haunted house when she’d worked with Valarie on a story involving children that had gone missing. Ninetails was lonely and looking for friends to play with it, so it took control of the missing kids. After Ivory successfully caught it, it told Ivory that it’s favorite name—out of all the ones given to it—was Kuzunoha. Apparently, it had worked with many different trainers in the past before they eventually died. For the most part, it has a tranquil personality, but it is also prone to spite if irritated.
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Flafnir

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Dratini

Ability: Shed skin

Moves (what moves does it know?): Twister, Safeguard, RainDance, ThunderWave

History and Personality (optional): A baby pokemon Ivory fished out the lake one day, it’s been growing quickly thanks to Ivory’s care and considers her to be a parental figure. It's currently 3.5 feet in length.
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raindrop. · Dec 1, 2020

Name: Ignatius "Igni" Brando
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Repressed Gay
Age: 19
Trainer Class: Lone Wolf
Home Region: Kanto
Starting Region: Kanto
High Concept: An everyday thug that could become the next Champion, but experiences frustration at the responsibilities holding him back—and proceeds to conviniently vent said frustrations on Team Rocket.

Personality: Igni's...complicated. He wears a thoroughly developed hardass exterior, as willing to fight using Pokemon as he is with his fists. To this end, he's built up his street cred as someone not to messed with—as long as you don't mess with him, he won't mess with you. Probably. Really, to most, he's just a thug with a knack for Pokemon battles...but in reality, Igni deep down cares too much about his Pokemon and his family. He feels responsible for them; and though he himself knows that his battling potential could bring him to far higher stages, to even national levels...! Protecting what he has left is far too important for that. Yet, it still brings him daily frustration knowing that he could be doing more...and thus, he caves into his thug-like routine to cope with it.

Still—as crude, impulsive, and brutish as Igni is...if he's your friend, you can always rely on him to stick by you through the thick and thin. Sadly, Igni has no actual friends.

History:
Igni's story is not anything special.

When he was young, his mother left his family. She didn't die, she didn't elope, she didn't mysteriously disappear. One day...she just decided that she didn't want to be a part of Igni's life, anymore.
And so, it was just his father, him, and his sister. Flint Brando, Ignatius Brando, and Melody Brando. They were a happy little family. Never the most well off, especially with the lingering economic aftermath of the Kanto-Johto war—in fact, once Igni came of age, he had to immediately start working in his free time to support their tiny little family. Yes, they were never particularly wealthy...but they made do. As time went on, Igni fell into a bad crowd. He knew his father never approved—but as long as Igni came home in one piece (and without handcuffs), he couldn't control Igni. The poorer side of town was always known for kids falling into this kind of behavior, anyways. And time went on. Igni grew up.

His story is nothing groundbreaking. Nothing noteworthy. Nothing special.

And yet...every day, Igni could feel the chance to make it that slipping away. Each day, his dream of becoming a Champion! The best trainer in all of Kanto! Something he knew he could do...! It...slipped away. His hopes, his dreams, his ambitions. It slipped through his fingers like sand with each day.

But Igni remained.
He couldn't just go up and off on an adventure. He had a family to take care of. Even if he was a thug, that responsibility weighed him down more than anything. And so...he stayed. But the frustration boiled up. Knowing that every day, every second, was another wasted chance at doing something he knew he could do. Igni knew he was better than the riff-raff in the streets. Igni knew that he was better than them. And yet, he was stuck here, all the same...

...And one day, when Igni was at his breaking point, wanting nothing more than to lash out, to vent his anger and his frustrations onto something...

Neo Team Rocket came knocking on his door.

Arceus have mercy on them.
Equipment: x6 Potions, x3 Ethers, x1 Revive

Personal Items:
- Wallet (Containing a precious photograph of his family, and some stolen money)
- A pair of Brass Knuckles (Definitely illegal)
- Old Phone

Skills:

- Experienced Trainer. Igni has fought with Ember, Bruno, and Howler for a long, long time—even fighting side by side at times. Igni has an in-depth understanding of each of his Pokemon: knowing their strengths, their weaknesses, their limits. Not only this, but Igni is a natural talent for battling with Pokemon...whether that be commanding them in a fair battle, or in a no-rules, no-holds-barred fight.

- Experienced Fighter. Igni himself is highly physically capable, due to the fights and scuffles he commonly gets into. Igni can hold his own against others in an actual fight, even carrying around a pair of brass knuckles for whenever someone might jump him...but he can't bring himself to ever hit a kid or a girl. Unless that girl hit him first. Which, to him, is now totally fair game.

Other Details:
- Stands at 5'10.
- Athletic build.
- He keeps his items and his Pokeballs on a small brown bag, securely put on his left hip.
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold - TV Tropes

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Other:
- He used to be a major fan of Red. He still is, and would like to think he could be the 2nd Red.
- Igni refuses to acknowledge that he thinks guys are cute. He will continue to not acknowledge this.
- Once joined Neo Team Rocket for the pay. Got kicked out when he viciously beat up another member Igni had caught abusing his Pokemon. Ever since then, he and Team Rocket have been on sour terms.

Moves: Eruption, Smokescreen, Inferno, Hyper Beam
History and Personality: Ember and Igni rose from the bottom top the top together. From a defiant little kid and his cyndaquil...to a thug and his typhlosion. Ember is every bit as as a thug as Igni is, if not even more hotheaded than Igni himself. Because of this, Igni is the only person who can rein in Ember's personality...especially when he rages, which has left Igni burnt on more than one occasion. It's said that his fire has never gone out, not even once. Rash and brutish.
Moves: Vital Throw, Low Kick, Strength, Helping Hand
History and Personality: Igni has relied on Bruno more than once to get him out of tight spots on the street. While Igni usually detests bringing Pokemon into more physical fights...Machoke proved to not only be a reliable partner, but that it relishes the thrill of a good no-holds-barred fistfight. Nevertheless, out of battle Bruno is actually a pretty gentle Pokemon, often helping out with the chores at home. Boisterous and jovial.
Moves: Beat Up, Odor Sleuth, Bite
History and Personality: Howler was found by Igni as a stray; unwanted by others for its dark reputation. In particular...he found Howler sick in the alleyway, in need of medical attention. Without Igni's help, Howler surely would've met a terrible fate—and for this, Howler is the most loyal out of all of his Pokemon. It's currently training to become his main partner, sparking a rivalry between it and Ember. Serious and loyal.
Moves: Sweet Kiss, Sing
History and Personality: Princess...is the last Pokemon you'd expect from Igni. Cleffas are not only exceptionally rare, but exceptionally wanted—yet, this thug has one (though he refuses to admit how many weeks it took to capture one). Igni is raising Princess to be the perfect Pokemon for his younger sister: something cute, but able of protecting her. Right now though...Princess is still very young, and Igni refuses to ever use her in battle. Ever. Innocent and naive.
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(Art Credits: Igni: ポケ擬, Typhlosion: Tumblr Post, Machoke: Machopeur by Demanciel on DeviantArt, Houndour: Requests Batch #2, Cleffa: 173 - Cleffa by TsaoShin on DeviantArt.)

BackSet · Dec 1, 2020

QuirkyAngel said:
The Trainer

BASIC INFO
PERSONAL
PHYSICAL
FLUFF

Name: Ivory Coquelicot

Nickname(s): Ivy, Ivee

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Age: 17

Trainer Class: Pokemon Trainer, Pokemon Photographer

Home Region: Kanto

Starting Region: Kanto

High Concept: A pokemon trainer/photographer who wants to travel the world taking pictures of pokemon.

Personality: A wallflower who doesn’t typically like to stand out in the crowd, it’s not so much that Ivory is shy, but she prefers to make others shine. She will almost never volunteer to take the spot light unless she has no choice. Ivory has a caring, nurturing personality that likes to see others grow and develop. She has a strong aesthetic sense and appreciates natural beauty. She enjoys nature hikes and peaceful environments away from the rowdy cities every once and a while, but she doesn’t hate urban life.

Ivory is also a truth seeker, very curious, and loves to learn (especially if it has to do with pokemon). She has an explorative nature and tends to be on the nosy side when it comes to something that catches her interest. While Ivory has a firm grasp on tactics and a calm mind necessary to make rational decisions she lacks the competitiveness or battle instincts necessary to be a Pokemon Champion. Ivory doesn’t care as much about winning, but she likes taking pictures of their fights—hence why she continues to collect badges and challenge gyms. She believes that it’s in battles where pokemon tend shine the best and through training that they develop into their full potential. Ivory also doesn’t like giving up. Despite the fact that she's not much a fan of hurting others, she isn't afraid to push back when shoved and can be quite stubborn.

History: Ivory grew up in Lavender Town where her father works as a caretaker of pokemon graves in the House of Memories while her mother at the Lavender Volunteer Pokemon House to help care for abandoned pokemon. Since a young age, she’s been surrounded by pokemon, having often helped her parents with their work—her mother especially, though she often goes to pray at the House of Memories before bringing her dad his lunch as well. The Coquelicot couple instilled in Ivory a love for pokemon, such that she wanted to learn more. She attended her local pokemon school until the age of 12 when her parents let her travel to Pallet Town, meet Professor Oak, and begin her very own Pokemon Journey.

Ivory’s first official pokemon was a bulbasaur she named Bulbeat, though Bulbeat was far from her first friend. Unbenownst to the young girl, a ghost pokemon she met once while praying at the House of Memories grew attached to her and secretly followed her on her journey. Haunter would sometimes help her whenever she found herself in a pinch. Other times it would find pleasure in pranking or tripping her up. It didn’t join officially join her team until her third gym in Viridian City.

It was also in Viridian City that she met the Pokemon Journalist, Valarie Verne, who would become her mentor. Having suffered a string of loses to the leader of the Viridian Gym, Ivory was questioning her worth as a pokemon trainer and whether she was cut out for gym battles when she met Valerie who cheered her up by showing Ivory her the collection of pokemon pictures she’d taken. Impressed by the beautiful images that seemed to capture both the joys and sorrows of pokemon, Ivory chose to stay in Viridian City and work as her assistant—living with the woman, learning from her, and reigniting the confidence she’d lost.

It was then that Ivory discovered her love for pokemon photography. More than winning battles, she enjoyed capturing the images of pokemon in their best moments. For four years, Ivory stayed in Viridian City, learning from Valerie about the art of pokemon journalism and photography…though she did return home every once in while to help her parents. She informed them of her switch in interest though she didn’t want to give up battling either. It was a matter of pride and Ivory wanted to finish what she already started. Besides, Ivory saw no reason she couldn’t do both. After learning everything she could from Valerie Verne, Ivy finally defeated the Viridian City Gym and continue on her pokemon journey. By this time, Bulbeat had evolved into an Ivysaur and she was joined by a Haunter who’d been following her and an old Ninetales she’d met when researching a haunted house for one of Valarie’s articles. Her goals had changed as well.

Ivory decided to travel on her own as freelance pokemon photographer, gaining experience and expanding her portfolio, while, at the same time, collecting badges and adding to her team along the way. She doesn’t neglect training her pokemon for battles, testing herself at pokemon gyms so she doesn’t get rusty, but Ivory became more focused on making memories and learning pokemon than winning fights. She also enjoys the jobs she does as a pokemon photographer more and often takes long breaks from gym battling to complete pokemon photography requests—for magazines, journals, research, etc—so the journey itself was slow-going. She had just earned her Cinnabar Island badge when a request from the pokemon journalist Valarie has her looking into the newly formed Team Rocket Neo.

Equipment: Pokeballs (8), Kanto Pokedex, photography equipment( high quality, water-resistant travel camera with strap, lots of film, various types of lenses, a tripod), Camping equipment (including a sleeping bag, lighter, rope, eating utensils, water bottle, and cooking pot), an updated PokeNav, a physical map (in case her PokeNav doesn’t work), tiny tracking/recording devices, Super Potions (3), Fishing rod (1), Binoculars, Box of PokeBlocks (3), Pokemon Grooming Kit (1).

Personal Items (anything that wouldn't be equipmemt): Phone, money, extra set of clothes, personal hygiene items, photo album, Kanto Badges (5), Notebook and pens.

Skills (things like "computers" or "acrobatics"): Observation, research, photography, writing, stealth (she has perfected the art of blending into the crowd, misdirection, disguises, and walking quietly). She can also hold her breath for a whole 5 minutes^^

Powers (if you have any): She tugged on the tail of her Ninetales (Kuzunoha) out of curiousity so she might have a 1000-year curse on her, but otherwise no otherworldly power to speak of.

Journey Theme:

Battle Theme:

Character Theme:

Tropes: Camera Fiend, Going for the Big Scoop

Pokemon Team

BULBEAT
DUPI
TROUBLE
KUZUNOHA
FLAFNIR
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Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Bulbeat

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Ivysaur

Ability: Overgrow

Moves (what moves does it know?): VineWhip, SolarBeam, Synthesis, SleepPowder

History and Personality (optional): Ivory’s first pokemon, Bulbeat is a determined, yet fairly easily going pokemon that enjoys battle, but also listen well to its trainer. Ivory never had any obedience problems with Bulbeat. Or any problems in general. When it’s not training, or eating, it enjoys lazing out in the sun where Ivory would often slap pictures of it. Since evolving, it’s grown a bit lazier and enjoys napping in areas with many flowers. However, while Bulbeat is mostly easy-going and obedient, when it does get stubborn, it’s hard-headed and pretty much immovable.

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Dupi

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Ditto

Moves (what moves does it know?): Transform

History and Personality (optional): Friendly and fun-loving, Duppi is a showman and likes impressing others (especially kids) with its ability to transform. It enjoys mirroring others and can acted as Ivory’s doppleganger when they first met…stealing food from stores of Cerulean City. In order to clear her name, Ivory found it and battled it. After Dupi was defeated by Bulbeat, it joined her team as her second pokemon.

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Trouble.

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Haunter

Moves (what moves does it know?): Hypnosis, ShadowBall, SuckerPunch, DestinyBond

History and Personality (optional): A pranky pokemon that enjoys laughs, Trouble has also been shown to be quite shy and a bit of a tsundere when it comes to the people it likes. It followed Ivory pulling pranks and haunting/bullying her, but also helping her in critical moments. It didn’t allow itself to be caught until Ivory was ready to challenge the Viridian Gym again. Ivy can’t seem to get a picture of Trouble who often vanish whenever she brandished her camera, suggesting that it is camera shy as well. It still has a pension for teasing her and creating mischief, hence the nickname ‘Trouble’.

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Kuzunoha

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Ninetales.

Ability: Flash Fire.

Moves (what moves does it know?): Inferno, FireSpin, Pyschic, Will O’ Wisp

History and Personality (optional): Ivory’s most wise and knowledgeable pokemon, Kuzunoha is over 700 year old and has developed psychic powers as a result. Fully capable of understanding human speech, it met Ivory at a haunted house when she’d worked with Valarie on a story involving children that had gone missing. Ninetails was lonely and looking for friends to play with it, so it took control of the missing kids. After Ivory successfully caught it, it told Ivory that it’s favorite name—out of all the ones given to it—was Kuzunoha. Apparently, it had worked with many different trainers in the past before they eventually died. For the most part, it has a tranquil personality, but it is also prone to spite if irritated.

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Flafnir

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Dratini

Ability: Shed skin

Moves (what moves does it know?): Twister, Safeguard, RainDance, ThunderWave

History and Personality (optional): A baby pokemon Ivory fished out the lake one day, it’s been growing quickly thanks to Ivory’s care and considers her to be a parental figure. It's currently 3.5 feet in length.

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Approved

raindrop. said:
BASIC INFO
PERSONAL
PHYSICAL
FLUFF

Name: Ignatius "Igni" Brando
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Repressed Gay
Age: 19
Trainer Class: Lone Wolf
Home Region: Kanto
Starting Region: Kanto

High Concept: An everyday thug that could become the next Champion, but experiences frustration at the responsibilities holding him back—and proceeds to conviniently vent said frustrations on Team Rocket.

Personality: Igni's...complicated. He wears a thoroughly developed hardass exterior, as willing to fight using Pokemon as he is with his fists. To this end, he's built up his street cred as someone not to messed with—as long as you don't mess with him, he won't mess with you. Probably. Really, to most, he's just a thug with a knack for Pokemon battles...but in reality, Igni deep down cares too much about his Pokemon and his family. He feels responsible for them; and though he himself knows that his battling potential could bring him to far higher stages, to even national levels...! Protecting what he has left is far too important for that. Yet, it still brings him daily frustration knowing that he could be doing more...and thus, he caves into his thug-like routine to cope with it.

Still—as crude, impulsive, and brutish as Igni is...if he's your friend, you can always rely on him to stick by you through the thick and thin. Sadly, Igni has no actual friends.

History:
Igni's story is not anything special.

When he was young, his mother left his family. She didn't die, she didn't elope, she didn't mysteriously disappear. One day...she just decided that she didn't want to be a part of Igni's life, anymore.
And so, it was just his father, him, and his sister. Flint Brando, Ignatius Brando, and Melody Brando. They were a happy little family. Never the most well off, especially with the lingering economic aftermath of the Kanto-Johto war—in fact, once Igni came of age, he had to immediately start working in his free time to support their tiny little family. Yes, they were never particularly wealthy...but they made do. As time went on, Igni fell into a bad crowd. He knew his father never approved—but as long as Igni came home in one piece (and without handcuffs), he couldn't control Igni. The poorer side of town was always known for kids falling into this kind of behavior, anyways. And time went on. Igni grew up.

His story is nothing groundbreaking. Nothing noteworthy. Nothing special.

And yet...every day, Igni could feel the chance to make it that slipping away. Each day, his dream of becoming a Champion! The best trainer in all of Kanto! Something he knew he could do...! It...slipped away. His hopes, his dreams, his ambitions. It slipped through his fingers like sand with each day.

But Igni remained.
He couldn't just go up and off on an adventure. He had a family to take care of. Even if he was a thug, that responsibility weighed him down more than anything. And so...he stayed. But the frustration boiled up. Knowing that every day, every second, was another wasted chance at doing something he knew he could do. Igni knew he was better than the riff-raff in the streets. Igni knew that he was better than them. And yet, he was stuck here, all the same...

...And one day, when Igni was at his breaking point, wanting nothing more than to lash out, to vent his anger and his frustrations onto something...

Neo Team Rocket came knocking on his door.

Arceus have mercy on them.

View attachment 813670Equipment: x6 Potions, x3 Ethers, x1 Revive

Personal Items:
- Wallet (Containing a precious photograph of his family, and some stolen money)
- A pair of Brass Knuckles (Definitely illegal)
- Old Phone

Skills:

- Experienced Trainer. Igni has fought with Ember, Bruno, and Howler for a long, long time—even fighting side by side at times. Igni has an in-depth understanding of each of his Pokemon: knowing their strengths, their weaknesses, their limits. Not only this, but Igni is a natural talent for battling with Pokemon...whether that be commanding them in a fair battle, or in a no-rules, no-holds-barred fight.

- Experienced Fighter. Igni himself is highly physically capable, due to the fights and scuffles he commonly gets into. Igni can hold his own against others in an actual fight, even carrying around a pair of brass knuckles for whenever someone might jump him...but he can't bring himself to ever hit a kid or a girl. Unless that girl hit him first. Which, to him, is now totally fair game.

Other Details:
- Stands at 5'10.
- Athletic build.
- He keeps his items and his Pokeballs on a small brown bag, securely put on his left hip.

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Other:
- He used to be a major fan of Red. He still is, and would like to think he could be the 2nd Red.
- Igni refuses to acknowledge that he thinks guys are cute. He will continue to not acknowledge this.
- Once joined Neo Team Rocket for the pay. Got kicked out when he viciously beat up another member Igni had caught abusing his Pokemon. Ever since then, he and Team Rocket have been on sour terms.

Ember
Bruno
Howler
Princess
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Moves: Eruption, Smokescreen, Inferno, Hyper Beam
History and Personality: Ember and Igni rose from the bottom top the top together. From a defiant little kid and his cyndaquil...to a thug and his typhlosion. Ember is every bit as as a thug as Igni is, if not even more hotheaded than Igni himself. Because of this, Igni is the only person who can rein in Ember's personality...especially when he rages, which has left Igni burnt on more than one occasion. It's said that his fire has never gone out, not even once. Rash and brutish.

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Moves: Vital Throw, Low Kick, Strength, Helping Hand
History and Personality: Igni has relied on Bruno more than once to get him out of tight spots on the street. While Igni usually detests bringing Pokemon into more physical fights...Machoke proved to not only be a reliable partner, but that it relishes the thrill of a good no-holds-barred fistfight. Nevertheless, out of battle Bruno is actually a pretty gentle Pokemon, often helping out with the chores at home. Boisterous and jovial.

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Moves: Beat Up, Odor Sleuth, Bite
History and Personality: Howler was found by Igni as a stray; unwanted by others for its dark reputation. In particular...he found Howler sick in the alleyway, in need of medical attention. Without Igni's help, Howler surely would've met a terrible fate—and for this, Howler is the most loyal out of all of his Pokemon. It's currently training to become his main partner, sparking a rivalry between it and Ember. Serious and loyal.

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Moves: Sweet Kiss, Sing
History and Personality: Princess...is the last Pokemon you'd expect from Igni. Cleffas are not only exceptionally rare, but exceptionally wanted—yet, this thug has one (though he refuses to admit how many weeks it took to capture one). Igni is raising Princess to be the perfect Pokemon for his younger sister: something cute, but able of protecting her. Right now though...Princess is still very young, and Igni refuses to ever use her in battle. Ever. Innocent and naive.

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(Art Credits: Igni: ポケ擬, Typhlosion: Tumblr Post, Machoke: Machopeur by Demanciel on DeviantArt, Houndour: Requests Batch #2, Cleffa: 173 - Cleffa by TsaoShin on DeviantArt.)

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Phayne · Dec 1, 2020

~Full Name~
Jayson Fetuilelagi
~Nickname~
Jay // Jay Fetu
~Pronouns~
He/Him
~Age~
18
~Gender~
Male
~Sexuality~
Heterosexual
~Class~
Trainer (Aspiring PokeWorld Champion)
~Home Region~
Galar
~Starting Region~
Kanto
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~High Concept~
A trainer who does not seek to unlock the truth of the past and who isn't restrained by common convention. Rather, he seeks to bask in the light of glory and adulation as a recognized Champion and to pave the way for a new style of battle entertainment.
~Main Team~
For the most part Jay appears to be a rather chilled and laid back individual, seemingly content with maintaining the status quo rather then seeking to distrupt the balance. Neutral towards just about everything he rarely lets his emotion get the better of him and will often times shrug off 'news' that would normally elicit a much bigger reaction. His neutrality to most things enables him to often times retain an unbiased view towards what people classify as being 'good and evil' or 'Right and Wrong'. Rather then narrowing down actions to such vague categories, Jay tends to look at the bigger picture; avoiding the often times stereotypical impression one would form from those categories.

Rather mature, he understands that sometimes 'good people' do bad things and that it is often due to circumstances forcing their hand rather than the individual themself being 'corrupt'. Thus he doesn't readily decide that someone is bad and thus must be avoided because of a mere few actions. Good and Evil are merely two sides of the same coin; without one the other could not exist thus to write someone off just because they do bad things is something that Jay would rarely ever do.

Because of his chilled demeanour, Jay was often the target for ridicule during his school days; the typical school bullies initially seeing him as being weaker and thus a target ripe for the picking. Of course, Jay's relaxed composure was not just for show. Truly, he scarcely ever felt fazed by the bullies actions; rather he felt pity that they would act in such a manner for attention. Unlike many kids who would try to fight back or feed the bullies actions; Jay's reluctance to acknowledge their teasing would eventually lead them to finding someone else they could pick on; though it was only then that Jay would decide to step in.

It takes quite a lot to anger Jay and whilst he doesn't categorize people into being good and bad, even Jay would not tolerate it when someone else suffered because of his actions, or in this case lack of action. Jay hates the idea that his inaction would cause trouble for someone else. Not caring for how he would appear, Jay would willingly stoop to the lowest of lows, degrading himself to a state in which he would appear to be the actual bully. Evidently he had a natural knack at it as his venomous remarks would eventually get the bullies to stop their petty actions

The fire that lights his fuse is simple. Jay is a battler, a bona fide Pokémon battle is what truly gets him going; the fire in his eyes raging ever violently the longer the bout continues. The glimmer in his eyes as he is embroiled in combat with his trusted partner is often hard to miss. In the heat of combat, the problems that plague the world do not even exist; the differences between himself and the one he is fighting against do not matter. It is simply a moment in time where two fierce competitors test their wits against one another, where human and pokemon work hand in hand to defeat the opponent standing opposite them. It is during battle that Jay commonly loses his composure and well mannered persona, the venomous tongue that he hides away being revealed in full glory. Like a switch being flicked on, Jay is often far more colourful in the way he speaks, especially as the fight progresses.

It is due to his tempestuous battle spirit that Jay seeks to establish himself as a gym leader, if not a member of an elite four. The constant stream of competitors whose resolves have been hardened through experience and lives have been devoted to the ritual of pokemon battle are an idea that he simply can't push out of his mind.
Jay stands at roughly 6ft 3inches in height and weighing in at 145 lbs, Jay is considered to be on the 'bigger' side of average among most boys his age. Jay has dark brown irises and sports long dark brown hair, sometimes portioned with dreadlocks and a ponytail. Alongside his height, Jay sports a rather toned and athletic physique; possessing what many would classify as the 'ideal' muscle to fat ratio on the human body. His defined muscle outline has been honed through various sporting activities that he took part in, though none may have been more influencial than the 'after-school' dance and parkour sessions he had with several of his closest friends. Its from this that he has collected several of the scars that have permanently etched themselves upon him, the thrill of free-running coming with its equally heavy risks.

In terms of attire, Jay is often found wearing a combination of Reds, blacks, golds, whites anywhere on his body. He tends to prefer black woven bottoms and a simple crimson red hoodie, sleeveless when its too hot. He can also be seen wearing more formal attire, such as a blazer and suit pants. When more casual, he will also sport a red sweatband around his wrist. In terms of shoes, he is quite particular about only wearing a certain brand. He is quite fond of his shoes and has quite the collection back home.
The youngest son of two prominent pokemon researchers, Jay was largely expected to follow in the footsteps of both his parents as well as his older sister Violet. It was assumed by many that he would be the next in line to take up the title 'Professor'; pursuing a particular scientific field of interest in order to further understand the many mysteries surrounding Pokemon, just like his sister had done. Alas, that was not to be the case. Unlike his sister, who readily chased down a career in the Pokemon sciences, Jay showed no interest or inclination into doing as such; deciding early on that his interest lay elsewhere. This isn't to say that he had no real desire to find the missing answers to those mysteries that often dazzle Pokemon researchers. Jay's stance from the very beginning had always leaned towards experiencing things first hand and in person, rather than burying his head into books or research and theorising what those answers could be. It didn't help that from a very young age, the impressionable child that was Jay was hook immediately to the glamour of pokemon battles, the wide eyed youth enamoured with the various battles he had witnessed on the television, his hero being the infamous Lance of the Kanto Elite four.

His parents originally from Kanto and both Scientist in the field of 'Fossil Research' had once upon a time jumped on the opportunity to the region of Galar. Unlike the many other regions to choose from, Galar in particular held quite a 'specialized' field of fossil restoration. Pokemon such as Dracozolt and Arctovish are in essence, incomplete pokemon brought to life; their two halves originating from completely different fossils yet somehow being restored in todays era as a completely new species. Was the same possible for other fossil pokemon? Could a Kabutops and an Aerodactyl give rise to a new pokemon chimera? Of course outside of Galar's odd restoration methods, they were still concerned with the generic question that all fossil researchers contemplate; What other ancient pokemon roamed the earth all those years ago?.

For the most part, his mother had worked from their home; Jay only being a year old when they moved. With Violet's aide; Jay's mother was able to raise him as well as continue her research; documenting the discoveries that his father would make whenever they ventured to a new ruin or cave. To date however, no new fossil of undiscovered pokemon have been found.

Like the MeleMele school of Alola, Both Jay and Violet attended a school catered towards the cooperation between pokemon and trainer, an environment that allowed and nurtured a child's interest as well as their behaviour around various pokemon of different types. Violet found success in the academic side of her studies, whereas Jay seemed to lean more towards the sporting side. Despite the pokemon belonging to the school, it was evident that Jay had a special understanding of them, knowing how to play to their strengths as well as the weaknesses of of the opponents. It was like he was a natural at finding a rhythm that suited him and his partner. Jay's knack for pokemon battles did not go unnoticed. Even his teachers could see his potential as a trainer; the ingenious strategies that he implemented during the mock battles a clear sign of his potential.

Despite his budding potential in pokemon battles, Jay was still considered to be a 'problem student' for the school. Whilst his grades were what was expected for the child of two prominent researchers, Jay was one of those kids who struggled to sit still for any longer than 5 seconds. No matter how big or how small the movement was, Jay would always be fidgeting on the spot during class, whether it be his rapid foot tapping or his pencil clicking tendencies, Jay was always moving to a beat faster than the rest. Other issues the school had came from his recklessness. An avid dancer and parkour enthusiast, Jay has on more than one occassion been sent to the nurses office for attempting a dangerous stunt.

Once coming of age and getting his first pokemon Scorbunny, Jay alongside his new partner spent many months travelling around Galar, gaining experience and new partners along the way as they perfected their own battle rhythm, though despite becoming quite adept at battling bona fide pokemon trainers, the pair never did enter the Galar tournament. Jay instead had his sights set on the Kanto Elite Four , as well as the Pokeworld Tournament, an event that he could participate in whilst venturing through the region of Kanto. With Lance still at the top of the elite four and being the trainer that Jay most idolized, he saw no better way opportunity than to start his journey in the region that Lance ruled over.

Arriving in Kanto, Jay has set his sights on the Kanto Gym Challenge; a prerequisite to being allowed entry into the Elite Four Challenge.
- Nickname: Ace
  Species: 'The Rabbit Pokemon'
  Gender: Male
  Type:
  
  Ability: Libero
  
  Moveset:
  - Flame Charge [Fire]
  - Double Kick [Fighting]
  - Headbutt [Normal]
  - Electro Ball [Electric]
  
  Personality:
  Ace is Jay's very first official pokemon partner. Having met Ace as a Scorbunny, the pair of them have become almost inseparable comrades, both of them having dreams of reaching the summit of pokemon battles. Just like Jay is serious about battling as well as his breakdancing, Ace too is serious when it comes to the battle, whether it be pokemon or dancing. Among all of Jay's pokemon, Ace is the 'Ace in the hole' and the one Jay turns to in a time of crisis.
- Nickname: Capo
  Species: 'The Handstand Pokemon'
  Gender: Male
  Type:
  
  Ability: Technician
  
  Moveset:
  - Triple Kick [Fighting]
  - Drill Run [Ground]
  - Bullet Punch [Steel]
  - Detect [Fighting]
  
  Personality:
  Capo is a pokemon that Jay and Ace met quite early on in their journey, though it did take several weeks before they befriended one another and for Capo to officially be caught by Jay. Drawn to the music and training that Jay and Ace were doing, Capo would often times challenge the pair of them to a battle, the fighting pokemon using the beat of the music in accordance to its own particular fighting style. It was through many battles against Capo that Ace and Jay would find their own Rhythm and perfect it, the duo finally besting Capo once their teamwork held no flaws. A mentor type to Ace, Capo is an experienced fighter who has the utmost respect for his trainer.
- Nickname: Danza
  Species: 'The Jolly Pokemon'
  Gender: Male
  Type:
  
  Ability: Rain Dish
  
  Moveset:
  - Surf [Water]
  - Drain Punch [Fighting]
  - Leech Seed [Grass]
  - Rain Dance [Water]
  
  Personality:
  Danza is a rather chilled and laid back pokemon; often times slacking somewhere behind Jay whenever he is out of his pokeball. Lacking in motivation and generally half asleep , he often times needs to be ushered out of his laziness in order to partake in pokemon battles and even then you may not even get him putting in 100% of his effort. Generally disinterested in most things, Danza is a pokemon that moves at his own pace regardless of your problems, only concerned with what immediately affects him.
  
  Secretly though, whenever the others aren't looking he can be found practicing his dance moves.
- Nickname: Echo
  Species:' The Sound Wave Pokemon'
  Gender: Female
  Type:
  
  Ability: Telepathy
  
  Moveset:
  - Shadow Claw [Ghost]
  - Roost [Flying]
  - Aerial Ace [Flying]
  - Supersonic [Normal]
  
  Personality:
  Echo is a clingy individual, a Pokémon that whenever possible will attempt to shadow Jay or one of the others. Somewhat of a coward, Echo is rather inexperienced when it comes to pokemon battles and because of this inexperience can get quite flustered whenever the battle gets heated. A pokemon that holds a lot of potential, Echo is still in the midst of discovering herself and her potential. It takes a bit to coax her into a battle, but slow and steady she is building that confidence in herself
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The Stoic
The Challenge Seeker
Work Hard, Play Hard
Dance Battler
Le Parkour

- 10x Pokeballs
- Pokedex
- 10x Potions
- TownMap
- 5x Full Restores,
- 1x Small Portable Stove
- 1x Fire Starting Kit
- 1x Sleeping Bag
- 1x Berry Guide

- Wireless Bluetooth Speakers
- Mobile Phone
- External Charger Pack
- Wallet
- Duffle bag
- 1x Set of Fresh Clothes

- Physically Fit: Due to his rigorous training and Dancing hobbies, Jay is considerably fit and can thus travel longer and overcome more strenuous obstacles and routes.
- Agility honed through Parkour: An agile individual, Jay is a free spirit who just loves to parkour his way towards the next town.
- Skilled Dancer: His interest in Pokebattles is only rivalled by his interest in dancing. Someone who feels like he always needs to be on the move, his interest in dancing is a way for him to release the pent up energy. Its also become quite handy in finding and synchronizing to a battle rhythm
- Battle Instincts: Born with a keen sense for battling, he is quite capable of getting himself out of a tight situation in battle as well as coming up with genius tactics
- Happy Camper: Quite comfortable sleeping out in the wilderness when needed. Experience gained from excursions with the family whenever his parents decided to investigate ruins and were unable to find a babysitter.

Synchronization: Not really a superpower by definition, but rather just a deep understanding of his partners battle style. With the aid of music, both Jay and his pokemon seem to enter a state of mind where they understand one another beyond the need for words. Jay describes it as finding a Rhythm that both his and his pokemons heartbeat can sync too. (Think Ash-Greninja, but nowhere near as intense. Ain't gonna be no Jay-Cinderace etc)

Charcoal_Lilly50 · Dec 1, 2020

Name: Whimsy Larson
Nickname(s): Whim
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Age: 18
Trainer Class: Musician/ Pokémon Trainer
Home Region: Kalos
Starting Region: Hoenn
High Concept: A trainer with a charming smile whose music touches the hearts and souls of those who hear it.

Personality: Despite posh her posh upbringing, Whimsy is a kind soul who seems to spread joy throughout her travels. Whenever someone sees her there is always a smile on the girl's face. Humming and singing to any song, primarily rock, that pops into her head, every now and then she bursts into a dance while singing. Underneath this outwardly cheerful demeanor though lies another side of Whimsy, a leader who is capable of thinking of plans on the dot. Given certain situations and circumstances of course. But her leadership qualities come from getting into sticky situations as a an early teen when she first started going outside her home city. Aside from all this the girl doesn't enjoy talking about her family matters or her upbringing much, leaving her background a complete mystery to those she grows close to.

History:
Hailing from a rather prestigious, obnoxiously rich, family in the Kalos region, specifically in Lumiose city, Whimsy disliked her life from an early beginning. Her father being a well known political figure within the region while her mother is a fashion designer known throughout every region. With parents like hers it didn't take very long before they started to push their daughter to act and appear a certain way in public, and private, in order fit in with Their high society way of life. They even sent her to a private school within the walls of the city. Her parents desperately wanting Whimsy to become something they wanted her to be. But one day, when she was around 10, she stumbled upon a music store in one of the many city alleyways. This particular day she found it they were offering free guitar lessons for anyone willing to learn, also a gimmick to get people to sign up for lessons. Being a curious child at the time she wandered in not knowing what to expect. It only took 10 minutes into the lesson for her to fall in love with the art, and for the instruct to notice raw talent in front of him. Not only that, but that Whimsy seemed to hold a gift that he had never seen within a person before.
For the next six years Whimsy kept going back to the music store for more and more lessons. Working extra chores in order to get enough allowance money to pay for her lessons. Whimsy lied to her parents day in and day out, telling her parents that she was staying after school hours to study. Although lessons were twice a week, she went everyday just to escape her home. It was also during these years that she met her partner Pokémon, abandoned as a young pup, in an alleyway. Over the years she would meet up with the Pokémon when she'd head to the shop to spend time with it.
Then one night she mustered the courage to tell her parents the she dreamed of becoming a musician, one that traveled the world spreading the joy that music had given her. Upon telling them the two became enraged. Demanding why she was wasting their money, her allowance, on such an unrealistic goal. No matter how much she tried to defend herself, her reasons, they would deny her in the most negative ways. Poor girl was left heart broken. It was in that moment Whimsy knew she didn't want to live this type of life anymore.
Whimsy came up with a plan that would be her ticket on fleeing the prison dubbed her home. She decided to become a trainer, and then on her eighteenth birthday to runaway and start a new life far away from Kalos where her parents might not be able to find her. After a lot of convincing her parents finally gave in to letting her become a Pokémon trainer, but only on the account that she only traveled around the cities closest to Lumiose. So for a year she traveled, and trained, in and around the city with the Pokémon she decided to partner with. During this duration she also practiced her art, learning that her singing seemed to have an effect on the ears of those who listened. It even brought Pokémon to her and soothed the souls of those who needed it the most. When her eighteenth birthday came around her parents held a large party for her, of course is was a musty posh one. An unpleasant birthday once again her parents put together. In the wee hours of the morning, after everyone had left and gone to sleep, Whimsy and her Pokémon prepared for their departure. Rummaging the house for whatever money she could comfortably carry on her person, mainly credit cards, and supplies they would need for their journey. Once everything was gathered, and a note left saying that she won't be back, they escaped into the night, but not without a detour of course. The shop owner begged Whimsy to meet him at his store before she left for good. It was there that he gave her the guitar she always practiced with, along with a case to carry it in and a miniature amp. Tear-eyed, Whimsy thanked them before catching a cab to the airport with a one-way ticket to Hoenn in her hand, the girl set off.
A runaway who was not going to return to her old way of life, and she couldn't be happier.
Equipment: Ultra balls (x10), Great balls (x5), Potions (x11), Sitrus berries, Backpack
Personal Items: Phone (recently purchased, primarily used for taking pictures), Wallet with credit cards and cash, electric guitar, guitar case, mini amp with aux cord
Skills:

-Musically inclined: Whimsy is an amazing guitarist and singer.

-Semi-Multilingual: Due to having parents such as hers it was normal having constant foreigners in and out of the home, so she had to learn all the different languages in order to be a part of the conversations. Just like her parents wanted. But she only knows enough to hold normal conversations. Any slang, idioms, phrases, or sayings she unfortunately was never taught as they weren't important enough according to her parents.

-Tree climbing: Whimsy is a pretty great at climbing trees, even if it's not lady like.

Powers:

-Heartfelt song: Essentially what happens is that whatever emotion Whimsy portrays, or gives off, when singing, playing her guitar, or both, those same emotions are passed on to those who hear her. Certain songs also always have specific emotions that are always passed onto the listener.
Battle Theme (optional):

Vs. Rocker Whimsy

Voice Actor (optional): Romi Dames
Tropes (optional): N/A

Quote(s) (optional):
"I know just the tune to change your mood!"

"I'll put a soul in your step and a smile on your face with the right music!"

"There's a right song for everything. You just have to pick the correct one."

"Music can bring people together, or tear them apart. It all depends on how you play it."

Other (optional):

~ Whimsy's biggest fear is her parents being right about her dream.
~ She never fought any of the Pokémon on her team, instead she befriended them.
~ Her parents want to find her but have 0 leads as to where she went.

Species: Zoroark
Ability: Illusion
Moves: Dark Pulse, Foul Play, Extrasensory, Flamethrower
History and Personality: Jay is Whimsy's first Pokémon, and best friend. She chose him to be her partner after their fateful encounter in an alley when she was a kid. Ever since then he's always looked out for her, even more so after the fight that broke out between her and her parents. He had secretly watched from outside the home after following the girl home as Whimsy had told him of her plan. He's a mix between cocky and motherly, but the motherly side mainly comes out around Whimsy. Very rarely is he kind enough to strangers. Hating being stuck in his Poke Ball all the time he travels outside of it with his trainer under the disguise of man in their early 20's.
Species: Toxtricity
Ability: Punk Rock
Moves: Overdrive, Boomburst, Poison Jab, Toxic
History and Personality: Alto is the twin of Sonata. Hatched from the same egg and raised by Whimsy the love of music was learned at an early age. He enjoys playing music with his trainer and rocking out in front of a crowd. Alto is rather lax and doesn't stress out about anything, but along with the laxness he is known for having a short temper. If something makes him remotely angry he blows a fuse. Not much is known about how the egg ended up in Kalos, all that is known is that it was given to Whimsy as a gift for playing to the nearby daycare.
Species: Toxtricity
Ability: Punk Rock
Moves: Fire Punch, Venoshock, Hyper Voice, Overdrive
History and Personality: Sonata is the twin of Alto. Hatched from the same egg and raised by Whimsy the love of music was learned at an early stage. Sonata enjoys being able to play music along side her trainer and brother, even if the crowds scare her a bit. Unlike her brother she's a little more on the timid side, but almost has the same bad temper as him. It take a little more button pushing with her. Not much is known about how the egg ended up in Kalos, all that is known is that it was given to Whimsy as a gift for playing to the nearby daycare.
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Phayne said:
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Personality
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The Fluff

~Full Name~
Jayson Fetuilelagi
~Nickname~
Jay // Jay Fetu
~Pronouns~
He/Him
~Age~
18
~Gender~
Male
~Sexuality~
Heterosexual
~Class~
Trainer (Aspiring PokeWorld Champion)
~Home Region~
Galar
~Starting Region~
Kanto
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~Main Team~

For the most part Jay appears to be a rather chilled and laid back individual, seemingly content with maintaining the status quo rather then seeking to distrupt the balance. Neutral towards just about everything he rarely lets his emotion get the better of him and will often times shrug off 'news' that would normally elicit a much bigger reaction. His neutrality to most things enables him to often times retain an unbiased view towards what people classify as being 'good and evil' or 'Right and Wrong'. Rather then narrowing down actions to such vague categories, Jay tends to look at the bigger picture; avoiding the often times stereotypical impression one would form from those categories.

Rather mature, he understands that sometimes 'good people' do bad things and that it is often due to circumstances forcing their hand rather than the individual themself being 'corrupt'. Thus he doesn't readily decide that someone is bad and thus must be avoided because of a mere few actions. Good and Evil are merely two sides of the same coin; without one the other could not exist thus to write someone off just because they do bad things is something that Jay would rarely ever do.

Because of his chilled demeanour, Jay was often the target for ridicule during his school days; the typical school bullies initially seeing him as being weaker and thus a target ripe for the picking. Of course, Jay's relaxed composure was not just for show. Truly, he scarcely ever felt fazed by the bullies actions; rather he felt pity that they would act in such a manner for attention. Unlike many kids who would try to fight back or feed the bullies actions; Jay's reluctance to acknowledge their teasing would eventually lead them to finding someone else they could pick on; though it was only then that Jay would decide to step in.

It takes quite a lot to anger Jay and whilst he doesn't categorize people into being good and bad, even Jay would not tolerate it when someone else suffered because of his actions, or in this case lack of action. Jay hates the idea that his inaction would cause trouble for someone else. Not caring for how he would appear, Jay would willingly stoop to the lowest of lows, degrading himself to a state in which he would appear to be the actual bully. Evidently he had a natural knack at it as his venomous remarks would eventually get the bullies to stop their petty actions

The fire that lights his fuse is simple. Jay is a battler, a bona fide Pokémon battle is what truly gets him going; the fire in his eyes raging ever violently the longer the bout continues. The glimmer in his eyes as he is embroiled in combat with his trusted partner is often hard to miss. In the heat of combat, the problems that plague the world do not even exist; the differences between himself and the one he is fighting against do not matter. It is simply a moment in time where two fierce competitors test their wits against one another, where human and pokemon work hand in hand to defeat the opponent standing opposite them. It is during battle that Jay commonly loses his composure and well mannered persona, the venomous tongue that he hides away being revealed in full glory. Like a switch being flicked on, Jay is often far more colorful in the way he speaks, especially as the fight progresses.

It is due to his tempestuous battle spirit that Jay seeks to establish himself as a gym leader, if not a member of an elite four. The constant stream of competitors whose resolves have been hardened through experience and lives have been devoted to the ritual of pokemon battle are an idea that he simply can't push out of his mind.

The youngest son of two prominent pokemon researchers, Jay was largely expected to follow in the footsteps of both his parents as well as his older sister Violet. It was assumed by many that he would be the next in line to take up the title 'Professor'; pursuing a particular scientific field of interest in order to further understand the many mysteries surrounding Pokemon, just like his sister had done. Alas, that was not to be the case. Unlike his sister, who readily chased down a career in the Pokemon sciences, Jay showed no interest or inclination into doing as such; deciding early on that his interest lay elsewhere. This isn't to say that he had no real desire to find the missing answers to those mysteries that often dazzle Pokemon researchers. Jay's stance from the very beginning had always leaned towards experiencing things first hand and in person, rather than burying his head into books or research and theorising what those answers could be. It didn't help that from a very young age, the impressionable child that was Jay was hook immediately to the glamour of pokemon battles, the wide eyed youth enamoured with the various battles he had witnessed on the television, his hero being the infamous Lance of the Kanto Elite four.

His parents originally from Kanto and both Scientist in the field of 'Fossil Research' had once upon a time jumped on the opportunity to the region of Galar. Unlike the many other regions to choose from, Galar in particular held quite a 'specialized' field of fossil restoration. Pokemon such as Dracozolt and Arctovish are in essence, incomplete pokemon brought to life; their two halves originating from completely different fossils yet somehow being restored in todays era as a completely new species. Was the same possible for other fossil pokemon? Could a Kabutops and an Aerodactyl give rise to a new pokemon chimera? Of course outside of Galar's odd restoration methods, they were still concerned with the generic question that all fossil researchers contemplate; What other ancient pokemon roamed the earth all those years ago?.

For the most part, his mother had worked from their home; Jay only being a year old when they moved. With Violet's aide; Jay's mother was able to raise him as well as continue her research; documenting the discoveries that his father would make whenever they ventured to a new ruin or cave. To date however, no new fossil of undiscovered pokemon have been found.

Like the MeleMele school of Alola, Both Jay and Violet attended a school catered towards the cooperation between pokemon and trainer, an environment that allowed and nurtured a childs interest as well as their bahaviour around various pokemon of different types. Violet found success in the academic side of her studies, whereas Jay seemed to lean more towards the sporting side. Despite the pokemon belonging to the school, it was evident that Jay had a special understanding of them, knowing how to play to their strengths as well as the weaknesses of of the opponents. It was like he was a natural at finding a rythym that suited him and his partner. Jay's knack for pokemon battles did not go unnoticed.Even his teachers could see his potential as a trainer; the ingenious strategies that he implemented during the mock battles a clear sign of his potential. Despite this, many did question his habit of breaking out into dance.

Once coming of age and getting his first pokemon Scorbunny, Jay alongside his new partner spent many months travelling around Galar, gaining experience and new partners along the way as they perfected their own battle rythym, though despite becoming quite adept at battling bona fide pokemon trainers, the pair never did enter the Galar tournament. Jay instead had his sights set on the Kanto Elite Four , as well as the Pokeworld Tournament, an event that he could participate in whilst venturing through the region of Kanto. With Lance still at the top of the elite four and being the trainer that Jay most idolized, he saw no better way opportunity than to start his journey in the region that Lance ruled over.

Arriving in Kanto, Jay has set his sights on the Kanto Gym Challenge; a prerequisite to being allowed entry into the Elite Four Challenge.

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Nickname: Ace
Species: 'The Rabbit Pokemon'
Gender: Male
Type:

Ability: Libero

Moveset:
- Flame Charge
- Double Kick
- Headbutt
- Electro Ball

Personality:
Ace is Jay's very first official pokemon partner. Having met Ace as a Scorbunny, the pair of them have become almost inseparable comrades, both of them having dreams of reaching the summit of pokemon battles. Just like Jay is serious about battling as well as his breakdancing, Ace too is serious when it comes to the battle, whether it be pokemon or dancing. Among all of Jay's pokemon, Ace is the 'Ace in the hole' and the one Jay turns to in a time of crisis.

Nickname: Capo
Species: 'The Handstand Pokemon'
Gender: Male
Type:

Ability: Technician

Moveset:
- Triple Kick
- Drill Run
- Bullet Punch
- Detect

Personality:
Capo is a pokemon that Jay and Ace met quite early on in their journey, though it did take several weeks before they befriended one another and for Capo to officially be caught by Jay. Drawn to the music and training that Jay and Ace were doing, Capo would often times challenge the pair of them to a battle, the fighting pokemon using the beat of the music in accordance to its own particular fighting style. It was through many battles against Capo that Ace and Jay would find their own Rythym and perfect it, the duo finally besting Capo once their teamwork held no flaws. A mentor type to Ace, Capo is an experienced fighter who has the utmost respect for his trainer.

Nickname: Danza
Species: 'The Jolly Pokemon'
Gender: Male
Type:

Ability: Rain Dish

Moveset:
- Surf
- Drain Punch
- Leech Seed
- Rain Dance

Personality:
Danza is a rather chilled and laid back pokemon; often times slacking somewhere behind Jay whenever he is out of his pokeball. Lacking in motivation and generally half asleep , he often times needs to be ushered out of his laziness in order to partake in pokemon battles and even then you may not even get him putting in 100% of his effort. Generally disinterested in most things, Danza is a pokemon that moves at his own pace regardless of your problems, only concerned with what immediately affects him.

Secretly though, whenever the others aren't looking he can be found practicing his dance moves.

Nickname: Echo
Species:' The Sound Wave Pokemon'
Gender: Female
Type:

Ability: Telepathy

Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Roost
- Aerial Ace
- Supersonic

Personality:
Echo is a clingy individual, a Pokémon that whenever possible will attempt to shadow Jay or one of the others. Somewhat of a coward, Echo is rather inexperienced when it comes to pokemon battles and because of this inexperience can get quite flustered whenever the battle gets heated. A pokemon that holds a lot of potential, Echo is still in the midst of discovering herself and her potential. It takes a bit to coax her into a battle, but slow and steady she is building that confidence in herself

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The Stoic
The Challenge Seeker
Work Hard, Play Hard
Dance Battler

Ah, I actually kind of laughed reading this one. Not in a malicious way but because Pokemon Researcher has become a sort of archetype in this RP and there tends to be multiple of them in any given rendition (not that I'm any less guilty in that regard) so to have a character who is from a family of researchers but is uninterested in research is hilarious and refreshing.

Also, this isn't strictly necessary but you forgot the high concept part. Either that or I cannot find it.

Charcoal_Lilly50 said:
BASIC INFO
PERSONAL
PHYSICAL
FLUFF

Name: Whimsy Larson
Nickname(s): Whim
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Age: 18
Trainer Class: Musician/ Pokémon Trainer
Home Region: Kalos
Starting Region: Hoenn

High Concept: A trainer with a charming smile whose music touches the hearts and souls of those who hear it.

Personality: Despite posh her posh upbringing, Whimsy is a kind soul who seems to spread joy throughout her travels. Whenever someone sees her there is always a smile on the girl's face. Humming and singing to any song, primarily rock, that pops into her head, every now and then she bursts into a dance while singing. Underneath this outwardly cheerful demeanor though lies another side of Whimsy, a leader who is capable of thinking of plans on the dot. Given certain situations and circumstances of course. But her leadership qualities come from getting into sticky situations as a an early teen when she first started going outside her home city. Aside from all this the girl doesn't enjoy talking about her family matters or her upbringing much, leaving her background a complete mystery to those she grows close to.

History:
Hailing from a rather prestigious, obnoxiously rich, family in the Kalos region, specifically in Lumiose city, Whimsy disliked her life from an early beginning. Her father being a well known political figure within the region while her mother is a fashion designer known throughout every region. With parents like hers it didn't take very long before they started to push their daughter to act and appear a certain way in public, and private, in order fit in with Their high society way of life. They even sent her to a private school within the walls of the city. Her parents desperately wanting Whimsy to become something they wanted her to be. But one day, when she was around 10, she stumbled upon a music store in one of the many city alleyways. This particular day she found it they were offering free guitar lessons for anyone willing to learn, also a gimmick to get people to sign up for lessons. Being a curious child at the time she wandered in not knowing what to expect. It only took 10 minutes into the lesson for her to fall in love with the art, and for the instruct to notice raw talent in front of him. Not only that, but that Whimsy seemed to hold a gift that he had never seen within a person before.
For the next six years Whimsy kept going back to the music store for more and more lessons. Working extra chores in order to get enough allowance money to pay for her lessons. Whimsy lied to her parents day in and day out, telling her parents that she was staying after school hours to study. Although lessons were twice a week, she went everyday just to escape her home. It was also during these years that she met her partner Pokémon, abandoned as a young pup, in an alleyway. Over the years she would meet up with the Pokémon when she'd head to the shop to spend time with it.
Then one night she mustered the courage to tell her parents the she dreamed of becoming a musician, one that traveled the world spreading the joy that music had given her. Upon telling them the two became enraged. Demanding why she was wasting their money, her allowance, on such an unrealistic goal. No matter how much she tried to defend herself, her reasons, they would deny her in the most negative ways. Poor girl was left heart broken. It was in that moment Whimsy knew she didn't want to live this type of life anymore.
Whimsy came up with a plan that would be her ticket on fleeing the prison dubbed her home. She decided to become a trainer, and then on her eighteenth birthday to runaway and start a new life far away from Kalos where her parents might not be able to find her. After a lot of convincing her parents finally gave in to letting her become a Pokémon trainer, but only on the account that she only traveled around the cities closest to Lumiose. So for a year she traveled, and trained, in and around the city with the Pokémon she decided to partner with. During this duration she also practiced her art, learning that her singing seemed to have an effect on the ears of those who listened. It even brought Pokémon to her and soothed the souls of those who needed it the most. When her eighteenth birthday came around her parents held a large party for her, of course is was a musty posh one. An unpleasant birthday once again her parents put together. In the wee hours of the morning, after everyone had left and gone to sleep, Whimsy and her Pokémon prepared for their departure. Rummaging the house for whatever money she could comfortably carry on her person, mainly credit cards, and supplies they would need for their journey. Once everything was gathered, and a note left saying that she won't be back, they escaped into the night, but not without a detour of course. The shop owner begged Whimsy to meet him at his store before she left for good. It was there that he gave her the guitar she always practiced with, along with a case to carry it in and a miniature amp. Tear-eyed, Whimsy thanked them before catching a cab to the airport with a one-way ticket to Hoenn in her hand, the girl set off.
A runaway who was not going to return to her old way of life, and she couldn't be happier.

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Equipment: Ultra balls (x10), Great balls (x5), Potions (x11), Sitrus berries, Backpack
Personal Items: Phone (recently purchased, primarily used for taking pictures), Wallet with credit cards and cash, electric guitar, guitar case, mini amp with aux cord
Skills:

-Musically inclined: Whimsy is an amazing guitarist and singer.

-Semi-Multilingual: Due to having parents such as hers it was normal having constant foreigners in and out of the home, so she had to learn all the different languages in order to be a part of the conversations. Just like her parents wanted. But she only knows enough to hold normal conversations. Any slang, idioms, phrases, or sayings she unfortunately was never taught as they weren't important enough according to her parents.

-Tree climbing: Whimsy is a pretty great at climbing trees, even if it's not lady like.

Powers:

-Heartfelt song: Essentially what happens is that whatever emotion Whimsy portrays, or gives off, when singing, playing her guitar, or both, those same emotions are passed on to those who hear her. Certain songs also always have specific emotions that are always passed onto the listener.

Battle Theme (optional):

Vs. Rocker Whimsy

Voice Actor (optional): N/A
Tropes (optional): N/A

Quote(s) (optional):
"I know just the tune to change your mood!"

"I'll put a soul in your step and a smile on your face with the right music!"

"There's a right song for everything. You just have to pick the correct one."

"Music can bring people together, or tear them apart. It all depends on how you play it."

Other (optional):

~ Whimsy's biggest fear is her parents being right about her dream.
~ She never fought any of the Pokémon on her team, instead she befriended them.
~ Her parents want to find her but have 0 leads as to where she went.

Slot 1: Jay
Slot 2: Alto
Slot 3: Sonata
Slot 4: Empty
Slot 5: Empty
Slot 6: Empty

Species: Zoroark
Ability: Illusion
Moves: Dark Pulse, Foul Play, Extrasensory, Flamethrower
History and Personality: Jay is Whimsy's first Pokémon, and best friend. She chose him to be her partner after their fateful encounter in an alley when she was a kid. Ever since then he's always looked out for her, even more so after the fight that broke out between her and her parents. He had secretly watched from outside the home after following the girl home as Whimsy had told him of her plan. He's a mix between cocky and motherly, but the motherly side mainly comes out around Whimsy. Very rarely is he kind enough to strangers. Hating being stuck in his Poke Ball all the time he travels outside of it with his trainer under the disguise of man in their early 20's.

Species: Toxtricity
Ability: Punk Rock
Moves: Overdrive, Boomburst, Poison Jab, Toxic
History and Personality: Alto is the twin of Sonata. Hatched from the same egg and raised by Whimsy the love of music was learned at an early age. He enjoys playing music with his trainer and rocking out in front of a crowd. Alto is rather lax and doesn't stress out about anything, but along with the laxness he is known for having a short temper. If something makes him remotely angry he blows a fuse. Not much is known about how the egg ended up in Kalos, all that is known is that it was given to Whimsy as a gift for playing to the nearby daycare.

Species: Toxtricity
Ability: Punk Rock
Moves: Fire Punch, Venoshock, Hyper Voice, Overdrive
History and Personality: Sonata is the twin of Alto. Hatched from the same egg and raised by Whimsy the love of music was learned at an early stage. Sonata enjoys being able to play music along side her trainer and brother, even if the crowds scare her a bit. Unlike her brother she's a little more on the timid side, but almost has the same bad temper as him. It take a little more button pushing with her. Not much is known about how the egg ended up in Kalos, all that is known is that it was given to Whimsy as a gift for playing to the nearby daycare.

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Phayne · Dec 1, 2020

BackSet

Hehe. His parents tell their colleagues that he is a Field Researcher :p

Yeah, the 'High Concept' skipped my mind when i did the cs. I'll tag you when its added. In the midst of a League session with my mates atm x.x

Phayne · Dec 1, 2020

BackSet

- High Concept added to the first page, just above his team.
- Added Equipment, Skills etc to 'The Fluff Page'

QuirkyAngel · Dec 1, 2020

The Trainer

Name: Blair Marshall

Nickname(s): Phantom Thief Labir (former), Detective Blair

Gender: Male

Pronouns: He/His

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Age: 24

Trainer Class: Pokemon Detective

Home Region: Hoenn

Starting Region: Hoenn
High Concept (a brief one line description of your character's basic concept): A former phantom thief turned detective who is technically still on parole.

Personality: An easy-going and carefree guy, it’s hard to tell whether Blair’s surface reflects the inner self because he very easily lies—even to himself. He is someone who is so used to masking his feelings, he probably isn’t even sure what they are anymore. A social butterfly, Blair had little problems making ‘friends’ at school. Everything came off as easy to him. Studies. Sports. Blair grew bored of it all. Therefore, when offered an escape from the mundane-ness of his life, he took it, even if it led him down the wrong path.

In truth, Blair is probably a thrill seeker. He is whimsical, yet is also logic-minded enough to understand the rules of the world and weave through them to get the results he wants. He is ruthless and selfish, but also resourceful, clever, and charismatic. However, when he grows to like someone, he can be loyal as well. Blair enjoys challenges and his perfect match is someone who can keep him constantly entertained. He also has a flair for drama and likes putting on costumes.

History: Blair was born in Rustboro City to Mathias Marshall and Claire Coquelicot, archeologists who dedicated their life to researching ancient rock pokemon (fossils). Besides that, Blair lived a normal life all things considering. Went to school. Made friends. Studied. Learned about pokemon. All regular stuff you’d expect out of a kid raised in a normal family. However, if there was one thing that set him apart from others it was that he’d never really taken an interest in pokemon. They were an in-separable part of their world, sure, but he didn’t feel the need to fawn over them like many kids seemed to.

This feeling persisted from elementary to high school. Blair didn’t feel the urge to make his own pokemon ‘journey’. Didn’t particularly care about the creatures that could be caught and trained to battle. However, since everyone else around him loved pokemon, Blair knew he had to fit in to survive—so he took in a Trapinch from the Rustboro PokeShelter and raised it. These days, anything worth marketing/doing involved pokemon somehow. His ‘girlfriend’ wanted to be a pokemon doctor. His ‘best friend’ wanted to open his own pokemon gym. What about him? What did he want to do? Blair didn’t know. Everything just seemed so boring for him.

One day a transfer student came in. A weirdo named Ricky that seemed determined to join Team Magma…and made sure everyone knew that fact. As expected, the guy was shunned. Who in their right mind told the school that they wanted to become a criminal anyway? Blair ignored Ricky as he was bullied, thinking the transfer student deserved it for being stupid. However, even with all the bullying, the weak-looking guy never gave up his dream of becoming a criminal. Blair didn’t understand it. Therefore, one day, the curiosity got the better of Blair and he asked Ricky directly why he wanted to join Team Magma.

The answer was simple. So simple, it blew Blair’s mind: “It sounds like it would be exciting”

That was the day that Phantom Thief Labir was born. Along with his trusty sidekick, Trapinch—who dug all the escape holes—Labir (Blair) stole one precious item from Rustboro after another, leaving behind a calling card to let them know who’d done it. The game was no fun if no one went after him, after all. With every successful heist, Labir grew more confident and expanded his phantom thief team (with pokemon since they were more useful). Trapinch evolved into a Vibrava and then a Flygon—which became Labir’s main method of escape. Whether through the air or underground, few were faster than his partner in crime.

This went on for 4 years and the Phantom Thief Labir became a well known criminal in the Hoenn region underworld—his main pursuer and vigilant rival was the Officer Jenny from Rustboro City. Eventually, Labir was caught by and unmasked. Blair didn’t care that he was going to be sent to jail, but only asked that his pokemon received lighter sentences because they were too dumb to know what they were doing was wrong anyway. In returned, he would give back all the stolen items which he had kept hidden away. Surprised that the phantom thief seemed to care about his accomplices, and willing give back the stolen items without much trouble, Officer Jenny decided to not send him to prison on the condition that he do some community service and help them catch pokemon-using criminals like himself.

Blair agreed. Thus his unofficial partnership with the Officer Jenny of Rustboro City began.
Equipment (anything from Pokeballs to rope): Pokeball (6), Rustboro City Detective Badge (it's fake), PokeNav, a taser gun, handcuffs (2), knife.

Personal Items (anything that wouldn't be equipmemt): Wallet, phone.

Skills (things like "computers" or "acrobatics"): Research, mixed martial arts, observation, computers, Riding (on Flygon), prestidigitation, psychology, knowledge of the criminal underworld, social skills, pick-pocketing, lock-picking

Powers (if you have any): N/A
Battle Theme:

Tropes: Atonement Detective, Amateur Sleuth, Gentlemanly Thief/Phantom Thief

Other:
- He is the elder cousin of Ivory Coquelicot who lives in Kanto.
- He has a crush on the Officer Jenny that caught him.
- He's a bit of a kleptomaniac, so don't leave anything valuable alone with him.

Pokemon Team

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Ace

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Flygon

Moves (what moves does it know?): Dig, SandStorm, BoomBurst, DragonTail
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): King

Ability: Torrent

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Mudkip

Moves (what moves does it know?): RockSmash, WaterGun, RockThrow, TakeDown.
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Queen

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Smoochum

Moves (what moves does it know?): SweetKiss, CopyCat, Blizzard, Psychic
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Jack

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Lunatone

Ability: Levitate

Moves (what moves does it know?): Moonblast, FutureSight, Tackle, Explosion
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname):
Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?):
Moves (what moves does it know?):
History and Personality (optional):
Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname):
Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?):
Moves (what moves does it know?):
History and Personality (optional):

BackSet · Dec 2, 2020

QuirkyAngel said:
The Trainer

BASIC INFO
PERSONAL
PHYSICAL
FLUFF

Name: Blair Marshall

Nickname(s): Phantom Thief Labir (former), Detective Blair

Gender: Male

Pronouns: He/His

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Age: 24

Trainer Class: Pokemon Detective

Home Region: Hoenn

Starting Region: Hoenn

High Concept (a brief one line description of your character's basic concept): A former phantom thief turned detective who is technically still on parole.

Personality: An easy-going and carefree guy, it’s hard to tell whether Blair’s surface reflects the inner self because he very easily lies—even to himself. He is someone who is so used to masking his feelings, he probably isn’t even sure what they are anymore. A social butterfly, Blair had little problems making ‘friends’ at school. Everything came off as easy to him. Studies. Sports. Blair grew bored of it all. Therefore, when offered an escape from the mundane-ness of his life, he took it, even if it led him down the wrong path.

In truth, Blair is probably a thrill seeker. He is whimsical, yet is also logic-minded enough to understand the rules of the world and weave through them to get the results he wants. He is ruthless and selfish, but also resourceful, clever, and charismatic. However, when he grows to like someone, he can be loyal as well. Blair enjoys challenges and his perfect match is someone who can keep him constantly entertained. He also has a flair for drama and likes putting on costumes.

History: Blair was born in Rustboro City to Mathias Marshall and Claire Coquelicot, archeologists who dedicated their life to researching ancient rock pokemon (fossils). Besides that, Blair lived a normal life all things considering. Went to school. Made friends. Studied. Learned about pokemon. All regular stuff you’d expect out of a kid raised in a normal family. However, if there was one thing that set him apart from others it was that he’d never really taken an interest in pokemon. They were an in-separable part of their world, sure, but he didn’t feel the need to fawn over them like many kids seemed to.

This feeling persisted from elementary to high school. Blair didn’t feel the urge to make his own pokemon ‘journey’. Didn’t particularly care about the creatures that could be caught and trained to battle. However, since everyone else around him loved pokemon, Blair knew he had to fit in to survive—so he took in a Trapinch from the Rustboro PokeShelter and raised it. These days, anything worth marketing/doing involved pokemon somehow. His ‘girlfriend’ wanted to be a pokemon doctor. His ‘best friend’ wanted to open his own pokemon gym. What about him? What did he want to do? Blair didn’t know. Everything just seemed so boring for him.

One day a transfer student came in. A weirdo named Ricky that seemed determined to join Team Magma…and made sure everyone knew that fact. As expected, the guy was shunned. Who in their right mind told the school that they wanted to become a criminal anyway? Blair ignored Ricky as he was bullied, thinking the transfer student deserved it for being stupid. However, even with all the bullying, the weak-looking guy never gave up his dream of becoming a criminal. Blair didn’t understand it. Therefore, one day, the curiosity got the better of Blair and he asked Ricky directly why he wanted to join Team Magma.

The answer was simple. So simple, it blew Blair’s mind: “It sounds like it would be exciting”

That was the day that Phantom Thief Labir was born. Along with his trusty sidekick, Trapinch—who dug all the escape holes—Labir (Blair) stole one precious item from Rustboro after another, leaving behind a calling card to let them know who’d done it. The game was no fun if no one went after him, after all. With every successful heist, Labir grew more confident and expanded his phantom thief team (with pokemon since they were more useful). Trapinch evolved into a Vibrava and then a Flygon—which became Labir’s main method of escape. Whether through the air or underground, few were faster than his partner in crime.

This went on for 4 years and the Phantom Thief Labir became a well known criminal in the Hoenn region underworld—his main pursuer and vigilant rival was the Officer Jenny from Rustboro City. Eventually, Labir was caught by and unmasked. Blair didn’t care that he was going to be sent to jail, but only asked that his pokemon received lighter sentences because they were too dumb to know what they were doing was wrong anyway. In returned, he would give back all the stolen items which he had kept hidden away. Surprised that the phantom thief seemed to care about his accomplices, and willing give back the stolen items without much trouble, Officer Jenny decided to not send him to prison on the condition that he do some community service and help them catch pokemon-using criminals like himself.

Blair agreed. Thus his unofficial partnership with the Officer Jenny of Rustboro City began.

Equipment (anything from Pokeballs to rope): Pokeball (6), Rustboro City Detective Badge (it's fake), PokeNav, a taser gun, handcuffs (2), knife.

Personal Items (anything that wouldn't be equipmemt): Wallet, phone.

Skills (things like "computers" or "acrobatics"): Research, mixed martial arts, observation, computers, Riding (on Flygon), prestidigitation, psychology, knowledge of the criminal underworld, social skills, pick-pocketing, lock-picking

Powers (if you have any): N/A

Battle Theme:

Tropes: Atonement Detective, Amateur Sleuth, Gentlemanly Thief/Phantom Thief

Other:

He is the elder cousin of Ivory Coquelicot who lives in Kanto.

He has a crush on the Officer Jenny that caught him.

He's a bit of a kleptomaniac, so don't leave anything valuable alone with him.

Pokemon Team

Ace
King
Queen
Jack
empty
empty

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Ace

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Flygon

Moves (what moves does it know?): Dig, SandStorm, BoomBurst, DragonTail

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): King

Ability: Torrent

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Mudkip

Moves (what moves does it know?): RockSmash, WaterGun, RockThrow, TakeDown.

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Queen

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Smoochum

Moves (what moves does it know?): SweetKiss, IcePunch, Blizzard, Psychic

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname): Jack

Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?): Lunatone

Ability: Levitate

Moves (what moves does it know?): Moonblast, FutureSight, Tackle, Explosion

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname):
Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?):
Moves (what moves does it know?):
History and Personality (optional):

Nickname (What is your Pokemon's Nickname):
Species (what kind of Pokemon is it?):
Moves (what moves does it know?):
History and Personality (optional):

Blair Marshall subscribes to the ~~Tom Riddle~~ Voldemort School of Evil Aliases.

Approved.

Crow · Dec 8, 2020

"What can I say?"

Name:
Vary Belle

Nickname(s):
N/A

Gender:
Male

Pronouns:
He/Him

Sexuality:
Heterosexual

Age:
17

Trainer Class:
Researcher/Pokemon Trainer

Home Region:
Galar

Starting Region:
Kanto
High Concept:
A researcher of Regional Variants in the world of Pokemon.

Personality:
Laid back, relaxed and highly adaptable to the point where you might wonder if he is his own Regional Variant. Despite this calm-collected exterior, Vary is actually very keen and excited on learning more about the Regional Variants of Pokemon, and even what makes a Runerigus different from a Cofagrigus.

History:
Vary was always moving from region to region when he was a child, his parents changing jobs often. This was why he couldn't start his journey as a kid, and he never really did in his older years. During his ventures, he would always see how Pokemon in one region looked different from another. All this only made him want to explore the world even more.

One day, while in Alola, his curiousity lead him to venturing into the laboratory of Professor Oak - Samson Oak, that is. Oak noted his potential and decided to allow him to be under his wing for a while, slowly but surely becoming an assistant in his art - Regional Variants. When he had to move to Galar and believed that he had to leave this dream behind, Oak convinced him that this was a great opportunity, and that he could research Galarian forms for him while he was there.

Recently, however, he has been given the task of researching Kanto Pokemon and comparing them to their Regional Variant counterparts, which is where our story takes us...
Equipment (anything from Pokeballs to rope):
Pokeball x6
Escape Rope x3
Revive x2
Potion x4

Personal Items:
Computer

Skills:
Technological Expert - Well, a researcher needs this.
Biological Expert
Species Identification

Pokemon Team

Nickname:
Luck

Species:
Meowth

Moves:
Pay Day
Fury Swipes
Fake Out
Bite
Nickname:
Nasty

Species:
Meowth (Alola Form)

Moves:
Pay Day
Taunt
Assurance
Feint
Nickname:
Spike

Species:
Meowth (Galarian)

Moves:
Pay Day
Metal Claw
Swagger
Hone Claws
Nickname:
Topple

Species:
Darumaka

Moves:
Fire Fang
Bite
Tackle
Work Up
Nickname:
Fall

Species:
Darumaka (Galarian)

Moves:
Ice Fang
Headbutt
Fire Spin
Protect
EMPTY SLOT

BackSet · Dec 8, 2020

Crow said:
"What can I say?"

Basic Info
Personal
Physical

Name:
Vary

Nickname(s):
N/A

Gender:
Male

Pronouns:
He/Him

Sexuality:
Heterosexual

Age:
17

Trainer Class:
Researcher/Pokemon Trainer

Home Region:
Galar

Starting Region:
Kanto

High Concept:
A researcher of Regional Variants in the world of Pokemon.

Personality:
Laid back, relaxed and highly adaptable to the point where you might wonder if he is his own Regional Variant. Despite this calm-collected exterior, Vary is actually very keen and excited on learning more about the Regional Variants of Pokemon, and even what makes a Runerigus different from a Cofagrigus.

History:
Vary was always moving from region to region when he was a child, his parents changing jobs often. This was why he couldn't start his journey as a kid, and he never really did in his older years. During his ventures, he would always see how Pokemon in one region looked different from another. All this only made him want to explore the world even more.

One day, while in Alola, his curiousity lead him to venturing into the laboratory of Professor Oak - Samson Oak, that is. Oak noted his potential and decided to allow him to be under his wing for a while, slowly but surely becoming an assistant in his art - Regional Variants. When he had to move to Galar and believed that he had to leave this dream behind, Oak convinced him that this was a great opportunity, and that he could research Galarian forms for him while he was there.

Recently, however, he has been given the task of researching Kanto Pokemon and comparing them to their Regional Variant counterparts, which is where our story takes us...

Equipment (anything from Pokeballs to rope):
Pokeball x6
Escape Rope x3
Revive x2
Potion x4

Personal Items:
Computer

Skills:
Technological Expert - Well, a researcher needs this.
Biological Expert
Species Identification

Pokemon Team

Luck
Nasty
Spike
Topple
Fall
EMPTY SLOT

Nickname:
Luck

Species:
Meowth

Moves:
Pay Day
Fury Swipes
Fake Out
Bite

Nickname:
Nasty

Species:
Meowth (Alola Form)

Moves:
Pay Day
Taunt
Assurance
Feint

Nickname:
Spike

Species:
Meowth (Galarian)

Moves:
Pay Day
Metal Claw
Swagger
Hone Claws

Nickname:
Topple

Species:
Darumaka

Moves:
Fire Fang
Bite
Tackle
Work Up

Nickname:
Fall

Species:
Darumaka (Galarian)

Moves:
Ice Fang
Headbutt
Fire Spin
Protect

EMPTY SLOT

I approve but I am going to need a last name.

Crow · Dec 8, 2020

BackSet said:
I approve but I am going to need a last name.

done

BackSet · Dec 8, 2020

Crow said:
done

Coolio. Approved.

Phayne · Dec 11, 2020

Navy:0C0064
L'Blue:00DFFF

~Full Name~
Iosefa Lagi (Pronouned: Jo-sei-fah Lah-gi)
~Nickname~
Sefa
~Pronouns~
He/Him
~Age~
22
~Gender~
Male
~Sexuality~
Heterosexual
~Class~
Aspiring Kahuna of Alola
(Specializes in Normal Types)
~Home Region~
Alola
~Starting Region~
Hoenn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~High Concept~
A budding Kahuna under the tutelage of Hala, Iosefa has ventured away from Alola to experience outside cultures and gain new experiences that may help him find the piece of the puzzle that is missing.
~Main Team~
Iosefa is a man with whom you would be able to place your complete trust with, someone who once a solid friendship has been established would be willing to lay his life down for you, provided he feels that you would do the same for him. Someone born and raised in the islands of Alola and who works with his heart on his chest, Iosefa seeks to re-establish an almost familial bond with those he befriends striving to replicate the peaceful and 'home-like' feeling that he experienced during his growth. Race, Color, Gender or species, Iosefa cares little for the trivial aspects of a person or pokemon and instead bases his relationships down towards those he spends time with and those who he feels he knows more indeptly.

For the most part, Iosefa is quite the gentle soul; someone who tends to float along with the Island breeze and end up wherever that winds take him. Whilst he has his own personal goals that he'd like to accomplish, he isn't one of those that rushes towards the finish line. Rather, he is more likely to stop and smell the roses along the way as he enjoys what life has to offer. He describes every step forward as simply him following his fate and every detour he takes as just another new journey to experience and relish.

As a budding future Kahuna under the tutelage of Hala, Iosefa's almost carefree and lax attitude takes a drastic flip amidst the heat of battle. Despite his gentle persona, he turns into quite the difficult obstacle for those that do battle him, having been drilled about the importance of the position of Island Kahuna, Iosefa's treats every battle as an Island challenge, one that puts him in the shoes of both the challenger and the Kahuna. As the budding Kahuna, he strives to make his battles a learning experience for those that he does battle yet simultaneously as one who has not yet achieved that rank, he seeks to learn from the experience of each and every fight and further grow and overcome his failings.

A negative habit of his is that, Iosefa tends to play the facade that everything is okay, putting on a happy and friendly appearance when in public yet in reality he could be feeling quite the opposite, in this regard he could best be described as a coin; having two completely different sides to himself. For the most part he likes to play the fool, make jokes, be the butt of jokes and even tease the girl he fancies. While he is the type who would keep your secret to the grave and have your back in a life or death situation, he is also the type who would sell you out for a quick joke and a few laughs. Gregarious by nature, a trait he most likely inherited from his parents, Iosefa relishes being in a high-spirited social gathering. While his contribution may sometimes be minuscule if not non-existent, he simply enjoys the warmth and company provided by those he cherishes.

A man who values and savours the taste of food, Iosefa can often times be found with some sort of edible treat in his hand. A good meal is just as rewarding as a good battle and both are just great avenues towards meeting new people. Who could possibly fight and hate one another over a delicious meal? Who could hate one that has shared and enjoyed the experience of combat? Be careful with Iosefa at a picnic or Barbeque as he shows no mercy towards those who wait.
Standing at 6ft 3 inches in height, Iosefa towers over most guys on the island of Melemele with both his height and girth above the average norm. Sporting a tanned yet chubby physique, you'd be hard pressed to believe that the large imposing figure was anywhere near 'fit', more so when you witness just how much of a glutton he can be. Though truth be told, appearances can be quite deceiving and Iosefa's general physique betrays a natural born athlete. Blessed with strength over speed, Iosefa is rather 'tank' like, having size and endurance that puts many to shame.

Dark brown medium length hair accompanied by Hazel brown eyes, Iosefa is your traditional island inhabitant of Alola, the sun blessed Isles inhabited by a unique group of flora and fauna have given him a naturally crisp tan that many inlanders would kill for. For the most part his skin is free of significant blemishes, sporting a few birthmarks here and there and a couple Minor scars from past experiences. The most notable mark on him however is a large tattoo that covers the majority of his back and shoulderblades.

Iosefa being quite rotund can often be found wearing baggy clothing, more often then not wearing cargo shorts with a loose fitting tee and unbuttoned polo t-shirt, the latter being mainly floral influenced thanks to his mentor Hala. He prefers to wear simple slippers over trainers and has a beach themed pendant around his neck.
Born on the island of MeleMele he is the nephew of Hala and therefore the cousin of Hau. One of the few disciples that the Island Kahuna has taken under his wing, Iosefa is a trainer whose potential was discovered from an early age and nurtured under the guidance of the kahuna. The grandson of Hala's sister, Iosefa spent a large portion of his youth watching the various challengers come and go, many failing to pass Hala's challenge or falling victim to the totem pokemon who slumbered deep within the caves on the island. Seeing his uncle do battle and gain the acknowledgment from the islanders all over Alola had left a severe impact on a young Iosefa, who couldn't help but admire him and in time want to be like him.

As a relative to Hala, Iosefa had to fight tooth and nail to claw his way towards becoming the Kahuna's disciple, having been given no special treatment from him and if anything was treated far harsher than the others who have had the same pleasure. From his early teens onwards, Iosefa would challenge the various trainers who came to take on the Island challenge, sparring them in a pokemon battle whenever he could as he saw this as a means to both gain experience and prove his strength towards the Kahuna. However despite the results of his efforts, Hala would consistently deny the boys request to teach him, the aging man seeing exactly what it was that Iosefa seemed to be missing. Whilst the boy's battle prowess and instinct was there, it was quite evident that Iosefa was still lacking what it meant to be a Kahuna and it was precisely because of this that Hala refused to take Iosefa under his wing. Finding what he lacked on his own was a journey that the kahuna believed was important for Iosefa, it wasn't something that could be taught to him.

Of course, a young Iosefa wasn't aware of this at the time and had still sought to prove his strength the old fashioned way. A foolhardy venture, yet one unsurprisingly taken by a younger, driven Iosefa. Entering into the deep caverns of MeleMele, Iosefa had stepped foot into the domain of the totem Gumshoos, the overconfident and impatient trainer seeking to prove his mettle by besting the king that slumbered deep within, a trip that not many could do so without coming out unharmed.

Alas it was not the Totem Gumshoos that Iosefa had found, rather it was the Totem Raticate that also dwelled on MeleMele island, the second king of the island and one whose rivalry with Gumshoos was well known across the islands inhabitants. Walking in during the middle of a turf war, It was quite clear that the raticate and rattata were invading the gumshoos and yungoos lair, the dark type pokemon overpowering the normal type cave dwellers whilst their Alpha was nowhere to be seen. Seeing the Yungoos and Gumshoos being easily overwhelmed, Iosefa and Manaia had taken their side in the conflict; the duo attacking the totem raticate as it raided the Gumshoos food nest. A battle quickly ensued between them and lasted just long enough for the Totem Gumshoos to return to the lair, arriving just as trainer and pokemon fell victim to Raticates 'Payback'.

Having gained the Gumshoos respect after helping defend their lair, the normal type pokemon and its followers had brought the fainted duo to the doorway of Hala, the Kahuna shocked at the sight of his Nephew passed out upon the back of the totem pokemon, yet relieved to see that he had passed out with a smile upon his face.

It was the day after that Hala had finally relented and taken Iosefa under his tutelage.

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Years later, Iosefa has befriended more pokemon and added new partners to his team. A specialist with 'Normal' pokemon, the once hot headed young trainer has grown up to become quite a chilled and laid back individual. No longer focused on reaching his goal, the budding future Kahuna has opened his eyes to the world around him and now seeks to experience life to the fullest. Though experiencing life has made him a lot more chubbier than his youth.

That day in the cave had opened his eyes to the true meaning of fighting as equals with his pokemon as well as the value of fighting for something to protect. He had thrown away his selfish desire to prove himself against the totem Gumshoos and instead chose to protect its fellow brethren against the invading Raticate and its minions. It was during this fight to protect the peace that both he and Manaia had taken their first step towards becoming a worthy Kahuna.

Still no where near surpassing Hala as the MeleMele Kahuna, Iosefa has decided to venture to the other regions to gain experience and to adapt and change his approach to battling. Perhaps something beyond the beautiful blue sea's would give him the answer to surpassing Hala's strength.
- Nickname: Manaia
  Species: 'The Placid Pokemon'
  Gender: Male
  Type:
  
  Ability: Berserk
  Moveset:
  - Dragon Breath
  - Hyper Voice
  - Icy Wind
  - Hurricane
  
  Personality:
  Iosefa's most trusted partner and longest companion, Manaia is the one Iosefa turns to whenever the odds are not in his favor. A relax and chilled individual, Manaia's personality probably resembles Iosefa's the most in the sense of being one that tends to 'go with the flow'. Very little angers Manaia and he often lets the more mischievous antics of Enele slide without too much complaint. Mature, respectful and carrying an air of authority over the other pokemon, Manaia is the calm and collected leader of the group whose anger only ever arises when his companions are in trouble.
- Nickname: Arihi
  Species: 'The Strong Arm Pokemon'
  Gender: Female
  Type:
  
  Ability: Fluffy
  
  Moveset:
  - Drain Punch
  - Strength
  - Payback
  - Bulk Up
  
  Personality:
  Arihi is the diva of Iosefa's group. Like many of her species, Arihi is a rather clingy individual who enjoys the embrace of those she considers to be friends and family. Unaware of just how physically strong she is, Arihi will often times throw a tantrum whenever one of her 'overpowered' hugs are avoided, though the tantrum is more of a ploy to get those to lower their guard and feel sorry for her. While she does tend to hurt those she hugs, she isn't doing out of animosity or hate, rather she just really cherishes her trainer and fellow pokemon. She does however possess a slightly sadistic side to her personality, having learnt 'Drain Punch' as a way of weakening those that try to escape her embraces.
- Nickname: Akamu
  Species: 'The Drowsing Pokemon'
  Gender: Male
  Type:
  
  Ability: Comatose
  
  Moveset:
  - Acrobatics
  - Rapid Spin
  - Play Rough
  - Yawn
  
  Personality:
  ZzZzZzz......ZzzZzz.....Zzz.ZZZ.....*fidgetsI*....ZzzZzzz...ZZzzz...Zz...
- Nickname: Enele
  Species:' The Painter Pokemon'
  Gender: Male
  Type:
  
  Ability: Technician
  Moveset:
  - Mimic
  - Metronome (Randomizer: Metronome Randomizer - Thousand Roads)
  - Recover
  - Tri-Attack
  
  Personality:
  The groups resident troublemaker, Enele possesses a mischievous nature unbefitting of one of those classical artist, rather he is more akin to one of those hoodlums that graffiti's all over the place. Proud in his definition of what art should be, Enele will use anything, everything and everyone as a canvas for his masterpieces, despite his art representing more Picasso over anything else. A nuisance to Hau'oli City, Enele had evaded capture for many months whilst simultaneously painting the city buildings in a plethora of colors, until finally being caught by Iosefa, who had finally had enough after his favourite restaurant was closed for 'repainting'.
- Name: Tamah
  Species: 'The Land Snake Pokemon'
  Gender: Female
  Type:
  
  Ability: Serene Grace
  
  Moveset:
  - Headbutt
  - Drill Run
  - Astonish
  - Iron Tail
  
  Personality:
  Tamah is the shy and reclusive one of the group. When not buried in the earth, she is often times hiding next to Manaia or Akamu, the two chilled ones in the party and the ones who cause her the least trouble. On the flip side she is often a prime target for Enele's practical jokes or one of Arihi's hugs and because of this has learnt to be quite the evasive individual when it comes to fighting. It also helps that her ability doubles her attacks additional effects such as 'Flinch'.
- Name:
  Species:
  Gender:
  Type:
  Ability:
  
  Moveset:
  -
  -
  -
  -
  
  Personality:
  N/A
The Nice Guy
Appetite = Health
The Mellow Fellow
The Martial Pacifist
Insist's on Paying

BackSet · Dec 12, 2020

Phayne said:
Navy:0C0064
L'Blue:00DFFF

Basics
Personality
Appearance
History
The Team
The Fluff

~Full Name~
Iosefa Lagi (Pronouned: Jo-sei-fah Lah-gi)
~Nickname~
Sefa
~Pronouns~
He/Him
~Age~
22
~Gender~
Male
~Sexuality~
Heterosexual
~Class~
Aspiring Kahuna of Alola
(Specializes in Normal Types)
~Home Region~
Alola
~Starting Region~
Hoenn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~High Concept~
A budding Kahuna under the tutelage of Hala, Iosefa has ventured away from Alola to experience outside cultures and gain new experiences that may help him find the piece of the puzzle that is missing.
~Main Team~

Iosefa is a man with whom you would be able to place your complete trust with, someone who once a solid friendship has been established would be willing to lay his life down for you, provided he feels that you would do the same for him. Someone born and raised in the islands of Alola and who works with his heart on his chest, Iosefa seeks to re-establish an almost familial bond with those he befriends striving to replicate the peaceful and 'home-like' feeling that he experienced during his growth. Race, Color, Gender or species, Iosefa cares little for the trivial aspects of a person or pokemon and instead bases his relationships down towards those he spends time with and those who he feels he knows more indeptly.

For the most part, Iosefa is quite the gentle soul; someone who tends to float along with the Island breeze and end up wherever that winds take him. Whilst he has his own personal goals that he'd like to accomplish, he isn't one of those that rushes towards the finish line. Rather, he is more likely to stop and smell the roses along the way as he enjoys what life has to offer. He describes every step forward as simply him following his fate and every detour he takes as just another new journey to experience and relish.

As a budding future Kahuna under the tutelage of Hala, Iosefa's almost carefree and lax attitude takes a drastic flip amidst the heat of battle. Despite his gentle persona, he turns into quite the difficult obstacle for those that do battle him, having been drilled about the importance of the position of Island Kahuna, Iosefa's treats every battle as an Island challenge, one that puts him in the shoes of both the challenger and the Kahuna. As the budding Kahuna, he strives to make his battles a learning experience for those that he does battle yet simultaneously as one who has not yet achieved that rank, he seeks to learn from the experience of each and every fight and further grow and overcome his failings.

A negative habit of his is that, Iosefa tends to play the facade that everything is okay, putting on a happy and friendly appearance when in public yet in reality he could be feeling quite the opposite, in this regard he could best be described as a coin; having two completely different sides to himself. For the most part he likes to play the fool, make jokes, be the butt of jokes and even tease the girl he fancies. While he is the type who would keep your secret to the grave and have your back in a life or death situation, he is also the type who would sell you out for a quick joke and a few laughs. Gregarious by nature, a trait he most likely inherited from his parents, Iosefa relishes being in a high-spirited social gathering. While his contribution may sometimes be minuscule if not non-existent, he simply enjoys the warmth and company provided by those he cherishes.

A man who values and savours the taste of food, Iosefa can often times be found with some sort of edible treat in his hand. A good meal is just as rewarding as a good battle and both are just great avenues towards meeting new people. Who could possibly fight and hate one another over a delicious meal? Who could hate one that has shared and enjoyed the experience of combat? Be careful with Iosefa at a picnic or Barbeque as he shows no mercy towards those who wait.

Standing at 6ft 3 inches in height, Iosefa towers over most guys on the island of Melemele with both his height and girth above the average norm. Sporting a tanned yet chubby physique, you'd be hard pressed to believe that the large imposing figure was anywhere near 'fit', more so when you witness just how much of a glutton he can be. Though truth be told, appearances can be quite deceiving and Iosefa's general physique betrays a natural born athlete. Blessed with strength over speed, Iosefa is rather 'tank' like, having size and endurance that puts many to shame.

Dark brown medium length hair accompanied by Hazel brown eyes, Iosefa is your traditional island inhabitant of Alola, the sun blessed Isles inhabited by a unique group of flora and fauna have given him a naturally crisp tan that many inlanders would kill for. For the most part his skin is free of significant blemishes, sporting a few birthmarks here and there and a couple Minor scars from past experiences. The most notable mark on him however is a large tattoo that covers the majority of his back and shoulderblades.

Iosefa being quite rotund can often be found wearing baggy clothing, more often then not wearing cargo shorts with a loose fitting tee and unbuttoned polo t-shirt, the latter being mainly floral influenced thanks to his mentor Hala. He prefers to wear simple slippers over trainers and has a beach themed pendant around his neck.

Born on the island of MeleMele he is the nephew of Hala and therefore the cousin of Hau. One of the few disciples that the Island Kahuna has taken under his wing, Iosefa is a trainer whose potential was discovered from an early age and nurtured under the guidance of the kahuna. The grandson of Hala's sister, Iosefa spent a large portion of his youth watching the various challengers come and go, many failing to pass Hala's challenge or falling victim to the totem pokemon who slumbered deep within the caves on the island. Seeing his uncle do battle and gain the acknowledgment from the islanders all over Alola had left a severe impact on a young Iosefa, who couldn't help but admire him and in time want to be like him.

As a relative to Hala, Iosefa had to fight tooth and nail to claw his way towards becoming the Kahuna's disciple, having been given no special treatment from him and if anything was treated far harsher than the others who have had the same pleasure. From his early teens onwards, Iosefa would challenge the various trainers who came to take on the Island challenge, sparring them in a pokemon battle whenever he could as he saw this as a means to both gain experience and prove his strength towards the Kahuna. However despite the results of his efforts, Hala would consistently deny the boys request to teach him, the aging man seeing exactly what it was that Iosefa seemed to be missing. Whilst the boy's battle prowess and instinct was there, it was quite evident that Iosefa was still lacking what it meant to be a Kahuna and it was precisely because of this that Hala refused to take Iosefa under his wing. Finding what he lacked on his own was a journey that the kahuna believed was important for Iosefa, it wasn't something that could be taught to him.

Of course, a young Iosefa wasn't aware of this at the time and had still sought to prove his strength the old fashioned way. A foolhardy venture, yet one unsurprisingly taken by a younger, driven Iosefa. Entering into the deep caverns of MeleMele, Iosefa had stepped foot into the domain of the totem Gumshoos, the overconfident and impatient trainer seeking to prove his mettle by besting the king that slumbered deep within, a trip that not many could do so without coming out unharmed.

Alas it was not the Totem Gumshoos that Iosefa had found, rather it was the Totem Raticate that also dwelled on MeleMele island, the second king of the island and one whose rivalry with Gumshoos was well known across the islands inhabitants. Walking in during the middle of a turf war, It was quite clear that the raticate and rattata were invading the gumshoos and yungoos lair, the dark type pokemon overpowering the normal type cave dwellers whilst their Alpha was nowhere to be seen. Seeing the Yungoos and Gumshoos being easily overwhelmed, Iosefa and Manaia had taken their side in the conflict; the duo attacking the totem raticate as it raided the Gumshoos food nest. A battle quickly ensued between them and lasted just long enough for the Totem Gumshoos to return to the lair, arriving just as trainer and pokemon fell victim to Raticates 'Payback'.

Having gained the Gumshoos respect after helping defend their lair, the normal type pokemon and its followers had brought the fainted duo to the doorway of Hala, the Kahuna shocked at the sight of his Nephew passed out upon the back of the totem pokemon, yet relieved to see that he had passed out with a smile upon his face.

It was the day after that Hala had finally relented and taken Iosefa under his tutelage.

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Years later, Iosefa has befriended more pokemon and added new partners to his team. A specialist with 'Normal' pokemon, the once hot headed young trainer has grown up to become quite a chilled and laid back individual. No longer focused on reaching his goal, the budding future Kahuna has opened his eyes to the world around him and now seeks to experience life to the fullest. Though experiencing life has made him a lot more chubbier than his youth.

That day in the cave had opened his eyes to the true meaning of fighting as equals with his pokemon as well as the value of fighting for something to protect. He had thrown away his selfish desire to prove himself against the totem Gumshoos and instead chose to protect its fellow brethren against the invading Raticate and its minions. It was during this fight to protect the peace that both he and Manaia had taken their first step towards becoming a worthy Kahuna.

Still no where near surpassing Hala as the MeleMele Kahuna, Iosefa has decided to venture to the other regions to gain experience and to adapt and change his approach to battling. Perhaps something beyond the beautiful blue sea's would give him the answer to surpassing Hala's strength.

Drampa
Bewear
Komala
Smeargle
Dunsparce
Empty

Nickname: Manaia
Species: 'The Placid Pokemon'
Gender: Male
Type:

Ability: Berserk
Moveset:
- Dragon Breath
- Hyper Voice
- Icy Wind
- Hurricane

Personality:
Iosefa's most trusted partner and longest companion, Manaia is the one Iosefa turns to whenever the odds are not in his favor. A relax and chilled individual, Manaia's personality probably resembles Iosefa's the most in the sense of being one that tends to 'go with the flow'. Very little angers Manaia and he often lets the more mischievous antics of Enele slide without too much complaint. Mature, respectful and carrying an air of authority over the other pokemon, Manaia is the calm and collected leader of the group whose anger only ever arises when his companions are in trouble.

Nickname: Arihi
Species: 'The Strong Arm Pokemon'
Gender: Female
Type:

Ability: Fluffy

Moveset:
- Drain Punch
- Strength
- Payback
- Bulk Up

Personality:
Arihi is the diva of Iosefa's group. Like many of her species, Arihi is a rather clingy individual who enjoys the embrace of those she considers to be friends and family. Unaware of just how physically strong she is, Arihi will often times throw a tantrum whenever one of her 'overpowered' hugs are avoided, though the tantrum is more of a ploy to get those to lower their guard and feel sorry for her. While she does tend to hurt those she hugs, she isn't doing out of animosity or hate, rather she just really cherishes her trainer and fellow pokemon. She does however possess a slightly sadistic side to her personality, having learnt 'Drain Punch' as a way of weakening those that try to escape her embraces.

Nickname: Akamu
Species: 'The Drowsing Pokemon'
Gender: Male
Type:

Ability: Comatose

Moveset:
- Acrobatics
- Rapid Spin
- Play Rough
- Yawn

Personality:
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Nickname: Enele
Species:' The Painter Pokemon'
Gender: Male
Type:

Ability: Technician
Moveset:
- Sketch
- Sketch
- Sketch
- Sketch

Personality:
The groups resident troublemaker, Enele possesses a mischievous nature unbefitting of one of those classical artist, rather he is more akin to one of those hoodlums that graffiti's all over the place. Proud in his definition of what art should be, Enele will use anything, everything and everyone as a canvas for his masterpieces, despite his art representing more Picasso over anything else. A nuisance to Hau'oli City, Enele had evaded capture for many months whilst simultaneously painting the city buildings in a plethora of colors, until finally being caught by Iosefa, who had finally had enough after his favourite restaurant was closed for 'repainting'.

Name: Tamah
Species: 'The Land Snake Pokemon'
Gender: Female
Type:

Ability: Serene Grace

Moveset:
- Headbutt
- Drill Run
- Astonish
- Iron Tail

Personality:
Tamah is the shy and reclusive one of the group. When not buried in the earth, she is often times hiding next to Manaia or Akamu, the two chilled ones in the party and the ones who cause her the least trouble. On the flip side she is often a prime target for Enele's practical jokes or one of Arihi's hugs and because of this has learnt to be quite the evasive individual when it comes to fighting. It also helps that her ability doubles her attacks additional effects such as 'Flinch'.

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Personality:
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The Nice Guy
Appetite = Health
The Mellow Fellow
The Martial Pacifist
Insist's on Paying

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