Name: Erik MacKinnon
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Hometown: Veilstone City, Sinnoh

Appearance: Erik is a big kid, standing 6'0" and weighing 160lbs. He gets told he's still growing but he just laughs that off. He has long dirty blonde hair that ends just above his shoulders framing a eggshell with-skinned face that has lake blue eyes, a smaller than normal nose and a couple of razor nicks on his face. His frame is lanky and his arms are slightly longer than would be expected hanging off the side of his body.

Erik is usually wearing a slate grey or black covered t-shirt covered by a navy blue hooded sweater. The grey t-shirt has black writing saying "Property of East Sinnoh Shockers" while the black shirt has a slanted Pokeball logo in dripping paint on it. Erik rotates blue jeans and has a pair of black and brown hiking boots that never get changed no matter the season or terrain.

Personality: Erik tries to maintain something of a tough front in relation to this new journey through the wild. but does get spooked easily. It usually isn't anything small but sudden noises or touches will freak him out. Erik is leery when meeting new people for the first time, but he will warm up to people very easily as they prove they aren't out to get him.

He does dote on Katya a lot, the little "cutie" maintaining most of his attention and riding around on his shoulder most of the time. He's smart enough to have Katya attach a thorn to his hoodie to make sure she doesn't get tossed off like a bullrider. That happened a few too many times for both parties to learn their lesson. Usually Katya will bop Erik in the head with a flower after one of those near buckings to try and knock some sense back in.

Profession: Trainer
Talents: Erik has read up extensively on the history and topography of Kanto, as the only way his parents would let him come over here was if he passed a rigorous test of knowledge on the area. Also his dad taught him how to beat the slot machines, because screw other casinos.
Inventory: - $662 on a debit card, $30 in cash on him.
- 5 Pokeballs
- 3 Potions
- 6 Pecha Berries (He learned his lesson early with Katya.)
- One map of Kanto
- One sleeping bag
- Two rotations of clothes that double as his pillow
- Personal hygiene kit (Yes he actually does have some form of it.)

Starter Pokemon: A Level 5 Roselia named Katya. She has a Gentle nature and her ability is Poison Point. Her starting moves are Absorb and Growth.

Biography: Erik was born and raised in Veilstone as the youngest of three children born to Kerry, a schoolteacher and Tim, who managed the Game Corner in town. They raised Heather, Gabrielle and Erik to be good upstanding kids and all three took to Pokemon fairly early in their lives, getting plenty of time in with the family Bronzor, who helped Tim with repairs to the slot machines, and Tigger, the Arcanine who kept watch over the younger kids while they played. Each of the three children took the Sinnoh challenge and while Erik was a little slower than his sisters in getting ready, Heather gave him a head start by gifting one of the offspring of her best Pokemon, a young Shinx.

As Erik was getting ready to train up little Ray to start heading out along the same journey of his siblings, the Galactic takeover of Veilstone happened, and he was caught in the crossfire. While walking with Ray on the North side of town, Erik was acosted by three Galactic grunts who knocked him out and abducted his newly acquired Shinx. He tried to stop them, but one of the grunts caught him flush and knocked the 12 year old out cold. When he woke up, all he found was his broken Pokeball. When Galactic was driven out of the city, he awaited word on whether or not Ray was among the returnees, but there was no sign of the Shinx.

Losing Ray put Erik into such a horrific funk. He didn't want to do anything around the house, and he certainly didn't want another Pokemon. In his mind, Ray was his only Pokemon, and Erik await word on his return. But it never came. As Erik hollowly progressed through school, unwilling to leave the house and shutting himself off emotionally by cursing out passerby and yelling at his family. On his 18th birthday, Tim and Kerry told their youngest child they'd had enough. They had plans for a cruise around the Sevii Islands next year to celebrate being done with parenting and Erik wasn't going to mess that up. So they told him since he didn't want to challenge Sinnoh's gym group, he would be sent to challenge Kanto's gym leaders instead. The change of scenery would do him good. Erik protested, but Tim shoved an egg that had been left behind at the Game Corner into his hands. He had 8 months to get ready before they departed Canalave.

The egg was paid little mind by Erik, only really interacting with it when his parents were around or when he had to move it out of the way, but with six months to go it finally received enough warmth to hatch with Kerry and Tim huddling over Erik to watch as the little Roselia bloomed out of the egg. When he first laid eyes on the Thorn Pokemon, Erik felt his defences weaken, then fade away as the foot-high Grass/Poison type looked up with those black-lashed eyes and almost asked "Rose?" Erik vowed not to let the same fate that happened to Ray happen to the Roselia, and the soon to be dubbed Katya has been by his side ever since. With this new purpose in his life, Erik felt maybe he was better now, stronger now. He would be able to handle the journey this time. For Katya. The two studied up on the MacKinnon's chosen destination for their son in preparation for this first journey together.

Notes/Other: In the brief amount of time he's been legal to drink, he's determined his favorite beer is Kurt's from Johto. It's a solid microbrew made from yellow apricorn extracts.

Name: Adrian Kaz Manuka
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Hometown: Celadon City, Kanto

Appearance: Standing at roughly 5'9" tall, Adrian has pale skin, light brown hair, and green eyes. Physically, he's reasonably fit, having maintained a decent exercise schedule over the past year or so. He tends to dress in white or silver shirts, plain black pants, shoes suitable for travelling, and a simple white and blue jacket. The majority of Adrian's attire, while he downplays it as best he can, is rather well-tailored when properly examined.

Adrian has a plain blue traveller's backpack, in which he keeps the majority of his possessions, and wears a secondary satchel to hold more commonly used items, such as Potions or spare Poké Balls. The satchel's strap has six catches fitted to it, designed to hold Poké Balls. Only one of these catches, the topmost one, is currently in use. He wears a blue Pokégear on his left wrist.

Personality: Adrian is a calm and collected person in situations with which he's familiar: battling and socialising in particular are his preferred fields. When out of his comfort zone, however, he tends to turn quiet, and do a lot more thinking before he decides to act. He holds great respect for fellow Trainers and their Pokémon, but will almost always look down on those who mistreat their companions, be they human or Pokémon.

When battling, Adrian tends to lose track of everything that isn't part of the battle itself. Instead, he tries to immerse himself in the match, taking in all the details in the interest of finding the right path to victory.

Adrian isn't the biggest fan of the idea of taking on the Kanto League: ideally, he would have booked passage on a ship to another region to begin his journeys proper. But he was required to complete the Kanto League before travelling outside of the region, so he may as well start somewhere.

Profession: Adrian has just become a beginner Trainer.
Talents: Adrian knows his way around most of Kanto's cities, having travelled throughout most of the region with his brother. Other than that, he has a solid education on the subjects most students take up during their studies, ranging from basic and advanced Pokémon care to mathematics and several others besides.

Inventory:
Adrian carries the following items in his pack:
- 14 Poké Balls
- 1 Premier Ball
- 1 Ultra Ball
- 15 Potions
- 5 Antidotes
- 5 Paralyse Heals
- Two cases of standard-fare Pokémon food
- A journal and stationery
- A pack of labels for Poké Balls
- Debit card linked to a personal account containing $1500
- A week's worth of clothing and other personal items
- A white and silver mp3 player with matching headphones

Starter Pokémon: Magnus, a young Magnemite. Its moves are Tackle and Supersonic, and its ability is Sturdy.

Name: Claire Hawk

Age: 11

Gender: Female

Hometown: Cinnabar Island

Appearance: Claire stands four-foot-and-eight inches (142cm) tall. She has a thin child-like physique and bobbed platinum blonde hair that stands out against her medium dark brown skin. While traveling, Claire wears a simple, loose-fitting electric-yellow shirt; a pair of off-white shorts that fit tightly just above her knees; and a pair of yellow-and-white sneakers. She packs a swimsuit: a blue one-piece suit with a ruffled skirt that stops at the mid-thigh, both of which are bordered with white. On her wrist is a pink-bordered Xtransceiver

Claire opts for a white trainer’s backpack with light blue trim. Here she stows her poke balls, medicines, and all the other essentials of a pokemon trainer - this pack is particularly light and is often carried in-hand by the strap on the top of the bag - as well as being the bag that she carries into battles. While traveling, however, she also carries a black duffle bag where she hides her personal effects.

Personality: Claire has the spirit of adventure and doesn’t think twice before jumping at the opportunity to explore caves, fly to the top of the mountains or ride across seas. This is the primary driving force between joining this group of young trainers - to explore the Pokemon world. She’s eager and ready to see new sights and meet new people and new pokemon. Claire wants to do any - and every - thing there is to do. From taking on the Indigo League, to competing in Pokemon Contests, she has no specific ambitions, just the drive to do it all - often times throwing herself head-first into harm’s way.

Claire loves meeting new people and is an extremely outgoing youth. Though some would simply call it naive, Claire tries to find the good in everybody and holds very few grudges towards anyone. Change comes naturally to her, in part to her moving back and forth between Pallet Town and Cinnabar Town and her upbringing on the ever-moving surface of the ocean. This fluidity gives her the insight to adapt to the forever-changing face of battle, she prefers to improvise rather than practice outside of battle, preferring to fill her free time with activities like swimming or tree-climbing.

Profession: Trainer

Talents: Fishing and swimming.

Inventory

• $15
• 5x Pokeball
• 5x Potion
• 1x Xtransceiver
• 1x Good Rod
• 1x Trainer Backpack
• 1x Thin Sleeping Bag
• 3x Spare Set of Clothes
• 1x Swimsuit
• 1x Assorted Toiletries

Starter Pokemon: Chichi (Lv 5 Chinchou) Water/Electric

Biography: Claire was born on the legendary Cinnabar Island; once the home of the Cinnabar Gym and the Volcano Badge, Cinnabar was a common stop for many trainers in Kanto. However, a few years after her birth the entirety of Cinnabar Town lay submerged in lava as the town’s trademark volcano sprung to life. Luckily, the Hawks managed to escape the lava flow on the back of Claire’s father’s Gyarados by way of Route 21, which ends in Pallet Town to the north. There, in Pallet Town, the family settled in with relatives and made an honest living fishing for Kingler in the 21.

Three years after the destruction of Cinnabar Town, part of the volcano gave way and the ocean swept in to silence the volcano forever. Former residents were eager to repopulate the island, including the Hawk family. Still keeping with the fishing trade, Mr. Hawk taught his daughter everything he knew about fishing and the two fished side-by-side for hours on end. As if by fate, fishing would become Claire’s gateway to pokemon training.

One evening, on a small fishing boat off the coast of Cinnabar, Claire and her father had cast their lines and waiting anxiously for the Kingler to take a bite. Mr Hawk’s line tensed and was pulled quickly down to the ocean’s floor. However, this was no Kingler. Mr Hawk pulled back on the line and reeled in, the pokemon grew closer and closer to the surface,

“Claire, grab Gyarados from my bag.”

Claire nodded and fumbled around her father’s bag for the small poke ball that he kept around, she pulled it out and handed it out to her father. Mr Hawk took the ball and it expanded in his hand and with a grunt, he tossed the ball high into the air and in a burst of red lightning, a mighty Gyarados materialized above the dinghy.

“Gyarados, bite it!”

Gyarados roared and plunged down into the water, snaking down outside of view. The waters grew increasingly unsteady until finally the line loosened. The atrocious pokemon again broke the surface of the water and snaked its way around in the air above the boat.

“Thanks, Gyarados,” Mr Hawk said with a grin, tossing a poke ball back into the air, it collided with Gyarados and in a flash of red lightning he was gone as soon as he came. The ball fell into the bottom of the boat and Mr Hawk reeled in the catch - a chinchou. He pulled the weakened pokemon up onto the boat and looked it over. The chinchou wormed around in the bottom of the boat in a vain attempt to return to the depths of the ocean.

“What will we do with it?” Claire asked as she looked down at the creature. Mr Hawk dug around his bag and pulled out a blue-and-white net ball, he held it out to Claire.

“Here,” he said, “Capture her.”

Claire took the poke ball and it expanded in her hand. She gasped and dropped the ball onto the chinchou, the ball opened and its iconic red lightning engulfed the angler pokemon. The ball stood still for a brief moment and shook once, the button on the front glowed a bright red color and it made a drawn-out beep. It did it again. And again. Then it stopped. Claire stared at it and up to her father. He nodded, “Go on, take it.”

Claire reached out and picked up the poke ball and held it in her hands.

“What’re you going to name her?”

Claire looked at the poke ball and back up to her father, “How about Chichi?"

Mr Hawke chuckled, “A great name. Alright then, let’s get Chichi back to the pokemon center, she deserves a rest.” He took hold of the oars on the row boat and captained the boat back to the shore.

Since that day, Claire and Chichi have been nearly inseparable - from the moment that Claire came back to pick her up from the pokemon center, the two would almost always be seen with each other. Now that Claire’s become eleven, she’s finally prepared to begin her first Pokemon adventure - tackling the eight gym leaders of Kanto - with Chichi at her side, she made her way to Pallet Town to meet up with fellow trainers, to become the very best.

Notes/Other: Claire has a natural affinity for water-type pokemon and will spring at the chance to get more.

Name: Gilberte “Gil” Chevalier

Age: 17

Gender: Female; she/her pronouns

Hometown: Jubilife City, Sinnoh

Appearance: A diminutive stature barely reaching five feet, impeccable dark eyeliner, and a slender, petite frame lend - with accuracy that surprises absolutely no one - to the notion Gil does not enjoy the outdoors in any sense of the word. Sharp eyebrows lie low on her forehead, giving the appearance of a constant scowl. Gentle angles cut into the pale canvas of her face, providing a sharp contrast to the dark circles offsetting deep brown eyes. These eyes are perpetually narrowed, and the irises unusually small, giving the impression of constant skepticism.

A small nose and delicate mouth would give her a doll-like appearance were they not usually twisted into a scowl. Long, layered white hair falls in waves down her back, stopping a few inches above her waist, and a choppy, fluffy fringe feathers across her forehead. She prefers wearing her hair down - it is rather long, and quite heavy, and keeping it up all the time would give her a headache - but will occasionally throw it into a messy bun. Gil is usually pretty good about maintaining the dye job, but sometimes, she’s prone to bouts of laziness, and lets the roots grow out a bit.

Rarely seen without an oversized hoodie or sweatshirt of some form; usually wears leggings or some kind of athletic pants with them. Has surprisingly practical taste in shoes; a solid, sturdy pair of bright, tacky red athletic sneakers.

Personality: Easily flustered and angered even faster, Gil is governed solely by impulse and emotion. Rationality and logistics fall to the wayside in favor of instinct or intuition, especially in a conflict. A gruff, somewhat awkward demeanor and dry, surly sort of humor give her an almost rough-around-the-edges sort of aura, particularly when she’s being forced to sit down and be civil. She’s not particularly adept at handling crowds, either; her short stature and distaste for socialization leaves her positively floundering.

Gil is somewhat impatient, and even though she’s a self-proclaimed pacifist, wouldn’t hesitate to fling her Pokeballs aside and jump into the fray herself. (She’s eternally ready to fight. Poor disaster child would probably try to punch an Ursaring if it pissed her off.) Has a flippaint, devil-may-care attitude towards academics, and as such, dropped out of formal education to pursue a career in training and sate her wanderlust (though her father also played an integral role in this decision, too; there’s enough defiance coursing through her veins to power a small regiment). She tends to fidget when forced to sit still for very long, especially if she’s waiting on someone she’s travelling with to finish up a transaction or draw a conversation to a close.

Despite this brash veneer, Gil’s constantly plagued by doubts for the future. She’s terrified she won’t be able to make it as a trainer and provide for herself, and she’s too prideful to slink back home and try to rectify things with her family. A life spent rotting away at some desk job isn’t the life for her - ask her, and you’ll receive an emphatic refusal, probably some remark about how she’d rather fling herself off an overpass than spend the rest of her life bored and filled with regret.

She’s also hyperaware of her belligerence, and how quickly she resorts to shouting, and she’s determined to learn to curb her temper. The last thing in the world she wants is to become anything like her rat bastard father. It’s a touchy subject.

Profession: Novice trainer

Talents: The ability to argue with practically anyone; an armada of various bad ideas and ways to execute them; the ability to subsist off defiance alone.

Inventory:

• 7 Pokeballs
• Thermal, well-insulated sleeping bag + portable travel-sized pillow
• $200
• Personal hygiene + cosmetic supplies; has an unholy devotion toward maintaining her eyeliner
• A bottle of disinfectant, a small box of band-aids, and two rolls of gauze
• Store-bought, relatively decent-quality Pokemon food
• 4 Potions; 2 Antidotes; 1 Burn Heal she carries expressly for comedic purpose
• A few changes of clothes
• Obscenely gaudy bright red backpack in which all of this is stored

Starter Pokemon: "Wukong” (Male Chimchar), level 5

Biography:

Born and raised in Jubilife by a father who regarded Pokemon trainers as cowardly thugs that frittered away their families’ assets gallivanting around the world, and a quiet, hesitant mother whose opinion was never valued as an equal, Gil grew up with the desire to travel and develop a perspective of her own. Partially out of defiance, partially because she couldn’t stand staying in the same place for very long, Gil made it her life’s ambition to see the world with her own eyes and forge a future by herself - much to her father’s displeasure.

People are a product of their environment, and people also don’t develop such severe opinions for no reason. Gil’s older brother Liam, a Pokemon enthusiast to an almost obsessive degree, had wasted hundreds of dollars on schooling and occupational preparation only to succumb to anxiety, freak out, turn his back on everything the day of his final exams, and devote his life to Pokemon breeding.

He picked up a Chimchar from the Sinnoh Lab and just like that, the existence of Liam Chevalier was no longer acknowledged.

Gil was envious, of course, because she really didn’t think it was fair he got to follow his life’s ambitions, whereas she was stuck pursuing some mundane, boring desk job she didn’t want. She almost considered asking to visit, maybe see if he’d breed her a Lillipup for a pet - sane company, her excuse was.

Of course, due to Edward Chevalier’s volatile nature and propensity for lashing out at what he perceived as insubordination with a rough cuff to the ear, this opinion was wisely kept silent after the first few confrontations. In the back of Gil’s mind it festered, and she nourished it with resentment. Clandestine mock-battles in the schoolyard, surreptitious exchanges of what her father scornfully dubbed “filthy propaganda” - such as professional statistics and recordings of tournaments - anything Gil could get her hands on was used as artillery.

Edward wasn’t totally oblivious, because Gil wasn’t exactly the paragon of stealth, but he remained silent - holding out for the hope his daughter was just “going through a phase” and that it’d all “blow over and she’d come to her senses”. Her mother, Dana, on the other hand, silently cheered her on with an almost savage sort of satisfaction. Her daughter was succeeding where she had failed, and maybe, if Gil was lucky, Gil would have the opportunities Dana never got the chance to experience.

The tension built, rapidly escalating when secret desires turned into bold proclamations, Gil eventually stopped attending school, and her grades dropped from “decent” to “nonexistent”. Everything came to a head the day Edward stumbled blearily down the stairs at four in the morning, having been jolted from sleep by a large crash, and found his daughter cramming supplies into a backpack, shoes on her feet and a few Pokeballs at her belt.

The resulting argument could have woken the dead, and just like that, Gil was fleeing her home, with shouts threatening to call the authorities at her back and the sun in her eyes, and for the first time in her life, everything was going as it should be. The black sheep of the family had taken her throne, estranged and all the better for it.

She managed to contact Liam, made arrangements to stay with him in his current Kanto residence for a few years, maybe to get on her feet and figure out how she was actually supposed to go about training Pokemon, and as celebration (because he’d missed his little sister, really, he did), he offered her one of the offspring of his very first starter.

For someone so grumpy, Gil really was a sentimental idiot.

Notes/Other: Gil despises the cold, hence her preference for Fire-type Pokemon. Rarely, if ever, wears short sleeves.

Name: Sybil Goldon
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Hometown: Dewford Town, Hoenn

Appearance:
Soft flesh, small shoulders, and round cheeks give the impression of a child, something Sybil definitely is not. Growing up in the sunny town of Dewford, Sybil was blessed with rough, tanned skin and a near immunity to the sun's harmful rays, a useful power for one who spends most of her days journeying. Long, pale brown hair falls down to her waist, thick and sleek in appearance despite it's constant habit of frizzing up. She often ties it back to keep it out of her way during expeditions, though her inability to make ponytails usually leaves it to a simple ribbon at the base of the strands. Smoky blue eyes glare out from beneath side swept bangs, constantly clouded with thought, and they only brighten at the sight of something that excites her interests. Rather thick eyebrows curve downwards, giving Sybil a perpetual look of annoyance.

Her face is round and child-like, though the angles of adulthood have begun to cut more prominently through the softness. Cute features stand out among her tanned flesh, a small nose and doll-like lips add on to her young appearance, and long lashes curl downwards against round, dull eyes. Her body is curvy, genes blessing her with a near hourglass figure despite her short stature, but she is far from unhealthy. Muscles line her arms and legs from years of physical training and cave exploration, and she has very obvious abs.

Normally, Sybil can be found in a yellow rain poncho, with the hood up to shield her face and her body surrounded in sleek, yellow fabric. The cloak was a hand-me-down from her mother, and was mostly used for traversing Hoenn's Meteor Falls. Sybil clings to it like a lifeline, though. and feels practically naked without it. Underneath she wears a blue-white striped tank top, a short, dark blue parka, and jean shorts that fall just above her lower thigh. Hiking boots are the norm for footwear, and she has a strange looking bracelet, inscribed with ancient runes, on her right wrist. (5'2"; 120 lbs) Horribly Rough Sketches + + +

Personality:
Cold, blunt, yet surprisingly empathetic, Sybil isn't exactly as mean a girl as she could be. Spending most of her life in caves or museums has really taken out her people skills, and while she has been able to grow extremely close to Pokemon quite quickly it is quite the opposite for humans. Bonds of trust always seem to fall short in her hands, as her constant cynical attitude often pushes people she may have been close to away and her harsh tongue keeps strangers far from her biting wit. Growing up with a historian and an archaeologist has lead Sybil to be a rather knowledgeable girl, at least, when it comes to rocks and dead languages. When it comes to math and even the most basic chemical sciences Sybil is far from a genius, often getting flustered at the thought of having to solve any sort of equation. Ignoring her inability to be a mathematician, she can read most ancient languages, and has a keen eye for rocks and fossils, as well as anything else that piques her interest.

Her thirst for adventure is great, and she is not afraid to get down and dirty when the ideal quest comes along. One particular childhood dream she remembers is her wish to be a treasure hunter, someone who would traverse even the most dangerous cliff-sides in search of the golden wonder of knowledge (and anything else that comes along with it). Sybil often jokes that if there is a rare artifact at stake she would give her life to protect it, and though she may laugh about the idea it is most certainty a true quality to her. Knowledge of the past is important to her, and if anything that could possibly tell her a new historical fact or lesson is in danger Sybil will risk everything to defend it.

Alone, Sybil is quiet and observant, making sure to keep her eyes, ears, and mind open to the world around her. Without the presence of people and the plaguing noises of cities and voices she is ultimately peaceful, almost pleasantly tranquil, and her expression always softens to the point of no recognition. Forests and mountains are her favorite places to sit in think, far from the pollution that plagues towns and cities and the people that gaze down at her with eyes and hearts full of easy-to-notice emotions. She is easily annoyed by loud noises and people who seem to always whine or beg for attention, and can resort to harsh yelling if pushed to her breaking point, which you truly wouldn't want to wish against any man due to her already blunt-way of speaking. She has a biting wit, almost always having something to say back in an argument, and her sense of humor is often dry and normally based around obscure rock-puns. While Sybil may get into fights often, she would never raise her hand in an aggressive manner, knowing very well how much pain a single human can wrought against others with a simple slap.

Sybil is happiest when she is with either her closest friends/family or friendly Pokemon since she feels as though she can always trust them. When completely and utterly relaxed and calm around her friends Sybil can appear to be more playful and kind, maybe even a bit clingy, and if she feels truly safe around you she may hold onto your arm, hand, or clothing. She can be very protective of her closer colleagues, defending them with the entirety of her being, and she has a strong, liberal sense of justice. Despite appearing somewhat cold around strangers, Sybil is easily effected by other's emotions, and can almost seem bipolar in crowds due to the fact that there are just so many feelings to pick up on. Due to these emotional swings she prefers to stay away from large groups of people or Pokemom, much preferring those she has gotten to know or can feel relaxed around. Despite her somewhat antisocial behavior, Sybil is plagued with Monophobia, or the fear of being alone, and because of this she is almost always craving travel partners.

During battles she is focused and cunning, as well as observant, and while she isn't exactly to knowledgeable on battling she knows her Pokemon's strengths and weaknesses and uses them to her advantage. Sybil can spend days simply writing and remembering facts about Pokemon, finding their habits interesting and powers to be quite baffling, and from this form of studying she is able to discover their abilities and flaws with relative swiftness.

Profession: Trainer
Talents: Knowledgeable in many ancient languages. Can distinguish stones and fossils particularly well and has a knack for exploring caves and ruins. Somewhat empathetic as well, making her good at guessing what others are thinking/feeling simply by being near them and observing them.

Inventory:
- $500
- Pokeballs (4)
- Potions (3)
- Escape Ropes (2)
- Flashlight
- Ice Axe (2)
- Various Notebooks (5)
- Clothing (Nightwear + bathing suit)
- Rations (Dry food + water)

Starter Pokemon: Aron, named Lapis.
Level: 5
Moves: Tackle, Harden
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Rash

Biography:
Hailing from Dewford Town in the Hoenn region, Sybil had a rather peculiar childhood. Her parents, though always busy with work, loved to teach her about rocks and fossils and history whenever they had the chance. They loved her dearly, and wished to share their knowledge to make her as bright as can be. Her father, Rodger Goldon, even took her on a few (easier) expeditions when she was old enough to go along, and Eryn, her mother, constantly taught her how to read and write with many ancient scripts. Sybil was instantly attached to cave exploration and treasure hunting, and once she hit the age of eight she instantly began wandering the nearby towns in search of caves to explore and ruins to investigate. Days underground exploring or inside studying didn't exactly give Sybil a lot of choices when it came to friends, leaving her to be somewhat of a loner.

Eventually, her father's work sent him out of town and soon out of the region, leaving Sybil alone to turn over already turned over stones and sigh with boredom as her mother became much more intense towards her work. After finding all she can around the nearby towns and losing interest in watching her mother's back, Sybil turned to a particularly spiritual woman on the island for fun. She visited that elderly woman everyday with questions and thoughts, and in return she managed to learn a bit about the emotions and levels of Pokemon. Though she didn't have much of an interest in Pokemon earlier in life, in her pre-teen years she became very much entranced with their habits and feelings. While exploring caves she also took a moment to glance at the Zubat nests and smile, feeling their serenity though she wasn't sure how. Chris eventually got to know many of the cave and sea Pokemon around town, though never truly caught any of them to train or battle. She simply enjoyed venting to them and watching them in their natural habitat.

One time while exploring the Granite Cave for the twentieth time (probably), Sybil stumbled across an odd egg. Totally abandoned, covered in dust and deathly cold. She took no time to scoop it up and take it home. After allowing it to lay in the warm sun for a few hours it moved, only slightly, and Sybil watched over it daily, caring for it like a mother. The first time it moved was a month after Sybil discovering it, surprisingly. On the same day, Sybil's mother approached her with a ticket; apparently her father had received a spare pass to Kanto by mistake and, with permission from mother of course, wondered if Sybil would like to explore a new region. She took the slip in a heartbeat, nodding enthusiastically, and it seemed the egg could feel her excitement as well, for it started moving to and fro with sudden liveliness.

In the next week, she was packed and shipped off to Pallet Town. Her father had mentioned something about her joining the Pokemon League, and though Sybil felt a bit skeptical due to her lacking knowledge on battling he assured her it would be a good learning experience. On the boat ride over, the egg suddenly hatched, revealing the mysterious Pokemon to be a very, very small Aron. Sybil quickly thought up a name for the small being, Lapis, which would be Latin for stone. He was a gluttonous little thing, and Sybil quickly grew fond of him despite his constant attempts to chew at the steel railings that lined the ship. With a new region to explore, a Pokemon League to attempt, and her first Pokemon under her belt, Sybil decided to look towards the future with ambition.

Shortly after her arrival to Pallet Town, Eryn Goldon received a call from one of Kanto's archaeologists. Apparently, Rodger Goldon had gone missing after a sudden cave collapse in Mount Moon. Sybil has yet to be informed.

Notes/Other: Sybil's father can be used for any plots you have in mind, in case you need some smart fellow or an archaeologist in the future.

Name: Aeris Jessica Mason

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Hometown: Driftveil City, Unova

Appearance: Aeris is 5 feet and 9 inches tall, Caucasian, slightly tanned, with red curly hair that reaches down to the ends of her shoulder blades and freckles all over her face. Over her bright green eyes, she wears glasses with a red frame on them, as she is near sighted. Her typical attire is something in bright colors, typically red or orange, but it can be any other bright color.

She starts her journey from Unova to Kanto wearing a red shirt with short sleeves, a vest over her shirt in the same color as it, orange jeans and green sneakers. Various other brightly colored clothes have been packed. On her back she has a red backpack in which to keep all her things, and she wears a belt which has six slots on it for keeping Pokéballs on. She also has a red Xtransciever on her left wrist.

Personality: Aeris is fairly hyper and is known to have big lungs, so she can talk forever before she has to take another breath. She springs from one thing to another, and is distracted almost easily, especially if it's something she's already interested in, like Bug type Pokémon. She can be very competitive at times, and protective of those close to her, almost surprisingly so for someone who appeared almost so bubbly and all over the place. Despite this, though, she's afraid of enclosed spaces because she is claustrophobic, and will become reserved and unable to do much of anything should she be put into an enclosed space, such as a cupboard of some sorts, or even a cave, no matter how big it is.

Profession: Trainer

Talents: Being a hyper person, Aeris is very active and fairly athletic, so she is faster than most normal people and a fair bit stronger. She has also developed a skill to understand Pokémon, not through words, but through actions, so she knows what most any Pokémon is trying to communicate to her, even one she's never met before.

Inventory: In her backpack, Aeris keeps a sleeping bag for when she needs to rest outside, plenty of clothes to change into when she needs to, TM 57 Charge Beam which she has taught to Lisa, 10 Dusk Balls that were a gift from her father, and 5 Potions from her mother. Her Xtransciever is on her left wrist. She had also saved up a fair amount of money before the trip to Kanto, so she has $500 in her wallet, which is kept in a pocket on the inside of her vest.

Starter Pokémon: Joltik, female, named Lisa. Has the ability Compoundeyes.

Biography: Born and raised in Driftveil City, Unova, born to the breeders Eileen and Henry, Aeris was a third child, having two older brothers, one older by three years, James, and the other older by seven, Harry. Once she herself was about four years old, she became an older sister when their parents had their fourth child, second daughter, naming her Heather.

Their parents were breeders, but raised their children to become independent and not have to become breeders like themselves. Harry was interested in continuing his parents' job as a breeder, learning to become one, and Heather showed interest as well at her young age, however James and Aeris weren't interested in breeding. Aeris was much more interested in the evolution of Pokémon, how it worked, the fascination of Pokémon becoming strong enough to change their form, how some Pokémon were affected by different things such as day and night, evolutionary stones and other various factors. That would be later in her life, however, once she would get closer to leaving for Kanto with her best friend, Fary.

As a child, Aeris wasn't much different from how she would be as a teenager and soon-to-be adult. She was very active, very hyper, very curious about most everything around her. She loved hanging around with all the different Pokémon that her parents bred for various people, and themselves, playing with them a lot. She wasn't alone in doing so, though, since their family were friends to another family of breeders, the Nitashi family, who had a daughter about two years older than Aeris, Fary. It didn't take long for them to become friends, and soon they spent a lot of time together with each other and the Pokémon their parents bred.

The two of them would grow up together as best of friends, going to the Trainer School in Striation City to learn even more about Pokémon. With a two year difference, they weren't in the same grade, but they still spent plenty of time together. There, in the Trainer School, Aeris learned even more about Pokémon Evolution, with one of her favorite books being made by Professor Rowan from Sinnoh about Pokémon Evolutions and how they worked. That's when she decided that she would become a Trainer and catch plenty of Pokémon to evolve them.

Before she joined the Trainer School, however, when she was still just a young child, there had been an incident with her when she had gone with James and Harry to play inside Chargestone Cave like they had done a lot of times before. It was a cave relatively near them, and much more interesting than the one that had been made near their city.

The three of them were playing around, this time playing hide and seek, with Harry seeking first, and while Aeris had gone to hide inside a crack in the wall, there was a sudden earthquake, not caused by a Pokémon but the Earth itself, and had made rocks fall right in front of the crack where Aeris was hiding. The crack didn't go very far, which didn't allow her to really move a whole lot. She called for her brothers, who came as quickly as they could and tried to remove the rocks, but were unable to due to the rocks being too heavy. They told her that they would go to get their parents and that she didn't need to worry about being stuck. Something took them a while to get there, though, and it was several hours before Henry and Eileen came with help in the form of some of the other residents of Driftveil.

They removed the rocks from the crack and helped her out of there, but the damage had already been done. While she was fine physically, she had developed claustrophobia while being stuck there for so long without being able to move, having resorted to crying the whole time her brothers had been away. After that, she wasn't able to go into or through anything narrow, or she would just freeze there or start crying uncontrollably, calling for her parents. Her family did the best they could do to comfort her and keep her away from any narrow or enclosed spaces. It took a while before she would return to normal, for the most part aside from her claustrophobia.

Once she was graduated from the Trainer School, her parents gave her a Joltik that they had bred specifically for her, as they knew she loved Bug type Pokémon, and they said that it fit her, being a little ball of energy and adorable. She thanked them for the Joltik, named her Lisa and put her in a Dusk Ball after showing her various types of Pokéballs to really be hers.

Aeris and Fary continued to be friends after the Trainer School, and Aeris was there for Fary when she went through some difficult times, including after she got dumped by the now Elite Four member Grimsley. When Fary decided she wanted to go to the Kanto region, not long after she got a Pokémon of her own, a Zorua of all Pokémon, Aeris thought that would be a good place to start her profession as an evolutionary Trainer. And so, Aeris left with Fary for Pallet town, where Professor Oak lived.

Notes/Other: Aeris will not stand for anyone taking her glasses off without her permission, and she's protective of both her Joltik, Lisa, and her best friend, Fary.

Name: Charles "Charlie" Delacroix
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Hometown: Goldenrod City, Johto Region

Appearance: Charlie stands at 5'11, a fair skinned type of mixed pedigree (Father being French-Canadian, Mother being African-American), with dark brown eyes and abundantly voluminous, puffy brown hair, usually wrapped into a crude ponytail with one of his mom's frilly scrunchies. With a thin build on an averagely athletic frame, Charlie wears a short sleeved blue V-neck, with faded "urban camouflage" cargo shorts, worn blue hi-top sneakers, a pair of long, shin-length blue and white striped socks, and a black C-Gear.

Personality: Charlie likes to consider himself to be a bona fide hardass (as his father likes to say), cold and calculated in his ways. In reality he's a bit of a happy-go-lucky goofball that tends to take value in his friends, as well as headstrong and proud whenever it's necessary. He's also more eager to help then he realizes, and smiles a lot more than he thinks. However, unless initially greeting someone, he usually won't be one to start up a conversation (usually this is even harder for him if the person in question's in his age group). It's a trait he's working on changing.

Profession: Trainer

Talents: Between a mix of the things his father taught him and the things he's figured out on his own, Charlie has found himself to be a fairly experienced survivalist, knowing many tricks to living off of the land. He's yet to have a problem with making his own fires, finding civilization, locating fresh water, making makeshift shelters, and hunting for food. He's also pretty good at climbing trees.

Inventory:
-5 Pokeballs (3 used; 3 bought)
-3 potions (originally had 5; 2 already used)
-Town Map
-$700 in cash, which he usually keeps in an old leather wallet
-Another outfit for colder climates (a grey knit sweater picked out and bought by his mother and a baggy, holey pair of faded blue jeans)
-An extra pair of underwear
-A multi-purpose knife/tool
-A sleeping bag
-Assorted toiletries (also packed by his mother, yet he rarely uses)
-Carried in a medium sized duffel bag that doubles as his pillow.

Starter Pokemon:
-A timid, female Cyndaquil, named Quinn.

Biography: A native to Goldenrod City, Charlie spent his whole life growing up there. He spent the entirety of his younger years waiting to be the appropriate age to be a trainer, and as he reached the optimum age of ten, he excitedly packed his things and rushed out the door...only to be promptly stopped by his overprotective mother, Dalia, and his stern, stoic, father, Samuel. Not quite ready to let their son go, they decided that he'd embark on his journey at an older age.

After school, he'd watch in envy as budding trainers entered hopefully into Whitney's gym, sometimes sneaking inside to catch a battle. If he didn't do that, he'd go outside the city, visiting the Day Care, admiring the pokemon left by their trainers (slightly happier whenever someone dropped off a Ponyta or a Mareep). While his mother worked as a manager at the Goldenrod Department Store, his father was one of the City's firefighters. Once he eventually (albeit reluctantly) completed school, his parents finally deemed him worthy (and old enough) to begin his journey as a pokemon trainer.

Upon giving him his duffel bag, multi-tool, C-Gear (he in return subsequently freaking out over how expensive it must've been to have it imported from the Unova region), and money as graduation gifts, they told him to work his way towards New Bark Town first, to talk to Professor Elm about his first pokemon. With one last hug from the both of them (and a plea to call often from his mother), Charlie excitedly began his trek, eager to start the long road ahead as a pokemon trainer. The trip was starting to form into a bit of downer, due to his lack of a companion (and all those poor youngsters he had to turn down when they found out he possessed no pokemon).

But despite the shortcomings, Charlie safely reached New Bark Town, where he obtained his first Pokemon, Pokedex, and Pokeballs from Professor Elm, re-re-deciding that his adventure starts here. However, Elm stopped him at the door (Charlie snidely remarking on how this happens way too much to him). He told him of one of his colleagues from the Kanto region, and how he was looking for trainers from regions other than his own for survey and how they'd match up against the Kanto League Challenge. Charlie frowned initially, seeing as he was looking more towards a gym battle with Whitney in his hometown, but quickly saw the positives in this rare offer, with new Pokemon and a whole different experience. He agreed finally, and with Elm's Lapras, the two began towards the region.

Bypassing Route 26 (Elm telling the budding trainer how he'd be able to come back here when he was much more experienced), the two successfully arrived in Pallet Town, where Charlie was shown and introduced to Oak. After the two Professors caught up, Oak told the trainer of the Kanto League Challenge, and of how they'd be much different than the gym leaders he's come to know in Johto. After which, Elm gave him a few last words of encouragement before departing.

Notes/Other: His father despises Fire-types and Electric-types due to his occupation (as he prefers and works with Water-types), and just doesn't know what his son sees in them. And despite their outputs on pokemon, neither parents ever owned one.

Name: Fary Nitashi
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Hometown: Nimbasa City, Unova

Appearance: Fary has dark brown hair, so dark in fact it's almost black, that she keeps in a messy pony tail while she's wearing her lucky plaid military stale hat. Her face is a bit longer then normal while her bangs lay just above her steel blue eyes. She doesn't really wear much make up. Maybe a dark shade of eye shadow but not blush and only gray colors of eyeliner.

She is about 5 ft 6 in tall and wears a grayish blue shirt under her black short sleeved over shirt which is paired with her dark blue worn looking jeans and gray knee high boots over her jeans. She carries everything in her black, blue and purple backpack with her wak hanging out on the outside of her pack. Her Pokeballs are stored in a small light blue satchel that's next to her hips along with her Pokemon gear.


Personality: Fary is warm and understanding to anyone and everyone. She loves Pokemon due to her life being raised around them and loves her best friend Aeris just as much. She's an intelligent, creative, wise cracking and witty person that loves to joke around and have fun, but is serious when she needs to be. She's laid back and at times can seem uncaring when really she doesn't let things bother her. She's bold and stubborn to the point of being combative when she feels something is wrong, or is being done wrong. She will also fight for her friends if they need her help. She does have moments of being lazy, and some times can come off as harsh when she doesn't mean to.

Profession: Coordinator and Breeder.
Talents: Cooking, making Pokemon food, grooming and First aid(Pokemon and human).

Inventory:

• $2000
• 1 World Map
• 1 Backpack
• 4 Pokeballs
• 1 Ultra Ball
• 1 Sleeping bag
• 1 Small Tent
• 1 Drawing book
• 1 Pencil Box full of drawing pencils
• 1 box of artist grade colored pencils
• 3 Antidotes
• 3 Potions
• Her father's book for Pokemon breeders and Pokemon nutrition
• Her mother's book for Pokemon grooming and coordinating
• Xtransceiver
• 1 Kit for making Pokemon food
• 1 Grooming kit
• 1 Machete
• Cooking tools (knife set, bamboo spoon, and a wak)
• Change of clothes

Starter Pokemon: A female Zorua named Emily.

Biography: Fary was born and raised in Nimbasa City with her mother Hanna, a coordinator, and her father Mark, a breeder. Fary spent her life learning how to be a breeder and a coordinator with her parents. She loved watching her mother in Coordinator events, and helping her father with the Pokemon he was raising. Because of her father's work, she was raised around Pokemon ever since she was born keeping them as pets; her first being an Eevee.

Growing up her best human friend was Aeris from Driftveil City. The Mason family and the Nitashi family are very close. Fary and Aeris grew up playing together with Eevee.

At the age of 5 Eevee evolved into Umbreon because of how much time they spent outside at night watching the stars. For years, Fary and Umbreon spend time around Nimbasa City until Fary was 11. Umbreon was walking around the city with Fary when it started to cough up blood and couldn't move. Fary ran home trying to get her family and Nurse Joy to help, but there was nothing they could do, Umbreon was dead within hours.

She was going to leave to be a trainer at age 12 but the lose of Umbreon had crippled her will to go so she stayed at home to help her family. She grew close to other Pokemon but still wasn't over losing Umbreon even to this day. She was afraid losing another friend to a random illness but still wanted to help her parents as best she could.

She was in a long term relationship with Grimsley that lasted 3 years. When he gambled away all of his families wealth she was their to support him and to help him with his addiction. When she was 19, when he was offered a place in the Elite Four he broke up with her. It was the day she came over to give him a Purrloin she breed just for him as a congratulatory gift. He lied to her saying that members of the Elite Four can't be in relationships due to the fact that he has to live his area of the Pokemon League, but that she will always be his Fary Queen. She didn't buy his lie for a moment instead throwing the pokeball with Purrloin at his head, and stormed out.

On her 21st birthday her parents gave her a pokeball; inside was a Pokemon her father had raised for her to start her quest as a trainer. By then she wanted to be just like her parents, a breeder and a coordinator. Inside was Zorua; before she left Nimbasa City to meet Professor Oak she got to know her new Pokefriend and found she reminded Fary of Umbreon. She's still hesitant to fully befriend Zorua but was willing to try, for Umbreon's and her sake. Now her goal is to train and raise a dark based Pokemon team, including training an Umbreon. She left with Aeris heading for Kanto to meet professor Oak.

Notes/Other:Fary doesn't like to keep Zorua in the Pokeball at all times; in fact, when set up at camp Zorua is out of her Pokeball and running around playing with Fary. Also, it's her goal to raise a Dragonite to the same high quality as her father did.

She also wishes to open the first and only dark gym in Unova.

Name: Daniel "Danny" Harrison

Age: 14

Gender: Male

Hometown: Slateport City, Hoenn

Appearance: About 167 cm tall and relatively light skinned, Daniel is a young teenager who is always seen with a short-sleeved gray hoodie (though he hardly, if ever, keeps his hood up) and leg-loose khaki pants. He has a black armband with the Pokeball insignia on it. His appearance is rather plain; he combs his brown hair up and has black eyes.

He also has a moderately sized satchel; his Pokeballs are stored on the sides of the pack. A PokeNav is strapped on his belt.

Personality: A young teenager who prefers to remain active, Daniel never likes to stay in the background and always likes to get involved in everything...which is sometimes his flaw, since his curiosity and need to get into someone else's business can be annoying; conversely, he is rather stubborn and refuses to take help from anyone to "build his image". When not bothered, he makes noises or talks to himself– though this is just one of his few quirks that never actually bothers anyone. He sometimes appears out of nowhere with quiet steps, which can scare others.

In fact, when things are less serious, Daniel likes to have a bit of light fun by pranking others and scaring them. Not surprisingly, his Litwick shares this same trait. He is aware when he's crossing the line, however, and puts safety above his own amusement.

Daniel has a collection of pre-war bits which he brings along with him, preserved in a wooden box. In his past-time, he plays with his yo-yo or cards, and likes eating snack cakes. He is also interested in the supernatural and strange occurring of the world. He also loves exploring new places; in fact, that is what got him to the Johto-Kanto region. He intends to explore all the regions and see every town, city, and landmark.

Profession: Pokemon Trainer.

Talents: Daniel is an experienced card player and cartographer, and can do some magic tricks.

Inventory:
— $800
— 5 Pokeballs
— 3 Potions
— Journal
— Sleeping Bag
— Water Bottle
— Pocket knife

Starter Pokemon:
— Litwick (Ghost/Fire), known as Inizio.

Ability: Flash Fire
Starting Moves: Ember [Fire/Special], Minimize [Normal/Status], Astonish [Ghost/Physical], Smog [Poison/Special]

Biography:
While Daniel was born in the bustling Hoenn city of Slateport, he had always been on the move due to his parents, who were Pokemon researchers and explorers themselves. After a few years of staying in the region, they were off to another one, and as a result, Daniel had just been interested in Pokemon as his parents was. Most people thought that with his dad's similar appearances and personality, he would have liked to use the same Electric-type Pokemon as he did.

Though surprisingly, Daniel never liked his parents' scientific research, and liked the supernatural and strange, much to his father's disappointment, but he allowed Daniel to follow whatever interest he wanted, as long as he wasn't involved in it himself. Despite this, he had never really caught a Pokemon himself.

Until his family took a trip to Undella Town. It was there that he had caught his first Pokemon, and there he would decide to become a Pokemon trainer. While traversing down the roads of Reversal Mountain by himself for some exploration, he had found a lost Litwick that seemed to be away from his original homeplace. Having little choice, he brought it back to the Poke-Center to heal, and attempted to take care of it himself. He had built a relationship with the rather playful thing and eventually had it stored in a Pokeball, though like most Trainers who had developed similar relationships, he hardly keeps his Litwick in it. He named it "Inizio", which meant "start" in a different language, to mark it as his first "caught" Pokemon.

Later on they returned to Hoenn when he was 14 to settle down for a moment after their tiresome journeys, but Daniel now had a change of heart. Seeing many other Trainers around him, he decided to become a Pokemon Trainer as well. Although he lost frequently at first with his first few months, he loved the exciting battles and suspense along with it. On his 15th birthday, his parents finally decided that he could leave by his own, and gave him a ship ticket to Pallet Town, where he could officially start his own journey.

Notes/Other:
– Daniel usually writes letters to his parents every week.

Name: Katherine "Kat" Isabelle McKenzie
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Hometown: Pallet Town

Appearance: An orange bob decorates her head, standing like a fireball over her shoulders, an image further detailed by red highlights of various lengths, so oily and shiny that they seem to drip color. Her skin is fair, but accented by a pseudo-beige farmers tan, marking areas covered by bracelets, tall socks, and sometimes high-waters. She has a boxy sort of face with a smoothed nose, and a field of fiery freckles that burst over the bridge of her nose, extending to the extremities of with cheek. She has a slender physique, not outstandingly shapely, but fully developed.

Typically she wears the colors orange, red, yellow, or white. A tide-dye shirt isn't an unheard of, but she typically will wear a unicolor T-shirt with a grey hooded jacket on top of it. On her lower half, she will likely wear a pair of loose-fitting cargo pants with a tone matching a Reese's cup wrapper. Her socks are the sort that purposefully do not match, and she wears sneakers, white with orange stripes.
Personality: She is vivacious and outspoken, seemingly unflappable and genuinely brave. She enjoys a challenge, yet feels irritated towards any successful competitors. While deep down she does care about other people, she has grown accustomed to looking out for number one. She is the type to steal from the rich, and maybe consider giving to the poor when she's had her fun. Ambitious, headstrong, and uncontrollable, she lacks discipline and a common respect for her elders. She is volatile and unstable, with anger that bubbles up like a volcano on a regular basis. Having been rejected so many times, she feels like a lost soul. Truly though, she just wants to be loved.

Profession: Trainer (Surprise, Right?)
Talents: Pickpocketing, Agility, Physical Conditioning, and General Resourcefulness.
Inventory: $1,300 Cash, 1 Backpack, 1 Can of Air Freshener, 1 Lighter, 2 Multitools (the second is a backup), 1 Notepad (gridded), 5 Pens, 3 Pokeballs, 5 Potions, 1 Sleeping Bag, 4 Diamond Rings, and a variety of ill-gotten goods at any time.

Starter Pokemon: Female Vulpix Lv. 5, named Reyna.

Biography: Her father had initially been a wealthy investor, descended from a long line of businessmen, but poor decision making and a high stress life-style led him down a course of misery. Ivan Ruiz ended up impregnating a party-animal and nine months later, Katherine McKenzie was born. Her mother and father had disputes over who would have custody so much that the young child had mental breakdowns early on. Despite all the fighting over who'd take care of her, her needs were never met and she developed a very unstable personality.

When Kat was eight, her mother gave up on her completely and ran away, never to be heard from again. But her body was found, ripped apart, autopsy revealed that her undoing had been the handiwork of a Ninetails. Her case was hardly investigated, and justice had never been found. In the full custody of her father, she imagined that her mother had been killed by criminals, and quickly developed a conspiracy theory linking together the government, legendary Pokemon, local crime, and a few ancient civilizations.

The years blew by and hours of therapy provided by an increasingly reclusive father whittled away at her psychosis, leaving her significantly healthier from a mental aspect, but with countless surface level scars. Her father slipped into alcoholism, severe to the point he sent her to live with his mother, her wealthier grandmother. Despite having been surrounded by money growing up, luxuries had never been extended to her before. Contrarily, her grandmother provided Kat's every request, almost spoiling her. Much more attentive than either parent had been, her grandmother cemented a place for herself in Kat's heart. Then she died. Before leaving her deceased grandmother's home though, she raided the jewelry box, emptying it into her own bag before she went away.

Kat went berserk, as a ward of the state she was shipped from orphanage to orphanage, fluttering between foster homes before finding freedom. Mr and Mrs. Alto, a young couple, gave her both attention and freedom. After it was requested, she was allowed to go on a trip to find herself, protected by Pokemon. As a sort of psychological quirk, she decided that her first Pokemon would belong to the same species as the one that killed her mother. So she purchased a baby Vulpix before finding her way to Pallet Town.

Name: Lyle Matterson

Age: 14

Gender: Male

Hometown: Lilycove City, Hoenn

Appearance: Lyle looks...like a 14 year old boy i.e. thin, lanky, no meat on his bones, lightweight, things like that. What he does have is...a slightly less than middling body height, only a couple of inches shorter than he should be at his age (he's 5"2). His hair leans towards a light blue, and is currently at medium length when brushed back, reaching to his neck. His skin tone could best be described as only slightly tan, while his eyes would be called mud brown.

Clothing-wise, he's not picky, usually just choosing what fits and leaving it at that. Generally speaking, he wears a soft t-shirt with thin, zigzaging spikes rising from the bottom (one with a white coloring with alternating blue and black spikes, and another with a red coloring with green spikes) and some shorts (in blue and black, respective to the shirts). Usually, he loathes shoes due to how odor-filled they can get while walking so he's gotten himself some sandals...still, his mother has insisted on him having a pair of running shoes, having him take some. He currently leaves those and the consecutive socks in his backpack, having no use for them at the moment. Finally, he wears a blue and black checkered handkerchief around his neck, a likeness that he shares with his pokemon Drumroll.

Personality: Lyle is very...excitable person. He has a large chance of getting hyped for most everything outside of non-travel related physical labor, particularly on the topics of pokemon, food, and new places, and tends to rush through tasks to the possible detriment of actually doing it properly. The only time he seems to be universally calm (outside of the aforementioned non-travel related physical labor) is when he's studying pokemon, leading to his friends theory that he rushes everything just so he can have more time doing field research. He's usually as kind as he can manage in spite of said excitement though and generally accepting, except when it comes to negative opinions on fighting types...or that some pokemon are naturally less useful than others.

Though he was born into a Breeder family, Lyle seems to have qualms about some of the individuals in the business, mostly due to the pick and choose nature that abounds with some of the profession's groups, in spite of any love and caring from the breeders themselves. Due to that, he's decided to focus his attention elsewhere, using his pokemon knowledge for training instead, though he has been recently looking into becoming a pokemon professor. In spite of that, he doesn't hate breeders, it's just the ones that focus on competitiveness that he takes issue with.

Profession: Trainer by profession, but looking into becoming a more "hands on" Professor, ala Professor Birch.

Talents: Decent knowledge of pokemon weaknesses and abilities, good at cooking, and able to understand the intent of a pokemon's actions.

Inventory:
$3000
10 pokeballs
5 potions
5 antidote (because that's the only thing he and Drumroll can agree sucks)
Sleeping bag
1 bag Poké food
3 lava cookies
1 Pokenav
1 change of clothes, shoes included.

Starter Pokemon: A level 5 Makuhita named Drumroll, with the ability Guts and a Jolly nature. Currently, it knows Tackle and Sand attack. Wears a large blue and black checkered handkerchief around it's neck, only with the knot being in front.

Biography: Lyle's mother has been a pokemon breeder since she was 20 or so, so he was basically born into the business of breeding. Due to her chosen profession, Lyle grew up constantly around pokemon, with his mother flipping between raising her clients pokemon and raising him near seemlessly. Of course, it was hard sometimes, with her having to focus less on Lyle and more on her stock, but eventually they made it through and when he was old enough, he started helping out to lessen the load. One of his main jobs when he started helping out was to basically run around with the eggs in a backpack until they hatched (well, what else would you have a young, hyperactive kid do? Handle poison types? Besides, it's good exercise). Lyle was always the adventurous type so it was hard to keep him on one route, especially when he saw a pokemon that he had never seen before. Still, she found a way to keep him in line, mainly by using the age old trick of bribing him with sweets.

Truth be told, Lyle liked helping his mother and learning about pokemon...he just didn't like the attitudes of some of his mothers clients and associates. Most were nice enough, but there were a few who were unilaterally arrogant and annoying.

Of course, usually his mom put lightweight pokemon in so when they hatched, they didn't weigh him down too much...that didn't mean that she didn't make mistakes though. One day, he found his backpack to be heavier than usual...which he didn't question and instead proceeded to go about his business of running. He had completed his third lap of the place, pretending that he was a Skarmory flitting about, when the weight expanded and shifted, causing him to become unbalanced and fall down. Turns out, his mother had absent-mindedly put a Makuhita egg in his pack that day, as he found out rather painfully. Needless to say, it wasn't a pleasant meeting between the two what with it confused and him annoyed. Still, despite the annoyance, he brought it back to his mom and got his reward, happy to have his hands clean of the issue...or himso he thought. As it happens, that makuhita was to be the newest in the lineup of one contestants team in a contest...unfortunately, saud contestant ended up having to back out of the deal, leaving Lyle and his mom with a makuhita that they didn't know what to do with.

Instead of trying to pawn it off on the next sucker that came in they (or rather, lyle's mom) decided to keep him and treat the pokemon like family until such a time that they could guarantee it a good home. Of course, Lyle was opposed to it at first but eventually, after a bit of convincing and some time, he came around to it. Of course, he didn't come around to liking the makuhita until later, when they got lost in the woods for a "day" (two hours and they were naught but twenty feet from Lilycove. It was just hidden by some bushes) and buried the hatchet. After that, they were rarely seen separate, calling themselves brothers (implied in Drumrolls case) and sticking by each other through everything.

Soon enough, Lyle hit 14 and his want to leave and explore, to learn more than he already knew had grown to a point where he couldn't stand it anymore. With that, he went and asked his mother about it and, reluctantly, she agreed that it may have been time for him to go and explore the world like most do. Of course, he had already lived in Hoenn all of his life so he felt that he had already explored enough of it and implored his mom to allow him to journey around in another region. At first she refused, but eventually, given some time to think, she got in contact with her brother on Kanto, seeing if he could keep an eye on her son. After she got that guarantee, she let him go, letting him take Drumroll with him and start on his new adventure, but making sure he could stay in contact.

His uncle picked him up at the port, taking him over to his home in Kanto and letting him and Drumroll rest before sizing him up and seeing where he should start. Eventually, after a quick questioning, his uncle decided where he thought Lyle should start. It was easy, as he said, to pinpoint where to start, what with his fighting type and all. And so he directed Lyle and Drumroll to Pallet Town, to start their quest to learn more about the pokemon of the world.

Notes/Other: The only reason that he's allowed to go to Kanto is because he has an uncle there, in Vermilion City, who's agreed to watch out for him in his mother's stead.

He wasn't exactly friendless back in Hoenn; he left some human friends behind. It's just that he interacted with his poké friends more than his human friends on a day-to-day basis.