Name: Machamp
Background: "THE CHAMP! IS! HERE!" Machamp was the loyal Pokemon of one John "Mr. Giratina" Hercule, owner of the Hercule Gym: An unofficial, unsanctioned, and unrecognized Gym located in an unassuming back alley in Saffron City. Despite its dingy appearance, and cripplingly low lack of Trainers and challengers, Hercule was proud of his Gym, and even prouder of its star attraction, his Machamp. He would often boast of Machamp's undefeated streak- which was legitimate, as the three smelly homeless vagrants and two children who challenged the gym could not defeat him. Machamp was proud of his title, his streak, and of his worth to the man who raised him from a lowly Machop. One day, however, it all came crashing down when a mysterious trainer, specializing in fighting-type pokemon, challenged the gym and utterly crushed it, easily defeating the "undefeated" Machamp. Hercule was devastated, Machamp even more so. The day the humans disappeared, Machamp was convinced he was abandoned by the man who raised him, and fled Saffron city in despair, determined to become The Champ elsewhere, on his own. Though he now knows that he may not have been abandoned at all, his guilt still prevents him from returning to the city he called home, until he, well and truly, earned the title of Champion once again.
Attacks: Karate Chop
Focus Energy
Seismic Toss (Loudly announces it as a "Finishing Move")
Bulk Up
Close Combat (Having neglected stamina training during his time as the Hercule Gym "Champ", Machamp tires out easily using this move, but is working to negate that.)
Scary Face
Thunder Punch
Dynamic Punch (Has practiced his whole life to learn it, but still doesn't properly understand how to do it.)
Appearance: Wears a fake handlebar mustache over his face as a memento of his trainer.
Background: "THE CHAMP! IS! HERE!" Machamp was the loyal Pokemon of one John "Mr. Giratina" Hercule, owner of the Hercule Gym: An unofficial, unsanctioned, and unrecognized Gym located in an unassuming back alley in Saffron City. Despite its dingy appearance, and cripplingly low lack of Trainers and challengers, Hercule was proud of his Gym, and even prouder of its star attraction, his Machamp. He would often boast of Machamp's undefeated streak- which was legitimate, as the three smelly homeless vagrants and two children who challenged the gym could not defeat him. Machamp was proud of his title, his streak, and of his worth to the man who raised him from a lowly Machop. One day, however, it all came crashing down when a mysterious trainer, specializing in fighting-type pokemon, challenged the gym and utterly crushed it, easily defeating the "undefeated" Machamp. Hercule was devastated, Machamp even more so. The day the humans disappeared, Machamp was convinced he was abandoned by the man who raised him, and fled Saffron city in despair, determined to become The Champ elsewhere, on his own. Though he now knows that he may not have been abandoned at all, his guilt still prevents him from returning to the city he called home, until he, well and truly, earned the title of Champion once again.
Attacks: Karate Chop
Focus Energy
Seismic Toss (Loudly announces it as a "Finishing Move")
Bulk Up
Close Combat (Having neglected stamina training during his time as the Hercule Gym "Champ", Machamp tires out easily using this move, but is working to negate that.)
Scary Face
Thunder Punch
Dynamic Punch (Has practiced his whole life to learn it, but still doesn't properly understand how to do it.)
Appearance: Wears a fake handlebar mustache over his face as a memento of his trainer.