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-NAME-
Desmond Ludwik

-GENDER-
Male

-HEIGHT-
5ft11

-AGE-
16



PERSONALITY
Desmond is a book-smart young man that is also a terrible conversationalist; Having spent most of his childhood studying and assisting his father rather than making friends. He shows kindness and a polite if not somewhat nervous tone when encountering others, occasionally stuttering through his words, and not being able to do a whole lot about it despite how much it irks him. 

He finds interacting with people his own age the most awkward, more used to communicating with adults; More active and energetic people clash with his quiet side, and they can usually get the upper hand in conversation over him; Dragging him off or talking him into things he might've been too uncomfortable to disagree with at the moment; Placing him in awkward situations he truly wanted no part in.

While Desmond's human-to-human communication is sub-par, he's surprisingly good with Pokemon: He's knowledgeable and shows a lot of care towards even wild Pokemon, often befriending even more threatening species much to the surprise of others. Though that doesn't stop the occasional aggressive Pokemon from scaring him up a tree or into a river much to his dismay.

Despite his quiet exterior, Desmond can become quite chatty when conversing about his passions; He can ramble about Pokemon and Orre's history, and the observations he makes of the world as he travels. But once he realizes he is doing so he locks up and gets a tad embarrassed. 

Farther out of his shell, Desmond becomes quite defensive of Pokemon and people who are in trouble. Depending on the severity of the situation he gauges between emotions throwing him into the middle of what's happening, or him sitting back and formulating a plan. 

But his combat ability is lacking; He's shaky about the concept of Pokemon getting injured, and isn't entirely sure he can handle battling. That being said, his studying has gifted him with a knowledge of types and other general tips to help him on his journey. It's uncertain if he can actually use this knowledge properly at the moment, though. 

-BIOGRAPHY-
Desmond was born in Phenac City, in the Orre Region. His mother was a nurse, and his father was a Pokemon Professor. Like most regions, Desmond's father had his own research on Pokemon: He researched the emotions and relationships between Trainer and Pokemon, and the potential the combination had. Such research was gravely important to the Professor, and to most of Orre, as the research helped to hopefully prevent another Shadow Pokemon Epidemic from ever occurring.

Desmond's father was but a boy during the last epidemic, but the event had inspired him to pursue the research of Pokemon's emotions under Professor Krane as an aide. Years passed, and eventually Desmond's father took up the position as head Professor in the lab after Krane retired. 

As a boy, Desmond spent a lot of time at the lab: His mother was busy with her job, and the lab was generally a safe place for the boy to wander around. His father didn't intend on wasting the time, either: He spent the time teaching Desmond about Pokemon, and the research that went on in the lab. The boy grew up as a bit of a shut-in; Reading books, following in his father's wake to the point that when he had the opportunity to go out and be a trainer, Desmond actually decided to pass it up.

He thought the time was better spent at the lab, and while his father was glad his son was so invested, he preferred the idea of his son having more experience out in the world. From the age of twelve his father had questioned his willingness to go out into the world; And it took years to break Desmond out of his shell enough to get him to agree to going out in the field. 

Now sixteen, Desmond is met with the surprise that he wasn't going to be going out in Orre to do field work at all; No, his father was sending him somewhere else entirely. A whole new region. When Desmond questioned this, the simple answer he got was that while he was cooped up in the lab, someone else went and gathered data in Orre. So he'd have to travel farther out to pick up new data. 

His father hadn't even given him a Pokemon; He just ensured him this would work out. Desmond figured his dad hadn't wronged him in the past, so doubting him now wasn't really going to get him anywhere. He'd just have to head to this other region and figure out what his father had planned.




-NICKNAME-
Fluff

-SPECIES-
Mareep

-OBTAINED AT-
Professor Fern's Ship (Gift)

-GENDER-
Female

-NATURE-
Sassy

-ABILITY-
Static

-HEIGHT/WEIGHT-
2'00" / 17lbs

-COMMONLY USED MOVES-
* Thunder Wave
* Thunder Shock
* Body Slam

-PREFERRED FLAVOR-
Bitter
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