Ikkou
Spiritual Successor | 20 | Male | Hearthome City |
♪♪♪Appearance:Ikkou is a slim, short young man at 5'6'' (170cm). He is as wimpy as he looks, and relies on his Pokémon for a lot of things during his travels. He usually wears loose, flowing clothes and robes in multiple layers. He often times appears with several cuts and bruises, but he will assure others it's nothing to worry about and just due to his medical condition.
Personality:Ikkou is a rather subdued person, but that doesn't mean he is shy by any means. He likes meeting new people and discovering new things, but he can take a hint and knows when to leave people alone. He is good natured, and goes out of his way to help others even if they don't want his help. Although he likes to be around others, at heart he is an introvert and a lot of excitement such as loud and crowded public events can fatigue him quickly. When overwhelmed, he can get a bit spacey. He wants to make up for his mostly sheltered childhood and volunteers for a lot of things. He loves with his whole heart and can't forgive people that hurt others. As one of the most recent editions to the Elites, he knows he has a lot to learn and tends to follow the leads of the more senior members. He is particularly interested to hear stories from the foreign Elites that have been visiting them.
Short Biography:Ikkou was born somewhere in the Sinnoh region and quickly brought to the "
Foreign Building" where he was ultimately raised. The building was a place for the lost and needy, and like many other children and Pokémon Ikkou spent the majority of his life there and in Hearthome in general. The city's people were warm and kind, and Ikkou never felt unwanted or out of place there despite his mysterious infancy. Despite being a rather weak child with a rare
medical disorder, he grew up loving and being loved in return by Hearthome's citizens and the Foreign Building's staff in particular. Because of Ikkou's weak constitution, the Building's staff raised him gently and intended for him to take over the management of the Building when he came of age, something that Ikkou consented to. Still, as he aged he felt a strange feeling well up within him whenever he looked at the various Pokémon Trainers going about their business. Eventually, he realized it was longing - not for them but for their lifestyle. Hearthome was the city where
hearts touch each other, and people of various cultures and beliefs met and connected. Ikkou thought he was content to develop these connections in the safety of the city, but there was so much more out there in the world he wanted to learn about. Still, he didn't have the drive to leave, so he stayed at the Foreign Building for the remainder of his childhood. Then, he met someone who would change his life.
That someone was a Chingling who had wandered into the Building one night. Ikkou heard it's soft chiming cry and found it wandering the pews of the main hall. He didn't know if it had been separated from it's family or abandoned by a trainer, but either way he took it up to his room to keep warm for the night. In the morning he was awoken by the Chingling's ringing as it run about the room, getting into every nook and cranny. They two bonded and he named her Rinrin. Rinrin was a hyperactive little thing, and it dragged him along to investigate pretty much everything within the city. Still, it had a clear desire to explore more of the region, just as he did. His heart broke over not being able to go with it, and he became depressed and lethargic as Rinrin grew more and more restless, thinking one day she would leave. The Foreign Building caretakers - the ones he'd come to know as family - noticed his change and behavior and talked to him about it. After an intense discussion, they told him that though they were worried about his safety, he was free to travel as he liked. Ikkou was ecstatic, and with a promise to return often he ran upstairs to pack what little material things he had right away. He found Rinrin there and hugged her as hard as he could, and his pure energy transformed Rinrin from a Chingling into a Chimecho.
Since then, the pair have traveled around the majority of the Sinnoh Region, getting into and out of trouble as well as making a wealth of new friends. Growing up in Hearthome made him curious about all life, including regions outside of Sinnoh. He was particularly interested in fairy tales growing up, and that's extended now into his young adulthood as a fascination with mythologies in general. Ikkou discovered that he was actually a talented Pokémon trainer, something he never would have known if he hadn't gone on his journey. So talented in fact, that when he challenged the Elites after being recommended to do so, they offered him a spot!
He still plans to eventually take over at the Foreign Building, but for now, all he wants is to travel with his partners and do his best as a member of the Elites.
Ikkou's Pokémon have a spiritual or mythological flair to them. Their battling style relies mostly on confusing the opponent with non-damaging moves such as status effects, weather changing, healing, obstruction, etc. They're quite the bunch, but sometimes they do manage to have
synergy with each other.
The world can be a mesmerizing place if you let it.