Pokemon!

[kipponoui]

Name: Thaddeus Yew
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Physical Appearance:



Thaddeus is fairly short, standing only at about 5' 4. He dresses very modestly, wearing light clothing (often times, a simple cloth wrapped around his body). Despite the nonstop walking he endures, the old man manages to maintain a rotund though robust figure. His many years of laughter and smiling have wrinkled his face, and a permanent smile is etched across the front. The constant exposure to sunlight has helped him maintain a tan, clean complexion, giving his body a glowing, welcoming aura.

Personality: Thaddeus is most-definitely “People-friendly.” He loves to help out in any way he can, whether asked to or not. Often times, he will run into young trainers on the road; on these occasions, Thaddeus can't help but act as a brief guide, aid, or just gift-giver. His lungs, though old, are still powerful, and his laughter serves as a warning to all those nearby on the road; many will run to him, knowing the laughter as a sign that a gift-giver was near.
Goals: To see as much of the world as one can before that dark day when travel becomes impossible.
Fears: Beedrill and other insectoids, the dark, and more than anything else, the day after which he won't be able to travel the world anymore.
Interests: Pokemon, of course; Thaddeus loves studying them in their natural habitats, and would give almost anything to be able to communicate in their natural language. Adventuring, too, is his favourite activity; dark caves, though screaming of danger and scaring the shit out of Thaddeus (in some occasions, quite literally), are just too enticing to be ignored; who knows what undiscovered pokemon or pokemon relics lie at the bottom?
Background: Thaddeus was born in the northern Kanto region to two nondescript but nonetheless loving parents. One of his most impacting moments in life happened at the age of three, when he was sucked into a rip tide during a family vacation to the beach; he had only recently learned to swim, and stood no chance against the tugging force of the water. Luckily, a dratini playing in the water nearby heard the boy's small cries, and managed to rescue Thaddeus. His parents found the boy about a mile downshore, being carefully watched over by the very same dratini. Since then, Thaddeus and the dratini (now dragonite) have been all but attached at the hip.

On his 10th birthday, just like any other pokemon trainer, Thaddeus set out to travel the world. He found a strong interest in pokemon-human relations, finding not all pokemon to be as friendly as the dratini which had accompanied him for the past 7 years, and furthered his interest in pokemon-pokemon relations. Questions involving things such as how pokemon could communicate entire sentences in a mere few syllables flooded his thoughts, leading Thaddeus on to become a professor.

Around his 24th birthday, while studying migratory patterns of pidgeot, Thaddeus met the love of his life, Arielle. The moment they met was a memorable one--not everyday is one awoken by the screams of an angry, territorial fearow. He and his dragonair came quickly to her rescue, earning him Arielle's love name of "my knight in shining armor." They were soon wed, though their first and only child didn't arrive for 10 more years, when Thaddeus decided it was time to finish traveling, settle down, and begin his lab-work. Sophia, daughter of Thaddeus and Arielle, soon followed; one child, however, was enough. Thaddeus had been born with an adventurous spirit, and that definitely carried on to his offspring. Sophia was always off getting into some form of trouble, be it running home with a swarm of beedrill in hot pursuit or bringing home an adorable oddish (which proceed to throw seeds all around the lab).

At the age of 63, Arielle passed away from natural causes, leaving behind a husband of 64 years, a daughter of 28, and a granddaughter of 1. One year following, Thaddeus decided it was time to return to the highway life. He closed his lab and has been traveling since, trying to learn as much of the world as he can before his day comes.




Pokémon's Name: Dragonite
Pokédex Number: #149
Type: Dragon/Flying
Level: 71
Gender: Male
Nature: Gentle
Ability: Inner Focus
Known Attacks: Safeguard, Agility, Protect, Fly, Defog, Surf, Waterfall, Whirlpool, Rocksmash, Cut, Thunder Wave, Twister, Outrage, Wing Attack, Dragon Rage
Extra: Dragonite is very helpful, learning skills to help both Thaddeus and those they travel with, if even temporarily. Due to his gentle nature, Dragonite is slow to battle. He's much more inclined to used Thunder Wave to paralyze his opponent, thereby allowing him and Thaddeus to escape safely. However, if Thaddeus is attacked and wounded, Dragonite will automatically use Outrage and lash out at any living thing he poses to be a threat to Thaddeus.



Pokémon's Name: Ditto
Pokédex Number: #132
Type: Normal
Level: 24
Gender: Genderless
Nature: Impish
Ability: Limber
Known Attacks: Transform
Extra: Ditto is a trickster, simple as that. It gets its kicks out of replacing a person's spoon and watching the person try to figure out why the soup keeps inexplicably falling back to the bowl. However, it's known to become very serious when the time demands. Unfortunately, it's transformation skills of living creatures is a hit-and-miss ability; hard as it might try, the faces never seem correctly proportioned, sometimes missing altogether.

[Gafe]

Name: Miles
Age: 11
Gender: Boy
Physical Appearance:

Miles is dressed for adventure, possibly getting ahead of his journey already. His clothes are perfect for trekking, walking, running, climbing, battling, adventuring. He even bought the colors that would best camouflage him in wildlife, just for the fun of it. Seeing as how his clothes were intended more for outdoor sports than actual pokemon training, he had to acquire a second belt from which to hang his pokeballs. (Fun fact; under the sun, his undershirt makes it unbearably hot, fact he has yet to learn because his journey hasn't begun.)
Standing at 4 feet 2'', as a proper eleven-year-old, Miles has the unmistakable gleam of youthful innocence within his brown eyes, and a dead-set determination on achieving his ultimate goal, with a smile ready to open up and challenge his opponents as a bonus.
As a preteen, much of what constitutes Miles' body is still traces of baby fat here and there, his body is yet to develop and form proper muscle. He does, however, have the energy fit of a boy his age. A little bit of tired is not keeping him away from reaching his destiny, now is it? Of course not!

Personality: Cheerful: Most of Miles' energy flows into living every battle to the max. While some cheer in their minds or hearts alone, Miles expands this horizons. He cheers with his heart, mind, soul, lungs, arms, spirit, life. He's not quiet about it. In a battle, he'll cheer for the party he favors, throwing his arms about and shouting words of encouragement ("You can do it, [name]!", "Alright! Get him, [pokemon name]!", "Hurrah! Yes! Yes! Yes!"). This is easy to blame on his age, of course.
Challenging: Miles idealizes the idea of rivaldom. Furhtermore, in order to prove his worth and talent he's bound to challenge potential rivals to battle. And in this, he is dead serious.

Overall, Miles is an energetic, young trainer, eager to prove himself in the world of pokemon battles. He is not yet fully experienced in what he's about to face in his travels, but is ready to face whatever it is with the attitude necessary. His age is a huge hindrance for him. While he deems his age common for setting out as a trainer, oftentimes people fail to take him seriously. His youth means he is not mature, but still slowly walking the long road toward it. As a result, he tends to be rash, but aren't all kids like that?

Goals: Be famous: He'll make his name known, just you wait!
Be respected: He's a young boy, and he's not taken very seriously. He'll make sure to change that!
Surpass his father: He does admire his dad, who's been a trainer since long, long ago. But as much as Miles admires him, he'll be better than he ever was. That day will be a milestone of his life, he's sure.
Become the #1 trainer: It's simple. He just wants to be the best. He is going to be the best.

Fears: Crying in public: He believes to be out of the crying phase of his life, but in reality he's still a child. People would take him even less seriously if he happened to shed tears in his travels, where there's no parent to comfort him.
Being laughed at: So he's young, yes, just shut up and battle him, alright? Just don't laugh at the eleven year old that just challenged you to a battle. Deal? Otherwise he'll just get upset, angry and'll throw back his ego for the rest of the week.
Electrabuzz: Being his father's top pokemon, he has seen it battle several times. He has seen how horrible it can be in battle and how easily he can knock out its opponents. Miles has more than once imagined what it'd be like to be attacked by an Electrabuzz *shudder*
Leaving trainerdom: There's just one way he's going to rest in his journey: Becoming the #1. He doesn't plan on doing otherwise until then. Not even if his parents scold him or ground him. No sir.

Interests: Growing up: Miles thinks its a blast being eleven, he'd be eleven forever if that was allowed. But he just isn't taken seriously, and this steps ruthlessly on his nerves and ego.
Nicknaming: From here on out, he's ready to nickname every pokemon he captures. Since his Cubone was a gift from his father, he thought it'd be disrespectful for him to give it a new name.
Focusing on his trainerness: While other trainers have diverse hobbies that look like a real blast, Miles has tried to steer away from these. Why? Because then he wouldn't be completely focused on being the #1 trainer out there. Though they do look like total fun...
Writing down pokemon: Miles carries a notepad around just to write down the pokemon he encounters in his travels, his or her trainer or in what area he saw it. He's not real sure why he does that, it was just some tip his mother gave him. It makes him feel prepared though, for some reason.

Background: Miles father was born in Lavender Town, which is where he began his pokemon training. After travelling through Kanto and some select areas of Hoenn, the man decided to return to Kanto and settled down in the most peaceful of towns he'd encountered: Pallet Town. He befriended a loud woman and ended up marrying her. Five years later Miles was born.
The newborn grew up learning the cheeriness from his mother but, more importantly, watching his father battle trainers that happened to stop in Pallet Town. He admired his father ever so much.
Several times, he escaped from school just to see his father battle another trainer. His scoldings were always worth it. Watching trainers do battle filled his heart with some sort of warm joy. He couldn't wait to set out on his own. Neither did his father, who was pleased to see a reflection of himself in his son. The family all agreed that by age ten, Miles would receive his first pokemon from his father (who owned a Marrowak) and set out to begin his own adventure.
This plan failed utterly when Miles fell in bed with some sort of rash-producing, bellyache-provoking sickness. He missed the season they had agreed would be his departure. Miles could see in his fathers eye some disappointment, not at him, but at the situation. He vowed to leave home the very next year.
The bright side, however, was that he did receive his first pokemon at age ten. A Cubone. The extra year in home served to bring the two close together, understand each other and get ready to set out into the area of Kanto.


Pokémon's Name: Cubone
Pokédex Number: #104 (Kanto)
Type: Ground
Level: 5
Gender: Female
Nature: Lonely
Ability: Lightningrod
Known Attacks: Boneclub, Tailwhip
Extra: While her bond with Miles is bigger than any bond she had while still in the wild (with other pokemon, obviously), Cubone is still a very lonely fellow. This puts Miles a little off as to how to treat her.

[GnomesAteMyCake]

Name: Cassidy

Age: 13

Gender: Female




Physical Appearance: Taller than most boys and girls her age, Cass puts one in mind of a newborn puppy; all long limbs and unable to use them yet. Being all legs, Cass has the amazing ability of tripping over thin air. She prefers dark colours over bright, and is practically blind without her glasses. Shame she falls over and breaks them often…

Personality: “There’s no such thing as a ‘Legendary Pokemon.”
“Oh? And can you prove that?”
Tell Cass that something cannot be and she will disagree almost instantly. It’s not that she’s being contrary; she genuinely believes that rumours and legends have to be based on truth. So why can’t there be Legendary Pokemon? As well as believing the unbelievable, Cass has that sort of unattached logic that is present in all dizzy people; she is perfectly happy sitting on the floor meditating for no reason at all, reading books upside down or talking to her Pokemon while they are still in their balls. Naïve and brutally honest due to her lack of social skills, Cass can grate on some people, but she doesn’t care; it all goes over her head.
She also asks questions. A LOT of questions.

Goals: Prove everyone wrong - Becoming a Pokemon Master is a means to an end; with the infamy of being a Master, the chances of finding the Legendary Pokemon will increase. Not catching one, but just to see it… Cass couldn’t think of anything better than to go home and say to all those who doubted her “I told you so.”

Fears: Being proved wrong - The reverse of her dream; there are no Legendary Pokemon outside of the stories. If this were to turn out to be true, Cass has wasted years of her childhood dreaming and hoping for majestic creatures that were in all the stories that captured her imagination. What point is there in being a Pokemon Master if her dream Pokemon aren’t real?

Interests: Legendary Pokemon, duh. Cass may not know everything about the everyday Pokemon that can be seen on the roads but ask her about a Legend and she’ll be talking hours later. She’s read every book she could get her hands on, spoken to old trainers and Professors, and her knowledge rivals that of professionals. Cass is also intrigued with the paranormal. If small creatures that can breath fire are considered the norm, then why not spirits? Physic ability; old news. Spirits of the dead; impossible. Not if Cass has anything to do with it.

Background: Cassidy spent a lot of time alone as a child, having been dubbed a ‘weirdo’ by the other children at school. Sure, it was a bit lonely, but she had her Pokemon and her stories, what else could she want? Her parents worried about her sitting alone in the garden talking to herself, but what could they do? They gave her a Pokemon, her first friend, but still she avoided people. At thirteen, her mother talked to her about becoming a Pokemon trainer, and she jumped at the chance. It was her mother’s intention for her to go out and make friends and associate with people, but all Cass saw was a chance to chase her dream and find the Pokemon she so dearly loved.





Pokémon's Name: Ghastly

Pokédex Number: 92

Type: Ghost/Poison

Level: 5

Gender: Male

Nature: Impish

Ability: Bad Dreams

Known Attacks: Hypnosis, Lick

Extra: Ghastly has been with Cassidy for a long time, since she was nine years old, and has such developed a strong bond with her. He has never been in a battle, as he was intended to be a friend for the girl instead of a battle partner, but he’s eager to show his Trainer what he can do. He often breaks out of his PokeBall at inappropriate times to lick her cheek or scare others, only to disappeared laughing. Despite being a ghost Pokemon, Ghastly is terrified of the dark and refuses to leave his PokeBall at night.

[Weremouse]

((OOC: Wow Aubs. WOW AUBS. This was intimidating but I think I conquered all the reading so far (even read bios for once!) ^_^" I know it's been a while and I'll be lucky to get a C- since I'm so rusty, but I feel like being criticized will guarantee quick improvement. And bringing out an old favorite character might help too since I know so much about her already. Edited heavily for the setting of course, I introduce once again: Treya.))

Name: Treya
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Physical Appearance:

As you can tell from the picture, Treya usually has a smile glued to her face. Her outfit is designed to not get in the way of her running, though she doesn't sweat much so mostly it's just the issue of not tripping or choking her. The bag sometimes gets in the way, but it's necessary to hold onto pokeballs, food, and whatever else she collects on her journeys. You can't see it under her shirt, but she wears a watch so when she wanders off she always knows when to run back to the group. Her Pichu tends to ride on her shoulder like that when she's walking, but jumps down to run alongside her when she starts running. When he gets tired she'll put him in a pokeball, although he prefers to run with her.
Personality: Treya, summarized in three words is a "bucket of sunshine". However, summarized in five words she is a "bucket of sunshine and caffeine." She is one of few people who don't change as they get older, as she has always been the same bubbly person she is now. Though her appearance has changed a lot, and she is now capable of staying still for more than two minutes, she is still hyperactive. Her other main feature is her general optimism, although that sometimes wavers if she ever loses a battle or if her Pichu faints. She can sometimes come across as a bit naive, but with all that energy, at least some of it goes to thinking. She thinks best when running around, not in circles but just creating paths in fields and tall grass. This hobby was why she was granted a Pokemon by her father, because he was afraid wild Pokemon would attack her and she would not be able to defend herself at all. Treya is very trusting of people, and bonds with people quickly and easily. Her personality can be annoying to people who are calmer, but is endearing to those who are generally friendly.
Goals: She doesn't really have any main goals yet, just having fun, making friends, and running around. She also hopes to build her party, but only with a few pokemon she and Pichu are both close with.
Fears: Ghosts, The Dark, Being Alone, also not so much of a fear is being disliked. She doesn't scream or cry when encountered with these things, but they make her uneasy and can even make her quiet for lengthy periods of time.
Interests: She doesn't have the patience for anything like drawing, photography, or music. She likes running and playing games, making friends, exploring. Outdoorsy-type things.
Background: Treya grew up in a quaint house in a small town with her mother and father. She has one older sister, who is 19 now, which might account for some of Treya's hyperactive personality. All her life, Treya has been interested in exploring, sometimes leading her into trouble but usually just letting her have fun. One incident of trouble was when she was 9, when she was attacked by a wild pokemon. She has a small scar on her arm where it scratched her arm. After that event, her father opted to give her a pokemon, her very first and favorite, Pichu. Her and Pichu have become very close friends, with Pichu as her somewhat amusingly small defender. Since she received him, he hasn't leveled up because she only uses him if a wild pokemon attacks her. Throughout all her youth, Treya gained knowledge through exploration and learns tidbits of biology and information about pokemon through her father, and small survival skills such as cooking from her mother. She doesn't actually know her sister very well because her sister left for her own adventures when Treya was only 5 or 6. Just recently Treya was granted permission from her parents to explore further from her hometown, which has caused a sudden rise in experience and levels to Pichu. She has recently gained a small amount of interest in training, though her priority is having fun.
((OOC: as seen above on Treya's shoulder, but here it is again))

Pokémon's Name: Pichu.
Pokédex Number: #172
Type: Electric.
Level: 5.
Gender: Male.
Nature: Naive.
Ability: Static.
Known Attacks: ThunderShock and Charm.
Extra: Rides on Treya's shoulder when she's walking, runs alongside her when she's running, hides in a pokeball when he's tired. He was a gift to her from her father, but they have a strong friendship and he protects her as best as he can, since that is his purpose according to her father.

((OOC: After writing all that I feel a bit better about my abilities. I hope you like it and I'm eager to see my assessment.))

[Aubs]

I want to address everyone with two pet-peeves that I am getting from reading you all's bios. First off, I am done with the "Family-Member" is an ex-trainer background. I don't care if they traveled the world, I don't care if they gave you your pokemon, I don't even care if they cured cancer. It's tired. Leave it alone. Anyone submitting a bio after this post that goes along that story route will be IGNORED, okay? Good.

Let's start on these reviews then!

-Yugurt-

Character Name: Jake.
Pokemon: Charmander.
Evaluation Grade: D-
Review: Hey Yug, I hope everything is going alright for you. However, I'm sure this'll probably put a damper on things. :[ Anyway, I know you're curious to know why I gave you this grade so I'm going to begin on this review immediately.
So I've been putting off writing this review for a few days for a couple of reasons. I personally wanted to talk to you about it in the chat to lead you up on it, while we both were here instead of sending a WEEMail and I've been busy with work which I'm uncertain if you are as well. I think you probably have been.. Whatevs. So let me first begin by saying up front that I felt absolutely nothing from your character and his bio. There's so many things I don't like about it at all and I feel bad for having to admit this. I'd even go as far as saying I hated it.. I feel like you're so much better than this bio. Jake is a rehash of something we've all seen not only you do multiple times, but other guys as well. And I feel like a broken record for saying that. In a way, it reminds me of what I had to say to Travis for his first bio. It was so 2D and expected of you. Not only that, but it lacked the depth and substance that I personally wanted to see in a character. Instead of just saying things, I'm going to point out the things I disliked and let you know what you can do to improve your character.

Appearance: Boring, however I felt that you tried to differentiate him with his hair and clothing. I think the flame pants are supremely tacky, but that doesn't mean much because Pokemon is pretty used to having characters with pretty fug wardrobes and this bio isn't about the clothing it's how Jake is portrayed overall. So I think that for what you went with for Jake overall, his appearance works.

Personality: This is honestly the part that bothered me the most. It caused me to dock so much from your grade because it annoyed me how wrong it was. Jake has loads of confidence, he's a flirtatious boy, can be rude [or in my words an asshole], is a sore loser but he isn't not vain what-so-ever? That's something that does not compute. There's way too many positives with him and not nearly enough flaws. Some stuff needs to be changed with this but I honestly think you should just rewrite this all the way over.

Goals/Fears/Interests: Is too vague. I think if you were to have added more depth to the goals and fears it would work. The interests section though, I just plain don't like. I want that to be redone completely if that's possible.

Background: It kind of works with the type of character you're going for, but only to a certain extent. I personally didn't like it. He's rich, he's from the biggest city from Johto, AND his parents own the Celedon PokeMark-Mall? Where the hell has this been happening the whole time? I'm just really annoyed with the wealthy parents thing because it doesn't convince me enough considering what I've read about him so far. IF you would've went the whole way with a rich douchebag character who doesn't give a flying fuck about anyone at all because he can crush them with his wallet, then maybe I would've looked at this part differently.

My problem with Jake in a whole is that you didn't take him all the way in anything, although he seems to be meant as a character who thinks they're the stuff and can't be touched. I don't feel like you committed the entire way along and for that, I didn't like the bio. The advice I'd like to give you would be to start over with a new character and go to a place you've never been writing wise before. Try to do something new or maybe something you haven't done in such a long time. But the one thing I need you to do is commit to the character you're making. Don't decide half-way through to change to something that doesn't make sense, you know? I want the glass to be full or empty not in between. The challenge ahead of you is going to be hard, but I know you can do it! Impress me! :]

-Joe-

Character Name: Arin.
Pokemon: Squirtle.
Evaluation Grade: B+
Review: Joe, this bio is much better and I'm happy! I have no complaints whatsoever with what you've provided me with. I'll let you know on the status of your role sometime within this upcoming week, alright? :]

Oh, I wanted to tell you one thing that I really enjoy about your character above everyone else's is that he's far from serious. What I feel that some are missing is the straight up lightheartedness Arin has. I also feel like your story is the most believable [second to Devon's] with the character you've made.

Overall, job well done!

The rest will be posted soon..

[Aubs]

-Eva-

Character Name: Anslee.
Pokemon: Smoochum.
Evaluation Grade: B+
Review: Eva, I'm so happy you made the bio a little more serious, while keeping Anslee the exact same. Like I said in Joe's re-review before yours, I had no problems with anything. No complaints what-so-ever. Anslee is one of my favorites out of some of the characters so far.

You're IN, but I have to decide exactly how Anslee will play into the plot. Right now, I'm thinking she'll be in the main group of 3. Jood Gob! :]

-Kyle-

Character Name: Thaddeus.
Pokemon: Dragonite and Ditto.
Evaluation Grade: A
Review: I've already discussed with you Kyle that Thaddeus isn't going to be a main character, but a reoccurring one that advances the plot whenever the time comes for him to show up. I actually didn't think to review your bio considering you'd receive an automatic in for not creating a character that was in a starring role, but decided that while I was at it I'd do so.

His Appearance is short but sweet, sort of how he is in life and I had absolutely no fault with it. The parts I absolutely loved were his Personality, Interests, Fears, Goals, and Background because of how perfect they were for not only his character but for you as well. Normally Kyle, I don't think of you as writing commanding bios. Writing in the story and coming up with ideas is the part where you shine, but when you usually do bios they feel half-assed in a way. Like you don't either don't want to write them, or are too lazy to write them. With this bio though, I can not only see that you've done a good amount of thinking but you've made a character that fits perfectly with what I talked with you about. Thaddeus is a great "Inspirational" character that could offer worthy advice whenever the mains come in contact with him.
The Background section is truly my favorite part because it makes perfect sense with who Thaddeus is. It's well done and well thought out.

Pokemon-wise, I think you did an awesome job with that as well! No problems with anything. Overall, I loved your bio a lot! Great Job!

-Gafe-

Character Name: Miles.
Pokemon: Cubone.
Evaluation Grade: A+
Review: Finally time for your review, Gafer! I think you did such a wonderful job with your bio! He's absolutely the perfect guy trainer and if I weren't being original in having a girl be the lead, I'd cast Miles because he lives and breathes Training. [Something I realized needed to be the main trait of my character] Not only that, Miles is determined to let his dreams become a reality. I see a strong competitor in the works, most definitely.

Because I have a fear of talking about the same stuff over and over when I like something, I'll end this review now with saying that I really, really, loved your bio and thought you did an excellent job!

[Aubs]

-Gina-

Character Name:Cassidy.
Pokemon: Gastly.
Evaluation Grade: B
Review: Hey Gina, it's finally time for me to review your bio. I know you've been waiting forever for this so I'm not going to stall any longer. Here's your review!

Cassidy is pretty batty in a nutshell. But she's batty in the sense that she seems perfect as sort of the tag-a-long type of character. Someone who isn't as developed as the lead, but commands just as much attention.

So starting with Appearance, I love the fact that Cass is tall and clumsy. They go hand and hand! I also like that at first, she seems dark and moody, even with her Pokemon Gastly, but once you get to know her she is just as happy as anyone else. What I would have liked to have seen more in this section is a little more explanation on what Cassidy's outfit is and why she decided to wear it during her journey. I know it doesn't seem that important to do so, but to me a person's clothing sort of tells the story about them just as much as their personality does.

Personality: this is great! Keep it as it is, but add more as to why behaves the way she does.

Goals/Fears/Interests: This is the section that disappoints me the most. I just feel like it's there and don't really do much for your character. In Goals, you say her goal is to prove everyone wrong by becoming a pokemon master but I don't know if I'd believe her to want to become one either. She doesn't seem like that type, personally. I could see her going along the lines of either a Researcher or Breeder.. or and this is going over sort of the edge a bit, a Coordinator. She just doesn't convince me as someone who would have the fight and drive of wanting to be the best. I can see her as a debater or argumentative type when it comes to theory, but in an actual battle, I don't know how'd she fare. I would assume that she thinks that becoming a Pokemon Master would further her chances to finally seeing a Legend pokemon, but I only see that being sort a small dream up until some point of her journey. I would want you to change her Trainer Class to something else once she matures more.
Fears, seems a little half-assed. It's just the opposite of her dreams, and in my opinion a little lazy of you not to have come up with something other than that.
Interests, Again, I like this section but I feel like you could have added much more to it to expand on Cass' character some.

Background: Is a little short, but I enjoyed it. Lol, this is starting to become a broken record but I need you to add much more to it. I feel like I don't know enough about her homelife, her parents, nothing. I wanna know more! Much more!

Overall, I like Cassidy, but I wish to know more about her.

Gastly's bio is perfection though! :]
I thought you did a really awesome job! Just edit in what I asked you to and you're good to go!

-Jaya-

Character Name:Treya.
Pokemon: Pichu.
Evaluation Grade: B+
Review: Jaya, Hi! Nice to see you again and nice to see you bringing out a character from the archive. Treya was one of my favorite characters from the Terrigen series. And it makes great sense that you would bring her into this series that is light-hearted and everything because she was a joy.

Okay, so I'll start with the analysis now.

Appearance: There's not much for me to judge, seeing that I already knew of Treya and what she looked like. However, I will say that I love how much you wrote for this section. I know that appearance, let alone bios are your least favorite part about writing in rpgs. I really loved the explanation as to why she wears her clothing. It was good. Some time in the rpg, I want it explained as to why she has orange hair. Can you do that for me?
Personality: This part was my favorite part of your entire bio. You summarized Treya in three words and then did it in five and I feel in love all over again. There is nothing I want you to change about that- at- all!

Goals/Fears/Interests: Is too short. I need you to expand upon this section and explain more about why you choose everything.
Background: Is a nice size and I think it works well with who Treya is this time around in the rp. It's a little cliche in parts, but I liked most of it to not want you to change anything, which is a surprise! lol I wanted to be mean to you and bitch about your bio but you did a really good job and I'm proud.

Pokemon: Absolute Perfection! Perfect pokemon for Treya! There was nothing wrong with it!

Overall, Good Job I was impressed! :]

[Aubs]

Name: Fern.
Age: 14.
Gender: Female.

Physical Appearance: Fern is a very beautiful young girl. Standing at five foot three inches with a petite body frame, she seems to be developing in areas within age but is still quite the trim girl. She has pale skin that has a peachy-pinkish sort of tone to it, which tans well during hotter days and would normally get extremely white if she were to stay in the house all year around. Her face is heart shaped, sporting rosy cheeks and very large brown eyes. Her long hair is sandy brown in color and is pretty unimpressive, despite the length. She doesn’t really do much with it other than putting a hat over it any way. It’s cut in layers throughout, not that that really matters much. Now as for her outfit, Fern prefers to choose style over comfort. She wears a sleeveless sky blue shirt with a darker blue detail around the neckline and bottom of her shirt. In addition to her blue shirt, is a red pleated skirt that doesn’t have nothing more too it other than it being red and pleated. She likes it very much though. Other accessories to her outfit include: large blue socks, dark blue wrist bands [one on each arm], red and white tennis shoes, and her signature bucket hat [something she would absolutely die without. Her hat defines who she is.] She also carries around a yellow messenger bag containing many pockets for all her items, her Pokégear, Pokédex, and a countless number of other items as well.

Personality: Fern is driven. She has her eyes on the prize and will not accept failure or any form of it. She’s got her mind set on becoming the greatest and nothing is going to get in her way of being stopped. While her dreams are nothing new for any new up and comer, what sets Fern apart from other trainers is that she’s a doer. She won’t allow anything other than becoming a Pokémon Master. One side of Fern is her amazing quality of being a compassionate person. She cares a lot about not only other humans, but Pokémon as well. She tries her best to be as nice as she can, no matter how down and out she is. She wants to help and learn as much as she can about people/Pokémon/ect. She’s naturally friendly and has a good heart, which sometimes gets the best of her. She isn’t able to properly read people being as young as she is, but she likes to think she knows enough about them. Despite being pretty naïve though, she has oodles and boodles of self-confidence. She believes in herself and her Pokémon. She knows that if she puts her heart into everything, that good results will not be too far behind. A problem though with having loads of confidence is that she somewhat verges on the trail of being arrogant, almost to the point of gloating when she does succeed in something over someone else. That added on to the fact that she’s very stubborn would make you assume that Fern isn’t much of a good friend, but that would be a lie. She has good intentions; she just sometimes comes out looking bitter in the end. She assumes that once someone is against her during one situation, that they’re always against her. She has her moments when she doesn’t like someone, but it takes so much for her to fully hate someone. Right now, a few of her past friends are on that list. That’s a whole other story for later, however.

Goals: Fern is determined to become not only the first female Pokémon Master, but the best Pokémon Master of all-time. She’s sat around hearing far too much about her childhood friend’s [Ash and Gary’s] adventures to the point of becoming pretty jealous of the two boys. She decided that it’d be best if she finally took a risk and began her own journey. She figures that it won’t be easy and is ready for the hardships, but overall wants to prove to so many of her doubters that she can do it.

Fears: While Fern doesn’t have many, the following things cause her to shudder: Snakes, Heights, and her Mother. The fear of snakes developed at an early age from one of her older cousins having an Ekans that would constantly hiss. Anytime she hears a hissing sound, she gets terrified. She doesn’t really know where the fear of heights came about, but still tries to avoid doing so. You won’t see her climbing trees, getting on rollercoasters, or even flying without a stream of tears falling down her face. As for her last fear, that’ll have to be explained more in her background and in the story.

Interests: Pokémon- She loves all Pokémon. The ones who are cute, the ones that aren’t, the ones that scare her, all of them! Not only does she love Pokémon, she loves everything to do about them and the different types of people who have them. She wants to be the ultimate Trainer, but that doesn’t mean that she wouldn’t mind dabbing in other activities like Researching, Coordinating, Styling, and Breeding catch her fancy but will never compare to the feeling she has when training. The Championship at the Indigo Plateau is her Superbowl/Olympics. Nothing else can top that. Right now, she only can dream of being under that spotlight but one day she plans on being there.
Other interests of her’s are: Music [her favorite being pop and her favorite artists happening to be A Flight of Sparrow and Jigglypuffs], Cooking [she loves preparing new dishes], table tennis, her sticker collection, and reading good books. She has other interests, but I can’t think of them all at this very moment.

Background: Fern grew up in Pallet Town, a small town in Kanto. As she grew up, she became good friends with two of the neighbor boys by the names of Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak who lived not too far from where she did. They would spend their days playing kick ball, hanging out at each other’s houses watching cartoons, or talking about Pokémon. They all would discuss their dreams of going out and each becoming a Pokémon Master. Gary would debate that because he was older [by a year and a half have you], that he deserved to be the ultimate one while Ash would argue that he would one day beat Gary and take the title, while Fern was really just happy to be included. One day she walked over Ash’s house to find that not only he would be leaving to finally start his journey, but that Gary had already been on the road. Now in a rut, Fern rushed home to pack her bags to join Ash. When she arrived at her place though, her mother forbid her from going as it wasn’t a girl thing to do. A girl’s place was at home, at least that was the way her mom was raised. Furious, Fern rushed to her room and vowed that from that day on out that her mother was her worst enemy. She thought her mother was a raging witch and although sometimes she was, it was only to discipline Fern. Her mom, Beverly had to be both the mother and the father. [Fern's dad, Augustus, was a researcher who apparently died from a volcano during his research in the Cinnabar Islands. While his body hadn’t been found to confirm the claim, there was no way to determine he’d been alive either] Fern could never understand that though. She still doesn’t till this day. So with her two best friends gone and her mother being a big fat meanie, Fern continued to live through her normal everyday life. Never did she think she would hear of Ash or Gary again unless it was from them personally, when everyone at school started talking about them. They soon became Town Glory. Everyone cared about them. This went on for four years. And during the process, Fern had grown quite jealous of her two friends accomplishments. She’d attempted to run away and start her own journey multiple times [Seven times exactly], only for them to fall through and fail hours later. And every time it would go bad, her mother would remind her how much she needed to stay home. Too bad Fern wasn’t going to settle with that notion though. She wanted to be a Pokémon Master and she wasn’t going to accept no for an answer.

Pokémon’s Name: Munchlax.
Pokédex Number: #446.
Type: Normal.
Level: 12.
Gender: Male.
Nature: Jolly.
Ability: Thick Fat.
Known Attacks: Tackle, Metronome, Odor Sleuth, Defense Curl, Amnesia, Lick.
Extra: Munchlax is extremely hyper as opposed to its evolution, Snorlax. In a way, it seems to have some kind of attention deficit disorder, never fully being able to sit still for a while. Fern loves that Munchlax doesn’t like sitting because she doesn’t plan on doing much of it during her journey. Currently, the two of them are just now getting accustomed to each other. Munchlax adores Fern, while Fern is still trying to come to grips with not getting her first choice of Pokémon. So far though, the two have potential to be a solid team together. Munchlax has a big appitite, being over 200 hundred pounds it constantly needs to be fed, something Fern fears will soon burn holes into her purse. Munchlax eats everything, which sometimes can be harmful, but overall it’s a much easier way then having to buy the food.

[Aubs]

Alright everyone, so we're finally here! This is the last official information post that I'm going to post before the rpg begins! I've been trying to get this out for the last couple of weeks, but because of a time constraint with work I haven't even been able to start writing. I assure you all now that I have loads of freetime now. [No, I didn't get fired from my job if that's what some of your are expecting me to say..*cough*DEVON*cough* I just got my schedule changed to benefit my getting ready to go back to school.] Anyway, enough about me lets get to the important matter at hand. Here's a guideline on how this final information post is going to go. First, I'll introduce the cast list and state who is going to play what role. After that, I'll let you all know if and when your character will be introduced in the story and in what city. I won't give details of plot, but I will let you know in a WEEMail what I want your story to be about around the time Fern will met your character. So let's get started!

-Cast List-

Main Group:

Fern, played by Aubrey.

Anslee, played by Eva.

Cassidy, played by Gina.

Yes, the main group will consist of all girls. I know I said in one of the earlier information posts that I wanted at least one male character in the group, but I changed my mind in the process of reading bios and decided that this group would be much more cooler. I think the three girls not only have clashing personalities which will make for good dialog, but they all have different stories that makes them good as a group. I also like the idea of their not being a guy in the main group because for once it's all about the girls.

In order to make them more different from each other, I want their dreams to be the following: Fern [Pokemon Master], Anslee [Breeder], Cassidy [Top Coordinator]. I would prefer that Cass starts out wanting to be a Pokemon Master, but comes to realize that it doesn't work well with how she and Gastly are.

Team Rocket:

Miel, played by Bri.

Manny, played by Dav.

Fetch, played by Ace.

You three won't be required to post until the third episode when Fern makes it to Viridian City. Small Starter posts would be nice though.

~Supporting Cast~

Side Group A:

Kale, played by Travis.

Treya, played by Jaya.

While this group didn't hit me at first, while reading through the bios time and time again I realized that this would be a good grouping in the sense of the two characters developing an Older Brother/Younger Sister relationship. Neither one of them is going to start out together. Kale is going to have sort of a main role in the first couple of episodes, helping Fern through the first couple of cities. While it won't be required for you to post in the first few episodes Jaya, I would like it i you still did just so I know what Treya is doing out he spotlight. And before then, I'd like it if you and Kyle discussed possibilities on how the two of your characters would meet. It's going to be used in a flashback in the episode they meet with the main group.

Side Group B:

Miles, played by Gafe.

Arin, played by Joe.

It's funny to me, but I've nicknamed these two "The Rival Squad" because of how ironic it is. They don't even appear to be tougher that the girls, but I though it would be cool to have Rivals who were more so nice than some of the leads who well.. aren't. I also think the two of them have a cool factor to them which would work well. I would like for these two to start out together, but I want it to be up to you two. Neither of you would be needed until Cerulean City.

Thaddeus Yew, played by Kyle.

I want your character to first show up early Kyle, but I'm not sure when. I will let you know that I want it to be around some time when they're in Pewter or near Mt. Moon.

Up Next: Part 2.

[veggiefish]

Name: Viola Grace a.k.a. Vi
Age: 16
Gender: Girl
Physical Appearance:

Vi's short blond hair frames her angelic face and often falls in her eyes. Her eyes are the color of the gray sky before a storm. Her eyelashes are thick and black. Her eye brows are her main form of showing emotions. They often give her away in situations. She wears a black tank top and a light colored pleather jacket. The jacket has faux fur lining the hood. She had to make sure it was faux fur and fake leather, she hates the thought of an amimal dying for fashion. She only wears the jacket at night when the temperature drops or when climbing tree so she would get scratched. She wears a plain faded pair of blue jeans, they rip often though and she has to sew them back. She often rolls them up because she enjoys wading through water. She wears tan lace ups on her feet. As for accessories, she wears matching black wrist bands and a silver ring with a leaf carved into it and one with a water drop. She carries her pokeballs, needle and thread, her TMs and medicines, a few RageCandyBars from her dad, and her walkman in her messenger bag. She is slightly muscular from climbing trees and running through the forest. She stands at five foot four and a half. She is somewhat graceful. She is very balanced from playing in the trees.

Personality: Vi is childlike. She get confused easily and cares unconditionally for most people. She can also usually tell if some one is a bad or mean person. She doesn't speak well especially in front of large crowds. She stays to her self and her Pokemon. Her feelings get hurt easily and she can easily get discouraged. She bursts out into uncontrollable tears when she is upset. She doesn't take conflict very well, but she loves to battle. She looks more grown up than she is. She draws pictures in the dirt when she is bored. Vi tries to be serious, but it never really works for her. She usually ends up breaking out in laughter. She loves to hug people and try to befriend them, but people think this is weird. She looks up to strong trainers and wishes she could be like them. She isn't very courageous and her Poliwag, Pol, encourages her or leads the team. Also, She is always lost. Except for when she enters a forest, the forest and grassy areas feel like home to her.

Goals: Viola carries a note pad in her messenger bag of all the goals she wants to accomplish. Some are small and some are big. She writes things like, "Stay Happy" and "Smile More" but her main goals are to collect all the badges and to beat the Elite 4 even though she doesn't like to travel. She hopes to meet up with someone with the same goal. She wants to make her father proud and travel to many regions of the world. She wants to be less emotional and become a stronger person for herself and her Pokemon. She really wants to grow up. She also wants to obtain every TM and every type of PokeBall including a Master Ball.

Fears: Her biggest fear is losing. She hates to lose. Losing causes her to become embarrassed and depressed and feel discouraged, but her Oddish and Poliwag are always there to cheer her up. She is also afraid of being lost. Big crowds also worry her, she feels like she will lose her beloved Pokemon. She fears she will be a child forever and no one will take her seriously.

Interests: Viola is like any other teenage girl, if any other teenage girl likes hiding in the forest and playing with her Pokemon. She also loves laying in the sun and going to the beach. She can't swim very well but her Poliwag always keeps an eye out for her. She sings a lot too, but she isn't very good. She enjoys collecting TMs and PokeBalls and has most of them.

Background:
(ooc: I know this is sort of lame, so let me know and I will change it.)
Ever since Viola was little she felt attached to Pokemon. She loved watching the from her bedroom window. One day when she was 6 she heard a cry from a pokemon. She immediately went to look for it. She found a small Oddish being attacked by a swarm of Beedrill. Being raised in the forest and knowing her way around it, she picked up the small pokemon and ran away from the swarm. She dove into a large bush she often played under. She and the Oddish stayed there until the swarm subsided. The oddish became attached to Vi and can't sleep unless it is snuggled in close to her.

Viola met her Poliwag in a tragic way. Vi was walking along a river one day and tripped and fell in. She hit her head on a rock and passed out. Poliwag saw this and saved her. Poliwag acts as though he is her protector. Oddish thought this was heroic and liked Poliwag since that moment even though she acts like she doesn't.

Being as strange as she is Viola found it hard to make friends. Her pokemon were the only ones she had.

Her mother is a very nice caring person, and Viola wished to be just like her. Her mother went into to forest often and one day never came back. Viola always hoped she was living there with the pokemon. She hopes to find her one day.

Her father is a stern mean man. He often mutters things about his days as a bad guy in Team Rocket. Viola never really believed him. He doesn't like her relationship with pokemon. He thinks they should be used for power instead of friendship. He travels a lot, now that she is older. He sends her things to make up for how he has treated her. He sends her RageCandyBars from Johto and many TMs. He encourages her to leave behind her childish ways.


Pokémon's Name: Oddish
Pokédex Number:#034
Type:Grass
Level:20
Gender: Female
Nature: Gentle
Ability: Cholorphyll
Known Attacks: Absorb, Acid, and SolarBeam (taught by TM.)
Extra: Viola often calls her Odi. Odi is sweet and childlike. She loves to play in the grass and dance to Viola's singing. She loves Viola like a child loves their mother. She is smaller than most Oddish, as well. She only weighs about 9lbs where most Oddish weigh around 11. She is timid and likes to hide behind Viola when meeting new people or Pokemon. The only time she leaves Viola is to find Pol when he wanders off. Odi HATES being in a pokeball. She often cries until Viola carries her.


Pokemon's Name: Poliwag
Pokedex Number: #060
Type:Water
Level: 27
Gender: Male
Nature: Impish
Ability: Water Absorb
Known Attacks: Bubble Beam, Hypnosis, Protect (taught by TM), Ice Beam (taught by TM)
Extra: Viola calls him Pol(Paul). Pol is holding an Everstone, so he hasn't evolved. He is in love with Oddish and is very protective of her and Vi. He is strong, or at least thinks he is. He thinks he is tough and can beat everyone. He likes to try to beat tough Pokemon to show off for Odi. He often loses these battles and Vi and Odi make fun of him, but only in a loving manner. He loves to swim. He is arrogant and doesn't listen to Vi at times. He often wonders off and gets lost. Odi has to find him and bring him back to Viola.

[GnomesAteMyCake]

Name: Cassidy

Age: 13

Gender: Female



Physical Appearance: Taller than most boys and girls her age, Cass puts one in mind of a newborn puppy; all long limbs and unable to use them yet. Being all legs, Cass has the amazing ability of tripping over thin air, so she stays away from long trousers. She prefers dark colours over bright because she feels as if she needs to 'compliment' her pokemon, so blacks purples and reds are perfect! However, she does have a soft spot for the colour orange, so she's worked a little splash of the colour into her wardrobe, an example being the alice band in her hair that she never removes. Cass is practically blind without her glasses. Shame she falls over and breaks them often…

Personality: “There’s no such thing as a ‘Legendary Pokemon.”
“Oh? And can you prove that?”
Tell Cass that something cannot be and she will disagree almost instantly. It’s not that she’s being contrary; she genuinely believes that rumours and legends have to be based on truth. So why can’t there be Legendary Pokemon? As well as believing the unbelievable, Cass has that sort of unattached logic that is present in all dizzy people; she is perfectly happy sitting on the floor meditating for no reason at all, reading books upside down or talking to her Pokemon while they are still in their balls. Naïve and brutally honest due to her lack of social skills, Cass can grate on some people, but she doesn’t care; it all goes over her head.
She also asks questions. A LOT of questions.

Goals: Cassidy isn't too interested in the whole 'Pokemon master' thing; Pokemon are marvelous creatures, and using them in a fight is somewhat demeaning. She'd much rather spend her time studying the Pokemon that inhabit her world and try to uncover all their secrets. And if doing so leads her to find the Legendary Pokemon of...well, legend, then all the better for her! Becoming the number one Pokemon researcher... a much better goal than some silly fighter.

Fears: Cass's fear is somewhat more primitive than her scientific (and sometimes distracted) mind; water pokemon. When younger, Cass was fishing with her father when he caught a Magikarp. Bringing the thrashing fish to the dock to show his excited daughter, the fish hit her with it's tail and knocked her into the water. Unable to swim, Cass nearly drowned. Since then, she finds all fish and water pokemon to be repulsive, as well as deep bodies of water. Boats are a no-go also.

Interests: Legendary Pokemon. Cass may not know everything about the everyday Pokemon that can be seen on the roads but ask her about a Legend and she’ll be talking hours later. She’s read every book she could get her hands on, spoken to old trainers and Professors, and her knowledge rivals that of professionals. Cass is also intrigued with the paranormal. If small creatures that can breath fire are considered the norm, then why not spirits? Physic ability; old news. Spirits of the dead; impossible. Not if Cass has anything to do with it.

Background: Cassidy spent a lot of time alone as a child, having been dubbed a ‘weirdo’ by the other children at school. So she was a clutz, spoke too loudly and asked questions that no-one wanted to hear, let alone answer? She talked to herself more than was considered normal, so what? It didn't make her a bad person. Confused to what made people avoid her, and with no idea on how to change it, Cass made her own company in the form of dolls and stuffed animals, a lot like many other children. Sure, it was a bit lonely, but she had her stories and her make-believe friends, what else could she want? Her parents worried about her sitting alone in the garden talking to herself, and decided to at least give her a real friend, at least. They gave her a Pokemon, Ghastly, but still she avoided people; Ghastly was the ony friend she wanted. Not long after her thirteenth birthday, her mother talked to her about travelling the region to investigate the Pokemon and see if she could find any professors to mentor her, and she jumped at the chance. It was her mother’s intention for her to go out and make friends and associate with people, but all Cass saw was a chance to chase her dreams and find the Pokemon she so dearly loved.




Pokémon's Name: Ghastly

Pokédex Number: 92

Type: Ghost/Poison

Level: 15

Gender: Male

Nature: Impish

Ability: Bad Dreams

Known Attacks: Hypnosis, Lick, Spite, Mean Look, Curse, Night Shade.

Extra: Ghastly has been with Cassidy for a long time, since she was nine years old, and has such developed a strong bond with her. He has never been in a battle, as he was intended to be a friend for the girl instead of a battle partner, but he’s eager to show his Trainer what he can do. He often breaks out of his PokeBall at inappropriate times to lick her cheek or scare others, only to disappeared laughing. Despite being a ghost Pokemon, Ghastly is terrified of the dark and refuses to leave his PokeBall at night.


Sorry it's taken so long, Aubs!

[Duvet de Mot]

Name: Everett Samiel
Age: 19
Gender: Male

Physical Appearance: Everett's has boyish good looks for his age to rival the charming persona he puts on. His height reaches an unimpressive 5'9" with an average, yet lean body. Due to his adventures on the open road, Everett has tanned from his family's naturally pale skin tone, ending up at a slightly darker than usual peach skin tone. His face is narrow, tapering down to a slender chin with a button nose accenting it. His hair, grown out just past should length is further on the sandy side of sandy brown than brown, causing it to appear to be an almost grey/brown color. Everett's sly and mysterious eyes have the same nature as his hair, able to be seen as either a light blue or an average shade of grey. In the way of clothing, Everett tends to wear clothing which is simple, comfortable, and useful for adventuring. He wears a durable, black cloth vest, with nothing underneath, allowing for freedom of movement in his arms and protection for his torso. Below that he wears loose fitting black pants for comfort and flexibility. Around his neck is a scarf of tan cloth which he finds is useful for a variety of situations, whether it be cold and he needs something to wrap around him or it's hot and he needs something to protect him from the sun. Whatever the situation, Everett is sure to find a use for his scarf and wouldn't be caught without it. His black shoes are simple and comfortable, while durable and well-tested by the weather. Everett keeps his hands and forearms wrapped most days to keep them protected and uninjured. On his belt is his pack, in which are his Pokegear and Pokedex, as well as his Pokeballs, and other assorted items.

Personality: Everett is nothing short of charming. No matter what he does or where he goes, he depends on his personality and street smarts to get him through the day. He has a talent for knowing exactly what to say and when, allowing him to make his way through the larger cities with a fair amount of ease. Out among the general public, Everett's ego floats around, suffocating everyone who actually knows him, but tends to impress the people he's talking to. His strong, charming personality help him in his constant quest to court every attractive girl that comes his way, regaling them with stories of things that may or may not have happened in his position in the Elite Four, simply to boost his own ego further. After his inception into the Elite Four, Everett found that he would often have to go incognito when he traveled, to avoid confrontation with rivals, challengers, and fans, alike. Thus, he is forced to travel by himself if he wishes to maintain his obscurity. Unfortunately, this leaves him feeling alone when there aren't new people around for him to impress, so he confides in his Pokemon, who are the only ones who truly seem to understand him, even without talking. He understands that his Pokemon are the ones who win the battles, so he wastes no expense in making sure that they are well-fed and content, forming a paternal bond with them. Everett's parental instincts extend not just to his Pokemon, but to those that he travels with, so even though he can often become overbearing and give his companions a hard time, it's only with the best intentions in mind. This misconception has also played a role in forcing him into the habit of travelling alone for the most part, which he doesn't completely mind, so long as he can meet new people along his journeys.

Goals: Everett has always wanted to bring together and train the perfect team of Pokemon, becoming not only the greatest professional Pokemon trainer, but an expert on training as a whole. Working in his family's shop in Saffron City, Everett saw the trainers come and go, hearing them talk about the best training methods, the best breeders, and battle techniques. It is Everett's dream to find a way to combine these subjects together and bring together a group of Pokemon, harmonizing them with each other, their trainer and their abilities, creating the perfect team, and his position as a member of the Elite Four allows him all of the best in supplies and opportunities with which to achieve this.

Fears: Although Everett is careful not to push his Pokemon too far when training, he often fears that one day he will force one of his companions past their limits, causing them to abandon him. Even worse than this, though, is the fear that if anyone ever gets close enough to him, he'll end up just pushing them away or manipulating them through conversation like he does with so many others, so he tends to push away all forms of intimate or even platonic relationships outside of his Pokemon and family out of fear.

Interests: Everett is keenly enthusiastic about alternate forms of training Pokemon and items which can cause Pokemon to gain an advantage in battle. He spends his spare time reading books on Pokemon types and traveling around, studying effective combinations for teams in battle and even the theory of Pokemon breeding. Everett also enjoys listening almost as much as he loves to talk, collecting people's stories alongside his own.

Background: Born to middle-class shop owners in the bustling metropolis of Saffron City, Everett was practically thrust into the middle of the training world. Talking about their adventures, the latest news, and an assortment of other topics, trainers and wanderers of all sorts came and went on a daily basis while Everett worked in his parent’s shop, filling his head with ideas of getting out of the hustle and bustle of the busy city he’d come to know so well. As he grew older, Everett would often man the shop and go about to the far reaches of the city, running errands and making deals for his parents, learning how to negotiate with people and maneuver through the large social landscape around him. Although Raymond and Amanda acted as wonderful parents to the young Everett, they could sense his unrest in being a shopkeeper for them. So, when he reached the age of thirteen, they gave him his first Pokemon, a Sandshrew he named Hugo, a pack filled with the basic necessities he would need and sadly said goodbye as he went on his journey. Traveling was difficult for Everett at first, having only know the city for so long, but he soon found his place in catching and training Pokemon along the way. It wasn’t long before he had won his first badge, a trend which kept escalating as he studied and became a more efficient trainer, though, he never felt at ease on the road, always finding reasons to go to the nearest town, making sure to impress as many people as he could wherever he went. His reputation grew as long as he kept up with his progress, eventually catching the eye of the Elite Four of the Indigo Plateau, who sent him an invitation via Professor Oak. Everett accepted and challenged them one by one until he met with the Grand Champion, to whom he suffered defeat; however, seeing Everett’s considerable skill and abilities, coupled with the retirement of Lance, the dragon trainer, the Grand Champion had Everett appointed as the next member of the Elite Four. And even though he is a member of the Elite Four, Everett makes time to continue his quest to create new, more effective and efficient methods of training, while studying the art of breeding and Pokemon relations with various professors throughout all of Kanto.




Pokémon's Name: Hugo
Pokédex Number: #028
Type: Ground
Level: 47
Gender: Male
Nature: Bold
Ability: Sand Veil
Known Attacks: Scratch, Defense Curl, Sand Attack, Poison Sting, Rapid Spin, Swift, Fury Swipes, Rollout, Crush Claw, Fury Cutter, Sand Tomb, Slash, Gyro Ball
Extra: Given to Everett as a Sandshrew when he first began his journey, Hugo has been constant companion to Everett throughout his journey. Hugo listens to Everett when he has no one else to talk to, helping Everett cope with being alone. They've formed a brotherly bond and understand each other based on the other's body language alone. He tries extremely hard during training for Everett, to help him get further become happier, and having seen what happens when Everett goes without people of a long period of time, Hugo makes sure to give Everett reasons to go to Pokemon Centers and into the city.




Pokémon's Name: Magnemite
Pokédex Number: #081
Type: Electric/Steel
Level: 26
Gender: Genderless
Nature: Impish
Ability: Sturdy
Known Attacks: Tri Attack, Metal Sound, Tackle, ThunderShock, Super Sonic, SonicBoom, Thunder Wave, Spark
Extra: Found during an excursion to the Power Plant, Everett’s Magnemite enjoys playing practical jokes on Everett and any unwitting trainers and travelers around him, using his magnetic field to misplace their items and his electricity to zap them with static from a distance.



Pokemon’s Name: Sammy
Pokedex Number: #108
Type: Fighting
Level: 17
Gender: Male
Nature: Bashful
Ability: Own Tempo
Known Attacks: Lick, SuperSonic, Defense Curl, Knock Off, Wrap
Extra: As a favor to the Gym Leader in his home town of Saffron City, Everett is taking great care in training Sammy, hoping to study the limits and behaviors of one of the rarer Pokemon in Kanto.



Pokémon's Name: Alaya
Pokédex Number: #029
Type: Poison
Level: Level 6
Gender: Female
Nature: Sassy
Ability: Poison Point
Known Attacks: Growl, Scratch
Extra: Everett caught Alaya while he was traveling to Pallet Town and has so far come to question that decision. After healing her, he allowed her out of her Pokeball to walk alongside him on his journey, but found that she enjoyed mocking him as he attempted to form a connection. This isn't to say that Alaya dislikes Everett, but that she merely finds him incessantly annoying to listen to.

[Wendy Ann Beckett-Jolina]

Name: Rosalyn Gaines
Age: 23
Gender: Girl
Physical Appearance:

Rosalyn is a dangerous beauty, the type that draws one to it, only to find that she’s only planning the worst for you. Her deep tan skin is creamy and smooth, contrasting with her red eyes in such a fashion that evokes a smouldering effect. Thick, brown hair covers her scalp, and is styled into spikes, which ironically relates to her dangerous personality. Her body is well toned from intense training that she endured merely for appearances rather than actual strength and agility. She, of course, wears her Team Rocket uniform on duty, but in normal circumstances, she’s known to be rather fashion forward. Standing at 5’5”, she’s on the slightly tall side of the spectrum, and her attraction to high heels doesn’t help her, any.
Personality: Rosalyn is fierce. That’s really the only way to describe it. You hit her, she hits back twice as hard. She can complain and put on to no end, and there’s no way to really end it unless something else piques her interest. Even so, it’s rather rare to do so unless there’s a rare pokemon involved or if it’s something about herself. This leads into another main trait: she’s too vain for her own good. The most important person in her life is herself, and the only man she’ll ever love is one that loves her as much as she loves herself. But, of course, that’s completely impossible, so she’s pretty much doomed to being beautiful, lonely, and perfectly content with it for the rest of her days. She is, characteristically for a member of Team Rocket, bad to the bone, and will go to any lengths to do her job.
Goals:
- collect rare Pokemon
- be as absolutely fierce as she can
- Impress anyone and everyone.
-Be voted the most successful member in Team Rocket (not much competition, hm?)
Fears:
-humidity (practically ruins her makeup)
- Anyone more confident than she is.
- People that are unaffected by her obvious amazingness.
- Snakes and insects.
Interests:
- Talking about herself
- Thinking about herself
- Writing about herself
- Showing off herself
- The main topic of herself
- Collecing rare Pokemon
Background:
Rosalyn was a spoiled child, which pretty much explains her self absorbtion. Her mother was a famous Pokemon breeder, while her father was a Professor in their town, so she got a good deal of fame at a young age. Her parents doted on her greatly, and when she started collecting Pokemon, they swore that she’d follow in their footsteps. Unfortunately, they were inconcievably wrong.
The leader of Team Rocket came to her after the word about the famous Rosalyn Gaines got around, offering her a freelance life of fun and fame. Or course, she was seduced by such a theory, and therefore joined Team Rocket, along with the slightly detestable Rick and Fetch. It was only until it was too late when she discovered that the job wasn’t as glamorous as she though it was, and at that point, she was considered a criminal.
Even so, she realized that she enjoyed a life of crime excited her, that she enjoyed being so extremely sought after. So she stayed in the career, plotting to take as many Pokemon as she could.



Pokémon's Name: Eevee
Pokédex Number: #133
Type: Normal
Level: 7
Gender: Female
Nature: Bold
Ability: Cute Charm
Known Attacks: Growl;Tackle;Tail Whip
Extra: Rosalyn’s Eevee is extremely similar to its owner, and is just as self obsessed to boot. She really thinks she’s bigger than her bite, which ends up getting her in deep water.