@Nate: I'm always mellow. Mello Yello. ...Mmm. Glad to see you again~
Hmm... Wow. I am having a -really- hard time deciding which character to bring in actually.
So I decided to apply for them all and let you guys tell me which character(s) you think would mesh well and be an interesting addition to the team.
Team: Skyward
Name: Julia Blackwood
Age: ≈15-16
Sex: Female
Apperance:
Bio: Julia comes from Maiden's Peak, Kanto. As a younger child she banded up with three of her close friends and set out on a journey to "become world famous" together. They explored ruins and challenged powerful trainers to hectic 4v4 battles, an unrecognized form of pokemon combat they themselves thought up and convinced others to try. As the group traveled they made a name for themselves among locals, even going as far as to wind up on television not once but several times. Divided they were good trainers, but together they became trendsetters. Few could even keep up with the intensely fast paced battles. As time passed however their comradery fluctuated. Opinions changed, arguments happened and certain members began drifting apart with no sign of recovery. Julia, whilst not entirely innocent, had never been one to hold a grudge. She loved her friends and the idea of them splitting up made her heart weep with angst, yet she was helpless as the demands of four teenagers living together proved too much for her to fix. That is where Lethia came into picture. Seeing power in the prize of a wish Julia called on their kinship one last time, promising that she would enter the tournament and use the wish for all of their sakes. The others attempted to dissuade Julia, telling her that it was crazy. There could only be one winner which meant they could not enter as a team, and the consequences of failure could very well mean death. At this Julia summoned every ounce of bravery she had and adamantly stood her ground, saying that she would go herself if that was what it took. A moment of silence followed in which her what was left of their friendship was put to test before one of the three produced one of their own pokemon from their person, handing it out to Julia in offering. It took everyone a moment to grasp what was going on, but when they did the others followed suit. Each of Julia's friends gave Julia one of their pokemon, her closest friend giving her a second. It was decided then that even though they could not be there with Julia physically, Julia would not truly be going alone. Her friends pokemon, the pokemon she had battled alongside, would be there to remind her of what she was fighting for and give her courage to bolster her own.
Julia is a talented and intuitive trainer, learning quickly and easily grasping most concepts. Her weakness is single battles, whilst her abilities skyrocket as she is allotted more pokemon to use at once. She is quick to trust and forms powerful bonds with those she works with. She has a balanced body build, most of her exercise coming from all the walking she does.
Pokemon Team
Name: Ice
Species: Sableye
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: Recover, Will-O-Wisp, Taunt, Secret Power
Name: Roy
Species: Talonflame
Sex: Male
Pokemon Move Set: Secret Power, Brave Bird, Flare Blitz, Bulk Up
Name: Melody
Species: Sylveon
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: Hyper Voice, Wish, Protect, Heal Bell
Name: Rockette
Species: Lopunny
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: Return, High Jump Kick, Power Up Punch, Baton Pass
Name: "Chucklehead" MacGyver
Species: Haunter
Sex: Male
Pokemon Move Set: Telekinesis, Destiny Bond, Mean Look, Night Shade
Name: Lumine
Species: Abomasnow
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: Blizzard, Giga Drain, Ice Shard, Secret Power
Team: Gold
Name: Valorie Ryder
Age: ≈14
Sex: Female
Apperance:
Bio: Valorie was born and raised in Icirrus City, located in the Unova region. Ever since she was a child she had had a fascination with dragon pokemon. She would often walk north to see Dragonspiral tower, day dreaming about what must be inside. (She of course never so much as attempted to venture inside) According to her parents, she had a tendency to sneak away, and they weren't quite sure how she managed. Whenever asked about her tendency to disappear, Valorie would seemingly feign naivety, and even claim she herself did not know. The only notable pattern was that it had a slight tendency to be during the night. One day, she failed to take caution around the grass growing near the entrance to Dragonspiral Tower and was attacked by a wild Tranquill. Attack is probably a misnomer, however, as the tranquill merely attempted to settle down and perch atop her head. This however did not amuse Valorie, who was very startled by the fairly heavy bird, even moreso when she saw how big it was. She promptly freaked out and ran away, in turn startling the Tranquill which briefly chased her in an irritated fashion before giving up. After telling a sob story to her father about the experience, it was decided that it was about time she got her own pokemon to protect herself. Her father was a traveling man business man. (Where have I heard this before?) Therefore, it was set upon his shoulders to get a pokemon for her. A good week later, he returned with a single pokemon in a pokeball. It was a charmander, and he'd chosen it as Valorie's first pokemon. He had been on a trip to Kanto, and had thought to look for a dragon pokemon for his daughter, but simply had failed to find one within time constraints, going with his second choice instead. Valorie took the pokeball and almost immediately threw it... without activating it. After having the dynamics of using a pokeball explained to her whilst she attempted to pay full attention (With moderate success) she immediately let her Charmander out of it's ball. Having a very high opinion of her father's ability, she was ever so slightly disappointed that he had not in fact somehow managed to get her a dragon pokemon. After a moment though, she became very aware that she was in possession of a fire pokemon. Even with her limited knowledge, she knew very well that fire pokemon tended to do well against ice pokemon, the type her city's Gym Leader used. This in mind, she decided to embrace her new-found friend, both metaphorically and literally, and set off to train to her parents protests of caution. She enjoyed showing off to her friends as she trained, who mainly didn't have pokemon themselves. Her parents became aware of her sneaking out to train when she should be in bed, however, and were not very happy with how obsessed she seemed to be with getting stronger. They attempted to warn her to take care of herself better, but it simply didn't seem to work. Come the day she tried to take on the Gym, she was defeated before ever having reached the Gym Leader, as she simply hadn't invested enough time training yet, even with her exceptionally hard training schedules. She had rushed into the challenge way too fast. Valorie turned out not to be a very graceful loser, and threw a fit, fleeing the Gym. For a while, she refused to try again, believing that she needed to train a lot harder to ever take on the gym. One night in winter, Valorie woke up, finding herself standing back at Dragonspiral tower. At first, she was surprised. She didn't remember coming there. The familiar tower loomed against the starry sky, filling her with memories of what seemed like ages ago, even though it hadn't been all that long. She hadn't come her since she had received her first pokemon. This phenomenon was familiar to her. She had a tendency to go to sleep and wind up in places she didn't remember traveling to. For a moment, she began to brood about why this was, but her thoughts were interrupted by an unfamiliar voice, a hushed whisper. She focused her eyes, looking around briefly, not sure if she'd really heard it as she hadn't quite caught what was said the first time. Looking around, she spotted a figure, taller than her, features mostly hidden in the darkness. He/she asked if she was alright, and she nodded. She asked herself why this person was whispering, but put that thought aside as he/she took a few steps in her general direction. Looking back on this event, Valorie couldn't remember if it was a man, a woman, or even much of their features other than that they were tall, and rather skinny, and what they had said. The person proceeded to inform Valorie that she seemed to be a sleep walker. Valorie was startled, but the person went on to calmly explain what that meant. For a time, they talked. It turned out he/she was also a fan of dragon pokemon, but that they were a far more experienced trainer than Valorie herself. At some point during the conversation, Valorie bemoaned that she herself owned no dragon pokemon. She wasn't sure in her tired stupor, but she thought she may have heard a chuckle in response. The person then asked if she could do him/her a favor. Valorie wasn't exactly in a position to be giving, but asked him "Like what?" out of politeness. To her surprise, he/she asked her if she could take the egg of one of his pokemon, as he/she did not have the time to be raising it themself, and happened to be looking to give it to a good home. Said person, of course, probably did not know that Valorie was a runaway. He/she then went on to explain that it was the egg of a dragon pokemon. Somewhere during this part of the conversation, Valorie was pulled a bit further into consciousness by her excitement. She immediately replied yes in a rash manner. The stranger did take notice of this, and insisted on going over how he wanted the pokemon to be taken care of, and never to be neglected. After hearing the person out, Valorie agreed in a more respectable manner and was handed an egg. At the time, she was no longer concerned with the person's appearance, and was too busy observing the egg she was being handed with great wonder as the stranger approached and handed it to her. She was promptly instructed to keep it warm and safe. Valorie decided to take off her beanie cap and put it on the egg, figuring that if it kept her head and ears warm, it must be able to keep the egg warm too, and simply held it in her arms. She and the stranger talked a bit more, where the stranger told her a bit about some of the battles and challenges they'd faced, before they quietly departed, leaving Valorie with good wishes. Her attention no longer being stimulated, she looked back at Dragonspiral Tower, allowing it's mystery to fill her imagination once more. When she turned to go she realized that her Charmander was not with her. She realized she must have left it behind when she went sleep walking, and promptly snuck her way back home with her new egg. Charmander had at this point woken up and realized it's trainer was gone. She was re-united with Charmander at her front door, and she found herself slightly impressed that it had been waiting for her. Even though she now had a dragon egg, she still valued her first pokemon quite a bit. At a later date of little significance, the egg hatched into a Dratini...
Valorie is an unyielding, hot headed, somewhat stubborn trainer. Though she is not a thug by any stretch of the imagination, she takes great pride in her battle prowess and cannot stomach the idea of losing. This egotism is borne out of an intensely self-critical mindset and a strong desire for respect. One could only imagine what things she would wish for should she triumph at the tournament. Contrary to her fierce battling and training style, she is intensely afraid of physical confrontation herself. This is because she has a very weak body build, being both very short and doing only the bare minimum exercise.
Pokemon Team
Name: Charizard
Species: Charizard
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Flare Blitz, Roost
Name: Dragonite
Species: Dragonite
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: Dragon Rush, Superpower, Extremespeed, Roost
Name: Haxorus
Species: Haxorus
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: Dragon Dance, Outrage, Earthquake, Poison Jab
Name: Rex
Species: Tyrantrum
Sex: Male
Pokemon Move Set: Head Smash, Earthquake, Hone Claws, Rock Polish,
Name: Goodra
Species: Goodra
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: Rain Dance, Rest, Thunder, Muddy Water
Name: Shu
Species: Yamask
Sex: Male
Pokemon Move Set: Telekinesis, Night Shade, Heal Block, Protect
Team: Skyward
Name: Jessica Stark
Age: ≈17
Sex: Female
Apperance:
Bio: Jessica grew up on a ranch in Unova with her parents, having a powerful relationship with her father in particular. Such was her desire to be more like her father that led her to her tomboyish demeanor and outlook on life as she adamantly focused upon becoming a great rancher in his footsteps rather than her mother's. This was briefly an issue in Jessica's earlier childhood in which her parents attempted to stress to her the value of womanhood. This brief conflict instilled upon Jessica a distaste for being thought of as feminine, one she never quite got over. Eventually however her parents came to accept that she had her own plans for life, allowing Jessica to leave the ranch and pursue her dreams of traveling the world in the company of the pokemon she had helped her father raise. She was neither an obsenely strong nor skillful trainer, but nor was she a quitter, training as much as she needed to so that she could finally realize her dreams of seeing the world and exploring all it had to offer. Jessica might lack an education but her big, adventurous heart eventually brought her to Lethia.
Jessica reveres hard work and is generally a very friendly and laid back trainer, enjoying the company of others and more than willing to give without expecting anything in return. She wouldn't claim to be a hero, but her philanthropic heart betrays her true interests. Jessica has a muscular body build, having more than enough raw strength to get through a day's hard labour.
Pokemon Team
Name: Gray
Species: Tauros
Sex: Male
Pokemon Move Set: Body Slam, Zen Headbutt, Earthquake, Retaliate
Name: Benson
Species: Bouffalant
Sex: Male
Pokemon Move Set: Head Charge, Megahorn, Superpower, Stone Edge
Name: Roseanne
Species: Miltank
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: Curse, Body Slam, Milk Drink, Heal Bell
Name: Dixie
Species: Stoutland
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: Return, Crunch, Superpower, Play Rough
Name: Vivian
Species: Lopunny
Sex: Female
Pokemon Move Set: High Jump Kick, Iron Tail, Bounce, Healing Wish
Name: Greer
Species: Lucario
Sex: Male
Pokemon Move Set: Nasty Plot, Aura Sphere, Flash Cannon, Dark Pulse
