(OOC: This is a private RP thread between @Fenix704 and myself. Please do not participate. Reading our journey is okay, though. :3 )
"Ugh, who knew the sun would be this hot..."
It's been a long morning for the weary, self-talking, female traveler. This particular morning of Alola's Poni Island was much hotter than anticipated, and the poor blonde was starting to feel feverish. She had done some scouting of the island a few days prior, and hadn't found any of the clues she came here to find. Not that it really mattered. Interpol had sent her here for a reason and, even with all the information she was debriefed on and being currently on a mission, maybe chilling on the island for a bit wouldn't be such a bad idea. Her Pokemon sure loved it for some reason, so clearly this mission was probably not as serious as it ought to be. Granted, she didn't bother to check Vast Poni Canyon, but Interpol had said they were more concerned about the threat being near the locals, so she didn't worry about it. Plus, the site was used for Alolan trial-goers, and not only has she completed this trial long ago (proof of the Z-Power Ring around her left wrist and the Dragonium-Z in her possession), but she likely thought she was barred from entering its perimeter due to not being a trial-goer.
The blue-eyed woman, her body littered with scars, made her way towards Vast Poni Canyon. She ran her fingers through her short, pixie-cut hair and her other hand touched each of her six variety of PokeBalls on her white-and-black checkered trainer belt keeping up her jean shorts, counting them to make sure they were all there. Her black combat boots crunched through the green, crisp grass and soft, paved path. Why black in weather like this, she didn't know. At least her tank top was a dark green instead of it being any darker. Her brown, floral backpack was starting to destroy her shoulders from carrying it though. She really needed someplace to rest for a while.
What was odd was that her Bluetooth earpiece hadn't received any calls or messages for her. Which was odd. It's been radio silent since she got to Seafolk Village. She decided not to think about it too much. Her cheeks were flushing from the heat and she needed to get out of it pronto.
That's when she was met with the tall expanse of the canyon's sheer cliff faces greeting her, the large formations shedding a bit of shade for her to rest in before she entered Vast Poni Canyon proper.
She decided that's where she'll set up camp for a bit. No local was around anyway, and she was just going to take advantage of the shade.
The young woman walked herself into the canyon's natural path and the wildlife noises from Ancient Poni Path had all but vanished. The only thing that can be heard through the eerie silence was the wind whistling through the crags.
She had a bad feeling about this...
Still, she soldiered on and found a good spot halfway through the shade where it was coolest and she took off her backpack, rolling her shoulders to ease their soreness. "Damn, that was rough." She massaged them a few times before sitting down and looking through her backpack. She had lots of rations she got for herself and her Pokemon this morning, so they were likely to want some lunch. She fixed her now-useless Dynamax Band on her right wrist, trying to get rid of its tightness and the sweat pooling underneath as she made a disgusted curl of her lip. "Ow."
Letting out a heavy sigh, she laid her head back against the cool rock face, hoping she can probably catch some Z's before she got unceremoniously kicked out. Unless they don't do that anymore, but it's been about a decade since she's last been here. Maybe they won't kick her out.
That would be nice.
"Ugh, who knew the sun would be this hot..."
It's been a long morning for the weary, self-talking, female traveler. This particular morning of Alola's Poni Island was much hotter than anticipated, and the poor blonde was starting to feel feverish. She had done some scouting of the island a few days prior, and hadn't found any of the clues she came here to find. Not that it really mattered. Interpol had sent her here for a reason and, even with all the information she was debriefed on and being currently on a mission, maybe chilling on the island for a bit wouldn't be such a bad idea. Her Pokemon sure loved it for some reason, so clearly this mission was probably not as serious as it ought to be. Granted, she didn't bother to check Vast Poni Canyon, but Interpol had said they were more concerned about the threat being near the locals, so she didn't worry about it. Plus, the site was used for Alolan trial-goers, and not only has she completed this trial long ago (proof of the Z-Power Ring around her left wrist and the Dragonium-Z in her possession), but she likely thought she was barred from entering its perimeter due to not being a trial-goer.
The blue-eyed woman, her body littered with scars, made her way towards Vast Poni Canyon. She ran her fingers through her short, pixie-cut hair and her other hand touched each of her six variety of PokeBalls on her white-and-black checkered trainer belt keeping up her jean shorts, counting them to make sure they were all there. Her black combat boots crunched through the green, crisp grass and soft, paved path. Why black in weather like this, she didn't know. At least her tank top was a dark green instead of it being any darker. Her brown, floral backpack was starting to destroy her shoulders from carrying it though. She really needed someplace to rest for a while.
What was odd was that her Bluetooth earpiece hadn't received any calls or messages for her. Which was odd. It's been radio silent since she got to Seafolk Village. She decided not to think about it too much. Her cheeks were flushing from the heat and she needed to get out of it pronto.
That's when she was met with the tall expanse of the canyon's sheer cliff faces greeting her, the large formations shedding a bit of shade for her to rest in before she entered Vast Poni Canyon proper.
She decided that's where she'll set up camp for a bit. No local was around anyway, and she was just going to take advantage of the shade.
The young woman walked herself into the canyon's natural path and the wildlife noises from Ancient Poni Path had all but vanished. The only thing that can be heard through the eerie silence was the wind whistling through the crags.
She had a bad feeling about this...
Still, she soldiered on and found a good spot halfway through the shade where it was coolest and she took off her backpack, rolling her shoulders to ease their soreness. "Damn, that was rough." She massaged them a few times before sitting down and looking through her backpack. She had lots of rations she got for herself and her Pokemon this morning, so they were likely to want some lunch. She fixed her now-useless Dynamax Band on her right wrist, trying to get rid of its tightness and the sweat pooling underneath as she made a disgusted curl of her lip. "Ow."
Letting out a heavy sigh, she laid her head back against the cool rock face, hoping she can probably catch some Z's before she got unceremoniously kicked out. Unless they don't do that anymore, but it's been about a decade since she's last been here. Maybe they won't kick her out.
That would be nice.
Name: Natalia Nakamura
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Hometown: Accumula Town, Unova
Trainer Class/Occupation: Ace Trainer, Interpol Agent
Appearance: Natalia is 5'06" (167.6 cm) and weighs 150 lbs (68.0 kg) of mixed lean muscle from casually working out on her journeys and extensive agent training. She's got short blonde hair with longer hair on the top so she can flip it over on the right or left. She used to have long hair but found shorter hair much easier to manage. She's also got light grey eyes. She usually wears a tank top in various colors, jean shorts, and black combat boots in hotter weather; a t-shirt of varying colors, a black jacket (for when it gets chilly or windy), jeans, and black combat boots in warmer weather; and a long-sleeved shirt of varying colors, heavy-duty jeans, and black winter boots in winter weather. She always has a brown backpack that's covered in floral pink and green flowers that holds all of her items. She also has a white and black checkered belt and has scars on her body from training her Pokemon and using her body to block hits. She has a scar running from the middle of her cheek down her neck from a Pokemon's Slash attack and a scar on her stomach from when she attempted to stop a Horn Drill. She has a Z-Power Ring from her time partaking the Alolan Trials about a decade earlier, and a Dynamax Band from when she attempted the Galar Gym Challenge.
Personality: Natalia is well known to be serious about Pokemon and battle, yet friendly enough when someone meets her. She can be pretty generous, but she usually asks for something in return for her help. She's patient enough, but sometimes becomes irritated when her help is taken for granted or when they are just using her. She is curious about people but prefers to do what she wants to do without getting sidetracked. She can be a cynic and a pessimist, usually using self-deprecation as funny humor to low-key get some pity and sympathy. She is secretly a pretty compassionate person but hides it with angry worry. She won't immediately help someone when they are in trouble but prefers to hold back and watch and see the situation before her before jumping in and doing something rash. She calculates if the person can do it themselves or if someone she cares about is in danger. She doesn't much care about herself, as she enjoys the pain inflicted upon her, but she understands that Pokemon attacks shouldn't be trifled with and does what she can to make sure everyone is alive at the end of it, but she will brush it off as "not wanting the death of someone on her conscience rather than actually caring for you". She understands the complexities of the world around her and, due to looking at the negatives so much, believes that only the negative side to some things exist. Also due to this, she finds it harder to trust people and will often mentally blame those who try to be friendly with her for trying to get on her good side.
Backstory: Natalia was born in Accumula Town to a breeder and top coordinator in the Smart Contests in Sinnoh and Hoenn. However, she found the settled life they chose to be rather too quiet and boring. She first did so in Unova, getting the last badge before realizing that life had beckoned her to travel to another region. During these journeys, she went from curious and fun to cynical and serious. A piece of who she was before makes an appearance every once in awhile, but from all the horrible things she's seen, there is no hope to get back the innocence that was robbed from her. She's had her Pokemon taken away and some of them she never saw again. Due to this, she lost all sense of trust and respect in humanity, and the only people she could go back to were her parents and older brother. But she instead used these experiences to fight for justice, but in her own more brutal way. As she was making a name for herself in Johto, she had already collected all the badges from Unova, Hoenn, Kanto, Kalos, and Sinnoh, filled out her medallion in Galar, and got almost all the stamps in Alola, only stopping at Poni Island before she got bored and went off towards other things. After her triumph at Johto, she tried her hand at the Johto Pokemon League, but was easily beaten. Realizing that she needed to get stronger, she spent a good portion of her time alone with her Pokemon and getting a few Pokemon to aid her in her endeavors. She kept trying until she made it to Alola, where the Pokemon League there was laughable compared to all the other ones, but she gave away the Champion status to the current Champion and left. She went to Kanto yet again, trying its league before she was able to end the battle with Champion Lance with a score of 5-6. She lost, but she was literally a Pokemon away from defeating him. She realized that other opportunities were open to her rather than fighting for probably bragging rights as she had no intention to stay settled in one area, she began trying to become an agent of Interpol. It was a difficult couple of years before she was finally admitted as an agent due to her efforts in stopping some poachers with another agent in Sinnoh. While her help wasn't asked, it was still appreciated and they tested her. She passed the tests (some a little less than others) and managed to get in. Natalia then became a member of Interpol by the age of 25 after 4 years of trying to get into that position. Now, she works with Interpol as an agent and has been deployed to several regions in the past 5 years, usually bodyguard duties as her team is quite stacked and are suited for just about any situation.
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Hometown: Accumula Town, Unova
Trainer Class/Occupation: Ace Trainer, Interpol Agent
Appearance: Natalia is 5'06" (167.6 cm) and weighs 150 lbs (68.0 kg) of mixed lean muscle from casually working out on her journeys and extensive agent training. She's got short blonde hair with longer hair on the top so she can flip it over on the right or left. She used to have long hair but found shorter hair much easier to manage. She's also got light grey eyes. She usually wears a tank top in various colors, jean shorts, and black combat boots in hotter weather; a t-shirt of varying colors, a black jacket (for when it gets chilly or windy), jeans, and black combat boots in warmer weather; and a long-sleeved shirt of varying colors, heavy-duty jeans, and black winter boots in winter weather. She always has a brown backpack that's covered in floral pink and green flowers that holds all of her items. She also has a white and black checkered belt and has scars on her body from training her Pokemon and using her body to block hits. She has a scar running from the middle of her cheek down her neck from a Pokemon's Slash attack and a scar on her stomach from when she attempted to stop a Horn Drill. She has a Z-Power Ring from her time partaking the Alolan Trials about a decade earlier, and a Dynamax Band from when she attempted the Galar Gym Challenge.
Personality: Natalia is well known to be serious about Pokemon and battle, yet friendly enough when someone meets her. She can be pretty generous, but she usually asks for something in return for her help. She's patient enough, but sometimes becomes irritated when her help is taken for granted or when they are just using her. She is curious about people but prefers to do what she wants to do without getting sidetracked. She can be a cynic and a pessimist, usually using self-deprecation as funny humor to low-key get some pity and sympathy. She is secretly a pretty compassionate person but hides it with angry worry. She won't immediately help someone when they are in trouble but prefers to hold back and watch and see the situation before her before jumping in and doing something rash. She calculates if the person can do it themselves or if someone she cares about is in danger. She doesn't much care about herself, as she enjoys the pain inflicted upon her, but she understands that Pokemon attacks shouldn't be trifled with and does what she can to make sure everyone is alive at the end of it, but she will brush it off as "not wanting the death of someone on her conscience rather than actually caring for you". She understands the complexities of the world around her and, due to looking at the negatives so much, believes that only the negative side to some things exist. Also due to this, she finds it harder to trust people and will often mentally blame those who try to be friendly with her for trying to get on her good side.
Backstory: Natalia was born in Accumula Town to a breeder and top coordinator in the Smart Contests in Sinnoh and Hoenn. However, she found the settled life they chose to be rather too quiet and boring. She first did so in Unova, getting the last badge before realizing that life had beckoned her to travel to another region. During these journeys, she went from curious and fun to cynical and serious. A piece of who she was before makes an appearance every once in awhile, but from all the horrible things she's seen, there is no hope to get back the innocence that was robbed from her. She's had her Pokemon taken away and some of them she never saw again. Due to this, she lost all sense of trust and respect in humanity, and the only people she could go back to were her parents and older brother. But she instead used these experiences to fight for justice, but in her own more brutal way. As she was making a name for herself in Johto, she had already collected all the badges from Unova, Hoenn, Kanto, Kalos, and Sinnoh, filled out her medallion in Galar, and got almost all the stamps in Alola, only stopping at Poni Island before she got bored and went off towards other things. After her triumph at Johto, she tried her hand at the Johto Pokemon League, but was easily beaten. Realizing that she needed to get stronger, she spent a good portion of her time alone with her Pokemon and getting a few Pokemon to aid her in her endeavors. She kept trying until she made it to Alola, where the Pokemon League there was laughable compared to all the other ones, but she gave away the Champion status to the current Champion and left. She went to Kanto yet again, trying its league before she was able to end the battle with Champion Lance with a score of 5-6. She lost, but she was literally a Pokemon away from defeating him. She realized that other opportunities were open to her rather than fighting for probably bragging rights as she had no intention to stay settled in one area, she began trying to become an agent of Interpol. It was a difficult couple of years before she was finally admitted as an agent due to her efforts in stopping some poachers with another agent in Sinnoh. While her help wasn't asked, it was still appreciated and they tested her. She passed the tests (some a little less than others) and managed to get in. Natalia then became a member of Interpol by the age of 25 after 4 years of trying to get into that position. Now, she works with Interpol as an agent and has been deployed to several regions in the past 5 years, usually bodyguard duties as her team is quite stacked and are suited for just about any situation.
Nickname: Brutus
Species: Toxapex – [TYPE]Poison[/TYPE][TYPE]Water[/TYPE]
Gender: Male
Defining Features: Brutus has several scars along his tentacles, and his purple fleshy tone is of a more vibrant color. Instead of being the average height of 2'04" (71.1 cm) and an average weight of 32 lbs (14.5 kg), he is 3'00" (91.4 cm) and weighs 48 lbs (21.8 kg).
Personality: Brutus is a very brash and bold Pokemon, taking action that wouldn't exactly be wise in the midst of combat or saying things he really shouldn't be saying. He's a hardass, but he means well and will gladly let himself take the brunt of incoming attacks. He likes to test his endurance and durability this way, even if it might seem a bit reckless. When interacting with others, he tends to be pretty rude and likes to boast about his achievements, but knows when to be quiet when he goes on for too long.
Brief History: As a Mareanie, Brutus was just wandering around, minding his own business in the waters of Alola, preying on nearby Corsola when he had the chance to. He was living the calm life of a Mareanie when his prey was caught by some kind of line. Angry, he rushed up to see his meal battling against a Doublade. He came up when the Corsola called for help, to which the Corsola was shocked at the fact their predator came to "help" instead of a fellow Corsola. As soon as Mareanie was about to attack the Corsola, he was swallowed up into something. Having been caught off guard and left there in stunned awe at what was going on and why everything was so dark, he didn't struggle enough and ended up being caught by a Net Ball. The feeling of a net hugging him into the ball vanished and he was now able to see the outside world. His prey left the area, but the woman who had caught him came to pick him up. Stubborn and difficult to trust at first, Natalia had done what she could to train and grow closer with the Mareanie, to which she affectionately nicknamed Brutus. While he loved the name, he didn't want to admit it. After a few months of being with her from Melemele Island's Route 9 and going through Akala with her, Brutus began putting more and more trust and respect for her, finding her an intimidating force to be reckoned with. Then he wanted to evolve and they headed to Malie City after completing the trials in Ula'Ula Island. To start his evolution, he was pitted against Nanu's Krokorok and beat him with stalling tactics while taking the Earthquake from the Kahuna's desert croc surprisingly well, allowing him to evolve into Toxapex. He has been a primary defensive wall on her team since and hardly leaves her side.
Held Item: Black Sludge - When held by a Poison-Type, it gradually heals instead of gradually damaging the holder. A non-Poison-Type Pokemon takes more damage than when a Poison-Type heals.
Ability: Regenerator - Restores some energy and heals some wounds when switched out.
Moves:
Nickname: Vishy
Species: Dracovish - [TYPE]Water[/TYPE][TYPE]Dragon[/TYPE]
Gender: Genderless (male pronouns)
Defining Features: Vishy has a contraption hidden behind the crest of his head. It is a simple design with tanks to hold water and a pump that moves the water to his gills. The water will surge faster as Vishy uses Fishious Rend. Due to physical exercise and battles being rather physically intensive, the contraption will lose oxygenated water, so Vishy has to submerge his head in water in order to refill the contraption, which automatically starts the process of pumping water out of the device and obtaining new and fresh water. He also has a few scars on his legs and head. Also, instead of being the average height of 7'07" (231.1 cm) and average weight of 474.0 lbs (215.0 kg), he is 8'02" (248.9 cm) and weighs 499 lbs (226.3 kg)
Personality: Vishy is cute, curious, and happy-go-lucky like a Lillipup, but he can be a bit spoiled and be extremely stubborn. He is a notorious judger of character by first glance and first impressions, and will always refer to that person as the character he judged them as, which could either be accurate or not-so accurate. This will only change when he sees them do something he wouldn't expect to see them doing. Regardless, he loves to fight and thrash his body, with Fishious Rend and Outrage being his favorite attacks. He can be very friendly, but getting to know him more will result in seeing his more cranky side. Granted, he is confused as to how he came to be, but the pump pushing water lackadaisically through the contraption around his head is pushing enough water to help him function, but not enough to really ponder as to what his state actually is. Probably for the best.
Brief History: Natalia was tasked by a crazy scientist lady in Galar to find some fossils for her, specifically a few Fish and Drake Fossils. Not knowing what the lady was going to do with them, she watched in horror as the lady combined a Fish Fossil and a Drake Fossil together, reviving a Dracovish. Natalia caught the creature immediately upon seeing him struggling to breathe, too preoccupied with finding a body of water quickly to catch the scientist who had done this. She released him from the Luxury Ball that held him, sending him into the water and allowing him to breathe. Natalia then went on a tireless journey to find some way to give Vishy water on land without having to put a permanent fish bowl around his head. The tireless way Natalia made sure his every needs were met to make sure he didn't continue suffering made the Dracovish wonder why he was given this treatment in the first place. He was an abomination who shouldn't be alive and here she was, making sure he was comfortable. After fitting a contraption on his head that allowed him to breathe without being too bulky, the Dracovish stayed alongside Natalia. She gladly allowed him to stay with her, not trusting anyone else to take care of Vishy the way she had. Vishy now sees Natalia as a guardian and a fighter, no matter what, and expects that of her, sometimes not even realizing that she has emotional needs that need to be met, as well.
Held Item: Assault Vest - A vest around Dracovish's Drake body, it raises his defenses from ranged elemental damage but prevents him from using any Status moves.
Ability: Strong Jaw - Increases the power of biting moves by 50% (includes Fishious Rend, Psychic Fangs, Ice Fang, and Crunch).
Moves:
Nickname: Ferras
Species: Ferrothorn - [TYPE]Grass[/TYPE][TYPE]Steel[/TYPE]
Gender: Female
Defining Features: She has a really shiny metal coating from being rubbed with wax recently. Instead of being the average height of 3'03" (99.1 cm) and weight of 242.5 lbs (110.0 kg), she is 2'11" (88.9 cm) and weighs 250.5 lbs (113.6 kg). Yes, she is denser and is an inch shorter than Brutus, which makes her rather salty.
Personality: There is a lot of attitude on this grass pod than a first glance will tell. She likes complaining when she doesn't want to do something (but still does it anyway) and insulting those who get in her way. While she isn't the most likeable Pokemon, she does have her moments where she shines and helps out those by taking hits for them. She doesn't like attacking all that much, but wouldn't mind watching her opponent flounder as she stacks up debuffs after debuffs.
Brief History: A Ferroseed in Natalia's home region of Unova, the two of them have been together for far longer than most anyone on her team. Ferras was caught in Chargestone Cave as Natalia was passing through and Ferras was caught. It took Natalia a while to find a name that suited her new companion and to get over her sassy attitude, but realized that the Ferras was only acting out for attention. She began training and spending more time with the Grass/Steel-Type, and she mellowed out some when she helped defeat Brycen's Beartic in the Icirrus Gym and evolved into Ferrothorn. This spiky Pokemon has seen Natalia lose her other Pokemon (by extension, her friends) due to Team Plasma taking them away when they were still prevalent, and she has stuck by her side tighter than an Octillery with Suction Cups. She is rather distrustful of those around her until she starts to learn more about them and their character, but still not giving them respect unless they do something for Natalia or herself that is honorable. She has never left Natalia's side and owes it to her to keep her safe at all costs.
Held Item: Rocky Helmet - If the target makes contact with the holder, then that Pokemon takes a decent amount of damage. It's damage occurs before it gets stolen or knocked off.
Ability: Iron Barbs - If the target makes contact with the Ferrothorn, then that Pokemon takes a decent amount of damage.
Moves:
Nickname: Aegis
Species: Aegislash - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE][TYPE]Ghost[/TYPE]
Gender: Male
Defining Features: He has a large crack in his hilt and his blade has a dark bluish stain on the side. It kind of looks like a birth mark, but it isn't. The cracked hilt was from a battle that got him to evolve from Honedge to Doublade. Instead of being the average height of 5'07" (170.2 cm) and average weight of 116.8 lbs (53.0 kg), he's instead 5'05" (165.1 cm) and weighs 111.2 lbs (50.4 kg).
Personality: Aegis has a grandiose sense of self and importance, and will keep fighting against an opponent, regardless of their being a disadvantage for him or not. He is easily one of the most brutal when it comes to fighting, but will avoid fighting Pokemon who are of their base forms or look "cute" (subjectively to him). He would prefer to fight their parents, if any, or completely ignore them. This is due to him feeling bad about damaging an Igglybuff with Metal Claw when he was a Honedge, so he prefers not to hurt anything that looks round and cute. Despite his stubbornness on opponents and how to conduct his battles, he's very courteous and almost gentlemanly.
Brief History: Natalia caught him on Route 6 during her travels through Kalos. He was floating around, trying to find a tough opponent to defeat and see how strong he is, when Natalia came into view. Despite the type advantage for the Honedge, Natalia won with her Venipede she recently caught on this route. Having been bested, the Honedge began tagging along with Natalia. While Natalia didn't want to catch him at first, the Honedge kept traveling with her as if he were her's. She finally caught him before leaving Route 6, adding him to the party. While he was a little much at times, the two of them grew to respect one another, though the Honedge would give sentiments as to her leaving him behind if he hadn't lost, which confused his large ego. His ego-talk made Natalia laugh (only understanding him through basic ideas and concepts he'd telepathize to her), but found his No Guard rather irritating to train with. During the fight against Ramos' Gogoat in the Coumarine Gym, Honedge had evolved into Doublade and won with his No Guard ability, landing a hit that would have otherwise missed due to its low accuracy. Finding this ability useful and the new form very useful, Natalia refrained from using the Dusk Stone she received soon after the victory and opted to use it to evolve her Doublade into Aegislash when she was traveling through Galar, the novelty of No Guard running out along the way through Alola.
Held Item: Protective Pads - Prevents this Pokemon from being affected by additional effects from attacks. They are worn on the shield and hilt.
Ability: Stance Change - Changes to Shield Forme when they uses King's Shield and changes to Sword Forme when using any attack, changing their stats from defensive to offensive.
Moves:
Nickname: Darma
Species: Galarian Darmanitan - [TYPE]Ice[/TYPE] | [TYPE]Ice[/TYPE][TYPE]Fire[/TYPE]
Gender: Female
Defining Features: Darma has fluffier snow-white fur. Instead of being the average 5'07" (170.2 cm) and weighing 264.6 lbs (120.0 kg), she is 5'11" (180.3 cm) and weighs 286.7 lbs (130.0 kg).
Personality: Darma is just the definition of a sweet cinnamon roll. She is extremely happy and loves to frolic and play with everyone. Even during battle, she finds the thrill of it absolutely freeing and she smiles even wider (which can be construed as a slasher smile if she's not careful). While she is happy-go-lucky, she is rather alert with everything around her and is highly protective of her friends and family, not letting anything befall them. Or at least, trying not to.
Brief History: While Natalia was traveling through the Steamdrift Way of Route 8 in Galar, she met a Galarian Darumaka, who took some of her food and began following her around the place. Originally, she wasn't going to catch any Pokemon on this route, but found the little Ice-Type too adorable to pass up. She thought they were similar to the Fire-Type variant and thought training her and giving her plenty of battle experience would help her evolve. She was, of course, very wrong when she arrived on Route 9, where her brother informed her that this wasn't the case, and the Ice-Type needed an Ice Stone. She found one as she was swimming through Circhester Bay of Route 9, finding something shining out at her as she rode atop the water with her motorized bike. Her Darumaka moved to take the stone, but instantly evolved on accident. Regardless, she was happy with this form, and ended up helping take down Piers and his Grimmsnarl with her new form and her Zen Mode.
Held Item: Leftovers - Hanging around Darma's neck is a necklace with a Sitrus Berry that doesn't seem to disappear when eaten, allowing Darma to regenerate her health in the midst of combat.
Ability: Zen Mode - Upon reaching half of her stamina, Darma will transform into an Ice/Fire-Type and become faster and physically stronger. If Darma gets healed and her stamina reaches above the threshold, she will turn back to her Standard Mode. Role Play, Gastro Acid, Worry Seed, Simple Beam, and Entrainment fail against this Pokemon, as does Skill Swap. Trace, Power of Alchemy, and Receiver can't copy this Ability and it can't be replaced by Mummy. Transforming into this Pokemon doesn't change forms.
Moves:
Nickname: Kiriki
Species: Bisharp – [TYPE]Dark[/TYPE][TYPE]Steel[/TYPE]
Gender: Female
Defining Features: Kiriki has many cuts in her blades, but they are all waxed and honed to be shiny and sharp. Instead of being the average 5'03" (160.0 cm) and weighing 154.3 lbs (70.0 kg), she is 5'08" (172.7 cm) and weighs 172.4 lbs (78.2 kg).
Personality: Kiriki is the odd Pokemon compared to the rest of the her species. Instead of being the ring leader, she wanted to stop what her species was doing. Doing this was really brave, but her bravery bordered on stupidity when she tried taking on fights to save those who were just lost causes. Not caring who she was up against, Kiriki did her best to help anyone, even if she didn't have the skillset to help them. Regardless, she also has a very high sense of morality and will feel like she is slighting someone if she were to ignore their pleas for help. This would mean she would get caught in the crossfires of any attack meant for them, but she doesn't care. While she may still hold on due to her large affection for her trainer, she isn't a super creature, and she tends to forget this.
Brief History: Kiriki was a Pawniard on Unova's Route 9, where she was busy trying to protect her band of Pawniards from attacking a Rufflet. The band of Pawniard attacked her instead when Natalia showed up and used her Ferrothorn to break up the fight, protecting Kiriki and the Rufflet. Amazed at her strength, the lone Pawniard wanted to join her team. However, she had to think on it. Natalia noticed the Pawniard's willingness to come with, and offered to fight against her reigning Bisharp and then her to capture her fairly. Agreeing, Natalia was led to the Bisharp who ruled over Kiriki and her peers and the two fought. Natalia was victorious, but Kiriki felt like she was doing something wrong by not helping her commander. Before the last blow could be dealt, Kiriki intercepted the attack, stopping it short and amazing both Natalia and the Bisharp. After a bit of scolding from the Bisharp, Kiriki was told to go with Natalia, so she may learn how to listen and do what she was told. While it was a cold remark, Kiriki thought there was some relief in her commander's eyes. She then decided to go with Natalia, choosing her as her new commander. After lots of training through Victory Road and then challenging Shauntal at Unova's Pokemon League, Kiriki evolved into Bisharp after she beat a weakened Chandelure, and she actually followed Natalia's orders for once unlike the majority of the time the two have been training together. Now, Kiriki puts her guard duty for use whenever Natalia gets sent to protect someone.
Held Item: Steelium-Z - A gray rhomboidal Z-Crystal is embedded within an arm band around her right wrist. When Z-Power builds, it allows her to change Iron Head and Metal Burst into Corkscrew Crash. Can only use it once per battle and the attack deals 25% of its actual damage when the Pokemon is protecting themselves from the attack.
Ability: Defiant - Whenever this Pokemon's battling capabilities are lowered by the opponent (not by the user themselves or an ally), the defiant nature of the Pokemon makes them physically stronger.
Moves:
Species: Toxapex – [TYPE]Poison[/TYPE][TYPE]Water[/TYPE]
Gender: Male
Defining Features: Brutus has several scars along his tentacles, and his purple fleshy tone is of a more vibrant color. Instead of being the average height of 2'04" (71.1 cm) and an average weight of 32 lbs (14.5 kg), he is 3'00" (91.4 cm) and weighs 48 lbs (21.8 kg).
Personality: Brutus is a very brash and bold Pokemon, taking action that wouldn't exactly be wise in the midst of combat or saying things he really shouldn't be saying. He's a hardass, but he means well and will gladly let himself take the brunt of incoming attacks. He likes to test his endurance and durability this way, even if it might seem a bit reckless. When interacting with others, he tends to be pretty rude and likes to boast about his achievements, but knows when to be quiet when he goes on for too long.
Brief History: As a Mareanie, Brutus was just wandering around, minding his own business in the waters of Alola, preying on nearby Corsola when he had the chance to. He was living the calm life of a Mareanie when his prey was caught by some kind of line. Angry, he rushed up to see his meal battling against a Doublade. He came up when the Corsola called for help, to which the Corsola was shocked at the fact their predator came to "help" instead of a fellow Corsola. As soon as Mareanie was about to attack the Corsola, he was swallowed up into something. Having been caught off guard and left there in stunned awe at what was going on and why everything was so dark, he didn't struggle enough and ended up being caught by a Net Ball. The feeling of a net hugging him into the ball vanished and he was now able to see the outside world. His prey left the area, but the woman who had caught him came to pick him up. Stubborn and difficult to trust at first, Natalia had done what she could to train and grow closer with the Mareanie, to which she affectionately nicknamed Brutus. While he loved the name, he didn't want to admit it. After a few months of being with her from Melemele Island's Route 9 and going through Akala with her, Brutus began putting more and more trust and respect for her, finding her an intimidating force to be reckoned with. Then he wanted to evolve and they headed to Malie City after completing the trials in Ula'Ula Island. To start his evolution, he was pitted against Nanu's Krokorok and beat him with stalling tactics while taking the Earthquake from the Kahuna's desert croc surprisingly well, allowing him to evolve into Toxapex. He has been a primary defensive wall on her team since and hardly leaves her side.
Held Item: Black Sludge - When held by a Poison-Type, it gradually heals instead of gradually damaging the holder. A non-Poison-Type Pokemon takes more damage than when a Poison-Type heals.
Ability: Regenerator - Restores some energy and heals some wounds when switched out.
Moves:
- Baneful Bunker - [TYPE]Poison[/TYPE] | Status | When used, Toxapex protects himself from any incoming damage. If the opponent makes contact with the Toxapex during Baneful Bunker, the opponent will get Poisoned. Consecutive uses may cause this move to fail and it has increased priority. Damaging Z-Moves will deal 25% of the damage dealt and moves like Feint and Phantom Force will lift the effects of Baneful Bunker. Moves that target all Pokemon and moves that target this Pokemon and their allies cannot be blocked.
- Scald - [TYPE]Water[/TYPE] | Special | This move has a 30% chance to burn the target and can melt ice.
- Recover - [TYPE]Normal[/TYPE] | Status | Heals moderate wounds and gives back a decent amount of energy.
- Sludge Bomb - [TYPE]Poison[/TYPE] | Special | This move has a 30% chance to poison the target and doesn't affect those with Bulletproof.
- Toxic Spikes - [TYPE]Poison[/TYPE] | Status | This poisons anyone who steps on the purple caltrops or badly poisons if there are two layers of them. They can be used to block off sections from anyone walking.
- Wide Guard - [TYPE]Rock[/TYPE] | Status | Protects against moves (damaging and status) that target multiple Pokemon, including when allies use them.
- Whirlpool - [TYPE]Water[/TYPE] | Special | Traps the opponent in a swirling watery vortex for short while, chipping away at their stamina. Unless they are a Ghost-Type. It can also be used to clear whirlpools from waters.
- Surf - [TYPE]Water[/TYPE] | Special | Creates a huge wave that attacks all Pokemon and deals double damage to Pokemon using Dive. Is used to surf along the water.
- Iron Defense - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE] | Status | Hardens their body to be like metal, sharply raising their physical defense.
- Hex - [TYPE]Ghost[/TYPE] | Special | Deals more damage if the target is afflicted with a status condition.
Nickname: Vishy
Species: Dracovish - [TYPE]Water[/TYPE][TYPE]Dragon[/TYPE]
Gender: Genderless (male pronouns)
Defining Features: Vishy has a contraption hidden behind the crest of his head. It is a simple design with tanks to hold water and a pump that moves the water to his gills. The water will surge faster as Vishy uses Fishious Rend. Due to physical exercise and battles being rather physically intensive, the contraption will lose oxygenated water, so Vishy has to submerge his head in water in order to refill the contraption, which automatically starts the process of pumping water out of the device and obtaining new and fresh water. He also has a few scars on his legs and head. Also, instead of being the average height of 7'07" (231.1 cm) and average weight of 474.0 lbs (215.0 kg), he is 8'02" (248.9 cm) and weighs 499 lbs (226.3 kg)
Personality: Vishy is cute, curious, and happy-go-lucky like a Lillipup, but he can be a bit spoiled and be extremely stubborn. He is a notorious judger of character by first glance and first impressions, and will always refer to that person as the character he judged them as, which could either be accurate or not-so accurate. This will only change when he sees them do something he wouldn't expect to see them doing. Regardless, he loves to fight and thrash his body, with Fishious Rend and Outrage being his favorite attacks. He can be very friendly, but getting to know him more will result in seeing his more cranky side. Granted, he is confused as to how he came to be, but the pump pushing water lackadaisically through the contraption around his head is pushing enough water to help him function, but not enough to really ponder as to what his state actually is. Probably for the best.
Brief History: Natalia was tasked by a crazy scientist lady in Galar to find some fossils for her, specifically a few Fish and Drake Fossils. Not knowing what the lady was going to do with them, she watched in horror as the lady combined a Fish Fossil and a Drake Fossil together, reviving a Dracovish. Natalia caught the creature immediately upon seeing him struggling to breathe, too preoccupied with finding a body of water quickly to catch the scientist who had done this. She released him from the Luxury Ball that held him, sending him into the water and allowing him to breathe. Natalia then went on a tireless journey to find some way to give Vishy water on land without having to put a permanent fish bowl around his head. The tireless way Natalia made sure his every needs were met to make sure he didn't continue suffering made the Dracovish wonder why he was given this treatment in the first place. He was an abomination who shouldn't be alive and here she was, making sure he was comfortable. After fitting a contraption on his head that allowed him to breathe without being too bulky, the Dracovish stayed alongside Natalia. She gladly allowed him to stay with her, not trusting anyone else to take care of Vishy the way she had. Vishy now sees Natalia as a guardian and a fighter, no matter what, and expects that of her, sometimes not even realizing that she has emotional needs that need to be met, as well.
Held Item: Assault Vest - A vest around Dracovish's Drake body, it raises his defenses from ranged elemental damage but prevents him from using any Status moves.
Ability: Strong Jaw - Increases the power of biting moves by 50% (includes Fishious Rend, Psychic Fangs, Ice Fang, and Crunch).
Moves:
- Fishious Rend - [TYPE]Water[/TYPE] | Physical | If the user is faster than the target or if the target switches when Fishious Rend is used, the base power doubles.
- Outrage - [TYPE]Dragon[/TYPE] | Physical | Gets locked into rage for a short while. When interrupted by anything, it will immediately end. When it ends at the last moment it should end or is disrupted before the last moment of attack can be achieved, the user will always be Confused.
- Psychic Fangs - [TYPE]Psychic[/TYPE] | Physical | Removes Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil on the target's side of the field and then inflicts damage (unless the target is immune or protected from the attack).
- Crunch - [TYPE]Dark[/TYPE] | Physical | Has a 20% chance to lower the target's physical defense.
- Iron Head - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE] | Physical | Has a 30% chance to flinch.
- Waterfall - [TYPE]Water[/TYPE] | Physical | Has a 20% chance to flinch. Is used to travel up waterfalls.
- Dive - [TYPE]Water[/TYPE] | Physical | Dives in a body of water and resurfaces to attack. It can dodge most attacks when in the water. Can use this to dive deeper underwater and swim with better efficiency.
- Ice Fang - [TYPE]Ice[/TYPE] | Physical | Has a 10% chance to freeze and a 10% chance to flinch.
- Stomping Tantrum - [TYPE]Ground[/TYPE] | Physical | If this Pokemon's last attack failed for whatever reason (except when Protect/Detect/Baneful Bunker was used), then this attack does double the damage.
- Leech Life - [TYPE]Bug[/TYPE] | Physical | Takes 50% of the damage dealt to heal the user. This will cause damage to the user if the target has Liquid Ooze and will stop working if the Pokemon is affected by Heal Block.
Nickname: Ferras
Species: Ferrothorn - [TYPE]Grass[/TYPE][TYPE]Steel[/TYPE]
Gender: Female
Defining Features: She has a really shiny metal coating from being rubbed with wax recently. Instead of being the average height of 3'03" (99.1 cm) and weight of 242.5 lbs (110.0 kg), she is 2'11" (88.9 cm) and weighs 250.5 lbs (113.6 kg). Yes, she is denser and is an inch shorter than Brutus, which makes her rather salty.
Personality: There is a lot of attitude on this grass pod than a first glance will tell. She likes complaining when she doesn't want to do something (but still does it anyway) and insulting those who get in her way. While she isn't the most likeable Pokemon, she does have her moments where she shines and helps out those by taking hits for them. She doesn't like attacking all that much, but wouldn't mind watching her opponent flounder as she stacks up debuffs after debuffs.
Brief History: A Ferroseed in Natalia's home region of Unova, the two of them have been together for far longer than most anyone on her team. Ferras was caught in Chargestone Cave as Natalia was passing through and Ferras was caught. It took Natalia a while to find a name that suited her new companion and to get over her sassy attitude, but realized that the Ferras was only acting out for attention. She began training and spending more time with the Grass/Steel-Type, and she mellowed out some when she helped defeat Brycen's Beartic in the Icirrus Gym and evolved into Ferrothorn. This spiky Pokemon has seen Natalia lose her other Pokemon (by extension, her friends) due to Team Plasma taking them away when they were still prevalent, and she has stuck by her side tighter than an Octillery with Suction Cups. She is rather distrustful of those around her until she starts to learn more about them and their character, but still not giving them respect unless they do something for Natalia or herself that is honorable. She has never left Natalia's side and owes it to her to keep her safe at all costs.
Held Item: Rocky Helmet - If the target makes contact with the holder, then that Pokemon takes a decent amount of damage. It's damage occurs before it gets stolen or knocked off.
Ability: Iron Barbs - If the target makes contact with the Ferrothorn, then that Pokemon takes a decent amount of damage.
Moves:
- Spikes - [TYPE]Ground[/TYPE] | Status | Ferrothorn litters spiky caltrops all over the opponent's field. They can also be used to deter people from following her by laying down the spikes in the way of her pursuers.
- Knock Off - [TYPE]Dark[/TYPE] | Physical | Ferrothorn smashes the item off the target. It can't smash off a Mega Stone, Z-Crystal, or any other special items. They can also use this to knock items out of human hands.
- Leech Seed - [TYPE]Grass[/TYPE] | Status | Seeds sprout from the user and attach to the target, sapping their energy and giving back the user their energy. They can be destroyed by Rapid Spin. It can be blocked by Heal Block and affected by Liquid Ooze.
- Gyro Ball - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE] | Physical | The slower the user is compared to the target, the stronger this move is. Pokemon with Bulletproof are immune to this attack. Paralysis, stat stages, Iron Ball, and abilities that affect Speed also are taken into account. Trick Room and Stall don't affect the power of Gyro Ball.
- Power Whip - [TYPE]Grass[/TYPE] | Physical | Uses her vine to smash the target.
- Rock Climb - [TYPE]Normal[/TYPE] | Physical | Has a 20% chance to confuse the target. Can also be used to scale rocky walls with ease.
- Iron Defense - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE] | Status | Hardens their body to be like metal, sharply raising their physical defense.
- Protect - [TYPE]Normal[/TYPE] | Status | Blocks all attacks except Feint and Z-Moves (25% of damage will be dealt), and will lessen with each successive consecutive use.
- Curse - [TYPE]Ghost[/TYPE] | Status | Raises her physical power and defense but lowers her speed.
- Flash - [TYPE]Normal[/TYPE] | Status | Flashes a bright light that lowers accuracy of those who look. Can also be used to light up dark areas.
Nickname: Aegis
Species: Aegislash - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE][TYPE]Ghost[/TYPE]
Gender: Male
Defining Features: He has a large crack in his hilt and his blade has a dark bluish stain on the side. It kind of looks like a birth mark, but it isn't. The cracked hilt was from a battle that got him to evolve from Honedge to Doublade. Instead of being the average height of 5'07" (170.2 cm) and average weight of 116.8 lbs (53.0 kg), he's instead 5'05" (165.1 cm) and weighs 111.2 lbs (50.4 kg).
Personality: Aegis has a grandiose sense of self and importance, and will keep fighting against an opponent, regardless of their being a disadvantage for him or not. He is easily one of the most brutal when it comes to fighting, but will avoid fighting Pokemon who are of their base forms or look "cute" (subjectively to him). He would prefer to fight their parents, if any, or completely ignore them. This is due to him feeling bad about damaging an Igglybuff with Metal Claw when he was a Honedge, so he prefers not to hurt anything that looks round and cute. Despite his stubbornness on opponents and how to conduct his battles, he's very courteous and almost gentlemanly.
Brief History: Natalia caught him on Route 6 during her travels through Kalos. He was floating around, trying to find a tough opponent to defeat and see how strong he is, when Natalia came into view. Despite the type advantage for the Honedge, Natalia won with her Venipede she recently caught on this route. Having been bested, the Honedge began tagging along with Natalia. While Natalia didn't want to catch him at first, the Honedge kept traveling with her as if he were her's. She finally caught him before leaving Route 6, adding him to the party. While he was a little much at times, the two of them grew to respect one another, though the Honedge would give sentiments as to her leaving him behind if he hadn't lost, which confused his large ego. His ego-talk made Natalia laugh (only understanding him through basic ideas and concepts he'd telepathize to her), but found his No Guard rather irritating to train with. During the fight against Ramos' Gogoat in the Coumarine Gym, Honedge had evolved into Doublade and won with his No Guard ability, landing a hit that would have otherwise missed due to its low accuracy. Finding this ability useful and the new form very useful, Natalia refrained from using the Dusk Stone she received soon after the victory and opted to use it to evolve her Doublade into Aegislash when she was traveling through Galar, the novelty of No Guard running out along the way through Alola.
Held Item: Protective Pads - Prevents this Pokemon from being affected by additional effects from attacks. They are worn on the shield and hilt.
Ability: Stance Change - Changes to Shield Forme when they uses King's Shield and changes to Sword Forme when using any attack, changing their stats from defensive to offensive.
Moves:
- King's Shield - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE] | Status | Protects the user from any moves except Status moves for that turn and goes from Sword to Shield Formes. Moves, like Feint and Future Sight and Phantom Force can bypass King's Shield, while Z-Moves will only do 25% of the original damage. If the user blocks an attack that would have made contact (even if the user of King's Shield would be immune by it), the attacker's Attack drops. Using King's Shield consecutively lowers its success rate.
- Swords Dance - [TYPE]Normal[/TYPE] | Status | Increases the user's physical attack sharply with a hypnotic dance.
- Shadow Claw - [TYPE]Ghost[/TYPE] | Physical | Has an increased critical hit ratio.
- Close Combat - [TYPE]Fighting[/TYPE] | Physical | Lowers the user's physical and elemental defenses after use.
- Head Smash - [TYPE]Rock[/TYPE] | Physical | User receives recoil damage equal to half of damage dealt.
- Retaliate - [TYPE]Normal[/TYPE] | Physical | If a teammate was knocked out, this attack will deal double the damage when used immediately after on the target who last attacked the teammate.
- Iron Head - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE] | Physical | Has a 30% chance to flinch.
- Brick Break - [TYPE]Fighting[/TYPE] | Physical | Smashes the target with enough power to smash tile and it removes Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil from the opponent's field, but won't if the opponent is immune, protected, or the attack misses.
- Rock Smash - [TYPE]Fighting[/TYPE] | Physical | Has a 50% chance to lower the target's physical defense. It can also be used to smash rocks.
Nickname: Darma
Species: Galarian Darmanitan - [TYPE]Ice[/TYPE] | [TYPE]Ice[/TYPE][TYPE]Fire[/TYPE]
Gender: Female
Defining Features: Darma has fluffier snow-white fur. Instead of being the average 5'07" (170.2 cm) and weighing 264.6 lbs (120.0 kg), she is 5'11" (180.3 cm) and weighs 286.7 lbs (130.0 kg).
Personality: Darma is just the definition of a sweet cinnamon roll. She is extremely happy and loves to frolic and play with everyone. Even during battle, she finds the thrill of it absolutely freeing and she smiles even wider (which can be construed as a slasher smile if she's not careful). While she is happy-go-lucky, she is rather alert with everything around her and is highly protective of her friends and family, not letting anything befall them. Or at least, trying not to.
Brief History: While Natalia was traveling through the Steamdrift Way of Route 8 in Galar, she met a Galarian Darumaka, who took some of her food and began following her around the place. Originally, she wasn't going to catch any Pokemon on this route, but found the little Ice-Type too adorable to pass up. She thought they were similar to the Fire-Type variant and thought training her and giving her plenty of battle experience would help her evolve. She was, of course, very wrong when she arrived on Route 9, where her brother informed her that this wasn't the case, and the Ice-Type needed an Ice Stone. She found one as she was swimming through Circhester Bay of Route 9, finding something shining out at her as she rode atop the water with her motorized bike. Her Darumaka moved to take the stone, but instantly evolved on accident. Regardless, she was happy with this form, and ended up helping take down Piers and his Grimmsnarl with her new form and her Zen Mode.
Held Item: Leftovers - Hanging around Darma's neck is a necklace with a Sitrus Berry that doesn't seem to disappear when eaten, allowing Darma to regenerate her health in the midst of combat.
Ability: Zen Mode - Upon reaching half of her stamina, Darma will transform into an Ice/Fire-Type and become faster and physically stronger. If Darma gets healed and her stamina reaches above the threshold, she will turn back to her Standard Mode. Role Play, Gastro Acid, Worry Seed, Simple Beam, and Entrainment fail against this Pokemon, as does Skill Swap. Trace, Power of Alchemy, and Receiver can't copy this Ability and it can't be replaced by Mummy. Transforming into this Pokemon doesn't change forms.
Moves:
- Belly Drum - [TYPE]Normal[/TYPE] | Status | Drops stamina down to half and injuring itself, but maxes out her physical attack.
- Earthquake - [TYPE]Ground[/TYPE] | Physical | Does double damage to Pokemon using Dig and does half damage in the presence of Grassy Terrain. Attacks everyone around her.
- Icicle Crash - [TYPE]Ice[/TYPE] | Physical | Has a 30% chance of causing flinch.
- Fire Fang - [TYPE]Fire[/TYPE] | Physical | Has a 10% chance to burn and a 10% chance to flinch.
- Superpower - [TYPE]Fighting[/TYPE] | Physical | Lowers the user's physical attack and defense.
- Thrash - [TYPE]Normal[/TYPE] | Physical | Locks the user in a violent struggling rage as they target random Pokemon and deal as much damage as they can. It is disrupted due to missing or preventing it from continuing, and the user will get confused after the move finishes due to exhaustion.
- Flare Blitz - [TYPE]Fire[/TYPE] | Physical | Thaws the user and target from being frozen and deals recoil of 1/3 of damage dealt and has a 10% chance to burn.
- Stone Edge - [TYPE]Rock[/TYPE] | Physical | Has increased critical hit ratio.
- Iron Head - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE] | Physical | Has a 30% chance to flinch.
- Lash Out - [TYPE]Dark[/TYPE] | Physical | If the user's battling capabilities are lowered when this move is used, the power of this attack is doubled.
Nickname: Kiriki
Species: Bisharp – [TYPE]Dark[/TYPE][TYPE]Steel[/TYPE]
Gender: Female
Defining Features: Kiriki has many cuts in her blades, but they are all waxed and honed to be shiny and sharp. Instead of being the average 5'03" (160.0 cm) and weighing 154.3 lbs (70.0 kg), she is 5'08" (172.7 cm) and weighs 172.4 lbs (78.2 kg).
Personality: Kiriki is the odd Pokemon compared to the rest of the her species. Instead of being the ring leader, she wanted to stop what her species was doing. Doing this was really brave, but her bravery bordered on stupidity when she tried taking on fights to save those who were just lost causes. Not caring who she was up against, Kiriki did her best to help anyone, even if she didn't have the skillset to help them. Regardless, she also has a very high sense of morality and will feel like she is slighting someone if she were to ignore their pleas for help. This would mean she would get caught in the crossfires of any attack meant for them, but she doesn't care. While she may still hold on due to her large affection for her trainer, she isn't a super creature, and she tends to forget this.
Brief History: Kiriki was a Pawniard on Unova's Route 9, where she was busy trying to protect her band of Pawniards from attacking a Rufflet. The band of Pawniard attacked her instead when Natalia showed up and used her Ferrothorn to break up the fight, protecting Kiriki and the Rufflet. Amazed at her strength, the lone Pawniard wanted to join her team. However, she had to think on it. Natalia noticed the Pawniard's willingness to come with, and offered to fight against her reigning Bisharp and then her to capture her fairly. Agreeing, Natalia was led to the Bisharp who ruled over Kiriki and her peers and the two fought. Natalia was victorious, but Kiriki felt like she was doing something wrong by not helping her commander. Before the last blow could be dealt, Kiriki intercepted the attack, stopping it short and amazing both Natalia and the Bisharp. After a bit of scolding from the Bisharp, Kiriki was told to go with Natalia, so she may learn how to listen and do what she was told. While it was a cold remark, Kiriki thought there was some relief in her commander's eyes. She then decided to go with Natalia, choosing her as her new commander. After lots of training through Victory Road and then challenging Shauntal at Unova's Pokemon League, Kiriki evolved into Bisharp after she beat a weakened Chandelure, and she actually followed Natalia's orders for once unlike the majority of the time the two have been training together. Now, Kiriki puts her guard duty for use whenever Natalia gets sent to protect someone.
Held Item: Steelium-Z - A gray rhomboidal Z-Crystal is embedded within an arm band around her right wrist. When Z-Power builds, it allows her to change Iron Head and Metal Burst into Corkscrew Crash. Can only use it once per battle and the attack deals 25% of its actual damage when the Pokemon is protecting themselves from the attack.
Ability: Defiant - Whenever this Pokemon's battling capabilities are lowered by the opponent (not by the user themselves or an ally), the defiant nature of the Pokemon makes them physically stronger.
Moves:
- Iron Head - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE] | Physical | Has 30% chance to flinch.
- Metal Burst - [TYPE]Steel[/TYPE] | Physical | Returns damage dealt by last foe's attack by 1.5 times, but does not have increased priority.
- Night Slash - [TYPE]Dark[/TYPE] | Physical | Has increased critical hit ratio.
- Swords Dance - [TYPE]Normal[/TYPE] | Status | Sharply increases physical attack due to hypnotic dance.
- Brick Break - [TYPE]Fighting[/TYPE] | Physical | Smashes the target with enough power to smash tile and it removes Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil from the opponent's field, but won't if the opponent is immune, protected, or the attack misses.
- Aerial Ace - [TYPE]Flying[/TYPE] | Physical | Is very difficult to dodge the attack.
- X-Scissor - [TYPE]Bug[/TYPE] | Physical | Slashes the opponent with crossed Bug-Type aura coming from her blades.
- Screech - [TYPE]Normal[/TYPE] | Status | Harshly lowers the target's physical defense.
- Thunder Wave - [TYPE]Electric[/TYPE] | Status | Releases a weak jolt of electricity that locks joints and paralyzes.
- Stone Edge - [TYPE]Rock[/TYPE] | Physical | has an increased critical hit ratio.
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