I should really start doing some more sprites ^^;
Anyway, double post since it's been a while, and I've got new materiahls! I was thinking about the sprite of Jake I made before, and I wasn't very satisfied with it. So I decided to make a new one instead. In this one he's a bit older, maybe early twenties? (But you still can't see the beard cos his arm's in the way ;3
I like this one quite a lot, tbh :3 I was originally gonna make a male trainer for Foral, but the hair just ended up looking goofy, so I made this instead. He has the same boring clothes as in the last one, but I might update that with winter clothing or something later on ^^
I also decided to make a team shot for Jake and his Pokés. While none of these (with the exception of one) have actually been seen in an RP/fic, they all have personalities and profiles that I thought up and stuffles, so Imma share those with you now.
ALSO Jake hasn't been to Unova. Just sayin.
Verin is the Zangoose, and Jake's first Pokémon. She has a slight discoloration, her fur is white and orange rather than the usual white and red. At a surprisingly young age, Verin was expelled from her own pack. She ventured off towards Rustboro, where Jake's uncle found her. He captured her, and gave her to his nephew for his tenth birthday. Kanto was very different from Hoenn, a problem that many trainers had had before Jake, but Verin took an instant liking to snow, which she had never seen in her life before. Jake and Verin are very alike personality-wise, both being pretty goofy and carefree, but able to serious up when the situation demands it.
Jake's Marowak,
Jeremiah, was given to him as a Cubone when he was fifteen. Jake received Jeremiah after being tricked into joining Team Rocket in Vermillion. Jeremiah was bred by Team Rocket for battling purposes, and thus has quite the amount of egg moves, some of which neither Jeremiah nor Jake now about yet. He evolved into a Marowak while training for Roxanne's gym in Hoenn. During his rigorous training with Team Rocket, the only thing Jeremiah had was his pride, which is still the main trait of his personality. Jeremiah prefers to stay away from the rest of the gang. In battle he is fierce, and will do anything not to fail his trainer.
Sparxx did not originally belong to Jake, but to his friend Joseph. Joseph received Sparxx as a Shinx at the same time and in the same way as Jake received Jeremiah. Joseph, however, was shot as the two of them tried to escape from Team Rocket, and the boy asked Jake to take care of Sparxx for him. At first Sparxx was as good as dead, mourning over his fallen trainer. Jake, however, knew that Sparxx was still very young, so he gave a large part of his time to the young Shinx. Sparxx evolved out of pure will and maturity, rather than battling experience. Sparxx is a very jolly Pokémon as a Luxio, leaving his former trainer in the past.
Jake and the gang encountered
Valerie during one of their trips to the desert on route 111 in Hoenn. She was a Vibrava when they met her, a very curious one at that. She snuck into their camp one night, and joined them without a fuss. She proved to be quite the potent battler, however, and Jake battled with her until she reached evolution. At some point, Valerie caught a bad disease and had to be treated at a Pokémon Center for over a week. She did make it out alive, but she was absolutely exhausted, and was ordered to rest for a month. Jake dropped her off at the Day Care on Route 117. When he came back four weeks later, she had had an egg. At the time nobody thought about it more than that, but as it turned out, Valerie had been abused by the other Pokémon in the Day Care, and she had not willingly mated. Still, she guards her daughter, Carin, now a Vibrava, with a mother's fierce attitude. She has a romantic relationship with Darrel.
Darrel is Jake's Scizor. Jake found him near Canalave City in Sinnoh. Darrel is a gentleman, which is most likely why his previous trainer abandoned him. He's polite and kind, but not as proud as Jeremiah. He acts like a father figure for most of the team, and can also be a fierce battler. He has a romantic relationship with Valerie, although he is very careful about it, as he knows about her unhappy past with males of the same egg group. He sees himself as a stepfather for Carin, who has a cautious eye on him. Darrel will always be there to help out the team, no matter what.
Jango is a complete weirdo. His mood can change from one extreme to another within hours. In the morning he can be polite and open like Darrel, meditating around lunch, and go so wacky around dinner that not even Jake or Verin think it's funny. Some people think he's just a lunatic, but the truth couldn't be further away. Jango shares the ability of a few other Psychic-types, namely telepathy, and those who've spoken to him know that his mind is very complex and that he is actually very wise. He was found around Mt. Coronet, annoying a group of travelers.
Jake also has a bunch of other Pokés that he keeps on the PC (most notably Carin, who's been mentioned twice but is not on his team)
Oh, and requests are still open, if you want them ^^