Hey! I'm pretty new to this roleplay site (although not new to roleplay), and I'd like to get involved with this. It looks pretty fun, and I hope you'll have me! My sign-up stuff is below ^-^
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Name: Devon Kahale
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Role: Pokemon Trainer
Hometown: Tapu Village, Ula'Ula Island, Alola region
Appearance:
Devon is a young teen that stands at around 5ft 8, and is of a somewhat stocky build thanks to his pretty wild upbringing; the boy tends to keep his messy blonde hair in a quiff, but has been known to let it down when he’s too lazy to use hair products. Generally though, if he’s cold Devon will put on a beanie to help stay warm. Taking inspiration from Alolan culture, he usually wears some kind of patterned shirt on the top-half if his body that usually varied with its color and style. His favourite shirt to wear, though, is an icy blue colour with a black triangle pattern accenting the cuffs. Moving down his body, Devon tends to wear khaki shorts, although again depending on the weather he may switch to jeans or some other kind of pants in order to keep the cold out. To add to his tropical attire, Devon usually wears sandals on his feet but it isn’t unusual for him to switch things up and wear trainers either.
Personality:
Devon is very happy-go-lucky, and likes to take things as they come; he’s not one to dwell on the past, and often looks to the future. He has big dreams of becoming a great pokemon trainer, and can be a little excitable at times, although this can sometimes cause others to see him as annoying. Devon has a strong heart and a good sense of loyalty, but sometimes he can be a little biassed towards someone; he’s been known to support people who he’s friendly with even if they’re doing something wrong. Still, this doesn’t mean he’s immoral himself; Devon really cares for pokemon, especially his own, and if anyone wants to hurt them then he’s willing to go pretty far to make things right.
Growing up as an explorer who was always discovering new things across Ula'Ula, Devon is quick to try new things, even if they appear scary at first. He knows quite a lot about how to survive in the wilderness, and is usually pretty good at foraging for food or water when his own supplies are low. He treats his sandslash as a family member, mostly because their bond is so close already. Even though they’ve not known each other for long, Subzero was Devon’s first ever pokemon and the boy can’t wait to begin an adventure together.
Brief background:
Devon was born in Alola, in a small town looked over by Tapu Bulu, and as you’d expect his upbringing was nothing close to conventional. Growing up, the boy spent his spare time exploring his island, learning more about the local people and pokemon around him. He’d always liked pokemon, but was never too keen on leaving his island to go on an adventure; he’d never really met a species that he liked, and was too close to his family to ever consider leaving. Still, that didn’t last long. The older he got, the more Devon felt like finding the right pokemon partner and leaving for his own pokemon journey. He became angsty, and after leaving trainer school he decided one day to head out for himself with a couple of pokeballs and find the perfect friend. There were lots of pokemon about, but never had he seen or mat any that resonated with him; Drampa was cool, but looked really weird. There were some great water and ground types too, but they weren’t his thing either. Still, after a few hours of looking Devon found Subzero, his alolan sandshrew, and the two quickly became friends. After catching Subzero, Devon knew exactly where he wanted to go for his grand adventure. The kanto region.
The reason why was obvious, or at least he believed it was; he had heard that the Kanto region had some pretty incredible pokemon, and even a sandshrew that looked unlike his own! There were gyms there, as well as a full-functioning pokemon league. Despite how much he knew he’d miss home, Devon felt like leaving to kanto was what would be best for him; he could meet new friends, both pokemon and human, collect some shiny gym badges and go on adventures like nothing he’d ever experienced.
Other: N/A
Pokemon:
Nickname: Subzero
Species: Alolan Sandshrew
Ability: Snow cloak
Moves: Scratch, Defense Curl, Powder Snow, Bide
Backstory:
While looking for a pokemon to journey with, the sun shone down on a hot Alolan day. Almost too hot. Devon dashed into a cave after a few hours of exploring in order to try and cool off from the sun, however once inside he heard a strange sound. It was a sandshrew, who was clearly getting too hot from the heat of the sun. As anyone knows, ice pokemon shouldn’t get too warm, and Devon could see that it was in trouble; thinking fast, the boy poured water on the pokemon, but it only really cooled it down a little. He knew he had to cool it off even more, and so did what he thought was best; took it up to mount Lanakila. He took a trek up there and almost froze, but the pokemon soon regained health and began cooling off finally. While checking up on the sandshrew, Devon made eye contact with it, and it was clear that the sandshrew didn’t want to leave his side after he had worked so hard to save it. The boy touched the sandshrew’s head with a pokeball he’d brought with him, and...subzero was caught!
Nickname: Spring
Species: Deerling (spring form)
Ability: Sap Sipper
Moves: Tackle, Camouflage, Leech seed, Double kick
Backstory:
Devon met Spring in a flower field in Viridian forest. She hit him with a tackle to the head, but after seeing how strong she was Devon decided to catch her. He fought with Subzero, and eventually managed to whittle down Spring's HP to a point where she was easily captured. After throwing a premier ball, Devon managed to catch the Deerling and they've been friends ever since.