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The Great Thief Yatagarasu!
Approved.View attachment 588055Name: Tae Long![ATTACH]](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2F%5BATTACH+type%3D%22full%22+alt%3D%22588045%22%5D588045%5B%2FATTACH%5D&hash=43972701cc918dcb79950021cc073c49)
Nicknames: TBD
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Occupation: Freelance Trainer
Home Region: Alola
Starting Region: Kanto
High Concept: Anxious boy likes his pokémon better than people.
Berzerk Button(s): Unnecessary cruelty, purposeful ignorance.
Personality:
Although he takes joy in socializing, Tae can often be difficult to talk to, he's very anxious and awkward around most people, but especially new ones. He likes to think of himself as a kind soul, he does what he can for others and tries his best to keep everyone happy. He can thrive in social environments if given the right conditions, but is also easilly exhausted by most people. He finds the most comfort in the woods, near water, and with his pokémon.
He has an affinity for traveling and seeing new places, but often finds it difficult to travel on his own, so his pace can tend to be slow going.
History:
Tae left home a few days before his eleventh birthday without much protest from his family, and hasn't looked back since. He grew up on Melemele island, where he caught his first Pokemon - Buneary, who he is particularly fond of. After deciding to take off, he explored the rest of Alola and then caught a ride on the soonest boat to anywhere else. He only made it through one or two regions after that before landing himself on Kanto, age 16, and nothing to show for it. He was poor, hungry, and homeless, so he started battling. He built his team up from one and can now say that it's something he's really proud of. Now at age 18 he's a relatively confident Trainer and fighter. Although he still can't afford a place to live, he makes due with what he can in a tent, wherever he likes best.
Equipment: an array of healing sprays, maybe 5-6 pokeballs (just in case), and two Great Balls that he won from someone and is insistent on saving for a special occasion.
Personal Items: inside his bag he has another, smaller bag, for cool rocks that he finds. He also carries with him: a water bottle, usually some flowers that he found and didn't want to leave behind, and a medium sized notebook that he likes to write and draw in.
Skills: a way with Pokemon (and an ease for making friends with them), low maintenance nature, a quick pace and a love for walking.
SLOT 1
Nickname: Lapin
Species: Buneary
Moves:
Baby-Doll Eyes
Jump Kick
Healing Wish
Defense Curl
Ability: Run Away: Run Away allows the bearer to flee a battle with a wild Pokémon without fail, even if the opposing Pokémon has used a move like Mean Look or Bind, or has an ability such as Arena Trap.
Backstory: Tae caught Lapin when he was just 11 and still very much fresh out of his home. He was scared and on his own most of the time, and found the Buneary when she was still very young as well. The two were fast friends and became very fond of each other. They are inseperable now
SLOT 2
Nickname: Stagg
Species: Santler
Moves:
Hypnosis
Zen Headbutt
Imprison
Calm Mind
Ability: Intimidate: Intimidate lower's the Attack of all opponents by one stage when the ability-bearer switches in (including the start of a battle).
If a Pokémon with Intimidate is the leading party Pokémon, wild Pokémon are 50% less likely to be lower level.
Backstory: Tae found Stagg injured one day while walking through the woods. His original plan was to help nurse the Pokemon back to health until he was either ready to be on his own again, or they found a Pokémon center. Although the Santler had other plans, once he was stable again he refused to leave Tae's side, and they've been together since.
SLOT 3
Nickname: Moore
Species: Plusle
Moves:
Charge
Discharge
Agility
Thunder
Ability: Lightning Rod:
Lightning Rod forces all single-target Electric-type moves - used by any other Pokémon on the field - to target this Pokémon, and with 100% accuracy. This includes the status move Thunder Wave. The ability is most useful in double/triple battles.
When hit by the move, it deals no damage to the ability-bearer but raises its Special Attack by one stage. Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages each.
The ability is overridden by other Pokémon becoming the center of attention from the moves Follow Me or Rage Powder
Backstory: Moore came into Tae's life while he was wandering one day, and the Plusle jumped out of the bushes, attacking him. He and his Pokémon still had yet to do very much training, so none of them were very good at fighting, or very strong for that matter. And we're very far away from any Pokémon center. For fear of having either of his dear companions faint, he frantically caught the assailant. It took Moore a while to come around and actually like Tae - an occurrence the boy was not very accustomed to.
SLOT 4
Nickname: Lierre
Species: Ivysaur
Moves:
Vinewhip
Razor Leaf
Poison Powder
Growth
Ability: Chlorophyll: Chlorophyll doubles the ability-bearer's Speed during bright sunshine.
Backstory: Lierre is Tae's newest Pokémon, the two have yet to get very aquainted. He caught this Pokemon as a high level Bulbasaur, and was very surprised when just a few days after catching him, he evolved.
