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Character Name: Haley Long

Town/City:  Opelucid City, Unova

Job: Pokemon Trainer, League Challenger

Starter Pokemon: Mienfoo (now a Meinshao)

Pokemon Team: Granbull, Dragonair, Espeon, Noibat, Meinshao, Pangoro

Granbull (Abscissa) - The X to Haley’s Y. It takes the two of them to locate a place and keep her on the right track with the correct coordinates. She’s had Abscissa since she was a little tiny Snubbull sniffing around and getting into trouble. Always able to alert Haley of something, she’s keeping Haley’s nose clean and her own pressed to the ground.

Dragonair (天龙 Tian Long) - Sky’s the limit. Tian Long was a smaller dragon then Haley first came across him. (He was still a massive Dratini though).  He was evasive and dipped in and out of a nearby lake. It took Jiao Kuai’s quick abilities to finally wear him out enough to have him trust her. He know envelops the entirety of her camp whenever they have to settle down and makes sure the mood is comfortable.

Espeon (Eileen) - C’mon Eileen. True to her catlike nature, she’s always a little more aloof. You never quite know what she’s thinking. Which is definitely not fair given the fact that she’s the psychic one.

Noibat (Nano) - Disappears in less than a millisecond. Mischievous and smallest member of the bunch, Nano is always on the hunt for a berry or two and sometimes it can get her into a little bit of trouble. When she’s out and about she flies up alongside Haley’s ear and comes to roost on her shoulder whenever the wind picks up too much.

Meinshao (脚快 Jiao Kuai) - Swift of foot, quick of mind. Jiao Kuai was Haley’s first pokemon. Named fast feet for her swift footed moves and combos, she is Haley’s favorite to use when she needs to whittle down an opponent’s reserve energy. 

Pangoro (Pythagoras/ Py, Thag, Ras, Rassy,) - Don’t need A, B, or C to make this equation work. From the young days of Pythagoras being a glaringly cute Pancham, he’s always been very protective of Haley. It was cute when he was 2 ft tall, but now that he towers over her at 6′11 he can really scare a person away if they’re giving her too much trouble. Deep down, he’s a big ole teddy bear though. 

Biography (200 words):

Haley Long wants to be the very best! That no one ever was!

Well--except for her big brother, Jake. He was Pokemon Champion in 2016. But she’s now younger than he was when he became champion. She blew through badges easily, studying the moves of the gym leaders and calculating tactically with her team on the perfect moment to strike.

Haley has daily meditation sessions with her team. Focus is the name of the game. All of their minds must be sharp if they’re going to win this thing.

Oh, and she didn’t do all of this alone. She actually managed to make some friends along the way. 

After she’d defeated the gyms in Unova, she made her way to Galar to start an entirely new journey. At the first gym she faced, she ran into Spinelli and though they were both competitors they formed a bond of camaraderie and friendly competition and struck out alongside each other, pushing each other to be the very best.

On their journey, they picked up another friend for their group. The Cove Gym’s youngest Triton sister, Ariel, told them that she wanted to travel and see Galar before she settled in with her sisters at the gym. And so the gang was formed.

Haley and Spinelli often times spar and battle each other. Something Haley likes the most to keep her and her pokemon’s reflexes sharp and quick on long journeys to the next badge. Ariel acts as referree and the voice of reason when things get a little too competitive between the two of them.

Character Name: Barrel Adamson

Town/City: Spikemuth

Job: Team Rocket Grunt/a kid

Pokemon Team: Meowth (Harvey), Alolan Meowth (Jessica), Galarian Meowth (Kevin), Magikarp (David) 

Badges Won (optional): the literal first one and that was a pity badge

Biography:

Barrel loves two things in this world: his siblings and his Pokemon.

Spikemuth was not the best place to grow up in, so when Lock and Shock told him they knew how to get out of the dump they were living in, Barrel followed. He doesn’t know what they do most of the time, but they sneak around into dark places a lot and take Pokemon away. Barrel likes to think they are saving the Pokemon. He thinks all Pokemon should find good homes.

Barrel didn’t have a starter, per say, but a lost Meowth he found wandering the alleys of Spikemuth. That was the first Meowth of his collection. The next one, an Aloan Meowth, was abandoned by its trainers, who were vacationing. The final one, a Galarian Meowth, he found while on the road with his siblings.

He loves his three Meowths a lot and wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world. The last Pokemon he has is the only one he’s battled and caught traditionally: a Magikarp! He’s very proud of it. His siblings tease him, but one day it will be a strong, powerful Gyrados.

Character Name: Megara Creon Town/City: Motosoke, Spikemuth, presently Circhester Job: Gym Challenger for The Hollow Gym Starter Pokemon: Poochyena, now Mightyena Pokemon Companions/Team: Mightyena, Gengar, Noivern, Zoroark, Grimmsnarl, Obstagoon Badges Won: Some of Galar Biography (200 words):

Megara Creon’s life was in many places in the Galar region. She grew up in a working class family in Motosoke. Fairly normal as can be. When she was young she wanted to be a Pokemon Master and be the Champion! 

But she fell into the charms of a few people who led her down a much darker path than intended. People she thought were her friends were really just using her powerful battling skills to get away with all kinds of things for the likes of Team Rocket. 

When Meg found out she went somewhere she was sure no one would find her, a place where people went to disappear. Spikemuth. Spikemuth was dark but it let her hone her darker skills with her dark type pokemon and train her ghost types as well. Once she worked through a few things emotionally, she knew Spikemuth wasn’t where she belonged either so she packed her bags and traveled until she landed in Circhester, collecting new Pokemon along the way.

Character Name: Arista Triton Town/City: Hullsburry, Galar Job: Gym Challenger/Poke Flutist  Starter Pokemon: Oshawott, Now Samurott Pokemon Team: Marill (Marimba), Dewgong (Gong), Samurott (Riff), Vaporeon (Harmony), Floatzel (Forte), Mantine (Maestro) Badges Won: Some of Galar’s but she never really felt the need to go beyond the first few  Biography (200 words):

You’ve been challenged by Triton Sister Arista! 

For as long as she could remember, she watched her older sister Attina train to be the next greatest Pokemon Champion! She admired her incredibly so but that wasn’t really the route she wanted to take. She still trained though, she owed it to her new partners and friends she made along the way.

Arista really just wanted to play her poke flutes. She has one of every color and every type to heal any pokemon of their status conditions. Healing with the power of song, wasn’t that just wonderful? She’d just lay out in the tall grass surrounding the town, playing her little flutes and letting all the little Pokemon come up to her and say hi. She really did meet so many lovely ones. But she didn’t want to catch them. She’d taken enough with her six. She’d let them be free and be her friends to come back and play later.

A heart so true / Our courage will pull us through…

Character Name: Mei Qin Town/City: Postwick, Galar // Pallet Town, Kanto Job: Retired Police Officer Starter Pokemon: Frozone the Feraligatr Pokemon Team: Machamp (Zephyr), Poliwrath (Splashdown), Hitmonchan (Vyod), Niidoking (Mr. Incredible), Emboar (Brick) Badges Won: n/a Biography: Bob had never fussed around with dreams of being a Trainer. From the start, he knew he wanted to be an Officer. Growing up, he’d seen plenty of people use Pokemon to their advantage, abuse them, catch ones that were in protected areas, or steal from others. It had always made him spitting mad.

So, he applied for the police academy and gained his Totodile, Frozone. The two of them mad a great team and as he moved up the ranks, he was rewarded with more well-trained Pokemon. Bob went further, though, treating his Pokemon like companions instead of simply another tool for work. 

It was at his job that he met his wife. Together, they took down several criminals together and grew a family.

Teach Pokemon to understand / The power that's inside…

Character Name: Toulouse Henri Bonfamille Town/City: Swyn City, Galar / Lumiose City, Kanto Job: Pokemon Nurse Starter Pokemon: Vincent the Bulbasaur Pokemon Team: Pidgeot (Edith), Eevee (Victoire), Butterfree (Alizée), Audino (Paradis), Venonat (Monet) Badges Won: n/a Biography: Toulouse grew up in the beautiful Lumiose sibling with his siblings. It was an idyllic life. His family extremely well-renowned breeders of rare and Shiny Pokemon. They had celebrity status amongst the elite of Lumiose City. Invited to all of the parties and tournaments, where they made deals to sell their Pokemon and entertained their customers.

Lou thought that he would take over the family business one day. However, one day, when Lou was sent to deliver a Shiny Charmander to a child for his birthday, he caught a glimpse of the state of the other Pokemon the family owned. Realizing the conditions, he refused to sell the Charmander and rescued the Pidgey that was there already. 

I know it’s my destiny / You’re my best friend...

Character Name: Onyango “Simba” Bonfamille-Lyons Town/City: Swyn City, Galar Job: Growlithe Breeder Starter Pokemon: Hamilton the Charmander Pokemon Team: a bunch of Growlithe lol Badges Won: n/a Biography: Once upon a time, Simba had his life all planned out. He would become an amazing trainer (of fighter and fire types), then finally join his father at the Swyn City Gym. He used to play battle his Pokemon toys and eagerly watched the championship every year!

Then, when he was 10, he received his Charmander, which he named Hamilton, and began his journey. He met lots of great friends along the way and caught a Growlithe, which he named Bowie, after his favorite singer. However, he found that he missed home a lot more than he thought he would...

When it came to his first battle, Hamilton was badly hurt and Simba knew that he would never make Hamilton battle again. He returned home, much to his parent’s displeasure. For a few years, he just kind of hung out--figure out what he wanted to do with his life. His dad died under mysterious circumstances and the Swyn City Gym was shuttered.

For years, Simba lived with the guilt he felt at the relief of the gym’s closure. In that time, he gained another Growlithe, and opened up a small farm where he breeds Growlithes. 

Character Name: Wendy Corduroy Town/City: Turffield, Galar Job: The Jungle Gym, Gym Leader (Former League Champion - 2012) Starter Pokemon: Chespin (now, Chesnaught) Pokemon Companions/Team: Chesnaught (Chester), Rillaboom (Joe), Timburr (Tambry), Leafeon (Leif), Scyther (Blade), Gogoat (Phillip) Badges Won: All of Galar Biography:

Wendy grew up the first born daughter of the self proclaimed roughest, toughest, strongest gym leader of Galar. (But really, when you’re the first on the list, how tough is your gym?) Wendy grew up with her Chespin named Chester. Training every day to be as good as her dad so she could take over the Turffield Gym. 

She had her chance and took her shot in 2017, earning herself the title of League Champion and finally getting the right recognition of beating out all the boys to prove to herself and her father that she could be in charge of the gym.