#pikake

Delia: She meet her partner when it was brought as a rescue; a small eevee kicked out of the pack, turned feral and aggressive due to the harsh conditions it had lived in. Though patience and care, Delia was able to befriend it, making it her first pokemon!

Douglas: Given as a totodile, he has his started chosen as most kids do in the Johto region, and has been with him ever since; the star of his team!

Rose: Not quite her first pokemon, but her first caught; she met zigzagoon while traveling, as it followed her around. Soon warming up to the creature, she took it with her, becoming her most trusted companion ever since!

Kitty: Her first pokemon, her altaria named 'blublu', was met as a swablu when she was only 8 years old; her parents let her keep it, but they only started battling once the journey started! As for Raichu, it used to be a girl's contest pikachu, who when evolved, was released since it was not 'pretty' anymore; though kitty gladly added the rodent pokemon to her team!

Archer: Given as an egg by iris, since he was 9 he'd been taking care of the egg; and when it hatched, it became his first pokemon! A proud dragon type to start his journey as a dragon master.

Becca: After being indecisive with the three Kalos starters given to her, she was offered an alternative: in Sycamore's lab, they'd been taking care of an injured Panpour, who would have a hard time re-joining the wild. He and Becca became close in no time, a notoriously great match!