#snazzyshipping

You learn that Aaron's not just a bug-catcher. He is also a deeply traumatized individual and it manifests in his behavior throughout his time as an elite. He's also the first teenager to become an elite in history, and the first bug-type specialist. He's sixteen when he achieves his title, and throughout the course of the story you see how this changes him - and it's not always good. Having that level of fame as a teenager with the type specialty that's regarded as the weakest does something to your brain. Unresolved past traumas + achieving so much fame + being a teenager + having the need to prove yourself as one of them (being the league) = a very bad time. It will show. It won't be pretty.

You learn that Bertha's not just a "nicer" Agatha. In fact, she really isn't that much nicer than Agatha. Her backstory is more intense than hers. She had escaped from her cult at seventeen after realizing her entire life was a lie and became a trainer. She stopped believing in her cult, but that mentality of hers doesn't leave her. And it shapes how she tries to help a war-torn Sinnoh when she becomes an elite. I think what makes Bertha "nicer" than Agatha is that she genuinely adores her fellow colleagues like her own, but other than that, Bertha has no problem using people if it means that Sinnoh can prosper. Agatha definitely uses people, but she doesn't pretend to be your friend like Bertha does. She is very straightforward and blunt and will say to your face that she's only using you because you provide something for her. Bertha, however, is very two-faced.

You learn that Flint's not just a clown. He grew up in a loving home, but he also grew up in the worst part of Sunyshore, wracked with poverty and crime, which shapes his behavior. Poor areas have a higher rate of disabilities/disorders/mental illness etc,, such as Flint having ADHD in the fic, and his younger brother Buck is autistic. Flint can be hotheaded, impulsive, and reckless - however is very, very loving and gentle to those who are more vulnerable than he is. You see this with Buck. You also see this with Volkner, and he's dating him in the story. He stops Volkner from killing himself. He encourages Volkner to get help. He's very good with Buck. He's fiercely protective of those that are smaller than him. If you're on Flint's bad side, good luck - but if you're on his good side, he would take a bullet for you.

You learn that Lucian's not just a bookworm. He is a psychic who was born out of wedlock, a non-psychic mother who died when he was young and a psychic father. He had been abused by him - who would use his powers to hurt Lucian. His father dies when he's a teen, and Lucian gets happy. He has such a hatred for his father that he continues into adulthood after his death because Lucian is a mentally shaken man. He becomes the first psychic elite in history at twenty due to Bertha seeing potential in him (also, Bertha was friends with Lucian's mother in their youth who helped Bertha deconstruct). While all the signs point to someone that would become a serial killer, he becomes more pleasant to be around due to Bertha. Lucian would've been 10x more insufferable without Bertha to help him. He is capable of friendships (Flint, Shauntal, Bertha) and a romantic relationship (Cynthia). Lucian can be a good person despite his traumas. He tries.

I also wanted to keep Cynthia's ruthlessness so people wouldn't forget her either. When I was writing Cynthia, I took into account on how we're so afraid of her because she's one of the most difficult notorious final bosses in Pokemon. I translated that into other people in the story having the same feeling, which is why there's a whole arc of Cynthia defeating other leagues for fun before becoming Sinnoh's champion. But she also has to deal with so much shit. Sinnoh's pretty wild in the story, especially with what happens later, but there's always something happening in Sinnoh.

I hope this explains the ruthlessness you see from them. You also have to remember in this verse that Sinnoh had been creamed in a world region war, which continues to pass on to present day. Trauma passes down from generation to generation. It doesn't go away. Every problem that these characters have can be traced back to the war.

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I've spoken before about Ash and Misty's three kids, Hayley, Alex and Kirsty-Ann. The only reason Alex is the main character rather than his sisters is that he was created first, and I added in his older and younger sisters later. As mentioned before, Alex travels to see the world and as many Pokemon as possible. He doesn't want to be a champion or a researcher or a coordinator, he just wants to travel and befriend Pokemon. I'm having him and his two best friends have a starter each from each region, and he's also definitely getting a Clefairy and an Eevee that'll evolve into a Leafeon, and manages to build a close bond with Mewtwo. They don't travel together, but Mewtwo is still one of Alex's best friends.

Brock and Olivia have six kids: Layla, Lee, Doreen, Kiki, Ellis and Kya. Layla is the main one Alex meets. She's responsible, kind, gentle and quick to help others. Like her father, she wants to be a Pokemon doctor, and is learning everything she can about medicine for Pokemon and people. She is definitely getting an Alolan Vulpix, later Ninetails, and I can see her with a Magcargo.

Tracey and Sakura have three children: Wisteria, Arty and Heather. Arty is the main one Alex meets. Arty is a strategist and a budding fashion designer and enthusiast who loves bright and colourful Pokemon. He'll often base his teams off an aesthetic.

May and Drew have four children: Ezra, Marty, Zander and Alberta. Alberta appears as someone who enjoys taking part in competitions. Not just showcase style Contests, but all sorts of competitions, festivals, tournaments and the like. She's bright and cheerful and loves to be in the spotlight.

Max and Vivi have a son named Bobby. When Alex meets Bobby, it's part through Alberta. He's a new trainer who isn't quite sure what his goal is in his journey, but he likes the idea of becoming a gym leader one day.

Dawn and Zoey have four children: Sammy, Bliss, Castiel and Jeffry. Bliss and Sammy both play a big role and travel with Alex for a bit. Bliss is a budding coordinator, like her mothers, and her most favoured Pokemon for contests is her Froslass. She tries to give off the vibes of a calm, dignified young lady, but is a bit clumsy. At first, she and Sammy travel together, and she tends to speak for him due to his own social anxiety and quiet nature. He's happy supporting his sister, and she's happy when he's doing well anxiety wise. He later gets an emotional support Sylveon. He starts off at a point where his anxiety is keeping him back from doing what he wants and being who he wants to be, but eventually, with help, he's able to start going after his own dreams.

Iris and Luke have a son named Lemuel. Lemuel is a budding researcher with a special interest in legendary Pokemon. He's also a big tech nerd and pioneers and builds his own research equipment, to varying degrees of success. He later ends up really close to Jessie and James' son, Cole, who is similarly into tech tinkering and research. He takes on a bit of a mentor role to Cole.

Cilan is fun. I multiship him, so his story is an on again off again thing with Burgundy, with whom he has children Logan and Euphemia, and between Logan and Euphemia, he has a relationship with Tate, in which they have twins Star and Sascha, plus Diego and Angelique. Due to me crackshipping Cress and Daisy, Alex has already met all of these characters for sure as they are extended cousins. Still deciding on the met/not met status of everyone pre Alex's journey tbh. Euphemia gets a major feature as someone just starting on her journey when the group bump into her. Being the littlest sister and also the youngest of all her cousins (all three of the Striaton triplets have kids in this NG), Euphemia has seen a lot of family go on to either start their own journeys or decide on a different path and she is just so excited for it to be her turn. She's honestly a little overenthusiastic, which leads to a few blunders here and there.

Clemont and Lilia have a daughter named Jazz. Jazz is a Pokemon Performer who unfortunately suffers bouts of stage fright. She really, really wants to push through and be a great performer. She's good at giving grand, inspirational speeches to her Pokemon, but struggles to convince herself.

Bonnie and Audrey have a son named Sidney. Sidney is also new to his journey when Alex and co come across him, but he wants to research and learn about plants around the world and how the different environments effect everything. He's a soft spoken intellectual who is super into rare plants and fungi.

Serena and Jimmy have two sons: Philip and Malachi. Philip is the main one, and he is loud and very self confident, like his father. He also tends to be a bit sassy and rude, and usually it's difficult to convince him when he's wrong about something. He's very opinionated and almost immediately rubs Alex and JJ the wrong way. Philip definitely has a Meowth and a Litleo, both of which he utterly adores and pampers and spoils. They are his precious kitty cats.

Lana and Sophocles have a daughter named Pixie. Pixie serves as a major rival to Simon, and an unfriendly one. She's a very antagonistic character who takes part in beauty contests and is determined to be the best and most beautiful of them all. She feels entitled to all the beautiful things of the world, and frequently demands Simon give her his Ho-Oh feather to accessorise with, or tries to win it from him. She only wants to have the most beautiful Pokemon, such as Primarina, Oricorio or Ribombee. She ends up being the main thing that drives Simon to try Pokemon Contests, and he soon finds he really enjoys them.

Kiawe and Mallow have a daughter named Cypressa. She's best friends with Kauanoe and his biggest supporter in his Mantine surfing endeavours. She herself is afraid of the ocean after an incident in her childhood. She also grew up playing with Pixie, and states that Pixie used to be really nice and shy and she's not sure how she ended up so mean. Cypressa herself is a shy and sweet girl who wants to help her friends do the best they can.

Lillie and Hau have two sons, Kauanoe and Uluwehi. Kauanoe is, as referenced in Cypressa's about, a competitive Mantine surfer. He loves nothing more than the thrill of shooting across the waves at top speed, showing off and pulling off all the tricks in his arsenal. He is best friends with Cypressa and admires her conviction and kindness. He has three different Mantine of his own.

Goh and Chloe have a son named Jason. Jason is prone to illness and is physically weaker and slower than his peers, a fact that bothers him a lot. He gets frustrated when he can't keep up, then tries to push himself too hard to catch up. He tends to think outside the box with his battle strategies and is actively working towards defeating leagues and becoming a champion. This makes him an active rival of JJ.

Todd and Duplica have a son named Luis. Luis is a young journalist and a bit of a sensationalist. He pops up now and then to cover stories on big events that have happened for his own magazine, and often tries to get exclusive interviews with JJ, since JJ has his own vlog. Sometimes, the two clash over their different forms of journalism.

Ritchie and Casey have a son named Darrel. Darrel is enthusiastic and energetic, and is an ambitious wannabe champion working his way across the league. He's the type to challenge the gang to a battle whenever he sees them. He favours electric type Pokemon. He can be very cocky in an annoying way, but is also quick to apologise when he recognises he's gone too far.

Cheryl and Riley have a son named Ozzie. Ozzie takes after his mother as a treasure hunter and explorer. He wants to leave no stone unturned and, like Alex, dreams of exploring the whole world, finding everything there is to find and seeing everything there is to see. With a good amount of uncovering cool treasures along the way. He greatly values bonding with his Pokemon as he goes.

Barry and Ursula have two sons, Denny and Rafael. Denny is rude, brash and abrasive, usually charging headlong into things without caring about others and blaming everyone else for his failings. He thinks he's better than everyone and he isn't afraid to show it. He's going for the league championships and he will make fun of Alex and friends for not having as many badges as him, even if Alex doesn't have any interest in the league gyms.

Lyra and Silver have a son named Gunner. Honestly, Gunner just wants to live a quiet life. He dreams of living on a ranch with a bunch of Miltank and selling top quality moomoo milk. He's not quite sure how to go about achieving that dream right now, but he is looking to catch some really nice Miltank. Dairy King.

Khoury and Angie have a daughter named Janelle. Janelle is actively going towards league championship. She's a tomboy type, very sporty and fun loving, friendly and competitive. Loves a good joke. Also a bit of a drama queen.

Cynthia and Lucian have two daughters, Sylvia and Peggy. Peggy takes centre stage for this family, and she loves attention. Preferably for good things, but she doesn't mind too much if she goes viral for a video of her falling down some stairs into a Muk. She feels she has a lot to live up to and wants to make her parents proud, but isn't currently sure how, exactly, she wants to do that.

Bianca and Cheren have six daughters: Wendy, Peyton, Jordyn, Athalia, Tanika and Lottie. Wendy is the main girl of the group. Wendy has a bad habit of obsessing over the mistakes she made in the past, and struggles to move forward. She wants to be a good role model for her little sisters and so keeps getting in her own head about how her Pokemon journey has to be a success, but she doesn't have any specific goals and tends to mess herself up trying to succeed at everything she sees.

Team Rocket's Meowth! So! He was listed as a traveling companion and I decided, with some friends, that he should find a lost egg and take it in as his. He ends up with a baby Espurr, sometimes nicknamed Essie, who he teaches to speak human. Essie currently stays home with her cat dad, but she may one day go traveling with one of Jessie and James' younger kids.

Stephan has three daughters: Hannah, Rui and Yazmin. Hannah shows up as the main one, and her goal is simply to bond with and be able to truly understand her Pokemon, a goal Alex can really understand and appreciate. The two get on really well and become very close very quickly, prompting Alex to ask her to travel with them. She accepts and joins them for a while, building a very strong bond with Alex.

Cameron has a daughter named Luna. Luna currently does deliveries with her Pokemon, using it as an excuse to travel while also helping out and earning money. She's enjoying this and loves to run with her Pokemon by her side. She's good at riding Pokemon such as Rapidash and Mudsdale.

Virgil and Sparky have four children: Lara, Casey, Dev and Lainie. All four are shown following in their father's footsteps as rescue workers, though Lara later breaks away from this as she actually wants to be a Pokemon breeder or groomer. She then travels with Alex and JJ for a while as she begins learning her new vocation. Even so, she is brave and strong hearted, quick to action in an emergency and a natural born leader.

N and Erika have four children: Alain, Lisa, Percy and Dusty. Alain dreams of being a Pokemon breeder or doctor and does everything he can to learn about caring for Pokemon and each individual Pokemon's needs. He ends up taking in injured and abused Pokemon and ensuring they have a better life. He's socially awkward and has some very niche interests, like a big fixation on Spidops thread and its potential uses.

Alexa has a daughter named Iesha. Iesha is an ice dancer alongside a trio of ice Pokemon who she calls her special little stars. She's a bit of a diva in the demanding and self important way. She's highly successful in her craft, but often says she'd never have gotten where she is without her special little stars. The stars are a Bergmite, a Cubchoo and a Snorunt.

Korrina has a daughter named Hetty. Hetty is a researcher and a journalist, and she loves taking photos and making notes about all the species she finds during her travels. She's a real shutterbug and easily excited. Does big celebrations when she succeeds. Carries confetti with her everywhere for said spontaneous celebrations.

Sawyer has a son named Dana. Dana is another kid going for the league championship. He is clumsy and disorganised, loses things easily and panics quickly. He is also embarrassed by these behaviours and wishes he was cool and collected. He looks up to and idolises anyone he views as 'cool'. Upon learning Simon has psychic powers, he begs him to teach him, but is very disappointed when Simon tells him you either have these powers or you don't.

Gladion. Gladion is partnered with the player character for Sun/Moon in this, so Selene, but with the name I gave my one, Lilo. Anywho, their children are Kieran and Trinity. Kieran is motivated and brave, determined to help others, especially Pokemon, and the type to speak up when he feels someone is in the wrong or something is unfair. He ends up focusing on exploration and search and rescue.

Acerola and Allister have a daughter named Persephone. Why? I wanted to go in for spooky child vibes. When she appears, Persephone is not actively on a journey but is instead helping around her father's gym. She is a cheeky little gremlin child who tries to scare others on purpose. We love her.

Leon and Sonia have a daughter named Harriet. Harriet is sensitive and hates getting dirty. She's clingy and loves her Pokemon very much. She favours big, bulky powerhouse type Pokemon. She wants to create the best and tastiest treats for Pokemon.

Gary and Paul have two children: Scarlet and Brant. Scarlet is the main one and a recurring travel companion for Alex. She's also one of the ones who has definitely met Alex prior to his journey. Scarlet is adventurous and ambitious, with a sharp wit and confident approach to things. She's aiming for league championship. She for sure has an Eevee, currently not sure what she evolves it into if anything. Leaning towards Flareon though. I can see her with a Jigglypuff too.

Nando and Gardenia have two children: Corbin and Permelia. Permelia is a coordinator. She has a calm, floaty vibe, and sees the inner beauty in all Pokemon. She loves performing as a coordinator so she can bring that beauty out for everyone else to see as well.

Conway and Michelle have a daughter named Katelynn. Katelynn has a keen interest in dragon type Pokemon specifically, and wants to become a dragon master. She's been traveling far and wide to find all the best dragon masters to learn from. She's rather single minded, fixed on this one goal and how she's going to get to it. She hates being derailed and forced to focus on other things. Naturally, all her in rotation Pokemon are dragon types.

Trip and Georgia have a daughter named Dolores. Dolores hates outsiders and newcomers, and sees no reason to be polite to strangers. She doesn't want to do the league championship, but she does want to prove she and her Pokemon are the strongest, so she'll try and strong arm everyone she can into battling with her. She's difficult to get along with, because she doesn't want to get along with you.

Tierno and Lily have three children: Justice, Efren and Arisha. Justice has a love of magic, like his mother, and a love of dance, like his father. He aims to use his skills in both to become a Pokemon superhero. He's undecided as to what his epic superhero name will be. He trials out a different new name and theme each time he appears, when he declares himself loudly before venturing forth to do whatever heroic act. With varying degrees of success.

Trevor and Shauna have a son named Kasper. Kasper is overbearing, has no concept of personal space or boundaries and is overly optimistic and cheerful to an almost nauseating degree. He thinks he's friends with everyone and doesn't see it when he upsets or annoys someone. His only real plan at the moment is to make friends with everyone. This unfortunately involves a lot of being right in your face and hugging right when you meet him.

Alain and Astrid have a daughter named Zola. Zola is interested in the sync pair battles in Pasio and wants to be as perfectly in sync with her Pokemon as possible. She's bright and enthusiastic and eager to make friends. She wants to battle alongside others and form teams, loving the idea of being among friends.

Bea and Peonia have a daughter named Christal. Christal wants to become a gym leader and is striving towards that goal with everything she has. She's a rather quiet person trying to find her aesthetic and her true self as she goes. She isn't sure what type of Pokemon she wants to specialise in.

Raihan and Nessa have two sons: William and Glen. Glen is an avid student of the Master Dojo in the Isle of Armour. He wants to make the people around him proud, and also wants to discover something nobody else has ever seen. He's always on the lookout for the new and unique.

Harrison has nine kids: Maeve, Kimi, Auburn, Ashlie, Janet, Sandy, Dwayne, Terrie and Emory. Of these, Janet gets to be the main girl. Janet has a fondness for fighting type Pokemon and has set herself up in a fighting dojo where she hopes to master Fighting Types and martial arts of her own. She's quick to taunt Alex and friends, and is very confident in her skills, stating she could easily beat them with an arm tied behind her back.

Morrison and Rudy have six children: Andrew, Kaliyah, Selina, Piper, Louise and Willow. Andrew and Kaliyah are twins who travel together. Andrew is very feminine while Kaliyah is a tomboy. They tend to tease and make digs at each other a lot, getting on each other's nerves on purpose, but ultimately they are close and very protective of each other. Nobody can hurt them except me ass siblings.

Tyson and Vivica have a son named Konrad. Konrad wants to become a breeder. He also loves flying, and keeps several flying types and a hang glider so he can soar through the air.

Tobias and Lucy have five children: Ayanna, Bellatrix, Larry, Dominic and Ashia. Ashia is main girl here. She's just started her journey and her first stop is to go for the Sinnoh League. She has already very closely bonded with an injured Rattata she found, nursed back to health and nicknamed Rabies. She's pretty sure he was abandoned by a previous trainer. She will kick people who abandon or mistreat Pokemon.

Rafe and Rebecca have four kids: Sadie, Lolita, Bella and Kingsley. Sadie is more of a spectator than a competitor herself. She likes to watch contests and battles and learn about different strategies and methods, often writing about them in a notebook she owns.

Solidad and Flannery have a daughter named Tammy. Tammy loves fire types and is eager to please and impress others. Sometimes, she's so eager to please and impress that she'll do what you tell her without question. She's naive and prone to getting into big trouble as a result.

Harley's twins, Imelda and Jamie Lee, I've spoken about before. Having grown up under a single parent like Harley, who absolutely dressed them in little Pokemon outfits and brought them to contests with him, the twins are already deep in the contest circuit. Imelda also at times presents instead of competing. They are rivals to each other, but when they team up they are the most gremlin bitches you have ever faced and you should be afraid, be very afraid. When facing each other, the competition is especially fierce and aggressive. Sisters, y'know? They will judge you out loud in earshot of you.

Kenny has a son named Don. Don has a strong interest in ghost types and has a vlog about the Pokemon World's most haunted places, where he goes into them and shows all the spooky stuff. He has collaborated with JJ. He isn't always the most respectful to the areas he breaks into to showcase. He'll learn, though.

Jessie and James, again I have spoken about their kids before. JJ, Mary, Cole, Clell and MJ. JJ travels with Alex as one of his best friends. He vlogs his journey and the gang's accomplishments while also taking part in gym challenges and league championships. He definitely has a female Pikachu, and since Alex and Simon are both bonded to legendaries, JJ also gets to bond with a Mew. His sister, Mary, is actually closer to Alex's age, and is a coordinator, primarily using a Galarian Meowth and a Milotic. I guess now I've made Simon a coordinator, this also makes her a rival to him. Cole, Clell and MJ are younger and not quite at adventuring age, though the twins go eventually and Cole takes after his father in love of Pokemon and building all sorts of machines and tech. A lot less shoddily though.

Montgomery and Edmund have a son named Thad. Thad and his Mime Jr. and Ninetails have been spotted as actors and models, a role they all take great pride in and very much enjoy. At first, Thad seems snooty, self absorbed and insufferable, but he tries to project this untouchable self to hopefully keep people from swamping him in public. He greatly values his personal space and time, and gets frustrated and upset at being swamped by fans.

Miette and Aria have two daughters named Martha and Brandi. Martha has settled into a little business of making Pokepuffs at her own store in Kalos. She advertises them as the finest in Kalos and is happy to share recipes with friends or to help personalise puffs to specific Pokemon.

Nini and Ryuki have a daughter named Naya. Naya is interested in Pokemon conservation, working towards safeguarding the environments of Pokemon so that everyone has a place to live in harmony.

Lisia is with my Alpha Sapphire MC, Pippa. They have six kids: Benjamin, Brenton, Felipe, Lucky, Anissa and Penelope. Benjamin is the main kid here. Benjamin is taking after both mothers, and great uncle Wallace. He's aiming to become both a top coordinator and a league champion. He's very encouraging to his rivals and tends to give them friendly tips. He's thankful for any tips shared with him, as well.

Horacio has a daughter named Virginie. Virginie loves fairy type Pokemon and also has an interest in fossils and history. She can spend forever in museums and learning everything. She finds her dad embarrassing.

Horace has seven kids: Fabienne, Dacey, Kitty, Xerxes, Kendall, Clayton and Stefan. Xerxes favours poison type Pokemon and wants to become something great. How exactly he will accomplish that, he's not sure. He's looking at a variety of avenues right now, but he's most interested in legendary and mythical Pokemon.