The magicians as pokemon trainers
Alakazam is the Dean's only Pokemon but he has never lost a battle with it. He opened the Brakebills academy to teach promising trainers he hand picks himself who he believes could change the world some day. To him being a trainer of such high status isn't just about battling but understanding pokemon and creating an unbreakable bond with your own team.
Quentin Coldwater - flying
Growing up Quentin was always told to reach for the stars so that's exactly what he did. His first pokemon was a tiny pidgey and they taught each other how to fly high, though only for pidgey was it literally and not metaphorically. With his pokemons aerial capabilities he's always able to think out of the box during battles and when not battling he's flying around on pidgeots back seeing all that the world has to offer.
Julia knew she wanted to be a grass type trainer because it made her feel closer to the earth and her pokemon help her understand how life itself works. Julia started making pharmaceuticals and speciality pokemon food with her vileplume, they became so popular she needed the aid of the rest of her pokemon just to keep up. She wants to be one of the worlds best breeders, learning everything she possibly can about pokemon.
Kady Orloff- Diaz - fighting
Kady is a fighter and so are her pokemon. They train hard and learn techniques others could never learn no matter how hard they try. She still has a lot to learn about defensive battling but her offensive is nearly flawless because of all the hours she put into training in ways others don't even think about. Her and lucario have built a special wavelength and intuitively know the other's next move while sparring and lucario can take down it's opponent without Kady saying a word.
Margo Hanson and Eliot Waugh - water/ice
Margo and Eliot specialize in double battles. The day they met they instantly became best friends and trained their teams to work as one. Together their lapras' are basically unbeatable. They are equally as tough battling separately but there are very rare circumstances where they aren't teaming up to fight side by side. People are often confused as to why Margo has nidoking and Eliot has nidoqueen and Margo's only response is "because I'm the motherfucking king."
When Fogg recruited Penny he and xatu were putting on side shows telling people their futures. They drew in crowds of people every day and some traveled across the country to have their future told by Penny and xatu. With his pokemon Penny has seen other dimensions and done things not believed to be humanly possible, well in this world at least. He's not much of a battler but when he does battle it's quite the match because his pokemon battle with their minds instead of their physical bodies.
Alice's mom was a well known ghost gym leader and when her brother followed in their mothers footsteps she felt like she was a disappointment. Alice became a normal type trainer because she sees the strength and determination of normal pokemon that are often overlooked. Her mother tends to criticize her pokemon for being "ordinary" but Alice see's her team as nothing less than extraordinary.
There is no other type of pokemon for Fen than fairy types. The type tends to be described as silly or odd but that makes Fen love them even more. Fen is a fierce battler and her pokemon can easily rise from underdogs to champions. Fen is like a completely different person on the battle field' she goes from being incredibly kind and gentle to doing the kind of damage that is inflicted by the sharp blade of a knife.
Todd is a bug trainer. Why? Purely because his twin brother Randall hates bugs. Especially spiders. Todd's first pokemon was a spinarak who he taught to drop down from the ceiling over Randall's face while he was sleeping. He was always getting in trouble with their parents for messing with Todd with his bug pokemon and to this day he stills loves scaring people who are afraid of bugs.
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