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[evanfardreamer]

Well I'll go ahead and give it a try - nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

Story Version: Pearl
Name: Becky
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Appearance: Coltish legs and arms, as she’s hit a growth spurt but hasn’t filled out yet. Thick brown hair usually pulled back in a ponytail, light freckles that disappear when she gets a tan. Bright green eyes and has a scar on her left bicep. Usually wears khaki pants or cargo shorts, bright shirts, and an array of ball caps.
Height/Weight: Slightly short for her age, and average weight.
Personality: Grew up around a lot of boys, not afraid of a tussle and a bit of a tomboy. Doesn’t hide that she’s a girl, and is good at kickball and running. Doesn’t stand for bullying and sticks up for people, but also isn’t afraid to put people in their place when they are wrong. Exceedingly curious about the world, especially exploring places like caves and mounains.
Personal Traits that describe your character: Bright, bold, fair, curious.

Backstory: (required info- This section is extremely important because events will be added into the story based on your character and their goals and background.)
1. Family: Two older and one younger brothers, no sisters. Both parents still living, one aunt in same town but no cousins; best friend Peter, most friends were her brothers’ friends and she had to fight to belong in the group. Wasn’t terribly close to her siblings but there was nobody else to play with, so she found her own diversions like reading and exploring the forest.
2. Pokemon experience: Both her older brothers have starter Pokemon; her parents had a Miltank and Mareep for their hobby farm, and some of the other kids had befriended or been given Pokemon of their own.
3. Past experience that has defined your character: A river near her hometown ran through an area of limestone and shale rock, and had carved out very small tunnels and caves. Kids were supposed to stay away from them, most of them only went in as far as the first room or two. One day, several kids went deeper on a dare and didn’t come back; Becky went in after them, found all four and led them back out. From this she learned that sometimes people need help to get out of their own bad situations, and that she should help them if she could because she might be the only one able to.
4. Special Talents: Keen sense of direction. Not quite as clear as always knowing which way is north, but she usually knows which way she is going, or where she came from. Especially in nature she almost never gets lost, and even then can still find her way back.
Special Pokemon: One of the few times she got lost outdoors was in the mountain foothills near town. She wandered too far to get home by dusk, and was disoriented by how different things looked in the moonlight. As she was about to give up, she caught sight of an Absol (though she didn’t know it at the time) on the next hilltop. It stared at her, then turned and walked down the far side of that hill.
She followed it over several hills until she finally crested one, and rather than seeing it, spotted the lights of her town. Ever since then if she looks outside on the night of the full moon, she can catch a glimpse of it standing watch over her home.
Personal Goals: Explore somewhere that no human has been, at least not in a long time.
Pet Peeves: Bullies, nags, gossiping, lies.

Region: Johto
Favorite Pokemon: Absol
Favorite Type: Dark
What starter Pokemon: Chimchar
Drawing or Writing: Definitely prefer writing – novice at drawing, happy to try my hand but not count on it.
Contest Starter: Totodile, if I can get it done in time.
Side Notes: If meeting a legendary Pokemon is in the cards, Darkrai would be amazing.

[Rival Max]

Story Version: Diamond

Name: Matthias Grand

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Appearance: Mathias is 5' 7, and very thin. He looks almost malnourished, but has a wiry strength to him. He has short, bright blonde hair a little shaggy and unkempt. HHe has a plain looking face, no real beauty to be found, except in his peircing blue eyes.

He likes to wear black. Black pants black T-shirt and a black hoodie.

Height/Weight: As above.

Personality: Matthias doesn't trust easily. He has seen the dark side of too many people and just assumes that they will eventually show their true colours and betray him.

He protects himself from rejection by not seeking acceptance in the first place. He always has an exit plan, (for himself at least). If he needs to cut and run, he will. He believes in taking whatever he needs from where-ever and who ever he finds it. The world never did him any favours, so he owes nothing to anybody.

Personal Traits that describe your character: Judgemental, Secretive, Protective, Greedy.

Backstory:
1. Family:
-(Mother) Mathilda Grand: Mum tried her best to raise her kids right, but with five of the the little terrors running around, it wasn't easy. She worked as a nurse at the local Pokemon center. She is kind and compassionate and one of the few people that Matthias feels guilty about letting down.
-(Father) Gregory Grand: Dad worked as a laborer, but never made a lot of money. He sacrificed a lot for his family and always felt that he had let his wife and kids down. He now has to accept the fact that his oldest son is more successful than he is which is a blow to his ego.
-(oldest Brother) Reginald Grand: Pokemon expert and second in command at the local Pokemon gym, looking to take over when the current gym leader retires. Very driven and family oriented. Reginald is the 'Golden child' of the family. The one who will bring them from the dirt to glory.
-(2nd born Sister) Amelia Grand: After a youth running around and being a hooligan, including joining a biker gang, Amelia has settled down and joined the local Police force. She enforces the law fairly and fearlessly, although she has on occasion used her authority to pull Matthias out of a sticky legal situation. Amelia is Matthias' favorite person.
-(3rd born) Matthias Grand
-(4th born brother) Billy Grand: 13 year old Pokemon prodigy, already out on his Pokemon journey. Probably going to be a super-success, much to Matthias' annoyance.
-(5th born brother) Harry Grand: 10 year old pain in the neck, always in trouble at school for trying out some of the stories that Matthias told him. Idolizes Matthias and tries to copy his bad-boy demeanor.
2. Pokemon experience:
Helping Mum with injured Pokemon. Watching his annoying brothers with their amazing Pokemon battling skills.

3. Past experience that has defined your character:
When Matthias was ten years old he didn't have enough to eat. His family could barely afford two meals a day. One day when Matthias was walking through the local market he saw some delicious fresh bread sitting on a stall. He waited for the stall owner to look away and then grabbed a loaf and hid it under his jacket. He walked away and realized that no-one had seen him. he ate the bread and came to a new realization. If the rules wouldn't feed him, then the rules were not necessary. He would get whatever he needed, however he could. Since that day Matthias has developed a knack for taking things that don't belong to him.
Matthias has had a few run ins with the law, but is usually able to talk his way out of a bad situation.

4. Special Talents:
Picking locks and general stealing skills.

Special Pokemon: Matthias has always liked the ability of a Meowth to sneak around and steal things.

Personal Goals: To become independent and free. Throw of the rules and shackles of society.

Pet Peeves: People telling him what to do. Stupid rules. Being hungry.

Region: Kanto

Favorite Pokemon: Sandile

Favorite Type: Dark

What starter Pokemon: Chimchar

Drawing or Writing: Writing or drawing as the mood hits me.

Contest Starter: Squirtle.

Side Notes:

Your characters are always interesting man! Approved

Well I'll go ahead and give it a try - nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

Story Version: Pearl
Name: Becky
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Appearance: Coltish legs and arms, as she’s hit a growth spurt but hasn’t filled out yet. Thick brown hair usually pulled back in a ponytail, light freckles that disappear when she gets a tan. Bright green eyes and has a scar on her left bicep. Usually wears khaki pants or cargo shorts, bright shirts, and an array of ball caps.
Height/Weight: Slightly short for her age, and average weight.
Personality: Grew up around a lot of boys, not afraid of a tussle and a bit of a tomboy. Doesn’t hide that she’s a girl, and is good at kickball and running. Doesn’t stand for bullying and sticks up for people, but also isn’t afraid to put people in their place when they are wrong. Exceedingly curious about the world, especially exploring places like caves and mounains.
Personal Traits that describe your character: Bright, bold, fair, curious.

Backstory: (required info- This section is extremely important because events will be added into the story based on your character and their goals and background.)
1. Family: Two older and one younger brothers, no sisters. Both parents still living, one aunt in same town but no cousins; best friend Peter, most friends were her brothers’ friends and she had to fight to belong in the group. Wasn’t terribly close to her siblings but there was nobody else to play with, so she found her own diversions like reading and exploring the forest.
2. Pokemon experience: Both her older brothers have starter Pokemon; her parents had a Miltank and Mareep for their hobby farm, and some of the other kids had befriended or been given Pokemon of their own.
3. Past experience that has defined your character: A river near her hometown ran through an area of limestone and shale rock, and had carved out very small tunnels and caves. Kids were supposed to stay away from them, most of them only went in as far as the first room or two. One day, several kids went deeper on a dare and didn’t come back; Becky went in after them, found all four and led them back out. From this she learned that sometimes people need help to get out of their own bad situations, and that she should help them if she could because she might be the only one able to.
4. Special Talents: Keen sense of direction. Not quite as clear as always knowing which way is north, but she usually knows which way she is going, or where she came from. Especially in nature she almost never gets lost, and even then can still find her way back.
Special Pokemon: One of the few times she got lost outdoors was in the mountain foothills near town. She wandered too far to get home by dusk, and was disoriented by how different things looked in the moonlight. As she was about to give up, she caught sight of an Absol (though she didn’t know it at the time) on the next hilltop. It stared at her, then turned and walked down the far side of that hill.
She followed it over several hills until she finally crested one, and rather than seeing it, spotted the lights of her town. Ever since then if she looks outside on the night of the full moon, she can catch a glimpse of it standing watch over her home.
Personal Goals: Explore somewhere that no human has been, at least not in a long time.
Pet Peeves: Bullies, nags, gossiping, lies.

Region: Johto
Favorite Pokemon: Absol
Favorite Type: Dark
What starter Pokemon: Chimchar
Drawing or Writing: Definitely prefer writing – novice at drawing, happy to try my hand but not count on it.
Contest Starter: Totodile, if I can get it done in time.
Side Notes: If meeting a legendary Pokemon is in the cards, Darkrai would be amazing.

Having a good sense of direction will probably be very useful in this story :) But be careful with the curiosity part.
Approved !

Also if for some reason you cant do the story submission. You can still unlock the pokemon. The submission will be open to the start of the story next weekend. At that point everyone will still enter the new world with the pokemon. But the pokeball will be jammed. Once repair though youll have the pokemon to use. The incentive for writing the story is for points and for the pokemon right away.