Pokemon

[three_swords_stronger]

Name: Zoro Roronoa
Age: 27
Birthplace: Greenfield, Johto Region
Current location: Nautilus
Occupation: East Gym Leader (MAYBE) |or| Ace Trainer
Affiliations: none
Alignment: Neutral

Badges

Johto: Zephyr, Hive, Plain, Fog, Storm, Mineral, Glacier, and Rising

Kanto: Boulder, Cascade, Thunder, Rainbow, Soul, Marsh, Volcano, and Earth

Sinnoh: Coal, Forest, Cobble, Fen, Relic, Mine, Beacon

Kalos: Cliff, Rumble

Ribbons
Super (Whackame)
Toughness: Ultra (Clankonabe-ko)


Background: Zoro was found wandering in Greenfield as a dirty scowly kid out to prove himself by taking every gym he could with... a Magikarp which he saved from being eaten by a Pidgeotto. His strategy involved letting the Magikarp do its thing and then punching the trainer in the face. Suffice to say, Zoro didn't really have a good idea what pokemon training involved. He became psuedo-adopted by the manager of a nearby pokemon center and was taught how to care for/train various types of pokemon, his first capture being a Honedge which prompted him to get lost travel. There he traveled all over determined to be the strongest Pokemon Master/Swordsman that ever was and toppling whatever gym he came across however long it took him to do it. (which sometimes took him a while).


Zoro had never considered becoming a gym leader until he came upon the then Earth Gym, run by an uncaring man who fought Pokemon for profit and fleeced whatever trainers that came by by selling them bogus potions and supplies and making them pay for the fight. The pokemon in the man's care were hardly trained and even less cared for. Zoro took over the gym, kicking out anyone he didn't care for, and transformed it for a place that both pokemon and trainers can both get comfortable and get stronger. Most of the pokemon that are there on a permanent basis are happy and can bench press twice their weight at least.

While Zoro is not particularly into ribbon getting, an accidental contest entering incident had Whackame wanting the life long dream of getting the Master Cuteness Ribbon, and after a while, Clankonabe-ko wanted to gain the Master Toughness Ribbon. Zoro does his best for them. Somewhat connected to this, Zoro doesn't really do pokeballs except for healing purposes and leaves it up to what they want. That means that any/all of his pokemon can be out at any given time.




Battle strategy:

Zoro tends to go all or nothing, with hard hits and basically tanking the crap out of everything. To that end he keeps a lot of max potions/revives on hand because he's used to his pokemon getting KO'd from a fight. He will challenge just about anyone he comes across to a battle.




Pokemon Team

Name: Whackame
Species: Gyrados
Gender: Male
Personality: Shy and eager to please, this Gyrados tends to blush and curl in on himselfafter every attack. He's also a bit of a cuddle bug. When too nervous will accidentally rain dance. Still he's a hard worker and is Zoro's strongest pokemon because he gives it 150% when in battle.
Ability: Moxie
Move Set: Rain Dance, Dragon Rage, Hyper Beam, Bite


Name: Slashimi
Species: Aegislash
Gender: Female
Personality: Hard-edged and proud, she's stubborn often wants to do her own thing, but she very well trained. She also has a somewhat mischievous nature and likes to trick passers by that think she's just a harmless sword and then will shock them, as well as other pranks
Ability: Stance Change
Move Set: Sacred Sword, Laser Focus, Fury Cutter, King's Shield

Name: Dontori
Species: Skarmory
Gender: Male
Personality: Kind of clumsy it often falls over itself and its attacks have a greater than average chance of missing. It loves to laugh and drink sake and start really skrawky karaoke. Mostly it's just out to have a good time but will get serious during battles.
Ability: Sturdy
Move Set: Air Cutter, Steel Wing, Metal Sound , Tail Wind.

Name: Hittomaki
Species: Lucario
Gender: Male
Personality: Quiet and reserved, he prefers to spend most of its time training. Due to an accident as Riolu he only has one leg, though Zoro has long since gotten an artificial leg for him. He is determined to prove his worth and strength in battle.
Ability: Inner Focus
Move Set: Power Up Punch, Sky Uppercut, Vacuum Wave, Force Palm


Name: Clankonabe-ko
Species: Aron
Gender: Female
Personality: One of the newest pokemon, she is tiny but is fierce, an aggressive fighter she can get out of hand if not kept on. Nevertheless is very loving. She is also very heavy for her size/species, even without the heavy metal ability, weighing 200 lbs.
Ability: Heavy Metal
Move Set: Iron Head, Heavy Slam, Take Down, Iron Tail


Name: Cutsuo Tataki
Species: Bisharp
Gender: Female
Personality: The most strong-willed of Zoro's pokemon, she will often use Embargo against Zoro's wishes because she seeks to win the fight at any cost. She is driven and calculating but ultimately extremely loyal
Ability: Pressure
Move Set: Assurance, Night Slash, Embargo, Guillotine