Current Party:
June the Grovyle@Miracle Seed
BOLD nature, Met at Route 101 (Lv5)
Lv21
-Fury Cutter
-Rock Smash
-Absorb
-Quick Attack
June is my team's leader and go-to Pokémon. Ever since our close victory over Roxanne, she has been eager to grow stronger and show the world that she is as tough as they come, and is a Pokémon worthy of the Championship. June's bold nature gets her into arguments with Rubius, but there is a respect growing between them. Before I boxed him, Wily and June were really close friends and June hopes to retire with Wily together after the Championship is won.
June was distraught at the deaths of Lanette and Fergus. She had spent a lot of time with the former, and the latter had saved her life during the Roxanne Gym Battle. Though the rest of my team (save Rubius) respects her leadership skills, she is starting to doubt whether or not she will be able to really lead us to the championship.
Rubius the Tentacool@Silk Scarf
BOLD nature, met at Dewford Town (Lv7)
Lv19
- Poison Sting
- Supersonic
- Cut
- Acid
The source of my party's dissenting opinion, Rubius is the yang to June's Yin, although neither of them are very calm. Rubius has only heard stories about how difficult the battle with Roxanne was, and attributes the difficulty to June's weakness. He lords his Type-Advantage over June whenever he can, but after June became a Grovyle, the rivalry has become a bit more one-sided with Rubius fuming, waiting for his chance to shine. Rubius respects the opinions of Balthasar more than any other Pokémon on the party.
Rubius respected Lanette for her role in the early days of the party, and treats her death as a taboo subject. He sees how June takes the death of her longtime friend and wonders if he could be as strong. The death of Fergus shows him that even evolved Pokémon are not invincible, and that there are higher plateaus of strength to reach.
Balthasar the Alakazam
QUIRKY nature, met at Granite Cave (Lv8)
Lv16
- Teleport
- Confusion
- Disable
- Psybeam
Balthasar is the 'Team Dad' for the rest of my party. Though met after many had assembled, his quick rise to final evolution and his total domination of the Gym Leader Brawly has cemented him in his position of number two to June's number one. Balthasar is paitent, though sometimes a bit silly. His emmense psychic powers give him a unique perspective on events and arguments, and he usually mediates between June and Rubius when the arguments get out of hand. Since Lanette is gone, he hasn't had to break up the fights as often, but this just makes him more worried that he's sitting next to an emotional powder-keg.
Aria the Swablu
HASTY nature, Egg recieved from "a nice place". Hatched at Petalburg City (Lv5)
Lv19
- Peck
- Sing
- False Swipe
- Fury Attack
Aria is sitll the baby of my team, and is June's favorite now that Wily is in retirement in the PC. She hatched while my party was training for Brawly, and hung on the arguments of June and Rubius during her upbringing. She's surprised many with how resilient she is to damage, and her sleep moves and False Swipe have made her helpful for making new friends. She's always excited when Polly gets to telling of adventures in the Wild, and is perhaps a bit gullible when it comes to her friendship with the Cheering Pokemon. The death of Lanette shook her to the core, having never seen a dead Pokémon before. She still cries every night before going to sleep, vowing to grow stronger to honor the memory of her fallen friend.
Polly the Minun
TIMID nature, met on Route 110 (Lv13)
Lv20
-Spark
-Thunder Wave
-Quick Attack
-Helping Hand
When Polly joined the party, she got the cold shoulder from June, who blamed her for replacing Wily in the line-up. Because of this, Rubius embraced her. Her role in paralyzing Brendan's Combusken has made June reconsider her opinion of the Cheering Pokémon. She is hyperactive and charming, and uses her looks and guile to get herself out of scrapes, such as when the others catch her stealing food with her high speed. She usually backs up Rubius in the arguments, but she is prone to taking whichever side helps her more.
Seeing Lanette fall right before her caused a change in Polly. She's seen death before, in the wilds near Slateport. But that was the first time she saw a death that had mattered. She saw the effects of the death ripple through the team, and realized for the first time that she was part of this team.
She developed a crush on Fergus while he was in the party, training to battle Wattson, though she knew it wasn't meant to be between them. When Voltorb exploded, killing him, her heart broke and she was filled with a rage. She wanted to be sent in for revenge, and I allowed it. She didn't disappoint me.
All in all, Polly is a Pokémon who's mood changes with the winds. Fair winds make her smile, but harsh ones show you the fierce beast within that cute exterior.