Name: Karix Hummel
Age: 16
Gender: Potato. Nah ok, she's female.
Hometown: I don't know anything about Solaceon, but let's make it Solaceon because I don't know anything about other towns in Sinnoh either :D
Interests and Goals: Karix had a really good life going. She just finished high school, she was planning on going to college in the same school as her mega super cool boyfriend... But then she got dumped. Suddenly, he didn't want to be with her anymore. It shattered her world, but instead of doing her best to get over him, as her friends tried to convince her to do, she started making a grand plan of how to get him back. Garen loved pokémon. Karix didn't even own a pokémon of her own. So that must be it! In order to become cool again, in Garen's eyes, she needed to become a
pokémon trainer. As such, her main goal and purpose of the journey is to gather a team of the toughest, coolest pokémon out there and win as many battles as she possibly can. So that her ex will finally take her back when he sees what he lost. Question is... Will that goal last throughout the journey, or will she discover new purposes and goals in life along the way? (spoilers: the latter, obviously)
Her usual interests include reading, watching movies, playing games with friends - a lot of typical indoor activities. She was never much for the outdoor life, which could become a challenge on this journey. She has a love for the internet and will likely feel alone and disconnected whenever she's out of data or range for her smartphone.
FAMILY
Karix grew up with her parents and two brothers. One older named Darax, one younger named Jalex. As a middle child, she has mastered diplomacy where others would deem it hopeless. She has also had to learn ways to get on by and thrive without getting too much attention. There was only a year between each of the siblings, and she was the only daughter, but Jalex was girlish enough to make that title redundant, and Darax did the most in his role on the other side of the spectrum. The day Garen asked Karix out, half a year ago, was the best day of her life. He saw her, not the coolkids, not the smartkids - little unspecial Karix. She never reflected much on his reasons behind dating her, but she sure did a lot of reflection when he broke it off.
Mrs and Mr Hummel are farmers, living in a small ranch on the outskirts of Solaceon, but they know that only possibly Darax would want to follow in their footsteps. Jalex is way too artistic to take care of a farm all day long, and Karix... Well, they are not too sure about her yet. But they are convinced that she is a lot wiser than she takes credit for.
STRENGTHSZangoose: No kidding. This pokémon was a precious gift from her parents (they used quite a lot of their savings to get it, possibly feeling guilty over her being over shadowed by her brothers). She is trained for battle, breeded to perfection, and is even sporting a very rare coloration. This pokémon is a killing winning machine. At least if her trainer knew how to use her properly...
Memory: Karix has a keen eye for details and usually remembers well things she has learned or only briefly heard about.
Diplomacy: She can often sense a brewing argument and automatically act to calm things down before the storm is let loose. She got plenty of practice keeping her brothers at bay through the years. At the very least, she will not be the one to start arguments or take the bait from someone who tries to make her angry.
Motivation: Crybaby or not, it will take a lot for Karix to give up if she faces obstacles on her journey. She has quite the motivation to really become a cool trainer and get her ex back!
WEAKNESSESZangoose: Yeah, the winning machine doesn't quite respect its operator. Yet.
Crybaby: Her eyes seem to lack proper floodgates. Whenever there is anything somebody could cry for, you can be sure that she joins in. Or even is the first to begin. Her emotions just well up like that.
Fear of POINTY THINGS: You heard me. She fell on top of a pitchfork at the age of 6 and punctured a lung. Luckily she fully recovered, but was sort of traumatized and now gets nauseous from being too close to pointy items or looking at them for too long. It's been a decade so she has managed to work through the worst part of the fear itself, but she's still hugely uncomfortable with pointy things. For example, she only eats with spoons. Forks or knives are a no go. So. Anybody seen Zangoose's claws? Perhaps they need to be trimmed down. A lot. 8)
STARTER POKÉMON
Zangoose (shiny) // Female // Immunity
Quick Attack - Double Team - Thunderbolt - Flamethrower - Ice beam - Slash