[PKMN FULL] Crossroads; A Johto Story (new OOC)

Name: Sarah Walter
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Starter: ??

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Family: Sarah lives in a quaint little house in the town of Cherrygrove City with her mother, father and her younger brother. Her mother works in the towns Pokémon mart whilst her father is not present a lot of the time as he himself is off on his own Pokémon journey. Her little brother is five years younger than Sarah and is not quite ready for his own journey just yet.

Sarah was introduced to the concept of being a Pokémon trainer by her father whenever she was old enough to understand how Pokémon worked. He guided her as much as he could before ultimately leaving the decision in her hands. She finally decided to follow in her father's footsteps and become a trainer like him.

Goals and interests: Sarah loves the outdoors and as such she can usually be found resting in a forest or a grassland, quietly relaxing and listening to the sounds of nature around her. She also likes to go for a quick swim should the opportunity arise and she also has a strange fondness for climbing trees. Whilst all this may seem very tomboy-ish, Sarah is far from being a tomboy. Granted she may climb trees and lay down relaxing in a forest but she prefers to think of herself as more feminine than boyish.

Sarah's ultimate goal is to make her family proud, mainly her father. She believes that in order to do that, she must defeat all the gym leaders. Earning all the badges in the region would surely make her father proud of what she had achieved. However beating all the gym leaders isn't Sarah's only goal, along this journey she wishes to befriend many Pokémon, perhaps even turning some of them into her friends which she'll carry along with her as she continues on her journey. Sarah's father taught her that Pokémon are friends and must always be treated that way and that no trainer should ever deliberately hurt their Pokémon. She is not going to let her father or herself down by betraying his words. She wants her family to be proud of what she's achieved, not ashamed of what she's become.

Rival: Whilst one may believe that Sarah's rival is indeed her father, Sarah views her father as more of a mentor rather than someone she's trying to compare herself to. She knows that her father is a much better trainer and possibly always will be so she decided to make her father proud by collecting all the badges as opposed to trying to defeat him in a battle.

Sarah's real rival is her childhood friend Sam. This rivalry is more of a friendly rivalry rather than an aggressive one. Ever since they were kids, Sarah and Sam would constantly try to outdo each other in school by always trying to achieve a higher mark in tests than the other person. Sam is two years older than Sarah and as such, he left on his Pokémon journey over a year ago, leaving Sarah by herself.

Sarah doesn't exactly know where Sam is right now but she knows he's out there, and now that Sarah has left on her journey it's a perfect opportunity to start trying to outdo the other person once more.

Strengths: Sarah's main strength is her fiery passion for battle. She believes that her father's expertise in training and battling was passed down to her and that's how she developed a love for Pokémon. She can be quick and sharp in the heat of battle, focusing all her attention on the task at hand. However whenever Sarah isn't in a battle, she can be a joy to be around, with her bubbly, jolly personality she always tries to bring out the best in people. Sarah cares greatly for her friends, family and her Pokémon. She will always try to protect them if she feels that danger is lurking just around the corner. She also dislikes making enemies and will always make an effort to become friends with someone that she meets. If an argument does occur between Sarah and someone else, she can't hold a grudge for very long and is generally the first person to apologise.

Sarah is in good shape for a fifteen year old, perhaps even a little more than the average person that age. Her love of the outdoors added with her fondness for climbing trees has given her a good physical form, allowing her to battle and travel for longer.

Weaknesses: Sarah's greatest fear of all is heights. Because of this Sarah will always try to cross a bridge or a similar high up structure by staying in the middle of it, well away from the railings. If Sarah does manage to catch a glimpse of high up she is, Sarah will start to feel dizzy and nauseated and above all else she will start to panic quite badly. Whilst she likes to climb trees, she will often asses how big the tree is to decide if or not to climb it.

Another weakness of Sarah's is strangely one of her strengths, her passion for battle. Due to her total commitment in a battle and blocking out outside distractions she can sometimes make foolish decisions such as attacking a much stronger Pokémon with her considerably weaker Pokémon.

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