Name: Lan Baoshi ([FONT="]蓝宝石[/FONT]/Sapphire)
Age: 19 (June 28th)
Gender: Female
Personality: Lan is the perfect Chinese girl: only listens, never speaks. She is very quiet to the point of being introverted unless spoken to. She is generally docile and listens to whoever is in charge without any complaints. She cooks and cleans well and always listens to her elders and her "betters". She can take the punishments given to her without a bat of an eyelash. Her expression is always a neutral one, but always seem to exclude humbleness. She will do whatever she is told without any questions asked. She is also a very polite girl. These factors together may make her seem like a mat that people can walk on. However, this is only a carefully cultivated mask that Lan has created.
Lan, truly, is a very sarcastic girl. Although she likes the quiet, she generally loves bantering with others, especially with her pokemon, and always let her feelings be known if she drops the mask. She feels that respect is earned and not given, different from her culture. She also knows that elders can be wrong and disobeys orders when she feels that they are stupid/morally wrong. She is a pretty good liar, manipulator, and actor. She hates people being mistreated with a passion, but finds herself hardened to death. She is rather cynical and generally hates being touched. She hates alcohol with a passion as well as cigarettes and other drugs. She is also rather intelligent and observant, yet she usually keeps things that she's surmised to herself unless someone is in danger. She can also think of tactics on the fly and can be a good battle planner. She only lets her true personality come out with people she trusts, which is a very few, and her pokemon. Trust doesn't come easy to her though. However, she may lower her guard a tad (enough to actually talk when not spoken too) if her instincts tell her that someone is alright. She generally listens to her instincts as they are usually correct. She generally slips into Chinese whenever she is upset or angry. She also speaks in Chinese when giving out commands to her pokemon during battles, just because it generally makes her opponent harder to figure out what she is doing. She can also mix up her Chinese and her English while speaking as her English isn't perfect.
She doesn't exactly have the best self-esteem which comes from her history. As such, she doesn't have much pride and acts as if she is worthless and isn't a good person/trainer. She absolutely hates being touched and dislikes any second floor. She also hates being near windows.
While battling, she states what she has to (attacks), but nothing more.
With her pokemon, she is very open. Although still rather cynical and dark, she does love her pokemon and would do nothing to ever harm them.
Appearance: Lan has straight, black hair that reaches to the middle of her back. However, she ties it up into a messy ponytail, as strings of hair can still fall on her face. She also has narrowed black eyes. Her skin colour is basic for Chinese people: a light colour with a tint of yellow. She is 5'6 and weighs 120lbs, but most of her weight comes from her developed muscles. She looks to be younger, with her skinny physique, which can cause people to underestimate her. She has quite a lot of scars, the worst being centralized on her shoulder blade. Without looking at her scars, she could be seen as attractive, but not the prettiest girl around.
Lan wears a black, Chinese styled shirt with sleeves that reaches up to her wrist. She also wears baggy, black long pants that allow her to maneuver around in well. They reach up to her ankles, not touching the ground. She also wears black, Chinese-styled flats that allow her to move around quietly. She doesn't wear any jewelry, nor any make-up.
History: Lan was born in Viridian City, Kanto. As a young child, she generally liked going to the Viridian Forest to play with pokemon as many of them were fairly gentle with children (just not pokemon trainers). Once, her mother went looking for her while Lan was in the Viridian Forest. When Lan came home, she was four at the time, her mother had not been heard from in a long time. Her father and Lan gathered search parties for her mother and they found her broken body in the forest. She had been attacked by wild pokemon, all because she wasn't a child. Ever since then, Lan had been scared of forests and pokemon that live there and her father had buried his sorrows in alcohol. Her father was a very violent drunk. At first, it started with yelling; an unstoppable rage when Lan had dropped a plate while trying to prepare dinner. Lan was five. As the only women of the house, even though she was a small girl, she had to pick up the chores that her mother had; cooking, cleaning, and caring to the "man" of the house. Once, when she made something not to her father's liking, as he was drunk, he punched her squarely in the face. She was still five. This seemed to be the twig that broke the dam. Whenever he was drunk and upset, he would hit her, sometimes beat her. That wasn't to say that he didn't love her. Whenever he was sober and saw how injured she was, he would beg for her forgiveness and shower her with affection. Lan never knew what was worse: the fact that her father beat her, or the fact that her father beat her and was sorrowful but never stopped. When she was nine, after a lot of drinking, her father snapped. They lived in a second story house in Viridian City. Her father pushed her out of a second floor window. Her father arrested, herself injured and scarred, when she was ten, she got her starter, Mareep, and left.
Lan went to Unova first. It was certainly different than Kanto, but she tried to blend in as well as she could. She tried not to stick out, not wanting anybody's attention. Many people didn't pay attention to her anyway; they thought her too quiet, too strange. She gathered pokemon and battled the gym leaders, winning all eight badges. She made it to the league and got in the top 32. During Unova, she didn't really experience anything exciting aside from the Desert Resort and finding two fossils as well as battling triple and rotational battles. She feels that she likes triple battles VS double battles, but ultimately likes single battles better.
Sinnoh was next. Like in Unova, she didn't really get close to anyone. She had met Cynthia once, but they never really got too close. They did exchange phone numbers, however. Cynthia was the first person that she truly let a small part of her emotions out. Like in Unova, she gathered her pokemon and won all eight badges. In the league, she got into the top 16. Now, Lan met her Spiritomb strangely. She had managed to bump into a man who gave her a key. Curious, Lan tried to see if there was any place where the key would fit. She managed to find the hole, but found that it didn't do much. After finding various treasures underground and talking to various people, she ended up passing the tower again. She brushed into it and then a Spiritomb came out of nowhere and attacked her. Using her pokedex and realizing that Spiritomb had no weaknesses, Lan captured it.
Hoenn followed soon after. She was also very careful, very closed off. However, she did spot her first legendary pokemon there. Lan was able to see Latios and Latias while roaming around Hoenn after getting all eight of the gym badges. However, it was a quick sighting; Latios and Latias had zoomed out of there after sharing a surprised stare with Lan. In the league, she got into the top four.
Johto came next. For some reason, she was a legendary pokemon magnet at this time. She managed to see Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Celebi, and Mew. Like with Latios and Latias, she saw Entei, Raikou, and Suicune while they were roaming about. However, while Suicune ran away, Entei and Raikou attacked. Although she didn't quite manage to knock them out, Lan managed to injure them enough in battle for them to run away while only her Tyranitar was left standing. This was after grabbing seven badges. Ho-Oh was a creature that Lan saw flying. It gave off a goldish, rainbow colour that was quite strange to Lan. However, she was able to take a picture of it and has always kept that photo onto her. Lugia, like Ho-Oh, was only a pokemon she saw in passing. She was surfing near the Whirl Islands when a shadowy figure was underneath her and her Lapras. She also managed to take a picture of Lugia as well. Celebi and Mew are the ones she met together. Sort of. She met Celebi while traveling through the forest in which Celebi resides. Celebi pretty much kidnapped Lan and took her to the past. When she realized where she was, she was in the Viridian Forest. She met Mew in the Viridian Forest after she traveled through the forest, twitchy. Together with Mew, she managed to stumble upon her mother in the Viridian Forest. It automatically hit her what was going to happen. Although she tried to save her mother, Mew had stopped her and so Lan watched her mother died. After this, she was sent back to the current time by Celebi. After this, she decided to go to Kanto without going to the league after winning all eight gym badges.
In Kanto, Lan had decided to visit her father in jail. As they weren't allowed alcohol, her father was sober. When he saw her, all he could do was apologize, chant "I'm sorry" over and over again. Lan took the apologies and left without saying a single word. The next day, he was found dead in his cell. Foul play was unsuspected. Lan won all eight of the gym badges and went for the Indigo League. She managed to battle her way to the finals where she lost. As the runner-up she was eligible to go against the Elite Four and the champion. She managed to defeat the Elite Four, but lost against the champion. However, she was able to severally weaken the champion's best pokemon, allowing the winner of her finals match to become champion. She also met Mewtwo in the Cerulean Cave, but aside from an exchange of glances and Lan's head meeting the wall due to Mewtwo, they didn't really have any interactions with each other. Ever since, she has been training in Mt. Silver alongside with Red. They didn't talk, but there is a certain kinship between the two. Completely platonic, however.
Lan heard about the tournament and decided to join.
Other Information: Lan is ambidextrous. Her pokemon can understand both English and Chinese.
Pokemon:
Italics are TM/HM moves/Tutor Moves(if allowed), Bold is Egg movesOn Team:
Species: Ampharos
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Static
Moves: Fire Punch, Growl, Tackle, Thunder Wave, Thundershock, Cotton Spore, Charge, Thunderpunch, Electro Ball, Cotton Spore, Thunderbolt, Magnet Rise, Iron Tail
Which Region Found In: Starter
Species: Alakazam
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Synchronize
Moves: Confusion, Kinesis, Teleport, Disable, Miracle Eye, Ally Switch, Psybeam, Reflect, Telekinesis, Recover, Psycho Cut, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Barrier
Which Region Found In: Kanto
Species: Lucario
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Inner Focus
Moves: Dark Pulse, Detect, Foresight, Metal Claw, Quick Attack, Counter, Force Palm, Feint, Bone Rush, Metal Sound, Me First, Quick Guard, Swords Dance, Endure, Reversal, Screech, Copycat, Brick Break, Stone Edge, Blaze Kick
Which Region Found In: Sinnoh
Species: Altaria
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Moves: Astonish, Growl, Peck, Pluck, Sing, Fury Attack, Safeguard, Mist, Take Down, Natural Gift, Dragon Breath, Dragon Dance, Mirror Move, Dragon Claw, Fly, Steel Wing
Which Region Found In: Hoenn
Species: Darmanitan
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Sheer Force
Moves: Incinerate, Rage, Rollout, Tackle, Fire Fang, Headbutt, Swagger, Facade, Fire Punch, Work Up, Thrash, Belly Drum, Flare Blitz, Hammer Arm, Taunt, Uproar, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Flame Wheel
Which Region Found In: Unova
Species: Jellicent
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Water Absorb
Moves: Absorb, Bubble, Night Shade, Water Sport, Bubblebeam, Recover, Water Pulse, Ominous Wind, Brine, Rain Dance, Energy Ball, Shadow Ball, Pain Split
Which Region Found In: Unova
PC:
Species: Bouffalant
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Sap Sipper
Moves: Leer, Pursuit, Rage, Fury Attack, Horn Attack, Scary Face, Revenge, Head Charge, Focus Energy, Aerial Ace, Wild Charge, Iron Head
Which Region Found In: Unova
Species: Carracosta
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Solid Rock
Moves: Bide, Rollout, Water Gun, Withdraw, Bite, Protect, Aqua Jet, Ancient Power, Crunch, Wide Guard, Brine, Smack Down, Curse, Shell Smash, Waterfall, Stone Edge, Body Slam
Which Region Found In: Unova
Species: Archeops
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Defeatist
Moves: Leer, Quick Attack, Rock Throw, Wing Attack, Double Team, Scary Face, Pluck, Ancient Power, Agility, Quick Guard, Acrobatics, Dragon Breath, Crunch, Endeavor, Stone Edge, Dragon Claw, Earth Power
Which Region Found In: Unova
Species: Gliscor
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Hyper Cutter
Moves: Fire Fang, Harden, Ice Fang, Knock Off, Poison Jab, Sand-Attack, Thunder Fang, Quick Attack, Fury Cutter, Faint Attack, Acrobatics, Screech, Night Slash, Swords Dance, Slash, X-Scissor, Earthquake, Wing Attack
Which Region Found In: Sinnoh
Species: Froslass
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Snow Cloak
Moves: Astonish, Double Team, Leer, Powder Snow, Icy Wind, Confuse Ray, Ominous Wind, Wake-up Slap, Captivate, Ice Shard, Hail, Bite, Headbutt, Ice Fang, Crunch, Blizzard, Shadow Ball, Spikes
Which Region Found In: Hoenn
Species: Dusknoir
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Pressure
Moves: Bind, Disable, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Gravity, Leer, Night Shade, Foresight, Astonish, Confuse Ray, Shadow Sneak, Pursuit, Curse, Will-O-Wisp, Shadow Punch, Shadow Ball, Brick Break, Dark Pulse
Which Region Found In: Hoenn
Species: Magmortar
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Flame Body
Moves: Ember, Leer, Smog, Smokescreen, Thunder Punch, Faint Attack, Fire Spin, Confuse Ray, Flame Burst, Fire Punch, Flamethrower, Psychic, Mach Punch
Which Region Found In: Johto
Species: Electivire
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Motor Drive
Moves: Fire Punch, Leer, Low Kick, Quick Attack, Thundershock, Swift, Shock Wave, Light Screen, Electro Ball, Thunder Punch, Earthquake, Thunderbolt, Cross Chop
Which Region Found In: Johto
Species: Gigalith
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Sturdy
Moves: Harden, Sand-Attack, Headbutt, Tackle, Rock Blast, Mudslap, Iron Defense, Smack Down, Power Gem, Rock Slide, Stealth Rock, Earthquake, Explosion, Curse
Which Region Found In: Unova
Species: Sawk
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Sturdy
Moves: Leer, Rock Smash, Bide, Focus Energy, Double Kick, Low Sweep, Counter, Karate Chop, Brick Break, Bulk Up, Retaliate, Poison Jab, Earthquake
Which Region Found In: Unova
Species: Krookodile
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Moxie
Moves: Bite, Leer, Rage, Sand-Attack, Torment, Sand Tomb, Assurance, Mud-Slap, Embargo, Swagger, Crunch, Dig, Scary Face, Earthquake, Dragon Claw, Fire Fang
Which Region Found In: Unova
Species: Milotic
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Marvel Scale
Moves: Water Gun, Wrap, Water Sport, Refresh, Water Pulse, Twister, Recover, Captivate, Aqua Tail, Rain Dance, Hydro Pump, Splash, Tackle, Flail, Ice Beam, Scald, Dragon Pulse
Which Region Found In: Hoenn
Species: Absol
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Super Luck
Moves: Feint, Scratch, Leer, Taunt, Quick Attack, Razor Wind, Pursuit, Swords Dance, Bite, Double Team, Slash, Shadow Claw, Stone Edge, Megahorn
Which Region Found In: Hoenn
Species: Torterra
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Overgrow
Moves: Absorb, Razor Leaf, Tackle, Withdraw, Wood Hammer, Razor Leaf, Curse, Bite, Mega Drain, Earthquake, Leech Seed, Synthesis, Stone Edge, Outrage, Body Slam
Which Region Found In: Sinnoh
Species: Charizard
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Blaze
Moves: Air Slash, Dragon Claw, Ember, Growl, Scratch, Shadow Claw, Smokescreen, Dragon Rage, Scary Face, Fire Fang, Flame Burst, Wing Attack, Flamethrower, Fly, Dragon Dance
Which Region Found In: Kanto
Species: Vespiquen
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Pressure
Moves: Gust, Sweet Scent, Poison Sting, Confuse Ray, Fury Cutter, Defend Order, Pursuit, Fury Swipes, Power Gem, Heal Order, Toxic, Slash, Captivate, Attack Order, Swagger, Sludge Bomb, Air Cutter
Which Region Found In: Sinnoh
Species: Toxicroak
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Dry Skin
Moves: Astonish, Mud Slap, Poison Sting, Taunt, Pursuit, Faint Attack, Revenge, Swagger, Mud Bomb, Sucker Punch, Venoshock, Poison Jab, Thunder Punch, Cross Chop
Which Region Found In: Sinnoh
Species: Weavile
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Pressure
Moves: Assurance, Embargo, Leer, Quick Attack, Revenge, Scratch, Taunt, Screech, Faint Attack, Fury Swipes, Nasty Plot, Icy Wind, Hone Claws, Night Slash, X-Scissor, Poison Jab, Ice Punch
Which Region Found In: Johto
Species: Gardevoir
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Synchronize
Moves: Confusion, Double Team, Growl, Healing Wish, Lucky Chant, Teleport, Wish, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Calm Mind, Psychic, Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Disable
Which Region Found In: Hoenn
Species: Shedninja
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Wonder Guard
Moves: Harden, Scratch, Leech Life, Sand-Attack, Fury Swipes, Mind Reader, Spite, Confuse Ray, Shadow Sneak, Mud Slap, Metal Claw, Shadow Claw, X-Scissor, Final Gambit
Which Region Found In: Hoenn
Species: Ninjask
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Speed Boost
Moves: Bug Bite, Harden, Leech Life, Sand-Attack, Scratch, Fury Swipes, Mind Reader, Double Team, Fury Cutter, Screech, Swords Dance, Slash, Agility, Mud Slap, Metal Claw, X-Scissor, Aerial Ace, Night Slash
Which Region Found In: Hoenn
Species: Nidoking
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Poison Point
Moves: Leer, Peck, Focus Energy, Double Kick, Poison Sting, Fury Attack, Horn Attack, Helping Hand, Toxic Spikes, Flatter, Chip Away, Thrash, Poison Jab, Earthquake, Head Smash
Which Region Found In: Kanto
Species: Nidoqueen
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Poison Point
Moves: Growl, Scratch, Tail Whip, Double Kick, Poison Sting, Fury Swipes, Bite, Helping Hand, Toxic Spikes, Flatter, Chip Away, Body Slam, Sludge Wave, Ice Beam, Iron Tail
Which Region Found In: Kanto
Species: Houndoom
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Flash Fire
Moves: Ember, Howl, Smog, Leer, Thunder Fang, Roar, Bite, Odor Sleuth, Beat Up, Fire Fang, Faint Attack, Flamethrower, Dark Pulse, Counter
Which Region Found In: Johto
Species: Lapras
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability; Water Absorb
Moves: Sing, Growl, Water Gun, Mist, Confuse Ray, Ice Shard, Water Pulse, Body Slam, Rain Dance, Perish Song, Ice Beam, Brine, Surf, Thunderbolt, Dragon Pulse
Which Region Found In: Johto
Species: Ursaring
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Guts
Moves: Covert, Scratch, Leer, Lick, Fake Tears, Fury Swipes, Faint Attack, Sweet Scent, Slash, Scary Face, Façade, Bulk Up, Close Combat
Which Region Found In: Johto
Species: Blissey
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Serene Grace
Moves: Defense Curl, Pound, Growl, Tail Whip, Refresh, Double Slap, Softboiled, Bestowed, Minimize, Take Down, Sing, Fling, Heal Pulse, Ice Beam, Flamethrower, Metronome
Which Region Found In: Sinnoh
Species: Excadrill
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Sand Force
Moves: Scratch, Mud Sport, Rapid Spin, Mud Slap, Rapid Spin, Fury Swipes, Metal Claw, Dig, Hone Claws, Slash, Rock Slide, Horn Drill, Earthquake, Brick Break, Crush Claw
Which Region Found In: Unova
Species: Kingdra
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Sniper
Moves: Yawn, Bubble, Smokescreen, Leer, Water Gun, Focus Energy, Bubblebeam, Agility, Twister, Brine, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Flash Cannon, Outrage
Which Region Found In: Johto
Species: Meganium
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Overgrow
Moves: Tackle, Growl, Razor Leaf, Poison Powder, Synthesis, Reflect, Magical Leaf, Natural Gift, Petal Dance, Sweet Scent, Light Screen, Earthquake, Hidden Power (Fire), Ancient Power
Which Region Found In: Johto
Species: Magnezone
Nickname: N/A
Gender: N/A (will be referred to with "male" pronouns)
Ability: Sturdy
Moves: Mirror Coat, Barrier, Metal Sound, Tackle, Thundershock, Supersonic, Sonic Boom, Thunder Wave, Spark, Electro Ball, Lock-On, Magnet Bomb, Screech, Thunderbolt, Steel Cannon,
Which Region Found In: Sinnoh
Species: Sceptile
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Overgrow
Moves: Night Slash, Pound, Leer, Absorb, Quick Attack, X-Scissor, Pursuit, Screech, Leaf Blade, Agility, Dragon Claw, Brick Break, Crunch
Which Region Found In: Hoenn
Species: Dragonite
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Inner Focus
Moves: Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Roost, Wrap, Leer, Thunder Wave, Twister, Dragon Rage, Slam, Dragon Tail, Aqua Tail, Agility, Dragon Claw, Fly, Dragon Dance
Which Region Found In: Kanto
Species: Espeon
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Synchronize
Moves: Tail Whip, Tackle, Helping Hand, Sand-Attack, Confusion, Quick Attack, Swift, Psybeam, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Wish
Which Region Found In: Johto
Species: Crobat
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Inner Focus
Moves: Cross Poison, Screech, Leech Life, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Air Cutter, Mean Look, Acrobatics, Fly, X-Scissor, Zen Headbutt
Which Region Found In: Sinnoh
Species: Starmie
Nickname: N/A
Gender: N/A (will be referred to with "female" pronouns"
Ability: Natural Cure
Moves: Water Gun, Rapid Spin, Recover, Swift, Confuse Ray, Tackle, Harden, Camouflage, Bubblebeam, Minimize, Psychic, Thunderbolt
Which Region Found In: Kanto
Species: Tyranitar
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Sand Stream
Moves: Thunder Fang, Fire Fang, ice Fang, Bite, Leer, Sandstorm, Screech, Chip Away, Rock Slide, Scary Face, Thrash, Dark Pulse, Earthquake, Brick Break, Dragon Dance
Which Region Found In: Johto
Species: Spiritomb
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Female
Ability: Pressure
Moves: Curse, Pursuit, Confuse Ray, Spite, Shadow Sneak, Faint Attack, Hypnosis, Dream Eater, Ominous Wind, Sucker Punch, Nasty Plot, Shadow Ball, Calm Mind, Nightmare
Which Region Found In: Sinnoh
Species: Eelecktross
Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Ability: Levitate
Moves: Crush Claw, Headbutt, Acid, Discharge, Crunch, Thunder Wave, Spark, Charge Beam, Bind, Tackle, Dragon Claw, Hone Claws
Which Region Found In: Unova