Name: Ben Foster
Age: 17
Hometown: Viridian City
Bio: Born and raised in Viridian City, the majority of Ben's life had been quite uneventful. Spending his days attending school and playing with friends, the norm for most children. At the age of 10, he had witnessed his first pokemon battle, spectating a local gym battle between a challenge and the gym leader of the Viridian gym. In the next few years, he was constantly asking his parents if he himself could've went on the path of a pokemon trainer, always being turned down but it never broke his determination. On the eve of his 14th birthday, they finally gave way, allowing him to set off on his journey in a week's time. The following day, his uncle, an aspiring pokemon breeder arrived at his house. He knew about his upcoming journey, so for Ben's birthday gift, he gave him an egg that was due to hatch sometime that week.
It did, and within the egg had been an Elekid, specially bred to have the move Ice Punch. The remaining days until the start of his journey, he spent bonding and training, or attempting to, with his new pokemon. The beginning of his Kanto journey had been surprisingly well, easy. Most likely due to his the type advantages he held early on. Gradually the difficulty rose, contributing to his troubles was a lack of numbers, his Elekid, then turned Electabuzz, was his only pokemon. Since then, Ben has substantially increased the numbers on his team, but his collection of Kanto gym badges has yet to be completed.
Surprisingly, Ben has never cleared a single region's gym challenge, usually moving on the to next region once he obtained his sixth or seventh badge. It's unknown whether or not it is due to Ben reaching a plateau within that region's gym challenge as he has never even attempted challenging the gym leaders whose badges he has yet to obtain. His reason he states, is that he simply gets bored of a region after a short amount of time. In fact overtime, he has become more concerned with traveling and becoming a more cultured trainer than harboring a grand collection of gym badges.
Appearance: Ben falls just short of 6'0. His hair is a dark, faded black. Almost as if sprinkled with hints of a dark gray. When free, his hair falls to shoulder length, resting rather naturally upon his shoulders. Usually, that's not the case for he has it pulled back and a portion of it tied into a ponytail. His eye color is a deep dark brown, and when not in light, his pupils often fade into the iris of his eyes. On the sides of Ben's face is a pair of rather messy sideburns that end about where his ears begin.
He has somewhat of a bulky build, usually filling in his clothes rather nicely. Ben's usual attire consists of a black long sleeved shirt, fitted cuffed jeans and oak brown boots. Above his backside, his belt is visible, revealing each of pokeballs. He carries a uniquely small, tan duffle bag on his shoulder, which contains his everyday essentials and whatnot.
Personality: Often a calm and composed individual. Rarely does Ben loses his cool, in his earlier years having learned several techniques to suppress or properly express anger, anxiety and other unwelcomed emotions. Such an individual does not come without flaws as he can be a bit too calm, even relaxed at the most inappropriate times. When a matter is of urgency or importance, he regards it as if he would regard anything else. In spite of all these qualities, Ben is still a stubborn, determined fellow. And when he sets his mind on a task he does finish it, but he often goes about it in his own leisurely way.
Surprisingly, Ben isn't as serious as most would assume. He has a humorous side, although it may be a bit tougher to pinpoint than say his blander side.
Pokemon
Name: Roman
Ability: Motor Drive
Gender: Male
Moveset: Ice Punch, Brick Break, Thunder Wave, Wild Charge
Bio: Ben's first pokemon, gifted to him by his breeder Uncle. Roman's personality grew like Ben's, mirroring him as he grew over the years. Like Ben, Roman is a well composed and calm pokemon, but he tends to take a more serious approach to things. When Roman was an Electabuzz, he lent it to his friend who was competing in a local tournament. As a thank you, his friend had Roman hold an Electrizer when it was time to return him. Ben was completely unaware and when he had traded back for his partner, it was a complete shock to see the new and improved Roman.
Name: Bruce
Ability: Intimidate
Gender: Male
Moveset: Earthquake, Zen Headbutt, Giga Impact, Strength
Bio: It took awhile before Ben had gotten his second pokemon, but what a pokemon it was. When he had reached Fuchsia City during his Kanto travels, he had already heard great praise regarding the Safari Zone. Ben decided to see what the buzz was all about, the first thing he noticed was the great herd of Tauros running wild across the plains. Immediately he knew he had to have one, and it worked out well for him. Bruce soon became one of Ben's most dependable pokemon. At times even more so than Roman.
Name: Sal
Ability: Torrent
Gender: Male
Moveset: Water Pulse, Protect, Ice Beam, Aqua Jet
Bio: Sal had been caught early on as a Squirtle near the end of Ben's Kanto travels. When he began his Hoenn journey, he used Sal as his main pokemon. The turtle proved quite resourceful, helping Ben clear the first couple of Hoenn gyms with minimal assistance from his other pokes. Although not fully evolved, he has made carved a permanent home within Ben's party of active pokemon.
Name: Arma
Ability: Clear Body
Gender: Genderless
Moveset: Bullet Punch, Magnet Rise, Psychic, Light Screen
Bio: Before Ben's departure from Hoenn, he had decided to fully explore one of the cave's he had earlier found himself ill prepared to navigate. But the entrance at surface level had caved in sometime after his first expedition. But he was set on exploring it and he was aware of an entrance on higher ground, for he had stumbled upon it before, nearly falling off the edge. Whilst climbing, he had reached leveled ground and decided to break. When he decided to continue he accidently grabbed a nearby Beldum, a pokemon foreign to his knowledge, prompting it to attack him. The rare pokemon had shown potential before being subdued by a pokeball, earning itself a spot on his team.
Name: Sienna
Ability: Flash Fire
Gender: Female
Moveset: Flame Burst, Will-O-Wisp, Confuse Ray, Fire Spin
Bio: The newest addition to the squad. The fiery fox was caught recently in Johto and not much is known about her. Except that Sienna carries herself with class and has deep trust towards her new trainer, Ben.