Well...
Well, rei173 said I can join around the middle of when you guys were retrieving Manaphy, so I'll just post information of my character and start writing the other stuff later.
Name: Light
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Appearance: Usually wears a black cloak that hides even his face, without the cloak, shows a 6"3 kid weighing 129 lb (whether this is underweight or overweight does not matter, if he's underweight, he still is in tip-top shape). He has black hair covering 1 eye (as many Pokemon Trainers do nowadays, like Falkner for instance), black eyes with no sign of a pupil in them, wears a black sleeveless shirt w/a black jacket, also has black pants w/ an iPod Shuffle (the latest one) stuck in his ear almost all of the time. Has an average body build, not muscular but not skinny, but his feet are stronger (and faster) than his arms.
Personality: Usually quiet, but when he's with his most trusted comrad, is VERY talkative. Very loyal to comrads yet treats enemies w/equal respect, except if they torture Pokemon. When battling a Gym Leader, he wants to keep the battle short, and when battling a trainer from the streets, likes to drag it out to the point when he sees the Pokemon and its Trainer's strategy. Very intelligent, as his childhood was forced studying. Also respects Lance of the Kanto Elite Four and Johto Champ, and Cynthia of the Sinnoh Champ. Also shy when girls hit on him (experienced it twice), but reacts VERY violently when a gay person is around. He treats all Pokemon with passion, even an evil one, trying to dispell the evil instead of destroying it.
History: He was born in the Hoenn region, but moved to Kanto's Viridian City at the age of 3. His childhood was an experience of a nightmare, in which he needed to study for a long time. By the age of 8, he surpassed a lot of 8th graders in academics, but disliked it. He wanted fun and Pokemon and especially to train one. His parents hated Pokemon, however, and wanted him to focus on academics and slight athletics, as they recieved 3 PhD's each.
But while walking home one day he found an egg. He showed it to Proffessor Oak and in his (somehow possible) free time, instead of heading to the Celadon Library (just imagine they have one) via Diglett Cave (new secret passage that had no Digletts), he went to Pallet Town and took care of the egg, which hatched into a Pichu. Over the next 4 years, he took care of it like a brother should, in time which it evolved into a healthy and hyperactive Pikachu. Some time he spent w/Pikachu was sacrificed for the library, in which instead of hitting the books, he read several myths about Pokemon (particually about the legendary Egg and the Diamond and Pearl Pokemon), and "How to raise Pokemon-basic steps", along with "Guides to Stealth" (books that I made up).
Once he was 12, he felt that he was responsible and ready enough to defy his parents and he put the latter book to test as he snuck out at 12PM, with a note explaining what he has done, and claimed his Pikachu officially, with the usual Pokemon Basic Equippment, and took a boat to the Johto Region. During his 2 years, he had recieved over 15 Gym Badges and had traveled through Johto and Hoenn, met Lance and battled w/him (but obviously lost) and recently arrived in Sinnoh, already gaining 3 badges. Also caught over 200 different species of Pokemon, but is always in a different lab. He recently battled several Team Universe members (not knowing their names) and returned to Jublife City collecting info pronto after hearing the Legendary Sea Egg.
Pokemons
Species: Raichu
Nickname: Raikira
Gender: Male
Personality: Extremly loyal to Light, is almost never quiet and seems like the opposite of Light. He can understand human speech as if he was one, and the reverse is true to some degree. He hates Pokeballs, always walking on its own feet, some Pokemon food and for some reasons, prefers curry.
Obtained: He hatched from an egg he found that was abandoned, and was officially claimed w/its detested Pokeball when Light was 12.
Other: Once it hatched, showed the natural ability of Volt Tackle to some degree, and was never claimed by a trainer or declared lost. Evolved into a Pikachu when Light's journey began, and evolved again after they lost to Lance, knowing that the evolution will get both of them to be stronger.
Species: Dragonair
Nickname: Ryusaiga
Gender: Male
Personality: He is a peacemaker, detesting violence and loving the quiet, but is a ferocious battler. He loves to be out of its Pokeball, but does not mind either way. However he loves to challenge himself, whether it is a race or a battle.
Obtained: He was found newborn at the Goldenrod City, being put for sale unwillingly until Light won it. Since then he put his loyalty before everything else.
Other: He evolved during a battle against Jasmine, the Olivine Gym Leader. He is yet to evolve again, but he feels he is very close.
Species: Lucario
Nickname: Enigmaru
Gender: Male
Personality: Happy most of the time, but gets angry very quickly. Very prideful yet extremely loyal to the degree that he'll abandon his pride if necessary.
Obtained: He found a Riolu when he arrived in the Sinnoh region almost immediately, being attacked by rouge Murkrows and Dustoxes at the Eterna Forest. Apparently the egg belonged to Cynthia, but during their short encounter at Hearthrome City, she let him keep it.
Other: He can speak and understand both human and Pokemon speech, and when Light cannot understand his Pokemons, is his unofficial translator. He evolved during a battle against several Team Universe members who was patrolling Solaceon Ruins.