Marisol "Mari " the Kecleon
"Point me in the direction of the beach and I'll be on my way!"
LVL 15/Female/20 yrs/Color Change/Clutch Performer
Moveset
-Synchronize: Marisol lets off a shock wave that damages Pokemon that share her type. Using her Color Change ability she can change her type to get the most mileage out of this move.
-Astonish: Mari lets out an ear shattering screech that causes her opponent to flinch.
-Ancient Power: Marisol conjures up rocks to hurl at her opponents, this may raise all her stats.
-Tail Whip: Mari cutely approaches her opponent, causing their Defense to drop
-Lick: Marisol uses her long tongue to lick her opponent and cover them with poisonous saliva that may cause paralysis.
-Dizzy Punch(Egg): Used in close combat only. Marisol attacks in a rapid, random pattern with her claws. This may cause confusion.
Battle Strategy
Marisol normally tries to avoid battling, but when cornered her evasive skills and powerful voice are to be revered. More often than not, she'll attack with Astonish then flee when her target flinches. When not attacking with Astonish she'll attack with Synchronize. Due to her ability she can easily shift her type to match her opponent, though her default will always be Water, but she always makes sure to avoid damaging allies. Her voice and speed are nothing to sneeze at, but everything else leaves room to be desired. She uses Ancient Power and Tail Whip to help, Dizzy Punch is only used in close quarters when her voice is somehow incapacitated. Lick is not used in battle, in fact Marisol doesn't even know she knows the move, but it tends to activate when Marisol is being particularly affectionate.
Personality
Bashful-Somewhat of a Clown
Marisol is quite anxious and prone to worrying often. She worries about her own and her friends' safety, as well as possible conflicts that may occur.She wants pokemon to think well of her, so she may worry about other mons' perceptions of her and may worry that others have hard feelings towards her. She's prone to possessiveness and feelings of jealousy, especially considering her loyalty and her slow to trust nature – she really doesn't appreciate others intruding upon her friend group. She's immediately on the defensive when someone not in the group approaches. Within the group, however, she doesn't mind breaches of personal space or property at all. She wants to be loved and needed and needs to told this constantly or else she'll become moody.When outside her friend group Marisol has problems expressing herself, particularly verbally, due to shyness and fear of criticism. Social success may be slow and laborious, but she does not give up easily and is patient. Whatever she says and writes is self-censored to some degree. It's hard for her to pour out her emotions, no matter how emotional or needy she feels on the inside. This is because she always aware of what others might think of her with what she says. Marisol is careful with what she reveals to others. She makes plenty of disclaimers, and often comes across as negative or sarcastic without intending to. She often reviews conversations she had with others, and she often kicks herself for saying something she didn't intend to, or for not saying something witty. She's constantly plagued by feelings of insecurity about how she speaks and communicates in general. Self-consciousness and hypersensitivity is also experienced in regards to her intelligence and/or ability to get ideas across to others. She needs plenty of positive feedback from others in order to feel more confident and less "blocked". She rarely accepts compliments whole-heartedly, yet she craves them and needs them.
Mari might not be very flashy, and her presence is more of an understated, "Oh... that's a little unusual," than a, "Wow look at that!" brightness, but no-one can ignore her when she feels comfortable and really gets into the conversation. She's playful; she'd rather bounce around with silly jokes and taking a running gag beyond the impossible than have a serious, 'mature' conversation. Above all, she wants to have fun, and she can light the place up with her unique humor and quirkiness (finding someone who can play along with her seemingly random joke-time tangents is rather hard). She can have a surprisingly cynical attitude, however, which can come through in her humor and what she finds amusing, and she's certainly not above cruelly laughing at another's expense. She has a very unique sense of sarcasm, and unless you know her well its hard to tell when she's being serious so she'll sometimes stop mid sentence and add in something like "oh that's too mean" or "no I can't say that" before continuing on the conversation like nothing happened. But when around certain pokemon she can keep up volleys of sarcasm for hours. She's also prone to playful bickering, but only with people who she knows won't take it the wrong way. Humor and laughter are some of the most important things in her life. Marisol love the kind of insane humor that is odd and far-fetched but somehow makes sense. Of course the second she feels she's being annoying she'll head right back to her shell so she's in a constant battle with herself. It takes a lot to get her to be truly comfortable enough to joke without worrying about being a nuisance.
If Mari's doing something that she doesn't care much about, she simply won't bother spending any effort. If there's a shortcut to a solution, she takes it. If she's handing in homework, for example, she doesn't bother writing it up 'in neat' or doing those extra optional questions – she does the bare minimum that she can get away with (or if the punishment can be talked out of or isn't too bad, she just won't do it). If she's writing up notes, she doesn't do any fancy colors or pretty-looking indexes – she just does what needs to be done and nothing more. She wouldn't bother trying her best at every single thing if she could get away with less.She procrastinates terribly but somehow she always manages to get it done in the end; she's not willingly irresponsible and she wouldn't waste her energy breaking rules for the heck of it, but she's a messy person who gets easily sidetracked.
There are some things that she does care about, however, and when it's related to that she demands perfection. She gets attached to things. Interests don't just come and go; they come, and take up permanent residence in her mind with no sign of ever moving out. If she get interested in something, it's not just a passing thought; it's a part of her for life. Her interests and hobbies come from all over the place seemingly without any pattern; she's a jack-of-all-trades and there are a lot of things that she 'doesn't mind' and very few that she actively dislikes, but conversely there are also very few that she actively likes. She takes ideas (as well as other more material things – she absolutely cannot pass up free food, for example) from everywhere.She picks up turns of phrase from the pokemon she talks to and she's quick to learn by imitation or seeing someone else display a skill.
Marisol doesn't like to strut her stuff too much, but it does irk her when her talents are not recognized; so she's rather competitive, but only if she perceives others to be challenging her through showing off their own skills or criticizing her work. Otherwise,she doesn't mind being part of the background – as long as they know she could beat them if she wanted to. How well she accepts your criticism depends on where you stand in her mental hierarchy; more often than not she'll ignore any criticisms coming from someone who she doesn't value as higher or equal to her. Mari's quick to judge other mons, and to put them down for anything not up to her standard. She doesn't have much patience for anyone who isn't up to her standards or believes they are better than her without due cause.
She's not too good with sharing her personal space- she doesn't mind other pokemon, but if she feels like someone shouldn't be there, it's probably going to take extra willpower to be some semblance of civil towards the invader. Generally she'll ignore the culprit, but she's been known to nitpick and even fullout attack when she REALLY doesn't like someone. Hissy little individual when it comes to her territory- she will protect it! It is hers, after all.
She dislikes public displays of affection, even if she isn't the one receiving it. Everything from hand holding to kissing makes her cringe .But when away from the public eye she turns into a huge cuddlebug. If she likes you, don't expect her to be sitting across the room. She'll be sitting shoulder to shoulder with you at the least and if she really likes you she'll even, if you permit her, crawl into your lap and curl up there like a happy little Purrloin. If Marisol sees you as a friend you'll be able to tell right away. When she's comfortable with someone she tends to get very touchy feely with them. She'll randomly rest her head on their shoulder, give them surprise hugs, she loves to play with hair . Of course, she also loves to give "kisses" with her Lick attack. Her brand of affection might be annoying at times; perhaps even a little rough. Some mons don't see her constantly poking and touching as affectionate. When her affection is rejected she can become quite moody, she takes any form of rejection as a rejection of her friendship. But let her pout for a bit and she'll return to normal. Despite her quiet nature, Marisol is very much an extrovert. She loves her me time, but if she doesn't get enough "us" time then she can become very cranky.
Preferences
+Any thing cold(Ice Types, Snow, Ice cream, ect)
+Sour foods(Nomel berries are her favorite, leading her to have extra shiny scales)
+Swimming
+Stargazing
+History
-Hot things(Fire Types, Summer, Coffee, ect)
-Spicy Foods
-Walking long distnces(If possible she prefers to ride on another 'mon's shoulders)
-Battling
-Nosy mons