Nickname: Velvet
Species: Espeon
Gender: Female
Moves: Psychic, Morning Sun, Calm Mind, Hyper Beam
Appearance: Velvet is smaller than the average Espeon--1'4" in length (not including tail), about the size of a domestic cat. She also wears a pendant around her neck--a small star made of amethyst.
Personality: Generally, Velvet has a rather timid nature, and tries to stay away from trouble. When she was an Eevee, she was a bit afraid--or at least very distrusting--of other people, in case they intended to harm her. This is likely because of Team Rocket's kidnapping of her, which she could have prevented by evolving sooner. Nowadays she can usually tell when someone intends to harm her or Yamiko, so she might warm up to people if she senses no danger. If there is danger, she'll back away and then try to escape (or sometimes, go back into her Pokeball), or if it's serious enough, she'll give the person a good Hyper Beam. Like Yamiko, she has an urge to protect those she loves--especially Yamiko, her trainer and protector, and Lupin, who rescued her from Team Rocket. However, if the danger is especially perilous, she'll hide straight away.
Also like Yamiko, Velvet is very shy, but she will ask favours of others occasionally if the need arises. Unlike her, she doesn't worry about things as much; she's at the most careful about situations. (Perhaps that's how she was able to learn Calm Mind...) She normally does not like to battle that much, but if she's in immediate danger in a battle, or if she's up against a trainer she senses evil in, she'll give a battle everything she's got and perhaps a bit more. And despite her shyness, she gets nervous when left alone, and really does need love and attention.
Background: Velvet was Yamiko's first Pokemon; she was actually born inside Professor Ivy's lab. Inside the lab, she was quite lonely; she was the only Eevee in the lab at the time, and many of the others thought her to be a bit of an emo. She often looked to Ivy for attention, but Ivy was often too busy with research and such to spend time with her. After some time, though, Ivy got an idea: she would give the Eevee to someone who might be able to take good care of her. But who? Just as she was pondering this, she ran into Yamiko, who asked her about starting a Pokemon journey. Ivy explained that she could not give her a Pokedex (that was up to the other four professors of the main regions), but she did have a Pokemon in her lab who needed a new owner: none other than Velvet.
Skills/Abilities: Velvet has the ability to predict the day's weather, the immediate intentions of a person, and the next move of a rival Pokemon, but that's something pretty much any Espeon can do. In addition to that, Velvet is sensitive to Yamiko's thoughts and feelings, and sometimes she can read Yamiko's current thoughts if she's close enough to her. So in a way, Yamiko can send telepathic messages to Velvet, but not the other way around.