#/ pls forgive any spelling errors u see; i just wrote this up an im kinda tired u_u \

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I’m in the process of writing up a more detailed version of Valerie’s backstory, but here’s a very basic summary to at least give people an idea of it in the meantime:

Valerie’s mom (Cadence) didn’t pay her debt to a faerie, and that faerie + her lover made her life hell as a result.

Cadence fled from Kalos to Johto, met Valerie’s dad (Tobias), soon fell in love and had a baby together.

The faeries found Cadence again and, seeing she now had a child, had their own child just so they could replace the human baby with the identical-looking faerie one.

This faerie baby became known as Valerie. While Tobias was completely fooled, Cadence immediately caught on that this Valerie wasn’t her true daughter, and abused Valerie throughout the majority of her childhood out of grief and hatred. She didn’t ever expose Valerie as being a faerie though, as she knew Tobias would blame her for the loss of their daughter and leave her. Tobias was blind to the abuse; Cadence cleverly kept it under wraps. It helped that Tobias was away from home a lot, for work.

When she was about 6, Valerie had to be taken out of public school, as she was being bullied for her unusual appearance by the other children. Cadence homeschooled her.

On her 10th birthday, Tobias got Valerie an Eevee as a present; her very first pokemon.

Eventually Tobias had to move to Kalos for a while for his job, and he took Valerie with him after Cadence gave him permission. She had long since grown tired and stopped caring for Valerie entirely at that point, deeming her not worth her time at all.

At age 13, Valerie left her father’s temporary home in Kalos, heading out as a beginning trainer alongside her Eevee. As time went on, Valerie traveled Kalos, building a team of fairy pokemon (her Eevee eventually evolved into a Sylveon). Valerie essentially lived as a homeless person; sleeping outside in the routes a lot and often having to scrounge for food, but she found herself feeling happier than she’s ever had before, thanks to the companionship of her pokemon.

Valerie never returned home to her father, calling him one day and telling him she wished to stay out in the world. He agreed, and allowed her to try and find her own path in life. Eventually, Valerie settled in Lumiose City, using the money she’s saved up from winning trainer battles and doing odd jobs to get an apartment. She worked part-time in a Pokemon Center as a cleaner for a reliable source of income.

Slightly after Valerie turned 21, she entered the world of modeling, after being sweet-talked into it by a charismatic agent. Valerie stayed a model for around a year and a half, before leaving upon she realizing that she was absolutely miserable.

Her talent for working with fairy pokemon, and how strong her own pokemon were, gained the attention of the Kalos League. The present Fairy Gym Leader of Laverre mysteriously went missing, and people were losing hope he’d ever return, so the officials began looking for a new leader. A representative approached Valerie, and she accepted the offer. (The old gym leader was never found.)

After being tested, she proved she was worthy of being Laverre’s new leader, and she was given the position. Laverre’s gym was refurbished, and Valerie moved into a cottage on the outskirts of Laverre.

She’s lived in Laverre and served as the city’s gym leader ever since.