#Pokemon Joel Kinnaman Version

[castalyne]

You can't tell me that in a Joel Kinnaman Pokemon AU these three wouldn't be ex crime syndicate for that particular region. They got out, have bare minimum Pokemon teams because they wanted to start over.

Mike has a parent who was a high ranking crime syndicate hitman. Mike chose to distance himself from the life and his father after his wife became pregnant with their first daughter. Clobbopus evolves into Grapploct. Water Pokemon specialist.

David, like Mike, also wanted to distance himself from the crime syndicate after his wife became pregnant. Has a Scraggy that evolves into Scrafty. Dark Pokemon specialist.

Pete was a former fire Pokemon specialist. Has Incineroar and Talonflame, chosen mostly because of two of his tattoos. Wife is a water Pokemon specialist.

[castalyne]

The Pokemon AU nobody asked for: PokeCarbon.

Takeshi Kovacs/Ryker Sleeve has only two Pokémon. Maybe there's some sort of restriction on how many pokemon you can keep in the future? Either way, Ryker only kept the one, Takeshi befriended his Eevee in the mountains as did Reileen with her own Eevee. Houndoom - Ryker's Pokémon a dark/fire type for Ryker's dark and fiery personality. Can mega evolve. Sylveon (shiny) - Takeshi's Pokémon, evolved only with high friendship and knowing a fairy move. What did they say about Envoys and friendship? Who knows, who cares. Takeshi Kovacs cared and that's why he has a Sylveon.

Some PokeCarbon headcanons. Envoys had Eevee's and their evolutions. Reileen had a Glaceon that evolved around an ice stone up in the mountains while Takeshi and her hid/trained. Quell had a Leafeon that evolved in the wooded area around the base of the mountain near a moss stone. Kristin Ortega is the only cop I'll assign the resident cop dog to in this 'verse, a Growlithe. When Ryker is detained, she keeps Ryker's Houndoom. His Houndoom and her Growlithe get on good. Houndoom is… conflicted when Takeshi is in the apartment. He looks like his trainer, smells like his trainer, but feels like a wish.com version of his trainer and only half listens to Takeshi and only if it's to protect Kristin because that's what Ryker would have wanted. At some point, Takeshi is able to use mega evolution with Houndoom.

[castalyne]

This one was done purely on vibes alone. Starter was Eevee, evolved into Glaceon. Christmas themed Joel Kinnaman character's pokemon.

[castalyne]

The Rick Flag Pokemon Team that nobody asked for.

We can pretend that the Rick Flag's are separate entities giving: Rick Flag '16 Blastoise: Squirtle as a starter, can mega evovle. Primeape Durant

Rick Flag '21 Blaziken: Torchic as a starter, can mega evolve Bisharp Raichu (Alolan variant)

On both teams he has a Pokemon that has an evolution exlusive to Scarlet/Violet (Bisharp to Kingambit and Primape to Annihilape).

Or just if we want to consider the two Rick Flag's as the same man, he's got a team of six Pokemon. I chose Alolan Raichu because Joel Kinnaman surfs, so he gets the surfing Pikachu. He had Raichu since it was a Pichu.

Also for your consideration: Rick Flag having a Stufful/Bewear because of hugs.

[castalyne]

Stephen Holder's Pokemon team. Poison (mostly) type trainer. Float like a butterfly, sting like a beedrill, now with mega evolution. Galarian lung beast because smoking and silly facial hair. Poison weed toad. Friendship Cave Dweller. A little party rocking racoon. Silly walking poison croaking thing.

He's had that Beedrill since his early days in the tall grass and that Crobat since his first cave and they are two of his favorites and he refuses the shelf them.

[castalyne]

Also to elaborate on these three in a JK Pokemon AU. I feel like these guys would be the ones that are heavily involved with you taking down the regions crime syndicate. Mike calls you to tell you where group is hanging out. Kind of hand holdy for the plot. David would give you a ride to the hide out but he has 'NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT." He "DOESN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THIS, IT'S DANGEROUS, HE HAS A FAMILY." But he gives you a ride to the hideout anyway because, well, you're like a child and he has a child and he feels bad that he's giving you a ride to his previous employers front door. He has numbers though. He probably calls in Pete Koslow for help. At least Pete still has two of his main Pokemon on him and he's pretty good at infiltrating stuff like this, but David still 'HAS NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT."

You can't tell me that in a Joel Kinnaman Pokemon AU these three wouldn't be ex crime syndicate for that particular region. They got out, have bare minimum Pokemon teams because they wanted to start over.

Mike has a parent who was a high ranking crime syndicate hitman. Mike chose to distance himself from the life and his father after his wife became pregnant with their first daughter. Clobbopus evolves into Grapploct. Water Pokemon specialist.

David, like Mike, also wanted to distance himself from the crime syndicate after his wife became pregnant. Has a Scraggy that evolves into Scrafty. Dark Pokemon specialist.

Pete was a former fire Pokemon specialist. Has Incineroar and Talonflame, chosen mostly because of two of his tattoos. Wife is a water Pokemon specialist.