#wooo go me when i had inspiration out the wazoo

[mel-the-pirate-writeblr]

Pokéblog Trainer Questions!

Here's the original with just questions if anyone wants to do it! I added a cut to make it a bit smaller going across people's dashes.

A writing idea has been bugging me about a Trainer OC I have, spawning these questions, and I figured that I would try to throw this post into the Pokéblogging space, and see if anyone wanted this. Feel free to reblog with answers you want to answer (or tag me if you copy-paste, I’d love to see!).

1. What would your Trainer do after their journey? Do they want to become a Gym leader, Pokémon Ranger, Pokémon Breeder, work at a Pokémon Rescue or a Pokémon Center, prepare to join the Elite Four, or something else entirely?

I didn’t make Crystal with a future in mind, only a “present” (of sorts). Lately, I’ve been thinking about her maybe getting into Gym battles or being a substitute Gym Leader around Kanto and Johto (which spawned all these questions).

1a. Why? What would they do in their role(s)? What or who inspired them to pursue that career?

Crystal very much favors fire-type and grass-type Pokémon. With the theme, it made sense for her to look toward a possible future in Pokémon Gyms. Plus, her brother is the Indigo League champion and defeated her for that title when they were both fresher Trainers, so it makes sense that she’d stick around the same kind of space. A little less competitive, but still challenging and engaging.

2. What is their favorite type, in general (to use, aesthetically, etc.), and do they tend to favor a separate type in what they choose/catch?

Her favorite type has always been fire, but the Pokémon she (i.e. I) kept choosing ended up being more grass-types. Her Pokémon are based off of mine in LeafGreen, Pearl, and Black, (honorary mention of the Chikorita I had in HeartGold), where I started leaning more toward the grass-type starters. She (and I) still favor fire/grass Pokémon, even though she (I) would have diverse parties.

2a. Is that choice influenced by their starter(s) type(s) (Fire-types because someone choose Cyndaquil, or because fire-types can protect a Piplup from grass-types)?

Very much inspired by starter Pokémon typing! I drew only from three parties of Pokémon, and two of those had grass-type starters in them.

3. What is their favorite city/town in their home region, and what is their favorite city/town abroad, and why?

I can see Crystal liking Vermillion City the most in Kanto, since she can get anywhere from there and still be close to home (just a quick flight across the water to Pallet Town!), and her favorite one abroad might be Solaceon Town in Sinnoh; she’d most likely live there if she couldn’t live in Kanto.

3a. Have they been abroad to see their favorite city/town? If yes, what stands out to them? If no, what drew them to it?

Yes, Solaceon Town is small and chill, which is nice. If she were to go to Sinnoh and do Gym Leader/substitute work there as well, she would live in Solaceon Town, or maybe the Resort Zone, for similar reasons. She likes the least-populated towns, and she would probably feel a bit safer on the “Zone” island than anywhere else in Sinnoh.

5. What is their favorite common Pokémon, and why?

Definitely either Persian or Luxray, or a Pokémon from one of those evolution trees. She has both, and each got her (me) through the Indigo League and Sinnoh’s League :)

6. Would they ever join a Team in their lifetime, at any point, and why?

I’m actually thinking about an AU where she joins Team Rocket instead of finishing her journey, so I guess it’d be Rocket! It would bring her new experiences and opportunities to “collect” things. Otherwise, probably not (though I guess I made my own Team later on and she is at least allied with it so?)

7. What is the goal of their journey? Is it different than the “Gotta Catch ‘Em All!” or filling up their PokéDex for their region’s Pokémon Professor?

Crystal wanted to explore and see new Pokémon. When her brother started training for the Indigo League, she followed suit, and did the same in Sinnoh and Unova. She didn’t necessarily choose it, but she wouldn’t choose anything else at this point.

8. What is their favorite starter, out of all of them, and why? Did/do they prefer other regions’ starters to their home ones (aesthetically)?

Her absolute favorite starter would probably have to be Cyndaquil, Litten, or maybe Sprigatito. They’re all so cute and can sit on your shoulder, what else is there?

9. What is their favorite Legendary/Mythical Pokémon, and why?

Mew. Partly because of me, and because I was hoping to catch Mew in LeafGreen (I thought Mew was in Cerulean Cave, not Mewtwo).

9a. What is their favorite Legendary/Mythical duo/trio/quartet (Kanto’s Legendary Birds, Johto’s Legendary Beasts, Hoenn’s Eon Duo, Sinnoh’s Creation and Lake Trios, etc.)?

It’s definitely between the Legendary Birds and the Legendary Beasts. 

9b. Do they have a favorite Pokémon in that Legendary/Mythical grouping?

I always loved the grace that Suicune and Articuno had. The ribbons and tail feathers were so pretty. They’re up there on my favorites-because-of-looks list!

10. Does their home region match your (the actually real blog owner’s) starting region, and why?

My first game is LeafGreen, and that puts Crystal in LeafGreen Kanto. With her being based off of actual Pokémon that I still have to this day, I couldn’t possibly change her origin from mine.

10a. Does their starter match your (the actually real blog owner’s) first starter?

Both Charizard and Venusaur are also mine :D I traded Charmander to my brother, did a new game, then chose Bulbasaur. So I have two starters (and would often put my Charizard to counter Blue’s/Gary’s).