Name: Marishka Tobi [Mari]
Age: 15 years old Region: Hoenn Hometown: Lillycove Starter Pokemon: Growlithe Pokemon: Dexterra - Arcaine [M] [Lvl. 33] - Dex is Marishka's starter Pokemon, he has been with her since the start of her journy and the pair have an extremely close bond. Dex always seems to know Mari's moods, he can pick up on whether she's happy/sad/tired etc. and acts accordingly, always going out of his way to make her smile. Despite being so large and having a somewhat threatening appearence, Dex is just a big softy and is only ever aggressive when protecting others. Acore - Leafeon [M] [Lvl. 31] - Acore was the first Pokemon Mari caught and for quite some time it was just her, Dex and Acore, when Acore evolved from an Eevee Mari decided her two boys needed some company. Acore doesn't get along with Dex now as much as he did when he was younger and the two tend to pretend to be friends for Mari's sake, ignoring their disagreements for her. He cares for Mari deeply, although he rarely shows it. Peridot - Absol [F] [Lvl. 29] - Peri is the newest member of Mari's Pokemon team and is extremely wary of the other Pokemon, she's quiet and rarely shares her opinion with the others despite her obvious knowledge. Because of her frequent silence, when Peri does choose to talk, the others all listen especially Mari who is an expert at bringing out her teams talents. Being straight from the wild Peri isn't used to having a trainer with her and soaks up the praise like a sponge. Flora - Shaymin [F] [Lvl. 30] - Flora is the mother of the group, and, despite being the smallest, is the one every one listens to, if she says go left, they go left. Flora has an amazing sense of direction, but much prefers to travel at night, during the day she is tired and often grouchy, meaning any mishaps in direction can only be solved when she wakes up properly. She doesn't tolerate arguments between her team and is quick to separate Dex and Acore when tensions get high. Aria - Mantyke [F] [Lvl. 28] - Immature, unfocused and childish, Aria rarely takes anything seriously, she believes everything is a joke and that everything is fun. This often gets on the others nerves and yet they all adore her, if you're upset, Aria is the one to make you laugh, she's a bundle of joy. However, this was not the case when she was first brought into the party, and Aria has come a long way from her past, and owes Mari a great deal. Janus - Liepard [M] [Lvl. 29] - Janus is a pessimist, always the first to announce they're lost and always the last to offer his help. He dislikes bring part of a team and doesn't get along well with the other Pokemon, with his previous trainer he was the only Pokemon in the team and is extremely proud of his wins for that trainer because of this. He joined Mari's team when his old trainer retired, as the two trainers were close friends, and while he doesn't regret his decision, being among other Pokemon doesn't come naturally to him. |
Personality:
Mari is a quiet girl, not quite an introvert but shy enough that she's unlikely to talk to strangers willingly, because of this she rarely asks for directions and her team often find themselves lost. She has a poor sense of direction and tends to rely on her map heavily, rarely straying from the path. She has a close bond with her Arcaine, over any of her other Pokemon, because he was her starter Pokemon, and the pair are completely inseperable, she even wears an Arcaine patterned cloak to show their bond to others. Acore also holds a special place in her heart because he was the first Pokemon she ever actually caught, however, the Leafeon is quite independent so the two don't share as much affection as you would expect, they care for each other deeply as all the Pokemon do for their trainer, just don't show it often. Mari doesn't tend to focus on battling as much as most trainers, she only battles to level up her Pokemon when they want to evolve, and is much more focused on simply raising her little band of friends. Out of all her Pokemon, Acore enjoys battling the most and so he will often stray from the group to battle wild Pokemon by himself when Mari chooses not to go into the long grass, the others are content to travel and meet new friends without the battling side of things. The majority of her Pokemon were not caught through battling because Mari rarely carries Pokeballs with her, they get in the way since she doesn't have a bag on her, having lost it some time back. The only two of her Pokemon which were caught through battling are Acore and Peri: Acore because Mari had always wanted to own an Eevee, she adored the fact that they have multiple evolutions and left it entirely to chance which hers would evolve into. Peri because Mari had never seen an Absol before, the female Absol's beauty caught her eye immediately and Mari used her last Pokeball to catch her. Flora was quite simply found one day, the trio, Mari, Dex and Acore had been trekking in the mountains when they stopped to eat, to her surprise rather than sandwiches, a young Shaymin was found curled up in the bottom of her bag. The small hedgehog Pokemon apologised for eating the food and explained she'd mistaken the bag for her nest, Mari is still to this day unsure why Flora ended up joining them but she is thankful for her presence nevertheless. Aria has a more saddening backstory than Flora and was extremely nervous upon coming to join the then party of four, Dex, Janus, Acore and Flora. She'd been abandoned, her trainer had left her in the Daycare and never returned for her, the Daycare lady requested that Mari take in the poor Mantyke because they didn't have to space to care for her and Mari still had space on her team. Mari agreed and rescued Aria from a life alone in the daycare, for which Aria is extremely grateful. Janus was a gift to Mari from an elderly trainer she was close friends with, the old trainer was retiring and did not feel it was fair to also retire his young Liepard who was still eager to explore and battle. Knowing Mari would take care of him, the old trainer gave him up, despite how much he cared for him. Janus kept his old name and still loves his old trainer, the team visit the old man as much as they can whenever they are in the area. |
Dislikes:
- Large Crowds - Fire type Pokemon - Gym Battles - Getting lost - Having to talk to strangers |
Likes:
- Her Pokemon - Grass Type Pokemon - Normal Type Pokemon - Exploring - Being in nature |
Strengths:
- Team/Double battles - Perseverance - Intelligence/knowledge - Using Grass moves - Understanding |
Weaknesses:
- Single trainer battles - Gym battles - Communication - Navigation - Beating Fire moves |
Friends:
Lyelet {kyayura on CS} - Lyelet and Mari are not two trainers you would think would ever be friends, Lyelet is an outgoing girl with a passion for battling and for winning and Marishka has little interest in battles over simply exploring the forests around her home. The pair met when Lyelet challenged Mari to a battle on one of the dirt roads leading through Hoenn, Lyelet unsurprisingly won but found herself amazed at just how deep the connection ran between Mari and her Pokemon, they did not battle to win but to enjoy themselves doing it. Mari in turn was extremely impressed by the other trainer's skills in battle and could not help but be in awe of her - something in the other girl's enthusiasic manner gave Mari the courage to talk to her, asking about her prefernce for fighting Pokemon as Mari favours grass and normal types. The pair decided to travel through the forest together - Mari was exploring and Lyelet searching for trainers to battle - and ended up talking a great deal on the way, Lyelet brings Marishka out of her shell and Mari feeds Lyelets constant want to battle by taking her to the little villages within Hoenn, whereas before the girl only had interest in the cities. |
Rivals:
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