Post by hei on Nov 28, 2011 17:41:15 GMT -5
Cbox Name: Spartan291
Nicknames: Slate
Main Account: Nicholas
Who else do you play?: Nicholas, Hei
How did you find us?: Ad on Through the Gates
Category: OC
Name: Slate Aspen
Alias: None
Age: 22 years old
Ranking: Vigilante/Civilian - generally minds his own business, unless it's something his conscience won't let him ignore.
Physical Appearance:
Slate, Age 14
6' 2", but very lean in terms of build. His hair is a dark brown to match his eyes, and while his skin was somewhat pale it wasn't to the point where someone would give him a second glance - it has also darkened to a more normal tone due to his years spent travelling. His hair is long, going several inches past his shoulders, roughly 3 to 5 inches past in the front and to mid shoulder blades in the back. He generally wears a dark blue or black t shirt with cargo pants, which themselves are usually dark brown to olive in color with camouflage markings on them.
His shoes are dark grey, somewhere in between hiking boots and sneakers. He usually wears a slightly form fitting black fleece with a high neck over the t shirt - it has a discreet zipper going from his chin to sternum. For a bag he uses a midsized, jet black backpack with orange zippers. His pokeballs are usually kept attached to his belt in miniturized form, although he will occasionally keep them in his bag.
Personality: While he's normally a quiet, keep to himself individual, he will not hesitate to speak up if he feels he needs to. He also isn't at all afraid to get his hands dirty - he would never even consider asking his team to do anything he himself wouldn't (within his own physical ability), and in keeping with this policy he generally lets his team out of their balls whenever he possibly can. While Slate is well aware that not every trainer follows this philosophy (he thinks that rather few do, actually), it has nevertheless resulted in a rather surprising streak of stubborness to do things himself whenever possible - while he will ask his Pokémon for help if it becomes clear he'll need it, Slate is a "Want it done right, do it yourself" kind of person.
As a trainer he tends to get slightly competitive at certain times as well, relishing fighting tough opponents after being bored - he would never admit to it if asked, though. While he may seem like a sarcastic, apathetic, cynical individual at first glance, he is deeply moved and motivated by certain things, first and foremost a strong sense of morality closely followed by loyalty. While he will follow the rules for the most part, he will bend or break them if he feels they contradict his own sense of morality or otherwise stop people from doing what's right, but not after seriously considering the matter. Finally, while he may be slow to trust someone at first, he will follow those who earn it into hell itself if they asked him to. Having grown up in Hoenn, Slate has a strong preference for warm and humid weather - while he can ignore dryness, he will avoid cold weather like the plague, having taken extreme measures to do so in the past.
Powers/Abilities:
Slate: None, as normal a human as they come short of his survival skills and tactical/strategic savvy. He is, however, extremely physically fit for an "average" person, and much stronger, faster and coordinated that almost anyone you would meet on the street at random.
► Nickname: None
► Species: Sceptile
► Type: Grass
► Ability: Overgrowth
► Gender: Male
► Personality: Slate's first Pokémon, and as such his longest partner. Having spent over eleven years together, Sceptile is often capable of guessing what Slate will do before the trainer himself even knows, and they both trust each other implicitely. Sceptile is a mix of contradictions - at times he is a workaholic, endlessly sparring with Metagross, while at other times simply lazing entire days away in the sun. Like Slate, Sceptile cannot stand cold weather, and will often prefer to remain inside his Poké Ball if they must endure it. He is also highly intelligent, perceptive and experienced, often able to tell how the opponent will move, attack or defend based on the slightest movements and able to analyze the enemy's tactics to the point where he can accurately guess what their next move will be. While completely capable of them, Sceptile looks upon special and energy based attacks with disdain, preferring the fight to up close and personal so as to use his astonishing speed, agility and general physical prowess to its upmost potential. With his adrenaline pumping during a fight, he can move quickly enough to actually appear to flicker across the battle field, although he is only capable of this when pushed to his absolute limits.
► Moves: Leaf Blade, Dragon Claw, Thunder Punch, Leech Seed, Quick Attack, Slam, X- Scissor, Detect, Substitute, Synthesis.
Metagross:[/font]
► Nickname: None
► Species: Metagross
► Type: Steel/Psychic
► Ability: Clear Body
► Gender: Genderless
► Personality: The first Pokémon Slate actually caught. Metagross is by far Slate's most intelligent Pokémon, although whether this is a result of what it actually is or innate, individual intelligence is anyone's guess. Like Sceptile, Slate and Metagross have the upmost trust in each other. Metagross is also an enigma compared to Slate's other Pokémon, the trainer himself often finding it impossible to read Metagross. Unlike Sceptile, Metagross appears to be more of a pragmatist, doing whatever seems necessary to win and having no actual favorite strategy or tactic, molding his fighting style to suit the opponent. Aside from being able to use his monstrous weight, strength, durability and speed to great effect in battle, he has also demonstrated considerable telekinetic abilities.
► Moves: Meteor Mash, Psychic, Earthquake, Gravity, Magnet Rise, Iron Defense, Rock Slide, Bullet Punch.
Shelgon:
► Nickname: None
► Species: Shelgon
► Type: Dragon
► Ability: Rock Head
► Gender: Male
► Personality: The second pokemon that Slate caught, and his final one before leaving Meteor Falls. Shelgon, like Metagross, tends to be unreadable to most people thanks to his face being hidden and lack of usabe body language, although he usually manages to get his point across to Slate when needed. He also tends to be somewhat of a loner compared to the rest of Slate's team, although that may be a result of his species and type. Like Sceptile, Shelgon is not particularly fond of attacks that aren't direct or physical in nature, although he will use them if they prove to be more effective than his usual tactics, opting to follow a strategy reminiscent of a cross between Sceptile and Metagross's.
► Moves: Zen Headbutt, Dragonbreath, Dragon Claw, Flamethrower, Protect, Iron Defense, Rollout, Crunch.
Vibrava:
► Nickname: None
► Species: Vibrava
► Type: Dragon/Ground
► Ability: Levitate
► Gender: Female
► Personality: Caught during Slate's trek into Hoenn's center, Vibrava is the mellow one of the group, not at all likeing to fight but still willing to if it means protecting her teammates. Quick, agile and strong for her size, she generally manages to be an utter nuisance in a fight. Acting as the team mom, she usually is the first to step in and break up a fight between teammates on the rare ocassion that it does happen.
► Moves: Sand Tomb, Dragonbreath, Earth Power, Crunch, Bug Bite, Giga Drain, Quick Attack, Mud Shot, Supersonic.
Scyther:[/font]
► Nickname: None
► Species: Scyther
► Type: Bug/Flying
► Ability(ies): Swarm, Technician
► Gender: Male
► Personality: Despite being one of Slate's newest Pokémon, relatively speaking, it was the one that Sceptile bonded with the fastest. The two of them act almost like siblings, sharing the same habit of overworking themselves one moment only to laze the next day away, as well as their fighting styles. While not nearly as mobile as Sceptile on the ground, Scyther more than makes up for it with his ability to fly, and the two work in near perfect unison as a team. Scyther Also shares his dislike of energy based attacks, although in this case it is more out of considering them a nuisance since he can perform none himself.
► Moves: Quick Attack, Fury Cutter, Slash, X-Scissor, Double Team, Night Slash, Wing Attack, Aerial Ace.[/center]
Equipment:
Bag, spare clothes, Swiss army knife, PokeNav, spare pokeballs of varrying makes and design
Psychological Flaws:
Slate: Generally speaking he has very few of what one may consider psychological flaws, being of sound mind and relatively high intellect.
Sceptile: For all of his speed and power, Sceptile does have one shortcoming - his pride. While completely capable of mid to long range special based attacks, he will refuse to learn or use any of them, and clever opponents can use this facet of his personality to their advantage.
Metagross: Like Slate, Metagross is of sound mind and body, and doesn't really have any blatent weaknesses that would fall under this category. The one thing that might be considered as such would be that the longer he fights, the more likely his more.... primal.... nature is to surface, at least partially, making him considerably more dangerous to his allies in a fight. On the other hand, though, he becomes a much more brutal, dangerous combatant as well. In such a state even Slate has great difficulty controlling him despite even the power that the Rising Badge grants him, and it is one of the main reasons Slate avoids using the Steel pokemon in a serious fight when possible.
Shelgon: Irritable. Easy to anger and provoke, and like Sceptile he dislikes using special attacks when he can avoid it - that being said, he can be provoked into using them, and should he get angry enough may abandon strategy altogether, at least until Slate intervenes and forces him to think.
Vibrava: As stated before, she does not like to fight unless it is something along the lines of a friendly sparring match or practice, and as such will almost always hold back and avoid using her full strength.
Scyther: Above all, inexperienced. While he is still incredibly fast and strong, he lacks Sceptile's considerable experience, Metagross's raw intelligence and pragmatism, and Shelgon's brute stength - one on one, he is prone to make mistakes and overlook important details, especially in a rush or a fast paced fight. This will likely change with time, but at the moment he is still the novice of the team.
Physical Flaws:
Slate: Only a human, he is incredibly vulnerable in comparison to his team. Anything that would kill a normal human will kill him, although he's much more stubborn than most and may be able to act through injuries that aren't severe enough to immobilize him if given the chance to compose himself.
Sceptile: Despite his incredible speed, regenerative powers and ninja like abilities, Sceptile is, like it or not, a speedster - while capable of very dangerous cutting and slicing attacks, they lack the same amoung of strength that many other pokemon his size are capable of. If an opponent does manage to land a powerful enough attack or enough attacks quickly enough (to counter his regenerative powers), it would be quite simple to beat him. Simple and easy, however, are two completely different things.
Metagross: To be perfectly blunt, his species does not have many physical weaknesses. Originally from areas with incredibly inhospitibal terrain and having evolved to become the perfect predator in said areas where virtually everything that might be considered prey likely has what would be a superpower in any other reality, Metagross as a species are strong, tough and durable to the extreme - in general, frontal attacks are suicide. One of the core weaknesses of Steel types, ground attacks, has been entirely removed by their ability to fly. There are only three ways that may prove useful in fighting a Metagross - the first is their other weakness as a result of typing, fire. This kind of attack would need to happen almost instantaneously, though, or risk a devestating counter attack from a very angry walking tank. The second method is simple, but costly and would involve wearing a Metagross down through sheer numbers - while powerful, Metagross can only fight so many things at once and take so many hits before falling themselves, but be prepared to lose a lot through this method. The third method, while incredibly difficult, is generally the simplest and safest, but by hard the most difficult, and essentially involves finding a creature of equal strength and using it to defeat the Steel type.
Shelgon: Durable and stout, Shelgon can take a hit, but it is not without shortcomings due to being.... well.. short, particularly in the legs. While three feet tall, Shelgon do not jump well, and only move fast in a straight line, making them easy to outmaneuver and lose in rough terrain. Another weakness that all Dragon types share are ice and frost attacks - Shelgon will not take these well, and will go down rather quickly after relatively little of them.
Vibrava: Fast, agile, able to fly and having both ranged and close quarters attacks, Vibrava are a pain to deal with and relatively difficult to hit in addition to being immune to several kinds of attacks and resistant to a multitude of others. Like Shelgon, though, Vibrava shares a similiar weakness to the cold, only doubly so thanks to her dual typing. Where Shelgon can only take relatively little punishment from such attacks, Vibrava will likely go down after one or two direct hits from strong ice or frost attacks.
Scyther: While almost as fast as Sceptile and nearly as difficult to hit, he does not enjoy the ability to regenerate health and stamina that his counterpart does - he can't simply shrug off hits as Sceptile can if given time, and any injuries he sustains will stay with him throughout the course of a fight. In addition to that, Scyther's wings are rather fragile when not being used to attack, and act as a vulnerability for anything fast enough to actually hit him.
Other Flaws:
While powerful enough to fling a semi trailer or even a tank around like a ragdoll, Metagross's telekinetic abilities have one extremely limiting flaw - they can only be used on one target at a time, or is otherwise limited to his fieldof vision unless he knows exactly where an object outside said field of vision is. The ability is also limited in range, and can only be used to directly influence things within a 250 meter radius of Metagross himself. Also, while he is capable of flying and acheiving relatively impressive speeds for his apparent size and build, he cannot quickly change direction while moving at said speeds without slowing down considerably - in short, he is forced to choose between speed and mobility, and slowing down while moving fast isn't an easy matter either.
Brief History: Born the son of two academics and raised in Rustboro, Slate was fully expected by both his parents and extended family to continue with his formal education rather than become a trainer when presented with the choice at the age of ten. Slate, however, had no intention of keeping with those expectations - while he was individualistic to begin with, more than anything else he made the decision because he was more or less bored. He could not imagine waking up every morning only to get out of bed to do something he didn't enjoy or take pleasure in every day of his life, and so he took the chance the instant it presented itself. While his father was less than pleased initially, he grew to respect Slate's decision as he understood why he'd done it over the next few months. Slate's mother, on the other hand, approved, reasoning that it would be good for both him and his family - Slate would learn valuable life lessons, and it would help the family financially. Travelling through Petalburg and Oldale Town, Slate eventually arrived in New Bark Town after two days. Registering himself as a trainer, he recieved a Treecko as his starter Pokémon. While their relationship was somewhat luke warm at first, Treecko merely tolerating Slate and Slate not particularly making any effort to interact with him, either. While they won their first few battles and Treecko managed to learn Quick Attack, their wins only came by narrow margins. They continued the pattern for almost three years, only finally forging an authentic bond when Slate actually got into a fist fight with a Team Magma member who defeated Treecko and the attempted to steal him. The fight itself ended in a draw, with Slate being heavily outmatched physically but the Magma member driven off by the sheer ferocity of his blows.
Now 14, Slate and Treecko began winning their matches by larger and larger margins over the next few weeks, and once again financially secure they left their old stomping grounds around Petalburg Woods and began a tour around the Hoenn region. Slate himself had no interest in either the Gym Leader challenge nor the regional contests that were at the time exclusive to the Hoenn region, and as such they simply continued to train with the only goal being to better themselves. Almost a tear later they encountered a Beldum in Meteor Falls, and as it and Treecko battled Slate was reminded of the sheer stubborness he'd shown himself months before. Taking a liking to the creature, Slate and Treecko made a final push, ending the battle when Slate captured the Beldum. Continueing to train as they had been but now with another companion, Slate began training his own body, reasoning that he had no right to ask his companions to train and fight if he wasn't willing to match actions to words. Within another six months Treecko evolved, having learned several more moves along the way. Deciding to make one more final push into Meteor Falls' cave system to see how much their skills had improved, Slate plumbed the previously unvisited depths of the caves, encountering and capturing his third pokemon, a Bagon.
By the age of sixteen Slate began getting the itch to travel again, and as such he and his companions began travelling east through the Hoenn region, taking a detour through Fiery Path to avoid the blistering sandstorms of the desert region immediately to the east, Beldum evolving into a Metang as they passed through the caves. Continuing to move southward, they began moving east again from Mauville City, taking the southern route past Mt. Pyre to reach Lilycove and capturing a Trapinch along the way. Buying the ticket the instant he was able to afford it, Slate booked passage from Lilycove to Olivine, arriving in the Johto region seven months after leaving Fallabor Town and Meteor Falls.
Initially glad to be off the ship, his joy was slightly soured by the climate - while it was warm by most people's standards, it was still cold to Slate in comparison to the Hoenn region's tropical climate. Unable to book passage back, Slate decided to test his skill against the local trainers. Easily winning against several of them and beginning to get disappointed with the lack of a challenging opponent, he decided he'd do what he'd deliberately avoided up until that point. Challenging Olivine's Gym Leader, Jasmine, Slate barely won, easily plowing through most of her team but losing Metang and Shelgon to her Steelix's Ground techniques before Grovyle finally managed to put it down, nearly fainting from exhaustion himself afterwards. Trapinch, however, evolved during the battle, providing Slate with incentive to challenge the other regional gyms.
Spurred on by the victory, Slate began travelling inland again, moving on to Ecruteak and once again challenging the Gym Leader there, easily winning due to Metang's type advantage. Moving southeast from there, Slate took on Falkner, again decimating the opposing team through excellent tactics and type advantage. Continuing to move east, Slate had intended to wander straight into the Kanto region only to be stopped at the midway checkpoint which had been erected following Team Rocket's attack on the Indigo League for not having the needed badges to pass through. Now eighteen, Slate turned back again, heading back through Violet City before turning south to Azalea town before reaching Goldenrod two weeks later. While he heard scattered rumors of disorder in the Sevii Islands caused by Team Rocket, Slate simply ignored them, figuring that they had little to do with him before moving on to Whitney. Unprepared for her specific tactics, Slate lost Grovyle to her Miltank, only turning the tide with Metang, yet again - due to a lack of any actual gender, Miltank's Attract proved useless, and was succinctly dealt with.
Now with five of the eight badges needed to cross over into Kanto, Slate spent another month travelling back to Olivine, hiring a private charter to transport him to Cianwood. Once again barely winning through type advantage, Slate decided it would be best to take it easy for a few weeks afterwards, realizing that both he and his team had been driving themselves to the breaking point. After returning to the mainland, Slate and his companions remained in Olivine for nearly three months recovering and training themselves.
Once again fit to travel and at their strongest since arriving in Johto, Slate and company began moving east again, this time continuing to do so past Ecruteak, taking the path they'd ignored before. Arriving in Mahogany Town, Slate was initially confused by the Gym's puzzle, and to top it off it was initially far too cold for him to comfortably stay for more than a few minutes. Driven back by the combination, it took Slate four tries to actually reach the Leader, although the battle itself was relatively easy - while Slate didn't dare subject Grovyle to the cold, Metang had no issue with it, and between its ability to levitate above the slippery ice and its natural type advantage it was an east win.
Leaving the Gym, Slate continued east again, wanting to make a straight shot to Blackthorn before swinging south again, only to be confronted by Ice Path. Unwilling to both expose himself to the cold and rely exclusively on Metang again, Slate turned back - he would have much rather dealt with the dangerous mountain approach from the southern edge of Blackthorn. Returning along the route he'd taken from Violet City, Slate made a slight detour back to Goldenrod to visit the department store to stock up on supplies. Passing through the National Park for at least the fourth time, Slate decided to attempt to participate in the Bug Catching Contest, something which he'd been growing increasingly curious about everytime he passed through. Taking part in the one held the next day, Slate won second place with a Scyther - while he didn't win the contest, he'd found another member for his team. Continuing east through Violet City again, Slate turned north when he reached the southern end of Route 46 and began making his way north, arriving in Blackthorn five weeks later.
Reasoning that it'd be foolish to take on Clair, who was renowned as Johto's strongest Gym Leader, in the state that they were in, Slate and his team spent another two weeks recovering, much as they had in Olivine. It turned out to be the correct decision - unlike the previous gyms he'd been to, Slate held no type advantage there. Scyther went down first, managing to weaken Clair's Dragonaire just enough for Metang to finish it off. Metang put down the second one, and managed to inflict a fair amount of injury on her Kingdra before going down as well, with Grovyle barely managing to take the Kingdra down, a victory reminiscent of their arrival in Johto. Having acquired the final badge needed to proceed westward at the age of 20, Slate headed south along the route he had taken to get there, his progress greatly aided by the fact they were now moving downhill. Taking a slight detour to the west again to heal his now complete team, Slate moved east and into Kanto. Upon arriving in Viridian City from the midway checkpoint, Slate continued east. No longer with any real need to challenge gyms now that he had the eight badges needed to allow him passage back west if he so chose, Slate continued to wander throughout Kanto. Over the next year he would challenge the Pewter, Cerulean, Celadon and Fuschia gyms, but more as distractions than actual challenges with a direction in mind. His Grovyle would also finally evolve after his Pewter Gym battle, finally turning into a Sceptile after nearly six years, with his Bagon and Metang following suit after the Celadon battle.
Beginning to get the urge to travel again after spending so much time in Kanto, Slate eventually travelled to Vermillion and on a whim booked passage on an outbound ship much as he had in Hoenn, this time bound for Sinnoh. While he didn't have any particular interest in the region's gyms nor any intent of travelling to the frigid northern areas of the region, what he'd heard about Mt. Coronet over the years had managed to attract his attention, and similar to Meteor Falls he viewed the mountain as yet another way to test exactly how far his skills had progressed over the years. Arriving in Sunnyshore, Slate made his way westward towards the center of Sinnoh and the mountain in question - it was only after he began climbing it that he regretted his decision, though, as the temperature began to drop the higher he got. Still, it wasn't bad enough to turn him back - the summer heat helped a lot in that regard, and within a number of days he managed to ascend to the top of the mountain, reaching Spear Pillar. Once he was there, though, something odd happened - while unaware of it at the time, Slate realized it as soon as he reached the foot of the mountain.
Reason for being on AM: Spear Pillar - given that the area is home to both the being that controls time as well as the one that controls space, I think it'd be well within reason for both to warp there.
Sample RP:
Theme Songs:
Nicknames: Slate
Main Account: Nicholas
Who else do you play?: Nicholas, Hei
How did you find us?: Ad on Through the Gates
Category: OC
Name: Slate Aspen
Alias: None
Age: 22 years old
Ranking: Vigilante/Civilian - generally minds his own business, unless it's something his conscience won't let him ignore.
Physical Appearance:
Slate, Age 14
6' 2", but very lean in terms of build. His hair is a dark brown to match his eyes, and while his skin was somewhat pale it wasn't to the point where someone would give him a second glance - it has also darkened to a more normal tone due to his years spent travelling. His hair is long, going several inches past his shoulders, roughly 3 to 5 inches past in the front and to mid shoulder blades in the back. He generally wears a dark blue or black t shirt with cargo pants, which themselves are usually dark brown to olive in color with camouflage markings on them.
His shoes are dark grey, somewhere in between hiking boots and sneakers. He usually wears a slightly form fitting black fleece with a high neck over the t shirt - it has a discreet zipper going from his chin to sternum. For a bag he uses a midsized, jet black backpack with orange zippers. His pokeballs are usually kept attached to his belt in miniturized form, although he will occasionally keep them in his bag.
Personality: While he's normally a quiet, keep to himself individual, he will not hesitate to speak up if he feels he needs to. He also isn't at all afraid to get his hands dirty - he would never even consider asking his team to do anything he himself wouldn't (within his own physical ability), and in keeping with this policy he generally lets his team out of their balls whenever he possibly can. While Slate is well aware that not every trainer follows this philosophy (he thinks that rather few do, actually), it has nevertheless resulted in a rather surprising streak of stubborness to do things himself whenever possible - while he will ask his Pokémon for help if it becomes clear he'll need it, Slate is a "Want it done right, do it yourself" kind of person.
As a trainer he tends to get slightly competitive at certain times as well, relishing fighting tough opponents after being bored - he would never admit to it if asked, though. While he may seem like a sarcastic, apathetic, cynical individual at first glance, he is deeply moved and motivated by certain things, first and foremost a strong sense of morality closely followed by loyalty. While he will follow the rules for the most part, he will bend or break them if he feels they contradict his own sense of morality or otherwise stop people from doing what's right, but not after seriously considering the matter. Finally, while he may be slow to trust someone at first, he will follow those who earn it into hell itself if they asked him to. Having grown up in Hoenn, Slate has a strong preference for warm and humid weather - while he can ignore dryness, he will avoid cold weather like the plague, having taken extreme measures to do so in the past.
Powers/Abilities:
Slate: None, as normal a human as they come short of his survival skills and tactical/strategic savvy. He is, however, extremely physically fit for an "average" person, and much stronger, faster and coordinated that almost anyone you would meet on the street at random.
Sceptile:
[/font]► Nickname: None
► Species: Sceptile
► Type: Grass
► Ability: Overgrowth
► Gender: Male
► Personality: Slate's first Pokémon, and as such his longest partner. Having spent over eleven years together, Sceptile is often capable of guessing what Slate will do before the trainer himself even knows, and they both trust each other implicitely. Sceptile is a mix of contradictions - at times he is a workaholic, endlessly sparring with Metagross, while at other times simply lazing entire days away in the sun. Like Slate, Sceptile cannot stand cold weather, and will often prefer to remain inside his Poké Ball if they must endure it. He is also highly intelligent, perceptive and experienced, often able to tell how the opponent will move, attack or defend based on the slightest movements and able to analyze the enemy's tactics to the point where he can accurately guess what their next move will be. While completely capable of them, Sceptile looks upon special and energy based attacks with disdain, preferring the fight to up close and personal so as to use his astonishing speed, agility and general physical prowess to its upmost potential. With his adrenaline pumping during a fight, he can move quickly enough to actually appear to flicker across the battle field, although he is only capable of this when pushed to his absolute limits.
► Moves: Leaf Blade, Dragon Claw, Thunder Punch, Leech Seed, Quick Attack, Slam, X- Scissor, Detect, Substitute, Synthesis.
Metagross:[/font]
► Nickname: None
► Species: Metagross
► Type: Steel/Psychic
► Ability: Clear Body
► Gender: Genderless
► Personality: The first Pokémon Slate actually caught. Metagross is by far Slate's most intelligent Pokémon, although whether this is a result of what it actually is or innate, individual intelligence is anyone's guess. Like Sceptile, Slate and Metagross have the upmost trust in each other. Metagross is also an enigma compared to Slate's other Pokémon, the trainer himself often finding it impossible to read Metagross. Unlike Sceptile, Metagross appears to be more of a pragmatist, doing whatever seems necessary to win and having no actual favorite strategy or tactic, molding his fighting style to suit the opponent. Aside from being able to use his monstrous weight, strength, durability and speed to great effect in battle, he has also demonstrated considerable telekinetic abilities.
► Moves: Meteor Mash, Psychic, Earthquake, Gravity, Magnet Rise, Iron Defense, Rock Slide, Bullet Punch.
Shelgon:
► Nickname: None
► Species: Shelgon
► Type: Dragon
► Ability: Rock Head
► Gender: Male
► Personality: The second pokemon that Slate caught, and his final one before leaving Meteor Falls. Shelgon, like Metagross, tends to be unreadable to most people thanks to his face being hidden and lack of usabe body language, although he usually manages to get his point across to Slate when needed. He also tends to be somewhat of a loner compared to the rest of Slate's team, although that may be a result of his species and type. Like Sceptile, Shelgon is not particularly fond of attacks that aren't direct or physical in nature, although he will use them if they prove to be more effective than his usual tactics, opting to follow a strategy reminiscent of a cross between Sceptile and Metagross's.
► Moves: Zen Headbutt, Dragonbreath, Dragon Claw, Flamethrower, Protect, Iron Defense, Rollout, Crunch.
Vibrava:
► Nickname: None
► Species: Vibrava
► Type: Dragon/Ground
► Ability: Levitate
► Gender: Female
► Personality: Caught during Slate's trek into Hoenn's center, Vibrava is the mellow one of the group, not at all likeing to fight but still willing to if it means protecting her teammates. Quick, agile and strong for her size, she generally manages to be an utter nuisance in a fight. Acting as the team mom, she usually is the first to step in and break up a fight between teammates on the rare ocassion that it does happen.
► Moves: Sand Tomb, Dragonbreath, Earth Power, Crunch, Bug Bite, Giga Drain, Quick Attack, Mud Shot, Supersonic.
Scyther:[/font]
► Nickname: None
► Species: Scyther
► Type: Bug/Flying
► Ability(ies): Swarm, Technician
► Gender: Male
► Personality: Despite being one of Slate's newest Pokémon, relatively speaking, it was the one that Sceptile bonded with the fastest. The two of them act almost like siblings, sharing the same habit of overworking themselves one moment only to laze the next day away, as well as their fighting styles. While not nearly as mobile as Sceptile on the ground, Scyther more than makes up for it with his ability to fly, and the two work in near perfect unison as a team. Scyther Also shares his dislike of energy based attacks, although in this case it is more out of considering them a nuisance since he can perform none himself.
► Moves: Quick Attack, Fury Cutter, Slash, X-Scissor, Double Team, Night Slash, Wing Attack, Aerial Ace.[/center]
Equipment:
Bag, spare clothes, Swiss army knife, PokeNav, spare pokeballs of varrying makes and design
Weaknesses
Psychological Flaws:
Slate: Generally speaking he has very few of what one may consider psychological flaws, being of sound mind and relatively high intellect.
Sceptile: For all of his speed and power, Sceptile does have one shortcoming - his pride. While completely capable of mid to long range special based attacks, he will refuse to learn or use any of them, and clever opponents can use this facet of his personality to their advantage.
Metagross: Like Slate, Metagross is of sound mind and body, and doesn't really have any blatent weaknesses that would fall under this category. The one thing that might be considered as such would be that the longer he fights, the more likely his more.... primal.... nature is to surface, at least partially, making him considerably more dangerous to his allies in a fight. On the other hand, though, he becomes a much more brutal, dangerous combatant as well. In such a state even Slate has great difficulty controlling him despite even the power that the Rising Badge grants him, and it is one of the main reasons Slate avoids using the Steel pokemon in a serious fight when possible.
Shelgon: Irritable. Easy to anger and provoke, and like Sceptile he dislikes using special attacks when he can avoid it - that being said, he can be provoked into using them, and should he get angry enough may abandon strategy altogether, at least until Slate intervenes and forces him to think.
Vibrava: As stated before, she does not like to fight unless it is something along the lines of a friendly sparring match or practice, and as such will almost always hold back and avoid using her full strength.
Scyther: Above all, inexperienced. While he is still incredibly fast and strong, he lacks Sceptile's considerable experience, Metagross's raw intelligence and pragmatism, and Shelgon's brute stength - one on one, he is prone to make mistakes and overlook important details, especially in a rush or a fast paced fight. This will likely change with time, but at the moment he is still the novice of the team.
Physical Flaws:
Slate: Only a human, he is incredibly vulnerable in comparison to his team. Anything that would kill a normal human will kill him, although he's much more stubborn than most and may be able to act through injuries that aren't severe enough to immobilize him if given the chance to compose himself.
Sceptile: Despite his incredible speed, regenerative powers and ninja like abilities, Sceptile is, like it or not, a speedster - while capable of very dangerous cutting and slicing attacks, they lack the same amoung of strength that many other pokemon his size are capable of. If an opponent does manage to land a powerful enough attack or enough attacks quickly enough (to counter his regenerative powers), it would be quite simple to beat him. Simple and easy, however, are two completely different things.
Metagross: To be perfectly blunt, his species does not have many physical weaknesses. Originally from areas with incredibly inhospitibal terrain and having evolved to become the perfect predator in said areas where virtually everything that might be considered prey likely has what would be a superpower in any other reality, Metagross as a species are strong, tough and durable to the extreme - in general, frontal attacks are suicide. One of the core weaknesses of Steel types, ground attacks, has been entirely removed by their ability to fly. There are only three ways that may prove useful in fighting a Metagross - the first is their other weakness as a result of typing, fire. This kind of attack would need to happen almost instantaneously, though, or risk a devestating counter attack from a very angry walking tank. The second method is simple, but costly and would involve wearing a Metagross down through sheer numbers - while powerful, Metagross can only fight so many things at once and take so many hits before falling themselves, but be prepared to lose a lot through this method. The third method, while incredibly difficult, is generally the simplest and safest, but by hard the most difficult, and essentially involves finding a creature of equal strength and using it to defeat the Steel type.
Shelgon: Durable and stout, Shelgon can take a hit, but it is not without shortcomings due to being.... well.. short, particularly in the legs. While three feet tall, Shelgon do not jump well, and only move fast in a straight line, making them easy to outmaneuver and lose in rough terrain. Another weakness that all Dragon types share are ice and frost attacks - Shelgon will not take these well, and will go down rather quickly after relatively little of them.
Vibrava: Fast, agile, able to fly and having both ranged and close quarters attacks, Vibrava are a pain to deal with and relatively difficult to hit in addition to being immune to several kinds of attacks and resistant to a multitude of others. Like Shelgon, though, Vibrava shares a similiar weakness to the cold, only doubly so thanks to her dual typing. Where Shelgon can only take relatively little punishment from such attacks, Vibrava will likely go down after one or two direct hits from strong ice or frost attacks.
Scyther: While almost as fast as Sceptile and nearly as difficult to hit, he does not enjoy the ability to regenerate health and stamina that his counterpart does - he can't simply shrug off hits as Sceptile can if given time, and any injuries he sustains will stay with him throughout the course of a fight. In addition to that, Scyther's wings are rather fragile when not being used to attack, and act as a vulnerability for anything fast enough to actually hit him.
Other Flaws:
While powerful enough to fling a semi trailer or even a tank around like a ragdoll, Metagross's telekinetic abilities have one extremely limiting flaw - they can only be used on one target at a time, or is otherwise limited to his fieldof vision unless he knows exactly where an object outside said field of vision is. The ability is also limited in range, and can only be used to directly influence things within a 250 meter radius of Metagross himself. Also, while he is capable of flying and acheiving relatively impressive speeds for his apparent size and build, he cannot quickly change direction while moving at said speeds without slowing down considerably - in short, he is forced to choose between speed and mobility, and slowing down while moving fast isn't an easy matter either.
Brief History: Born the son of two academics and raised in Rustboro, Slate was fully expected by both his parents and extended family to continue with his formal education rather than become a trainer when presented with the choice at the age of ten. Slate, however, had no intention of keeping with those expectations - while he was individualistic to begin with, more than anything else he made the decision because he was more or less bored. He could not imagine waking up every morning only to get out of bed to do something he didn't enjoy or take pleasure in every day of his life, and so he took the chance the instant it presented itself. While his father was less than pleased initially, he grew to respect Slate's decision as he understood why he'd done it over the next few months. Slate's mother, on the other hand, approved, reasoning that it would be good for both him and his family - Slate would learn valuable life lessons, and it would help the family financially. Travelling through Petalburg and Oldale Town, Slate eventually arrived in New Bark Town after two days. Registering himself as a trainer, he recieved a Treecko as his starter Pokémon. While their relationship was somewhat luke warm at first, Treecko merely tolerating Slate and Slate not particularly making any effort to interact with him, either. While they won their first few battles and Treecko managed to learn Quick Attack, their wins only came by narrow margins. They continued the pattern for almost three years, only finally forging an authentic bond when Slate actually got into a fist fight with a Team Magma member who defeated Treecko and the attempted to steal him. The fight itself ended in a draw, with Slate being heavily outmatched physically but the Magma member driven off by the sheer ferocity of his blows.
Now 14, Slate and Treecko began winning their matches by larger and larger margins over the next few weeks, and once again financially secure they left their old stomping grounds around Petalburg Woods and began a tour around the Hoenn region. Slate himself had no interest in either the Gym Leader challenge nor the regional contests that were at the time exclusive to the Hoenn region, and as such they simply continued to train with the only goal being to better themselves. Almost a tear later they encountered a Beldum in Meteor Falls, and as it and Treecko battled Slate was reminded of the sheer stubborness he'd shown himself months before. Taking a liking to the creature, Slate and Treecko made a final push, ending the battle when Slate captured the Beldum. Continueing to train as they had been but now with another companion, Slate began training his own body, reasoning that he had no right to ask his companions to train and fight if he wasn't willing to match actions to words. Within another six months Treecko evolved, having learned several more moves along the way. Deciding to make one more final push into Meteor Falls' cave system to see how much their skills had improved, Slate plumbed the previously unvisited depths of the caves, encountering and capturing his third pokemon, a Bagon.
By the age of sixteen Slate began getting the itch to travel again, and as such he and his companions began travelling east through the Hoenn region, taking a detour through Fiery Path to avoid the blistering sandstorms of the desert region immediately to the east, Beldum evolving into a Metang as they passed through the caves. Continuing to move southward, they began moving east again from Mauville City, taking the southern route past Mt. Pyre to reach Lilycove and capturing a Trapinch along the way. Buying the ticket the instant he was able to afford it, Slate booked passage from Lilycove to Olivine, arriving in the Johto region seven months after leaving Fallabor Town and Meteor Falls.
Initially glad to be off the ship, his joy was slightly soured by the climate - while it was warm by most people's standards, it was still cold to Slate in comparison to the Hoenn region's tropical climate. Unable to book passage back, Slate decided to test his skill against the local trainers. Easily winning against several of them and beginning to get disappointed with the lack of a challenging opponent, he decided he'd do what he'd deliberately avoided up until that point. Challenging Olivine's Gym Leader, Jasmine, Slate barely won, easily plowing through most of her team but losing Metang and Shelgon to her Steelix's Ground techniques before Grovyle finally managed to put it down, nearly fainting from exhaustion himself afterwards. Trapinch, however, evolved during the battle, providing Slate with incentive to challenge the other regional gyms.
Spurred on by the victory, Slate began travelling inland again, moving on to Ecruteak and once again challenging the Gym Leader there, easily winning due to Metang's type advantage. Moving southeast from there, Slate took on Falkner, again decimating the opposing team through excellent tactics and type advantage. Continuing to move east, Slate had intended to wander straight into the Kanto region only to be stopped at the midway checkpoint which had been erected following Team Rocket's attack on the Indigo League for not having the needed badges to pass through. Now eighteen, Slate turned back again, heading back through Violet City before turning south to Azalea town before reaching Goldenrod two weeks later. While he heard scattered rumors of disorder in the Sevii Islands caused by Team Rocket, Slate simply ignored them, figuring that they had little to do with him before moving on to Whitney. Unprepared for her specific tactics, Slate lost Grovyle to her Miltank, only turning the tide with Metang, yet again - due to a lack of any actual gender, Miltank's Attract proved useless, and was succinctly dealt with.
Now with five of the eight badges needed to cross over into Kanto, Slate spent another month travelling back to Olivine, hiring a private charter to transport him to Cianwood. Once again barely winning through type advantage, Slate decided it would be best to take it easy for a few weeks afterwards, realizing that both he and his team had been driving themselves to the breaking point. After returning to the mainland, Slate and his companions remained in Olivine for nearly three months recovering and training themselves.
Once again fit to travel and at their strongest since arriving in Johto, Slate and company began moving east again, this time continuing to do so past Ecruteak, taking the path they'd ignored before. Arriving in Mahogany Town, Slate was initially confused by the Gym's puzzle, and to top it off it was initially far too cold for him to comfortably stay for more than a few minutes. Driven back by the combination, it took Slate four tries to actually reach the Leader, although the battle itself was relatively easy - while Slate didn't dare subject Grovyle to the cold, Metang had no issue with it, and between its ability to levitate above the slippery ice and its natural type advantage it was an east win.
Leaving the Gym, Slate continued east again, wanting to make a straight shot to Blackthorn before swinging south again, only to be confronted by Ice Path. Unwilling to both expose himself to the cold and rely exclusively on Metang again, Slate turned back - he would have much rather dealt with the dangerous mountain approach from the southern edge of Blackthorn. Returning along the route he'd taken from Violet City, Slate made a slight detour back to Goldenrod to visit the department store to stock up on supplies. Passing through the National Park for at least the fourth time, Slate decided to attempt to participate in the Bug Catching Contest, something which he'd been growing increasingly curious about everytime he passed through. Taking part in the one held the next day, Slate won second place with a Scyther - while he didn't win the contest, he'd found another member for his team. Continuing east through Violet City again, Slate turned north when he reached the southern end of Route 46 and began making his way north, arriving in Blackthorn five weeks later.
Reasoning that it'd be foolish to take on Clair, who was renowned as Johto's strongest Gym Leader, in the state that they were in, Slate and his team spent another two weeks recovering, much as they had in Olivine. It turned out to be the correct decision - unlike the previous gyms he'd been to, Slate held no type advantage there. Scyther went down first, managing to weaken Clair's Dragonaire just enough for Metang to finish it off. Metang put down the second one, and managed to inflict a fair amount of injury on her Kingdra before going down as well, with Grovyle barely managing to take the Kingdra down, a victory reminiscent of their arrival in Johto. Having acquired the final badge needed to proceed westward at the age of 20, Slate headed south along the route he had taken to get there, his progress greatly aided by the fact they were now moving downhill. Taking a slight detour to the west again to heal his now complete team, Slate moved east and into Kanto. Upon arriving in Viridian City from the midway checkpoint, Slate continued east. No longer with any real need to challenge gyms now that he had the eight badges needed to allow him passage back west if he so chose, Slate continued to wander throughout Kanto. Over the next year he would challenge the Pewter, Cerulean, Celadon and Fuschia gyms, but more as distractions than actual challenges with a direction in mind. His Grovyle would also finally evolve after his Pewter Gym battle, finally turning into a Sceptile after nearly six years, with his Bagon and Metang following suit after the Celadon battle.
Beginning to get the urge to travel again after spending so much time in Kanto, Slate eventually travelled to Vermillion and on a whim booked passage on an outbound ship much as he had in Hoenn, this time bound for Sinnoh. While he didn't have any particular interest in the region's gyms nor any intent of travelling to the frigid northern areas of the region, what he'd heard about Mt. Coronet over the years had managed to attract his attention, and similar to Meteor Falls he viewed the mountain as yet another way to test exactly how far his skills had progressed over the years. Arriving in Sunnyshore, Slate made his way westward towards the center of Sinnoh and the mountain in question - it was only after he began climbing it that he regretted his decision, though, as the temperature began to drop the higher he got. Still, it wasn't bad enough to turn him back - the summer heat helped a lot in that regard, and within a number of days he managed to ascend to the top of the mountain, reaching Spear Pillar. Once he was there, though, something odd happened - while unaware of it at the time, Slate realized it as soon as he reached the foot of the mountain.
Reason for being on AM: Spear Pillar - given that the area is home to both the being that controls time as well as the one that controls space, I think it'd be well within reason for both to warp there.
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