- Born Amaya Sasaki of Blackthorn City's Dragon Clan, thankfully in this AU she mostly just grew up in a strict as fuck household rather than the absolute hell that she's been placed in before. Dad was more verbally abusive than anything; he wanted his daughter to live up to her potential and have her succeed as the Gym Leader eventually so he could rake in the credit for it. Amaya, meanwhile, wanted no part in any of that and just wanted to lead her own life. - So what's a ten year old girl to do when you don't even have a Pokemon to your name but desperately need to leave? ...Hop on a boat from Olivine to Literally Anywhere Else and end up in Alola. This girl literally Disney Princess'd her way through half of the region just to sneak on a boat and end up in a place where the culture shock could have very well killed her. - Thankfully, Amaya ended up getting taken in by a very nice family in Alola; she grew up in Malie City, feeling close to home despite being so far away from it. Her mama and papa (she embarrassingly still calls them this in her much older age now. they dote on her immensely and don't mind, but it ruins her cool image instantly--) helped her learn their trade in the city, and through them, she learned how to make some nice clothing that many tourists and citizens alike would buy. But she also longed to train as well, and thus, she asked her parents for a Pokemon; they brought her out to Malie Garden with their supervision so that they could help her catch one. This is how she would obtain her starter Pokemon, Jangmo-o. - ...She admittedly met it by it deciding to chase her around while her parents tried to get it under control, but hey, not all first meetings go perfect--she ended up catching the poor boy by accident just chucking her one Poke Ball at it before running back to her parents, but thankfully, the Jangmo-o wasn't being a jerk! Mostly. It just wanted something sweet that Amaya had been keeping in her pocket. And that's how their friendship started; it turned out that the Jangmo-o had been tossed aside by it's trainer for not being good enough, and thus, their training began. - Eventually, Amaya's training with Jangmo-o (now a big and strong Kommo-o) evolved into her deciding to become a proper, globetrotting trainer of renowned, and after beating all of the Kahunas of the island (but very notably before the league in alola was properly established), Amaya decided to travel the myriad regions and left Alola to travel the world. She often calls her parents to check how they're doing, and she always tries to come and visit them for a few months out of the year. - But while Alola brightened Amaya and broadened her horizons, she still maintains a somewhat stiff and strict demeanor--especially nowadays, given that she's become something of a professional. Her initial travels took her to the Kalos, Sinnoh, and Hoenn regions; the lattermost where she was scouted by Scott to work at one of his battling facilities. She ends up working for the Battle Dome off and on, enjoying the constant slew of strong trainers that would keep her and her growing team satiated in a fight. She'll sometimes go and revisit Kalos as well--especially when the Z-A Royale starts up. - Amaya's probably closest to the Veteran class from BW, at least in terms of trainer aesthetic; she never became Champion of any region or took on any of the Elites, but she does have the badges of every region she's visited thus far. It results in her maintaining a serious and stoic demeanor, but this version of Amaya can smile on occasion. It's just usually around her Pokemon or her adopted family. ...Or something slightly concerning looking when she's in a battle, girl's got that battle bloodlust-- - Team: Kommo-o♀ (Starter), Pangoro♂, Crabominable♂, Haxorus♀, Drampa♂, Goodra♀.
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- So what's a ten year old girl to do when you don't even have a Pokemon to your name but desperately need to leave? ...Hop on a boat from Olivine to Literally Anywhere Else and end up in Alola. This girl literally Disney Princess'd her way through half of the region just to sneak on a boat and end up in a place where the culture shock could have very well killed her.
- Thankfully, Amaya ended up getting taken in by a very nice family in Alola; she grew up in Malie City, feeling close to home despite being so far away from it. Her mama and papa (she embarrassingly still calls them this in her much older age now. they dote on her immensely and don't mind, but it ruins her cool image instantly--) helped her learn their trade in the city, and through them, she learned how to make some nice clothing that many tourists and citizens alike would buy. But she also longed to train as well, and thus, she asked her parents for a Pokemon; they brought her out to Malie Garden with their supervision so that they could help her catch one. This is how she would obtain her starter Pokemon, Jangmo-o.
- ...She admittedly met it by it deciding to chase her around while her parents tried to get it under control, but hey, not all first meetings go perfect--she ended up catching the poor boy by accident just chucking her one Poke Ball at it before running back to her parents, but thankfully, the Jangmo-o wasn't being a jerk! Mostly. It just wanted something sweet that Amaya had been keeping in her pocket. And that's how their friendship started; it turned out that the Jangmo-o had been tossed aside by it's trainer for not being good enough, and thus, their training began.
- Eventually, Amaya's training with Jangmo-o (now a big and strong Kommo-o) evolved into her deciding to become a proper, globetrotting trainer of renowned, and after beating all of the Kahunas of the island (but very notably before the league in alola was properly established), Amaya decided to travel the myriad regions and left Alola to travel the world. She often calls her parents to check how they're doing, and she always tries to come and visit them for a few months out of the year.
- But while Alola brightened Amaya and broadened her horizons, she still maintains a somewhat stiff and strict demeanor--especially nowadays, given that she's become something of a professional. Her initial travels took her to the Kalos, Sinnoh, and Hoenn regions; the lattermost where she was scouted by Scott to work at one of his battling facilities. She ends up working for the Battle Dome off and on, enjoying the constant slew of strong trainers that would keep her and her growing team satiated in a fight. She'll sometimes go and revisit Kalos as well--especially when the Z-A Royale starts up.
- Amaya's probably closest to the Veteran class from BW, at least in terms of trainer aesthetic; she never became Champion of any region or took on any of the Elites, but she does have the badges of every region she's visited thus far. It results in her maintaining a serious and stoic demeanor, but this version of Amaya can smile on occasion. It's just usually around her Pokemon or her adopted family. ...Or something slightly concerning looking when she's in a battle, girl's got that battle bloodlust--
- Team: Kommo-o♀ (Starter), Pangoro♂, Crabominable♂, Haxorus♀, Drampa♂, Goodra♀.