Hello, and welcome. Being a fan of Pokemon but not a fan of the anime, I wanted to create my own pokemon story.
I immediately decided against the cliché of the story following the journey of a pokemon trainer and their friends, and decided to tackles a more "out there" idea.
It's basically what I like to think of as the Avengers of Pokemon; a team of trainers band together to battle the forces of an evil plot to take over the world. I haven't fully decided on the antagonists of the story yet, but it will likely be made up of a combination of the corporations from other pokemon games, such as Team Rocket, Magma and Aqua.
But who will the trainers be? Well, my idea is to have a gym leader from every generation of pokemon (Except Kalos, the Gym leaders there don't really stand out to me and I'd prefer to keep the region altogether out of this) This is because I feel the gym leaders of the games are rather unique characters who sadly never get much time to develop character as you walk into their gym, kick their butts, and leave.
Who will the gym leaders be? I haven't fully decided that either. I do have an idea though. Check out the ones I have chosen, and feel free to suggest gym leaders you would like to see more fleshed out and who you think would make the best character.
Here's what I was thinking:
From Kanto:
Sabrina (Psychic)
Why I chose her: She's interesting, and a little creepy. I like that.
Age: 17
Personality: Moody and quiet, but may snap if you irritate her. She herself has Psychic powers, but no one's been brave enough to investigate them.
Partner Pokemon: Alakazam
From Johto:
Morty (Ghost)
Age:16
Why I chose him: I kinda like his character, he seems a little more cheerful than most ghost users. Plus no other male Johto leaders interest me that much.
Personality: He's a trickster and proud. He's quite upbeat and a joker, and considers himself fearless due to his training with ghost pokemon. Definitely not the case, though.
Partner Pokemon: Gengar
From Hoenn:
Winona (Flying)
Why I chose her: I like her attitude, as well her design for some reason. Plus a flying type leader comes in useful
Age: 18
Personality: Whimsical and enjoys every chance to fly with her Pokemon. As a result she's always figuratively and literally got her head in the clouds. However, she's kind-hearted and willing to help her team even when it's not needed.
Partner Pokemon: Altaria
From Sinnoh:
Candice (ice)
Why I chose her: For some reason I just felt more personality coming from her than the other Sinnoh leaders.
Age: 15
Personality: Stuck for most of her life in her hometown's mountains of snow, Candice is quite competitve and keen to battle other due to most her life being spent training in solitude. She's often cheerful but socially inexperienced and uncomfortable around others. She also feels heat more strongly than others being used to her frozen climate, but is quite used to cold.
Partner Pokemon: Glaceon
From Unova:
Cheren (normal)
Why I chose him: Cheren is actually one of my favourite characters and rivals from the series. I dunno exactly why, but his character felt different from other rivals in the past. I was pleased to see him return in black/white 2 as a gym leader, a position he himself seemed happy with. He just feels like someone I can write for easily.
Age: 16
Personality: Cheren is quite intelligent and analytical with Pokemon battles. He wanted to become the champion rather than his rival Hilbert, but when Hilbert become the famous Unova Champion, Cheren lost motivation to face his rival and decided to pursue a different occupation like his childhood friend, Bianca did. However, he was offered to become a gym leader for Unova due to his battling smarts. He never gets to use his impressive team, however, and is only allowed to use weak pokemon on rookie trainers, to his dismay.
Partner Pokemon: Stoutland
Well, that's all of them. If you want to suggest characters or ideas you have, or ask any questions, I encourage you to do so. I hope you'll enjoy the story when I get to writing it. Until next time.