Chapter 14: The OCs of Pokémon

So, I plan on showing as many OCs as possible, with most of them being girls. Why? Because most realistic OCs that I've seen are in fact girls. It's a little on the ridiculous side, but oh well, right? For this present chapter I'll be displaying four OCs. Their names, appearances, and brief info on their personalities and histories will be given. My own judgement will be posted along with a simple rating out of 1-10, with ten being the highest.

Now, all three of the OCs are female. But don't worry; I'll feature more OCs next chapter. Let me know in a review if you want an OC of yours to be presented. Just tell me their name and which fanfic they're in. I'll leave a review and be sure to include them in the future.

So, the first OC up belongs to Music10111. Her OC's name is Brenda, a seventeen year old trainer who strives to become a gym leader. She's really your average teenage girl. She's nice, witty, and generous, but at the same time she's easily irritated, cranky, and annoyed. She curses often in her thoughts, but she has a very courageous side to her as well. Her hometown is Hearthome City, and like most city girls she became fed up with the metropolis life.

Her story is in the manga verse, while Brenda is traveling through the wonderful region of Johto. She meets up with Gold, travels with him briefly, and finds him to be a pretty annoying hotshot. Again, she's your usual teenage girl, but she's also her own person. I'd have to say that Brenda's a well rounded OC.

Brenda's current Pokémon team consists of a Carvanha named Fear, a Bagon named Dagger, plus a mischievous Eevee who goes by the name of Radio. So, some of you might groan when you hear that Brenda has both an Eevee and pseudo-legendary. But, here's the thing; Bagon, along with Larvitar, is one of the underused pseudo, so it makes perfect sense to give your OC one. Plus, Radio has a personality that any trainer would find troubling. Not to mention, Brenda's very first Pokémon was her Carvanha, a Water-type that is only used to be the aquatic counterpart of a furious Beedrill.

Radio is a mischievous, playful little Eevee who irritates the crap out of Brenda on the daily basis. He gets into things, and he causes issues everywhere he goes. Their relationship reminds me of a teenage girl who is busy trying to housebreak a reckless puppy. It's always a good thing when you can relate your OC to a similar issue in the real world.

Because of the mentioned info, I'll go ahead and give a rating to this OC. Straight forward teenager who was raised in the city strives to become a gym leader, with zany manga characters and a troublemaking Eevee in tow. Sounds like an excellent OC to me. In total I dub her a nice 9/10. I'd give her a perfect score of ten, but her story is just beginning. Brenda's character and personality has room to grow, and by the time the fanfic is done, she oughta be beyond the double digits.

Now, the next OC is another female, but like Brenda she is very realistic. Fahlen Sylvan belongs to The Finesseful X, and is featured in the story "A New Life". Like Brenda, Fahlen is a teenager, but unlike Fahlen she is still at home, without a single Pokémon. Why you may ask? Well, I don't want to spoil much, but someone Fahlen cared deeply about made a promise to get her a Pokémon. Unfortunately, that person was sick and eventually died, leaving her saddened.

Even after two years she still hangs onto the passing, and prefers to not deal with the thought of catching her own Pokémon, especially not a Shroomish. Before you really find this entire thing out though, you can assume that Fahlen is a prickly teenager, from the way she treats the residents of her new home in Littleroot Town.

She's very unfriendly with Brendan, and proves to be very on the antisocial side. It's not so much that she absolutely hates Pokémon, but the thought of them reminds them of the dead one whom she misses. Of course, Fahlen isn't like this with everyone. She is shown to have a very close relationship with her younger brothers, though she does seem to be irritated by the outgoing one's way of making friends.

See? Fahlen is a balanced OC. She's prickly, unfriendly, unenthusiastic, and very much like the usual teenager. This is how a 14-17 year would act after a tragedy, and the years since can be ignored. At the same time, Fahlen is nice, generous, and has shown a very enthusiastic and perky side via flashbacks. Yes, she's antisocial, but no, not with everyone. She misses the city of Rustboro, and finds Littleroot to be dull and tiny. See?

Plus, she's got a cool name that still manages to be realistic. Her author has the beginning to the story dragged out some, but it includes some nice character development so that we readers are able to get a good understanding of who she is. So, in total, I award Fahlen Sylvan with a 9/10 as well in terms of an excellent OC. I think that we can all agree with this, right?

Our third OC was used without permission, mainly because I've been feeling too lazy to drop the author a message. Still, I'm using her OC positively, not negatively, so it should all be perfectly fine. This OC is based on Leaf from the Kanto games, and she belongs to Alphinia. Her name is Lydia Leaf, and she appears as the main character in Enigmas: All That Glitters.

I find Lydia to be a very interesting OC, especially for a trainer. She's very sweet, generous, and willing to help. She cares what her friends think of her, and she'll assist them no matter what. At the same time, she's an extremely shy individual, who trends to become quite cowardly in the worst situations. But, she has loyal Pokémon, and she remains loyal to them.

Lydia is also a total bookworm, and constantly refers to different popular books throughout chapters. She would have remained home with her books, but Professor Oak did ask for a favor in the whole Pokédex thing. And, Lydia isn't the type to really say no. Not because she's determined to get jobs done, but because she likes to please. Then again, she can also become determined.

Her best friend is a total girly girl who loves to use her as a mannequin for hairstyles and outfits, something that Lydia deals with on a regular basis. Lydia is evidently on the passive side, but she has begun to show more of a backbone as the story progresses.

She currently has four Pokémon, all named after story book characters. There's Smaug (name taken from the Hobbit), Lydia's starter Charmander who is extremely loyal and devoted to her. He'll use Ember if you mess with his trainer. There's Scout (name from To Kill a Mockingbird) the graceful Butterfree who Lydia once feared back when she was a Caterpie. There's also Arya (name from the Inheritance Cycle) the female Nidoran who is quite young, but very tough and calm in battle. And last of all there's Scarlett (name from Gone With the Wind), the sassy and prissy Meowth who loves to provoke her mainly quiet trainer.

The pattern with well known books is original, and the personalities of the Pokémon are welcomed and nice. Lydia is realistic, so I'll give her an 8 and a half/10. She's very close to the same score as Fahlen and Brenda; we just need a couple of more chapters.

So, do you all see what I mean? Their OCs have just as many faults as good traits, and sometime their bad traits contradict certain things that have already been stated. You have to remember how your OC was raised, because this will all affect their future and their personality and reaction to certain things. It's the way of life, folks.

Compared to the three OCs above, one of my own OCs is rather bland. But, I'll let you all be the judge of that. Gwen Jenkins is an average ten year old who left her home in New Bark. She had to do a good deal of persuasion since her mother is the over protective kind, but she eventually gained consent. Her father works as a columnist and he's a generally laidback guy whereas her grandmother is the energetic cook of the house.

Gwen grew up with two brothers, one older the other younger, so she generally knows how to deal with guys. She's short for her age and she has freckles, two things that she is conscious of constantly. She's stubborn and headstrong, which causes her to butt heads often with her best friend, Sam, a fellow midget. Gwen is also somewhat of a brat, and she generally has short fits of anger after a loss.

She kind and everything, but she's also judgmental and judges people by their looks at times. She can be calm, but she also possesses a rather anxious side as well. She's afraid of Pinsir, and has a fear of water. She also has a kind of sibling rivalry with her charming twelve year old brother, Aaron.

Her Pokémon team consist of a loyal Cyndaquil, a cocky Elekid, and a disobedient Scyther. Now, most people may assume that this makes her realistic as an OC, but I know for a fact that I need to work more on Gwen. I based some of her traits on my own so that I could relate to her well, but even so. I'll give her a nice 7/10 for the time being. Perhaps in the future she'll be a bit beyond that.

So, I'll you reviewers be the judge of these four OCs. The next two chapters will come quickly, but they'll address two irritating issues on this site. Also, if any of you are experiencing issues with publishing and updating your stories, I have an assistance fanfic on my profile. The tips should work, I hope.

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