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Pokemon Trainer: Lysander Summers

"I make sure that Dark and Psychic ones don't get out of hand. You wouldn't believe what they're capable of when no one is looking."

Raised in Lavender Town, Lysander lived under the constant, looming shadow of the Pokemon Tower, or as he and his friends called it, "The Mausoleum". It wasn't until his teens did he finally get a motivation in life.

While out in the woods, they found themselves stalked by a Honedge. By morning's light, Lysander was the last one alive as he stumbled out of the woods to tell the tail.

Eventually, he decided that the ghost had too much 'fun' tormenting the humans, so adopting some of the pokemon of his deceased friends, he left Lavender Town to travel across the land to capture rouge Ghost, Dark, and Psychic Types and reform them.

His travels has lead him from Kanto across the different regions, eventually landing in the Kalos region where he runs his trade out of the back room of a bar.

Character Development
While Lysander didn't sink into depression like others who would've after the Honedge attack, he became reclusive and a bit of a loner. While he didn't mind sharing a drink, he didn't stay with a group for very long, prefering the company of his pokemon to people. If someone did ask about his past, he'd look at them with his eyes and merely say "Lavander Town". For the most part, this quickly shut up any onlookers, but the few people who tried to pry more from him merely got silence.

Inside, Lysander wants to tell his story and share his pain with someone, but he's yet to find a person who'd understand. Part of the reason he entered was to see if any of the contestents were mature enough to hear his story and become more open to the world.

Appearence
When battling, Lysander is dressed in a deep green trenchcoat and black slacks. His black akubra hat covers his dirty blonde hair and sky blue eyes. When he wants to go for a bit of intimidation, he'll have his crossbow strapped to his back.

When not battling, he'll ditch his coat to reveal a eggshell white button up shirt with with a olive vest with silver buttons over the top. A golden chain that connects to his pocketwatch can be seen as well.

When alone, he tends to have his Pokemon all out, usually looking like what could be the closest thing that Lysander has to a family. Otherwise, Gabriel, Willow, or Soma tend to be at his side when not battling.

"She's my pride, my joy, and my oldest friend..."
 * -|Gabriel=

Owned prior to the forest incident, Gabriel was the only one who made Lysander feel at ease, and was the first one he took with him when he decided to go off to capture and reform the rouge Ghost-types.

Basic Info: Moves:
 * Name: Gabriel
 * Species: Liepard
 * Type: Dark
 * Ability: Limber
 * Favorite TV show: Mythbusters
 * Item: Expert Belt
 * Nighslash: Dark; Gabriel leaps at the opponent as her paw begins to glow violet. At her first chance she slashes at them.
 * Pursuit: Dark; chasing after the foe, she pounces onto them, digging her claws in deep.
 * Payback: Dark; landing on her feet after receiving a blow, Gabriel quickly pounces back at the enemy aiming at their face.
 * Snarl: Dark; curling her lip, Gabriel gives a slow, deep, and threatening growl as she circles around her foe.
 * Fury Swipes: Normal; Gabriel extends her claws out fully and begins to leap back and forth at the foe, raking her claws across their skin.
 * Play Rough: Fairy; Gabriel goes all out as she leaps at the enemy. As she makes contact with the foe, a dust cloud kicks up as she scratches and claws her enemy.

